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Chapter Thirteen: To the South or To the West

The four counties of the Shi family occupy more than half of the territory of Lingnan, and Shi Xie has a very high prestige in the local area, not under the Wu King of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo, who established the country in Jiaozhou in the early Han Dynasty.

However, for the generals who are eager to try, as long as there is a war, no matter how many battles are in the south and the west, they will not care whether his opponent is Zhao Tuo or Shi Xie, and they will fight. If you dare to be dissatisfied, you will fight until he is convinced.

The generals were still enthusiastically discussing the upcoming battle, and looked at the silent Liu Biao, who was the most familiar to Jiaozhou. However, they were the first to stand up and oppose.

"Governor General, Mao opposes going south to fight Jiaozhou first! Mao believes that now the enemy in the south of our Yangtze River from the north of the Yangtze River is basically pacified. In addition, Cao's army, which was originally the most threatening to our army, has become allies with us. Now, looking at the situation in the north, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao of Jizhou must have a battle.

Mao thought that now was the best opportunity for our army to take advantage of the stability of the rear to capture Yizhou. As for Jiaozhou, Lord Liu had also made up his mind to manage it for some time. I believe that as long as our army attacked, there would still be a chance to take it off easily.

Liu Zhang from Yizhou has only been in charge of Zhangzhou for two years. Not to mention that the people's hearts have not yet been suppressed, he has continued to fight with Zhang Lu, Hanzhong. Recently, his most trustworthy general Zhang Ren was transferred to the front line of Hanzhong to fight a decisive battle with Zhang Lu.

In addition, Yizhou has recently moved the capital to Jinguan City due to the heavenly fire. The people in Yizhou are even more panicked and rumors are constantly coming. Therefore, Mao thought that if the army was dispatched, it would be like a big army and would go down in one fell swoop.

We should take Yizhou first! Otherwise, if we miss the opportunity, our army will take the road and it will be difficult to move. Yizhou, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, will inevitably spend a lot of effort!"

For Cai Mao, since he chose to surrender to Sun Ce, everything must start over. But to gain Sun Ce's trust and gain a place in the Jiangnan Army, the best way is undoubtedly to show off his true skills to let Sun Ce see him differently.

What unexpected words did indeed make Cai Mao, who was usually inconspicuous, instantly attracted all the attention of the civil and military generals in the hall. Whether it was the strategist who bowed his head and thoughtful, or the general who stood upright, they all felt that what Cai Mao said was somewhat reasonable.

In addition to Sun Ce, who had not seen Cai Mao, was shocked and widened his eyes.

"If such a person can see the overall situation so carefully and thoroughly, if such a person is considered a 'sham', is there any talent in the world? He was almost misled by Lao Luo's one-sided words!"

Liu Biao, who had almost closed his eyes and rested, looked up at everyone with different expressions, but just smiled faintly.

In fact, he also knew that his low-key brother-in-law had always been a master who was hidden. Moreover, when he was under his jurisdiction, he just didn't have the opportunity to play.

Guo Jia and Zhou Yu exchanged a surprised look! First, they sent troops to fight Jiaozhou. The two of them carefully discussed the attack target after careful discussion.

Unexpectedly, Cai Mao, who was not very vocal, pointed out another path that seemed to be more important for the Jiangnan Army. However, the two commanders and deputy commanders of the Star Fire Camp had a half-unemployed Cai Mao, who did not have any information.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu looked at each other. As Zhang Xiu’s most important military advisor, Jia Xu certainly knew everything about Zhang Xiu. Of course, he also knew what Zhang Xiu wanted to say at this moment.

Seeing that the anxious Zhang Xiu wanted to speak, Jia Xu sighed in his heart and shook his head slightly at Zhang Xiu. It was still far from the time of decision. We should listen to what everyone said.

If the conclusion is really unfavorable to Zhang Ren, the junior brother, as long as the governor stops and convinces him before the decision is made, Jia Xu doesn't have to worry so much. Only Zhang Xiu, who is scheming, will be so anxious.

For most generals, it is still a saying. Whether it is going west or south, as long as there is a war, it is not a problem to fight anyone. Just the topic of the generals immediately turned to Liu Zhang in the west, and everyone was expressing their understanding of Liu Zhang's army.

Although the Shu army was not taken seriously, everyone understood that if they went to fight Liu Zhang, most generals would become idle at the beginning of the war. Only the plank roads were connected. The mountain paths that were difficult for people and animals to walk were completely the time for mountain troops to perform.

While the generals were talking, they looked at Zu Feng and Guan Hai and other generals who had just officially joined the Jiangnan Army. Just when Sun Ce and others were heading to Xuzhou, Gao Shun and Li Ru sent troops to Jingxian to suppress bandits in response to the strong request of the Jiangdong clan.

In the past two years, the Jiangdong clans have been harmed by all-out bandits with cruel means. Countless families who once united to resist the rule of the Jiangnan Army were destroyed by the Zuhuang bandits who were rebelling in their nests.

The sturdy forts built by those families have no resistance to the bandits who have crossed mountains and ridges and walked on flat ground.

Not only were the elites of the family killed, but their wives and daughters occupied became wives of the bandits. All the captured strong tenants were sold to the Jiangnan Army by Zu Huang and became military farming soldiers of the Jiangnan Army.

The Jiangnan Army's policy was that as long as it was a military farmer for eight years, it could be converted into ordinary farmers and distributed to one person ten acres of land in a fixed place, enjoying the same power and obligations as normal people.

Such conditions are much better than being a tenant who has no freedom. The prisoners who had already resisted had almost no one wanted to resist the Jiangnan Army under the publicity and education of preferential conditions.

Just working hard to farm is the job that everyone has been doing. Instead of working as a cattle and horse for the aristocratic families but not making a name for themselves, it is better to be a free man with land for eight years and become a free man with land. Who would not do it?

Of course, there will inevitably be some hard-core loyal servants who want to resist, but their heads are naturally borrowed as textbooks.

The Jiangdong family, which really could not be supported, was led by the Gu family and Zhu family, who were headed by the Gu family and Zhu family, issued the strongest request to the Jiangnan army, who were busy pacifying Jingzhou, requesting the Jiangnan army to save the people from water and fire.

When massacred the family soldiers of various families and rushed to arm the army, the Zuhuang bandits who seemed very ferocious. When they met the regular Jiangnan army encircled and suppressed the remaining Jiangdong family, they felt a deep breath.

It is said that it was actually said in the battle report of the Jiangnan Army. The brave soldiers of the Jiangnan Army trapped the camp used all their thoughts and tried every means to encircle and intercept the bandits.

After half a month of bloody battle, Zu Yang's 10,000 mountain troops were wiped out more than 3,000 people. The main force of Zu Yang's army was completely destroyed. Zu Yang, the leader of the bandit, resisted, and could only surrender to the Jiangnan Army with the remaining bandits.

From then on, the bandits in Jiangdong were completely quelled. Although there were still some small and medium-sized families who suffered heavy losses, they proposed to cut off the bandit leaders such as Zu Yang alive. However, the Jiangnan Army refused without hesitation.

"Zu Huang and others have now repented on their past behavior and have changed their past mistakes and become members of the Jiangnan Army. The Jiangnan Army has no precedent for killing their own people for no reason. They would not have had it before, and now they will not do it, and it is even more impossible to kill their own people in the future!

For the peace in Jiangdong, the aristocratic families should also respond to their repentant bandits and repentant bandits, with a lenient and tolerant attitude!”

What is strange is that no one in Jiangdong's family took the lead this time and wanted to ask the Jiangnan army for another explanation. As for the person who had already died at the hands of the bandits, they could only die in vain!

Regarding the bloody battle mentioned in the military newspapers published to the people, in fact, 20,000 soldiers from the camp marched to Jingxian. They were divided into two battalions, and the newly built mountain city of Zuyang was surrounded by water. A large number of wine and meat were sent down from the mountain to wash the soldiers.

In the next half month, during the day, the Jiangnan Army continued to hold fierce exercises. At the same time, the fires ignited from time to time on the mountain village, and there were bursts of shouts of killing to cooperate with the fighting atmosphere.

Generals such as Deng Dang, Zu Huang and Guan Hai were responsible for accompanying Li Ru, Gao Shun and others to watch and direct the offensive and defensive actions of the exercise department. If outsiders could enter the huge and magnificent battlefield at this time, they would see it.

In daily battles, sometimes the main attack of the camp is the main attack, and Zu Huang's mountain army defends the city. Sometimes the main attack of the camp is the main attack, while the mountain army attacks. Sometimes the two sides attack together or defend together. Various possible cooperative battles are carried out.

What is really the change of the main general flag on the top of the city. After half a month of drilling, the two teams have a good understanding of each other's combat capabilities, and have studied various targeted tactics and tactics, which have greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

Of course, these are all military secrets, and the soldiers of the camp who participated in the exercise were strictly ordered not to be circulated. And with Zu Huang's official ownership of the Jiangnan Army, the mountain village also became the second Jiangnan Army training base.

Specializes in training for the mountain army and the Spark Camp teenagers.

Seeing that the "newcomers" such as Zu Huang might be the first to go to the battle, Zhang Fei, who realized that he was already a veteran, was the first to jump out.

He loudly opposed: "Sir, Fei is against the attack of Yizhou. I think there are all poor mountains and valleys, so what's the point of fighting? After the battle, everyone will be mountain people? The army might as well go to attack Lingnan, which has more food there!"

Cai Mao glanced at Zhang Fei with a slightly contemptuous look and retorted: "General Zhang seems to be from a big place, but you don't know anything. Jiaozhou is located south of the Qinling Mountains and is also surrounded by mountains.

What's more, Jiaozhou is protected by the dangerous Wulings and Sanjiang Rivers, which is also a dangerous place compared to Yizhou, so what's the point of fighting?

But General Zhang, don’t you know that on the Yizhou Plain, there is a rich grain production in thousands of miles of fertile land, but it has always been called the treasure land of the Tianfu Kingdom?”

Zhang Fei shook his head awkwardly: "Oh! This old Zhang just leads troops to win battles, and he doesn't want to talk to you!"

Everyone shook their heads funny, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Yider should not be impatient. I think what General Cai said makes sense, but General Cai may not know that the situation in Jiaozhou has changed now!"
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