Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 528
Yuan Xi didn't know about the dispute between Sun Ce's subordinates. Every minute and every second was precious to him now, and he had no time to waste on hesitation. He also didn't want to hide it from Sun Ce. When Guangling sent troops, everything on the other side of the river would be gone. I saw it and couldn’t hide it even if I wanted to.

When the fleet arrived at Guangling Pier, they saw that Chen Deng and Tai Shici were waiting for them. Yuan Xi took Lu Xun, Gao Shun, Lu Lingqi and others off the ship without delaying, and said straight to the point: "How are the preparations for the troops?"

Chen Deng spoke out: "More than fifty large and small battleships have gathered in the city, and more than a hundred ships have been washed away. They are all ready. At the same time, more than [-] ships carrying baggage and grain are on standby."

Yuan Xi was surprised when he heard this and said: "So many ships?"

"How did Mr. Yuanlong collect it?"

Chen Deng replied: "Thanks to the profits from the Haixi caravan and the transshipment of goods from Youzhou to Jiangdong, I purchased many ships."

"Deng was ordered by the prince to build a shipyard and recruit craftsmen. With the reward of household registration, shipwrights from Guangling and surrounding counties came in droves. After the shipyard was built, many ships were built."

He lowered his voice and said, "Some nobles also privately expressed their dissatisfaction with the move to provide official salaries to shipbuilders and allow their children to join free schools."

"It is said that several families gathered together every day to criticize these measures, causing an uproar in the city."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi sneered: "Relying on the shadow of your ancestors, you can live your whole life without worrying about food and clothing, but you are jealous of other people's achievements?"

"What I want now is someone who can win the war. What role can those people play now?"

"Did they pay more taxes, or did they go into battle to kill the enemy?"

Chen Deng saw that Yuan Xi was extremely angry about this, and thought that no wonder he was angry. Next was a crucial battle. If Guangling's people were unstable, there would be a lot of trouble.

Yuan Xi said coldly: "Sir, please check if these people have hidden households. Those who make the most noise will be punished by having them stand at the top of the city."

After hearing this, Chen Deng said again: "What if they escape..."

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "The world is so big, let them go as long as they want. It's best to go to Jiangdong."

"I want to see if Sun Bofu can treat them well. He is probably better than me."

Chen Deng smiled bitterly and agreed. Mr. Xindao gave him a difficult job to do. He wanted the nobles to do things honestly, but he also couldn't let them cause trouble!
Chen Deng finally said: "Currently there are more than [-] navy troops, [-] cavalry troops, more than [-] infantry troops, and more than [-] sets of siege equipment in the city."

"We have been secretly hoarding food since two years ago. Now there are 40 dan of grain on the surface of the military warehouse. In fact, including the grain stored in the secret warehouse, it has exceeded 110 million dan."

Yuan Xi listened and nodded with satisfaction. The battle was all about logistics. If this food could be transported to the front line, it would be enough for tens of thousands of people to fight for more than half a year.

Of course, the actual fight would definitely not last that long, because Yuan Xi still used the same tactics this time, with high-speed troops.

He turned to Tai Shici, "Including the thousands of people brought by Youzhou this time, I can count on ten thousand people!"

"We'll set out tonight, General. Are you ready?"

Taishi Ci heard this and said: "The soldiers are all ready and ready to go at any time."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Okay, Mr. Yuanlong will be responsible for the defense and logistics of Guangling. Brother Gao will command the infantry, Ziyi will command the navy and cavalry, Boyan will cooperate with Ziyi to command the navy, and we will march together by water and by land." Liu Yuzhou, when you encounter a city, attack the city, and when you encounter the enemy, kill the enemy!"

Chen Deng and Taishi Ci quickly agreed. Seeing that Taishi Ci was hesitant, Yuan Xi smiled and patted Taishi Ci on the shoulder and said, "I will make great achievements in the near future. Why are you hesitant?"

Taishi Ci said softly: "Sun Bofu on the other side of the river..."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "I believe that if it comes to attack, Mr. Yuan Long can stop it."

Chen Deng couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that the burden that the young master had placed on him was really heavy.

Seeing that everything had been arranged, Yuan Xi said, "Let's go into the city to rest and wait for nightfall."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep peacefully for a long time!"

Everyone accepted the order with a bang. Yuan Xi turned around and looked at the river opposite. He saw the ships of the Jiangdong navy coming in and out from time to time. He thought that he was not omniscient and omnipotent, and he could only take strict precautions against Sun Ce's next move.

If Jiang Dong really dared to break his promise, he would have thought of a way out, and he would definitely make the other party pay countless times the price.

However, Sun Ce is not Sun Quan. Although he is violent, he is extremely conceited and is not a follower. He still has his own self-respect when it comes to commitment.

Now I can only take this gamble.

On the river surface, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stood on the bow of the ship together. Looking at the densely packed ships at Guangling Pier, Zhou Yu said: "The fierce tiger will definitely send troops up the river within three days."

Sun Ce sighed: "I didn't adopt Gong Jin's advice. Gong Jin doesn't blame me, right?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "I know Bo Fu's difficulties. Choosing Zijing's suggestion is indeed the safest strategy for Jiangdong."

"Besides, Liu Biao's naval force is difficult to deal with. If we use tricks on the fierce tiger from behind, it is very likely that it will turn around and fight us to the death, and the gain will not be worth the loss."

After hearing this, Sun Ce nodded slightly and thought deeply, "The fierce tiger and Cao Mengde had a bloody fight the day before yesterday. I really didn't expect it."

"I originally thought that Xiu Hu was acting insidiously, but I didn't expect that he also had such a bloody and reckless side. As a result, my previous judgment on him had to be revised and changed."

Zhou Yu felt the same way, "This is also the reason why I didn't persist in the end. I also misjudged him. This kind of person will really go crazy!"

"For now, we should go west to pacify Yuzhang first. Relying on Yuzhang to occupy the mouth of Sanjiang, Jiangxia, and Chibi, we can guard the intersection of the two rivers." "At that time, we will make camp step by step, go north to Xiangyang and Fancheng, and finally capture Nanyang, the gateway to Jingzhou, and we will be able to completely Block the road south from the Central Plains!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce lowered his voice and said: "Not only will we not let him go south, we will also go north!"

Zhou Yu was surprised: "Did Bo Fu act too hastily?"

"In the current war with the Central Plains princes, Jiangdong does not have the upper hand."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Gong Jin, let me show you off first."

"I sent a surprise force to the north, not to capture the city, but to go alone."

"If we get that person by then, shouldn't we have the final say on what official we want to be granted?"

Zhou Yu's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this, "So this is what Bo Fu had in mind!"

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Others can do it, why can't I do it?"

"But all this will have to wait until we occupy Jingzhou!"

"Liu Jingsheng has long since lost his enterprising spirit. When the time comes for the troops to approach the city, we will be polite first and then attack. If he is stubborn, I don't mind settling the grievances of my late father with him!"

The two people's hearts were filled with excitement, and their palms couldn't help but clasped together. Zhou Yu's heart was surging, "Bo Fu has great ambitions, and Yuan and Yuan are already old. The future world must belong to Bo Fu!"

Sun Ce laughed loudly, "Gong Jin, I still need your help!"

Zhou Yu laughed loudly and said: "Yu will definitely live up to Bo Fu's trust!"

"When will we send troops?"

Sun Ce glanced at the opposite bank of the river, "You don't have to wait for them. If they leave first, they might alert the Hua Xin Army on the south bank and make them alert, which would cause us more trouble."

"Let's set off tonight!"

Zhou Yu asked again: "Who should be the vanguard?"

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "I think Lu Ziming is good. Didn't he just get promoted to Sima of another department?"

"Let Cheng Puhan be the main general and Lu Meng the counselor. At nightfall, we will lead five thousand naval troops as the front army. You and I will follow behind and attack Jiangxia directly!"

At night, densely packed warships poured out of Guangling and Moling docks across the river almost at the same time. This shocked the soldiers and generals of both sides, thinking that there was a war on the opposite side, and they instantly became tense.

After both sides sent messengers and took a small boat to find out more, they discovered that both sides had chosen to send troops at the same time, and they were relieved.

However, this played into the ambitions of both sides, and sending troops at the same time would not alert the riverside defenders in advance. Moreover, the water was rising in summer, and the water surface was wide enough to accommodate two fleets.

In the end, the two parties reached a tacit understanding, raised the sails at the same time, and headed upstream of the Yangtze River under the cover of night.

Yuan Xi stood on the bow of the ship, watching the helmsman identify the distance between the two sides based on the stars in the sky. He looked up at the bright moon, sighing that the night sky in this era is really bright.

Under the blowing of the evening breeze, the sails were swollen, causing the warship to gradually accelerate and head towards Liyang. Yuan Xi thought to himself that Liu Bei had already set off in advance, and hoped that both sides would arrive at the same time and join forces to attack the city.

In fact, you can go directly to Shouchun City from Haixi via the Han River, across Taihu Lake and into the Huaihe River. However, the reason for this is that Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of troops are deployed on the water and land roads in Shouchun. If Yuan Xi fights hard, it will be impossible. wisdom.

That's why he made a detour and made a surprise attack all the way up from the Yangtze River. Before Yuan Shu could react, he attacked his lair from the back.

He watched Sun Cejun on the river also let go of his full sail, competing with himself for speed. It was quite interesting, but not very, something suddenly occurred to him.

Now that Sun Ce has raided the south bank, he will go north to Chaohu after conquering Liyang Hengjiang. As for Wancheng on the Lujiang River further west, does he not need to go?
Sun Ce had the intention of attacking Lujiang, and it was impossible for him to attack Jiangxia without conquering Lujiang, right?

And from the perspective of later history, Sun Ce first used a trick to deceive Yuan Shu's subordinates, Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang who was in Wancheng, and captured Wancheng, and then he was relieved to go north!

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi's heart moved. He turned around and said to Lu Xun beside him: "Let's lower the sail and let them pass first."

Lu Xun didn't know why, so he said: "If Sun Ce is seen by people on the north bank first, won't it alert Yuan Shujun?"

Yuan Xi said what he was thinking, and Lu Xun pondered, "Scheming against Liu Xun?"

"This idea is really unreasonable, but what exactly is there in Anhui City that is worth such a scheme?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "There is Liu Ye."

"This man is very talented and is a member of the Han clan. Although he is under Yuan Shu, now that Yuan Shu is independent, he must be in a rather embarrassing situation."

"Moreover, Liu Xun is the governor of Lujiang, and this place is Yuan Shu's rear. If we do the opposite and cut off the route between Hefei and Wancheng, Qi will definitely be panicked."

"When the time comes, I will recruit him again. Between Sun Ce and me, there is a high possibility that he will choose me."

Lu Xun just understood, but he heard Hua Tuo next to him say: "Speaking of Liu Xun, I have treated his family members."

(End of this chapter)