Chapter 364 Taking Shanyin
However, Liu Feng did not worry too much about this, because from a strategic point of view, the navy of Lin and Jiao were already the turtles in the urn.
Even if Liu Feng's navy is defeated, they can escape into Jingruo Lake. But if they want to escape from Jingruo Lake, they must either go west, leave Yuji County and enter Qiantang, or go east Entering, from Shangyu, enter the Cao'e River and connect to the sea.
But now, both Yuji and Shangyu are occupied by Liu Feng. Unless they abandon the ship and escape, they will be trapped and die in Jingruo Lake Town.
It’s just that Liu Feng is a little greedy. Lin and Jiao’s two naval forces have many large ships. If he can capture them in Shanyin City, his naval strength will undoubtedly increase. .
After conquering Yangzhou, we need to be very cautious in our next expansion.
And Liu Biao in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River may turn his friend into an enemy at any time. Once this happens, both sides will most likely use the navy as the decisive force.
That’s not to say that the Army is useless, but in the Battle of Jingyang, the Army’s cost performance was far inferior to that of the Navy.
Once the Yangzhou navy was defeated, Liu Feng had no choice but to expend several times or even ten times more strength, risking being cut off by Jingzhou's navy, and defeating it with an army counterattack Passive.
Sun Quan brought Liu Feng's requests and opinions back to the city. Before leaving, Liu Feng also summoned Zhu Zhi.
Seeing Sun Quan so suddenly, Zhu Zhi was a little confused, thinking that Sun Quan had been captured alive.
When he learned that Sun was willing to surrender and would pay tribute to Shanyin and the rebels in the city, Zhu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately became excited.
This is the military merit of more than 50,000 people, as well as the merit of Kuaiji County administration.
Sun Quan returned to Shanyin City that night and told his elder brother all of Liu Feng's orders and requirements.
After hearing this, Sun Ce nodded and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, Sun Ce saw that Sun Quan was hesitant to speak, so he asked: "Second brother, if you have something to say, just say it. What can't be said between brothers?"
When Sun Quan heard this, he immediately said: "Brother I have a plan in mind, but I’m not sure whether it’s feasible or not.”
“Oh?”
Sun Ce became interested and urged, “Let’s talk about it whether it’s feasible or not.”
< br>Sun Quan then laid out his strategy. It turned out that Sun Ce's captain Sun Ci had previously had a conflict with Lin Long, the legitimate son of the Lin family. After being caught by him, he temporarily suppressed him.
Now that they are eager for a breakthrough that can change the status quo, they can take advantage of this.
As long as we calculate the time well and let Sun Ci conflict with Lin Long again and let Lin Long suffer a small loss, Sun Ce intervenes at the right time and favors Lin Long. Maybe he can hold a banquet in the name of apology and ask the Jiao family to do it. Mr. Heshi invited the Lin and Jiao families over.
In this way, if it is launched that night, it can create a leaderless situation.
After hearing this, Sun Ce's eyes lit up and he suddenly felt that Sun Quan's strategy was quite good. The most important thing is that it is very feasible and accurately predicts the arrogance and arrogance of the Jiao and Lin families. As long as they follow this method, Lin and Jiao will really fall into the trap step by step.
"Brother Quan, you have grown up."
Sun Ce looked at his younger brother with complicated eyes and sighed: "Children in the past can now share their worries with their brothers."
Sun Quan blushed a little and said humbly: "My brother is just a fool, and he will gain something after all his worries." That’s all. If my brother thinks this plan is feasible, he still needs to determine the approximate time and contact method, and contact Zhengnan.”
Sun Ce nodded and immediately expressed his position: “Since this matter is planned by Brother Quan, You will still be in charge, and I can recommend something to Brother Quan in the future."
Sun Quan was secretly happy and agreed.
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After Liu Feng learned about it, he immediately agreed, but the date was moved back three days so that Jia Kui's troops could occupy Shangyu.
Soon, Shangyu’s reply came through.
With Wu Fan, Wei Teng and others as internal responders, the city of Shangyu was empty again.
Jia Kui occupied Shangyu City without a fight, and then, with the full support of Wu Fan, Wei Teng and other families, he provided relief to the victims and won the hearts of the people.
After receiving the news from Shangyu, the camps on Shanyin happened to be fully constructed and the general offensive began.
During the day the next day, Sun Ci, the captain of Sun Ce's personal soldiers, clashed with Lin Long and broke the legs of Lin Long's personal followers. After learning about this, Sun Ce immediately sent Sun Quan to come with heavy gifts to apologize, and at the same time invited Jiao Lang to come forward to make peace.
To show his sincerity, Sun Ce said that he would host a banquet for the Lin family at the governor's mansion two days later, and also invited the Jiao family, other wealthy families in the city, and the Shanyue leaders to accompany him.
Seeing Sun Ce's humble overture, the Lin family also felt that it was very dignified, so they happily accepted it.
On the night of the banquet, Sun Ce personally offered wine to apologize, which made Lin Sheng and his son very happy, and also felt a little contempt for Sun Ce. At the same time, Sun Ce also sent a large amount of meat and wine to reward Lin and Jiao's navy.
The banquet that night started at You hour and was still bustling with people, drinking and drinking. It was a sweet atmosphere. The water village inside the water gate was also filled with drunkenness, and there were sailors and soldiers staggering around everywhere. They were all obviously drunk.
Under such circumstances, the two armies began to act under the guidance of the moonlight.
The west gate that Sun Ce was guarding quietly opened, and a large group of men and horses, with their heads on straw and horses in their mouths, silently poured in through the west gate.
After entering the city, they immediately divided into three teams. One team, led by Sun Ce's general, went straight to the county government.
The second group of people, also led by the guide, rushed towards the dock.
The target of the third team is the North Gate. Once the North Gate is captured and new troops are introduced, they will head for the East Gate. The ultimate goal is to capture all three gates and defeat all the rebels. All were sealed in the city.
On the Jingruo Lake outside the city, a fleet was quietly approaching the water village at the south gate of Shanyin City.
Ling Tong, Zhu Huan and other powerful generals stood on the bow of the ship. Their mission was to destroy the enemy and serve as the vanguard for the entire army.
When the fleet arrived at the south gate of Shanyin, the gate was open and there were torches waving on the tower, obviously the people who responded.
Ling Tong immediately returned the torch, and then personally led 20 boats and 120 strong men into the city first.
This move is to preserve the large group of troops, so that if there is a change in the city, the entire army will not be annihilated.
It's just that Sun Ce has been subdued by Liu Feng at this moment, and he behaves quite honestly.
The entire water gate has been secretly controlled by people sent by Sun Ce. Sun Ce’s troops are also on the dock to support them. Ling Tong led the first to land at the dock without any danger, and then the fleet behind him The main force also began to enter the city and took over key passes such as city gates and towers that Sun Ce's tribe was responsible for.
Just after Shuimen took over, the navy soldiers began to take over the ships of Lin and Jiao Shui Division, giving priority to the larger ships.
Most of the sailors and soldiers on these ships dominated the water villages on the shore. Even the few soldiers who stayed behind were already drunk at this moment.
The few who are sober occasionally are no match for the Conquering South Army.
If you are flexible and surrender immediately, you can still save your life. If you are slow to see the opportunity, you will not be able to save your life. The speed on the Conquering South Army's side is not fast, because the first priority is to ensure the stealth of the action, so it doesn't matter if the speed is slower.
At three o'clock in the hour, there was a sudden uproar in the city.
It turns out that the Southern Conquest Army began to attack the North Gate.
At this time, the army that conquered the South had successfully controlled the middle and high-level rebels in the county governor's house with the cooperation of Sun Cejun.
The second route of the Conquest of the South Army has also arrived at the dock and joined the navy of the Conquest of the South Army.
The third southern army then cooperated with Sun Cejun's patrol and attacked the north gate together.
Although the plan was good, there was no internal response, and in the end, the North Gate was still not able to be controlled quietly.
It’s just that the difference in strength between the two sides is huge. Although the defenders at the North Gate lit beacon fires and sounded gongs to warn, they only lasted for half a quarter of an hour before being swept down by the Southern Army.
A large number of southern conquering troops swarmed in from the north gate and west gate, heading towards outflanking various military camps.
These military camps were all based on civilian houses. The people in the city were either displaced and driven out of the city, or they were crowded together.
As a county government, Shanyin has more than 30,000 permanent residents. Including officials at all levels and their families, there can be more than 40,000 people at most. Moreover, the city is not full of people, and there are still a lot of open spaces and empty houses.
Therefore, just by driving some of the people out of the city, we can garrison an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people, and this will also save the people's ration consumption.
Originally, the Southern Conquest Army might have been caught off guard by the Sanyue soldiers who suddenly poured out of civilian houses during street fighting.
But now that Sun Ce is acting as an internal agent, the Southern Conquest Army probably knows more military defense information than the Shanyue leaders and ordinary powerful men.
As soon as they entered the city, the main force rushed towards several large military camps in the city. At the same time, small teams dispersed and began to clear out the rebels who rushed out of civilian houses.
Although the Conquering South Army took the lead and then completely gained the advantage, the battle did not end there.
Just like the information revealed by Sun Ce, although the Shanyue soldiers were extremely backward in weapons and equipment, they were very fierce. Moreover, because of their relationship with foreign tribes, they were afraid of being massacred after surrendering, and their determination to resist was compared to the rebellious local gentry. The song is much more determined.
It was not until dawn that the fighting in the city completely subsided.
Liu Feng's army entered the city, and Sun Ce brought his younger brothers Sun Quan and Sun Yi, as well as the remaining trusted generals Lu Fan, Chen Wu, Sun Ci and others to greet them in person.
Liu Feng was riding on his horse, looking at Sun Ce who was kneeling in front of him to greet him, but he got off his horse and walked over.
Liu Feng helped Sun Ce up with his own hands and joked: "Bo Fu, this is the second time you and I have met today, right?"
Sun Cejun's face flushed, feeling a little ashamed: "The crime will be against the general twice and against the king's master. The crime is unpardonable."
"Bo Fu's confrontation with the king's master is really wrong, but no one can do anything wrong, and Bo Fu did it for You were deceived by Yuan Shu, so the court will treat you leniently, so don't worry about it."
Liu Feng laughed loudly, patted Sun Ce's hand and reassured him. Afterwards, he took the initiative to take off the ceremonial sword from his waist, and then tied it around Sun Ce's waist: "As a general, how can you not have a sword with you, so I will give this sword to you, Bo Fu."
Sun Ce's eyes moved slightly, a little surprised, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. Isn't Liu Feng afraid that he would kidnap the other party with a blade?
Although Liu Feng supported him just now and showed a lot of strength, Sun Ce is not bragging. His strength is still superior to Liu Feng. His fighting skills and fighting experience are not what Liu Feng has. Comparable.
To be fair, Sun Ce really didn't dare to kidnap Liu Feng at this time. Even if the other party came to his door, he would still be untouchable.
It's just that Liu Feng was so careless, and with Sun Ce's character, he couldn't help but have some daydreams. Even if he didn't dare to take action, he could at least think about it.
But just when Sun Ce was about to make a move, an eager gaze fell on him, and the strong sense of crisis made Sun Ce's hair explode all over his body.
When Sun Ce followed Sun Ce's gaze and saw Xu Chu, he couldn't help but admired: "What a strong man!"
Liu Feng followed Sun Ce's gaze and burst out laughing: "Uncle Fu, this is Xu Zhongkang, a strong man from the Pei Kingdom in Yuzhou. He has the strength of nine oxen and two tigers. He is also trustworthy, loyal and brave, and is my favorite general."
With that said, Liu Feng summoned Xu Chu. He came closer, took Xu Chu's hand and folded it with Sun Ce's.
"You two will be very close in the future."
Sun Ce quickly bowed his hands to Liu Feng and then bowed to Xu Chu: "Ce, the defeated army I will repay the kindness of the general by not killing him in the expedition to the south. I will serve as a minister in the same palace as the general in the future, and I hope that the general will give you more advice."
Xu Chu had a steady and humble character. He immediately clasped his fists and raised his hands and replied: "Chu is just a common man. Meng did not give up in the southern expedition and was able to follow the left and right. How dare Chu dare to take on the general's instructions."
After some polite remarks, Sun Ce He personally led Liu Feng into the city and arrived at the governor's mansion.
At this time, the county governor's mansion captured forty-nine local wealthy families in Kuaiji, and there were also seventy-three Shanyue leaders, large and small.
More than 600,000 stones of grain and grass have been stored in the city. Except for the part that was originally stored, the other hundreds of thousands of stones were transported to Shanyin City by waterway in more than half a month.
This is also the reason why the rebels in Shanyin City are not worried about food shortages at all.
There is so much food in the city, enough for them to consume for more than half a year. There are also navymen from Lin and Jiao who can cover the ships entering the city and replenish food.
The rebels were full of confidence and were betting that Liu Feng would not be able to persist.
But no one could have imagined that the banner they had erected would be the first to be reversed.
Although they fought in the city for half a night, there were not many casualties. Except for the casualties of thousands Shanyue, the casualties of the local powerful tribes did not even break through four figures.
The performance of the local powerful tribes also seriously affected the fighting spirit of the Shanyue soldiers, thereby reducing a lot of trouble for the Southern Conquest Army.
In fact, such a result is reasonable. The powerful nobles here in Kuaiji are much more ugly than the powerful nobles in the Central Plains.
Due to fierce competition among the nobles in the Central Plains, they were second to none in the Han Dynasty in terms of their true talents, conduct, and attitude towards civilians.
The more important point is that the Central Plains produces talents.
The reason why Cao Wei can fight one against two in the future, and the advantage is getting bigger and bigger, is simply that the Central Plains has a strong foundation and a large population, so it can get more outstanding talents.
It is different in Kuaiji, and even their gameplay is different from that in the Central Plains.
These marginal areas will inevitably bring in the struggle methods of some small people, and their work will be more naked than in the central plains.
(End of this chapter)