Chapter 1166 Shock

Chapter 1166 Shock

Chapter 1166 Shock (Part )

Wuchang prefect Jiang Fei also followed Lu Ye to Zhuge Mansion.

This guy was a little absent-minded. When Lu Ye and Zhuge Hui were arguing about something, he was actually distracted because he was inappropriately thinking of the Princess of Langya.

I heard that Langya Wang Chong is not feeling well...

Maybe there is a chance?
Lu Ye's voice came to my ears: "Daoming, should we expand the Jingzhou Hereditary Army? There are only more than 20,000 people now, which seems a little less."

"Shi Guang, don't worry. 20,000 men are enough." Zhuge Hui said, "To defend Jingzhou, we rely on the navy. There are no less than 20,000 soldiers stationed on the river, with hundreds of ships and brave warriors. How many years has the Liang navy been established? The combat effectiveness of the surrendered soldiers in Shu is uneven. They are definitely no match for the royal army. Why worry?"

Jiang Fei came back to his senses a little.

The number of hereditary soldiers in Jingzhou was indeed just over 20,000, of which several thousand were trained by Governor Zhuge. Half of the navy was made up of soldiers from Jingzhou, and the other half came from Jiangzhou and Yangzhou. Overall, the number was indeed a little less, but it seemed to be enough?

Mr. Lu is wrong.

In terms of military affairs, Duke Ge should be placed first, and the power over Jingzhou should be unified.

Besides, Mr. Ge is a very handsome man, and even his daughter is so pretty. Isn’t it obvious who is right and who is wrong?
"I understand." Lu Ye continued, "The people of Wuchang are in a panic. Even if it's just for show, we should recruit more soldiers. Are you worried that the families won't release them? Don't worry, I have accumulated some face in the past two years. The nobles of the counties and the chieftains of the barbarians will release some of their best men. It will be no problem to gather 10,000 people."

Zhuge Hui was silent for a moment, then said, "Well, let's follow Shi Guang's advice."

Lu Ye showed a happy expression and said, "It should have been done long ago. Don't worry about money and food, I will raise it. In fact, the navy can also be slightly expanded."

After saying this, he paused for a moment and then asked, "I heard that the Shen family of Baling has private dealings with the north. Has Daoming heard about this?"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. After a long time, there will always be rumors.

Some "traitors" can remain so for many years. It may not be that they are able to hide themselves, but someone may be helping them hide, or there may be no serious investigation at all - what if something is found out?
Sure enough, Zhuge Hui smiled after hearing this and said, "Shiguang, even in my family, many relatives and friends have come to Jiangling, Yufu, Yangkou and other places to do business."

Lu Ye frowned.

At this point, we can't go any further. Is he going to ask where your third son is? Is he in Pingyang? That would really tear the relationship apart.

So he was really annoyed with these scholars who had fled south. You couldn't say much about the unclear relationship with the north. Saying too much would only cause internal divisions and give the Liang people an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Seeing his expression, Zhuge Hui guessed something in his heart, so he smiled faintly and said, "Shiguang, you are just a merchant. How can you support the army without money? It costs a lot of money to paint the navy ships with tung oil. You should be more open-minded. If a war really comes, you should understand the greater good."

Lu Ye sighed secretly, I’m just worried that they don’t understand the big picture.

But he didn't want to say more. The purpose of his visit today had been achieved: to expand the army.

At the same time, he also observed Zhuge Daoming's attitude. After all, he was still loyal to the Great Jin Dynasty, but he was not very dedicated in his work. He turned a blind eye to many things and was unwilling to delve into them. This made Lu Ye hesitate to speak.

Furthermore, Zhuge Daoming had just recovered Ningzhou. Against the backdrop of years of losing troops and territory, this was a rare victory in the restoration of the country. At this critical juncture, unless he was transferred to the capital and promoted to one of the Three Dukes, his position was very stable and could not be changed at all.

Thinking of this, Lu Ye gave up other ideas, softened his tone, and talked about the river defense deployment.

……

A meal was enjoyed by both host and guest.

When leaving in the afternoon, Jiang Fei followed Lu Ye out of Zhuge Mansion.

Before leaving, he saw Princess Langya's second sister, Zhuge Wenbao, who was 70% similar to her sister and he couldn't take his eyes off her.

The girl was only fifteen years old, but it seemed as if Jiang Fei saw Zhuge Wenbiao of his youth.

Zhuge Wenbao quickened his pace, took the hand of his six-year-old sister Wenxiong, and left quickly.

This Jiang Sixuan! He was married last year, but he still looks sneaky all the time, which is annoying.

She didn't understand why the prince had taken a fancy to him and insisted on recruiting him as an official. How could such a vagrant pass the Ministry of Personnel?

After the graceful figure of the girl disappeared, Jiang Fei and Su Shuo, the official of Jingzhou, squeezed into a carriage and followed closely behind Lu Ye's vehicle. Soon they returned to Wuchang.

The atmosphere in the city was a little tense. Many people were leaving the city, carrying large and small bags, and bringing their families with them.

"Some people are worried that Wuchang will become a battlefield and don't want to stay here." Su Shuo said in a low voice.

Jiang Fei nodded casually.

He was the governor, and someone reported it to him yesterday. The reason for leaving was very simple, that is, he had no confidence.

Before Tao Shiheng was defeated and lost Xiangyang, Jiangxia and Nanjun, no matter how aggressive the Liang people were, the situation in Wuchang was still very calm, because no one believed that the Liang people had the ability to cross the Yangtze River.

The navy is so powerful because of its confidence.

Back then, Eastern Wu even dared to move its capital to Wuchang without Xiangyang. When had it ever been afraid of Cao Wei and Sima Jin?

But this time it's really different.

The news of Li Cheng's destruction spread more and more widely and could no longer be concealed. The more people knew about it, the more rumors there were, and the less confidence there was.

If another Wang Jun or Tang Bin appears someday, Wuchang and Xiakou will fall, so I'd better leave first as a courtesy.

Jiang Fei did not stop it, and he couldn't stop it.

Just leave it to fate.

After entering the city, Jiang Fei got off the car halfway and returned to the prefectural government.

Just got home, a vase flew towards me...

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"Great victory in Ningzhou!" "Rejuvenation strategy!"

On the street, Knight Lubu's flying speed attracted a lot of people's attention.

Shan Wei closed the window facing the street and lay down comfortably.

"Tao Shiheng won a great victory in Jiaozhou, Zhuge Daoming won a great victory in Ningzhou, and they won great victories all day long, but the enemy cavalry ran to Guabu. Hongzhi, don't you think it's ridiculous?" Shan Wei said, squinting his eyes.

"This matter - alas, Mr. Shan was careless." Du Yi glanced at Shan Wei and sighed.

"What does it matter if I'm careless or not?" Shan Wei patted the envelope in his hand and said, "What we should worry about now is Jingzhou."

The incident they just mentioned happened twice, in February and March.

In early February, more than a dozen Liang cavalrymen suddenly ran to the bank of the Liyang River for unknown reasons, scaring this important river defense town into closing its city gates in broad daylight.

In mid-March, more than a hundred Liang cavalry passed through Liyang and rushed all the way to Guabu, looking at Jianye.

Actually, it's just a hundred cavalrymen, so what? It's just embarrassing.

But the problem lies in the response of the Jin Dynasty.

Jiangbei sent someone by boat to the south bank to report the military situation, but the messenger was panicked and spoke unclearly, causing people in Jianye to believe that the Liang army was coming in a large scale and had already stationed troops in Guabu.

On March 15th, an urgent report came from Piling: Liang cavalry crossed the Yangtze River and were lurking near Piling.

So the emperor urgently issued an edict to the surrounding counties to come to the rescue. After a lot of trouble, when tens of thousands of troops gathered from the vicinity of Jianye, they found that there were only seven or eight Liang cavalry who crossed the river to the south. They set a fire and left.

Su Jun marched his troops from the north of the Yangtze River, advancing both by land and water in the mountains and rivers. Finally, he realized that there were only a few Liang soldiers in total, and it was a complete false alarm.

At this time, everyone felt very embarrassed.

So everyone pushed me and I pushed you, and no one wanted to take responsibility, so much so that someone in Jianye sang an old folk song from the Han Dynasty to satirize: General Gao Di is as timid as a chicken...

Of course, ordinary people can just laugh at it as a joke, but senior officials and generals with some insight should not think that way.

Anyone with insight would ask: What happened to Liyang? Can't a hundred cavalrymen keep an eye on it?
Shan Xia fought back and forth with the Liang army in Hefei, and it seemed that he was doing well, preventing the Liang army from making any progress. But how come he accidentally let someone slip away, allowing seven or eight Liang cavalry to cross the river insolently, set a fire in Piling and then escape unscathed?

Now we have reason to doubt whether the defense lines of Hefei and Liyang are made of paper and can be easily penetrated by anyone?
This matter caused a lot of controversy for a while. Just when Shan Xia was in a state of panic, the news of Li Cheng's death came. Suddenly, overnight, no one attacked Shan Xia anymore.

Shan Wei relaxed for a rare moment. As a member of the Shan clan, he had not had a good time recently. Fortunately, everything was finally over.

"What did the Queen say?" Du Yi sat next to Shan Wei and asked softly.

The letter in Shan Wei's hand was sent from Jiangbei. The writer was Shan Shihui, the Chief of the Left Cavalry Guard of Liang State and Shan Wei's younger brother.

Many people in Jianye knew that Shan Wei had a younger brother who was an official in Luoyang, but no one dared to bring this matter to the surface to criticize him.

A lot of Prime Minister Wang Dao's family members live in Jiangbei, General Zhuge Hui's own son lives in Jiangbei, Queen Shan is the niece of Liang's general, the wife of Shangshu Pushe Bian Xu is the sister of Liang's Concubine Pei, and even Liu Dalian, who impeaches anyone he catches, has brothers in Jiangbei. Do you still want to live?
Of course, such a situation is very confusing. What on earth are you playing? Considering the previous incident of Liangqi breaking into Guabu, it makes people suspect that many people have given up and don't want to resist Liang State at all, and are just doing their job casually.

Shan Wei heard Du Yi's question and didn't take it seriously. He said, "The queen was so angry that even the emperor was a little afraid. In fact, this is not good. I have advised her, but she didn't listen. Alas, she was such a gentle person when she just got married, but now she is like a shrew. What good is this for her? The emperor ignores her and even hates her, and she is the one who suffers."

After saying that, Shan Wei threw the letter away.

Du Yi took it subconsciously. He didn't know whether to look at it or not.

Shan Wei glanced at him and said, "Look, why are you hiding it? Chengguo is gone."

Du Yi was startled, feeling that Shan Wei's words were full of hidden meaning.

In the end, he didn't read the letter and handed it back.

Shan Wei sneered, his eyes full of mockery.

"This year is the third year of Taihe..." Shan Wei suddenly sighed and said, "Whether there will be a fourth or fifth year of Taihe depends entirely on Shao Taibai's mood."

Du Yi looked at Shan Wei quietly.

The demise of Li Cheng had a huge impact. Although Shan Wei was not optimistic about the future of the Jin Dynasty before, it was not to this extent.

In addition, he suspected that Shan Wei had heard some rumors and always felt that he was trying to make trouble for him.

Your mother is a servant! These days, the success or failure of being a spy depends entirely on relationships!
Shan Wei was just like Cao Mengde back then. He knew that his subordinates were secretly communicating with Yuan Shao, but he pretended not to know.

But then again, if Cao Mengde failed in the Battle of Guandu and lost all his main forces, he might have to rely on these people to save his family and give it a chance of survival.

Why bother delving too deeply into worldly matters?
"Liu Kui may not be able to make it." Shan Wei closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, whispering, "He was sixty years old, and when he heard about Li Cheng's demise, he suddenly fainted in the office. Liu Kun seemed to be very angry too, lying on his bed, unable to see to the office."

Du Yi was speechless.

How come these two fell ill when Li Cheng lost his country? If I hadn't known, I would have thought you were generals of Cheng.

"Some people live on their last breath." Shan Wei said, "Shao Xun conquered Shu in four months, and his momentum was terrifying. Many people lost their breath. There is no hope."

"Do you also feel there is no hope?" Du Yi asked softly.

Shan Wei opened his eyes, looked at Du Yi, and quickly closed them again.

it is more than words.

(End of this chapter)