The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 537 Sweeping like a Rolling Mat ([-])

"Ex-general, we should divide our forces next."

"Oh? Zhennan means that we will continue to travel eastward along the river and harvest Jingzhou and Jiaozhou all the way south?"

"Of course. I'm ashamed to say that I'm not used to water at all. Sitting on a boat, I can't do anything else except seasickness and vomiting. Therefore, I want to ask the former general for an easy job. Let Yu lead the army to take down Southern Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. "

"Hehehe~~" Zhang Zun smiled slightly: "Brother Yuan Kai doesn't have to be like this. Everyone wants to go straight to Jianye, but in war, there are always people who have to take on the branch work. The son stayed behind and became the jailer of Xiling. But, after the victory of destroying Wu, who would dare to say that Zicheng has no credit for it?"

"I have absolutely no fear of not being able to obtain meritorious service or be recognized by the court. On the contrary, if the former general can let Yu take over the affairs of going south. I believe that in Southern Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, Yu will basically not encounter any strong resistance. When the time comes I am afraid that he swept thousands of troops like a roll, and that credit is indispensable."

"Then... well, let's divide up the troops next. How many troops does Brother Yuan Kai need?"

"3 people are enough."

"Well...according to Si Wencao's information, Wu Gou basically doesn't have an organized large corps in Southern Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou only has 2 people. That's it, yes."

On November 23, Du Yu and Zhang Zun divided their troops in Jiangling.After that, Zhang Zun led more than [-] troops, divided into two groups, land and water, and marched towards Jiangxia mightily.

On the 22nd, the fleet arrived in Jiangxia. Jiangxia's guard was Sun Xin, the great-grandson of Sun Jian's elder brother Sun Qiang, who was the clan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.His official position is extremely high: General Hussars is nominally the highest officer of the Eastern Wu Jingzhou Front Army, but he hardly has any powerful troops under him.After seeing such a huge enemy army, and Gu Qian's army, who was stagnant in Xunyang and would not advance no matter how they called, did not come for a long time.Sun Xin also readily surrendered in Kaesong.

"Shizhi, the navy of our army is advancing too fast, and the infantry on both sides of the strait can't keep up. Should we stop now and wait for the infantry behind?"

"The former general, before answering your question. The last general wants to ask the former general a question."

"Please speak, Shizhi."

"This time, the former general sent troops from Yizhou and swept along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River within a month. It can be said that he has made outstanding achievements. Next, does the former general want to continue to conquer Wu alone, or should he restrain himself a little and let the Other allies can also gain combat merit. So, it will not be so conspicuous?"

"Well... Shizhi, to be honest, these years, because the elder brother is at the top, and we younger brothers are working at the bottom, we almost never have to think about these issues. So, at the beginning, Ben didn't even think about whether to talk The light is dark."

"The general understands, the former general, the general also has a heart-to-heart with you. The general is 71 years old this year, and this should be the last battle of the general. Therefore, the general only asks how to keep his martial name in Banbanqing Historically, it has never occurred to me to consider the feelings of my colleagues."

"Ben will understand the meaning of Shizhi. That is to say, we don't need to worry about the situation of Xiaoxing's advance on the eastern front as follows. We just need to fight to Jianye as soon as possible and make great achievements in destroying Wu, right?"

"Of course. The former general, according to the information sent by Si Wencao, now Xiaoxing has captured Shouchun, and Zhong Shiji is trapped in the cage city of Hefei. There is no possibility of threatening Jianye in the short term. But Zhong Shiji's [-] troops He was also pinned down by Ma Xiaoxing. So at this moment, he can stand between us and Sun Hao, but only [-] to [-] Wu dogs. The general should go all out and go downstream. Break through all obstacles and reach Jianye as soon as possible!"

"Good, just this infantry?"

"The easiest way to do this is to spread money! Former generals and people from Soochow can be said to be proficient in water skills and good at maneuvering boats. Our army can spread a lot of money and food, and let the common people take out their own money. All kinds of ships, to help transport our army down the river. The cities along the way will be surrendered if they are willing to surrender. Those who do not want to surrender will be ignored except for extremely important strongholds. This is the dry season of the Yangtze River, and the water flow is generally stable. Even ordinary small boats are not in danger of capsizing under the control of the people of Soochow Wu. Ordinary infantry boarding the boat can also quickly follow our water army eastward!"

"Good! My elder brother always said that we must give full play to the power of the people and improve the relationship with the local people. This method of Shizhi can serve multiple purposes! So let's do it, and quickly issue orders to recruit the people of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and the aristocratic families. All kinds of ships. The price is calculated according to ten dollars a day for a soldier of our army to take a ship. If it is damaged in the middle of the battle, our army will fully compensate for it!"

The great man said, never underestimate the power of the people.This statement is the absolute truth.

Following the issuance of Zhang Zun's order to levy ships, within three to five days, all the tributaries, ditches, ponds, and wetlands along the Yangtze River seemed to have been turned over uniformly.

At the beginning of countless battles, all kinds of ships that were hidden by people from all over the world, even aristocratic families and wealthy families, were driven out by men, women, old and children in different clothes.These boats of different sizes gather in various streams to tributaries, and then gather from various tributaries to the main stream of the Yangtze River.Finally, on November 28th, Zhang Zun was pleasantly surprised to find that his 23 army, not to mention soldiers and equipment, had been transported by water.That is, the military rations of millions of shi have been carried by special ration ships!
"Hahahaha~~ The so-called good will help more than the wrong, this Soochow is doomed! Send an order, the whole army set off!"

"Hey~~!"

……

Ji Han's large-scale war against Wu started in October, but Zhang Zun sent troops in November.And now, at the end of November, the entire North Jingzhou of Soochow has been completely wiped out.

The development of the war is really too fast, and it is almost overwhelming for the schools in Soochow.

Ji Han's side is fast, while Soochow's side is very slow.Among them, the most outstanding performance is the [-] Yangzhou navy led by Gu Qian.

As a big family with close economic ties with Fuxingshe, the Gu family didn't want to fight.However, this is the [-] Soochow National Navy, and it is impossible to surrender directly with Gu Qian's words.Therefore, what Gu Qian can do is to suppress the speed and deliberately prevent him from joining forces with the upstream Jingzhou navy in time.

But the speed was so slow that even Sun Hao who was behind felt something was wrong.On the day of November 23, after Wang Cheng's report made it clear that Gu Qianjun's speed was so slow.The furious Sun Hao sent his clan Sun Zhen overnight, and his general Zhang Xiang set out from Jianye.Arriving in Xunyang on the 28th, Gu Qian was relieved of his position on the spot and temporarily imprisoned in a cell in Xunyang County.

On the 28th, this was the day when Zhang Zun ordered the whole army to go south collectively after obtaining many civilian ships from Soochow.

Prior to this, Gu Qian blindly suppressed the advance speed of the Yangzhou navy, and the middle and lower rank officers in the army were not without voices of doubt.But when they arrived in Xunyang, they came into contact with the remnants of the Jingzhou navy that came down from the upper reaches.The sounds of advancing and seeking war in the Yangzhou navy disappeared.

"From this point of view, the naval army of the Han Kingdom is already very powerful. In addition, the opponent is upstream, so it naturally has an advantage. It is still a severe winter, and all the wind blows from the northwest. Our army is short of troops, and the location and weather are not in place. Our side. If the Han army comes, how should we fight this battle?"

"Hey, it's not just the right time and place. Have you heard of the ship conscript order of the Han Dynasty? The imperial court had originally ordered the aristocratic families, wealthy families, and common people from all over the country to hide or bury the ships. They were not allowed to be used by the Han army. As a result, the other party's requisition ship Order, it is reported that thousands of ships of all sizes have been conscripted in a few days. This kind of people is not on our side!"

"The right time, place and people are in the hands of the enemy, so how do we fight this battle? I don't think that I can end up in my bed after putting on this skin. But I still feel a little unwilling to die for no reason."

Outside Xunyang City, in the camp of the Soochow Navy.After Sun Zhen and Zhang Xiang took over the command of Gu Qian on the 28th, they even issued strict orders, requiring all armies to prepare immediately, and the whole army should be dispatched within [-] days at the latest.With this order, Li Wu General Chen Dai, Pinglu General Zhu Ming, Yamen General Kong Zhong and others in this army gathered together and sighed, full of worry and despair about the future.

"Everyone, let me tell you that General Gu was right to hold back the speed and not let us go up. At this time, we have to ask General Gu what to do!"

"...It makes sense, but General Gu is now in jail..."

"Hi! We've been stationed here for a few days. Are you familiar with the magistrate of Xunyang County? Just ask him to make arrangements. I will believe that he is more anxious than any of us at this moment!"

(End of this chapter)