Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 641 Attack
The next day, the first batch of civilian husbands began to set off.Most of them come from Shouchun, and some come from Guangling and Danyang.

If you look down from the sky at this time, you can see that not only the official roads in Yangzhou counties are full of all kinds of convoys full of luggage, such as Liyang, Jiangdu, Chungu and other ports in Linjiang counties, There are also countless boats leaving the wharf one after another, heading for Nanchang, Haihun and other places in the south along the wide Jianghuai waterway.

Moreover, as time goes by, the size of these transport fleets is also expanding day by day.

Thousands of peasants, carts, mules and horses rushed to Nanchang in an endless stream, starry night and night, and the smoke and dust from trampling and crushing covered the sky and the sun.

Naturally, such a big movement cannot be concealed from others, and the two cities of Shouchun and Xiapi do not know how many secret operations have been ambushed. Among them are not only those under Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but also Yizhou, Liangzhou and other princes who are not directly bordered by Wangzheng. There are also arrangements.

People from various vassal states seemed to have suddenly heard the sound of horns, and they were all alarmed at the same time by Shouchun's unprecedented large-scale transportation. , to strengthen patrols to block the news, his original words are: "Even if you just say a few words, you can't leave the city!"

In order to achieve this goal as much as possible, they upgraded more than [-] light cavalry at the expense of experience, and patrolled outside Shouchun City day and night. Many people were caught out by Mi Fang's life department because they were too impatient to reveal their Xingzang.

This time, not only the Heavenly Army and Benming Division, who joined the system, resolutely implemented it, but Lu Ji also communicated with the local Jiangdong gentry. This time, it was the military order issued by Zhou Mu himself. , the consequences are unbearable for anyone. Under repeated orders and repeated orders, the Jiangdong gentry are also very cooperative. With the cooperation of this group of local snakes who have been operating for a long time, coupled with the high level of execution of the Tianjun and the Benming Division, even if the princes can't do it. Find out all of them, but it is more than enough to completely control the channels for the news to spread.

Of course, Shouchun is the capital of Yangzhou and the center of the economy after all. Even if it is able to do it, considering the people's livelihood, this kind of "control" in an absolute sense cannot last for too long, but in the civil and military groups such as Wang Zheng and Guo Jia From Chen's point of view, it only needs to last for a month.

This month was used to complete the first step of the Southern Expedition strategy. Before May, the entire territory of Yuzhang was conquered, and most of the soldiers, horses, and supplies were pushed to the front lines, Yichun and Jianchang, the two strongholds for attacking Jingzhou. !
Five days later, the first batch of supplies was successfully delivered to Nanchang, and Ning Qin came out to greet them.The baggage officer who escorted the transportation was Gu Yong.

"This time, some stones for grain, some arrows, some pieces of armor, some handles for spears and swords, and several carts of grain, fodder, cloth armor, fodder, etc. have been brought in. General Gan, please check."

"I'm sorry for the hard work."

When he was working under Yuan Shu's account, Gan Ning and Gu Yong had a bad relationship at first, and they even regarded each other as dislikes. After all, one was a rough man who was born as a water thief, and the other was a young handsome man from a noble family. When they were under Wang Zheng's command, the relationship between the two was much more harmonious than before.

There are both subjective and objective reasons for this.

The objective reason is that although the two are very different in many aspects, they have one thing in common, that is, they both have great ambitions, and the Heavenly Army is developing well and gaining momentum. Said, follow Wang Zheng to build immortal achievements in this troubled world, and fight for a prosperous future.

Whether it is the former or the latter, in fact, Wang Zheng, the lord, needs to give the opportunity. In this regard, the local forces in Yangzhou are not in the forefront at present, so naturally they are more concerned about how to fight with other factions, internal fighting?Not yet.

As for the subjective reasons, Gu Yong and Gan Ning are the same. Although they finally attached themselves to Wang Zheng, they were all loyal to Yuan Shu to the last moment. Although they were not as generous as Yang Hong, they were also more generous than Lu Ji. Li Shu's second- and fifth-year-olds who betrayed the water in advance have improved a lot. In view of this, the two feel that although the other party is "disturbed by small details", they have no disadvantages in big integrity, and they can be regarded as loyal people. Naturally, their senses are better than before. Quite a lot.

Gan Ning checked it carefully, deducted the loss, and confirmed that it was correct.After taking out the commander-in-chief's seal, signing and drawing on the handover document, he smiled at Gu Yong and said, "Brother Lao Yuantan will escort you all the way, and I have prepared a small banquet in the tent to relieve you and the other brothers from the dust on the road. ,this way please."

"Good intentions to take it."

But Gu Yong shook his head and said: "This is the first batch of supplies and supplies. I will rush back to Spring Valley as soon as possible, and then send the next batch to you. My lord has a strict order. The war is about to start, and the supplies are the most important. You must follow your feet, hurry up, and dare not violate it."

Seeing that Gan Ning's smile faltered, Gu Yong knew that he was arrogant, and quickly added with a smile: "And remember first, when Brother Xingba returns triumphantly and throws a big celebration banquet, you will not invite me , I will have the cheek to drink this glass of wine uninvited."

Hearing what Gu Yong said, Gan Ning's expression softened a little, he nodded and said, "That's settled, by the way, Yuan Tan, I wonder how many batches of luggage are there?"

"There are still seven or eight batches."

"So much?" Gan Ning was taken aback when he heard the words, "Didn't it take out the entire Shouchun?"

"More than just Shouchun, Xiapi, Langya, and even Guangling, supplies will be transferred one after another." Gu Yongdao: "My lord, after conquering the whole territory of Yuzhang, I will go to Nanchang in person, and this place will become the place for the Southern Expedition. land front."

"Is the waterway the city of Wan where Zhou Yu is located?"

"As expected, it should be so."

Gu Yong said: "However, there should be at most three batches this month. The next batch will be personally escorted by Captain Li Yu, and it will be delivered by tomorrow morning at the latest. We will take a short journey by water, and it will only take one day to go back to Spring Valley." Two nights, the third batch should be able to come the night after tomorrow."

"As for the last batch, it should be personally escorted by the new Danyang prefect Zhou Tai, and they will arrive in about three days."

"These three batches should be all the luggage before the conquest of Jianchang. After the conquest of Jianchang, or a large number of luggage from Xuzhou, Beihai and Mount Tai, they will definitely be transported to Nanchang."

"Within seven days, three batches of military funds, my lord attaches great importance to Jingzhou."

"It's just." Gan Ning looked at the luggage list, "Arrows, swords, armor, etc. are all good, but the food and fodder, judging by the amount of goods that have arrived, are still not enough to support an army of [-], which is too long. need."

"General Gan estimates how long this batch will last?"

"Use it for half a month at most."

Gan Ning pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Yuan Tan, I don't know how much grain and fodder account for in the next few batches of supplies? How much can we bring in total?"

"I really don't know the exact total number."

Gu Yong smiled wryly and said: "I am afraid that besides Zhou Mu and generals Xu and Wu, only Zhang Gong and Lu Taishou know about such an urgent military aircraft. I can tell Brother Gan that he is currently transferred to the Spring Army. How much supplies can you have in the valley, and how soon can I transport them to you? Moreover, the state herdsman has already issued a strict order that the officials who transport supplies from various places are not allowed to inquire about each other. If you ask Li Yu, he doesn't know, maybe. When the prefect Zhou arrives , from which a definite sum can be deduced."

Originally, Gan Ning was naturally the commander in charge of attacking Yuzhang, and he was invincible before. He not only conquered Nanchang, the capital of Yuzhang, but also defeated six counties in the north within [-] days, earning a lot of military exploits. The truth should be that there is a right to know, but now the situation has changed.

There have been large mobilizations of soldiers and horses on the border between Jiangxia and Changsha. Seeing that the Jingzhou army may join the battle, the opponent has changed from Hua Xin to Cai Mao, and the scale of the war has changed from a battle between one county to a battle between two states. Under the circumstances, even though Gan Ning was originally a well-known general of the Eastern Wu in history, he also entered the cavalry and hacking system, and his ability and loyalty are not a problem, but after all, his qualifications are too young to convince the public, and it is naturally impossible for Wang Zheng to continue to appoint him as the commander-in-chief Yes, in addition to serving as a task of coordinating various ministries and handing over supplies before the war, Jianchang can be said to be Gan Ning's last battle as the commander of this road. All handed over.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Gan Ning still felt unwilling. He glanced at Gu Yong and suddenly asked, "Yuan Tan, you don't know the total number of luggage, so do you know who will be the commander of this route?"

"Is it General Xu Fang or General Wu Sheng?"

"neither."

Hearing this question, Gu Yong's expression suddenly became complicated. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "The name is General Xu Fang, but he is actually the state herd's personal conscript."

"what?"

Gan Ning was startled at first, and then shook his head again and again: "How dangerous is the battlefield, how can the lord, who is a thousand-dollar body, dare to enter the dangerous place himself? Yuan Tan, why don't you persuade me well?"

"It's useless for the ministers to persuasion. Zhou Mu has always been arbitrary. Once he makes a decision, he has settled down."

Gu Yong sighed, and said with a wry smile: "No matter what, you just need to know this matter, and you must not publicize it to the outside world. The Lord's order, before entering Jingzhou, do not let foreign enemies know that he is the one who is really in charge of the overall situation. Commander beheaded!" When he said the last sentence, his expression became extremely solemn.

"Of course I know the importance." Gan Ning nodded again and again, as if thinking of something, suddenly beamed with joy, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yuan Tan, my lord will come to the front line, and he is also sitting in the middle army, strategizing and charging. Naturally, I will teach you I will do it."

It was he who just came to his senses that Wang Zheng's presence on the front line was actually not a bad thing at all. Isn't this an excellent opportunity for his lord to see his own abilities clearly?
"Haha," hearing Gan Ning's words, Gu Yong laughed dumbfounded: "General Gan's idea is wrong, it happens that the lord is personally conscripting, I'm afraid it will not be easy for you to have a chance to perform in the future." "want
"how do I say this?"

"If my lord comes to Nanchang, wouldn't Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Zhang Liao and other great generals accompany you?" Gu Yong said: "Not only that, I heard that even the third lady will come with her."

"What? Qiao Wan..." Gan Ning was greatly disappointed, and immediately he was like an eggplant beaten by frost: "Oh no, the third lady is coming too?"

"So don't worry too much about the fodder."

Gu Yong said with a smile: "My lord's coming personally will make the soldiers hungry. Regarding the food and fodder, although I don't know the exact total, but before I left Shouchun and went to Spring Valley, I got a piece of news."

"What's the news?"

"At that time, Inspector Zhang had already ordered the local government offices to issue official documents, and posted a list of all places. Not only the county officials and warehouses in the nine counties had to transfer [-] to [-]% of the accumulated grain, but the gentry and gentry also tried their best to cooperate. Qian, sternly ordered that this is a battle to unify Yangzhou, and both the government and the people need strong support."

Gu Yong said in a deep voice: "Since shepherding Yangzhou, Zhoumu has always been benevolent, but there are not only benevolent and weak lords, who are far better than Yuan Gong in terms of decision-making. Not only you and I know this, but the Jiangzuo gentry have also seen it for a long time. Come out, they have been rooted for many years, how can there be no grain storage?"

"Even if there is no grain storage, don't you have money, and no way to buy grain? Even if we squeeze them dry, it will never delay the needs of the front line!"

"Extremely, extremely." Gan Ning nodded in agreement, looked at Gu Yong, but thought in his heart, even a bastard like me knows the truth of "cold lips and teeth", how could Gu Yong, a scholar, not realize it?

The aristocratic family is indeed rich, but if it is only relying on the food of the wealthy families in Jiujiang and Lujiang, it may not be able to support a war of this scale, right?The most important thing is probably the support from Xuzhou, and it is also the support from the government and the people.
But you can't catch a group of people forever, right? Then next time you go to other places, will Danyang, which was recovered at the beginning of the year, and even your hometown Wujun, be able to stay out of it?

Gu Yong didn't know his thoughts, looked up at the sky, and said: "It's getting late, military affairs are imminent, General Gan, I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he turned around and left, Gan Ning saw him off afterward.

After walking a few steps, Gu Yong seemed to suddenly think of something, and then turned his head to ask Gan Ning, "By the way, didn't the righteous brother of Zhou Mu, Captain Tai Shi, follow the general to attack Nanchang before, but why? Didn't see you in the handsome account? I don't know where you went?"

"You mean brother Ziyi?"

Gan Ning laughed, pulled Gu Yong to the right, walked a few steps, pointed to the south and motioned him to listen, "Did you hear me?"

Gu Yong listened carefully, and vaguely heard a voice, it seemed that someone was shouting, and it seemed to be cheering, "That is the school ground, the voices are noisy, it seems that many people gathered here, where is it?"

"The swearing-in meeting in the surrounding camps."

Gan Ning said: "Jianchang will be attacked in a few days. The general hoped that our army would conquer the city within half a month. However, Ziyi and I think it depends on the first battle. We must boost our morale before the big battle! Listen carefully, the voice The ones who shout the most must be my pro-army."

"So the morale in the army is high?"

"Invincible, of course the morale is very high," Gan Ning laughed, and said confidently: "In terms of the bravery of the soldiers, looking at the world, there may not be many people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with our army. Although the reputation of Youzhou Army and Jizhou Army Big, I don't think we may be able to beat us, let's not talk about it, you just wait for the good news from the front line."

"Great goodness."

Talking about walking, the two left the gate of the camp, watched Gu Yong whistle, and led the soldiers escorting the luggage from the headquarters, surrounded by the civilian husbands who had unloaded the goods, and gradually moved away. Thinking that the king's government is coming soon, Gan Ning couldn't help holding hands, and thought passionately: "In a few days, I must fight a beautiful battle to show my lord."

"Let him know that I, Gan Xingba, am a useful person and a general who can be reused!"

A few days later, the luggage arrived one after another, and on the ninth day, Xu Fang led a cavalry to Nanchang.

That night, Gan Ning and Tai Shici quietly left Nanchang with an army of thousands of people.

(End of this chapter)