The Great Explosion of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 272 Battle against Taishi Cibu
"Since you have come here, could it be that Kuaiji County has been pacified?" Two days later, when Lu Qian and Xing Daorong came to Yuhang, Cen Xi looked at them, as if realizing something.

"Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji County, has declared his allegiance to the general!" Xing Daorong stepped forward and replied.

"He is a sensible person!" Cen Xi nodded, he knew very well what Xing Daorong meant.

It doesn't matter even if it's in name, as long as Shihui completely conquers Jiangnan, reforms will be carried out in the three counties one after another anyway.At that time, no matter how ambitious they are, it will be meaningless.As far as he knows, Shi Hui intends to separate the military from the government. The first point is to separate the military from the government and finance, so as to prevent the local government from using food and pay as a threat to turn the local army into a private army.

In other words, it is very likely that in the future, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant will exist in two systems, and at most maintain a clear relationship between superiors and subordinates.The only ones the county magistrate can mobilize and command are the bandit Cao, and the bandit arrester under his command, including the urban management officer.

"Since Kuaiji County has been pacified, follow me to deal with a group of thieves!" Cen Xi immediately ordered, "I came to Yuhang and heard that there is a group of thieves named Yan Hu who are entrenched in Wu County. Wu County will also belong to the lord in the future. Naturally, such villains cannot be allowed to continue to exist in the territory. Anyway, we have nothing to do in Wu County, so why not deal with them!"

"Here!" The two replied immediately without hesitation.

At the same time, Nan Jiyun's troops, who boarded the ship from Yueyang and went down the Yangtze River, had entered Danyang County and disembarked from Zongyang.The fleet carrying the Shi's emblem continued to sail towards the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, towards Wujun.

"How did Zhang Xiu fight?" Nan Jiyun went south along the official road. According to the map provided by Shi Hui, this road was the official road leading to Lingyang County.However, when they marched all the way, they couldn't help being a little indignant when they saw the dilapidated state of Danyang County.

He was originally a hunter, and his family made a living through farming and hunting.The degree of emphasis on farming is higher than others. It is now March, and it is supposed to be the time for spring plowing. As a result, there is almost no plowing in the fields beside the road, and even many of them have been abandoned.

Occasionally, when I saw a few commoners, they also looked in a hurry. When they saw them, they ran away in a hurry, not towards the village, but directly into the mountains.

"Zhang Xiu was raided by Zhang Ying and Chen Heng earlier on the grain road, and they looted the place because there was no food available. The villagers fled into the forest for the sake of refuge, and they didn't dare to go down the mountain to cultivate in the spring. "The accompanying Zhou Tai stepped forward and said.

"Didn't they return to Jiangbei?" Nan Jiyun thought it was unlikely.

"That's even worse!" Li Tong is a ranger, and he sees more of the dark side. "It can only be that Liu Yao also didn't have much food. He sent troops to the village to collect food, and even killed many people. The people really have no food. Pay, or worry that the last bit of life-saving food will be taken away, so I have to escape into the mountains."

"It's a good thing that Liu Yao is still a member of the Han family, so he treats the people under his rule like this!" Nan Jiyun couldn't help but sigh.

"It's just that my subordinates are very strange. It is said that Yuan Shu is the governor of Yangzhou who was appointed by the false court. In fact, Liu Yao didn't need to resist at all. Why did he react so violently?" Wei Wentong couldn't figure it out.

"Perhaps in the eyes of this Han family member, whether it is Yuan Shu or us, they are all traitors. It is his duty to defend Danyang County for the great man." Li Ji, the military adviser who accompanied the army, thought for a while. said later.

When everyone heard the words, they just smiled and stopped commenting.

No one is stupid enough to go back to the forest and ask the people to come down.At this time, the people distrust the government, especially the army, and they don't have the time and supplies to slowly resettle these people. Let nature take its course is the best way to deal with it.

A day later, the army approached the vicinity of Lingyang. Here, like Cenxi, they faced two choices.Should he rush directly towards Wanling, or divide his forces here into three groups.

Whether it is Nan Jiyun, Wei Wentong or Yuwen Chengdu who is with the army, they are all first-class fierce generals. Naturally, they hope to divide the troops so that they can maximize their abilities.However, Li Ji believed that after gathering superior forces to defeat Liu Yao, what choice did the local counties have other than surrender?

The generals looked at Nan Jiyun. In this army, he had the highest status, and only he had the ability to make decisions.

"Listen to the military adviser!" Nan Jiyun finally decided to follow Li Ji's advice, "Concentrate our forces to attack Wanling!"

"Here!" When the generals heard the words, they didn't argue immediately. The rules in the army are absolute obedience. Now that Nan Jiyun has made a decision, they can only follow it.

That afternoon, when the troops arrived at the foot of Lingyang City, the county magistrate had already ordered the city gates to be closed. Now when they climbed to the top of the city, looking at the [-] army in front of them, they felt flustered.There are only five hundred defenders in Lingyang, and many of them are recruits. How can they hold it?

Fortunately, the army in front of him does not seem to be under Yuan Shu's command.At first, he really thought that Yuan Shu had killed him again!
"Officials of Lingyang County, listen up, we are the army under the command of General Zhengnan, Yangzhou Inspector Hui. If you are loyal to the imperial court, you'd better open the city and surrender immediately, otherwise you will be regarded as traitors!" Among the army, A messenger stepped forward to shout.

"It turned out to be under the governor's command. Disrespect and disrespect, I will open the door right away!" The magistrate of Lingyang was relieved when he heard this, and immediately ordered to open the door to welcome the friendly army, and he also went down the city wall.

"My lord!" The county lieutenant next to him pointed not far away, "There is another army attacking this way, why don't you delay opening the city gate?"

"Well... well, let's change!" The county magistrate heard the words and saw thick smoke billowing on the horizon, and an army was quickly killing here.

"General, there is a cavalry unit coming towards us. The number is about [-]! The leading general should be named Taishi, and there is a high probability that it is Taishici!" At the same time, Nan Jiyun sent out The scouts also came back to report.

"Dare to come here for five thousand? Is this a door-to-door courting death?" Yu Wencheng immediately said something disdainful after hearing the words.

"The number of horses under Liu Yao's command is probably the same. There are no horses in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not easy for Liu Yao to get [-] horses. But the horses are all capable Danyang soldiers, and there may be thousands of infantry behind them. Be careful, everyone!" Li Ji quickly analyzed the enemy's situation.

"But that horse is probably not a good one!" Yu Wencheng was ready to move, "General, the last general invites you to fight!"

"Why, take a thousand knights under your command to deal with them?" Nan Jiyun smiled, "Okay, let's go!"

"Hey, General, this is not kind!" Wei Wentong immediately complained, "My Qingqi is also not bad!"

"Didn't it mean that there might be thousands of pawns left? I'll leave it to you to deal with them!" Nan Jiyun had already thought about it.

Yuwen Chengdu's strength is comparable to that of Xue Rengui. In terms of strength, Nai Shihui's top two generals, and even his subsequent growth, may be superior to Xue Rengui in terms of force.It's just that his ability to command troops and adaptability is a little worse, but he can definitely be regarded as a brave general.

The key is that under his command, it is estimated that only Yuwen Chengdu can capture Tai Shici alive while defeating the enemy!
(End of this chapter)