Mi Han

Chapter 766: Quan Cong's Hands Are Shaking at Birthday Gift
In just half a month, the Han army took over most of the territory of Yuzhang County without bloodshed.

Of the nine counties in Yuzhang, except for those that surrendered or remained neutral, only three counties were finally controlled by Yuzhang prefect Quan Cong.

How could Quan Cong not feel terrified by such news?
Looking at the latest military intelligence delivered to him, Quan Cong's face was full of shock.

"It would be fine if the Han army attacked.

Why did those Shanyue chieftains submit to the Han army? "

In addition to being shocked, boundless anger appeared in Quan Cong's heart.

Quan Cong angrily threw the military information in his hand to the ground, and continued to curse:
"You betray your country, you traitor, you evil thief!"

The people that Quan Cong cursed were the Shanyue chieftains who had shouted slogans to welcome the Han army.

For Quan Cong, although the sudden invasion of the Han army was beyond his expectations at first, after calming down, he found that it was not unacceptable.

After all, since the day Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, the Han Dynasty and Eastern Wu had been in an irreconcilable relationship, and it was natural for Mi Yang to use a surprise attack in order to resolve the predicament in Jingzhou.

But what Quan Cong could not accept was that at the critical moment when the Han army invaded Yuzhang County, tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers suddenly responded.

Although for hundreds of years, the Shanyue people in Jiangdong have been at odds with the government troops.

But no matter what, Shanyue is also part of Jiangdong. How can they help foreign enemies invade their own land?

Such behavior is difficult to accept in today's world where local concepts are strong.

In addition, as an important official of the Eastern Wu, Quan Cong knew very well why even though Jiangdong had produced many famous generals over the years, it had not been able to completely quell the Shanyue Rebellion.

It’s not because the Shanyue soldiers are so powerful, nor is it because those famous generals are just famous in vain.

The real reason is that many Shanyue chiefs have unclear relationships with the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.

There were even some Shanyue tribesmen who were secretly controlled by the descendants of some big families in Jiangdong.

It can be said that on the surface, Shanyue was the biggest internal threat to the Wu army, and the two were like water and fire.

But secretly, the Shanyue and the Wu army had many interests involved.

Take Quan Cong’s own family for example; his family had good business relations with many Shanyue chiefs.

Are those Shanyue commanders who followed Peng Qi in the uprising crazy?
How could Quan Cong not be angry when he felt betrayed by "his own people"?

While Quan Cong was angrily scolding Peng Qi and others, a general in the hall bent down and picked up the military intelligence that Quan Cong had just thrown on the ground.

This Wu general was named Zhu Ju, from the Zhu family of Wu County, and was the cousin of Zhu Huan.

Because of his family background, Zhu Ju became famous in Jiangdong when he was young.

Later, as the first generation of famous generals of the Eastern Wu Dynasty passed away one after another, Sun Quan, who felt that he had a shortage of talent, discovered Zhu Ju's talent by chance.

In order to train Zhu Ju, Sun Quan appointed Zhu Ju as a general and asked him to learn military affairs from Quan Cong.

Zhu Ju, like Quan Cong, was very angry about the fact that tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers responded to the Han army.

But Zhu Ju was valued by Sun Quan, so he must have some outstanding qualities. At least he was calmer than Quan Cong at the moment.

Looking at Quan Cong, whose face was filled with resentment, Zhu Ju sighed deeply.

Quan Cong was well-known for his submissive character in the court and the country. In the past, Zhu Ju had almost never seen Quan Cong lose his temper or curse at others.

But today.
This shows how deep the blow Quan Cong suffered today.

After Zhu Ju sorted out his thoughts, he spoke to Quan Cong:
"My Lord, things have come to this point, and being angry will do no good to the country.

The Lord of the Mansion is responsible for guarding the border, so he should come up with a plan to repel the enemy as soon as possible."

After hearing Zhu Ju's persuasion, the anger on Quan Cong's face gradually disappeared, but a bitter smile appeared on Quan Cong's face.

Repel the enemy?
How could he not want to?

When he learned from Wei Wen that thousands of Han troops were invading, he almost immediately came up with the strategy of clearing the fields and defending the city.

According to his original idea, as long as the strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the fields could be implemented, the thousands of Han troops as guest troops would certainly not be able to continue to cause trouble in Yuzhang County.

And when Jianye sent reinforcements, he would be able to defeat those thousands of Han troops.

It's a pity that people are not as good as God.

If there were only a few thousand Han troops in Yuzhang County, the situation would not be too bad.

But after tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers responded to the Han army, the situation in Yuzhang suddenly reached the most dangerous edge.

Not to mention anything else, five counties in Yuzhang County have fallen into the hands of the Han army.

The Han army controls more counties than even him, the governor of Yuzhang. In this case, can the Han army still be considered a guest army?

The strategy of clearing the countryside has been completely broken.

When he thought of this, Quan Cong felt extremely upset.

Quan Cong subconsciously looked at Zhu Ju and asked him:
"Zi Fan, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhu Ju didn't expect that he was the one who asked Quan Cong, but now Quan Cong was asking him the question instead.

Fortunately, Zhu Ju did have some opinions in his mind.

"It seems that the Han army's goal is Chaisang."

This can be easily judged from the Han army's marching route.

Zhu Ju's judgment immediately made Quan Cong's expression stern.

Quan Cong was so angry just now that he almost overlooked this crucial point.

Chaisang is not only the seat of government of Yuzhang, but also a city that is crucial to the country's destiny from a national perspective.

Such an important city cannot afford any loss.

Quan Cong knew that even if the entire Yuzhang was lost, as long as he could defend Chaisang, he would have made a great contribution.

Otherwise, Sun Quan would eat him!

Quan Cong, who regained his sanity after being shocked by the Han army's intention, hurriedly continued to ask Zhu Ju:

"What do you think? Tell me quickly."

Quan Cong's anxious look made Zhu Ju not delay at all.

"Given the current war situation, the Lord's previous strategy of clearing the countryside has become ineffective.

Since it has become ineffective, the strategy should be changed in time.

The importance of Chaisang is greater than that of Yuzhang.

The Han army had the help of tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers, and its momentum was so strong that ordinary county soldiers could not resist it.

It is believed that the Lord should immediately order all the elite soldiers stationed in Haihun to be transferred to Chaisang.

Gather the strength of a county to guard the country's defenses!
The Han army has come from afar, so they will not be able to last long.

In addition, Chaisang is not far from Yong'an and Lujiang. As long as the Lord can hold out until the two generals Lu lead reinforcements, everything can still be saved."

The two General Lu mentioned by Zhu Ju refer to Lu Dai and Lu Fan.

After listening to Zhu Ju's plan, Quan Cong did not think too much about it.

It takes great courage to make the decision to abandon the entire county and defend Chaisang alone.

Quan Cong had no lack of such courage, and he also believed that this was the only way to save Da Wu.

So Quan Cong quickly summoned his subordinates and turned Zhu Ju's strategy into an order and conveyed it.

After the clerks left, Quan Cong picked up his pen and wanted to write a report to Sun Quan.

If one wants to mobilize the troops of Lu Dai and Lu Fan, Sun Quan's imperial edict is necessary.

But Quan Cong was unable to start writing.

Quan Cong felt a little chilly when he thought of Sun Quan, whose temper had become increasingly erratic in recent years.

If he remembered correctly, Sun Quan's birthday would be in a while.

Quan Cong's hands began to tremble when he thought about the "birthday gift" he was about to give.

Your Majesty, you should be able to control yourself, right?

(End of this chapter)