Sun Quan found the answer from Hu Ke and was in a good mood to answer the question.
The ministers were still arguing about Chaisang's troop deployment, but the Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong gentry also reached a consensus. They all agreed that Sun Quan had arrived in Ruxu. After all, Wei King Cao Pi had already arrived in person, and Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng were simply not qualified to deal with it. Bit.
Sun Quan Qiankun arbitrarily ordered to draw troops from Chaisang, and asked Gu Yong and others to prepare money and food for the war. He ordered military advisor Zhang Zhao to go out with the army two days later.
Sun Quan's tone was unprecedentedly tough, and the Jiangdong nobles did not have the opportunity to shirk the blame. Sun Quan also appointed young Zhang Wen as his advisor, intending to let him accompany the army and accumulate military merits.
Yilang is one of the Lang officials under Guang Luxun. He is responsible for dealing with advisors and dealing with emergencies. His rank in the Han Dynasty is six hundred stones. In layman's terms, he is an advisor. There is no regulation on the number of personnel.
Although the consultant's salary is not high and it is not a position of real power, he can often accompany the monarch and cannot be held unless he is someone close to him and whom he trusts.
Zhang Wen was born into a wealthy family in Wu County and was a descendant of Zhang Liang, the marquis of Liuzhou. He had little moral integrity and a magnificent appearance. Due to the careful training of his family, he was well-known in Jiangdong.
After the watch was over, Zhang Wen walked out of the palace with doubts, but unexpectedly Gu Yong was waiting beside him.
"Gu Gong." Zhang Wen bowed his hands and saluted.
Gu Yong nodded slightly and asked, "Will Huishu go home directly?"
"I will join the army soon. My nephew has to go back and pack his bags." Zhang Wen replied politely. Gu Yong was the same generation as his father Zhang Yun, so he spoke very politely.
"My lord worships Huishu as the Councilor. It seems that he will make great achievements in the future. Remember to give more advice while you are with the army. Not many of us local scholars are favored by the lord..." Gu Yong asked.
Zhang Wen smiled awkwardly: "My nephew also finds it strange..."
"Maybe my lord thought about the matter of ransoming prisoners. Your Zhang family has contributed a lot, so I want to help you save some military merit as compensation." Gu Yong analyzed.
Zhang Wen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Actually, I have no pursuit of military glory..."
"Gu, Lu, and Zhu all have people in charge of the army. Your Zhang family in Wu County should not be an exception. When Lu Boyan becomes the governor, we will have greater say. Whether we want to capture Jingzhou and attack Hefei will not be Huaihe General Si has made the decision." Gu Yong said proudly.
"Uh...my nephew doesn't quite understand..." Zhang Wen shook his head.
Gu Yong patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Do a good job and make more suggestions. We are all from famous families. Just don't insult our ancestors."
"Yeah." Zhang Wen nodded in response, wondering if this matter might be related to his brother-in-law? He is quite good at business, but he needs to be reminded not to get involved in politics, as businessmen do not end well in politics.
A few days later, Sun Quan arrived at Ruxuwu with Jiangdong Wenwu.
Governor Cao Pi led Cao Ren, Zang Ba and others, and a hundred thousand waterway army passed Hefei and was marching towards the Lujiang River in a mighty manner.
Jiangdong's garrison in Huainan only had more than 20,000 troops. They all gathered in Ruxuwu and put up a defensive posture. Huge pressure hung on the heads of Jiangdong's soldiers.
The land in Huainan is fertile and conducive to irrigation. During the period of mutual friction, the Sun and Cao families still did not give up farming rice on the front lines. Wanxian, Juchao, Linhu, Xiang'an and other places each had their own military camps.
Cao Pi led his troops to suppress the border, and Zhou Tai could only mobilize Ruxu's garrison to cover the army's retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
The late rice in Huainan will not mature for harvest for another month, and Zhou Tai's hope of replenishing military supplies with this season's rice came to naught.
The large amount of compensation given to Jingzhou made supplies in various places in Jiangdong tight. The hope of fighting for prosperity with abundant food has basically become a luxury. Zhou Taifan was worried that the rations of the garrison would be reduced.
After Sun Quan learned about the situation in Huainan, he comforted everyone: "Don't worry, everyone. Our Jiangdong navy is the best in the world. We still have the final say in fighting in the water. Cao Pi is definitely not as good as his father in using troops. Didn't Cao Cao come here a few times? It's still a little bit worse. He was captured by me in Chaohu, so there is nothing to worry about.
As for the difference in the strength of the two sides, it doesn't matter. I have sent Zihuang to Chaisang to mobilize troops. I believe reinforcements will arrive soon. Lu Boyan is also coming from Danyang. By then, the strength of the two sides will not be much different. "
"Lord, as long as you stick to Ruxuwu as before, it will be useless no matter how many troops the opponent has. The general is just worried about the food and grass problem now. He thought he could hold on until the late rice harvest..." Zhou Tai's face was solemn.
"Youping is worried too much. You only need to command the army well. You don't need to worry about logistics issues." Sun Quan shook his head, and then said to Zhang Wen: "Huishu, please tell General Zhou about the supply problem."
Zhang Wen cupped his hands and nodded, saying: "The Zhang family is mobilizing rice from various places. They should collect 70,000 to 80,000 hu of grain. 20,000 hu of dendrobium have been shipped from Jianye Pier, and they can arrive at Ruxuwu the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"This...this is great..." Zhou Tai was overjoyed.
Zhang Zhao frowned and thought deeply. He felt that he still underestimated the Zhang family. This bottomless background was too terrifying. He had contributed a lot to the ransom of prisoners of war before, and now he took the lead in raising food for his lord. No wonder he was worshiped as Yilang at such a young age. , which lord wouldn’t like such a minister?
Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Jin and asked: "Is there a reason for Cao Pi's aggressiveness? There are many rumors in Jianye that it is because we want to sell to the ban. Is Cao Pi so boring? He raises a large army just for a business, and he doesn't know how many tens of thousands of soldiers he has. How much money and food will be consumed by a war involving tens of thousands of people? Will there be a settlement..."
"Maybe it really has something to do with the transaction..." Zhuge Jin blushed and lowered his head in reply in a low voice.
Zhuge Jin originally bought Yu Ban for 160 million, but after being deceived, he was sent to Huainan by Sun Quan, and Yuu Kanshu planned to sell it to Wei at a higher price.
Because Cao Cao died of illness in the middle, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of Wei, Xiahou was transferred away, and Cao Ren was transferred in. Major events in Wei happened frequently. This deal has not been put on the table for a long time, as if Jiangdong was unilaterally buying and selling by force.
Sun Quan couldn't blame Zhuge Jin, because he set the extremely high selling price.
Zhuge Jin had just finished speaking when Sun Quan slammed the table angrily and asked questions like a barrage of questions: "Cao Pi, what does he want to do? If he thinks the price is too high, he can bargain. How could anyone directly launch a war to retaliate before they start bargaining? I've never I’ve never seen such an excuse.”
Zhuge Jin swallowed, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, "Lord, this is the letter of guilt sent by Cao Pi..."
"A letter of inquiry?" Sun Quan took the letter with confusion on his face. After unfolding it, he realized that Cao Pi's reason was extremely rude. He was so angry that he threw it to Zhang Zhao.
"Shameless, Cao Pi is even more shameless than Cao Cao..." Sun Quan cursed.
Zhang Zhao frowned and summed up softly: "Cao Pi framed Jiangdong for bribing Sima Yi 200 million? The purpose was to sell the banned 1 billion to Wei? If the bribe failed, he sent an assassin to assassinate the entire Sima Yi family. Cao Pi's reason is too ridiculous, right? ?I have never seen such a shameless person..."
"Hmph, bah, if I still have 200 million yuan, why don't I ask Lantian to exchange for more prisoners of war? Do I need to give it to that Sima Yi for nothing?" Sun Quan's eyebrows twitched.
"The reason for sending assassins to assassinate the entire Sima family is too far-fetched, isn't it? We really have these talents in Jiangdong, why don't we just assassinate those monarchs? We should have dominated the world long ago." Zhang Wen listened to Gu Yong and talked more. Offer suggestions.
