The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 282
"Since Gongfu knows the weakness of Cao's army, how can I not know? It can be said that I only had the possibility of annihilating Cao's army in a small way, but now I may be able to destroy Cao's 30 troops in one fell swoop, and then attack Yangzhou on a large scale, and instead seek the land of Yangzhou for Jiangdong. If we win Yangzhou, we can attack Jingxiang from both sides of Jiangdong, and once Jingxiang is captured, we can stand side by side with the heroes of the north, and it is not impossible to fight for the world at that time."

Lu Su said with a confident smile, but he didn't tell Huang Gai the specifics.

Fortunately, although Huang Gai was reckless, he was not a person who didn't know what to do. Seeing this, he admired Lu Su even more, and he said it with his hand.

"Huang Gai is reckless, and I ask the governor to forgive me. If the governor is really able to protect my Jiangdong foundation, even if it is Huang Gai's head, Huang Gai will not hesitate!"

For a person like Huang Gai who is loyal to the Sun family, Lu Su can naturally trust him, and after a little thought, he nodded and said.

"In this way, there is one matter that needs to be clarified."

"Please tell the governor!"

After more than ten days, all of Cao Cao's ships were connected in a ring. Although it was inconvenient to operate, the Jiangdong water army was unstoppable when the boats attacked.

However, due to the inconvenience of transshipment, once the Jiangdong water army retreats, there is no way to chase them, and the water is different from the land. Even if there are boats, it is impossible to stay still on the river. The water army, but after a while, Cao Jun will also retreat on his own.

Unless they can hit the south bank in one breath, otherwise it can only be a stalemate.

But I have to say that Lu Su was not a reckless person, he ordered the entire army to block the entire river layer by layer, and finally prevented Cao Jun from going south.

The situation was stalemate for a while, but the situation is still Cao Jun has the advantage. If this continues, even if the damage is not small, Cao Jun will still be able to win in the end.

So every day, Cao Cao ordered the boat to attack Jiangdong fiercely.

It's just that just as the world is unpredictable, when Cao Cao was full of ambition, an army suddenly came from the upper class, and Cao Cao was hit in the back.

It also went down the river, and it still caught Cao Cao by surprise. The shortcoming of the serial warships not being able to turn around was leaked out all the time. With one blow, tens of thousands of Cao Jun were killed, and then they walked away easily, without giving Cao Jun the slightest chance.

Jingzhou Wenpin is the commander-in-chief of this army, but this time it was the offensive launched by the Jingzhou navy.

What's even more surprising is that Wenpin immediately returned to Jingzhou after he succeeded in a blow, not at all looking like he was going to participate in this battle, let alone helping Jiangdong.

However, everyone soon got the news from Jingzhou, and Jingzhou had no intention of participating in this battle.

The reason why there was such a blow was also to attack Cao Cao and prevent Cao Cao from being arrogant.

This is exactly the result of Lu Su's trip to Jingzhou. Although he did not win the Jingzhou Alliance, this blow was enough to make Cao Cao unable to attack Jiangdong for a while.

"Lu Zijing really deserves to be Lu Zijing. Even I didn't expect Jingzhou to strike at this time, and it didn't take much effort."

When the news reached Wei Tao's subordinates, Xun You shook his head first, he really didn't think of this.

"More importantly, Cao Cao must not have dared to put all his energy into attacking Jiangdong after receiving such a blow. At that time, it will be even more difficult to win because of the convenient location of the Jiangdong navy. This battle will definitely be infinite. The extension is really unexpected!"

"Okay, Gongda, needless to say about the Jiangdong water battle, how should the current situation be?"

Wei Tao shook his head, no one could have expected the changing situation in the world, but now Wei Tao is not worried about things in Xiliang.

Now Ma Teng and Han Sui have already fought in Sili, but if you investigate carefully, they still have basic sense. Although their strength has been greatly reduced, it will not be a short while before they want to attack Xiliang.

What Wei Tao said was naturally not about Xiliang, but about Youzhou.

Youzhou was in turmoil.

Strictly speaking, it should be said that in Youzhou, some of the aristocratic families were dissatisfied with Zhang Ning and others' original rule of the Taiping Dao, and even intended to cause turmoil. This part of the family included many families who originally took refuge in the Taiping Dao, and then fell under Wei Tao's command. the subject of the people.

Of course, this turmoil subsided soon. After all, the military power in Youzhou was still in the hands of Wei Tao. Under the military power, even with the support of a big family, there would be no real turmoil, let alone a group of small families.

But Wei Tao knows that things are not that easy, these people are actually just throwing stones to ask for directions, and those aristocratic families in Youzhou who don't say a word are the real masterminds.

"Hehe... the lord is alarmed that Ziyu has been staying in Youzhou, and even granted him the right to mobilize the army in an emergency, isn't it just for this moment? I am afraid that Youzhou is already under Ziyu's control at this time." In it."

But hearing Wei Tao's question, Xun You immediately laughed and said that he didn't need to do any planning at all this time, and with Zhuge Jin's ability, he could naturally do the best job.

"What the lord has to consider now is how to deal with that Zhang Ning? The rest of Zhang Yan, Guan Hai and others can be transferred from the army, but that Zhang Ning is different. It is not so easy to deal with just talking about his status, not just his ability. In Youzhou, there are quite a few people who are still believers in the Taiping Dao, and if you are not careful, there may be another Yellow Turban Rebellion in Youzhou."

Although Xun You said it seriously, you can understand by looking at his relaxed expression. In fact, he didn't take this matter too seriously.

It's not that this matter is unimportant, but that even the Yellow Turban Rebellion that swept the country back then could not be dealt with by a big man or Wei Tao. How could the rebellion in a mere Youzhou and one prefecture cause such a big wave?
Wei Tao's arrangement in Youzhou is not a decoration, as long as someone dares to take the lead, he will be arrested immediately, and there is no room for chaos.

But if it can maintain stability, who wants Youzhou to be chaotic?

So Zhang Ning still had to be careful.

"Let's discuss this matter with him when I arrive in Youzhou."

Wei Tao shook his head and it was difficult to decide for a while. For Zhang Ning, it is naturally impossible for Wei Tao to arrest Zhang Ning and put him in jail.

Although there was some turmoil, Youzhou had calmed down at this time, so Wei Tao arrived very quickly, and he met Zhang Ning in Jicheng.

For some reason, Zhang Ning always felt haggard at this time, and her eyes were even more dazed, making people wonder what she was thinking.

Even though Wei Tao came, Zhang Ning never recovered.

"Actually, since your method of sharing land equally and sharing property was implemented in Youzhou, I knew that there would be such a day sooner or later. However, in this way, some of the noble families in Youzhou can be divided and gathered together. People in the state, I will do as you wish."

The words that almost sprinkled salt on the wound made Zhang Ning wake up immediately, and stared at Wei Tao with a pair of eyes.

"No need to do this, it is always impossible to divide the land evenly and share wealth. Not to mention how those aristocratic families are willing to divide their property, even those who are yellow scarves? One is hardworking, one Laziness, is it because you want to share your own income for the sake of common wealth? Since diligence is the same as laziness, then who is willing to work diligently? Even if there is no rebellion by the aristocratic family this time, then I am also meddling in the affairs of Youzhou , Under your governance, many fields have been left uncultivated and left to go barren."

In fact, the matter is not that serious. Strictly speaking, Zhang Ning's ability to govern a place is not bad. In addition to some practices that are really out of date, Zhang Ning still does a good job of persuading people to enter agriculture and mulberry.

But it was precisely because of those untimely thoughts that she was disappointed in the end.

Even Wei Tao, who has been a man for two generations, has never thought about advocating equality for everyone in this era. Zhang Ning's actions like this cannot be successful.

After some words, although there were many very unpleasant words that even made Zhang Ning want to turn his face, in the end Zhang Ning could only admit that what Wei Tao said was absolutely right.

"Then what about you? Suwei frontier, protect the big man from foreign enemies? You and I both know that, among other things, Xianbei has now repeatedly defeated Wuhuan. Once it annexes Wuhuan, it will become a disaster for the north. Without the support of the entire Central Plains, can you resist it? What's more, what's more, if you protect the people of the Han Dynasty? Why don't you let them be oppressed by the aristocratic family? Can you turn a blind eye to these things?"

Zhang Ning opened his mouth to ask, facing this doubt, Wei Tao couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

"I know the people under my rule, they are very happy."

Wei Tao didn’t lie about this point. Although there are still things like taxation, compared to other places, Wei Tao’s subordinates can be said to have light taxes and no corvee. Not to mention that everyone is rich, but at least every family can eat belly.

This is not easy in this era, let alone this is still possible under repeated battles.

In comparison, the so-called peaceful and prosperous age of Taipingdao was nothing more than that. In the end, Zhang Ning could only stand dumb and acquiesce in his failure.

With Zhang Ning's conviction, Wei Tao was able to truly control Youzhou in his own hands. In fact, it was the same. In just one month, the whole of Youzhou was completely renewed. During this period, everyone cooperated and nothing happened.

After the matter in Youzhou was settled, Wei Tao didn't change much, at most, there was a pretty woman beside him, and in the next step, Wei Tao had already set his sights on Xiliang.

Although Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't lose to both sides, as long as Xiliang doesn't return to its original harmony, then Wei Tao has the confidence to seize Xiliang.

Now Wei Tao's mentality has changed.

But no matter how it changed, after hearing such news, Wei Tao couldn't help being surprised.

"Cao Mengde was defeated by Jiangdong? The 30 army was completely burned by a fire? How is this possible!"

(End of this chapter)