Chapter 428 Bo Fu offers advice
Although Huan Jie did not admit it with his mouth, he was very honest in his heart.
In fact, he did put Liu Feng on the opposite side of Liu Biao, and it was still a very heavy weight.
If it weren't for Liu Biao taking Liu Xun in and almost falling out with Liu Bei and Liu Feng, Huan Jie might not have dared to persuade Zhang Xian to raise an army so decisively at this moment.
In the original time and space, an important reason why Huan Jie raised troops was that Yangzhou was owned by Sun Ce, and Yuzhang was directly connected to Changsha. Even if he couldn't get there by taking the Yangtze River, Sun Ce could still take the Yuzhang path to reinforce Changsha as long as he was willing.
In this case, Sun Cejun did not need to consider logistical issues, because the entire Jingnan rebelled against Liu Biao.
As a friendly force, Sun Cejun could naturally get supplies in Jingnan. In this way, more than half of the problem of inconvenient transportation was solved.
But no one expected that Sun Ce actually died, and he died of assassination.
After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, the first thing he did was to adjust the internal unbalanced factional forces, and the second thing was to suppress the rebellions in various parts of Jiangdong. Where could he have any spare power to interfere in the affairs of Jingzhou next door.
In the original time and space, Zhang Xian raised his troops just before Guandu, and Sun Ce at that time was shouting about a sneak attack on Xuchang all day long. This was actually quite subtle.
Sun Ce is a famous general. He will not understand the principle of giving up before taking something, let alone the meaning of attacking in the east and attacking in the west.
If you look at the map, you will understand how nonsense Sun Ce's so-called sneak attack on Xuchang is.
First of all, the Sun Army does not have many cavalry troops. The total number of horses in Jiangdong is estimated to be no more than 5,000. Starting from Liyang in Jiangbei, taking the shortest route to Xuchang is about a thousand miles away.
Among them, there is an uninhabited land in Huaibei that is a hundred miles deep. Then they have to cross the relatively densely populated Runan County with many counties and towns, and cross several large rivers including the Huai River before finally reaching Xuchang.
This kind of battle plan is completely a gamble on life, and it is the kind of gamble that nine times out of ten you lose. Not to mention that Sun Ce kept talking about sneak attacks on Xuchang every day like a fool.
A more reasonable explanation is that Sun Ce was simply engaging in strategic deception, and the person he wanted to deceive was probably Liu Biao.
Sun Ce probably had the same idea as Liu Fengcun, which was to take advantage of Liu Biao's army to go south, detour from the Yangtze River, and eat up Liu Biao's heavy field group under the city of Changsha.
Sun Ce's strength at that time was indeed far inferior to Liu Feng's now, but Sun Ce had an advantage, that is, he had already disabled Huang Zu.
Although Sun Quan suffered defeat at Huang Zu's side several times later, when Sun Ce was still alive, he had already annihilated Huang Zu's elite navy, and also devoured Liu Biao's reinforcements.
If Sun Ce wanted to attack Xiling at this time, Huang Zu could still defend the city and wait for reinforcements. But if Sun Ce just wanted to walk along the Yangtze River, cross Jiangxia, and go straight to Dongting Lake, then Huang Zu would hardly be able to offer any resistance.
This was also the fundamental reason why Huan Jie blatantly persuaded Zhang Xian to raise troops. With such powerful foreign aid, not to mention Liu Biao did not dare to send troops. Even if he did send troops south, in Huan Jie's view, it would be just a matter of thousands of miles and thousands of lives.
But no one expected that Sun Ce would be assassinated. The occurrence of such a small-probability black swan incident directly caused Huan Jie and Zhang Xian in the original time and space to suffer.
Originally, in this current plane, because Sun Ce was no longer around, Huan Jie and Zhang Xian did not consider raising troops immediately. Although they were still full of resentment towards Jingbei, they still lacked the motivation to rebel.
But no one could have imagined that in the middle of last year, Jingbei sent envoys to inform Zhang Xian, Huan Jie and others that next year's taxes would be increased by 30%.
Now Jingnan is completely blown away. This 30% is an additional 30% on the basis of last year. If we look at it according to the standards of the first year of Jian'an, it is 50%. Combined with the increases in previous years, Jingnan's taxes actually doubled in just three years.
Huan Jie and others sent people to the north to inquire, and then they understood why taxes were being increased again. It turned out that Jingbei was planning to expand its army again.
Now the powerful nobles in Jingnan were completely in trouble. Huan Jie could not stop them and had no choice but to raise his troops. Besides, if they really have to pay so much money for grain and taxes, Jingnan can raise an army of 30,000 to 50,000 men. Why should he continue to look at Jingbei's face?
This time it was all a mistake. Even Liu Feng himself didn't expect it, but he succeeded by a strange combination of circumstances.
That is to say, Liu Feng thought that regardless of whether Jingnan rebelled, he would attack Jingzhou, so he expanded his army unscrupulously. In this way, Liu Biao was alert, and following the expansion of the army, he also increased the pressure on Jingnan due to financial problems, which made Jingnan completely overwhelmed and rebelled.
Whenever Liu Feng thought about waiting for Zhang Xian and Huan Jie to raise troops, he hesitated, thinking that he could not provoke Liu Biao, fearing that he would not dare to go south when the time came. He was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. He did not dare to expand his army and did not dare to provoke Zhang. It is really impossible for Xian and Huanjie to raise their troops.
Suddenly, the study became silent.
After a long while, Huan Jie finally said: "Is this the confidence Bo Fu gave you to persuade me to surrender to Liu?"
Sun Ce shook his head slowly and explained: "Brother, please don't misunderstand me. Ce is just analyzing the situation for Brother Shi. In Ce's opinion, Brother Shi's move this time is really a bit reckless."
After a pause, Sun Ce looked hesitant, which attracted Huan Jie's attention, and then he pretended to be difficult and said: "Brother, Ce Shi doesn't understand why you didn't send someone to Yangzhou to ask for help before taking action. Where is General Zuo?”
Huan Jie looked at Sun Ce and shook his head: "It's not that Brother Yu didn't think of this, but it's because even the powerful nobles in Jingnan don't want to do it."
Sun Ce was dumbfounded and asked with some confusion: "Why is this? My Lord is good at fighting, and he is courteous to virtuous soldiers. He is also a good general. Why is he not recognized by the people of Jingnan?"
Huan Jie sighed loudly, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Sun Ce's confusion became even more serious. He mistakenly thought that Huan Jie had some doubts about his words, so he deprecated himself and said: "Brother, my foolish brother has been taught by my father since he was a child, and he is quite talented in the battle. My father was killed and died on the battlefield. , Foolish brother had to rely on Yuan Jiujiang. After that, he first broke through Lujiang, then went to Qu'a, moved to Danyang, swept through Wu County, and wiped out Kuaiji. It was not just his own bragging, but his achievements were worthy of his father's name."
Listening to Sun Ce's words, Huan Jie couldn't help but nod in agreement.
In fact, he heard about Sun Ce's achievements in Jiangdong, and he admired him endlessly. He praised Sun Ce many times with his relatives and friends, and Sun Jian, the father of a tiger, had no sons.
He even thought about recruiting Sun Ce as a foreign aid. But at that time, Sun Ce was still a minister under Yuan Shu, so Huan Jie could only give up temporarily.
However, in Huan Jie's eyes, Sun Ce was quite ambitious, and his behavior did not mean he was willing to submit to Yuan Shu.
Therefore, although Huan Jie temporarily shelved his plan to find Sun Ce as foreign aid, he did not give up the idea in his heart and kept paying attention to the changes in the situation in Jiangdong.
Sun Ce didn't know what Huan Jie was thinking, so he just continued: "At that time, Ce was self-righteous and thought that there were no heroes in the world, but he didn't want to hit the wall so quickly. When my lord went south, I still didn't know Tianshi fought hard and tried his best, but in the end, he was captured in a single battle by the Qiantang River. "
In fact, Sun Ce escaped at that time, but only a hundred cavalry were left with him. The entire elite force was wiped out, which was not much different from being captured alive.
"Brother, did you know the situation of the battle at that time?" In response to Sun Ce's question, Huan Jie shook his head again. He had inquired about some situations and was very surprised by the results of the battle. However, compared to Sun Ce, the person involved, his information was naturally far inferior.
"At that time, I had thirty or forty thousand troops, and I thought I could fight in an upright manner."
Sun Ce continued to speak, with a wry smile on his face: "But my lord was able to descend from the sky with magic troops and successfully surrounded my troops by the Qiantang River. To be honest, brother, I even had the intention of seeking death at that time."< br>
This was not nonsense by Sun Ce. He did indeed want to draw his sword and kill himself for a moment. The reason why he was able to break through in the end was because he was inspired by his loyal subordinates and forced himself to cheer up.
It can be said that Liu Feng completely convinced Sun Ce in the battle by the Qiantang River.
"Brother, you see, I am still an important general under General Zuo. The generals of the Sun family lead the troops, and General Zuo also uses them according to his abilities. My father's right-hand men, Duke Cheng, Han Gong, and Huang Gong, all have important responsibilities. Jing Jing Can you, gentlemen of the South, be inferior to me as a prisoner?”
Huan Jie let out a long sigh, realizing that Sun Ce really didn't understand his hint. In addition, Sun Ce did not hesitate to expose his own shortcomings, but also wanted to demonstrate Liu Feng's abilities and persuade him to see the facts. This also moved Huan Jie.
So, he had to explain seriously: "Brother Xian, it's not that you are stupid and doesn't know what General Zuo is capable of. It's actually the sergeants and people of the county who have other ideas."
Sun Ce said in astonishment: "What do you think?"
Huan Jie said with a bitter smile: "That generation wanted to have both sides, and used General Zuo's power to oppress Liu Jingsheng in exchange for the opportunity to stand on his own. Especially since I heard about General Zuo's affairs in the north of Kuaiji last year, I was deeply afraid that he would be in Jingnan. Reappeared, naturally he objected to my contacting General Zuo.”
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Huan Jie started talking, and Sun Ce suddenly realized that it was these people who had such an idea.
Immediately, Sun Ce felt admiration for the powerful nobles in Jingnan. This group of people was so courageous, and they were really brave enough to plot against Liu Feng.
After providing the information, Sun Ce had a new doubt: "Brother, if this is the case, then why haven't the Jingnan scholar family considered turning to my lord now?"
Huan Jie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that Sun Ce had just persuaded him to surrender to Liu, but it was Liu Feng who surrendered.
Huan Jie thought the other party was talking about Liu Biao, and was quite unhappy.
But then he thought about it, Huan Jie's eyes suddenly lit up, but then he shook his head in his heart.
Seeing Huan Jie shaking his head, Sun Ce suddenly became anxious: "Brother, why is this?"
Huan Jie smiled bitterly and said: "How could they believe it if the slap never fell on their faces?"
Sun Ce understood. Although he was a little disappointed, another thought came to his mind.
"Brother, since this is the case, I have made great achievements in military strategy. If my brother does not give up, I am willing to serve as counselor for you and Jingnan."
Hearing Sun Ce's suggestion, Huan Jie was a little moved.
Huan Jie had seen with his own eyes how capable Sun Jian was in fighting, and Sun Ce also had his father's style in Jiangdong.
Huan Jie thought to himself that no one in Jingnan could have Sun Ce's military talent. Moreover, Liu Feng, the left general who Sun Ce was loyal to, and Liu Biao were already at odds with each other. Considering Liu Feng's interests, he was obviously happy to see Jingzhou split between the north and the south.
As a result, Huan Jie revealed part of Changsha's military situation.
"Now there are more than 30,000 troops in Changsha, half of whom are soldiers from the four counties of Jingnan, half of the remaining people are tribes of powerful families from various places, and the last part are newly recruited young men."
Huan Jie said: "There may be more than 10,000 troops that can be raised in the future, but the details still depend on when the Jingbei army moves south."
Sun Ce was silent for a moment and then said: "Brother, do you have a map of Jingnan?"
"Yes!"
Huan Jie responded and personally brought the map to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce lay on the map and looked at the map for a full cup of tea. He suddenly reached out and pointed at three places on the map and said: "Brother, this place should be the top priority."
Huan Jie looked over and saw that the places Sun Ce was pointing to were Wangcheng, the strategic point north of Linxiang City in Changsha County, and Luo County and Yiyang County, the key points on the two tributary waterways of the lower reaches of the Xiang River.
Huan Jie asked with some confusion: "Bo Fu, this Wangcheng is naturally the most important, covering Linxiang and containing the Xiang River. The Ming government has ordered that five thousand people will be deployed to garrison Wangcheng to protect Linxiang. But this Yiyang Heluo City is not on the Xiang River, so what’s the point of guarding it?”
Sun Ce smiled and analyzed to Huan Jie: "Brother, Wangcheng is important, but Yiyang and Luo County should not be underestimated. If I were the commander-in-chief of the Jingbei Army, these two counties would be the first to be captured."
"Why is this!?"
Huan Jie was shocked by Sun Ce's words. He really couldn't understand how Sun Ce valued these two cities so much.
Sun Ce continued to explain to him: "Brother, please see, this Yiyang County is located at the convergence point of Zishui and Huanshui, and at the same time it is only a hundred miles away from the Xiangshui River. If the defenders occupy this place, they will not only be able to get supplies from Wuling County Continuously receiving reinforcements, and at the same time threatening the retreat of Jingbei Army and cutting off the logistics of Xiangshui River, do you still think Yiyang is insignificant? "
As long as Yiyang is in the hands of the Jingnan Army, Wuling County's reinforcements can continuously send reinforcements to the east, and they will have a reliable stronghold like Yiyang to gather. Moreover, starting from Yiyang, you only need to travel seventy or eighty miles by water to reach the Xiangshui River, threatening the retreat and supplies of the Jingbei Army.
In the same way, Luo County is also on Boluoyuan, a tributary of the Xiang River, and is closer to the Xiang River. It is only twenty or thirty miles away, so it is slightly different from Yiyang.
If we travel this distance by water, we can reach it within an hour with a favorable wind. If we can station a naval force in Luo County, we can harass the Xiangshui supply line of the Jingbei army almost every day.
Huan Jie suddenly understood. With Sun Ce's explanation, he finally understood the importance of Yiyang and Luo County.
Sun Ce concluded: "Luo County can station two to three thousand elites, supplemented by more than a thousand naval troops, equipped with red horses, which come and go like the wind, with the emphasis on harassing supply ships. Yiyang continues to gather in Wuling County Strength, in order to threaten the Jingbei army in the decisive battle, in this way, a great victory can be expected."
(End of chapter)