Chapter 315 These insects!
"There is another question," Gan Ning said seriously, "Our main purpose is to force Sun Boxu and Zhou Gongjin to return to defense.
If your guess comes true, then Sun Will Bo Fu and Zhou Gongjin choose to return to defend Shouchun? "
Just like what Fazheng said just now, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu mobilized all their direct troops to conquer Jiangdong and create a truly their own. The base camp.
Then the garrison in Shouchun City became the Yuzhou Army under Yuan Shu, although it was the Yuzhou Army that was originally defending Shouchun.
In other words, even if Sun Ce and Zhou Yu take away their direct troops, it does not mean that Shouchun's defense will no longer exist.
Although the Yuzhou Army has few generals who can command troops, even Ji Ling has the ability to command troops through his own legionary talent.
However, the Yuzhou Army is very strong. The main force of the Yuzhou Army is basically composed of elite veterans, and the new recruits are basically in the auxiliary corps.
Although there are not many qualified generals under Yuan Shu's command, there are still many subordinate army commanders.
The main purpose of Gan Ning and Fazheng's trip to Shouchun was to force Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to return to defend Shouchun.
However, under the premise that the Yuzhou Army is stationed in Shouchun City, will Zhou Yu and Sun Ce really choose to return to defense?
Could it be that Shouchun City cannot be defended without their tens of thousands of newly formed auxiliary troops?
This is not funny at all, it will kill people.
Although there are only about 50,000 Yuzhou troops guarding Shouchun City, these 50,000 troops are all the elites of the Yuzhou army. The real elites are not the "elites" who use auxiliary soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers to fill their numbers.
If the city of Shouchun is so big and cannot be defended by an elite army of 50,000, is it because Yuan Shu’s sword is bad, or is Zhou Yu and Sun Ce blind, or are those aristocratic families ignorant of numbers?
Therefore, what Gan Ning is most worried about now is what should Zhou Yu and Sun Ce do if they choose not to return to defense?
It's impossible to really attack Shouchun City. They can't defeat it with their small force, and they might have to be counterattacked by the Yuzhou Army defending Shouchun City.
"No, Zhou Gongjin and Sun Bofu will return to defense." Fazheng said without the slightest worry.
"Even if the two of them are besieged in Jiangdong, they have to find a way to break out and return to Shouchun.
Their two children are still in Shouchun City, and they will not let us go. Attacking Shouchun City
What's more, those aristocratic families are not reliable. As long as the benefits are large enough, it is common for one or two principals to be sacrificed in exchange for larger benefits.
The two of them are originally from aristocratic families, so they will understand the behavior of aristocratic families. "Fazheng said with narrowed eyes.
It is impossible for Zhou Yu and Sun Ce to take the risk of being stabbed in the back by the aristocratic family, and bet the safety of the family and Yuan Shu on the possibility that the aristocratic family will not backstab them.
So what if there are 50,000 Yuzhou troops guarding Shouchun City? Back then, a city like Xiangyang City had not been captured by Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.
If Liu Biao hadn't been carried away, Liu Biao wouldn't have to run into obstacles in Jingnan now. There are constraints all around when you move.
"Is that so?" Gan Ning pondered for a while, then agreed to Fazheng's suggestion and continued to act according to the original plan.
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"My lord, the Qingzhou fleet under Liu Xuande is heading straight for Shouchun along the Huai River. It has now entered Feishui." Ji Ling hurriedly walked into where Yuan Shu was. In his yard, he told Yuan Shu the news about the Qingzhou fleet.
"What!?" Yuan Shu suddenly stood up from the recliner, his eyes widened, and asked Ji Ling in disbelief.
"The Qingzhou fleet has entered Feishui and is heading straight for Shouchun with great momentum." Ji Ling repeated with a serious face. "What did the defenders stationed along the Huaihe River do for a living? Their traces were not discovered until the Qingzhou fleet entered Feishui?" Yuan Shu roared loudly.
Ji Ling said nothing because he himself did not know the specific reason.
This news was only discovered because the Qingzhou fleet was approaching Shouchun, and was hurriedly notified.
"Damn it, we should have supported Gong Jin in dispatching part of the Jiangxia navy to the Huai River." Yuan Shu said with a livid face.
When Yuan Shu handed over the affairs to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu mentioned that he wanted to deploy part of the Jiangxia navy to the Huaihe River.
However, Zhou Yu's proposal was rejected by the heads of various aristocratic families present at the meeting for various reasons, and finally nothing happened.
Yuan Shu knew very well why those aristocratic families vetoed Zhou Yu's proposal. Yuan Shu's advisers such as Yang Hong and Yan Xiang also reminded Yuan Shu to pay attention to those aristocratic families.
It’s just that in order to get the families who were willing to follow him to agree to Sun Ce’s entry into Yuzhou and Yangzhou, Yuan Shu acquiesced to this matter.
However, I did not expect that the garrison deployed by the aristocratic families along the Huai River would be so stretched out, and they were not discovered until the enemy penetrated into Shouchun.
"Ji Ling, you go organize the troops for defense, and I'll summon those guys to see what else they have to say." Yuan Shu said through gritted teeth.
"No." Ji Ling calmly accepted Yuan Shu's order. He had confidence in the Yuzhou Army under his lord Yuan Shu.
As for Yuan Shu going to find those guys to ask for an explanation, Ji Ling is not worried. Do you really think that he did nothing after achieving the talent of Inner Qi Awakening Legion?
When he followed Yuan Shu to Fenggao, Yuan Shu did not let him stay with him, but threw him into the Fenggao camp.
This can be considered part of the transaction between Yuan Shu and Liu Bei.
Although Ji Ling feels that it is a bit unethical to use the skills that Yang Ji and the others taught him to deal with them now.
However, they are in a hostile state now, so of course there is no use for them.
What's more, using the legion's talent to infect personal guards was a high-end operation that Yuan Shu had given him in exchange for other things, and it had nothing to do with morality.
After watching Ji Ling leave, Yuan Shu also ordered a group of personal guards and went straight to the Shouchun Government Affairs Office.
Although Sun Ce has taken control of Shouchun on the surface, the same group of people still occupy the Shouchun Government Affairs Office.
The civil servants under Sun Ce are still squatting in the Jiangxia Government Affairs Office, and they don’t know when they can follow Zhou Yu into the Shouchun Government Affairs Office.
"These guys finally came to their senses." Fazheng looked at the moving soldiers in Shouchun City and couldn't help but sneered.
"The person commanding on the top of the city should be Ji Ling. I remember seeing him when I was at Fenggao Camp." Chen Dao said from the side.
"It's indeed him. When the Jingling Hall held the grand ceremony, he and Yuan Gongli stayed in Fenggao for a month." Fazheng raised his eyebrows and said.
"Then how did he get to Fenggao Camp?" Gan Ning asked from the side.
(End of this chapter)