Chapter 30 Four, Gongsun Shu

AD 35, March 30th.For Gongsun Shu, this was an ominous day, the beginning of a disaster.On this day, Liu Xiu mobilized his troops and formally launched a general attack on Gongsun Shu from both water and land routes. The army was led by cousin Lai She, and the navy was led by Cen Peng, the general who conquered the South.Just looking at the words "General Zhengnan", one can know what Cen Peng mainly does.A few years ago, Liu Xiu entrusted Cen Peng with the task of crusade. Cen Peng fought all the way up the Yangtze River and once reached Jiangguan (now Fengjie County, Chongqing City).

However, two years ago, Gongsun Shu took advantage of Liu Xiu's pursuit of Kai Xiao and was unable to look south, so he sent a large army eastward along the river, and fought from Jiangguan to Jingmen Mountain (now on the west bank of the Yangtze River in the northwest of Zhicheng City, Hubei Province) in one go.Then build a bridge to block the Yangtze River, cut off the passage of ships, and cut off the land route, in an attempt to block Cen Peng under Jingmen Mountain forever. It was very busy two years ago, and Liu Xiu really couldn't afford to take care of the Yangtze River.It's different now, Longxi has been wiped out, and Gongsun Shu is the next Kaixiao.

Last time, Cen Peng and Wu Han failed in their joint attack on Xi County, and escorted Wu Han to retreat back to Chang'an. However, he followed Liu Xiu's previous instructions and arrived at Jinxiang (now east of Xingling County, Hubei Province) to keep an eye on Gongsun Shu's movements. .Then, the reinforcements sent by Liu Xiu arrived.Liu Xiu ordered Grand Sima Wu Han to recruit more than 60,000 armed forces and 5,000 cavalry from Jingzhou to join forces with Cen Peng at Jingmen. After the two armies joined forces, Cen Peng assembled thousands of warships to train the navy.However, at this time, Wu Han had a conflict with Cen Peng because of something.The root of the conflict is that it is exactly the same as Wu Han's situation in Xi County - there are too many people.

It is said that once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years.When Wu Han attacked Xi County last time, he suffered from too many people and too little food.Wu Han believes that although the same person is not in the same place, they must not stumble on the same thing.So, he said to Cen Peng, we have more people and less food, so it is better to send some of them home. However, Cen Peng firmly disagreed.Cen Peng believed that Gongsun Shu had a strong military force, and only with a large number of people could he fight hard.Moreover, the situation this time was completely different from the previous attack on Xi County. The last time Liu Xiu asked Wu Han to send out militiamen, but this time Wu Han wanted to send out sailors.Militiamen are easy to dispatch and easy to find, but sailors are different.The navy has thousands of large ships, and it is no fun without sailors.

Judging from his position, Wu Han is the great Sima and Cen Peng's immediate boss.Therefore, it was obviously impossible for Cen Peng to argue with him, so he sent a report to Liu Xiu, explaining the basic situation.Soon, Liu Xiu issued an edict to reply, Wu Han saw it, shut his mouth and said nothing. Liu Xiu put it this way: Great Sima Wu Han, although he was good at land warfare, didn't know anything about water warfare. The attack on Jingmen was decided by General Cen Peng. Facts have proved that this is a wise and correct decision. At this time, Tian Rong, king of Yijiang, was stationed in Jingmen for Gongsun Shu.Two years ago, it was this guy who led the army straight down the river from Fengjie and took back all the land that Cen Peng had worked so hard to grab.To be honest, it is indeed very reliable for Gongsun Shu to send such a treasure to garrison the Yangtze River.Just judging from his arrangement of buildings and strategies to block the Yangtze River, it is known that he is not easy to mess with.

Tian Rong cut off the land route, blocked the river, built bridges and forts on both sides of the Yangtze River, and scattered pontoon bridges on the river.There is no way for a big ship to pass through.Therefore, if Cen Peng wants to win Jingmen, he must get rid of the pontoon bridge floating on the Yangtze River.How to break through the floating bridge is indeed a tricky technical task. In fact, no matter how difficult the job is, as long as you can use your brain.Obviously, Cen Peng's brain is enough. As the saying goes: It is better to go against the mountain than against the water.Water battles are really not something ordinary people play.Anyone who is familiar with the Battle of Chibi knows that if you want to win the water battle, it is not enough to rely on a large number of people and a large boat, but you must rely on the help of God.God wants to help people, nothing else is needed, just a good wind.

In contrast, the descendants Zhou Yu and Cen Peng are in the same situation now, the enemy is upstream, and they are downstream.If the downstream ship wants to go fast, there must be an east wind.Without the east wind, even if Zhou Yu has great abilities, he can only sigh at the river and say: everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Li Shangyin, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, said in a poem: It is difficult to say goodbye when you meet each other.Moreover, the time when the east wind is weakest is autumn.In autumn, the flowers wither and the leaves fall, and the world is desolate.Cao Cao went to attack Soochow in the middle of the winter, no wonder Zhou Yu was overwhelmed by Dongfeng.

For Cen Peng, the east wind is like blowing from his house, and he can blow it whenever he wants.The facts are right in front of you, and you won't be able to accept it. Because Cen Peng attacked Gongsun Shu in April.The spring breeze in March and April is fine if it doesn't blow, but if it blows, it will be very strong. Soon, Cen Peng recruited a group of soldiers in the army and formed a death squad.He loaded this group of people on the Clippers.The task Cen Peng gave them was to stand by the river and wait for orders. As soon as the east wind blows, they will immediately go up the river, cut off the pontoon bridge, and rush over.

It was on a day when the east wind was strong that Cen Peng attacked Tian Rong. Cen Peng's death squad rides the east wind against the current.However, when all the clippers rushed into the center of the pontoon, they discovered a fatal problem-the clippers were hooked and could not move. I really doubt that Tian Rong was brought here by the water ghost, otherwise how could he be so familiar with the water conditions and release the hook boat.However, a miracle full of tragic feelings happened.One of Cen Peng's death squads, one named Lu Qi, suddenly raised a torch and lit the pontoon bridge, seeing that there was no hope of breaking down the pontoon bridge.

The fire was driven by the east wind, which pushed the flames and burned to both sides of the Yangtze River.The fire was rapid and violent, and the enemy bridges and fortresses on both sides of the strait were burned up, collapsed, and the enemy troops were in a mess. The heat has come.Then, Cen Peng decisively ordered the army to march, and the river was full of warships, and the darkness was overwhelming, pressing towards Jingmen.Cen Peng took advantage of the momentum to attack Tian Rong, invincible and unstoppable.Among Tian Rong's army, not counting those who ran away in fright, there were thousands of people who fell into the water in panic.

Cen Peng played this battle beautifully.After beheading several generals, Tian Rong himself was about to lose his soul. He ran back to Jiangzhou (now Chongqing City) without stopping day and night.Such a speed, such embarrassment, and such a life-saving act are truly epic, and the waters of the Yangtze River are all moved by it. Tian Rong was running ahead, while Cen Peng was chasing after him.Soon, Cen Peng's navy descended on Jiangzhou Ferry. Cen Peng observed on the water of the Yangtze River, and suddenly found that it was not unreasonable for Tian Rong to slip so fast all of a sudden, and hid in Jiangzhou City.Jiangzhou City is a typical mountain city. The mountains are high and the water is low, which makes it difficult to attack from above.It can be said that the right time, place and people are all occupied.It is not easy to quickly attack the city. At this time, Tian Rong may think that if Cen Peng dares to attack the city, he will accompany him to the end.If you linger, you won't last long.When the food ran out, they would naturally leave in despair. Tian Rong's idea is correct.Cen Peng had a lot of people and little food, so Wu Han was worried before the war.The Han army chased and killed thousands of miles, the food roads could not keep up, the siege could not go down, and the food was not enough. Is there a better way out than to get out? However, Cen Peng still wanted to tell Tian Rong not to get too complacent.Just on the Yangtze River, he has discovered a way to produce food. People who have been to Chongqing only need to stop at Chaotianmen Square to have a panoramic view of the entire Yangtze River.At Chaotianmen Ferry in Chongqing, there is the Jialing River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, where it joins the Yangtze River and strengthens the momentum of the Yangtze River.All the water in the world is connected. Wherever the river flows, there must be a city.Cen Peng thought that instead of being trapped at the Jiangzhou ferry, it would be better to detour up the Jialing River and attack the city to grab food. The scientific name of Cen Peng's trick is Leapfrog Tactics.After thinking about it, Cen Peng ordered his general Feng Jun to stare at Jiangzhou, and he personally led the army to point directly at Dianjiang (now Hechuan City, Chongqing City).Cen Peng's trip was not in vain. After attacking Dianjiang City, his first task was to enter the city to grab grain. It didn't take long for him to snatch 100,000 shi of grain. At this time, Da Sima Wu Han was stationed in Yiling (now Yichang City, Hubei Province). When he heard that Cen Peng had won a series of victories on the front line, he led his army by boat and followed up quickly.However, when the navy advanced all the way, a shocking news came from the far northwest-Zhonglang Future She was assassinated by Gongsunshu's assassins. This is AD 35, June. When Laishe attacked Luomen last year, Wang Yuan became a big fish that slipped through the net. After escaping from the city, he went straight to Gongsun Shuchu.Gongsunshu appointed Wang Yuan as a general, and together with the leader Huan'an, he led the army to guard Hechi (into Hui County, Gansu Province).A year later, Lai She led the Huya General Gai Yan and others to defeat Wang Yuan again, corresponding with Cen Peng in the southwest, marching forward with drums and songs. Before Laishe made his debut, the world only knew Geng Yanmeng.After coming to She to cross mountains and ridges, after the First World War in Lueyang City, he became famous all over the world, and his reputation has surpassed that of Geng Yan.Gongsun Shu believed that as long as Lai She was here, he would not have a good life. Gongsun Shu thought of a very unskilled but effective trick-send an assassin to assassinate Lai She. To be precise, it was not Gongsun Shu who thought of assassinating Lai She, but Huan An, Gongsun Shu's subordinate general.Of course, Huan'an will send spies to assassinate Lai She, I believe Gongsun Shu is overdoing it.However, it is a mystery how the assassins got into the She army and how they assassinated Lai She.When General Huya arrived at the scene, Laishe had already been stabbed.This is definitely a professional killer, the bayonet hits the vital point. Lai She was stabbed with a bayonet, and still alive.Gai Yan couldn't bear to watch such a tragic scene, but just lowered his head and fell in front of Lai She, weeping.At this time, Laishe shouted loudly: "Gai Yan, I called you here to entrust the military to you, but you are crying like a little woman." Gai Yan stopped the tears and crying, raised his head and looked at Lai She.Lai She said: "Bring a pen, I want to write a memorial to Your Majesty." Gai Yan immediately handed the pen to Lai She.Lai She wrote a short memorial to Liu Xiu, and at the same time explained the process of being assassinated: he was assassinated by an assassin who broke in suddenly after falling asleep at night. After Lai She finished writing, she suddenly drew out her bayonet and died of exhaustion.