Chapter 518: The chrysanthemum that exploded Guan Yu
South of Shouchun City.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and the attack is still going on.
In Jiangdong, the rebellion of the Shanyue people was still going on. There was even a Shanyue rebel army with thousands of people, which once threatened the seat of Poyang County.
Under this situation, the generals who did not know the inside story began to suggest that Yan Liang increase his troops to Jiangdong, or simply return to the south, completely wipe out the Shanyue people, and then send his troops northward.
Yan Liang refused, and his reason was very simple. Shouchun was just around the corner, and the enemy's morale was low. If he didn't make a concerted effort to wipe out Zhou Yu and allow him a chance to breathe, he would be in trouble in the future.
Moreover, Yan Liang also had great confidence in Generals Wei Yan and Lu Xun. Yan Liang believed that with the two of them in Jiangdong, even if the rebellion of the Shanyue people could not be extinguished, there would still be no problem in curbing the expansion of their rebellion.
And the latest battle reports that are constantly coming in also prove that Yan Liang's ability to recognize people is not bad at all.
Lu Xun and Wei Yan, each commanding 5,000 soldiers and horses, successively repelled several groups of Shanyue rebels who were relatively powerful, and then divided their troops to occupy strategic positions, withstanding the successive waves of Shanyue people's attacks, effectively stopping them.
The Shanyue rebels continued to expand the results of the rebellion.
"Wen Chang and Boyan did not disappoint Gu. With only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, they suppressed the Shanyue people's attack. Very good, very good."
In the Chinese army's tent, Yan Liang looked at the latest battle report from Jiangdong and couldn't help but praise the two generals.
Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "Although the Shanyue rebels are numerous, they do not have a unified leadership. They often fight on their own and have not received formal training. Such a chaotic crowd can only stir up some splashes. They want to destroy a pool of people."
The water is muddy, but Zhou Yu overestimated the power of the Shanyue people."
"What the military advisor said is true." Yan Liang nodded slightly, quite convinced, but suddenly thought of something.
The conversation changed and Yan Liang added: "However, the Shanyue people are repeatedly dishonest and betrayal. If they cannot be eradicated in one fell swoop, they will always be a troublesome disaster."
Yan Liang remembered the lessons of Soochow in history.
After the Battle of Chibi, Soochow's strength increased by leaps and bounds, and its number of soldiers and horses once formed an overwhelming advantage over Wei in the Huainan region.
It's just that for many years, Soochow Wu had to spend a lot of time and troops on dealing with the rebellion of the Shanyue people, and was unable to concentrate on heading north to the Central Plains, thus missing a lot of good opportunities.
It was not until the Zhuge Ke period that Soochow Wu completely surrendered the Shanyue people. However, by that time, Wei's economy and population had greatly recovered. When the Wu people could concentrate on Beihe, their local advantage over Wei had disappeared.
No existence.
Yan Liang, who had the foresight and foresight, would certainly not make the same mistake as Sun Quan. At this time, although he had not captured Shouchun yet, in his mind, it was already on his agenda to defeat Shanyue.
"Back then, Cao Cao surrendered 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, laying the foundation for his struggle for the world in one fell swoop. Today, there are more than 200,000 Shanyue people, most of whom are young adults. If the lord can surrender these 200,000 people, this will
It is of extraordinary help to enhance the master's strength."
Pang Tong has traveled east of the Yangtze River for many years and is indeed a "tong of the east of the Yangtze River". He even knows exactly how many people there are in Shanyue.
As soon as he heard the words "two hundred thousand people", Yan Liang had the urge to shine.
That's 200,000 people. Today, when the population is declining sharply, whoever has 200,000 people can even rule the roost. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong only had about 200,000 soldiers and civilians under his command.
"Well, two hundred thousand people is not a small number. How can I let go of such a windfall? There is no war at the moment and I have nothing to do. You may wish to discuss together how to force the surrender of these two hundred thousand Shanyue people.
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Shouchun City was right in front of him, but at this time Yan Liang was focused on forcing the people to surrender, and he was very interested.
Pang Tong knew the inside story and naturally understood it in his heart, but the uninformed generals were a little confused.
They couldn't understand that their lord wanted to force the troops to surrender, but was unwilling to return with the whole army. He had to defeat Shouchun first.
That's all, but now they are standing still and have no intention of attacking Shouchun, but they are focusing on the Shanyue people thousands of miles away.
The generals did not dare to say anything, but they were all thinking secretly in their hearts that their lord's behavior was a bit indiscriminate.
However, Yan Liang turned a blind eye to the suspicions of the generals, and only discussed the matter of forcing him to surrender over the mountains with great interest. The generals had no choice but to speculate and accompany Yan Liang to discuss the matter.
While Yan Liang was sitting firmly in the tent, talking freely with the generals about pacifying the Shanyue people, thousands of miles away on the sea, his two generals and five thousand soldiers were still living a hard life at sea.
The blue waves are blue and the sky is high and the clouds are pale.
More than forty modified sea-going ships are slowly sailing on the vast sea.
These more than 40 sea-going ships did not fly any flags, but were disguised as fishing boats going to sea. Although they were quite different from fishing boats in terms of number and tonnage.
At the bow of the boat, Lu Meng was holding the side of the boat, holding a canopy with his hands, looking up to the west.
At the end of the sea, a thin, winding line loomed in Lu Meng's sight, which was the coastline.
Although the warships have been converted into sea-going ships, Lu Meng still dared not go too far from the shore to avoid encountering unexpected waves. These days, his fleet has been sailing close to the coastline. All Lu Meng can do is to keep the coastline straight.
Stay within his limits.
The cabin door creaked open, Zhang Liao rushed out of the cabin in a few steps, lay down on the side of the boat and vomited.
He vomited so violently, it was so embarrassing.
Lu Meng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He stepped forward and patted Zhang Liao on the back, comforting him and saying, "Brother Wenyuan, please bear with me a little longer. We'll be there in a few days."
"How many days? A few days ago, you said it was only a few days away." Zhang Liao took the time to complain a few words, and then started vomiting again.
"Brother Wenyuan, you've been on the ship for so many days, why are you still vomiting like this? You must have poor adaptability," Lu Meng joked.
Zhang Liao had no intention of responding and just continued to vomit, vomiting up all the food he had just eaten for lunch.
After struggling for a long time, he finally felt better. Zhang Liao, who was dizzy after vomiting, sat down on the deck.
"How can I compare with you? I, Zhang Liao, was born to be a landlubber. I have never even been on a boat a few times in my life. Who would have thought that my lord would let me go to sea on a boat? I didn't vomit out my internal organs, which is pretty good."
Zhang Liao complained feebly.
Lu Meng smiled and said: "It's okay, you'll get used to it after a while. I guarantee that Brother Wenyuan, you will be able to walk on flat ground next time you take a boat out to sea."
"Come on, just this once, if you kill me next time, I won't go out on a boat again." Zhang Liao waved his hands repeatedly with lingering fear.
In fact, Yan Liang didn't know that Zhang Liao was a landlubber. However, the purpose of this sneak attack on Xuzhou was not to capture Xuzhou, but to use the mobility of the cavalry to sweep Xuzhou with lightning speed. In this way, he naturally needed an excellent cavalry general.
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In addition, Zhang Liao had followed Lu Bu to separate Xuzhou, and he knew the topography and people of Xuzhou very well. After much calculation, Yan Liang had no other suitable candidate besides Zhang Liao.
Of course, Zhang Liao also knew Yan Liang's intentions. He complained with his mouth, but his confidence in his heart remained firm.
In this way, after three days of bumpy roads and vomiting, the fisherman guide finally said what Lu Meng and Zhang Liao had been waiting for.
Haixi has arrived.
Lu Meng, Zhang Liao, and the officers and men of the ships all rushed onto the deck and looked excitedly at the coast.
Looking westward, I saw that there were more and more fishing boats near the coast, and there were also many houses vaguely visible along the coast.
After suffering for so many days and experiencing so many storms, today, they finally arrived at the scheduled landing site.
This Haixi County is a small coastal county on the eastern border of Xuzhou. From this county to the west, the cavalry rushes day and night, and can reach Xiapi City in less than three days.
To Guan Yu, the only value of Haixi was that it was rich in sea salt, but to Yan Liang, Haixi City was the springboard to Xuzhou from the sea.
"Damn it, we've finally arrived. Send the order, and the whole army should quickly move away and kill them ashore for me."
After struggling for many days, Zhang Liao was so excited that he yelled the order to attack.
Although Haixi is close to the sea, it does not have a suitable seaport. Lu Meng and his large ships cannot dock and can only rely on small boats to land.
More than a thousand cavalry and more than 3,000 navy officers and soldiers rode in more than a hundred small boats and quickly sailed to the beach.
The fishermen along the coast never dreamed that Yan Jun, who was thousands of miles away, would unexpectedly appear from the sea. These honest fishermen were dumbfounded when they saw a large number of troops coming ashore.
Yan Jun had no time to pay attention to them. After landing, Zhang Liao quickly led a thousand cavalry and rushed to Haixi County more than ten miles away. Lu Meng began to build a water camp and set up a camp on the shore.
A thousand light cavalry, in just a moment, reached the gates of Haixi City.
When the magistrate of Haixi County learned in horror that Yan Jun suddenly appeared outside the city, before he could react, Zhang Liao's cavalry rushed into the city like divine soldiers descending from heaven and invaded the county government office.
There were only a hundred native soldiers in Haixi County. How could they withstand Zhang Liao's elite cavalry? They were all killed by Zhang Liao in the blink of an eye. Zhang Liao captured the county seat with almost no bloodshed.
Later, Lu Meng left more than a thousand soldiers and horses to continue building the water camp, and led more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, and then rushed to the west of Hai County.
After more than ten days of sailing at sea, most of the food and fresh water carried by the ship had been consumed. The soldiers had not eaten fresh food for a long time.
After capturing Haixi, Zhang Liao and Lu Meng took all the wine and meat from the county government, fed thousands of soldiers to a feast, and rested for the night in Haixi County.
Before dawn the next day, Zhang Liao led a thousand gods on horseback from Haixi and rushed towards Xiapi City, where Xuzhou's prefectural government was located.
Because Yan Jun appeared so suddenly, Haixi County had no time to issue an emergency report.
From Xiapi to Haixi, there are not many cities. They are all flat and flat.
Zhang Liao was very familiar with the terrain here. He led a thousand divine horsemen and rode westward at high speed. When they encountered a city, they bypassed it without attacking it. They traveled hundreds of miles day and night.
At dawn that day, I climbed over the small hill, stood on the horse slope, and looked up into the distance.
Xiapi City is right in front of you. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
