"Report, the battle report is sent from the front!" During Yangzhou Shouchun, Liu Wei sat in the main hall and sent the battle report from Jiangdong. ↖top↖point↖small↖ said,
It has been more than half a month since Sun Ce played the battle.
"Bring it up." Liu Wei waved to the messengers below, and a battle report was delivered to Liu Wei's hands. This Jiangdong fight is really fierce. These two brothers are not brothers, they are enemies. Ah, even Enemy 1 didn't send it like this. Basically, they are attacking the city 24 hours a day, unless the moon does not come out and the light is not good, otherwise they are attacking the city all the time.
In just half a month, more than 10,000 of Sun Ce's men had died in battle, and there were countless more wounded. Sun Quan on the city wall couldn't bear it anymore, the corpses almost piled up less than half of the city wall.
"This Sun Ce Sun Bofu is really good at fighting." Liu Mang looked at the battle report and said, he still remembers Sun Ce's siege of the city. In the first battle of Wancheng, Liu Mang almost died in Sun Ce's battle. hands.
"It's not that Sun Ce can fight, but does he have other options besides fighting? If the lord sends troops, then Sun Quan will die for Sun Quan's life. If Sun Ce doesn't fight, he has to fight." Zhuge Liang said with a sneer .
If the Yangzhou Army sent troops, a city would not be a problem. Zhang Zhao's strategy is outdated. Our Liu Bei and Liu Daer had already done this trick when we were in Yuzhou, and the final result was that the entire city was slaughtered. In that battle, the Yangzhou Army killed more than 30,000 people. In order to give these Yangzhou army officers and soldiers an explanation, Lu Bu also warned others not to play this trick, so Dingcheng really did not leave a blade of grass.
If Yangzhou sent troops to attack the current Kuaiji, then Sun Quan, the chief culprit, would not be able to survive. Liu Mang wanted to be loved by the soldiers of Yangzhou. Sun Quan must be killed to comfort the souls of the soldiers who died in the Yangzhou Army. If you spare Sun Quan's life, then other enemies will follow suit, so Sun Quan must die, but now Sun Ce goes to attack, it is different, killing life or death, no matter how big the loss is, it will be the casualties of the Jiangdong Army, Liu Mang At most it is to pay a little money and food and grass. Liu Reck doesn't care at all, even if Sun Quan is defeated and Kuaiji is attacked, then Liu Reck doesn't need to kill Sun Quan, at most Jiangdong people hate these two people to the bone, what does it have to do with Liu Reck Woolen cloth.
So the more fiercely Sun Ce is beating now, the more he wants his younger brother Sun Quan to live.
"Send another batch of food and grass to Sun Ce, let him work for the army." Liu Mang said to Mi Zhu, Minister of the Household Department, with a smile on his side.
"My lord, there is no need to send food and grass, and I will transfer five thousand gold to Marquis Wu." Zhuge Liang suggested.
"En?" Liu Mang was a little confused.
"My lord, Sun Ce's food and grass will only eat more and more. What he lacks most now is not food and grass, but money?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Liu Mang saw Zhuge Liang's smile, thought for a while and then understood. Sun Ce's soldiers and horses fought less and less, causing more casualties. The food and grass that used to feed the 50,000 army now only became food for 30,000 people. In a few days, more people died. There will be no shortage of surplus, so there is no need to give food and grass, but it is different to give gold and silver. You, Sun Ce, will die when you fight. If you die more people, then naturally you will need more pensions. Liu Mang sent it The gold just came in handy.
"Okay! Just as Kong Ming said, I will send five thousand gold to Marquis Wu, let him fight hard, and he will be rewarded after the fight." Liu Mang said with a smile.
"My lord, Liang has something to ask my lord." Zhuge Liang said suddenly.
"En?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment. When did Zhuge Yaoyong become so easy to talk to? Normally, Zhuge Yaoyao wouldn't feel comfortable if he didn't speak up to Liu Mang, so Liu Mang sometimes angrily called him Zhuge Villager, but this time Zhuge Liang But he kept his posture very low.
"Just tell Kong Ming what's going on." Liu Mang waved at Zhuge Liang and said.
"My lord, promise me first!" Zhuge Liang played a rogue, and asked Liu Mang to promise first, otherwise he wouldn't get up.
"Okay, okay, okay, I promise you." Liu Mang felt very comfortable in his heart. This Zhuge villager sometimes begged his brother, but Liu Mang still frowned a little. Even the evildoer Zhuge asked for someone. How easy it is.
"Liang wants to seek an official position for Liang's elder brother!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
"Zhuge Jin?" Liu Mang thought of who Zhuge Liang's elder brother was.
"Exactly! Liang wants to ask the Lord for the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials." Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
The left servant of the official department? This official position is really not small. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is Lu Su, and the left servant of the Ministry of Officials is Lu Su's deputy. Besides Lu Su, he is the biggest. Even if Lu Su is not around, this person is the temporary Minister of the Ministry of Officials. The duty of the Ministry of Officials is to supervise and assess all officials in Yangzhou. This right is not insignificant. It is precisely because the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials is very important, so Liu Mang is indispensable and will never abuse people.
Liu Mang thought for a while that Zhuge Jin still had some abilities. On top of his original trajectory, he achieved the position of General Mu of Yuzhou. Although he was only far away from Soochow, it was still a country.
The ability is there, and there is another character. If this person bends the law for personal gain, then the left servant of the official department can't give it to this person, and it seems that Zhuge Jin doesn't want to be that kind of cunning person. Zhuge Jin was sent to discuss the demarcation of the boundary with his younger brother. In the end, neither of them talked about any personal matters, which proved that this person's virtue is still good.
Liu Mang nodded, "Yes!" Liu Mang's Yangzhou is really short of officials, and it's good for Zhuge Jin to do it for the left servant of the official department, especially now that Lu Su is not here. The official department needs a person who can be dispatched.
"My lord!" Liu Mang had already agreed to Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang was still twitching, which made Liu Mang very puzzled.
"What's the matter? Does Kong Ming still have someone to recommend?" Liu Mang asked suspiciously.
"No, no more! Liang still has one thing to ask the lord." Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
"Finish it together." Liu Mang rolled his eyes at Zhuge Liang.
"My lord, can you go and invite my brother?" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang in embarrassment.
Well! This feeling still has to go to ask Zhuge Jin to be an official. It turned out that after Sun Ce surrendered to Liu Mang, although Sun Ce came back, Zhuge Jin still had to leave. Because Jiangdong is no longer the former Jiangdong. He, Zhuge Jin, is no longer the ambassador. Jiangdong will naturally have an official sent by Shu Wang Liu Mang to take over, so Zhuge Jin will leave Jiangdong and return to Jingzhou after completing all the affairs.
"No!" Liu Mang didn't even think about these two words.
"My lord, is it difficult for you?" Zhuge Liang was a little bleak. "My lord, my elder brother is talented enough to be the left servant of the official department. I hope my lord will cherish him."
"No, it's not embarrassing! There's nothing embarrassing about it. What is the most precious thing in this world is not money. It's not jewelry, but this talent! Zhuge Jin has a great talent, so what if I, the King of Shu, make a career out of it?" The reason why Liu Mang was stunned was not because of embarrassment, but because he was frightened that he almost missed a great talent. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang warned him to invite Zhuge Jin. If Zhuge Liang hadn't told him, Zhuge Jin would have After leaving, what Liu Mang always thought was that since you, Sun Ce, have surrendered, the gang of younger brothers under Sun Ce are not all Liu Wei's younger brothers. But I didn't expect that these little brothers could leave on their own. Liu Mang counted with his fingers. In addition to Zhou Yu, the general governor, Sun Ce's subordinates also have Lu Meng Lingchao, and even those veterans such as Huang Gai are all talents. If one is missed, Liu Mang will not cry to death.
"Quick, quick!" Thinking of this, Liu Mang became even more anxious. "Kong Ming quickly follow me."
"Your lord?" Zhuge Liang became even more confused, not understanding why Liu Mang was doing this.
"Let's go, let's go to Jiangdong, my talents, my generals, you have to wait for me." Liu Mang directly pulled Zhuge Liang and rushed out, and soon Liu Mang boarded the Yangzhou Army Lu Xun directly sent the flagship to him to escort Liu Mang to Jiangdong.
"Madam, the wind is strong on the river, so I'd better go to the cabin." A woman on the flagship was staring at the other side of the Yangtze River with twinkling eyes. The engravings are generally in one's own eyes.
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you are a concubine!" the woman said softly.
"How can it be okay? You can catch cold these few days!" Liu Mang blamed the woman.
"Husband, you are so serious!" The woman blushed, because what Liu Mang said in the past few days was really unspeakable, and now people don't care about things like big aunts, and even asking men to buy aunt towels It doesn't matter, but in ancient times, it was the last shy thing for women.
"Hey, I'm afraid I won't have to see it when I go to Jiangdong." Liu Mang coaxed the beauty in his arms, but the beauty in his arms was obviously unwilling.
"If you don't go in again, I will ask Bo Yan to arrange a boat for you to take you back." Liu Mang threatened, and the woman reluctantly walked into the cabin.
Liu Mang looked at the woman's back and turned his head to look at the scenery above the Yangtze River. He couldn't help opening his mouth and said, "Rolling Yangtze River to the east, the waves sweep away the heroes. Success or failure, success or failure, the green hills are still there, and the sunset red."
"Good sentence, good sentence!" A voice of praise rang out, Liu Mang knew who it was without turning around, he rolled his eyes, Liu Mang didn't know it was a good sentence! You have to know how the owner of this term says it is also a generation of great Confucianism.
"Bo Yan, these days, are you still used to being the commander of the navy?" Liu Mang directly ignored the villager Zhuge, but asked Lu Xun next to him.
"This, this Boyan, thank you for your cultivation, my lord." Lu Xun knelt and clasped his fists towards Liu Mang. Lu Xun was very grateful to Liu Mang. Their Lu family has been completely ruined since their grandfather Lu Kang, and the Lu family is even more in crisis. He was so heavy that he was about to be kicked out of the ranks of the gentry. It was the lord Liu Mang who made him the commander of the navy, despite the objections of the people around him. Luckily, Lu Xun also He didn't disappoint Liu Mang, and played well with the Jingzhou Army and Jiangdong Army on the Yangtze River.
"It's not my cultivation, but your ability!" Liu Mang shook his head and said, "Bo Yan, are you ruthless to me, so that you have no chance to take revenge." Liu Mang said to Lu Xun. Lu Xun, Lu Jiana, and Sun Ce had a deep hatred. Although Lu Kang was not killed by Sun Ce himself, he was forced to death by Sun Ce, and it was Sun Ce who made the Lu family run down. The younger sister Sun Shangxiang has become Lu Xun's mistress. It can be said that Lu Xun will never have a chance to take revenge. Liu Mang would not let Lu Xun kill Sun Ce either!
"I don't hate you!" Lu Xun said to Liu Mang.
"Hehe. Don't hate? Don't dare." Liu Mang shook his head with a wry smile. How could the family feud be forgotten all of a sudden
Liu Mang's words silenced Lu Xun. Is it true that Lu Xun doesn't hate Sun Ce? Won't! He is very Sun Ce, if it weren't for Sun Ce, the Lu family wouldn't be like this, and his grandfather wouldn't die either. The grandfather who led Lu Xun with one hand is basically like Lu Xun's father, but no matter how much he hates, what can he do now? He, Lu Xun, married someone from the Sun family (Sun Shangxiang's maid married Lu Xun, and Liu Mang simply asked Miss Sun to recognize the little maid as her younger sister) and the eldest lady of the Sun family became his mistress. To surrender. They are going to be officials in the same palace, how can he do it.
"Bo Yan, hate means whether you hate or don't hate. A man should live a chic life with a clear distinction between love and hate," Liu Mang patted Lu Xun on the shoulder.
"My lord?" Zhuge Liang next to him was about to remind Liu Mang when he heard this. You say that the lord doesn't want to ease the conflicts among his subordinates. You still provoke him. Do you want this Lu Xun to kill Sun Ce? If Lu Xun killed Sun Ce. Then Lu Xun would not survive. Colleagues kill each other, capital punishment.
"Go away!" Liu Mang waved to Mr. Zhuge.
"But this hatred is also separated. You see, although Sun Ce forced the prefect Lu to death, he was his own master at that time. Now Sun Ce is an official with you. You can't kill him, but it doesn't mean you You can't take revenge on him. For example, if your official position is higher than him, and you are his highest peak, then he will naturally kneel down and kowtow when he sees you. Think about it, in such a scene, your enemy kneels respectfully in front of you Facing myself, doesn't this feel good?" Liu Mang changed the subject and changed the direction, making Zhuge Liang even more confused
"Let Sun Ce surrender at my feet? Kneel down and kowtow?" Lu Xun followed Liu Mang's thoughts and thought about it. He seemed to see Sun Ce kneeling in front of him and shouting at him as a marshal general, agree to kill a person, you let him It's not easy to kneel before you.
The more Lu Xun thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he knelt down towards Liu Mang, "Thank you, Lu Xun, for your open explanation." Lu Xun's depression in his heart for many days was finally revealed. After Lu Xun took his wife, and after Sun Ce surrendered Lu Xun was depressed. The enemy was in front of him but he couldn’t take revenge. How bad this feeling is. If he killed Sun Ce, it would be bad for the lord, and it would be bad for his wife. The day before yesterday, send Sun Ce back to Jiangdong, or Lu Xun? of. Now being enlightened by Liu Mang made me feel much more comfortable.
"Hehe, it's good if you can understand, it's good if you can understand!" Liu Mang nodded. He was really afraid that Lu Xun and Sun Ce would be in trouble. You must know that Sun Ce is Liu Mang's brother-in-law, and Lu Xun is Liu Mang's confidant and beloved general. ah.
"My lord!" Lu Xun spoke again.
"That's it? Boyan, still can't figure it out?" Liu Mang frowned and asked.
"No, my lord, I don't want to be the commander-in-chief of Jiangxia." Lu Xun said to Liu Mang, "Xun is willing to step down as commander-in-chief and go to General Gan Ning to accept him as a captain and gallop with the general. I hope the lord will make it happen." "There is a reason for Lu Xun's request, that is, the gang of sailors who went to the sea with Gan Ning came back and laughed at Lu Xun's men as a bunch of landlubbers.
What are land ducks? They are elite sailors. They defeated the Jiangdong army and Jingzhou army, the two overlords of the Yangtze River. How could they be called land ducks? All of them were silent. Compared with the vast sea, these landlubbers in the creek were really nothing.
So Lu Xun has always wanted to ride the sea.
"Haha! So Boyan, you meant this! Don't worry, you will have a chance to ride the sea in two years at most, or a year and a half soon." Liu Mang said to Lu Xun.
"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!" Lu Xun was overjoyed, and thanked Liu Mang.
Liu Mang did not deceive Lu Xun. It is indeed the case. The inland river navy will always be landlubbers. Only going to sea is the real navy that Liu Mang needs. There are two reasons why Lu Xun's troops are still there. The first reason is that Jingzhou has not yet been taken, so the navy is still needed to deal with Jingzhou. Another reason is that the warship Liu Mang wanted has not been built yet. Now Gan Ning has Galen ships in his hands. Boats dominate the inner rivers, but they are really small in the outer seas, and they can't even go out to the far seas. Now Gan Ning is just moving along the coastline, and once there is a strong wind, he has to go back to take shelter from the wind.
This kind of navy can only be used to do business with Liaodong. Waiting for Liu Mang's warships to be built, then Liu Mang will completely withdraw the inland water army, leaving at most one battalion of soldiers and horses for use. To maintain order on the Yangtze River is equivalent to the marine police. All other naval forces have been transformed into naval forces, so Lu Xun's request is not a request at all, and Liu Mang can of course agree.
When Liu Mang was thinking, the warship soon arrived on the other side of the Yangtze River. Outside Jianye's water army camp, the battle flag of the Yangzhou Army is now hanging above the Jianye Water Army camp, and the garrison inside is naturally the Yangzhou Army's defense. , Sun Ce had already pulled his 50,000 army down to Kuaiji and Sun Quan, so the current Jianye City is completely under Liu Mang's takeover. (To be continued..)