Chapter 181: The Gathering of the Storm (I)

Jingnan, the mansion of Zheng Pingyuan.

The atmosphere that permeated the house was a little depressing.

Chuhou Zheng Pingyuan's mood at this time was very delicate. Even these people around him have been cautious these days, for fear of touching the wrath of the lord.

Even so, Zheng Pingyuan's face was still blue, and he scolded him several times.

"Is there any news from Xiangyang?" Sitting at the top of the hall, looking at the officials standing in front of him, Zheng Pingyuan drank tea and asked.

An official came out of the queue and said cautiously: "My lord, there have been frequent small battles in the past few days, and there has been no major movement. ”

"Hmph, haven't seen any big moves?" Zheng Pingyuan's expression suddenly turned angry, and he wanted to throw the cup in his hand directly into the official's face, but he still endured it.

"Shu and Jing counties, all go up to persuade Wang Hongyi to be the king of Chu, isn't this a big move?"

In other words, officials are keen, Wang Hongyi just let people prepare secretly, there are a large number of officials, and the above table is persuaded to advance, and it is the King of Chu who is persuaded to advance, which undoubtedly touched Zheng Pingyuan's keen nerves.

Zheng Pingyuan is the Marquis of Chu, with the King of Chu, where is he placed?

"Also, as Benhou's staff, what kind of bad idea did you come up with?" Standing in front of a slightly hunched old scribe, Zheng Pingyuan rebuked very unceremoniously.

"Let Ben Hou take the initiative to attack, are you Ben Hou's staff, or King Wu's staff? Do you plan to let Ben Hou go to King Wu to be a pawn across the river?

"The lord is angry, the lord is angry...... "Not only the old strategist, but also several other people saw Zheng Pingyuan angry, and they also pounced, knelt down together, and their faces were terrified.

"And you, as the general of Weiping of Benhou, how are you training your infantry now? Well, the training of the sailor is good, that is the matter of the governor of the navy, what does it have to do with you? Can you be equal to the Shu army? No, what face do you have to enjoy at home?"

Then Zheng Pingyuan's idea was attracted by another person.

"What's more, the meticulous work sent to you, one by one, can't even find out the information of Xiangyang, if it weren't for the big noise this time, Ben Hou wouldn't have been able to know any news, what kind of face do people like you have in front of Ben Hou? Get out! Get out of here! And you, you, you can get out of here all the way to Ben Hou!" The officials who were kneeling on the ground immediately retreated in fright.

After driving out a few courtiers, Zheng Pingyuan sat on the top seat, panting constantly.

At this time, I felt that I was angry just now, and I soaked my underwear, and stuck it tightly on my body, and the hall was silent, and I gasped heavily and went out of the hall.

Several guards guarding the entrance of the hall saw Zheng Pingyuan come out unexpectedly, and they knelt down in fright.

This anger was actually caused by the backlog of pressure, and for nearly three months of the war, it was a big deal for 20,000 sailors to use food every day, and they also had to train and support 50,000 foot soldiers.

The five counties of Jingnan in Xinping were supposed to cultivate to establish authority, but at this time, they had to do their best to fish, not to mention the ordinary people, even the Jingnan clan also complained.

The prestige he had accumulated was flowing like water, which undoubtedly made him feel that his foundation was shaking rapidly, and it was no wonder that Zheng Pingyuan, who had always been calm, was angry.

At this time, he remembered the words of his old father, and he couldn't help but have a slight cháo in his eyes.

"Father, the son is not filial, the huge land of Jingzhou is occupied by outsiders, the son can only retreat to Jingnan, but he can't live in peace, I hope that the father is in the spirit of the sky, can protect the son, so that the son can retreat to the Shu army, and revitalize the Zheng family!"

Zheng Pingyuan slowly paced around the corridor, for a long time, exhaled deeply, and returned to the hall, but saw someone come to report, saying that it was the governor of the navy who asked to see him.

"Ask him to come in. Zheng Pingyuan said, calm.

The only thing that can still give him some comfort now is that the Chu Army Sailor is very strong.

After a while, Zhao Jing, the governor of Jingzhou, walked in from outside.

Zhao Jing is about forty years old, burly, heroic, four-faced, thick eyebrows, a pair of eagle eyes, straight nose, thick lips, beautiful hair under the lips, very clean, so that the whole person is full of elegance, which makes people look at it at first glance, and in terms of appearance, it adds a lot of points to this person.

Zhao Jing was wearing Ming armor, and it seemed that he had just returned from the army.

"Meet the lord!" Zhao Jing entered the hall, shook his Ming Jia, knelt on the ground very neatly, and bowed to Zheng Pingyuan, who was the head of the head.

Although Zheng Pingyuan is from a family, but in fact he does have natural talent, this general Zhao Jing, not only looks mighty, but also has real skills, and his background is also very prominent.

Seeing that it was Zhao Jing coming in, Zheng Pingyuan's tone softened slightly, and said, "Governor, hurry up." ”

"Thank you, Lord. Zhao Jing stood up, just one stand, and he exuded jīng aura, giving people a deep and heavy awe-inspiring feeling.

Seeing this person, Zheng Pingyuan felt a little calmer, and pointed to the side: "Governor, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Lord. Thanking him again, Zhao Jing sat down on the side with a serious expression.

"Du Du, now that the battle situation is slowing down, making Ben Hou anxious, what countermeasures does Du Du have?" Zheng Pingyuan asked.

Zhao Jing arched his hand upward: "Don't hide it from the lord, the current situation is very unfavorable to our army." ”

"How do you say this?" Zheng Pingyuan frowned: "Last month, there was a big battle, which almost killed Wang Hongyi on the spot, even if he was spared, he lost many generals, and even Zhang Fanzhi, the governor of the Shu army's naval division, was killed on the spot, in this case, how could the Shu army have the upper hand?"

Hearing the lord mention Zhang Fanzhi, Zhao Jing's face changed slightly, and a trace of sadness appeared, speaking of which, Zhang Fanzhi was still his old subordinate, but in a blink of an eye, he returned to normal, and said: "Lord, you can also see that although Zhang Fanzhi is a rebel general, he does have some talents, and he can be good at training. ”

"Last month, several generals were lost, even Zhang Fanzhi was killed in battle, but his vitality was not injured, although the new governor Lu Suhai was young, but he was also born in my Jingzhou water division, jīng through the water war. ”

Speaking of this, both of them paused, and the monarch and the minister silently faced each other.

Speaking of reality, the two governors of the Shu army, both of whom were from the Jingzhou Navy, were given to Wang Hongyi to use, which really made them speechless and sentimental, and after a while, Zhao Jing said again: "Lü Suhai commanded Jīng Liang in several battles with the Wu army and my navy, and the Shu army still has firearms in his hands, so it is a great profit to fight on the water." ”

"In the past, when fighting, only the ship was strong, and it was able to occupy the absolute upper hand, but now the Shu army sailor has the firearm in his hands, and he can damage our army without receiving the ship to fight. ”

"And the minister just heard a piece of news, related to Gangneung. This is exactly what the minister wants to say when he asks to see the lord this time. ”

"Oh? When Zheng Pingyuan heard this, he saw that Zhao Jing's face was a little blue, and he felt a little blue in his heart, and motioned to the other party to continue.

"No. Zhao Jingjiang got the news that the 100,000 Shu army was pressing the border, and told Zheng Pingyuan: "Each county has raised 100,000 soldiers, but I am afraid that the disaster will not be far away." ”

This made Zheng Pingyuan's face change greatly.

This is different from the previous wars, 100,000 Shu troops crisscrossed the territory of Jingzhou, not only the Wu army was threatened, Jiangling was difficult to protect, and even this Jingnan was also in danger.

As long as these 100,000 troops can cross the river to Jingnan, it will be a catastrophe immediately, and they are almost invincible.

"King Wu must also know about this, and his guess is good, he will definitely not be able to sit still and contact Ben Hou......" Standing up and pacing slowly in the hall, Zheng Pingyuan thought about it.

Just thinking about it, a person appeared outside the hall and respectfully asked: "Lord, there is a person with King Wu's waist card, saying that he is a messenger of King Wu and sending a letter to the Lord, has the Lord seen him?"

"Let him in. Zheng Ping said.

Soon with the sound of footsteps, a young man wearing an eight-rank military uniform walked into the hall from the outside, jīng was strong, came in and saw Zheng Pingyuan, and bowed down: "Meet Chu Hou!"

"Are you the king of Wu to deliver a letter to Ben Hou?" Zheng Pingyuan said calmly.

"Under the mark is the guard under the tent of King Wu, who came to deliver a letter to the Marquis of Chu on the order of the lord. The man did not lift his head, but bowed down and spoke.

"Where are the letters?"

"Here it is. The man held up a letter.

There was no need to signal, someone went over to take the letter, checked it, and handed it to Zheng Pingyuan.

Zheng Pingyuan opened the letter on the spot and quickly read the contents.

"This matter is already known to Ben Hou, please tell His Royal Highness King Wu, and say that Zheng is coming soon. There was no change in expression on his face, Zheng Pingyuan said lightly.

Although the front was united, only Zhao Jingce, the governor of the water division, was dispatched, and Zheng Pingyuan himself was trying to digest and suppress the land of Jingnan, and now he was ready to go in person.

After the Wu army guards left, Zheng Pingyuan handed the letter to the governor Zhao Jing and asked, "What do you think about this?"

After Zhao Jing took the letter, he read the letter at a glance and frowned.

"Lord, what King Wu said is right, now after a long battle for three months, the soldiers will be exhausted, and this time the Duke of Shu has a 100,000 soldiers, which is unstoppable, only the two armies will unite and launch a water war to completely wipe out the Shu army's water division, so as to cut off the water and remove the threat. ”

"Otherwise, Jiangling, 100,000 foot soldiers will go down to Jingnan through the water division, and the situation will be in danger. ”

After listening to Zhao Jing's words, Zheng Pingyuan also felt that retaining his strength would be extremely unfavorable to his side, and said with a sigh: "Only at the invitation of King Wu, the two armies will work together to destroy the Shushui Division." ”

How could Wang Hongyi of Jingnan abandon it?

Jingnan can't lose it again, otherwise the world is so big, there is no place for Zheng Pingyuan, and it can't be retreated.

"Gangneung foot soldiers are also indispensable. Zhao Jing said.

"This is the matter of King Wu, King Wu has quickly recruited ships, and transferred a large number of generals, and finally made up his mind to keep Jiangling. Zheng Pingyuan said lightly.

The soldiers of Wu Land are claimed to be 200,000, but in fact, there are only 100,000 that can really be used, and the loss and consumption of the five towns are also a lot, and the soldiers are exhausted, and these 20,000 are already the maximum without hurting their muscles and bones.

Now King Wu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he didn't hesitate to take the risk of moving Wu Di to mobilize the capital to maintain the throne.