After the Zhuge brothers confirmed each other's identities, of course they wanted to immediately talk about the twists and turns of their experiences in the past two or three years, and then discuss the military plane in front of them.
It's a pity that the fleet is still drifting on Penglize (Poyang Lake). The northwest wind is strong in winter, and Zhuge Jin dare not let people use the springboard to pick up the ship.
Finally, he signaled the other party to follow him downstream and dock near the east side of the lake.
On Zhuge Liang's boat, Gan Ning originally took out his hook and the springboard with an iron awl.
Seeing how cautious Zhuge Jin was, he had no choice but to put it back and secretly shook his head:
"Hmph, if this is a water battle, wouldn't it be possible to pull the boat over with a scratching hook and then jump directly, without having to dock?"
After another half-quarter of an hour of steady sailing, the fleet found a suitable anchorage.
Gan Ning was the first to jump ashore and helped set up the springboard.
Zhuge Liang then helped the two sisters get off the boat, while Gan Ning caught Zhuge Jun directly ashore.
Anyway, the body of a thirteen-year-old child is not heavy, so he can pick it up in a handful.
On the other side, Zhuge Jin was obviously much more polite. He was dressed very solemnly today. He was wearing the same brocade robe and jade belt that Liu Xie had given him. He walked very carefully for fear of being stained by mud, which made him look a little ridiculous.
Fortunately, as the eldest brother, he was originally waiting for his younger siblings to come to see him, so it didn't matter if he took his time.
Zhuge Liang quickly ran over and saluted: "Brother! You have suffered a lot in the past few years."
Zhuge Jin accepted his courtesy, but felt a little embarrassed and quickly denied:
"Why bother? In the past two years, my mother and uncle have taken more care of me, but I can't do anything to help them.
In the end, he let his uncle start his own business. Ah Liang, you don’t blame your brother for his decision, right? Although they proposed it on their own initiative. "
Zhuge Jin had already written these things in his family letter, and his brothers and sisters all knew about it, but they still found it a bit strange.
Hearing that his eldest brother felt guilty for taking the decision alone, Zhuge Liang quickly choked up and expressed relief:
"After all, our biological parents are already... It's human nature for stepmothers not to want to disturb them in the future. The deceased is dead, but there is still a long way to go for the living.
How can we blame the eldest brother for this? If he hadn't worked hard for this family and made meritorious service, we wouldn't be able to reunite and save our uncle now. "
Zhuge Jin originally wanted to ask Zhuge Liang about his life experience, but seeing that the place was muddy and unbearable for a long conversation, he stopped talking and forcibly turned the building back to the military.
He glanced at the tall and handsome military general next to his second brother, Kong Wu, with a beard and a beard, and reminded him: "Ah Liang, you haven't introduced me yet. You are quite capable. I asked you to escape from Liu Biao, and you actually Can we bring reinforcements? This is..."
Zhuge Liang then realized that he was being rude and quickly introduced:
"This is my new friend in Fancheng, Gan Ning Gan Xingba, from Bajun.
Liu Jingzhou's rewards and punishments are unclear, and he is depressed there. He is willing to come to Yuzhang to make contributions and kill thieves to serve the country. "
When Zhuge Jin heard that it was Gan Ning, his eyes lit up, and he was completely unexpectedly happy.
The second brother has something, he actually brought Gan Ning here without saying a word? ! There shouldn't be much overlap in their life trajectories.
For a moment, Zhuge Jin almost doubted that his second brother was also a time traveler?
Fortunately, he recalled the family letters his second brother had exchanged with him, and was able to rule out this possibility.
Zhuge Jin hurriedly asked: "Brother Gan, I wonder what position you hold now? To tell you the truth, I am only a mere school captain now, and I can't promise you a prominent position. If you don't mind, let's serve the country together and try to find a wife." That’s the son.”
Gan Ning cupped his hands and said, "It doesn't matter. I was originally in Liu Yan and Liu Biao's office, and I only served as Commander-in-Chief of the County, Marquis of Qujun, and Sima of the Army.
I always like to associate with people who have clear grievances and fair rewards and punishments. It doesn't matter what the official position is. "
Zhuge Jin was stunned when he heard this and wanted to explain a few words.
But when I thought about it, my second brother must have said a lot of good things to deceive Gan Ning along the way, causing the other party to think that he was some kind of "Ming Zhu".
In this case, I'd better hide my stupidity and say a few words, so as not to conflict with the preset propaganda of my second brother.
We can talk about other things after this battle is over and when we go back and prepare our confessions.
At that moment, Zhuge Jin smiled heartily and handed Gan Ning: "In that case, I won't say more, Xingba is really magnanimous and forthright.
Let me also introduce that this is Chen Shuzhi, who is under the command of General Zhengnan. He is leading two thousand troops this time. He has come with me to Yuzhang to reinforce my uncle. "
After the main generals got to know each other, Zhuge Jin went straight to the point: "Our army arrived almost a day earlier than you, so we have already roughly inquired about the military situation of the surrounding bandits, and we have also contacted the sentinel scouts sent by Yun Chang.
This place is in the northwest of Pengze County. A dozen miles to the south is the county seat. There are about one or two thousand bandits in the city - I gave a rough estimate.
The only place within a hundred miles that is heavily defended is Chaisang County in the upper reaches, which you passed at dawn today, with at least five thousand defenders.
According to the military information conveyed by Scout Yun Chang, the Zuo Rong Dog Bandits still have fifty or sixty thousand soldiers, including more than ten thousand regular county soldiers who have fought in battles, and at least more than ten thousand fanatical Buddhist followers. The rest are ordinary people who were held hostage and a mob.
The enemy's main force is mainly stationed in three counties: Nanchang County, which controls the Ganshui River, Haihun County, which controls the Xiu River, and Chaisang County at the mouth of the lake upstream of Penglize.
Nanchang was garrisoned by Zuo Rong himself, with at least 20,000 people.
Haihun County was originally not very important, but more than half a month ago, after Yun Chang led the first batch of reinforcements to Xi'an, he deployed defenses and counterattacks along Xiushui, and had captured two small counties along Xiushui. Zuo Rong had to deploy heavy troops to guard against Yun Chang, which resulted in the Haihun garrison increasing several times.
The upstream and downstream Hukou of Penglize are Chaisang and Pengze respectively. Zuo Rong was always wary of Jiangxia coming to rescue him, so he stationed heavy troops in Chaisang.
On the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Pengze County flows out of Penglize. Because it is connected to the territory of Jing County thief Shuai Zulang, and Zuo Rong seemed to be on good terms with Zulang before, so he did not take precautions.
We currently have insufficient troops and are unlikely to attack Chaisang by force. So before you come, I have planned to stop in Pengze County first. Then rest and reorganize the soldiers, resume the expedition, and then make plans. Second brother, Xingba, what do you think? "
Zhuge Jin directly explained the enemy situation that he had found out in advance because he arrived first, and explained it in a very organized manner.
Although Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning were new here, they had some intuitive understanding after being explained in such detail.
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but be curious: "Brother, you only arrived one day earlier than us, how could you find out so much information? Even if the scouts from the relevant school lieutenant helped you. But your fleet has been cruising on Pengli Ze for a whole day. Didn’t it alert Zuo Rongjun and intercept him?”
Zhuge Jin smiled calmly: "Have you forgotten? When you first met me, I was under the banner of Yuan Shujun.
The enemy situation around Peng Lize was complicated, with Huang Zu in the west, Zulang in the east, Zuo Rong in the south, and Lujiang Liu Xun in the north.
When I was in Guangling, I found out that Liu Xun's navy general named Zhang Duo was originally a Chaohu thief who was cowardly and unwilling to fight to the death. When I helped Duke Xuande break Guangling City, he and Liu Ye fled without a fight.
Nowadays, most of them only dare to station in Ruxukou, Wankou and other places, and rarely come to Penglize for patrol. Occasionally, I would fly under the banner of Yuan Shu and sail on the north bank. Zuo Rong's defenders did not dare to spy on me, for fear of causing friction with Yuan Shu. "
Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning couldn't help but nodded when they heard this important news.
Especially Zhuge Liang, although he has not yet fought in actual combat, he is already keenly aware that such a complex relationship between the enemy and ourselves is indeed suitable for sneak attacks and pressure.
Because when an unknown force suddenly appears in the surrounding area, you have to weigh it carefully to determine its origin, whether it is an enemy or a friend, and you cannot overreact at once.
After the two brothers went around and understood the situation thoroughly, Zhuge Jin also planned to test his younger brother by the way, so he asked unceremoniously:
"A Liang, your previous family letter said that in the past two years, Mr. Shui Jing and Mr. Pang have also completed the study of "Sun Tzu" and "Wu Zi". Now that the enemy situation around you has been informed, please tell me. , let you fight this battle, how can you take Pengze County to rest first?"
Zhuge Liang knew that his eldest brother must be confident. After all, his eldest brother had already won two battles in Guangling County for General Zhengnan. This time he was just testing himself.
Zhuge Liang wanted to prove himself, so he thought about it seriously and suggested with great energy: "The combined strength of eldest brother and Xingba is more than 3,000, which is at least twice as many as the defenders of Pengze County.
The art of war says that if you encircle or attack out of ten, it is still a bit difficult to attack with force, but the key to this battle is to attack the heart first.
Zuo Rong was able to bewitch and coerce so many people because he was trusted by the three prefects of Zhao Yu, Xue Li and Zhu Hao successively.
Including his defeat of his uncle last year, wasn't it because he took advantage of Zhu Hao's strength? But things are different now.
My uncle has already been conferred a title by imperial decree, and Zuo Rong has killed his master three times, so his integrity has been lost. It would be best if we use more tactics to attack people's hearts and make a forced landing with force. "
Zhuge Jin did not express any random opinions, and just listened to his second brother quietly.
He has always been worried that Zhuge Liang made his debut ten years earlier than in history, and whether he will lose his energy because he is not mature enough.
Even though I tried my best to inspire him before his debut this time and trained him in an all-round way for three months, after all, it was still far less than ten years of self-study.
It now seems that Zhuge Liang has established his basic military skills and vision, but he still lacks actual combat experience.
Then he would give his second brother a chance, and then he would help him out and "practice" as soon as possible.
It is guaranteed that after the "Yuzhang Copy" is over, Zhuge Liang can basically reach 89% of the strength he had when he came out ten years later in history.
After careful consideration, Zhuge Jin suggested: "In that case, why don't we give our army a try? Let's go to Pengze County and make a big show of it to strengthen our army.
Then use force to intimidate people, use reason to convince people, and take out the emperor's edict to see if they can persuade them to surrender - Ah Liang, do you want to try it yourself? I will ask Shu Zhi to send scolding players and shield hands to protect him.
Don't worry, with my uncle here, the enemy won't dare to open the city gate and rush to kill you. Staying out of the range of arrows is perfectly safe. "
Zhuge Liang was also a little nervous, but more out of anticipation.
"Don't worry, brother, I'll go and try it right away. In this way, our army won't have to waste time and materials and immediately set up siege camps.
If I could succeed, wouldn't it be wonderful if the army could directly enter the city and garrison it? This place is too muddy for long conversations. I will go to the county office tonight and talk to my elder brother about my experiences in the past few years. "
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PS: The first update of four consecutive updates tonight, but this update is still free, and there are still a few minutes until 12 o'clock.
After this update is released, I will post a review on the launch within a few minutes.
After 12 o'clock, I will try to release three chapters of five thousand words as soon as possible. However, if there is a system lag during backend activation, it may be delayed by a few minutes, subject to actual conditions.
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I would like to add that my post was blocked. I don’t know why, maybe it mentioned some historical figure or something, but it was too straightforward.
Therefore, we can only upload the VIP chapters first
