Overlord!

Chapter 75
When the soldiers of the [-]th Battalion under Sun Ce set off, Hongzi, the captain of the northern part of Wu County, took the initiative to find Sun Ce.

After all, with the main force of the army leaving, he will be solely responsible for the stability and peace of the north of the county.

The seven places of Dantu, Qu'a, Piling, Yangxian, Wuxi, Wuxian, and Louxian in the north of Wujun are the most important foundations of Sun Ce.

With Qu'a and Wu counties as the core, Sun Ce's internal political management has begun to gradually produce effects in this area.

And because Sun Ce's army attacked all the way, Liu Yao's troops in this area have been wiped out.This area is relatively more peaceful and peaceful, and the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious.

Whether the stability of these seven counties can be maintained is directly related to the smooth implementation of the new policies set by Sun Ce.

Hongzi knows that he was promoted by Sun Lang, and his qualifications are too low, so he has been slandered by others, and many people question whether his loyalty is enough to hold such a high position.

Hongzi doesn't care what other people think.He has always remembered the scene when he first met. He said that he has long wanted to help the troubled times, but he only regrets that he has not met a hero.The surprise and like-mindedness flowed out of Sun Lang's eyes.

Guan Yiwu was promoted to the scholar, Sun Shuao was promoted to the sea, and Baili Xi was promoted to the city.

Sun Lang also raised himself directly when the city was broken, and treated him as a national scholar.When they first met in life, they were like-minded, and they helped each other in troubled times with great ambition and integrity.

With such courtesy, Hongzi has been waiting for an opportunity to help Sun Lang's heroism, and prove his loyalty to everyone with absolutely convincing means.Let no one in this county be able to criticize Sun Lang's appointment to him.

Today's situation is exactly the opportunity he has been waiting for!

Seeing Sun Ce, Hong Zi immediately cupped his hands and said, "General, it is about the stability of Wu County. If you have a word, please come in."

Although the army was about to launch, there was Zhang Hong dispatching in the army, and each battalion had a general and school commander, and Sun Ce was not short of the moment when his subordinates suggested strategies.

He nodded and said to Hongzi, "It's okay to talk about Changlin."

Hongzi said solemnly: "The stability of the seven counties in the north of the county depends on whether the war in the south of the county goes smoothly. Wang Sheng, Zou Ta and others have risen up, and the grassroots are just a group of young people. If you are fighting for it, it will be broken when it is inevitable. The only thing to worry about is the lack of time. If you rush forward anxiously because of this, if there is a little rubbing, it will lead to instability.”

"Zhi would like to bring in [-] shi of grain and grass to help the army, which is enough for the soldiers of the twelve battalions to fight calmly without worrying about lack of supplies."

Sun Ce's eyes flashed brightly, Hongzi's support can be said to have solved his urgent need!
The soldiers under his command are strong and powerful, and it is no problem at all to defeat a group of powerful rebels.

The only worry is the lack of food and grass.

If there is sufficient supply of food and grass, and the army advances calmly, it must be a sure victory!
It's not that he didn't think about seeking cooperation with Hao Qiang before.

However, these tycoons in Wu County couldn't support tens of thousands of troops at all with their wealth.

The Zhu Huan and Zhang Yun clans are considered the richest among them, and it is the pinnacle to be able to support more than a thousand famous operas through generous donations.Apart from them, the remaining poor families such as the Gu family and the Lu family have fallen into poverty, and it is extremely difficult to support their own people. Many children of the poor family were in poverty when they were young.

Let alone influencing the government at the moment, even how to survive is a matter that requires the whole family to unite and work together.

As for asking them to support the army, it is like Cao Cao asking Guo Jia to pay a lot of supplies to help him solve the problem of insufficient food and grass.

So Sun Ce has always felt that for a power, only knives cannot be taxed, even if there are tens of thousands of them.Unless there is a large-scale indiscriminate massacre, like the Xiliang Army, there will be nothing left behind.

But this kind of stuff obviously can only create troubled times, not end them.

A truly powerful force must have a sound system that can fairly and clearly count the wealth under its rule and collect taxes reasonably and legally from the other side.

So to what Hongzi said, Sun Ce solemnly said: "Changlin donates money to relieve my urgent needs. But I hope that Changlin will accept 60 yuan from the treasury as a transaction capital. Leading Qu'a Haoqiang to deal with the government wind."

Hongzi nodded slightly, as a student of a scholar family, he knew very well the allusions of Zigong redeeming people and Zilu receiving cattle.

If he donated [-] shi of grain to the government and didn't take any money, it would be difficult for other tyrants to get the grain out in the future.They are not willing to donate to the government for nothing.If you want to sell it to the government, with Hongzi as an example, will they take money?
Sun Ce smiled and stroked Hongzi's back, and said: "The Hong family is a big family in Yangzhou, famous in Yangzhou County, and well-known in all counties. With the help of Chang Lin, I hope that the powerful people in all counties will use the Hong family as an example to trade with the government. Today's matter, I should share with Chang Lin. For me, Chang Lin is the help of the great cause, not just the support of Mi Zhu and Liu Bei."

Hearing this, Hongzi was excited again, how could he not do his best to die with Sun Lang being so important to him!This is the hero who can help the general situation!He is a monarch who can make everyone under his command high-spirited and high-spirited.

Even when he left, he held his head high and held his chest high, planning to lead his subordinates to drive around the northern counties immediately, to serve as Sun Lang's governor and win over the heroes of the counties.

After talking with Sun Lang for a while, he already had a clear plan on how to stabilize the seven counties in the north.

Whether these seven counties are stable or not, the most important point is whether the big families and Haoyou in each county support Sun Lang.As long as the tyrants don't rebel and all the productions are safely produced in the fields, within the county, it will be clearer than the river.

And to achieve this, the most convenient means is undoubtedly to facilitate the transactions between the county tycoons and the government.

As long as there is a trading friendship, the powerful can benefit, and they have to consider whether their interests will be damaged before they raise their troops.Also trade their food, and if there is no food in hand, the less likely they will rebel.The more frequent such transactions were, the less likely rebellion would be, at least until the autumn harvest yielded large quantities of food.

And what he has to do is to let the tyrants see the situation clearly. After the autumn harvest, they will inevitably harvest a lot of food.At this time, trading old grains is the time to make the most profits.

This will use their Hongshi's most prominent prestige in Yangzhou, and use their Hongshi's reputation to guarantee everyone that this transaction will definitely reap the greatest benefits.

And Hongzi's plan is the biggest difference between Sun Ce and Liu Bei.

It also has the support of the top families in the state. The Mi family and the Chen family all support Liu Bei, but it is still difficult for Liu Bei to win the support of the local gentry and powerful families in Xuzhou.

However, Sun Ce and Hongzi have the confidence to win over the entire northern part of Wu County. The most important reason is that Sun Ce does not regard anyone as a rich businessman or knight who only shares his loyalty and donates military funds. All of them profit together.

Under the implementation of the New Deal, most people believe that at the time of the autumn harvest, they will reap far more wealth than before.

As for those stubborn people who can't see the current situation clearly, there is no doubt that they will face Sun Lang's sharp blade!

This is like a physical body, gouging out the carrion and clearing away the poison can restore it stronger and healthier.

Sun Ce's tens of thousands of troops pulled out their camp from Wu County, then went directly southward, marched southwest along the Songjiang River, and went straight to Wucheng County.The first goal is to wipe out the rebellion in the Sun's fief in the south of Taihu Lake.

But as soon as Sun Ce's Chinese army left the county, Chen Wu rode his horse and arrived in front of Sun Ce to report, "General, more than two thousand people are approaching us with flags raised."

Sun Ce was surprised, there is still an army of more than [-] people in Wu County?

Who can unite so many soldiers and be frank and undisguised?
Sun Ce resolutely took his personal guard cavalry and left the queue, and said to Chen Wu, "Come, come with me to find out."

Dozens of iron cavalry criss-crossed, it was not something that the idlers could stop.So Sun Ce directly took the iron cavalry to a distance of dozens of steps in front of the enemy's flag to investigate the military situation in detail.

Sun Ce's armored Dragon Sparrow Tuqi are all fierce and brave soldiers in the army. The soldiers are all more than seven feet seven inches tall, and the horses are also carefully selected horses, and they are all covered with heavy armor.

Dozens of such tall and mighty knights approached, even though there were more than [-] knights on the other side, there was a commotion.

Following the crowds of disciples, a passageway was opened in the middle of the crowd, and a tall hero with a fluttering beard came to the front of the formation, smiled and bowed to Sun Ce, and spoke boldly.

"Sun Lang, do you still remember what you said that day? Mercy has fulfilled the promise, and led the crowd to help Sun Lang to make an indelible contribution, and to help Jiangdong in troubled times."

Sun Ce was overjoyed for an instant and laughed heartily.This bearded hero is naturally Tai Shici, the famous general whom Sun Ce values ​​most!

This Qingzhou celebrity really deserves to have righteousness in his heart, and he keeps his word in his heart!

Sun Ce dismounted immediately, took Taishi Ci's hand forward, and said, "I know that Ziyi has the ambition of being a hero to help the world, who else should I be? Why did you come back so late?"

Tai Shici explained with a smile: "The state army was newly broken, and the soldiers were eccentric. They wandered and scattered from Qu'e, and it was difficult to reunite. Since he was hiding in the mountains, Ci has been proclaiming that Yi Anji has collected and dispersed for the general. Hearing of the rebellion in the south of the county , Nai Xingye led his troops here to help the general wipe out the rebellious Xiaoxiao."

Sun Ce laughed loudly and said, "With Ziyi's help, why should I worry about the uncertainty of the world?"

This is Tai Shici!
He was a hero of the time who was listed separately in the biographies of the princes at the end of the Han Dynasty.It is a talent who can be of the same standard as Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Biao.The lowest and lowest is also a famous player comparable to Ma Chao.

Some people discussed the question of which of the so-called five tiger generals and Sun Ce is stronger or weaker.

Sun Ce didn't even bother to pay attention to this comparison.Because this is not a comparison of the same level at all.

Among the so-called Five Tiger Generals, only Ma Chao once tried to become a vassal and participated in the struggle for hegemony.

But the result is obvious, the beaten people ran around.From the overlord Cao Cao, to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and even to the hero of Ji County, he can be defeated and expelled.

Finding any reason for him is pale.

Because when he was weaker, he was not like Sun Ce, with only a few thousand subordinates, dozens of horses, and no supply of food and grass at all.

But Sun Ce just took this weak capital and sat down as the lord of the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River. Not to mention the heroes of a single county, even the prefects of the counties, Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao, and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao were all defeated by him. I can sigh with him, this honest lion is hard to compete with.

The countless tyrants in Jiangdong will not be as good as a woman in Ji County.And with so many prefects and state shepherds combined, isn't it better than Zhang Lu?
Before being compared with Sun Ce, Lu Bu might be able to overwhelm the five generals.After all, Lu Bu really defeated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei time and time again.He himself defeated Zhang Fei in Xiapi, and his subordinates Gao Shun and Zhang Liao defeated the coalition forces of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, He Xiahou Dun and others in one go.

When shooting the halberd at the Yuanmen, Lu Bu alone with more than a thousand cavalry was able to overwhelm the armies of Liu Bei and Ji Ling, and suppressed both sides to obey his mediation.

It is said that after Lu Bu died, everyone was like Lu Bu.I am afraid that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who once shot the halberd at the Yuanmen, were the most touched.

Although Tai Shici was also defeated as a prince, he was defeated by Sun Ce, which is absolutely not ashamed.

Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong and others were all defeated by Li Shimin, and after the defeat and surrender, they all eventually became famous generals in Zhenguan.

Tai Shici will definitely be able to display his talents under Sun Ce's command.If Sun Ce also needs a good general to guard Jingzhou, he will never fall into a situation where no one is available like Liu Bei.

Tai Shici can finally become an important general alongside Zhou Yu in one fell swoop, no matter who of the two of them goes to guard Jingzhou, it is enough to take on the important task!They don't need to be equipped with military divisions, their own talents are not weaker than Yang Hu's.

Tai Shici gathered two thousand scattered soldiers to join him, and Sun Ce naturally could not treat his righteous deeds badly.

Therefore, Sun Ce did not deprive him of the right to command the more than [-] people under his command at all, but appointed him as the subordinate governor to continue to command the more than [-] people.

Sun Ce's act of absolute faith made Tai Shici and the more than [-] men under his command extremely excited, and the morale of the army was at ease.

In order to repay Sun Lang's faith, they were full of pride and anger, and their fighting spirit was high.

After tens of thousands of troops marched into Wucheng County, they actively divided their troops and led the way alone.He even tried his best to invite Sun Ce to their camp to observe the demeanor of the soldiers.

Sun Ce was so proud that he immediately accepted the warm invitation from the soldiers, and brought only a dozen or so Xuanjia personal guards into Taishi Ci's camp.Delegate all command of the other four armies.Cheng Pu, Xu Kun, Wu Jing, and Sun Ben each led more than [-] men to attack with all their strength.

Tens of thousands of troops attacked from five directions, and it was bound to wipe out all the rebellions in Wucheng County in one fell swoop like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The area of ​​Wucheng County is considered to be a large county second only to Yuhang in Wu County.But even so, the tens of thousands of troops stationed in a county are still very dense.

The army attacked from five directions, and the banners looked at each other from a distance, swallowing mountains and rivers with anger.

The target of Taishici's attack was Dongshao Pavilion guarded by Wang Ke, the son of Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng once served as the prefect of Hepu, and his military and vision are far beyond ordinary tycoons.They are a group of powerful rebellion, not without rules.Not to mention a group of ignorant people defending Wubao to the death.

When they rebelled, they had already expected that Sun Lang would come to attack them, so they immediately sent elite troops to the Dongshao Pavilion, an important military site.

Looking at the topography of the Dongshao Pavilion, all the soldiers widened their eyes, marveling at the uncanny craftsmanship in the world.

Wucheng County is later known as Huzhou. It is hard to count how many fine water networks there are. Among them, the five largest rivers converge at Dongtiao Pavilion and flow northward into Taihu Lake.

In the middle of this fine water network, a plain of thousands of acres is divided. This plain is surrounded by green water, and in the middle is a strict barrier and a flat field ridge.

As long as the defenders stay on top and reclaim thousands of acres of fertile land, they will be able to defend forever!
Seeing this kind of terrain, you can probably understand why it is always difficult for a strong northern army to enter the south of the Yangtze River.

Even if Sun Ce had thousands of cavalry, it would be difficult for him to charge directly into battle.So he stood beside Tai Shici and asked, "If this place cannot be removed, the defenders will surely attack the Liang Road behind us. How does Ziyi plan to defeat the enemy?"

This is the first battle under Sun Lang's command!Tai Shici was bound to show his strength, he cheered up, laughed and said: "Sun Lang will see how I defeat the enemy today!"

(End of this chapter)