Time entered 266 years, and the three kingdoms of Jin, Han, and Wu all began to make their own calculations around Xiling.

The importance of Xiling's geographical location no longer needs to be emphasized, and more importantly, it is now entrenched in Xiling's Bujia. This family has been running Xiling for more than 30 years, and the wealth and strength they have accumulated are quite amazing. Such a delicious piece of fat naturally attracted many crows to come closer, waiting for the opportunity to pounce and tear off the fattest piece of meat.

In January 266, the Jin State began to urgently allocate 300,000 stone of grain, 100 million yuan, and 20,000 pairs of armor and other strategic materials for its Jingzhou army. At the same time, he ordered the original 10,000 Jingzhou troops who were now in the Yongliang War Zone to return to the building.

In February, Emperor Sun Hao of Wu issued a holy decree, saying that the governor of Xiling had guarded Xiling for many years, was loyal to the king, and had many meritorious deeds. He was specially promoted to the governor of the tent (captain of the guard) and served in Jianye.

After receiving the order, Bu Yan wrote to Sun Hao on the side. Say that the minister is not talented and virtuous enough to hold this position, please take back Chen Mingyunyun. Immediately make a showdown with Sima Liang in Jingzhou in the north: Xiling, do you want it? If you want it, make a price.

In March, Sun Hao's second conscription came to Xiling, saying Xiaobu, I really have to be you, you can come! Along with this holy decree, Jianye's 5,000 Wuxuan army began to march up the river. At the same time, Lu Kang, the general of the town army, was ordered to enter Jiangling City, and Zuo Da Sima Shiji began to gather many generals of the Jingzhou Corps of Eastern Wu.

Also in March, Jin Guo's reply to Bu Yan was officially delivered: Xiling, we want it! Comrade Bu Yan was able to repent and break away from the evil regime of Soochow, and anyway, go to the great, glorious and correct Great Jin. The credit is enormous. Now Comrade Bu Xian is officially appointed as the governor of the Great Jin Dynasty, Xiling Zhu Military, General Wei, Yitong three divisions, plus the service, the holiday, the state pastor, and the title of Yidu County Duke.

In April, the Wujian army from Zhou went to Gangneung City, the county governor of Nanjun, to meet Shi Ji, Lu Kang and others. At the same time, the magistrates of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places in Eastern Wu began to organize the people under their rule to gather all kinds of grain, armor and other materials to Jiangling City.

In the same month, the Jingzhou army of the Jin State completed its rearmament and began to assemble towards Xiangyang.

In May, Sun Hao issued a conscription order for the third time, and the words of this conscription order were very unkind: Do you want to come? If you don't come, you die!

Bu Yan replied: If Lao Tzu doesn't come, you TM will die!

After replying to the letter, Bu Shen did four things.

First, he sent his brother Buxie's two sons, Buji and Buyi, to the Jin Kingdom as hostages. Second, he sent his two sons, Buting and Buhuan, to Fuling County of Shu Han through Wuling County. Third, call all the guests, generals, private soldiers, and tenants of the family to enter Xiling City. Fourth, he issued a document scolding Sun Hao for his various evil deeds of framing Zhongliang, fighting against dissent, tyrannical and absurd, and mutilating his siblings since he came to power. And then declared: how can such a monarch be qualified to govern the country? From now on, Lao Tzu will not serve. Now, lower the banner of the State of Wu and raise the banner of the Kingdom of Jin!

On May 30, 266, the governor of Eastern Wu, Jingzhou Mu, and Zuo Da Sima Shiji held a military meeting in Jiangling City to discuss the strategy of sending troops to Xiling.

At this time, Jingzhou, which was controlled by Eastern Wu, had a total of 12 counties. The eight counties of Jingnan will not be mentioned for the time being. The four counties of Jingbei from west to east are Jianping County, Yidu County, Nanjun County, and Jiangxia County. These four counties are all irrigated by the Yangtze River, and if the Yangtze River is a line, then these four counties are the four beads closely arranged on this line.

Jianping County, close to Badong County of Shu Han. It is the confluence of Daba Mountain and Wuling Mountain. The territory is mostly covered with vast mountains. The population is small, the output is small, and there are very few soldiers stationed. This is actually a strategic buffer zone between Shu Han and Eastern Wu, so let's skip it for the time being.

Yidu County, its core city is Xiling. This is the outlet of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the junction of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and its strategic position is very important. Now, after Bu Xian's rebellion against Wu and his surrender to Jin, this place no longer belongs to Eastern Wu.

Nanjun, the core county of Jingzhou during the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was later split into three. The current Nanjun, because Yidu County has been in front for many years, has become a big rear over the years. Jiangling City, the core city of Jingzhou, has inevitably declined. Its strategic importance, the solidity of the city walls and even the prosperity of the urban area have all been overtaken by Xiling City.

As for Jiangxia County, although geographically it has a long border with Runan County of the Jin Kingdom. But because of Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain, the threat of Jiangxia County never comes from the north. And it will only come from the Yangtze River. After Soochow controlled the upper and lower reaches of Jiangxia County at the same time, it also became a large rear.

So, to put it simply: Soochow will use Nanjun as a base to attack Yidu County.

The approximate combat strength of the Jingzhou Legion of Soochow is now as follows:

State garrison, 30,000 people. Among them, there are 10,000 sailors. In addition, Zhou led 5,000 Wuyuan troops to support on the order of Sun Hao. So the Soochow national army was 35,000 people.

Zuo Da Sima Shiji's private soldiers (only the private soldiers who entered the battle this time, the same below) were 3,000 people.

The private soldiers of the general of the town army, Lu Kang, 3,000 people.

Lu Su's widow, the private soldiers of General Zhaowu and Wuchang Governor Lu Shu, 5,000 people (the old nest of the Lu family is in Jiangxia County, which is different from the old nest in Jiangdong Shi Ji and Lu Kang. The loss of Xiling had a great impact on the Lu family. So this time, the Lu family is all elite. ）

Lü Meng's third son, the private soldiers of Lü Mu, the Marquis of Xiaoling and the general of Pingxi Zhonglang, 3,000 people (like the Lu family, the Huaisi generals who followed Sun Ce to the south back then, after crossing to the south, because they could not compete with the Jiangdong Shi clan, most of their nests were built in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. The Lu family's Xiaoling County is called the public security in the next place. The starting point of Lümeng's most glorious battle was here. ）

In addition, there are also the newly promoted general Wu Yan and miscellaneous generals Zuo Yi, Cai Gong and others, each with 3,500 private soldiers, which can be basically ignored.

To sum up, the military strength of the Soochow counterinsurgency is about 50,000 people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there was news from the Dianxiao yesterday that Bu Zhongsi had publicly raised the flag of rebellion in Xiling City the day before yesterday, and according to His Majesty's order, our army should take Xiling City as soon as possible while the Jin army has not yet arrived. If you have any comments on how to fight, please do not hesitate to give us advice. ”

Unlike the Shu Han, Wei, and Jin capitals, the country of Soochow has a lot to offer. For example, in this era, most countries respect the right, because the right hand is more powerful than the left hand (for example, when Liu Bei was the king of Hanzhong, he worshiped Zhang Fei as the right general and Ma Chao as the left general. is to let Zhang Fei be above Ma Chao). Soochow, on the other hand, is respectful of the left. Therefore, Zuo Da Sima Shiji is actually the owner of the highest military rank in Eastern Wu.

His opinion is very clear: we must take Xiling before the support of the Jin Kingdom arrives. In this way, when the Jin Kingdom saw that it was unprofitable, it would naturally retreat.

This is the most time-saving and labor-saving way: we just need to defeat the traitors. Then everyone can go back to their own homes - and the losses of everyone's private soldiers will be very small.

Therefore, after Shi Ji's opinion was put forward, it was quickly approved by Lu Shu, Lu Mu and others.

Fortunately, among the people sitting below now, there is a person named Lu Kang.

"Da Sima, the last general will have a different idea."

"Oh? What does Kindergarten have to say? ”

"Great Sima, colleagues. Xiling City was built by my father, and then Buzi Mountain was continuously reinforced. It is a large fortified city with two floors, high walls and deep walls. Now stationed in the city, all of them are the private soldiers of the Bu family. In the short term, the will to fight is not a problem at all. Therefore, this Xiling City cannot be taken in a short period of time. Therefore, the opinion of the last general was to first recruit more than 50,000 people and build walls around the west, north and east sides of Xiling. First fence off Xiling. Then, after waiting for the Jin army to arrive, we relied on this wall to block the Jin army. After the Jin army retreats, the morale in Xiling City will inevitably collapse completely due to the cut off of foreign aid, and Xiling City will naturally be able to take it smoothly at that time! ”

"Well, I get the meaning of the young section." After Shi Ji touched his beard, he asked a question: "However, it takes time and effort to build the wall, what if our wall is not repaired and the army of the Jin State arrives?" ”

"Great Sima, the army of the Jin Kingdom will not come so quickly. If it comes too quickly, it will have to face our army, which is in full swing, and the Jin army will inevitably suffer heavy losses at that time. It's not worth it. If I am the commander of the Jin Kingdom, I will first sit and watch our army fight with the Xiling rebels, and after both are defeated, I will go south in one fell swoop, and I will get twice the result with half the effort! ”

"Okay, but what if the Jin army attacked our army's wall, and the rebels in Xiling City came out again? Isn't our army suffering from the enemy on its back? ”

"Hehehe, Da Sima, Bu Zhongsi will be very clear in the end. Greedy, short-sighted, stupid and cowardly. How can such a man have the courage to rush out of the city? ”

"Well, guys, what do you think of the young guys?"

"Da Sima, the last general Lu Shu thinks that there are too many uncertain factors in the strategy of the young section. Too much hope for the stupidity of the enemy. Therefore, the last general still thinks that Xiling City should be attacked urgently. ”

"Great Sima, the last general also agrees with Zi Zhan's opinion. Troops should be immediately sent to attack Xiling City. ”

"Well, Cub has a point. But the general still decided to lead the army to attack Xiling City first! ”

"Uh...... Lu Kang obeyed. ”