The last three kingdoms

Chapter 675 Lu Kang's Conspiracy
After Sima Yan proclaimed himself emperor, he has been accumulating strength and trying to launch a counterattack against Guanzhong occupied by the Kingdom of Shu. In the first month of the third year of Taishi, Sima Yan finally mobilized an army of 20, divided into three groups, and launched an attack on Guanzhong. All-out offense.

The long-awaited opportunity finally arrived for Lu Kang.

Although the Jin State still has [-] to [-] troops on the southern line, the long defense line from Guangling to Xiling is a bit insufficient. In order to counterattack, Sima Yan mobilized almost all the troops he could mobilize. There was an unprecedented emptiness in the defense of the southern front.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole follows behind, the crane and the clam compete, and the fisherman wins. Of course, Lu Kang will not let go of such an opportunity. He immediately appealed to the Lord of Wu, Sun Hao, and asked for the Northern Expedition.

Sun Hao approved what he played, and ordered the general Lu Kang to hold the festival, to supervise the affairs of the capital, to control the soldiers and horses of all roads, and to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

Due to geographical factors, although the border between the two sides stretches for thousands of miles, there are no more than two core areas of contention, one is Xiangyang in Jingzhou, and the other is Shouchun in Huainan. The two sides have been stationed in these two areas all year round. , and battles broke out continuously.

The state of Wu has been coveting Xiangyang and Shouchun for a long time. In the era of the great emperor Sun Quan, he used troops in these two directions continuously, hoping to move the border of the state of Wu to the north and create a bridgehead for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

But after decades of confrontation, both sides have no way to beat their opponents. The border between Wei and Wu has existed since the founding of Wei State, and has not changed until the end of Wei State.

As strategically important locations, Wei State’s management of Xiangyang and Shouchun can be described as painstaking. The strength of these two cities is completely comparable to that of a capital like Luoyang Jianye. A large part, but these two fortified cities alone are not something Wu can easily conquer.

As one of the few famous generals in the late period of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Kang's vision is naturally unique. It is more difficult to win Xiangyang and Shouchun. Naturally, Lu Kang will not take risks. He decided to find another way to attack Yiyang (Note 1) .

Yiyang is located in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, right in the middle of Xiangyang and Shouchun, and is an important part of the Wei-Jin southern defense system. However, compared with Xiangyang and Shouchun, Yiyang is far away from Wuchang across the steep Dabie Mountains. The geographical location of Yiyang determines that Yiyang will not be easily attacked, so the defense of the Jin army in Yiyang is obviously much lower than that of Xiangyang and Shouchun.

This is also related to the characteristics of Wu Jun. Wu Jun is good at water warfare. Even if it is a land battle, he basically likes to fight near the water, because even if he loses a land battle, he can retreat quickly and get the support of the navy army. Support, across the vast Dabie Mountains hundreds of miles away, this is definitely not Wu Jun's combat style.

If a Shu army was stationed in Wuchang, I believe that Jin's defense level in Yiyang would be improved, because the Shu army's mountain combat capabilities are daunting. As for the Wu army, the Jin people would probably scoff at it. How much can a guy who can't live without water do.

However, after several years of fighting in Central Shu, Lu Kang is no longer Wuxia Amon, and the land of Shu is mountainous. During the constant contest with Jiang Weizhonghui, Lu Kang also gradually found the knack of fighting in the mountains. It is also the reason why Lu Kang can still gain a firm foothold after fighting hard in Shu for several years, and the Soochow army, which used to be the king of water warfare, has undergone a complete change during the training of battles. Since the general planned the Northern Expedition, he has swapped the [-] defenders of Jingzhou with the defenders of Yong'an, Jiangzhou. The [-] elite who once fought fiercely in the middle of Shu are now under Lu Kang's command.

For this military operation, Lu Kang made careful preparations. In order to confuse the sight of the Jin army, Lu Kang deliberately transferred the army to Lujiang, and confronted the army of the right governor Ding Feng stationed in Ruxukou. The enemy formed a siege, and put on a posture with the intention of attacking Shouchun.

The land of Huainan has already experienced countless times of wars. The previous governors of Yangzhou have become numb to Wu's attack. Anyway, the soldiers came to fight, and the water came to cover them. Fortunately, the city defenses of Shouchun and Hefei were often repaired. It is extremely solid outside.

At this time, the governor of Yangzhou was Shi Bao. When he heard that the Wu army intended to besiege Shouchun, he just laughed it off and said: "The Wu people are really stupid. They have been fighting in Huainan for decades, and they have not won a single victory. I never get tired of it, I really don’t cry without seeing the coffin!”

Shi Bao didn't deliberately take precautions, but just ordered his troops to stay vigilant and pay close attention to Wu Jun's movements, and it would not be too late to take precautions when he made a move.

On the eastern front, Lu Kang set off smoke bombs, and on the western front, he did not stop, sending Lu Kai to lead the army to Dangyang, without concealing his intention to invade Xiangyang.

Compared with the calmness of Shi Bao, the governor of Yangzhou, Sima Liang, the new governor of Jingzhou, seemed a little flustered.

Sima Liang is Sima Yi's fourth son and Sima Zhao's half-brother. After Sima Zhao ascended the throne, he enfeoffed the clan, and Sima Liang was named King of Fufeng County.

Since the Sima family's country was taken from Cao Wei, the reason why Cao Wei's subjugation had a lot to do with the rivalry among the brothers in the Cao family. From Cao Pi onwards, he squeezed out his brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang, so that after Cao Rui , the talents of the Cao family were withered, and it was precisely because of this that the Sima family had the opportunity to usurp power.

Of course, Sima Yan will not ignore the lessons learned from the past. After he ascended the throne, in addition to not daring to reuse Sima You, he sealed the clan, not only as a king, but Sima Yan also reused the clan to hold power. It is for this reason that Sima Liang succeeded Yang. The seat of the governor of Jingzhou, guarding Xiangyang.

Compared with the two elder brothers who are proficient in all kinds of literature, Taoism and martial arts, Fufeng King Sima Liang is suave and suave, and he can be regarded as a handsome young man. The difference is very different. Sima Liang, who has never been on the battlefield and has never fought, was appointed by Sima Yan to Xiangyang. Although it seems that the governor of Jingzhou is quite cool, Sima Liang heard the call from Wu Jun before his butt was hot. News, can't help but change his face.

Wu Jun was still hundreds of miles away, and Sima Liang had already closed the gates of the city, ready to fight.

Note 1: In history, the State of Wu did have a plan to attack Yiyang. Sun Hao wanted to take advantage of Sima Yan's usurpation to attack Yiyang. Wu was on the weak side, easy to defend but not easy to attack, so Sun Hao was persuaded to give up this plan.

(End of this chapter)