Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 607 Sun Quan was defeated again
Simpi came to see Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang only said that Yu Jin and Chang Lin died in the rebellion. Simpi did not fight hard and immediately reported back to Cao Cao.Zhou Cang stayed in Jinan for more than half a month. Seeing that Cao Cao had no intention of sending troops, he left Lu Xun to garrison, and he and Deng Ai returned to Xuzhou.

In March of the 19th year of Jian'an, Wang Can went to Jianye as an envoy, expressing Zhou Cang's greetings to Sun Quan and reporting his brilliant victory. As for how to win, Wang Can was vague.Recommend Sun Quan as Wu Gong, implying that Sun Quan Biao Zou Zhoucang as General Hussars.Sun Quan was very generous. He not only agreed to Biao Zhou Cang as the general of hussars, but also invited the Duke of Jin and Liao.

In the nearly 15 years of his reign, Pingshan Yue, defeated Cao Cao, took Lujiang, and went down to the three counties of Jingnan.Seeing that Cao Cao conquered Hanzhong, Zhou Cang seized Hebei, and his power grew stronger, Sun Quan was unwilling. Even Liu Bei, who was relying on others at the time, turned around. Don't make Sun Quan angry.Zhou Weiguo can go to Jizhou and Qingzhou, why can't I, Sun Quan?
At the end of March, Zhou Cang and Sun Quan went to the table respectively. Zhou Cang represented Sun Quan as Wu Gong, General of Chariots; Sun Quan represented Zhou Cang, Liao Gong, General of Hussars.As for whether the imperial court recognizes it or not, it is no longer important. The two changed their titles, seals, ceremonial guards, and clothing, and called themselves Liao Gong and Wu Gong respectively.

Naturally, Sun Quan would not seek to find discomfort from Zhou Cang, so he had only two options: one was to send troops to Jiangling to capture Jingzhou; the other was to send troops to Hefei.When Liu Bei and Liu Bei had just suspended their troops, Guan Yu took strict precautions, which seemed inappropriate; Cao Jun had just experienced a major defeat, and people were panic-stricken.Cao Cao's main energy was on Annei and Zhou Cang, and he had no time to worry about it. It seemed more appropriate to send troops to Hefei.What's more, Sun Quan still has an unspeakable secret: After the Chibi War, he failed to attack Hefei and lost face, so he has to get it back no matter what?
In April of the 19th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan couldn't restrain his temper again. He ignored Lu Su's advice and led five generals, Lv Meng, Ling Tong, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, and Jiang Qin, to send troops to Hefei with 5 troops.

When Sun Quan came to attack, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, and Li Dian had disagreements. Le Jin led the battle, Li Dian made peace, Zhang Liao sneered, I cut off the heads of thousands of horses and horses like searching for something, why should I be afraid of Sun Quan?
Zhang Liao led [-] cavalry in front of Sun Quan's formation to show off their horses and gallop back and forth. These [-] cavalry were the brave cavalry of Zhang Liao's expedition to Wuhuan. There are more than [-] riders.However, only these [-] riders are all battle-tested warriors, exuding a ferocious aura from the inside out.The hooves of the horses are like a heavy hammer hitting people's hearts, and the iron riders hold the spears like wolves and tigers. The Jiangdong soldiers have never seen such a formation, hiding in the camp and dare not go out to fight.

Zhang Liao's goal was achieved, and he returned to the city to stick to his defense. The morale of Jiangdong soldiers was greatly reduced, which seemed to indicate that the expedition was not a good omen.

Then Sun Quan launched a siege for [-] consecutive days without success. The rainy season came, the ground was wet and slippery, and the line of sight was blurred, so the attack became weaker and weaker.Sun Quan originally wanted to pick a soft persimmon, but he didn't expect to encounter a hard bone. He gnawed on it a few times and didn't move it. In order to protect his teeth, he had no choice but to retreat.

Lü Meng and Jiang Qin led 2 people ahead, with Sun Quan in the middle, and after Chen Wu and Ling Tong were cut off, Dong Xishui's army joined them.When most of Jiangdong's troops had withdrawn, Zhang Liao led his cavalry and rushed out of the city, and Le Jin led his pawns to follow.

At this time, Sun Quan had less than [-] men and horses, and eight hundred elite cavalry rushed in. Jiangdong soldiers had never experienced a land battle since Sun Ce's death, let alone being trampled by iron cavalry. Facing the galloping horses, they either stayed like wooden chickens, or flew like chickens. The dog jumped, and there was no formation anymore.

Zhang Liao led the army, like a wolf into a flock of sheep, or a strong man playing with a naughty boy, he came and went and clashed with Sun Quan's army, coming and going freely, Sun Quan was frightened, and fled under the protection of Song Qian and Jia Hua.

When General Chen Wu met Le Jin, he thought that Le Jin was easy to bully, but he didn't know that although Le Jin was not the strongest in martial arts, he was Cao Cao's number one fighter. Chen Wu was killed by Le Jin. Why not in the river, not on the water?
Ling Tong led [-] dead men to fight to the death in bloody battle, and all [-] dead men died. Ling Tong jumped into the water alone and escaped by virtue of water.Ya general Gu Li tried to protect Sun Quan and died in the rebellion. General Dong Xi capsized and drowned. Jiangdong was defeated. Although the loss was less than ten thousand, it was shocking.

Ships in the south and horses in the north, the soldiers tasted the power of elite cavalry for the first time, and they were shocked when they heard the sound of horseshoes.When Zhang Liao stayed in Hefei for one day, Sun Quan dared not go north again.As the lord, Sun Quan personally led the army twice, attacked Hefei twice, and lost twice, losing troops and losing generals. Not only Sun Quan lost face, but Lu Su, who was the captain of the navy, was finally able to understand Zhou Yu's mood at the beginning, full of sadness Nowhere to comment.

In July of the 19th year of Jian'an, Lu Su, the governor of the Jiangdong Navy, died of illness, and Lu Meng succeeded him as the governor of the Navy.

In August, Xuzhou ushered in the last big exam. Most of the people from Qingzhou and Xuzhou took part in the big exam. The gentry from Youzhou and Jizhou were interpreting Zhou Cang’s three axes and studying the future countermeasures. The poor scholars were recruited into the academy and won Thanks to Cao Cao making the Tongque Terrace large enough, the first phase of enrollment reached 800 people.Zhou Cang deliberately weakened the influence of the senior exam, so there was no longer a battle for the top spot. All the candidates for the senior exam were sent to Qingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou to work as lower-level officials.

Zhou, Cao, Sun, and Liu entered into a truce period to consolidate their spheres of influence.Zhou Cang occupies the northeast and owns the seven states of Xuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, Pingzhou, Jeju, and Yingzhou; Cao Cao occupies the Central Plains and northwest, and owns the six states of Yanzhou, Sizhou, Yuzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou. Sun Quan occupies the southwest and owns Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and the southern half of Jingzhou; Liu Bei occupies the southwest and owns Yizhou and the northern half of Jingzhou

In terms of area, Zhou Cang and Cao Cao are the most extensive, but Liu Bei has the solidity of mountains and rivers, and Sun Quan has the danger of rivers and rivers; from an economic point of view, Zhou Cang and Cao Cao are more prosperous under the rule, but Yizhou and Yangzhou are lands of fish and rice and rich lands; In terms of population, Zhou Cang and Cao Cao are indistinguishable, Liu Bei and Sun Quan are far behind; in terms of military strength, Zhou Cang and Cao Cao have a total force of more than 30 each, and Liu Bei and Sun Quan are less than half.

All of these are appearances, and they are all temporary. All parties are working hard to develop their own forces and wait for the opportunity.Perhaps any slight disturbance will become a breakthrough to break the deadlock, causing the balance to tilt.

Sun Quan was defeated and began to change his strategy. On the one hand, he continued to repair Zhou Cang and develop the trade between the two sides. On the other hand, he bowed his head to Cao Cao and showed his favor to Cao Cao in various ways. If you have all of Jingzhou, then you have the same power and confidence as Zhou Cang and Cao Cao, but how can you instigate Liu Bei to fight Cao Cao and profit from it?
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