In July of the 18th year of Yanxing, the heat and humidity in the south had not gone away with the summer, and the weather was still unpredictable. Starting from May, Chaisang entered the rainy season, but it became more and more serious during this period, and the city was temporarily flooded.
Dark clouds cover the sky and the sun shines brightly for a while. Either the heavy rain makes it difficult to walk, or the heat is so steaming that it makes people feel dizzy. Even the farmers who grew up here often complain about God.
Sun Ce, the Marquis of Wu, was in a bad mood at this time, not because of the weather, but because of several state affairs. One was the matter of establishing the capital. As contact with the imperial court was cut off, the country spread across four states, and a political movement gradually arose in the palace.
Sun Ce also discussed the establishment of the capital. This was something Sun Ce had been thinking about for a long time, so he passed the matter down to his staff for discussion, but unexpectedly it aroused great controversy.
Scholars all know the principle of towers near water, so the government was divided into three factions. Zhang Wen of Wu County said: "The terrain of Moling is like a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate, so it is expected to be kingly." But Huang Shou of Jiangxia said: "I heard that ancient legends
"When there are hundreds of Jingzhou Islands, the emperor should be born." But now the Zhijiang River is flowing, and the hundreds will soon be full. It is better to make the capital of Hubei and follow the heaven and the people." Liu Ye advised: "The emperor should not live on the river.
In the south, since the rulers have ambitions to dominate the world, they might as well stay in Shouchun temporarily in order to plan for the Central Plains."
The three parties each held their own sides and argued endlessly. In the end, there were faint signs of party struggle. Sun Ce realized that something was wrong, so he stopped the matter, put it aside for the time being, and started discussing the establishment of a reserve.
Considering Sun Ce's age alone, it would be too hasty to establish an heir, but since he is in troubled times, he has to prepare for the worst. Sun Ce has four brothers and one legitimate son. In fact, there are only two who can be heirs. One is the legitimate son.
Sun Shao, Sun Shao has a handsome appearance, and his personality and behavior are very similar to Sun Ce. Sun Ce personally taught him how to practice swordsmanship and martial arts. In the past few years, he joined the army in wars and achieved some success. Logically speaking, he is actually the best candidate to inherit. But his second brother Sun Quan did not.
He was truly excellent, benevolent and decisive, advocated chivalry, never let go of books, and accumulated good deeds and talents, so he was very popular among scholars. Sun Ce's subordinates such as Lu Su, Liu Ye, Zhuge Jin, Deng Dang, etc., all highly respected him.
Since we are living in troubled times, sometimes we do not follow common sense when establishing a reserve, so the two are equally matched, which makes Sun Ce quite difficult.
At the end of March of this year, Liu Fan launched a large-scale attack on Mianbei as promised, and sent his brother Jianwei Zhonglang to send Liu Dan to Chaisang, requesting that the wedding be held as promised, which seemed to urge Sun Ce to send troops. So Sun Ce suddenly
On a whim, he mobilized 80,000 soldiers from the country and divided them into two groups: one was led by Sun Quan and attacked Ruyin and Xincai from the north; the other was led by Sun Shao and attacked Yulin and Hepu from the south.
Let's see how the two perform, compare their strengths and weaknesses, and then decide on the candidate for the crown prince.
Although on the surface both of them had 40,000 troops each, Sun Ce could not be said to be unbiased. After all, he had competed with Liu Biao for Jiaozhou several times before, and had already conquered Linhe, Gaoliang and other places. Jiaozhou Shixie was already too frightened to resist.
As long as Sun Shao makes no mistakes and attacks the city by building boats along the coast, Jiaozhi will be easily captured. On the other hand, the Western Dynasty has been operating Yuzhou for a long time. Although there are few soldiers now, the city defense is very tight. When Sun Quan attacked the city,
We also have to worry about Liu Bei's main force returning to the north to support him. Even if there are results, it will be difficult to compare with Sun Shao.
In mid-April, the two armies set off in succession. In the past few days, Sun Quan had presided over the wedding of Liu Dan and his younger sister, and battle reports from the front line were gradually coming back.
The battle situation in Huaibei was as Sun Ce expected. After Sun Quan set out from Shouchun, he flowed from Huaishuo into Yingshui, and attacked Shenxian and Ruyin areas upstream. Since the Wu army's large-scale material mobilization had been detected in advance, the Westerners were not prepared for this.
They had already made preparations and moved the surrounding people to the Song Dynasty. After the Wu navy arrived, the defender Chen Dao simply abandoned Shen County and chose to concentrate 2,000 soldiers in Ruyin. This made the Wu army go too deep alone, causing Sun Quan to attack the city.
Not resolute, his subordinates Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin took turns to attack, but there was no sign of breaking the city.
Sun Ce wrote a letter to Sun Quan to clarify his opinion: Although the Wu army penetrated deeply, its supplies depended on water transportation. The Westerners were unable to stop it. The Western Dynasty army went to surround Yecheng again. Compared with it, Ruyin was just a petty person.
It was profitable, so he would not be able to return easily. Even if the army retreated and the enemy had no navy, Sun Quan could also take a boat and go down the river without danger. Therefore, Sun Ce suggested that he give it a try. The courage of the generals and the three armies must be
Great courage.
But unexpectedly, the situation in Jiaozhou was not good either. Sun Shao's initial attack went smoothly. Last year, the Wu army captured eastern Hunan and became famous in Lingnan, Hepu, and Yulin counties. They were afraid of the Wu army's power, and eight cities surrendered without a fight. Sun Shao
Taking advantage of the situation, he crossed the sea and went straight to Jiaozhi County, successfully surrounding Longbian. However, it was difficult to transport food and fodder across the sea, so Sun Shao began to collect rents and taxes in the local mountains and forests. Unexpectedly, it caused great chaos, and the peace and stability was in vain. The people everywhere were in trouble.
One after another raised troops and cited Shi Xie, Sun Shao was surrounded by enemies both internally and externally, and was besieged in Quyang.
This situation greatly disappointed Sun Ce. Contrary to Sun Quan, Sun Shao was indeed bold in marching, but he was too thoughtless in his actions. He then went to Xinjiaozhou and emphasized to Sun Shao in the letter the principle of subduing the enemy without fighting. In the eyes of the coach, he could not
Only with military exploits, the whole army must be given priority, and only then can the soldiers fight to the death. When dealing with Shanyue in Jiaozhou, it is not appropriate to treat them as barbarians. First, appease the surroundings and open a passage, and then talk about conquest. Sun Ce specifically emphasized: "The people are like swords.
The people are the ships, and the people are the city." Fearing that Sun Shao would not listen, Sun Ce also sent an order to Wu Fen, the deputy general of the South Road. If the soldiers were seriously injured, they would be forced to withdraw.
The war on both the northern and southern fronts was not going well, which made Sun Ce in a bad mood throughout June, but it was not without good things. For example, when Sun Ce heard that the emperor had fled from Guanzhong, and was trapped in Qishan for Liu Xie, what impact would this incident have?
, Sun Ce is still pondering, but there is no doubt that if used properly, he can gain a lot of political benefits. Another example is the marriage between his younger sister and Liu Dan. Liu Dan is slightly older than Sun Ce, but he is elegant in conversation and knowledgeable, so he is quite popular.
Sun Ce appreciated him, and now that Liu Fan did have a political advantage, Sun Ce did not hesitate to spend time getting close to him.
At first, the two often talked about the local people and anecdotes in Shuzhong or Guanzhong in the early years. Later, they gradually talked about the state affairs in Jiangbiao, and Liu Dan had a lot of insights. One day, Sun Ce accidentally mentioned the war on the two fronts, and talked about Sun Quan and
No one in the house dared to comment on Sun Shao's merits and demerits. Only Liu Dan looked thoughtful. Sun Ce asked him for his opinion. He said, "I'm not familiar with their character. I've only heard what they did. Both of them are outstanding, but one thing is missing."
It's not beautiful, so I'm thinking about how to tolerate each other for the sake of the country." Sun Ce laughed when he heard this, and made a decision in his heart.
On this day in July, the weather was particularly good. There was a layer of light white clouds in the sky. Although there was no daylight, the mountains around Chai Sang were particularly bright because of the dewdrops on the forest leaves, and the breeze was blowing through the hall.
At this time, you can feel the slightly cool water vapor from the sleeves, which makes people feel more comfortable and comfortable. This is a good weather for hunting.
When Sun Ce saw this, he called Liu Dan, Sun Lang, Hongzi and others, and said with a smile: "I haven't moved my muscles for a long time, and I feel like there are worms all over my body. How can we not go hunting in such a good weather?" So the group of ten
The remaining people brought their bows and arrows, meat cutting knives, wine vessels, barbecue utensils and other items, rode on their horses and headed south to Lushan Mountain.
In order to prevent getting lost and for easy drinking water, they chose a small river to swim upstream. In this way, they gradually entered the unknown deep mountains. The mountains were densely forested, the riverside was covered with grass, and there were layers of thorns along the way. It became difficult for them to move.
Cover the horse with animal skins to prevent it from being scratched by twigs and thorns.
After shooting some wild deer, pheasants and other prey in this way, it soon became afternoon. The light gradually dimmed, and the mottled light and shadow through the branches above the head also became faint. A deep and moist breath came from the deep forest.
The air came out, and the surroundings suddenly became cold. Everyone suddenly realized that they had entered an inaccessible old forest.
Some people say that there should be bears and tigers in this kind of forest. They are all hiding in the dark, with limited visibility and no time to shoot arrows. It is better to follow the river back to the pastures in the mountainside valleys, where there are many deer.
Sun Ce thought it made sense, but he also wanted to hunt a bear and use the bear's complete face and scalp to make a hood. This kind of complete bearskin hat was not easy to come by, and he didn't want to buy it, so he said: "It doesn't matter.
We use the previous prey as bait and go back after catching a bear."
So they left a servant riding by the river to guard the horses and baggage, then put a young elk about half a year old into a wooden cage, carried it away from the water source, and walked into the forest on foot, which lasted about two miles.
, they found a boulder covered with moss, and placed the cage on the grass not far from the stone. They leaned back behind the boulder, holding their bows in their hands. Hongzi crossed his hands and put them in front of his mouth.
, making the sound of deer roaring to attract ferocious beasts.
After a long time like this, he heard a soft sound of shuttlecock, like a big guy coming through the leaves and grass on the ground. Sun Ce cautiously stuck his head out and looked ahead. He found that there was a tree more than one foot long.
The long tiger was peeping between the woods and the open space. He was so excited that he almost immediately shot the arrow. With a whoosh, the hunting arrow penetrated the tiger's rear. The tiger roared in pain, and everyone around him was frightened.
After jumping, before he could make a move, he heard a violent movement in the jungle. It was obvious that the tiger was fleeing back. Sun Ce, holding a bow in one hand and a knife in the other, immediately stood up and chased after it.
Sun Ce struggled to advance through the thorns and thorns in the dark dense forest. In front of him, he could only see the figure of the tiger rising and falling. After running for a while, he caught up to a blind corner with many rocks. The tiger was exhausted from the pain, and Sun Ce was also a little angry.
Panting. At this time, he thought of turning around to greet the others, but found that only Liu Dan reluctantly followed him. He couldn't help but became furious and cursed secretly in his heart. After Liu Dan came over, he also stopped, clasping his bow and breathing. All around him
There are dense forests, and without knowing the direction, you can hear the vigilant roar of the tiger and the rustling of the surrounding forest leaves.
Liu Dan said to Sun Ce: "If you want to fight a tiger, I'm afraid it's still difficult. You might as well wait until future generations come up to see it." These words aroused Sun Ce's desire to win, and he laughed and said: "It's just a matter of time."
It's just a tiger. I'm determined to kill it all over the world, but I can't kill it?" Then he said to Liu Dan: "Just stay here and take care of me with your bow, and watch me peel off the tiger's skin with my knife!"
He turned around and stood at attention, walking slowly towards the tiger that was roaring at him in the blind corner. Seeing him approaching, the tiger held its breath for a moment, and then pounced on Sun Ce, like a huge boulder pressing down on Sun Ce. Sun Ce's spirit was tense.
He immediately jumped to the side. At the moment when the tiger didn't turn around, he swooped on the tiger's back. His left hand pressed firmly on the neck of the prey. His right hand took the opportunity to draw the knife from his waist and slashed at the tiger's waist like a thunderbolt.
.In an instant, the blood was pouring out, and the tiger was aroused to the last bit of ferocity, but it still could not throw Sun Ce off. Its strength gradually disappeared, and in the end it could only lie on the ground and moan continuously.
Sun Ce personally suppressed the tiger. After the success, he couldn't help but feel exhausted. He turned to look at Liu Dan and saw that he was holding a bow and arrow, but he forgot to shoot. His face was stunned and convinced, and he was very proud. He asked
Liu Dan said: "How does Shuyu think of my skills?"
Liu Dan lowered his head and replied: "It's amazing, you are truly a man of heaven!" After saying that, he suddenly raised his hand and shot an arrow, which missed. The arrow came without any warning, and came with a whizzing sound. Normally, Sun Ce would have been able to react, but
At this time, he was out of strength and watched the arrow hit his face. It was like Kunlun was shattered. In an instant, Sun Ce, who had just managed to capture the tiger, fell on his head. The huge wound made his face unrecognizable.
, the dark blood smeared all over the fair skin, the scene is unbearable to watch.
When Liu Dan saw that he succeeded with one blow, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and remorseful, but time waited for no one. Since he succeeded according to Liu Fan's plan, he didn't think about it. He decisively threw down the bow and arrow, equipped only with a waist knife, and quickly disappeared in the