Chapter 497 Another strange trick to control Jiangdong
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Yizhou, Jiange.
Zhuge Liang, who had just finished handling government affairs and was exhausted, ordered two "loyal ministers" from Jiangdong, Yu Fan and Sun Huan, to be brought to him.
As time went by, the people, soldiers, and food supplies that came from the hinterland of Yizhou continued to gather in the Jiange Pavilion like a surging river flowing eastward.
Although Jiange is not as big as Tiandong Xiongguan, the gate city of Jiange is not big.
And if you want to recreate the surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain, it will not happen overnight.
Therefore, in a short period of time, where to place the large amount of manpower and material resources, and how to arrange them without causing chaos, is an extremely test of governance ability.
Even if Zhuge Liang's political ability is full, but if he can take care of these things well, he has spent countless efforts over that period of time.
Even the red hair on his head grew a few more inadvertently.
Fortunately, Liu Bei had the foresight to send many ministers to Jiange to assist Zhuge Liang.
Therefore, even though the affairs were complicated and complicated, due to the efforts of Ji Han's officials headed by Zhuge Liang, no major mistakes occurred.
After many months in Lu, seeing that many things were on track, Zhuge Liang had the energy to coordinate with Yu Fan and Sun Huan to take the next step.
After meeting Yu Fan and Sun Huan in Xianggao County, Zhuge Liang did not send them back to Jiangdong, which proves that Zhuge Liang was wrong and did not believe Yu Fan's words.
But considering the overall situation, Zhuge Liang did not expose Yu Fan directly.
Zhuge Liang adopted a compromise approach - taking Yu Fan and Sun Huanbei with him and letting Jiangdong's nemesis Mi Yang come to punish them.
After Bu Nao waited for Zhuge Liang to return to Chengdu, he discovered that the main channel between Hanzhong and Yizhou had been completely blocked by the Wei army, which made him temporarily forget about Yu Fan and Sun Huan.
When Zhuge Liang continued to be in the north, he took Yu Fan and Sun Huan with him in the army.
It turns out that whether Bubong Yu Fan and Sun Huan were in the Jiange or not, Zhuge Liang's master mission did not care about how to deal with them.
But the letter sent by Mi Yang's personal guard changed Zhuge Liang's mind.
In that letter, Mi Yang not only described in detail the tactics he proposed for the Yizhou reinforcements to enter Hanzhong from Dingjun Mountain, but also mentioned matters in Jiangdong.
Mi Yang, who was trapped in Hanzhong, naturally didn't know about Yu Fan and Sun Huan's "trading friends to survive".
But after Deng Ai had searched Huang Yuan's body for letters from Jiangdong, he had specially asked Shi Bao to return to Liangzhou and report the matter to Mi Yang.
But when Mi Yang learned about that incident, he just refused to listen.
An idea slowly emerged in his mind.
As the saying goes, "The first thing to do is attack with troops, and the second is to attack with friends."
Although over the years, Sun Quan has always appeared to be very honest since the defeat of the Public Security Bureau, and he dared to engage in small diplomatic and political maneuvers, the Jiangdong Sun family is still not one of the top three in Tomorrow.
Perhaps Jiangdong's vitality was severely damaged during the battle with the police, but after several years of training, Jiangdong's vitality should have almost recovered.
After all, the area in Jiangdong seems backward compared to the Central Plains, but the climate conditions in Jiangdong are very suitable for growing rice.
Even without using the most primitive farming skills, Jiangdong's annual grain output has always been abundant, and Sun Quan's military prowess was impressive, but his political prowess was indeed not the best among the Three Kingdoms.
Throughout the history books of later generations, it has always been recorded that Jiangdong's troops of 100,000 and 200,000 were beaten to the point of crying for their fathers and mothers, but it has never been recorded that Jiangdong was in crisis of food shortages because of the huge number of troops deployed.
Mi Yang's idea is very simple: Since the Three Kingdoms are standing in a tripod, and Jiangdong is not a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, what is the purpose of Sun Quan, who has been paddling there?
Mi Yang has some understanding of Sun Quan. Sun Quan is good at forbearing. After the Public Security War, he has always shown a weak image to others, which may have paralyzed the world.
Sun Quan, who was gradually recovering his strength, must have some big plot in mind. As for whether that plot was aimed at the Han Dynasty or Cao Wei, it is unknown.
Although Bu Nao didn't know what the specific plan was in Sun Quan's heart, Mi Yang could influence the direction of Sun Quan's plan in some way.
Mi Yang thought that the Han Dynasty could send an envoy to ask Sun Quan to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to Huainan. It would not be a good thing for the Han Dynasty to ask whether Sun Quan could successfully attack Huainan in the east.
Sun Quan's request for permission failed as always, so Jiangdong's strength will most likely suffer a heavy blow again.
Such slow fire allowed the Han to lose the Battle of Liangzhou, and it also prevented Sun Quan's second-in-command from backstabbing him while the Han was licking his wounds.
Sun Quan asked if he succeeded in attacking Huainan, it would undoubtedly be a big blow to Cao Wei's regime.
Even if Cao Zhen takes Dongliang Province, he will not be able to lead his army to attack Jiange because he is worried about Cao Wei's eastern foundation. He even wants to divide his troops and return to Xuzhou to support Xuzhou.
In this way, Ji Han will not only get a chance to recuperate, but in the later stage, he may even be able to counterattack and take back Liangzhou under the leadership of Zhuge Liang.
So Mi Yang was born out of the worst possible situation and the best situation that the big man came up with.
After Zhuge Liang learned about Mi Yang's thoughts in the letter, he also agreed with Mi Yang's thoughts.
One of Zhuge Liang's core strategic ideas was not to unite with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao.
Because she didn't know that Yu Fan and Sun Huan were in Zhuge Liang's lap, Mi Yang put forward a rough idea in the letter and really wanted to make that idea come true. The specifics of connecting the east depends on Zhuge Liang's actions.
With Yu Fan and Sun Huan on his side, Zhuge Liangdong consciously wanted to impose his actions on those two people.
Zhuge Liang didn't wait long, and Yu Fan and Sun Huan were brought to him by the guards.
Seeing the arrival of the two "loyal ministers", Zhuge Liang put away his pensive expression and changed to a kind face.
"Second Minister, please take a seat."
Zhuge Liang's words were like a spring breeze blowing through the hearts of Yu Fan and Sun Huan, calming down their originally sensitive and anxious hearts.
Especially after the two of them looked around, they found that someone was not at the scene, which made them both breathe a sigh of relief.
After stabilizing the heart of Dongwai, Yu Fan and Sun Huan accepted Zhuge Liang's invitation and walked to the corresponding seats.
Although Yu Fan and Sun Huan had been in Zhuge Liang's army recently, Zhuge Liang did not trust them.
Therefore, apart from the fact that their living conditions have not wronged them, their freedom has been greatly restricted.
With their freedom restricted, Yu Fan and Sun Huan hardly knew much about the Liangzhou war, otherwise they would not have thought that someone would be present.
The anxiety on Yu Fan and Sun Huan's faces just now did not escape Zhuge Liang's eyes. After seeing that, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a little more confident.
In order to successfully persuade the two "loyal ministers" Yu Fan and Sun Huan to serve as the king's vanguard, Qiu Qiu must make good use of Mi Yang's prestige in Jiangdong.
After Yu Fan and Sun Huan left east, Zhuge Liang said to them by mistake:
"When the war in Dongliang Province was in full swing, although his dynasty had great generals who used their troops like gods, the situation of his army was not optimistic due to the large number of Wei troops."
"General?"
Hearing the word "general" in Zhuge Liang's words, both Yu Fan and Sun Huan showed doubts on their faces.
For nearly a year, Yu Fan and Sun Huan had been in Nanzhong and Qiu Mo in the Han army. They didn't know a lot of news.
After seeing the confused looks on Yu Fan and Sun Huan's faces, Zhuge Liang explained: "Not long ago, Bidong issued a formal imperial edict to worship Liangzhou Mu as a general."
After learning the news, Yu Fan and Sun Huan's faces revealed expressions of sudden realization.
At the same time, they felt in their hearts whether Mi Yang deserved such honor.
Correspondingly, after hearing that Mi Yang and Wei Jun were caught in the east wind, Yu Fan and Sun Huan couldn't help but feel a little happy.
On the one hand, the two of them were secretly happy because they liked to see Mi Yang, the enemy they hated in their hearts, suffer a loss; on the other hand, they felt lucky for Jiang Dong.
Both Yu Fan and Sun Huan were not important ministers in Jiangdong. Of course, they knew what kind of ambition Sun Quan had hidden in his heart. They committed themselves to the Han Dynasty as Taiwei, and they just rejected Sun Quan's expedient plan.
Others don't know whether Yu Fan and Sun Huan know that the reason why Sun Quan returned to the east and decided to send troops to assist the rebels in the south was that Cao Wei secretly sent an envoy to persuade Sun Quan on the condition of marriage.
In other words, Dang Dongming may not be allies with Han and Jiangdong, but in fact, Cao Wei and Jiangdong also have the foundation to become allies.
If the Han Dynasty had been defeated in the Battle of Liangzhou that affected the fate of the country, wouldn't Jiangdong's opportunity come?
In the eyes of Yu Fan and Sun Huan, if even Mi Yang could defeat the more than 100,000 Wei troops, then who among the entire Han Dynasty could withstand the iron hoofs of the Wei troops?
Thinking of that, Yu Fan and Sun Huan looked at each other wrongly, trying not to let their joy show on their faces.
Yu Fan and Sun Huan's little moves couldn't be hidden from Zhuge Liang, and it wasn't difficult for Zhuge Liang to know from their little moves what they were probably thinking about right now.
The reason why he revealed the unfavorable news to Yu Fan and Sun Huan was because, on the one hand, the news could not be concealed in the first place.
The Battle of Liangzhou can be said to be a battle that attracts everyone's attention in the east. Sun Quan will definitely send spies to explore the details of this battle.
Perhaps because Hanzhong is now surrounded by Wei troops, Sun Quan will definitely not be able to detect some military information that is too specific.
However, such a superficial thing as "the Han army fell into the east wind" will definitely not be hidden from Jiangdong spies.
Since you can't hide it, there's no need to hide it.
On the other hand, did Zhuge Liang want to use that news to elicit something from him?
Zhuge Liang, who had always been calm and composed, had a frown on his face at that moment. He looked at Yu Fan and Sun Huan and continued:
"Someone from outside the court suggested to His Majesty Dong that they want to send an envoy to Jiangdong. They hope that the Taiwei will send troops to expedition to Huainan to relieve some pressure on the general."
"He summoned the second minister in the bright moon to avoid that matter."
It turns out that Fou has come to ask for help.
After learning Zhuge Liang's intentions, Yu Fan and Sun Huan were even more happy.
But on the surface, neither of them looked as sad as Zhuge Liang.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Fan crossed his legs and said to Zhuge Liang: "Jiangdong is a vassal of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has difficulties with emotion and reason. Jiangdong has no reason to stand by and watch."
"However, the Prime Minister also knows that his army suffered heavy losses in the Public Security War a few years ago and has not recovered its strength in recent years.
Even though the Taiwei cherishes the country and is willing to devote his blood to Bidong, Jiangdong, Jiangdong
Why!"
When he said those words, Yu Fan's face became even more sad, and whether he wanted Zhuge Liang to trust him or not, Yu Fan even let himself sob a few times at first, wanting to use this to show the difficulty of Jiangdong's situation.
Yu Fan felt that his words and his behavior were enough to dispel Zhuge Liang's plot in name only.
Jiang Dong was definitely a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but Mi Yang and the police beat Jiang Dong so miserably in the first battle. In this case, I, Zhuge Liang, should also understand Dong Jiangdong's predicament.
Yu Fan's performance made Zhuge Liang laugh, but he held it back.
When he was on a mission to Jiangdong, he made an on-site inspection of the water and soil in Jiangdong.
In his opinion, Jiangdong is indeed a rare fertile land in the east. If Liu Bei could not occupy such fertile land, in the east of his plan, the Han Dynasty would have already made an expedition north to the Central Plains. Why have they always settled in a corner?
With that knowledge, Zhuge Liang saw through Yu Fan's true face at a glance.
Isn't that what real diplomacy is?
Zhuge Liang, who knew everything in his heart, seemed to be infected by Yu Fan's words, and a look of unbearableness appeared on his face.
"How could he not know about the difficulties in Jiangdong?
He also wants to believe that the Taiwei is loyal to the great man."
Zhuge Liang's words made Yu Fan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
But when Zhuge Liang came to meet him, he almost didn't let Yu Fan spit out the tea in his mouth.
"When Bidong sent the matter to the front line for the general to express his views, the general wrote a letter specifically about the matter.
The general said in his book: If Liangzhou really cannot be defended, he will lead his army to retreat to Jiange. Jiange is naturally dangerous and it will be difficult to make any further progress against Wei.
After blocking the rebellion against the Wei Dynasty, he would ask himself to be the pastor of Jingzhou, and personally go east along the river to sort out the foreign affairs of the Taiwei, in order to make up for the people east of the river."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Yu Fan finally struggled to survive from the edge of almost choking on his tea, but after a while, his face showed a strong look of surprise.
The same is true for Sun Huan.
Jiange Tiandong Xiongguan, if Mi Yang really led his troops to retreat to Jiange and received a large number of reinforcements, he would definitely be able to defend Jiange.
As for what Mi Yang said, he was transferred to Jingzhou Mu and went eastward along the river to organize foreign affairs for Jiangdong. Under what circumstances could Dong do this?
The scene of tens of thousands of naval troops marching eastward across the Yangtze River with waving flags suddenly appeared in Yu Fan's mind.
The key point is the tens of thousands of flags and the surname Mi!
There is a very important point. If Mi Yang leads the army to the east, how will Cao Wei react?
After a long time, Yu Fan uttered a slightly trembling question: "Prime Minister He Junjun?"
"It doesn't mean what I heard."
Zhuge Liang replied calmly.
After saying that sentence, Zhuge Liang seemed to think of something again:
"The general mentioned in the book that Sun Deng, the eldest son of the Taiwei, has been arrogant since he was young and may not be able to become the heir of Jiangdong.
For Jiangdong's centenary plan, he suggested that Bidong grant Sun Shao, the eldest son of the late Marquis of Wu, as the heir of the Marquis of Jiujiang.
At that time, the Taiwei also took over the Jiangdong foundation from the late Wu Hou. If Sun Shao can be allowed to inherit the Jiangdong foundation again in the future, it will be a good story a hundred years later!"
Yu Fan:???
Sun Huan:!!!
After saying that, Zhuge Liang showed some apology and continued:
"As you know, the general is a young man. Young people are naturally energetic and often have novel ideas.
Bidong has always been cruel to him, and there are some things that he can't stop."
Zhuge Liang's apology fell on the ears of Sun Huan and Yu Fan, and their hearts seemed to be surrounded by a ball of fire.
Does one have to have a vicious heart to come up with those two cruel moves?
That damn familiar smell!
He is so vicious, why would there be no one to take care of him?
There was so much resentment in Bu Bi's heart, but when Zhuge Liang said those two killing moves on Mi Yang's behalf, Sun Huan and Yu Fan immediately knelt down to Zhuge Liang.
Sun Huan took the lead and said righteously and sternly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I am a descendant of the Sun family. I will definitely uphold the name of the Sun family's loyalty. When he returns to Jiangdong, I will urge the Taiwei to send troops."
"Huh? Don't you think Jiang Dongli was caught?"
Faced with Zhuge Liang's doubts, Sun Huan was furious:
"Absurd! Loyalty to the emperor is the duty of a minister. Even if there is a man in the east of Jiangdong, he is trying to persuade the Supreme Lord to go to the east of Hefei City!
How can there be nothing that cannot be done?"
Sun Huan's words at that time were inspiring and upright.
Sun Huan's performance made Yu Fan look sideways, and Zhuge Liang finally couldn't help clasping his hands and laughing.
What a great and loyal minister!
"This is good."
This chapter has been completed!