The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 894 Military Port ([-])

On the second day after Xu Sheng entered Moling City, he personally went to Sun Quan's original residence to report to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan immediately summoned Shi Guangyuan, Yu Jin and Meng Xi, and they wanted to discuss with Xu Sheng the location of the navy under Xu Sheng's command.

Because judging from the current situation, the waterway of the Yangtze River has been very firmly controlled by Quan Cong and Zhou Cheng's naval forces.In addition, most of the Jiangdong water army in Ruxukou was brought out by Xu Sheng, and Cao Wei got only a small part, and the number of warships was not much.Therefore, if Cao Ren wanted to forcibly break into the Yangtze River waterway with such a navy, it would be tantamount to killing himself.

Therefore, with Quan Cong and Zhou Cheng's naval forces present, the Yangtze River waterway should be said to be in a very safe state, and there is no need for Xu Sheng to lead his troops into the battlefield at this moment.

In addition, Xu Sheng's men and horses were newcomers who had just surrendered, and their hearts must be relatively fluctuating, and it was not suitable for them to immediately enter the battlefield.

Therefore, when Xu Sheng learned of Liu Chan's two meanings, he must have felt a little disappointed.After all, he knew that Quan Cong had made a lot of contributions since he surrendered to the Shu Han.But judging from the current situation, it seems that Liu Shizi does not intend to send himself to the front line immediately.

And Xu Sheng could have made another response. For example, he could ask himself to go to the south of Yangzhou and work under Zhang Fei's command. There must be many places where he can make contributions.

But Xu Sheng would never want to do that.Because once he did that, it meant giving up his fleet.It should be said that that fleet is the capital that he can gain a foothold in the camp of the Shuhan army now and in the future, and it is the only capital that can protect his own interests after he has just surrendered to the Shuhan.

Therefore, Xu Sheng is not a fool, of course it is impossible to let go of his army.Unless Liu Chan really intends to deprive him of his military power, then he must have no way to resist now, and it is impossible to rebel just because of this.At that time, he will not only die without a place to bury him, but also will be infamous for thousands of years.

But Xu Sheng still wanted to fight for himself.

He immediately stood up from his seat, bowed his hands to Liu Chan and said: "Your Majesty, the army under the general's command is always a new army, but because everyone misses their hometown, they have long been concerned about returning to Jiangdong. I have high expectations, so the morale of the army is actually very stable. Please let the last general lead the army to go out, sir?"

Liu Chan smiled and said, "For our army, what is the thing General Xu most wants to avoid?"

Xu Sheng couldn't think of it for a while, and said: "Please give advice, Your Majesty."

Liu Chan said: "It's actually a war!"

Xu Sheng frowned, and asked very puzzled: "War?"

"Yes, it's war! General Xu has just come here, so he doesn't know many things about my family. After more than two years of bloody fighting in my family, the loss of troops is relatively serious. The army's logistics supplies, as well as Jingzhou There are also great difficulties in civil affairs in Yangzhou and Yangzhou. These things have greatly dragged down the battle of our army. Now, the only target of the navy's combat is Zhu Zhi's troops in Ruxukou But the problem is that Zhu Zhi should have surrendered to Cao Wei by now. If our water army attacks Ruxukou, it is tantamount to declaring war with Cao Wei. At that time, the war between the two sides will rise again. Cao Wei has enough food, The territory is vast, and the internal politics are already very stable, so we are not afraid of a large-scale war. But we can’t do it, we don’t have the capital yet. Therefore, even if the current number of Zhu Zhi’s troops in Ruxukou does not exceed 6000, we Still won’t let Quan Cong’s army take it down.”

After listening to Liu Chan's words, Xu Sheng finally had a general understanding of the current internal situation of the Shu Han army, and said, "So that's the case. It seems that the last general is too anxious."

Liu Chan nodded, and after letting Xu Sheng take his seat again, he said just now: "General Xu, before you came to Moling City, this prince has been thinking about one thing. Considering that the people under your command are all homesick people, so I want to ask your opinion. I am going to give your army a vacation."

Xu Shengqi said: "Dare to ask your son, what is 'vacation'?"

Liu Chan explained: "It is to set a time for the soldiers in your army to go home to visit their families and rest. When the vacation time is up, he can return to the army and continue serving as a soldier."

Xu Sheng frowned, and said with some embarrassment: "If they don't return to the army anymore, what should we do?"

It should be said that Xu Sheng's worries are justified.

The army of this era generally has to go through compulsory conscription.No matter how much your general is loved by the soldiers, and how strict and fair the military discipline is in the army, deserters will still be unavoidable.What's more, Liu Chan is going to give the whole army a holiday now, and I don't know how many people can think of coming back to serve as soldiers.

And Liu Chan did this with good intentions.This one can alleviate the homesickness of the soldiers; the second is that it is the beginning of spring at this time, which is just right for the soldiers to return to their hometown to help their families farm; The treasury allocation, the subsidy for the soldiers to go home, but it can save a lot of food and grass consumption, and thus relieve the pressure on logistical supplies.

Originally, Liu Chan had the idea of ​​killing three birds with one stone, but now hearing Xu Sheng say this, it is indeed worthy of vigilance.He thought for a while and said, "It's okay. After General Xu goes back, he will reorganize the detailed roster for the whole army. You will keep one copy for yourself, and you will send the other copy to Moling to report to me. Send a copy to General Zuo's Mansion in Chengdu for reporting. Then, I will issue an order to the counties and counties in Jiangdong to make them prepare and urge the soldiers to report back to you before the end of their vacation."

Then, Liu Chan asked Zhuge Qiao to explain to Xu Sheng in detail how the current Jingzhou Army made the roster of soldiers.The level of detail in this roster really surprised Xu Sheng, and it even recorded the details of the injuries of each soldier in each battle in detail!In this case, there will be a basis for inquiry about the possible sequelae after the war in the future.

It should be said that this kind of roster was originally not so detailed, but it was born out of the meeting between Liu Chan and Jia Xu about the captives of both sides.At that time, Liu Chan asked Mr. Ma Liang and Zhuge Qiao to sort out a large number of rosters, but they improved them afterwards, and it became what it is today.

Xu Sheng knew that the amount of work for such a thing would never be small, but he still had to agree.

Then, Liu Chan asked everyone to discuss where Xu Sheng's army should be stationed in the next port.

(End of this chapter)