"Captain, I must not use you. In fact, the grain and rice have been exhausted early. There is still food in the army. It is Zijing who appeases the governor and the soldiers!"
"That's right. Since the army came from the west, not a single grain or fodder from Wu County has been delivered here. The army's expenses are all firewood and mulberry surplus! Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others can be killed by everyone!"
"Oh, my little lord is also being stared at! What good can a high-ranking scribe do?"
"My young lord? I'm sorry, are you out of your mind? How dare you say such nonsense?"
"I forgot that last month Wen Xiang complained a few words in front of Bu Qu about why the lord didn't take advantage of Liu Biao's serious illness to attack Jingzhou. He missed the opportunity and was stabbed to the Jiankang government office!"
"Wen Xiang is still in prison. The crime of disrespect proposed by Zhang Zhao would have been hard to explain if Gong Jin hadn't written a letter and had already been beheaded!"
"Who is Wen Xiang? He was the tiger minister who blocked Huang Zu's pursuit and protected the army when the army was defeated in Xianshan. His words were wrong and his attacks were so ruthless. My lord is no more cautious now than he was back then."
In the military tent, Han Dang and Cheng Pu told about the loss of military supplies. Huang Gai interrupted, which even led to a major event in Soochow last month.
The Wen Xiang whom everyone said was Xu Sheng, the tiger general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty! The general who served under Sun Jian during his time.
Xu Sheng managed the army well and had great authority among the Eastern Wu soldiers, second only to Zhou Yu. After Sun Quan came to power, he deliberately divided Zhou Yu's authority and recruited him to Jiankang with the title of Sima of another department.
Unexpectedly, Xu Sheng replied that Huang Zu would never be destroyed and would not return to Jiangzuo, which caused a catastrophe!
Zhou Yu'er became more and more angry the more people talked. Thinking of the lack of food in the army, her throat felt sweet and blood almost spurted out.
He knew that the attack on Jiangxia was just about his last breath. No matter what, he had to wait until Lu Su, the governor of grain and grass, arrived, and used his own strength to swallow the blood in his mouth again.
"Boom!"
The governor tapped his knuckles lightly on the table in front of him. When the Dongwu generals who were noisy at first heard this sound, they immediately stopped and bowed their heads, not daring to say anything more.
"Zijing will be arriving soon. Let the sons retreat first. How can we kill the enemy if we have nothing in our belly?"
"promise!"
"I'm going back now. I thought there would be some fresh fish caught on the boat. I could make some soup to relieve my fatigue. The governor decided to drink some too. I'm really looking too blue."
Cheng Pu and Han were about to retreat after receiving the order. The tiger generals who were around Sun Ce in the past years had been with Zhou Yu in the past few years, and they had long been impressed by Gong Jin's talent and learning.
Zhou Yu nodded slightly and wanted to say something, but felt that he didn't even have the strength to speak.
Seeing Han Dang, Cheng Pu was about to leave the tent. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside the camp gate, followed by the cheers of the troops.
"Coming, it must be Zijing. Food and grass will arrive soon. Jiangxia will be able to capture it!"
Realizing that his friend had returned, the governor of Soochow had an abnormal blush on his pale face. He stood up and walked to the tent door to greet him. What he saw in front of him was Lu Su, whose face was full of tears.
"Captain, Commander, Lu Zijing has no face to say goodbye to the Governor, no face to say goodbye to the soldiers in the army!"
"Zhang Zhao, a common man, said that Lü Meng and Zhou Tai were the key to conquering Jingzhou. He allocated all the general's food to the land of Guiyang and refused to give us even a single grain of rice!"
"What? Zibu is so confused? My lord, Zijing hasn't seen my lord yet, is he talking about the affairs of Jiangxia?"
"Gong Jin, my lord is sick and can't see anyone. I've called the country's crown prince, but it's useless. At the time of arrival, I levied some grain and grass from the prefectures and counties along the road, but it's just a thousand hu of dendrobium!"
Lu Su wanted to say more, but saw Zhou Yu slowly stretched out his hand, indicating that he didn't need to say any more.
Outside the Soochow camp, a gust of autumn wind swept by, and Gong Jin's long hair became disheveled in an instant. The Soochow generals looked at the governor whose eyes were slowly dimming, and there were lines at the end of his eyes.
Almost at the same time, I thought of the beautiful young man who laughed and discussed the world with Sun Ce by the Yangtze River.
Two years, no more than two years, Zhou Gongjin seemed to have run out of oil and was exhausted by many worrying things.
"Retreat! How can we win with thousands of dendrobiums of grain and grass? My lord is not claiming to be ill, he just doesn't want me to make any achievements!"
"I hate it so much, I hate it so much!"
The Commander-in-Chief of the Soochow Navy spoke less and less loudly, and Zhou Yu felt a sour and hot air spurting upwards from his chest and abdomen.
"vomit!"
He opened his mouth, blood came out of his mouth, and he shot out a few steps like arrows. Then his vision went dark and he fell straight backwards.
"Captain!"
Huang Gai, who was closest to Zhou Yu, hugged Zhou Yu. This fierce man had been stabbed several times during the pacification of Wu County, his arms were almost cut off, and he was still laughing.
Seeing that I was pregnant with the governor, my breath in my mouth was getting weaker and weaker. I looked at Jiangxia City in the distance and felt an indescribable sadness in my chest. I raised my throat and started wailing like a child in the midst of thousands of troops.
In early October of 197 AD, the Soochow navy failed to capture Jiangxia and retreated to Chaisang.
The news that Guan Yu defeated the strong by the weak spread throughout the nine states. Xuande was in Changsha County. He was overjoyed when he heard the news. He ordered Zhang Fei to gather his troops and rush on the road day and night to attack Han Xuan's place!
Zhou Yu was in a coma for three days. He met Hua Tuo on the road to save his life, and then he woke up!
It’s just that the miracle doctor said that Gong Jin’s anger has damaged his vitality and his life span has been greatly reduced. Only by meeting someone with better medical skills than him can he regain his life. Otherwise, he may not live until thirty years!
Liu Bei of Jingzhou became famous for a while, with thirty thousand troops. Just half a month after Zhou Yu retreated, he saw the banner of Changsha Governor Han Xuan from a distance.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, all the powerful soldiers in the world were in the northern prefectures and counties of Yanji, and Liu Biao's soldiers were able to dominate the south bank of the Yangtze River.
The general trend is that the further south you go, the weaker your soldiers' combat effectiveness becomes.
Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, ruled the county with tyranny. Most of his subordinates were Dongting barbarians who were subjugated and unfit for use. Only his general Huang Zhong was a Zhonglang general who was loyal to Liu Biao.
After accumulating meritorious deeds, he became General Bi and commanded the soldiers in Changsha. Huang Zhong, also known as Hansheng, was good at using a broadsword and was also good at archery. He could pierce the Yang Sui Diao within a hundred steps. He was the mainstay of Changsha.
Among the people Han Xuan valued were Huang Zhong and the reinforcements from Lingling Prefect.
On this day, the Changsha government office heard that Liu Bei's troops had arrived, and Zhang Fei's fierce and vicious Han Xuan was panicking when he heard his soldiers say that Lingling reinforcements had arrived.
Liu Du and his son Liu Xian have always been known for their ability to recognize people!
Han Xuan valued General Xing Daorong very highly. Hearing the arrival of the Lingling army and horses, he was very happy and quickly ordered his subordinates to kill pigs and sheep to reward Lingling's friendly troops.
He hosted a banquet for Xing Daorong in the government office. Just after the arrangements were made, he saw a tall, fat, middle-aged man outside the government office, who was as fat as a wild hog, striding into the hall with an arrogant face.
Han Xuan was overjoyed when he saw the unique temperament of the person coming. He quickly stepped forward and took the hand of the man in front of him.
"You are the general Xing Daorong under the command of the prefect Liu of Lingling? I have heard for a long time that the general is Lu Bu from Jiangnan and Ma Chao from Dongting. When I see you today, it is really different!"