After Sun Quan returned to Luzhou, he urgently summoned Zhou Yu, Yan Xiang, Han Hao, Ling Cao and others. reported that Shouchun was besieged by Liu Kuan's heavy troops, and that Liu Kuan personally commanded the army, and discussed rescue.

"Lord, Liu Kuan has a lot of military strategy, and there are many wise and resourceful people under him, and now he has led more than 200,000 heavy troops to besiege Shouchun, and he will divide his troops to ambush Luzhou reinforcements!" Yan Xiang was originally an important minister of Yuan Shu, and after defecting to Sun Quan, he was deeply respected by Sun Quan, and now he is an important adviser of Sun Quan.

There was also Han Hao under Yuan Shu's subordinates at the scene, Han Hao made meritorious service and said: "Lord, Luzhou marches into Shouchun, and must pass Bagong Mountain, although Bagong Mountain is not high, but the terrain is complex, and there are many suitable places for ambushes along the way. The last general is familiar with the terrain and is willing to rescue Shouchun! ”

"Okay, General Yuanji will lead the troops!" Sun Quan said appreciatively, looking at Zhou Yu, who he trusted the most.

Zhou Yu knew that Han Hao, as an old general in Yuzhou, was familiar with Luzhou and Shouchun, and also nodded in agreement, "My lord, Liu Kuan has been recuperating for many years, and he has many soldiers and generals, and he is rich in grain and grass. And I, Jiangdong, have been fighting every year, and I am exhausted. This Shouchun was surrounded, and the disparity in strength between the two armies was huge, and it would not last, so we should think about retreating. ”

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Quan's face was ugly, and knew that Sun Quan had just taken power, and he wanted to capture Yuzhou to succeed, but now he returned in vain, which must be difficult to accept. But the matter is big, so he continued: "Today's general trend is clear, Ma Teng and Han Sui are partial to Anxi Liang, the land is poor and there are few people, and it cannot be sustained. Cao Cao lived in the rich land of Bashu, with great talent and strategy, countless strategists and fierce generals, and became a hegemon of his own party. Liu Biao lives in Jingzhou, the land of the four wars, and has a feud with me. If I Jiangdong fights with the strongest Liu Kuan for a long time, Jiangdong will be taken advantage of by Liu Biao and Cao Cao. In today's situation, I, Jiangdong, should defend ourselves with the natural dangers of the river trench, recuperate, strengthen the army and enrich the people, and only by waiting can we dominate the world! ”

Although Sun Quan was unhappy in his heart, he also knew that Zhou Yu's strategy was far-reaching, and said: "Gong Jin, this matter will be discussed again, and the top priority is how to rescue Shouchun." Does Gongjin have a good plan? ”

"Lord, there is a huge disparity between the military strength of Shouchun and General Han Hao and Liu Kuan's army, and after a long time, it will be taken advantage of, General Han Hao must not take the initiative to fight, and should take the safe retreat of General Kan Ze. In addition, our army can send a strange army to make a detour to the northeast to harass Liu Kuan, looking for an opportunity to rob his grain and grass baggage, so as to relieve the pressure of Shouchun. ”

As soon as Zhou Yu's voice fell, Ling Cao, who had been striving to be a pioneer, was in charge, "Lord, I am willing to lead the troops to go!" ”

Sun Quan was relieved to know that since Ling Cao followed Sun Ce to raise troops, he often took the lead in every expedition, "Okay, General Han Hao will lead 30,000 troops to rescue Shouchun, and General Ling Cao will lead the cavalry to 5,000 to rob its grain road!" ”

Zhou Yu was still worried, "General Han, if you learn that Shouchun cannot be saved, you must not fall in love with the war, and just take back General Kan Ze and others." General Ling should not rush deep, and after a hit, he should also get as close to General Han as possible. The cavalry of the Northern Army is fierce and numerous, and the generals must be cautious! ”

The two said yes, and the next day they started to fight.

Han Hao and Ling Cao accompanied each other, and after Ling Cao thought of Bagong Mountain, he made a detour from the north of the mountain to the northeast of Shouchun. The two armies were still fifty miles away from Bagong Mountain, and they encountered the deserters and civilians who were sparsely lala, and learned that Shouchun had been broken!

Han Hao and Ling Cao couldn't believe that Shouchun had fallen so quickly, and then more and more people confirmed the news. After the defeated soldiers from Shouchun described the tragic defeat, Han Hao and Ling Cao dispelled the idea of going to Shouchun to rescue, and when they saw people, they inquired about the news of Kan Ze, Ding Feng and others, but there was no news, and there was no news of being killed or captured.

Han Hao asked Ling Cao to discuss withdrawing according to Zhou Yu's words, but Ling Cao firmly believed that even if Shouchun City was broken, Kan Ze would not be able to annihilate the whole army, and would inevitably lead his troops to break through. Insist on going to the pickup.

Han Hao also knew that Kan Ze was Sun Quan's confidant, and if he ignored it, it would be difficult to make a difference, so he led his troops together.

Han Hao led his troops cautiously, and after sending several groups of scouts, none of them returned, and he was convinced that there was an ambush in Bagong Mountain. Han Hao ordered the whole army to set up camp in Shannan and confront Zhang Liao on the one hand. While waiting for Kan Ze's news.

Later, Zhang Liao saw that Liu Kuan sent Tai Shici to reinforce him, and knew that he could not ambush him. took the initiative to attack and started a big battle with Han Hao and Ling Cao in Bagong Mountain. Han Hao and Ling Cao finally left more than 8,000 corpses and retreated to Luzhou.

Soon after Han Hao and Ling Cao arrived in Luzhou, Kan Ze, Ding Feng, and Ling Feng also rode to Luzhou. Sun Quan did not say a word after learning the details of Shouchun's fiasco, and closed himself alone for several days.

After Zhang Liao and Tai Shici returned to the city, Liu Kuan reported to the imperial court that Xu Xuan was the assassin of Yuzhou, Zhang Liao was the general of Yuzhou, and the governing office was located in Shouchun. Liu Kuan asked Wuqiu Jian to return to Ruyin and preside over the defense of Ruyin, Liu Kuan did not want Ruyin and Luzhou to fight on two fronts. He stayed in Shouchun with Xian Yufu and others, waiting for the grain, grass and baggage supplies from the north to be complete, and Liu Kuan was ready to personally lead the troops to capture Luzhou.

It didn't take long for the news that worried Sun Quan to come, first the northern envoy Sun Qian had reached a peace agreement with Liu Yan, Liu Kuan transferred half of his troops from Wancheng and no longer put pressure on the northern part of Jingzhou, and Liu Kuan also agreed that Liu Biao would rule Yiyang, but Liu Biao was not allowed to invade the rest of Yuzhou.

Soon Sun Quan learned that Liu Biao had Cai Mao as the main general to increase troops in Jiangxia, and at this time, Liu Kuan and Xian Yufu had divided their troops into two routes, each leading 80,000 troops from the northeast and northwest to Luzhou.

Sun Quan was worried and asked Zhou Yu and Yan Xiang.

"Lord, Luzhou is the right throat of Huai, Jiangnan lips and teeth, from the river and the north, Hefei (Luzhou alias), you can ask Shen and Cai in the west, Xu and Shou in the north, and compete for victory in the Central Plains, Luzhou is particularly important to us!

However, in Liu Kuan's eyes, Luzhou was choked by Jiangnan and turned his back, so Liu Kuan would rather give Yiyang to Liu Biao and capture Luzhou. Today, my rear is not stable, facing Liu Kuan's elite division, a little careless, there is a total danger! Zhou Yu said solemnly.

Sun Quan admired Zhou Yu very much, and he had already regretted not listening to his advice before, causing Han Hao and Ding Feng to lose their troops and return home.

"Gong Jin's far-sighted person, how should such a situation be?"

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Quan was not as stubborn as before, and his face was solemn, "At the moment, I Jiangdong is really powerless to have a long time with Liu Kuan, Luzhou, Liu Kuan will take it, if Liu Kuan sends an army to cut off my back road to Jiangnan, we will be in danger." The lord quickly retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, leaning on the Yangtze River moat, and resisted the enemy on the north bank. Water warfare is my Jiangdong's strong point, and Liu Kuan has no strong naval army, so he will not dare to look south for a few years. The lord can expand to the south and west, develop his strength, and when the people are rich and the army is strong, he can lead the army to the north, and great things can be accomplished! ”

Sun Quan looked at Yan Xiang, Yan Xiang was unwilling to retreat like this, but he was also a wise and resourceful person, knowing Liu Kuan's determination to take Luzhou, and also knowing that the Jiangdong army was unable to defend the city and was in danger of being trapped in Jiangbei.

"Lord, Gong Jin's words, Jin Yuye! Luzhou has become a lonely danger, but Luzhou can not be sent to Liu Kuan in vain, one is to let the imperial court appoint the lord as the pastor of Yangzhou Prefecture, Wu Hou; Both wanted the imperial court to recognize Wu Hou's rule over the existing controlled territory, including southern Jingzhou and Jiaozhi. ”

Zhou Yu listened to Yan Xiang's words, and it was really a good plan, so that the imperial court recognized the legitimacy of Sun Quan's secession, and there was a basis for advancing and retreating in the future.

Sun Quan didn't understand that he couldn't hold Luzhou, especially the defeat of Shouchun, which frightened Sun Quan, Luzhou had no advantage compared with Shouchun, and he was lonely in Jiangbei, and he didn't want tens of thousands of soldiers to be besieged in Jiangbei or engulfed by fire.

When Yan Xiang appeared in Liu Kuan's big tent, Liu Kuan was not surprised, Xun You, Chen Gong and others had already expected that Sun Quan would inevitably send someone to sue for peace. Liu Kuan asked Yan Xiang to rest first, leaving Xun You, Chen Gong, and Xu Shu to discuss military affairs.

Xun You said: "My lord, if we get Luzhou and refuse Sun Quan to the south bank of the Yangtze River, we can send a general to ensure that the Central Plains will not come from the south." Although we have a part of Yuzhou and Yangzhou in the north, the war is exhausted, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, and the northern grasslands and Liaozhou in the northeast have reached a critical period, so we should suspend our troops and devote ourselves to the construction and development of New Texas County, and to the stability of Mengzhou and Liaozhou in the north. After three or five years, the internal stability will be stabilized, and then step by step. According to the previous strategy, the purpose of our army has been basically achieved in this battle, and peace can be negotiated. ”

Liu Kuan nodded and said: "I discussed with the princes before, refused Sun Quan to the Yangtze River, and then took the northern part of Jingzhou, and then set Liangyong, this policy is great and good, and it must not be changed, and the princes can rest assured." What do you think of the various conditions put forward by Yan Xiang today? ”

"Lord, don't be stingy with some big names, Yangzhou is in the north of me, the name of the state pastor, you can't be with it, Wu Hou's lord, just send him. As for the territory, not only must I admit it, but also hand over some of the territory in Yizhou and Jingzhou to Sun Quan's name, so that he can compete with Liu Biao and Cao Cao for a bite! Xu Shu laughed as he spoke.

Liu Kuan also laughed out loud after hearing this, this is a real clever move, at the junction of several families, deliberately assigned some counties of one side to the other side, in order to provoke their endless fighting. Didn't some hegemonic countries in later generations do this when some countries were newly independent, and these countries that have been artificially created in territorial disputes, after being busy with disputes between the two sides for a long time, can no longer care about competing with the countries that dominate the disputes?

Yan Xiang returned to Luzhou City, and Sun Quan was very satisfied with Liu Kuan's conditions, and the territory he got was much more than he requested, such as the south bank of Jiangxia and Yulin County in Jiaozhou.

In the end, Liu Kuan won Luzhou without a fight, and Sun Quan retreated to Jiangnan.