Chapter 337 Target Qiantang
As soon as Chuanqi saw Zhou Yu, he hurriedly reported: "General Taishi had enlisted the help of Xu Zhao and Gao Dai of Yuhang two days ago to successfully attack the city at night and capture Yuhang." I came here to convey the latest situation to the general. "
Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this, and then he keenly realized that Qiantang had become an isolated city.
There are three cities in the north of Qiantang River, which exactly form an equilateral triangle.
Among them, Fuchun hangs alone in the interior, which is the vertex, and the two cities of Yuhang and Qiantang are slightly to the north, forming a short base with Fuchun and a long side, and the bottom is slightly tilted toward the northeast. Equilateral triangle.
Therefore, if the army from the north does not capture any city in Yuhang or Qiantang, it will not threaten Fuchun.
The troops of Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu happened to come from the northeast, and they were closer to Qiantang than Yuhang.
Now that Yuhang has been recaptured and Qiantang is so close, it is still like an isolated city with no one to help me. Isn’t this just God helping me?
Zhou Yu had a plan in mind and took Chuanqi to the Central Army to ask for a meeting with Zhao Yun.
The group of people quickly arrived at the Central Army. After the briefing, Zhao Yun immediately agreed to their request.
The army was still marching at this time, and Zhao Yun specially found an open space to receive them.
"General, Yuhang has been captured by General Taishi!"
After meeting, Zhou Yu was the first to report the good news.
At the same time, he carefully observed Zhao Yun's facial expression.
In Zhou Yu's mind, he felt that this was a very good opportunity to test Zhao Yun's character.
Zhou Yu saw Liu Feng's respect and closeness to Zhao Yun and remembered it in his heart.
As a latecomer, he was neither a close confidant of Liu Bei nor a confidant of Liu Feng.
Although it seems that Liu Bei and his son are very fond of him, Zhou Yu himself knows very well that this favor is probably false. Even if it is true, it is just Liu Bei and his son's love for talents. .
But Zhao Yun was Conglong's confidant to Liu Bei, and even more uncle-nephew to Liu Feng.
This kind of close relationship cannot be bought with any amount of money or talent.
Zhou Yu felt that as long as Zhao Yun did not have any accidents, he would definitely become a high-ranking general under Liu Bei in the future. He really wants to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Yun, and playing along with him is a very useful trick.
Besides, Zhou Yu also wants to see what kind of character Zhao Yun is. If Zhao Yun is narrow-minded and envious of talents, then he is obviously not a suitable investment target.
"What!?"
Zhao Yun was shocked, and immediately showed a look of surprise: "General Taishi should be the first to succeed!"
Zhou Yu carefully identified the expression on Zhao Yun's face The expression of joy confirmed that the other party was truly happy for Taishi Ci, but he was a little speechless for a moment.
Isn't General Zhao's mind too broad?
This time when going south, Zhao Yun is the main general, and Taishi Ci and Zhou Yu are deputy generals. Although Taishi Ci is still uniting the army alone at this time, once they are reunited, they still have to obey Zhao Yun's orders.
Although Taishi Ci had the power to divide the army, he captured Yuhang first without even saying hello to Zhao Yun.
Of course there are objective reasons such as the urgent situation and inconvenient communication, but if Zhao Yun is narrow-minded, he will definitely feel that Taishi Ci is trying to grab credit, so how can he still praise Taishi Ci for his first contribution.
Zhou Yu felt relieved and a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"What the general said is true. General Taishi's action is indeed the first."
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yu suggested: "General, General Taishi's action brought us and other Eastern Route Army a gift from heaven. A good opportunity."
"Oh?"
Zhao Yun's expression narrowed, and he asked seriously: "General Zhou is known for his wisdom and strategizing. Please give me some advice. Help me succeed."
"The general is ridiculous. How dare you not do your best when acting under the general's command?"
Zhou Yu was humble and continued: "Now that Yuhang has been conquered by General Taishi, Qiantang has become like an isolated city. Besides, I just asked, and the news that General Taishi conquered Yuhang has probably not spread yet."
Zhao Yun was vaguely touched, and heard Zhou Yu continue to say: "General, if our army rushes southward and surrounds the Qiantang defenders in the city before they escape, we will be able to make new achievements!"
Zhao Yun! Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up, he thought carefully for a moment, raised his head and said, "Gong Jin's words are wonderful, I think they are feasible."
He Qi and Zhou Bin, who were taken by Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu, immediately came out. They all asked in unison: "We are familiar with the road and are willing to guide the army!"
Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu looked at each other and burst into laughter.
He Qi was very excited at this time. Zhao Yun had traveled sixty miles a day since setting off, and arrived at three hundred miles in five days. Zhou Yu was also astonishingly fast at the front. In just seven or eight days, the army almost reached Qiantang. .
How could He Qi not be grateful to Liu Feng, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and others.
Now I heard that Taishi Ci had conquered Yuhang and turned Qiantang into an isolated city. Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu were even preparing to attack Qiantang by surprise. He Qi immediately stepped forward and was willing to clear the way for the army.
As long as we capture Qiantang and successfully cross the Qiantang River, we will only be three or four days away from Shanyin.
Even though He Qi was anxious, he felt that the speed of reinforcements was like a dream.
No matter how good he thought before coming, he never dared to expect such a fast rescue speed.
He Qi was already grateful that the reinforcements could arrive in Shanyin within a month.
Zhao Yun made a prompt decision and made a decision: "Okay, in that case, let He Qi be the guide, Zhou Dao be the vanguard, Gong Jin, you personally command the front army to go first, and I will lead the middle army to follow. Support your troops.”
Fan Neng’s eyes were full of envy, and he was even a little jealous of Yu Mi, but he was not qualified to fight for it. After all, his troops had suffered heavy losses, and their combat strength had to be restored slowly. .
If they march in a hurry again at this time, although they may not rebel, they will definitely not be able to rush.
Fan Neng, who was self-aware, could only watch as Yu Mi smiled happily.
After assigning the tasks, Zhou Yu immediately speeded up, with Zhou Dao as the vanguard and Yu Mi as the rear. The whole army speeded up and galloped southward.
The information from Taishi Ci not only contained information about reporting merits, but also the latest military information.
After being informed by Tai Shici, Zhou Yu learned that there were only a thousand defenders in Qiantang City, and the general was Sun Fu, Sun Ben's younger brother. The other thousand people were guarding the food in Qiantang that was transferred to the south of Qiantang.
Therefore, Sun Fu was unable to monitor the north of Qiantang at all. He could at most put some remote-controlled scouts.
Once Zhou Yu's army arrives at Qiantang, unless Sun Fu is decisive enough to abandon everything and flee directly from the city, there is a high probability that he will be blocked in the city.
Besides, with this news and knowing the reality of Qiantang, Zhou Yu felt no pressure when he marched hastily, and there was no need to worry about Sun Fu being able to ambush him.
In order to maintain combat effectiveness, Zhou Yu did not travel sixty miles a day like Zhao Yun, but increased his speed to about forty to forty-five miles a day. In this way, he arrived at noon on the third day Under Qiantang County.
Sun Fu was lucky and could detect the movements of Zhou Yu's troops one day in advance. If he was unlucky or careless and did not send scouts to the north, Zhou Yu might not be aware of it until his troops approached the city.
This is the power of people’s support.
Liu Feng obeyed the imperial edict and was a legitimate officer and soldier, and his personal reputation was well-known. Now he has the full support of Sheng Xian.
This makes the entire Jiangdong nobles, except for a few who have placed heavy bets on Sun Ce, or the nobles who cannot get off the ship, even if they do not help Liu Feng, they will definitely not Choose to help Sun Ce.
Otherwise, Taishi Ci parked at the exit of the passage between Dongtiao River and Tianmu Mountain for two whole days and one night, but Wu Jing seemed to be blind and couldn't notice it?
Actually, several of the powerful local nobles in Yuhang have already received the news.
Among them was Xu Zhao. After meeting Xu Zhong, he contacted two or three tenant farmers outside the city to report the news.
It can be seen that these local snakes are very well-informed. After all, it is difficult for outsiders to block the news in a hurry. It's just that these powerful nobles all chose to pretend to be dead and turned a blind eye to Tai Shici's camp. Some even chose to rebel, like Xu Zhao.
If another warlord had entered Xuzhou now, not to mention monitoring the whole process, anyone who saw it would find a way to report it to Liu Bei.
After all, the Xuzhou gentry are now Liu Bei’s basic base. Look at the Chen family, the Mi family, the Erzhang family, the Qin family, and the Zhuge family.
These famous Xuzhou clans have all sided with Liu Bei, and when resisting foreign invasion, the interests of both parties are consistent most of the time.
This is one of the reasons why Liu Feng was polite to Sheng Xian even though he knew he had no ability.
And it’s not that Sun Ce doesn’t know this truth, it’s just that he can’t do it.
He licked Zhang Hong like a dog for several years. Zhang Hong didn't let go, but just gave him an idea. It was not until he swept across Jiangdong and went to Jiangdong in person that he finally persuaded Zhang Hong to help him as a master and disciple.
Sun Ce had a very high starting point in the military. Not only was he extremely talented, but his father also left him a large amount of talent and capital.
The troops left by Sun Jian alone numbered four to five thousand, all of them were veterans of hundreds of battles, and the officer corps was loyal. This is why Yuan Shu refused to let go. He was too powerful. I want to take these people for my own use.
If these old soldiers were not loyal enough, they would have been corrupted by Yuan Shu long ago.
But until the end, Yuan Shu had no choice but to return them to Sun Ce.
In addition to his father’s old men, there are also four kinship bosses including Sun Bi, Sun Xiang, Wu Jing, and Xu Kun. Each of these kinship bosses has men who can command over 10,000 yuan or more. Thousands of chapters.
As for Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, they are actually included in Sun Ce's old army. They themselves do not have many manpower. In essence, they are just in charge of the troops on Sun Ce's behalf.
As strong as we are militarily, we are weak politically.
The Zhou family wanted to win over Sun Ce as a dog, but Zhang Hong was licked by Sun Ce for three years and refused to come out to help him. The Lu family owed Sun Jian a great debt. When Sun Jian was the governor of Changsha, he risked his life to go out to fight against thieves, and it was the Lu family who was saved. .
But Lu Kang is very principled. Privately, I thank you for saving my nephew, but politically we still have different views and do not work together.
The only people under Sun Ce who can take action are Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan.
Even after Huan Jie risked his life to ask Liu Biao to take back Sun Jian's body, he would rather return to his hometown in Changsha than serve for Sun Ce.
So it wasn’t that Sun Ce went on a killing spree without thinking, he just felt that he couldn’t take the path of Huairou, so he changed to a path of establishing his power and coercing the cooperation of the nobles.
Sun Ce actually had some brains. When he was about to die, he entrusted his inheritance to Sun Quan instead of Sun Yi, who was the most favored. He knew that Sun Ce's political skills were good, but it was hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Zhou Yu was exactly the same this time. He was almost arriving at Qiantang County. Sun Fu in the city still didn't know about it, but the wealthy people in the city had already received the news.
"What? The Southern Army is less than twenty miles away from the city?"
Hua Zheng, the head of the Hua family in Qiantang, was shocked by the news and almost fell down.
The Hua family in Qiantang is the largest clan. Their ancestors once had the county councilor Cao Huaxin. This man and Hua Xin have the same surname and the same pronunciation, but they are not from the same clan. However, Huaxin himself is also quite talented, especially in Qiantang, where he has an extraordinary reputation.
In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiantang was not a fertile land. On the contrary, it was quite barren due to the flooding of the Qiantang River and the fact that the land in Qiantang was often flooded by seawater intrusion.
Hua Xin was serving as the councilor of Wu County at this time. He sought permission from the county governor to raise earth and stone embankments to prevent the intrusion of sea water.
At that time, Hua Xin spent all his money as a monk, and if he could raise a handful of earth and stones, he would be given a thousand dollars.
The people of Qiantang admired the name of Huaxin and came here in large numbers. The pond was not completed before they were taken, so those who carried the earth and stones abandoned it. The pond was built, so it was renamed Qiantang, and Qiantang laid the foundation for the development of the Qiantang area.
At the same time, since then, the Hua family has become the most wealthy family in Qiantang.
After Zhu Zhi arrived in Qiantang, he received strong support from the Hua family, and this support was quite strong.
Zhu Zhi easily received 50,000 dan of grain, 1,000 young men, and a large number of military supplies from the Hua family.
When the Hua family supported Zhu Zhi, Liu Feng had not yet crossed the river, and Sun Ce was preparing to attack from the north and the south, seize Youquan, open up the transportation between the north and south of Wu County, and mobilize troops to attack Hui.
The Hua family weighed it in their minds and felt that Wang Lang would most likely not be able to stop Sun Ce and Zhu Zhi, so they gave Zhu Zhi such great support.
They really didn’t expect Liu Feng to be even more exaggerated than Sun Ce once he crossed the river.
It took Sun Ce a whole year of hard work to capture half of Wu County.
And Liu Feng had already arrived at their doorstep within three months.
Hua Zheng was almost startled by the news.
“Several villagers outside the city came to report overnight.”
Hua Zheng’s younger brother Hua Zhong suddenly came to report.
Hua Zheng quickly grabbed his brother's hand and asked, "Where is he?"
Hua Zhong quickly replied: "He is in the mansion, I have asked someone to take care of him."
"Okay. ! Okay!”
Hua Zheng nodded, gradually calmed down, and after thinking for a moment, he said: “First reward each of them with two thousand coins and two pieces of silk, and then arrange a meal of wine and meat. He rested in his house and sent someone to his house to report the news. He said he would be back in a few days. "
In most cases, this kind of reporting work would not be silenced. Although only a few villagers came, It is very likely that everyone in Zhuangzi knew that they were here to report news to the Hua family.
If the Hua family is really silenced, the reputation of the town will be completely destroyed.
So Hua Zheng was just thinking about how to keep it secret, but never thought about silencing it.
"Okay! I'll do it right away!"
Hua Zhong nodded vigorously and turned around to make arrangements.
Unexpectedly, Hua Zheng grabbed him and said, "Let the servants handle it. Come back as soon as you have made arrangements. I still have something to discuss with you."
"Yes, brother."
Hua Zhong hurriedly went out to make arrangements, but Hua Zheng sat there with a ferocious face, as if he was engaged in an extremely fierce psychological struggle.
After Hua Zhong came back, Hua Zheng suddenly said: "Get ready, and then go to the Zhengnan Army to surrender."
"What!?"
Hua Zhong suddenly raised his head, his face full of shock.
Hua Zheng ignored him and continued: "Not only are you going, you also have to denounce my brother to the Zhengnan Army and expose my brother's behavior of supporting Captain Zhu."
Hua Zhong was stunned. After a while, he understood.
Brother is sacrificing himself to save the family.
Hua Zhong had mixed feelings for a moment. He also knew that this was the responsibility of everyone in the family, but he had a very good relationship with his brother. When his father died, Hua Zhong was only six years old and he was the eldest brother. His father pulled him up and treated him even better than his own son.
But now, will my brother sacrifice himself for the family?
Hua Zheng could also see that his brother was in a complicated mood, and comforted him: "Well, my brother is already over 40 years old, and his life is not short. There are still twenty miles to go, so you must be careful. "
Hua Zhong had no choice but to follow his brother's arrangements. Time was tight and he had to set off immediately.
But at this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: "Brother, I have a plan that may save the family, and brother does not have to sacrifice himself."
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