Chapter 274 Jiangnan Chapter (1)

Chapter 274 Jiangdong Zhou Yu discusses the military attack, and the Cai clan in Jingzhou fights for power

It is said that after Emperor Liu Bei ascended the throne, he sent a large army to attack Luoyang, intending to kill the traitor Cao Cao and avenge Emperor Han Xian. This attack on Luoyang, Emperor Zhang Wu can be said to be a great man! not only sent his first fierce general, Guan Yu, the chief of the four major generals, but also accompanied the army by Wolong Zhuge Liang, who is known as the world's first wise man.

That's not all, he even sent the Marquis of Jinyang to merge the state.

As a result, more than 200,000 troops attacked Luoyang.

Gao Gan broke through the Kei Pass in one fell swoop, crossed the Yellow River and went south to Luoyang.

All the princes of the world were worried about Cao Cao.

However, the result made all the princes fall through the glasses!

In addition to Jiguan, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang only captured the two passes in the south of Luoyang City, but did not break through Luoyang!

It is said that the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and they violently attacked Luoyang City, and without even breaking through the city wall, they led the army to retreat!

Yes, the troops were withdrawn!

It was this withdrawal that caused an uproar in King Wu's mansion!

The first to enter the king of Wu was Zhou Yu, the governor of the navy.

Seeing Sun Quan, King of Wu, Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "Lord, that Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang really fought around Luoyang, and they bombarded Luoyang City without pain or itching, and they withdrew their troops in time with grain and grass supplies!" ”

"Really!" Hearing such news, Sun Quan was overjoyed, "Since this is the case, let's let go!" ”

"Not bad! It seems that Liu Bei does not yet have the ability to send troops in an all-round way! It's our chance to expand our power! Zhou Yu said on the side.

"Is there any movement in Jingzhou Liu Biao?" Sun Quan asked.

"Since Cai Mao and General Cheng Lao joined forces together, they were stationed there for half a month and then retreated due to lack of food and grass. There hasn't been any movement yet...... "Zhou Yu replied.

Just then, there was a noise from outside.

"Lord, lord......"

With the voice, a bunch of people rushed in, led by Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other civil servants.

Seeing these people, Sun Quan frowned, and his face became gloomy.

"The ministers have seen the lord." Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others knelt in front of Sun Quan.

"Flat! What is the matter with you? Sun Quan asked.

Zhang Shao replied: "I heard that the general Guan Yunchang has withdrawn from Luoyang. I have come to show my lord. After speaking, he raised his head slightly and cautiously peeked at Sun Quan.

"The general has retired?" Sun Quan squinted at everyone and asked pretending not to know, "I don't know what your opinions are?" ”

Zhang Zhao raised his head and looked at Zhou Yu who was standing on the side first, but found that Zhou Yu was looking at him with a torch and a cold look in his eyes, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak.

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Year: Contemporary Author: A cup of clear tea bitter coffee

The mountains are turning, the water is turning,

The prodigal son marched to the other country,

Only the heart and soul are in each other's minds.

The wind is howling, the rain is laughing,

The wooden boat sails home alone,

Memories have set sail.

He retreated to Zhang Hong's side and tugged at the corner of Zhang Hong's clothes with his hand.

Zhang Hong, who was being blocked, didn't notice Zhou Yu's expression at all, and when he saw Zhang Zhao's signal, he stepped into the middle, bowed slightly to Sun Quan, and said: "Lord, now Cao Cao has established a young emperor, and Emperor Zhang Wu has ascended the throne according to the will of the first emperor!" Although the general Guan Yunchang withdrew his troops from Luoyang, three passes around Luoyang had fallen into the hands of Emperor Zhang Wu! ”

From Zhang Hong's words, Sun Quan heard some meaning, but asked quietly; "Zigang, can't Cao Cao fight back?"

Zhang Hong replied: "Cao Cao's army has been defeated, and now he is in Sanfu, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to have the strength to fight again without five years!" ”

"Why did Emperor Zhang Wu let Guan Yunchang retire?" Seeing that Sun Quan looked at him after Zhang Hong finished speaking, Zhou Yu asked Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong saw that Zhou Yu's face was wrong, and secretly scolded Zhang Zhao in his heart.

"Grand Duke, doesn't this mean that Emperor Zhang Wu has a benevolent heart?" Zhang Hong said uneasily.

"What a merciful heart?" A loud voice came from outside, accompanied by the sound of golden armor, and several generals walked in.

The person who spoke was over fifty years old, eight feet five or six tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, who was Cheng Pu? !

"I've seen the lord." Cheng Pu and others saluted Sun Quan.

Sun Quan hurriedly stood up and hugged Cheng Pu: "No courtesy, no courtesy." ”

Although Cheng Pu's status is lower than Zhou Yu's, his identity is not comparable to Zhou Yu. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dangna were all veterans when Sun Jian broke into the world!

As the governor of the army, Cheng Pu controlled no less soldiers and horses than Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses. In Jiangdong, the two of them were called Sun Quan's right-hand men, the two governors of the waterway.

"Why does the old general?"

"The minister thinks that now the two imperial courts will inevitably cause the princes of the world to stand on their own! Today, Liu Bei still doesn't dare to deal with Cao Cao rashly, let alone send troops to me easily! And the lord has already paid tribute to him and received a holy decree, so why not take this opportunity to level the state to increase his strength? Cheng Pu didn't even look at Zhang Zhao and them, and directly asked Sun Quan to fight.

Zhang Zhao and the others were afraid of war, so they hurriedly stopped: "Can't fight, can't fight!" The holy decree said that it was the Jingzhou soldiers who were the mainstay! Our army just needs to cooperate with them! ”

Hearing this, Sun Quan's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Are we really not as good as Jingzhou?" Gongjin, tell them what you think! ”

"Good!" Zhou Yu agreed, turned to face everyone, "Who is next today?" The world should be divided among all the princes! ”

Zhang Zhao suddenly interrupted him and asked: "Governor of the Great Capital, Emperor Wu of Zhangzhang ascended the throne today, and he has eight prefectures, including You, He, Qing, Hebei, Xu, Yan, Henan, and Yong, and even occupies most of Yangzhou. Just ask the princes of the world, who can compete? ”

Zhou Yu snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! In the past, the state of Chu was strong, but it could not annex other countries. And the Qin State started from a narrow side, but it became in one fell swoop! Now Liu Xuande ascended the throne, but he could not make the princes of the world obey. The world is divided, so all the princes are divided and shared. Mr. Zibu, is there a deviation in what you say? ”

"...... this?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhao was speechless, Zhou Yu continued to preach: "Although Emperor Zhang Wu is strong, he is only a state in the early Warring States period, and my Jiangdong Wu Kingdom naturally wants to follow the example of Qin and develop secretly in order to seek unification!" Now the capture of Jiaozhou is an opportunity! ”

"Good!" Cheng Pu and other generals all high-fived and celebrated.

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Jiangdong Wu State, Wu King Sun Quan ordered the three armies, with Zhou Yu as the governor, led the army of 30,000, and went straight to the Lujiang River.

Let's talk about another family in the south of the Yangtze River - Jingzhou Liu Biao.

People are over sixty, and Liu Biao is long gone! The body is getting thinner and thinner, and the energy is getting worse day by day!

In recent days, the Cai family has talked about the most in his ear, which is to set up the second son Liu Cong as the son, for fear that Liu Qi's power in the future will be unfavorable to their Cai family!

Cai is Liu Biao's follow-up wife, not Liu Qi's biological mother.

But Liu Cong married Cai's niece, so he was loved by Cai. This is also one of the main reasons why the entire Cai chaebol is on Liu Cong's side.

Liu Cong has been hostile to his brother Liu Qi since he was a child, and he is bent on taking the throne.

Because Liu Congsheng is smarter and more likable than Liu Qi, Liu Biao loves him very much.

The head of the Cai chaebol naturally saw this, so they deliberately wooed Liu Cong and continued to help him.

Although Liu Qi looks inferior to Liu Cong on the surface, he has also attracted many people underneath.

For example, Huang Zu, Wen Ping and others.

Later, Liu Bei intended to connect with Liu Biao, and Liu Qi's faction also tried their best to match.

took advantage of this opportunity to successfully obtain the control of Xiangyang from his father, and took Wen Ping, Huang Zu and others away.

As soon as Liu Qi and the others left, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others had no competitors, so they began to plan with great fanfare to help Liu Cong seize power.

The old Liu Biao's eyes were dizzy, how did he know that these old brothers who had fought with him in the eight counties of Jingzhou were calculating themselves?

Originally, Cai Mao did nothing in Jiaozhou, and Liu Biao was a little unhappy in his heart.

However, Cai Mao explained that Cheng Pu was in the way, and said that Emperor Zhang Wu's original intention was to let them contain Eastern Wu.

King Gangneung thought about it carefully and felt that it was reasonable, so he did not pursue it.

Actually, how did he know? The reason why Cai Mao led the troops back was that he got Cai's message and knew that Liu Biao's recent physical condition was getting worse day by day, so he led the army back!

This is the most prominent expression of human nature.

Or do you say that people now only see the immediate benefits and ignore the long-term interests?!

In fact, people have formed this consciousness since a long time ago!

Some people say that Confucian education has given them the style of a gate valve!

If you think about it carefully, the essence of Confucianism has been distorted and passed on!

What is the essence?

Confucianism emphasizes filial piety. In the Han Dynasty, the first choice for officials was to be filial piety.

What does it mean to be filial piety?

It is to recommend people in the township who are respected for their filial piety to become officials.

At that time, people distorted this.

They pay attention to filial piety, but also pay attention to inheritance.

The key lies in this heritage.

As long as there is a heritage, then there is a gate valve.

With gate valves, then there are benefits.

With interest, there is naturally competition; And for the sake of competition, all kinds of means emerge one after another!

Therefore, in this troubled era, it is normal for Cai Mao, as the helmsman of the Cai chaebol, to seek the so-called maximum benefits for the Cai chaebol.

What's more, now he has controlled most of the army in the hands of Liu Biao, the king of Jiangling, and has also connected with another chaebol in Jingzhou, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang brothers, the representatives of the Kuai clan chaebol.

Three of the eight have passed away, and the remaining five have no longer care about daily affairs, except for accompanying Liu Biao from time to time, there is no one else. But everyone has been co-opted by Cai Mao and has become their backbone!

Only Liu Qi and others from Xiangyang remained.

All they have to do is how to deal with Liu Qi and the others!

With the assistance of Wen Ping, Huang Zu and others, Liu Qi ruled two counties, Xiangyang and Wancheng.

There are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, and Liu Qi and Wenpin are in charge together; Wancheng garrisoned 15,000 people, and Huang Zu led his troops to sit in the town; Fancheng, between Wancheng and Xiangyang, also had 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the guards were Liu Qi's cousin Liu Hu.

With nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Wen Ping and Huang Zu to help, how could Cai Mao not be wary of him?