No. 498 Cao Liu is not afraid

Sun Quan's follow-up performance was also unsatisfactory.

The veteran of meritorious service often walks alone, victory or defeat is difficult to decide, the Mandate of Heaven returns victoriously in Sun, and the Mandate of Heaven collapses in Cao Ze, and the chaos is unimaginable. On the contrary, Sun Quan's personal promotion and training of the generals in these years have performed well, although their military experience is somewhat lacking, Sun Quan can implement his will like an arm, and slightly play a role as a mainstay.

In the battle for Jingzhou that killed the world for thousands of years, the Sun-Liu coalition fought extremely hard, walking on the verge of collapse all the time, as if dancing on the tip of a needle.

All in all, the burning of Chibi or the burning of Wulin has no basis for existence.

Unfortunately, Cao Cao was defeated.

Cao Cao was not defeated by the Sun-Liu coalition, but by the plague.

Although the Sun-Liu coalition army was not satisfactory in combat, it was able to barely repel the Jingzhou naval army that Cao Cao had just recruited. After a stalemate between the two sides on both sides of the Yangtze River for a period of time, Cao Cao's main army suddenly broke out into a vicious plague, and the morale of the soldiers was sharply reduced, and the soldiers had no intention of fighting. After only two months of confrontation along the river with the Sun-Liu coalition army, Cao Cao had to frustratefully stop the strategy of the southern expedition and withdraw to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Cao Cao's strategy of conquering Jingyang and Yangzhou was as bankrupt as the real-world historical Battle of Chibi.

The mutations that are clearly visible, only Cao Cao's losses are far less than the Battle of Chibi.

Whether it is the burning of red cliffs, or the plague or natural disasters, victory is victory. After Cao Cao retreated, the southern part of Jingzhou suddenly became the hunting ground of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and the strategic value of this war was not inferior to the battle of Chibi in real world history.

Of course, there are a lot of details. In this battle, Sun Quan performed very poorly, Cao Cao smiled contemptuously and said, "Zhongmou is a child, don't worry", and Liu Bei also hesitated for a while whether to "go down the river and take away Jiangdong". In troubled times, only those who are strong have the confidence to compete with heroes. In view of the humiliating fact that the Jiangdong troops were weak in combat, Sun Quan could only bow his head and give up. In addition to the gateway of Jiangxia County, Sun Quan lent Liu Bei all the territory of Jingzhou in the south tolerantly, hoping that Liu Bei's garrison in Jingzhou would cover the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

After this battle, Sun Quan realized the tumor effect of Sun Ben and other veterans, and decided to completely regain military power. Sun Quan's anger went down the river and ordered Sun Ben to gather all the old soldiers to attack Huainan in an attempt to complete the concentration of military power through this war. In this way, the Battle of Jingzhou had just ended, and Sun Quan led tens of thousands of soldiers to kill Jiujiang County. Sun Quan led the main force to besiege Hefei and tried to knock out the Yangzhou Assassin History Department; Sun Ben and Zhang Zhao crossed Hefei to attack Dangtu and other counties, hoping to push the front line to the Huai River.

Lujiang was too subordinate to Sun Quan in the name of Zhou Yu, and he also had to cooperate with Sun Quan's Huainan grand strategy.

However, Zhou Yu, who has always been self-respecting, also has his own countermeasures, and quickly sent Lu Su to visit Wei Dongsheng to reach a consensus. Wei Dongsheng was also unwilling to be loyal to Cao Cao, and ordered Lu Kang to cooperate, first withdrawing the Taiban soldiers and civilians in Lu'an County to ensure the supply of military food for the next few months, and then conniving at Zhou Yu to drive straight into the city of Lu'an without a single sword.

Sun Quan besieged Hefei, the assassin of Yangzhou, and Zhou Yu besieged Lu'an, the governor of Lujiang County in the north, and gave Sun Quan an explanation.

In fact, Wei Dongsheng and Zhou Yu both tacitly abided by the peace treaty between the north and south of the Lujiang River, and the so-called Lu'an siege battle was all for Sun Quan to see.

Three months later, Sun Quan was still embarrassed not to conquer Hefei.

This is the credit of Liu Fu, the former Yangzhou assassin. Liu Fu did not have the ambition of Kyushu, nor was he able to integrate Jiujiang County and Lujiang County with an iron fist, let alone successfully destroy Sun Quan, and his ability seemed to be very mediocre at first glance. But as a state assassin, Liu Fu is very qualified, and he clearly understands the strategic position of the two counties of Huainan. In eight years, Liu Fu built a high-walled arrow tower in Hefei and accumulated a large amount of logistics materials in advance, in order to make Hefei play a mainstay role when Sun Quan invaded the south.

Obviously, Liu Fu succeeded.

Following the chaos of the Battle of Jingzhou, Sun Quan worked in Huainan to no avail.

However, the gathering of Jiangdong elites in Hefei is still very deterrent. The siege of Lu'an, played by Wei Dongsheng and Zhou Yu, frightened the local people to abandon their homes and flee to the foothills of Dabie Mountain in the west, and the troops who were ordered to defend Lu'an were also worried day and night, lest Zhou Yu launch an offensive with a false and abrupt attack.

At the end of April 209, Wei Dongsheng personally led a team to support Lu'an, replenish logistics materials, and take turns to defend the army.

During the reincarnation of the 10th generation, Wei Dongsheng had experience in training as a general and as a grassroots lieutenant, so he was able to calmly comfort the defenders and verify the defense arrangements of Lu'an. On the side of the Absolute Holy Gate, the siege of Lu'an was in charge of Lu Kang, Lu Xun, Liu Ye and others. Lu Kang is the Taishou of Lujiang County who has been certified by the Han court and Cao Cao, and he is in Lu'an, and Lu'an can symbolize the survival of Lujiang County; Lu Xun is the real world history and Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and others called the four major governors of Eastern Wu, Wei Dongsheng was unwilling to waste Lu Xun's military talent, after adulthood, he ordered him to study military affairs, Lu'an defense system is fully responsible for Lu Xun; Lu Kang was in charge of civil affairs, Lu Xun was in charge of military power, and Wei Dongsheng arranged Liu Ye to Lu'an in order to prevent Lujiahua in Lujiang County.

Wei Dongsheng summoned Lu Xun at the south gate of the city wall, and while condescendingly talking about the military formation arrangement of Zhou Yu's troops, he instructed: "The art of war has clouds, and the soldiers are also treacherous. If you can, you can't, and you can't show it; Near shows far, far away shows near. Zhou Yu is especially proficient in the principle that soldiers do not get tired of deceit, you must not relax your vigilance because of the peace treaty between the two sides, and you must always be prepared for Zhou Yu to suddenly turn his face. ”

Lu Xun replied: "Teacher, please rest assured, although the Lu'an siege battle is fake, the Lu'an defense system is not fake at all. ”

While the master and apprentice were chatting, Liu Ye suddenly picked up his steps: "The master of the door, Duwei (Lu Xun), Lu Su is here. ”

Wei Dongsheng was too lazy to prepare trivial etiquette, and simply ordered: "Take him here." ”

After a while, Lu Su climbed to the city wall unhurriedly and saluted Wei Dongsheng: "I have seen the Lord of Wei. ”

In a polite sentence, Wei Dongsheng took the initiative to ask Lu Su about his intentions. Lu Su explained simply: "During Jingzhou's defense against Cao Cao, the generals went their own way, and it was chaotic, and General Sun (Sun Quan) hated it. General Sun's northern expedition to Huainan, taking the opportunity to expand is one of them, and the rectification of the department will be the second, since the siege of Hefei, I don't know how many generals will be punished by General Sun because of their achievements. Zhou Gongjin has been guarding the south of the Lujiang River for nearly ten years, and he has long become an arrogant soldier in the eyes of General Sun. Now that the large-scale military training in Hefei has been effective, General Sun then went west to Lu'an and rebuked Zhou Gongjin: 'Why can't you attack the small Lu'an County for a long time'? ”

Wei Dongsheng smiled and said, "Sun Quan has the face to scold Zhou Yu? ”

At this moment, Sun Quan's combat effectiveness really does not deserve a word of praise. Sun Quan concentrated the main force to besiege Hefei and attacked for several months, with few results; Ordering Sun Ben, Zhang Zhao and other partial divisions to seize the Huai River defense line was also fruitless for a long time. In this context, Sun Quan also has the face to scold Zhou Yu for not being able to beat Lu'an?

Of course, Wei Dongsheng's words are a joke. Wei Dongsheng understood what Sun Quan meant, and Sun Quan reprimanded Zhou Yu, but it was actually the drunkard's intention not to drink. Sun Quan ordered Zhou Yu to attack Lujiang County in the north, and if Zhou Yu fought seriously, Sun Quan would be able to take advantage of the fisherman's profits and take the opportunity to annex Lujiang County in the south; And if Zhou Yu half-heartedly acted with Wei Dongsheng, Sun Quan could also use it as an excuse to raise troops to recruit Zhou Yu. It's a pity that the plan is not as fast as the change, Sun Quan never thought that he would be helpless even in a small Hefei.

After all, Sun Quan is Zhou Yu's direct boss, and Zhou Yu remembers Sun Ce's friendship, and has tried to respect Sun Quan as much as possible over the years. Lu Su knew Zhou Yu's knot, and he didn't dare to mock Sun Quan as unscrupulously as Wei Dongsheng, so he had to skipped the matter with an embarrassed smile.

Lu Su continued to explain the meaning: "General Sun blamed Zhou Gongjin for his ineffectiveness for many days, and sent 3,000 elite soldiers of Song Qian and Pan Zhang to Lu'an in the name of reinforcements. Lujiang is weak and Jiangnan is strong, Zhou Gongjin is unwilling to be realistic, and he must take the siege of Lu'an seriously at that time, and ask the Lord of Wei to understand. Now there is still half a month before Song Qian, Pan Zhang and other generals, if there are old and weak people in Lu'an City, please ask the master to temporarily escort them away and avoid the rebellion in advance. Considering the suddenness of the incident, if Lu'an's reserves are insufficient, Zhou Gongjin is willing to temporarily allocate some grain and grass. ”

Everyone in the world has their own interests, Wei Dongsheng has Wei Dongsheng's ideas, Zhou Yu has Zhou Yu's ideas, and he must not be harsh on what he can't do. Inform the reinforcements of the future news in advance, and prepare to give away a batch of grain and grass for free before the siege, Zhou Yu is already interesting enough. Therefore, Wei Dongsheng did not accuse Lu Su for no reason, and continued to inquire about the enemy situation in a harmonious voice: "Are you familiar with Song Qian and Pan Zhang? ”

Lu Su seemed to know everything: "Zhou Gongjin is more familiar with Song Qian, Song Qian was originally a general of Sun Bofu, and he was deeply trusted by Sun Bofu. Song Qian is still stable in his use of troops, and he will move forward bravely with full certainty, although he rarely makes great achievements, foreign enemies cannot see opportunities in him. ”

Wei Dongsheng didn't care about Song Qian's military ability: "How does Sun Quan treat Song Qian?" ”

Lu Su replied: "Song Qian is the general of Sun Bofu, and General Sun has some concerns about him, so he has not reused him so far. However, Song Qian acted more steadily, and General Sun did not deliberately make things difficult for him. ”

Wei Dongsheng nodded and continued to ask, "What about Pan Zhang?" ”

Lu Su: "Zhou Gongjin is not familiar with Pan Zhang, and he has not met before. As far as the information is known now, Pan Zhang followed General Sun as early as the first year of Jian'an (196), and it can be said that General Sun personally cultivated his cronies. General Sun ordered him to follow Song Qian, for fear that the comer would not be good. ”

Wei Dongsheng was noncommittal: "I know." ”

In all fairness, Wei Dongsheng didn't care about Song Qian and Pan Zhang's attack.

In troubled times, without the guarantee of force, do not hope for peace. Sun Quan would not ignore the northern Lujiang Prefecture, and Cao Cao would not allow Wei Dongsheng to live here forever. If Wei Dongsheng wants to divide the northern Lujiang County in fact, he must not expect the kindness of the warlords from all walks of life, but needs to work hard to improve the war potential of the northern Lujiang County and turn the northern Lujiang County into an armed neutral buffer zone that no one dares to provoke easily.