Chapter 2656 Sun Zhongmou escaped and was born, and 350,000 Chu troops attacked Wu


    Chapter 2653: Sun Zhongmou escaped and was born, and 350,000 Chu troops attacked Wu


    After Sima Yi dealt with the brothers Xie An and Xie Xuan, he did the same thing and told Zhu Ran that Sun Ce killed his younger brother Zhu Cai, which completely cut off Zhu Ran''s intention to turn to Sun Ce.


    Later, Sima Yi wanted to win over generals holding military power such as Pang Juan, Tian Ji, Sun Chengzong, Xu Sheng, Dong Xi, Sun Kuang, etc., but the effect was not obvious.


    Sun Quan is not here, and the general who was once loyal to Sun Quan has now become a mess of loose sand.


    Pang Juan, Tian Ji and others will not see the hope of bringing down Sun Ce, so they will naturally not act rashly. It is only a matter of time to turn to Sun Ce.


    Although Sima Yi was not disappointed, with Xie An, Zhu Ran, and Sun Quan''s loyal Zhou Tai, the combined forces of the three men may not be Sun Ce''s opponents, but they are barely enough to protect themselves.


    "The news has been spread. I hope Liu Xiu''s reaction can be faster. Otherwise, when Sun Ce completely stabilizes the situation, it will be difficult for Chu to destroy Wu." Sima Yi murmured to himself.


    After Sima Yi received the news of Sun Quan''s capture, he knew that Sun Quan was in a thorough situation and would never be able to turn the tables unless a miracle happened. So he decisively betrayed Sun Quan and secretly passed the news of the internal strife in the Eastern Wu to the State of Chu.


    Liu Xiu did not disappoint Sima Yi. After receiving the news, he held a meeting overnight. Although he finally decided to destroy Wu with all his strength, the process was very tortuous and not as simple as it seemed.


    Liu Xiu had actually formulated a plan to destroy Wu. After all, with Sun Quan''s operation, the conflicts within Wu have reached the extreme. Even if Sun Ce does not come back, a civil war will break out sooner or later.


    Liu Xiu was actually waiting for Sun Ce to come back, becoming the fuse to ignite the domestic fight in Wu, so that he could take advantage of the internal strife of Sun Wu and unable to concentrate his efforts to face foreign enemies, and thus destroy Wu at the lowest cost.


    But what Liu Xiu never expected was that Sun Ce''s coup came too suddenly, and it only took half a day from the beginning to the end.


    Before the Chu State could react, Sun Ce''s coup was over, which made all Liu Xiu''s arrangements go to waste, so Liu Xiu was almost mad.


    "Waste, Sun Quan is simply a waste. With such a big advantage, he was caught by Sun Ce without even holding on for a long time. No wonder Sun Jian never considered letting him succeed to the throne."


    Liu Xiu was also angry and speechless about Sun Quan''s poor performance, but he soon realized something was wrong.


    Sun Quan may not be as good as Sun Ce, but he will never be so unbearable. Therefore, Sun Ce can take Sun Quan so quickly, there must be a support from his masters behind it.


    Liu Xiu ruled out the people on Sun Ce''s side, and finally found that the most critical person among them was Sun Bin, who had been ignored by him.


    "It''s really not easy to set up a sure killing situation for Sun Ce."


    Liu Xiu frowned and said to himself: "Sun Ce''s coup plan this time is linked with almost no flaws. If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap.


    Even if you notice something, you are not a person with superb wisdom and ability, you will not be able to react at all.


    It seems that Sun Quan was defeated by Sun Bin, and it was not unfair to lose and lose. ”


    But soon Liu Xiu realized another problem, that is, Sun Bin was so talented and a member of the Sun family. Why didn’t Sun Jian and Sun Quan use him?


    Sun Quan could explain that Sun Bin didn’t need Sun Bin. After all, Sun Bin was from Sun Ce’s family, but Sun Jian didn’t need Sun Bin, so it was a bit unreasonable.


    Liu Xiu instinctively felt that Sun Bin must have a problem, otherwise, with Sun Jian''s ability to recognize people, how could he not let Sun Bin be like that?


    "In addition to Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Lu Su and Sun Ce, this Sun Bin is also qualified to be my opponent."


    From Liu Xiu ranks Sun Ce after Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and Lu Su, it can be seen that Liu Xiu does not value Sun Ce very much, but instead cares more about the other four people.


    Liu Xiu never underestimated his opponent, and judging from Sun Bin''s performance in this coup, Sun Bin''s threat to Chu State even greater than Sun Wu.


    Sun Wu''s ability to command the army was unparalleled. Apart from being cheated by Tao Qian once and captured by Zhu Yuanzhang alive, he never lost another battle.


    But no matter how hard Sun Wu can fight, he is just a soldier.


    In addition to military confrontation, political games are equally important.


    Sun Wu almost never lost in the battle against Chu, but the Chu State became stronger and stronger as he lost. No matter how many times he lost, he would not be completely defeated by Wu State.


    On the other hand, the Wu State became weaker and weaker. After Jiangxia lost a crushing defeat, the gap between the State and Chu State was completely widened, and if you are not careful, you may lose your country.


    The main reason for this situation is that Liu Xiu, the monarch of Chu, had much better ability in politics and governance than Sun Jian and Sun Quan of Wu.


    Even if Wu has an unbeaten general like Sun Wu, he can defeat the Chu State, which has been repeatedly weakened and constantly in order to offset the Wu State''s disadvantage in the monarchy, but as long as Liu Xiu is still in Chu State, it will not collapse.


    But under Liu Xiu''s governance, the State of Chu became more and more stable, the national strength became stronger and more talents.


    At this time, even if Sun Wu wants to defeat Chu, it will not be easy.


    This is also the main reason why Sun Wu could not defeat Chu later, because Wu was still the same Wu state, but Chu was not the same Chu state as it was.


    Now the Chu State has completely surpassed the Wu State in military terms.


    As for the military commander, although the Chu State still does not have a top commander of Sun Wu, it also has many famous generals such as Guo Ziyi, Ma Yuan, Wei Zhang, and Cao Shen.


    Although the Chu State was not as good as the Wu State in terms of quality in command, it also surpassed the quantity.


    What''s more, in addition to this, the State of Chu has one of the biggest advantages, that is, its political advantages.


    King Liu Xiu of Chu was one of the most wise monarchs in the world and would hardly make mistakes. However, Sun Quan of Wu was in trouble and under his governance, there were many conflicts within Wu. Therefore, as long as Sun Quan is still the King of Wu, the gap between Wu and Chu will only become bigger and bigger, and this is Liu Xiu’s biggest reliance.


    But Sun Bin''s appearance changed all this, and the greatest advantage of Chu State was instantly gone. How could Liu Xiu not be afraid of Sun Bin?


    "The rule of Sun Wu and Sun Bin''s wisdom are rare in hundreds of years, but they were born in the Sun family at the same time. God really loves the Sun family."


    Thinking of this, Liu Xiu was so envious of Sun Jian. If Sun Wu and Sun Bin had assisted him, he would have been unifying the south long ago and then headed north to compete with Ying Hao. How could he have wasted so many years in Jingnan?


    But what about Sun Jian? Not only are there two great talents, Sun Wu and Sun Bin, but also many rare talents in the world, including Wu Zixu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, Xie Xuan, Xie An, Pang Juan, etc.


    The Wu Kingdom clearly has so many talents, but it cannot be used properly. If it doesn’t even destroy the country, it would be really unreasonable.


    You are unceremonious and nonsense. If the Wu State does not fight in the internal struggle, it only needs to make the best use of its own talents. Even if there are no top generals, the Chu State will not have the chance to destroy Wu.


    But the Wu Kingdom just released Sun Quan, which made the originally iron-filled Wu Kingdom leak everywhere, which made Liu Xiu hope to destroy Wu.


    Liu Xiu knew the importance of talents in troubled times, and if he wanted to compete with the Qin Dynasty, he had to destroy Wu to capture the talents of Jiangdong and use them for his own use.


    But now Sun Quan has been captured by Sun Ce, and Sun Ce has completely gained an advantage. If the Chu State sends troops to attack Wu at this time, it is very likely that it will stimulate the internal state of Wu, unite for self-protection, and concentrate its efforts to unite externally.


    If this situation really caused, it would be helping Sun Ce take power.


    If Sun Ce really lets the military power of Wu completely take into account and Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Lu Su and others regain military power, the difficulty of Chu destroying Wu would have increased by more than ten times.


    In addition, the situation in the Central Plains is also a major reason why Liu Xiu dared not send troops easily.


    The Qin Dynasty had declared war on the Ming Dynasty. Just the first round of temptation, it sent a total of 330,000 troops, which also shows that their estimates were incorrect.


    Although both Wei and Song dynasties have issued documents to rebuke the Qin Dynasty and have made public alliances with the Ming Dynasty. The three countries have joined forces to fight against the Qin Dynasty, the strength of the Qin Dynasty is unfathomable, and even if the three countries in the Central Plains join forces, they may not be able to withstand it.


    If the State of Wu was definitely able to destroy the State of Wu, Liu Xiu would naturally not hesitate too much, but at this time the overall situation in Wu was decided, and even if the State of Chu sent troops, it would not be able to completely destroy the State of Wu.


    On the contrary, once the Chu State sends troops to attack Wu, it will have no spare energy to intervene in the war in the Central Plains.


    If the Qin Dynasty destroys the three Central Plains Kingdoms and the Chu State fails to destroy the Wu State, it will be a real disaster for Liu Xiu and will no longer be able to stop the Qin State from unifying the world.


    At this time, the Chu State was in a dilemma. Even if you can win against Chu, you may not be able to destroy Wu. Instead, you will not be able to support the three kingdoms of the Central Plains. However, if you do not attack Wu, you will miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.


    Whether attacking Wu or not, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so Liu Xiu cannot think carefully, because if he is not careful, he will fall into a catastrophe.


    Pang Tong, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Liu Ba, Liao Li, Zhufu Yan, Hong Renyan, Meng Gongwei, Shi Guangyuan, Jia Chong and other advisers looked at Liu Xiu, who was frowning and hesitant, and they didn''t know how to make suggestions to solve the monarch''s doubts.


    The current situation is too complicated, and they don’t know what to do with Chu State.


    The senior officials of the Chu State, including Liu Xiu, were extremely hesitant about the attack on Wu. After all, the current situation is unknown and the variables are too big.


    But not long after, a sudden news made Liu Xiu make up his mind and decisively decide to conquer Wu from all over the country, with an attitude of not giving up until the end of the Wu Kingdom.


    And this news is that Sun Quan was rescued.


    "I will be ordered by the king to raise 350,000 troops on that day and divide the troops into four groups to attack Wu."


    "He ordered Guo Ziyi to be the main general, leading Jiangxia, Nanjun and Lujiang counties, a total of 80,000 troops from the north to the north, and marched from Jiangbei to attack Lujiang County, Wu."


    "I ordered Ma Yuan as the main general and led the two provinces of Jiaoguang, with a total of 70,000 troops as the Southern Army. I marched from Nanhai County and attacked Kuaiji County, Wu State."


    "I personally led Jingzhou to join the three prefectures of Guangxi, with a total of 200,000 troops as the central army. Changsha and Guiyang jointly sent troops to attack the two counties of Yuzhang and Panyang of Wu respectively.


    This king personally led an army of 150,000 to attack Yuzhang County. Cao Shen was the chief general of the side army and led an army of 50,000 to attack Panyang County. ”


    The Chu State occupied the three states of Jing, Guang and Jiao, with a total population of 5.7 million. After the extreme expansion of the army, the total force suddenly increased from 200,000 to 420,000, an increase of 220,000 troops.


    Now the total national military force of Chu State is 420,000, and Liu Xiu directly dispatched 350,000 to attack Wu, leaving only 70,000 troops to guard the three prefectures of Jing, Guang and Jiao. The risk is not small.


    This also shows that Liu Xiu has made great efforts. If he doesn''t take action, he will do everything in the country. He will have no room for maneuver and will not give up until the Wu Kingdom is destroyed.


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    Wu Kingdom, Jianye, Xicheng Daying.


    People from the Sun Quan group, including Sima Yi, Xie An, Xie Xuan, Zhu Ran, Zhou Tai, Zhu Huan, Xue Zong, Gu Ti, etc., were gathering together to discuss what to do next.


    People in the aristocratic families such as Xue Zong and Gu Ti think that if Sun Quan really can''t come back, it''s actually nothing to support Sun Ce, but the premise is that Sun Ce keeps his promise and does not touch the interests of the aristocratic family.


    Xie An and Zhu Ran disagreed with anything. After all, one of them had their fathers and the other had their younger brothers, and they all died at the hands of Sun Ce. How could they surrender to their enemies?


    Just as the two sides were arguing, a man suddenly broke into the camp, and this person was Sun Quan who was imprisoned.


    Now everyone, including Sima Yi, was completely stunned.


    (This chapter ends)