Chapter 487: Soochow's Cognition
"I heard you right, right? Shunmin, you just said that Luoyang has already opened the city? Sima Yan surrendered? But it's only the fifth of July! ”
"How dare the minister deceive Your Majesty in such a big matter! Due to the cavalry of the Shu thieves, our school has never been able to approach the vicinity of Luoyang. It is only known that the Shu thieves transported 100,000 Jin prisoners of war from Hebei to carry out large-scale tunnel excavation outside Luoyang City. In mid-June, our school saw from a distance that under the city of Luoyang, the Shu thieves and the trebuchets of the Jin army were shooting at each other...... Then, on the 26th of June, the nine gates of Luoyang were opened, and the banner of the Shu thieves was erected......"
"Hey! What the number one country in the world! What a wise and resolute Sima Yan! What do you say about using this fortified city to consume Shu thieves for several years? It's only been less than four months, and you actually surrendered? Shameless! Rubbish! Lost the face of their Sima family! ”
"Your Majesty, with all due respect. The Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, and now is not the time to blame the Sima family. The most urgent task is how our country responds. When the minister turned back from Wancheng, he saw the general in Xiangyang, and the general asked the minister to take the first step, and he arrived later. ”
Just as Wang Cheng finished saying this, the eunuch outside the door came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the general has arrived, saying that he wants to see you immediately." ”
"Let him in!"
"No."
After a while, Lu Kang stepped inside under the guidance of the eunuch, and when he was at the door just now, he tripped over the threshold and fell down all of a sudden.
"Oh, Young, why is this so." For a general like Lu Kang, Sun Hao really relied on it, and when he saw Lu Kang falling, he instinctively stood up, and wanted to go to the door to help.
"Your Majesty stops!" struggled to stand up, allowing Sun Hao to see Lu Kang's face clearly: pale, but golden. The lips are cyanotic, and the breath is like a gossamer...... What's going on? Are these still my handsome and dashing generals?
"Youngster, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Lu Kang's face, Sun Hao was really anxious, and instinctively continued to move forward.
"The minister is suffering from a vicious disease, but he can't get too close to His Majesty!" After stretching out a hand and firmly preventing Sun Hao from approaching, Lu Kang still gave Sun Hao a great salute to Sun Hao in accordance with the etiquette: "The minister's life will not be long, and I have heartfelt words to dedicate to Your Majesty." ”
"Okay, okay, just say it, I'll listen. Left and right, don't you want to live anymore? No eyesight at all. Go and move a Han chair for the general, no, come to the Shu chair. Then make a bowl of hot soup for the general. ”
Speaking of which, Lu Kang has really been tired enough in the past few years. Especially in the past year or so, he first went south to Jingzhou, then west to Shangyong, and then north to Wancheng. After tossing and turning repeatedly, the body couldn't bear it.
As a child of a super family, the Lu family's health is generally not very good. In the past, Lu Xun led the troops as a weak scholar, and was looked down upon by Han Dang and other veterans. Sun Quan put a little pressure, and Lu Xun was angry to death. On the historical plane, Lu Kang also died in 274 AD, at the age of forty-eight.
"Your Majesty." After drinking a bowl of hot soup, Lu Kang, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his hand to Sun Hao again: "The Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, and the situation in my country is already extremely difficult. How should our country respond next, does Your Majesty have any ideas? ”
"This ...... Actually, I just received a report from Shunmin......"
"The minister has the courage to offer His Majesty the minister's last strategy."
"But it's okay to be outspoken."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the first one, sent envoys to Luoyang and Chang'an to congratulate the Great Sima and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty respectively! ”
"Big Han? What does the young section mean, can't we call the Shu Dynasty in the official face? ”
"Your Majesty, here and there. The strength of the Shu thief is already several times that of my Great Wu. At this time, if the other party is unhappy because of the battle of words, the gain outweighs the loss. ”
"Good...... bar. This one is accurate. Shunmin, write it down, and ask the prime minister to come later to discuss the envoy candidates. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The minister went on to say the second one, Jingzhou, abandon Wancheng, and the whole army will stick to Xiangyang. In Yangzhou, please also send an order to Shiji, keep Shouchun, and don't cross the Huai River! ”
"This? Youngster, isn't that good? Shu thief, no, the Han State is busy accepting the eight states of Kanto at this time, why can't we take advantage of the situation to take a little more? ”
"Your Majesty, if we don't leave Wancheng at this time, it is estimated that the Han Kingdom will not come to expel it. If Shi Ji crosses the Huai River to take Xuzhou, it is not difficult to think about it. But these places are all thousands of miles of plains, and without cavalry, they will definitely not be able to hold it! In the early years, when China and the Han alliance fought against Cao Wei, China's horses were supplied by the Han State. Later, after the Han State took Guanzhong, the two countries became hostile, and the Han State cut off the supply of horses, so we turned to the Jin State to buy horses. But since the start of this war, it has been a year, and the horses have not entered Wu! It is foreseeable that in the future, there will be no large batches of northland war horses entering our country...... Not to mention, the heavy cavalry displayed by the Han State in Youzhou is something that our country simply cannot resist. At present, it is enough for China to hold the two main strongholds of Xiangyang and Shouchun and win sufficient strategic buffers for the Yangtze River defense line. In these two places, Shouchun has the Huai River as a barrier, and Xiangyang is not far from the Han River. China's naval superiority can be brought into full play, and it is still possible to defend it. ”
"Uh......" Although he knew that Lu Kang was reasonable, an extremely aggressive emperor like Sun Hao still found it difficult to resist the words "opening up the territory and expanding the territory".
"Your Majesty!" As a monarch and minister who has dealt with each other for more than ten years, Lu Kang still doesn't know what the emperor is thinking: "Your Majesty, don't provoke the Han State by the gains and losses of one city and one place. Guan Zifeng is a person who really has the ability to be unpredictable. If we don't leave Wancheng, he will immediately send troops to attack, and the minister will be more relaxed. If he doesn't move for a year or two, dare to ask Your Majesty, do you sleep peacefully? ”
“……”
"And Your Majesty, in recent years, my Great Wu has been sending troops to conquer every year. The treasury has long been overwhelmed. Moreover, since the beginning of summer this year, heavy rains have fallen in the Han River basin. I am afraid that floods will break out along the Yangtze River in the near future. If he still fights with the Han State at this time, the minister may have something unbearable to say. ”
"Youngster's words are very true!" It was not Sun Hao who said this, but Prime Minister Wan Yu, who received the news and hurried over: "Your Majesty, the country has been in good weather in recent years, but the more this is the case, once a flood breaks out, its scale will be extremely large!" Now it is only June, and the minister has received a report that the waters of Yunmengze have expanded by more than 10% compared to the same period last year. Peng Lize is about the same. So this year, it must be a disaster year! ”
“…… Hey, okay, then according to what Youjie said, withdraw the troops from Wancheng. However, this matter had to be proposed by our envoy after he went to meet with the Emperor of Han, so as to show friendship to Han. In addition, taking advantage of this time period, the people of Wancheng were moved to the vicinity of Xiangyang. ”
"Your Majesty is wise, and your ministers obey your orders."
Waving his hand, Sun Hao turned his head worriedly and protested to the landing: "Young, do you have anything else to say?" ”
"Your Majesty, creation makes people. Although Your Majesty has worked hard for many years, our national strength has recovered rapidly in recent years. However, due to the ineffective handling of the ministers, compared with Guan Zifeng of the Han Kingdom, it is still a lot worse. Nowadays, the general trend of the Han Kingdom has been achieved, and the situation of my Great Wu is much worse than that of all previous emperors since the Great Emperor. Therefore, at this time, please also ask Your Majesty to keep quiet and bear the burden of humiliation. When necessary, the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom can hand it over, even if the Han Kingdom wants us to hand over the hostages, it is not impossible to .......! ”
"......" Seriously, if it weren't for Lu Kang's imminent death, just what he said just now would be enough for Sun Hao to draw his sword and kill Lu Kang on the spot!
"Your Majesty, the minister is already a dying man, and everything he says comes from the bottom of his heart. In today's world, Guan Zifeng's desire to disintegrate and destroy the family has been exposed. Although the minister knew that His Majesty had never been waiting to see the family, at this time, Han was strong and Wu was weak, and His Majesty had to rely on the family if he wanted to preserve the inheritance left by the emperor. As seen by the ministers, Guan Zifeng will definitely set off a bloody storm against the family in Kanto, so at this time, we might as well put down our bodies and be vain to them. When the contradiction between Guan Zifeng and the family breaks out, the Han Kingdom will inevitably have civil strife. That's our chance! ”