Chapter 18 The Things of Shanyue

Shanyue, a special group, was officially formed at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Their composition was very complicated, but the core was the descendants of the Baiyue people. Later, some Han people who could not bear the oppression of officials and landlords joined. They generally live in the hilly areas of the south of the Yangtze River. Unlike primitive tribes, they know how to grow grain, and they can also mine copper and iron ore, and smelt agricultural tools and blades. They call themselves mountain people, and as the name implies, they are people living in the mountains. They said that they would grow rice, and in the barren year, they would go down the mountain to plunder the Han people for a living. Because they live in the mountains and the living environment of beasts is relatively bad, the folk customs are relatively fierce. Almost all men in the clan practice martial arts, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong.

Shanyue is widely distributed in Jiangdong, mainly in the mountains of Danyang, Huiji, Wujun, Yuzhang and other places. Zhao Feng knows that this is the hilly area of the south of the Yangtze River mentioned by later generations. In history, they have repeatedly resisted Sun's rule in Jiangdong, among which Yan Baihu, the leader of Danyang Shanyue, died at the hands of Sun Ce. Since Sun Jian, the Sun family has been constantly conquering Shanyue, bringing its middle-aged people into the army, and the rest in civilian citizenship or fields. Later, they even used the conquest of Shanyue as one of the important means to increase the population and the source of soldiers. Until the later period, when Zhuge Ke served as the governor of Danyang, this man used the method of guarding plants and waiting for rabbits. He did not directly enter the army to recruit, but built a fence in the ripe season of rice, cut the mountain into pieces, and forced them to go down the mountain and throw themselves into a net. In this way, Danyang Mountain was finally completely cleared. Although there are still sporadic records during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are few of them.

As for the elite soldiers of Danyang, Zhao Feng later figured out that it was not all composed of Shanyue people. They are mainly mountain people in the Danyang area, both Shanyue and Han people, and even Han people account for the vast majority. It's just that because they also live in the hilly areas and have strong folk customs, the combat effectiveness of the elite soldiers is extremely strong. From Gou Jian, the king of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, to Li Ling in the Western Han Dynasty, to Tao Qian and Sun Jian later, they all recruited troops here. Even the reason why Zhuge Ke in the later period of the Three Kingdoms dared to be so arrogant was that he had a Danyang elite soldier he recruited when he was the governor of Danyang.

As for Tao Qian, he was originally from Danyang, and he first served in some counties near his hometown. Later, someone in the north made a rebellion and recruited him to join the army, so he pulled up a team from his hometown and drove to the north. After more than ten years of journey, he was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou to pacve the yellow scarf in Xuzhou. It was at this time that he began to recruit Danyang elite soldiers on a large scale, and recruited 50,000 to 60,000 people. Now up and down in Xuzhou, after several battles, there are less than 30,000 left, most of which were consumed in the battle with Cao Wei. Tao Qianxi said that when he was an official in Danyang, he practiced benevolence for the people of the Han and Yue ethnic groups, and did not forget his true colors when he arrived in Xuzhou. Therefore, although it had been nearly ten years since he died, many people talked about him in Danyang and Yuzhang, and many people talked about his kindness.

Since Liu Bei joined Xuzhou, Tao Qian's original two sons, the eldest son Tao Ying and the second son Tao Shang, have been studying at home and becoming rich. It was not until the year before last that Liu Bei saw that the situation had completely stabilized that he recruited the Tao brothers to become officials. At present, Tao Ying is the magistrate of Yangdu County, Langya County, and Tao Shang is the magistrate of Guangling Sheyang County (the official position of the Han Dynasty, less than the county magistrate of Wanhu, and more than the county magistrate of Wanhu). The Tao brothers did not have the ambition to compete for the hero, but the little brother also lived a peaceful life.

But now that Zhao Feng attacks Danyang, he needs these two brothers to come out for help. At present, Zhao Feng wrote a letter to Liu Bei, asking him to send one of the Tao brothers to help as soon as possible. Sir, this point really saves a lot of trouble. Zhao Feng also thanked Pang Tong. Originally, he was going to pacify the mountain after he took down Jiangdong. After a pause, Zhao Feng asked again, "Even if it is connected to the mountain, how can it easily capture Danyang later?"

"Hehe, there has been a little plan here." After saying that, Pang Tong said something in Zhao Feng's ear, and the latter nodded repeatedly. When Pang Tong finished speaking, Zhao Feng also straightened his clothes and said to Pang Tong, "Zhao was entrusted by Lieutenant Liu to calm Jiangdong. However, at present, everything is complicated, and Zhao feels that it is difficult to do it by himself. Mr. is a great talent, and the world knows it. I hope you can help me!" After saying that, he bowed deeply to Pang Tong.

"The general's words are heavy!" Pang Tong quickly saluted, and then Zhao Feng officially appointed Pang Tong as the captain of the Zhengnan General's Mansion, and said that he would participate in political and military affairs. According to the establishment, his general Zhengnan should have a long history, with a rank of thousands of stones. Secondly, there are 24 officials, whose positions can be both civil and military. All of them are appointed by the generals themselves. The highest military officer can reach the middle general, and the highest civil official can be an official with a rank of 800 stones. Now Zhao Feng himself has not taken Jiangdong, and the general's office has not yet been established, so most of these official positions have not been appointed. Except for Lu Jun, who was sent by Liu Bei to serve as the chief of the army, the rest were appointed by Zhao Feng himself. Since the beginning of the war, Zhao Feng has also appointed Sun Fu as the captain of the General Zhengnan Mansion, which is the same as the current official rank of Pang Tong. However, this appointment is more or less reassuring, which Pang Tong can naturally see. As he had just joined the post, he was appointed as a lieutenant, and Pang Tong also deeply felt that Zhao Feng trusted him.

Zhao Feng's letter to Liu Bei had just been sent, but it snowed the next day, and it was still raining a little. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is rarely such heavy snow after the Spring Festival!" Pang Tong was also a little unexpected. However, he immediately came to his senses and said to Zhao Feng, "General, such heavy snow is abnormal. I'm afraid that Zhou Yu will take the opportunity to use troops against the Jingzhou Army."

"It's not so much. With such heavy snow, the river is frozen. How dare Zhou Yu enter the army?" Hao Zhao, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words. Although the official position was only a military marquis, Hao Zhao had been following Zhao Feng for a while. He knew that his surname was easy-going, and it was okay to interrupt casually. Pang Tong is also a free and easy person, and he doesn't pay much attention to these false gifts. If it were Zhuge Liang, then Hao Zhao would inevitably be reprimanded.

"Jiangdong's army is only 50,000, but the opposite Jingzhou army is 100,000. What's more, it is more intelligent. If it is not dangerous, it is difficult to win. If I were Zhou Gongjin, I would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, and I would always let go. Pang Tong said in a low voice.

Zhao Feng was silent when he heard the words, and then asked, "In the opinion of Shi Yuan, what should we do?"

"The general can inform General Gan Ning to lead the Xuzhou Marine Division to watch the change. If the Jiangdong Army wins, it will rescue the Jingzhou Army and let them not lose too miserably; if the Jingzhou Army wins, it will take the opportunity to enter Poyang to the west. Pang Tong said something in his words.

"Why don't you know the Jingzhou Army directly?" Hao Zhao couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the words, but Zhao Feng beside him nodded thoughtfully.

"If you directly inform the Jingzhou army, Cai Mao is stubborn and has a deep grudge against our army, which is bound to be difficult to listen to. In addition, Pang Tong smiled a little insidiously: "When we beat Jiangdong, how can the Jingzhou army and us be in the same boat and share we? Take the opportunity to kill some of him. At that time, even if Cai Mao wants to make trouble, he will have to weigh his weight. Of course, we can't let them all be destroyed, otherwise it will be even more difficult for our army to attack Jiangdong again.

"So that's it!" Only then did Hao Zhao feel that the ugly man in front of him was not only his appearance, but also his calculation.

"I immediately ordered someone to quickly order Yu Xingba to be on guard." Zhao Feng also hurriedly wrote a letter and asked people to send it to Gan Ning in the Ganjiang River overnight.

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