The last three kingdoms

Chapter 285
In a period of harmonious relations between the two parties, if the other party’s monarch dies or the new emperor ascends the throne, the ally should send envoys to offer condolences and congratulations. At that time, the Kingdom of Shu sent envoys to offer condolences or congratulations.

But now that the relationship between the two sides is hostile, now that Sun Xiu passed away and Sun Hao ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Shu naturally did not need to send envoys there.However, this does not prevent the intelligence personnel of the Shu Kingdom from reporting the news of major changes related to the Wu Kingdom to Nanzhong in a timely manner.

Lieutenant Zuo Cheng Du Bi was in charge of all the intelligence agencies in the territory of Wei and Wu. After Du Bi received the report, he would hand it over to Liu Yin as soon as possible, and then Liu Yin would report to the court.

Liu Yin got the information from the state of Wu. If his memory is correct, the emperor Sun Xiu of the state of Wu died of illness in July of the second year after the death of Shu in history, and Sun Hao also ascended the throne in that month.It seems that although history has changed a lot, there are still many things that Liu Yin cannot change. For example, the affairs of Wei and Wu, which have little stake in Liu Yin, even if it is the affairs of Shu, are also Liu Yin's. Relying on his own strength to change it, if there is no Liu Yin's arrival, the later master Liu Chan may live a happy life in Luoyang just like in history.

After all, the inertia of historical trajectory is still strong. Sun Xiu, the young and promising emperor of Wu State, died. Sun Hao, who succeeded him as emperor, was a tyrant who was as famous as Xia Jie and Shang Zhou in history. Tianzhu's so-called impregnable Soochow regime fell apart and eventually collapsed.

In history, Sun Hao succeeded to the throne after the fall of the Kingdom of Shu, but due to the appearance of Liu Yin, the Kingdom of Shu did not perish. Where it will go is still full of variables.

Liu Yin is really looking forward to it. It will be Sima Zhao's turn to die next year. Will the same happen?Liu Yin didn't know, but Liu Yin knew that Sima Zhao's death was a huge change for the general situation of the world, an opportunity and a challenge.

Now Sima Zhao has also seen the opportunity that belongs to him. Sun Xiu, the Lord of Wu, died of illness. Yang Hu and Du Yu sent troops to Shangyong, Xiangyang, and went south from Linju to attack Xiling, an important town in the state of Wu.

Xiling is an important town in the Jingjiang section, where the water and land throats are critical. Wu Guo has always had a permanent governor of Xiling to guard it. Before entering Shu, Lu Kang served as the governor of Xiling.

And now that the 15 troops of the Wu army have entered Sichuan, Xiling has become an important town in the rear. Once Xiling is lost, Wu and Shu will lose contact, which will endanger the food and grass supply of the army in central Shu. Therefore, Xiling is the throat of Wu. The location, the deadly place, Sima Zhao chose to attack Xiling, apparently with the intention of hitting a snake and hitting seven inches.

On the second day after Sun Hao ascended the throne, he received the news that Wei Guo was aggressively attacking him. Facing the "big gift" of Wei Guo's enthronement, Sun Hao, who had never participated in military strategy, was at a loss and didn't know what to do. .

However, these Gu Ming ministers who assisted Sun Hao in ascending the throne were not deadbeats after all, and quickly formulated an emergency plan. General Lu Kai, who conquered the North, led troops to reinforce Xiling and strengthen the defense of Xiling. Shi Ji, governor of Jingzhou, garrisoned Jiangling and strengthened the flanks of Xiling. For protection, the left general Zhang Bu was stationed in Wuchang, the right governor Ding Feng was stationed in Fuling, and the rear general Ding Feng was stationed in Lujiang to prepare for the attack of Cao Wei.

Lu Kang has operated Xiling for many years, and the city defense is solid and well-defended. After the arrival of Lu Kai's reinforcements, Xiling's defense force is stronger. Although Yang Hu and Du Yu have made sufficient preparations, they still cannot conquer the fortified city in a short time. They had no choice but to turn into a siege battle, surrounding Xiling in an attempt to trap Lu Kai to death in Xiling City.

In order to prevent the State of Wu from sending more reinforcements to Xiling, Sima Zhao sent another [-] troops to attack Wuchang and Jianye, extending the war to the entire Yangtze River defense line.

The fronts of Wei and Wu stretched from Yizhou to Yangzhou. Dozens of prefectures were involved in the flames of war in the land of the three states. On the front of nearly [-] miles, they confronted each other in an all-round way, separating Wei and Wu. The prelude to the decisive battle.

After reading the report, Liu Yin smiled slightly. As expected, Sima Zhao had the ambition to dominate the world, so how could he give up this opportunity of emptiness in the Wu Kingdom?It seems that the mutual tearing between Wei and Wu is not limited to the territory of Yizhou. The entire Yangtze River defense line will become a battlefield for both sides. The three major battles in China: the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Yiling cannot be compared with it.

The full-scale war between Wei and Wu seems to have brought a glimmer of opportunity to the Shu Han court who moved south to Pian'an to Nanzhong.Perhaps in the eyes of Wei Wu, the remaining power of the Shuhan Dynasty is like a salted fish, but as long as the opportunity is seized, the salted fish may not be unable to turn around!
"Du Zuocheng, do you have any information from Guanlong?" Liu Yin called to stop Du Bi who was about to step down.

Du Bi shook his head, and said: "Guan Long is three thousand miles away, and there are various roads in Hanzhong and the Jiange of Yang'an. It is extremely difficult to transmit the information, and I am afraid it will be difficult to send it back in a short time. If Master Liu really needs information on Guan Long, You can send someone to contact Guan Longsi for your lowly position." Du Bi seemed a little surprised, after all, Guan Long is separated from Hanzhong and Shu, and the information there is not urgently needed, and most of the information sent by the Lieutenant's Mansion is about Shu. Information on changes in the military situation and information from the high-level officials of Wei and Wu in Luoyang and Wuchang, Guanlong is too far away, even if you get the exact information, it doesn't make much sense.

Liu Yin knew that this matter could not be rushed. Guanlong, which is three or four thousand miles away, really wanted to send news, and it would not happen overnight. The current means of communication are still too backward, and there are no carrier pigeons. , It seems that the use of carrier pigeons to convey messages is something that only happened after the Tang Dynasty.

"Then there is Lau Du Zuo Cheng."

Du Bi bowed his hands and promised, and retreated a bit.

The room fell silent, and Liu Yin read all the reports carefully. He circled all the important places with a red pen. Although the information submitted by all parties was detailed, there were many omissions and repetitions. Readers select the essence from the dross, and keep the truth from the false. In many cases, the truth is often hidden under the surface and needs to be carefully screened.

Not long after, Du Bi went back and forth, with a roll of paper in his hand, and rushed to Liu Yin.

(End of this chapter)