Chapter 132 Top-level showdown, Sima Yi vs. Lu Xun
Chapter 132 The top showdown, Sima Yi vs. Lu Xun (please vote for me!)
Because he wanted to reply to Zhuge Liang and explain his views on the war between Wei and Wu, Ma Di only teased him for a moment, then abandoned the great wizard, wrote his pen, and began to think deeply.
Since there was no war between Wei and Wu in this year in the original time and space, there was no way to refer to it. Ma Su could only analyze the outcome of this battle from the personalities of the commanders on both sides.
Needless to say, Sun Quan’s journey was well known to everyone. Even if he had a hundred thousand people, Dongxing Dike would most likely be captured by Wei.
However, Sun Quan did not need to panic. Even if the Wei State captured Dongxing Dike, it would not be able to threaten Jianye.
Because the Wei navy was too incompetent.
Based on this, Ma Su concluded that no matter who was the commander of Wei's eastern front, Sun Quan, the commander of Wu's eastern front, would definitely be defeated.
There is no need to analyze too much in the middle. Although Zhuge Liang did not explicitly state that the commander was Zhuge Jin in his letter, he only said that Zhu Huan commanded 50,000 troops to defend the enemy. But it is obvious that Zhu Huan is not qualified to command 50,000 troops on his own. His commander must be stationed in Jiangxia
Zhuge Jin, the great general of the State of Wu.
Zhuge Jin was extremely cautious in his dealings, not seeking merit but seeking not to lose. Therefore, he might not be very good at uniting the army to attack, but he was good at defending the city.
Therefore, the probability of a draw this way is quite high.
In this way, the most critical battlefield is the Western Front, that is, the Battle of Jiangling, where the general of Wei State, Sima Yi, faced off against the great general of Wu State, Lu Xun.
Sima Yi was 50 years old and successively 46 years old.
A showdown between two old men who are both resourceful and steady as old dogs.
Who wins and who loses?
No one can predict it.
However, when talking about Lu Xun's official position, we have to mention the special situation of Wu State.
In April of this year (229), Sun Quan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang. Taking into account Lu Xun's three unparalleled achievements, he set up a superior general on top of the general. Lu Xun was worshiped as the superior general and the right guardian.
, Zhuge Jin was worshiped as a general, protector of the left, and led the shepherd of Yuzhou.
After Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye, Lu Xun, as the general, assisted the prince Sun Deng in guarding Wuchang; Zhuge Jin commanded Zhu Huan and other generals to garrison Jiangxia. Therefore, Lu Xun, who served as the general, had a higher status than Zhuge Jin, who served as the general.
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Generally speaking, in this era, the general was the head of the military generals. However, the official position of Soochow was very special, and there were certain differences from Shu Han and Cao Wei.
Which official position to be granted depends entirely on Sun Quan's imagination.
How big your brain is, how big your official position is.
Even after the death of Gu Yong, the prime minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty (244), Lu Xun was canonized by Sun Quan as prime minister (the head of hundreds of officials and civil servants) and Jingzhou Mu (a local official), and also served as a general (the head of the military generals).
In name and in reality, he was able to serve as both a general and a prime minister, and he was in a position of great authority.
Although the official position is a bit exaggerated, Lu Xun can afford these three official positions.
Because his record is so brilliant.
If in later generations, the general public were asked who was the most capable commander in the Three Kingdoms era? I believe there would be many answers, maybe Zhuge Liang, or Sima Yi, or Cao Cao, or Guan Yu, or others.
But in fact, the most capable commander in this era was Lu Xun.
General Guan Yu of the Shu Han Dynasty did not have half of his credit for the annihilation of his army. The annihilation of the Shu Han Emperor Liu Bei's army was all due to him. General Cao Xiu of Wei State's disastrous defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops was also due to him.
These three coaches, who were above the level of general, all died quickly after fighting him. Two were angered to death by him, and one was captured alive on the spot and had his head chopped off.
Lu Xun may not be very well-known in later generations, but in this era, he was extremely feared by the soldiers of Wei and Shu, and their expressions changed when they heard about him.
In the battle of Yiling, the Shu Han Dynasty did not dare to go eastwards for more than 40 years; in the battle of Shiting, the Wei State was so frightened that they did not dare to go south (Jingxiang) for 20 years.
Lu Xun was a humble man and very tolerant. When the army was fighting, he would either not fight, or he would fight with thunderous force, delivering a fatal blow until the opponent's entire army was annihilated.
This can be seen from the official position Sun Quan granted him.
However, the super-talented Lu Xun met his opponent this time, because Sima Yi on the other side was not good at fighting either.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult to predict the outcome of the confrontation between the two.
If a fight breaks out, Sima Yi is unlikely to win. There is a high probability that the two sides will rub each other off and stop when they get the upper hand.
Thinking of this, Ma Su wrote: "From his perspective: Quan on the eastern front is defeated, the middle line is tied, and Lu Xun on the western front may have a small victory."
"In addition, all the kings and ministers of the Wu State are cunning and cunning. They are more defensive than aggressive. This battle will last for three months." After writing this, Ma Di thought about it, cut out this paragraph, put only the first half in a letter bag, and called his wife.
Soldiers and ordered him to be sent to Chengdu.
Say less and make fewer mistakes.
To avoid being slapped in the face again.
If the Wei State takes over, we will fight to the death with the Wu State.
This possibility also exists.
After analyzing it from the perspective of a bystander, Ma Su deeply felt how powerful Lu Xun was.
This man can be called a general killer.
Zhongda, take care!
After a while, as he watched the messenger leave quickly, Ma Su suddenly felt a sudden change in his heart and put himself in Sima Yi's position, taking stock of the battle between Jing and Xiang.
If he were Sima Yi, what should he do to defeat Lu Xun?
However, as soon as the thought came up, Ma Su curled his lips. He took back the thought and sneered:
"Lu Xun is a common man, a self-defeating dog, nothing to worry about!"
"If I unite our troops, I can destroy this beast with a snap of my fingers!"
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Early November, Chaohu Lake, Dongxing Embankment.
The north wind is howling these past few days, the sky is filled with snow, and the air is freezing cold.
The Wu army camped on the embankment and repelled several fierce attacks by the Wei army. Seeing that it was impossible to capture the embankment for a while, and the Wei soldiers were a little tired, and reinforcements from the enemy commander Sun Quan were about to arrive, the commander Man Chong decided to take a break.
Let’s talk about filling our stomachs.
So he ordered the lieutenants Tian Yu, Zhang Ying and others to hold a banquet on the flat ground not far from the embankment, drinking and having fun, just to warm up in this cold weather.
At the same time, Manchong secretly ordered the soldiers to keep their swords from their bodies and their knives from their hands. They made loud noises while eating, pretending to be unsuspecting.
Wait quietly for the fish to take the bait.
The wine feast lasted from noon to afternoon. After they were full of wine and food, many Wei soldiers even fell asleep in the snow.
This scene made Hu Zun, the guard of Dongxing Dike, grit his teeth in anger, so he sent someone to report the current situation of the Wei army to Sun Quan, who was twenty miles away.
Previously, because he was dissatisfied with Wei's construction of a new city in Hefei (the new city was closer to the direction of Soochow than the old city), Sun Quan ordered people to build a dyke in Dongxing in response.
After the Battle of Hefei broke out, Sun Quan led his troops to the place early. He wanted to take advantage of Man Chong's troops to attack Dongxing Embankment, but he did not dare to disembark for more than 20 days because the new city was far away from the water.
Hiding twenty miles away to observe the movements of the battlefield.
Now I heard that Wei Bing actually drank freely under the eyes of Wu Jun, and drank until he was very drunk, and he suddenly felt ecstatic.
The opportunity has come!
I will capture all my favors alive!
Thinking of this, Sun Quan urged 30,000 soldiers to go ashore, led by veteran general Pan Zhang, and walked through the vast snow, quickly approaching the Wei army.
I still remember that Zi once said in Sichuan: Being able to seize every fleeting opportunity is a top commander.
Sun Quan considered himself a top commander.
On the shore, when the Wu army was about to approach Wei Bing's stronghold, Pan Zhang said to the soldiers on the left and right: "The enemy is drinking and sleeping. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Make meritorious service and receive the reward today!"
The soldiers were infected by the wonderful prospects he described, and raised their weapons one after another, willing to fight to the death.
Pan Zhang again ordered his soldiers to march along the embankment and quietly approach the Wei army.
Wei Jun, who was drinking or lying on the ground, saw Wu Jun approaching lightly from a distance. They all felt funny secretly, and some of them even couldn't help laughing.
Pan Zhang immediately waved his hand, and Wu Jun took the opportunity to rush over and the sound of killing was loud.
Unexpectedly, instead of being in chaos, the Wei soldiers suddenly rose up and charged back with their swords in hand. They all descended from the mountain like tigers, and no one could stop them.
The battle situation reversed in an instant, and General Pan Zhang was stunned on the spot.
The Wu soldiers immediately fell into chaos. The Wei soldiers were hacked to death, trampled on each other to death, and countless people fell into the water.
Man Chong led his troops in pursuit for more than twenty miles and captured nearly 10,000 soldiers, with weapons and armor piled up like mountains.
Seeing that the Wei army was so powerful, Sun Quan was so frightened that he quickly moved his ship far away from the shore. He did not dare to reinforce Dongxing Dike anymore. He quickly ordered Hu Zun, the defender of the Dike, to retreat quickly along the waterway.
Seeing this, Man Chong did not pursue the Wu army, so he sent a thousand cavalry to easily capture the Dongxing Embankment. He quickly sent the battle report to Luoyang and reported it to Wei Emperor Cao Rui.
Center line, Jiangxia battlefield.
The 57-year-old general of the Wei army, Wang Ling, and the 55-year-old general of the Wu army, Zhuge Jin, had been locked in a stalemate in a small town in the north of the Yangtze River for more than a month. During this period, the Wei soldiers were defeated several times and the situation was temporarily deadlocked.
The two veterans, who were in their sixties, about the same age, and had a thorough understanding of the world, looked at each other across the city. They both realized that the battlefield here was not the key to the victory of the Wei-Wu War, so they started to work together in a tacit understanding.
Western Front, Jianghan Battlefield.
Sima Yi was stationed in Xiangyang and threatened Jiangling; Lu Xun was towering and didn't understand, and kept the same in response to all changes.
The current situation in Jingzhou is like this. The Wei State occupies Xiangyang, which is south of the Han River and north of the Yangtze River.
Soochow Wu controlled Jiangling, an important town in Jingzhou across the Yangtze River. Jiangling occupied the center of Chu, "looking at Sichuan and Shaanxi on the left, Hunan and Hunan on the right, looking down at Jiaoguang and looking up at Wanluo." It had been the seat of Nanjun since the Qin Dynasty.
Wu Yanzhi remains unchanged. However, Jiangling is a place of the Four Battles. It is easy to attack but difficult to defend, and must coordinate with Xiangyang. If "Xiangyang is not defended, the north of Jiangling will be in danger."
In the winter of the third year of Huangchu (222), Cao Wei's siege of Jiangling fully demonstrated this point. When possessing Jiangling, one must also possess Xiangyang, otherwise it would be difficult for the side located in Jiangling to defend itself safely.
Xiangyang has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. For Soochow, it is necessary to occupy Xiangyang whether to protect Jingzhou or to develop northward. Therefore, capturing Xiangyang has always been Soochow's strategic goal. As early as the 14th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan
It was suggested that "we should seize Xiangyang to control Xiangcao" and "the north can be taken advantage of". Therefore, after Sun Quan captured Jiangling and its surrounding areas, he launched successive attacks on Xiangyang occupied by Cao Wei, which involved nearly 100,000 troops on both sides.
Pull repeatedly.
For Cao Wei, Xiangyang was a strategic base to defend Xu and Luo, conquer Sun Wu in the south, and achieve national unification. Therefore, Cao Wei attached great importance to the defense of Xiangyang. In the long-term competition with Soochow, he always faced tit-for-tat and never gave in.
When Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi came to the throne, most of the ministers in Cao Wei advocated withdrawing the Jingzhou prefecture to Wan in view of the damage caused by the war in Xiangfan. At this time, Cao Wei was still unable to unify the country and put on the defensive militarily. Xiangyang is located south of the Han River, although it is south of the Han River.
There is the danger of Xian Mountain, but the Wei army is not good at water warfare, and it is difficult to control the Han River defense line and block the Wu army's attack. If the main defense is Xiangyang, once Jianghan loses control, its defenders will be left alone and face disaster.
Just like the scene in the past when Guan Yu flooded seven armies.
However, although Fancheng is located in the north of the Han River, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is not suitable as a military command center. Therefore, in a short period of time, the Wei State shifted its defense focus to Wancheng and abandoned Xiang.
Fan, his land in Jingzhou was completely lost.
But later it was discovered that doing so would be very detrimental to the battle and the defense of the capital.
From Cao Wei's point of view, it could temporarily abandon Xiang and Fan, but it would never allow Soochow to intervene. So Cao Pi soon retook and rebuilt the cities of Xiang and Fan as Wan's peripheral strongholds. With this arrangement, it could avoid
The leader of the Wu Shui Army retained a strategic buffer zone for maneuver, and at the same time maintained Xiang and Fan, two towns of great strategic significance.
By the time of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, as the competition between the north and the south intensified, Xiangyang's status as an important southern town for the Wei State was once again confirmed. "Looking into the distance of the Yangtze River" and "defending Xiangyang in the south" became Cao Wei's basic strategic national policy. Xiangyang's political and military status
Further improve.
During the dispute over Jingzhou, Soochow was unable to capture Xiangyang, and Wei also moved south unconditionally on a large scale. The two sides ended up in a long-term stalemate in the Jianghan area.
Expanding to the entire Wei-Wu boundary line, the Wu State occupies the entire north and south banks of the Yangtze River, occupies a certain amount of land in the north of the Yangtze River, and controls a certain number of counties. The Wei State completely withdraws from the riverside area and retreats to the plains to defend
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This dividing line was gradually determined (drawn) by Wei and Wu based on their own strength and the other party's bottom line.
Because the national conditions and military conditions of the two countries are different. Wei is located in the north and is good at land warfare but not water warfare. Wu Jun is on the contrary. Cao Wei has experienced the consequences of fighting on the Yangtze River. The Battle of Chibi is the best lesson. Therefore, if this dividing line
If we really push it to the Yangtze River coast, Wei will have to face sanctions from the Soochow Navy at all times. This is also a major prerequisite for this dividing line to gradually move northward and become stable - that is, Wei will not be able to cross the Yangtze River in the short term.
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The principle of Nanyang Plain and Jianghuaiping was different. Wu's army was inferior to Cao's army in land combat. Cao Wei was able to hold on to this area, but the navy was disadvantaged and could not march south, and Wu could not march north, so a check and balance was formed.
The second is the inward strategy adopted by Cao Wei. Just as Cao Cao moved the population out of Hanzhong when he abandoned Hanzhong and left the city empty for Liu Bei, Cao Wei also adopted the same strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country in Jiangbei.
In this era, the essence of war was to compete for population, and population was the basis for production and warfare. Although Wei State shrunk in the north of the Yangtze River, the population moved northward, which essentially did not suffer much loss, and where there was no population, there was no material production, and there was no material production.
It can lengthen the supply line when Wu State attacks.
In this way, the Wei State cannot defeat it, and the Wu State cannot defeat it. This line actually represents a balance point. Although it is not on the Yangtze River, its significance means that it is backed by the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Wei State The dividing line with Wu State is essentially the Yangtze River.
Now, Wei General Sima Yi, under the orders of Cao Rui, led 80,000 troops south to the Yangtze River coast, hoping to expel Lu Xun to the south of the Yangtze River and then plot Jiangling.
As the top general of the Wu Kingdom, Lu Xun would naturally not let Sima Yi get his wish.
The two sides then established their positions in the Pingchuan area north of the Yangtze River and south of Xiangyang.
