Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 27 Family Dinner
Lu Bu's "family banquet" is very characteristic of Bingzhou. Hu beds have been used, and people sit around a small table with wine and food on it - a rare dining banquet.

And it was indeed a "family banquet". The dishes were very simple, and it was said that Diao Chan made them himself.

To Diao Chan... Bai Tu and Lu Lingqi were all called "aunt".

But now Lu Lingqi looked at the bowl in front of Bai Tu, the pile of boiled meat and barbecue almost up to her chin, and her own pitiful bowl. There were only a few slices of green vegetables on top of the rice, which were all served by her aunt, and she couldn't help but fall into deep thought. …

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Bu also talked to Bai Tu about serious matters, that is, about going to Yangzhou in the future!
"Yuan Shu is so ambitious that Jiujiang, Lujiang in Huainan, and Yuzhang in Jiangdong have all been controlled by him. The governor of Danyang was also recommended by Yuan Shu. Yan Baihu of Wu County caused chaos. Kuaiji is slightly better. The governor Wang Lang is said to be a famous Confucian scholar..." Lu Bu said with some ingenuity.

"It must be memorized by rote." Lu Lingqi muttered softly.

After being glared at by Lu Bu, Lu Lingqi pursed her lips and said nothing, but she took a piece of meat from Bai Tu's bowl.

At this time, there were a total of six counties in Yangzhou, Jiujiang and Lujiang were in Huainan, and there were only four counties in Jiangdong. The reason why Sun Quan was later called the "Six Counties in Jiangdong" was because he divided the largest Yuzhang County into three - this was also the period of the Three Kingdoms The routine operations of warlords.

Firstly, it looks bluffing, and secondly... the more detailed administrative division has indeed improved the efficiency of military and political affairs.

The current governor of Yuzhang is Hua Xin, and his reputation is only higher than that of Kong Rong. If he is able to be a minister in a time of governance, he can be enough to lay a solid foundation for the princes in the rear even in troubled times. But in the early days of troubled times, When faced directly with military threats, actions are limited.

Although Hua Xin was unwilling to join forces with Yuan Shu, he could not prevent his rule from being eroded by Yuan's disciples and former officials. He had no choice but to allocate part of his manpower and tax revenue to Yuan Shu, who claimed to be Yangzhou Mu, every quarter!
Although the nominal governor of Lujiang is Lu Kang, he was attacked by Yuan Shu last year because Lu Kang expressed his opposition to Yuan Shu and refused Yuan Shu's order to adjust grain. Now he has been besieged in the isolated city for almost a year, and all the counties in the county have attached themselves to Yuan Shu.

As for Jiujiang, it is Yuan Shu's base camp.

The Jiangdong area, that is, the southeast side of the Yangtze River—the flow direction of the Yangtze River is closer to from southwest to northeast, rather than horizontally from west to east.

During this period, the flow of the Yangtze River was even more like this, so the term "Jiangdong" became more popular.

At the same time, Jiangdong is divided into two parts by the Ganjiang River that flows from north to south. On the west side is Yuzhang County, which is relatively developed, and on the east side is Danyang, which is mountainous - to what extent?It is because there are too many mountains and there are too many people living in the mountains that Danyang has a strong and fierce people!
On the east coast of the coast, Wu County was in the north, which was the Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Kuaiji County was in the south, where the Yue State was in the Spring and Autumn Period. Danyang and Wuyue were the areas where Shanyue was in serious trouble...

At this time, the bandit army led by Yan Baihu controlled Wu County, but "according to Lu Bu's speculation", there were Jiangdong family members behind them.

Kuaiji County is currently in the best situation for Bai Tu. The prefect Wang Lang is not an ambitious person, and when Bai Tu's deeds are spread through the spread of the Han Dynasty, I believe that celebrities like Wang Lang will have a good impression of Bai Tu.

"Why don't I believe this is your speculation?" Lu Lingqi murmured softly as she poked the meat in the bowl.

"Hard disk, are you full? Why are you still standing there? You haven't cleared away the dishes yet!" Lu Bu said to Diao Chan and his daughter with a straight face.

Diao Chan glanced at him silently, then lowered her eyebrows and said... But for some reason, Bai Tu felt that Lu Bu seemed to stiffen.

"Hey... I'm going to train after dinner!" Lu Lingqi ran out directly.

What is clearing the dishes?After Lu Lingqi became sensible, she ate more in the military camp. Even now in Xiaopei, she usually spends more time in the military camp than living in the mansion.

"How is Qu'a?" Bai Tu asked tentatively.

How about it?Bai Tu didn't know much about it, but he just knew that Liu Yao went to Qu'a from the beginning. Even though he was a member of the Han clan and the well-known Yangzhou Mu, Liu Yao didn't dare to pursue Huainan as soon as he came up. Jiangdong... Qu'a, a county in the north of Wu County, near the Yangtze River.

However, after some management, Liu Yao was able to get along relatively well in Jiangdong, but he was completely unable to adapt to the rules of troubled times, and was eventually swept away by Sun Ce.

Quoting from Zhuge Liang: "Liu Yao and Wang Lang each occupied the prefectures and counties, discussed plans for peace, and attracted the saints. The crowd was full of doubts, and many difficulties were on their chests. They would not fight this year or conquer next year, so that Sun Ce could become powerful, so they merged Koto.”

Translated into vernacular, people like Liu Yao and Wang Lang obviously have some foundation in Jiangdong, but they talk too much nonsense and do nothing, which makes Sun Ce become stronger and stronger and sweeps them out...

There is a saying: "Tomorrow comes tomorrow, and there are so many tomorrows. I am born to wait for tomorrow, and Sun Ce will be the big brother."

"Yes, Gongtai... and I think so too!" Lu Bu nodded.

Bai Tu suddenly knew that Chen Gong had no better idea.

In fact, this is inevitable. After all, Liu Yao naturally had his reasons for choosing Qu'a.

Firstly, Qu'a is located in the northern part of Wu County, close to the Yangtze River. Yan Baihu, who occupies Wu County, has no official title after all. His main control area is in the central and southern part of Wu County where the family is stronger. Qu'a, which is close to the Yangtze River in the north, should still be Will abide by the justice of the imperial court.

Secondly, it was Qu Axi who took over Danyang, and although the prefect of Danyang was Yuan Shu's cousin, he was not a direct descendant of the Yuan family. There was no need to worry about being removed by Yuan Shu before he could gain a foothold...

Just to get to Qu'a, the route is a big problem.

If Guangling County of Xuzhou, which is close to the sea in Huainan, is still there, we can go directly to Guangling and cross the Yangtze River to reach it.

However, now the entire Huainan is under Yuan Shu's control.

If you go alone like Liu Yao, you won't be discovered, but... Bai Tu's starting point is better than Liu Yao's, Lu Bu and his Bingzhou Army will also support him, but how can these five thousand cavalry cross Huainan in silence? , Crossing the river to the east?
In the past few months, Lu Bu stationed troops in Xiaopei. Originally there were more than [-] Bingzhou and Liangzhou cavalry, but the number increased to [-], of which [-] Bingzhou wolf cavalry and [-] Xiliang iron cavalry.

Ordinarily, these two major arms must be trained in Bingzhou and Liangzhou, but to "replacement" troops, troops from other places can be used, but a certain "loss rate" is required.

In fact, this is also in line with the laws of reality. Even without the training function of Chengji, if you bring more than 4000 cavalrymen from Bingzhou and Liangzhou to recruit new soldiers in the Central Plains, as long as the number is not large, they will naturally be trained and assimilated by the veterans of Liangbian!

But the elimination rate may be higher...

Therefore, replenishing troops in other places consumes extra manpower, which is completely reasonable. At the same time, it is limited to "replenishing troops." Lu Bu wants to use [-] wolf cavalry in Bingzhou and expand tens of thousands of wolf cavalry in other states and counties. It is completely impossible, even if he is given Even with so many war horses, they can’t do it!

At the same time, Xiaopei's infantry numbered several thousand, but neither Lu Bu nor Baitu had any intention of touching these infantry.

I was already a little embarrassed to suddenly send Liu Bei's pigeons to Yangzhou, but I also had to take his infantry with him?You can't bully honest people like this...

And now with just these five thousand cavalry, both Bai Tu and Lu Bu had a headache.

"What Gongtai... and I mean is that it is not advisable to break through the encirclement by force. If that doesn't work, you and I can take our own soldiers, travel lightly and act as a caravan and go to Qu'a first. Wen Yuan and the others can stay, or we can go to Qu'a first. Help Liu Bei guard for a while and join us again if there is a chance."

Bai Tu was a little moved. Lu Bu was already ready to "start from scratch" again...

(End of this chapter)