What does the ladder march mean? It means to send the troops from the field near Langya to the front line first, and then fill in the troops from the field in the subsequent cities.
Cao Cao nodded, thinking about his emotions just now, and said, "Just now, I lost my composure and made everyone laugh."
Jia Xu consoled him, "This is just human nature. Prime Minister, don't worry about it. Besides, Liu Cong's methods are really amazing."
Cao Cao sighed, "I never thought craftsmen could change anything before. Liu Cong has completely subverted my understanding of craftsmen."
As he spoke, Cao Cao said seriously, "Send an order to improve the status of craftsmen and establish a scientific research institute in Xudu. All treatment will be as per Jingchu's. Those who make great contributions will be granted titles and titles in the name of the imperial court!"
"promise."
"Let the people in the school affairs office find an opportunity to bring back some craftsmen from Xiangyang. If they can bring Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing back to Xudu, they can report to the imperial court and be granted the title of marquis!"
"promise."
"Report, Prime Minister, frontline battle report!"
Just as he was talking, another soldier came in with military reports.
"Bring it here."
Cao Cao didn't need anyone else to get it for him, so he eagerly walked over and grabbed the military report and started reading it.
"Zhou Yu retreated?" After reading this, Cao Cao was not happy at all. Zhou Yu's retreat meant that Cao's army in Huainan would face more enemies.
Everyone took Cao Cao's military report and read it. Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, Zhou Yu robbed more than 100,000 stones of grain and 100,000 people and went south. This is not a small sum."
Cao Cao glanced at him and said angrily, "Don't you know that this is not a small amount? What can I do? Go to the sea to recover the person?"
"Where are Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun?"
"We have arrived in Yanzhou. We can reach Pengcheng in ten days at most."
Hearing that the tiger and leopard cavalry were approaching the front line, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, tell them to be careful."
"anchor!"
On the observation decks of each large ship, the flag bearers shouted orders while hoisting flags.
"All ships ready to dock!"
"All armies help the people disembark!"
On March 20th, Zhou Yu landed at Dangtu with 100,000 people captured from the north. On the same day, he captured Dangtu and Zhongli!
"My general order! The whole army will be repaired for a day. Tomorrow, summon the strong men among the people to dig out a river channel from the Huai River to Shouchun for me!" Zhou Yu ordered as he walked.
Lu Su, who was beside him, heard this and said, "Gong Jin, my lord has always loved and protected the people. Wouldn't this be a forced labor force?"
Zhou Yu paused, turned around and looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, you are pedantic again. Of course I know that the lord loves the people, but now and then, the opportunity to fight is fleeting."
"These 100,000 people plus the local population can produce at least 30,000 men. Using these people to dig rivers, the efficiency of our army will be greatly improved. As for the rest, that will happen after we capture Huainan."
After saying that, Zhou Yu stepped forward with a smile, patted Lu Su on the shoulder and said, "Zijing, you are responsible for controlling these people. You must appease them."
Lu Su smiled bitterly, "Zhou Gongjin, Zhou Gongjin, you will really arrange hard work for me."
"He who can do it has to work harder." Zhou Yu turned around and left, leaving only this sentence.
If there were tens of thousands more people, it would take up to three days to dig a river channel and flood Shouchun!
Lu Su's expression perked up when he thought of this. Isn't it just to appease the people? With Lu Zijing's ability, he couldn't manage tens of thousands of people?
"Informing the military advisor, Zhou Yu's army has landed at Dangtu. This is Zhou Yu's letter. Please review it."
Pang Tong took the letter and looked at it carefully for a long time, then he laughed and said, "It is obvious that Zhou Gongjin is determined to make great achievements."
All the generals were a little curious, and Cai Mao asked, "Military advisor, what did Zhou Gongjin say in his letter?"
Pang Tong put the letter on the table and said, "Zhou Yu plans to repair it for one day, and then dig a river channel from the Huaihe River to Shouchun within three days."
Three days, no matter what, is still dozens of miles. It is obvious that Zhou Yu was anxious. No wonder Pang Tong said that he was anxious to make achievements.
The generals looked at each other, and they all looked excited.
"Great, if Zhou Yu can flood Shouchun, Xiahou Dun of Hefei will definitely be defeated!"
"That's right. The food in Hefei is also transported from Shouchun. Once Shouchun is controlled by our army, Cao Jun in Hefei will starve to death!"
"Cao's army relied on those 10,000 cavalry to transport food and grass. Now they don't even have cavalry. Even if we don't capture Shouchun, they will still have to run out of food!"
"The situation is great, the situation is great."
Pang Tong sat in front of the commander's case and watched the generals' discussion with a smile. After they finished speaking, he said, "Everyone, the war has been decided. Huainan will definitely belong to me, Jingchu!"
"Zhou Yu has made such progress, we cannot fall behind. Send an order to dig trenches outside Hefei City. Dig trenches three feet deep and one foot wide. Dig twenty trenches for me!"
"Build forts after the trenches, one every three miles, and be fully prepared with horses, antlers and other materials. Leave Xiahou Dun here completely!"
"promise!"
With twenty trenches and a fortress every three miles, Pang Tong really didn't give Xiahou Dun any way to retreat.
The weather in March is still slightly chilly, but if you are working, the weather is just right, neither cold nor hot, just suitable for spring plowing!
In the open space on the south bank of the Huaihe River, countless strong men and sergeants were breaking ground here with hoes, iron autumns and other tools.
"Everyone, please work harder. After this, Mr. Lu will ask the Marquis of Chu for orders to divide the fields and build houses!"
"You know the taxes in Jingchu. As long as you are willing to work, let alone starve to death, even becoming rich will not be a problem!"
"There are still those who want to be soldiers. After you have settled down, go to the government and report by yourself. Someone will take you there. Don't envy me. This is also a good policy for me to catch up with the Marquis of Chu. Hey, don't just listen to that kid.
I said, work."
A man from a hundred households stood on the stage and kept cheering up the strong men around him. Every word he said struck a hard blow in the hearts of these people!
To be honest, when these people were captured by Liu Jun, they did not have much hope for the future.
Not to mention that Liu Jun is of good quality under the provisions of military orders and regulations. No matter how good his quality is, why should ordinary people abandon their family business and go south with you? Why should they not use some coercion?
He smiled and said to others, "Fellow fellow, our general has ordered us to take you south. Look who will pay attention to you."
Not to mention when taking a boat during the voyage, it is even more crowded. People die every day during the voyage, suffocate to death, commit suicide, and are killed...
This is still under the supervision of Liu Jun. If there were no troops on the ship, this group of people would have died more!
Don't Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others know about this? Of course they know, but that's what fighting for hegemony is like in troubled times. They try their best to reduce the enemy's strength.
Fortunately, the Chinese nation has a law-abiding nature since ancient times. As long as there is some hope in life, they will not go against the government.
Zhou Yu stood on the top of the hill, looked at the busy crowd below, and said with a smile, "Zijing, you really belong to me. You have promised so many benefits to the people, so have you figured out where to allocate land to them?"