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Everyone thought that Zhuge Liang would not take action at this time even if he was talented. According to Wenpin's precautions against Zhuge Liang, only when Jiangxia's situation became irreversible, Wenpin might turn to Zhuge Liang for help. Unexpectedly, Jiangxia's situation was not bad.
When everything was calm, Zhuge Liang had already taken action, and once he made the move, it was earth-shattering.
Jiangdong collected the food and grass for a hundred thousand troops for half a year. This batch of food and grass can be said to be Jiangdong's life. At the root, Sun Ce used General Huang Gai to ensure the safety of this batch of food and grass, but even so it was still burned.
Empty.
The bamboo slips clearly stated that two thousand Jingzhou cavalry burned the food and grass and rushed out of the city to escape safely. This news was the biggest bad news for Zhou Yu and others since they sent out troops. The soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were used, and the food and grass had always been the main force of the army.
The foundation of the battle has now been completely destroyed, and the two thousand Jingzhou cavalry who destroyed the foundation were almost unscathed.
While everyone was shocked by Zhuge Liang's action, they were also surprised by Zhuge Liang's methods. The sudden attack without any sound, and the safe escape made everyone shocked by Zhuge Liang's methods.
If such a strategy was used by a person who has been famous for a long time, no one would be surprised. However, this person had no reputation at all before. Such a person caused Jiangdong heavy losses as soon as he made a move. How could everyone not
shock?
"Lord, now that the army's food and grass have been destroyed, everything will be fine for a short period of time, but as time goes by, once the supply of food and grass is insufficient, the morale of the army will be unstable?" Zhang Hong said with a worried look. At this time, everyone in the army
The food and fodder can still last for two or more days, but after a few days, the army will have no food and fodder available, and riots will inevitably occur in the army.
"That's right. My lord, the most important thing at the moment is to solve the problem of food and fodder for the army, so Zhuge Liang can only let it go for the time being." Taishi Ci also looked anxious. He had learned Xu Shu's methods, and now another Zhuge Liang appeared. This
Although he was surprised, he had to consider Jiangdong's current situation. Otherwise, if Jingzhou soldiers and horses took the opportunity to counterattack or even attack Jiangdong, Jiangdong would be in danger.
Sun Ce nodded, knowing that the most important thing in this matter was to raise food and grass for the army. He turned to Zhang Hong and asked, "How long can the food and grass seized from various counties in Jiangxia be able to sustain an army of 100,000?"
"Lord, the food and grass collected from various counties can only sustain the army for ten days, and the food and grass currently in the army can last for five days, which means that the army only has food and grass for fifteen days.
” Zhang Hong thought for a while and said: “This is based on the time when the army is training. If the army goes on a campaign, these grains and grass can only last for seven days.”
There are strict regulations on the army's daily expenses. During wartime, the army's food and grass supply is sufficient, but when it comes to self-cultivation, it is far less than during wartime.
"Fifteen days?" Sun Ce frowned. Fifteen days is simply not enough time to transfer food and grass from Jiangdong. You must know that even if Jiangdong has food and grass at this time, it will not be too much. To maintain an army of 100,000 people, the food and grass can only be
Collection again. Collection and transportation plus the time on the road, fifteen days is not enough at all.
"My lord, Jiujiang and Lujiang counties should still have some grain and grass, and with the collection from nearby, maybe it can last until Zibu brings new grain and grass." Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, Lujiang County is one of the richest counties in Jiangdong.
, if we collect grain and grass in Lujiang County, we might be able to collect enough.
"What do you think about Zijing?" Sun Ce thought for a while and looked at Lu Su. Lu Su had planned a lot of things for him in the past two days, and maybe he could find a solution at this time.
"My lord, I have a plan, but I don't know if my lord is willing to use it?" Lu Su said with a frown.
"Oh, come and listen to what Zijing said." Sun Ce was shocked when he heard that Lu Su had a solution and asked hurriedly.
"Lord, why don't you borrow food from Jingzhou?" Lu Su said with a gleam in his eyes.
"What?" Sun Ce's face changed, and even Zhou Yu and others looked at Lu Su in disbelief. Jiangdong's grain and grass were burned by Jiangdong's soldiers and horses, so how could Jingzhou lend Jiangdong grain and grass?
"Zijing, are you kidding? How could Jingzhou lend Jiangdong grain and grass at this time?" Zhou Yu asked, suppressing the surprise in his heart.
"Lord, I have previously persuaded you to form an alliance with Jingzhou. Now is a good time to form an alliance. I think Liu Qi is not willing to fight Jiangdong at this time. In this case, he will definitely lend Jiangdong food and grass." Lu Su shook his head.
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Jiangdong and Jingzhou have nothing to do with each other. This is not the time to fight each other. He believes that several people under Liu Qi can see this. Previously, Jiangdong's withdrawal of troops and alliance with Jingzhou was the best outcome. But now that Jiangdong's grain and grass are burned,
Jiangdong can be said to be in a dilemma. If the Jingzhou camp lent Jiangdong grain and grass at this time, Jiangdong would definitely withdraw its troops. Jiangdong used this in exchange for Jingzhou's grain and grass, and Jingzhou had to agree.
"This?" Sun Ce said hesitantly: "Zijing, now that the food and grass of our one hundred thousand Jiangdong army has been burned, Jiangdong is at a disadvantage. At this time, Jingzhou only needs to take advantage of the victory and pursue Jiangdong to severely damage Jiangdong. How can Jingzhou still lend food and grass to Jiangdong?"
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"Lord, if Jingzhou doesn't lend, then both sides will suffer. Only if Jingzhou sees the determination of the lord, will Jingzhou lend food to the lord, and let Liu Qi know that if Jingzhou doesn't lend the food, Jiangdong and Jingzhou will perish together. As long as Liu Qi knows
At this point, he will definitely lend food and grass to the lord." Lu Su said.
"Zijing is saying that we are threatening Jingzhou?" Zhou Yu thought for a moment and asked.
"Yes, the situation in Jingzhou has just improved, so Liu Qi will definitely not die with Jiangdong." Lu Su nodded confidently.
Hearing Lu Su's admission, everyone fell silent. Lu Su's words were extremely obvious, that is, he was using Jingzhou's future to coerce Jingzhou into lending food to Jiangdong. Jingzhou Liu Qi's ambitions were not small and he would not fight to the death with Jiangdong at this time.
In this case, Liu Qi would definitely lend grain to Jiangdong.
"My lord, if you want to borrow grain from the wealthy households in Lujiang County, you can borrow grain, but these people are not easy to get along with. When the lord collected grain and grass before, these people took the initiative to provide grain and grass for the lord. Now,
If the lord collects food and grass from them again, I am afraid that although these people will not say anything, they will have complaints in their hearts, which will be extremely detrimental to the lord." Seeing Sun Ce's hesitation, Lu Su couldn't help but said.
The reason why Sun Ce hesitated was because if he collected food and grass from the wealthy households in Lujiang County, the army could survive the crisis.
"Not to mention the wealthy households in Lujiang County, even the people in Jiangdong may have complaints. Jiangdong has been fighting for years and has never stopped. Now that the lord has just unified Jiangdong, it is time to win people's hearts. If he is in
At this time, we are once again collecting food and grass from the people. What will Bai Xinzhong think?" Lu Su continued.
"Zijing is right, but if Jingzhou Liu Qi really refuses to borrow food, is it true that Jiangdong and Jingzhou are in a life-and-death struggle?" Sun Ce was a little worried. He had never thought about these things before, such as collecting food and grass.
It was all handled by Zhang Zhao and others. He didn't expect that there was such exquisiteness in it.
"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates are willing to go to Jiangxia and persuade Zhuge Liang to form an alliance with Jiangdong and let him temporarily lend food and grass to my lord." Seeing Sun Ce let go, Lu Su's face flashed with joy and said.
"No, there are many crises in Jiangxia City. What if Wenpin detains Zijing?" Before Sun Ce could speak, Zhou Yu on the side hurriedly objected. Now that Jiangdong has finally found someone who can coordinate the overall situation, it is absolutely impossible.
Put him in any danger.
"Yes, Jiangdong and Jingzhou are still at war. It would be terrible if something happens to Zijing." Sun Ce also said with a solemn face. After only seeing him for a few days, he could already tell that Lu Su had extraordinary talents.
Although Zhou Yu, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao and others are talented, they are not good at overall planning the situation in Jiangdong. Lu Su in front of him can be said to have solved this problem exactly, and he does not want Lu Su to suffer any losses.
"Lord, don't worry. As the saying goes, the two armies are fighting without killing the envoy. Even though the two armies are fighting, Wenpin will not embarrass his subordinates. And Zhuge Liang is also a gentleman, and he will never embarrass his subordinates." Lu Su
I felt a little moved, but still didn't change my mind.
"Lord, this matter is of great importance. If we let others do it, we might not be able to persuade Zhuge Liang." Lu Su said with a firm look on his face.
Seeing Lu Su like this, it was hard for Sun Ce and others to stop him. This matter was related to the future of Jiangdong. Sun Ce was really worried about the others going there.
"Well, in that case, I'll leave this matter to Zijing. However, if Zijing doesn't return within one day, I will capture Jiangxia and let the entire Jiangxia city be buried with Zijing even if I lose my Jiangdong foundation." Sun Ce looked ferocious.
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"Thank you so much, my lord. Zijing arranged for your lord to borrow food and grass to meet the urgent needs of the army." After hearing Sun Ce's words, Lu Su immediately bowed down and said.
"Zijing invites you. Since Zijing has decided, Zijing will rush to Jiangxia early tomorrow morning. But it doesn't matter even if Zhuge Liang doesn't agree. As long as Zijing returns safely, Jiangdong will not collapse like this." Sun Ce helped.
Lu Su said solemnly.
"Don't worry, my lord, Zijing won't act out of anger." Lu Su nodded.
"Ling Tong, you follow Zijing into the city tomorrow to prevent Xiaoxiao's plot." Sun Ce looked at Ling Tong again and entered the city. Zhuge Liang might not make things difficult for Lu Su, but it would be hard to say for others.
Ling Tong was asked to follow him in case Lu Su was attacked.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely ensure that you are safe." Ling Tong immediately stepped forward and bowed, shouting.
"Gong Jin, Zi Yi, you two will command the overall situation tomorrow morning and be ready at any time. If something really happens to Zijing, attack Jiangxia City immediately. This time, there is no need to worry about damage." Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu and Tai Shi Ci again and ordered.
road.
"No!" Zhou Yu and Tai Shici both bowed and obeyed. They both knew what Lu Su meant to Jiangdong.