"In that case, what if these two counties are given to Jingzhou?" Sun Ce decided in his heart and said loudly.
Sun Ce's performance shocked everyone, and they soon came to their senses. Since Jingzhou occupied the two counties of Pengze and Hukou at this time, it would definitely send heavy troops to defend it. However, Jiangdong was defeated at the time, with heavy losses, shortage of food and grass, and low morale. Attacking at this time
It is obviously not a good time for Pengze and Hukou.
Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others looked at each other and saw the surprise and surprise in each other's eyes. Obviously, Sun Ce was able to make the right decision in such a short period of time. They were both surprised and happy when they thought about Sun Ce.
After the previous series of orders, everyone suddenly realized that Sun Ce had already prepared to expand his strength.
"My lord is wise." Everyone hurriedly bowed and said.
"Order Bu Zhao, the prefect of Lujiang, to lead the Lujiang soldiers and strictly monitor the two counties of Pengze and Hukou without slacking off." Sun Ce thought for a while and said, Bu Zhao originally wanted to be transferred to Wu County, but he didn't expect that Jingzhou would be here.
When they invaded Jiangdong, Bu Zhao was familiar with Lujiang and happened to stay behind in Lujiang.
"Promise." Zhang Hong bowed in agreement, then turned around and grabbed the pen on the table and started writing. Soon an order had been written. Zhang Hong handed the bamboo slip to Sun Ce. Sun Ce didn't even look at it and just asked someone to give it to him.
Arrive at the stallion.
Sun Ce's unconscious actions made Zhang Hong feel indescribably grateful.
"Since the Jingzhou navy has occupied places such as Chaisang and Pengze, Poyang Lake is no longer suitable for training the navy. We order Poyang County, Lujiang County, and Yuzhang County to take precautions along the coast of Poyang Lake.
Ships entering and exiting must be strictly inspected to prevent Jingzhou navy from entering Poyang Lake. If necessary, the waters from Poyang to the Yangtze River can be blocked." Sun Ce raised his head and said coldly.
Poyang Lake spans several counties and covers several surrounding counties. If the Jingzhou navy enters and exits Poyang Lake at will, it will not be a good thing for Jiangdong. No one dares to take this risk. After all, Poyang Lake is in the hinterland of Jiangdong and is of great significance to Jiangdong.
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Sun Ce and others only stayed in Guangchang for one night, and set out to retreat to Wu County early the next morning. However, Zhou Yu and the remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses did not leave, but stationed in Lujiang County in the name of rest and recuperation.
Food was tight, but fortunately it didn't take long for the first batch of grain and grass mobilized by Zhang Zhao to be delivered to Lujiang, which eased the situation of the army.
As Sun Ce issued a series of orders, the entire Jiangdong became tense. Selecting talents and training soldiers and horses, the entire Jiangdong was like an old machine suddenly bursting out with unimaginable power. Jiangdong, which was originally depressed due to the war,
, suddenly it was like being injected with infinite vitality, bursting out with vigorous vitality.
The entire Jiangdong began to develop rapidly, and the power of each county began to gradually increase.
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In Xiangyang, Liu Qi finally sorted out the entire Jingzhou with the help of Xin Xianying and others. The counties in Jingzhou were extremely loose under Liu Biao's rule. Now that Liu Qi controls Jingzhou, he must change this situation if he wants to expand outward.
Unify the government decrees and strengthen the control of each county, especially the control of troops and horses in each county. Among the families that Liu Qi destroyed last time, there were many people who held high positions in Jingzhou, and there were even more people who held positions in Jingzhou.
There are so many vacant positions at once, and it is impossible to solve them all at once.
Fortunately, Jingzhou has a decent literary style and a large number of talents in recent years. Although these people are far behind Zhuge Liang and others, they are enough to make up for the lower-level officials.
These days, Liu Qi not only roughly selected some talents, but also ordered people to measure the land in Jingzhou and re-count the population. Although these data were a bit watery, Liu Qi had a general impression in his mind. As for the rest, he had to wait until he had complete control.
It will not be too late to restart the statistics after Jingzhou.
When the news of Jiangxia's victory came, Liu Qi was discussing with Jia Xu how to write a report to be sent to Xudu. Not to mention Liu Biao's report, what happened in Jingzhou these days, Liu Qi also wanted to report to Xudu.
To sum up the above, this is not only
It is to cause trouble for Cao Cao, and more importantly, it is to show the world that Jingzhou is not afraid of anyone's challenge, not even Cao Cao. Only by making the princes of the world aware of Jingzhou's difficulty will the princes of the world not be so easy
Looking for trouble in Jingzhou.
When he saw the report written by Zhuge Liang, Liu Qi was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. He originally thought that it would be good if Zhuge Liang could severely damage Jiangdong's soldiers and horses and rush back to Jiangdong, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so ruthless.
Not to mention burning the food and fodder of the 100,000-strong Jiangdong army, just occupying Chaisang, Pengce, Hukou and other places was considered a great victory, let alone defeating the 20,000-strong Jiangdong navy and beheading the Jiangdong general Ling Cao.
Defeat Jiang
The 30,000-strong army that had been cut off from the east left Jiangdong general Taishi Ci uncertain about his life or death. This series of good news made Liu Qi feel dizzy. Jiangdong might not be able to recover in a short time after this heavy blow.
Chaisang is a thorn in Jiangdong's side in Jingzhou. As long as Jiangdong occupies Chaisang, Jiangdong may launch an attack on Jiangdong at any time, and Jingzhou has to send several times more soldiers and horses for defense. A slight mistake will lead to defeat.
In the past few years, Jiangdong's attacks on Jingzhou were all launched from Chaisang.
Now Zhuge Liang not only removed this cancer, but also treated the other person in his own way, planting nails in Jiangdong, giving Jiangdong a headache. If Liu Qi is really determined to capture Jiangdong in the future, then Pengze Chaisang and other places
It must be an important stronghold to break through Jiangdong's defenses.
Moreover, Poyang Lake is not only an important place for Jiangdong to train his navy, but also an important water source for the people along Poyang Lake to survive. Now that Chaisang, Pengze and other places have fallen into the hands of Jingzhou, it is equivalent to breaking an arm of Jiangdong. You know
Searching all over Jiangdong, I'm afraid I can't find another place more suitable for training navy troops than Poyang Lake.
Moreover, a total of 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers, 20,000 naval troops, and 30,000 infantry were defeated this time. The number of Jiangdong soldiers captured alone was 20,000. Such losses are unbearable for any prince. Jiangdong suffered a sudden loss.
It's hard to accomplish anything with so many troops in a short period of time.
"Lord." Jia Xu, who came after hearing the news outside the door, bowed and said.
"Come in." Liu Qi calmed down the shock in his heart and shouted to the door.
"I have met my lord, and I heard good news coming from Jiangxia. I wonder what kind of good news it is?" Jia Xu has gradually become acquainted with Liu Qi these days, and he is not as restrained as when he first arrived.
"Haha, Wenhe, please take a look." As he spoke, Liu Qi handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Jia Xu with a smile on his face.
Seeing Liu Qi so happy, Jia Xu secretly guessed that if the content of the good news could make Liu Qi so happy, the situation in Jiangxia might be much better than he imagined.
After taking the bamboo slip, Jia Xu froze as soon as he saw it. What was written on the bamboo slip was very simple. It just stated the results of this victory, but the results alone made Jia Xu's heart beat.
"Destroyed 20,000 Jiangdong naval forces, cut off Jiangdong's retreat and seriously injured Jiangdong general Tai Shici, causing him to fall into the river. Only 5,000 of the 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers and horses fled back, captured 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers, and captured hundreds of Jiangdong warships.
Countless armors and weapons were seized..."
On the bamboo slips, nearly a thousand words were written about the results of this battle. Jia Xu held the bamboo slips in a daze without speaking for a long time. The content on the bamboo slips really surprised him. According to his guess, Jingzhou's strength
Repelling Jiangdong's soldiers and horses was already the limit. Unexpectedly, Jingzhou achieved such a great victory.
Jia Xu couldn't help but wonder, if it were Cao Cao and Yuan Shao from the north, under such circumstances, they could achieve such results. Jia Xu shook his head, neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao seemed to be able to achieve such a victory, and only
Only Liu Qi's group of people were able to achieve such a victory.
Only Liu Qi could do such a thing to place the safety of Jingzhou in the hands of a scholar.
Thinking of this, Jia Xu smiled bitterly in his heart. Although he had made up his mind to assist Liu Qi, he had never thought that Liu Qi could unify the world. Now that he saw such a success in his hand, it seemed that Liu Qi's unification of the world was not impossible.
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After Jia Xu woke up, he saw Liu Qi looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile. He felt helpless and said, "Kong Ming's talent is really unpredictable. Even I didn't see what Kong Ming's goal was this time. Jiangdong's
The first defeat is not unjust."
Thinking of Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu sighed in his heart. These days, Jiangxia has been receiving intelligence from time to time, and he also guessed how Zhuge Liang would solve this trouble this time. He knew what Liu Qi was thinking. Liu Qi wanted to give Jiangdong a heavy blow, and he also
It was very clear that he had been naive to Liu Qi's idea, but with the talented people in Jiangdong and the 100,000-strong army on the waterway, even if they could not get any benefits, it would not be too difficult to retreat unscathed.
But after seeing this good news, Jia Xu realized that he had underestimated Zhuge Liang's talent and courage after all. He was working hard on this step by step, pushing Jiangdong into despair step by step. He knew that the last moment would be the time to reap the rewards. If there was a step in the middle,
If there was a mistake, the whole plan might fail. Jia Xu was really surprised by Zhuge Liang's courage and means.
"My lord, with such talented people to assist him, it is not impossible that he will dominate the world one day." Jia Xu bowed, but this time it was from introspection without any pretense.
"Haha, I hope what you said today can come true as soon as possible." Liu Qi smiled and said, he knew that what Jia Xu said at this time was the truth. Jia Xu knew how to protect himself, and what he had done these days was just
Although he can be considered quite satisfactory, Liu Qi does not believe that Jia Xu, known as a poisonous person, only has this kind of talent.
"Right now, Jingzhou has just stabilized, and the lord has not yet completely controlled Jingzhou. The situation between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north is becoming more and more serious day by day. If the lord cannot control Jiangdong before Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight, it will be very difficult for the lord's follow-up plan.
It's not good." Jia Xu said.
Just when Liu Qi was about to ask Jia Xu what to do, a cry of surprise came in.