Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 545
In August, Jianye.

"Whoosh~"

The roe deer, who was escaping from the pursuit of the hounds, fell to the ground after being shot by a sharp arrow, twitched twice and then stopped moving.

One of the Dongwu cavalry picked up the roe deer, and the others clapped and cheered, shouting, "Your Majesty, you shoot!"

Sun Quan squeezed out a smile and drove the horse forward. It could be seen that he was not as happy hunting as usual.

Gu Li, who was serving beside him, followed closely, and asked in a low voice: "Li goes to the deep forest to find a tiger, and the Supreme can fight him in a tiger shooting cart. What does the Supreme think?"

Sun Quan shook his head and said, "No, I will never shoot tigers again."

As he spoke, he sighed, and Sun Quan recalled: "When I was at the height of my spring and Autumn period, I often enjoyed shooting tigers. Zhang Gong (Zhang Zhao) always tried to persuade me, but I laughed and refused to accept it. Now that he died of illness, I heard that The tiger is thinking of people, and it is really sad. Today, I accept Zhang Gong’s words of advice and never shoot tigers again.”

Zhang Zhao, an important minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, died of illness in Fuchu in July at the age of 81.Sun Quan wept bitterly, dressed in plain clothes, went to express his condolences, and offered sacrifices to him with the highest Tailong etiquette.Sun Quan also gave the eldest son Zhang Cheng the title of Marquis of Duxiang, and the second son Zhang Xiu inherited the title of Marquis of Lou.

It can be said that Zhang Zhao had a huge influence on Sun Quan's growth path.Sun Quan was afraid of his stamina, but respected his kindness. The relationship between the two was very contradictory.However, when Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, he still granted Zhang Zhao the title of Marquis of Lou, with ten thousand households living in the city, which shows that he is extremely favored.

Gu Li was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty and Mr. Zhang have a deep and righteous relationship. Mr. Zhang heard that His Majesty accepts his words. Although he is in the shadows, he must be very happy."

"If that's the case, then that's fine~" Sun Quan said worrying about gains and losses.

After a pause, Sun Quan restrained his emotion and ordered: "Let all the ministers stop discussing Zhang Gong's posthumous title. From now on, Zhang Gong's posthumous posthumous title is 'Wen Cheng', which is also Zhang Wencheng Hou."

Wen, one of the most beautiful posthumous titles, is called Wen by Jingwei Tiandi;Therefore, those who are successful in writing are all people who have made great contributions to the country. Zhang Liang, "one of the three heroes in the early Han Dynasty", was given the posthumous title of "Wencheng".

Using Wencheng to pursue Zhang Zhao's posthumous posthumous title shows Sun Quan's gratitude to Zhang Zhao for his kindness.

"promise!"

While Sun Quan was talking, someone informed Zhu Huan, a former general and governor of Ruxu, that he had Jiangbei military affairs to ask to see him.

Knowing that Zhu Huanding came for Wen Qin's surrender, Sun Quan grabbed the reins and called out, "Let the former general see you."

"promise!"

Sun Quan had already got off his horse and was sitting on the top chair when he saw Zhu Huan with gray beard and hair striding in.After he saluted, he pointed to the empty chair beside him and signaled Zhu Huan to sit down and talk.

Sun Quan handed the whip to Gu Li, took the wine bag, and asked, "How is Xiu Mu?"

Zhu Huan smiled and said confidently: "Although I'm sixty years old, I'm in good health. The traitor Wei also retreated a little when he saw the minister, and dared not face the sharp edge."

Sun Quan threw the wine bag in his hand to Zhu Huan, and said with a smile, "Haha! Now that's the case, I can rest easy."

Jianye, the capital of Soochow, has two lines of defense, one is the Yangtze River, and the other is Ruxukou.It can be said that Soochow's Ruxukou is Cao Wei's Xiangfan defense line, which is extremely important.

Ruxukou refers to the water mouth between Ruxu Mountain and Qibao Mountain. There are two passes.The two mountains confront each other, and the situation is dangerous, which is the exit of Chaohu Lake.The Battle of Dongguan in history took place in Dongguan at Ruxukou.

Therefore, the Ruxukou guarded by Zhu Huan is fine, so the Jianye where Sun Quan lives is naturally worry-free.

Zhu Huan intercepted the wine bag in the air with one hand, and said: "Your Majesty has made a small success in testing Wen Qin. Wen Qin's letter truthfully answered the situation of the defense near Hefei, and suggested that our army attack Han Zong to cut off the scourge, so as to facilitate Forge ahead in the future."

Han Zong, son of Han Dang.After his father Han Dang was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun in the Battle of Yiling, his son Han Zong led the Death Army.

In 226, Sun Quan stayed in Han Zong to guard Wuchang, but Han Zong was promiscuous and unruly in office.Seeing his father's identity, Sun Quan didn't ask questions, but Han Zong was terrified, and led his mother, family members, and thousands of people to defect to Wei State, who was used by Wei State as a general and named Guangyang Hou.

Over the years, Han Zong led the Death Army to invade the border of Soochow several times, moved people across the river, killed generals and harmed people, which made Sun Quan hate it.

Sure enough, Sun Quan heard the word Han Zong, squeezed his wine bag tightly, frowned and asked, "Wen Qin's words are true?"

Zhu Huan took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Sun Quan, saying: "Your Majesty, I have ordered someone to verify what Wen Qin said, and it is not false. The rebel general Han Zong was stationed at Luqiao, the county seat of Xiquyang, where Cao Cao went south. It was set up when they attacked me, and more than a hundred furnaces were built here to cast weapons for the Shouchun and Hefei armies."

"Oh?" Sun Quan frowned slightly, and said, "Xiqu Yangshen is east of Shouchun, after Hefei. It will be inconvenient to conquer Han Zong. Fearing Wenqin's surrender is a strategy to lure the enemy in."

Zhu Ran pointed to the letter and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please read the letter. Han Zong is the guard general of Xiquyang. This time he will go south to escort the weapons and armor to Hefei. Wen Qin thought that our army could take advantage of Han Zong's unpreparedness and send him to Hefei." The elite entered and ambushed and killed Han Zong. After Han Zong died in the battle, Yangzhou's military strength weakened, and Wen Qin wanted to surrender the whole city at the right time, and cooperate with our army to attack Hefei."

The two words "Hefei" and "Han Zong" instantly attracted Sun Quan. One was his gnashing enemy, and the other was his dream goal.

Sun Quan looked at the letter, and it was exactly what Zhu Ran said. Wen Qin leaked Han Zong's trace and informed the deployment of military forces around Hefei.If you add his troops in Lu'an, Hefei will be isolated and easy to conquer.

After pondering for a while, Sun Quan said, "Is it true or not that Xiu Mu thinks that Wen Qin surrendered?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ran stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, from what I have seen so far, Wen Qin's surrender is four points true and six points false. If our army can really succeed in attacking and killing Han Zong according to his words, it will be eight points true." , Two points are false. It will be very true that he really raised his troops to sacrifice Lu'an and surrendered, and he should succeed in attacking Hefei with our army."

Sun Quan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "My Great Wu has made several northern expeditions, either blocked in Hefei, or trapped in Xiangfan. Now that Wenqin is attached, it is really a good opportunity for our country to conquer Hefei and enter Shouchun. Once Hefei is conquered, there will be another Shu Han In the West Yinghe, within a few years, the alliance of the world will be divided in the middle, and it is just around the corner."

From the map, if soldiers approach Shouchun, Soochow only gets hundreds of miles of land, but from a geographical point of view, it will revitalize the situation in Soochow. Jianghuai line of defense.

However, the Henan and Xu states in the Central Plains of Cao Wei will be fully exposed to the warships of Soochow. Soochow can send warships to the Huai River through the Ruxu River. Baohuai water.

Zhu Ran nodded slightly, and said: "That's right. I thought we could follow Wen Qin's words and send soldiers to attack Han Zong. Cheng then explained that Wen Qin's intention to submit to him was probably true. I thought it was acceptable to join him with his troops. My lord Wu took the opportunity to make a northern expedition. However, we still need to be careful not to fall into Wei’s strategy of feigning surrender. If there is a mistake in the letter, we should not trust Wen Qin lightly. Our army wants to cover and withdraw, so we should discuss it carefully.”

Soochow has done a lot of tricks to lure the enemy into deep and feign surrender, so it will naturally guard against Cao Wei and prevent them from using similar tactics.Moreover, Soochow's family background is not strong, if it is not careful to use troops, it will be very dangerous.This is also part of the reason why Sun Quan did not dare to fight for the Northern Expedition several times, and retreated after being killed.

Sun Quan stood up and ordered decisively: "Yes, after Xiu Mu returns to the army, send elite troops northward to attack and kill Han Zong as soon as possible. After Qing's army is overwhelmed, if there is a change, retreat quickly. If successful, I will go northward in Jianye and attack Hefei .”

"No!" Zhu Ran replied seriously.

After a pause, Sun Quan continued: "Send envoys to Shuhan to discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition next year."

Whether there is Wen Qin's attachment, Sun Quan will contact the Shu Han to join the Northern Expedition next year, otherwise he will not use Daquan for five hundred to search for money and enrich the treasury.After all, the current world trend is advancing in favor of the two countries of Han and Wu, and it is a pity that Wu does not benefit from it.

"No!" Gu Li responded.

(End of this chapter)