Chapter 182 Send troops to Jingzhou to divide the world!
Chapter 182 Send troops to Jingzhou and divide the world into two!
At the end of March, Zhang Yun returned to Jingzhou in despair.
This time he led 80,000 horses, but less than 60,000 returned. Cao Cao also took away most of his food, grass and baggage, resulting in heavy losses.
Wenpin's situation was slightly better. Apart from a small loss when Cao Cao personally attacked, he was able to escape unscathed, with only two to three thousand men killed and wounded, and even a major defeat of Cao Cao's partial army.
Liu Bei was almost the same, but when he returned to Nanyang, most of the old Yuan clan members who had followed Runan had been dismissed. They were originally from powerful families in Runan, and their roots were in Runan. They would not follow Liu Bei to Jingzhou.
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When he learned that the attack was a complete defeat and that he had lost more than 30,000 troops, Liu Biao was furious. He wanted to punish Zhang Yun severely, but after repeated hesitation, he raised it high and put it down gently.
After all, he was his nephew and the most capable general in Jingzhou besides Huang Zu, so there was really nothing he could do.
But in early April, good news came.
The imperial court named him King of Chu.
When Liu Biao heard about this at the Duke of Chu's residence in Xiangyang City, he was very shocked and puzzled at first, so he summoned Jia Xu to ask.
The small building in the backyard was filled with incense. After being summoned, Jia Xu sat on the banquet and talked.
"This is a tactic to drive away tigers and devour wolves."
he said.
Liu Biao was surprised and puzzled: "What's this plan?"
Jia Xu said: "Originally, my plan was for the Duke of Chu to go north to attack Cao Cao. If Henan was captured, then both sides would attack together. Yangzhou would be captured first, and both sides of the river south of the river would be brought under his control. Then we could go north and decide the outcome in one battle.
However, I did not expect that Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao. At this time, Cao Cao must only want to destroy Yuan Shao, so he must stabilize the Duke of Chu. If he makes the Duke of Chu king, he will lead Liu Zhang and Sun Quan to attack and contain the Duke of Chu. This is called driving the tiger.
Swallowing wolves."
Liu Biao sneered and said: "Although I am defeated, I still have thousands of miles of territory and more than 100,000 armored men. What can they do to me?"
Jia Xu said: "But this is also a good thing. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are restraining each other, and it is difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time. Chu Gong's army is strong, and Sun Quan and Liu Zhang are in the west and east. They cannot unite. We can defeat them one by one and take Yangzhou first."
With Yizhou, we can conquer the whole south. When the north is in chaos, we can win in the chaos and conquer the world in one battle."
"Well. Wen He's words are indeed reasonable."
Liu Biao pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and then sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that I am so old. Although I am now the king, I don't know when I can be the emperor."
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. Although Huang Zu and Zhang Yun were unable to fight on land, their naval forces were strong. To attack Yizhou Jiangdong, they needed navy troops. I predict that in less than two years, with the strength of Chu Gong, he will definitely be able to
Defeat them. If you win Yuzhang, you can march to the hinterland east of the Yangtze River. If you win Bajun, there will be no danger for Chengdu to defend. At this time, the Duke of Chu has half of the world, why can't he claim the throne?"
Two years?
Liu Biao had a look of longing in his eyes.
Two years?
Although I don’t know if I can survive another two years.
But for the sake of becoming emperor.
Even if I endure it for two more years, what's the point?
At that moment, he said seriously to Jia Xu: "If Gu Zhen can become emperor in two years, he will definitely worship you as prime minister!"
Jia Xu thanked him and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Chu, oh no, Your Majesty!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Liu Biao stroked his beard and smiled, a trace of rosiness flashing across his old face.
Maybe in the future, I can really become an emperor and establish a great career?
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In April of the seventh year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty and in May of 202 AD, the imperial court consecrated Liu Biao as the King of Chu. Liu Biao then expressed his gratitude to the court, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in the eastern suburbs, and officially ascended the throne as King of Chu. The whole world was shocked for a while, and his reputation spread all over the world.
Yizhou, Chengdu.
By May, Liu Zhang got the news.
The imperial court also sent envoys to give him some rewards, such as canonizing him as Ting Hou and General Zhenxi. However, the imperial envoys hinted at some words that made him very unhappy.
In July, Jiangdong sent another letter, so on this day he summoned his staff to discuss important matters.
Now, Yizhou Muzhou Prefecture is engaged in the work, headed by Wang Shang and Zhang Song, and others include Chen Shi from Anhan, Gong Yang, Zhao Min, Li Jing from Dianjiang, Wang Dan from Langzhong, Meng Biao from Jiangzhou and others.
They were all officials of the lower state government under Liu Zhang's rule.
However, the one Liu Zhang valued most was Wang Shang, followed by Zhang Song.
At this time, in the Chengdu Yizhou Mu Mansion, many people working in the field of governance were sitting in rows in the hall. Wang Shang and Zhang Song sat under Liu Zhang's left and right hands respectively.
After everyone had arrived, Liu Zhang walked into the hall, sat on the main seat, looked around everyone and said: "Yesterday Sun Quan from Jiangdong sent me a letter, saying that Liu Biao had the ambition to annex the south and wanted to
Our alliance will jointly attack Liu Biao, what do you think?"
Wang Shang, Liu Zhang's chief adviser, immediately said: "Ming Gong, Liu Biao now occupies Jingzhou. He has a very large population and hundreds of thousands of people under his rule. He may come to attack us at any time. We should agree to the alliance, otherwise we will wait for you."
It’s hard to support a tree alone.”
"good."
Zhang Song also agreed: "We still have Sun Quan and Liu Biao who are feuding, and we both want to destroy each other. However, Liu Biao is getting stronger and stronger, and there is nothing we can do to him. The imperial court made him king this time, and it was a last resort. Alliance with Sun Quan
, and jointly attack Liu Biao, which is what the imperial court hopes to do."
"yes."
Wang Shang continued: "Liu Biao was defeated by Cao Gong, so he will definitely not be able to go north. However, his navy is very powerful. If we fight it alone in Yizhou or Jiangdong, we are definitely no match. If we cannot unite, we may be defeated by him one by one.
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"Zi Qiao and Wen Biao are right. Don't you know that it is destiny and obey its destiny? Therefore, those who know destiny do not stand under the rock wall. Those who die while doing their best are the righteous destiny; shackling the dead is not the righteous destiny.
That’s right. Liu Biao is powerful and will come to attack us. If we can’t take precautions in advance, Yizhou will be in danger.”
"People don't want to hurt tigers, but tigers can hurt people's hearts. What's more, now that Liu Biao wants to proclaim himself emperor, how can he not keep an eye on Jiangdong and Yizhou? If Ming Gong cannot form an alliance with Sun Quan, Liu Biao will support hundreds of thousands of troops and attack Yizhou in the west.
How can you stop it? I also second the proposal."
"Second, I also second."
"Yes, only by forming an alliance to fight against Liu Biao can Yizhou be stabilized. And if we win Jingzhou, wouldn't we?"
Many officials and staff discussed the matter and agreed with the proposal of alliance.
After all, Liu Bian is indeed strong now. Even though he has just been defeated by Cao Cao, he has not been injured. With a crowd of 178,000, he may sweep Jiangdong and Yizhou at any time, so it is natural to form an alliance with Sun Quan in advance.
After hearing that many of his staff agreed, Liu Zhang nodded and said, "I think so too. Okay, I will immediately send a letter to Jiangdong to agree to an alliance with Sun Quan, and then rectify the troops and horses, and discuss with him the plan to attack Liu Biao."
At that moment, Liu Zhang immediately wrote a letter in his own hand and ordered people to quickly go to Bajun and go south along the Yangtze River to Jiangdong.
As the saying goes, "The White Emperor's farewell speech is among the colorful clouds, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day."
Jiangdong is on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so it may take two or three months to send a letter, but Yizhou is on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It only takes more than 20 days to reach Jiangdong by going down the river.
At the end of July, Sun Quan received Liu Zhang's letter, and he immediately summoned Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Qin Song, Zhang Hong and others to discuss the matter.
Moling, Wuhou Mansion.
Everyone in the hall had arrived, and after Sun Quan told Liu Zhang the letter promising to form an alliance, he said: "I plan to reorganize the army and make an agreement with Liu Zhang to jointly attack Liu Biao next year. What do you think?"
"Is it too early?"
Zhang Zhao hesitated and said: "Now that Jiangdong has just been pacified, it still needs to recuperate and recuperate. If we rashly start fighting again, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to Jiangdong."
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "The knife has been placed on our necks, but we are still thinking about recuperation and recuperation. Jingzhou has a huge population, how can recuperation and recuperation compare to Liu Biao? What's more, Zibu doesn't know, a few days ago, Liu Biaozeng
The army is in Jiangxia."
Sun Quan said solemnly: "The old thief is determined to harm me. My father died at his hands back then. My brother attacked and attacked many times for revenge, but he never returned. I will inherit the ambition of my father and brother. How can I sit here and die?"
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Not to mention that in history, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia three times in the past few years. He needed to attack Liu Biao to avenge his father and calm the hearts of many veteran generals in Jiangdong. Just say that Liu Biao has strong soldiers and horses, and he is across the river. How can Sun Quan feel at ease?
Therefore, although Liu Biao was powerful, he also had to form an alliance with Liu Zhang to defeat this common enemy. Just like a jackal hunting for prey, both sides were looking for each other's weaknesses in order to find an opportunity to bite the enemy's flesh.
Qin Song hesitated and said: "Wu Hou, I have a question."
"Mr. Wenbiao, please speak."
Sun Quan looked at him.
Coincidentally, the counselor Liu Zhang relied on most in his early days was named Wang Shang, whose courtesy name was Wenbiao.
And Sun Quan's earliest plotter was named Qin Song, who was also well-written.
Moreover, both of them are relatively good counselors and can give some good suggestions.
Even the two died at about the same time. One was on the eve of Red Cliff and the other was after Red Cliff. It was very interesting to have Liu Zhang and Sun Quan each cut off an arm.
At this moment Qin Song said: "Liu Biao is old, and I see him getting more and more dim. It is said that he likes the second son but not the eldest son, and the second son Liu Cong is weak. I don't think Liu Biao will last long. If he really joins forces with Liu Zhang to attack together, he may be able to defeat Yu."
He, but how will Jingzhou be dealt with in the future? Divide Jingzhou equally with Liu Zhang, maybe."
He made a gesture of slashing with a knife, and there was a trace of ferocity in his eyes.
Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
There was also a hint of fierceness in their eyes, and Lu Su said: "Of course we should break up with him? If Jiangdong wants to grow stronger, how can it give up Jingzhou to others?"
"only."
Qin Song hesitated slightly and said: "If you suddenly betray your alliance, you may be laughed at by the world."
"A laugh?"
Lu Su became amused and laughed loudly and said: "Hahahaha, when we attack Liu Zhang's army, then go north along the river, attack Yizhou, and divide the world with the north, who will laugh at us? Cao Cao or Yuan Shao? Then they will only
To win over us, act based on our faces."
Sun Quan hurriedly asked: "What does Mr. Zijing mean?"
Lu Su explained: "Cao Cao made Liu Biao king this time just to stabilize Liu Biao and let us fight with him in the south so that he can deal with Yuan Shao wholeheartedly. However, the stalemate between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao lasted for a long time and was by no means a short period of time.
Decide the winner, and Liu Biao is over sixty years old, how many years does he still have to live? When the old thief died, he and Liu Zhang shared Jingzhou. But how could Jingzhou be divided equally with him, so he broke the alliance, raided Liu Zhang, and then went north along the Yangtze River.
If we go up and capture Yizhou, the world will have two of them. But in the north, Yuan Cao has not yet decided the winner. We sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When both sides are tired, the army will go north and sweep across the world, which will be a great achievement for the general.
If you can succeed, the king can be prosperous!"
Zhou Yu also said: "Yes, Zijing and I both think so. This is how the world is divided into two parts!"
"Divide the world into two?"
Sun Quan murmured to himself that this dream seemed out of reach.
But now Yuan Cao's victory has not been decided, and Liu Biao is already old and faint. Even if he has more than 100,000 people, he is nothing more than a chicken or a dog.
Maybe.
He could really, as Lu Su and Zhou Yu said, join forces with Liu Zhang in the south to destroy Liu Biao, then attack Liu Zhang, seize Jingzhou, sit south and look north, and sweep the world!
"good!"
Twenty-one-year-old Sun Quan suddenly stood up from the table. Feeling a surge of pride in his chest, he suddenly drew his sword and struck at the table next to him.
Buzz!
The shining Wu Yue sword was extremely sharp and easily cut off a corner of the table.
He looked around, raised his sword and shouted: "Where is Zhou Yu?"
"The end will be here."
"I want you to sit in Chaisang, train the navy, and wait for the opportunity."
"only!"
"Where is Lu Su?"
"Humble."
"I order you to go to Lujiang, appease the people, and gather food and grass in Huainan."
"only."
"The rest will do their part and send troops to Jingzhou next year to divide the world into two parts!"
Sun Quan's eyes were shining brightly, and between his eyebrows, there seemed to be a bit of the heroic spirit of his father and brother!
"Wu Hou Yingming!"
Everyone bowed their hands and saluted, feeling happy that Jiangdong could have such a wise young master.
So he stayed in Jian'an for seven years.
Liu Biao sent more troops to Jiangxia, Wushan and other places with the intention of sweeping Jiangdong and Yizhou.
At the same time, Liu Zhang and Sun Quan also became allies and wanted to attack Liu Biao.
At this time, Liu Bei returned to Wancheng, training his soldiers day by day, waiting for the opportunity for him to rise.
Only Shen Chen, who lives in Longzhong Township, is still teaching steadily, cultivating his morale, cultivating his talents, and cultivating his reputation.
Waiting for the right time, right place and right people to arrive!
I will explain later that I am a dog, really. I care very much about the comments of every reader, especially the paying readers. If there is anything I don’t understand, I will try my best to reply and explain, but some readers are really unreasonable. In the book
I wrote it clearly, but I didn’t listen and insisted on scolding me in book reviews. The result was that I lost my mind.
I have always been very logical when writing books, and there are very few logical errors. Some readers, from a God's perspective, accused me of making the characters in the book seem mentally retarded, making people really suffer from brain congestion.
But now I think about it, I can’t ruin the reading experience of most people for the sake of a few of you, so I will never explain anything to you in the future. If you have any logical questions, go find the answer in the book yourself, and don’t leave comments.
From now on, I will delete every comment like this I see, so I don’t get upset when I see it.
In addition, the main plot is now fully launched. The strategy is basically to divide the world into two. After that, the whole process is high-energy, full of practical information and fast-paced storyline. So why I said that the main plot will be completed quickly after the book is launched, which is to fight in the south, and then continue
The North, Dominate the World. The book is relatively slow to pick up, and the lack of excitement in the early stages is my problem, but it will definitely be exciting every step of the way, so please feel free to read it.