"I accepted the important task of the country and commanded the army in the east. The governor of Yangzhou, Le Wei, was a liar. He said that I was in contact with Wu, and he also said that I was ordered to serve as a minister. I have been without status for a long time. I obeyed the order of the country and died to stand on my own. There was no heresy in the end.

Angry and unfaithful, he often sent 700 people on foot and on horseback.

On the sixth day, he was beheaded, and he was beheaded on the same day, and the letter was sent by post horse. If the minister is Ming Dynasty, he is the minister of Wei;

I don’t know what to do, so I beg the court officials to be sincere.”

——"Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei 28"

After Zhuge Dan raised his army, he still made this statement to Luoyang.

The meaning is very clear. If Sima Zhao doesn't hit me, I will still be Wei Chen. If you hit me, I will be Wu Chen.

Zhuge Dan was different from Wang Ling and his mother Qiu Jian. His goal was very clear. He did not want to be an enemy of the Sima family, but only wanted to separate Huainan.

Everyone makes do and gets by.

Unexpectedly, Sima Zhao was a serious person and did not want to give in.

The Sima family is moving forward, not far from the last step.

It was impossible for Sima Zhao to let the uncertain factor of Zhuge Dan exist in the heart of Huainan.

Then he mobilized 200,000 Chinese troops from Luoyang and marched south with Wei Emperor Cao Mao. They stationed at Qiutou and ordered Zhennan General Wang Ji, Anton General Chen Qian and others to build trench barriers.

Adopt the same tactics used by Sima Shi to destroy Guanqiu Jian.

Surrounded on three sides, Mount Tai is overwhelming.

Shouchun surrounded them, and sent the supervisor Shi Bao. The newly appointed governor of Yanzhou, Zhou Tai, and others led elite troops to guard the Wu army on the periphery.

Wen Qin and his son fought fiercely many times, trying to break the Wei army's encirclement, but the Wei army was layer upon layer and endless.

Wen Qin's ten thousand songs are a drop in the bucket.

Shibao and Zhoutai were camped step by step, ready to fight. Wen Qin and his son seemed to be trapped in an iron cage, unable to break the situation.

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Moreover, Zhuge Dan has been standing idly by in Shouchun City.

The general of the State of Wu worshiped General Zhu Yi as the governor. During the holiday, he led an army of 30,000 troops to drive away Sun Yi, Sun Yi's political enemy. After resting in Xiakou, he attacked Anfeng and immediately fought a decisive battle with Zhou Tai's elite.

Zhu Yi was defeated and lost more than two thousand soldiers.

In the first stage of the Huainan War, Wei had the upper hand.

Zhuge Dan calmly watched on the city wall as more and more Wei troops gathered below the city.

The successive bad news cast a cloud over the faces of his subordinates.

"Their army is strong and our army is weak. The most important thing is to defend the city. We should leave the city for a small battle, kill the generals and capture the flag, and boost the morale of the army." Wen Qin suggested.

Zhuge Dan directly rolled his eyes. The two of them had not gotten along before, and they were even less likely to be of the same mind now. "You have gone to war many times before, but have you achieved anything?"

Wen Qin laughed twice and said, "The thieves are numerous and our army is sparse. If the prince recruits more troops, he may not be able to defeat the enemy."

"Don't worry, I have two waters to help me. When Sima Zhao comes, he will attach fire to the water and he will be captured by me." Zhuge Dan said confidently.

All the generals were stunned.

Zhuge Dan appeased everyone and said: "There will be enough food and grass in the city for a year or two. Sima Zhao has gathered an army of 260,000 to surround me. It is advantageous to fight quickly, but not to fight for a long time. If it takes a long time, the thieves will change. I heard that Yang Zheng was attacking the city in Yongliang."

, can Sima Zhaoan concentrate on attacking me?"

This made everyone feel more at ease.

"Water can overcome fire, but fire can also overcome water." Someone in the crowd suddenly said loudly.

Zhuge Dan believed in fate the most. Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown, "Who said anything?"

A young general handed over his hand and said, "There are unforeseen circumstances. Your Majesty is responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Huainan. How can you talk about the number of days? The number of days is also up for grabs. Today, the Wei army is not fully encircled. We should work together to attack Jiangdong's reinforcements from both inside and outside."

, severely dampen the vigor of the Wei army, increase the morale of our army, and make the Wei army fear me, and then we can defend the city and wait for the right time!"

There are 150,000 troops in Shouchun City, and 30,000 Wu troops are in the city, including Wen Qin, Tang Zi, Quan Duan, Quan Yi and others, and Zhu Yi has 30,000 troops outside the city. If we can work together, it will not be difficult to break the Wei army's siege.

However, Zhuge Dan had been standing still and watching, only allowing Wen Qin, Zhu Yi and other Wu troops to fight the Wei army, thus tilting the advantage to the Wei army.

After several battles, the Wu army suffered successive setbacks, and the morale of the Shouchun garrison also plummeted.

People around were whispering.

Seeing this man with majestic appearance, full of heroic spirit and eloquent talk, I couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

However, Zhuge Dan looked a little ugly. He was refuted by a little-known young general. After all, it was not good-looking, "Who are you?"

"Reporting to the lord, my subordinate Ma Long."

"But back then, 3,000 soldiers defended the new city and blocked 200,000 enemy troops from Ma Long?" Zhuge Dan's memory was not bad.

"It's my subordinate."

"What is your current position?"

"General Wen's subordinate Zuo Sima." Ma Long said, neither humble nor arrogant.

Zhuge Dan glanced at Wen Qin.

Wen Qin naturally knew the temper of his old boss, so he angrily scolded Ma Long: "Your Majesty is discussing matters, how can I allow you to talk nonsense? Retreat!"

Ma Long knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "I made a mistake, general. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhuge Dan looked better now and waved his hand, "What you said is also a good strategy, but General Wen attacked many times and was defeated. The morale of the Wei army has not dropped, and the morale of our army has suffered a new loss."

The ball hit Wen Qin again, and Wen Qin's old face turned red, "If you call me another 30,000 troops..."

He couldn't even say this himself.

After all, he was defeated in several battles.

It was impossible for Zhuge Dan to allocate his troops to Wen Qin.

"General Wen, please bear with it for now." In Zhuge Dan's impression, Wen Qin had never accomplished anything.

The two had a superior-subordinate relationship for more than ten years, and Zhuge Dan once commented on Wen Qin as "not enough to accomplish anything".

"That's it for today, you all can have a rest." Zhuge Dan took another look at Ma Long, who was half-kneeling on the ground.

Everyone retreated, but Zhuge Dan's confidants Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi stayed behind.

"What Ma Long said does have some truth to it," Jiao Yi said cautiously.

"What a pity this man is. If he is not under Wen Qin's command, he can still be used by me." Zhuge Dan's dislike for Wen Qin was comprehensive.

"Sun Wei knew that we were not on good terms, so sending this person here would not be a big deal to the king?" Jiao Yi also didn't think so of Wen Qin.

Zhuge Dan stood up and said, "He had no choice. The Wu people did not want to expedition to the north, but they were not strong enough to fight, so they had to send Wen Qin. My nephew did not understand this at the time, so he was defeated like a mountain. Ma Long...

"

Jiao Yi hissed, feeling that Zhuge Dan's words were reasonable.

When the Wu army attacked Guan Yu in the back, they were as ferocious as wolves. The army of hundreds of thousands marched north to Shouchun, but they were as cowardly as sheep.

Sima Division gathered the elite troops from Huainan to attack Wu. The Wu army then bravely broke through Dongguan. Facing a great situation, Zhuge Ke had an army of 200,000, but could not conquer a Huaibei city. He also suffered a heavy loss under the new city.

I'm afraid this is not just a matter of Zhuge Ke's character.

Wen Qin went to battle several times, but Wu Jun actually did not work hard except for his own troops.

Zhu Yi's 30,000 troops were easily repelled by Zhou Tai's more than 10,000 troops, which explains the problem...

"Your Majesty's clever plan, doesn't this mean that the people of Wu are unreliable?" Jiang Ban said with wide eyes.

Zhuge Dan shook his sleeves, stretched out his finger, and pointed to the sky, "Wen Qin cannot be relied upon, and the people of Wu cannot be relied upon. We can only rely on the sky. My life is tied to the sky, can Sima Zhaoan defeat me?"

From then on, Zhuge Dan concentrated on defense and never went into battle.

However, the Wei army was constructing a large amount of construction outside Shouchun City and surrounded Shouchun with water, so they were not in a hurry to attack.
Chapter completed!