Chapter 376: Suppressing Shanyue
Pan Zhang's action was like a signal flare, and actions began in various places.
Gao Shun, Zhang Yun, and Sun Ce, the governors of Taishi Ci, launched an encirclement and suppression campaign on Mount Kao in the hinterland of the Ningbo Plain.
As mentioned before, the reason why the Ningbo Plain is compressed into the shape of a dumbbell is because there is a Castanopsis Mountain above the middle.
It is precisely the existence of this mountain range, facing the opposite Siming Mountain across the Yao River, that the Yao River Valley has become the east-west corridor of the Ningbo Plain, which is the lever part of the dumbbell.
Strictly speaking, Kaoluo Mountain is actually the remaining vein of Siming Mountain, but it is blocked by Yaojiang River.
In the Kaoluo Mountain area, there is a mountain tribe with more than 10,000 people. The reason why there are such a number is entirely because the terrain of Kaoluo Mountain is relatively flat, and there are also some plains in the mountains. In addition, there are plains in all directions, and people who go down the mountain to plunder often Very rewarding.
For a long time, the powerful local nobles in Kuaiji had never thought of encircling Kaoshan Mountain.
But once the powerful men in Kuaiji gather their forces, the Shanyue people from the Siming Mountains opposite will also attack in all directions to share the pressure on the Kaoluo Mountains.
Even if the Han people ignore it and want to besiege the Kaolan Mountain, the Shanyue tribe in the Kaolan Mountain will find an opportunity to cross the Yaojiang River Valley and escape to the Siming Mountain on the opposite side.
The Shanyue people knew very well that the Han people would not stay in the mountainous areas for long and would have to leave sooner or later, so they were not worried that their hometown would be occupied by the other side.
Even if I can't defeat the Han people, it will be the same when I come back after you leave.
Only this time, the Shanyue tribe did not expect that Taishi Ci's focus was not on the Kaolan Mountain, but on the Shanyue tribe in the Kaolan Mountain area.
While mobilizing infantry to form a massive encirclement and suppression campaign, he also hid cavalry and naval forces on both sides of the Yao River.
A large-scale operation in the north forced the Shanyue tribe to migrate. When these tribes were preparing to cross the Yao River and flee to the Siming Mountains on the opposite side, they were successfully defeated by Tai Shici and the whole tribe was destroyed.
In this battle alone, Taishi Ci killed more than 700 people, captured more than 16,100 men, women, and children in Shanyue, and obtained countless grains, mountain goods, and minerals.
Later, Taishi Ci took advantage of the victory to pursue, selected guides from these Shanyue people, and then entered the Siming Mountains, sweeping through the northern part of the Siming Mountains, annihilating seven or eight tribes, and captured tens of thousands of people again.
In this battle, Sun Ce took the lead and led the troops, winning consecutive battles. However, in the end, he was ambushed by the Shanyue people for a sneak attack and was injured by an arrow.
After the battle report was sent to Liu Feng, Liu Feng was stunned for a dozen breaths, and then he chuckled. His previous vigilance and attention to Sun Ce gradually faded away.
The little overlord who swept across Wu Hui, established his position in Jiangdong, and had a superb military strategy was a story from another world. Today, Sun Ce is just a general under his command who performs meritorious service to atone for his sins and his family. Besides, there are many people who want Sun Ce dead, not to mention Yu Fan, He Qi, Wei Teng, Wu Fan and others from Kuaiji. Even Gu Lu and Zhu Zhang may not necessarily think well of Sun Ce.
Liu Feng then sent a doctor to visit Sun Ce. He also gave him a lot of nourishing food and allowed Sun Ce to rest in peace and recover from his injuries.
These two battles of Taishi Ci solved the dangers of Yuyao and Juzhang coming from the east and south, and at the same time completely cleared the Kaoluo Mountain.
Even Luangxian and Yinxian have eliminated the threat to the west and can concentrate their efforts on Tiantai Mountain in the southeast.
However, compared with Kaoluo Mountain, Siming Mountain and Tiantai Mountain are obviously much larger and not on the same scale at all.
Therefore, Taishi Ci was not in a hurry to continue to expand the victory, but began to digest the 20,000 to 30,000 Shanyue prisoners, select the bravest and bravest among them to join the army, organize the people into households, and farm the fields under the name of the Zhengnan General's Mansion.
Most of the mountainous areas where these Shanyue live are close to the plains. They usually live together with Han people and have many contacts. Some of them are even Han people who have become Shanyue.
Therefore, among this group of people, there is a high proportion of people who can farm, and there are even craftsmen, which is indeed a very cost-effective supplement to the population.
On the western front, Xu Sheng was not idle either. He commanded Zhu Zhi and Zhu Huan, and launched operations along the Puyang River, focusing on clearing out the Shanyue tribe in the oval area from Puyang River to Fuchun River. He also achieved successive victories.
At last count, there were more than 22,000 Shanyue prisoners of war and more than 1,900 beheaded.
This series of battles made the public security situation in Kuaiji County very good, and also effectively stabilized the negative emotions generated by Du Tian.
During this time, Liu Feng also received a reply from Liu Bei.
In Liu Bei's reply, he politely rejected his request to send Chen Deng and Xun You as governors of Yangzhou, and let Liu Feng continue to handle the military affairs in Jiangdong. In the end, he only agreed to the request to replace the prefect of Shengxian Wu County.
As the relationship with Liu Biao eased, Liu Bei freed up a large number of troops in Jiangbei, many of which were newly expanded tribesmen.
Knowing that Liu Feng planned to clear Shanyue and strengthen the rule of the four counties in Jiangdong, Liu Bei carefully selected and prepared to send troops south to assist in the war.
At the same time, at Liu Feng's request, Zhang Liao, the governor of Guan Yu, and other generals went south across the river and stationed themselves in Wu County. They temporarily took over the military affairs of Wu County and Danyang County and were under Liu Feng's control.
Guan Yu's official position at this time was the governor of Xuzhou, but now that Xuzhou was stable, it was a new acquisition in the south. Guan Yu and other important generals were needed to take charge, and at the same time, he could clear Shanyue in the south of Wu County.
This part of Shanyue is not so much from Wu County as it is from Danyang County.
Therefore, Guan Yu took action, and with his Zhendong General, he was able to command the military forces of the two counties.
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While Liu Feng was staying in Shangyu to deal with various matters, a group of people came from outside Shangyu City.
The leader was an ordinary-looking scribe, and next to him was a tall young scribe.
Behind them were two servants. In addition, there were six sturdy guest servants armed with swords behind them.
The leader was Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan, who left Shouchun and patrolled Yangzhou, and the young scribe beside him was his cousin Pang Shanmin.
"Brother, Liu Zhengnan has great intentions."
Jingzhou and Yangzhou are adjacent to each other, and there is a strip of water from the Yangtze River. The relationship between them is quite integrated and closely connected.
From a military perspective, Jing and Yang are even more integrated. It is said that to defend the river, you must defend the Huaihe River, and to defend the Huaihe River, you must have Jing. Without Jingzhou, there would be no point guarding the Huaihe River. For Yangzhou, destruction is almost imminent.
On the surface, there is no problem for Sun Quan to plot Jingzhou. Only by winning Jingzhou can he fully occupy the Yangtze River and fight against the north.
But the problem is that Jingzhou is in the hands of his ally Liu Bei at this time, and once Guan Yu forces Cao Cao to move the capital, the entire Huaibei is likely to be abandoned directly, otherwise it will fall into the attack of Sun and Liu.
As the last heavy military group of Cao Wei, Xiahou Dun Huaibei War Zone, which included a full 26 battalions of soldiers and horses, can be said to be Cao Wei's pinnacle, and it is absolutely impossible to take risks for Huaibei.
At the same time, many people defended Sun Quan, pointing out that Liu Bei actually did not abide by the covenant, but in fact, it was already the second time when Lu Meng took action.
The result of the first sneak attack was the Xiangshui Alliance.
In the Xiangshui Alliance, both sides have stated that they will forget the past and will not mention the previous matters. They will use the Xiangshui as the boundary to divide the territory.
It is really unjustifiable to launch a sneak attack, and to first surrender to the Wei State and then launch a sneak attack.
The Pang Tong brothers were from a prominent family in Jingzhou, and they had always been ambitious for Yangzhou.
Among the four families of Kuai, Cai, Huang, and Pang, the Pang family seems to be the most low-key on the surface. Even the famous family members and direct descendant Pang Degong live in seclusion and do not serve in officialdom.
But in fact, the Pang family's ambitions are no smaller than those of the other three families, and are even bigger.
Facts have proved that the Cao Wei Group has never trusted the Jingzhou Group. In the Yecheng case, the most serious casualties were the Jingzhou scholars who surrendered. After Guandu, the four major families in Jingzhou were completely divided.
Kuai, Huang, and Cai have almost disappeared in the long river of history. Except for a few records of descendants, they are only understatements and questionable research.
On the contrary, the Pang family has reached the peak of the family.
Pang Tong first surrendered to Zhou Yu, led Zhou Yu's army into Nanjun, captured Jiangling, and planned a strategy to invade Shu.
After Zhou Yu died of illness, Pang Tong quickly went to Jiangdong to look for his successor.
It's a pity that Sun Quan looked down on Pang Tong and lost the good situation in Jingzhou. Instead, he gave Liu Bei a gift package from heaven.
There are many reasons why Sun Quan looks down on Pang Tong, such as Lu Su. Contrary to the novel, Lu Su not only did not strongly recommend Pang Tong to Sun Quan, but was Pang Tong's biggest suppressor.
Lu Su was indeed recommended to Sun Quan by Zhou Yu, and he was also a member of the Huaisi martial arts sect headed by Zhou Yu.
But Lu Su had already blazed his own unique path very early, splitting out the Huaisi Liuyu sect from the Huaisi martial arts sect and becoming its leader.
This included Sun Quan's strong support and Zhou Yu's timely concession.
Zhou Yu's political acumen was extremely powerful. When Sun Quan came to the throne, he was the first to respond to Sun Quan as a vassal town with heavy troops, and led troops to serve the king, thus gaining Sun Quan's trust and importance.
Therefore, when he discovered that Sun Quan wanted to divide the Huaisi sect, Zhou Yu did not choose to fight, but complied with Sun Quan's wishes and formed a branch.
Although Zhou Yu did a very good job, he not only satisfied Sun Quan, but did not break up with Lu Su, and also preserved the large group of Huaisi sect, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
But the problem is that Lu Su is also a talented king and there is no reason for him to always be willing to be inferior to others.
Especially since you, Zhou Yu, are already dead.
Lu Su's political program was to annex or unite Jingzhou and develop northward together, while Zhou Yu hoped to enter Shu first, capture Yizhou, and completely occupy the south.
In this case, Lu Su naturally wanted to suppress Pang Tong, because Pang Tong was Zhou Yu's meritorious officer, and the two sides were extremely close.
Zhou Yu's trust and respect for Pang Tong were exceptional.
History says: Zhou Yu led Nanjun, and Pang Shiyuan was famous. The people in the state believed him, so he was forced to be a meritorious official and assigned to important events. It's just a vertical arch.
It can be said that Zhou Yu decided to self-determine the military affairs at that time, while all political affairs were handed over to Pang Tong. What is even more exaggerated is that Pang Tong was also responsible for preparing Zhou Yu's plan to enter Shu.
In the future, Liu Bei chose Pang Tong to accompany the army instead of Zhuge Liang when he entered Shu. This was also a very important reason.
Therefore, how could Lu Su want Pang Tong to be reused by Sun Quan?
More importantly, Sun Quan at that time did not want to reuse Pang Tong.
Just look at the people who came and went when Pang Tong went to Jiangdong to pay homage to Zhou Yu, and you will know how much Sun Quan was afraid of him.
Pang Tong's friends from Jiangdong include Lu Ji, Gu Shao, and Quan Cong. Most people in Soochow have heard of Pang Tong's name.
Lu Ji is the head of the Lu family, Gu Shao is the eldest son of Gu Yong and the son-in-law of Sun Ce, and Quan Cong is the son of Quan Rou, the prefect of Guiyang. They are also the first-class wealthy families in Wu County, second only to Gu Lu and Zhu Zhang.
Pang Tong himself was a first-class gentry in Jingzhou, and he was brothers with these first-class gentry in Jiangdong.
Sun Quan finally took control of the court at that time, but he still couldn't do anything to the Jiangdong clan.
At this time, if the Jiangdong clan and the Jingzhou clan merged, Sun Quan would really go crazy.
After hearing Pang Tong's words, Pang Shanmin frowned and thought hard.
He understood the meaning of Pang Tong's words, and he was obviously talking about Liu Feng's transfer of land. The Kuaiji rebellion could not be hidden from others, but it could not be hidden from the Pang brothers who were in Wu County and now entered Kuaiji.
Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin knew very well that the Kuaiji rebellion was caused by Liu Feng's deliberate indulgence. The reason why Liu Feng did this was probably to live in Kuaiji.
The success of cultivating fields in Kuaiji will be immediately extended to the four counties in Jiangdong.
With the completion of land cultivation in Jiangdong, the two counties in Jiangbei, and even Xu and Henan may follow in the footsteps of Kuaiji in the future.
As the masters of Jingzhou, Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin naturally knew the power of Duodian.
When the Shu Kingdom fell, its household registration was 280,000 and its population was 940,000. This number is quite interesting.
At the time of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yizhou did not include southern Xinjiang. It had a population of more than five million, with the Chengdu Plain as its core.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were fewer wars in Yizhou, and there were no large-scale massacres.
By the time Liu Bei successfully entered Shu, the household registration number was 240,000 and the population was 900,000.
Coupled with the numbers after the Western Jin Dynasty unified the world, this mathematical puzzle becomes even more interesting.
After the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, Yizhou had 910,000 registered households and a population of 4.34 million.
It can be seen that this population decline and growth are extremely unreasonable.
The reason for this situation is naturally the aristocratic families like Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin.
For now, if Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang jointly contribute 150,000 acres of land, there will be at least 10,000 more households and 50,000 people in Wu County's household registration.
Fifty thousand people are not only human resources, but also a source of tax revenue.
But now, Gu Lu and Zhu Zhang, who had lost 150,000 acres of land resources, could no longer afford to support these people, so they had no choice but to "excommunicate" them from their homes.
Pang Shanmin frowned and said: "Liu Zhengnan acts so wantonly, isn't he afraid of arousing public resentment?"
"Arousing public dissatisfaction?"
Pang Tong looked at his cousin with shock on his face. Isn't this rebellion in Kuaiji considered a public complaint?
All the public grievances have been neatly eliminated, so what else is there to be afraid of?
Pang Shanmin woke up, his face was full of embarrassment, and he also made a mistake for a moment. When he said this, Pang Shanmin actually brought in the perspective of the Pang family in Nanjun, not the current perspective of Kuaiji.
Pang Tong glanced at Pang Shanmin and deliberately changed the topic: "Brother, do you just think that Liu Zhengnan is acting recklessly? If he can succeed in conquering the fields in the southeast, who else in the world can stop Liu's army?"
(End of chapter)