Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2916: Zhu Di purchased and borrowed generals, and was a pig teammate Sun Zhongmou

Chapter 2912: Zhu Di purchased and borrowed generals, and was a pig teammate Sun Zhongmou

When he heard that Sun Wu was defeated by Liu Xiu, Zhu Di couldn't help but show a hint of complexity in his eyes.

No one knows that Zhu Di and Sun Wu are not only old acquaintances, but also his first teacher in the art of war.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Sun Wu was tricked by Tao Qian and captured. Zhu Yuanzhang used all means to conquer Sun Wu, and even asked his son Zhu Di to serve him to show that he valued Sun Wu. Only then did Zhu Di have Got the opportunity to contact Sun Wu.

But no matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to defeat Sun Wu, Sun Wu, who was originally talented and could easily break through the great masters, would never be able to join Zhu Yuanzhang even if he died.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Sun Wu only had hatred in his heart, and when his hatred spread, he naturally turned his anger on Zhu Di.

Zhu Di, who was still young at the time, did not know that the hatred between Sun Wu and his father was irreconcilable. His father asked him to learn from Sun Wu and change his prejudice against the Yellow Turban. He also wanted to help his father on his own, so regardless of Sun Wu No matter how disgusted and insulted he was, he chose to persevere.

Zhu Di's perseverance finally moved Sun Wu. Although he still hated Zhu Yuanzhang, their grudges had nothing to do with Zhu Di, and innocent people should not be implicated. And if he was unwilling to submit, he would probably be imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang for the rest of his life.

Sun Wu didn't want to lose what he had learned in his life, and his life in prison was really boring, so when he was really busy and panicking, he gave Zhu Di some pointers to pass the time, and then he had Ming Wang Zhu Di who performed brilliantly when he first entered the battlefield. .

Zhu Di only studied with him for a year, but it was this year that benefited him throughout his life. Even now, Zhu Di often looks through "The Art of War" that Sun Wu gave him and annotated it.

Everyone thought that Zhu Di was taught by Fan Li, but little did they know that his first teacher was actually Sun Wu. At the same time, Zhu Di also understood why his father was so obsessed with conquering Sun Wu, because the other party was a true military master.

No one in the world knows Sun Wu better than Zhu Di. He has no shortcomings in military skills. Whether it is military tactics, strategies, battle formations, etc., they have all reached the top level in the world.

To put it bluntly, Sun Wu is the candidate for general that any king dreams of. Among the famous generals in the world, only Bai Qi of Great Qin can rival him.

In this era when all the heroes came together, Sun Wu should have made great achievements on the battlefield like Bai Qi, but his luck was surprisingly bad.

He was cheated by Tao Qian, cheated by Sun Quan, and guarded by Liu Xiuyan...

But even so, Sun Wuming was only defeated once, and that was the time when he was captured by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It is conceivable that if Sun Wu could be like Bai Qi and meet a powerful monarch and teammates who would not hold him back, then he would definitely be able to kill everyone on the battlefield, instead of being defeated by various constraints like he is now. Unable to perform as much as possible.

It was precisely because Zhu Di understood Sun Wu that he understood better that Liu Xiu alone would never be able to defeat Sun Wu.

Even though Wu was in trouble and divided, Sun Wu's monarch this time was Sun Ce.

Sun Ce had unreserved trust in Sun Wu and was obviously an opponent who would not hold him back. He was able to let Sun Wu do what he wanted without any scruples.

In this situation, even if Sun Wu cannot win, at least he will not lose, and even if he loses, it will be a small defeat at most.

But the reality is that in the battle at Panyang Lake, Wu not only lost, but also lost miserably. Wu's navy was damaged by nearly 80%, and it will no longer be able to threaten Chu's navy in the future.

This kind of record is seriously inconsistent with Sun Wu's ability. If he hadn't intentionally let things go, there was only one possibility. Liu Xiu used some deadly means outside the battlefield.

Since the relationship between Ming and Chu was not good, and the intelligence was limited, Zhu Di did not know the inside story of the Panyang Lake water battle, but he knew that Liu Xiuneng defeated Sun Wuken with a strange move, which also made him sigh at Master Sun's Bad luck.

He is obviously the most famous general in the world, but he is always defeated inexplicably due to reasons other than himself.

"If Master Sun had surrendered, if our masters and disciples had joined forces, we might have destroyed Wei Ping and Song Dynasty and unified the Central Plains. What would have happened to Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin? The Sixth Central Plains War was also a one-on-one battle between Ming and Qin. It’s not like the three countries were forced to join forces but still have their own agendas.”

Zhu Di couldn't help but imagine in his heart, what would the power of the Ming Dynasty be like if Sun Wu was under his command? But unfortunately this possibility is almost impossible.

Zhu Yuanzhang offended Sun Wu so hard that among all the countries in the world, the only one that Sun Wu could not seek refuge with was the Ming Kingdom. Otherwise, after the demise of the Wu Kingdom, Zhu Di might really use his status as a disciple to recruit Sun Wu.

"My lord, in the battle of Panyang Lake, the Wu navy was defeated, and a large number of the navy were captured by the Chu state.

There is deep hatred between Wu and Chu. If Chu wants to conquer Wu's surrendered army, it may not be that easy. Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, but he dare not use it on the battlefield.

For the Chu State, it was more reassuring to use Jiangdong's resources to recruit and train new soldiers than to surrender Sun Wu's army.

Therefore, our Ming Dynasty can completely trade with the Chu State, purchase these Wu Army prisoners of war with money and food, and then quickly restore the navy by recruiting Wu Army prisoners of war. "

Hearing Yao Guangxiao's words, Zhu Di couldn't help but nod secretly. This is indeed a way to quickly restore the navy.

As for whether these Sun Wu navy prisoners of war would betray the Ming Dynasty? It's impossible to say 100% that it won't happen, but the possibility is much lower than betraying Chu.

First of all, the hatred between Ming and Wu was not deep. During the several wars in the Central Plains, the State of Wu was constantly at odds with the State of Chu and never set foot in the Central Plains. If there was no conflict of interest between the two parties, there would naturally be no hatred.

Secondly, it was the state of Chu that destroyed Wu, not the state of Ming. What reason did the people of Wu have to hate the state of Ming? Finally, even if the prisoners of war from the Wu Kingdom want to rebel, the Ming Kingdom is not the Wu Kingdom. They are far away from home and unfamiliar with the place, and they do not have any support. Even if they want to run away, how far can they run?

Of course, the most important point is, is Chu willing to sell these prisoners?

After thinking about it, Zhu Di felt that there was a high possibility that he would be willing. In addition to the feud between Wu and Chu mentioned above by Yao Guangxiao, there was another major reason why it was difficult to conquer. That was that the current war situation in the Central Plains was unfavorable. Once the Qin Dynasty occupied the Central Plains, the Chu State wanted to annex it. It is difficult for Wu Guo.

Therefore, even if it was to annex Wu State, Liu Xiu had to support the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

"Commander Yao, please go and be an envoy to the State of Chu to discuss with Liu Xiu the redemption of prisoners of war and the loan of generals.

By the way, regarding the purchase of prisoners, we can think of it, and Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyinkong may also think of it, so we must be quick. "

Zhu Di said with a serious face, after all, it is not good to be unhappy. The number of Wu prisoners of war is limited, no more than 25,000 at most. Although it is impossible for the Ming family to swallow them all, if they start too late, they will definitely not be able to get anything.

"No." Yao Guangxiao said solemnly.

Liu Xiu, who was far away in Panyang Lake, probably never imagined that he had gone through all kinds of hardships to defeat Sun Wu. Before he could fully digest the results of the victory, the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties all stared at the Wu army prisoners of war in his hands. But he still had no way to refuse.

Zhu Di's guess was absolutely correct. Liu Xiu was indeed no match for Sun Wu. He was able to defeat Sun Wu this time because he actually used methods other than the battlefield.

Long before the outbreak of the Central Plains War, the Battle of Wu-Chu had already broken out, and now that so much time had passed, even the Sui Kingdom had perished, so it was naturally impossible that the Battle of Wu-Chu had not changed at all.

On the battlefield, Sun Wu led an army of 150,000 to Yuzhang County, and Wu Zixu led an army of 50,000 to Lujiang County to resist the two Chu armies of Liu Xiu and Cao Shen.

Since the Chu army invaded in four directions, the Battle of Wu and Chu was also divided into four major battlefields: Lujiang, Yuzhang, Panyang and Kuaiji. Except for the Kuaiji battlefield, which was under the charge of Sun Quan, Sun Ce was in charge of the other three battlefields.

The state of Wu was facing life and death. Logically speaking, brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan should abandon their past grievances, concentrate their efforts, and deal with the outside world as one, but Sun Quan did not.

Under Sima Yi's instigation, Sun Quan was also worried that after defeating Liu Xiu, he would be liquidated by his own brother. After all, Sun Ce's troops were much stronger than his own, so he used Liu Xiu to weaken Sun Ce and make both sides lose. The idea of ​​benefiting the fishermen.

Not only did Sun Quan secretly send a message to Panyang's governor Bo Pi, asking him to abandon the southern gate of Panyang County and let the Chu general Cao Shen enter the city, thus playing the role of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, but he also always adopted a passive defensive strategy on the battlefield of Kuaiji.

Kuaiji County is mountainous, theoretically easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the leader of the Chu army responsible for attacking Kuaiji was Ma Yuan. The 70,000 Chu troops under his command came from Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, and he was best at mountain warfare. .

Therefore, when Sun Quan was so passive, the initiative fell into Ma Yuan's hands.

Until the fall of the Sui Dynasty, among the four Chu armies that attacked Wu, only Ma Yuan's army had substantial close combat. Not only did they directly capture 14 counties in Kuaiji, but they also killed and captured nearly Sun Quan's troops. This was considered a complete victory. Southern Yangzhou gained a firm foothold.

In addition to the Chu army's complete victory on the battlefield of Kuaiji, the other three major battlefields were blocked by Sun Wu and Wu Zixu. Even if they had an absolute advantage in military strength, they could not advance at all. They even suffered a lot of losses due to Sun Wu's counterattack. , the loss is not small.

Liu Xiu was naturally very anxious after encountering setbacks one after another, but he was very lucky. Whenever he wanted to sleep, someone would offer him a pillow.

At this moment, Sima Yi, who was lurking next to Sun Quan, took the initiative to propose a plan to Liu Xiujin, which was to concentrate the naval forces and attack Jianye, thereby forcing the Wu navy to intercept at Panyang Lake.

Liu Xiu was also extremely puzzled at first. After all, in water battles between Wu and Chu, they always lost more and won less, let alone Sun Wu. However, he understood after hearing Sima Yi's explanation.

The purpose of concentrating the navy to attack Jianye was not to force the Wu navy to intercept at Panyang Lake, but to force Sun Ce, who lacked water strength, to ask for help from Sun Quan.

As long as Sun Ce asks for help and Sima Yi is there to persuade him, there is no fear that Sun Quan will not send reinforcements.

As long as Sun Quan sends the Chu army to support and Sima Yi is there, not only will the support army not be able to help Sun Wu, but it will actually be a disservice.

To put it bluntly, in the battle between Wu and Chu, Sun Ce was fighting against Liu Xiu alone. Sun Quan not only had no effect at all, but actually hindered Sun Ce.

In the end, with the help of Sima Yi, Liu Xiu not only achieved his first victory over Sun Wu, but also annihilated 50,000 Wu's navy, of which 26,000 were captured.

After this battle, the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River completely fell into the hands of the Chu State, and the Chu State navy could invade the hinterland of the Wu State at any time.

[Ding dong, Commander 101 (+2) Liu Xiu, the weak defeated the strong, defeated Commander 105 Sun Wu, reward: Commander attribute permanent +1;

当前刘秀：统帅102（+3），武力103（+8），智力99（+1），政治102（+2），魅力102（+3）。】

It has to be said that Liu Xiu, who had a basic command of 99, can now reach a command of 102. The additional 3 points of command are basically all attributed to Sun Wu.

Not only Zhu Di, but also Liu Xiu, strictly speaking, was trained bit by bit by Sun Wu himself.

Liu Xiu was also frightened by Sun Wu. Even if he defeated Sun Wu this time, he did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it.

Liu Xiu knew that defeating Sun Wu in this water battle was just a matter of luck. He did not expect to defeat Sun Wu on land, so he planned to bypass Sun Wu in Yuzhang and directly lead the navy after sorting out the results of the battle. Attacking Jianye, but did not expect that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming would send envoys to buy prisoners of war from him at this time.

Although Liu Xiu's focus was on Jiangdong, he had also been paying attention to the war in the Central Plains. When he learned that the situation of the Three Kingdoms Alliance was extremely bad after the defeat in the East China Sea Battle, he immediately summoned his advisers to discuss countermeasures.