Chapter 497: Prelude to Chibi and Guandu
The first Keju Contest of Wu Kingdom came to a successful conclusion.
Keju is the source of entertainment in Wu Kingdom.
This game has a foundational nature that cannot be ignored for the future entertainment of Wu Guo, especially Sun Quan's unexpected victory in the end, which has an extraordinary meaning for the people of the world.
Sun Quan's opponent was Sun Jian, and he won.
The meaning of this is great.
The most important thing is that Sun Jian did not become angry in the end, which made countless people see that there was a result of some rebellion against the budget in their hearts.
This shouldn't have happened, but it happened.
This is a world where royal power is supreme, and in this world where there is a clear hierarchy of kings and ministers.
In this world, this Keju tournament can be regarded as a provocation to the flank of the royal power, and it can be regarded as a window of equality that is quietly opened for everyone.
It may not be obvious, but it is like a seed that has been buried in their hearts, waiting to blossom and bear fruit.
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The fourth year of the Warring States period, July.
It has been raining heavily for several days in a row, and the rain is pouring down like a line of rain on Koto.
This year's rainy season is a little more ferocious than usual, and in just five or six days of entering the rainy season, the phenomenon of banks bursting in all rivers in the eastern part of the country.
Most of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River have been flooded, and there is an ocean everywhere.
"Report to the king, Huiji 800 miles to expedite the book, the Qiantang River burst its embankment, and a large number of villages and farmland were submerged!"
"Report to the king, Yu Zhang's recital, Poyang Lake also has a high tide!"
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Jinling. In Wangcheng, in the imperial study, Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu took five or six officials from the Prime Minister's Mansion to report to Sun Jian one by one.
"It seems that today's rainy season is more fierce than usual!"
When Sun Jian heard this, his face was a little ugly, his eyes squinted slightly, and finally said a result: "Jiangdong has not had such a fierce flood for many years!" ”
"The King. Now that the embankments have burst in various places, the affected fertile land and houses are not counted, but the affected population has exceeded 100,000, and this number is still rising, this matter must be handled well, if it is not handled well, it will bring trouble to our upcoming westward expedition! ”
Zhang Zhao arched his hand.
The western expedition is imminent, and the whole country of Wu is preparing for war intensively. At this time, the flood broke out, and the blow to Wu was not ordinary.
"Do you have a good plan?" Sun Jian's face became solemn, his gaze swept over everyone, and asked.
"King, the disaster is not terrible!"
Zhou Yu took a step forward gently, looked at Sun Jian, his eyes narrowed slightly, and hurriedly surrendered his hand. He said loudly: "Now we have enough food and money, and we want to relieve the disaster." In fact, it is not difficult, the difficult thing is how to calm people's hearts in the shortest possible time! ”
"So how can we calm people's hearts?" Sun Jian nodded and asked.
In fact, he also knows in his heart that natural disasters and man-made disasters will more or less bring restlessness to the people, and if people's hearts are unstable. It means that the situation in the country is unstable, and in this case, it is not so easy to go west.
But the westward crusade is already imminent, so. It must be in the shortest possible time, and the hearts of the people must be steady.
"King, this matter is not difficult, as long as you send a minister who can represent the status of the complete king, instead of the king, to personally inspect the disaster area and stabilize the hearts of the people!"
Zhou Yu pondered for a moment before he said.
"Who is feasible?" Hearing this, Sun Jian nodded, it was considered Zhou Yu's plan to agree, he squinted, glanced at Zhou Yu, and asked.
"Jiang Hou, or Dong Hou!" Zhou Yu said very directly.
"Do they have to do it?"
"They have to be!"
Zhou Yu analyzed: "The king is the lord of a country, and the only one who can patrol the world in place of the king is the prince, and now the prince is undecided, but in the eyes of the people, both of them are qualified to represent the identity of the prince!" ”
Sun Jian thought about it, and yes, in the entire Wu Kingdom, I am afraid that only Sun Ce and Sun Quan can fully represent his identity, he made a holy decree, and said: "Order Donghou, inspect the world on behalf of his father, and stabilize the hearts of the people in the disaster area!" ”
After thinking about it, Sun Quan's methods for dealing with this matter were much more appropriate than Sun Celai's, and his decision was in Zhou Yu's arms.
"No!"
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, and there was a strange light.
By spending Sun Quan, Sun Ce was able to seize the task of accompanying his father in the Western Expedition in one fell swoop.
The battle between Wu and Chu is of great significance, more important than the battle of Xuzhou and the battle of Youzhou.
"Zibu, now that the Western Conscription Horse is basically ready, how is your logistics prepared?" Sun Jian raised his head, glanced at Zhang Zhao, and asked.
"King, a qiē is ready!"
Zhang Zhao arched his hand.
With the background of Wu State, there was such a period of relaxation, which was enough for him to prepare the logistics for this big war.
"Good."
When Sun Jian heard this, he showed a satisfied smile, he thought about it, and asked the last worry of the Western Expedition: "The negotiations between Hua Xin and Zhong Xuan of Wei have been maintained for two months, and now there is a result?" ”
If the problems of Wei are not dealt with one day, Wu will not be able to focus on the westward expedition.
"King, we just got the news!"
Zhou Yu stepped forward and replied, "The peace talks in Jiujiang have come to a successful conclusion this morning, and a temporary alliance has been signed between us and the Wei State, and the Wei State soldiers and horses in Xuzhou have also been transferred to the north. ”
"Good!"
Sun Jian was overjoyed and said: "Immediately sent Tai Shici, let him quickly lead the troops back to Jinling, and follow the lonely expedition to the west!" ”
"No!"
"It's time to clean up the Chu State, before the decisive battle, then we have to compete with Liu Bei!"
Sun Jian stood up, a bright battle burst out of his eyes, and said: "Spread the will of Gu, order Xiling General Huang Shot to be the vanguard, Wei General Zhou Tai as the main general, and Chaisang battalion, send 50,000 troops to attack Jiangxia!" ”
Jiangxia is a bridgehead, and now there is a real dragon stationed in Liu Bei, and he must take a look at Liu Bei's details.
"No!"
When everyone heard this, they trembled and nodded their heads.
The Battle of Jiangxia was the prelude to the battle between Wu and Chu, and also the beginning of the decisive battle of Chibi.
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Wei State, Xu Du.
At this moment, Cao Cao has also been preparing for a long time with the strength of the country, and now he can't help it, and is ready to sharpen his knife Huo Huo to pigs and sheep.
Between him and Yuan Shao, they have been entangled for too long, and it is time to make a break.
With Wei's current strength, he has enough confidence to win this battle.
On the left side of the palace hall, above a side hall, empty, in the middle is a rectangular large sand table, before the sand table, there are already more than a dozen Wei generals.
Cao Cao's figure is in the center, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Xun You, and several major strategists are among them.
"Zhicai, can the mobilization of our soldiers and horses in Guandu be completed?" Cao Cao's eyes were sharp, and he looked at the Wei and Jin borders on the sand table and asked.
Guandu is a battlefield they have been preparing for several years.
"Repay the king!"
Xi Zhicai stood up, arched his hand, and said: "Xuzhou, Yuzhou's troops have been taken up one after another, Yu Ban Xu Huang, has gone north to Guandu, and General Lejin led his troops to resist Qingzhou, and our troops on the border of Hanoi have also been transferred back as the main force in this battle." ”
"King, for this battle, we have gathered more than eighty percent of the forces of the Wei State, with more than 500,000 soldiers and horses in the main force, plus logistics people, nearly one million manpower!"
Guo Jia bowed down and added.
"For this battle, it's worth it!"
Cao Cao said a little indifferently: "If you want to unify the world, Yuan Shao is a stone that we must remove, only by unifying the north, can we unify the world!" ”
"King Shengming!"
Everyone bowed their heads and shouted, their words full of confidence.
"Herald Xiahou Yuan, you can fight the white horse!"
Cao Cao stared at a city on the sand table, his eyes flashed with a hint of essence, and he said lightly: "Sue Xiahou Yuan, within a month, regardless of the price, take White Horse City!" ”
"No!"
One person walked out and quickly passed Cao Cao's order.
"Yuan Benchu, it's time for us to have a break!" Cao Cao's eyes looked into the distance, and his fighting spirit was awe-inspiring. (To be continued......)