Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 761
After Xia Houxuan decided on the strategy of attacking the west from the east, the soldiers in Jianghuai and other places began to move. The soldiers of Qiao County, Runan, and Chen County in the south of Yuzhou gathered eastward towards Shouchun, and the soldiers of Yanzhou and Xuzhou also went south.

Wang Ling, the general who conquered the east in Shouchun, also cooperated with Xia Houxuan very much, so he sent soldiers to the east of Chaohu Lake, and even led troops to attack Zhuge Ke who was stationed in Wancheng.

Such a large-scale action by the Wei army really frightened Sun Quan. He quickly called Quan Cong and Zhu Ran into the palace, and ordered Bu Zhi who was stationed in Wuchang and Zhu Yi who was stationed in Jiangbei to prepare for the battle.

"Today, Rebel Wei wants to take advantage of our country's weakness and send troops to the south to attack me. With the strength of our country, we may be hard-pressed to defeat him now." Sun Quan said with a worried expression.

After suffering the pain of losing his teacher and humiliating the country, Sun Quan no longer has the high-spirited appearance of the past.Especially when he experienced the pain of bereavement again, his heart felt ashamed, and he lost confidence in the future of Wu.In the past few years, Sun Quan seemed to have aged more than ten years, his spirit was sluggish, and his health was deteriorating.

Except for the occasional good news, which can cheer up Sun Quan a little.The rest is to rely on women to spice it up, so that he can feel that his life is not bad.Especially since this year, Sun Quan has paid attention to a stunning beauty, who is charming and charming.The maids in the palace call her a goddess because of her beauty, which shows her color.

When Sun Quan heard about it, he called the girl into the palace.As soon as Sun Quan saw it, he was attracted by his stunning appearance, favored him, and then sent a float to Napan's family into the harem.Of course, it was not without consequences. Under the obsession with women, Sun Quan's health became worse and worse in his old age.

After being silent for a while, Quan Cong said: "My lord, I think it is not a big deal for Wei people to go south at this time. At that time, Cao Pi went south to attack me several times. When his [-] troops came to Guangling, it happened to be severe cold, and the waterways were frozen. You are not allowed to enter the river. It is already the seventh month, and if the people of Wei want to send troops, it will not be long until the weather is cold. With the strength of our navy, we should be able to prevent the people of Wei from crossing the river."

Sun Quan was still worried, and said: "At this time, Cao Shuang was in charge of the army, and he came south for meritorious service. Now our country has been defeated by the great Han, and the soldiers have lost their troops. The soldiers have no fighting spirit. same time."

At the beginning, Sun Wu was able to resist Cao Pi's three southern expeditions, which had a lot to do with the state of Wu's army at that time, and he also had friendly diplomatic relations with the great Han.

At that time, the state of Wu crossed the river in white clothes, set fire to Yiling, and seized the land of Jingzhou.

Today's Wu State is lingering in the southeast corner, only a few counties more than Jiangdong after Sun Quan came to power, and domestic males suffered heavy casualties, just like Zhao State after the Changping War.Moreover, the Han troops stationed in Jiangxia and Nanjun areas can go down the river at any time to destroy Wu.

Therefore, Sun Quan was not only afraid that Cao Wei in the north would go south, but also worried that the big Han would take the opportunity to go east and destroy Wu.

"My lord, it's better to ask the Han people for help." Quan Cong said again.

"Ask for help from the Han people?" Sun Quan couldn't help being taken aback, and I was worried that Liu Chan would take the opportunity to kill me!Asking me to ask him for help now is not leading the wolf into the house.

Sun Quan resisted the thought of cursing, and said lightly: "Could it be that Zihuang has forgotten the lessons learned by Liu Zhang? He invited the big-eared thief into Shu to defend against Zhang Lu and Cao Cao, but his doves occupied the magpie's nest and surrendered Yizhou Give it up to the big-eared thief. Now let Liu Chan send troops to assist Wu, wouldn't we be imitating Liu Zhang..."

Having said this, Sun Quan stopped talking. At the beginning, Zhang Song, Meng Da, Fazheng and others under Liu Zhang had an affair with Liu Bei and persuaded Liu Zhang to lead him to Shu.Now, wouldn't it be the case that one of my own subordinates would have adultery with a big man?

What about Quan Cong?
While thinking, Sun Quan looked at Quan Cong suspiciously, but thinking of marrying his daughters to him, this kid wouldn't be a man!

Quan Cong, who was under Sun Quan's scrutiny, did not notice any change in Sun Quan's thinking, but patiently explained: "My lord, this time is also the other time! In the past when Liu Zhang was in power, Liu Bei wanted to be strong and build a foundation, so he took advantage of it. The magpie's nest. But now, the strong enemy of Han is not in Wu, but in destroying Wei and unifying the world."

"If he wants to destroy our country, Liu Chan can destroy it with a wave of his hand, but why not destroy it? His ambition is in the Central Plains. If the Central Plains is destroyed, our country of Wu should submit a letter of surrender to the great Han. If the doves occupy the magpie's nest, our dynasty We must lead the rebellious Wei to the south, the soldiers of Jianghuai are in the north, and the soldiers of Jiangzuo are in the south, how can the Han easily destroy me. After a long time, the population of the Central Plains will multiply..."

Quan Cong said with a serious face: "My old minister thinks that if the Wei people become powerful and our country can't contain them, then we can ask the Supreme Lord to ask the Han for help so as to withdraw the Wei soldiers."

As Quan Cong said, the goal of the great Han is to destroy Wei.Cao Wei occupied the land of the Central Plains, which is the most prosperous place in the world.If Cao Wei is allowed to cultivate his vitality and successfully recover his vitality, then with a large number of people in his hands, it will be enough to suppress the big man in terms of army numbers.

Now that the big man has the upper hand, the primary goal is Cao Wei.As for the state of Wu, after the demise of the state of Wei, they will basically offer books and surrender, so there is nothing to worry about.Therefore, if the big man wants to do the thing of doves occupying the magpie's nest, even if he forcibly annexes the state of Wu, he will have to delay sending troops to Cao Wei for a few years because of rectifying the internal affairs of the state of Wu.

Moreover, Jiangzuo is restricted by Hefei, Shouchun and other places in terms of terrain.For the big man, apart from nourishing the population, it is of little use.

Based on the above circumstances, the state of Wu does not need to worry about the great Han taking the opportunity to destroy the country, but needs to worry about the primary enemy Cao Wei.After all, it is really easy for the big Han to destroy Wu, and it will take a few years, but they don't have the heart to do so.

Quan Cong's big truth almost made Sun Quan dumbfounded.The battle has not yet been fought, why do these people think that after the big man dominates the world, they will take refuge in the big man!
Sure enough, these Jiangdong gentry are unreliable. If they don't suppress one or two in the future, they don't know how to sell Wu.If you really want to sell it, this country of Wu was brought down by my Sun family with one sword and one gun, and only my descendants can come here.

However, Sun Quan slowed down, thinking about what Quan Cong said, he felt that it was not unreasonable.According to the situation of the big man, if there is no accident, the unification of the world is basically just around the corner.As for Cao Wei, stop kidding.If it is really reliable, it will not be possible to defeat even the empty Jingzhou when the Han and Wu are at war, and let the Shu Han family dominate.

Sighing, Sun Quan rubbed his head and said, "Aside from asking the Han for help, how should our army resist them? After all, the Han are still unreliable. If there is no benefit, how can we simply send troops."

As he spoke, Sun Quan looked at Zhu Ran and asked, "Yi Feng, is there any other strategy that can help our country force Xia Houxuan back?"

Zhu Ran mused for a long time, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I think that the Chaohu Lake may be opened, the Dongxing embankment may be destroyed, and the water from the Chaohu Lake may be diverted to submerge the land in the north of the river, making it a state of Ze. In this way, the Wei army will be plunged into the quagmire and the It is difficult to pass through, and it can lower the water level, making it difficult for boats to enter the river."

Maybe it was Lu Xun's flooding to stop the enemy, or Wang Ping's flooding of Jiangling, or Deng Ai's pursuit and running in Zeguo, which inspired Zhu Ran's inspiration to destroy Dongxing embankment, break through Chaohu Lake, and flood Jiangbei.

According to Zhu Ran's destruction of the Dongxing embankment, the Wei army's southward movement will be delayed by the mud, and the water level will also drop at the same time.When Wei Guo passes through the mud and winter comes, the water level will be lower at that time, and it will be more difficult for Wei Jun ships to enter the Yangtze River through the Jianghuai waterway.At that time, Xia Houxuan will be the same as Cao Pi's time, and will have to return without success.

After a pause, Zhu Ran added: "And let Zhuge Ke withdraw from Wancheng and cross the river to avoid the enemy's attack."

"Yifeng's strategy is good. Let Zhu Yi destroy the Dongxing embankment, and let Zhuge Ke withdraw to Chaisang in the south of the Yangtze River, and let the north of the river be handed over to the Wei people. Our Wu State will drive the boats to isolate the river so that it cannot cross the river." Sun Quan nodded slightly. , Commanded: "And send envoys to Han to ask Han Emperor Liu Chan for help."

"promise!"

After Han and Wu established the division of monarchs and ministers, Zhuge Ke was sent by Sun Quan to Jiangbei to garrison Wancheng and farmland, nominally cooperating with the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty.Zhuge Ke was restless in Jiangbei, and used troops against Cao Wei several times, with considerable success.This year, Zhuge Ke sent troops to Lu'an, defeated Wei general Xie Shun, and captured thousands of soldiers and people under his command, which made Sun Quan happy for a few days.

However, Zhuge Ke attacked the Wei people hard, and he was unambiguous internally. After he had an in-law relationship with the prince Sun He, considering that the big man had signs of supporting Sun Ba, he ordered Zhuge Chuo to make friends with Yue Gongsun Ba.In order to get the upper hand, Zhuge Ke can be said to bet on both ends.

Sun Ba never refused anyone who came, and he didn't care about the in-law relationship between Zhuge Ke and the prince. Now in his eyes, as long as he can strengthen his own right to speak, it will be beneficial to seize the heir.At the same time, under the instigation of Princess Tiger, Quan Cong also showed favor to Sun Ba, and the situation of the dispute between the two palaces became more and more obvious.

(End of this chapter)