Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Jiahe four years, May.

The sun is gradually revealing its bright golden light on the eastern horizon.Chaohu Lake is shrouded in sunlight, sparkling with waves.

The battleship cut through the water, the flag fluttered in the wind, and the Soochow Navy stayed on Chaohu Lake.

The Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, looked to the north, and his frustration was evident. He lost again under the city of Hefei.

A few days ago, Manchong recruited dozens of strong men, broke off pine branches as torches, filled them with sesame oil, and set them on fire at the mouth of the wind. When the Wu people were unprepared, they burned the siege equipment of the Soochow army.Sun Tai, who was in charge of the siege, hurriedly led his army to rescue, but was shot and killed by Man Chong with a crossbow.

Sun Tai is the son of Sun Kuang and the nephew of Sun Quan.The official worshiped the captain of Changshui, with a rank of two thousand stones, and was a general of Sun Quan's army.Now being shot and killed by dozens of people led by Man Chong, and a large number of engineering equipment were burned, the morale of the Wu army could not help but be seriously injured, which made Sun Quan feel ashamed and annoyed.

It was cold in the morning, and Gu Li saw that Sun Quan's clothes were thin, so he hung his cloak on his shoulders and said, "It's cold, my lord, be careful not to catch a cold."

Sun Quan sighed and said, "Why is Hefei so hard to conquer?"

Gu Li comforted and said: "My lord, Li is a mediocre person, but he also knows that it is not easy to attack the city. It is difficult for my great Wu to attack Wei, but it is also disadvantageous for my lord not to see against Wei and attack my great Wu. There was a loss in Chibi before, and there is a loss in the future." The defeat of Shiting."

Sun Quan tightened his cloak and said bitterly: "I know the heart of profit. It's just that the Shu Han in the small southwestern country can beat Ke Lianjie, cross Yongliang from one state, and discuss Guanzhong in the north. But my big Wu The second Northern Expedition failed to win any battles, and Lai Boyan's plot to conquer Jiangxia last year..."

Sun Quan did not continue to speak, but Gu Li could also hear the helplessness and melancholy in Sun Quan's words.As Sun Quan's confidant for more than ten years, how could he not know how much the city of Hefei has brought him a deep psychological shadow.

Sun Quan clenched his fists and said to himself, "Zhang Liao and Man Chong, how could these two become my Sun Quan's lifelong enemies?"

At the beginning, Zhang Babai shocked Xiaoyaojin, which was an indelible memory in Sun Quan's life.At that time, Zhang Liao was the first to enter the formation and killed the general with his own hands. It was as if he had entered a deserted area in the formation, and he even fell under the banner of Sun Quan.Not only Sun Quan was frightened, but all the generals around him were frightened.

Now that the elderly Man Chong led dozens of people to imitate Zhang Liao, Sun Quan couldn't help but recall the past.

However, as a king with excellent psychological quality, Sun Quan adjusted his mood and asked: "Gu Li, how is the battle of Shu Han in Guanzhong?"

Gu Li stammered and said: "Report to Your Honor, the scouts reported last night that the Shu Han has withdrawn from Guanzhong."

Sun Quan felt a little relieved when he heard that the Shu Han had withdrawn their troops.After all, when I fail myself, I feel very comfortable when I hear that others have also failed. Perhaps this is the root of human inferiority, and I don???t want to see the good of others.In particular, the two countries are allies in the name of joint assistance, but in fact each has its own calculations.

Sun Quan eased his eyebrows, and asked lightly: "Didn't the Shu Han flood the Wei Dynasty last year? Why are they withdrawing now? Could it be that the Wei Wei is so brave that the Shu Han is hard to resist?"

Seeing that Sun Quan had misunderstood Sun Quan, Gu Li bit the bullet and explained: "That's not the case. It was the Shu Han Huang Quan and Huo Yi who led the army to defeat Cao Rui. The Ye Han army besieged Cao Rui on all sides, and Cao Rui fled timidly. The army defeated Chang'an, and returned to Chengdu in April."

"What?" Sun Quan exclaimed, "How could Cao Rui be so vulnerable?"

Sun Quan realized that his words were ambiguous, so he changed his words and said: "Prime Minister Zhuge is a master of martial arts, and Huang Quan is good at using troops. Cao Rui thinks highly of himself, so it is not surprising that he lost like this."

But after Sun Quan finished speaking, he also found something strange about his words.At the beginning, I withdrew my army in the face of Cao Rui's support to Xiangfan, but now I laugh at Cao Rui, isn't it true that I am not as good as him.

After a pause, Sun Quan said jealously: "Liu Chan is so lucky to have these two people. In this Northern Expedition, my Great Wu only won half of Jiangxia County, but Liu Chan was able to win Shangyong and Xincheng counties, and also won two counties." Occupying the land of the three assistants, the four prefectures of Ke'an Ding, Jingzhao, Feng Yi, and Fufeng have the power of the Qin State and are formidable."

The results of the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han had to make the Wu people envious and jealous. In the early days of the three-point world, the Shu Han was only the land of Yizhou, and the Eastern Wu had the land of Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou. Cao Wei.

Now the Shu Han has repeatedly conquered Yongzhou and Liangzhou from Cao Wei's hands in the Northern Expedition, which is more qualified to cross the three states than Soochow, which has incomplete Jingzhou and Yangzhou.The current national power of the Shu Han has truly surpassed Soochow, second only to Cao Wei who occupied the Central Plains.

This made Sun Quan even more jealous after the defeat, and it was more uncomfortable than killing him.

"My lord, the great general (Zhuge Jin) and the former general (Zhu Huan) are asking to see you," said the attendant.

Sun Quan put away his jealous face and said, "Xuan!"

"My ministers Zhuge Jin and Zhu Huan pay homage to the country." The two saluted and said.

Sun Quan put his sleeves back and said slowly, "Ziyu, Xiumu, what do you want to see?"

Zhuge Jin bowed slightly, and said: "My lord, the Shu Han scouts came to report last night, Guanzhong will be conquered, and the Han and Wei armies will fight."

"Yeah!" Sun Quan clenched his fists and said coldly, "I know this morning that Wang Ping, the general of Shu in the Northern Expedition, was able to defeat Shangyong and Xincheng counties, relying on our Great Wu Chongjun to attract Cao Rui's main force. gram?"

Sun Quan still can't forget that the Shu Han took advantage of himself and conquered the second east county.However, Sun Quan also forgot the original Xinling alliance. In order to let the Shu Han cooperate with him in sending troops to Jingzhou, Sun Quan allowed the Shu Han to take the opportunity to conquer the second east county.

Zhuge Jin pretended not to understand Sun Quan's meaning, cupped his hands and said, "The Shu army has already retreated, and the reinforcements against Wei are approaching. How should our army plan next, whether to fight or retreat?"

Sun Quan stared at Hefei City for a long time, and asked, "What does Hugh Mu think?"

Zhu Huan, courtesy name Xiumu, was a member of the Zhu family in Wujun.Among the Jiangdong generals, he was one of the few active and enterprising people who attempted the Northern Expedition.

He fought bravely and supported his soldiers. Although he was only a former general, he had tens of thousands of troops under his command.At the beginning, five thousand people fought against Cao Ren's tens of thousands of troops, defeated Cao Tai, beheaded Chang Diao, captured Wang Shuang, and severely defeated Cao Ren's army.In the battle of Shiting, he served as the right and left governor together with Lu Xun, and defeated Cao Xiu.

Zhu Huan has been stationed at Ruxukou to resist the Wei army in the direction of Hefei and Shouchun in Chaohu.

Zhu Huan pondered a little, and said: "My Majesty, most of the siege equipment was burned by Man Chong, the Shu army ceased fighting, and it was easier for the army against Wei to go south. Therefore, I think that if there is no major change in our army, it is better to withdraw the army and return to the division in this battle. When there is a good opportunity, go ahead again."

Sun Quan looked at Hefei and sighed, and said, "Xiangyang is a big city and far away from the river, so it's hard for our army to attack; Hefei city is small and strong, but it's hard for our army to conquer because of its favor. Where should our army attack against Wei in the future?"

Sun Wu's road to the north was blocked by the two cities of Xiangfan and Hefei respectively. If he didn't attack Xiangyang, he would attack Hefei. There was no other way.

Zhuge Jin hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, don't you forget the alliance between Han and Wu Xinling?"

"At that time, His Majesty formed an alliance with the Lord of Han. Han took Guanzhong and the second counties of Dongdong; His Majesty took Nanyang and Xiangfan. The two parties swore that if Han did not take Guanzhong, if Your Majesty could take Jingzhou, he would need to help Han take Guanzhong and Dongjun. Before Wu took Jingzhou, Han would have to go out of Wuguan to help Wu take Nanyang and Xiangfan." Zhuge Jin said.

Sun Quan looked at the reeds on the bank, shook his head and said, "I have not forgotten the Xinling alliance. It's just that I worry about the strength of the Shu Han army, and I'm afraid I don't want to believe in the Lingling alliance, so I don't say anything."

Zhuge Jin said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuge of the Shu Han Dynasty has always been on good terms with us, Soochow Wu, and it should not be difficult for him to send troops to Wuguan to assist our army in attacking Jingbei. From the perspective of the situation, if our country takes Jingbei, we can also Sharing the power against the Wei Dynasty for the Shu Han will help the Shu Han revive the Han Dynasty. Moreover, our country has an alliance with the Shu Han to divide the world.

Sun Quan patted the ship wall in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Order the whole army to return to the division. As for what Ziyu said, it is very reasonable. Selecting a good person to serve as an envoy to the Shu Han for our great Wu is to celebrate his victory over Guanzhong. , the covenant of the Erquanxin Mausoleum."

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"The minister gave Yin Li the envoy to Shu Han." Zhuge Jin said.

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