Chapter Seventy-One: Your Sight Is Too Short-sighted
Sun Shao entered the door, saluted Sun Quan, and saluted Gu Yong and the others one by one, and finally when he arrived at Lu Meng, he said in surprise: "Why is the general's face so bad, is it because he is worried about the war?" This battle still needs to be planned by the general, and the general should take care of his health. β
Lu Meng smiled slightly and returned the salute: "With the Hou General here, why worry?" Besides, the general is above Lu Meng, and I can't afford to pay a salute if you give me a salute. "He is now the Left Protector Army, General Huwei, and Sun Shao, the rear general, is really not as good as the general, to say that he is really more popular than the dead, he has been fighting since he was a teenager, and he is just a miscellaneous general now, but Sun Shao has only been in the debut for a year, and he is actually a general.
Sun Shao grinned, and said very unkindly: "General, this is wrong, I don't respect you because you are a tiger general, I just respect you for your elders." β
Lu Meng's face stiffened, and all the words behind him were choked back, he originally wanted to put on some old qualifications, but he didn't expect Sun Shao to give face at all, and directly pushed back: I just see how old you are.
Sun Quan feigned anger and said: "Fengxian, don't be rude, I am discussing the war with the monarchs, you came just in time, sit down and listen together." β
Sun Shao laughed, put on a smiling face again, and arched his hand at Lu Meng: "Naughty jokes, the general must not be surprised." But when it comes to the war, I can pat my chest and say that with the Aurora Sailor Division, the river is the insurmountable moat of Cao's army. The general is relieved to go to war boldly, and my grandson Shaobao has no worries about the future. General Lu, I can wait for you to break through Xu County and welcome back the Son of Heaven from the hands of Cao Thief, so as to fulfill the good news of my father's unfulfilled wish. β
Lu Meng was stunned for a moment, and then turned his gaze to Sun Quan, Sun Quan was very embarrassed by Sun Shao's last sentence, and he didn't understand what Sun Shao meant for a while, seeing Lu Meng looking at him, he smacked it, and then he felt that something was wrong. Why didn't Sun Shao go to Huaiyin and guard the river?
"Fengxian, what did you just say?" Sun Quan interrupted Sun Shao's ridicule of Lu Meng, and asked a little anxiously.
"I said that I am willing to break through the Qingxu Water Division for General Lu and ensure the safety of the rear road of the army."
"Nonsense." Sun Quan sank his face and glared at Sun Shao angrily: "We are discussing serious matters, why are you talking nonsense?" When did you let you guard the river? I want you to enter Zhongshui and attack Huaiyin and Pengcheng, how can you not obey orders? Could it be that if you are promoted and bring more soldiers, you can do your own thing? Feng Xian, you must know that there is no child's play in the army. β
When everyone heard this, they were all a little nervous, Sun Quan's words had the meaning of a threat, if Sun Shao didn't respond properly, Sun Quan might seize the opportunity to clean him up. Gu Yong and Lu Xun were a little worried, and a little puzzled, although Sun Shao was rude before, but he had been very calm in the past two years, why did he revert to his old ways this time, first left the army and suddenly returned to Jianye, and now he gave Sun Quan a chance to make a biao in front of everyone? If it's just a matter of letting the surname make you angry, it will be a bit of a disappointment to their cultivation.
Gu Yong's eyes were down, he didn't say a word, he seemed to be very calm, but he couldn't help but hold his breath, Lu Xun looked at Sun Shao intently, wanting to see a clue from his eyes or face. Sun Shao smiled, looked at Sun Quan very solemnly, and gave a respectful salute: "Dare to ask the Supreme, what kind of purpose is this war going to achieve?" β
Sun Quan was a little embarrassed by his solemnity, and the anger that had just been brewing couldn't be released, he stroked his purple hair and muttered for a moment: "Didn't I make it very clear in the document I gave you, of course it was to attack Jianghuai and share worries for Liu Yizhou." β
"Dare to ask the Supreme, is it just to attract Cao Ying's attention so that he can't attack Yizhou with all his strength?"
Sun Quan hesitated, of course the answer was obvious, but it was precisely because it was obvious that he felt that Sun Shao had something to say.
"Of course." Lu Meng interjected, and said with a smile: "Could it be that you really want to fight to Xu County and welcome back the Son of Heaven?" β
"Welcoming back the Son of Heaven may only be the most ideal outcome, but if this battle is just to attract Cao Ying's attention, then I dare to say that you are too short-sighted."
Lu Meng was stunned. For the first time in the past few years, someone has said that he is short-sighted, and in person. Gu Yong was also taken aback when he heard this, his eyelids jumped, and his sharp gaze suddenly focused on Sun Shao's face. Lu Xun smiled bitterly and lowered his head, Sun Shao was crazy today, and he kept biting Lu Meng and refused to let go. Lu Meng is Sun Quan's favorite general, and his doing this is no different from accusing Sun Quan.
"Presumptuous!" Sun Quan was annoyed, he was furious, and was reprimanding him loudly, but Sun Shao saluted him again: "Supreme, please let me go, if I say something wrong, please punish him again." β
"You say." Sun Quan was furious, pressed his hands on the desk, leaned forward, and wanted to choose someone to devour like a hungry tiger. "If you can't make sense, I have to discipline you today for my deceased brother."
Sun Shao pouted secretly, if you want to clean me up, just say it, what do you have to bring out my dead ghost father. He coughed, calmly glanced at the people with different expressions, and his voice was loud: "Dare to ask you, where is the biggest difficulty in the Sun-Liu Alliance's resistance to Cao?" β
The people looked at each other, but no one would speak first. Lu Xun had a flash of inspiration, vaguely understood what Sun Shao meant, and he responded calmly: "The biggest difficulty of the Sun-Liu alliance is naturally the trust between each other, Liu Bei Junchen is cunning, he has been deceiving my Jiangdong since the thirteenth year of Jian'an, first seizing the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and then frustrating me with the matter of seizing Yizhou and seizing it by himself, and then forcibly borrowing Jingzhou and not paying it back. β
"Not bad." Sun Shao glanced at Lu Xun, and said in his heart, "It's too good for you to praise it. He put one hand behind him, and made an impassioned gesture with the other, and said to Sun Quan, who deeply agreed: "Supreme, the Sun and Liu families work together to resist Cao, it has always been my Jiangdong contribution, Liu Bei Deli, if it weren't for the supreme focus on the overall situation, unwilling to destroy the alliance between the two sides for the sake of the small profits in front of him, I am afraid that the Sun-Liu alliance will cease to exist as early as the nineteenth year of Jian'an." If the Supreme led General Huwei and others to the west at that time, then Yizhou would not have been owned by Liu Bei long ago. Of course, whether it is owned by me Jiangdong or not, I'm afraid I can't say. β
Sun Quan nodded, and this could be said to be in his heart. He hated Liu Bei to the core, but why did he save him? It's not because he is a natural good person, it's because he knows that Jiangdong's current strength is not enough to fully control the Yangtze River, once Liu Bei is finished, Cao Ying gets Yizhou, and Jiangdong is also finished. As soon as he thought of this situation, he regretted being cheated by Liu Bei in the first place, and he also hated Liu Bei so much.
"However, now that Cao Yingqin is leading the main force to attack Yizhou, can Liu Bei still pull out his hand? Does he still have the heart to be treacherous? Sun Shao asked rhetorically: "Dare to ask the Supreme, if such a good opportunity is let go, when will it appear next time?" β
Sun Quan's heart was shocked, and then he was a little ecstatic. Lu Xun had already figured it out, he just nodded calmly in agreement, Gu Yong was still silent, but he raised his hand and kept stroking his beard, looking a little excited. And Sun Shao, Zhuge Jin, Teng Tan and others seemed a little excited.
yes, what were you most afraid of? I am most afraid that Liu Bei will go under the knife in the back. Now that Cao Ying has put the knife on Liu Bei's neck, does Liu Bei still have time to put down the knife? He can't protect himself, he only thinks about his life at this time, where does he have the energy to deal with Jiangdong? In order to alleviate the pressure on Liu Bei, Guan Yu has transferred all the troops he can mobilize to Xiangyang, leaving only a limited number of troops in Jiangling and the public security area. This kind of situation in which Liu Bei Junchen is active and proactive is indeed rare. As long as Koto shows enough sincerity, a near-perfect opportunity for coordinated operations is in front of him. What's more, Liu Bei also bears the greatest pressure.
From this point of view, it is indeed a bit short-sighted to only harass Xiahoudun and lure Cao Ying out of Hanzhong, not to mention hitting Xu County to welcome back the Son of Heaven, at least to seize Jianghuai and realize the strategic depth that Jiangdong has always dreamed of.
"There's some truth to what you're saying." Sun Quan was attracted by the bright prospects, and couldn't help but start to push down according to Sun Shao's ideas. If Jianghuai can be captured, then Jiangdong's security will be more guaranteed, if you understand a little more, it is difficult to seize Yuzhou and Sili, then the situation of three points in the world will be more conducive to Jiangdong and Yizhou. Now the most powerful states in Cao Ying's hands are Sili, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and the other states are sparsely populated, all industries are withered, Liu Bei has beneficial states in his hands, Jiangdong originally had most of Yangzhou, and now there are more Jiaozhou, if you can capture Yuzhou and even Sili, then Jiangdong's strength is far more than Liu Bei, and close to Cao Ying.
And for Sun Quan, there is a more important thing, as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer Huaisi Wenchen military generals who crossed the river with Sun Ce, and Jiangdong has become an irreversible trend, although Sun Quan has used all his strength, he can only slow down this trend, but he can't completely stop this trend, if he can take Jianghuai and Yuzhou, then he will get more talents, and he will not be dominated by Jiangdong.
Sun Shao's words broke their psychological stereotypes and led their eyes to a farther place. Sun Quan, LΓΌ Meng and the others were all smart people, and they immediately discovered that this plan was superior to the original plan that was just a disturbance, and naturally began to think about whether this plan had a feasible surname. Everyone was thinking about it, but no one paid attention to Sun Shao.
After a long while, Sun Quan said with some regret: "It's just that our troops are insufficient, and the food and grass are not fully prepared, it is difficult to say whether we can defeat Xiahoudun, and it is even more difficult to go further." β
"What the Supreme said is very true, the land of Jianghuai, we can still fight, to the area of Yuzhou, is the place where the cavalry is vertically and horizontally, our cavalry is scarce, I am afraid it is difficult to hold. Once Cao Ying withdraws from Hanzhong, the city that we have worked so hard to defeat will have to be surrendered. Lu Meng shook his head again and again: "The gains outweigh the losses." β
Sun Quan raised his eyelids and looked at Sun Shao with a complicated gaze: "Fengxian, do you have any good suggestions?" β
"There are suggestions, but I don't dare to boast about whether they are good or not." Sun Shao smiled.
"Don't be modest, if you have any ideas, say it quickly, if it's good or not, let's discuss it." Sun Quan waved his hand a little anxiously and motioned for Sun Shao to speak quickly.
Sun Shao was reserved for a moment, and then said: "Guan Gong wants to relieve the danger of Yizhou and go north with all his might, his troops are also insufficient, and he has to leave some people in Jiangling and the public security, which is nothing more than distrusting me Jiangdong." Lu Hengjiang and Sun Duhu (Sun Jiao) had 20,000 soldiers, how could Guan Gong attack Xiangyang without distraction? In my opinion, Lu Hengjiang and Sun Duhu can be adjusted to the north and attack Xiangyang together, which can help Guan Gong and reduce his suspicions. The two sides work together, Xiangyang and Fancheng can go down, Xiangyang and Fancheng can go down, then Nanyang County can start, Nanyang County can start, Luoyang can be attacked to the north, Xu County can be attacked to the east, can Cao Ying still be at ease in Yizhou? The siege of Yizhou can be solved. At this time, Liu Bei was already struggling to survive, and Guan Gong was also exhausted, they just wanted to be treacherous and seek my Jiangdong, and they didn't have this strength, my Jiangdong was still safe, if General Lu could break Xiahoudun, then Jianghuai would be in my hands. Even if Cao Ying is a large army, the first to bear the brunt is the Guan Gong Department, and I can calmly advance and retreat in Jiangdong. β
Although Sun Shao's plan seems too idealistic, it has to be said that it has a certain feasible surname. Sending Sun Jiao or Lu Su to assist Guan Yu in attacking Fancheng can not only relieve Guan Yu's worries and allow him to attack Cao Ren with all his might, but also take the opportunity to attack the city and seize the land. In this way, LΓΌ Meng only had to face the Xiahou Division, and there was no need to consider the security of the Western Front, and when necessary, Lu Su's men and horses could be transferred to fight. By the time Cao Ying withdrew from Yizhou, Liu Bei had already been beaten to death, and Guan Yu was in Nanyang, so it was impossible for them to have the strength to attack Jiangdong.
The worst result in Jiangdong can also get the Jianghuai area, even if it is memorized to the extreme, that is, the division is reactive, there will not be much loss. In the eyes of Sun Quan and Lu Meng, if Sun Shao could solve the Qingxu Water Division, it would not be difficult to defeat Xiahoudun under the condition of equal strength.
"That'...... How are you going to fight? Sun Quan asked.
"Me?" Sun Shao patted his chest: "Of course, where the Supreme points to, I will hit it." He paused, and said with some embarrassment: "However, the Aurora Sailor is mainly a pirate, and I am afraid that land warfare is not my forte. In addition, the Aurora Navy Division uses the building ship as the main combat force and enters the middle of the water...... I'm afraid it's not quite right. β
Sun Quan is angry and funny, you draw a big pie with feelings, and then let others work hard, and you hide aside?
"If you don't go into the middle of the water, are you idle in the river? After beating Qingxu Shuishi, what else do you want to do? β
"There are two plans." Sun Shao raised a finger, "First, I can go straight into the Han River and assist in the attack on Xiangyang and Fancheng." β
Sun Quan didn't speak, and said in his heart that you are Guan Yu's son-in-law, you can't just think about helping your father-in-law fight, what if you join forces with your son-in-law, Guan Yu wants to help you fight me? This is not to be done.
Seeing that Sun Quan didn't speak, Sun Shao knew that he would definitely not agree, so he raised a second finger: "After defeating the Qingxu Naval Division, I will go out of the river and into the sea to attack Qingzhou or Xuzhou to share some pressure for General Lu." If Qingxu is shaken, Jizhou is unstable, and Cao Ying can't just ignore it. It's just ......" He hesitated, looking uncertain: "In this way, I am fighting alone, and it will be difficult to replenish the grain and grass." In case the war is unfavorable, the Supreme wants to lend a hand, but it is beyond the reach of the whip. Therefore, I think it is better to defend the back road for General Lu in the river, and no matter how bad it is, it is also good to help transport military rations. β
Sun Quan and Lu Meng exchanged glances with each other, and neither of them spoke. Sun Quan turned his face to Sun Shao and said, "You just came back, and you're tired, go back and rest first." As for where you are fighting, I will discuss with you again to see where it is most appropriate for you to be arranged, and then I will consider it with you. β
Sun Shao finished lighting the cannon and achieved his goal, but he didn't want to stay any longer, so he immediately saluted and retired. As soon as he went out, Sun Quan said to everyone solemnly: "Gentlemen, I think this plan is quite promising, you might as well discuss it carefully and see if you can seize this opportunity and take Jianghuai and other places." β
β¦β¦ Sun Shao went out of the door and turned right, returned to his general's mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw several people sitting in the hall. Ohashi sat in the middle with a smile, and as soon as his loving gaze touched his face, he never moved away. Guan Feng took his son's hand and sat aside, his burning eyes full of lovesickness. Qiao Ying's mother and daughter couldn't help but smile, Sun Yuanying and Sun Xiuying were also there, looking at him with happy eyes.
Sun Shao stepped forward to salute one by one, everyone took his hand and said a few words affectionately, but his son looked at him strangely, hiding behind the bridge and refusing to see him, Guan Feng spoke louder, he actually grinned, "wow" and cried, making everyone laugh.
Sun Shao was a little embarrassed, he touched his nose, and said with some loss: "This kid, I don't even know him." β
"Who let you keep fighting outside, and you haven't come back for more than a year, my good grandson was still young at that time, how can I recognize you." Daqiao smiled and held his grandson in his arms and coaxed him, turned his face to Qiao Ying and smiled: "Go and see if they are here, if they come, notify the kitchen to eat, Feng Xian is afraid that he is already hungry." β
Sun Shao pursed his lips sourly: "Mother still knows that I am hungry, I thought you only cared about your grandson and forgot about my son." β
"Aren't you too? After marrying a wife, I forgot my mother. Sun Xiuying giggled, came up and pinched Sun Shao, squeezed her eyes, and glanced at Guan Feng. Guan Feng lowered his head embarrassedly. Sun Shao was puzzled, and was just about to ask, when there was a commotion outside, Xiaoqiao walked in quickly accompanied by Zhou Yu, and said with a smile as soon as he entered the door: "Hehehe, it was originally the general who came back, no wonder it was so lively." Yo, isn't this the eldest sister and third sister of the Sun family, and you are here too? β
Sun Xiuying has a good relationship with Daqiao, and she often comes, but Sun Yuanying rarely goes home. After Gu Shao died, her son Gu Tan was also older, and she had her own studies, and she was very lonely alone, so she could only find her two younger sisters to spend time. Later, I heard Sun Xiuying say that Daqiao cared about her very much, and Lu Ji was in a good situation after he arrived at Sun Shao's side, and Mrs. Lu's attitude towards her was much kinder, so this time Sun Xiuying received a notice from Daqiao that Sun Shao was back, so she went to Gu's mansion to ask her, and she also followed, which made Daqiao very surprised.
"Auntie's words are not right, we are also from the Sun family, why can't we come?" Sun Xiuying and Xiaoqiao's mother and daughter are very familiar, and they are unforgiving, so they took Zhou Yu's hand and said: "It's Sister Xiaoyuer, I heard that I will be Aden's wife in the future, although this appointment has not yet been made, I still have to pay attention to a little bit, my family is a man who doesn't have a mouthful, don't provoke Sister Yu with any words, then it's inappropriate." β
Zhou Yu glanced at her and retorted: "Sister, what she said is not right, I came to see my aunt with my mother, what gossip can I have?" But my sister is unkind to talk like this. β
"The two of you will quarrel as soon as you meet, can you have a time when you don't fight?" Daqiao said angrily: "Today is a good day to go back to the house first, do you want to eat first and then fight, or are you going to eat after fighting on an empty stomach?" β
"Of course, it's eating and fighting." Sun Xiuying and Zhou Yu said in unison.
Sun Shao was confused: "Third sister, what did you just say, Ayu is going to marry Arden?" β
"Don't you know?" Sun Xiuying reached out and twisted Sun Shao's nose as she did when she was a child, and said with a smile: "I regret it now, it's too late to regret it." Such a good woman, you are really unlucky. β
Sun Shao looked at Zhou Yu, whose face darkened, and didn't regret it at all, but wanted to laugh a little. The Zhou family and the Sun family are really cut off, and the reason is still messy, Zhou Xun was taken by Sun Luban, and he didn't dare to marry first when he reached the marriageable age, this Zhou Yu was taken by Sun Deng again, and he couldn't marry when he reached the age, this is really an official who crushed people to death. He glanced back at Zhou Yin and squeezed his eyes: "Ah Yin, is there any woman in the office who has taken a fancy to you?" β
"Hmm-" Zhou Yin's head shook like a rattle, pulled Sun Shao to the side, and begged: "Big brother, take me to the war this time." I'm bored at home, the eldest brother is rare to go home, and when I go home, I am bored in the study to read, and the little sister has been bored in the study since the marriage, and it is rare to see a smiling face all day long, and even with my mother is not in a good mood, so that I dare not laugh when I am a little happy. β
"Not really." Sun Shao joked: "This is the supreme's grace to your Zhou family, in the future, one of your Zhou family will be a princess and a princess, and you won't be able to do it if you don't want to be developed." You just wait to be domineering. β
Zhou Yin glanced at Sun Shao, who was smiling as usual, and his eyes were a little weird: "I said are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid?" Still have no conscience? β
"You're stupid, am I wrong?" Sun Shao retorted.
"Then don't you have a good impression of Xiao Yu'er at all?" Zhou Yin really couldn't understand Sun Shao's attitude.
"Who said that?" Sun Shao suddenly felt a little strange: "What does this have to do with whether I like Xiao Yu'er or not?" β
"Pig brains." Zhou Yin jumped up, knocked on Sun Shao's head, lowered his voice and shouted: "My little Yu'er doesn't want to be a princess, she only has you in her heart, don't you see it?" β
"Pounce-" Sun Shao, who was just about to fight back, didn't come up in one breath, choking and coughing.
(To be continued)