On the official road less than ten miles away from Pengze, eight thousand flying tiger troops were marching towards Pengze under the leadership of Wang Wei. After these ten thousand flying tiger troops left the Jiangdong camp, they rushed to the riverside.
Several warships transported him to the other side.
Eight thousand Flying Tigers traveled through the night and arrived in Pengze in just two hours. Pengze was the target of the Flying Tigers this time.
In Hukou County, which is dozens of miles away from the Flying Tiger Army, Zhao Yun is leading two thousand Feilong Guards and two thousand Flying Tiger Army to Hukou County, which is also the target of the trip agreed upon by Zhuge Liang and others.
Pengze County and Hukou County both fall under Jiangdong's rule, and occupying these two places can form a strong enough force to prevent Pengze County from fighting alone.
At present, Jiangdong's army has suffered heavy losses and is in short supply of food, grass and baggage. It is a good time to occupy Pengze and Hukou. Otherwise, when Jiangdong regains its strength, it may take some trouble to occupy these two places.
At this time, Jiangdong's army could not spare any manpower, and it was easy for the Feihu Army to occupy Pengze and Hukou.
Sure enough, when the Pengze County Lieutenant and the Hukou County Lieutenant saw the Feihu Army coming to attack, they immediately left the city and surrendered. The two county lieutenants were both people who knew the current affairs. According to the county's military strength, they simply could not withstand the elite troops.
Flying Tiger Army, in this case, it is better to present the city as soon as possible and maybe there will be no implication.
Zhao Yun and Wang Wei were not surprised by the reaction of the two county captains. Such things happen from time to time in troubled times. Surrender this today and surrender that tomorrow. The key lies in strength. If you are strong, how will others do the same?
Don't dare to betray.
With the cooperation of two county captains, it was much easier for Zhao Yun and Wang Wei to take over the city. First, the original soldiers and horses in the city were detained, and then the whole city was under martial law and curfew. A famous Feihu soldier went out of the city to inquire about information, and most of them
The Flying Tiger Army is building defense facilities under the command of Wang Wei. This is Jiangdong after all. Once the Jiangdong army reacts and mobilizes its army, the Flying Tiger Army is likely to suffer losses, and with the help of defense facilities, it can well resist the Jiangdong army.
attack.
At the same time, most of the aristocratic families in the city were secretly monitored. These aristocratic families were all time bombs. Maybe when Jiangdong's army came tomorrow, these people might act as internal agents to support Jiangdong's army. Wang Wei had to guard against this.
After capturing Pengze and Hukou, the front of the Jingzhou army finally came to a halt.
After several hours of traveling, Sun Ce led an army of 50,000 and finally arrived at Guangchang County, which is the larger of Lujiang County. Originally, Sun Ce wanted to lead his troops to Pengze County, but Pengze County was
It's too small now, actually
There was no room for Jiangdong's 50,000-strong army, and even Guangchang County, which was larger than Pengze County, still couldn't accommodate Jiangdong's 50,000-strong army. Therefore, Sun Ce could only place the army outside the city and bring some of his troops with him.
Rest in the city.
Seeing Sun Ce's arrival, the county captain of Guangchang did not dare to hide his secrets and took out all the food and grass in the city to supply the army. However, even this was still not enough for the 50,000-strong army. In desperation, the county captain had no choice but to collect grain from the rich households in the city.
Although these wealthy households do not complain in any way, but now
Sun Ce's army was just outside the city. Once Sun Ce was angered, the family might suffer as well. Therefore, the rich families in the city also took out food and grass to appease the army. At this time, everyone in the city could see that Jiangdong was defeated.
, no one dared to touch Sun Ce’s brow at this time.
In the county government, Sun Ce and others gathered together, and the county lieutenant of Guangchang County was even driven out of the main hall, looking into the main hall anxiously.
"Is there any news about Ziyi?" Sun Ce closed his eyes and no one could tell what he was thinking.
"The scouts came with the news that not long after the army retreated, General Taishi led 30,000 soldiers and horses in the camp to break out to the south, and Jingzhou's Feilong Army and Jingzhou's Navy also pursued them, and then the news was lost.
." Zhang Hong looked at Sun Ce and said carefully. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he didn't have much hope for Taishi Ci in his heart.
Not to mention that the Feilong Army could severely damage Jiangdong's army, even Jingzhou's tens of thousands of naval troops could overwhelm Jiangdong's remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
"So, Ziyi is in a bad situation?" Sun Ce suddenly opened his eyes and looked at everyone and said in a deep voice.
Hearing Sun Ce's slightly chilling voice, everyone in the hall fell silent. At this time, everyone could see that Taishi Ci was at a disadvantage and had no advantage at all. Facing the Jingzhou Feilong Army and Jingzhou Navy
The possibility of Taishi Ci surviving a double attack is extremely slim.
"My lord, Ziyi's intelligence and martial arts are extraordinary. Even if he cannot withstand the flying dragon army, it is not impossible to survive. At this time, my lord immediately sends troops to respond. Maybe there is still hope." Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhou Yu
He sighed.
Although he and Taishi Ci were not as close as Sun Ce, they could still be regarded as close friends. Now that Taishi Ci's life and death were uncertain, Zhou Yu felt heavy in his heart.
"Haha, it's ridiculous. I always thought that it would be easy for Jiangdong's tens of thousands of troops to capture Jingzhou. I didn't expect that even a small Jiangxia could not be captured. They came back with a huge defeat and lost their troops. It was really humiliating. If it weren't for Ziyi's death, maybe this would have happened.
The remaining 50,000 troops and horses will also stay in Jingzhou."
"Only today did I know what Yelang is arrogant. The personal guard army he worked so hard to build was nothing in front of the Jingzhou Feilong Army and the Feihu Army. It's really ridiculous."
Sun Ce sat dejectedly on his seat, watching everyone cry and laugh at the same time.
Hearing Sun Ce's words, everyone present turned red with shame and felt ashamed. Everyone present was responsible for Jiangdong's defeat. When Sun Ce said this, everyone stepped forward to take responsibility.
"My lord, as the commander-in-chief of the army, my subordinate has failed in his command, failed to compromise in his deployment, and even slacked off in military affairs. If the fault of this subordinate is the greatest, please punish me, lord."
Zhou Yu was the first to step forward and knelt on the ground and said with a face full of shame.
"My lord, my subordinate is a military advisor. Not only to be able to make suggestions, but also to deprive the tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops of food and grass, causing the army to be in a dilemma. It is really a heinous crime. Please punish my lord." Zhang Hong followed closely and knelt down.
road.
"My lord, in terms of fault, my subordinates are the biggest sinners. Since I arrived in the army, my subordinates have disturbed the morale of the army and ruined the army's previous strategy, causing the army to advance and retreat. I am really the biggest sinner." Lu Su
At this time, he also fell to his knees in shame.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the main hall also knelt down on the ground and took the initiative to take responsibility. For a while, everyone in the main hall except Sun Ce knelt down on the ground.
"Wait a minute." Sun Ce said helplessly with a bitter smile when he saw everyone kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you, Lord." Everyone stood up and returned to their seats.
"Gu suddenly woke up recently. Gu's situation is very similar to that of the overlord Xiang Yu. Gu Ziren is too far behind Xiang Yu, so he is not as powerful as Xiang Yu. The recent defeat has made Gu completely wake up. The defeat of this battle
It's all Gu's fault, you don't have to fight anymore." Sun Ce sighed and looked at everyone.
After saying this, Sun Ce suddenly straightened up his face and said loudly: "From today on, Zhou Yu is the governor of Jiangdong and oversees all military affairs in Jiangdong. Zhang Zhao is the prefect of Wu County and is in charge of the political affairs in Jiangdong. Lu Su is the governor of Wu County and assists Zhang Zhao in handling Jiangdong affairs.
, Zhang Hong is the general of the Jiangdong Auxiliary Army, supervising all government and military affairs in Jiangdong, and is also responsible for selecting talents for our Jiangdong and examining the talents of officials."
"No!" After Sun Ce finished speaking, everyone came to their senses, and Zhou Yu and three others hurriedly stepped forward and bowed in salute.
"The order ordered Huang Gai to be the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Navy. Together with Bu Zhao, the prefect of Lujiang, he built a naval camp and trained the navy to resist the invasion of Jingzhou Navy. Ling Cao and Ling Tong were Huang Gai's deputy generals.
We must drive the Jingzhou navy out of Jiangdong." Sun Ce looked at Ling Tong and said, although he did not know that Ling Cao was dead at this time, Ling Cao was defeated and no longer suitable to be the commander of the navy.
"Thank you, Lord." Ling Tong said with joy in his heart when he saw that Sun Ce did not investigate Ling Cao's defeat.
Sun Ce nodded and looked at Zhou Tai and said, "Order Zhou Tai to be the commander of the Lone Guard, and select 10,000 soldiers who are accustomed to fighting from the hundreds of thousands of troops east of the Yangtze River to form it."
"Thank you, Lord." Zhou Tai was excited. The commander of the personal guards was Sun Ce's confidant.
"From today onwards, the Guards Army will be renamed the New Army, and Lü Meng and Chen Wu will be appointed generals to fight against rebellion. They will each lead 15,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the rebellion under Jiangdong's rule. No matter they are bandits or rebels, they will not be spared.
"
"promise!"
Lu Meng and Chen Wu both breathed a sigh of relief. When they heard that Sun Ce had changed the name of the Guards Army to the Guards Army, both of them felt a chill in their hearts. However, they were relieved after hearing the following words. After this
The two fighting men also knew the shortcomings of the Guards. Although the Guards were elite, they had no experience, and their combat power was only a sliver higher than the average soldiers in Jiangdong.
"Order Han Dang to lead 10,000 troops to meet Ziyi, and make sure Ziyi returns safely." Sun Ce looked at Han Dang. Although he said this, Sun Ce was not sure about him.
"No." Han Dang accepted the order and left.
"Well, the others will make a decision after they return to Wu County." Sun Ce looked at the remaining people in the hall and shook his head.
"Report! Lord, there is an urgent report from Pengze County and Hukou County. Just now, Jingzhou's Flying Tiger Army has captured Pengze County and Hukou County." A Jiangdong young general walked in in a panic.
"What!" Everyone in the hall exclaimed in shock, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. Jingzhou actually took the initiative to invade Jiangdong. Could it be that Jingzhou is going to start a full-scale war with Jiangdong?
Sun Ce's heart also sank and he looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
"Lord, Jingzhou's move should be to drive a nail in our Jiangdong and make our Jiangdong a rat-proof weapon." Lu Su thought for a while and said, although the situation in Jingzhou is excellent at this time, Jingzhou's internal situation has just stabilized, and Liu Qi should not be here
At this time, war started against Jiangdong.
"That's right, my lord, you have forgotten about Poyang Lake. Since Jingzhou occupies Chaisang, it will naturally not let Poyang become our naval base in Jiangdong. As long as we occupy Pengze and Hukou, we can block our Jiangdong navy in Poyang Lake."
Inside." Zhou Yu also said.
"In this case, what if these two counties are given to Jiangdong?" Sun Ce decided in his heart and immediately said loudly.