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Text Chapter 113 A sudden change in Xiangyang

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    On the third day of August in the first year of Jian'an, Changsha, the Prefect's Mansion.

    Sun Ce held the battle report with joy on his face: "Gong Jin really lived up to expectations. He went down to Xiangyang in one fell swoop, annihilated two thousand enemies and captured more than twenty thousand. He killed a total of fourteen generals and deputy generals before the battle. He also obtained weapons, war horses,  There are countless grains and grasses. We are about to descend from Xiangyang, and there is a flat river to the south, all the way to Jiangling. Liu Biao's energy is at an end!"  After reading it once, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "But to capture Jiangling, I'm afraid we won't be able to rely on Gong Jin."

    "What do you mean by Mr. Wenhe's words?" Sun Ce straightened up and sat cross-legged, "There is a saying that 'it is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men.' Gongjin is only one step away from Jiangling at this time. Besides, our army has won a new victory.  The army is at full strength, so there¡¯s no reason not to continue the attack?¡±

    "It is quite novel to say that it is better to leave the remaining brave men to pursue the poor bandits." Jia Xu clapped his hands and continued: "Gong Jin may not want to attack, but Xiangyang is different from other cities in Jingzhou, and there are things he has to worry about.  matter."

    "Something you have to worry about?"

    "That's right." Jia Xu nodded slightly, "As the northern barrier of Jiangling, Xiangyang has always been guarded by Liu Biao's cronies. Since the Duke raised his army to attack Liu, Xiangyang City has been in the hands of the Cai and Kuai families, and their disciples are former officials.  , also occupy important positions in Xiangyang. It can be said that the Cai and Kuai families have deep roots in Xiangyang and cannot be uprooted overnight. Although the talents of the Cai family and the Kuai family are now withered, do the two families still have influence in Xiangyang?  If there are, how many are still unknown, which makes Gong Jin have to be wary. Moreover, although our army won a great victory, the losses were believed to be considerable, and the number of Jingzhou soldiers captured was twice the number of our army.  Many times, whether it is to be reorganized into the army or released to the countryside, it is a difficult matter. Once it turns into an armpit, the consequences will be disastrous."

    "After listening to Mr.'s words, I suddenly understood. It seems that Gong Jin is not very dangerous at this time." Sun Ce rubbed his hands anxiously. He was still very nervous about his sworn brother.

    "My lord, there is no need to be too anxious." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, "If there is nothing extraordinary about him, how could Gong Jin be called the best Confucian general in Jiangdong?"

    ??Pull the time back to Xiangyang City and the Governor's Mansion twelve days ago.

    Zhou Yu was sitting in the hall with his brow furrowed, holding a pen in his hand and constantly scratching out lines on a piece of cloth. Gan Ning and a group of other generals were sitting quietly down the hall, their faces as iron-clad.

    After a long time, Zhou Yu sighed, threw the pen aside, raised his head slightly tiredly, and smiled reluctantly at everyone: "Thank you for your hard work."

    "Grand Governor, are you ready to send troops to Jiangling?" Cheng Pulue asked excitedly.

    Zhou Yu shook his head: "Since we captured Xiangyang City yesterday, the more than 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers captured have been imprisoned in the training ground south of the city, and there are only 3,000 sergeants guarding them." Zhou Yu paused and looked around at the generals.  Shen Sheng said: "The current situation is that even if I send all the soldiers in my hands to guard these prisoners, the number will not be half as many. And another situation is that I have received accurate information. At three o'clock tonight, these prisoners are preparing to cause trouble."  Get started!"

    The generals were all shocked when they heard this. Gan Ning frowned and asked, "Grand Governor, is the information accurate?"

    "From the first day I captured these prisoners, I have placed eyes and ears among them. There is no need to doubt the source and authenticity of the intelligence." Zhou Yu glanced at the generals in the hall, "What we need to do now is to find a way to resolve the situation.  This crisis.¡±

    ¡°I think it¡¯s better to raise an army now and kill all these prisoners, once and for all!¡± Cheng Pu raised his eyebrows, ¡°Are we, the tigers and wolves of Jiangdong, still afraid of these sissies from Jingzhou?¡±

    "Old General Cheng, most of these prisoners are civilians in Xiangyang. If you kill them, I'm afraid that a civil unrest will be better than a mutiny!" Zhou Yu said coldly, "The world must be governed by generosity and wisdom, not by blind killing.  .¡±

    "I also know that generosity and wisdom are good things." Cheng Pu was a little annoyed, "But what I want to know is how the governor can use his generosity to quell the upcoming rebellion?"

    "Tolerance?" Zhou Yu smiled faintly, "To govern people's hearts, we should use tolerance, but there is an inner demon living in everyone's heart. Even if everyone in the world is taught by tolerance, there will inevitably be people who cannot control it.  Keep your inner demons under control and jump out to instigate others. How to catch these people who jump out depends on wisdom."

    Seeing that all the generals were looking thoughtful, Zhou Yu continued: "After we captured Xiangyang City, although Kuai Yue killed him, the rest of the party was scattered throughout Xiangyang City. Those we captured,  It's just a drop in the ocean, a drop in the bucket. As the saying goes, it's easy to hide from an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden one. If my estimate is correct, this incident must be caused by someone lurking among the prisoners.??Instigated by Kuai Yudang.  "

    "What the Governor means is that as long as these people are found, the rebellion can be put down?" Gan Ning hesitated slightly, "It's only for such a short time, how about"

    "Yes, there is no time." Zhou Yu shook his head in frustration, "It seems that we have to use deception again."

    Heavy clouds came from the north, the moon gradually disappeared behind the clouds, and the training ground where Jingzhou soldiers were imprisoned was shrouded in shadow.  In the afternoon, Jiangdong Army temporarily organized the training ground into dozens of small villages, separated from each other by wooden fences. Each small village was not connected to each other. More than 20,000 prisoners were scattered and detained in these dozens of small villages.  In the village.

    "Dong, dong! Dong, dong!" I heard the gong sounding again and again, and after beating it for many times, the watchman shouted hoarsely: "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of the candles, second watch!"

    "Vice General Zhang, it's time for the second watch!" A prisoner quietly got up and said to the bearded man sleeping next to him.

    "Shh, keep your voice down." The bearded man opened his eyes, "Go and ask the brothers to get ready, take out all the hidden guys, and just wait until the third watch, chop down the guarding soldiers first, and then  Go straight to the prefect's house, chop off Zhou Yu's dog head, and avenge Prefect Kuai!"

    "I got it, don't worry." The prisoner whispered, he rubbed his slightly stiff hands, and then said: "Vice General Zhang, why did you say Jiangdong Army separated us this afternoon?  "

    Vice General Zhang touched his beard and said: "I don't understand. Anyway, haven't we discussed it a long time ago? Zhao Canjun and Vice General Liu will definitely attack at the same time. Zhou Yu only has a few thousand people under his command, and the two of us  Fighting one by one and making a surprise attack, how can there be any reason to be invincible?"

    "Yes, yes." The prisoner kept saying with a smile on his face.

    During the night, the same situation was happening in a dozen other small villages.  As soon as the third watch drum sounds, Xiangyang City will immediately turn into a roaring hell again.

    "Dong¡ª¡ªdong! Dong! Dong!" The gong sounded, one slow and three fast, and the watchman shouted hoarsely: "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of candles, fourth watch!"

    "What!" Vice General Zhang jumped up from the ground, grabbed the prisoner next to him, and shouted in a low voice: "What's going on? Did you oversleep and mistakenly heard the timetable!?"

    "Nono." The prisoner also felt a little dizzy, "I didn't sleep all night, how could I hear it wrong?"

    "What can we do?" Vice General Zhang walked to the edge of the tent, secretly opened a corner and looked out, and saw that there was no movement in other small villages.

    To take action or not to take action, Lieutenant General Zhang felt very agitated. He only wished that Zhao Canjun and Lieutenant General Liu were not with him. Otherwise, a few people could discuss it and decide what to do now. But now, there was only a bunch of people staring at him blankly.  None of the militia prisoners had any formal military training.

    While he was hesitating, he heard a slow and fast gong sound outside.

    "Boom - boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

    "The fifth watch is here! The sergeants of each battalion, armed with their swords and guns, are ready to start training!"

    ?????????? One slow and three fast, the sound is like "dong-dong! Dong! Dong";

    During the fifth watch (three o'clock in the morning), one slow and four fast, the sound station "dong-dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!".
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