After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the New Year is over. People from all walks of life will calm down and start working again.

This year is the last year of the five-year plan. Everyone has a lot of burden, expectation, and motivation. No one wants to be the one who is dragging his back.

Sun Ce handed over the government affairs to Zhang to handle, and devoted himself to the war. In addition to the necessary rest, he was at the Military Advisory Office. In order to facilitate contact, he moved the Military Advisory Office to the Taichu Palace, adjacent to the main hall, only thirty steps apart, and could hear any urgent matters.

At this time, Sun Ce advocated equality between men and women, which made it more convenient. Even if the queen and his wife met the military officers, they did not need to be embarrassed and did their own things calmly. Sun Ce did not like the eunuch system, so there were no eunuchs in the harem, which was deeply supported by the scholars and officials. Now he had the eighth wife of the queen, and ordinary people were inevitably criticized for being lustful, but for the king, he was a commendable frugality.

Of course, Yuan Heng and others also realized that they would leave the harem without any trouble. Even if they had to come to the front hall, they would have to be neatly dressed and brought enough followers to avoid gossiping. She set an example, so that others naturally had nothing to say. Even Huang Yueying, who had an official position, would save time in and out of the palace and save time.

At the end of the first lunar month, new news came from various fronts one after another.

Zhuge Liang found out the ** who killed Gan Ning. The businessman was from Yizhou. He had heard of Gan Ning's name for a long time. He went to Jingzhou to get goods. When he saw the gathering naval battle flag, he learned that Gan Ning was the governor, so he made a few jokes, and he was rude and humiliated Gan Ning's parents. Somehow it was heard in Gan Ning's ears. Gan Ning was furious and came to the door directly, killing people and robbing money, and exposing his body on the river bank, which caused an uproar in public opinion.

The matter soon reached the ears of Li Tong, the prefect of Nanjun. Li Tong asked Gan Ning to argue, but Gan Ning kept his back on the grounds that he was not under the jurisdiction of Nanjun, which made Li Tong turn aside, which made Li Tong very embarrassed. Li Tong was angry and sued Gan Ning.

As for Changsha's capture of rice, it is even simpler. Gan Ning is familiar with the water conditions of the Yangtze River and believes that it is best to attack against the current in winter and spring. In summer, the flow rate increases, the flow rate increases, and the risk of going up against the current is greater, and there is almost no possibility of attack. He was in a hurry, so he planned to borrow rice from Changsha first, and then the military field commander allocated the replenishment of the warehouse. However, Changsha prefect Zhang Xian looked down on Gan Ning and insisted on opening the warehouse before seeing the documents. The specific responsible warehouse officers spoke rude again, which angered Gan Ning. On the grounds that they obstructed the battle, they sent a navy to surround Changsha City and killed people to seize rice.

Most of the troops stationed in Changsha followed Zhou Yu to fight, and the remaining county soldiers were limited. Seeing that Gan Ning was fierce, the county magistrate did not dare to take the lead. He gave up Mi Cang, reduced his troops, and protected the prefect's house, which saved Zhang Xian's life. Otherwise, even the prefect Zhang Xian might have been cut by Gan Ning.

With Zhuge Liang's mediation, this matter has been temporarily resolved. Gan Ning is willing to apologize to Li Tong and Zhang Xian and compensate for the losses. Li Tong and Zhang Xian are also willing to put the war first and temporarily put the dispute. Zhuge Liang's report also mentioned that the conflict between Li Tong and Gan Ning is certainly related to Gan Ning's murder, and selfishness is also one of the reasons. He has been in charge of Nanjun for many years, but now Nanjun has nothing to do. Not only has he failed to go to the battle with Zhou Yu, but now he is watching Gan Ning lead the navy westward, and he has ideas in his heart and takes this opportunity to vent. To completely solve the problem, the best way is to adjust Li Tong's position and let him participate in the war.

After reading Zhuge Liang's report, Sun Ce realized the problem. It was not only Li Tong who wanted to adjust his position, but Lou Gui, who was guarding Yiling, was no exception. The guards were separated, and the prefect of the inner county did not take control of military power. However, Li Tong and Lou Gui were once the generals who commanded the troops. Seeing that Nanjun was about to become an inner county, they naturally were not satisfied with being a civil prefect.

But this is different from his plan. In his plan, Nanjun or border counties were both before they really captured Yizhou, and Gan Ning's attack was just a feint. Gan Ning didn't say that Li Tong and Lou Gui thought that they really wanted to seize Yizhou and were unwilling to be spectators, so they had such an idea. But they were too optimistic and actually thought that Gan Ning could really succeed, which was not a good phenomenon.

What's even more terrifying is that Zhuge Liang had similar ideas, which really exceeded his expectations. Li Tong and Lou Gui didn't know his strategic plan, and Zhuge Liang didn't know it either? Or was he eager to make contributions and wanted to launch all the power of Jingzhou like Yuzhou and have a full blow? Even if he had to do so, he would not be able to lead the battle. Such a big war and command so many generals was definitely not something he could bear.

Sun Ce sent a letter to Zhuge Liang and ordered him to come to Jianye to report on his work.

The battlefield in Qingzhou was relatively calm. Yuan Tan besieged Gao Tang for more than a month, lost more than 10,000 troops and failed to climb the head of Gao Tang. He wisely changed the tactics. Bohai Prefect Zang Hong led 30,000 troops and Qingzhou family to continue to besiege the three cities, and the main force was transferred to Yanzhou. He himself led his troops to attack Cangtingjin and restrained Cao Ang's main force, and sent Dong Zhao, the prefect of Wei County, to capture Chenliu.

Dong Zhao led his troops to cross the river from Puyang, and entered Chenliu County through Baima. He passed through various counties and recruited people on the spot, collected materials, and killed them all. In the face of Dong Zhao's strength, the powerful men of the counties turned against each other and offered their troops. After obtaining supplies and military sources, Dong Zhao drove straight in. At present, he has occupied Xiao Huang and Wai Huang, surrounded Chenliu, with a force of 50,000.

Zhang Miao brothers were trapped in Chenliu and sent envoys to ask Lu Yi, who was left behind Jun Yi, for help. He was willing to pay tribute to Sun Ce and asked Sun Ce to send troops to ask for help. Most of Jun Yi's troops were taken away by Lu Fan, and more than 3,000 people were left to defend the city and were unable to attack. Lu Yi sent an emergency letter and requested instructions.

Chenliu is the main source of dyes and is also a key point that covers Yuzhou. Sun Ce cannot give up, but it is expected that Yuan Tan might take Chenliu. The Military Advisory Office has a plan. After receiving the report from the mainland opinion, Sun Ce only spent one night to review the previous plan based on the latest progress and make partial adjustments. He ordered General Man Chong, the general of Zhengbei, to lead his troops to reinforce.

In February, King Sun of Wu made a ceremony to re-enter the land, and Queen Yuan Heng gave a ceremony to promote the development of agriculture and sericulture.

West of Xiangyi, Huating.

Man Chong sat upright on the horse's back, holding a horse whip in his hand, gently tapping the exquisite fish-scale leg armor. His already slender eyes narrowed slightly, concealing the cold eyes just right. The sound of the war drums sounded slowly, and the soldiers changed the formation under the command of the drums, and formed a semicircular array with him as the center, with the sword and shield hands, spearmen outside, and crossbowmen inside. The soldiers of the baggage battalion pushed the Wugang car and ran, closing from both sides to the middle, adding another chariot array in front of the sword and shield hands and spearmen.

These Wugang chariots, modified from the four-** chariots, are inlaid with iron plates and are tied with heavy iron spears. They can not only provide cover for soldiers, but also prevent cavalry attacks. They are powerful tools for dealing with cavalry impacts. They were first developed by Nanyang Wood School, and later improved by Zhang Fen, the priest of Runan Wood School, and equipped with ten-stone crossbows. They once played an important role in the Battle of Guandu. They have now become standard equipment for various departments, with four to eight vehicles per song.

To form such a semicircular array, two hundred Wugang cars are required, which are deployed from both sides at the same time, and at the fastest is only half a quarter of an hour. Even if it is a little slower, three-quarters of an hour is enough. Looking at the scouts running back and forth in the distance, as well as the smoke and dust that soared into the sky in the distance, Man Chong's mouth raised a contemptuous smile. Brother Dong Zhao was indeed eager to make contributions and sent cavalry to the formation as soon as possible. This was even better, the infantry and cavalry separated, and it was just a headache.

When the car array was completed, Man Chong raised his hand and waved it gently. The sound of the drum changed, and the sword and shield hands and spear hands stepped forward to fill the gap between the two Wugang cars. The soldiers pushing the car fixed the Wugang car, unfolded the walls, turned the ten-stone crossbow in the car, and the winding strings, and the arrows were raised. Ordinary crossbowmen were scattered on both sides, using the unfolded walls as a row to perform the last inspection before shooting.

The enemy cavalry is approaching, and the battle is about to begin. A tense atmosphere envelops everyone. Except for the garrison commander, the captains' simple and powerful orders, almost no one speaks, and sticks to their posts according to the requirements of their usual training.

Because of the attack of the Jizhou army, they had not had a good year. They started training before the New Year and had to repeat the same thing every day. Now everyone knows what they should do with their eyes closed. Although they are nervous, they will not panic. They have emotions. They must teach these people in Jizhou a lesson later. Wouldn't it be good to stay in Jizhou well? They have to seek death.

When the figures of the Jizhou cavalry appeared on the horizon, the five thousand Yuzhou soldiers were ready and ready for the battle. Seeing that the formation was completed with the trend, Man Chong felt relieved and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thanks to the perfect postal system, it only took five days from the issuance of documents by the mainland to the request for reinforcements by Man Chong.

When Man Chong learned that Dong Zhao was about to enter Chenliu, he prepared. The soldiers gathered to stand by, loaded the weapons and fodder for ships. After receiving Sun Ce's order, he immediately set off and went up the Sui River. At this time, Dong Zhao's siege equipment had not been built yet. After receiving the news, he left 20,000 people to monitor Chenliu, and led 30,000 people to fight and met at the pavilion west of Xiangyi.

Man Chong knew that Dong Zhao had two thousand cavalry, commanded by his younger brother Dong Fang. Dong Fang was originally a subordinate of Zhang Miao, stationed in the slaughter of the slaughter. Dong Zhao led his troops to the river. Dong Fang defended himself according to the city and no longer accepted Zhang Miao's orders. Dong Fang had been in Chenliu for many years and was familiar with the terrain of Chenliu. After Dong Zhao entered Chenliu County, he handed the two thousand cavalry to Dong Fang for command, which played a very critical role in dividing Chenliu counties and creating a tense situation.

Man Chong believed that once the two sides encountered and had field battles, Dong Zhao would probably pursue a quick battle and decisive battle, first with cavalry to attack him and block his formation. He didn't have many cavalry, and the 200 cavalry, as a personal guard, could not face Dong Je on the front, so he could only form a formation to defend on the spot. The distance between them was more than 20 to 30 miles apart, which was only a quarter of an hour for the cavalry. If he did not make sufficient preparations, it would be difficult for his subordinates to complete the formation transformation in such a short time. If the formation was chasing by the cavalry, he would undoubtedly be defeated. Therefore, he had repeated exercises in advance, especially the soldiers in charge of Wugang's chariot, who gave priority to serving food, and had to eat more every once in a while, and it took more than a month to increase their formation speed by one third.
Chapter completed!