More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. The process of collecting the prisoners went very smoothly at the beginning, but it became more and more difficult later on.
In the end, only about 6,000 of the 10,000 prisoners were surrendered. The Jiangxia household registration and some unconcerned soldiers basically surrendered. Only some soldiers were unwilling to surrender to Jiangdong because they were worried that their family members who were still under the rule of the Han army would be harmed if they surrendered. military.
Although it was not perfect, Sun Ce still recognized Su Fei's achievements and promoted him to commander-in-chief. At this point, the Yulin Army finally had two commanders, one was Su Fei, and the other was Jiang Qin, who was recognized by everyone for his outstanding performance in the battle to defend the city.
What I have to mention here is the establishment of the Jinfan Army and the reorganization of the Habayashi Army.
As we all know, Gan Ning was able to gallop through the waters of Jingzhou and become a dominant force thanks to his 500 Jinfan thieves. Since Gan Ning defected to Huang Zu and became an official army, the Jinfan bandits also changed their name to "Jinfan Army". But in fact, the Jinfan Army is not a formal army designation. Except for themselves, most other armies call them Gan and Ning tribesmen.
As Gan Ning surrendered to Sun Ce and was promoted to general in successive battles, some members of the original Jinfan Army died in battle, and others were promoted to middle-level positions and continued to serve Gan Ning. The name Jinfan Army disappeared for a long time. This time Sun Ce agreed to Gan Ning's request and formally established a "Jinfan Army" with an organization of 10,000 people and was directly commanded by Gan Ning.
On the other hand, the Yulin Army, which had experienced the Battle of Jiangxia, had been reduced from 6,000 to only 2,000, and was in urgent need of additional troops.
For this reason, Sun Ce divided the 10,000 elite troops left by Ji Shu to attack Jiangxia in half, forming the Jinfan Army of 5,000 people and the Yulin Army of 5,000 people.
"How is the training of the Yulin Army?"
Sun Ce asked while handling the official documents on the table.
Ji Shu felt a little relieved when he saw that Sun Ce had changed from being irritable before to being able to hold his temper now.
"Very good! The foundation of the Yulin Army has gradually become solid. In addition, many of the 2,500 elite soldiers added this time have fought together and quickly integrated together. This can already be regarded as a accurate army. Now that we have become elite soldiers, we will be able to put them on the table after two more battles and a better understanding."
Sun Ce raised his head and smiled.
"Including the surrendered troops and the wounded soldiers who are gradually recovering, has our military strength surpassed Liu Biao's?"
Ji Shu just finished processing all the official documents, stretched his body and replied.
"It can't be that simple. I heard that Liu Biao is currently recruiting troops from all over the country. I don't know how many new troops he can form."
Sun Ce was a little disdainful and was about to speak, but was overtaken by another voice.
"Grind your guns in battle! With the territory of Jingzhou, the limit is to recruit 20,000 men in a short time. Liu Biao valued civility over martial arts and cherished feathers. He would never have done what Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao did to seize strong men. 120,000 Jingzhou soldiers I, Jiangdong, am not afraid, so what’s the harm in having 20,000 more recruits now?”
While talking, Zhou Yu walked straight in.
"Gong Jin" "Second Brother"
Both of them were a little surprised. Zhou Yu hadn't shown up at the prefect's mansion for a long time, and he still looked a little haggard today.
Sun Ce was so happy that he immediately put down the pen in his hand and ignored the official document he was reviewing. He turned around and took out a jug of wine from the cabinet next to him and poured two glasses of it.
"Gongjin, you've been so mysterious lately!"
When Zhou Yu saw the wine, his eyes went straight. He immediately glowed with infinite energy and hurriedly grabbed the wine glass and drank it down.
After drinking a glass of wine, Zhou Yu's face slowly turned red, and he secretly glanced at the door warily.
"Weier didn't allow me to drink, and even sent guards to monitor me, but I was so depressed!"
Rao is Zhou Yu's bodyguard, and Sun Ce's meeting hall cannot be entered casually.
It was rare for Sun Ce to see Zhou Yu looking like a coward and he immediately laughed at him.
"Haha, Ziyuan, look at him. He has been made docile by his wife. How can he have the grace of my Jiangdong military advisor?"
Zhou Yu poured himself another glass, raised his eyes and said with disdain.
"Then why did you hide the wine?"
Sun Ce paused, then slapped the table angrily.
"Xin'er just asked me to drink less, but she never sent anyone to monitor me!"
Then aren't you also afraid?
Ji Shu looked at the two people staring at each other speechlessly, Wei Wei held his forehead with one hand, and suddenly felt very tired.
Although Ji Shu's drinking capacity was not that great, he was much better than Zhou Yu, but he didn't like what was in his cup, so Yueying didn't care about him.
"Eldest brother, I won't talk about it, but second brother, you can't drink too much! My sister-in-law is also doing it for your own good!"
Hearing that Sun Ce seemed to be victorious, Zhou Yu was a little frustrated and stopped discussing the issue. He took out a roster from his arms and handed it to Sun Ce and said.
"Our news has been lagging behind, and we haven't felt much about it when dealing with the Jiangdong princes. But when there is an equally matched chess player on the opposite side, we fell into a passive position."
"I have seen the strength of the Jingzhou soldiers. To be honest, they are not as good as the Jiangdong princes. They are simply vulnerable. I dare say that the Jingzhou army is probably the weakest among the princes in the world!"
"However, we did not win as big a victory as usual in this battle. This was due to both our underestimation of the enemy and insufficient intelligence. I thought about it carefully, and it is not conducive to our army's strategic layout to continue like this."
"In the past ten days or so, I have secretly met with dozens of people, including businessmen, traveling scholars, inn waiters, charlatans, workers, blacksmiths, courtesans, beggars, and fishermen from all walks of life, and initially established a secret agent organization. From this, I will start from Jiangxia and slowly cover the entire Jingzhou. After the war here is over, I will start to establish an intelligence system in Jiangdong and even spread to all parts of the world."
"This is the list of secret agents. Please keep it safe."
When it came to serious matters, Sun Ce also stopped laughing. He took the roster and looked at it curiously. After hearing what Zhou Yu said, he lost interest and closed it and handed it back to Zhou Yu.
"You're right. It's really time to spread our eyes farther. This is a confidential matter. You can keep this list and don't give it to me. I believe it's better to leave it to you than to check it myself. Much more.”
Zhou Yu put away the list and rolled his eyes at him. He already knew that he was too lazy to care about this matter, but he still explained it to him.
Unlike Sun Ce, Ji Shu asked in detail with great interest.
"Second brother, what is the name of your secret agent organization?"
"well?"
Zhou Yu was obviously stunned and replied.
"Since it's a confidential matter, wouldn't it be better not to have a name?"
Ji Shu looked at Zhou Yu with a wry smile.
"That's true, but it's a bit pitiful that these people risk their lives to get information for us, but they don't even have any subordinates."
"And think about it, if you have a name, when the enemy talks about your secret agents, they will naturally say 'so and so' about Jiangdong Army. But if you don't even have a name, then others won't know how to call you. Isn't it necessary? Call them Jiang Dongjun’s lackeys or something like that?”
If you think about it carefully, this is indeed true. A name is a place of belonging. Those subordinates who don't even have this belonging are a bit pitiful. As for saying that not having a name can keep it more secret, there is no basis. "Onizuka" is a name that Zhou Yu hates, but so far he has not found any other clues.
Zhou Yu nodded slightly and said calmly.
"Third brother is right, but my previous thoughts were a bit paranoid. So in your opinion, what name should I give?"
The three of them fell into deep thought for a moment, and Ji Shu spoke first.
"How about calling it 'Net'?"
"A dragnet and an earthly net? The skynet is vast and sparse, but it doesn't leak out! This name is quite appropriate."
Seeing that Zhou Yu was very satisfied, Sun Ce also nodded in agreement.
At this point, Jiangdong's first intelligence organization was officially established.
In fact, Ji Shu also had this intention after the family rebellion. However, firstly, he lacked connections. Secondly, he later established the Yulin Army, served as the coach of the crusade against Jiangxia, and prepared to establish a medical school. A series of things made him inseparable. body.
For Ji Shu, he lived in an era of highly developed information, and he may have paid much more attention to this intelligence organization than the two of them.
Thinking of Zhou Yu's haggard appearance when he came in, Ji Shu smiled and comforted him.
"Thank you for your hard work, second brother!"
For a person who works hard, the best words are not to blame yourself for not being able to help him, but just such a simple sentence.
Zhou Yu smiled happily.
"It's not too hard. Except for a charlatan, many people immediately nodded in agreement as soon as they heard my solicitation and promised benefits."
In ancient times, charlatans were people who traveled around the country to heal diseases. They were also called Caoze doctors. They are proficient in martial arts and medical skills, and they travel around treating diseases and saving people. They are generally not interested in profit and are respected by others.
In Ji Shu's time, charlatans were already associated with swindlers, he said with a smile.
"I didn't expect anyone to refuse your invitation, second brother."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yu said with emotion.
"Yes, this gentleman is a doctor of noble character. I heard that he was originally invited to Jiangling by a family with a large sum of money. However, when he arrived in Jiangxia and saw many casualties among soldiers and civilians, he stayed for a few days to prescribe prescriptions and save people. Me too. I heard that this gentleman's medical skills are amazing and he only recruits people after the disease has been cured. I don't want him to focus on treating diseases and saving people, and don't want to get involved in other things. I respect his medical ethics, so I don't embarrass him."
Ji Shu thought about it carefully. He had been busy with the site selection and renovation of the medical school these days. Now it was almost on the agenda to find good teachers. Otherwise, when the medical school was built, there would be no teachers to teach. Awkward? So he asked.
"What is the name of this doctor? If he is really skilled in medicine, I will go see him tomorrow. It just so happens that I also need to find some doctors with superb medical skills here."
Zhou Yu replied.
"My name is Hua Tuo. I am the gentleman I met yesterday. I don't know whether he is still in Jiangxia or not."
After talking for a long time, Ji Shu was about to take a sip of tea to moisten his throat. After hearing this, the tea sprayed out as soon as it reached his mouth. Sun Ce, who was sitting opposite Ji Shu and was drinking his own cup, was poured with mist-like tea on his face.
Ji Shu picked up Zhou Yu and walked out.
"Quick, quick, quick! Launch your 'net' and find Mr. Hua Tuo's whereabouts. Take me there immediately!"
Zhou Yu, who looked stunned, was pulled by Ji Shu and ran, and said quickly.
"Ziyuan, don't be anxious! Take your time! Take your time!"
Ji Shuqi said.
"Are you not in a hurry? What if Mr. Jean runs away? You must know that a good doctor can save hundreds of lives, and a good teacher can save tens of millions of lives!"
Zhou Yu didn't know yet that Ji Shu was going to establish a medical school, so he was confused when he heard this.
"What teacher?"
The two voices drifted away.
"Ah!"
Sun Ce, who had been frozen for a long time, put down his wine glass and wiped something that was either tea or saliva on his face and said helplessly.
"This brat!"
