The last three kingdoms

Chapter 692
After Zhong Hui captured Xiangyang, he restored the banner of the Great Wei, established himself as the king of Wei Xing, and appointed all his officials, including Hu Lie as the former general, Xia Houxian as the right general, Ju'an as the left general, and Wang Mai as the rear general. Zhong Yong is the chief historian, Tian Xu is the prefect of Xiangyang, Huangfu Kai and Yuan Qing are the left and right guards, with more than [-] soldiers and horses, and the momentum is huge, which seems to be a third-party force besides Jin, Shu and Wu.

Xiangyang is adjacent to Eastern Wu in the south, Western Shu in the west, and Nanyang County in Jin State in the north. After becoming self-reliant, Zhong Hui will understand that Sima Yan will definitely mobilize his troops to counterattack frantically. I thought about it.

Xiangyang is the hub of the north and the south, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The first thing Zhonghui should consider is to avoid the suffering of the enemy. There is no need to consider the side of Xishu for the time being. Even if Jiang Wei takes Hanzhong, it is impossible To march on the Padang trail, you only need to send a team to garrison at the dangerous pass of the Padang trail, which can completely stop the invasion of the Shu army.

The only thing that worries Zhong Hui is the enemy of Jiangling in the south of Xiangyang. When Lu Kang attacked Yiyang, he sent Lu Kai to Dangyang to look at Xiangyang. But if there is a change in Xiangyang, the Wu people will definitely rush forward without hesitation.Although Zhong Hui has more people than Lu Kang, Zhong Hui will definitely not be afraid if they are one-on-one, but if Lu Kai stabs him in the back when the North is in a tight spot, then Zhong Hui will really be overwhelmed .

In order to eliminate the hidden dangers on the southern front and allow Zhong Hui to concentrate his forces to deal with the enemy in the north, Zhong Hui immediately sent someone to contact Lu Kai and clarified his anti-Jin stance, hoping that by proclaiming his ministers and paying tribute, he could fight against Soochow. Conclude a friendly covenant, watch and help each other, and reject *** together.

From Xiangyang to Dangyang, it was only a hundred miles away, and the envoy sent by Zhonghui rushed to Dangyang in only half a day's journey, and presented Zhonghui's letter to Lu Kai.

Because the Xiangyang incident happened very quickly, when Lu Kai got the news, Zhong Hui had already controlled the entire Xiangyang. Even if Lu Kai wanted to take any action, it was too late. Change.

Lu Kai was a little surprised when he saw Zhong Hui's letter, but it's normal to think about it. Now that Zhong Hui has betrayed Jin, that's why he chose to join Wu. However, Zhong Hui's performance was too fast. Going down to Xiangyang, an envoy has already been sent here to contact Wu Guo, obviously a little impatient.

It's no wonder that Zhong Hui was in a hurry. Zhong Hui rebelled, and the shock it brought to Sima Yan must be irreversible. In order to extinguish this rebel army, Sima Yan would definitely send troops to suppress it. Of course, the society must send people to Wu Guo as soon as possible.

The matter was so important that Lu Kai couldn't make decisions without authorization. At this time, he had to report to Lord Wu, Sun Hao, but before reporting to Lord Wu, Lu Kai got in touch with Lu Kang from Yiyang in advance to try to reach a consensus on this matter.

It is not the first time that Wu State faced the rebellion of Wei and Jin. When Zhuge Dan rebelled in Huainan, he asked Wu State for assistance and also professed his vassal to Wu State. At that time, Wu State also sent reinforcements to Shouchun rescue.At that time, both Zhong Hui and Lu Kang joined the war as hostile camps, and both performed well in the war.

It's just that Zhong Zhonghui and Lu Kang's status was not high at that time, and it was impossible to influence the development of the battle situation. In the end, Zhuge Dan was defeated and died, and the reinforcements sent by Soochow also suffered heavy losses.

This is also the main reason why Lu Kai didn't dare to make decisions without authorization. Zhong Hui's true intentions are unknown, but Jin's crazy counterattack is predictable. If this time the troops are invested again to make the gains outweigh the losses, Lu Kai thinks it's better to watch the fire from the other side .

Lu Kang's opinion was completely opposite to Lu Kai's. Even though Zhong Hui was his old enemy, the two had fought each other in Shuzhong for three years, and they knew each other well.Lu Kang also knew that Zhong Hui was the kind of person with great ambitions, and he would not be willing to submit to other people's feet. It was only an expedient measure to submit to Soochow as a vassal.

However, Lu Kang thinks this is an opportunity. The conditions at this time are completely different from the conditions during the three rebellions in Huainan. Back then, Wei was dominant and powerful. In terms of material resources, they all have an absolute advantage, so Zhuge's defeat finally occurred.

Different from the previous situation, the general situation of the world at this moment can be described as upside down. The Shu people occupied Chang'an. No matter how Sima Yan dispatched troops, they could not break through the defenses of Tongguan and Wuguan. On the western front, the two sides fell into a stalemate State, and such a stalemate will definitely contain the main force of the Jin army, and the defensive power on the southern line will weaken.

Because of this, Lu Kang was able to attack Yiyang by surprise. If it was in the heyday of Wei, it would be quite difficult for Lu Kang to attack Yiyang. Formidable.But precisely because the main force of the Jin army was restrained on the western front, Lu Kang's battle of Yiyang went extremely smoothly.

However, Zhonghui's rebellion was no different from Yiyang's heavy blow to Sima Yan. Before Xiangyang's rebellion, Lu Kang's capture of Yiyang was like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's vitals. Being thin, it is likely to be encircled and suppressed by the Jin army from both sides at any time.

But Zhong Hui's rebellion can be said to have completely disrupted Sima Yan's deployment on the southern front. The possibility of an east-west attack was gone, and the ability to attack from the front appeared to be insufficient, allowing Lu Kang to gain a firm foothold in Yiyang.If Xiangyang and Yiyang can be connected together, that would be the best result.

There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in this world. There are only eternal interests.

Lu Kang respected this sentence very much. In the face of interests, any kind of grievance is not very important. The fierce fighting between Wu and Wei in Shuzhong caused tens of thousands of casualties, but it was a war after all. Lu Kang didn't have too much resentment against Zhong Hui in the war of each master.

Throwing Lu Kang agreed in principle to Zhong Hui's request to become a minister, but this matter still needs to be approved by Lord Wu Sun Hao. Lu Kang sent someone to report to Sun Hao at an expedited speed of [-] miles. After the discussion, they also agreed to Zhong Hui's request to surrender. As for specific matters, they still need to send envoys to contact Zhong Hui to discuss major plans.

Just when Zhong Hui and Wu Guo exchanged olive branches, Yan Rui hurried back to Luoyang to meet Sima Yan.

(End of this chapter)