The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1055
Lu Kang said to the generals: "Shu is strong now, and the tendency to swallow Jin is unstoppable. Jin's defeat is a foregone conclusion. Although the survival of Jin has nothing to do with us, once the situation of the three kingdoms is broken, Shu will be defeated." It is difficult for Wu State to survive even if it is strong. Therefore, we must not watch the fire from the other side, thinking that the matter has nothing to do with us, so we can stay out of it, and our lips are dead and our teeth are cold. We must take action to curb the rise of the State of Shu."

Xue Ying, Governor of the Left Department of Wuchang, said: "The governor's concern is true. The Shu Kingdom, a single state, was destroyed by the Wei Kingdom at the beginning, and it was almost destroyed. However, with the strength of Shu now, Jin is still invincible, and I'm afraid we can't deal with it either."

Lu Kang said: "That's right, our strength alone is not enough to compete with the Kingdom of Shu. Although the Kingdom of Jin is about to perish, it still owns several prefectures such as Siyu, Qingyan, Xu, etc. Now the Kingdom of Shu is determined to win Luoyang. If we send troops to compete with it for Luoyang, it is tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth, and this plan is useless. Luoyang is not available, but we can retreat to the next best thing. If we can get all the land in the Kanto, we will gain a lot."

The name Guandong has different meanings in different periods. During the Qin and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin State occupied Guanzhong, with Hangu Pass as the boundary. The east of Hangu Pass is the land of Guandong, including Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han. , Yan Liuguo; in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the land of Guandong refers to the east of Hulao Pass. At that time, the princes headed by Yuan Shao raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, and they were called "Eighteen Princes of Guandong"; in the Ming Dynasty, Guandong specifically refers to Shanhaiguan. To the east are the three northeastern provinces.

The Guandong mentioned by Lu Kang now naturally refers to the area east of Hulao Pass, including the vast area including Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Chongzhou, Xuzhou and Huainan.The state of Jin has three governors in the Kanto region, the governor of Yuzhou, Chen Qian, who controls the land of Yuzhou, the governor of Qingzhou, Ma Long, who governs the land of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and the governor of Yangzhou, Shi Bao, who governs the land of Xuzhou and Huainan.

Now the main force of the Shu army is all concentrated around Luoyang, and Liu Yin alone is commanding an army of 20, approaching the north bank of the Yellow River, forming a strong attack on Luoyang. As long as the Shu army crosses the Yellow River, Luoyang will be in the bag.

What made Lu Kang quite puzzled was that Liu Yin's army was more than enough to take Luoyang, but Jiang Wei suddenly sent his troops northward to attack Luoyang. There are suspicions of superfluous.

If Lu Kang were to choose, then he would rather destroy Du Yu in Nanyang first, and then send his troops eastward to Yuzhou. This can not only limit the possibility of the enemy in Yuzhou sending reinforcements to Luoyang, but also expand the results of the battle, and lead the war to the Kanto region of Jin State. Eliminate the remnants of the Jin State.

But now that the 30 troops of the Shu State are besieging a city of Luoyang, it will undoubtedly give Lu Kang a chance to enter the Kanto region. This is like cutting a cake. Although the Shu State took the most delicious piece, the Wu State has a chance to the largest piece.

Thinking of this, Lu Kang smiled slightly. It seems that the interior of the Kingdom of Shu is not as harmonious as people imagined. As long as he is a human being, he cannot escape the word fame and fortune. Striving for fame and fortune is a human instinct. .

It seems that the internal disputes in the Kingdom of Shu have made Lu Kang the biggest beneficiary. Anyway, Lu Kang must seize this opportunity to change his own life and the destiny of the Wu Kingdom.

In the era of Emperor Sun Quan, Soochow tried to expand its territory north more than once, from boating on the Yangtze River to drinking horses on the Yellow River, but unfortunately, Sun Quan went out again and again, but returned repeatedly. Drinking horses from the Yellow River, and even drinking horses from the Huaihe River has become a luxury. For many years, the Yangtze River has been like a barrier, which not only blocked the heart of Cao Wei in the north, but also blocked Dongwu's dream of going north. .

It wasn't until the fall of Wei and the rise of Jin that Soochow broke through the shackles of this layer a little bit. Lu Kang led his army to break through Yiyang, and the people of Wu could finally taste the water of the Huaihe River.

But Yiyang is a small place after all, and Lu Kang has never been complacent about it. His gaze and his ambition are not limited to Yiyang. If there is a chance, Lu Kang has always wanted to aspire to the top. world.

It's a pity that for a long time, Lu Kang never had the opportunity to take even a small step. Wu's army stopped at the Huaihe River, and the land of the Central Plains became an elusive goal for Lu Kang.

Now that the opportunity was once again in front of Lu Kang, how could Lu Kang let it pass away in vain.

"However, Chen Qian, Shi Bao, and Ma Long are all powerful characters, and they are by no means easy to deal with. I wonder what the governor can do?" Zhu Wan, the general of Zhendong, is more rational. Chen Qian, the governor of Yuzhou, is enough for Wu Jun to drink a pot. If he wants to swallow three governors in one go, it is simply unheard of.

Lu Kang smiled slightly and said: "At this time, at that time, our army fought with Chen Qian in the Huai River before, and we won and lost each other, and no one could do anything to the other, but it was because Chen Qian had the support of the Jin court behind him, but now The regime of the entire Jin State has fallen apart. After losing the support of the Jin State’s court, the three governors of the Kanto have no roots. No matter in terms of momentum or strength, they are no longer the same. The fate of the Kanto armies is nothing more than There are only three paths left to choose from.

"One is to surrender to the Kingdom of Shu. I believe that the vast majority of Kwantung soldiers are unwilling. After fighting with the Kingdom of Shu for so many years, they are regarded as captives and prisoners at once. This is undoubtedly the case of the vast majority of Jin soldiers. Unacceptable; the second is to support the army and stand on your own. It is not impossible to stand on your own, but the three governors in the Kanto region lack sufficient prestige and qualifications. In this precarious time, standing on your own means making enemies on all sides and destroying yourself. .

"The first two roads will not work, and there is only the last road left in front of the people of the Guandong. Surrender to Wu. As long as we show enough sincerity and lure them to benefit, we will not be afraid of Chen Qian and others. People don't submit."

Sun Zundao, the general of Lijie Zhonglang: "It turns out that the governor is planning to outwit, but I don't know how much it will cost to recruit and move these three people?"

Lu Kang said: "There is a tradition in the Kingdom of Shu that there is no one who is not Liu and not the king. I think this time it will definitely not make an exception for Chen Qian, Shi Bao and others. As long as we are willing to give them what they want, it will not be difficult to recruit the three of them."

Sun Zundao: "Making the three kings, His Majesty may not agree? Even if His Majesty agrees, it will be too late to ask Jianye for an order. It will be within a month."

(End of this chapter)