Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 320

With Zhuge Jin and others presiding over government affairs, although Xuzhou's land reclamation work is quite heavy, it can be called orderly.

Everything is going well.

But in the south of Xuzhou, it is not so peaceful.

After Cao Cao was defeated in Xuzhou, one of Yuan Shao's troops suddenly fell ill and retreated to Hebei, leaving only Yuan Tan to guard Xuzhou.

So far, the treacherous battle situation of Boyun in the Central Plains has drawn a brief pause, and the princes of the world finally turned their attention to their respective territories.

The Central Plains War ended, and neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao swallowed the other side in one fell swoop.

This is not good news for both sides, but for other princes, it is worth drinking three cups.

But after the victory, the careerists in the late Han Dynasty naturally became restless.

Cao Cao suffered a series of defeats. Although he once again gained the support of the Central Plains family, it was too late to settle the internal affairs, and naturally he could not deal with the surrounding forces.

As for Yuan Tan, after taking over the mess in Xuzhou, he has been busy farming.

There is also no time to pay attention to those bad things in the south.

Therefore, as the smoke of the Central Plains settled for a short time, the river surface area, which had been stable for several years, was once again shrouded in the cloud of war.

In Chaisang City, Sun Ce, who had not put on his armor again for a long time, looked back and saw the guards wearing Xuzhou armor, his face was full of arrogance.

After exhausting Sun Wu's efforts, he finally got together [-] cavalry troops for him on the eve of the battle.

Equipped with Xuzhou armor, plus Sun Ce's own bravery.

Sun Bofu, who is full of ambition, only thinks that he can go to the world now.

"Bo Fu, even though the army is ready now, we still have to step forward, don't be impatient, lest the disaster of destroying the general in the past."

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, who was obviously overly optimistic, and lightly poured cold water on him.

Hearing his father's name, Sun Ce was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little dissatisfied, but he also knew that Zhou Yu was kindly trying to persuade him.

With a sigh, Sun Ce, who had calmed down somewhat, nodded slightly and said:
"Don't worry, Gongjin, it's still the same as before. You can fight as you say."

Looking at the trusting Sun Ce, although Zhou Yu's expression remained unchanged, there was a wave of warmth in his heart.

Among other things, Sun Ce's trust in himself is hard to find in the world.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel a little bit of fighting spirit, nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Bo Fu, this time, I will definitely call that old man Huang Zu, hang the city gate!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce rushed out of Chaisen City, one behind the other. The [-] troops outside the city were gearing up and waiting for a long time.

It has to be said that the cost of 300 million shi for military rations is, after all, what you get for what you pay for.

Even compared with the original armor and armament of Jiangdong Army, it is better.

Seeing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu riding their horses to the Central Army camp and dismounting to enter the account, all the generals came to greet them one after another.

As generals in troubled times, and they are all under the banner of the Sun family, which is on the rise, all Jiangdong generals are naturally happy when they hear the battle.

Of course, whether the soldiers at the bottom are like this is another matter.

In short, in the eyes of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, the current Jiangdong Army can be said to have a good morale.

"Marquis Wu, the Central Guard Army, all the battalions have been assembled, the soldiers are all armored, and the food and fodder are sufficient. Please give orders from Marquis Wu!"

Huang Gai did his part, stood at the head of all the generals, thumped the armor on his chest hard, counting it as a salute in the army, and said in a confident manner.

After Sun Ce nodded to show his affirmation, he glanced at Zhou Yu and saw Zhou Yu nodding his head slightly. He immediately untied the sword from his waist and handed it to Zhou Yu.

"In this attack on the Liu bandits in Jingzhou, Gong Jin should be appointed as the commander-in-chief of our army. He should control the generals and not violate them. Hold my sword. If there is anyone who refuses to move forward during the war, strives for credit and takes refuge, etc., Gong Jin can go first. Cut and then play, with the might of the army!"

Hearing Sun Ce's words, Jiang Qin and other young generals were all sullen.

But Huang Gai Chengpu and other veterans frowned secretly, but they didn't say much.

After all, in the process of pacifying Jiangdong, Zhou Yu also showed good commanding skills, just saying one thousand and one thousand.

Zhou Yu's age is still a flaw.

Still under 30 years old, and controlling tens of thousands of troops at such a young age, Huang Gai and others still feel a little worried.

But for the sake of Sun Ce's face, no one would jump out and talk about this at this time.

Zhou Yu stood at the highest point of the central army tent, looked down at the generals, his eyes especially stayed on Huang Gai and other veterans, and seeing that everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, he felt a little relieved.

He knows his own affairs well, and Zhou Yu also knows that he is not old enough to convince the public at the moment.

In the battle to pacify Jiangdong, although he had made a lot of meritorious deeds, all the generals at that time had meritorious deeds, and his military deeds were not too conspicuous among the crowd.

At present, to control the army and hold the position of governor, we still need to rely on Sun Ce's prestige.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yu temporarily put away these precautions, and looked straight down at the generals below.

In any case, the prestige of a man still needs to be established on the military formation.

And this battle against Xiakou was Zhou Yu's first battle to become famous!
"Two generals, Jiang Qin and Dong Xi, each led five thousand troops. They set out from Chaisang, took the waterway, and attacked Xiakou. They must block the Xiakou army and seize advantageous areas before they block the Yangtze River defense line!"

For Jiang Qin and Dong Xi, the two figures who once robbed the Yangtze River, this is their old profession.

When they lived on the water in the past, the two of them also dealt with the Jingzhou navy.

Naturally, there was no fear of this, and the two generals immediately came out, clasped their fists and said with a grinning grin:

"Don't worry, Governor, I will definitely want Huang Zu, even a boat can't get out of Xiakou!"

The two generals talked very much, but Zhou Yu was still a little worried.

Although Huang Zu was vulnerable to a single blow in his opinion, he was a veteran after all, so he reminded him:
"Don't care too much about the outcome, just block Xiakou, block the enemy's offensive with a crossbow and arrows, and give us time to capture Shaxian City."

Jiang Qin wanted to say a few more words after hearing this, but the steady Dong Xi stopped him first and cupped his fist slightly at Zhou Yu:
"The last general takes orders!"

Only then did Jiang Qin come to his senses. Right now, he was in the big tent, questioning Zhou Yu, who had just taken over as the governor, and Zhou Yu might mistakenly think that he was provoking his own authority.

Not to mention offending people for no reason, what if they wear small shoes afterwards.

Thinking through this, Jiang Qin couldn't help but glance at Dong Xi gratefully, and the two generals led the camp out one after the other, raised their soldiers and horses and walked towards the port.

And Zhou Yu turned his gaze to the other side:
"General Ling Cao, He Qi, and Quan Cong are two generals, and the three of them will join forces. We will gather 1 soldiers and horses as the vanguard of the army, and attack Shaxian City. We must break the city as soon as possible without delay!"

Xiakou is not the name of a city, but the name of the estuary where the Mian water of Jingzhou flows into the Yangtze River.

Jingzhou's defense forces are mainly concentrated in two places. One is the south of the Yangtze River, which is the city of Shaxian near the east of the river.

The other is the northern part of the Yangtze River, which was built under the supervision of Huang Zu. It was regarded as an outpost of Jiangling, an important military town in Xiakou, Yanyue City.

Zhou Yu had already planned how to capture these two great cities.

(End of this chapter)