Overlord!

Chapter 185 Zhao Yun's Visit
Sun Ce respected Zhang Hong very much.

Hearing that he was coming, Sun Ce personally led the civil and military troops out to meet Zhang Hong. When he saw Zhang Hong, Sun Ce laughed and opened his arms to meet him, saying: "The military division has arrived, and our army is like a tiger with wings! With the military division as the army's staff, I know that the victory is in my hands." carry on."

It is the fortune of a counselor's life to gain such trust in the monarch.

Zhang Hong immediately bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "Hon pays homage to the general. I heard that the general has come down from the Huaihe River and personally supervised the rebellion. I will deal with the military affairs of Wujun, Kuaiji and other places as soon as possible, and lead people to the general's shogunate to help in the battle."

Before Sun Ce's Northern Expedition, he handed over all the defense and military affairs of Jiangdong to Zhang Hong, and he was the governor of the five counties for war coordination and logistics supplies.

Now that the Northern Expedition is over and Sun Ce's shogunate has moved to Jiankang area, Zhang Hong's military affairs are actually not much left. After all, Wujun is relatively peaceful, and the military affairs of Kuaiji and Wuxing are sent to Danyang and Wujun. The distance is almost the same.

Therefore, it is more appropriate for him to come to Danyang than to stay in Wujun to be a military counselor.

Sun Ce helped him up with a smile, and said, "Now the situation is such that the heroes are hesitating and the wolves are watching. I need a military adviser to plan a strategy for me and win a thousand miles."

Zhang Hong also smiled calmly when he heard the words, and said: "I am here to decide a strategy for the general to defeat the enemy, and to recommend good generals to defeat the enemy."

Sun Ce turned around and asked Zhang Hong to enter the tent, saying, "I'll wait while we enter the camp to discuss in detail."

After entering the camp, Zhang Hong introduced several generals behind him for Sun Ce, saying: "I know that the general's confidant is a serious patient in the Jingzhou navy, so I would like to introduce the hero Xuezhou to the general."

Sun Ce looked at the person recommended by Zhang Hong. Although he was wearing black armor, he didn't look extremely burly and majestic. On the contrary, his skin was rough and dark, and he looked very strong.

Sun Ce asked, "What did you do before?"

Xue Zhou immediately clasped his fists together, and talked generously: "A certain person was previously with the people of the Central Plains, avoiding chaos overseas, gathered more than ten thousand households, and lived by the sea. , so I brought more than ten thousand households with the people and returned home with nothing, please return to the Central Plains and stabilize your hometown."

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Hong, what does it mean to avoid chaos overseas?
Zhang Hong said with a smile: "Xue Haojie returned home without any request, but Chang Shi and I thought that if he brought thousands of people and joined the general, he should enjoy the reward of the captain of the building and ship."

Sun Ce suddenly realized that he brought tens of thousands of people to vote, but he was granted a military post as a captain of the building and boat.Xuezhou's so-called avoiding chaos overseas is to be a pirate on the coast!

Then Sun Ce remembered, isn't this the great pirate who surrendered to Guangling in history?
Return home with thousands of households!

These few words contain too much content.

Wanhu, this is the population of a large county even at the peak of the Han Dynasty.

It must be difficult to feed such a large population on a small island overseas.

And it is very likely that most of their population is hidden in the coastal bay area on land, so once Sun Ce unifies the Jianghuai, they will not be able to hide.

Whether these tens of thousands of households are moved to Guangling or Wujun, it can greatly enrich the local household registration and population.

Nowadays, the land is vast and the population is sparse. Even according to the most basic principle, one husband and five people can manage a hundred acres of land, which can cultivate millions of acres of fertile land and produce 300 million shi of grain.

This is Jiangdong's wealth.

Moreover, this Xuezhou was very knowledgeable about practical affairs, so he returned home without making any demands, and only respectfully expressed his surrender to the government.

This kind of person who keeps his duty is bound to be greatly appreciated by any prince.

In today's world, heroes rise together, each supporting his own interests, if they can all be like Xue Zhou, it will be many times smoother to clear up the troubled times.

Sun Ce naturally doesn't mind his origin, why should the hero ask where he came from?Li Ji, who was born in Wagangzhai, is also one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, the British Duke of Datang.

So Sun Ce smiled and said to Xue Zhou: "If you can follow the weather and return with the people, you are worthy of the title of hero. How can you help me defeat Liu Biao?"

Hearing this, Xue Zhou was in high spirits. What he was most afraid of was that Marquis Wu would be like Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and other princes, who would look down on heroes and despise his background as a pirate.

Unexpectedly, Wu Hou not only didn't dislike him, but also treated the scholars seriously and listened to the superficial words of a vulgar person like himself.

Xue Zhou was so excited that his face flushed, and he immediately replied: "General Sun, our department has been operating at sea for several years. Before that, we even broke through a Han Dynasty ship palace. There were hundreds of ships of all sizes in the camp, and there were also four building ships. .As long as General Sun gives an order, I am willing to lead my sailors to serve the general.”

Sun Ce frowned slightly. In the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, Guangling was indeed the center of shipbuilding in the world along with Chang'an, Bashu, Changsha, Yuzhang, and Panyu. There were a large number of ship palaces, craftsmen and sailors.

It is not impossible for the pirates to get a few building ships in the water army camp by chance.But their three or four hundred ships, large and small, must not all be large warships.

Besides, with the level of pirates, even if there are hundreds of ships, they can defeat Liu Biao for themselves?
Sun Ce's willingness to treat scholars with modesty does not mean that he is willing to listen to wild words!

Fortunately, Zhang Hong spoke up at this time and said to Sun Ce: "I know the general has always been worried. Jiangdong has only been established for three years, and the navy has been established for less than a year. I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat Liu Biao in a decisive battle on the water. When going up against the current, the navy is already at a disadvantage. It is difficult to defeat the Jingzhou navy by relying on the strength of the navy alone. Therefore, the navy should strive to increase its momentum to frighten the enemy, and then take advantage of the momentum to fight hard and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. .”

Take advantage of the situation?

Sun Ce was thoughtful.Indeed, as Zhang Hong said, if there is a decisive battle between the naval divisions, even with the addition of hundreds of ships like pirates, the Jiangdong Navy will have seven building ships, a hundred warships, and nearly a thousand Xiandeng, Chima, fighting ships, and walkers. Waiting for the boat, but the formation is not neat and the training is not good. Even if they swarm up, they may be defeated by the Jingzhou navy with a well-equipped army.

However, if the Jingzhou navy is already in chaos, and these nearly a thousand warships take advantage of the situation to fight hard, they can definitely smash the enemy army and completely wipe out Sun Ce's most difficult navy.

"It's just where is the situation? What situation does the navy want to attack?"

Faced with Sun Ce's inquiry, Zhang Hong said calmly and calmly, "In today's situation, the confrontation of ships and the battle of naval divisions are all subject to land. If Liu and Huang's soldiers on land are defeated and invincible, then the water villages, water villages, etc. There will inevitably be chaos in the division."

How big a defeat must this be to cause such chaos in the enemy army?

Zhang Hong took out a kit with a smile and said, "I have a plan to defeat the enemy here. I need a brave general to break through the encirclement and give it to Taishi Zhonglang. As long as Taishi Zhonglang follows the order, after five days, Liu will be defeated." , Huang Quanjun!"

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hong in surprise, and even couldn't believe it.

This kind of strategizing and decisive means to win thousands of miles really exists?

Regarding the understanding of war, Sun Ce considers himself a master of the art of war.In his perception, wars are all about relying on well-equipped soldiers, courageous and impromptu decisions.

Limited by the level of communication in this era, the more sophisticated the plan, the more error-prone it is.

Once the battle planning exceeds two days, the probability of making mistakes will increase exponentially.

So Sun Ce has always believed in any conspiracies except Huo Gong.

But right now, Zhang Hong is actually planning a strategy, guaranteeing that a kit will be sent to Chaisang, and he will win a big victory in five days.

In other words, if the Danyang army and navy want to support Chaisang, they will start their journey today.

Sun Ce asked, "Can I have a look at the contents of the kit?"

Regarding a letter to determine the outcome of the battle, it is not unheard of.

When Cao Cao led a heavy army to attack Hanzhong, he knew that Sun Quan might attack Hefei, so he asked Xue Ti, the guard, to send a letter with a statement on the side of the letter that the thief would send it.

The content of the letter is very simple. If Sun Quan comes, generals Zhang and Li will go out to fight;

When all the generals were puzzled, Zhang Liao analyzed and concluded that Duke Cao was on an expedition with a large army, and when the rescue arrived, the enemy would surely defeat us.Therefore, we should take advantage of the enemy's lack of cooperation and counterattack.Break its momentum to reassure the hearts of the people, and then you can keep it.

This is really not a fictional plot in Romance. Zhang Liao's Battle of Xiaoyaojin was basically fought according to this arrangement.

But in the current situation in Chaisang, the enemy has surrounded the defenders.

How does Zhang Hong plan to disturb the enemy?

Zhang Hong smiled and said, "It's okay, it won't affect the strategy."

Sun Ce immediately opened the kit, the content was very simple, only one sentence, even more concise than Cao Cao's paragraph!
But after reading it, Sun Ce's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked, "Is the military master planning to send cavalry to fight while this is happening?"

Zhang Hong nodded calmly: "If you can fight hard at this time, how can the enemy be undefeated?"

Sun Ce laughed and clapped his hands and praised: "The military master has a good plan! As long as Taishi Zhonglang follows the plan, no matter whether the enemy army is in the plan or not, they will be defeated. But as the military master said, when entering the city to send a kit, you must be alone. Riding alone, he breaks into the city. Who can do this task alone?"

"I'm willing to give it a try!" After Sun Ce finished speaking, a majestic general beside Zhang Hong stepped forward.

Sun Ce turned his head to look, only to feel a sudden light in front of his eyes, what a handsome and handsome general, this heroic spirit may not be as heroic as Zhou Yu's!And the bravery is even worse. Jiang Qin said that the military division led several powerful generals, and he was mainly referring to this person.

Zhang Hong continued to introduce to Sun Ce: "This is Zilong, who arrived in Jiangdong recently, seems to be a guest invited by the general."

"Zilong?" Sun Ce couldn't hold back his surprised expression, he laughed and said, "But Changshan Zhao Zilong?"

"Yun greets the general." Zhao Yun cupped his hands respectfully.

"Hahaha! Kindness! Kindness! Great kindness!" Sun Ce laughed excitedly and walked forward, took Zhao Yun's hands, helped him up himself and said, "I have been waiting for Zilong for a long time!"

This is another flawless hexagonal warrior!

Moreover, he is not only courageous and resourceful like Tai Shici, but also has a political outlook.

Whether it is against Liu Bei's distribution of the fields and houses of the common people in Chengdu to the sergeants, or against Liu Bei's conquest of Sun Quan, they are all strategic advice.

If he wasn't a general, if he hadn't been demonized in the Romance, just by these two persuasions, he could be rated as a strategist in the late Han Dynasty comparable to Liu Ye.

It can be said that the most determined implementers of the Sun-Liu alliance to carry Cao Cao are Lu Su, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other outstanding figures.

Zhao Yun may not be as good as Prime Minister Zhuge, but he is certainly not weaker than Lu Su in terms of political vision and military ability.

These are one of the few outstanding figures in the late Han Dynasty who can be a general and a prime minister.

Now Sun Ce is finally waiting for him to enter Jiangdong.

Counting the time, he should have arrived.

Since July last year, Zhang Fei has written to Zhao Yun, inviting him to Jiangdong as a guest and having a good time with him.

Sun Ce also wrote a letter to Zhao Yun, warmly inviting him to go to Jiangdong to taste Jiangdong's scenic spots and enjoy the scenery of Jiangdong.

Brother Zhao Yun has passed away, and there is no one in the family, so there is no need to study and hunt at home all the time. Traveling around is also an option.

Although the world was in chaos, scholars still traveled everywhere. For example, Xu Shu, Cui Yan and others traveled around with swords. Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi and others also traveled together in Wuzhong in history.

Even at the speed of traveling, half a year is enough time for Zhao Yun to reach Jiangdong from Changshan all the way.

Zhao Yun's demeanor is calm, but he has a typical generosity of Yanzhao heroes. After he got up, he stood upright and said: "Yun was invited by Yide and set off to the south. He has already visited Yide in Wu County."

"Later, I visited the General's Mansion and was honored by Changshi. I received the name Ma Xuankai as a gift. I would like to use my body to help in the battle once to repay this kindness."

"Haha! Good! Zilong is a man of faith, and I believe in it." Sun Ce laughed: "With Zilong's promise, I know that this letter will be sent to Chaisang. When the enemy is defeated, I will be like Chaisang. Say hello!"

Zhao Yun's mood was quite touched at the moment, and it was hard not to feel good about Wu Hou's masculine and open-minded demeanor.

Talking with him seems to be full of vigor and hope. No wonder Yide has always been yearning and yearning when talking about Jiangdong.

But Zhao Yun also deeply understands Zhang Fei. Having seen the chaos of the Han Dynasty along the way, the scenery in Jiangdong is indeed unique.

From Changshan to the south, there are beacon fires everywhere, barren fields everywhere, ruined walls and overgrown weeds in the villages, thorns and thorns everywhere in the countryside, and tigers and leopards come and go.

But the Qiangliang bandits still killed and looted, thousands of miles away, the bones were exposed in the wild, and the lives were devastated.

But once you cross the Yangtze River, the scenery changes instantly. In Wuxian County, there is such a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River!Tidy field ridges, fertile soil for thousands of miles.The fertile fields are thriving.The wild mountains and clear waters are beautiful and the scenery is pleasant.Pedestrians and business travelers in the city rub shoulders together, bustling and bustling.

This contrast, the more you travel from north to south, the more impressive you are!

Zhao Yun's trip crossed almost half of the territory of the Han Dynasty, traveling thousands of miles. In half a year, he had never seen such a vibrant place where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment in any other county.

As a result, the scene of prosperity and tranquility in the south of the Yangtze River almost left an indelible impression on him. He almost thought that when he returned to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty,

Only after arriving in Danyang, I saw the remains of the village burned by the rebellion, and the people displaced by the war.Only then did he confirm what kind of vivid and hateful trauma this troubled world had brought to the prosperous world.

He volunteered to send a letter to Chaisang, in addition to repaying his kindness, he also hoped to use his own power to help Jiangnan end the war!

(End of this chapter)