Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102 Sun Ce Sends Troops
"you!"

Gan Ning, whose limbs were trapped, raised his head and still argued,
"Huh, robbing the official's goods is robbing the rich. Within a few months of your capture of Guangling, you slaughtered the entire city's aristocratic families. I, Gan Ning, robbed your ship just to ask for my life for the people."

"What a person to ask for life for the people," Liu Xuan said angrily,

"Although the goods that were robbed were government goods, they were all produced by the people in Jiangbei who worked hard day and night. If the goods were robbed, my industry would not be able to continue. These people would not be able to make money, so they would have to live a hard life again. This It was all caused by you, Gan Ning."

"You said I massacred aristocratic families, why don't you ask me why I killed them?"

"Why else? In order to occupy the family's property and plunder their property."

Gan Ning replied disdainfully.

Liu Xuan sneered, "Thankfully you have been dominating the river for many years, but you are just a reckless man. The whole city knows the truth about the poisonous salt in Guangling City, and the Fan family, a noble family, also personally admitted that they deliberately mixed the poisonous salt into the official salt." Among them, how come you tell me that I am occupying their property?

Gan Ning was speechless by Liu Xuan, and his tone became softer.
"You all hold your own opinions, which one I believe will go."

"Who are you talking about?" Liu Xuan immediately understood Gan Ning's meaning. Sure enough, someone instigated him to do this.

Gan Ning knew he had made a mistake and simply stopped talking.

Liu Xuan had no choice but to take Gan Ning back and imprison him.

Calmness temporarily returned to the river.

After spring, in the large farmland from Huaiyin to Sheyang,
The spring wheat harvest has been completed.

After two years of land reclamation and variety improvement, the yield of spring wheat has increased by more than five times.

After the tenants of the official fields paid their rent, there was more food left in the granary at home than in previous years' entire harvest.

There is definitely not enough food to eat, and all these grains are sold to the market.

With more supplies, the price will naturally be much lower.

Liu Xuan was not polite and bought all the wheat on the market.

There is no shortage of food in his territory, but the rich land east of the Yangtze River is densely populated.

With such high-quality grain sold to Jiangdong, there is no need to worry about sales.

And now that Guangling is used as a base in Jiangbei, it is more convenient to transport grain to Jiangdong.

In just over a month, wheat under Liu Xuan's rule occupied the Jiangdong market.

The quality is good and the price is not high.

As soon as a large amount of high-quality spring wheat arrived, the Jiangdong gentry could not bear it.

The land in Jiangnan was basically in the hands of the gentry. Like other places, the gentry's land was leased to tenant farmers.

The rent paid by the tenant farmers was sold on the market by the nobles in exchange for five baht.

But once the food from Jiangbei arrived, the wheat of the nobles could not be sold at all.

The price dropped again and again, and finally dropped almost below the cost, and still no merchants dared to purchase it.

Even some of the grain sold was returned by merchants for various reasons.

The market will not lie. Jiangbei's high-quality grain has been improved by Liu Xuan's seed box, which is a dimensionality reduction blow to local unimproved varieties.

. . .

Jianye, the capital of Yangzhou.

Since Sun Ce succeeded Sun Jian as the leader of the Jiangdong forces, he took charge of the Yangzhou governor and set up his headquarters in Jianye.

At this moment, the meeting hall of the state capital was full of people.

They are all powerful local nobles in Jiangdong.

The Sun family was originally just a noble family in Fuchun, Wu County, but Sun Jian took the opportunity to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising to form a team and gradually rose to prominence.

And he won fame in the battle of the eighteen princes against Dong Zhuo.Known as the Jiangdong Tiger.

He also gradually cultivated a group of loyal subordinates.

After Sun Jian died, Sun Ce inherited Sun Jian's legacy and determined to establish himself in Jiangdong.

It's just that there are many powerful people in Jiangdong, and Sun Ce relied on the support of powerful people from all over the country to secure Jiangdong.

But the support of the powerful was not unconditional. Most of Sun Ce's men came from the powerful local nobles.

At this moment, these noble representatives came to Yecheng to force Sun Ce to fight.

As soon as Liu Xuan arrived, the grain and silk markets in Jiangdong were directly monopolized by him, and the interests of local powerful people were harmed.In the eyes of the powerful, the Sun Group is just the thugs they trained. Now that the nobles are in trouble, it is natural for the thugs to go out to fight.

Zhu Cheng, the representative of the noble clan, came out to parade.
"General Bo Fu, we Jiangdong nobles have always supported the Sun family in governing Jiangdong and have been extremely cooperative with the Sun family's government affairs. But now, a large amount of food and silk from Jiangbei are being dumped to Jiangnan, and we and other nobles have suffered heavy losses. If this continues, I'm afraid Liu Xuan will not be able to With one soldier and one soldier, we can occupy the land east of the Yangtze River, so please make a decision soon, general."

"It's just food and silk, it's not as serious as you said, right?" Sun Ce didn't pay much attention to government affairs and felt that Zhu Cheng was exaggerating.

Zhu Chengdao: "General, please don't underestimate the grain trade. Over the years, the Sun family has built ships, trained sailors, exterminated bandits and bandits, and trained new soldiers. At least half of these expenses have been money and materials provided by our family."

"In this year's grain market, all the aristocratic families in Jiangdong cannot sell their grain. The millet and wheat are rotting in the warehouse, and they are already losing money. If it continues like this in the second half of the year, I am afraid that none of the aristocratic families here will have enough money to support the Sun family's troops. "

"If the soldiers have no food and pay, how can they still fight well?"

Zhu Cheng's words made Sun Ce fall into deep thought.

He is right, if the Jiangdong nobles no longer provide money to the Sun family.

With so many warships, soldiers, and officials, the current Sun family cannot afford to support them.

You must know that in order to compromise with the Jiangdong nobles, taxes under the Sun family have always been collected only from ordinary people.

Everyone in the gentry is exempt from taxes.

Either send troops to attack Liu Xuan, take back Guangling, and restore Jiangdong to its original state.

Otherwise, we can only attack the Jiangdong nobles, follow Liu Xuan's example, and wipe out all the noble families in one fell swoop.

redevelopment.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce directly rejected the latter.

The Sun family is known for its martial arts.Sun Jian is known as the Tiger of Jiangdong, and Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong.

Getting them to fight and charge into battle is an expert.

Expecting them to develop their own industries and lay out their plans calmly like Liu Xuan's, Sun Ce couldn't do it.

"Okay, it just so happens that Liu Xuan and I still have an old score to settle. Now that he dares to run wild in Jiangdong, let him see who has the final say above the river."

Sun Ce made up his mind and spoke to the representatives of all the famous families.

"The general is mighty, our Jiangdong family really did not misjudge the person." Zhu Cheng said,

"To show our determination to fight together with the general, all the food and fodder for this expedition will be provided by our family."

. . .

Guangling, south of the city workshop.

Liu Xuan found Ma Jun and handed a stack of sketches to Ma Jun and said,

"Deheng, Guangling Shipyard is about to start building warships, but I have made some changes to the new warships. Let's see if they can be implemented as soon as possible?"

Ma Jun took the drawing and browsed it quickly, his eyes brightening.

"The Sheriff's idea is really wonderful. It is feasible to use a steam engine to drive the paddle, so that no manpower is needed to row the boat."

"Then how long will it take you to make it?" "Here are the county governor's drawings, 30 days is enough." Ma Jun said confidently,
"Steam engines are already available. We just need to build the turbine and do experiments before it can be shipped."

"Okay, as soon as possible." Liu Xuan paused, hesitated to speak, and patted Ma Jun on the shoulder.

After leaving the workshop, Zhao Liniang said,
"There is news from Jiangdong that Sun Ce is already mobilizing warships and preparing to attack Guangling. I am afraid that there will be a battle report within ten days. Why did the lord allow Ma Jun 30 days."

Liu Xuan sighed, "It's beyond my expectation that such a complicated thing can be completed within 30 days. Ma Jun never procrastinates in doing things. He said 30 days, so he must be sure. We still have some warships in the port. It should take some time for now.”

"Our troops are all from the north of the Yangtze River and are not used to water warfare. If we fight with the soldiers from the east of the Yangtze River on the river, we will probably suffer a lot." Zhao Liniang looked towards the river south of the city.

"It would be great if we could recruit soldiers who are familiar with water warfare."

"It's easier said than done. We don't have many warships now. We just wish we could give him more time. Sun Ce is really stuck at the right time to send troops at this time." Liu Xuandao.

Zhao Liniang said: "My lord has just arrived in Guangling and has wiped out so many aristocratic families. There must be many remnants of aristocratic families in the city. Isn't it easy to report a message to Sun Ce?"

"That's right. Not only are we reporting to Sun Ce, but Jiang bandits like Gan Ning can also get accurate information about our shipments."

Liu Xuan said, murderous intent flashed in his eyes,
"It seems that only by completely defeating the Jiangdong Sun family will these people completely surrender."

. . .

As expected, eight days later, Sun Ce's fleet had passed Qu'a and was approaching Guangling.

Cheng Hu came to report the military situation.

"My lord, the scouts have come to report that Sun Ce has led [-] naval troops out of Ruxukou and headed straight for Guangling. The vanguard fleet has passed Qu'a, the rivers and waterways have been closed to traffic, and our cargo ship has returned to the port."

"What is the configuration of the enemy ship?"

"My lord, the enemy fleet has five flat ships, 25 fighting ships, and more than a hundred other large and small ships. In this battle, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are the vanguard, Zhou Yu is the military advisor, and Sun Ce is personally in charge of the central army."

"Good guy, I want to finish my work in one battle." Liu Xuan sighed,

Sun Ce should have dispatched more than half of Jiangdong's navy this time.

Five tower ships were dispatched alone, and the maximum carrying capacity of such giant warships was three thousand.

Trebuchets can be installed on the building ships. Under the protection of the fighting ships, they can be used as mobile forts to attack distant ships and buildings.

"How many warships are there in Guangling Port now?"

"The warships in Guangling include ten battleships, and the rest are small boats such as stern boats. They have no effect on tower ships and can be ignored." Cheng Hu replied seriously.

"So, we currently have no chance of winning on the water." Liu Xuan rubbed his brows.

"Send the order, seal the water stronghold, all personnel are on guard, and no fighting is allowed in the water."

"In addition, all the defenders in Shatou Town are ordered to withdraw to the Guangling South Gate Dockyard. Protect the shipyard in the dock at all costs."

Liu Xuan knew that with the combat power of Sun Ce's army, Guangling Water Village would definitely not be able to be saved. Now his only hope was the newly built fighting ships in the shipyard.

At the mouth of the river, the river is hundreds of miles wide, and Guangling City is located to the north of the river.

Sun Ce's warship was not majestic compared to the hundred-mile-wide river, but compared to the water village of Guangling Port, it was considered huge.

Sun Ce stood on the deck of the ship, leaning against the side of the ship, feeling high-spirited.

On this river, Sun Ce indeed has the capital to be proud of.

"Lord, the Guangling Water Village has been completely closed, and iron chains and wooden spikes have been placed under the water. Our fleet is temporarily unable to move forward."

Sun Ce smiled proudly, "Young Liu Xuan, he was so arrogant last time, but this time I really come to fight, and he doesn't dare to fight anymore?"

"Send the order, prepare the catapults and fire attackers, destroy the water stronghold first."

As the command flag was raised, five ships lined up in a row.

Rows of huge trebuchets around the deck were pulled together by soldiers.

The beef tendons braided to the thickness of an arm are stretched to the extreme.

"put!"

The messenger gave the order, and the trebuchet control hand flipped the switch. The tendon rebounded, and the trebuchet arm quickly bounced back.

Stones weighing hundreds of kilograms roared and hit Guangling Port.

The roaring sound continued, and the water village was smashed to pieces.

Fortunately, the soldiers in the stronghold had already taken shelter, otherwise they would have been hit by the stone, either dead or disabled.

After the stone attack, the rocket attack follows.

Arrows dipped in kerosene shot into the water village, and the wooden houses were quickly set on fire.

Fires shot into the sky and smoke enveloped the south of Guangling City.

The people in the city were too scared to go out.Some remnants of aristocratic families were secretly excited.

Liu Xuan stood on the city tower and looked at the water village outside the south gate being burned into ruins. He turned to Lu Bu and said to Cheng Hu,

"The next step is our battlefield."

"So what if Sun Ce fights well on the water? If he wants to capture Guangling, he has to go ashore to attack the city. If he can't be defeated on the water, how can he be tolerated on the shore?"

"Cheng Hu and Lu Bu obey orders."

"The end is here!"

"Cheng Hu led the Tiger Battalion of three thousand to form a formation outside the city to meet the enemy. If they dare to land, they will not be able to get back to the ship."

"Order!"

"Lü Bu obeyed the order. You two will lead 5000 troops to ambush near Shatou Town in the east of the city. If the enemy makes a sneak attack from the direction of Shatou Town, kill them."

Everyone took the order and left. Liu Xuan led the remaining garrison to garrison Guangling and provide support in the center.

Sun Ce easily destroyed the water stronghold without encountering any resistance, and then ordered his fleet to approach the shore.

Looking at the soldiers waiting in formation in the distance, Sun Ce clenched a pair of short halberds in his hands.
"Brothers, Guangling is in front of us. If we take Guangling, we will reward you according to your merits."

"My brother Jiangdong is invincible in the water battle. He killed Liu Xuan to the point where he did not dare to make any resistance."

"Now, let them know that we are not only invincible in water battles, but we can also destroy cities and villages in land battles."

"Prepare to land in formation."

Sun Ce took the lead in descending the ladder from the building boat.

I originally thought that the landing battle would be very difficult, but I didn't expect that Liu Xuan didn't have a single warship to come out, allowing them to arrange the landing calmly.

With the archers and trebuchets on the ships as cover, Sun Ce was not afraid of Liu Xuan's attack when he landed.

But what Sun Ce didn't expect was that Liu Xuan had no intention of attacking at all and gave up the water battle completely.

Ten thousand Jiangdong soldiers were lined up, and the remaining soldiers were covering on the ship.
Outside Guangling City, there were only three thousand soldiers.

Ten thousand versus three thousand, the advantage is mine.

Sun Ce was brave and warlike, and personally led the soldiers to attack the Guangling defenders.

Cheng Hu looked at the dark soldiers in front of him, with no fear of rejoicing on his face.
"Ready to fight!"

Three thousand soldiers waved their black shields and made a neat clatter.
"Haha!"

With his sword pointed forward, 3000 people rushed back toward Sun Ce's soldiers like a silver torrent.

(End of this chapter)