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- Chapter 205: Running out of chips
Sun Quan's words "treat him well" actually imply that he did not intend to conflict with Cao Cao in Jingzhou during this delicate period.
Seeing this, Lu Su could not help but frown slightly. Judging from Sun Quan's treatment of Cao Ren, he had already vaguely felt that Sun Quan came with great determination this time and wanted to change Sun Quan's use of force against Liu Feng. Thinking, it seems, will be an extremely difficult task.
After Cao Ren was sent away, Sun Quan closed the wooden box on the case table, raised his head and stared at Chen Zhen, and said in a cold tone: "It's rare that my brother-in-law is so thoughtful and gave me such two big surprises. It seems that his I have to thank him very much for what he did.¡±
This statement is obviously ironic.
Chen Zhen chuckled, waved his hands and said, "Marquis Wu and my general are both members of the same family, so there is no need to say thank you. But my general, General Liu, really wants to ask Marquis Wu for help with a small matter."
"This is a strange thing. My brother-in-law killed Guan Yu, captured Cao Ren, and shocked China. He is so capable. As an uncle, I just don't ask him for help. Why would he ask me in turn?"
Sun Quan's sarcasm became more and more intense, and the air of complaint burst out in his blue eyes.
Chen Zhen could only pretend to be ignorant and sighed: "The Marquis of Wu is really over-praised. No matter how capable my general Liu is, he can only serve as the western barrier for the Marquis of Wu. But now my general has captured Cao Ren and angered Cao Cao. At present, Cao Cao's army of more than 100,000 has arrived in Xinye, and is likely to march southward and engulf Jingzhou. In this matter, I am afraid that only Wu Hou takes action to make Cao Cao's thieves retreat in spite of the difficulties."
"Cao Cao wants to attack Xiangyang, but I can't help him. Otherwise, you can go back and tell my brother-in-law that he can mobilize all the northern troops in Jingzhou and go north to Xiangyang to fight against Cao Cao's thieves. As for Nanjun, I will send troops to garrison him and do the following. His solid backing.¡±
Sun Quan started to act rogue, and his words were clearly meant to tease Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen felt embarrassed and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
At this time, Lu Meng said again: "My Wuhou actually wants to help General Liu, but our army has just fought a bloody battle with Cao Cao's thieves in Huainan, and the soldiers are exhausted and unable to fight anymore. General Liu is powerful in China and his morale is strong. If If the whole army goes north, we will definitely be able to repel Cao's thieves. Although our army is exhausted at the Jiangling line, it will still not be a problem if we are only responsible for defense. General Liu can rest assured."
The two masters and ministers sang a double act, which only left Chen Zhen speechless.
Seeing that Chen Zhen was silent, Sun Quan's face turned gloomy on purpose, and he said displeasedly: "You just said that Sun Liu is one of his own family members. Since he is his own family member, what does my brother-in-law have to worry about? Is he still afraid of me?" Could you take the opportunity to swallow up his territory?"
¡°Every fool knows that Sun Quan is here for Jingzhou, but on this stage, how can Chen Zhen take it seriously.
At that moment, Chen Zhen calmed down and quickly regained his train of thought. He pretended to be panicked and said: "Marquis Wu misunderstood, how could my general disbelieve Marquis Wu? But my general also knew that the Jiangdong soldiers were exhausted from long battles, so how could he dare to trouble him so easily? General Liu What it means is that Wu Hou Ke led his army back eastward with great fanfare under the pretext of marching into Hefei. At that time, Cao Cao was afraid of fighting on two fronts, so he naturally retreated without fighting. Isn't it the best of both worlds to retreat from a powerful enemy without any effort? .¡±
This is Pang Tong's strategy for Sun Quan. In theory, this is also the best strategy to force Cao Cao back.
However, wishes are good, but they may not come true.
After hearing this, Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, thought about it seriously for a long time, nodded slightly and said: "I will consider General Liu's suggestion, but now our army is exhausted from the battle, even if we have to return to Hefei , we also need time to rest and recuperate. Go back and tell your General Liu to wait patiently."
Sun Quan did not refuse, but he also did not agree on the spot. Instead, he gave an itchy answer: Just wait patiently.
wait? When? How can we afford to wait in such a situation?
Sun Quan obviously had the intention of deliberately delaying and playing tricks on others, but by now, Chen Zhen knew that it was useless to talk too much, so he had to force a smile, thanked him, and said he would go back to Jiangling to resume his life.
After sending Chen Zhen away, Sun Quan's anger seemed to have subsided a bit, but this did not change his determination to seize Jingzhou.
In view of Lu Su's opposition, Sun Quan ordered Lu Su to lead his army to garrison in Xiakou and pretend to march north to attack Xiangyang. Sun Quan himself led a large army to Baqiu, with Lu Meng as the vanguard, marching all the way to Gong'an. He also ordered Gan Ning to lead an army of 10,000 people. , headed south from the Xiang River, preparing to capture the four southern counties.
Gangneung area.
After Chen Zhen returned, he did not bring back good news. Judging from his description of Sun Quan's attitude, Liu Feng could only think that Pang Tong's strategy had failed.
Under this, Liu Feng quickly re-deployed his troops.
If Sun Quan attacks Jingzhou, Jiangling must be the core target of the attack, and all defense systems must be centered around defending Jiangling. If the Wu people want to attack Jiangling, the Gong'an City on the south bank to the east will be their first obstacle.
There were originally 5,000 troops in Gong'an City, but Liu Feng took another 5,000 and joined Huang Zhong to guard the city with 10,000 troops and more than 400 warships. As for Changsha, Chen Dao led an elite army of 3,000 troops and quickly moved south to assist Liu Bi in guarding Linxiang. As for Jiangling City, Pang Tong and Liu Ba led 3,000 troops to defend it.
These few soldiers and horses, plus the 5,000 troops of Wei Yan in Xiangyang and more than 20,000 troops, are already the entire direct Changsha army that Liu Feng can use.
As for the more than 30,000 troops and horses that were surrendered, some were dispatched to each of the three cities of Jiangling, Xiangyang, and Gong'an, as well as Ma Di's troops who were attacking Yidu in the west. These troops had just surrendered, so although they were large in number, in this situation At a critical moment, Liu Feng did not dare to let them play an important role.
The reason why Sun Quan dared to use Lu Meng's plan and prepared to seize Jingzhou by force was because Lu Meng believed that Liu Feng would definitely take Cao Cao as his main defense target, and most of his elite Changsha Army should be deployed on the Xiangyang line.
However, what surprised Sun Quan was that Liu Feng only deployed 5,000 men in Xiangyang, with General Wei Yan facing Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops in Xinye. The rest of the soldiers and horses were all deployed in the Jiangling Public Security area, and they were ready to fight with him.
Liu Feng's attitude of fighting to the death immediately changed Sun Quan's tough attitude. It was not that he was afraid of Liu Feng, but that he was afraid that after fighting to the death with Liu Feng's main force, even if he finally won and captured Jiangling, Their strength is bound to be greatly damaged. How can they deal with Cao Cao who is waiting for work in the north?
Under this situation, Sun Quan ordered a temporary halt to the march, stationed the army in Baqiu, and did not launch an attack on Jiangling for the time being. As for Gan Ning's troops who entered the Xiang River in the south, they also only patrolled the Xiang River and did not launch a substantive attack on Changsha County.
Sun Quan's refusal to move allowed Liu Feng to see the hope of reconciliation. With Pang Tong's approval, he sent Chen Zhen as envoy to Baqiu again. He followed Liu Bei's example and stated that Jingzhou was only a temporary loan. Once he went west to attack central Shu, he After that, Jingzhou was returned to Sun Quan.
Legally speaking, the Jingzhou that Liu Bei borrowed was just Nanjun. But now, Liu Feng counts the entire Jingzhou as borrowing from Sun Quan. This is undoubtedly a huge concession.
Although Sun Quan knew very well that Liu Feng's current promise was just a last resort under difficult circumstances, and it was still unknown whether he could fulfill his promise in the future, but Sun Quan couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of being able to capture the entire Jingzhou without a single blow. .
Liu Feng is playing tricks, and Cao Cao is not idle either. As soon as Chen Zhen left Baqiu, the envoy from the imperial court arrived behind him.
The envoys from the imperial court brought an imperial edict from the Han Emperor, appointing Sun Quan as the shepherd of Jingzhou and the general of chariots and cavalry, and ordered him to lead an army to attack Liu Feng, and then lead an army to attack Bashu and eliminate Liu Bei and Liu Zhang. After this was accomplished, the Han Emperor He will be granted the title of Duke of Wu and allowed to rule by dividing the river.
Everyone knows that the imperial edict of the Han Emperor was what Cao Cao meant. In order to show his sincerity and allow Sun Quan to attack Liu Feng with confidence, Cao Cao also took the initiative to withdraw his army from Xinye north to Nanyang to show that he was going south. He came here just to retaliate against Liu Feng, and had no intention of taking the opportunity to go south.
Jingzhou Mu, Chariot and Cavalry General, and the future Duke of Wu. These three titles really made Sun Quan salivate. Although these titles were empty, even though Sun Quan knew that this was Cao Cao's plan to alienate people, they were awarded by the imperial court. These three titles will be of great help in improving his appeal, which Sun Quan can also see.
Sun Quan's hesitant attitude soon became determined due to this imperial edict. After weighing the balance, he immediately issued an order, ordering Lu Su from Xiakou to send another 10,000 troops to reinforce Baqiu, increasing Baqiu's garrison to 50,000, as if preparing for a large-scale westward march. .
Cao Jun retreated to Nanyang, and although the pressure on Xiangyang was relieved, Liu Feng's mood became heavier when he received news from Baqiu that Soochow troops were increasing.
To a certain extent, Liu Feng was actually more afraid of Sun Quan. The reason was very simple. Liu Feng did not always have a strong navy.
Previously, Liu Feng was trapped in Changsha. Although there was a Xiang River in front of his door, it was not as vast as the Yangtze River and could not build a navy that could always be used. Later, when they attacked Nanjun, they captured all the four to five hundred warships left by Guan Yu, but the naval force is not just about having ships and soldiers. The most important thing is that the soldiers must undergo long-term water warfare training.
If Sun Quan really led the navy to attack, Liu Feng would naturally not dare to fight with him on the water. All he could do was burn the warships and hold on to the city to wait for the situation to change.
Faced with such a dilemma, even Pang Tong, who has always been resourceful, could not come up with a foolproof strategy at this time.
Just when Liu Feng had a headache because of this, his wife Sun Shangxiang rushed to the police station from Jiangling City.
I thought Sun Shangxiang just missed her husband and wanted to come to the police to take care of him, but when the couple met, Sun Shangxiang's first words surprised Liu Feng.
"Husband, now that things have come to this, why don't you let me go to Baqiu and beg my second brother to withdraw his troops."
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