Chapter 44 Southern Expedition
"Wuhou, the second step is to take over the two counties of Cangwu and Yulin. Because these two counties border Jingzhou, we must take them down first, otherwise it will be not good once Jingzhou intervenes." Pang Tong finally interrupted.
"The third step is to take over the remaining six counties of Hepu, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Zhuya and Dan'er. The specific arrangements for dispatching troops will be decided later." Lu Xun continued.
"Your plan is aimed at the government governments in Jiaozhou. So what about the tribes in the mountains and forests of Jiaozhou? How to pacify the barbarians? How long does it take? Should I pacify the barbarians first or take down the counties first?" Sun Quan asked.
"Go back to the lord, I have considered this. My suggestion is that this year we can take down the three counties of Nanhai, Cangwu and Yulin first and do a good job of governance. Then next year we will send troops like the other six counties to take down these places first, and we will clean up the barbarians one by one, just like my Jiangdong Shanyue, let them all go down the mountain to serve my Jiangdong people." Lu Meng said.
"Okay, you have to make more plans. I have sent someone to contact Huang Zhong with Huang Zhong. Liu Pan probably will go back to Xiangyang in the near future. Now the problem of Jingzhou has been generally solved. We will send troops as scheduled. In addition, we will report a message that in the southern part of Jiaozhou, some tribes have established themselves a small country called Zhan Po. This time, we will destroy it. How can we sleep soundly in our place?"
Sun Quan arranged for Chen Nian to take Huang Xu's handwritten letter to find Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong almost slashed him. Fortunately, Chen Nian is good at it and has been with Huang Zhong for more than a dozen moves.
"I can't tell. You are still a master. Huang Zhong is disrespectful." Huang Zhong is also a hero.
"General Han is promoted to General, if you have two more moves, you will lose energy. I admire you!" Chen Nian also learned Sun Quan's words, no matter how much he said, "I will call him the word "大" first, treat yourself as your acquaintance."
"Your Excellency, Mr. Wu, are you here? Do you want me to join you in Jiangdong?" Huang Zhong said without a good sigh as soon as he opened his mouth. His son was kidnapped, and Huang Zhong was also angry.
"General Han is promoted to General Han, and I am next to me. This time, I came here to express my love for the general, and the other is that my lord Wu Hou wanted to do something for the general. I heard that the general's son was in poor health, so I received my famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing and invited the young master to normal. I have now returned to normal health. In time, I may have become a general." Chen Nian came up and talked about private matters, and did not mention any official matters.
"General Chen, the Marquis of Wu cured my son's illness. I am grateful to him, but I am a general of Jingzhou. I am afraid I will not be able to repay him." Huang Zhong directly opened up the block.
"General Hansheng, please read your son's letter first, we will not deceive you." Chen Nian handed the letter written by Huang Xu to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong knew that these were all true after seeing this, and he was very happy. He bowed to Chen Nian again and said, "This is a thank you to the Marquis of Wu. From now on, Wu Hou's army will say that I should retreat."
"The general said this, he is really a heroic character." Chen Nian said.
"I wonder if there is anything else to do with General Chen coming this time? I have received an order from my lord, the governor of Jingzhou. Jiangdong and Jiaozhou are fighting, and I, Jingzhou, will not help each other. I will definitely act according to my lord's orders." Huang Zhong explained the situation directly.
It turned out that Liu Biao was still afraid that he would not be able to defeat the Jiangdong Navy, and the Jiangdong Army might not be very powerful. Liu Biao would definitely be happy to see it when he bites a dog in Jiaozhou, so he asked Huang Zhong to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. In this way, Huang Zhong would not be embarrassed. Huang Zhong did not mention asking his son to come back. As long as he was healthy or wherever he was, it was enough, and Sun Quan would definitely not let him go easily.
Sun Quan called Huang Xu and Zhang Zhongjing here and said, "Huang Xu, Mr. Zhang, our army is going to fight south. Let's make an arrangement for you. Mr. Zhang, please come with us. Jiaozhou has a lot of miasma, so I have to worry about Mr. Zhang."
"You're welcome, since the Daying is doing his job for the Marquis of Wu, you should do your best." Zhang Zhongjing said.
"Huang Xu, what about you? What do you think?" Sun Quan asked.
"Huang Xu meets the lord, I once said that I would like to be the lord's front pawn and let the lord send him." Huang Xu is also very trustworthy.
"Okay, although your body has recovered, you still have to continue to recuperate and completely restore your vitality. This way, you don't have to go to the battle with me. First go to my Jiangdong martial arts hall to study and study. My three younger brothers are also studying there." Sun Quan said.
"Okay, lord, I will definitely study literature and martial arts well and not let my lord down." Huang Xu has been almost brainwashed by the Sun Quan Sect.
Fortunately, the weather was good and the early rice had been harvested smoothly, so Sun Quan could safely embark on the southern expedition. The army set off, and Lu Meng came to find Sun Quan.
"Lord, my Fifth Division is a vanguard. The task of taking the South China Sea this time is to carry out my Fifth Division. In the end, we must follow the army forward. Please make an announcement." Lu Meng reported loudly.
"Oh, Ziming, this time, because the new special forces training is not over, I can only send you five teams, and I will ask Li Sheng to lead the team. I won't say much about the rest. I will win the flag and win Jiaozhou for me." Sun Quan shouted.
"Catch Jiaozhou!" Then everyone shouted.
Lu Meng led the Fifth Division to travel all the way forward. When he passed Jieyang, Boluo and other counties, there were only one hundred guards in these counties and surrendered directly. Lu Meng arranged a platoon to guard the guards, and then did not stop. Five days later, the army appeared outside the Nanhai City.
This is, our Jiaozhou Governor Zhang Jin, was wearing a red turban on his head, playing the piano and burning incense, and doing his own rituals. Nowadays, people say that when the army besieged the city, they don’t know what to do, so they ask people to find Qu Jing.
"Lord, the army under the city is the army of Jiangdong. It is the banner of Jiangdong, but it is not the banner of generals. There are about 10,000 people. There are only three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in our city. I am afraid it is not his opponent. I still have to ask for reinforcements as soon as possible." Qu Jing said to Zhang Jin.
"General District, our army is all fighting against Jingzhou on the front line. Jiangdong suddenly appeared, which is too unreasonable. We might as well send someone to talk to them and see their intentions." Zhang Jin still hoped that it was a misunderstanding.
"Master, just make arrangements. I will send troops first." Qu Jing said goodbye and left.
As soon as he left Zhangjin, Qu Jing was very upset. He arranged the troops and returned home and said to his generals: "We, the governor, are simply an idiot who only knows religion. They have sent troops to siege the city. He also wants to ask if there is any misunderstanding. They clearly came to beat you, alas..."
"Master, we have to plan for ourselves. Once Zhang Jin is defeated, where will we go?" said one of the generals.
"How about we just surrender to Jiangdong. I heard that their lord Gongsun Quan is very young." Another person said.
"Yes, I might as well surrender, but I can't surrender directly. We have to guard for a few days to let them know our value, and then surrender again, and we will be reused." Another family general came up with an idea.
"Okay!" Qu Jing slapped his thigh and shouted. Then he arranged: "Everyone will prepare separately. First, arrange for the people to settle in the governor's mansion. The governor should not let the governor escape. The others should rest well and prepare for a war tomorrow. Today, the Jiangdong army came from afar and would not attack the city."
In the Jiangdong army, Lu Meng arranged for everyone to set up camps on the spot and set up posts, but he didn't set up camps. Anyway, as planned, they would enter the city that night, and the soldiers casually found a place to raise their spirits. Lu Meng found Li Sheng and discussed the actions tonight.
"Deputy Commander Li, you only have five teams now, and you only have fifty-one people. Can you enter the city and open the city gate?" Lu Meng asked. This was the first time that the special forces were dispatched on the battlefield, and I don't know what the combat effectiveness was.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!