Chapter 86 Liu Wu: If you get a phoenix chick, you can pacify the world!
Chapter 086: Liu Wu: If you get a phoenix chick, you can pacify the world!
Jiangdong, Jianye.

Above the main hall of Wu Hou Mansion.

The twelve generals of Jiangdong remained silent, and Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci and Lu Ji did not utter a word.

Sitting on the high seat at the head of the court, Sun Quan, Marquis of Wu, looked down at the ministers and said in a cold voice, "Are you saying that Liu Zilie agreed to let the princess and the others come back, but the princess and the others are unwilling to come back?"

The voice of Marquis Wu echoed throughout the solemn and magnificent hall.

The candlelight in the hall flickered.

Zhou Yu replied in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Lord Wu, that is indeed the case. Liu Zilie and I mentioned the matter of releasing the prisoners at the banquet, and Liu Zilie agreed very readily."

"Let the princess and her two companions return to Jiangdong with us the next day. All the generals can testify to this!"

"Unexpectedly, the next morning, after we boarded the ship, the princess and her two companions jumped off the ship one after another and said that they had received great kindness from Liu Zilie and had to repay him, so they could not return to Jiangdong with us."

As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the hall turned pale.

"Ridiculous! This must be Liu Zilie playing a trick on Jiangdong!"

"If Liu Zilie hadn't secretly coerced them, how could the princess and the others be forced to jump off the boat and go ashore?"

"Liu Zilie has insulted Jiangdong too much!"

"Liu Zilie is already extremely daring. After he gained a thousand miles of land in Jiangbei, his power will be even greater. I'm afraid that sooner or later he will covet Jiangdong. We must be on guard!"

In the hall, all the civil and military officials were indignant, and their dissatisfaction with Liu Wu was overwhelming.

What a great favor from Liu Zilie, I must repay it!
The princess is the sister of the Marquis of Wu, Lu Boyan is a descendant of a Jiangdong noble family, and Gan Xingba is the most powerful general in Jiangdong. Their roots are in Jiangdong, so how could they not want Jiangdong anymore?

It was obvious that Liu Zilie was unwilling to let them go.

Liu Zilie is really determined to go against Jiangdong!
Sitting on the couch in the hall, Sun Quan's azure eyes were already filled with dark clouds, and the coldness on his face was getting heavier...

Cao Mengde had no choice but to cede thousands of miles of land north of the Yangtze River to Liu Wu, but Cao Mengde certainly also had the idea of ​​using Liu Zilie as his henchman to help him consume Jiangdong.

If Jiangdong were to fight Liu Zilie, Cao Cao would probably be more than happy to take advantage of it.

The best option for Jiangdong at the moment is to make peace with Liu Zilie.

Sun Quan did want to make peace with Liu Zilie, so he sent Zhou Yu and the Twelve Generals of Jiangdong, Liu Zilie's "old friends", to Xiling to ask for the man.

But he never expected that Liu Zilie would be so [rampant]!
"Does Liu Zilie think that just because he has occupied Xiling and Hefei, he can bully us in Jiangdong?" The deep voice of the Marquis of Wu rang out in the hall.

At that moment, all the civil and military officials fell silent.

wow~
Sun Quan suddenly stood up from the couch, his sleeves shaking!

The sound of swordsmanship in his words became stronger and stronger: "Liu Zilie first kidnapped my Jiangdong Princess, and the sons of the noble families and the generals of Jiangdong have become extremely rampant..."

"Then they took Xiling and Hefei, and made no secret of their intention to target Jiangdong!"

"I have always been considerate of the hardships faced by the people on both sides of the Yangtze River, and I have always been tolerant. But now Liu Zilie is playing tricks on Jiangdong like this. This is intolerable!"

"I will personally lead the army to destroy Xiling!"

The Marquis of Wu is going to send troops to Xiling? !

All the civil and military officials in the palace were shocked.

But everyone also knows that the land occupied by Liu Zilie now has posed a great threat to Jiangdong, and a conflict between Jiangdong and Liu Zilie will break out sooner or later.

The failure of Xiling City to retrieve the princess and her two companions was merely a coincidence.

"Think twice, Lord Wu!" As soon as Sun Quan finished speaking, Lu Su hurried out to report: "Liu Zilie is now quite powerful, and he has occupied several important towns. If we send troops now, even if we can flatten Xiling, we will definitely suffer great losses."

"How could Cao Cao remain indifferent at that time? If he took advantage of the situation and marched south to attack us when Jiangdong was weak, wouldn't we be letting Cao the thief take advantage of us?"

Sun Quan looked indifferent. He had been prepared. "Of course, we cannot just be the Jiangdong family to send out troops this time. Don't forget that we have an ally in Jiangdong... Zi Jing!"

Lu Su was startled: "My Lord."

Sun Quan: "You are good friends with Zhuge Liang and Liu Xuande. Please write a letter to Liu Xuande."

Write a letter to Liu Xuande...

My lord, are you going to join forces with Liu Bei to attack Liu Zilie?

Lu Su was silent. If the Sun and Liu families sent troops together, they might have a chance of victory. However, given the current relationship between the Sun and Liu families, would Liu Xuande be willing to send troops together with Jiangdong?

"Map!"

Wow~
At Sun Quan's command, waiters immediately carried a huge map and unfolded it on the floor of the hall.

in an instant,
On both sides of the river, thousands of miles of vast mountains and rivers came into the sight of everyone in the hall.

Sun Quan strode down the jade steps, his feet upon the magnificent mountains and rivers, the light in his eyes grew brighter!

Clang clang! ~
Sun Zhongmou suddenly drew out the sword from his waist, and a cold light flashed!

"Zijing! Tell Liu Xuande..." Sun Quan's sword reached the Dabie Mountains, and then approached along the east of the Dabie Mountains: "The two families will send troops to attack Liu Zilie. After the success, Sun and Liu will share Liu Zilie's land!"

"I, Jiangdong, want the land east of Dabie Mountain and around Hefei..."

Hefei!

The civil and military officials of Jiangdong looked at the word Hefei on the map, and their eyes flashed with passion. With Hefei, Jiangdong had the hope of going north to the Central Plains and achieving great things.

Last time, the Marquis of Wu personally led the Jiangdong navy to Chaohu Lake, and Hefei was already in sight!
However, they had to withdraw their troops because Liu Zilie released the thief Cao. That was the closest Jiangdong had ever been to Hefei, which really made the Jiangdong generals sigh with regret.

If the Sun-Liu coalition forces attack Liu Zilie at the same time, they may have another chance to capture Hefei!

Sun Quan turned his sword and pointed it towards the west of Dabie Mountain: "Liu Xuande can take Jiangling City in the west..."

Lu Su nodded gently.

Although Jiangling is also an important place, Liu Bei's Gong'an City is just opposite Jiangling. Even if Jiangdong wants to take Jiangling, it may be too late. It is better to give Jiangling to Liu Bei.

Moreover, Liu Xuande has always had great ambitions. Jiangling can lead to Western Shu, and this price must be enough to persuade Liu Xuande to send troops.

only……

There is more than one Jiangling west of the Dabie Mountains.

Lu Su looked towards a place in Jiangbei on the map, Xiling!

Not only Lu Su, but also the civil and military officials around the map looked towards Xiling.

Xiling, the gateway to Jiangdong, is also in the west.

hum! ~
The sharp sword blade pierced the black spot with the words "Xiling" written on it.

Sun Quan's blue eyes were sharper than a sword at this moment: "West of Dabie Mountain, I will not take an inch of land in Jiangdong..."

"But Liu Zilie's Xiling is a key place that controls Jiangdong. I must take it!!"

……

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Xiling City

The soldiers were training and the bugle calls sounded one after another.

Waves of cheers from the mountains rose and fell like the tide of a river, and then roared in again.

In the city, in the county governor's mansion,

Piles of thick bamboo slips were displayed on the table, and Lu Xun was busy reading them. Now, all the information about military resources from the thirty-six counties had gathered in Xiling.

All these things are in the charge of Lu Xun.
Although the Lu family's talented horse is genuine, he is still young after all. He has never experienced these things, so he is now directly taking on the leading responsibility without any excessive effort.

In addition, Lu Xun was afraid of disappointing Liu Wu's trust, so he was extremely cautious in doing things and repeatedly checked several times before approving the seal.

Anyway, these few days, I was so busy that I forgot to eat and sleep...

"My Lord, this is from Hefei. I have compiled it."

A handful of bamboo slips were brought to Liu Wu. As soon as Liu Wu took the slips, Lu Xun went back to his work.

Snapped! ~
Liu Wu unfolded the bamboo slips and began to read them. The situation in Hefei had already been summarized by Lu Xun, and it was clear at a glance:
The area of ​​Hefei was not small, and it directly controlled the sixteen counties east of the Dabie Mountains that were captured by Cao Cao.

Gao Shun originally planned to have 5,000 soldiers in Hefei, but now he has recruited enough soldiers, including 1,000 veteran soldiers and 4,000 new soldiers.

Because there is currently an adequate supply of food and supplies, Gao Shun is confident that he can transform these 5,000 people into two battle-breaking divisions within half a year.

Yes, the vanguard.

"Zhou Li. The Official of the Land. The Lesser Situ": Five people make a group, five groups make a tandem, four tandems make a soldier, five soldiers make a brigade, five brigades make a division, and five divisions make an army.

Two two thousand five, that's two divisions.

In today's world, as long as there is food, there will be as many soldiers as needed. Although this may be a bit exaggerated, it actually reflects some real situations.

Hefei is still recruiting new soldiers, and probably can recruit another 5,000 soldiers or so.

After these new recruits have undergone simple military training in Hefei, they will take the food and supplies collected in Hefei, board a boat, leave Chaohu Lake, enter the Yangtze River through the Yuxi River, and then go upstream to Xiling.

In this way, we can bypass the Dabie Mountains directly without the trouble of traveling.

Snapped!
Liu Wu put down the bamboo slips and started to reply.

[Subsequent troops do not need to be sent to Xiling yet]

[I have sent Gan Ning to Hefei, and he is on his way. Hefei will recruit all the soldiers and hand them over to Gan Ning to train them into a navy.]

【…】

[Regarding the military training in Hefei, General Gao will be in charge of the infantry, Gan Ning will be in charge of the navy, and the rest of the military and political affairs will be decided by General Gao himself, and he can do whatever he sees fit.]

Chaohu Navy!

Occupying the extremely important location of Hefei could stop Cao Cao from going south and Sun Zhongmou from going north. But at the moment Liu Wu posed no threat to Cao Cao and Sun Zhongmou because Liu Wu had few soldiers and no navy. That was why they were confident that Hefei was in Liu Wu's hands.

But once this Chaohu navy is trained, then...

The bargaining chips in negotiations with Cao Cao and Sun Quan will have to be much heavier!
Moreover, Liu Wu was going to go to war with Liu Bei and occupy all of southern Jing, so a navy was also indispensable.

Putting down the wolf hair brush, Liu Wu blew on the ink on the bamboo to dry it, then rolled it up: "Boyan, take a look first. If there is no problem, we will send it to Hefei."

Lu Xun came over immediately, took Liu Wu's bamboo slips, and handed Liu Wu another one: "The one from Jiangling has just been compiled, please take a look, my lord."

After saying that, Lu Xun trotted back and continued to work.

Liu Wu spread out the bamboo slips that recorded Jiangling's summary:

There has been no unusual movement in Gong'an City on the other side of the river...

Wei Yan said that the situation in Jiangling was very good, and asked whether the first batch of 5,000 new soldiers had arrived.
Liu Wu raised his head and looked out the window.

At present, there are 10,000 soldiers in Xiling, 5,000 of whom were sent by Wei Yan.

Military training is in full swing...

Although it is somewhat similar to the military training of later generations, the neatness in details is far less high, and what is more emphasized is bravery and fighting.

A white figure shuttled among the troops.

Wherever you go,
No matter whether it was the young military leader or the new recruits, they all stood in awe!
Because this person's name is well known to all of them, Zhao Zilong of Changshan...

Maybe he was just too bored in Xiling City.

Maybe in Zhao Yun's mind, they are all family, so it's no big deal.
Perhaps deep down in his heart, Zhao Yun was disgusted with Liu Bei's behavior and felt that he owed him too much...

Or maybe it was because he saw his eldest nephew was sick all day long, needed someone to help him walk, and had to struggle to support such a big business, and he felt really sorry for him and thought that his nephew had a hard time...

Therefore,
Zhao Yun finally came out and started to help train the new soldiers...

Just yesterday, seeing that Zhao Yun started to help, Liu Wu immediately transferred Gan Ning to Hefei to establish the Chaohu navy.

There's no way, the business is just starting out and we are short of staff.

Under the warm sun,
Zhao Yun's armor was shining brightly, and he saw everything that happened in Xiling City.

Helping Liu Wu train new soldiers, Zhao Yun felt as if he had returned to the past, the fleeting years with Liu, Guan, and Zhang...

He can help Liu Wu train his soldiers.

If Cao Cao came, he could help Liu Wu fight a bloody battle.

Not fighting against Liu Bei, this is his only and absolutely unshakable bottom line!
Turning back, Liu Wu continued to look down at the bamboo slips:

Wei Yan recruited the second batch of soldiers in Jiangling, with a total of 3,000 new soldiers.

As agreed before, we will stay in Jiangling for training to relieve the pressure on Xiling.

Secondly, it would strengthen the momentum and prevent Liu Bei from going north easily...

……

Finally finished watching,
Liu Wu closed the bamboo slips, slowly stood up, walked slowly to Lu Xun, and filed the bamboo slips.

When Lu Xun saw Liu Wu coming, he said, "My lord, according to the current situation, we can more than support 30,000 soldiers, but 40,000 is a bit of a stretch, and we can only barely support them for eight months. After eight months..."

"If we can't open up new land and conquer a few more counties within this year, I'm afraid we won't be able to support these 30,000 soldiers alone."

"Almost half of the supplies for our current army do not come from taxed farmland, but from the spoils we seized from Cao's army in three previous battles."

Liu Wu nodded: "In fact, at present, we mainly eat Cao's army's baggage, we can't just sit there and eat up all the food..."

It stands to reason that Liu Wu would not be short of money to support these soldiers.
but,

Liu Wu is not raising troops, but training them!
In fact, in this era, the so-called soldiers were just able-bodied men who could be captured and trained for a month or so. It did not take six months at all.

But Liu Wu wanted elite troops! Elite troops who could really fight and win battles!
He wants to train these 30,000 to 40,000 people into an elite force with strict orders!
As for food alone, normally there are two meals a day, and Liu Wu's soldiers have to have an additional bowl of thick porridge at night.

The actual situation was that the food Liu Wu provided to each of their soldiers was already the amount for two ordinary people in the late Han Dynasty.

Liu Wu sat down and began to discuss with Lu Xun: "We are now more than capable of protecting ourselves. Cao Cao has just been defeated and will not move south in the short term. Sun Quan will not be able to capture Hefei City either."

"Wei Yan is guarding Jiangling, and Liu Bei has just been defeated. It will be difficult for him to attack our Jiangling."

Lu Xun: "Lord Xiling, the only thing you need to be wary of is Jiangdong, but you should have seen through Jiangdong a long time ago."

"Jiangdong will definitely not take the lead. We can use the princess to continue to maintain a delicate relationship with Jiangdong..."

Liu Wu stroked his sleeves with his hand. Ever since his physical condition was damaged, he had been taking good care of himself all day, and his temper had become much calmer. "Bo Yan, we are currently unable to attack and expand our territory."

"The Jiangdong navy is strong, so a forceful attack won't work."

"Cao Cao is very powerful, not to mention..."

"So, we can only control this Uncle Liu!"

"You can only pick on the weak ones. Who can blame me, Liu Zilie, for knowing Emperor Liu the best?"

"Bo Yan, although you are a civil official, you are not bad at marching and fighting. You should know that the most important thing in a war is not to have strong soldiers and horses, but to know yourself and the enemy..."

When Liu Wu said this, Lu Xun couldn't hold back his smile anymore, and he cupped his hands and said, "I will help you take the four counties of southern Jing first!"

At this time, Lu Xun's eyes were already a little dark.

After all, he was a little exhausted from the hard work for days.

Liu Wu stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked outside: "Boyan, you have been taking care of all the big and small things these days. Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Xun also stood up: "This is what I should do."

Liu Wu: "Boyan, take care of yourself. We have a long way to go. By the way, I found a helper for you."

Lu Xun was puzzled: "What do you mean, lord?"

Liu Wu's mouth curled up a little smile: "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick, it's time to get a Phoenix Chick that can bring peace to the world."

(End of this chapter)