AWB Page 487
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"Yes! Finally left!"
Watching Xu Ding and others leave from the city gate, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who were hiding at the corner of the street, let out a long sigh of relief.
The dark cloud that weighed on their heads finally drifted away, and there was no thunder and lightning, and there was no need to be restless day and night.
Going north out of the city, Xu Ding and others arrived at Longshu City two days later than Qiao Gong, and then boarded a boat to return.
Shun the water to the east and north to the Huaihe River, and then passed Shouchun and Xiacai. Xu Ding stopped for a while to understand Shouchun's environment, and finally shook his head and left.
In history, Yuan Shu was defeated by Lao Cao, lost Yuzhou, then ran to Shouchun, occupied Yangzhou, and finally became emperor and died in Shouchun.
Shouchun has the Huai River in the north, Feishui in the east, and Shaoxiu Lake in the south. Generally speaking, it is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is a large area of open and flat land, which is easy to gather people.
But it is also like an hourglass. Once the waterway is broken, it becomes a broken fishing net, which can be kneaded by others.
In peacetime, here is a good place for fish and rice, suitable for the development of agriculture, but there is no strong enough navy in war, it is a dead well of self-trapped.
So after understanding the nearby terrain, Xu Ding shook his head and left without paying much attention.
After passing through Yicheng County, the fleet was still safe and sound, Xu Ding murmured to the north: "Yuan Shu is so safe, he didn't come to intercept me."
"My lord, maybe he's afraid, so he doesn't dare to send troops casually." Lu Xiang replied after taking the words.
Zhou Taidao: "Let's not talk about Yuan Shu, even Zhou Ang, the prefect of Jiujiang, is hiding in the Yinling, and he dare not send troops out of the city. Maybe he is worried that we will attack them?"
"Zhou Ang, a small fish, is not worth mentioning, but Yuan Shu, a bastard, will not swallow that breath so easily. Now he is letting me pass through the border of Runan and will not come out to make trouble. Just to explain one thing, what he is trying to get Bigger, it seems that the battle of Xuzhou is inevitable, and Tao Qian is about to cry." Xu Ding knew Yuan Shu too well, this guy has no bottom line and integrity, and he will retaliate if he shows his teeth.
And he didn't say that it's not too late to take revenge in ten years, he just wanted a quick report and said it happily.
If he could bear it, he must have a bigger plan.
"My lord, what you mean is that Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are concentrated on the front line of Peiguo. If he wants to ambush us, we need to mobilize the soldiers and horses again. This will expose his intention to attack Xuzhou, and he will also have a direct conflict with Yangzhou. It will cause instability along the Huaihe River, and the loss outweighs the gain." Lu Xiang seemed to understand something.
If you want to kill him, Xu Ding, don't even think about it if you don't have a certain number of soldiers and horses, and you don't have a top-notch general.
Moreover, Xu Ding and the others are still sailors. Yuan Shu one: there is no powerful navy; two: there are no too brave generals, so they simply don't intercept and kill them.
As for sending assassins, don't make a fuss, promise to be on the navy warship, which assassin can get in there, even if you can get in one or two with water skills, it's not enough for people to sieve their teeth.
Except for the slain, ordinary assassins are also quite life-saving with the thought of dying together. If there is no possibility of escaping a mission, they will not accept the order.
Without any surprise or wave, they picked up Lu Su and others who came here to board the boat in Zhongli County. The army passed through Xiapi Country and Guangling County in a leisurely manner. After leaving the river, they picked up Tian Yu, leaving Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and others behind. People, cross the sea and return to Weiyuan Island.
After the autumn harvest, the food and grass are sufficient, the soldiers are recuperating, and the great Han situation is rising, and the states and counties are mobilizing their horses and soldiers, and a new round of contests and conquests has begun.
Chapter 386 Yuan Shu and Liu Yao attack Xuzhou
When they returned to Weiyuan Island, both the big and the small Qiao came to pick them up at the pier. After seeing Mr. Qiao, they were overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Xu Ding took them over from the Qiao family.
Xu Ding first arranged the Lu family, Qiao family, and Lu family together nearby, and then introduced Lu Su to Mao Jie and the others. Everyone congratulated again. Xu Ding went out and recruited some talents to come back. It's lighter, and I can sleep more.
"Zijing is a man of great talent. He was born in Jianghuai and is very proficient in water matters. He was originally a good candidate for the commander of the navy, but he is not familiar with him when he first came. In this way, I respect you first as the captain of the Zan army, and give it to Zike. Be a deputy." After the introduction, Xu Ding directly assigned Lu Su's position.
Excuse!
His position is higher than that of Zhou Tai and others, and he is the biggest official in the air.
Everyone couldn't help wondering, does the young Lu Su really have such talents?
But everyone didn't object, because they believed that Xu Ding's vision, Xu Ding's vision for discovering talents was also unparalleled in the world.
Lu Su was also flattered, thinking that Xu Ding would value him, but he didn't expect to be valued to such an extent.
He directly served as the deputy of the captain of the navy, counseled military affairs, managed the navy, and became the second in command of the navy.
Lu Su's Lieutenant Zan and Xin Ping's positions in the navy seem to be similar, but the difference is worlds apart.
Lu Su has real power. Xin Ping and Gan Ning only have the right to make suggestions.
"My lord... I'm afraid that Su will be negligent. Do you want to start from the middle and lower levels?" Lu Su was not overwhelmed by this joy, but still kept very calm and restrained.
First of all, he was the second in command of the navy, which was not conducive to unity, and would be targeted by the generals of the navy and even the Donglai faction.
Xu Ding came over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zijing has to be confident. If I say you can do it, you will definitely be able to do it. There is no need to refuse. A talented person must be placed in a suitable position in time.
Take a look at Xingba, Youping, Dinggong, which of them are modest, aren't they all doing well now?I believe you won't let me down, rest assured that everything here speaks for itself, if you really can't do it, I'll demote you then. "
"That's it... Su then led the military order." Xu Ding had said so, and Lu Su couldn't find an excuse to refuse other than being moved and heartbroken to do a good job.
Lu Su was arranged, and then Xu Ding issued a military order to quietly gather troops on the peninsula.
One month later!
Both Guo Jia and Sun Qian came to report!
Guo Jiaxian said: "My lord, Yuan Shu of Yuzhou and Liu Yao of Yangzhou jointly launched a call to action, accusing the lord of privately hiding the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, scolding us for being treasonous, and asking us to hand over the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, otherwise we will attack us."
After speaking, Guo Jia took out Yuan Shu and Liu Yao's joint call to action and handed it to Xu Ding.
It was written that there was such a thing as having a nose and eyes, Xu Ding didn't make a parity and left it aside to watch Sun Qian.
Sun Qiandao: "My lord, Yuan Shu and Liu Yao sent troops to attack Xuzhou on the first day of the letter, and jointly sent 30 troops to attack the counties of Xuzhou on the grounds that Tao Qian colluded with us to secretly pass the covenant with us to treason and usurp the Han Dynasty. , of which Yuan Shu sent 20 troops, divided into eight routes from Peiguo to the east.
Liu Yao sent [-] troops across the river to attack the vicinity of Qu County, Donghai County. Tao Qian anxiously asked us to send reinforcements to save him! "
"Sure enough, we sent troops together." It was expected, but Xu Ding was still a little surprised, and asked:
"How did Liu Yao's army advance so fast?"
Qu County is the back garden of the Mi family, the money and food bag of the Mi family, and it is also the connection point between Donglai and Xuzhou.
Attacking here will cut off the connection between Donglaihai Road and Xuzhou. Liu Yao and others have made a good plan.
Conquering Qu County can not only obtain huge money and food, but also block Donglai's navy, and can also flank Tan County, the state capital, and make Tao Qian panic and make mistakes.
"The lord Tao Qian's subordinate Xiang Ruorong went to Guangling County, imprisoned the prefect Zhao Yu, seized the power of Guangling County, and then surrendered to Liu Yao. Liu Yao was able to quickly capture Guangling, and also gained the previous management of Ruorong. The money and grain transportation supervisors of Pengcheng Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, and Guangling Kingdom held a large number of ships and boatmen in Xuzhou, and Liu Yao's army benefited from this, and quickly moved northward along the waterway." Sun Qian explained.
There is an inner ghost in Xuzhou, and Tao Qian's subordinates have rebelled, and they are also the prime minister of Xiapi, the real power to manage the money and grain of the three counties, so it is no wonder.
With Liu Yao's strength, how could he attack so quickly? It turned out that he had instigated Ruo Rong.
It all makes sense.
Not to mention Tao Qian, even Xu Ding didn't think of it.
Ruo Rong, such an important subordinate, was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and turned traitor.
Xu Ding shook his head and sighed, but he couldn't understand and asked, "According to reason, Ruo Rong wouldn't defect to Liu Yao?"