Jing County is located in Yongli, the center of the county. In fact, the number of households is not as high as that of a small village in Wujun. It is surrounded by mountains and is a dam in the valley. On the slope outside the city, mountain people are burning wildfires in order to reclaim some arable land in the next year. Compared with the people of Wujun, a town where fish and rice are fish and rice, life here is undoubtedly more difficult.

As soon as I approached the city gate, I saw a yellow notice posted at the city gate. When I walked closer, I saw that it was the announcement of the recruitment of soldiers posted by Taishi Ci a few days ago. Now after these days of wind and rain, the announcement of the announcement has been damaged in many places. However, the soldiers guarding the city were just lazy and napping with guns, without any energy at all.

I was secretly apart. Taishi Ci was always known for his severity. What could he allow his soldiers to be so negligent and lazy? Could it be that the information I found was wrong?

"May I ask, is General Taishici the one guarding this city?" I approached a sleepy soldier and asked.

The soldier stretched and replied, "Yes--."

I continued to ask, "Then how to get to General Taishici's mansion?"

The soldiers who replied, opened their eyes impatiently and said bluntly: "There is only one street in the city, and in the end it is--."

Finally I saw my old friend, the joy in my heart was indescribable. At this time, I had no time to care about the bad attitude of this soldier and was about to turn around and enter the city.

"Hey, you are General Gao Chong!" The soldiers looked up and down for a long time before, and finally asked.

Before I could answer, the soldier grabbed my clothes and shouted loudly: "It's really you, General Gao Chong is here. Brothers, come and take a look. I'm right!"

With this shout, three or four more soldiers guarding the city surrounded me. I recognized that they were at Shenting Ridge that day, with me and Taishici, who had suffered seventy-four small strokes. At this moment, they shouted my name and squeezed forward hard. After experiencing the same life and death on the battlefield, this meeting was really not easy.

"Ha---, let's go and report to the general." A clever soldier ran into the city quickly.

And I was hugged by this group of cheerful soldiers, and the more soldiers who received the news gathered, their shouts resounded throughout the street, their voices were already exhausted, and my tears were circling in my eyes. These soldiers, like me, were poor, and may not know many words. They were expressing their inner joy in this way.

Almost half an hour passed, and I could only move towards the city step by step.

"Have you rushed over?" A loud shout rang out in my ears, and then, a pair of big hands pulled away the crowd around me and hugged me tightly.

I looked up and saw a familiar face with a angular face.

"General Ziyi——." My tears could no longer be suppressed and burst out from my eyes.

"I miss you so much. You kid are so lucky..." Taishici punched me hard in the chest and threw me to the ground.

I lay on the ground, took advantage of the momentum to wipe away the tears from my face with my sleeve, and shouted, "Ouch--!"

When Taishici heard my shouts, he hurried over to support me, and said with a guilty look on his face: "Shaochong, I'm so sad that I'm so happy that I forgot that you were injured. I was wrong, I was wrong, I should hit me-." After that, he grabbed my hand and wanted to hit him.

I twisted my waist, jumped up with the strength of my waist and abdomen, and smiled and said, "General Ziyi, look at me, I'm injured!"

Taishi Ci looked at me blankly, and after a long time, she shouted: "It turns out that it was you who deceived me, haha..."

That night, Taishici set up a banquet in the mansion to welcome me, and called all the brothers who survived the battle in Shentingling Mountains, and everyone drank strong wine to tell us about their experience after the farewell.

After the banquet, when everyone dispersed, I said, "General Ziyi, are these days good?"

Taishi Ci sighed and said, "Shaochong, I'm going to tell you, this life is really boring."

After saying that, Taishi Ci was about to come one by one after another. We knew that after Taishi Ci retreated to Jing County, he worked hard to recruit soldiers. However, Jing County was remote and sparsely populated. To this day, there were only more than 2,000 soldiers recruited, and most of them were people from the mountains and fields. If they were brave, they would be brave. However, most of these people were not familiar with military discipline and warfare. How could they defeat Sun Ce by relying solely on courage?

From Taishi Ci's expression, I saw that he seemed a little discouraged. No wonder all the soldiers guarding the city were lazy and lazy. I thought it was influenced by Taishi Ci's emotions. However, Taishi Ci could think like this, which was also a good thing. After the battle at Shentingling, Taishi Ci also saw that just one blood and courage could not defeat Sun Ce.

It's almost the Chinese New Year, and red lanterns are hung in front of the doors of every household in Jingxian. The red represents the joy. The lantern means prosperity in the coming year. In a blink of an eye, I have been in Jingxian for several days. Although Jingxian is surrounded by mountains, the mountains are not very high. If the enemy comes to attack, it will be difficult to defend. In addition, the walls of Jingxian are damaged and incomplete, and they are very easy to be attacked by the enemy. I am a little worried that if Sun Ce leads the army to attack, they will be destroyed. So I was determined to persuade Taishi Ci to give up Jingxian and settle down elsewhere.

On this day, when Taishi Ci and I returned from patrol, the scout came to report to Chen Wu and Han Dang in Danyang to prepare for the news of his attack on Jingxian.

Seeing that the time was ripe, I advised: "General Ziyi, look at the current situation, Sun Ce is just around the corner to pacify Jiangdong. Jing County is only a few hundred miles away from Moling. Although there are mountains blocking, there are no dangerous passes to defend. If Sun Ce takes the momentum of winning and leads troops to attack, our army is afraid of danger. It is better to abandon Jing County and surrender to his lord Liu Yao."

Taishici said: "Shaochong, don't want to improve others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. If Sun Ce's son has thousands of troops, I, Taishici, are not afraid!"

I said anxiously: "Sun Ce has only three thousand people, but the momentum has been unstoppable since he crossed the river. It is impossible to deal with it. The military book "Six Strategies" says: The three armies are frightened, the soldiers are not in line, and they are afraid of the enemy's strong, and they talk to each other to be unfavorable; the ears and eyes are connected, and the words are endless, and the mouths are confused, and the words are not afraid of laws and regulations, and they do not value their generals. This is a weak conquest. This is a time of a fish fight. Choose this and take it. The previous lord has tens of thousands of people, but it is still impossible to defeat Sun Ce's tiger and wolf army. There are only a few thousand people in Jing County. Fighting with it is tantamount to hitting stones with eggs and causing self-destruction. It is better to retreat to Yuzhang, and after meeting with the lord, you can argue with Sun Ce again. As a general's way, you should put the overall situation first, and do not show off your courage for a moment. The so-called worry is courage, what the general values; moving is angry, what the general uses, these four are the general's clear commandments."

After I finished speaking in one breath, my face turned red, my throat was filled with blood, as if there was a hot thing about to rush out. If it were before I was injured, I would not have explained the principles of these marching formations so clearly. During this period in the Lu Mansion, in addition to recuperating from injuries, the greater gain was that I had studied many military strategies and understood the factors that determine the outcome of the war.

After hearing this, Taishici didn't speak for a long time. He probably didn't expect that I, who was once a young master, could tell such a truth.

After a while, Taishi Ci sighed and held my hand and said, "I am a waste of my youth and I have been a few dozen years old. I still know that I am the general. Don't be angry at Shao Chong. I will listen to your words."

I bit my lips hard, still a little unbelievable about what I heard, but from Taishici's eyes staring at me, I saw a gaze that I had never seen before, combined with conviction and admiration. At this moment, I knew that my words had convinced Taishici. A warm feeling came from Taishici's hand and penetrated into my palm. For a long time, I had never been so excited.

I hugged Taishi Ci's burly body and said, "General Ziyi, Shao Chong has just said heavy words, please don't be surprised!"

Taishi Ci laughed and said loudly: "It's really a soldier who has been separated for three days. We should look at him with admiration. Shao Chong is wise and resourceful, which is beyond my ability. However, Yuzhang went deep into the barbarians, with a small land and a small population, which is not where the success of our army is. What is the successor to the military rations?"

After all, Taishici is a general who leads troops. This question is good, and I am confident that I said: "The north of Yuzhang, the shore of the lake and the sea, the sea is dusk, and there are more than 10,000 people in the upper liberal arts. We can temporarily deal with military rations. Our army can live here first, and after we meet with the lord, we can do things cheaply."

When Taishici heard that I was right, he nodded and said yes. Before Sun Ce came to attack, Taishici and I purged the team, abandoned Jingxian, and led our troops to the sea to dim.

As soon as my Taishi Ci led the army out of the boundary of Jingxian, a scout came to report: Sun Ce sent three generals Chen Wu, Han Dang and Sun Ben to attack Jingxian. The vanguard has now reached three miles outside Yongli City. I couldn't help but secretly complained that if I walked slowly, I might be blocked by Chen Wu and others in Jingxian City.

Shangliao, with beautiful mountains and rivers, a poetic and painting-like pastoral scene, is very different from the desolate and dilapidated Jingxian County, but it looks very similar to the south of the Yangtze River. The land on the shore of Poyang Lake is fertile, the people are rich in people and food, and many clans gather to live together. Shangliao is a famous granary in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Its location is Yuzhang in the south, Chaisang in the north, Guze in the east, and Xiakou in the west, and is always the key to rivers and rivers.

Taishici and I led our troops westward. Along the way, the soldiers of Liu Yao's army who had previously dispersed here gathered here under the banner of "Liu". When we arrived near Shangliao, we gathered with nearly 3,000 people.

However, although these three thousand people seem to be quite a lot, if they really fight with Sun Ce's elite soldiers, if Sun Ce's army only has 500 people to drown, our three thousand people may be able to fight. These soldiers have long been beaten by Sun Ce's army. Needless to say, they will fight to the battlefield, and even if they can catch up with Sun Ce's army's flag from afar, they may run away in sight.

As for military discipline, let alone. On weekdays, Liu Yao, Zhang Ying and others are not strict in their control. When they are fighting, these soldiers show off their power and are arrogant. When they really go into battle, their calves are trembling and they are very lucky. In fact, I don’t have to guess too much, and you should know that you can escape if you lose. Unless you have extraordinary power, they will definitely be the first group of deserters who will escape.

When I settle down in Shangliao, I must clean up the team. Along the way, I was worried about how to train such a defeated army into a command-line ban on tigers and wolves.

On that day, our army had just arrived in Shangliao and had not yet settled the team. Suddenly, an envoy from Liu Yao asked for a visit. After being summoned to ask, he found out that after Liu Yao was defeated from Shentingling, he was defeated westward. When he arrived at Pengze's troops, there were only less than a thousand people left.

From the envoy, we also got a news. Xiang Zurong, who had fled west from Moling, brought more than 10,000 people and more than a thousand horses to Yuzhang. At this time, Zhu Hao, the prefect of Yuzhang appointed by Liu Yao, was fighting with Zhuge Xuan, the prefect of Yuzhang appointed by Yuan Shu. Zhu Hao was in a rush. Zhu Hao's situation was tight, so he asked Liu Yao for additional troops to rescue. After Liu Yao was defeated, there was no troops to support, so he asked Zhu Rong to lead his troops to reinforce.

I couldn't help but have a cold war in my heart. Zuo Rong was ambitious, arrogant and indulgent, and killed innocent people. In the past, when Zuo Rong temporarily stayed at Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling, he took advantage of the wine to kill Yu, and then issued a general outfit. He went to Yuzhang here, and there might be changes.

At this time, Taishici said, "I wonder what the lord has to give?"

The envoy replied, "The lord was very happy to hear that General Ziyi led his troops to Shangliao, and he ordered us to come. The lord meant that General Ziyi would immediately lead his troops to Pengze to meet and discuss the major plan."

At present, our army has no fighting spirit. The most urgent task is not to fight, but to occupy a place where money and food can be provided, and then strengthen training and purify the team. Only in this way can we make a difference. Pengze is facing the Yangtze River in the north, Yuan Shu's Ancheng to the north, and to the west is Xiakou, which is occupied by Huang Zupan. It may be attacked at any time. Moreover, Pengze is poor and has few people and has poor money and food. How can it support the military supply of two or three thousand people?

When it comes to commanding an army, Liu Yao is really an amateur.

Seeing that Taishi Ci was a little hesitant, I seemed to be a little undecided. I couldn't bear to be sent to the mourning of the three thousand men that had finally gathered together.

Thinking of this, I advised: "General Ziyi, our army has just arrived at Shangliao, and its foothold has not yet stabilized, and the soldiers are all exhausted and need rest urgently. If they go to Pengze immediately, although they meet the lord's wishes, the morale of the soldiers is depressed after the defeat, and they may cause changes after a long march. Besides, even if they are on the battlefield, they are afraid of fighting without intention. It is better to do this. We can write a letter to explain the reason for temporarily stationing Shangliao. If there is any dispatch on the lord's side, we can go again."

Taishici said: "Just follow what Shaochong said." Taishici has admired me so much these days, so he agreed.

Sometimes imagination is often very different from reality. I thought that as long as I was under the banner of Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, even if the people of Shangliao did not welcome us, they would at least not turn us away. After all, Yuzhang is one of the six counties under Yangzhou, and Liu Yao is much bigger than Zhu Hao, the prefect of Yuzhang.

However, when I saw Shangliao's closed city gates and the high suspension bridges, I realized that everything was not so simple. Although the Shangliao area was rich in resources, it was densely populated by lakes, and the thieves often plundered, and the public security was extremely unstable. All clans had little trust in foreign troops.

What's more, Liu Yao was beaten in a mess by Sun Ce. Now he is just named Yangzhou Mu. A few days ago, Huo Rong passed by under the banner of Liu Yao, and defeated soldiers harassed and abducted the countryside, which is even more so than the thieves in the river. It is no wonder that the clan of Shangliao heard that Liu Yao's army came, and was panicked and closed the city gate and refused to accept it.

If we do not get the support of the local wealthy families, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in Shangliao, let alone develop in the future. Just when I and Taishici were at a loss, the scout suddenly reported another news: Seeing that there was an opportunity for his loyalty, Zuo Rong led his army to defraud Yuzhang, and the prefect Zhu Hao was also killed.
Chapter completed!