Since the Yangtze River rushed out of the Three Gorges, it rushed and roared for thousands of miles with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and the sea, and flowed into the Jianghuai Plain in a surging manner, and then turned a big bend at an almost right angle here, and plunged into the embrace of the sea mightily. Jianye, the national capital of Soochow, is located at the bend of the Yangtze River.

Jianye (now Nanjing) was known as Jinling and Moling in ancient times, with the vast Jianghuai Plain in the north, the rich and beautiful Yangtze River Delta in the east, the vast Taihu Lake in the south, and the undulating mountains in the west. It is surrounded by surging rivers outside, surrounded by scattered hills, the Qinhuai River is like a jade belt across the city, and the Xuanwu Lake is placed on the edge of the city like a mirror. The mountains, hills, plains, canals and lakes and marshes in the city are dotted around, criss-crossed, majestic and colorful, when Zhuge Liang Chibi fought in the past to envoy Dongwu, he couldn't help but exclaim: "The dragon and the tiger are standing there, it is really the emperor's house!" ”

Jianye's unique geographical situation and superior natural environment have been regarded as a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. Today, the owner of this important town is Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Eastern Wu.

Sun Quan inherited the foundation of his father and brother, worked hard, and dominated Jiangdong. In particular, the defeat of Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi greatly expanded Sun Quan's territory and made his foundation more solid. In order to compete for the world, Sun Quan judged the situation, moved the national governance office (capital) to Moling, built the "Stone City" on the stone mountain, and renamed Moling as Jianye, in order to show his ambition to make contributions and dominate the world.

After that, in order to compete with Liu Bei for Jingzhou, Sun Quan once moved the capital west to Wuchang and arrived at the front line to supervise the battle. Later, Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes and defeated Guan Yu, Lu Xun burned the company camp and defeated Liu Bei, the situation in Jingzhou was stabilized, Sun Quan ascended the throne in Wuchang and proclaimed the emperor, established Dawu, and moved the capital back to Jianye again. At that time, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu had already formed, and Wu occupied the Guangdong region east of the Three Gorges and south of the Yangtze River, with a solid foundation, and Sun Quan began to build the capital. The circumference of the newly built Jianye City is more than 20 miles, there is the danger of Zhongshan on the left, and the solid stone city on the right, which is majestic for a while, and has become the metropolis of the world that can be compared with Luoyang of Wei and Chengdu of Shu and Han.

Speaking of Sun Quan, in terms of using soldiers, he is not as good as Cao Cao, and in terms of benevolence, he is not as good as Liu Bei, but when it comes to bending to endure humiliation, interrogating machines and observing changes, Sun Quan is as good as ever. First formed Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao, and then rebelled against the Han Dynasty, endured the humiliation of Gou Jian, stooped to Cao, and called himself a minister to Wei, and then joined forces with Han again, swaying left and right, mercenary.

Sun Quan has the ambition to practice and the spirit of heroism. People are eloquent, courteous corporals, and know how to make good use of people. Grant Zhou Yu in danger, Nalu Su in mortal products, Ba Lu Meng in the ranks, and Ren Lu Xun in the nameless. At this time, Sun Quan's ministers were like rain, and the fierce generals were like clouds. There are four major governors Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, twelve tiger ministers Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Ding Feng, etc., and there are Jiangdong Wangwang Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin, Gu Yong, Bu Qi, Pan Jun, Lu Fan and other important ministers. So the breaking of the red cliff, the feather Jingzhou, the defeat of the Yiling, these three are the world's heroes, all of them destroy their edge, and then become a strong trend, on the emperor hegemony.

Sun Quan's character is more suspicious, he is brave and aggressive, Cao Cao is dead, Pi and Rong succeed him, Sun Quan thought that the Central Plains was a profitable opportunity, so he repeatedly went on northern expeditions. However, the name of the right has been lost and gone, and there are many naval armies in Eastern Wu, and they are not good at land warfare. Therefore, several attacks on Wei before and after were all in vain. In this battle of Weishu and Luoyang, both sides sent envoys to pass through Sun Wu and invited him to attack. After the envoys of the two countries arrived, Sun Quan urgently convened the civil and military forces to discuss the matter.

The capital of Eastern Wu was built in the Taichu Palace

Sun Quan shook the two messenger letters in his hand, inspected the crowd in the audience, and asked: "Now that Wei and Shu have come to ask for help, and all the generals on the front line have written to ask for war, what do you think?" ”

At this time, although the Eastern Wu Imperial Court lost Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Gan Ning and other important civil and military ministers, there were still a number of virtuous ministers and good generals.

The head of Wenchen is Jiangdong Wang, auxiliary Wu general Zhang Zhao, and the prime minister Gu Yong, the general Zhuge Jin, the hussar general Bu Qi, Taichang Pan Jun, the guard captain Yan Ji, the servant Kan Ze, the prince Taifu Wucan, and the scholar Xue Zong.

The first of the generals is the general Shangda, Zhaohou Lu Xun, and the general Zhu Ran, the general of Wei, the former general Zhu Huan, the general Zhu Ju, the general Zhu Shao, the general Sun Shao, the general of Annan, the general Ling Tong of Pingdong, the general Ding Feng of Pingnan, the general Zhang Cheng of Fenwei, and the general Zhuge Ke of Fuyue.

Prime Minister Gu Yong took the lead and said: "The ministers heard that the art of war is precepted in small profits, and all the generals seek war, all of them want to invite fame and fame for themselves, not for the sake of the country, and Your Majesty should not listen." ”

Sun Quan was silent after hearing this, and after a while, he turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao and asked, "What does Zhang Gong have to say?" ”

Zhang Zhao said with a serious face: "The minister thinks that Shu has signed an alliance with my country, and it is inconvenient to refuse its invitation, so as not to lose trust in the world; However, the army of Wei this time is strong and difficult to provoke, we must not offend, so as not to set ourselves on fire, and settle accounts after the autumn of Wei. In the opinion of the ministers, His Majesty can summon the envoys of the two countries, pretend to agree to the request, and pretend that it will take time to mobilize the troops and horses, and let them return to China first, but in fact, we will not send troops, and it is better to wait and see what happens. ”

Sun Quan nodded slightly when he heard this, looked up and saw Zhuge Jin silent, and asked with a smile, "Why didn't Ziyu speak?" ”

Zhuge Jin bowed and said: "The minister is afraid, he is blessed by His Majesty's life and life, and seeing the victory of Shu Kingdom, the minister cannot expand the territory for His Majesty, in order to repay one-ten-thousandth of his kindness." It was too late for the minister to confess, and he really didn't dare to say anything. Your Majesty is wise and martial, and has his own holy judgment, and only His Majesty is the first to look forward. ”

Sun Quan smiled and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the eunuch enter the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, General Wei Quan Cong, former General Zhu Huan, and General Zuo Zhu are asking to see you." ”

"Please!" Sun Quan realized that something was wrong and said eagerly.

Quan Cong, the Wei general who was the leader, said straight to the point: "The ministers and others only learned that the Wei State launched a five-way army, known as one million, to besiege Luoyang.

On the first road, Sima Yi's younger brother Sima Fu and Sima Wang's father and son raised troops from Yecheng to attack the Mengjin Pass ferry north of Luoyang;

On the second road, Wei generals Lü Qian and Liu Shao raised troops from Wancheng to attack Yique Pass south of Luoyang;

On the third road, Emperor Cao Rui of Wei personally led the army and worshiped Manchu as the governor of the capital; Tian Yu and Zhu Ling were the governors of the left and right of the former army; Sun Li was the governor of the Chinese army; Cao Shuang, Cao Zhao, Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Wei, Xiahou He, Xiahou Hui and other Cao Wei relatives and nobles led the tiger soldiers to protect the Chinese army Cao Rui; Chen Qun's son Chen Tai and Chen Jiao's son Chen Qian are the governors of the left and right of the rear army, and Liu Ye is the governor of the military division, Dong Zhao is the deputy governor of the military division, and Jia Chong, the son of Jia Kui, and Cheng Wu, the son of Cheng Yu, join the army. This road to Hebei, Xuchang, Chen Liu's various places to ride on foot, want to take the east barrier of Luoyang Tiger Pass.

On the fourth road, Wei generals Qin Lang, Xiahou Xian, and Yang Fu raised troops from Jinyang and went straight to the Pujin ferry to threaten Chang'an Guanzhong.

On the fifth road, Shangyong guarded Shenyi too much, and from Shangyong raised troops to attack Hanzhong in the west, wanting to cut off the road of the Shu army to retreat to Shuzhong.

This time, the Wei State is huge, the Wei Emperor personally conquered, sent out the troops of the country, and there was a wise and brave general to command, and the Shu State was afraid that it would be difficult to resist. ”

Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this, and lowered his head in contemplation. What a strategy, there are many passes in Luoyang, and Man Chong, Tian Yu, Zhu Ling, etc. are all famous generals of Wei, and there are Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and other wise people as staff officers. With so many attacks, Zhuge Liang's troops will be scattered and it will be difficult to hold on, if he looks forward and backwards, and loses the other, he is afraid that he will be broken by each one. It seems that the Wei army is bound to win this battle.

Just when everyone was amazed that the Wei army was so powerful, the former general Zhu Huan stepped forward and said: "What's even more terrifying is that the minister has just learned that Cao Rui's army has quickly captured the Luoyang Barrier Tiger Pass, and the Shu general Wei Yan was defeated and fled, and Guan Xing was killed in battle. The Wei army is approaching Luoyang, and Zhuge Liang's forces have not yet been assembled at this time, and Luoyang is afraid that it is already in chaos. ”

"Ahh Sun Quan couldn't help but scream, and said in surprise: "Wei Jun is so fast? Shu has won successive victories before, how can it be so vulnerable! From this point of view, Zhuge Liang is in danger, and the army of Shu may be wiped out! ”

"The army of Shu has won many battles before, and the army is in full swing, and the Wei State avoids its edge and retreats one after another. After a long time, the Shu army fought for several months, the troops were scattered, the grain and grass were insufficient, at this time it was the end of the strong crossbow, the Wei army seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to counterattack, so the Shu army was defeated in one blow. General Zuo Zhu analyzed: "At this time, the destruction of the army of Shu is on the verge of destruction, and even if we want to go to the rescue, it will be too late." Therefore, Your Majesty should have made arrangements as soon as possible! ”

"How?" Sun Quan asked suspiciously.

Zhu Ju exchanged glances with Zhu Huan and Quan Cong, and Quan Cong came out and said: "Your Majesty, our army can assist the name of Shu and increase the troops in Xiling on the border of Shu and Wu." If the Shu army is defeated and retreats, and can hold Hanzhong, we will send troops to Hanzhong to attack the Wei army with the Shu army. If the Shu army could not hold Hanzhong, and the Wei army took advantage of the situation to enter Shu, our army sent troops to trace the river upstream, seize the Badong region of Shu, block the west mouth of the Three Gorges, and cut off the Yangtze River. As long as our army can occupy the Badong region, even after the Wei army destroys Shu, it will not be able to go down the river, and the Yangtze River can still be owned by us, and our country can still rely on this natural danger to confront Wei. After our army stands firm, it can still see the opportunity to compete with the Wei army for Shu. This is a golden opportunity, please don't hesitate Your Majesty! ”

"This ......" Sun Quan was in trouble for a while, don't look at the alliance between Eastern Wu and Shu Han, in fact, Sun Quan always wanted to annex Shu Han and form a north-south confrontation with Wei, but the time had not yet come. Now the timing seems to be good, but it is inevitable that there will be a suspicion of falling into the well and taking advantage of the fire to rob, and spreading it out, I am afraid that I will fall into the infamy of treachery and being ridiculed by the world.

"General Quan's words are wrong!" Zhang Zhao's face was grim, and he retorted righteously: "Sage Cloud, people can't stand without faith, and the country can't prosper without faith." Since our country has signed a formal alliance with Shu, this matter is known to everyone in the world, how can we be treacherous, take advantage of the fire to rob, and capture the land of the allies. We must not send troops to Shu Kingdom, lose our trust in the world, be ridiculed by the world, and disgrace Your Majesty! ”

"Zhang Gong's words are really pedantic scholars' opinions." Zhu Huan sneered when he heard this, "In troubled times, how can you survive by only talking about benevolence and righteousness? Since ancient times, all those who form alliances are doing so for their own security and interests. At the beginning, His Majesty formed an alliance with Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, in order to resist Cao Cao and defend Jiangdong. However, when Guan Yu occupied Jingzhou and threatened Jiangdong, this alliance was no longer valid, and we sent troops to take Jingzhou. Later, His Majesty abandoned his previous suspicions and formed an alliance with Shu again, still for the sake of uniting the two countries and confronting Wei. It can be seen how wise Your Majesty is! This is very powerful, all of them are country-oriented, when the alliance is formed, the alliance is formed, and the contract is broken when the contract should be broken, only in this way can we stabilize the country, so that my Dawu has always seized the opportunity and will always be invincible. Now, the Shu army is in danger, and the Wei army may defeat the Shu army at any time, take advantage of the situation to enter Shu, and threaten our country downstream. How can Your Majesty be held back by a covenant that has become useless, and disregard the interests of national security! Your Majesty think twice! ”

Zhang Zhao was angry and anxious, his face turned pale, and he couldn't speak for a while.

In fact, Sun Quan was not satisfied with the two completely different countermeasures proposed by Zhang Zhao, Quan Cong, Zhu Huan and others, believing that one was too soft and the other was too strong, and it was inconvenient to implement. But in order not to affect the relationship between the monarch and the minister, Sun Quan could not directly deny it. So Sun Quan hurriedly appeased, and just happened to see the crown prince Sun Deng again, probably wanting to test the prince's ability, so he asked, "What does the prince think?" ”

Sun Deng politely bowed and replied: "The ministers think that all the ministers are for the sake of the country, and they are not at fault. It's just that the stakes are high and need to be decided carefully. Sun Deng paused and continued: "General Lu Xun, who is far-sighted and has been stationed on the front line near Wei and Shu for a long time, must know a lot about the situation between the two countries, so I can ask him to come and discuss countermeasures." ”

When everyone heard this, they all felt reasonable.

"Yes, the general is outstanding, Jingzhou breaks Guan Yu, Yiling breaks Liu Bei, Shiting breaks Cao Xiu, and he must have a high opinion!"

"Yes, yes, the prince is far-sighted, and the general is stationed in Xiling, and he must have more countermeasures than us when he hears about the affairs of Wei and Shu!"

"Yes, why hasn't the general come yet....... Didn't you say that His Majesty ordered a conscription a few days ago? ”

Sun Quan suddenly chuckled in his heart, very uncomfortable, when did Lu Xun have such a high prestige, and even the prince ......? He has been in charge of Eastern Wu for more than 30 years, and he has always been restrained by those military generals and governors. In this national event in front of us, without Lu Xun, he can't be the master? Is he still the king of Wu?