Don't you, Sun Ce, rely on your navy to come and go as you please, and attack the areas north of the Yangtze River at any time?
Well, I will give you all the counties in Jiangbei, but move all the people away, leaving you with a desolate and inhabited land.
Without a population, you can't get food locally. You have to recruit refugees, move Dingkou, and develop these no-man's lands from scratch. This invisibly puts great pressure on you and restricts the development of Sun Ce.
Then, when Yuan Fang finished taking care of Yuan Shao, it was not too late to turn around and take care of Sun Ce.
"Move to Dingkou and let Sun Ce gain empty cities. Well, my lord's plan is cruel enough." Guo Jia nodded.
Guo Jia also agreed. If Yuan Fang had any doubts, he immediately issued an order and executed it quickly.
The county of Lujiang was originally owned by Yuan Shu, but now Yuan Shu was destroyed, and the prefect Liu Xun was killed by Sun Ce. As soon as Yuan Fang's message arrived, the counties naturally surrendered.
At the same time, Yuan Fang sent thousands of soldiers and horses to Lujiang counties to protect the migration of soldiers and people in each county.
As a result, people from nearly ten counties along the river, including Wan, Juchao, Shu, Linhu, Xiang'an, and Liyang, all set off and evacuated to the north of Hefei.
Part of the population of more than 100,000 will be resettled in Hefei, which will become an important foundation for Yuan Fang to build the Hefei Fortress.
Another part of the population will be moved to the Shouchun area to make up for the population loss here.
Yuan Shu was cruel and cruel, and the common people were a fishy people, which was fatal. Many people in Shouchun area fled south to Lujiang River. The household registration in various counties was reduced sharply, and the population was thin.
Yuan Fang¡¯s relocation can be regarded as allowing these refugees to return to their hometown and rebuild their homes.
The land in Shouchun area is fertile and the strategic location is extremely important. Yuan Fang will establish a large-scale farming here to prepare materials for the future southward expedition to Jiangdong.
Under the protection of Yuan Fangjun, the soldiers and people from various counties gathered in Hefei from all directions like a trickle. Then go north to Shouchun from Hefei.
Yuan Fang stationed troops at Ruxukou to protect the relocated people and prevent Sun Ce from coming north to destroy them.
On the Yangtze River, Sun Ce was still leading his navy to and from Ruxukou, showing off the strength of his navy to Yuan Fang.
"Yuan Fang, although your cavalry is strong, do you have the guts to go into the water and fight me?"
Sun Ce stood on the boat with his hands behind his hands, looking at the Yuan Jun flag on the river bank in the distance, with a mocking arrogance on his heroic face.
Next to him, Zhou Yu, standing shoulder to shoulder, had a hint of hatred at the corner of his mouth.
The white cloth bandaged on his face has been removed. A scar that was about an inch long suddenly appeared across his face. The once handsome face looked a bit scary now.
Even if this injury heals, it is very likely to leave a permanent scar. The honor of being the most beautiful man in Jiangdong may be due to this scar. It was shattered.
This will be Zhou Yu¡¯s eternal pain.
And the person who caused this pain was none other than Yuan Fang, the enemy Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and wished he could kill with his own hands.
"As soon as Yuan Fang retreats to the north, we will immediately send our troops into Huaihe and seize that kid's backyard!" Zhou Yu said decisively, looking impatient.
Sun Ce nodded heavily, deeply convinced.
Except for the consensus of entering Huai. The same thought flashed through their minds:
This time I didn¡¯t capture Wancheng and marry Er Qiao. Next time I go north, I will definitely bring the beauty back home!
Not far away, looking at the two persistent brothers, Sun Shangxiang's beautiful eyebrows were slightly condensed. I can only shake my head and sigh secretly.
Just as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were devising a revenge strategy, several scout ships approached the flagship one after another, seeming to have urgent information. Delivered from all directions.
Footsteps sounded, and veteran Han Dang hurriedly stepped onto the front deck.
"My lord, we have sent back an urgent report from the North Bank. Yuan Fangzheng has moved Wancheng and other Dingkou in the counties on the North Bank to the north of Hefei." As he said that, Han Dang handed over the information in pieces of silk.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's expressions changed immediately, and they looked at each other with expressions of surprise.
Seizing the information from Han Dang, Sun Ce hurriedly looked through it. Sure enough, as Han Dang said, more than 100,000 people along the river were being moved to the north of Hefei by Yuan Fang.
"Well, Yuan Fang, your move is really cruel!" Sun Ce cursed through gritted teeth, and threw all the information he had into the river in anger.
Zhou Yu also looked gloomy and solemn, and said anxiously: "If that kid moves Dingkou, even if we go north in the future, we will capture empty cities, and the profits will be greatly reduced. Bo Fu, we must not let that kid succeed in his conspiracy, immediately Land on the north bank and send troops to compete with that guy for the population. "
Sun Ce held his sword tightly, with murderous intent in his eyes, and was ready to attack immediately.
At this time, HanBut he advised: "Then Yuan Fang acted very quickly. In this short time, I am afraid that the Dingkou of the counties have been far away from the Yangtze River, and Yuan Fang also sent troops and horses to protect the relocated people. If our army stays away from the river, we can land and fight , I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll suffer a loss if I encounter Yuan Fang¡¯s Qingqi.¡±
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yu's figure was shaken, and a trace of lingering fear immediately flashed in his eyes.
He was well aware of the power of Yuan Fang's cavalry. With only 2,000 men, they defeated more than 10,000 of his elite soldiers.
Zhou Yu can move across the Yangtze River and is invincible, but he has no cavalry. Yuan Fang's cavalry is his most feared weapon.
"Recently, news has come back from Jiangdong. The big clans in Jiangdong, after hearing that my lord was frustrated in Huainan, have begun to make moves. I think that at this time, we should return to Jiangdong first to stabilize our rear area." Han Dang further advised. road.
Sun Ce clenched his fists and frowned. After hesitating for a long time, his fist hit the side of the ship hatefully.
"Damn it, Yuan Fang, I have been tricked by you this time. So what if you kidnapped Dingkou? When you are killed by Yuan Shao, Huainan is not mine yet. Just wait!"
Hearing that the rear was unstable, Sun Ce finally did not dare to stay in Jiangbei any longer, so he had to order the entire army to return to Jiangdong.
Although Zhou Yu was angry in his heart, he was also a very resourceful person. He knew that now was not the time to act on impulse, so he had to swallow his breath and did not object to Sun Ce returning to Jiangdong.
After the order was passed, the Jiangdong warships cruising on the river, showing off their might, turned their bows one after another and retreated disgracefully downstream.
On the deck, looking at the river bank gradually receding, Sun Shangxiang's mood was filled with joy and sorrow.
Fortunately, her brother finally retreated, and her Sun family avoided a decisive battle with Yuan Fang.
What is worrying is that now that she is returning to Jiangdong with her brother, she is afraid that she will have to say goodbye to Yuan Fang.
"After this farewell, I don't know when I will see him again. Alas"
The little girl sighed sadly, with a trace of reluctance quietly shining in her big watery eyes.
The warship moved further and further away, and the big flag with the word "Yuan" on the river bank finally disappeared from sight.
On the beach, Yuan Fang sat on a red rabbit horse. Looking at the situation of enemy ships on the river from a distance.
When he saw the enemy ships turning around and retreating downstream, Yuan Fang couldn't help but let out a long breath of relief.
"Sun Ce, you have finally retreated. It's time to return to the Central Plains and fight Yuan Shao to the death."
He turned his horse around and left slowly.
A few days later, Jiangdong's scouts reported back that Sun Ce's army of more than 20,000 had indeed returned to Danyang County.
Yuan Fang was relieved and commanded tens of thousands of troops. The class teacher returned north.
When passing through Hefei, Yuan Fangli appointed Zhang Liao to concurrently serve as the commander of Hefei, and ordered him to lead 5,000 elite troops, with Xu Sheng as his deputy general, to guard Hefei together, and to occupy Sun Ce in the south.
In history, Cao Cao used Zhang Liao to defend Hefei and defeated Sun Quan's attacks several times. Keep Huainan intact.
History has proven that Zhang Liao is the most suitable candidate to guard Hefei, and Yuan Fang naturally made the same arrangement.
When Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng and five thousand elite soldiers were left behind, Yuan Fang's army continued to return north.
A few days later, the army arrived in the south of Shouchun City.
At this time, people were marching on the avenue. There are not only common people, but also tens of thousands of people who moved from Lujiang County.
It rained yesterday and the road was quite muddy. With tens of millions of people stepping on it again, it was even more muddy. Both the army and the people were moving very slowly.
Turning a corner, I suddenly saw the wheels of a carriage stuck in the mud on the road ahead. It couldn't be dragged out for a long time, blocking half of the road.
Yuan Fang drove his horse forward and ordered several soldiers to help pull out the carriage.
A group of tiger and bear soldiers rolled up their sleeves and stepped forward, pushing the carriage together from behind. With bursts of shouts, they violently pushed the wheels out of the mud.
At this moment, the horse pulling the trailer, whether it was frightened or something, suddenly neighed, broke free from the driver's shackles, kicked off its hooves, rushed out of the road, and ran wildly into the wilderness.
¡°Ah~~¡±
A woman's scream came from the out-of-control carriage, obviously she was frightened.
The driver and a few servant-looking men rushed to catch up, but the frightened horse started running wildly, as if flying, so they could not catch up.
The carriage pushed the people behind it further and further away, and ran towards the river.
Yuan Fang frowned, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and chased after him without hesitation.
The Red Rabbit is fast, running like the wind, and is chasing after him in the blink of an eye. Yuan Fang can only hear the woman in the carriage screaming in panic, obviously being extremely frightened.
Yuan Fang drove his horse close to the carriage. Seeing that only half of his body was left, he jumped up suddenly, his strong body rose from the ground, and jumped onto the horse's back with a whoosh.
"Xu~~"
Yuan Fang tightened the rope to calm the frightened horse, and finally slowly stopped the carriage.
The screams of the woman in the car also subsided, but while she was still breathing nervously, someone came out of the car, and it was obvious that the woman inside was in shock.
"It's okay. I have stopped the carriage. It was just a false alarm. There is no need to panic anymore." Yuan Fang consoled him.
As he said that, he jumped off the carriage.
After a while, the curtains of the carriage began to be raised, and the two young girls got out of the carriage holding each other.
It turned out that there were two women sitting in the car.
I saw the two girls, they were similar in age, both were no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but they were beautiful and beautiful.
As soon as they appeared, they made people's eyes light up. Even Yuan Fang couldn't help but take a second look.
One of the older girls looked up at Yuan Fang, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, General¡ª¡ª"
Before the word "military" could be spoken, her foot slipped, her body tilted, and she suddenly fell off the carriage.
Yuan Fang was quick with his eyes and hands. He reached out to catch her before she landed. The girl who slipped down screamed and fell steadily into his arms.