Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 315
In 230 A.D., the second year of Wu Emperor Sun Quan Huanglong.

In June, when the Great Han Northern Expedition was in full swing, Sun Quan couldn't bear the turmoil in his heart. He appointed Quan Cong, Zhuge Jin, Lu Fan and others as generals, and personally led [-] soldiers from the state of Wu. .

General Manchong of Zhengdong summoned Yangzhou soldiers to gather and defend Hefei, and ordered soldiers and horses from Yan and Henan states to support Hefei.

For a time, the land of Jiangbei was covered with clouds of war. Nearly 200,000 soldiers from the Wu and Wei armies faced each other in Huaibei and other places, and the war was imminent.

But at this time, Sun Quan saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, so he took the initiative to stop his troops and led an army of [-] to retreat above the Yangtze River. The north of the river seemed to be covered with clouds of war and dissipated.

In July, Man Chong did not move and continued to camp in Jiangbei. However, the imperial court ordered Man Chong to return to the army.

The Jiangbei camp, the Wei army camp, and the Chinese army camp.

Man Chong sat in a high position, and General Wei lined up on both sides, with a dignified look on his face.

Man Chong looked at the generals and asked, "Now that Sun Quan has returned from his strike, the country has also issued an order for us to stop and return to the city. What do you think?"

Wang Ling, the governor of Yuzhou, was dissatisfied with Manchong's long-term recruiting of his own soldiers, so he cupped his hands and said, "General Zhengdong, Sun Quan has stopped his troops now, and there is no war on the border. Naturally, he was called by the country to stop and return to the army. Now the war in the northwest is rotten, and the river is overflowing. , Our Jiangbei army can save money and food, so as to supplement the country, how can we stay in Jiangbei for a long time, wasting food and grass."

Man Chong nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "What the governor of Yuzhou said is unreasonable, but don't you know that money and food are small things, and Hefei is important. If you lose Hefei because of a little money and food, and cause Jiangbei to lose, then you and I will be ashamed." To His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Wang Ling did not show weakness, and cupped his hands and said, "Now that Sun Quan is withdrawing, how can he win Hefei? How can General Zhengdong say that Hefei will lose if he goes out?"

Man Chong caressed for a while, and said: "Sun Quan raises an army of [-] soldiers, with Quan Cong, Zhuge Jin, and Lu Fan as generals, and they should attack Liang with Western Shu. The attack is fierce. Today I only stay in Hefei for a few days, see me The army is powerful, so they led the troops back to the country. How can such a behavior not be suspicious? I think there must be a fraud in it. I can wait for a few days and watch Sun Quan's movements. Hefei is ready for eventuality!"

After a pause, Man Chong said with deep meaning: "Regardless of whether Zhuge Liang can succeed in attacking Liang, if our Jiangbei army can win, the country will definitely be happy. Why don't you wait patiently to see what Sun Quan can do next."

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Ling had nothing to say. He remained silent for a while, then bowed his hands and stepped back without saying a word.

Sun Li, the prefect of Yangping, stood up and said to the crowd: "The general who conquers the East is a veteran who wants to seek the country, and Sun Quan must be prepared for his cunning. The last general dares to ask the general to order!"

Sun Li, courtesy name Deda, was born in Zhuojun, Hebei.The foreign prefect joined the army to fight, and had great prestige in the army and in the prefecture and county.

Seeing Sun Li's support, everyone stood up in unison and cupped their hands and said, "I dare to ask the general to give an order to prepare for Sun Quan."

Seeing this, Man Chong didn't say much, got up according to the case, walked to the map hanging on the wall, looked at Hefei on the map, and said: "Sun Quan must come here for Hefei and Hefei New City. Our army is stationed in Hefei City , Sun Quan is difficult to conquer, and will turn to Hefei New City."

Man Chong looked at the generals who were listening carefully, and talked eloquently.

"But the new city is far away from Chaohu Lake, built more than [-] miles inland, and Hefei is nearby. Sun Quan must not dare to go deep alone. But Sun Quan came with a hundred thousand troops. If there is no victory, he will have no face to return to the country. That's why this man He will definitely show off his prestige and prestige in order to show off his military prestige. If Chong's prediction is not bad, Sun Quan will definitely go ashore to show off his might, to show that his soldiers are large and general, and to encourage the hearts of the soldiers of the Eastern Wu."

"At that time!" Man Chong said with a sneer, and said: "Our army can ambush 6000 people in a hidden place outside Hefei City, waiting for Wu Jun to throw himself into the net."

When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed, and they all wanted to go out and take orders.
"Changshi listens to the order, and I plan to report the situation in Jiangbei in Ming Dynasty!" Man Chong ordered.

"promise!"

……

Sure enough, as Man Chong expected, after more than ten days, Sun Quan saw that the Wei army had not moved, so he killed a returning carbine, and the navy sailed from the Yangtze River to Chaohu Lake to besiege Hefei.

Facing the [-] defenders in Hefei, the [-]-strong army could not be defeated for more than ten days in a row. When they heard that the Wei army in the Jiangbei camp was about to go out to rescue, all the generals retreated.

Wu Jun Navy, Sun Quan Dragon Boat.

Standing on the dragon boat, Sun Quan looked at the fortified city of Hefei in the distance, and said to Gu Li beside him, "Gu, order the generals to discuss matters on the dragon boat."

"promise!"

Gu Li was loyal and decisive, upright and strong, and voluntarily became a slave of Sun Quan.Sun Quan was saved in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, and after that, Sun Quan was always remembered and loved.Therefore, Sun Quan kindly called it "Valley" to show respect.

In the dragon boat palace, Sun Quan sat upright, and the generals were separated on both sides.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, and said slowly, "Now Hefei is difficult to conquer, and Man Chong came to save him. I wonder what the generals think?"

Lu Fan thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Hefei City is high and deep, and the soldiers have enough food and supplies. Now tens of thousands of troops are gathering in the south. With the current situation, we should retreat, and we will discuss it in the next year!"

Sun Quan looked displeased, and said, "Why do the generals fear me so much? Cao Xiu and I are not afraid, let alone Man Chong."

Zhuge Jin cupped his hands and spoke to ease the relationship, saying: "My lord, General Lu's words are also for the sake of the country. The city of Hefei is difficult to overcome at this time, and it will be difficult to overcome when tens of thousands of soldiers arrive in Hefei. Unless our army can capture the city of Hefei in the near future."

Sun Quan was at a loss for words for a while, Zhuge Jin and Lu Fan had something to say, and it was difficult to take down the city of Hefei guarded by 6000 people, let alone wait until tens of thousands of reinforcements arrived.

But it is really unwilling to let Sun Quan withdraw his troops at this time!

Two years ago, the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han acquired Longyou and Xicheng, and newly established Qinzhou.Last year, Cao Zhen, who also defeated an army of 200,000, was in full swing.

Are you not as good as Shu Han?

What's more, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Western Shu, was fighting fiercely in Liangzhou at this time, so why didn't Sun Quan be greedy.

Sun Quan stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, then slowly said: "Man Chong started to build Hefei New City in the winter of last year, but it hasn't been completed yet, if we send troops from Great Wu to destroy it, it will be a waste of effort, and we can also plunder the nearby craftsmen and return to the teacher. I wonder what the generals think about this matter?"

Lu Fan, Zhuge Jin and other generals breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, as long as they have the heart to retreat, they are afraid that the Supreme will be overwhelmed with favor.

Quan Cong thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the Man Chong army has been stationed in the Jiangbei Camp. Our army retreated first, and then attacked Hefei. The Man Chong army neither retreated nor defended, only at this time to rescue. I'm afraid There is fraud in it, not to mention that the new city of Hefei is a new city full of favors, it is impossible to be unprepared, our army is small and alone, it is not dangerous! Please think twice."

Sun Quan's expression lightened slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Cao Wei's army is at Manchong's place, and they are going south to rescue. If we don't take advantage of the emptiness at this time, destroy the new city, and then move the old city to the new city after it is built, our army may Only in danger!"

After a pause, Sun Quan recalled: "More than ten years ago, I still had Gan Xingba with a hundred cavalry to rob the Wei camp, but now no one dares to defeat the top of the Wei army. It can be seen that there is no one in the army!"

All the generals were indignant when they heard the words, and one general looked passionate, cupped his hands and said loudly: "Why did your majesty underestimate us? When General Gan's hundred riders robbed the Wei camp, I was also there. Now I want to lead a thousand people to destroy the new city to show I am Wu Zhiwei."

Sun Quan heard the sound and looked, Ding Feng went out and asked for orders to fight.

Ding Feng, courtesy name Chengyuan, followed other generals on many expeditions, and often won the three armies bravely. He once belonged to Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others. He was brave and resourceful.

Sun Quan was overjoyed, stood up and said: "Shan, I ordered Chengyuan to lead an army of thousands of people to destroy the new city. I will wait for you to return and celebrate your achievements."

"No, thank you, Your Majesty!" Ding Feng responded.

The next day, Ding Feng led an army of thousands of people and went deep into the new city of Hefei alone. At this time, six thousand ambush soldiers deployed by Man Chong suddenly broke out and ambushed Ding Feng, killing hundreds of Wu soldiers, and some fell into the water and died.

Ding Feng was surrounded by heavy siege, he clashed left and right, killed a Wei Xiaowei, led dozens of cavalry to break out, and apologized to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan sighed, pardoned him for his innocence, and rewarded him with some gold and silver, but he was terrified of Man Chong and wanted to retreat.

That night, there was a loud drumming outside Chaohu Lake. Sun Quan thought that the Man Chong army had arrived, panicked, and ordered the whole army to retreat, regardless of the little food and grass left in Jiangbei.

On the way back to the army, Sun Quan was very worried that he could not conquer Hefei. He was even more ashamed when he heard that Zhuge Liang had defeated Cao Zhen in Gaoping City.

At this time, Gu Li said that after the war, he could secretly ask the Shu Han for a strategy to win Hefei.

Sun Quan was silent, but thought it was okay in his heart!

(End of this chapter)