Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3277 Old Injury

　　　　Can’t be captured! 』

　　　『No! No more! 』

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Various shouts of frustration sounded chaotically all around.

 The chaotic Jiangdong Army retreated like the ebbing sea water.

These Jiangdong Army are obviously not elite soldiers, but some old and weak soldiers. They seem to be many in number, but in fact their combat effectiveness is not very good. Even the Wubao in Jingzhou cannot be conquered. They were swarmed when they were advancing, and they were even more indifferent when they were retreating. Even if the leaders shouted hoarsely to stabilize their position, and even cut down several people, they still couldn't stand. They were moved by the crowd, and in the end they could only follow. We retreated together.

Weapons are also very poor. Some people simply hold sticks and dung forks, more like the Yellow Turban thieves of the past.

 But these people are Jiang Dongjun!

 In the entire Han Dynasty, Fei Qian was the only one who took the route of elite soldiers.

 Then Cao Cao learned half of it.

Most of Cao Cao's central leading army and central guarding army are elite, at least they are closer to the elite.

 As for the Jiangdong Army, it was half and half.

Only the generals' subordinates and private soldiers can be called elites, while most of the others are ordinary soldiers, and there are many vassal armies. They are only given a flag, a few swords and guns, and a few pieces of armor, and they are considered to belong to the Jiangdong Army. A part of it.

Jiangling City was destroyed, but there was not only one Jiangling City in Nanjun.

There are many Wubao in the surrounding area, especially Kuai's Wubao. This kind of forts can still be seen in some areas in later generations. For example, in areas where there are many bandits and bandits, many modern tulou forts have survived.

This kind of earth-and-stone structure of the dock is not as deep as Jiangling City, but it seems to be stronger than Jiangling City in terms of defense. On top of the stone wall of Wubao, there are densely packed people standing there. They are all from the same clan, so there will be no complaints or excuses about who has done more and who has done less. Just now, these miscellaneous Jiangdong troops attempted to attack Wubao. The defenders on Wubao resisted in unison, knocking down seven or eight crude wooden ladders and killing many Jiangdong miscellaneous men.

In the trench below the Wubao, many motley soldiers who were still breathing were still screaming, groaning, and squirming.

No matter whether it was people inside or outside Wubao, they seemed to regard these people as human beings.

 On the hillside far away from Wubao, Zhou Tai looked at everything in front of him expressionlessly.

 Without Zhu Zhi's support, Zhou Tai could not withstand Xu Huang's attack and could only retreat from the front line.

So among the Jiangdong Army, the boss did not laugh at the second. Everyone was a defeated general and had nothing to say. They immediately started production and self-rescue work in a tacit understanding.

The city of Jiangling was surrounded by Zhu Zhi and the Zhu family. Zhou Tai wanted to gain some benefits, so it was impossible to compete with Zhu Zhi, nor was he qualified to compete with Zhu Zhi, so he naturally focused on the surrounding countryside. Wubao.

 Pry open a turtle shell, and you’ll find about two ounces of meat, right?

These miscellaneous Jiangdong soldiers are actually ordinary people captured by Zhou Tai from the surrounding areas. Just like the Yellow Turban thieves who held the people hostage back then, Jiang Dongjun was familiar with doing this.

People can do anything to live.

 Young and strong, old and young, women and children.

Even if there is a dead person in front of them, these people will stuff food into their mouths without hesitation just for a bite of food.

As for the bait that Zhou Tai used to lure these people to attack Wubao, it didn't matter whether it was from the head or the other, it was just a bite to eat. If you defeat them, you will have food. If you cannot defeat them, everyone will starve to death. Anyway, the people used to attack Wubao are these miscellaneous soldiers who hold the people hostage. No matter how many people die, Zhou Tai will not frown.

The owner of Wubao had not begged for mercy, but also tried to use a small amount of money and food to make Zhou Tai leave, but how could it be possible?

At this moment, even after repelling several attacks by the miscellaneous Jiangdong Army, there are still many people surrounding Wubao. In the distance, there is Zhou Tai leading his troops to press the formation. It is simply impossible to go to the sky and enter the earth. Hopeless.

Even the Lord of Wubao could not help shouting on the stone wall, "Why?" ! Why come to beat us? ! We haven’t done anything harmful to God! Why treat us like this? ! 』

The Lord of Nawu Fort screamed there, his voice full of despair.

 As for Zhou Tai and others in the distance, they were actually not excited at the moment, and even felt a little desperate like Lord Wubao. It's just that Zhou Tai can still pass his despair onto others, but Lord Wu Castle has nowhere to pass it on.

 Jiangdong was defeated!

Even if Zhou Tai captured Wubao, it would not change the fact that Jiangdong was defeated.

 Even a single Sichuan-Sichuan army could not be defeated, which completely shattered Jiangdong's dream of conquering the world.

As a result, Zhou Tai quickly followed in Zhu Zhi's footsteps and began to plan his own interests.

 We must do everything we can to gain benefits. If we can’t do it externally, we can only do it internally.

 When an enterprise is unable to obtain external benefits, the next step is often to reduce staff and increase efficiency. When did companies start to strictly monitor attendance, and often deduct money and fines from employees? On the one hand, they often want benefits from the employees, and on the other hand, they try to use this method to force employees to resign voluntarily. .

Zhu Zhi heard that even small achievements like being a sect thief are being praised in his own face. This shows how difficult it is to achieve results now!

As an employee of Jiangdong Sun Company, it is somewhat difficult to change jobs now, so what they can do now is to take advantage of their own benefits crazily when the company cannot increase external benefits, because they all know that Jiangdong has actually There is no tomorrow.

Standing around Zhou Tai are the tribes and private soldiers who have followed Zhou Tai all the way.

“General, these useless goods are really bad!” Niang Xipi! Even such a small Wubao could not be captured after three or four attacks! ” One of the tribe members muttered dissatisfiedly.

Zhou Tai obviously didn’t pay attention to Wubao.

 For him, it would be good to be able to capture Wubao, but what is more important is how he can maintain his current status!

Zhou Tai was not from a good background. Although his surname was Zhou, he had no relationship with Zhou Yu.

 Perhaps they were one family eight hundred years ago, but now...

 Zhou Yu is the noble son, and Zhou Tai is the pirate king...ahem, the little pirate boss.

Zhou Tai, like Jiang Qin, was a bandit.

"General Lord..." Seeing that Zhou Tai was not in a good mood, he couldn't help but lower his voice, "What should we do next?" 』

Zhou Tai looked around and found that his Bu Qu's face was also full of worry, so he whispered: "Do you think that Jiang Xiaowei and Lu Shenjun are now in Yidao, can they stop Sichuan and Shu?" How long will the army last? 』

Zhou Tai Buqu thought for a while and said, "Won't Governor Zhu send troops for reinforcements?" 』

"snort. Zhou Tai pouted, "Did Governor Zhu send reinforcements when we were resisting the Sichuan and Shu forces?" 』

At present, within Jiangdong Army, everyone only thinks about themselves. Cooperation, tacit understanding, team spirit, and corporate culture are just words of reference.

　　Sign language singing and dancing are performed every day, and a knife is stabbed in the back every day.

“Lu Shenjun...Humph, those guys didn’t want to fight this war originally...” Zhou Tai said in a low voice, “It’s fine now, just as they wanted!” What we need to consider now is how to protect ourselves from being impeached by the lord... ahem, well, from being impeached by those Jiangdong noble families..."

"ah? My lord..." Bu Qu subconsciously wanted to speak out, but shut his mouth under Zhou Tai's warning eyes.

Zhou Tai sighed, "Jiangdong...it's not the Jiangdong it used to be..."

Mr. Sun is no longer the same person as she was back then.

 Heroism will eventually be exhausted.

Zhou Tai was silent for a moment, then loudly ordered: "Send the order and let these **** cowards attack Wubao day and night!" Tell them that if they can't capture Wubao in the wild, they will just wait to starve to death! Open the Wubao and you can still have a good time! If you want to survive, you have to fight on your own! 』

Zhou Taibuqu responded and dispersed, loudly encouraging the morale of these miscellaneous troops. He kicked and fought among the crowd, and even killed a few who refused to move, urging the chaotic motley crew to form a team again and head towards Wubao.

Although Zhou Tai also understood that the character of this Jiangdong person was that he was the strongest in fighting in a nest, but he was just a general who had just crawled out of the mud, so what qualifications did he have to reverse everything in Jiangdong?

In this current situation, it is impossible to say that only Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin can turn things around and save Jiang Qing!

Zhou Tai did not expect that besides Gan Ning, there was also Xu Huang who was so good in the Sichuan-Shu Army. Coupled with the sharp weapons of the Sichuan-Shu Army, those...

 Zhou Tai couldn't help but touch the wounds on his body.

 He has lost count of how many times he has been injured. It seems that new injuries always appear before the old ones heal.

 I remember someone asked him, doesn’t it hurt with so many injuries on his body?

Zhou Tai remembered that he just laughed at that time, and then said that for the great cause of his lord, it didn’t matter if he was injured more, which caused a burst of admiration...

 Actually, how can it not hurt if you are so stupid? !

 But what can Zhou Tai do?

Although his surname is Zhou, he can only rely on himself.　　　　　偁五月! I can't defeat Wubao today, so I'll kill him every ten times! ” Zhou Tai suddenly pulled out his sword and waved it in the air, “A bunch of trash! The trash deserves to die! Go to hell! 』

Zhou Tai spat, his face looking ferocious.

If you can't defeat the hussars, is it possible that you can't defeat a country fort?

 As the saying goes, a thief never steals...

Hmm, cough cough, as the saying goes, military affairs are important weapons of the country and should not be started lightly.

Now that Jiangdong has made such a trip, of course there is no reason to go back empty-handed!

Even if it is a mosquito leg or a fly's belly, some oil and water must be chopped off. Otherwise, how can he support his own tribe and recruit more private soldiers? Aren't the injuries he suffered just in vain? !

 …

 …

Jiangdong.

 Wu County.

Sun Quan’s hands were shaking and his heart was bleeding.

 Stacked on the desk are battle reports sent from the front line.

 The top one was sent by Zhu Zhi.

 After receiving the battle report, Sun Quan had been in this room for a long time.

It was quiet around the room, and the servants did not dare to come forward.

The last unlucky guy who accidentally made some noise has been executed as a spy spying on secrets.

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and picked up the top battle report again.

　　…Because of the previous rebellion, the rebels returned from Sichuan and fled eastward along the Yangtze River. Jiang and Lu were ordered to lock down the Yi Road and prevent the thieves from coming east. According to reports from the Army Staff, banditry is rampant and the river is unfavorable. If reinforcements are not available to quickly make up for the loss, there is a risk of further losses. Then the people of Nanjun were sent to make up for the shortage and provide relief. The rations of the army are not enough, so I beg the lord to allocate grain and grass to support Nanjun and resist the rebel army. 』

　　　They also advanced to suppress the bandits in Nan County and won the battle one after another. There were many thieves in Nanjun, but before Liu Jingsheng could appease them, they were in the countryside. Colluded with Cao Jun. Therefore, the former military general Zhou was ordered to lead his troops to suppress the enemy. He went straight to the thieves' nest and killed hundreds of thieves. The bandits retreated to Wubao, and Zhou led the troops and advanced forward, killing more than ten bandit leaders in Wubao and more than 300 bandit followers. Now there are sect thieves attacking the Nanjun camp again, so I immediately detach my team to attack them. Hundreds and dozens of thieves were killed. The remaining thieves are running around..."

　　　…

As Sun Quan watched, his face turned purple.

very nice!

That's great!

The march into Sichuan and Shu was unfavorable. He passed through it lightly, but the killing place in Jiangling was described so vividly. It's as if Jiangdong's original plan was not to march into Sichuan and Shu, but to attack Jiangling!

 Having killed hundreds of clan traitors is worthy of being reported as a victory!

However, he blamed the defeat in the battle with the Sichuan-Shu Army on "the lack of reinforcements to make up for it quickly" and "the lack of rations for the army"!

 What’s the key?

The key is that this thing can be placed on Sun Quan's desk openly!

This is like making a ball of **** that doesn't taste like chocolate or a ball of shit-flavored chocolate, placing it in front of Sun Quan, and asking Sun Quan to accept it happily and enjoy it happily!

 Could you please stop being so shameless!

Sun Quan had to hold the table firmly to control himself from overturning it!

The momentum is so huge, what is the purpose of the Jiangdong Army's Western Expedition that he worked so hard to put together? To wipe out those **** clan thieves? Then should I still express joy for this and say that Governor Zhu has done a good job? !

 Damn it!

 They all deserve to die!

Even though I know it well, the Jiangdong Army, which is said to have 300,000 soldiers, can be considered a real force if it is cut in half, then in half, and then again in half!

 But what do you get?

Moreover, in the later period, Sun Quan also found a way to add "soldiers" to the front line three times. Added up, the total strength was at least 100,000!

Even if the soldiers added in the later period are somewhat different from the first batch, those people are not completely useless!

 Besides, even if it is useless, you still need swords, guns, armor, arrows and crossbows, warships, flags and clothing, food, grass and pickles. These are all money!

The results of it?

 That’s the result? !

Sun Quan was almost out of anger.

 The land of Jiangdong of the Han Dynasty is not comparable to that of Jizhou and Yuzhou. It is already quite difficult to raise 100,000 soldiers.

Of course, it is not that Sun Quan does not understand the victory or defeat of military strategists, but the question now is whether Jiangdong is qualified to compete for world hegemony. If Jiangdong cannot conquer Sichuan and Shu, then Jiangdong will not be able to talk about it at all. There is no way to divide the world into two, you can only passively be beaten until you perish!

 Jiangdong's power, after two generations of expansion by the Sun family, has gradually shown some decline. To the east is the sea, to the north is Lao Cao, and to the south is South Vietnam. The only chance is to break through to the west, connect Sichuan, Sichuan and Jiangdong into a line, dividing the world in two. In this way, Jiangdong will have more opportunities. Whether it is to digest the gentry and gentry within itself, or to form and annex South Vietnam, it will require considerable financial resources and time, and now...

Had I known it earlier, I would have asked Zhou Gongjin to go...

Sun Quan was stunned when he thought of this.

Hurryly, he picked up the battle report that Zhu Zhi sent back from the desk and read it again carefully.

　　『Hundreds of losses...』

　　『More than a thousand casualties...』

"Um…"

Sun Quan thought about it, and then began to ponder.

 He was so angry that he ignored some details.

Now that I think about it, it seems that it was just a defeat, but not many soldiers were lost!

 In this way…

Sun Quan began to ponder again.

If the situation is very dangerous, then Sun Quan will not hesitate to let Zhou Yu lead the troops and save the crisis. But what if the situation is not as bad as imagined?

 What kind of person is Sun Quan?

Many people in later generations despised Sun Quan, but in fact, Sun Quan in history, even if we don't mention military affairs, was still first-rate in politics and diplomacy.

Sun Quan not only relied on and trusted Zhou Yu, but also had a trace of fear, and Zhou Yu seemed to feel Sun Quan's fear. This fear also increased with the increase of Sun Quan's age, and then dissipated with Zhou Yu's death.

Sun Quan still remembers that when Sun Ce died, although Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao pushed him to the throne of the Lord of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu came with troops at that time!

Zhou Yu was born into a wealthy family. His cousin Zhou Jing and his uncle Zhou Zhong both served as Taiwei in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father Zhou Yi also served as an official in Luoyang, so Zhou Yu's family is completely a family of officials. Home, very powerful. Zhou Yu, who grew up in this environment, is not only tall and handsome, but also quite talented.

It can be said that Zhou Yu does fit the image of "feather fan and silk scarf, and the oars and oars are turned into ashes while talking and laughing", but Sun Quan is not...

Although Sun Quan's appearance in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is quite inhuman, in fact, Sun Quan's appearance can only be regarded as that of an ordinary person with a broad mouth. When he really stood next to Zhou Yu, Sun Quan couldn't hold his head up.

And the most important point is that Sun Quan still thinks of it sometimes when he has nightmares at night...

　　In those days, he was responsible for his death and his authority to control affairs. Yu sent his troops to the funeral, so he stayed in Wu to guard the army and take charge of everything together with Zhang Zhao, the commander-in-chief!

Zhou Yu once explained that he came with soldiers just in case, but Sun Quan also felt a thorn in his heart!

You must know that if Zhou Yu’s thoughts were wrong at that time...

Moreover, Sun Quan felt that Zhou Yu was not suspected of "leading troops to fight for power" at that time?

 Zhou Yu is not a member of the Sun family. Even though he has a good relationship with Sun Ce, he is still a foreign minister. As a foreign minister, what does it mean to lead troops into Wu? This is like when Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang!

Sun Ce had just died, and Zhou Yu came with his troops. He said he was here for the funeral, but what if he wasn't?

Who can guarantee that Zhou Yu had no other thoughts at that time?

Sun Quan cannot be sure.

　　Not sure either.

It's better to let this matter rot in the stomach, just like an old injury. Maybe there is nothing wrong with it on weekdays, but something is attracted to it, so the old injury that was originally rotten in the stomach gradually ferments and smells. .