Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1065 A big gamble
In Nanchang City, Sun Quan was very proud because he had just officially divorced his wife, Mrs. Xie, and married Mrs. Xu at the same time.

To be fair, Mrs. Xie was very polite and observant after marrying into the Sun family, but for some reason, Sun Quan always felt that he had an inexplicable dislike for Mrs. Xie.

One of the reasons for this is that Mrs. Xie was hired and married by Sun Quan's biological mother, Mrs. Wu, on behalf of Sun Quan. Sun Quan had very complicated feelings for Mrs. Wu and often resisted her decisions.

When Mrs. Wu was in Jiangdong, Sun Quan was somewhat restrained, but with the fall of Qu'a, Sun Quan had to personally send Mrs. Wu to the grave in name only. From then on, Sun Quan began to let himself go.

Mrs. Xie, who was personally selected by Mrs. Wu, was naturally the first to be targeted by Sun Quan. It happened that Mrs. Xie was trapped in Qu'a, and her experiences were unclear, so she was divorced by Sun Quan on the pretext of not observing women's ethics.

But the main reason is that Sun Quan actually had a crush on Mrs. Xie before he married her.

This girl is naturally Mrs. Xu whom he just married. Mrs. Xu has a good appearance and is much younger than Mrs. Xie. She has been attracted by Sun Quan since she was a child.

Mrs. Wu also knew this to some extent, but as to why Mrs. Wu didn't hire the Xu family in the first place, there were two main reasons.

First, Mrs. Xu was too young at the time, still three or four years away from the age of marriage, and a full ten years younger than Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan had already reached the age of marriage, and the age difference between the two was quite a bit.

Secondly, Mrs. Xu’s biological father was Sun Quan’s cousin in terms of seniority. In other words, Mrs. Xu was Sun Quan’s cousin. With this relationship, Mrs. Wu naturally objected and chose the well-matched Mrs. Xie for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan naturally resented this, but he could only endure it secretly. Now three years later, Mrs. Xu has reached the age of marriage, and Sun Quan finally found the opportunity to marry his true love.

Now he is holding Mrs. Xu, who is slender and less than half his weight, and watching the military situation with contentment. This is naturally another happy thing for him.

Now the time is ripe for Liaodong, and the hidden forces previously planted in the north are ready to be activated at any time. Everything is ready, all we need to do is go north!
With the fall of Qu'a, many surrounding cities were occupied by Yuan Xi, completely cutting off Jiangdong's territory. The naval forces on the southeast coast were leaderless and fell into chaos for a time.

After discussing with Zhou Yu, Sun Quan sent Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and Pan Zhang, four powerful generals from Jiangdong, from the southern part of Yuzhang via Danyang, and then to Kuaiji. It took them more than a month to arrive at the coastal port of Kuaiji one after another and begin to collect and requisition ships.

After more than a month, the four finally reorganized the thousands of leaderless warships in Kuaiji County. At the same time, they recruited almost all the soldiers in Kuaiji County and reorganized a fleet, ready to send troops at any time.

After the news was sent back to Nanchang, Sun Quan happened to receive the news from Liaodong that Yuan Xi was preparing to send troops to attack Baekje and the Three Koreas, and he knew that the time was ripe!
He wondered how the Three Hans were so easy to fight. The Han Dynasty had not been defeated for hundreds of years, but Yuan Xi was overestimating his own capabilities and would definitely fall into a protracted war of attrition!

What Sun Quan has to do now is to take advantage of Yuan Xi's deep quagmire, let four generals lead the fleet north, raid Yuan Xi's fleet, and be flanked by the Sanhan and Gongsun families to eliminate Yuan Xi's main force, and then take advantage of the situation. Capture his base camp Jicheng!
Although this strategy seems risky, after being deduced countless times by Jiangdong counselors, it has been proven to be very feasible. In the best case scenario, it can even kill Yuan Xi himself and occupy Youzhou. In the future, Wu will be able to use Youzhou The state serves as a springboard to occupy the Central Plains!
Moreover, if Yuan Xi dies, no one in the world's navy can compete with the Jiangdong navy. The coastal cities of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou will easily fall into the hands of Wu. By then, including Jiangdong and Jianghuai, half of the world will belong to Sun Quan. master!

Thinking of this, Sun Quan was trembling with excitement. The ferocious tiger bullied others too much, so I will treat them in the same way as others, so that you can also experience the humiliation of having your capital destroyed and your family members taken captive!

Sun Quan attached great importance to this battle. Except for Cheng Pu who was stationed in Nanchang, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, and Huang Gai who were still injured, almost all other famous generals were sent out by Sun Quan, including the four Jiang Qinding and Feng.

Sun Quan is still very confident in the four of them. The naval battle is very windy and the fire attack has no effect at all. He can only fight hard. As for the naval attack, no one in the world can defeat Jiangdong Siyuan's combined forces head-on, let alone Attack from behind!
Thinking of this, Sun Quan immediately sent an urgent message, asking Jiangdong's four generals to lead the fleet north immediately. When the time is right, they will attack Yuan Xi's fleet with all their strength and invade Youzhou in one fell swoop!
After doing all this, Sun Quan stood up and pulled the timid Mrs. Xu towards the house.

Mrs. Xu’s wrists are very thin and her body is very light, like a feather. The more Sun Quan looks at her, the more he likes her. He doesn’t like Mrs. Only in this way can Sun Quan's desire for conquest and satisfaction be fully stimulated!
Soon, the war in Liaodong spread, but it was not Yuan Xi who took action first, but Gongsun Kang.

After Gongsun Du died last year, Gongsu Kang inherited the Gongsun family. After recuperating for more than a year, he finally started a fight with Goguryeo, who had previously had a grudge against the Gongsun family, according to Gongsun Du's death.

As for whether it was Gongsun Du's death, it is difficult to say, but none of this is important. This is purely a life and death battle for the territory. Both sides did not hold back and invested a lot of troops from the beginning.

What caught Goguryeo off guard was that this time the Gongsun family seemed to have made great progress in terms of strategy, tactics and weaponry compared to three years ago. As soon as they fought, Goguryeo fell into a huge disadvantage. What made Goguryeo even more uneasy was that the Wuhuan tribe, which was rumored to be at odds with Yuan Xi, actually took the opportunity to send troops to march from the north and attack the northern territory of Goguryeo along the Xianbei Mountains.

Goguryeo was attacked from both sides and was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, so the army had to retreat into the city and refuse to defend.

Most of Goguryeo's territory is mountainous. Although the city is simple, the terrain is difficult, and the cavalry of the Wuhuan and Gongsundu families cannot use it. The situation fell into a stalemate for a while.

But half a month later, the Gongsun family brought in a large number of siege vehicles and catapults and launched an overwhelming offensive against the mountain city on the border of Goguryeo.

After almost half of the wall of a mountain city was destroyed, it was occupied by soldiers of the Gongsun family, and then the next one came.

Gongsun Kang personally visited the front line and watched dozens of catapults firing stone bombs at the city head. While he was surprised by the power of the catapults, he also had mixed emotions.

Naturally, he did not have the skills to make a catapult before. The structure of this catapult is completely different from the previous catapults. It is smaller in size and can throw stone projectiles farther.

The structure inside is also extremely complex. In addition to the wooden frame, there are also a large number of iron mechanical components. The equipment is complicated, but it is extremely easy to assemble.

Gongsun Kang also asked the craftsmen in the army whether they could imitate it, but the craftsmen said that it involved more than a dozen types of work such as carpentry, blacksmithing, and mechanical skills that only nobles could master. It would take several years or even more than ten years to fully understand it. .

Gongsun Du had mixed feelings about this. Yuan Xi could give this thing to himself, on the one hand, to show trust, and on the other hand, he had enough self-confidence. He not only believed that he could not imitate it, but also that there must be a more powerful substitute.

This extinguished Gongsun Kang's last thoughts. He had been to Jicheng several times and understood the process of the development of technology and tools driven by the entire craftsman system in Jicheng. After truly understanding Yuan Xi's investment and breakthroughs, Gongsun Kang understood that, Now he and the other party are no longer on the same level.

So now Gongsun Kang is very open-minded. As a bastard, Yuan Xi supports him as the head of the family. Then the other party is his successor. If he betrays the other party, he will not be able to hold his head high for the rest of his life. Not to mention it, he must also be able to bear the price of betrayal. Just fine.

The Liaoxi County occupied by the Gongsun family is in the hinterland of Yuan Xi's Youzhou. If he raises an army, tens of thousands of Youzhou cavalry will come to encircle and suppress him in a few days. Although he is full, he is still impatient to live. Already?
So he didn't understand why Sun Quan, the king of Wu, thought he could bribe himself when he sent him a boatload of goods. If you just gave me ten ships and a hundred ships, and I would die to take it, what's the point?
Therefore, he had doubts about Sun Quan's true intentions and mentioned it to Yuan Xi. Gongsun Kang still remembered Yuan Xi's reaction at that time. The other party smiled with a hint of confusion and said: "Brother Gongsun is a smart man, that He is also a smart person, but sometimes smart people can be blinded by their desires. "

"That person had too much desire, couldn't see his own strength clearly, and acted in a hurry. That's why he got to where he is today. It can be said that he played a good hand to pieces."

"But Brother Gongsun is different. I am willing to cooperate with people like you, and I hope we can continue to cooperate."

Gongsun Kang didn't know that Yuan Xi actually knew his character very well. In later generations, Gongsun Kang only relied on the strong, so in order not to offend Cao Cao, he killed Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and then deceived Jiang Dong. Everything he did was for his own sake. Save.

For Yuan Xi, people like Gongsun Kang are the best guesses. As long as he remains strong and threatens the other party, the other party will not be tempted.

Later, when Gongsun Kang rebelled against Cao Wei, he also saw Cao Wei's policy of abandoning the border areas. He felt that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and no one could care about him, so he felt rebellious. But now that the two sides are so close, how could Gongsun Kang dare to rebel? ?

But Sun Quan believed this, or rather Sun Quan was willing to believe it, because his goal was to capture Jicheng, and the Gongsun family was so close, so they were a very suitable helper.

Moreover, after Sun Quan's promise came true, he and Gongsun Kang would share Youzhou equally. He felt that the price was enough to make Gongsun Kang's heart beat, but he didn't know how complicated Youzhou was. How could the Gongsun family alone be able to block the millions of people outside the pass? Xianbei?

Sun Quan, who was located in the east of the Yangtze River and treated the Shanyue people like monkeys, had no idea how terrible the threat from the barbarians outside the Pass was. The essential difference in thinking made him fall into Yuan Xi's plan from the beginning.

(End of this chapter)