Chapter 33 Smiling Tiger ⒯�

In the next few days, the situation and news of all parties also came one after another. First of all, after Liu Bei of Wu County learned that Poyang had been pacified, at the suggestion of Lu Su and Pang Tong, he temporarily suspended military operations to restore some vitality to the two counties that had just been occupied. Therefore, on the afternoon of the day when Zhao Feng settled Poyang, Liu Bei sent Xu Sheng and Pang Tong to lead 5,000 troops to Poyang to help Zhao Feng defend the city. As for the Shanyue people mentioned by Zhao Feng who did not want to go to Yuzhou, Liu Bei decided to set up a sparsely populated county under the rule of Danyang to settle them. These tasks will be carried out one after another with Liu Bei stabilizing Jiangdong.

On the side of Jingzhou, the "ally", after successfully occupying most of Yuzhang's city, only Chai Sangjian City was left to be unbreakable. Jiang Qin, the general of Chai Sang, was a loyal minister of the Sun family. He knew that his lonely army had no future in the city, but he still refused to surrender, and even killed the messenger sent by Kuai Liang. Kui Liang was so angry that he ordered a strong attack. In the end, after half a month of persistence, almost the whole army was destroyed. Jiang Qin died in the battle, and the city was broken. However, after two defeats, the Jingzhou army was greatly damaged, but for a while, it could only temporarily guard the rules, and was unable to go south to invade the counties of Luling. Up to now, the Jingzhou army has killed nearly 100,000 people.

As for Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, the former fled to Huiji with the remnants, and the latter retreated to Luling. Soon after, the two also contacted and merged into one. Judging from the military strength, the two of them also have about Liu Wanduo's front-line combat troops, plus the rest of the county soldiers, which can barely make do with 90,000 people. Of course, there are still 60,000 soldiers in Jiaozhou. It seems that there are a lot of people, but because the place occupied is too large, the guard seems to be a little overstretched. In addition, the population of Jiaozhou + Huiji and Luling counties is only more than 900,000, of which Jiaozhou is 600,000, and the total of these two counties is only more than 300,000. Such a huge army can't afford to support it. After Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao discussed, they also had to lay off part of the army and let them temporarily go to the field to fill the army.

At the same time, Liu Bei and Zhao Feng did not relax their attention to the northern war situation. Guan Yu in Yuzhou, Zhang Fei in Qingzhou, and even Sun Qian, who stayed in Xuzhou, will send letters every day to inform the latest progress and situation of the front line. Judging from the recent military newspaper, Guan Yu and Li Yan are busy collecting more than 200,000 Shanyue in the past, and 20,000 of them have been selected to join the army. The people of Shanyue are brave and good at fighting, and Guan Yu is also full of praise in his letter. As for Third Master Zhang in Beihai City, he was really idle and painful. He watched Cao Qian and Yuan Shao confront him all day long, and he had no choice but to fight against Zhang Yi, who was clinging to Linzi and not fighting. He could only be his Qingzhou assassin.

Of course, Liu Bei, the two bosses of Guandu, did not dare to ignore it at all. No matter who wins or loses, it will determine the ownership of the north. At present, it seems that there is still a confrontation, but Zhao Feng knows that if Yuan Shao drags on like this, I'm afraid something will happen. Especially now, Cao's military grain is not as often in short supply as in history. With this advantage, Cao's chance of winning is even greater.

The current situation is relatively clear, that is, to rest and recuperate for the time being, and prepare to break Sun Quan's last two counties in Jiangdong. After Pang Tong and Xu Sheng came to Poyang, all military affairs were taken care of by them and Zhao Feng, but Liu Bei, who had just surrendered, was handed over to Gu Yong. After a month's rest, the war-torn counties also recovered a little. Liu Bei himself is still in Wu County. Unless there is an emergency in Xuzhou, he will not return to Jiangbei at least until he beat Sun Quan.

"Wow!" After sorting out another pile of documents, Zhao Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. Now there is a shortage of manpower, and most of the officials of Eastern Wu went to Huiji with Sun Quan. Even he, a lazy man, was forced to work more. General, at present, you are in charge of Poyang and leading the military and political affairs. You still need to work hard!" Pang Tong smiled a little and didn't smile. He knew that Zhao Feng was lazy and was not very enthusiastic about these military affairs. If Xu Sheng hadn't been too busy alone, he would have been too lazy to do it.

"Shi Yuan, how many times have I told you? Don't laugh easily. Don't show your teeth even if you laugh. It's not good to scare others." Zhao Feng deliberately "stimulated" and said that Pang Tong also smiled bitterly when he heard the words. His appearance was really helpless. After a pause, Pang Tong suddenly smiled and asked, "General, is Xiao Qiao really as beautiful as rumored?"

"It's inseparable!" Zhao Feng replied lightly. Perhaps because of the shock, Xiao Qiao fell ill that day. Zhao Feng didn't want to keep her around to make gossip, but when he saw her in such a situation, he could only let her live in the county guard first, and he had been living in the military camp all the time. Except for visiting her from time to time, I haven't taken much attention to her for half a month.

"I really admire the general. In the face of such a beautiful beauty, the general is not moved at all?" Pang Tong smiled obscenely, but his eyes still looked at Zhao Feng's lower body and nodded repeatedly. Zhao Feng also frowned slightly when he heard the words, but he also knew that Pang Tong was mostly joking. At present, he just said lightly, "I'm a married woman. Don't mess around."

"What about a married woman? Then Zhou Yu is the enemy of us first, and his wife is also our enemy. Why can't we play with it? Pang Tong is a matter of course. Zhao Feng frowned deeper when he heard the words, and then said, "Shi Yuan, the silver man's wife thinks she is happy. Is it the man's work?"

"The general doesn't touch her hair, but the people in the world may not be convinced!" Pang Tong said something meaningfully. I work for the people of the world, and this heart is only known by the people of the world. Zhao Feng seemed to be talking to himself. Pang Tong's face was solemn when he heard the words, and then sighed, "The general is really a man. It's better to sigh."

"Shi Yuan's words are heavy!" Zhao Feng saw Pang Tong say this, and now he also closed it as soon as he saw it was good. At this time, someone came to report that Jingzhou did not drive to visit.

"What did he do?" Zhao Feng was also a little surprised when he heard the words. Although the two sides were also nominal allies, they did not move with each other very often. If something happened, they just sent messengers to greet them. It was unprecedented for such a heavyweight person as Kwliang to visit suddenly.

"General, be careful. This master of the family has met him once, and even the master said that this man has a far-reaching plan. I'm afraid it's not so simple to come here this time. Pang Tong's face was rare and solemn. Zhao Feng also nodded when he heard the words and said, "You can meet him with me later, Shi Yuan!"

"General Zhao!" Soon, a middle-aged scribe came in with a smile, followed by a general. Zhao Feng also stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling face, and quickly hugged his fist to return the salute. In addition, Pang Tong and Kiao Liang are also old acquaintances, and now they are also a courtesy. The general listened to the introduction of Kai Liang, but it was Cai Mao's own brother Cai Xun.

After a politeness, Kuai Liang did not talk nonsense and said directly, "General Zhao, Liang came here to fulfill the previous two-year agreement. Please also ask the general to hand over Poyang to me in Jingzhou to take over as promised."

"Huh?" Zhao Feng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words. Looking at Pang Tong, he was also stunned. At present, he was also a little funny and said, "Don't make a mistake. According to the original agreement, your army took Yuzhang and Luling counties, but Poyang County is owned by our army!"

"General Zhao's words are not good. The seven counties of Yangzhou are now divided into Shouchun and Nantong, which are eight counties. But this Poyang County was set up by Sun's rebels. How can it be calculated? At present, this area is originally owned by Yuzhang, and our army should naturally take over!" Kou Liang talked with a smile on his face.

Excuse me, I can come up with this kind of excuse. At this time, Zhao Feng was also quite afraid of this smiling tiger in his heart. His expression did not change at all, but he gave Pang Tong a wink. The latter said involuntarily, "It's not a mistake to say this. Even a state official does not have this right. Only the emperor and several local officials can make a determination. When the two counties of Shouchun and Nantong were established, it was only because my lord was today's uncle, and he was ordered to take all the military and political events in Xuzhou. At present, whether Poyang County counts or not, I'm afraid it's difficult to say for a while. Let's wait for my lord to ask the emperor to make a decision!"

High, really high! Zhao Feng saw that Pang Tong's move was to kick the ball to Xu Chang's puppet emperor. He was really smart. The smile on Quao Liang's face remained unchanged, but it looked a little reluctant, but Cai Xun stood up and shouted, "If you want to give it to you, I will give it to you. Otherwise, when my Jingzhou army comes here, break the city. At that time, you have to give it even if you don't give it!"

"Fed!" Zhao Feng patted the table, and dozens of well-prepared guards outside the hall suddenly poured in with swords out of their sheaths, surrounding Cai Xun and Kuai Liang at the core. General Zhao is the Fenwei general of the imperial court. In terms of rank, he is the fourth grade of the dynasty. General Cai dares to be rude to the superiors, and he should be punished for his crimes!" Among the guards, Feng Xi, the leader, shouted harshly.

"General Cai, don't be rude!" Kuai Liang's face also changed slightly when he saw the bright sword, but he still kept his smiling demeanor. In this situation, Cai Xun could only apologize to Zhao Feng, and then sat down. Zhao Feng did not do much for himself, and also made Feng Xi and others retreat.

"General Cai is an upright person. Don't blame General Zhao!" Kuai Liang arched his hand, and then the front turned around and asked, "I don't know where General Zhao is going next. How are you going to advance? If you and I could work together, we would have swept away the remnants of the east of the river as soon as possible!"

"You can march after a rest!" Zhao Feng said briefly, but Kuai Liang laughed when he heard the words, "There is a plan below, which may make our two families reduce casualties and take Huiji and Luling as soon as possible!"

"Oh? What's the plan, Mr. Unknown?" Zhao Feng also asked curiously when he heard the words. Pang Tong's eyes turned, but he seemed to expect something. Now he looked at Kui Liang's eyes a little fierce.

"I heard that Zhou Yu's wife, Qiao, is in Poyang, and now she is captured by the general. Zhou Yu and his wife are deeply in love. If they can coerce him with his wife, they will inevitably be in chaos. Zhou Yu is the number one minion under Sun Quan's account. As soon as this person goes, the general trend of Jiangdong will go away!" Kou Liang said with a smile.

It's cloudy enough! This is Zhao Feng's intuitive reaction. In this way, even if he takes Huiji, it will be a big blow to Zhao Feng and even Liu Bei's reputation. This Kui Liang is really not simple. First, he wanted to fish in troubled waters to seek Poyang. If he couldn't make a plan, he wanted to hit Liu Bei's reputation again. He was really a smiling tiger.

"Don't be kind to me!" Zhao Feng didn't say anything. Kui Liang immediately understood that his plan was not effective again at first sight. At that moment, he said a few more words and said goodbye. Zhao Feng and Pang Tong were also polite and sent them straight out of the door.

"General, the guards of Shicai County came to report that a group of people pretended to be our sergeants and wanted to rob Mrs. Zhou Yu. After they saw through it, they fought fiercely with the guards, and now they have been repulsed." As soon as he sent Kui Liang away, he saw Feng Xi running out of breath. Zhao Feng also looked at Pang Tong when he heard the words, and his heart was full of awe.

"This kii Zirou is really all-encompassing!" There is something in Zhao Feng's words. Now he is really afraid of this smiling tiger. At this time, Pang Tong smiled and said, "General, don't worry, Kui Liang's life will be long!"

"Huh?" Not only Zhao Feng, but also Feng Xi listened to Pang Tong's explanation. He didn't have a good impression on this smiling tiger. Pang Tong didn't sell his money and said directly, "I see his popularity. The color of Qi Liang is unusually ruddy, and his hands and feet tremble slightly. It must be because of the five stones scattered. I'm afraid that he will die within this two years!"

"So that's it!" Zhao Feng and Feng Xi also suddenly realized, and Pang Tong said, "General, the Jingzhou army and us are ultimately enemies and friends. After defeating Jiangdong, we still need to be careful!" In particular, the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling are bordering us. I'm afraid they will make a difference here!"

"Shi Yuan, how do you think our army's combat strength is compared with that of the Jingzhou army?" Zhao Feng smiled when he heard the words and asked Pang Tong Dao.

"Heaven and earth!" Pang Tong said concisely, and Feng Xi also added, "Our county soldiers are better than them!"

"In this case, do you think the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling will still be owned by Jingzhou?" Zhao Feng smiled and said that Pang Tong and Feng Xi also suddenly realized when they heard the words and no longer worried about anything.

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