Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 447

In mid-July of the seventh year of Zhang Wu, Xiangyang, Anlehou Mansion.

It was early autumn, and the south was still hot and sunny, and at the new funeral of the Lord of the South, the people of Xiangyang were all mourning.

Only An Lehou, the owner of Anlehou's mansion, feels as refreshed as if drinking iced black tea in summer.

"Hahahaha, God help me too."

Sun Quan laughed heartily.

In the morning, he pretended to go to the palace to offer incense to Liu Bei, and when he returned to the mansion in the afternoon, he blossomed happily in the back garden.

Liu Bei's death must have had a huge impact on the south.

Sun Quan intends to cooperate with Cao Wei to recapture his Jiangdong, so he must destabilize the south. Isn't this a godsend opportunity now?

Therefore, he was smiling all over his face at this moment, and felt that the success rate of his plan had increased a lot.

Fu Jun, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, was very happy to see him, so he said with a smile, "Marquis Wu, apart from Liu Bei's death, there is also good news."

"Oh?"

Sun Quan quickly asked, "What good news?"

Fu Jun said: "General Gu replied that they have secretly forged more than 2 blades and hundreds of armors."

"Great, great, the odds of winning alone are somewhat certain."

Sun Quan patted his thigh and applauded again and again, the expression on his face was almost happy, and his mood was extremely excited.

If he used to have such weapons and equipment, he would definitely not pay attention to them.

Sitting on the entire Jiangdong, the total force was more than [-] at one time, with hundreds of thousands of weapons and equipment.

Although the number of his battle armor was insufficient at that time, there were still a lot of small Zha Jia used by ordinary soldiers, and the ordnance was much more luxurious than it is now.

But I couldn't stand it anymore.

These more than 2 blades are enough to equip [-] to [-] soldiers and hundreds of officers to launch a small and medium-scale battle.

The most important thing is that this was secretly built under Liu Bei's nose, which is not easy.

As long as [-] to [-] soldiers can be armed, the Han Dynasty soldiers stationed in Jiangdong can be defeated and Jiangdong can be quickly occupied. This is great news for Sun Quan now.

When Sun Quan heard the good news, he walked slowly down the corridor, stroking his beard and nodding slightly: "Now we'll look at Cao Pi. If he can take advantage of Liu Bei's death and launch an offensive, then we can sneak away as planned. Leave Xiangyang, and then return to Jiangdong to start the great cause of retaking Jiangdong."

"Whether Marquis Wu's great cause can succeed will be in the near future, just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that we can't put all our hopes on Cao Pi."

Fu Jun persuaded: "Think about it, Marquis Wu, he contacted us just to use us to attack Huainan and defeat Guan Yu. If he succeeds, who knows if he will occupy Jiangdong in the next step?"

"Well"

Sun Quan murmured and said: "These solitary people are naturally aware of it, but solitary people think it's impossible."

"Why?"

"There are two points. One is that even if he defeats Guan Yu, where will the ships go south immediately? Second, if Cao Pi attacks Huainan, Liu Chan will definitely send people to rescue him, and he has no time to take care of Jiangdong."

"Will Liu Chan go to the rescue?"

Fu Jun said: "What does Marquis Wu mean?"

"Gu means that when they are fighting, Gu will sit at the mouth of the river and watch their fierce battle. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu will recruit troops on a large scale, build weapons and equipment, and guard against their attacks. No matter who wins at that time, Gu will have a chance. The power of battle."

"Cao Pi is powerful and has many soldiers and horses. What if Cao Pi wins?"

"Ha ha."

Sun Quan said with a smile: "If Cao Pi wins, it would be great if he can take back Huainan. It is impossible to go south and continue to send troops to Jiangdong."

"But what if Liu Chan wins?"

Fu Jun asked again.

Sun Quan laughed and said, "Isn't there still Gu? Cao Jun has more troops than Liu Chan. If he can't beat them, Gu can take the opportunity to sneak attack their rear."

Fu Jun gave a thumbs up and said, "Wu Hou is wise."

"There is only one thing that has to be guarded against. If Cao Pi really doesn't follow the agreement, he seizes Huainan and Jiangdong alone, and has the idea of ​​destroying us together. I'm afraid he will frame Gu."

Sun Quan frowned.

"Framed Marquis Wu?"

Fu Jun wondered, "How to frame him."

"If he sent troops to Huainan to fight Guan Yu, and started an incident alone in the rear, Cao Pi deliberately sent Guan Yu back, so what?"

Sun Quan asked back.

"Put Guan Yu back on purpose?"

Fu Jun was even more puzzled, and said, "Is Cao Pi crazy? Obviously, he can join us to exterminate Guan Yu."

Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "When Guan Yu learned that something happened in the rear, he must have been shocked and returned to the army to rescue. Cao Pi let Guan Yu go and sent Guan Yu back to the east of the river to attack Gu. While we were fighting Guan Yu, he hurriedly built ships, and then crossed the river to catch us. Catch them all, what do you think will happen?"

Fu Jun was shocked and said: "This is unlikely. Cao Pi should know that it is impossible for our troops to compete with Guan Yu. If we let Guan Yu's main force come back, wouldn't we be defeated soon? He can plot Is it Jiangdong?"

Sun Quan shook his head and said: "Don't forget, there is also Guangling. Cao Jun can march from Huainan to Guangling in two ways. After releasing Guan Yu, Guan Yu will go straight to Wu County to attack me. At this time, Cao Jun captured Jianye from Huainan one way, and the other way Go south from Guangling to contain Guan Yu, what they want is to fight Guan Yu alone, as long as we fight Guan Yu, he will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"This"

Fu Jun broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Marquis Wu, if Cao Pi is really like this, what should we do?"

"Well"

Sun Quan walked back and forth in the yard for a few steps, also frowning.

This matter is indeed more difficult.

He was fooled once.

Cao Pi of Dog X.

When Liu Bei attacked Jiangdong, Cao Pi said well that he would send troops to rescue him.

As a result, Cao Chun sent thousands of people over, and Zhao Yun killed the entire army in Dongxingti, and even Cao Chun was beheaded.

It made Jiangdong alone and helpless, and was eventually wiped out by Liu Bei.

Now I want to unite myself again.

Although Sun Quan thought to himself that this might be his last chance, he had to fight no matter what.

But Cao Pi's villainous behavior, he also had to guard against.

If Cao Pi really had the idea of ​​annexing Jiangdong, he would not help Sun Quan wholeheartedly, but would only drive Guan Yu to fight Sun Quan. Even if Sun Quan's troops were not as strong as Guan Yu's, he would be able to defend the city. If it is not good, Jiangdong can be annexed in one fell swoop.

Sun Quan thought for a long time before saying: "No matter what, this matter really has to be considered. Gu will not be fooled by Cao Pi again. This time, before Cao Pi's army has a full-scale battle with Guan Yu, Gu will definitely not cause trouble. , we will wait for the news in Xiangyang first, and then make a decision after the situation in Huainan comes through."

Fu Jun thought: "What if Cao Pi urges us to start an uprising first, using an excuse to cause chaos in Guan Yu's area?"

"in spite of!"

Sun Quan said without hesitation: "No matter how much Cao Pi urges us, we will ignore it."

This is to say, if you don't see a rabbit, don't scatter an eagle.

As the saying goes, if you eat a pit, you will gain wisdom, and if you want Sun Quan to be taken advantage of, Cao Pi should never think about it.

Having made up his mind, Sun Quan planned to wait in Xiangyang.

And when Cao Pi and Sun Quan had their own plans, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang were also discussing things in the Mingguang Hall of the Xiangyang Imperial Palace.

Both of them were wearing filial piety clothes, sitting cross-legged in the side room on the right side of the hall, and Ma Liang was the only one in the room.

Among Liu Bei's five advisers, Jia Xu has died of illness, Pang Tong, Fazheng, and Xu Shu are all on the front line, so Zhuge Liang is currently the only one who can plan.

Among the other second-line counselors below, such as Ma Liang, Yang Yi, Dong He, Zhou Buyi, Jiang Wan, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin, Huang Quan, Zheng Du, etc., only Ma Liangzhou Buyi and Lu Xun can be used.

It's a pity that Lu Xun has not yet entered the core power level. Zhou Buyi is now cooperating with Xu Shu in Nanyang and taking on the role of delivering food and grass to the front line in Henan. Therefore, when making in-depth strategies, only Ma Liang can keep up with Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang train of thought.

At this moment, Shen Chen was sitting on the table, thinking about it and said: "Those counselors of Cao Pi are not bad, they probably didn't expect that we plan to withdraw the soldiers from Henan, we have to think now, what are their plans."

Zhuge Liang pondered and said: "It's nothing more than two points. One is to send troops immediately when the late emperor died. The other is to retreat and go back to recuperate, or to invade Guanzhong and Huainan."

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded approvingly: "I don't think it's too big for them to send troops to Nanyang. During the field battle, no one can tell the winner, let alone how dare he go deep into Nanyang to fight with us? This is not good for them, Cao Pi It shouldn't be that stupid."

"Then Xiaoqing thinks that they plan to retreat back?"

Zhuge Liang asked.

"It is definitely true to retreat, but Cao Wei has lost Guanzhong and Huainan now, so he must want to take it back. I don't think they will stop there. When our main force retreats to Nanyang to recuperate, they may launch an offensive against Guanzhong and Huainan. Very sexual."

Shen Chen gave his own judgment.

This is from an overall strategic consideration. Cao Wei lost the strategic opportunity. If Guanzhong and Huainan are not taken back, they will fall into a passive and beaten situation.

Nanyang and Chang'an are connected by Wuguan, and Xiangyang is connected by the Hanshui River and the Yangtze River. Huainan can be rushed to the rescue in as little as ten days.

At that time, the entire south will be connected, and the speed of Han army mobilization, grain transportation, and material escort will be doubled. Cao Wei's Bingzhou, Runan, Xuzhou and other places may be attacked by the Han army at any time. This may not be expected.

Therefore, if Shen Chen put himself in Cao Pi's position, he must have wanted to take Chang'an and Huainan back as his own, so as to maximize the benefits of Liu Bei's death this time.

Zhuge Liang said: "Xiaoqing is right, and I think so too. Chang'an was taken back by Cao Wei, and the Wuguan passage was closed. Once Huainan was lost, he could cut off the river and attack Jiangdong. It makes us unable to take care of both ends. Exactly what he would do."

Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "We have accumulated strength for three years, and it took such a high price to snatch Guanzhong and Huainan. If Cao Wei takes them back again, we will have to accumulate strength for at least three years. Cao Pi must not succeed."

Ma Liang said, "Suppose we ambush the troops in Shangluo, and once Cao Jun wants to take the opportunity to retake Guanzhong, we will suddenly rush out and defeat them?"

Shen Chen smiled and said, "How does Ji Chang determine when Cao Jun will attack?"

"This"

Ma Liang pondered: "Isn't it this year?"

"It may be this year, or it may be next year. They want to take advantage of the chaotic situation after the death of the first emperor to take advantage of the opportunity, but they will not fail to imagine that we will definitely be very vigilant during this period of time."

Shen Chen shook his head and said: "So if we ambush our troops in advance, they just need to wait for the opportunity, which will only increase unnecessary losses for us."

In history, Cao Wei did not deploy heavy troops in Guanzhong and Huainan in the early days. Cao Pi and Cao Rui's troops were mainly concentrated in Luoyang. Once there was a war between Guanzhong and Huainan, they would send people to deal with it.

The first reason for doing this is to firmly grasp the soldiers and horses, and the second is the most important point, that is to save national power.

If you put too many troops on the front line, food and grass transportation will be a problem, so it is better to put a small number of troops to defend the important cities in Guanzhong and Huainan, and send troops to support when the war starts.

So there are examples of Chencang Haozhao repelling Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops with less than 2000 people, and Xincheng Zhangte's 3000 people repelling Zhuge Ke's 20 troops.

Therefore, to a certain extent, deploying troops in advance to wait for an enemy who does not know when they will come is obviously a matter of increasing losses. For the court, it is really an unnecessary loss.

Zhuge Liang agreed with Shen Chen's point of view, and said: "Xiaoqing once said that there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to defend against a thief for a thousand days. This is the same, so we must consider how to counter Cao Wei's attack on Guanzhong and Huainan. mobilize troops."

Shen Chen said: "In Guanzhong, I plan to use offense instead of defense. I will compete with Cao Wei in Hedong and start a local war. I will decide the specific method of fighting. If I lose, brother will come to help me."

"Ah."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "The next thing to consider is Cao Wei's invasion of Huainan. If my guess is correct, maybe I already know what Cao Wei is thinking."

"Oh?"

Shen Chen was surprised: "How did brother know?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "In fact, this year I intercepted Cao Pi's letters contacting the Jiangdong gentry, and I know that he intends to win over the Jiangdong gentry and set off a rebellion in Yangzhou."

"This guy is a good method."

Shen Chen said with a smile: "But now the Jiangdong gentry are just a group of surviving people, what strength can they have?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Even if their strength is declining, Jiangdong's gentry are as numerous as a cow's hair. Each family has hundreds of people, and it is easy to gather tens of thousands of troops. Although they are mobs, they may cause some troubles."

Shen Chen wondered: "Aren't they crazy? Isn't it easy to expose such a large-scale connection?"

"So they have to find someone to communicate secretly."

Zhuge Liang said: "As far as I know, the way they communicate is the same as your internal response, Xiaoqing. It is a single-line connection. It is unknown who is involved among the various families."

"Is there such a character?"

Shen Chen frowned, and after a while he suddenly said in surprise: "It can't be Sun Quan."

To really follow Zhuge Liang's statement, then this person must be familiar with the situation of all the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.

Otherwise, according to historical records, there are hundreds of large and small families in Yangzhou, and each family may not have friendship with each other, and they may not even know each other. How could they be connected?
And the only one who knows this, besides Sun Quan, is anyone else?
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Exactly."

"Good guy."

Shen Chen chuckled and laughed: "This guy is really wicked."

Zhuge Liang said: "Cao Wei colluded with Sun Quan, linked up with the Jiangdong gentry and launched a rebellion. It was probably at this time that he raided Huainan and made the general suffer from the enemy. He wanted to take Huainan back. Xiaoqing thinks, how should we respond?"

Shen Chen glanced at Zhuge Liang and said, "Since my brother already knows what Cao Wei and Sun Quan are thinking, he must have already figured out how to deal with it."

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and said with a smile: "There is a plan, so follow the plan."

"Could it be that brother wants to lure the enemy into deeper?"

"Xiaoqing guessed it again."

"Hahaha, brother has a big appetite."

Shen Chen laughed loudly and said, "Then wait for the good news from brother."

"Ah."

Zhuge Liang looked to the north with deep eyes, and said softly: "Let's withdraw our troops first, as long as we can withstand Cao Wei's offensive this time and stabilize the situation in the rear, the next Northern Expedition will not be too far away."

(End of this chapter)