Shu Chen

Chapter 418
Since the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Jiangdong's repeated Northern Expeditions can only be represented by the Battle of Shiting.

However, at the strategic level, the Battle of Shiting can also be regarded as an offense instead of defense, in order to eradicate Cao Wei's frequent intrusions on Jiangdong.

Gein was Cao Xiu, who was always coveting Jiangdong at the time when Wei Guodu and Huainan were in command.

In fact, Sun Quan was very decisive personally for the Northern Expedition with all its national strength.

Unfortunately, he has the heart but is powerless.

Because I can't afford to lose.

Bashu dared to do their best every time in the Northern Expedition, but the prime minister Zhuge Liang won the hearts of the people, and he was able to blend the power holders with different interests from all parties into one, so that everyone could be united.And even if the Northern Expedition does not go well, with the closed location, it will be able to keep the land of Shu from falling when the Wei State pursues it.

Jiangdong is not the case.

It's not that the danger of the great river is not comparable to the difficulty of the road of Shu, but that the people of Wu, where there are many aristocratic and powerful families, are not in harmony.

As far as Jiang Donghaoyou is concerned, when he entered the state of Wei, which implemented the nine-rank official system, the treatment of the clan would not be much worse than that in the state of Sun Wu, so why put all his eggs in one basket and leave no way out?

Sun Quan is well aware of the mentality of ruling subordinates and assistants.

Therefore, when planning with Lu Xun at the beginning, and vowing together with the generals of the various ministries, "Once this battle starts, no matter what the situation is, Wu will never stop fighting until the Shoushouchun is all located south of the Huai River." , Sun Quan's actual sincerity is only half.

Yes, things are so unbelievable.

When Sun Quan was aggressive, not many Jiangdong ministries were willing to go all out.

But when all the ministries in Jiangdong were willing to do their best, Sun Quan secretly felt back.

This is the conclusion that when Lu Xun led his army to Huainan, the two whispered: the probability of Wu's attacking Shouchun City and occupying the south of Huai River is almost zero!
Yes, a very pessimistic guess, with no chance of winning.

Without him, the timing of Jiangdong's sneak attack on Huainan is really good, but it's also too bad!
At that time, Zheng Pu came to make plans for the state of Wu, and after Sun Quan and Lu Xun made plans, no one expected that the state of Wei would launch the Yongliang campaign with the power of the whole country.Moreover, Jiangdong's defeat on the Jingxiang front made Wei completely focus on Bashu.

Therefore, the timing of the insidious attack on Huainan was perfect.

Fortunately, when Jiangdong's preparations for this battle were still insufficient and he had no strength to take over the entire Huainan territory, Lu Xun couldn't help admonishing to send troops immediately.

There is no way, the fighter plane is fleeting.

Once the Battle of Yongliang in the Han and Wei Dynasties is over, perhaps Jiangdong will never have such a good opportunity.

This also caused Jiangdong to fall into two difficulties before the war.

First, the food and fodder for the army is worrying.

Although the rice fields in Jiangdong are fertile and the people are never hungry, Sun Quan has used troops too frequently in recent years, which has caused the country's reserves to be insufficient.

What's more, the latest war horse trade with Bashu was all funded by grain and fodder!
Originally, if the previous policy had been followed and Huainan was attacked three or five years later, there would be no shortage of food and fodder in Jiangdong.But I only bought war horses last year, and this year I have used weapons again and again
It will be difficult for the grain and fodder to last until next year's spring plowing and March!
That is to say, the state of Wu cannot fight for a long time.

With the strength of Shouchun City, after the arrival of reinforcements from Wei State, if Wu State can't besiege it for a year and a half and cause chaos in the city, how can there be a time to break the city?

The other is that the cavalry pawns who have been established for more than a year are not yet worthy of great use.

Let Ding Feng lead the cavalry to attack Wei Chengde's defense point, which is a helpless move.

Otherwise, with Wei Guochengde's lax defense, it would be enough for Zhuge Ke and Chen Biao's troops who marched into Shaopi to send out two or three thousand Jiefan troops!
In the original plan, Ding Feng would drive to Shoushan, north of Shouchun City, to ambush, and ambushe and kill the cavalry on the north bank of Huai River in Wei State!
It also caused Lu Xun to leave a gap in the north out of fear of the Wei cavalry on the north bank of the Huai River when Lu Xun was trapped in Shouchun.It seems that he is well versed in the military strategist's theory of "surrounding three ques and one", but in fact he is helpless because of his incompetence.

These two factors also contributed to Lu Xun and Sun Quan's private conclusion that they won the Hefei New City, and they must not be greedy for merit, so as not to be self-defeating.

However, it is also inevitable that the soldiers will be trapped in Shouchun City and pretend not to stop the troops in the south of the Huai River.

That was to confuse Wei Guo's tactical needs.

In order to gain enough time, Wu Guo will rebuild the old city of Hefei.

Gein, as long as the three strategic points of Ruxuwu-Hefei Old City-Hefei New City are firmly in the hands of Jiangdong, relying on the convenience of the waterway of Dajiang-Chaohu-Shaopi to allow elite navy to come and go freely, it will be a solid foundation for Jiangdong. This lays the foundation for looking north to the Central Plains in the future!

Of course, in order to avoid affecting the morale and heart of the soldiers, this kind of thinking cannot be made public.

Even Quan Cong and Zhu Huan didn't know about it.

Therefore, after Sun Quan came to Ruxuwu to sit in the town, in order to inspire the morale of the soldiers and horses of the various ministries and show his determination to die, he often took personal risks and entered Chaohu Lake by light boat to face Wuqiangkou.

The intention is naturally not to spy on the military situation.

But for demonstration!

In order to let all the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong know, he treats Wei Jun as nothing!

This approach works very well.

Because he tried it many years ago, and it worked.

At that time, Cao Cao, the governor of Wei Wu, came to fight. This is how he acted: relying on the advantages of Jiangdong's boats, he personally sailed across the river to face the enemy's formation, provoking him back and forth, and humiliating him with drums and music.

Wei Guo's shipbuilding technology can't match Jiangdong, so he can't catch up with Sun Quan.

After being so provoked, Nai bowed and shot at Sun Quan's light boat.

The concentration of arrows made the boat tilt for a while.

Sun Quan asked Zhaofu to turn the boat so that the other side was also covered by arrows, which also restored the balance of the boat and left calmly.

As the lord of Jiangdong, he dared to cross the river alone, which reminded Cao Cao of Wei Wu, Sun Jian who defeated Huaxiong and broke Lu Bu's lone army to attack Luoyang during the crusade against Dong Zhuo. Sun Ce, who said "it's difficult to fight for the front", couldn't help but sighed "having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", and then went back with his troops.

Today, Sun Quan is repeating his old tricks, and boosting morale is one aspect.

The other intention is to let Cao Rui retreat in the face of difficulties - the Jiangdong land that neither Wei Wu Cao Cao nor Wei Wen Cao Pi can touch, Cao Rui can't do anything about it either!
It's just that he didn't know that Cao Rui was very decisive this time.

Not only did he turn a blind eye to his Hengjiang provocation, but he also secretly sent Han Zongbu as a vanguard to advance to Ruxuwu, preparing to attack Jiangdong's fate.

However, for Sun Quan, it doesn't matter whether he knows it or not.

He and Lu Xun, who did not have the extravagant hope of breaking through Shouchun City and occupying all the south of the Huai River, would naturally take the lead in considering making themselves invincible. How could they let Jiangdong's defense of Mingmen be relaxed?

Indeed, as Cao Rui saw, the deployment of Jiangdong's troops is very scattered and all of them are in Jiangbei, and it is hard to tell how many troops are stationed in Ruxuwu.

However, the soldiers and horses that have penetrated into Jiangbei can also return to defense after achieving their strategic goals!
For example, in the Liuzan Department of Yinling.

(End of this chapter)