Zhuge Liang asked to exchange the small half of Lujiang County currently in Sun Quan's hands for Guiyang County. It seemed that Sun Quan was gaining blood, but in fact he was losing blood.
Where is Lujiang County?
In the south of Anhui in later generations, directly south of Hefei City, it was roughly the area from Lu'an City to Anqing City, excluding Hefei, which was in Jiujiang County at that time.
Among them, the main area of Lujiang County is from Lu'an City to Gushi County in Henan Province, which is the Huainan Plain in the traditional sense.
This vast plain is currently controlled by Cao Cao and under the jurisdiction of Wen Hui, the current governor of Yangzhou.
In the past, Wen Hui was the governor of Yangzhou appointed by Cao Cao. Cao Cao formed an alliance with Sun Quan. In order to win over Sun Quan, he violated the Three Mutual Laws and appointed Sun Quan as the governor of Yangzhou, and then he had to remove his position as governor of Yangzhou.
So Wen Hui was appointed governor of Yangzhou to take charge of the Huainan area controlled by Cao Cao.
In addition to the area controlled by Cao Cao, there is also a large area of land in the south, north of the Yangtze River and south of the Dabie Mountains.
This area is the west and north of Anqing City in Anhui in later generations. The west includes Huangmei County, Susong County, Taihu County, and Qianshan City. The north includes Huaining County, Songyang County, Tongcheng, Lujiang County and other places.
Lu Su said: "So he will definitely not lend Jingnan to us. At the same time, like Liu Biao, he will deploy heavy troops in Jiangxia to guard against Jiangdong. We have suffered heavy losses now. If we can't get Jingnan and Jiaozhou, we won't be able to get Jingnan and Jiaozhou."
Restore strength as soon as possible. When the time comes, his army of hundreds of thousands will move down the river and annex Jiangdong, and we will be in danger."
"this"
At this time, this place was controlled by Sun Quan. When Zhou Yu intercepted Huang Zu from land, he started from Anqing City, passed through Qianshan, Taihu Lake, Susong, and intercepted Huangmei County.
And because this place is connected with Jiangxia, it can be attacked, retreated or defended.
Lu Su followed him and continued: "Once Cao and Liu are in a stalemate, we have Yangzhou in the east and Jiaozhou in the south. One day, we can join forces with Cao Cao to send troops at the same time, and suddenly go north to capture the entire Jingnan. First, connect Yangzhou, Jingnan, and Jiaozhou.
Together with Cao Cao, we can attack Liu Bei from the north and south. If Liu Bei is attacked from both sides, Jingzhou will return to the Marquis of Wu."
Sun Quan stood up and walked slowly in the hall with his hands behind his back.
Trading a semi-quick strategic location for a piece of worthless land, no matter how stupid Sun Quan was, he knew he couldn't do this.
"good."
Moreover, in addition to Jingzhou's confrontation with Jiangdong, if Jiangdong invades Jingzhou, it will also invade Jiangxia from land, and can even reach the bridgehead of Nanyang County directly.
Strictly speaking, this place is indeed not a dangerous pass.
Lu Su immediately smoothed things over and said, "That's why I can't throw it away."
But as long as he still has some ambition for Jingzhou, he cannot give up.
Sun Quan frowned and looked very unhappy.
Trapped in Jiangdong or seeking to conquer the world?
Lu Su laughed, but the smile on his face was very unnatural.
Zhuge Liang retorted: "Guiyang now has hundreds of thousands of Dingkou, covering an area of hundreds of miles, and the people's livelihood is prosperous. The Lujiang River has been warred for many years, and there is not even one Dingkou left in ten, and the people's livelihood is poor. Moreover, the area is only north of the Yangtze River, and south of the Dabie Mountains is still Wu.
In the hands of the marquis, the rest of the land is owned by Cao Cao. Why not exchange the barren land for the rich land?"
However, the barbarian land refused to obey the king and was difficult to manage. At the same time, there were many ethnic minorities, remote transportation, extremely long roads, and miasma caused by mosquitoes and blood-sucking insects.
"Zijing, don't you know the importance of Lujiang River?"
Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "If Liu Bei captures the Lujiang River and the Jiangxia navy is stationed at Penglize, it will be like a sword hanging on Gu's neck. The Jingzhou army can advance by land and water at any time to destroy Jiangdong!"
Lu Su was speechless for a moment.
What used to be thousands of miles of fertile wilderness has now become a desolate place with overgrown swamps and dense jungles. There may be no human habitation within a radius of dozens of kilometers.
Later, the Yue Kingdom destroyed the Wu Kingdom and headed north to the Central Plains to seek hegemony. They also crossed the Yangtze River and took the overland route.
Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, and then said without hesitation: "Of course he is planning to conquer the world!"
On the other hand, look at Guiyang County.
Zhuge Liang stood up and said, "If that's the case, we may have to go back and ask my lord, Uncle Liu Huang, for his opinion before we can make a decision. After all, there is no such truth in the world when we lend a county's land without having anything as collateral."
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Zhuge Liang smiled and turned to Lu Su and said, "Is this really the case?"
Sun Quan said without hesitation: "If the Lujiang River is in my hands, the army from Jiangdong can advance by land and water at any time and attack Jingzhou. But if it is in Liu Bei's hands, I will be beaten alone."
Lu Su thought for a while and said: "Kong Ming, please wait a moment and let us discuss it. Ziyu, you two brothers haven't seen each other for many years. I'm afraid you have a lot to say. Why don't you take him to see the beautiful mountains and clear waters of Wankou?"
look."
Lu Su advised: "There is no population south of the Lujiang River. Marquis Wu can move all the remaining people to the east of the river and destroy the city as much as possible, leaving open space for them. Moreover, we can deploy a large number of defenses along the south of the Yangtze River and wait and see.
When Cao Cao and Liu Bei are fighting in Huainan, it can be regarded as a strategy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
During the Spring and Autumn Period, when the Wu State was dominant, they went north to fight the Qi State, which was the route they took to Hangou.
"The only thing south of the Lujiang River that can become the Hangu Pass in Jiangdong is to defend or attack Jingzhou. Since the Marquis of Wu is willing to make peace, and even plans to ally with our lord to fight against Cao Cao, then why is he not willing to trade Lujiang with us for Guangzhou?
Where is Yang?"
"Forehead"
"This time, that time."
After that, the three of them left.
"nature."
Zhuge Jin understood, so he stood up and said: "Wankou is adjacent to the Yangtze River to the south, and to the west is Penglize, which is thousands of miles away. From a distance, the river looks like the sea, and the scenery is extremely beautiful."
But being a politician requires a thick skin, so even if you are embarrassed and laugh unnaturally, you can only hold on.
To the north is the Dabie Mountains and to the south is the vast Yangtze River. As long as the Jiangxia navy is deployed in Penglize in the north of the Yangtze River, which is also known as Longgan Lake and Daguan Lake in later generations, it is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of Jiangdong.
Lu Su smiled and said: "It is a blessing for the people of Jiangdong that Wu Hou has such ambitions. Therefore, if you want to conquer the world, you must endure your anger and give Lujiang to Liu Bei."
"Of course not. It's just Lujiang."
Of course.
This place is connected to the land transportation between Jiangxia and Yuzhang, across the river from the Jiangdong territory, and can capture Huainan to the north. Once Liu Bei's power expands and Cao Cao's power is driven out of Huainan, Jiangdong will be surrounded by Liu Bei.
"This Lujiang River is also the road we used to conquer Cao Cao from the land."
Lu Su stroked his beard, rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked: "I want to ask Wu Hou, whether Wu Hou plans to be trapped in Jiangdong in the future, or whether he wants to send troops to Jingzhou to Yangzhou, Jiao, and Jingzhou.
, then capture Xichuan, divide it into two parts with Cao Cao, north and south, and plan to seize the world?"
This made Lu Su very embarrassed.
Therefore, if Sun Quan gives up the initiative and turns to passive defense, he can give up Lujiang County.
Lu Su immediately said: "Now that Liu Bei is strong and we are weak, we must show weakness to the enemy and paralyze the enemy. Just like when King Gou Jian of Yue did not hesitate to taste dung for King Wu Fu Chai in exchange for Fu Chai's trust. In the end, he annihilated the Wu Kingdom by eating the courage of the enemy.
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But if it's Sun Quan's power and Jingzhou's power, it's completely different.
Lu Su shook his head and said: "I have told Wu Hou before that although Cao Cao is strong, he does not have a naval army. The most he can do is Nanyang, south of Mianshui River, the vast Yunmengze. Even if he has a million soldiers, he can reach the rivers and lakes.
Here, fighting with us is a dead end. This is not about opening the door to capture the robbers, but closing the door to capture the robbers."
Sun Quan asked again.
"Oh throat?"
"Exactly."
"How about this Lujiang River?"
"If you want to conquer the world, you have to give Lujiang River to Liu Bei?"
"But now the situation is stronger than people."
Sun Quan said: "It's natural to worry."
There has never been a Wuyue country that relied on the Jiujiang area to go north to the Central Plains.
So Lu Su is talking nonsense.
Historically, Cao Cao was able to fight the Battle of Chibi because he obtained Liu Biao's surrendered army. Although the Jiangxia Navy was beaten to pieces by the Jiangdong Navy, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's Yangtze River Navy were still there, so the Wulin confrontation took place.
Fifty thousand Jiangdong navy suppressed it.
Lu Su lied and nodded without drafting.
It's not even a wealthy place.
This place is connected to Jiangxia County by land, so we can send troops directly from Jiangxia by land. We can attack Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the east. And because it is connected to Jiangxia, the Jingzhou army can rush to help at any time.
Its strategic location is extremely dangerous.
If this area is used as a bargaining chip to borrow Guiyang County in exchange for Liu Bei, then the Liu Bei Group's garrison is like a needle inserted directly into the junction of Cao Cao and Sun Quan's territory. The tip of the needle is aimed at Sun Cao Er
A person's throat may be fatal at any time.
Therefore, if Lu Su's strategy goes well, it can indeed be implemented.
Because what Zhuge Liang said is true.
Sun Quan denied it repeatedly, but Zhuge Liang held back his words. When the words came to his mouth, he couldn't explain why, and he choked for a moment.
It seems to have a population of over 500,000, which makes it relatively wealthy.
I even married my younger sister, but I couldn't get a piece of remote suburban county. It was really shameful.
Zhuge Liang also smiled and said: "Guiyang is also the land of Jingzhou, doesn't Wu Hou also want to borrow money? Loan money is something that comes and goes. Even if it is a marriage, let's not say whether my lord should do it or not.
, even if I accept the offer and use Guiyang County as a gift, shouldn’t Marquis Wu return the favor with a dowry?”
Once Sun and Liu become enemies, the Jiangxia Navy and Liu Bei's Army advance by land and water, and can penetrate directly into the hinterland of Jiangdong. It can be said that one's own safety is placed in the hands of others.
Lu Su smiled bitterly and said: "Jiangdong has suffered repeated defeats and has suffered all the damage. If we can't use Jiaozhou to make up for it, how can we regain our strength as soon as possible?"
Watching them leave, Sun Quan clenched his fists.
Is this okay?
"What if he captures the Lujiang River, seizes the advantageous location, and then attacks us?"
Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "The Lujiang River is not connected to Jiangdong, and it is not a dangerous pass, so how can it be the Hangu Pass in Jiangdong? If Cao Cao raises troops to go south, he may only need to send 10,000 troops, and he can easily occupy it."
Lu Su nodded: "For us and Liu Bei, Lujiang means who is more convenient to take the initiative to attack. If Lujiang is in our hands, will Liu Bei worry about our troops coming to Jingzhou and raiding Jiangxia?"
Sun Quan opened his eyes wide and said, "Isn't this handing the sword to the enemy and destroying himself?"
Sun Quan frowned and said: "What does Zijing mean? Let Gu deliberately hand over Lujiang to Liu Bei, so that he can think that he can attack us at any time while occupying the strategic location of Lujiang, thereby making him neglect his precautions?"
Because Cao Cao does not have a navy now, he cannot fight Sun Quan's Jiangdong navy in Yunmengze and the Yangtze River.
It can be said that no matter how large the population is, it is still a useless land.
Now if we really follow what Lu Su said, trade territory for space and time, wait until they develop, and join forces with Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou from the north and south, once Liu Bei is defeated, it will really be like what he said.
"this"
Zhuge Liang turned his head and said to Sun Quan with a smile: "At that time, we can join forces to drive Cao Cao out of Huainan, expedition to the north of the Central Plains, and revive the Han Dynasty. If Wu Hou is not willing, is he guarding against his allies?"
The most important thing is.
"No no no."
"Hmm."
But after Yuan Shu's troubles, everyone in Huainan became cannibals.
Therefore, when Zhuge Liang made this request, he refused almost without thinking and said: "Lujiang County is my land east of the Yangtze River, how can we exchange it?"
Sun Quan thought for a while, nodded slightly and said: "Zijing's words are indeed reasonable. I just feel unwilling to give the sword in my hand to the enemy like this."
Lu Su laughed: "Wu Hou should understand that now Liu Bei is focusing on Yizhou. When he pacifies Yizhou, he will try to deal with us again. We have recovered some strength. And Cao Cao will not be long.
To pacify the north, and then divide the world into three parts, Cao Cao will definitely fight Liu Bei in Guanzhong, Nanyang and other places, how can he still have the opportunity to attack us?"
After they left, Sun Quan said to Lu Su: "Zijing, are you planning to exchange Lujiang for Guiyang? This Guiyang is just a remote county, how can it be compared with Lujiang?"
Zhuge Liang pursued him fiercely and continued to question him.
Therefore, in fact, this area is indeed not an important defensive area for Sun Quan and Cao Cao's forces.
It definitely used to be.
"How can I be willing to give up Lujiang to Liu Bei?"
Lu Su shook his head repeatedly and said: "Marquis Wu, think about it, what does the land of Lujiang mean to us and Liu Bei?"
Therefore, this area can be said to be Sun Quan's only territory north of the Yangtze River.
"But as far as I know, Huainan is separated from Jiangdong by a river. From Ruxukou, go north to Chaohu. After entering Chaohu, you can attack Shu County in Lujiang to the south, and Hefei in Jiujiang to the north."
Lu Su said in a deep voice: "Kong Ming should know that we are only borrowing Guiyang's roads for transportation, not occupying Guiyang's land. And how can Guiyang compare with Lujiang? There is no comparison between the two."
Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "In addition to Ruxukou, there is also Hangou connected to the Huai River, and the fleet can go directly to Xuzhou. This has been the case for the princes of Wu and Yue since the Spring and Autumn Period. This is the first time I have heard of the Jiangbei Expedition.
It needs to be attacked from land."
"this"
"good."
"Of course it means who has the upper hand in the situation between us and the enemy."
And everyone knows that Lu Su is talking nonsense.
"Kong Ming, let me take you out for a walk."
Sun Quan turned his head, glanced at Lu Su, and said: "Cao Cao is so angry that he has conquered the north and is more powerful than Liu Bei. If we lure him to Jingzhou, wouldn't it be like opening the door to the thieves?"
Sun Quan hammered the table hard.
Lu Su said tit for tat: "That's wrong. At that time, the foundation of Great Qin was Guanzhong, which was rich and vast. But if you ask Great Qin to exchange Wei's Hedong land for Hangu Pass, do you think Qin is willing? This land of Lujiang River , is my Hangu Pass in Jiangdong."
Lu Su nodded and said: "With Lujiang in our hands, Liu Bei will have to worry about us starting from Lujiang to attack Jiangxia. So only by handing Lujiang over, and Wu Hou making peace with Liu Bei, will he believe that we are really afraid of him." As long as he does not deploy heavy troops in Jiangxia, we will have the opportunity to strengthen and threaten him!"
Sun Quan was speechless for a moment.
Zhuge Liang stood up with a smile, and together with Sun Qian, he bowed his hands to Sun Quan and said, "In that case, let's go out and take a look without disturbing the Marquis of Wu."
"No."
"good!"
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said: "Back then Gou Jian endured humiliation and heavy burdens to please Fu Chai. I should have to suffer this humiliation for the sake of Jiangdong's great cause."
After saying that, he turned to Lu Su and said, "Just do what Zijing said!"
Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Wei!"