The first half of the three years of Jian'an was a seven-month memory of Gao Chong.

The same is true for the people of Yuzhang who had just recovered from Liu Xun's harassment.

Fighting disasters continue.

The creatures are in trouble.

From the Battle of Wancheng at the beginning of the year to the invasion of Sun Ce's army in June and July, the peaceful days only lasted for two months. In the places where Sun Ce's army passed, the rivers that had been dug deep and empty were silted again, and the irrigated fields were covered with artemisia due to the escape of the people. Yuzhang's prosperity was benefited from a peaceful and stable environment. Once wars were frequent, everything that had once flourished and crushed would no longer exist.

Now, the war has stopped. What is placed before Gao Chong is to organize the people to return to their homes, reclaim the fields, and resume production as soon as possible. Without the rice that they think they are feeding, those who have gathered and fled will become refugees, and the army will also have difficulties in replenishing food and grass.

Farming is the foundation of stability.

This is true for a county, this is true for a county, and this is true for a country.

Without agriculture as the basis, we talk about business, smelting, ideals, and development. It is like building a tower on floating sand, which collapses before it can be completed.

Gao Chong, who had experienced the displaced life when he was a teenager, has a deep understanding of this. Therefore, in the past three years, one of the things he has done best when governing Yuzhang is: opening valleys and building canals, reclamating wasteland, and immigrating and farming.

The military farming measures seem inconspicuous, but they can make the people feel the real benefits the most. Compared with the turbulent life in other places, Gao Chong's Yu Zhang gave the ordinary people at the bottom a chance to survive. For this opportunity, the people who fled from Yuan Shu and Liu Xunpan of the two Huaihe tyrants were all grateful and wept.

This is why Yuzhang can regain its vitality after several wars.

This time, the same is true.

With the hard work of good officials such as Gu Yong, Cang Ci, Liu Ji, Du Xi, etc., the war-torn areas gradually resumed their production, and the fleeing people returned to their homes one after another. In the Luling area, due to their stable life and turbulence, the sage Guan Ning's private school was very popular, attracting a large number of children of the gentry who came from the Central Plains, including those as well-known as Cui Yan of Qinghe and Liu Fu of Peiguo.

Military, after the decisive battle in Qu'a in July, Sun Ce retreated to Wujun and Kuaiji counties. Xu Kun's troops, who were left in Shiyin Mountain, finally surrendered because they had finished their food and grass after blocking Lu Xun's pursuit for a month. After learning that Sun Ce had returned east, he tried to return to his old nest in Wancheng. As a result, Pengze was attacked by Xu Sheng. After the battle, Li Shu was defeated and killed, and the remaining troops surrendered.

In Luling, Li Tong led his army to the east from Lingling. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of Sun Ce's defeat, he launched a large-scale attack on the Yue tribes that depended on Sun Ce. After losing Sun Ce's military support, the remaining Feizhan party entrenched in Lingnan was finally wiped out by Gao Chong. By mid-August, except for the He Qi tribe with Sun Ce in Jian'an area, which was still resisting, Gao Chong and Sun Ce's confrontation in Lingnan no longer existed for more than two years.

At this point, after paying a huge price, Gao Chong occupied Danyang County and completely blocked Sun Ce's forces in the Wujun and Kuaiji area of ​​Linhai, gaining strategic initiative.

In contrast to Gao Chong, who was bright and bright, what was waiting for Sun Ce was a dilemma of a desperate situation.

This is something that Sun Ce, who has always been arrogant, cannot bear.

Sun Ce, who was in a panic and defeated, had hardly been on a sickbed for more than a month. After many days of hard work and the defeat, Sun Ce finally fell ill. After the doctor's diagnosis, it was a symptom of sudden attacks and needed patience to recuperate.

"Zhongmou, I asked you to call Zibu, Zigang, Gong Jin, Junli, Demou, Zi Lie, and everyone else to come?" Sun Ceqiang opened a pair of eagle eyes and asked tiredly.

"Bo Fu, don't worry about the outside matters, it's more important to be at ease!" In front of the sickbed, Mrs. Wu looked sad and looked at her son who was full of energy when she went out of the war. After returning, she became like this. How could the mother not feel hurt?

Sun Ce smiled forcibly and comforted him: "Don't worry, Mother, Ce's son is not in trouble." After that, he winked at Sun Quan on the side.

Sun Quan understood and helped Mrs. Wu up and said, "Mother, Sister Shangxiang accidentally injured her arm while dancing in the yard. The doctor said that the blood flowed continuously, and I don't know if it was serious!"

The sister of Shangxiang, Sun Quan mentioned, is the little girl of Mrs. Wu's sister. She has been smart and cute since childhood, and is well-behaved and likable. Mrs. Wu has four sons and none of her daughters. She probably got upset about the noise of the boys and then saw that the daughter of the girl's family was very loving. Sun Shangxiang spent more than half a year with Mrs. Wu. On weekdays, if Sun Shangxiang fell or felt pain, Mrs. Wu seemed to be anxious.

This time, Sun Quan exaggerated the pain of this sister who didn't love Hongzhuang and armed, saying that Mrs. Wu was very concerned and hurriedly told Sun Ce a few words, and then went to the backyard with her maid.

When Sun Ce heard his mother's footsteps go far away, he put on his clothes and got up. Sun Quan helped him to the front hall to discuss matters. The civil and military officials and military officials such as Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhu Zhi, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Chen Wu had been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Wu, the scout came to report yesterday that Xu Kun, who was trapped in Shiyin Mountain, surrendered to the enemy!" Cheng Pu said helplessly. Xu Kun's army was left by Sun Ce to block Lu Xun's pursuit. After Sun Ce's defeat in Qu'a, Xu Kun's lonely army was Gao Chong. Lu Xun had been surrounded by Shiyin Mountain for a month. Apart from surrender, he was only killed in battle.

And Xu Kun obviously does not have the strong solar term as strong as Zhou Tai.

"Damn it, a coward!" Chen Wu couldn't help but curse.

Cheng Pu is having a good relationship with Xu Kun on weekdays. When he heard Chen Wu’s insults, he retorted: “Xu Kun’s lonely army has been hard for more than a month, and it is not easy. Is Zilie’s words unfair?”

When Sun Ce saw Cheng Pu and Chen Wu quarreling, his face darkened and he shouted, "You two, retreat for me!" Cheng Pu, Chen Wu saw that Sun Ce was angry, had to glar at each other in disappointment and retreat to his own position.

Seeing that everyone was bowing their heads, Sun Quan said speechlessly, "Brother, if this continues, we will be destroyed by Gao Chong sooner or later. It would be better to fight to the death and come to the death!" Sun Quan's purple-black face had a sense of perseverance and courage, which had never been before. After several cruel battles, the young Sun Quan gradually matured.

"No, now is not the time to fight. From the old minister's perspective, Gao Chong is not strong enough to be impeccable. As long as we can unite other forces around us, we have a chance to turn the tables and win." Zhang Zhao, the chief secretary who was the think tank of Sun Cejing, said at this time.

There was no trace of blood on Sun Ce's pale face and he asked, "Zibu, I wonder who can rely on it as an alliance?"

Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment and said loudly: "Gao Chong raised all his troops across the river and advanced south, and Huainan was empty. Yuan Shu in Huainan and Lu Bu in Xuzhou were all with elite troops, staring at him with bait. Why don't you come forward? Why don't you write a letter to Yuan Highway and Lu Fengxian, all of them have feelings for the past, and form an alliance with Gao Chong together!"

After hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Zhou Yu, who had been speechless, retorted: "Zi Bu's words are wrong. Yuan Shu was a righteous person who usurped the throne and was abandoned by the Han people. If we had made a favor with him, wouldn't we be considered as a conspiracy by the world? And Lu Bu had always been ambitions and had a capricious temperament. It was no different to plot against him to be a slut with a tiger, which was not advisable."

Seeing that Zhou Yu, who had always had disagreements with him, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but sneer: "Since Gong Jin said this, there must be a good plan. Why not say it? If it is really a good plan, maybe it can avoid making the mistake of Shang Liao's failure?"

Zhang Zhao is loyal and honest, and his connection with the civil and military officials is pretty good, but he is not in harmony with Zhou Yu. The two have had political disagreements several times, and they don’t know how many times they have fought openly and secretly. However, this is the first time Zhang Zhao said such a naked sarcastic word as tomorrow.

Zhou Yu's face changed, Shangliao, these two words were so touching. Since Qu A was defeated and separated from Xiao Qiao, Zhou Yu has been unable to find out Xiao Qiao's whereabouts. In the chaos, an orphan girl has no chance to survive. Outside Shangliao City, the gentle and strong love of the concubine played the role of the man has been lingering in Zhou Yu's heart these days. Facing Xiao Qiao, who can be damaged, Zhou Yu only feels guilty.

"Yuan Shu, Lu Bu cannot help Ming, which does not mean that there is no other power to rely on. I think Cao Sikong from Xuchang will definitely take action after knowing the battle situation in Jiangdong. After all, Cao Cao would not want to see the situation where Gao Chong dominates Jiangdong." Zhou Yu said loudly.

Zhang Hong, the chief consultant who had a good relationship with Zhang Zhao, nodded and said, "What Gong Jin said is very much. Hong is willing to go to Xuchang again and lobby for the court to send envoys to mediate the war in Jiangdong. As long as there is about a year to breathe, the lord can take advantage of the prosperity of Wujun and Kuaiji counties in the east to make a comeback."

"That's great. Although Gao Chong occupied several counties such as Danyang, Yuzhang, Luling, etc., how could those places compare to Wujun and Kuaiji's wealth? As long as we spend time, our army will be able to revive the situation!" Sun Quan said loudly.

Seeing that the generals were all excited, a smile appeared on Sun Ce's pale face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Gong Jin, Zibu, Zigang's views are very suitable for me. If you go to Xuchang, you should be too Gao Chong by land. Chen Deng's territory should be convenient for you to go by sea. It is not advisable to go to Gang tomorrow. In addition, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu Chu Zhongmou, you can send two people who are good at speaking and discerning, prepare more gold, silver and jewelry to lobby for the two of them to harass Huainan. I want Gao Chong to be uneasy day and night!"

Just as Sun Ce discussed a good plan with the counselors to deal with Gao Chong, Gao Chong, who occupied Danyang County, officially moved the governor's headquarters from Yuzhang to Moling.

Gao Chong, who was helped by Chen Deng, had a great increase in his strength. Chen Deng's support showed that the backbone of Xuzhou's local gentry after undergoing the process of power replacement by Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Sun Ce, finally put the treasure on Gao Chong's head. This does not mean that choosing Gao Chong is the best choice at this stage. However, Chen Deng believes that only by relying on Gao Chong can one guarantee his own interests to the greatest extent. Although Gao Chong, who came from a poor family, received help from Lu Su, Xu Shu, Gan Ning, Tai Shi Ci, Gu Yong and others, what he lacked the most was the support of the gentry doctors.

In this era when he valued his family's background, Gao Chong's experience of becoming a slave was unbearable in the eyes of many self-proclaimed noble scholars and officials, so they would not choose such a poor master with no background as a supporter, even if this person's ability is so powerful.

The day after Gao Chong won the victory, Chen Deng, who was already interested in Gao Chong, proposed this important proposal. The reason why he chose Moling instead of Qu'a was also derived from a passage from Chen Deng: "Moling connects to the Yangtze River in the north and has a small river for more than a hundred miles south, so he can install a large ship, and our Jinfan naval army can move and occupy it. Moling and Wuhu are close to Ruxu. In the future, the general wants to visit Xu Huai, so it is better to stay in the lower place, so this place is the best place for garrisoning troops."

But it is not easy to move the governor. Not to mention Gao Chong's feelings for Yuzhang, it is enough to bear Gao Chong's favor just how to face the questions of tens of thousands of people in Yuzhang.

In the hearts of those people, Gao Chong was born to be their parents and guardian saint.

And God must never leave his own place.

And it was Lu Su who really made Gao Chong make up his mind.

"Pengshuai, are you the governor of Yangzhou, not the prefect of Yuzhang?" Lu Su has a strategic vision for the relocation of the capital, and is so unceremonious about the hesitation of Gao Chong.

In his opinion, as the governor of Yangzhou, Gao Chong should be governing the six counties of Jiujiang, Danyang, Yuzhang, Lujiang, Kuaiji and Wu, which are under Yangzhou. The center of these six counties is Danyang. Only by moving the capital to Moling can we show to the court and the world that Gao Chong is the real owner of Yangzhou.

Of course, in addition to the above reasons, the move to relocate the capital from Yuzhang City to Moling also comes from two basic considerations: one is for military purposes, mainly to shorten the itinerary of message transmission. Now Gao Chong’s enemy is Sun Ce. If there are any abnormal movements on the front line, it is very easy to miss the fighter’s opportunity. Second, for the purpose of further uniting and integrating the gentry forces of Xu and Yang states, Chen Deng’s surrender can ensure that most gentry tyrants turn to Gao Chong’s side, but it is not guaranteed that some others will be moved by Sun Ce. In addition, only Huang Zhong and his troops are guarding Huainan. If Gao Chong stationed in Moling, it will be more convenient for reinforcements.

September and early autumn in the third year of Jian'an.

While Gao Chong was busy moving the capital, the prefect of Guangling Chen Deng was working hard on how to receive envoys from the court.
Chapter completed!