Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 83
Shanyue, a special group, was formally formed almost at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Their composition is very complicated, but the core is the descendants of the Baiyue people. Later, some Han people who could not bear the oppression of officials and landlords joined in.They generally take the clan as the unit and live in groups in the hilly areas of the south of the Yangtze River.Unlike primitive tribes, they know how to grow grains, and they can also mine copper and iron ore, and smelt agricultural tools and weapons.They call themselves mountain people, and as the name suggests, they are people living in the mountains.They grow rice on weekdays, but in times of famine, they make a living by going down the mountain to plunder the Han people.Because they live in the mountains, where wild animals come and go, the living environment is relatively harsh, so the folk customs are relatively tough, and almost all the men in the clan practice martial arts, and their combat power is quite strong.

Shanyue is widely distributed in Jiangdong, mainly concentrated in the mountains of Danyang, Kuaiji, Wujun, Yuzhang and other places. Zhao Feng knew that this is the Jiangnan hilly area that later generations talked about.In history, they have resisted the Sun family's rule in Jiangdong many times. Among them, Yan Baihu, the leader of Danyang Shanyue in the previous generation, died at the hands of Sun Ce.Starting from Sun Jian, the Sun family has been conquest of Shanyue non-stop, incorporating the middle-aged men into the army, and filling the rest into civilian registration or farming. Later, they even used the conquest of Shanyue as one of the important means to increase population and military resources.Until the later period when Zhuge Ke served as the prefect of Danyang, this old man adopted the method of waiting for the rabbit, instead of directly marching into the army to conscript, but built fences during the rice ripening season, split the mountains into pieces, and forced them to go down the mountain and throw themselves into the trap.In this way, Danyang Mountain was finally completely wiped out.Although there are sporadic records during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are very few of them.

As for the elite soldiers of Danyang, Zhao Feng found out later that not all of them were composed of Shanyue people.They are mainly mountain people in the Danyang area, including Shanyue people and Han people, and even Han people account for the vast majority.It's just because they also live in hilly areas and the folk customs are tough, so the elite soldiers trained are extremely powerful.From Goujian, King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, to Li Ling in the Western Han Dynasty, to Tao Qian and Sun Jian later, they all recruited soldiers here.Even the reason why Zhuge Ke in the later period of the Three Kingdoms dared to be so arrogant was because he had a Danyang elite soldier he recruited when he was the prefect of Danyang.

As for Tao Qian, he was originally from Danyang, and he first became an official of Xiaolian in some counties near his hometown.Later, there was a rebellion in the north, and he was recruited to join the army, so he pulled a team from his hometown and drove to the north.After going all the way for more than ten years, he was appointed governor of Xuzhou to quell the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou. It was at this time that he began to recruit Danyang elite soldiers on a large scale, recruiting 6 to [-] people.Now in Xuzhou, after going through several battles, there are less than [-] veterans left, and most of them were consumed in the battle with Cao Cao.When Tao Qian was an official in Danyang in the past, he implemented a benevolent government to the Han and Vietnamese people, and he did not forget his true colors when he arrived in Xuzhou. Therefore, although he has passed away for almost ten years, when talking about him in Danyang and Yuzhang, many people still talk about him. He's good.

Since Liu Bei entered Xuzhou, Tao Qian's original two sons, the eldest son Tao Ying and the second son Tao Shang, both studied behind closed doors at home to become rich.It wasn't until the year before last, when Liu Bei saw that the situation had completely stabilized, that he enlisted the Tao brothers to become officials.At present, Tao Ying is the magistrate of Yangdu County in Langya County, and the pottery merchant is the magistrate of Sheyang County in Guangling (official position in the Han Dynasty, county magistrates in counties with fewer than [-] households, and magistrates in counties with more than [-] households).The Tao family brothers have no ambition to compete for supremacy, so they live a peaceful life.

But now that Zhao Feng is attacking Danyang, these two brothers are needed to help, so Zhao Feng wrote a letter to Liu Bei, asking him to send one of the Tao Brothers to help as soon as possible. "Sir, you really saved a lot of trouble by reminding me this time." Zhao Feng also bowed his hands to Pang Tong to thank him. Originally, he planned to pacify Shanyue after he captured Jiangdong.After a pause, Zhao Feng asked again: "Even if we connect with Shanyue, how can we easily capture Danyang later?"

"Hehe, Tong already has a plan here." After Pang Tong finished speaking, he whispered some truth in Zhao Feng's ear, and the latter nodded repeatedly.After Pang Tong finished speaking, Zhao Feng also straightened his clothes, and said to Pang Tong seriously: "Zhao was entrusted by Liu Taiwei to pacify Jiangdong. However, everything is complicated now, and Zhao feels that it is difficult to do it by himself. Mr. is a great talent, As the world knows, I hope you can help me!" After speaking, he bowed deeply to Pang Tong.

"The general is serious!" Pang Tong hurriedly returned the courtesy, and then Zhao Feng formally appointed Pang Tong as the school lieutenant of the General Zhengnan's Mansion, to participate in political and military affairs on weekdays.According to the establishment system, he, the general who conquered the South, should have a long history, rank Qianshi.The second is the 24 officials who belong to the Dian, and their positions can be both civil and military. All of them are appointed by the generals themselves.Now Zhao Feng has not won Jiangdong himself, and the General's Mansion has not yet been established, so most of these official positions have not yet been appointed.Except for Lu Jun, who was sent by Liu Bei to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army, the rest were all appointed by Zhao Feng himself.Since the start of the war, Zhao Feng had also appointed Sun Fu as the captain of the General Zhengnan's Mansion, which is the same as Pang Tong's current rank.However, this appointment was more or less consoling, which Pang Tong could naturally see.Pang Tong also deeply felt Zhao Feng's trust in appointing an official at the level of school lieutenant since he had just joined the army.

The letter Zhao Feng wrote to Liu Bei had just been sent out, but it was snowing the next day, and it was still falling heavily. "In the land of the south of the Yangtze River, there will be very little snow like this after the new year!" Pang Tong was also somewhat unexpected.However, he immediately came back to his senses and said to Zhao Feng: "General, such a heavy snowfall is really abnormal. I guess Zhou Yu is going to take advantage of the opportunity to use troops against the Jingzhou army."

"Isn't it? With such heavy snow and the freezing of the river, Zhou Yu dares to march in?" Hao Zhao, who was standing beside him, couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words.Although the official position is only a military lord, Hao Zhao has been following Zhao Feng for a while, and he knows that he is easy-going, and it's okay to interrupt casually.Pang Tong is also a free and easy person, he doesn't pay much attention to these virtual etiquette.If it was Zhuge Liang, then Hao Zhao would inevitably be reprimanded.

"Jiangdong's army is only [-], but the opposite Jingzhou army is [-], and Kuai Yue is very resourceful. If you don't take risks, it is really difficult to win. If I were Zhou Gongjin, I would definitely not let go of this good opportunity. I must let go Give it a go." Pang Tong said in a deep voice.

Zhao Feng was silent when he heard the words, and then asked: "From Shi Yuan's point of view, what should we do?"

"The general can inform General Gan Ning and ask him to lead the Xuzhou navy to wait and see what happens. If the Jiangdong army wins, rescue the Jingzhou army so that they don't lose too badly; if the Jingzhou army wins, then take the opportunity to go west to Poyang." Pang Tong It seems that there is something in the words.

"Why didn't you inform the Jingzhou army directly?" Hao Zhao couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, Zhao Feng beside him nodded thoughtfully.

"If you inform the Jingzhou army directly, Cai Mao is self-willed and has deep grievances with our army, so it will be difficult to listen to him. Moreover," Pang Tong smiled sinisterly: "When we conquer Jiangdong in the future, how could the Jingzhou army and us be like this? Helping each other, sharing weal and woe? Take advantage of this good opportunity to kill some of his people. Even if Cai Mao wants to make a fuss, he must weigh his own weight. Of course, we can't let them all be killed, otherwise our army will be alone and want to attack again Jiangdong, it will be even more difficult."

"So that's it!" Only then did Hao Zhao feel that the ugly man in front of him was not only his appearance, but also his scheming.

"I will immediately order someone to send an order to Xingba to be careful." Zhao Feng also hurriedly wrote a letter after hearing this, and sent it to Gan Ning who was in the Gan River overnight.

(End of this chapter)