The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 616 615 The Burning Yangtze River (55)

Zhou Yu arranged Zhou Yuncong in the guest room. After everything was settled, he hurried back to his room, wrote another letter, and sent someone to Nanchang in a hurry.

At this time, over Nanchang City, the cloud of war had been shrouded for almost a month. Zhang Yan personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, stationed on the border, and might attack at any time.Moreover, according to reports from scouts from all over the country, the Han army is dispatching troops in full swing, and the follow-up troops will move to the border line one after another. The originally smooth commercial roads between the north and the south have also been cut off, and guards are stationed at each pass to strictly investigate everything. The past of the idlers cut off all the traffic from Jiangdong to the east, north and west, and it is very likely that Jiangdong will be blocked to death here.

This is not the first time for Jiang Dong to do such a thing. As early as when Chen Deng was serving as Hussar General, he had imposed a big blockade on Jiang Dong in the name of economic sanctions.At that time, Jiangdong was as fragile as a baby in its infancy. Under economic sanctions, Jiangdong suffered a serious population loss and a severe economic decline. Under the circumstances at that time, even Sun Ce's food became a problem.

However, due to the concerted efforts of all the people in Jiangdong, they survived in a daze. Finally, under Zhou Yu's suggestion, they married Shanyue internally and traded externally through Jiaozhou, gradually recovering a certain amount of economy.

At this moment, the Han army is repeating its old tricks, which is undoubtedly another major blow to Jiangdong, who has experienced economic sanctions.

In the government office hall of Nanchang City, Sun Quan was convening his subordinates to discuss countermeasures, but after three days, no one could come up with a good idea. Guangzhou, Jiaozhou.

However, Guangzhou and Jiaozhou are remote and barren lands, where the degree of Sinicization is very low, and the materials produced there are very few. Most of the material needs of Jiangdong come from Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and the Bashu area. Once they are blocked, It is easy to cause panic in Jiangdong.

In this era, most of the products on the land of China came from the north. The large tracts of land south of the Yangtze River have not been fully cultivated, and the population is relatively small compared to the north. .Therefore, once the blockade is implemented again, there will be turmoil in Jiangdong within three months. It is no wonder that Sun Quan and others will be like ants on a hot pot.

Just because he had experienced economic sanctions once before, Sun Quan knew very well that Jiangdong would not be able to withstand the second blow.In addition, what worries Sun Quan even more is that the Han army may launch an attack at any time, but it is impossible to know when it will attack, so it is only possible to strengthen the defense force and be ready to fight at any time. A little slack.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the letter sent by Zhou Yu arrived. After Sun Quan received Zhou Yu's letter, he glanced through it in a hurry and felt a burst of joy, but after a while, Sun Quan regained his calm, replaced by a look of concerns.

Huang Zhong wanted to surrender, but why did Huang Zhong surrender?The Han army is in full swing, Huang Zhong is the commander of the navy, and the future is bright, but Jiangdong is about to face a war and will be destroyed at any time. How could Huang Zhong choose to surrender at this time?
Just when Sun Quan was puzzled and thought that Huang Zhong's surrender was a false surrender, another letter from Zhou Yu came over.

Sun Quan opened Zhou Yu's second letter again, and after hastily reading it, all the doubts in his mind disappeared.It turned out that this was the real reason why Huang Zhong surrendered.

Immediately afterwards, the scouts sent by Sun Quan came back and reported the news to Sun Quan, which was the same as Zhou Yu's letter.After Yan Wang Zhang Yan appointed Sima Yi as General of Pingnan, Sima Yi was arrogant and domineering, and never looked down on anyone. First, he punished Huang Zhong with twenty army sticks, and then removed Huang Zhong from his military post, which shocked the entire military system. .Then, Sima Yi stabbed Tai Shici again, and forcibly locked Tai Shici into the navy prison for half a month.

Now the generals of the Han army hate Sima Yi to the core, but they sent people to impeach Sima Yi, but failed because of Zhang Yan's various cover-ups.

After Sun Quan finished reading it, he burst out laughing. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and said loudly, "God help me! God help me!"

Seeing that Sun Quan was so happy, everyone asked what happened. Sun Quan told all the things that happened in the Han army, and said that Huang Zhong was going to surrender. After hearing this, everyone was inexplicably happy.

Even Lu Fan, who has always been resourceful, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, if Huang Zhong really surrendered, it would be a great joy for our army. It is rumored that Huang Zhong is not only skilled in martial arts, but also skilled in bow and horse, and even pierced Yang Zhi with a hundred steps." He is a rare general. Moreover, this person has a very high influence in Jingzhou and is quite prestigious in the army. If he can be recruited to join, it will be like planting an eye in the enemy. Doesn’t our army know every move of the army?”

Sun Quan said: "I think so too. But the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. In the past, Yan Wang Zhang Yan was praised as the savior of the world, but why did he become confused at this time? We have to dispatch People should investigate clearly. As for the matter of Huang Zhong's surrender, we must also treat it with caution. Ziheng, you go to Chaisang personally and tell the governor that I accepted Huang Zhong's surrender, but Huang Zhong must be allowed to surrender before the enemy. The inside is our eyeliner. As soon as there is news, we will send someone to report it. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win all battles. If Huang Zhong really surrendered, the news provided should be true. If it is a false surrender, we can also use it to try Huang Zhong."

Lu Fan said: "I understand, I will go to Chaisang and tell the governor personally about this matter."

"Well, this matter will be left to Gong Jin to take full responsibility. After you go, come back immediately. Don't go and never come back like last time. I can't live without you." Sun Quan said.

Lu Fan said: "My lord's words, I have memorized them all, and after I told the governor what my lord said, I rushed back immediately."

Sun Quan nodded, then waved his hand, motioning for Lu Fan to leave first, and then Sun Quan sent people to Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other veteran generals to comfort them, and encouraged them to take good precautions Work, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

After Lu Fan left Nanchang, he went straight to Chaisang. Originally, Sun Quan could send other people to go. The reason why he sent Lu Fan was to let Lu Fan and Zhou Yu discuss what to do next.In addition, Sun Quan also asked Lu Fan to ask Zhou Yu a very important matter, that is, if the Han army did not attack by water, but instead attacked by land, how should he face the enemy.

This incident was also one of the most important reasons why Sun Quan sent Lu Fan to Chaisang.

Lu Fan worked tirelessly to come to Chaisang. Zhou Yu went out of the city to greet Lu Fan when he heard of his arrival, and then the two entered the city side by side. Conveyed it to Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu heard this, he nodded repeatedly, and he thought so too. After all, it is necessary to be on guard against others. In this way, they couldn't be safer.

Then, Lu Fan asked Zhou Yu what to do if the enemy attacked by land.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Based on what I know about Zhang Yan, this person will definitely not attack by land, otherwise, he would have acted long ago. He will definitely start the battle on the water first. I naively thought that as long as my navy army is defeated , can give Jiangdong a deterrent force, let people know how powerful he is, and dare not be an enemy. But, is my navy so easily defeated?"

Lu Fan said: "Then what if? What if Zhang Yan really changes the route of attack to land, gathers heavy troops, gathers to Jinling, and then divides his troops, how should our army respond?"

Zhou Yu said: "I have sent someone to send a troop distribution map to the lord before, as long as the lord distributes the troops according to the map I drew, and dispatches Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other senior generals to guard, There will be no serious problems. Although our army is small in strength, they are all elite soldiers who have fought many battles. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance. We have been circling with the enemy army in places with waters, and then recruited the people from Shangshanyue to join us. , the Han army can't take Jiangdong in a short time."

Lu Fan said: "Gongjin, I have finished asking all the questions I want to ask, and I will leave the matter here to you. I will go back and report to the lord."

"Well, now the lord needs someone like you to help him. After you go back, be sure to convey my thoughts. I, Zhou Yu, are here with Chaisang, so please rest assured, lord." Zhou Yu said.

Lu Fan nodded, got up and bid farewell to Zhou Yu, came and went in a hurry, took Zhou Yu's words, and set foot on the way back to Nanchang again.

After Zhou Yu sent Lu Fan away, he went straight to Zhou Yuncong and said to Zhou Yuncong, "My lord has already agreed to the surrender of General Huang, but at this stage, my lord believes that General Huang is still staying in the enemy camp. First, if there is any movement by the enemy, General Huang can notify our army as soon as possible, so that our army can take precautions. Second, it can also help our army to incite the enemy or spread rumors. However, what my lord is most worried about is that your general is a fraudulent surrender, so you must convince your general that the information he provided is true, and you must make my lord believe that the surrender of General Huang can give me The army brings benefits. I say that, you should be able to understand what I mean?"

Zhou Yuncong nodded like he was pounding garlic, and said, "I understand, I understand, I will definitely convey the meaning of the governor to General Huang."

Seeing that Zhou Yuncong understood what he meant, Zhou Yu immediately sent someone to send Zhou Yuncong across the river and let Zhou Yuncong go back to the Han army.

(End of this chapter)