Chapter 060: The War of the Kingdom of Wu

After the deaths of Zhuge Liang and Cao Rui one after another, Wu no longer focused on war as the theme, but concentrated its forces on internal strife, but even so, in the middle and late stages of Sun Quan's reign, the rebellions in various parts of Wu and the confrontation with Wei never stopped.

In addition to the battle of Shaobi and the battle of pacifying Dan'er and Zhuya, which have already been mentioned, there are also the Liao-style rebellion that landed across Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, Zhu Ran's invasion of Zhezhong, Lu Yin's pacification of the Yiren rebellion in the Jiaozhou area, the surrender of Zhu Yi by Wenqin, the Taishou Wenqin of Wei State, and Wang Chang's southern expedition to Jingzhou.

【Liao-style Rebellion】

In the second year of Chiwu (239), Wu general Jiang Mi was ordered to crusade against the traitors in the south of Wu, and the governor Liao Shi under his command killed Linhe Taishou Yan Gang and others, claiming to be the general of Pingnan, and his younger brother Liao Qian attacked Lingling and Guiyang together, shaking Jiaozhou, Cangwu, and Yulin counties were affected, and tens of thousands of thieves were used under his command.

After Lü Dai went to quell the rebellion immediately, and traveled overnight, Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, sent envoys to chase after him, appointed Lü Dai as the pastor of Jiaozhou, and sent the general Tang Shi and others to lead the troops to reinforce, one after another, the crusade and attack for a year, and finally quelled the rebellion, killed Liao Shi and his henchmen, and all the counties were pacified.

【Zhu Ran's invasion】

In the ninth year of Chiwu (246), Zhu Ran went out to conquer Zhengzhong again, and the Wei general Li Xing and others heard that Zhu Ran led the army deep, so they led 6,000 cavalry to cut off Zhu Ran's back road, Zhu Ran took advantage of the evening to attack the Wei army, and the battle was finally victorious, capturing thousands, and the army triumphed.

As early as a year earlier (245), Ma Mao attempted to rebel, was discovered and killed, and Sun Quan was furious. Before Zhu Ran set out to conquer Jizhong, he said: "Ma Mao villain, he actually dares to live up to the favor of the country. Now in the name of the Son of Heaven, the minister is fortunate to have a victory in the war, and he has made some gains, shocking the country and abroad, and integrating ships to fill the river, so that it is enough to become a grand view, to relieve the resentment of the Son of Heaven and his subordinates. I hope that Your Majesty will understand the minister's words before the war, and then blame the minister's achievements in the future. ”

At that time, Sun Quan accepted this table and did not announce it to the ministers, after Zhu Ran's victory, the ministers congratulated one after another, Sun Quan raised wine and had fun, and then took out the table before Zhu Ran set out on the expedition, and said: "Zhu Ran has given me the table before, but I think this battle is difficult to succeed, and now it is as Zhu Ran expected, it can be said that he has a brilliant vision in anticipating things." So he sent an envoy to worship Zhu Ran as the left master and the right army division.

[Lu Yin appeases the Yi people]

At the beginning of the dispute between the two palaces, Lu Yin was imprisoned for helping the crown prince Sun and fighting against the king of Lu, Sun Ba, and after he came out, he was appointed as the captain of the Hengyang overseer.

In the 11th year of Chiwu (248), the ethnic minorities of Jiaozhi County and Jiuzhen County rebelled and captured the city, and the Jiaozhou area was in turmoil. The imperial court appointed Lu Yin as the commander of Jiaozhou and Annan. Lu Yin marched to the southern border, told the local people with a letter of kindness, and vigorously implemented the policy of recruiting An, and more than 3,000 henchmen such as Huang Wu, the leader of the Gaoliang thief, surrendered. Lu Yin led the army south, and then declared his sincerity and gave money. So more than 100 thieves, more than 50,000 people, and people who disobeyed the discipline in the mountains and remote areas all kowtowed, so the Jiaozhou area was peaceful and peaceful. The imperial court awarded Lu Yin the title of General Annan on the spot. Lu Yin then sent troops to recruit the thieves in Jianling County, Cangwu County, defeated them, and sent more than 8,000 troops before and after the imperial court to supplement Lu Yin's military needs.

【Wenqin Fraud】

Historically, Sun Wu was very fond of Cao Wei to use the trick to surrender, and also obtained great results, the victory of the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Shiting are the successful embodiment of this plan, but it is only three, and later Cao Wei has greatly improved the immunity to this strategy, and Dongwu has gradually become less useful. Later, it was Wen Qin, the general of the Wei State, who planned to deal with Sun Quan, but unfortunately he was directly recognized.

In the thirteenth year of Chiwu (250), Wen Qin surrendered and secretly sent a letter to Zhu Yi (Zhu Huan's son), wanting Zhu Yi to meet him in person. Zhu Yi submitted a letter to Wen Qin, stating that his surrender was a false intention and that he should not be greeted immediately. Sun Quan issued an edict saying: "Now that the northern land has not yet been unified, Wen Qin's letter wants to return to obedience, and he should be greeted immediately, and if he is suspected of fraud, he should be designed to be caught and a large army should be arranged to guard against him." So he sent Lü Judu to lead 20,000 horses and horses to advance with Zhu Yi to the northern border of Wu, and Wen Qin did not surrender.

【Wang Chang's Southern Expedition】

Also in the thirteenth year of Chiwu (250), Wang Chang, the general of Wei's expedition to the south, saw Sun Quan abolish the crown prince and demote the prime minister, and felt that he could take the opportunity to crusade, so he said: "Sun Quan exiled virtuous ministers, internal strife, and he could take advantage of the mechanism to subdue Wu and Shu." The area between the White Emperor and Yiling, Qian, Wu, Zigui, Fangling and other places are all in Jiangbei, and the people have a lot of contact with Xincheng County and can attack this place. ”

The imperial court agreed to him, so Wang Chang sent Xincheng Taishouzhou Tai to attack Wu, Zi, Gui, and Fangling, Jingzhou Assassin Wang Ji forced to Yiling, and Wang Chang himself led his troops to Jiangling at the same time. He used bamboo ropes as bridges on both sides of the bank and crossed the water to attack Wu's army. The Wu army fled to the south bank and dug seven more roads to attack. Wang Chang let the bow and arrows be fired at the same time, and Shi Ji, the general of Eastern Wu, fled into Jiangling City at night. Wang Chang sent troops to chase and kill hundreds of people. After Wang Chang attacked, Sun Quan sent generals Dai Lie and Lu Kai to lead the army to Nanjun to support.

Wang Chang wanted to lure the Wu army to a flat area and engage it. So he sent the five armies to withdraw along the avenue to deceive the Wu army with a false appearance, and at the same time sent people to carry the captured booty on horseback to show the Wu army around the city to provoke the Wu army. Set up an ambush and wait to attack the Wu army.

After seeing this, Shi Ji prepared to pursue, and he agreed with the Fenwei general Zhuge Rong (Zhuge Jin's youngest son, Zhuge Ke's younger brother) in a letter: "Wang Chang's army is tired from afar, and the horses have no food, so they retreat because of lack of combat strength, and this is really God helping us." Now the force required for the pursuit is small, and the troops can be drawn to respond; I broke the king in front, and you took advantage of the situation to chase and kill behind, not just one person's merit, but two people with one heart, and its benefits were broken. Zhuge Rong agreed to Shi Shi. So Shi Ji led his soldiers to pursue Wang Chang's army until he reached Ji Nan, which was thirty miles away from the city.

Wang Chang sent troops to fight a decisive battle with him, but Zhuge Rong did not come to miss the appointment, Wang Chang won a complete victory, Shi Shi was defeated and fled, and his generals Zhong Limao and Xu Min were killed. Wang Chang seized countless armors, flags, drums, treasures, and weapons of the Wu Kingdom, and returned the class.

Wang Ji led a line of soldiers and horses to attack the Bu Association in Yiling, and the Bu Association closed the city gate tightly. Wang Ji pretended to pose as an offensive frame, but in fact, he divided his troops to attack the granary of Xiongfu, seized more than 300,000 grains, captured Tan Zheng, the general of Anbei, accepted thousands of enemies who surrendered, and resettled these surrendered people in Yiling County. In addition, the state Thai leaders also made military achievements. So Wang Chang was appointed as the general of Zhengnan, the third division of Yitong, and was named the Marquis of Jingling.