Zhou Yu strengthened his strength by fighting against the thieves and suppressing the rebellion. Sun Quan had already passed Lu Meng, and Sun Yu knew about it.

Only Sun Quan's pain was swallowed by himself. From the initial fear and dissatisfaction, he had turned into a threat to rule.

Who can accept military power not controlled by the lord? Once a general has evil intentions, he can change the day.

Although Chaisang had the eyewitnesses bought by Lu Meng, Sun Yu, and Zhou Shan, he could only learn about Zhou Yu's movements in time, but there was no way to reduce his military power. He had to watch Zhou Yu get into the crowd.

The only way Zhou Yu's checks and balances was to provide supplies for tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in Chaisang.

Sun Quan deliberately took advantage of the conflicts between local aristocratic officials and Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao, Qin Song and others to adopt a tight policy of food and grass in Chaisang, and he would deduct it from time to time, delaying it for a while, so that the supply of Chaisang has remained in short supply.

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As long as the front line is not sufficient, the opponent's sudden military actions can be restricted and Zhou Yu can prevent him from suddenly committing his own rebellion.

Sun Quan has been hiding behind Zhang Zhao and others, acting as innocent as a political novices, but Zhou Yu has never been able to discover it, so he can only accumulate resentment on Zhang Zhao and local officials.

Zhou Yu made up his mind to fight and protect the second trough. The most important thing was that there were a lot of grain in the two troughs, but the consumption of the war and the large number of prisoners led to the fact that the food and grass obtained by the fight against the thieves had just remained equal.

In June of the ninth year of Jian'an, a rare rainstorm hit Jingzhou, and the water levels of all rivers rose.

Jiangxia County is located at the easternmost end of Jingzhou and is also the starting point for the n-shaped turn of the Yangtze River.

In summer, the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River have huge flows. In addition, Jingzhou has temporary heavy rainstorms, and many places in the county have been flooded and flooded. Many cities have been dumped and the city walls collapsed. The losses of Shaxian, the county seat, were particularly obvious.

Last year, when Liu Biao did not provide money and food support, Huang Zu could only do as much money as possible. He was careless when repairing the city wall. As a result, the heavy rain taught him the lesson he deserved.

The city of Shaxian was "careful" by the rain, which was even more destructive than when it was last year after the war.

Zhou Yu was ecstatic to receive the news. He had been training in Chaisang for nearly a hundred days and had long wanted to try somewhere, and Jiangxia was undoubtedly the best battlefield.

As the saying goes, the troops and horses will go ahead before they move, but the food and grass in Chaisang can only last for about three days. The grain ships in Wujun are like hudding their lives, hanging Zhou Yu's 40,000 troops.

The opportunity must not be lost and never come again. Last year, Huang Zu plotted against the people of Nanchang, and the people were captured, and every thing was still in front of him.

Zhou Yu also indirectly caused Xu Kun to die in Haihun because of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao". He had always had the idea of ​​revenge in his heart, so Qingzhou rushed back to Wu to ask for grain.

If his subordinates didn't come, Zhou Yu went there to ask for the troops and food, and brought an elite army with him.

Whether Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao or the Jiangdong gentry obstructed him, Zhou Yu also wanted to get food with the idea of ​​offending others. He believed that he had successfully conquered Jiangxia and the conflicts at this time could be resolved.

After all, a county has countless resources and is by no means comparable to the food of a war.

The last time Zhou Yu led his troops back to King Qin of Wu, this time Zhou Yu brought his troops back to Wu to ask for grain. Those who didn't know thought he was going to rebel, at least that was what Sun Quan thought at the time.

At that time, there were only 3,000 troops in Wu County, which could not stop Zhou Yu's elite army. Zhu Huan had gathered the troops over the past year and was sent by Sun Quan to Kuaiji to slap He Qi.

Sun Quan was not old but suspicious. He was always worried that the general of the commander-in-chief wanted to kill him.

A few years ago, Zhou Yu led his troops into Wu's strength and his subordinates Sun Hao raised an army to rebel. These things have been deeply imprinted in Sun Quan's mind and will never be erased throughout his life.

When Zhou Yu left the troops outside the city and only brought a team of guards into the city, Sun Quan's heart finally felt more at ease.

Sun Quan then brought his ministers out of the palace, which surprised the great governor who came from afar. However, after entering the palace, he still made it straight to the point, saying that Jingzhou had just suffered a major flood, and Jiangxia's situation was particularly serious, and it was the one who sent troops to avenge him. Great time.

After hearing this, Sun Quan did not hesitate and gently twisted Zixu to agree: "I am full of confidence in the governor. Now even God is helping Jiangdong, so why do I disagree? The governor commands Jiangdong's troops and ships. You sent this matter to you. You can just send a letter to inform me, why do you go back to Wu in person?”

Zhou Yu clasped his fists and replied, "The generals returned to Wu to ask for food. The military rations in Chaisang have been tight for the past six months. The soldiers were hungry and could not win the battle. I hope the lord can allocate enough food and grass so that the generals will completely defeat Huang Zu to seize it. Jiang Xia avenged the old general (Sun Jian), Guangde Hou (Xu Kun), and Ling Jiaowei (Ling Cao) and others."

"Chaisang has insufficient food and grass?"

Sun Quan pretended that he was not aware of it, and then turned around and asked Zhang Zhao: "Mr. Zhang is in charge of the internal affairs of Jiangdong, why have you never heard you mention this?"

After hearing this, Zhang Zhao smiled awkwardly, and he stroked his mottled beard and complained in his heart.

You deliberately borrowed the mouths of Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi and others to let me deliberately control food and grass on the garrisons in various places. How could you not know the obvious intention?

Now, I pretend to be confused with understanding?

After all, Zhang Zhao was old and had a deep experience. Seeing that Sun Quan deliberately pushed him to deal with it, he was very tactful on the spot and did not expose it. He also cooperated to explain: "The lord was busy with all kinds of things every day, but the old minister couldn't bear it. He usually only picked up important reports."

Sun Quan thought to himself that he was a good guy, and he knew my feelings, so he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Mr. Zhang has also commanded the army to fight. He should know that insufficient food and grass will cause mutiny. Now the general's soldiers are hungry and don't tell me such a big deal. ?”

Zhang Zhao stared at Zhou Yu and asked seriously: "Governor, is it really hungry? It shouldn't be that there will be a grain ship in Wujun to Chaisang every few days."

Zhou Yu frowned and replied, "It's not that hungry, but the military rations in the rear are intermittent, and each time can only be used for a few days. This way, there is no way to start a foreign war. I have sent someone to urge me many times, but Zibu doesn't know ?”

Zhang Zhao looked bitter and stroked his beard and said, "The Grand Governor must understand the rear. This year, all regions have been quelling rebellions, and the harvests of various counties are uneven. In particular, there are almost no rents and taxes in the war-torn areas. The treasury's grain has long been stretched. Moreover, military rations are needed everywhere. I will not lack any generals, but I can only ensure that the soldiers of Chaisang will not be frozen. If you want to ensure sufficient food at one time, the other soldiers will be hungry. Officials The salary will also be affected.”

"I have heard of those difficulties, but the time is rare now, so I can't borrow some from rich people?" Zhou Yu's questioning voice was obviously heavier.

Zhang Zhaozhi shook his head: "Since General Bo Fu's rebellion, Jiangdong has not been calm for a year. Almost most of the time there are wars. Rich households from all over the country have donated and borrowed. If you ask rich households to borrow grain on a large scale, you will be afraid that Cause unrest”

Zhou Yu frowned and looked at Zhang Zhao, then looked at Sun Quan again.

"Is there really nothing I can do?"

"I"

Zhang Zhao's words were still in his throat, and Sun Quan took over the words. He said seriously: "Mr. Zhang, it is rare to expand territory. Please try your best to get the Grand Commander to move the food for other garrisons.

Once we moved, everyone would save money for a while. From today on, we would reduce half of our government's expenses and ensure that the governor's food for half a month first."

"That's the old minister's house."

Zhang Zhao was also ready to express his opinion, but a harsh voice suddenly came from the hall.

"Half a month is not enough."

Zhou Yu left five words "Sonk" and made the entire hall suddenly quiet as night.
Chapter completed!