Chapter 361 Zhong Mou came to surrender
Hearing this, Zhu Zhi took out a letter from his arms and put it on the table in front of Liu Feng.
"Zhi is incompetent and failed to persuade Bo Fu to surrender."
Zhu Zhi followed up and said: "This letter was given to me by the general before Zhi set off, ordering me to surrender to Bo Fu. Fu Yuan handed over the letter to him after his mission. This mission failed to convince Bo Fu, so he returned the item to Zhao intact. "
Liu Feng's eyes glanced at the letter, which was intact. , the fire seals are complete, and it has obviously never been opened.
A smile escaped Liu Feng's lips. If Zhu Zhi and Sun Ce knew the contents of this letter, they would probably be shocked.
In this letter, Sun Ce was given an order to gather the opposition forces in Beihui and then cooperate with him to defeat them in a single battle.
Sun Ce probably never dreamed that whether he surrendered or not at this time, he would have to be his opponent.
But Sun Ce missed an opportunity to save his family.
If he obeyed his orders, no matter what, his mother Wu Guotai, Sun Quan and other younger brothers and sisters would be safe.
But the path he has chosen now will probably lead to the destruction of the entire clan.
"Since Sun Ce has made a decision, the two armies should fight on the battlefield."
Liu Feng waved his hand and comforted Zhu Zhi and said: "Although Zhu Gong has not made any achievements here, he will not do anything here." I can't blame you for what happened. Let's go back and rest first."
Hearing Liu Feng's comfort, Zhu Zhi felt a little at ease, so he resigned and left.
At this time, the two armies of Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu had set off separately. One set off from Qiantang, taking Zhang'an (later parts of Taizhou and Wenzhou) and Yongning (urban Wenzhou) as relays, and the troops were sent to wait for the officer. Dongye.
Zhou Yu returned to the Yangtze River by water, went upstream, and entered Yuzhang from Penglize.
In Yuji County, there are only 30,000 main troops left under Liu Feng's personal command, as well as more than 3,000 soldiers under Zhu Zhi's command and 2,000 remaining troops from Sun's army.
Liu Feng's main army originally numbered nearly 60,000 people. In the battle south of Qiantang and Jiangnan, more than 5,000 people were lost. The wounded were sent back to Qiantang to recuperate, and the war dead were temporarily buried there, but they were all erected. The tombstone and a large commemorative stone tablet are engraved with the sergeant's achievements.
The loss of five thousand was quickly replaced by Liu Feng's surrender of troops and the young and strong warriors from Jiangdong and the powerful knights who surrendered to make up for it.
Now Gao Shun and Jia Kui's troops have been completely replenished and their original combat strength has been restored to 60 to 70%.
There will be a period of time for them to prepare and train, and as time goes by, their combat power will continue to increase.
At the same time, because Wu Jun, Danyang and other places have become the rear area and the situation is stable, Pan Zhang and Xu Sheng have begun to move south. At the same time, Zhang Yun and Xu Zhao each led thousands of troops to cross the river. Go to war.
At the same time, Liu Feng also ordered Wu Chengyan Baihu and boxing champion Sheng to lead his troops south and cross the river to assist in the battle. The number of troops should not be less than 6,000, and they must be elite soldiers.
Whether it is Yan Baihu or Wang Sheng and others, if they are obedient, they can be taken to the north to serve in the future. If they are not obedient, after Sun Ce is eliminated, the army will return to the north, and they will be wiped out along the way.
Calculated based on this troop concentration, Liu Feng's army can still maintain at least 39,000 main troops and more than 3,000 troops under Zhu Zhi's command, totaling more than 40,000 troops.
If Yan Baihu and Wang Sheng obeyed their orders, their strength could reach nearly 60,000.
Liu Feng was reorganizing the exhausted troops in Yuji County, and the troops were in full swing. Under the jurisdiction of Jia Kui (6,000 people), Taishi Ci (6,000 people), Gao Shun (4,000 people), Fan Neng (4,000 people), Yu Mi (4,000 people), and Pan Zhang's other tribe of iron armored soldiers (two Thousands of people) and Xu Huang's 3,000 infantry.
While waiting for Zhu Zhi for more than ten days, two thousand people from Xu Zhao and Zhang Yun had already crossed the river and arrived.
Liu Feng remained motionless and continued to rest and recuperate in Yuji.
Liu Feng's immobility only stimulated the strong men of the Beihui gentry.
In their view, Liu Feng's move was undoubtedly a weak move and he was afraid of them.
In response to this, the powerful nobles of the Beihui clan celebrated with great joy. They not only accelerated the gathering of troops and supplies to Shanyin, but also showed their magical powers and their own connections to actively win over Shanyue and Nanman among the three major mountain ranges of Huibei. All tribes.
The three major mountain ranges are Longmen Mountain on the south bank of the Qiantang River, Kuaiji Mountain on the south bank of Jingruo Lake, and Siming Mountain surrounding the Ningbo Plain.
These three mountain ranges are the largest mountain ranges in northern Kuaiji. They are not connected to each other, but are very close to each other.
In these three major mountain ranges, there are hundreds of thousands of Shanyue tribesmen living, and they are inextricably related to the gentry and powerful people of Kuaiji County.
They are each other's enemies, and sometimes allies, and the changes are ever-changing.
But at this moment, the powerful gentry of the Kuaiji clan did not hesitate to cede many interests and spent all their money to win over the Shanyue clan chief and send his clansmen down the mountain to help in the battle.
The price they offered almost made the chiefs of the Shanyue tribe think it was a trap.
But when a lot of gold and silver treasures were placed in front of these Shanyue clan chiefs, they believed that the land under the mountains ceded by these noble clan powerful men was real and reliable.
Relying on their gold and silver treasures and the fertile fields of the plains, the powerful nobles of Bei Kuaiji successfully attracted nearly 30,000 Shanyue barbarian soldiers.
Although these 30,000 Shanyue barbarians are poorly equipped and crudely armed, they are actually 30,000 young and strong soldiers.
As a result, Sun Ce added 30,000 troops within half a month, and his military strength actually exceeded 50,000.
If we only look at the number of people, he has even surpassed Liu Feng's troops stationed in Yuji County at this moment.
Intelligence was continuously sent to Yuji County. Although Liu Feng's army remained motionless, the espionage was detailed and the scouts never rested.
After receiving the latest information, Liu Feng was not surprised but overjoyed. This was really a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Unexpectedly, even the Shanyue tribe was lured down the mountain.
Previously, Liu Feng was worried about how to deal with Shan Yue after he defeated Sun Ce.
These Shanyue people are indeed pitiful. They were driven into the mountains by the Han people.
But these Shanyue people are not worthy of sympathy, because they are like maggots on the tarsus. They have been going down the mountain to plunder, burn and kill for years. They cannot be wiped out or killed.
The best way is to exterminate the most stubborn group, and then establish oneself with trust and honesty, use trade means to win over the moderate Shanyue tribe, and then cooperate to rebuild the county and military system in Kuaiji. A place of maximum stability.
But the problem is that the Shanyue people are hiding in the mountains. How do you wipe out the most stubborn group of them? You may not even be able to find them even if you look for them.
As a result, now that the Beihui gentry and powerful men had relieved Liu Feng's worries, they actually called these mountains down the mountain.
As soon as I fell asleep, someone gave me a pillow.
Liu Feng was overjoyed, but still stood still.
Soon, Pan Zhang's 4,000 men and Xu Sheng's 6,000 men all rushed to Yuji. After receiving the military order, Yan Baihu and Wang Sheng hesitated again and again, and finally chose to bow their heads and submit.
Yan Baihu's younger brother Yan Yu and Wang Sheng's subordinate Zou Ta respectively led 6,000 elite troops southward for reinforcements.
As a result, the troops Liu Feng had been waiting for were finally assembled, totaling more than 53,000 people.
Thirty-six days after the Battle of Qiantang River, in mid-April 198 AD, Liu Feng's army went out again.
In addition to leaving a thousand men under Xu Zhao and Gao Dai to guard Yuji, the army sent troops to Shanyin with Tai Shi Ci as the vanguard, Jia Kui as the middle army, and Xu Sheng as the rear.
Today, there are nearly 60,000 people in Shanyin City. In addition to the more than 2,000 young men and women who continued to be looted by the Beihui gentry clan, more than 7,000 Shanyue reinforcements came here because of their fame.
Sun Ce, who firmly had the advantage in military strength, could not laugh at all.
Nearly 40,000 Shanyue barbarians made the city of Shanyin a mess. They wandered around without training all day long, and even clashed with the relatively obedient Kuaiji army many times.
Conflicts between the two sides took place almost all the time. The most serious one involved thousands of people fighting with weapons, killing hundreds of people on the spot, so much so that Sun Ce even regretted it. Such troops are probably far inferior to the 30,000 veterans who were destroyed just over a month ago. How can they fight against Liu Feng's warriors?
Sun Ce regretted not agreeing to Zhu Zhi's persuasion to surrender before.
What is the difference between bringing this rabble against Liu Feng and seeking death?
"Zhongmou."
Sun Ce was living in the dark room at this time, and opposite him was his second brother Sun Quan.
"I intend to send you to conquer the southern army..."
Sun Quan stared at his brother with wide eyes. At this time, Sun Quan was only a seventeen-year-old boy. Although he was already He was quite calculated by the city government, but he was still a long way from the treacherous and ruthless Duan Shui Master Sun Zhongmou he would become in the future.
Sun Quan's ability is unquestionable. Except for military affairs, almost all of them can reach 90 points, especially political battles, which are almost full.
However, he didn't have any good ideas to dedicate to his brother Sun Ce. It was really difficult for some clever women to make a meal without rice.
Sun Quan respectfully asked for instructions: "Brother, please speak."
On the other hand, Sun Ce looked ugly. He hesitated for a long time before uttering four words: "Please be the internal response."< br>
Sun Quan looked up in shock, and when he saw his brother's shameful expression, his heart skipped a beat.
Sun Ce sighed. He had already said the most difficult words to say. His whole body seemed to have been relieved of heavy shackles, but the energy and spirit that originally looked down upon the world also dissipated.
"Although there are fifty or sixty thousand people in Shanyin City now, they are all a mob, unable to fight, and they are still divided internally and hate each other."
Obvious anger flashed in Sun Ce's eyes, and with his temper , I wish I could beat these insects out of ten.
"Brother Wei originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and try again, but now it seems that it is just a fool's errand."
Sun Ce shook his head and sighed: "For the present plan, I can only let you go to the expedition. The Confederate army surrendered and gave up all the strength of the mountain in order to keep the family safe. Others no longer dared to ask for it. "
Sun Quan's heart sank, knowing that his brother was determined to die.
At this time, Sun Quan was far from being the great emperor he would become in the future, and he had a very close relationship with Sun Ce. He regarded Sun Ce as his eldest brother as his father, and looked up to Sun Ce as his leader in everything.
How could he watch his brother die together with these insects in Shanyin City?
It’s just that he has no choice but to obey Sun Ce’s orders.
Sun Ce acted decisively and asked Sun Ci to bring a few soldiers that night to secretly escort Sun Quan out of Shanyin under the cover of darkness.
After Sun Quan came out of Shanyin, he went straight towards the direction from which the conquering army came.
Soon, he ran into the exploring horse of the Zhengnan Army, and was then taken back to the camp.
At this time, Liu Feng was about to take a rest when he suddenly heard from Tan Ma that there were descendants of the Sun family coming to surrender in Shanyin City.
Liu Feng was a little surprised. Could it be that Sun Ce couldn't even control his own family members?
Something is wrong.
There should be only one Sun family descendant from Sun Ce in Shanyin City, and they are all his biological brothers.
Therefore, Liu Feng immediately decided to summon the visitor.
Soon, a heroic young man with fair complexion, round face, and very tall frame was brought into the tent.
With just one meeting, Liu Feng was sure that the other party must be Sun Ce's younger brother, and there was a lot of charisma between their eyebrows.
Judging from his age, this man should be the Great Emperor himself.
Sun Quan kept his head down after entering the tent, just using his peripheral vision to secretly spy on Liu Feng.
It's just that Liu Feng looked indifferent and couldn't see any signs.
"Foreign Minister Sun Quan, pays homage to General Zhengnan."
Sun Quan knew that the safety of the Sun family was entirely at stake at this time, so naturally he did not dare to show any slights.
After seeing Liu Feng, Sun Quan immediately bowed down.
Liu Feng looked at Sun Quan with curiosity. This was the number one partying maniac in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Sun Quan loved three things in his life. The first was partying and drinking, the second was hunting and shooting tigers, and the third was going to Hefei to buy lottery tickets. Even backstabbing was not among the top three.
Sun Quan’s first impression on Liu Feng was that he looked like Sun Ce.
The true portrait from the inside out seems to be the younger version of Sun Ce, especially the piercing eyes, which are exactly the same as Sun Ce.
Liu Feng was stunned for a moment, and then after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was indeed reasonable.
Looking at Sun Quan's actions throughout his life, it can actually be seen that apart from his poor military ability, his personality is actually very similar to Sun Ce.
The reason why people have the misconception that Sun Yi is like Sun Ce, while Sun Quan is the opposite of Sun Ce.
It is really because Sun Quan's strategy and rationality are so strong that he can suppress his own shortcomings, making his decision-making completely different from that of Sun Ce.
At this moment, Liu Feng figured out one more thing.
Why did Sun Ce like to take Sun Quan with him, and why did Sun Ce treat Sun Quan like an heir? Before he died, he insisted on appointing Sun Quan to take over.
No one knows his son better than his father, and no one knows his younger brother better than his elder brother.
Sun Ce's eldest brother is a father, and he can be said to have two roles in one person. Naturally, he understands this very well about Sun Quan.
He knew very well that his younger brother was superior to him in terms of power and strategy. It is no wonder that Sun Ce pointed at his assistants and said to Sun Quan: "These gentlemen are your generals."
< br>As the eldest brother Sun Ce, the second brother is not only very talented, good at winning people's hearts, strategic, good at balancing, and his personality and appearance are very similar to his own, how could he not like him?
Liu Feng kept looking at Sun Quan in silence, and Sun Quan's heart sank deeply.
He didn’t understand why Liu Feng had such a reaction.
If he and the other party change places, he will definitely appease the other party in order to successfully pacify Shanyin.
Does the other party not want to pacify Shanyin?
This is not possible...
Sun Quan suddenly remembered Liu Feng's strange operations some time ago, and then thought about the current situation in Beikuiji. It can be said that Liu Feng was responsible for it.
This...is it the other party! ?
A flash of lightning flashed across Sun Quan's mind, and an incredible idea came to his mind.
Could it be that this rebellion is what Liu Zhengnan wants! ?
(End of this chapter)