Wei Ni

Jiangdong, Jianye Palace.

This building, which is called a palace, was actually the general's mansion when Sun Quan moved his capital to Moling in his early years.

Although Sun Quan's achievements when he personally led the army were mediocre, he was much better than the emperor of Wei in terms of caring for the people and keeping his personal life simple.

This is one of the reasons why he has the financial and material resources to frequently use the army.

It was precisely because he saw the profound history of the Jiangdong war and was not discouraged by the repeated use of troops without success that he asked Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, to write a letter to Sun Quan.

The letter did not mention any polite words about mutual alliance and mutual benefit between the two countries.

I just told one thing: Shu soldiers are fully prepared and will march through the Baoxie Valley to Guanzhong in the spring and February for the Northern Expedition.

This made Sun Quan wave his hand to dismiss his attendants. He found the map and spread it on the ground. He stood alone and pondered for a long time.

Of course he knew what Bashu meant.

It's nothing more than claiming that both Shu and Wu have made several northern expeditions, but neither achieved much results. Now Shu will directly march into Guanzhong. It's up to you whether Wu wants to fight together and benefit each other.

In Sun Quan's mind, he certainly didn't want to miss the opportunity to fight together.

After all, whether in Jingxiang or Huainan, the Wei State adopted the tactic of defending and waiting for reinforcements. And if Shu can attract the Wei army's troops away, then the chance of him capturing Huainan will be higher.

The deeper reason is that in the Northern Expedition between the two countries, Wu's performance was worse than that of Shu.

Although there was a great victory in the Battle of Shiting, it did not achieve the results of opening up territory; and the Shu Kingdom also had three thousand soldiers from the Battle of Lucheng, and also occupied the two counties of Wudu and Yinping.

What he is thinking about now is how to use troops against the Wei State and strive to gain something.

As for why I think alone.
Alas, since Lu Su and Lu Meng died of illness, he has no one to consult on such military and national plans.

Now Lu Xun, who has the highest official position in Wu's army, is better than the first two in talent and learning, but he has no enterprising spirit and has always shown little interest in opening up territory for Wu.

Zhu Ran, Zhuge Jin and others can work together with him.

It's just a pity that their planning and planning can't even match Lu Su's, let alone Lu Xun's.

No one is available.

This is the disadvantage of being trapped in a corner.

The same is true for the Kingdom of Wu, and the same is true for the Kingdom of Shu. After the foreign handsome men who started their business have withered away, and when local scholars fill the temples, it will be difficult for the king to carry out his ambition to open up new territories.

That's it, that's it.

To this day, there is no point in thinking too much.

Sun Quan sighed quietly, shook his head and put the distracting thoughts behind his mind, took off the scabbard of his sword and gently touched the place marked on the map of Xuzhou Huaiyin.

During Wu's Northern Expedition, it almost became a routine for Huainan and Jingxiang to send troops at the same time.

Therefore, he had no idea about Lu Xun in Wuchang and Zhu Ran in Jiangling City.

But whether to send troops to Xuzhou from Dantu Jingkou to contain Wei Guoqing's reinforcements from Xuzhou and even Yanzhou is worthy of his careful consideration.

After all, Wei's army in Luoyang was contained by Shu.

All he needs to consider is reinforcements from various states and counties in the Central Plains of Wei State.

Moreover, he is very familiar with Dan Tu and Guang Ling.

In his early years, Sun Ce decided to rule Jiangdong and when he succeeded to the throne in danger, he chose to rule Jiangdong with Dantu as the center. Later, because Zhang Hong persuaded Moling (Jinling) to have the aura of a royal city, he moved his administrative office to Moling and changed its name to Jianye.

With Gongli as general, Zhongsi as deputy, and the Jiangdu Navy as his assistant, is it not difficult to contain the forces of Wei, Qing, and Xu states?
Well, if not, how about letting Zhong Si's troops intimidate Huaiyin and increasing Gongli's troops so that he can go west against the Huai River to harass Shouchun and force Wei Yanzhou to reinforce him?
Sun Quan thought.

The scabbard in his hand was also moved to Shouchun City and Shangcai County on the north bank of Huai River.

However, before he could think it through in his mind, Wu Can, who took leave to return to his hometown to visit relatives, stumbled over and brought the bad news with a sad face.

Yes, Sun Shao is dead.

When Bu Qu carried him on his back and fled deep into the jungle, he lost too much blood and never woke up again.

After all, Xia Houhui's arrow penetrated his chest and ribs.

Even if his private soldiers wrapped the external wound with a lining, the bleeding in the body cavity could not be stopped, and he was carried by his soldiers for a bumpy escape, so how could he possibly survive?
If the song hadn't been bumpy for him, there might have been a moment of reflection.

However.
Sadly, he was deprived of even the opportunity to express his last words.

He has last words to confess.

Before he was hit by the arrow, he had reflected and felt that the strategy he mentioned to march into Qingxu Province might not be advisable.

But he didn't have time to explain, and Wu Can, who was lucky enough to survive, felt that his legacy could not be stained either publicly or privately. Therefore, when Zhang Cheng found him, he immediately asked Zhang Cheng to allocate one or two ships to send him off. Come to Jianye to see Sun Quan.

In addition to telling the bad news, he also wanted to prevent Sun Shao from having any regrets.

"Gongli is dead?!"

As soon as he heard Wu Can's narration with tears in his eyes, Sun Quan was immediately dumbfounded. After being stunned for a long time, he still couldn't believe it. He squatted down and pulled up Wu Can, and roared sternly, "Kong Xiu, don't talk nonsense, how can you die with public etiquette!" "

Just when he started roaring, he was already bursting into tears.

Yes, although he couldn't believe it, how could he not know that Wu Can wouldn't talk nonsense about this kind of thing?
"Your Majesty, Gongli Gongli was hit by an arrow and died."

Wu Can choked up after being pulled up, unable to speak a word. Sun Quan couldn't hold on any longer. He stumbled to the ground and cried loudly, "Ugh! Gongli kills me! If Gongli can abandon me, he will die first."

In the small hall, the monarch and his ministers cried to each other for a long time.

After both of them were tired of crying and their emotions had calmed down a little, Sun Quan asked Sun Shao about the incident with an angry look on his face.

In this regard, Wu Can will not neglect it.

It started from the visit to Sun Shao at Dantu Jingkou and ended when Zhang Cheng came to meet him.

He also mentioned that Zhang Cheng sent a boat north to Kuangqi City to inquire about it, and that Sun Shao's management of Guangling County was destroyed by the Wei army.

After hearing this, Sun Quan's beard and hair stood out, and he drew his sword angrily and struck at the table in a furious rage, "The traitor Wang Li and Liu Yu will definitely crush you to ashes!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Wu Can, whose mood had calmed down a lot, quickly spoke out to dissuade him, "When I came to Jianye, General Fenwei had already sent troops to arrest the two thieves at their home. However, I was afraid that the two thieves had already brought their entire family to Wei. "

But Sun Quan still continued to commit crimes angrily.

Because he had already guessed this outcome, otherwise he would not have committed the crime instead of sending troops to arrest the person.

"Your Majesty, there are still other plans for public etiquette!"

Seeing that his attempts to dissuade him were useless, Wu Chan said loudly, "When I went north to Guangling, I was informed of the national policy and strategy and entrusted me to speak to your majesty."

This time Sun Quan listened.

Not only did he suppress his anger, he also sat upright and took a deep breath before slowly asking, "What's Gongli's plan? Kong Xiu will tell you carefully."

"only."

After Wu Can finished describing Sun Shao's strategy for entering Tuqing and Xuzhous word for word, there was a long dead silence in the hall.

Sun Quan, who was crying vaguely, sat still like an old monk with his eyes downcast and pondered.

If it weren't for the irregular rise and fall of his chest, people would think he was already asleep.

I don't dare to disturb him.

Instead, he considered in his heart, if Sun Quan did not follow Sun Shao's strategy, should he try to offend Tianyan based on his reasoning, or should he cry and cry out Sun Shao's name to express his love.

However, he had no chance to persuade.

Sun Quan opened his eyes after a long time, first glanced at the letter from Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu, which had fallen to the ground, then stood up, picked up the scabbard, and clicked continuously in Huaiyin and Haixi.

"Somebody come!"

After his eyes flickered for a while, he suddenly shouted outside the palace, "Ship to Wuchang immediately and order the general to come back to discuss matters!"

However, when the eunuch outside bowed to accept the order and Xiao Zhi stepped back, he said again, "Wait a minute, that's it. Let the general come back and report his duties."

"only."

The superior general is Lu Xun, and the chariot general is Zhu Ran.

Both of them are currently stationed in Jingzhou, but Zhu Ran has another identity. He was a classmate of Sun Quan when he was young.

In Jiangdong, if Zhu Ran considers himself the second best among those who would rather die for Sun Quan, then no one would dare to take the lead.

Wu Can could guess the meaning of this difference and Sun Quan's changes in his previous orders, but he didn't think much of it. Because he also guessed that Sun Quan was planning to take Sun Shao's strategy.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, he still lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I secretly believe that the country is in need of good generals. If your Majesty does not give up, you can call Zhu Zifan to discuss it. When I had a private conversation with Gongli earlier, Gongli also did not hesitate. Praise him for his talent.”

Zhu Zifan is Zhu Zhi.

Born in one of the four surnames of Wu, he was the younger brother of Zhu Huan and the son-in-law of Sun Quan.

Wen Tao and Wu Lu were all sergeants in Jiangdong, and like his brother Zhu Huan, he was good at raising soldiers and could make people die. Sun Quan once regarded him as a general who could succeed Lu Meng.

However, he is now dismissed from office and imprisoned in the mansion.

It originated from the fact that Emperor Wei Cao Rui sent Yinfan to Wu as a spy, with the intention of provoking internal strife in Wu. Zhu Zhi, who was unaware of this, admired Yinfan very much. Not only did he have close contacts with him, but he also praised him as a talented king.

Later, Yinfan's identity as Wei Xizuo was revealed and he started an uprising. Naturally, he was also implicated.

Wu Can mentioned him now, not because he was interceding for the local scholars in Wu, but because he knew that Zhu Zhi could not betray Sun Quan, and felt that he was similar to Sun Shao in many aspects with both civil and military skills. It was a pity that he was imprisoned for this reason. .

"Gongli. Have you ever praised Zifan's talents?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan hesitated for a moment before he spoke firmly, "Why is it that Gongli didn't say anything to you?"

He married his daughter Sun Luyu to Zhu Ju. Of course he knew Zhu Ju's talents and did not hesitate to value him. He just felt that it was inappropriate to resurrect him not long after he was dismissed from office and imprisoned, so he asked a question, intending to use my charming words. To tell other people who were also implicated by Yinfan, he was not treating one favorably.

It was just the result of the emperor's mind.

"Replying to Your Majesty, it may be due to public etiquette that it is not appropriate for a general to discuss temple matters."

Not knowing what Sun Quan was thinking, I nodded my head and replied respectfully, "Gongli once said that Zifan can maintain peace within the country and peace outside."

"I know it alone."

Sun Quan immediately borrowed the donkey from Poxia, his eyes still lingering on Huaiyin and Haixi, and said, "Come, summon Zhu Ju into the palace." (End of this chapter)