Chapter 13 Sending troops to the aid of Eastern Wu
As for whether Jiang Wei will really listen to Liu Yao's blood letter, Liu Yao has no bottom in his heart, he just has a general understanding of Jiang Wei's loyalty to Shu Han in history, he doesn't know what the real Jiang Wei's heart is, he is just an idle prince, and he has no substantive interaction with this general with a heavy army.
He wasn't sure if Jiang Wei would listen to Liu Chan and then lead the army to surrender, even if Liu Chan had been captured and abdicated, and was no longer the nominal emperor of the Ji Han regime, Liu Chan's influence was still significant.
He wasn't sure about all this, it was a bet, a bet on the fortunes of the country.
If it is done, he can move the Nanzhong rescue army and Jiang Wei to attack Deng Ai's army on both sides, recover Shudu and rescue Liu Chan and the captured clan, how he should deal with himself after rescuing Liu Chan, he didn't think about it, and he doesn't dare to think about it at present.
If defeated, Jiang Wei will sacrifice the Sword Pavilion and surrender to Zhonghui, and Zhonghui's 100,000 troops can enter Shuzhong and make peace with Deng Ai unimpeded, and then it will be difficult to enter and ascend to the sky if they want to recover Shudu.
At that point, even if Liu Yao fled to Nanzhong to rescue the troops, it was impossible to resist the Wei army, and in the end, the Wei army still had to be destroyed by itself, and if he escaped, he could only flee to Jiangdong, then everything would follow the development of history, and then it would be: "Wang Junlou went down to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling was gloomy." "With the power of Soochow alone, it's just a matter of surviving.
Thinking of this, Liu Yao had a splitting headache, so he simply shook his head, no longer thinking about this, who could have expected tomorrow's things, seven points of artificial, three points of heaven, he has done his best, it depends on how God arranges!
In 263 A.D., Chuzhong County, Chuzhong belongs to the southeast county of Wu State, close to Shu Han Badong County, close to Chushui, since the period of Sun Quan in this place Tun water and land army of 30,000, one of its purposes is to prevent Shu Han to attack, after the death of Sun Quan, the contradiction between Eastern Wu and Shu Han gradually went away, the two sides often come to each other, the relationship is gradually eased, and the county of Chuzhong has gradually decreased from 30,000 soldiers to 20,000.
Because Chuzhong is located in a border county, military conflicts are continuous, and a bold and capable military future is needed to defend it, and the Taishou here is Luo Xiu, the general of Eastern Wu.
Luo Xiu was born as a water thief, known for his bravery and chivalry in his early years, and was later captured by the Wu army under the encirclement and suppression of Lu Kang, the general of Eastern Wu, Lu Kang saw his courage and righteousness, and then rose up to love talent, so he recruited Luo Xiu, and served as a military marquis under his command.
Because Luo Xiu is good at water, Lu Kang promoted him to Wu Lord Sun Xiu as the captain of the salt school, and managed a water salt administration, Luo Xiu did not live up to Lu Kang's favor, and he was conscientious and conscientious, and was deeply appreciated by Sun Xiu, the lord of Wu.
In the county mansion, a very important meeting is going on in the hall of the house, but at this time, Luo Xiu, the Taishou of the hall, is not sitting in the main seat of the hall, but sitting on the main seat is a middle-aged man with a beard, a serious appearance, and a thin figure.
As early as a few days ago, Shu envoy Baili rushed to Jianye, the capital of Eastern Wu, and asked to meet Sun Xiu, Emperor Wu Jing at that time.
Sun Xiu heard that the Shu envoy Baili was in a hurry to see him, and immediately summoned him to face the saint, and the Shu envoy informed the Wei army that Deng Ai had smuggled across the Yinping Trail and invaded Shuzhong, and Shu Han was in danger, so he implored Eastern Wu to send troops to rescue him quickly.
Sun Xiu was shocked and immediately convened a court meeting to announce the ministers' deliberations.
Above the Jianye court, Puyang Xing, who was in charge of military and foreign affairs in Eastern Wu, said: "Your Majesty, my Eastern Wu and Shu Han are cold lips and teeth, if you don't send troops to rescue, Wei will fully occupy Shu, and the army will go south from Yizhou in the future, and I'm afraid that Dongwu will be difficult to resist!" ”
Sun Xiu thought for a while, a little moved, but still subconsciously looked at Zhang Bu, who was in charge of the affairs of the inner court, and asked:
"Zhang Aiqing, now that the Shu lord Liu Chan has sent a messenger to send a rescue request, does Aiqing mean to save or not to save?"
Zhang Buwei's closed eyes opened, and he said slowly: "I think I should be saved, but I can't save it all!" ”
Sun Xiu suddenly became interested and asked, "What does Aiqing mean by this?" How to be saved, and how not to be saved? ”
Zhang Bu bowed and said: "My Eastern Wu and Shu Han have become allies, and they are relying on each other, so we should send troops to rescue them morally, but this time the Wei State is attacking Shu with great momentum, even if I Eastern Wu send troops to rescue, it may not be able to relieve the siege of Shu Han." ”
"What does Aiqing mean?" Sun Xiu asked again.
Zhang Bu no longer played tricks, and immediately straightened his face and replied:
"The minister thinks that troops should be sent to rescue, but not too many troops, as far as the Eastern Wu army rescued, lest the eastern front be weak, the Wei army will take the opportunity to invade and occupy Eastern Wu, and the 20,000 troops in Chuzhong County can be sent to the rescue, if Shu has no power to turn back, you can order reinforcements to take the opportunity to attack and occupy the border counties of Shu to strengthen the strength of Eastern Wu, and when the Wei army swallows the chin Shu is eager to maintain stability and unable to care about the eastern front, our army will attack Shu on all fronts, and the counties of Shu have just been attached to Wei for a long time, and they will definitely fall to the wind, so it is from the Wei army to seize Shu, and it is morally reasonable."
Zhang Bu paused for a moment, and then continued:
"If I get the land east of the Bashu River, I can compete with the Wei State, recuperate and wait for the people's livelihood to recover, and when I can do my best to make the three-way army from Longxi, Jingzhou, and Hefei to the north, then the world can be the same!"
Zhang Bu drew a good blueprint for Sun Xiu, after Sun Xiu listened, his eyes flashed with a kind of resolute expectation, and he only felt that his heart was boiling, what a tempting goal to map the world, what a tempting goal, what a tempting goal he did not do in the first two generations of monarchs of Eastern Wu, there was hope in him again.
Later, due to excessive excitement, Sun Xiu immediately had chest tightness and shortness of breath, coughed heavily, and finally relieved himself, and then his eyes dimmed again, he knew his own body, he didn't know how much time he had left, the prince was young, and he would leave by himself in the future, would these people continue to assist the prince in order to win the world.
Sun Xiu didn't think so much anymore, and had already decided to send troops in his heart, and asked Pu Yangxing:
"General Puyang, you have always known a lot about the affairs in the army, I don't know who should be the general when you send troops to rescue Shu Han this time?"
Pu Yangxing stood up, thought for a while, and replied: "The minister thinks that Ding Feng, the younger brother of General Ding Feng, is a humble person, cautious in the use of soldiers, and can be the main general, and Sun Shao, the son of General Sun Shao, is brave and good at fighting, and Luo Xiu, who has been guarding the army for many years, is good at improvising, and these two can assist him!" ”
Sun Xiu was an enlightened monarch, who was as good as a stream, and did not hesitate in the moment.
Ordered the younger brother of Ding Feng, the elder of the three dynasties of the Wu State, to be the overseer, and went to Chuzhong with the leading general Sun Yi, and met with Luo Xiu, the Taishou of Chuzhong, and Ding Feng the whole army of the governor, and took 20,000 troops from the Chuzhong Tun army to rescue Shu Han.