Chapter 60 Qu’a’s talents are all in one fell swoop

Author: Yang's Liangjiazi

Chapter 60 Qu’a’s talents are all in one fell swoop

Liu Yao's army was defeated and fled across the mountains and plains.

Sun Ce's men immediately launched a pursuit without any scruples, and the enemy troops lay dead for more than twenty miles along the way.

The seven hundred cavalry finally showed their unparalleled strategic value at this moment. The generals divided their forces to attack, charging into the crowd with their horses, marching forward in an indomitable manner, killing the enemy troops who were so frightened that they knelt down on the road in order to survive.

In this battle, Sun Ce's army beheaded more than 5,000 people and captured tens of thousands of people!

The huge scale of the cavalry took the situation in a completely different direction.

The most critical point is that Sun Ce's army pursued the defeated troops and fought all the way to Dantu County, directly taking over this important town in the north of Qu'a, facing Guangling County across the Yangtze River.

Cheng Zi rode his horse to Sun Ce with blood all over his body. He was full of loyalty and said: "General, we captured Dantu and did not find Liu Yao. He must be hiding among the defeated troops. I will lead a group of soldiers to continue the search all night."

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He commanded all the cavalry under Sun Ce except the black armored cavalry. It can be said that his troops fought to the death in this battle and contributed the most. Especially during the pursuit, he personally led the cavalry to attack. Any enemy who tried to gather a crowd to resist would be defeated by him.

He led his troops to a violent defeat and was extremely brave. Therefore, the blood all over his body was not only splashed by the enemy, but he himself was also wounded in several places, dripping with blood.

But he still ignored his injuries and searched all night long.

Sun Ce greatly appreciated this loyalty and bravery, and he did not want to let this kind of love for his general go wrong. He said: "Liu Yao is just a broken thief who escaped. There is no need to spend a lot of time searching. You can bandage your wounds and take good care of them."

Cheng Zi said anxiously: "But that's General Mujia Zhenwu of Yangzhou!"

Sun Ce smiled and said: "You also know that he is General Mujia Zhenwu of Yangzhou appointed by the imperial court? What are you going to do with him after you capture him? Should you kill him, release him, or hand him over to Yuan Shu?"

Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and almost the entire Youzhou was in turmoil. Countless forces united and formed a hundred thousand troops to strangle Gongsun Zan, who was in great power for a while.

If Sun Ce killed Liu Yao, the whole Jiangdong would be in a state of uproar.

Of course, sending him to Yuan Shu would only bring trouble to himself. Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor within a year or two. If Sun Ce sent Liu Yao to him and was killed by Yuan Shu, Sun Ce's reputation would be ruined.

It is simply aiding the evildoer.

Cheng Zi still frowned: "But let him go like this? He also has Yuzhang County and Kuaiji County under his command. Once he escapes to these two counties, he will definitely become our enemy."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Sun Ce raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise, if we capture Kuaiji, how should we deal with Yuan Shu's conquest? Give up Jiangdong and help him conquer other counties?"

"Hiss~" Cheng Zi suddenly took a breath and his eyes widened. Suddenly he thought of a word, raise the bandits to respect themselves!

Sun Ce said calmly: "Don't waste the energy of the soldiers, rest as soon as possible, and prepare to continue marching eastward to seize Piling, Wuxi and other counties. I want to hold at least half of Wu County in my hands! This relationship is extremely important, even more important than Liu Yao

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When we hit Wuxi, we have already reached the north of Taihu Lake. Wuxi, Wuxian, Yangxian, Wucheng, and Youquan counties are the fertile land next to Taihu Lake, the most fertile land of abundance in the world.

Sun Ce must ensure that he gets three of the five counties before others do.

Cheng Zi immediately accepted the order and began to lead his army back.

However, Liu Yao's Qingqi suddenly escaped, making it difficult to search. Even in which direction he went, no one knew clearly. If he did not flee north to Dan Tu, but went east to Wu County.

Sun Ce's 10,000-strong army could not capture him even if they overturned the land all night long.

Therefore, Sun Ce did not pay much attention to it, so he withdrew his troops and entered Qu'a City.

Wuxi, Wucheng and Sun Ce had not yet taken control of it, but Qu'a, a Yangzhou prefecture and an important military town, was easily under his control.

The most important reason why it went so smoothly was that Gu Yong, the magistrate of Qu'a County, surrendered directly to the city.

This was a hero who dedicated the entire city of Yangzhou, and was also the first celebrity among the Wujun nobles to support Sun Ce.

No matter what, Sun Ce had to personally and solemnly receive this famous person from Wu County as soon as possible.

In order to show his closeness to Gu Yong, Sun Ce even ordered that no one from the three armies should enter the city without authorization, and the entire army would be stationed in the camp outside the city.

Sun Ce's army had strict military discipline and did not do any harm to the city. The rule of Yangzhou prefecture brought peace of mind to the people.

Gu Yong also personally led the famous people and heroes in the city into Sun Ce's camp to pay homage to him.

Gu Yong, wearing a soap robe, a black ribbon with a copper seal on his waist, and a Jinxian crown on his head, stood in front of everyone and led them to salute: "We, the chief officials of the Quash people, pay our respects to General Sun."

Sun Ce immediately helped Gu Yong up with his own hands and laughed boldly: "I have heard of Gu Yuantan for a long time. With the help of Yuantan and other wise men, I will be able to help the people in danger, relieve the chaos, and stabilize Jiangdong."

And Gu Yong definitely deserved Sun Ce's praise.

When he was young, he became a disciple of Cai Yong, a great writer in the late Han Dynasty.

Cai Yong was the father of the ever-talented Cai Wenji. He was already a famous person in the world, but when he saw Gu Yong, he still treated him differently and said: "You will become a great person in the future and become famous in history. So I will give you my name."

, I hope that future generations will also think of me when they mention your name."

Gu Yong indeed lived up to Cai Yong's high expectations. When he was weak, he was recommended by the prefectures and counties. He started as the county magistrate of Hefei, and then moved to the magistrate of Lou County and Qu'a County.

He is only 27 years old now, but he has been transferred to several counties and has made achievements wherever he goes.

Historically, after Sun Quan became the prefect of Kuaiji, he did not leave the county and stayed in Wu County. He directly appointed Gu Yong as the prefect of Kuaiji to carry out the affairs of the prefect. He eliminated the bandits and thieves, made the county peaceful and the officials and people surrendered.

After Sun Ce conquered Kuaiji County, he naturally did not intend to stay in Kuaiji County. Kuaiji County was almost equivalent to the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian in later generations. It was extremely developed in later generations, but it was too far away from the Central Plains in the current era.

Sun Ce also planned to use Gu Yong as the county magistrate to govern the entire Kuaiji County.

To govern such a large county, equivalent to two provinces, no one but Gu Yong's caliber would be able to handle it.

After all, he served as the prime minister of Soochow for nineteen years!

Moreover, Gu Yong's prime minister for the past nineteen years was not a clay figure prime minister or a puppet on a string. He was the real power in charge of the country's affairs.

Because he didn't drink, he was taciturn and behaved appropriately. When the ministers and ministers were having a banquet, everyone was afraid that Gu Yong would see them lose their temper after drinking, so they didn't dare to enjoy themselves. Sun Quan also said: "Gu Gong is sitting here, so we can't be happy.

." It's awe-inspiring and can be seen in general.

Of course, although Gu Yong was a talented man from Jiangdong, he was still a little behind Sun Ce. After all, Sun Ce had just lost the title, but he fought with an army and defeated the dignified Yangzhou Shepherd and Zhenwu General Liu Yao!

Gu Yong looked at the fierce and heroic Sun Ce in front of him, and sincerely admired him, saying: "We are only willing to follow the general to help the Han Dynasty and help the Han Dynasty together."

Sun Ce nodded with a smile and looked behind Gu Yong. The most gratifying thing about defeating a force is undoubtedly capturing a large number of officials and talents in the enemy's city.

In the battle of Qu'a, not only did dozens of enemy generals surrender to Sun Ce, but Sun Ce also wiped out almost all the talents in the city.

So Sun Ce said to Gu Yong with great expectation: "Yuan Tan will also introduce me to some more talented people."

Gu Yong immediately turned sideways and held his hands in the air with a respectful attitude: "Don't you dare disobey me."

The first person he introduced was Sun Shao, who was eight feet tall next to him, and said: "This is a famous scholar from Beihai, Sun Shao, whose courtesy name is Changxu. Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai, once praised him, saying that he has talents in Langmiao and can hold important posts in the court.

Those who lead thousands of elite soldiers in Qu'a to surrender today are considered servants."

The generals behind Sun Ce were immediately in an uproar. His performance on the battlefield today was obvious to all and caused great trouble to his side. It can be said that if Zhou Yu had not arrived in time with his army, he would have almost reversed the entire battle.

Sun Shao bowed and saluted, and said: "Everyone in the battle formation has his own master. He has to do his best. I hope the general will forgive me."

Sun Ce looked at this eight-foot-tall famous man from Beihai. Like Zhuge Liang, he was a standard Shandong man with a majestic appearance and awe-inspiring demeanor.

At that time, everyone had his own master and had to do his best.

Sun Ce appreciated this very much. If he could do his best for Liu Yao, he would be able to do his best for himself in the future.

So Sun Ce laughed and said, "This is an act of loyalty and righteousness. How can we blame it?"

If all the generals who had resisted were killed, then most of the talented people in the late Han Dynasty, including Taishi Ci, Wenpin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, etc., would all die.

In troubled times, the most important thing for princes is their mind.

Sun Ce was undoubtedly one of the most generous and open-minded princes. With his hearty laughter, all the scholars in the tent were greatly respected and happy to serve.

After introducing Sun Shao, Gu Yong continued to introduce the next scholar to Sun Ce, but this scholar was very young and not an official.

"This is the patriarch of Qu Awang's surname Hong clan, Hongzi, whose courtesy name is Changlin."

Perhaps Sun Ce was not clear about the status of the Hong family, so Gu Yong specifically emphasized: "The Hong family is a prominent family in Yangzhou. Not only does it have a great surname in Qu'a, it also has great prestige in Wu County. Chang Lin is also generous in righteousness and wealth, and has great ambition and integrity."

Sun Ce took a deep breath, which meant that the Hong family was extremely influential in Qu'a County, Wu County, and Yangzhou.

Sun Ce looked at this young man with outstanding appearance and weak crown. No wonder the little bully in history wanted to marry his sister to him and win him over to become his in-laws.

If he can give full support, it will definitely make it easier for him to occupy Jiangdong.

After all, the Zhou family of the Gongqing family has already married with him, and he is still trying to win over another Gongqing family, the Chen family. If the very influential Qu Ahong family in Yangzhou is also roped in as an in-law at this time, then the Sun family will be able to

Stand firm in Jiangdong.

Moreover, this is a wealthy family that will recommend Zhuge Jin in the future. Zhuge Jin took refuge in Jiangdong, and maybe it was the Qu Ahong family who took refuge.

Therefore, Sun Ce had high hopes for him and asked with a smile: "Chang Lin has great ambition and integrity, is he interested in becoming an official and governing Yangzhou for me?"

Hongzi cupped his hands and said: "I have been willing to help the troubled times for a long time, but I just regret that I have never met a hero. The general entered Qu'a with tens of thousands of troops, but he did not cause any harm to the people. He is actually the king's army. All the people in the prefectures and counties are happy to obey. Now that the general has

I have the intention of withdrawing troops from Wu Hui, and I am willing to lend a helping hand to the general."

The most important reason why Hongzi was willing to help Sun Ce was as he said. Sun Ce's tens of thousands of troops had won a complete victory today, but they were unable to do anything about the fall of Qu'a County, and not a single general or soldier entered the city of Qu'a.

The entire Qu'a family and powerful people greatly appreciated this.

You must know that after the army breaks through the city, it has been accompanied by chaos and killing since ancient times. Therefore, many local powerful people tried their best to resist the foreign conquerors. Every change of power means the bloodshed and loss of the local power.

But Sun Ce's military discipline not only prevented them from losing anything, but even gave them the opportunity to follow Sun Ce and expand their interests in other counties.
To be continued...