Chapter 37 Establishment of the Southern Expedition Headquarters
On the sixth day of the April 19th, the weather was clear and the breeze was breeze. Sun Quan called Cheng Pu over from the Wuyi camp and held a military meeting for the southern expedition.
"Okay, everyone, you all know that we will soon be in the southern expedition Jiaozhou. Today I call you all to establish the Nanzheng Command. Then the commander-in-chief will be personally appointed by me. Cheng Pu and Lu Meng are the deputy commander-in-chief. Cheng Pu is responsible for all logistics support. Lu Meng assists me in commanding the army to fight. Chief of General Staff Pang Tong, Lu Xun, Cheng Pu is responsible for maintaining the logistics of the Wuyi camp, Zhuge Jin and Hu Zong are responsible for maintaining the Zijinshan camp, assisting General Cheng Pu in providing logistics support, etc. "Sun Quan officially established the Nanzheng commander-in-chief.
"Lord, I wonder which troops they all take to the battle?" Zhang Jie was most concerned about whether he could go to the battle.
"The troops that followed the army are arranged as follows: the Fifth Division, the 11th Division, the 12th Division is the main force, the Fifth Division is the vanguard, the 11th Division guards the central army, and the 12th Division is the mobile. Of course, in addition, Chen Nian led the First Regiment of the Imperial Guards as the command guard force, and the Special Forces Brigade follows the army. In addition, the newly reorganized army of Shanyue, almost a month and a half has passed, and three divisions have been organized. The remaining people are temporarily added to the 13th Division: the newly formed 14th Division, the division commander Huang Lu, the chief of staff Zhong Limu, the newly formed 15th Division commander Lu Kai, the chief of staff Zhou Feng, the newly formed 16th Division commander Zu Shan, and the chief of staff He Qi. All the division commanders are all major general, and the other ranks are evaluated by the subsequent Military Affairs Office. All three divisions follow me to fight and are the rear army." Sun Quan assigned the participating troops.
"Lord, Bo Yan has become the deputy chief of staff. Will he continue to serve as the chief of staff of my Fifth Division?" Lu Meng asked. He didn't want to be both a father and a mother by himself.
"Your chief of staff is called Deputy Chief of Staff Ding Gu promoted to the position. In addition, General Cheng Pu of the 10th Division stayed at the Wuyi camp, and General Hong Jin of the 13th Division stayed at the Zijinshan camp. You and Zhuge Jin and Hu Zong must cooperate well to provide logistics support for the army. The battle is about logistics, especially the supply of some medicinal materials." Sun Quan explained again.
"Don't worry, lord, please ensure that you complete the task." The four of them patted their chests and promised.
"Everyone understands their mission, and the date of departure is set on the second day of July. At the end of June, our early rice harvest is completed and the new grain is put into storage. It is the time for the expedition." Sun Quan finally announced the date of departure. Of course, the Fifth Division, as the vanguard, will set out in advance.
"Lord, the old minister has another question?" Cheng Pu said after Sun Quan finished making arrangements.
"Uncle Cheng, please tell me!" Sun Quan said politely.
"Lord, what name do we go to Jiaozhou? If the name is not correct, the words will not go well. We are ready now, but there has never been a name that the world accepts. I wonder what the lord plans?" Cheng Pu said.
"This is really ignored, but to put it bluntly, it is an excuse. Lu Meng, as the vanguard, before the war begins, you will send a letter to the city guard in Jiaozhou, saying that a soldier in our army was missing and asked to go into the city to search for this soldier. Then they will not be able to camp normally, and then you can use this as an excuse to attack." Sun Quan remembered the July 7 Incident.
"Lord, this is the same as nothing, I think it's better." Cheng Pu gave Sun Quan this reason to Lei, feeling that he shouldn't ask this question. Now that Sun Quan is talking about it in the army, he insists on making such a reason, and he has no choice but to do so.
"Okay, this is all a trivial matter. Xiao Fenghuang and Bo Yan, you two can think about it carefully and make up one before the war begins. Lu Meng, just ask them the chief of staff before the war." Sun Quan threw the blame out directly.
After Sun Quan arranged the military arrangement early, the rest was Chen Nian arranged the special operations brigade to collect intelligence, Pang Tong and Lu Xun led some staff to make combat plans here, and Sun Quan asked Hu Zong to edit a few literati by his side. Sun Quan would compile some propaganda articles based on his memory, as well as some institutional laws, and so on, let several people follow him to sort it out for him. About half a month later, these corpses were almost done, and Sun Quan had no more suitable things for the time being, but these literati were left behind. As his pen and a royal literati, each of them had a false title of senator.
Sun Quan later gave them a task to write Sun Quan's origin and origin into an article, specifically introducing Sun Quan's origin and experience, and finally talking about Sun Quan's ideas, etc. Sun Quan hinted that they could try their best to deify them, and then ignore them. They went to the General Staff to find Pang Tong and Lu Xun.
Pang Tong and Lu Xun were looking at the maps and intelligence provided by the special forces, discussing the arrangements of the army to go to war. Seeing that Sun Quan came in, they immediately greeted Sun Quan.
"Little Phoenix, Bo Yan, how are your strategy arrangements now? I'm done with work now and come and see you." Sun Quan said.
"Wu Hou, can you give me a formal title? I, Pang Tong, are working for you at least, and I don't need wages. You should respect me too." Pang Tong didn't want others to call him Little Phoenix in the future.
Lu Xun was not easy to interrupt, and he replied after Pang Tong finished speaking: "Master, we have made preliminary plans, but there are still some problems that need to be solved for the time being."
Sun Quan ignored Pang Tong's complaints and started chatting with Lu Xun, saying, "Boyan, what's the problem? Is it the current war between Liu Biao, Jingzhou and Zhang Jin, the governor of Jiaozhou?"
"They hit them, but this will not affect us. What we are worried about is that Liu Biao from Jingzhou will stab us behind us at that time?" Pang Tong inserted it and said.
"Does Liu Biao have the courage to fight?" Sun Quan didn't believe that Liu Biao dared to fight.
"Khan, although Liu Biao is old, he is not stupid. Now his team is in war with Zhang Jin. Liu Pan and Huang Zhong are leading the army against Zhang Jin. Zhang Jin is defeated more and wins less. Liu Pan and Huang Zhong are both generals. They are now in the north, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are not disturbed. Liu Zhang is weak in the west, and will not take the initiative to attack. Once we attack Jiaozhou, we will fight on both sides. They may not dare not attack us from behind." Pang Tong said.
"Lord, we both think we can ask the Prime Minister to arrange someone to put some pressure on Liu Biao on the front line of the Yangtze River, and then send someone to explain directly to Liu Biao: We are fighting with Jiaozhou, warning them, of course, we should also leave a team to guard against Liu Biao's attack." Lu Xun said.
"Oh, don't look for Gongjin anymore. I can't handle this. How can I see the world?" Sun Quan said arrogantly.
"Then I wonder if Mr. Wu has any good ideas?" Pang Tong said. He knew that Sun Quan was very powerful, but he didn't believe that he could be better than himself in strategy.
"It is divided into two aspects: First, I will arrange for the Jinyiwei to send people to Jingzhou for a walk, saying that Liu Pan is Liu Qi's person, and wants to fight for military power for Liu Qi and help Liu Qi seize the position of the prince of Jingzhou. Didn't Liu Biao marry a little wife? He has a young son, which is just right to use. At the same time, someone will take Huang Zhong's son to Jiangdong, and of course he has to tie Zhang Zhongjing from Changsha to me."
Sun Quan was just speaking vigorously, but Pang Tong interrupted and interrupted, "I don't know how you tied Zhang Zhongjing over. Even if you have a way to tie him up, you can't tie him up. He is a person who has been a prefect, and now he is dedicated to serving the people and treating diseases. If you tie him up, will you be scolded by the world?"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!