Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 527 Deeply Trusted
"Kill! Capture Cao Cao alive." Seeing that he had won this battle and defeated the enemy army, Sun Quan was very excited. He immediately ordered the army to launch a counterattack, preparing to attack Guangling in one fell swoop, and then occupy Xuzhou, capture the emperor, and realize that he was holding the emperor to order The purpose of the princes.

However, he did not expect Cao Jun to defend tenaciously. Wu Jun launched many charges, but all were in vain. Seeing that it was getting dark, Sun Quan had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops.

"I didn't expect that the soldiers under this old thief would still be able to defend to the death. Hmph, it's cheap for him, let him take a life for nothing!" Sun Quan snorted, but his face was full of complacency.

At this time, Jia Hua, the commander of the soldiers, stepped forward and said, "Master, the battle situation has been counted. The Chu army lost more than [-] men and more than [-] warships in this battle. Correspondingly, our army also lost [-]." There are more than [-] people and more than [-] warships. Although the soldiers have high fighting spirit, it can be seen that they are very tired and look forward to resting."

"Since it is the common will of the officers and men in the army, how can I go against their wish? If so, then withdraw the troops. Although not all efforts have been received, this battle is also exciting. It is enough to fight here. gone."

Although Sun Quan said it nicely on the surface, in fact he had no choice but to withdraw his troops because of the serious losses.

Even so, the victory in this battle has indeed boosted morale and allowed his prestige to rise again.

"Haha, although Cao Cao's old thief guarded the north bank, but this battle made him lose his prestige. I guess this old thief has no ambitions in the future. We only need to continue to attack Xuzhou in the future, and one day we will break through Xiapi. Welcome back to the Son of Heaven."

Sun Quan was very proud of his victory and ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

After returning to the South Bank, Sun Quan ordered rewards for meritorious service, and designated Yu Fan as the first meritorious service, and appointed Yu Fan as the prefect of Danyang.

"My lord, the reward you have given me is too generous, how dare I accept it?" At the celebration banquet, when Sun Quan was the first to toast to him, Yu Fan pretended to back down.

However, Sun Quan's expression darkened, and he said seriously, "Zhong Xiang, don't say that. I just think your reward is too thin. When our army was attacking Cao Zei's water village, we were attacked by the opponent's catapult. At that time, the morale of the army was in turmoil, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and even I was thinking of retreating. Fortunately, you gave me a suggestion at that time. If there is no suggestion from you, I am afraid that the old thief Cao Cao who is holding the celebration banquet here now , Also, before the battle started yesterday, you suggested to me to beware of Cao thief's fraud, but I was immersed in the fantasy of defeating Cao thief at that time, and I didn't take it seriously. As a result, I lost this way. Listening to your advice, our army will not lose so many people. It is very likely that we will be able to break through Guangling today. This glass of wine is not only a respect to you, but also an apology to you. I hope you can help me wholeheartedly in the future. A lot of pointing out my shortcomings will also save me from making similar mistakes."

"Hey, if I hadn't seen through your true face, if I hadn't already belonged to the lord, I'm afraid I would have been really confused by your acting." Looking at that very sincere face, Yu Fan secretly sneered in his heart, he already knew that Sun Quan was someone who was in need and would do his best to win him over, even if he called him father, but he would treat you like ice if he didn't need him, wishing he could get rid of his hypocritical nature, so naturally People are immune to this performance.

But Yu Fan didn't show it. Instead, he showed a look of being flattered and grateful, and said to Sun Quan emotionally: "My lord treats me like this. Even if Fan is broken into pieces, it is difficult to repay this kindness."

Seeing Yu Fan speak like this, Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction. His plan to win over Yu Fan was successfully realized. As long as he has the loyalty of such a figure in the future, he will be able to rely on him to stabilize the order in Jiangdong and slowly capture Xuzhou. To realize his plan to coerce the emperor to order the princes, as long as this plan is realized and he implements the strategy of forming a good relationship with Liu He, his status will be as stable as Mount Tai.

After the banquet was over, Sun Quan left Yu Fan alone and invited him into the study to discuss the future grand strategy with Yu Fan. Yu Fan said: "Now under the auspices of Duke Qin, the border between our army and the Shu army and the Han army will be closed. Stability, it may not be easy to break this pattern. At present, our army has the three counties of Jingzhou, Lingling, Changsha, and Guiyang, plus the area east of Cangwu County in Jiaozhou, and the land of Jiangdong. The army is fighting against each other, but in view of the fact that the governor of Zhou attacked the land of Shu without authorization, we should not attack the land of Shu. Fortunately, Cao Cao has suffered heavy losses. We need to concentrate our forces in the future and deal with Cao Cao first. You can gain the advantage of relying on the emperor to command the princes. At that time, Liu Chan and Qin Gong will use the name of the clan of the Han family, and the lord will fight with them in the name of supporting the emperor. Even if in the end Duke Qin unifies the world, the Lord will not lose his position as prince in the future."

"Haha, Zhongxiang's words are exactly what I want, this is really what God bestowed on me." Sun Quan held Yu Fan's hand and said with a loud laugh.

The next day, Sun Quan ordered that in addition to allocating 1 soldiers to guard the counties on the western border, the rest were concentrated in Qu'a, and Huang Gai, the navy commander, was in charge of training the entire city.

In fact, in terms of qualifications, prestige and talent, Huang Gai was the most suitable candidate, but because Huang Gai was a veteran of Sun Ce, and later became friendly with Zhou Yu, Sun Quan didn't like it, so he changed to Ling Cao, and let Huang Gai continued to be responsible for the construction of Moling Stone City.

Now facing the excellent situation of attacking Xuzhou, Sun Quan is even more looking forward to moving the government office to Danyang, so he strictly supervises Huang Gai, must speed up the progress of the project, and complete the construction within three months.

Huang Gai, who received the order, felt miserable immediately, because he knew that the current people's power had already been used up enough, and if it was completed within three months according to Sun Quan's statement, two-thirds of the people's power in several counties would need to be requisitioned. People's power, which means that not only adult men, but also teenagers, old people and women will have to mobilize a large part. At that time, the people's grievances will boil, and I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress it.

Thinking of this, Huang Gai wrote a letter to Sun Quan in a very complicated mood, urging Sun Quan to allow some time, but the reply he got was that Sun Quan ordered the people of the nearby Xindu County to be included in the scope of the requisition. Huang Gai assigned to recruit people's power, but this task must be completed within a certain time limit.

"Although Xindu is close to Danyang, it is about [-] miles from the nearest Yi County to Stone City. If it is arrived by expropriating people's resources, it will take at least a month. When they arrive, there are only two people left before the deadline. It's month, this is still the best situation, but now it's the summer harvest season, the people are so busy, who is willing to apply? I'm forced hard, and civil uprisings are easy to happen. If I don't force me, I will be a criminal who doesn't do my job well. , Alas, I am now in a dilemma, so, I might as well quit, and save the people from a disaster."

Thinking of this, Huang Gai resolutely made a decision, handed in his resignation letter to Sun Quan, and wanted to resign from his post.

(End of this chapter)