Zhuge Liang asked to exchange the small half of Lujiang County in Sun Quan's hands for Guiyang County, which seemed to be Sun Quan's blood gain, but in fact it was a blood loss.

Where is Lujiang County?

In the south of Anhui in later generations, directly south of Hefei City, probably in the area from Lu'an City to Anqing City, excluding Hefei, Hefei was in Jiujiang County at that time.

Among them, the main area of Lujiang County is the area from Lu'an City to Gushi County, Henan Province, which is the Huainan Plain in the traditional sense.

At present, this vast plain is controlled by Cao Cao and is under the jurisdiction of Wen Hui, the current governor of Yangzhou.

In the past, Wen Hui was appointed by Cao Cao to be the assassin of Yangzhou, Cao Cao and Sun Quan formed an alliance, in order to win over Sun Quan, after violating the three-mutual law to Sun Quan to give a Yangzhou pastor, he had to remove the post of Yangzhou assassin.

So Wen Hui was changed to the governor of Yangzhou and took charge of the Huainan region controlled by Cao Cao.

In addition to the area controlled by Cao Cao, there is also a large area of land north of the Yangtze River in the south and south of the Dabie Mountain.

This area is the west and north of Anqing City, Anhui Province, and the west includes Huangmei County, Susong County, Taihu County, and Qianshan City. To the north are Huaining County, Zongyang County, Tongcheng, Lujiang County and other places.

At this time, this place was controlled by Sun Quan, and when Zhou Yu intercepted Huangzu from the land, he set off from Anqing City, passed through Qianshan, Taihu Lake, Susong, and intercepted Huangmei County.

Therefore, this area can be said to be Sun Quan's only territory north of the Yangtze River.

Most importantly.

Its strategic location is extremely precarious.

This place is connected with Jiangxia County by land, so that you can directly send troops by land from Jiangxia, Cao Cao can be attacked in the north, Sun Quan can be attacked in the east, and because it is connected to Jiangxia, the Jingzhou army can rush to help at any time.

If this place is used as a bargaining chip to borrow Guiyang County and exchange it with Liu Bei, then the garrison of Liu Bei's group is like a needle, directly inserted into the territory of Cao Cao and Sun Quan. The tip of the needle was aimed at the throats of Sun Cao and the others, and they could be fatal at any time.

And because this place is connected with Jiangxia, it can be attacked, retreated, and defended.

The north is the Dabie Mountain Mountains, the south is the vast Yangtze River, as long as the Jiangxia Navy is deployed in Penglize, Jiangbei, that is, the area of Longgan Lake and Daguan Lake in the later generations, then it is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of Jiangdong.

Once Sun and Liu are at odds, the Jiangxia Navy and Liu Bei's Army will advance by land and water, and they can go straight into the hinterland of Jiangdong, which can be said to put their own safety in the hands of others.

On the other hand, Gyeyang-gun.

It seems to have a population of more than 500,000 and is relatively wealthy.

But the barbarian land is unsubmissible and difficult to manage, and at the same time, there are many ethnic minorities, the transportation is remote, the road is extremely long, and it is also surrounded by miasma brought by mosquitoes and bloodsucking insects.

It can be said that even if the population is large, it is still a piece of chicken ribs.

Using a semi-fast strategic place to exchange a piece of chicken ribs, no matter how stupid Sun Quan is, he knows that he can't do this.

Therefore, when Zhuge Liang made this request, he almost didn't want to refuse and said: "Lujiang County is the land of my Jiangdong, how can it be exchanged?" ”

Zhuge Liang also smiled: "Guiyang is also the land of Jingzhou, doesn't Marquis Wu also want to borrow it?" Loan money is such a thing as a back and forth, even if it is married to a relative, not to mention whether my lord should go down, even if he should be, with Guiyang County as a gift, shouldn't Wu Hou give back to make up for it? ”

"This"

Sun Quan was speechless for a while.

Lu Su said in a deep voice: "Kong Ming should know that we are only borrowing the Guiyang road for transportation, not occupying the land of Guiyang. And how can Guiyang be compared with Lujiang? There is no comparison between the two. ”

Zhuge Liang retorted: "Guiyang now has hundreds of thousands of Dingkou, hundreds of miles in area, and the people's livelihood is rich. Lujiang has been in war for many years, and there is not one in Dingkou, and the people's livelihood is poor. And the area is only north of the Yangtze River, south of Dabie Mountain is still in the hands of Wu Hou, and the rest of the places are obtained by Cao Cao. How can't you exchange barren land for rich land? ”

Lu Su said-for-tat: "This is not true, the foundation of Daqin back then was Guanzhong, which was rich and had a wide area. But if you ask Great Qin to exchange the land east of the river of Wei for Hangu Pass, do you think Qin is willing? This land of the Lujiang River is the Hangu Pass in the east of my Jiangdong. ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Lujiang is not connected to Jiangdong, and the second is not dangerous, how can it be the Hangu Pass in Jiangdong?" If Cao Cao raised troops to the south, he probably only needed to send 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he could easily occupy it. ”

"Amount"

Lu Su was speechless for a while.

Strictly speaking, this place is really not a dangerous pass.

It's not even a place of abundance.

Of course.

It used to be.

But after Huainan was tossed by Yuan Shu, they all ate people.

The original fertile field has now become a barren place, full of swamps, dense jungles, and there may be no people in a radius of dozens of kilometers.

Therefore, in fact, if this place is for Sun Quan and Cao Cao's forces, it is indeed not a major defensive place.

But if it is Sun Quan's forces and Jingzhou's forces, it will be completely different.

This place connects Jiangxia and Yuzhang's land transportation, and Jiangdong territory across the river, to the north can also seize Huainan, once Liu Bei's power expands, Cao Cao's forces are driven out of Huainan, then Jiangdong is surrounded by Liu Bei.

Is this still worth it?

Moreover, in addition to Jingzhou against Jiangdong, if Jiangdong invades Jingzhou, it will also invade Jiangxia from the land, and even reach the bridgehead of Nanyang County.

Therefore, if Sun Quan gives up the initiative and turns to passive defense, he can give up Lujiang County.

But as long as he still has a little ambition for Jingzhou, he can't give up.

"South of the Lujiang River, the only thing that can become Jiangdong Hangu Pass is to defend or attack Jingzhou. Since Marquis Wu is willing to make peace, and even plans to fight against Cao Cao in alliance with our lord, why is he not willing to exchange Lujiang for Guiyang with us? ”

Zhuge Liang turned his head and said to Sun Quan with a smile: "When the time comes, we can join forces to drive Cao Cao out of Huainan, the Central Plains in the north, and restore the Han Dynasty." Wu Hou is unwilling, could it be that he is guarding against his allies? ”

"Naturally not. It's just this Lujiang."

Sun Quan denied it again and again, but his words were pinched by Zhuge Liang, and when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say why, and he choked for a while.

"How is this Lujiang?"

Zhuge Liang chased after him and asked questions.

"This Lujiang River is also the road for us to attack Cao Cao from the land to the north."

Lu Su immediately played a round and said: "Therefore, it can't be lost." ”

"Oh throat?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and turned his head to look at Lu Su and said, "Is this really the case?" ”

"Nature."

Lu Su lied and nodded without a draft.

"But as far as I know, Huainan is separated from Jiangdong by a river, and it goes north from the mouth of the river to Chaohu Lake. After entering Chaohu Lake, you can attack Lujiang Shu County in the south, and you can take Jiujiang Hefei in the north. ”

Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "And in addition to the mouth of the water, there is also a ditch connected to Huaishui, and the fleet can go directly to Xuzhou." Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of Wuyue have been like this, but it is the first time I have heard of the Jiangbei Expedition, which also needs to be attacked from land. ”

"It's a time and a moment."

Lu Su snorted, but the smile on his face was very unnatural.

Because what Zhuge Liang said was the truth.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu was the hegemon, and when he went north to fight with Qi, he walked through the ditch.

Later, the Yue Kingdom destroyed the Wu State and went north to the Central Plains to claim hegemony, and they all crossed the Yangtze River by land.

There has never been a Wuyue country that has to go north to the Central Plains by taking the Jiujiang area.

So Lu Su is.

And everyone knows that Lu Su is.

This made Lu Su very embarrassed.

But being a politician has to be thick-skinned, so even if you are embarrassed and smile unnaturally, you can only stand up.

Zhuge Liang got up and said: "If this is the case, this matter may have to go back and ask my lord Uncle Liu Huang before it can be decided." After all, lending a county of land, but not having anything to pledge, there is no such reason in this world. ”

"This"

Sun Quan frowned, his face was very ugly.

Lu Su thought for a while and said, "Kong Ming, please wait, let us discuss and discuss." Ziyu, you two brothers haven't seen each other for many years, I'm afraid there are a lot of things to say, this Wankou is beautiful, it's better to take him to have a look. ”

"Kong Ming, I'll take you out for a walk."

Zhuge Jin understood, so he got up and said: "Anhui is bordered by the Yangtze River in the south, and Peng Lize is Wanli in the west. ”

"Okay."

Zhuge Liang got up with a smile, and bowed to Sun Quan with Sun Qian: "Since this is the case, then let's go out and have a look, so as not to disturb Wu Hou." ”

With that, the three of them left.

Looking at their backs as they left, Sun Quan clenched his fists.

I even married my sister, and I couldn't get a county in a remote suburb, which was really shameless.

After they left, Sun Quan said to Lu Su: "Zijing, do you want to exchange Lujiang for Guiyang?" This Guiyang is just a remote county, how can it be compared with Lujiang? ”

Lu Su smiled bitterly: "Jiangdong has been defeated repeatedly, and the damage is exhausted, if it can't be filled with Jiaozhou, how can it recover as soon as possible?" ”

"Zijing, you don't know the importance of Lujiang."

Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "If Liu Bei gets the Lujiang River, and the Jiangxia sailor is stationed in Peng Lize, it will be like a sword hanging on Gu's neck. The Jingzhou army can advance by land and water at any time and destroy Jiangdong! ”

Lu Su stroked his beard, rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked: "I want to ask Wu Hou, does Wu Hou plan to live in Jiangdong like this in the future, or does he want to wave his army to Jingzhou, with the land of Yang, Jiao, and Jingzhou, and then get Xichuan, divide the north and south with Cao Cao, and seek to seize the world?" ”

Trapped in Jiangdong or seeking to conquer the world?

Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, and then said without hesitation: "Naturally, it is to seize the world!" ”

Lu Su said with a smile: "Wu Hou can have such ambitions, it is a blessing for the children of Jiangdong. Therefore, if you want to conquer the world, you must endure the anger of the moment and give Lujiang to Liu Bei. ”

"If you want to seize the world, you have to give Lujiang to Liu Bei?"

Sun Quan's eyes widened and he said, "Isn't this putting the sword in your hand into the hands of the enemy and bringing about your own destruction?" ”

"No, no, no."

Lu Su shook his head again and again and said, "Wu Hou, think about it, what does the land of Lujiang mean to us and Liu Bei?" ”

"Naturally, it means who has the initiative in the situation of friend and foe."

Sun Quan said without hesitation: "If the Lujiang River is in the hands of a lone person, the Jiangdong army can advance by land and water at any time, and Kou Luo Jingzhou." But if it is in Liu Bei's hands, the one who is beaten is lonely. ”

"Not bad."

Lu Su nodded: "For us and Liu Bei, Lujiang means who is more convenient to take the initiative to attack." If Lujiang is in our hands, will Liu Bei worry that our troops will come to Jingzhou and raid Jiangxia? ”

Sun Quan said: "Naturally, I will be worried. ”

Lu Su said: "So he will definitely not lend Jingnan to us, and at the same time, he will also be like Liu Biao, and arrange heavy troops in Jiangxia to guard Jiangdong." We have suffered heavy losses now, and if we can't get Jingnan and Jiaozhou, we won't be able to recover our strength as soon as possible, and then his army of hundreds of thousands will go down the river and annex Jiangdong, and we will be in danger. ”

Sun Quan frowned and said, "What does Zijing mean?" Let Gu deliberately hand over Lujiang to Liu Bei, so that he thinks that he can attack us at any time when he occupies a strategic place in Lujiang, so that he can neglect his precautions? ”

"Exactly."

Lu Su nodded and said: "Lujiang is in our hands, Liu Bei has to worry that we will attack Jiangxia with Lujiang as the starting point." Therefore, only by handing over Lujiang and Wu Hou and Liu Bei reconcile will he believe that we are really afraid of him. As long as he doesn't place heavy troops in Jiangxia, we have a chance to grow and threaten him! ”

"You can give Lujiang to Liu Bei, how can you be willing?"

Sun Quan slammed the table hard.

"But now the situation is stronger than people."

Lu Su immediately said: "Now that Liu Bei is strong and we are weak, we must show the enemy weakness and paralyze the enemy." Just like Goujian, the king of Yue, did not hesitate to taste dung for Wu Wangfu's husband, in exchange for his husband's trust. In the end, he tried his courage and eliminated the state of Wu. ”

"If he wins the Lujiang River, how about attacking us after occupying the advantageous position?"

Sun Quan asked again.

Lu Su laughed: "Wu Hou should understand, now Liu Bei is focusing on Yizhou, and when he calms down Yizhou, and then wants to turn back to deal with us, we have also recovered some vitality." And Cao Cao will not be able to pacify the north in a short time, and when the time comes, Cao Cao will definitely fight Liu Bei in Guanzhong, Nanyang and other places, how can he still have a chance to attack us? ”

"Hmm."

Sun Quan stood up, walking slowly through the hall with his hands behind his back.

Lu Su followed behind him and continued: "Once Cao and Liu hold each other, we have Yangzhou in the east and Jiaozhou in the south. First connect Yangzhou, Jingnan, and Jiaozhou together, and then attack Liu Bei with Cao Cao in the north and south, so that Liu Bei will be attacked by the enemy, and Jingzhou will return to Wu Hou. ”

"This"

Sun Quan turned his head, glanced at Lu Su, and said: "Cao Cao swallowed the north angrily, and his strength was stronger than Liu Bei. ”

"Definitely."

Lu Su shook his head and said: "I told Wu Hou before, although Cao Cao is strong, but there is no water army, he has at most Nanyang, south of the water, the vast Yunmengze, even if he has millions of soldiers, when he goes to the big rivers and lakes, it is a dead end, this is not to open the door to thieves, but to close the door to capture thieves." ”

In history, Cao Cao was able to fight the Battle of Chibi because he got Liu Biao's surrendered army. Although the Jiangxia Navy was beaten to pieces by the Jiangdong Naval Division, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's Yangtze River Naval Division was still there, so Wulin confronted and suppressed the 50,000 Jiangdong Naval Division.

Now, if you really follow what Lu Su said, exchange territory for space and time, and wait until they develop, and unite Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou in the north and south, once Liu Bei is defeated, it will really be like what he said.

Because Cao Cao has no navy now, he can't fight with Sun Quan's Jiangdong sailors on Yunmengze and the Yangtze River.

Therefore, if Lu Su's strategy goes well, it can indeed be implemented.

Sun Quan thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Zijing's words are indeed reasonable. It's just that the sword in his hand is given to the enemy like this, and he is unwilling. ”

Lu Su persuaded: "There is no population south of the Lujiang River, Wu Hou can move all the remaining people to Jiangdong, and the city will be destroyed as much as possible, leaving vacant land for them." Moreover, we can arrange a large number of defenses along the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also a good strategy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight in Huainan. ”

"Good!"

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, Gou Jian endured humiliation to please his husband, and Gu Yi should suffer this humiliation for the great cause of Jiangdong." ”

After that, he turned his head to Lu Su and said, "Just do what Zijing said!" ”

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief and arched his hand: "Only! ”

(End of chapter)