Nanhe Mansion, City Lord's Mansion.
After Lu Wu took control of Nanhe Mansion, he convened a meeting for the first time to discuss the various crises faced by Nanhe Mansion.
Lu Wuhu was at the top, flanked by his nominal subordinates, who were also the 'heroes' of Nanhe Prefecture.
Among them are four officials from Nanhe Prefecture, namely Jiang Xingde who is in charge of military intelligence and military law and discipline, Tang Chi who is in charge of business travel, transportation and diplomacy, Wang Mu who is in charge of market taxation, and Liu Yu who is in charge of agriculture.
Originally, there were six noble families in Nanhe Prefecture, two of which were nobles from Chu State who were later enfeoffed. When Lu Wu entered the city, the Jiang family rebelled and killed Fu Chenglu and Judge Ye Chang on the spot, leaving these two families in Nanhe. The government was uprooted.
In addition to these officials and nobles, there are also more than 20 officers promoted by the county magistrates and Lu Wu, including Ying Yuan and Su Zhong who were promoted from the businessmen of Wu State; some were promoted from the surrendered army of Chu State. Feng Yuncheng and Zhu Pin; and nineteen officers elected from among the grassroots officers after clearing out the original officers.
These people have no political experience. They can only listen but not speak during today's meeting. This can be regarded as Lu Wu's training for them.
"I won't say any more polite words. The Chu State will never give up. We are all on the same line and can only help each other in the same boat - General Jiang, please tell everyone the situation first." Lu Wu did not He was good at long speeches, and he only mentioned a few words before letting Jiang Xingde speak.
Jiang Xingde's face was heavy, he spread the scroll on the table, and his first sentence was: "Nanhe Prefecture is adjacent to the three prefectures of Yuci, Tonghe, and Luotu. All three prefectures have mobilized their elite troops, and the garrison generals have personally led their troops. "
"The armies of the three palaces are attacking the border at the same time? How many troops are there? Can we resist it?" Wang Mu was shocked.
The Wang family didn't know about it at first, but later Jiang Xingde announced a rebellion, and the Wang family had no choice but to follow suit - otherwise, the Jiang family would destroy the Wang family before the Chu army could press the border.
"There are 5,000 elite troops in Quotucheng, including 1,000 cavalry; 6,000 troops in Yuci Prefecture, including 500 cavalry, all elite; 11,000 troops in Tonghe Prefecture, 8,000 elite troops among them, including 1,000 cavalry. There are also three thousand soldiers and horses from counties and counties responsible for escorting the transportation of grain and grass," Jiang Xingde said.
The elite mentioned here does not refer to the real elite, but to full-time soldiers, separate from the county soldiers who are half farmers and half soldiers.
Since Ou Wenyi's arrival, the Jiang family's power has been retreating steadily.
Over the years, Jiang Xingde had thought about starting a rebellion many times. He had already placed spies in the three surrounding prefectures, and he would know when the armies of the three prefectures moved.
"Huh? Why is Tonghe Mansion working so hard?" Lu Wu asked.
"Tonghe Prefecture is located in the center of the five southern prefectures of Chu State. It is an important military base in the south of Chu State. It has a southern camp and is personally commanded by General Pan Fu. Now that the entire Nanhe Prefecture has been captured, even if General Pan personally leads the troops, It’s not surprising,” Jiang Xingde said.
"What's so special about General Pan?" Lu Wu asked.
"General Pan is over sixty years old. He is mature, prudent and cautious in using troops. He is especially good at defense. He once used three cities to resist the Qi State's 100,000 elite troops for three months. He is known as the Iron City General." Jiang Xingde said, but there was not much respect. .
Another meaning of being mature and cautious in using troops is that this person is conservative in using troops. Although there are no flaws, there is nothing eye-catching about him.
The King of Chu used him to guard the south because he valued the old man's stability.
"In your opinion, which of the three Chu armies will attack first?" Lu Wu asked.
"He Wei, the Iron Spear General of the Cou Tu Prefecture, was fierce in appearance. When he heard that Nan He Prefecture fell in three days, he would definitely stop moving forward and wait for others to explore the way before he understood the details."
"Old General Pan moved his troops like mountains and marched step by step. Three to five days was not enough for him to march."
"Only General Cen Zhan of Yuci Prefecture is young and vigorous, has strong martial arts skills, and is very eager to pursue great achievements. If we want to say who should attack first, it must be this man." Jiang Xingde said with certainty.
"Strong in martial arts and young and energetic?" Lu Wu repeated this sentence with a smile on his lips.
"General, I am not talking about you." Jiang Xingde quickly bowed.
Lu Wu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry about the old general. I just think this goal is good, it's him."
After setting the first target, everyone discussed the defense methods of each city, the mobilization of grain, grass and ordnance, etc., and then turned the topic to politics and diplomacy.
Nanhe Prefecture has 23 counties under its jurisdiction, with an area of thousands of miles and a population of one million. It is considered a large prefecture even in Chu State.
But this amount of power is still not enough compared to the entire Chu State, not to mention how many of these millions of people sincerely support Lu Wu.
"Although the general is brave and brave, with the power of Nanhe Prefecture, it is impossible to compete with the entire Chu Kingdom." Tang Chi poured cold water on him in the first sentence.
Lu Wu was noncommittal. On the left side of the hall, more than 20 newly promoted lieutenants by Lu Wu stared angrily.
On the right side of the lobby, magistrates from various counties nodded.
The officer captain promoted by Lu Wu actually didn't necessarily think that what Tang Chi said was wrong, but his butt decided his position. In front of the boss, he had to pretend to be indignant.
Tang Chi continued: "The State of Chu regards us as rebellious, and unless we fail to encircle and suppress them several times, we will never talk to each other. For the current plan, we can only ask Wu and Yue for help."
"It's just that although the general was out of righteous indignation that day, if he invited the Wu army to cross the river, all the countries in the world would think that the general's action to seize Nanhe Mansion was Wu's undeclared war. I don't think Wu would be willing to take such a risk. risks.”
"So asking Wu for reinforcements is probably not going to work." Tang Chi said this, but Lu Wu raised his hand to interrupt.
"A certain family killed Ou Wenyi to avenge Master Jiao Heng. To reach this point today, it can only be said to be God's will. One person is responsible for the work, and there is no need to involve Wu Guo." Lu Wu said.
Tang Chi nodded and continued: "However, the general's dominance in Nanhe Mansion will be beneficial to both Wu and Yue. Although it is inconvenient to support him openly, there are other ways."
"I heard that the general is the Jinwu doctor of the Wu Kingdom?"
Lu Wu nodded, wondering what Tang Chi meant.
Perhaps the state of Chu also recognizes Wu Guofeng as a doctor?
But even if he admits it, can Chu State give him Nanhe Mansion as a fief?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it? Unless King Chu has lost his mind.
"Tang is willing to set out immediately to cross the river to meet the King of Wu and ask the King of Wu to reward Dr. Lu." Tang Chi stood up, bowed to Lu Wu and said.
Lu Wu pondered for a moment before he understood what Tang Chi meant.
The State of Wu could not send troops directly, but it could support Lu Wu in the name of rewarding Doctor Jin Wu.
In this way, this is the personal enmity between Wu and Chu, rather than the war between Wu and Chu.
Seeing Lu Wu nod, Tang Chi continued: "If this trip goes well, Tang will also travel across the country to ask for an audience and seek rewards for the general."
The country of Yue is a Hou country, so it can only be called the Hou of Yue, not the King of Yue.
As for why Marquis Yue rewarded the officials of Wu State?
Over the years, the Wu family was not the only one who had been overwhelmed by the Chu State.
