MTL - Three Kingdoms-Chapter 2804 The promotion ladder is empty at the foot, the way of destiny hangs above the head

  Did Gan Ning ask casually?

Obviously not.

  Gan Ning doesn't seem to be very interested in Shamoko. Gan Ning has a rough but delicate personality, so he somewhat dislikes Samoko who is outspoken.

  The problem is that Samoko doesn't know this, or he doesn't think it's a big deal, but this doesn't mean he won't look at his face. Although Zhuge Liang comforted him, Sha Moke still looked at Gan Ning with either a cheerful expression or anxiety.

  Zhuge Liang stood up with a smile, took tea from the hand of the guard at the side with his own hands, poured it for Samoke, and said, "Drink tea. Tea needs to be drunk hot to live up to its fragrance. He looked at Sha Moke's still terrified expression, and said with a smile: "Sha Moke, don't worry. Think about it, why did General Gan ask me about these things? Isn't it just to help you sit on the position of Wuling barbarian king? Otherwise, what are we asking you to do here? In fact, in the eyes of General Gan and me, you have long been the barbarian king of Wuling, but...』

At the beginning, Shamoke couldn't hide the smile on his face, and his mouth was almost on the back of his head, but when he heard Zhuge Liang say "just", his heart pounded, and his throat was pulled again With a trembling of his hand, most of the bowl of tea soup spilled onto the palm of his hand, but he didn't care about the hot tea soup, so he hurriedly asked: "Zhuge is engaged, I...I respect Huqi very much, what I told my subordinates before Those are all **** words, all drunk and nonsense... General Gan! Zhuge is engaged! Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously! 』

  Zhuge Liang smiled and comforted him, "Don't be in a hurry, leader Sha, sit down, sit down and talk." As for General Gan and I, I just want to remind you... It is not a bad thing to want fame and position... The soldiers and generals under the hussars are also ranked according to the ranks of the big man, from the lowest level of the accountant to the Sima Junhou Captains and generals all have ranks...why do they have these ranks? I just want to give people an idea, a goal... For example, I am an official now and I am engaged in it, but my other official position is Shang Shulang, and if I go up, I am a servant. The purpose of my coming to Sichuan is to save money. Meritorious deeds can be promoted as soon as possible. General Gan, General Zhechong, also wants to go further, such as fighting for strength and so on... and so on. 』

"It's like a ladder, everyone goes up step by step, this is hopeful..." Zhuge Liang smiled, "I have limited talents, and it is considered good to be able to make thousands of stones. Yuanda, one day he will be promoted to the genus of Zhengzhen...』

Gan Ning couldn't help but blushed at Zhuge Liang's words. He tried his best to keep the corners of his mouth from reaching his ears. He just waved his hands wildly, but he couldn't bear to say a word of denial. Gan Ning naturally understood the words It's just Zhuge Liang's intentional gesture of favor, but everyone wants to hear good words, not to mention Gan Ning's heart is also eager to take a step forward, who doesn't want to have a good mouth? Is it possible to be happy when you hear that you will be shot to death by a barbarian next time in a battle?

  Gan Ning did not dare to hope for a higher position, but the General of the Four Towns still wanted to be able to touch his toes.

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands at Gan Ning, and then continued to say to Sha Moke: "Captain Sha, although I don't know exactly how your positions are divided, but...you promise to give your two subordinates the left and right generals, Regardless of whether it is a little early or not, let's just talk about your two subordinates, how many meritorious deeds can you secure the position of the left and right generals? Leader Sha, you are very brave, and there is nothing wrong with being the barbarian king of Wuling, so do your two subordinates have the ability to match the left and right generals? If you don't have this ability and you are easily knocked down, what will other people think of you? And you raised your two subordinates to the position of the left and right generals from the very beginning, so what will happen to them next? Left and right? So what's the difference with yourself? If you don't elevate them, but elevate others, will they feel comfortable in their hearts? Sha Touling, we are all for your own good...you have to think carefully...』

Sha Moke is not too stupid. Zhuge Liang said this, after thinking about it, he understood the truth, so he stood up and saluted Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang, and then said rather ashamedly: "I understand." , this... I really did something wrong... But what should I do now? me…"

  Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning looked at each other, but did not speak immediately.

"well! I was wrong! Damn it, I really..." Shamoke patted his mouth, then looked at Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang helplessly, "I... If I tell them that I repent, I'm afraid... Hey, this..."

  Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Sha Touling respects Xinnuo, this is very good." As the Wuling barbarian king who is about to take office, you need to keep your word in front of your clansmen and other Nanman...so you need to be more cautious in your words, and don't promise lightly...This is really for your own good...』

  Zhuge Liang's eyes are clear and his attitude is sincere.

  Sha Moke was moved to tears, nodded again and again, and then looked at Zhuge Liang expectantly, "Zhuge engaged, what should I do now?" 』

Zhuge Liang actually had an idea a long time ago, but he didn't laugh out loud like the one depicted in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to show that children know what to do. Instead, he frowns and thinks seriously. When I was restless, I said slowly: "Is there any way, I only think of one... for this matter, you still have to find General Gan..."

  Gan Ning raised his head and stopped the pen he was signing, "Huh? I? 』

   Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Exactly. Leader Sha, you are the Barbarian King of Wuling personally conferred by the General Hussars. Although the edict is still on the way, it is basically a certainty...Since you have accepted the canonization of the big man, then your subordinates must also have the big man Canonization is justified, right? As for General Gan, some of his subordinates also have the positions of captains and captains. You may wish to ask your subordinates whether you want to get the official position of a big man first, or wait for the edict to come down and return to Wuling before we all share the title together...』

"that's it? 』Sa Moke didn't know, and turned to look at Gan Ning.

  Gan Ning frowned, thought for a moment, then nodded, 『This is a good idea. You have not broken your promise, and you have given your subordinates the official position of a big man. When the time comes, you will go to the side of the big man position, so that they have no complaints and have enough motivation to get more meritorious deeds ...good, good, good way! 』

Hearing that Gan Ning said the same thing, Sha Moke naturally had nothing to say, but he was happy to wait for Gan Ning to fill out the two insignificant school lieutenant appointment papers, and after thanking Gan Ning Zhuge Liang, he took the letter The secretary went to find his two subordinates, and Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and smiled.

"Okay, I'm done with what you asked me to do..." Gan Ning clapped his hands, glanced at the direction where Shamoko was leaving, "let's get down to business, this Jiangdong...hehe, he still has a hundred thousand soldiers, what a toad It's not small, the last time I hit Jiangbei, I said 100,000, and the last time, is it really possible to play people like fools? Or is it that Jiangdong has the unrivaled ability to cast beans into soldiers, and whoever can make up can have 100,000 soldiers? 』

  In fact, Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang got the news one step earlier. Regarding the value of 100,000 horses in Jiangdong, which is nervous about Sha Moke, Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang have the same attitude, just "title".

Not to mention the Wuling area where there are more South Vietnamese than Han people, even in Jiangzuo territory where Han people are concentrated, Wu County and other places, if you want to gather 100,000 people without any preparation, it is not possible to do it in a month or two get things. Even among the entire Han Dynasty, only the standing corps under the Hussar General can be deployed immediately with a single order, while the county soldiers from all over the country have to wait for the assembly and logistics arrangements and so on. The same is true for the land of Shandong, except that it is not the soldiers and horses under Cao Cao's command that can be transferred at any time, but the troops of the various commanding generals.

Take the soldiers and horses in central Sichuan that Zhuge Liang is familiar with, the only ones who can set off on the same day are the Chengdu Standing Army in the hands of Xu Shu, the Standing Army in the hands of Yan Yan in the Babei area, the Badong Camp in the hands of Gan Ning, and General Xu Huang The command is biased towards the legion in the southern Sichuan region. Of course, there is no problem if the counties and counties in other areas dispatch tens of hundreds, but once it is thousands, it will be enough. If it is a large county, it will take about three to five days for the local army to assemble more than a thousand people, and it will take five to seven days if it is tens of thousands of people, and this is still under the hussars. Without local inspections to assist in dispatching, it is not impossible to gather tens of thousands of people in a month...

  Not to mention the scheduling of grain reserves and so on.

   There must not be 100,000 people in Jiangdong, and 20,000 people should be about the same. But even with 20,000 to 30,000 people, the Wuling Man might not be able to resist.

   It is of course no problem for Gan Ning to send troops immediately, and only Gan Ning can attack.

  Yan Yan is in Babei, and Xu Huang is in southern Sichuan. Even if these two people can come here, their boat command and combat ability cannot compare with Gan Ning.

  Gan Ning and others have the right to strike first against the rebels and bandits within the jurisdiction, and can deal with them directly before reporting them. However, for cross-border attacks, of course, permission is required, at least written authorization from Xu Shu’s level.

  Even Xu Shu had to report to the hussars before he could give the order, so it must take some time. This is also part of the reason why Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang would not discuss with Sha Moke about sending troops to Jiangdong, and deliberately opened up the topic.

  So it’s not a problem for Gan Ning to go out to help Shamoke deal with Jiangdong’s soldiers. The problem is time. Even if he takes the fastest flying pigeon route, it will take seven to ten days. How to make up the conservatively estimated time of ten days, or how to delay Jiangdong's pace a little longer, has become a question for Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang to think about.

  After a while, Zhuge Liang clapped his hands lightly: "General Gan, I think we can consider another direction... Do you think Jiangdong sent Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu as the general of the army to conquer Wuling?" 』

"What's the meaning? Gan Ning was puzzled, "Is there a plan to deal with Huang Gongfu?" 』

  There was a sparkle in Zhuge Liang's eyes, "Not yet, but... I thought of another thing..."

  …ヾ(^▽^ヾ)…

After Huang Gai received the military order, he boarded a boat with his troops and the Jiangdong soldiers who had just assembled, and went upstream. The next night, he arrived at Yunmengze. After a day of rest, he continued to march. .

  Wuling area is mountainous, no matter how many Jiangdong soldiers there are, there is no way to disperse into the mountains. At most, they can only march along the river to pacify these southern barbarians in the area along the river. Of course, most villages and counties are also near water sources. For example, the so-called Wuxi is not the kind of stream on the mountain, but five rivers, which then converge into Yunmeng Daze.

  In the Han Dynasty, these areas basically belonged to wild beasts, birds and insects.

  During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the royal family of Chu often came to Yunmengze to hunt, and later there were many stories surrounding Yunmengze.

It's just that no matter whether it's a story or a myth, it has no effect on the development of the Yunmengze area of ​​the Han Dynasty. The Han people will not run out thousands of miles to line up on the mountain road because of the beautiful mountains and rivers of Yunmengze or Wuling. One looked at each other's butts, so there were not many people in this vast area.

   And among this small population, South Vietnamese accounted for the majority.

These areas are demarcated by water, and it is often not possible to see any people in the boat for an hour or two. Occasionally, some Nanmans or woodcutters in dirty or naked clothes are also seen. It roared like a groundhog, and then retreated into the forest with a rustling sound.

  Most Jiangdong soldiers are very accustomed to life on boats. For them, boats are like their mobile tents, mobile kitchens, and strong camps. Therefore, these soldiers did not feel how difficult the crusade against the Nanman Yue people in the Wuling area of ​​South Vietnam was. Even most of the soldiers felt relaxed, like participating in a large-scale group outing.

  If it was the previous crusade against South Vietnam, it was indeed relatively easy.

  The Nanbanyue people also have boats, but boats are not like fighting on land. Anyone who chops wood and bamboo can use them as weapons, and they can also kill people. On the water, the gap between a big boat and a small boat is like that of a giant and a child. Except that there is some lightness skill that can float on the water, basically the boat is destroyed and there is no need for any martial arts...

Just like in history, when our classmate Huang Gai was in the Battle of Chibi, although his coquettish position did gain a lot of limelight, he was also set on fire by Cao Jun because he was too coquettish, causing his boat and boat to be destroyed. I couldn't use it, and almost drowned. Fortunately, Jiangdong soldiers recognized it as a friendly army and salvaged it, otherwise I would have been buried with Lao Cao's troops.

  The gap in boat technology made it impossible for the Wuling Man or the Nanman Yue people in other areas to compete with the Jiangdong soldiers. Jiangdong can choose where to go ashore at any time, and where to attack the Yue people, but even if the Nanban Yue people have a certain advantage in the mountains and forests, they cannot cause any decisive damage to the Jiangdong soldiers on the boats. Therefore, people from Nanyue are also called Shanyue by Jiangdong people.

  Jiangdong soldiers thought they were dealing with Nanyue, so they were naturally very relaxed, but Huang Gai's expression was not at all relaxed.

  Before he led the Jiangdong Army, he went to meet Zhou Yu.

  If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't even believe his eyes.

Just two years ago, Zhou Yu was still very healthy. Whether it was a boat or a war horse, there was no Zhou Yu who could not play well. In the battle in Jingzhou, Zhou Yu was almost running around. I snatched Sun Er's fool back from Cao Cao's tiger's mouth, but it seemed that in a blink of an eye, Zhou Yu became a piece of paper, and the wind might be blown away directly...

  Huang Gai knew Zhou Yu was sick before, but Huang Gai didn't know that Zhou Yu was so sick. He used to think that Zhou Yu was just taking advantage of his illness to avoid trouble. After all, those Jiangdong gentry, even Er Zhang, didn't they often get sick and thank guests behind closed doors?

   What surprised Huang Gai even more was that Sun Quan was beside Zhou Yu.

  Huang Gai tried to find some falsehood in Sun Quan's expression, but Huang Gai found that Sun Quan was really like a disciple by Zhou Yu's side, doing his best and being sincere...

   This made Huang Gai feel that Jiangdong finally had some hope, and at the same time he wanted to arrest Sun Quan and beat him up again.

  What did you do earlier?

   It’s just that in this world, the most expensive and priceless drug is regret medicine.

If beating Sun Quan could change Zhou Yu's physical condition and restore Zhou Yu's health, Huang Gai would of course beat up Sun Er's idiot without hesitation, but Huang Gai saw Zhou Yu's pale complexion, leaving only a little red on his cheeks At that time, Huang Gai could only remain silent.

  Huang Gai has seen this kind of expression on the faces of many people, and without exception, those people all died soon after. It's not that Huang Gai has any supernatural powers, but that Huang Gai has fought for a long time and has seen too many people who died of injuries.

  But what Zhou Yu told him later made Huang Gai's hands and feet cold.

  Jiangdong time is numbering...

   It doesn’t mean that Jiangdong is about to collapse, but that there is not much left for Jiangdong, the window of “Mandate of Heaven” for the whole world.

  Mandate of Heaven is like a door, there are only two doors, the first to enter must close the door, and then the latecomers will be stuck outside

   In Zhou Yu's view, Fei Qian and Cao Cao have already stood on this threshold with one foot, and the two sides are at a stalemate, while Jiangdong has no place to put his foot in. The fisherman's profit plan is indeed wonderful, but the problem is that everyone wants to be a fisherman, so Jiangdong is still the first to be eliminated.

  Jiangdong’s problem is like the large mountainous region in front of us, with rivers, forests, birds, and animals, but there are not enough people!

  No one can do anything. In the era when you have to thank God for having a child, once there are no people, the roads in Jiangdong will soon be covered with weeds.

   Therefore, Zhou Yu dragged his broken body and said those words related to the future fate of Jiangdong, which shocked Sun Quan and also moved Huang Gai...