Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 146 Discussion on destroying Sun Jun
The two uncles and nephews Liu Bei and Liu Qi work well together. Liu Bei is responsible for the opening remarks and enlivens the atmosphere, showing that the two families work together to destroy Sun.Then we got to the point. As the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Qi needed to speak. After all, he was Sun Quan's superior and had legitimate reasons to go to war with Wu County and Kuaiji County.

Liu Qi waved his sleeves and joined his hands, looked around at everyone, and said: "The Sun family separatized Jiangzuo, appointed themselves as governors, harmed the nobles, and killed the people. Following the emperor's edict and the orders of the generals of chariots and cavalry, Qi conquered the Sun family. To this day, there have been several fierce battles. , has conquered Yuzhang, Poyang, Luling, Danyang and other counties."

"In the Battle of Danyang, the Sun family retreated from Wuhui and Wuhui counties, stationed troops in Lize, and gathered the navy to control the dangerous points. Now Liu Yuzhou and I want to conquer the Sun family. What do you think?"

Pan Jun straightened his waist and cupped his hands, saying: "Sun Quan inherited the inheritance from his father and brother. Although his strength has been thwarted, he still has [-] land and sea soldiers and horses under his tent. Wu Hui is rich and cannot be attacked suddenly. From Jun's point of view, it is better for the general to take the initiative slowly." Let's look for opportunities and win. Moreover, our army has just settled down the counties, and the place is not yet stable, so we should not act too hastily."

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "What Pan Zhizhong said makes sense. However, I only saw its advantages but not its disadvantages. Although Sun Quan inherited his father's and brother's legacy, he was able to serve the school with all his strength. But Sun Quan lost his teachers and lost his land, and he was defeated repeatedly by me. Attacking Pengze City, killed Huang Gai, Pan Zhang, Song Qian and other generals; fighting Danyang, killed Han Dang, Dong Xi, Zhou Tai and other generals."

"Although Sun Quan now has [-] land and water soldiers and horses, in order to support the soldiers and horses, he levies and extorts excessively, and the scholars are resentful. The two princes have always been benevolent and filial to the world. They sent troops to Wuhui, and the people ate pots of wine to welcome the king's troops. Pan Didn't you see that at the battle of Danyang, You Xiaowei led the soldiers from Shanyue to attack the savior? Did Jin Qi and Mao Gan sacrifice their people and surrender?"

After saying that, Zhuge Liang held up his fan and cupped his hands, saying: "Sun Quan can't convince the crowd with words. Yi Liang sees that now is the opportunity for destruction. He can attack the two counties of Wuhui by water route. As for what Pan Zhizhong said, Liang deeply agrees, but I thought I could pacify Jiangzuo first, and then pacify the ladies of the six counties."

"uncle?"

Liu Qi turned his head and asked in a low voice: "How about it?"

"Bo Wei can continue to let the officials speak, and you and I don't have to rush to intervene." Liu Bei reminded.

"Ok!"

Liu Qi smiled and asked, "I wonder if you have any other opinions?"

Huo Jun, who had taken off his cloak, stood up with a bow and said: "I have informed you, Duke, that Sun and Cao have formed an alliance for a long time. Cao Cao defeated the two Yuans and conquered Hebei. Yuan Tan surrendered and Yuan Xi fled to Youzhou. I won't wave now. The troops went south because they were concerned about the remnants of the two Yuan Dynasties and the unconquered states, so they needed to conquer the northern counties."

"When Cao Cao conquered the north and the Sun family occupied Wuhui, although our army supported Wu and Chu, there was no danger from the river. The north and the south were fighting, and Sun Quan welcomed Cao Cao into the left side of the river. How could our army stop him?"

"If you want to stop Cao Cao's army in the north, you have to use the big river. Use the Wu and Chu boats as horses to gallop on the rivers and lakes; use the river as a city, occupy the enemy in the north of the river, and look for opportunities to defeat them."

Raising his voice, Huo Jun flicked his robe and said loudly: "Looking at the situation in Wuhui today, the Sun family is like a long insect in the middle of winter, stiff but not dead. If Cao Cao rescues him and stretches his muscles, he will become a serious problem for our army and must be eliminated immediately. It is better to leave the remaining brave men to pursue the poor bandits, but how can we follow the example of letting the tiger return to the mountain?"

Compared with Zhuge Liang's discussion of the internal situation of the Sun and Liu armies, Huo Jun's content was more considered from a macro-strategic perspective.

Historically, Cao Cao marched his troops southward and drank his horses in the Yangtze River. Liu Bei was defeated in Dangyang and retreated to Jiangxia.After thinking deeply, Sun Quan joined forces with Liu Bei to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi and established a three-part world pattern for his own foundation.

But in this dimension, Sun Quan was defeated by Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi, and only the two counties of Wuhui were left.If Cao Cao sends his troops south, the happiest person would be Sun Quan.After all, his thighs are here and he can save himself.For his own future, Sun Quan is probably the most active in leading the party.

Instead of counting on Sun Quan and Er Liu to unite to fight against Cao Cao, it is better to count on Sun Quan to lead the way and accept Cao Cao as his godfather.From the perspective of the strategic layout of the world, the six counties in Jiangdong must be controlled before they can rest assured.

"color!"

Wang Can was the first to applaud, and then everyone there, including Pan Jun, also applauded.Everyone agreed very much with Huo Jun's reason.Although internal governance issues are important, with the huge threat of Cao Cao, internal issues need to be resolved later.

After all, Taiwanese bald people have a brain circuit that must first settle down when dealing with foreigners. This is something that only a few people can have.

Liu Qi nodded slightly to Liu Bei and said: "What you all said is reasonable, but judging from the current situation, we must attack Sun Quan immediately. Now Sun Quan is stationing troops in Wu County, I wonder what strategies you have to defeat the enemy?"

After Liu Qi finished speaking, Liu Bei added: "It doesn't matter if you just say it."

Liu Bei and Liu Qi work well together, and one person presides over part of the meeting.Liu Bei tried his best not to overwhelm the guest, and Liu Qi also tried his best to give Liu Bei a relative position.

Er Liu knew in his heart that now they were like grasshoppers on a rope, and no one could live without the other.If Liu Bei and Liu Qi had not had the same surname, Liu Bei would have thought of marrying his daughter to Liu Qi's son to consolidate the relationship between the two parties.

When the military discussions entered, the civil servants were silent, but the generals were eager to give it a try.Guan Yu stroked his beard and said nothing.His mission in this battle will be to lead five thousand troops into Kuaiji, sweep the southern part of Kuaiji as a partial army, attack Kuaiji, and completely cut off Sun Quan's support from Kuaiji.

Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "Our army's morale is at its peak. It is better to send troops from Yishan and lead the army to bypass Lize. Go straight to Wu County and decide the outcome in one battle. My brother sent troops to Kuaiji to pacify Shanyue in Kuaiji. The two counties of Wuhui Wouldn’t it be easy to take it down?”

Zhuge Liang stroked his feather fan and said to dissuade him: "General Zhang, don't act too hastily. The Sun family has been rooted in Wu County for many years and has won the hearts of the generals. Now that we are attacking Wu County, soldiers and horses from all over the country are supporting us. Our army will easily be attacked from both sides and fall into a dangerous situation."

Hearing this, Zhang Fei showed displeasure and said: "The military advisor said that now is the time to destroy the Sun family. How could he say that he should not act too hastily? His words are contradictory and confusing."

"This~" Zhuge Liang was speechless for a moment, but he didn't know how to explain to Zhang Fei.

Wenpin, who looked thoughtful, said: "You can attack and return, but there are also priorities. What Zhuge's military advisor means is that Sun Quan will defend Wu County. Now he will attack it with a large army. The other counties are afraid of raising their troops to support. In order to relieve our army, To worry about the future, we should first attack Wanling, Yuhang, Qiantang, Wucheng and other counties, and then attack Wu County."

"What General Wen said was Liang's original intention!" Zhuge Liang said with a slight smile.

Zhang Fei sneered and said, "If we go by what General Wen and the military advisor said, and we divide our troops to attack Wanling, Yuhang, and Qiantang, won't Sun Quan send troops to rescue us?"

Zhuge Liang was not angry and said with a smile: "Sun Quan was worried about the safety of Wu County, so how dare he divide his troops to rescue him. Moreover, the land and water troops gathered in Lize. If they went ashore into the wilderness, how could the troops from Jiangdong be our opponent? This is what Sun Zhou was afraid of. !”

Huo Jun, who was watching the show, secretly laughed in his heart. He finally understood why Zhuge Liang had to hold a feather fan in the winter. He was too tired to communicate with others. Without the feather fan to cool down the fire, he was afraid he would get angry.

In the past, Guan Yu was arrogant and Zhang Fei was under his command. For the sake of the relationship between the two armies, Liu Bei often stepped forward to make concessions.The previous competition for military exploits was proof of the conflict between the two sides. Liu Bei eliminated this troublesome point by calculating each military exploit.

There were many conflicts between the two armies. Since Zhuge Liang entered Liu Bei's tent, under his skill and skill, the friendship between the two armies has increased a bit.

But Zhuge Liang was only 23 or early [-] years old. He was a young and energetic young man. He was engaged in mediation every day, so how could he not get angry.Waving the feather fan may be a reminder to him to calm down and not to get angry.

After watching the play, Huo Jun stepped out, raised his hands and said: "I'd like to inform you, what Military Advisor Zhuge said is true. The lake is vast and the water network is densely covered. If our army goes around, Sun's navy will enter the river and be cut off." It provides food and fodder for our army. We also have troops from various counties to support us, making it easy to carry out a pincer attack."

"If our army fails to win this battle, Sun will take a breather and recuperate, get Cao Cao's troops, horses, food and money to support him, guard the entrance of Jingkou, station troops in Lize, and repair the Yishan fortress. If our army wants to find an opportunity to win, it will be difficult!"

"Therefore, Jun thought that the strategy of 'cutting off the wings and fighting at Lize' was feasible. The army marched from the north and south. Jun led the navy to take Jingkou and entered Lize from Dantu Waterway; Liu Yuzhou could send troops out of Yuhang and Qiantang and enter Lize from Qiantang Water. Ze; General Guan led his troops to the south of Huiqiantang, swept across Kuaiji, and cut off Kuaiji's reinforcements."

"Jun led the navy and Ergong's army to join together at Lize, confront Sun Quan's army, and look for a fighter plane to defeat it. By then, Jiangdong can be determined in a single battle."

Lize, later known as Taihu Lake, is surrounded by dense water networks and belongs to the wealthy area of ​​​​Jiangzuo.During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a canal waterway in the east of the Yangtze River, called Dantu Waterway, which started from Qiantang Water, flowed through Taihu Lake, and then poured into the Yangtze River from Jingkou.

The core reason why Sun Yu had to stick to Jingkou when he was defeated before was that Jingkou blocked the intersection of Dantu Waterway.If you want to fight in Lize, a navy must enter Daze and compete for control of Lize.Without control of the water area, the Jingzhou Army would be easily defeated by the Jiangdong troops.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, why did the Southern Tang and Wu Yue coexist in Jiangdong? A large part of the reason was that the Wu Yue State had control of the Lize waters and relied on the rugged Huangshan Mountain Road to form fortifications to block the Southern Tang's attack. .

In order to avoid the embarrassing situation between the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue in history, Er Liu must seize control of the Lize waters, defeat Jiangdong in Daze, and then completely pacify the counties east of Lize.

If this battle cannot be won, after Cao Cao finishes taking care of the north and sends troops to support Sun Quan, the situation in Jiangzuo will repeat the pattern of the Southern Tang and Wu Yue.

This is why Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang both suggested dividing their forces to attack the outer cities, in order to cannibalize the Jiangdong Army and then destroy it in one battle.If the battle fails, Sun Quan has the support of Jianghuai's money and food, and the outer strongholds have not been removed. I don't know how the situation will develop.

If Cao Cao noticed Huo Jun and sent Jiang Qian to Jiangdong, it was absolutely impossible that he would not send someone to enhance Sun Quan's relationship.A top military strategist like Cao Cao with a macro-strategic perspective will definitely make good use of the cards in his hand.

(End of this chapter)