Han Xiang

Chapter 464 Zhou Yu returns to the army and works hard again?
Zhou Yu strengthened his strength by hunting down thieves and suppressing rebellion, and Sun Quan already knew through Lu Meng and Sun Yu.

The pain in Sun Quan's heart can only be swallowed by himself. From the initial fear and unhappiness, he has turned into a threat to ruling.

May I ask, who can accept that military power is not controlled by the lord?Once the general has evil intentions, he can change the day and change the day.

Although Chaisang has the eyes of Lu Meng, Sun Yu, and the servants bought by Zhou Shan, he can only know Zhou Yu's movements in time, but there is no way to reduce his military power, and he has to watch Zhou Yu grow up.

Zhou Yu's only means of check and balance is the provision of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Chaisang.

Sun Quan deliberately took advantage of local gentry officials to conflict with Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao, Qin Song and others, and has always adopted a tight policy on Chaisang's food and grass, and sometimes withholding and delaying for a period of time, so that Chaisang's supplies have always been in short supply. .

As long as the food and grass on the front line are not sufficient, it can limit the opponent's sudden military actions and prevent Zhou Yu from rebelling against him suddenly.

Sun Quan has been hiding behind Zhang Zhao and others, acting as innocent as a political novice, but Zhou Yu has been unable to find out, so he can only store his grievances on Zhang Zhao and the local officials.

Zhou Yu made up his mind to fight hemp and protect the two villages. The most important thing was that the two villages had a lot of grain. However, the consumption of the war and the large number of prisoners resulted in the fact that the grain and grass obtained by the bandits just equaled.

In June of the ninth year of Jian'an, a rare torrential rain hit Jingzhou, and the water levels of all major rivers rose.

Jiangxia County is located at the easternmost point of Jingzhou, and it is also the starting point of the N-shaped bend of the Yangtze River.

In summer, the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River had a huge amount of flow. In addition, Jingzhou was flooded by temporary rainstorms. Many places in the county were flooded and waterlogged. Many houses in the city collapsed and the city walls collapsed.

The city wall was damaged by Jiangdong soldiers and horses last year. Because Liu Biao did not provide money and food support, Huang Zu could only do as much as he had, so he was sloppy when repairing the city wall. In the end, the heavy rain taught him the lesson he deserved.

Shaxian City was 'cared for' by the rain, and it was even more dilapidated than it was after the war last year.

Zhou Yu was ecstatic when he got the news. He has been training and surrendering troops in Chaisang for nearly a hundred days, and he has long wanted to try somewhere, and Jiangxia is undoubtedly the best battlefield.

As the saying goes, soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass, but Chaisang's food and grass can only last for about three days.

The opportunity must not be missed and will not come again. Last year, the people of Nanchang were taken into captivity by Huang Zu's plan, and the piles and piles are still in front of us.

Zhou Yu also indirectly caused Xu Kun's death in the sea because of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao". He always had the idea of ​​revenge in his heart, so he hurried back to Wu to ask for food.

If the subordinates want to come to the military rations, Zhou Yu went to ask for it in person this time, and brought an elite army with him.

Regardless of Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao, or the Jiangdong gentry obstructing him, Zhou Yu wants to get the food with the idea of ​​offending others. He believes that he has successfully defeated Jiangxia, and the conflict at this time can be resolved.

After all, the resources of a county are innumerable, and it is by no means comparable to the food of a war.

The last time Zhou Yu led his troops back to King Wu Qin, this time Zhou Yu led his troops back to Wu to ask for food. Those who didn't know thought he was going to rebel, at least Sun Quan thought so at the time.

At that time, the garrison in Wu County was only [-], which could not stop Zhou Yu's elite army at all, and Zhu Huan's trilogy assembled in the past year was sent by Sun Quan to Kuaiji to help He Qi put down the rebellion.

Sun Quan was young but suspicious. He was always worried that the commander-in-chief would hold him hostage and kill him.

A few years ago, Zhou Yu's strength in leading troops into Wu, and his brother Sun Hao's rebellion against him, these things have been deeply engraved in Sun Quan's mind, and cannot be erased throughout his life.

When Zhou Yu left the troops outside the city, and he only brought a team of guards into the city, Sun Quan's heart was finally at ease.

Sun Quan led his officials out of the mansion, which surprised the governor who had come from afar, but he still went straight to the point after entering the palace, saying that Jingzhou had just been hit by a major flood, and Jiangxia's situation was particularly serious, and it was the reason for sending troops to avenge great time.

Sun Quan didn't hesitate after hearing this, and lightly twisted Zixu to agree: "I think the governor is full of confidence. Now even God is helping Jiangdong. How can I disagree? The governor is in charge of Jiangdong's soldiers, horses and ships. You can send them to Jiangdong for this matter." Just send a letter to inform, why go back to Wu in person?"

Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "The last general came back to Wu to ask for food. Chaisang's military rations have been in short supply for the past six months. The soldiers are hungry and can't win the battle. I hope the lord will allocate enough food and grass so that the last general can completely defeat Huang Zu and seize the war. Jiang Xia, to avenge the old general (Sun Jian), Guangdehou (Xu Kun), Ling Xiaowei (Ling Cao) and others."

"Chai Sang's food is not enough?"

Sun Quan pretended not to know, and turned to Zhang Zhao, "Mr. Zhang is in charge of Jiangdong's internal affairs. Why have you never heard of this matter?"

Zhang Zhao smiled awkwardly after hearing this, and stroked his mottled beard for a while.

You deliberately used Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi and others to let me deliberately control the food and grass of the troops stationed in various places. How could you not know the obvious intention?
But now pretending to be confused?
After all, Zhang Zhao was old and experienced. Seeing that Sun Quan deliberately pushed him to deal with it, he was very witty on the spot and did not expose it. He helped explain: "My lord has a lot of affairs every day, and the old minister can't bear to watch it. Usually, he only picks up important reports."

Sun Quanxin said good guy, sure enough, the old Jianghu knew what I wanted, and then he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Mr. Zhang also led the army to fight. He should know that the lack of food and grass will lead to mutiny. Now the soldiers of the governor are starving, so they don't tell me about such important things. ?”

Zhang Zhao stared at Zhou Yu, and asked solemnly: "Governor, are you really starving? It shouldn't be. There will be grain ships from Wujun to Chaisang every few days."

Zhou Yu frowned and said: "It's not enough to be hungry, but the military rations in the rear are intermittent, and they can only be used for a few days at a time, so there is no way to start a foreign war. I have sent people to urge many times, but Zibu doesn't know. ?”

With a bitter face, Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and said, "The governor must be considerate of the rear. This year, the rebellion is being suppressed everywhere, and the harvests of the counties are also uneven. Especially in the war-torn areas, there is almost no rent and tax, and the food in the treasury has long been stretched. Moreover, all places need to allocate military rations. If I am short of anyone, I will not be short of the governor, but I can only ensure that Chaisang soldiers will not suffer from cold. If they want to ensure sufficient food at one time, other soldiers will starve. Officials Salary will also be affected.”

"I've heard about those difficulties, but the opportunity is so rare now, why can't we borrow some from wealthy households?" Zhou Yu's questioning voice was obviously a little heavier.

Zhang Zhaozhi shook his head: "Since General Bo Fu raised his troops, Jiangdong has not been peaceful for a year. There are wars almost most of the time. Rich households from all over the country have donated and borrowed food. If we ask rich households to borrow food on a large scale, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble. cause unrest"

Zhou Yu frowned and looked at Zhang Zhao, then turned his attention to Sun Quan.

"Is there really no other way?"

"I"

Zhang Zhao's words were still in his throat, so Sun Quan took over the words, and he said solemnly: "Mr. Zhang, the opportunity to expand the territory is rare, so we can gather together as much as possible for the governor, and move the food for other garrisons." As soon as we move, everyone is also saving money for a period of time, starting today we will cut half of our government's expenses, and first ensure the food for the governor for half a month."

"The old minister's house is also."

Zhang Zhao was also about to make a statement, when a piercing voice suddenly came from the hall.

"Half a month is not enough."

Zhou Yu left five sonorous words, making the whole hall suddenly quiet as night.

(End of this chapter)