Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

The rising sun shines on the river, and the sparkling water shines brightly; the fish swim leisurely under the water, and the green hills in the distance are reflected on the water.

Sun Quan and Liu Chan each took a bloody horse and strolled along the river, talking happily.A gust of river wind blew, the leaves rustled, and the hem of their clothes was blown.

Sun Quan caressed the silver-white temples lovingly, and sighed, "The Lord of Han's gift is very generous. He not only sent more than a thousand Qin horses and Wu to form a horse army, but also sent Tianma and Zhen. I deeply feel the friendship of the Han. But I don’t know what to give!”

Liu Chan led the sweaty red electric horse, and said with a smile: "The big man lacks the population, and the Wuling barbarian sent the Wuling to enrich the population with the big man!"

Hearing this, Sun Quan chuckled lightly, and asked puzzledly, "How can the big man lack the common people when he newly seized the land of the two prefectures?"

Liu Chan took the reins and said with a wry smile: "Lord Wu doesn't know something. Lianglong experienced Qiang chaos for a hundred years, and then met Han Sui and Ma Teng's separatists, and the people who fought for years scattered and fled. Don't hide it from Lord Wu. Although the big man won There are more than ten counties and thousands of miles of land, but the number of people is only two to three hundred thousand."

Sun Quan was taken aback. He thought that the Dahan would rise again when he got the land of two states, but he never thought that the land of these two states was not as large as the people of Jiaozhou in Dawu.

The population of the seven counties of Jiaozhou in the Western Han Dynasty was about 75 households, with a population of 1 million; at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of Jiaozhou was 2 million. If the household registration of the Eastern Han Dynasty is deducted, the population of Jiaozhou is also [-]. million to [-] million.

Sun Quan sent Bu Zhi to lead thousands of people to pass through Jiaozhou. When Bu Zhi was finally transferred to Jingzhou, he had tens of thousands of righteous men in Jiaozhou under his command, so Bu Zhi became one of the five great generals who founded Soochow.Although Jiaozhou was full of miasma and the local barbarians often rebelled, Soochow had undoubtedly eaten meat in Jiaozhou.

Sun Quan is slightly relieved, it seems that the Han Dynasty will not turn against Soochow in the short term, nor will it become a threat to Soochow, but can become Soochow's help.It's no wonder that the big man misses the Wuxi people in Jingnan.

Sun Quan thought about it for a while, and said: "The world is difficult. Great Wu is located in the southeast, and there are few horses. In recent years, it has mostly depended on your country to sell war horses and Great Wu."

After a pause, Sun Quan added: "Your country is short of population, how about buying and selling war horses in the future and adding slaves?"

Liu Chan glanced at Sun Quan, said with a smile, "That's very good, let them discuss specific matters."

Sun Quan looked at the land of Jingzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, pondered for a long time, and asked, "If what I expected is not bad, the big man should attack Guanzhong next."

Liu Chan nodded slightly. The next step of the Great Han's crusade against Guanzhong was basically a certainty. After all, the Great Han's northern expedition to Longyou and the attack on Liangzhou were basically preparations for the conquest of Guanzhong.

"I wonder if your country can seize Guanzhong?" Sun Quan asked with a smile.

Sun Quan didn't wait for Liu Chan's answer, and said: "Looking at the current situation, Ni Wei mobilized tens of thousands of troops to defend Guanzhong in case your country attacks. However, your people have few soldiers. I think it is difficult to go down to Guanzhong with only the soldiers of the Han Dynasty. !"

Liu Chan looked at Sun Quan thoughtfully, and asked, "What does Lord Wu mean?"

Pointing to the land in Jiangbei, Sun Quan said in a deep voice, "While the Great Han is attacking key points, our Great Wu is attacking Jingbei."

With that said, Sun Quan looked at Liu Chan and said, "The great Han can also mobilize part of his troops to serve as a partial army, and go down the Han River to attack Shangyong and Fangling counties. At that time, the great Han will occupy Guanzhong and several counties of Shangyong and Fangling. Great Wu seized Jiangbei Nanjun, Jiangxia, and Nanyang three counties, and divided them into an alliance."

"What does Lord Han think?"

Liu Chan was stunned by Sun Quan's words.He really didn't expect Sun Quan to have such an idea, and the two countries jointly acted together for the Northern Expedition.Sun Quan's plan is basically the same as Zhuge Lianglong's idea of ​​the Northern Expedition. The general will use Jingzhou's people to attack Luo and Wan in the north, and the main force will be the main force in the northern expedition to Guanzhong, but the partial army will be changed to the main force of Soochow.

Suddenly, Liu Chan once again thought of Sun Quan's various actions before the alliance, and suddenly became enlightened.

If it is just a simple relocation, the exchange of envoys can basically solve the problem, and there is no need for an alliance. One of the purposes of Sun Quan's alliance this time is to confirm whether the big man still has thoughts about Jingzhou in the short term. After all, Jingzhou This topic has always been a threshold in the minds of the two countries.

The reason why it is necessary to confirm whether the big man has thoughts about Jingzhou in the short term is because Sun Quan wants to launch the Northern Expedition in Jingzhou.If the big man backstabs during the Northern Expedition, Soochow will suffer heavy losses.

There have been several wars between the Han and Wei in the past, and Cao and Wei lost troops and generals, and their muscles and bones were broken.Cao Wei dispatched sergeants from Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou to supplement his troops in the northwest.At this time, Jingzhou's defense was a little weaker than when Sima Yi was there.

Compared to continuing the Northern Expedition to Hefei, Jingzhou at this time may be easier to eat.Especially if the big man is brought together in the Northern Expedition, the pressure on Soochow will be reduced a lot.

Once the big Han launches an attack on Guanzhong, at least a large number of Cao Wei's troops will be involved.It would be much more convenient and easier for Soochow to attack Jingzhou in the north.If the Great Han went east along the Hanshui River to conquer Fangling and Shangyong counties, the pressure on Soochow would be much less.

But the same is true for the Han. Once the Eastern Wu launches Jingzhou against Jingzhou, Cao Wei’s troops in Jingzhou will not be able to support Guanzhong through Wuguan. The Han only needs to face Cao Wei’s Jizhou, Hedong and Zhongjun forces, and the pressure will be much smaller. .

It's just that once Sun Quan wins the land of Jingbei, the situation in Soochow will be revitalized. If you go north, you can attack Luoyang, and if you go east, you can seize Jianghuai.It's no wonder that Sun Quan negotiated with the big man in such a friendly way, instead of directly sending envoys to question him. It turned out that he wanted something from the big man.

After all, the situation of Dahan has been opened, and the situation of Soochow has been limited to Xiangyang and Hefei.

Liu Chan clenched his horsewhip tightly, and said calmly, "It's possible. But I dare to ask Lord Wu, who will be the first and who will be the last in this Northern Expedition?"

This question is very critical. Basically, the party who strikes first will bear a large number of Cao Wei's troops. For example, Soochow in the Battle of Shiting faced Cao Xiu's [-] troops.

Sun Quan held the reins of the sweaty horse and said solemnly: "The two countries, regardless of order, discuss the time to attack Wei. In this campaign, the Great Wu sent [-] troops to attack Jingbei in the north. The Great Wu captured Jingbei, and the Great Han captured Guanzhong. If the other side is not defeated, we need to send troops to help."

"If the Han did not conquer Guanzhong, Wu should go out of Wuguan to attack it, or attack Luoyang in the north to assist; if Wu did not occupy Jingbei, the Han would conquer Guanzhong, send troops to Wuguan, or attack Luoyang in the east. The alliance between the middle and the middle!"

Then, Sun Quan stared at Liu Chan, and said in a deep voice: "Han Lord, if the two countries can meet my words in this battle, then we will not be far away from destroying Wei!"

Indeed, as Sun Quan said, once the great Han captured Guanzhong and the Eastern Wu captured Jingbei, Cao Wei basically entered the countdown to extinction, and needed to move his capital to Hebei to avoid the front of the army.