The next day, everyone woke up from drinking and were discussing affairs in Zhang Liao's official residence. Lu Ning first said: "Third brother, what big thing has happened in the Jiangnan area this year? Is Yuan Shu still here to attack Lujiang? What's the matter with Liu Biao in Jingzhou?"

After hearing this, Zhang Liao smiled and said, "Brother, Yuan Shu is in a fierce way due to the plague, and many people have died. Even his soldiers under him reported that tens of thousands of people died, and many ordinary people have died. He still has the ability to attack us. The people in Huainan have fled to us. We have collected more than 800,000 victims and refugees in just over a year. Now more than 600,000 have been moved to Tianchou Prefecture, and Zhuya Island has been resettled. Only more than 200,000 have been stayed here temporarily. After the transport ship returns for a few days, we are also preparing to send them all to Tianchou Prefecture or Zhuya Island for resettlement."

Lu Kang also took over the conversation and said, "Ziyi, the plague this year was indeed fierce two years ago. If I, Lujiang, had not received your notice in advance and took measures as you said, the situation would not be handled. In the entire Jiangnan area, except for me, Lujiang, a large number of people died in this plague. According to preliminary estimates, the number of deaths alone would reach millions. Yuan Shu in Huainan area was originally a selfish and talented person, and he would care about the lives and deaths of the people. Among the victims and refugees we have placed,

Half of them came from his jurisdiction, and now there are people running away to us every day. As for Liu Jingsheng? His losses were also huge. The plague broke out from Changsha in his jurisdiction, but fortunately, he was still receiving the people and took some measures, but the results were not good. He also lost millions of people. Some of the people in Jiangxia also fled to us. There were also many people in Jiangdong area, and there were many local officials who had basically taken any precautions, and some had fled to us."

Lu Ning was also thrilled after hearing this. How could so many people die? This is even more serious than recorded in history. Millions of people died in Jiangnan in just one plague. This is really a disaster and a misfortune of the people of the great man. Lu Ning sighed and shook his head and said, "The people are too miserable. The country is not strong and the people are not rich. It is really fatal if a disaster comes. My Han people can no longer withstand such torture. If I don't wake up, I don't know what will happen in the future."

After hearing this, Guo Jia said in a heavy mood: "Is the plague over now?"

Lu Kang replied: "The plague was basically over in the first half of last year, but the damage and losses caused by the plague cannot be compensated. Due to the huge population reduction, large areas of wasteland have not been cultivated. The princes from all over the country are still trying hard to strengthen the strength of the army, so they continue to exploit the people."

Zhang Liao continued: "Brother, Chief, Liu Biao from Jingzhou has no suspicious movements about our army. Huang Zu, who was stationed in Jiangxia, was taught a lesson by his elder brother and General Ling last time, never dared to provoke our army again. He is so obedient now. Yuan Shu has to guard against Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Liu Biao, but he dares to attack our army easily. Sun Ce's rise was so fast that he relied on three or five thousand old and weak soldiers, and occupied Moling, Wujun and other places in about a year, and completely controlled it."

After hearing this, Lu Ning thought to himself that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were indeed extremely brave. After only over a year, they relied on three or five thousand old and weak soldiers to take Moling and Wujun. They really couldn't underestimate them. The combination of the two of them was indeed very powerful. If Sun Ce was not stubborn, a little modest and cautious, not arrogant, and could always listen to Zhou Yu's words, then the combination of the two of them would be really terrifying.

After hearing this, Guo Jia asked in surprise: "Wenyuan, please make it clear, who is Sun Ce? How could he have such ability? Why haven't we heard of it before? He only had three or five thousand soldiers to conquer Moling, Wujun and other places. Isn't this a joke? The soldiers in these two places have tens of thousands of troops."

After hearing this, Lu Kang said, "Fengxiao, Sun Ce is the eldest son of Sun Jian, named Sun Bofu. He is twenty-one years old this year. After Sun Jian's death, he brought Sun Jian's old subordinates Huang Gai, Huang Gongfu, Cheng Pu, Cheng Demou, Han Dang, Han Yigong, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Junli and hundreds of soldiers to surrender to Yuan Shu. Last time, Sun Ce led his troops to attack our Lujiang Wancheng."

Guo Jia still couldn't understand after hearing this, so he relied on Sun Jian's remnants to capture Moling, Wujun and other places. "Where did Sun Ce's troops come from? Will Yuan Shu give him soldiers? This is not in line with Yuan Shu's behavior."

After hearing this, Zhang Liao laughed and said, "President Guo, my elder brother knows these things very well. Haven't you ever told you?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "We have never discussed this matter at all."

Zhang Liao continued: "According to the report of our scouts, Sun Ce's soldiers exchanged three thousand old and weak soldiers with the imperial seal to Yuan Shu. The advisers of Yuan Shu, Lu Fan and Lu Ziheng, Lv Ziheng, sponsored another hundred soldiers, and his brothers Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, sponsored hundreds of village warriors. In addition, the hundreds of remnants under Sun Jian, made the total force reach more than 4,000."

Guo Jia said: "Even if Sun Ce has 4,000 troops, it will be very difficult to capture Moling, Wujun. After all, the troops in these two places are dozens of times that of him. Especially Liu Yao from Moling, although he was defeated by Yuan Shu and drove east of the Yangtze River by Yuan Shu, he also had tens of thousands of troops under his command, and his subordinates were not short of generals. How could he lose his territory? Besides, with my powerful navy stationed at the estuary of the Yangtze River, how could Sun Ce's troops cross the Yangtze River?"

After hearing this, Zhang Liao laughed loudly and looked at Guo Jiazhang and said, "General, our army did not stop Sun Ce from crossing the Yangtze River. You and your elder brother just asked us to guard Lujiang and Ruxuwu Wharf. Besides, I heard General Ling say that the six counties in Jiangdong were given to Zhou Yu by his elder brother. Can our army attack them immediately? It's not time to attack them."

Seeing that Zhang Liao could not explain clearly to Guo Jia, Lu Ning had to take the conversation and said, "Fengxiao, the time for our army to control the Jiangdong area is not yet ripe. If our army expands too early, it will cause panic among the princes in the world. Besides, we do not have so many internal affairs personnel to handle affairs. We must wait until we train more internal affairs talents to come out before we can consider the affairs of Jiangdong. I will give the six counties of Jiangdong to Zhou Yu for the time being because it is better to let talented people manage it than to let talented people manage it.

This is also a good thing for the people. The combination of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu is indeed terrifying, but Sun Ce's nature determines that he will not go far. Zhou Yu is a step-by-step and three strategies, and he is really talented. In terms of strategy, you two should be at the same level. The most rare thing is that Zhou Yu leads troops to fight can be said to be unmatched in the world. Sun Ce can handle Moling in a short time, and Wujun is inseparable from Zhou Yu's assistance. In addition, Sun Ce is also a hero, and there are not many people who can surpass him in the world."
Chapter completed!