A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 468: Emperor Wu’s Taifu resisted the enemy and slowed down the march of Sima’s past events

After the death of Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, at the beginning of the year, the crown prince Sun Liang ascended the throne and became emperor according to the regulations.

The officials gave Sun Quan the posthumous title of "Da", who was the Great Emperor of Wu, and the temple name was "Taizu", and he was buried in Jiangling.

The original Prince Wu was not Sun Liang, but Sun Deng, the eldest son of Sun Quan. Sun Liang was the seventh son.

Unfortunately, Sun Deng died of illness early in the first year that Sun Quan became emperor, which suddenly made the position of crown prince vacant.

However, Sun Quan's second descendant, Sun Li, had no intention of becoming the heir apparent, so he requested to be released to other places, and was granted the title of Marquis of Jianchang by Sun Quan to show that he had no chance of becoming the heir apparent.

So Sun Quan appointed his third son, Sun He, as the crown prince, and his fourth son, Sun Ba, as the king of Lu.

However, Sun Ba was not willing to miss out on the position of crown prince just because he was one or two years younger. With the support of his inner desire, he began to constantly win over the courtiers, hoping to compete with Sun He.

The conflict between the two is also intensifying.

Gradually, the ministers in the court began to divide into two factions, supporting the prince and King Lu respectively.

Among them, Prime Minister Lu Xun, General Zhuge Ke, Taichang Gu Tan, Hussar General Zhu Ju, Kuaiji Governor Teng Yin, Chief Governor Shi Ji, Shangshu Ding Mi and others supported the prince Sun He.

The Hussar General Bu Zhi, Zhennan General Lu Dai, Grand Sima Quancong, Zuo General Lu Zhi, Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong and others supported Lu King Sun Ba.

This battle for the reserve lasted for nine years, until the thirteenth year of Chiwu in the state of Wu, which was the twelfth year of Xuanwu of the Han Dynasty.

Sun Quan saw that the battle for the crown prince had affected the basic operation of the government, and almost all ministers were involved, so he had to step aside personally to stop this farce.

So in August of that year, the prince Sun He was deposed and the king of Lu, Sun Ba, was killed.

The fifth son, Sun Fen, and the sixth son, Sun Xiu, were skipped, and the seventh son, Sun Liang, who was more intelligent among the princes, was re-established as the crown prince.

Now Liu Xuan launches the Southern Expedition because Sun Quan has passed away and many Soochow generals are no longer around. He wants to bully Sun Liang's new king into succeeding to the throne and pacify Soochow in one fell swoop.

"According to the intelligence report, the Han Emperor intended to take advantage of the death of the late emperor and the domestic turmoil to launch a three-pronged invasion of our country in the south. Among them, the most important east route army, with as many as 100,000 people, was the top priority. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Taifu Zhuge Ke immediately came out and said:

"Today, the defense lines of Wu and Han are roughly the same as the Dajiang River, with Dantu on the east and Jiangling on the west.

However, because the river's entrance to the sea is not conducive to crossing the river, and it is too close to Jianye, our country's military garrison is very dense, and it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to forcefully cross the river.

Therefore, the easternmost defense focus should be Dongxing City built on the Ruxu River during the late emperor's reign, followed by Wuchang City built at Fankou, and Jiangling City in Nanjun.

Therefore, our army only needs to guard these three important towns to ensure that our country of Wu is worry-free.

According to the information provided by His Majesty, since the center of gravity of the Han Dynasty is in Dongxing City, our army only needs to gather heavy troops in Dongxing City.

In this way, they could not only resist the Han army, but also take advantage of the Han army's defeat to counterattack Huainan County and seize the city of Hefei, which the late emperor was haunted by dreams, in order to comfort the late emperor's spirit in heaven. "

Zhuge Ke is the eldest son of Zhuge Jin, an important minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He was the minister of Tuogu personally appointed by Sun Quan before his death.

At the beginning, Sun Quan was seriously ill and personally appointed many ministers of Tuogu, including the prince Taifu, the general Zhuge Ke, Taichang Qing Teng Yin, etc.

When Sun Liang succeeded to the throne, he appointed Zhuge Ke as the Taifu and General. He seized the military and political power and became the chief assistant of Tuogu, taking control of the power of the Wu Kingdom.

Sun Liang also wanted to listen to the opinions of other ministers, but after listening around, they found that most of what they said agreed with Zhuge Ke, so he ordered the Taifu Zhuge Ke to lead 40,000 troops to block the water of Chaohu Lake and strengthen Dongxing City. , to guard against the Jianghuai Han army.

Grand Sima Lu Dai led 10,000 troops to garrison Wuchang City; Zhennan General Zhu Yi led 20,000 troops to garrison Jiangling City; 30,000 men were stationed in Jianye to provide reinforcements in three directions at any time.

After Zhuge Ke accepted the order, he sent General Quan Duan (son of Quan Cong) to guard the Xiguan of Dongxing City, and the captain stayed to guard the Dongguan of Dongxing City, forming a force of three talents with his own Dongxing City.

September
The Han army vowed to go out, and the three armies slowly moved towards the junction of the two countries.

October th
The Eastern Route Army of the Han Army arrived at Dongxing City and began to attack. The Central Route Army had just passed Xiangyang at this time.

Central Army Camp, Central Army Tent
Wen Qin, the general of Fengche Zhonglang, and Jiang Wei, the general of Nanzhonglang, worked together to find Master Sima:

"General, it has been more than a month since the army set out from Luoyang. It can only march ten miles every day, and it cannot do it in rainy weather or sunny weather. How can we reach Jiangling with this kind of march?"

Jiang Wei was outspoken and directly questioned Master Sima.

Wen Qin on the side also said:

"Yes, General, by marching so slowly, I'm afraid that by the time the Eastern Route Army breaks through Jianye, we haven't even reached Jiangling yet, so how can we participate in this battle."

Master Sima sat upright and said calmly:
"Both generals are veteran generals, so they naturally have rich military experience. However, the leader of this army is my own general. I'm afraid it's not up to you two to point fingers here.

It's better to go back. If there is a military order, I will send someone to deliver it to your camp. "

Jiang Wei said without giving any face:

"The general is marching so slowly. Is he waiting for the Eastern Route Army to be defeated so that he can take the opportunity to retreat? How can he command a large army if he is so afraid of the enemy? I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and accuse you of delaying the military flight."

"Be presumptuous, Jiang Wei, you are just a lieutenant general, don't you think there is no superiority or inferiority in your eyes?
This general is the general of the auxiliary country. His position is comparable to that of the three princes. He is the chief general of the Central Army. Does anything he wants to do require the consent and approval of your little middle-ranking general? "

"General, please forgive me for being rude. I, Jiang Wei, do not agree with your behavior of fearing the enemy. Although you are the commander-in-chief of an army and the auxiliary general of the imperial court, you still have no right to block my right to report. Farewell! "

When Jiang Wei turned around, Master Sima shouted: "Slow down!"

Jiang Wei turned his head and looked at Master Sima, his pride evident.

Master Sima sighed:

"These Japanese generals deliberately marched like this in order to find a general who is not afraid of the power of the general and has the ability to be a vigilant. He can serve as the vanguard of the army and clear the way for the army.

However, after many days of waiting, no general dared to come forward to question the general in person.

It was not until today that Bo Yue came to my tent to explain the pros and cons, thinking only for the sake of the army. I finally found the most suitable general in my heart.

I want to appoint Boyue as the vanguard of the army, leading 10,000 elite soldiers to clear the way for the army. I will lead the army and lead the army later. How about it?

Did Bojo have such courage? "

Jiang Wei clasped his fists: "Why don't you dare!"

"Okay!" Master Sima stood up and handed the vanguard officer's token to Jiang Wei, asking him to take Wen Qin as the vanguard of the middle army and take the lead.

When Jiang Wei took the order and left the tent, Wang Chen, the commander-in-chief of the Fu army on the side, said:
"Does the general really want to listen to Jiang Wei and speed up the march?"

Master Sima smiled and said:
"How could it be possible? I just pushed them away and confuse Soochow, making them think that our army only has 10,000 people, so they can fight with Dong Yun without worry.

The order is passed and the march continues as usual. The sun is scorching today and the march may be inconvenient. We will resume tomorrow. "

Wang Chen bowed and obeyed the order and retreated.

When there was no one in the tent, Master Sima seemed to ask in the air: "Is there any result from Dongxing City?"

A man in black clothes suddenly appeared and saluted:
"Reporting to my young master, the Han and Wu armies in Dongxing City are still locked in a confrontation with no intention of ending it."

Master Sima nodded, and the man in black disappeared again.

This person is the person in charge of intelligence for the Sima family. His name is Quan Li, and he is the former person in charge of the Bai family's secret guard in Hanoi County.

At that time, Sima Yi had not yet mastered the affairs of the Cao Han Dynasty, and was just a minister. His brother Sima Lang, who was the governor of Hanoi at the time, cracked a spy case in Hanoi County and captured the Zhao Han spies who tried to instigate him.

Finally, with the help of his own family, he even followed the clues and discovered that there was actually a huge spy network entrenched in Hanoi.

After asking Sima Yi for instructions, Sima Lang immediately gathered a large amount of manpower and material resources, began to dig deep into the spy network, and installed undercover agents. Finally, he finally secured a small stronghold of the spy network in an unknown mountain in the suburbs and captured a senior spy.

But that's all. If you dig deeper, there will be no results, and the spy will not speak no matter what, as if he is mute.

After receiving the news, Sima Yi immediately realized that this might be an opportunity for Sima.

He asked Sima Lang to immediately send the senior spy to Luoyang overnight and announce that there was no one left alive.

He also asked him to take a death row prisoner from prison, disfigure his face, throw him into an unknown valley, and burn the entire secret room.

Finally, after six months of various harsh criminal laws, Sima Yi's personal conversation, and finally at the cost of Sima marrying a legitimate daughter, the senior spy was finally willing to speak.

Sima Yi was shocked as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I am a descendant of the Quan clan of the Bai Kingdom. My surname is Li. I am the 21st generation descendant of the Quan clan. I am responsible for the intelligence of the Bai Kingdom in Huai County, Hanoi."

After three days and three nights of communication, Sima Yi finally learned some of the most secret things about the Bai Kingdom, and then he understood why the Bai family was able to prosper so long.

I learned that the Quan family, the Su family, and the Bai family are so closely related.

The Quan family has been responsible for the Bai family's intelligence for generations. Each generation of the Quan family's descendants is a top intelligence talent or assassination genius.

A glimpse of the leopard shows that the Bai family relies on its strong financial resources and influence, as well as the loyalty of the whole family, to have spies and strongholds almost everywhere in the world to control the world's trends.

This discovery made Sima Yi tremble, not with fear, but with excitement. He knew that Sima's opportunity had come.

In the end, Sima Yi regretted it and instead of marrying the Sima woman who was originally planning to marry Quan Li, he married his own daughter to Quan Li, completely winning over him.

Relying on Quan Li, Sima Yi used various means to recruit intelligence talents. Based on Quan Li's suggestion, Sima Yi secretly began to train dead soldiers and scattered them all over the country.

Based on the list provided by Quan Li, he kidnapped the secret guards of the Bai Kingdom throughout Cao Han, faked their deaths, and slowly instigated their rebellion, thus obtaining many intelligence talents.

Relying on Quan Li and his elite secret agents, Sima Yi successfully defeated Cao Zhen, Cao Shuang and other Cao clan members, and gained the power of Cao Han.

It was also by relying on the Secret Detective Hall that Sima Yi was able to deal with the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty and Wu so easily.

However, Sima Yi recruited the Bai Kingdom's secret guards in such a blood-sucking manner, which naturally attracted the attention of the Bai Kingdom's secret guards.

(End of this chapter)