Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat
Chapter 25: Money and Copper Plundered by Fists
Chapter 25: Money and Copper Plundered by Fists
Yan Baihu was really anxious because he didn't know that Wu Jing and the Sun family would break away from Yuan Shu's camp in the future. At this time, in the eyes of the world, Wu Jing represented Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu's current strength is second only to Yuan Shao. Even Cao Cao does not control as much territory as Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu was the direct descendant of the Yuan family. After the campaign against Dong Zhuo ended, Yuan Shu first quickly controlled most of Nanyang County, and then occupied the entire Runan.
Nanyang and Runan, one is the largest county in the world and the other is the second largest county in the world. Before Cao Cao put down the rebellion of Zhang Miao, the territory he actually controlled was only half of Yanzhou, which was not even as big as Nanyang County.
Even Yuan Shao was defeated by Yuan Shu in the Battle of Yangcheng for Yuzhou.
This shows how powerful Yuan Shu was before Cao Cao's rise.
Although Yuan Shu was later defeated by Liu Biao in the Battle of Xiangyang, lost to Cao Cao in the battle for Yanzhou, and lost Nanyang County, he also successfully incorporated Chen State and Jiujiang County into his sphere of influence and remained a behemoth.
And now, the claws of this behemoth have reached Wuxi.
After Wuxi, there is Wuxian, and after Wuxian, there is Wucheng!
In other words, at this time, there were only two cities between Yan Baihu and Yuan Shu, and they could already smell each other's breath.
"Zulang of Jing County is not easy to deal with, not to mention that to the east of Jing County, there are bandit forces like Jiao Yi. It will not be easy for Wu Jing to control the entire Danyang County. Danyang is not as wealthy as Wu County, so Wu Jing will temporarily stop expanding westward and turn to conquer Wu County."
Fei Shang analyzed the situation with a somewhat grim expression, but he was not panicked.
For him, if Yuan Shu's army was at the gate of the city, the worst that could happen was that he would surrender to Yuan Shu, and the Fei family would still be able to survive.
Upon hearing this, Yan Baihu cursed angrily: "Xu Gong is a loser. He can't even resist Wu Jing."
Yan Yi was worried that he might say something even more nasty and that Fei Shang would spread it, so he quickly said, "Don't worry, Father. Wu Jing's army is exhausted. Capturing Piling is their limit. They are at the end of their strength and can't break through the enemy's defenses. They won't make any further progress."
Yan Baihu and Fei Shang's eyes were filled with deep disbelief. The gates of Wujun had been opened, and the entire prosperous land of Wujun was right before their eyes. How could Wu Jing miss such a good opportunity?
Yan Yi observed their expressions and knew that no matter what he said, it would be difficult to dispel their worries, so he said no more.
Could he still tell these two people that he had traveled from the future and was familiar with the future direction of history?
Yan Baihu had finished reading the bamboo slips by this time. For some reason, his face became even gloomier. With a bang, he slammed the bamboo slips on the table.
Yan Yi took the bamboo slips calmly and unfolded them for a closer look.
In addition to recording Wu Jing's capture of Piliang, the bamboo slips also contained a sentence at the end: Fan Yi, a general under Qian Tong, led a thousand soldiers to plunder Youquan. Yi killed the city patrol Sima Jiang You, attacked his army, and beheaded 200 people. Xu Gong's army retreated into the city and closed the city gates. Yi's army captured a thousand civilians and returned.
"What does Qian Tong want to do? Is he planning to seize Youquan?"
There was a hint of anger in Yan Baihu's tone. He always looked down on Qian Tong. Qian Tong came out to show off his power at this time, which made him feel a little provocative even if it was directed at Xu Gong.
Fei Shang quickly explained, "Youquan is a fortified city with a garrison of 3,000 soldiers, and they have troops from Haiyan and Huating ready to reinforce it. It won't be easy for Qian Tong to capture it. As far as I know, the incident began when people from Danyang, Qu'a, and Piling flooded into Wuxian and Youquan. Qian Tong took advantage of the fact that most of the Youquan defenders were transferred to Wuxi and sent Fan Yi to lead his troops to plunder. Fan Yi's encounter with Jiang You was an accident. Fan Yi had 1,000 soldiers, while Jiang You only had Sanqu troops, all of whom were old and weak. It's no surprise that they were defeated. However, Fan Yi is indeed a brave man, and Jiang You is known for his bravery, yet he was killed in battle."
Listening to Yan Baihu and Fei Shang discussing Qian Tong, Yan Yi couldn't help but speculate on Qian Tong's thoughts. Wu Jing's capture of Qu'a and Piling had caught many by surprise, including Qian Tong. He was probably watching and hesitating, wondering how to seize this opportunity.
If Xu Gong was defeated by Wu Jing, Qian Tong's first choice would naturally be to take advantage of the situation and capture Youquan.
But Yan Yi knew that this was impossible, because Liu Yao would soon be appointed as the governor of Yangzhou by Emperor Xian, which would cause some trouble for Yuan Shu and would also affect Wu Jing's next decision.
Like Sun Ce, Wu Jing also wanted to break free from Yuan Shu's control, and Liu Yao's arrival was an opportunity.
Once Wu Jing showed signs of developing his own power, Yuan Shu's supply of military supplies to him would immediately be reduced, and Wu Jing would inevitably shift part of his focus to guarding against Yuan Shu.
Therefore, whether it was the increasingly powerful military force or the complex internal political environment, it would prompt Wu Jing to stop attacking Wujun.
Once Wu Jing and Xu Gong stop fighting, the fist will become an insurmountable chasm for Qian Tong.
At that time, there were only two options for money and copper: Wucheng in the northwest and Yuhang in the southwest.
Yuhang is adjacent to the salt-producing area controlled by Wang Lang, and Wang Lang would never allow Yuhang to fall into the hands of bandits.
Moreover, Yuhang Camp Governor Xu Zhao had always been on good terms with Wang Lang, so neither Zou Ta nor Qian Tong dared to provoke him easily.
Therefore, Qian Tong’s final target of attack could only be Wucheng.
Yan Yi thought for a moment and had a clear understanding in his mind. His attitude towards Qian Tong has always been clear, which is to eliminate him as soon as possible, the sooner the better.
Before Sun Ce crossed the river, he had to eliminate the threats around him.
Yan Baihu and Fei Shang had now shifted the focus of the discussion to Wu Jing. They would not pay too much attention to Qian Tong until he posed a substantial threat to them.
Fei Shang had even begun to think about what would happen after Wu Jing captured Wuxi: "Marshal, if Wuxi were to be captured by Wu Jing, the governor of Xu County would surely ask for help from our army. Should we then send troops to support him?"
Yan Baihu was very resistant to this question and waved his hand in annoyance: "Gather all the generals tomorrow and discuss it again."
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Fei Shang tactfully offered to leave.
Yan Baihu turned his gaze to Yan Yi and said, "Send Fei to the army for me."
Yan Yi escorted Fei Shang out the door. Fei Shang put on a smile and whispered, "Shang is not strict in his discipline. If any of the clan members behave improperly, I hope you will forgive them. I have ordered the two guests who offended to tie themselves up and bring them to the thieves' department under the clan to await their punishment."
Yan Yi said calmly, "Mr. Fei is very understanding and thoughtful."
Fei Shang rolled his eyes and continued, "I wonder if you have time these days. Several of my dancers have recently learned the Pan Gu dance, and we'd like to invite you to come over and watch it."
Yan Yi smiled and said, "Since Mr. Fei has invited me, I will go ahead."
Fei Shang smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
(End of this chapter)
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