Chapter 614: The stubborn Cheng Pu wants to fight for power
Chapter 614: Stubborn Cheng Pu wants to fight for power
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai returned to Xiakou Port with injuries, and the Qin army also retreated. Lu Su thought that the two of them had succeeded, and was extremely happy. However, he did not expect that the Qin army's warships did not withdraw very far.
, and drove back. The catapults on the stern began to show their power again. Only this time, the Qin army seemed to be preparing to fill up Xiakou Port, and all they threw were sacks filled with soil! It was not that the stone bombs had been used up, but that
There are no complete buildings in Xiakou Port that can be attacked!
"Military advisor, we have no choice!" Seeing Lu Su looking at him again, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai had bitter expressions on their faces. The water ghost team they had brought with them had been completely wiped out, and they themselves were seriously injured! Think about the bottom of the boat.
Zhou Tai was still frightened by the barb!
"Alas..." Lu Su sighed. Why couldn't he see that the two of them had tried their best? But now he had no choice. After all, the power of equipment was not reversible by manpower, unless he could poach Liu Zhang's Ministry of Industry officials to Jiangdong.
!What a pity, not to mention that Jiangdong’s secret agent cannot enter the Ministry of Works. Even if he can get in touch with people from the Ministry of Works, Jiangdong can’t offer any conditions that are more attractive than the salary from the Ministry of Works!
You know, in order to win over craftsmen, Liu Zhang not only granted officials but also knights to some talented people. People like Zuo Bo, Ma Jun and others all have the title of county marquis and rural marquis. Some old craftsmen, because under Liu Zhang
After working under his command for most of his life, he also became the Marquis of Guannei. When the old blacksmith who forged weapons for everyone passed away, Liu Zhang actually allowed him to be buried with the treatment of a county marquis, and his son also received the honorary title passed down from his family.
The craftsmanship has reached Tinghou!
Jiangdong is the Jiangdong of the aristocratic family. Although Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong, if he does something that goes against the interests of the aristocratic family, he will immediately be opposed! In the eyes of the aristocratic family, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, except for scholars, all others are inferior people. Only those who stand
Only the scholars in the court can have titles and official positions! As for the untouchables, even if they have great achievements, they can only be given some money!
With this attitude, which craftsman is willing to give up his title and go to Jiangdong to become a pariah? If he wants to surpass the Qin army in equipment manufacturing, let alone Jiangdong, it is impossible even for Cao Cao! However, Cao Cao has more control over the court.
Even better than Sun Quan, he did have some craftsmen under his command, but they couldn't compare with Liu Zhang's Ministry of Works!
The earthbags flew towards Xiakou Port one by one. Although the Jiangdong soldiers who were hit were not as badly hit by the stone bullets, they still claimed many lives. What was even more terrifying was that the earthbags split open in the sky, and a large number of them were killed.
The Jiangdong soldiers were covered in mud. If they were lucky, they would feel uncomfortable all over their bodies. If they were unlucky, their ears, nose, and mouth would be filled with dirt. If they were blinded by the rub, it was considered lucky if they didn't rub it blind!
Seeing that there were more and more sacks in the camp, which could not be cleared away, and the broken sacks were scattered in the camp, Jiang Qin said with tears in his eyes: "Military advisor, please think of a solution!"
If this continues, we will all be buried alive!"
"If I had my way, would I still be in a daze here?" Lu Su sighed. He was also covered in dust and looked like a clay figure!
"Then what should we do? We can't wait here to be buried alive!" Jiang Qin gritted his teeth and said: "Military advisor, please ask the king for help!"
"Asking for help?" Lu Su said with a bitter smile: "I'm afraid the king won't send reinforcements!"
Jiang Qin asked in surprise: "Why? Is the king dissatisfied with us?"
"That's not true!" Lu Su said: "Now Liu Zhang and Cao Cao are at loggerheads in Runan, and the king is preparing to send troops to help Cao Cao. Otherwise, if Cao Cao is defeated, Jiangdong will be unsafe!"
"But if there is a loss in Xiakou, Jiangdong will not be safe!" Jiang Qin shook his head and said: "Military advisor, although the possibility is unlikely, let's give it a try! I don't think your Majesty will risk his own life just to help Cao Cao.
The territory is lost!”
"In that case, I'll give it a try!" Looking at the Xiakou Port that was about to be razed to the ground, Lu Su gritted his teeth. He had to admit that Jiang Qin was right. Soon, a rescue letter was sent
Go to Moling!
Outside Xiakou Port, the Qin army was still attacking. Since they had not received Liu Zhang's order, Lu Xun and Gan Ning were not very anxious. The two of them drove their Pili chariots to the port every day and bombed them indiscriminately, as if they did not want to fill up Xiakou.
He seemed not to give up. In Xiakou Port, Lu Su was anxiously waiting for reinforcements, but Jiangdong's soldiers were too lazy to sweep away the soil and just threw the sacks out of the port. After half a month, the soil in the port was already more than a foot thick.
!
"Military advisor, didn't the king say that reinforcements will be sent? It's been half a month!" Jiang Qin stamped his feet, his face full of bitterness, the soil under his feet was almost ready for cultivation!
"Maybe he's still on the way, he should be here soon!" Lu Su shrugged and said: "You also know that the king has not many talents. He probably sent a few old generals! Although these old generals have great military exploits, they are not young.
Like General Huang Gai, I heard that his health has not been very good recently!"
"Alas..." Jiang Qin sighed, and he thought of Sun Ce again. He thought about what it was like when Sun Ce was alive, when the heroes of Jiangdong gathered under his command. Unfortunately, since Sun Ce passed away, the generals of Jiangdong have become worse than the previous generation.
"Gong Yi, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Jiang Qin thoughtful, Lu Su's heart sank. He didn't want a general like Jiang Qin to be suspicious!
"How nice would it be if the eldest son were still here?" Jiang Qin blurted out, but Lu Su smiled bitterly.
"Gongyi, don't say such things again! If you say this, don't you mean that the king is inferior to the eldest son? If the king knows, it will be a lesson!" Lu Su shook his head, he knew that Sun Quan was not magnanimous.
Now, Jiangdong is already declining, and he doesn't want Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to have any problems again. Otherwise, Jiangdong will really have no hope!
"I know!" Jiang Qin's heart shivered, but he missed Sun Ce even more. He remembered that when he had just submitted to Sun Ce, he and Sun Ce often stood shoulder to shoulder and called themselves brothers. If they had any different opinions, they would not be able to convince each other and would even fight.
Thinking of Sun Ce's kindness, Jiang Qin touched his cheek and smiled from the bottom of his heart!
"Alas..." Lu Su also sighed. Why didn't he miss Sun Ce? Except for those scribes who wanted to keep the monarch at home for decoration all day long, which minister didn't want his lord to be wise and martial, able to mount a horse and run the army?
Can he dismount his horse and manage the people? It's a pity that such a monarch is rare in the world. It's hard for him to meet one and die young! At this moment, Lu Su suddenly felt that he was inferior to Zhou Yu, at least in terms of vision, he was much worse than Zhou Yu!
"Report..." Just when Lu Su and Jiang Qin fell into silence, a small school kneeled down and shouted: "Military advisor, a large army has come outside the camp, under the banner of our army!"
"Reinforcements have finally arrived?" Lu Su was overjoyed and rushed to the door with Gan Ning. He saw an army of tens of thousands of people standing proudly outside the camp gate. The leader's beard and hair were all white, and behind him a large flag read:
With the big word Cheng!
"I've seen the military advisor!" He jumped off his horse and saluted, and Cheng Pu immediately asked: "How is the battle situation now?"
"There is no fighting situation!" Lu Su said with a bitter smile: "The Qin army did not attack at all. They only used catapults three to four hundred steps away to bombard them non-stop. It seems that they are preparing to fill up Xiakou!"
"You won't take the initiative to fight?" Cheng Pu's face darkened, and his words were a little rude!
"The warship can't get out of the port at all!" Jiang Qin sighed: "Zhou Tai and I took the water ghost team and wanted to scuttle the Qin army's warship, but who would have thought that the bottom of the Qin army's ship was covered with a layer of iron and was covered with iron sheets.
Hook. The ship was not scuttled, but the entire Water Ghost team was wiped out, and even Youping was injured!"
"Oh?" Cheng Pu also knew about Zhou Tai's abilities. He frowned and asked, "Who is the enemy general?"
"Jinfan thief Gan Ning!" Jiang Qin gritted his teeth, wishing he could bite Gan Ning into pieces and swallow him. Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were not as good as Gan Ning's, and Jiangdong did not have any advanced equipment compared to the Qin army. He could only hide in the camp and hold back.
!
"It turns out it's him!" Cheng Pu was relieved. The reputation of the Jinfan thieves was not only spread in Jingzhou, Jiangdong was also harassed. I think back then, Jiangdong organized troops to encircle and suppress it, but was defeated. If Liu Zhang hadn't recruited Gan Ning,
, Jiangdong will have to be harassed for a while.
"Old general, let's enter the harbor first!" Lu Su pointed at the slightly dilapidated port and suddenly blushed.
"Can anyone still live here?" Following Lu Su's finger, Cheng Pu felt helpless. He saw that the outer wall of the port was blown to pieces, and the harbor was in a mess. He didn't even have a complete tent!
"There was nothing we could do. The Qin army kept throwing stones and earthbags, and the harbor was almost filled up! I was worried that Gan Ning would take advantage of the situation to seize the harbor, so I asked my lord for help!" Lu Su's face was red with embarrassment. He was helpless to himself.
Ashamed of driving away enemy troops!
"Give me the order. After entering the harbor, immediately clean up the harbor and set up camp!" Old Cheng Pu's face was a little cold. He really couldn't stand Lu Su's behavior. In his opinion, even if the Qin army could not be contained, it should not be allowed to
The port was so dirty and messy. However, Qin Jun soon told him the facts. The mess at the port was not Lu Su's responsibility!
Cheng Pu brought his soldiers into the harbor. The new soldiers were very motivated. It didn't take long to clean up the rocks, earth bags, and even the soil on the ground in the camp. But when Cheng Pu gave the order
When they were setting up camp, the Qin army came again. The dirt bags flying all over the sky gave Cheng Pu a taste of a man-made sandstorm! After two or three hours of throwing, the port returned to the state before the cleanup!
"Too much bullying!" Looking at the messy camp, Cheng Pu went crazy. He shook his gray head and said, "Send my order and prepare to leave the harbor to meet the enemy!"
"No way!" Lu Su quickly stopped Cheng Pu and said, "Xiakou is the gateway to Jiangdong, so we must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, how will the general show up to see the king?"
"Lu Zijing, are you looking down on me?" Cheng Pu's eyes widened in anger, and Lu Su took three steps back in fright. Historically, Cheng Pu dared to challenge Zhou Yu, but just Lu Su, what did he think?
Pushing Lu Su away, Cheng Pu said angrily: "Since the enemy is outside, I will repel him. If there is any accident, I will bear it on my shoulders..."