In the third year of Jiahe (234), Zhuge Liang's last northern expedition to the Central Plains, in the same year, Sun Quan responded to Zhuge Liang and also personally conquered Hefei New City, and also sent Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin to prepare to attack Xiangyang, and the generals Sun Shao and Zhang Cheng led more than 10,000 people to the Huai River, preparing to attack Guangling and Huaiyin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

【Going North】

In February of the third year of Jiahe (234), Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, attacked Wei for the last time and sent an envoy to contact Eastern Wu to coordinate the attack on Wei. In May, Sun Quan claimed that an army of 100,000 troops was stationed at Chaohukou, preparing to attack Hefei New City. Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin were sent to lead more than 10,000 people to Jiangxia and Chukou to prepare to attack Xiangyang. He also sent generals Sun Shao and Zhang Cheng to lead more than 10,000 people to the Huai River, preparing to attack Guangling and Huaiyin.

In the face of the menacing enemy, Man Chong wanted to lead all kinds of armies to rescue Xincheng, but Tian Yu, the general of Yanyi, said: "The enemy is pouring out of his nest and attacking in a big way, not for small profits, but to use Xincheng as bait to lure our army to come." The cangs should be allowed to attack the new city and dampen its spirit, and should not fight with it to decide the victory, because if the city cannot be taken, the soldiers will inevitably be tired; Wait until they're tired before attacking to win a big game. If the enemy sees this strategy, he will no longer attack the city and will retreat on his own. If we march in at once, we will fall into their scheme. ”

At this time, the troops in the east were taking turns on vacation, and they asked for the conscription of the Chinese soldiers, and the soldiers on leave were called up to concentrate on the battle. Liu Shao, a member of Guangping, a member of the scattered cavalry, said: "The enemy army is numerous, and it has just arrived, and it is single-minded, full of morale, and full of favor because the defenders are few and fighting in their own defensive areas, even if they attack, they cannot defeat the enemy army with fixed steps." He asked for reinforcements, and there was no fault in that. I think it is possible to send 5,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry as the first to take the lead and threaten to march from several directions, so as to create a situation that will deter the enemy. The cavalry arrived in Hefei, evacuated the queue, carried more banners, beat more war drums, showed their strength under the city, and then led the troops to appear from behind the enemy, occupy their retreat, and choke their food routes. When the enemy heard that our army was coming, and the cavalry cut off the rear route, they would have fled in shock and broke themselves without a fight. Emperor Ming adopted this suggestion and sent 8,000 troops to support Hefei New City.

Man Chong later wanted to transfer the defenders of Xincheng and lead the enemy to Shouchun, but Emperor Ming disagreed, saying: "In the past, Han Guangwu sent troops to occupy Luoyang, and finally broke through the hustle and bustle. The first emperor set up Hefei in the east, Xiangyang in the south, and Qishan in the west, and the thieves were defeated under these three cities as soon as they came, precisely because they were in a battleground. Even if the right attacks the new city, it will definitely not be captured. Order the soldiers to hold on, and I will go to the conquest myself. By that time, Sun Quan was afraid that he had fled. ”

At that time, Wei Zhen advised: "Sun Quan responded to Zhuge Liang on the outside, but in fact, he just wanted to watch from the sidelines. Moreover, the city of Hefei is strong, so there is no need to worry. Your Majesty doesn't need to drive the expedition in person, so as to save the cost of the army. ”

However, Cao Rui disagreed, so he sent Qin Lang, the protector of Shu, to lead the infantry and 20,000 cavalry to assist Ma Yi to resist Zhuge Liang, and ordered Sima Yi: "We must stick to the barrier, do not fight a decisive battle, thwart the enemy's edge, so that the attack cannot succeed, the retreat can not fight, stay for a long time, the food will run out, and the plunder will not be harvested, then the army must be withdrawn." Waiting for the enemy to retreat and then pursuing is the way to victory. "In the autumn, Emperor Ming personally boarded the dragon boat to the east.

Man Chong recruited strong men to burn the siege equipment of the Wu State, broke the pine branches for torches, poured sesame oil, set fire to the downwind, burned the enemy's siege equipment, and shot Sun Quan's nephew Sun Tai. Zhang Ying, the defender of the new city, and others also refused to defend with all their might, and they could not overcome it. Moreover, many of the officers and soldiers of Wu were sick. When Emperor Ming was hundreds of miles away from the Wu State station, the advance army that confused the enemy had already arrived. Sun Quan began to think that Emperor Ming would not personally conquer, and when he heard that the army had arrived, he withdrew, and Sun Shao also withdrew.

After Sun Quan withdrew from the army, the ministers thought that Sima Yi was at a standout with Zhuge Liang, and Emperor Ming could go west to Chang'an. Emperor Ming said: "Sun Quan has retreated, Zhuge Liang will definitely break his courage, the army is enough to win, I have no worries." So he marched to Shouchun, checked the merits of the generals, and awarded different rewards and awards.

[Lu Xun also retired]

After Sun Quan and others retreated, only Lu Xun was still fighting, when Lu Xun sent his confidant Han Bian to present Sun Quan with a song, and on the way back, he encountered the enemy in the middle of the river, and the enemy searched and captured Han Bian.

Zhuge Jin was very frightened when he heard this, and wrote to Lu Xun and said: "The Lord has returned, and the enemy has captured Han Bian and completely grasped our details. Moreover, now that Jiang ******, he should withdraw his troops as soon as possible. Lu Xun did not reply, he was urging people to plant turnips and beans, and he played chess and shooting with the generals as usual.

Zhuge Jin said: "Bo Yan is resourceful, he must have a good way." So he personally came to meet Lu Xun, and Lu Xun said: "The enemy knows that the Lord has returned to the east, and there is nothing to worry about, and he can deal with us specifically." In addition, they have already guarded the vital points, and the thinking of our officers and men is shaken, which requires us to calm ourselves in order to stabilize the morale of the army, use a flexible strategy, and then withdraw from the army. Now that we have indicated that we are going to withdraw our troops, the enemy will surely think that we are afraid, and will come forward to attack, and this is a situation in which we are bound to lose. ”

So he secretly designed with Zhuge Jin, let Zhuge Jin lead the fleet, and Lu Xun led all the soldiers and horses to attack Xiangyang. The enemy had always been afraid of Lu Xun, so he quickly retreated into the city. Zhuge Jin led the fleet to appear by the river, Lu Xun calmly reorganized the team, bluffed, and slowly boarded the boat, and the enemy did not dare to attack. When the army marched to Baiwei, Lu Xun hypothesized that he wanted to stay and hunt, but secretly sent generals Zhou Jun and Zhang Liang to attack Xinshi, Anlu, and Shiyang in Jiangxia County. Shiyang was in the market at this time, Zhou Jun and other leading troops suddenly killed, and people left their goods and fled into the city. The gates were blocked and could not be closed, so the enemy soldiers slashed their own people before the gates were closed. The Wu army beheaded more than 1,000 prisoners.

Those who were captured alive were protected from the interference and humiliation of the soldiers. If you bring your family with you, you will be sent to take care of the food. If they lost their wives and children, they gave them clothes, food, and generous comfort, and sent them home, and some of them were moved and admired because of this, and they came with them to join them. The people in the neighboring areas also had their hearts set on Lu Xun, and Wei Guojiang, Xia Gong, Cao Zhaohao, Yiyang Bei General Pei Sheng, and Mei Yi, the leader of the ethnic minorities, all led their subordinates to attach themselves to Lu Xun.

Regarding the time of Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin's battle in the "Three Kingdoms: Lu Xun Biography" is the fifth year of Jiahe (236), this record may be wrong, from the content of Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin's troops should be in the third year of Jiahe (234), after the death of Zhuge Liang, Sun Wu also did not launch a large-scale offensive for a long time, and the time of this battle was directly mentioned in the "Zizhi Tongjian" to 234 AD.

【Fruitless Northern Expedition】

Sun Quan made many northern expeditions to Hefei in history, but basically ended in vain, in the Cao Cao period, Sun Quan had two crusades against Hefei in the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208) and the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), and was almost killed by Zhang Liao for the second time. After Cao **, during the Cao Pi period, Sun Quan had to rely on Wu to fight against Cao Wei alone because of discord with Shu Han, and he was basically beaten. It wasn't until Cao Rui came to power that Shu Wu slowly turned the tide and reunited to crusade against Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang and Cao Wei clashed six times, and Sun Wu fought a lot of battles.

In the fifth year of Huangwu (226), Sun Quan heard that Cao Pi had died of illness, and he took the opportunity to attack Jiangxia, and also sent the left general Zhuge Jin and others to crusade against Xiangyang, but they did not return.

In the seventh year of Huangwu (228), Sun Wu deceived Cao Xiu, the commander of Cao Wei, and sent Lu Xun and others to successfully ambush Cao Zhen, and won the victory of the "Battle of Shiting".

In the second year of Huanglong (230), Wei built Hefei New Town, Sun Quan personally attacked Hefei for the third time, and found that the enemy army gathered and retreated, but was fully favored and saw through it, and did not return.

In the third year of Huanglong (231), Sun Wu again sent his general Sun Bu to Yangzhou to beg for surrender and deceive Wang Ling, but Wang Ling failed to take the army away because he was not fully recognized, and only lost hundreds of people.

In the second year of Jiahe (233), Sun Quan crusaded against Hefei for the fourth time, and also sent the general Quan Cong to conquer Lu'an, but he did not return.

In the third year of Jiahe (234), in response to Zhuge Liang's military action, Sun Quan attacked Hefei for the fifth time, and also sent Lu Xun to attack Xiangyang and Sun Shao to attack Xuzhou, but it was still fruitless.

It can be said that Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan clashed with Cao Rui six times during the same period, and both of them were a great threat to Cao Wei, but Sun Quan was relatively strong in the early stage, and Zhuge Liang was a greater threat in the later period.

After Zhuge Liang's death, both Shu Han and Sun Wu began to reduce the scale of their battles against Cao Wei.

ps: The battle between Sun Wu and Cao Wei has come to an end, so fast.

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