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Chapter 447 Seven Thousand Soldiers and Horses
The sound of hurried footsteps sounded outside the Lujiang prefect's mansion, and the soldiers guarding the gate saw that it was Gu Yong and bowed quickly.Without notification, he spread his legs and walked inside.Jia Nian, who was standing by the side, looked at the soldiers secretly, and then speeded up.

It seemed that the water droplets melted into the lake without any ripples.

Walk through a row of houses and go straight to the backyard.

Looking up, I saw the willows in front of me swaying in the wind beside the pond, which added a bit of poetic and picturesque feeling out of thin air.

"Meet the Prefect"

"Meet Shibo"

Gu Yong and Jia Nian walked towards the willow forest and bowed to Lu Kang who was strolling by the pond.

Lu Kang didn't turn around to look over, but looked around at the sparkling water in front of him and the fish swimming in it.

"Prefect Jia left his post without authorization for more than two years, and unexpectedly he gave this prefect a surprise as soon as he came back."

"Why did Shi Bo make such a statement?"

"Don't you know? Or is it that you have lost control of Yuzhang County?"

Although Lu Kang's expression could not be seen, Jia Nian could feel the anger in these words.

Before Jia Nian could speak, Lu Kang couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it, since it didn't make a big mistake at this time, let's let it go."

"Shibo thinks that my nephew did something wrong?"

"Don't you think it's the right thing to do?"

Lu Kang asked back, his tone was rather harsh.

Jia Nian frowned, but thinking of the current situation, he replied to Lu Kang.

"The world has been in chaos. Ever since Grand Master Dong entered Luoyang, the court's majesty has been greatly damaged. In addition, Sun Changsha beheaded the governor of the state during the alliance of heroes, which made it even worse, so it has become the current situation."

"Yuan Shu is just a son of the Yuan family who was dismissed and left home, but he relied on the prestige of the fourth generation and the third prince to respond to the crusade against Dong Zhuo. In order to appease him, the court worshiped him as the prefect of Jiujiang. With a strong army and a strong horse, he called himself Yangzhou Mu, and annexed the land of the four counties under the guise of crusade against Shanyue. Now he has set his sights on Lujiang and Yuzhang."

"Although my nephew came back not long ago, I also heard that Yuan Shu dispatched troops to station [-] troops from the Sun family in the Marquis of Hefei. He also asked Ji Ling and others to station more than [-] troops in the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River."

"The battle between the two sides is imminent, but Yuan Shu sent the general stationed in the Marquis of Hefei to Lujiang County. If my nephew didn't hear it, it's fine, but since I heard it at this time, I will ambush him and use his head to inspire the soldiers of the three armies."

Hearing Jia Nian's words, Lu Kang's unhappiness that had been suppressed just now rose again.

Turning around to look at Jia Nian, talking to him.

"Do you think that beheading Sun Ce in my Lujiang county mansion at this time can boost the morale of the soldiers of the three armies?"

"If the two countries are at war, it is not enough to kill the envoy, let alone the envoy of Yuan Shu."

"And have you ever thought about it, once Sun Ce is beheaded, what will happen to the five thousand soldiers stationed in the Marquis of Hefei? You must know that the Sun family does not only have one Sun Ce"

After speaking, Lu Kang's anger faded a bit, and he felt that his tone was a bit harsh, so he gradually slowed down.

Although the two families are family friends, they are just family friends, and this person, as the prefect of Yuzhang, needs to be careful.

"Whether it's public or private, this matter is over."

"I don't want to see the news that Sun Ce was killed in Chaohu"

"Nephew understands"

Jia Nian replied to Lu Kang.

Lu Kang sighed again.

"After this incident, I am afraid that the flames of war will spread."

"Even if you and I are united, there are only [-] people, how can we defeat Yuan Zhoumu, who has [-] mercenaries in four counties?"

"Even if we stick to the city, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."

Hearing Lu Kang's worry, Jia Nian couldn't help shaking his head.

Looking at the fish in the pond, he asked him casually.

"Does Uncle Shi think that I, Yuzhang, only have more than ten thousand soldiers and horses?"

"It's already very difficult to support more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in a single county. Could it be that my nephew still has soldiers and horses?"

Lu Kang couldn't help being startled, and there was a faint look of anticipation in his eyes.

Jia Nian didn't reply directly, but asked rhetorically.

"Shi Bo knows that now I, Yuzhang, have sent [-] more troops to Wan County and Chaohu Lake."

"Seven thousand? Isn't it three thousand?"

Hearing these words, Lu Kang couldn't help being puzzled, where did the seven thousand soldiers come from?Doesn't he want Yuzhang County?Or did Yuzhang have the confidence to withstand the attacks from the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River with only [-] soldiers and horses?

Jia Nian nodded slowly.

"My nephew has asked military advisor Liu Ye to control [-] soldiers and lead [-] soldiers to Chaohu Lake, and the remaining [-] people are deployed in Wan County and Ruxukou along the Yangtze River."

"For one thing, three thousand soldiers and horses are enough to withstand the attack from the Marquis of Hefei, even if they lose, they can delay time."

"Secondly, four thousand soldiers and horses are stationed in Wan County and Ruxukou respectively. They can rush to the north to help Chaohu Lake, and they can deter Danyang County from the south. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"Therefore, the front line of Chaohu Lake should be guaranteed to be worry-free"

Lu Kang was not relieved when he heard these words, but even more puzzled.

I kept deducing the current situation in Yangzhou in my heart, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"There are more than ten thousand troops in Yuzhang. Although stationing most of the troops in Wan County and Ruxukou can ensure that Lujiang County will deter Danyang, how can you Yuzhang resist Ji Ling and Qiao Rui's troops?"

"I ordered Gan Ning's troops to return to aid Yuzhang County"

"Gan Ning's department?"

Lu Kang became confused, why was Gan Ning's subordinate involved?So what happened to the seven thousand soldiers and horses he just mentioned?

Seeing Lu Kang's puzzled look, Jia Nian asked him.

"Uncle Shi is wondering where did the seven thousand soldiers come from?"

"exactly"

Lu Kang confessed to Jia Nian that the two sides jointly faced Yuan Shu's pressure at the same time.In the case of inferior military strength, population, and territory, if they still hide from each other, then the only thing waiting is death.

"According to the information I got from Lujiang County, if it wasn't for the soldiers and horses mobilized from Yuzhang County by Yuzhang Army Master Liu Ye, then where did these soldiers come from?"

"In recent years, some of Gan Ning's troops have been stationed in Chaohu, Ruxukou and Wanxian counties, with a restraint of [-] soldiers and horses."

"If Gan Ning's troops come back to aid Yuzhang, doesn't that mean that the [-] soldiers will leave? Then where did the nephew get the [-] elite?"

"Does Shi Bo know how Lujiang County has been preserved when it is under great pressure these years?"

Jia Nian did not reply, but asked Lu Kang.

Hearing these words, Lu Kang couldn't help but froze in place, as if he felt something vaguely.

"You mean the remnants of the Gepo Yellow Turban in the mountains?"

"Wait, seven thousand?"

"Gepo yellow scarf is your Yuzhang soldier?"

In an instant, everything became clear, and Lu Kang couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

No one could have imagined that as early as two years ago, this nephew had already planted such a large-scale ambush.

Gu Yong, who was standing behind him, had already heard the news even though he was on the Yangtze River, but there were still waves at this moment. The appearance of these [-] soldiers and horses really changed the passive situation.At least at this time it is not a crisis but a stalemate with each other.

(End of this chapter)