Chapter 755: Decline
"Prosperity must fall!"
"In the past, Jiangdong was a tiger in the mountains, hiding in the forest, quietly watching the people under the mountain fight, he was the most terrible hunter. Everyone could be bitten by his throat. At this time, the tiger descended the mountain, although the crisis came, but it also exposed himself, Jiangdong will become the target of everyone, anyone can shoot an arrow at him. β
On this day, I heard that Sun Quan had come to the front line of Xudu in person, and in the city of Xudu, Xun Yu was discussing with the ministers.
"Lord Xun, don't worry about him left and right, I just ask, how to stop Sun Quan?" The following is a direct question.
Xun Yu is not in a hurry,
"I revealed to you a few days ago that the answer is in Xuzhou."
"Lord Xun, why do you have to tell lies here. You and I all know that there are many women and children in Xuzhou, how can they encircle Wei and save Zhao? One sneered.
Xun Yu smiled and responded,
"Wei Wei saves Zhao, this is a good thing. Then you should also know that the siege of Wei to save Zhao was not for Zhao to save itself, it was Qi that sent troops to encircle Wei. β
"What does Lord Xun mean, does it mean Yuan Shao?"
didn't wait for Xun Yu to speak, and immediately someone questioned,
"How is that possible! Not to mention that we are at war with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao has no reason to help me. Let's just say that Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan is still in the hands of Sun Quan, how can Yuan Shao send troops to Jiangdong! β
"Yuan Shao's son, it doesn't mean that everyone in the north wants to protect Yuan Tan, no matter what the purpose, there are not a few people who want Yuan Tan to die!" Saying that, Xun Yu smiled coldly, "Moreover, don't underestimate Yuan Shao too much, Sun Quan doesn't return Yuan Tan for a day, will Yuan Shao always be controlled by others?" I'm afraid this is also Yuan Shao deliberately turning a blind eye, wanting to test Sun Quan's reaction. The more Yuan Shao cared, the more Sun Quan would use it as a bargaining chip, and the lion opened his mouth. Look at Sun Quan himself, how could he ever show that he cared about Sun Deng? β
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you know what this means? This means that Sun Quan is about to face a third-line or even a fourth-line battle. As for Yuan Shao, his troops have also divided into two routes, preparing to fight on both sides. Within a month, not only will the crisis of Xudu be solved, but we will also usher in the biggest turnaround! At that time, you will all be the mainstay of the crisis! β
Here, Xun Yu said for a month, but in fact, Sun Quan, who arrived at the front line of Xudu, was about to withdraw as soon as possible.
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Outside the city of Xudu, the Jiangdong army camp,
Sun Quan's arrival made the panic in the front-line camp immediately settle down. What grain and grass problems, what Xuzhou was attacked by, it is not that they think it is fake, but the soldiers absolutely believe in the god of war in their minds. With Sun Quan here, there is no battle that cannot be won!
However, none of this affected Sun Quan from making his decision.
"You mean, there is a batch of grain and grass that was originally shipped to Jingzhou, but you temporarily transferred it?!" Sun Quan's face was extremely gloomy, if it wasn't Qiao Xuan standing here, he would be eager to slaughter people!
A decent mediocre minister is not terrible, but what is terrible is that a high-ranking and powerful person is still self-righteous and acts recklessly! Confucianism advocates moderation, which is really reasonable!
"The subordinates were about to send troops at that time, and it happened that there was grain and grass passing by here, and the subordinates thought that there was no war in Jingzhou, and this must be the arrangement of the lord, so they γγγγγγ" Qiao Xuan hurriedly explained, seeing that Sun Quan's face was not good, he knew that it was useless to say this now, and suddenly said, "But my subordinates have already informed Yizhou of this mistake as soon as possible, and I think that if I come there, I won't have any preparations, if you save somethingγγγγγγ β
"Front-line fighters who are fighting, how can you let them save!" Sun Quan snorted coldly, "Also, what time is your first time?" β
Qiao Xuan lowered his head, his forehead was covered with sweat, and replied weakly,
"It's the time when my subordinates know that there is also a war on the Yizhou side."
Yes, if it weren't for the news that Zhou Yu suddenly attacked Yizhou, which made Qiao Xuan realize that this batch of grain and grass might really be prepared for Jingzhou, how could he realize his mistake?!
"Withdraw immediately!" Sun Quan immediately decided, "Supply all the grain and grass here to the Yizhou front, and send another army to support!" β
Saying that, Sun Quan was still angry, and glared at Qiao Xuan fiercely,
"I've never seen you cheat your son-in-law like this!"
You must know that it was not only Zhou Yu who attacked Yizhou at this time, but also Sun Ce! If it wasn't Qiao Xuan this time, if it was someone else, Sun Quan really doubted whether it was harmful to people's hearts. When the princes of the Eighteenth Route jointly attacked Dong Zhuo, Sun Quan changed history and saved Sun Jian from the crisis of being cut off from food, but after a circle, his Sun family still couldn't escape this catastrophe?
At this moment, Sun Quan could only pray, praying that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu would not be too impulsive and not leave no way back for themselves. In fact, in terms of personality, Sun Quan is really worried, because his eldest brother Sun Ce has always belonged to that impulsive type, but fortunately, this time it was Yizhou that was attacked, and Liu Zhang was not a strong opponent.
"What about Xuzhou?" Qiao Xuan asked stubbornly.
Sun Quan obviously focused on the battlefield in Yizhou, but Xuzhou also had a strong enemy.
"Let Cheng Pu and Han Dang go, although there are no elites in Xuzhou now, there are two veterans, the army is stable, and it is no problem to hold for a while." Sun Quan said.
As a result, just as Qiao Xuan was about to give the order to retreat, a small soldier hurriedly ran over.
"Report to the lord, Zhang Zhao and Lord Zhang jointly signed a letter from hundreds of officials!"
For a moment, the faces of the audience were a little bad. Zhang Zhao sent a letter alone, and he signed a hundred officials, obviously Zhang Zhao thought that he was dissatisfied with Sun Quan, which was putting pressure on him!
Sun Quan took the letter, read it again, smiled coldly, and still ordered with great firmness,
"Retreat!"
In fact, what Zhang Zhao said in his letter was very reasonable, his tone was gentle, and he did not have the slightest intention of forcing the palace.
From ancient times to the present, why do you have to raise a banner when you go on an expedition? In order to win the hearts and minds of the people! This time, "Sun Quan" sent troops to Xudu, and Jiangdong got the news, although they also complained that Sun Quan did not inform him in advance, so that people were not prepared at all, but under the leadership of Zhang Zhao, various operations still operated in an orderly manner.
What's the operation? Of course, it is the operation of the propaganda mouth. First of all, find a literati to list dozens of Cao Cao's crimes, and say that Cao Cao is heinous, worse than Dong Zhuo back then, saying that he coerced the Son of Heaven and wanted to rebel against himself as emperor. Then, how good Sun Quan said, saying that Sun Quan was noble, great, not afraid of hardships and dangers, not afraid of life and death, and went to the front line to command, just to save the Han Emperor and save the common people. Then, he went to the people to hype up and guide public opinion, in short, let Jiangdong go up and down, and fully support Sun Quan's attack on Xudu.
Therefore, to fight Xu Du is to win the hearts of the people. This does not include the other benefits after welcoming the emperor.
In contrast, the war against Yizhou is a war of aggression, which has only disadvantages and no benefits for ordinary people, and is a move that has lost the hearts of the people.
Similarly, for hundreds of officials, welcoming the Han Emperor and increasing the rank of official to the knighthood have many benefits and full of enthusiasm, and everyone is bound to serve Jiangdong more seriously in the future.
Of course, Zhang Zhao didn't let Sun Quan stop fighting Yizhou, but only "temporarily" not fighting, everything has a sequence, and when the emperor is welcomed, the Son of Heaven ordered, and then attack Yizhou, isn't it justified?