Chapter 2659: The founding gate drives tigers and swallows wolfs, Sun Ce vs. Sun Liu (Part 2)
Chapter 2656: The founding country gate drives tigers and swallows wolfs, Sun Ce vs. Sun Liu (Part 2)
The news that the Chu State suddenly raised an army to attack Wu forced Sun Ce to suspend his plan to attack Wu County. After all, there are priorities.
Liu Xiu''s 350,000 Chu troops attacked Wu, which brought the danger of national destruction to the Wu Kingdom. At this time, Sun Ce had the idea of ??first resolutely resolutely defending his country, so it was really inconsistent with the importance of the importance, which was no different from Chang Kaishen during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
After nearly two years of cultivation, the Wu Kingdom has barely recovered from the disastrous defeat in Lujiang, but the total strength of the country is only 330,000, not to mention that it is still in a state of division between Sun Ce and Sun Quan.
After fleeing back to Wujun, Sun Quan issued an edict to serve the king, obtaining support from Wujun, Kuaiji, Linhai and Dongyang counties.
Sun Ceyue was also not idle. After seizing Jianye, he first ordered Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to take over the military power of Lujiang and Yuzhang, and later ordered Sun Bin and Lu Su to take over Jianye, appease and recruit powerful generals from all parties, and also achieved considerable results.
The garrisons in Yuzhang and Lujiang were already Sun Wu''s old subordinates. Sun Wu and Wu Zixu held Sun Quan''s edict and went to take over the army without encountering any obstacles.
The defenders from both places, from generals to ordinary soldiers, hoped that Sun Wu would come back, so the defenders would naturally hand over military power honestly, which also allowed Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to easily take over the more than 100,000 troops of Lujiang and Yuzhang.
More than 100,000 troops were given the military power, and the capital Jianye and its surrounding cities were also under the control of Sun Ce. The three counties of Danyang, Lujiang and Yuzhang in the central and western part of the Wu Kingdom were basically under the control of Sun Ce.
As for Pan Yang Prefect Bo Jing and Peng Ze Prefect Xu Wen, both of them are from the Jiangdong family, and they were promoted to the throne by Sun Quan. Logically speaking, they should be interested in Sun Quan.
But as prefects, they only held part of the military power in the two counties, and most of the military power was in the hands of the guards.
But Pan Yang''s guard Han Qinhu and Peng Ze''s guard Tian Ji have all turned to Sun Ce under the win over.
Xu Wen and Bo Jing, who are not very strong in their hands, would have to stand on Sun Quan''s side without Sun Ce''s attack, and would be solved by Han Qinhu and Tian Ji, so they could only stand on Sun Ce''s side unwillingly.
At this point, the situation in Jiangdong was completely clear, the ten counties of the Wu Kingdom were completely divided, the five counties in the west were Sun Ce, and the four counties in the east were Sun Quan. Only Yizhou County was still waiting and watching, and the station in Yingzhou had not received any news.
Although Sun Ce controlled the five counties in the central and western part of the Wu Kingdom, he was in power for too short and did not have much time to sort out, so he still had some cities and garrisons under his command who were in charge of Sun Quan.
But in general, it is no longer harmful. After all, there are too few troops in this group of people, and it will basically not have much impact on the overall situation.
Currently, the troops directly under Sun Ce''s hands are no more than 220,000, and most of them are scattered in Lujiang, Yuzhang and Danyang, but the invading Chu army has a total of 350,000.
With Sun Ce''s troops in his hands, he was still forced to protect himself. If he still fought with Sun Quan in an internal battle, he would be really looking for death and would be defeated one by one by Liu Xiu sooner or later.
Sun Ce was a person with a view of the overall situation, and Sun Bin was admonishing him, so he naturally knew what to do and what not to do, so he had to dispel the idea of ??exploring Wujun in the east and instead dealt with the Chu army invading on the Western Front.
Wu and Chu have been attacking each other for many years, and they have always been attacking Wu, and Chu has defended, so Wu’s defense against Chu is not high.
The reason for this situation is naturally because the Wu Kingdom is on the offensive side, and there are more winners and fewer defeats, and there is also the invincible Sun Wu, so naturally there is no need to defend.
But until Sun Ce was captured in Lujiang and the gap in strength between Wu and Chu was completely widened, Sun Jian was directly beaten to wake up, making him realize that in the future dispute between Wu and Chu, the Wu Kingdom might be on the defensive side, and then he began to gradually strengthen the defense of the Western Front.
After Sun Quan ascended the throne, although he denied most of the national policies of Sun Jian''s rule, the plan to strengthen defense on the Western Front was implemented, but he also deprived Sun Wu and Wu Zixu of military power on this ground.
Now, the Wu State has built a complete line of defense against Chu on the Lujiang and Yuzhang fronts in the western region. Even if the Chu State invaded is twice as good as its own, it will not be possible to break through the Wu State''s defense line in the short term, which is enough to support the reinforcements from the rear.
But this time, the State of Chu did not invade two, but four. In addition to the two counties of Lujiang and Yuzhang, there were also Panyang and Kuaiji, which were also attacked by Chu.
Even if the Wu Kingdom can block most of the Chu army invaded this time on the western defense line, what should the other two Chu Jun do?
Under Sun Bin''s rational analysis, Sun Ce also realized the seriousness of the problem. Faced with the 350,000 Chu troops invaded by four routes, it would be difficult to deal with the danger of national destruction by relying solely on the troops he had in his hands. He had to work with his second brother Sun Quan to escape this disaster.
Sun Ce knows Sun Quan. Now Sun Quan is afraid that he will fight Liu Xiu to lose both sides, and then stand up and reorganize the situation.
It is not surprising that Sun Quan had this idea, but it was not that Sun Ce looked down on Sun Quan, but that Sun Quan''s military talent was indeed too poor. He could not defeat the Japanese pirates under his absolute advantage at the beginning, let alone the stronger Chu army now.
Therefore, if he was defeated, Sun Quan would definitely not be Liu Xiu''s opponent, and it would be only a matter of time before Wu was destroyed.
Only when Sun Ce and Sun Quan join forces and Wu unite and unite to the outside world can he withstand the danger of this national demise.
But the biggest problem now is that Sun Ce is willing to let go of his grudges and join forces with Sun Quan, but Sun Quan is willing to ignore past grudges and join forces with Sun Ce to fight off the Chu army?
You should know that the power Sun Ce possesses is much stronger than Sun Quan. If the Chu army had not suddenly attacked Wu, Sun Ce would have sent troops to attack Wu County.
Sun Quan escaped because the Chu army attacked Wu. Once the Chu army was defeated, the two brothers would definitely meet each other. With Sun Quan''s ability and strength, how could he be Sun Ce''s opponent? Then it would probably be Sun Quan''s doomsday.
Therefore, Sun Quan is most likely not willing to do so.
Most people, including Sun Ce, felt that Sun Quan would not be willing, but Sun Bin still said: "There is no need to join forces with Sun Quan completely. As long as our army is fighting against the Chu army, Sun Quan will not drag down or make trouble.
The four-way Chu army invaded, our army blocked the three-way Chu army, Lujiang, Yuzhang and Panyang, and the Kuaiji route was handed over to Sun Quan to deal with.
Our army and Sun Quan each fought against each other and did not interfere with each other. Sun Quan would definitely not refuse.
If Sun Quan refused even this, it would be enough to show that he had no responsibility at all. Pang Juan, Zheng Zhilong and others who were still watching would definitely be completely disappointed with him and turned to the lord''s side. ”
After hearing this, Sun Ce couldn''t help but nodded after Cheng Si.
Sun Quan''s strength is not as strong as himself. If he and he share the risks with him, Sun Quan, who is already weak, will definitely not agree.
But if Sun Quan only blocked the 70,000 Chu troops from Ma Yuan on the south side, Sun Quan would not have refused, because he could not afford the price of rejection. Although Sun Ce took over most of the Wu Kingdom, he did not officially become king. The nominal king of Wu Kingdom is still Sun Quan.
Now that the Chu State has invaded 350,000 troops, intending to destroy the Wu State. As the King of Wu, Sun Quan, if he did not give any strength and even made trouble for Sun Ce, it would be enough to show that he had no responsibility at all.
If this is true, not only will Pang Juan and Zheng Zhilong, who have not yet expressed their opinions, be disappointed by him, but also those who clearly support him, many people will be disappointed by him.
Therefore, if Sun Quan dares to refuse, it is equivalent to sacking his martial arts.
I have to say that Sun Bin’s plan was an open plan, and he directly hit Sun Quan’s seven inches, and he did not give Sun Quan any other choice at all.
As long as Sun Quan still wants to be the King of Wu, he cannot turn a blind eye to the invading Chu army and must do anything more. Moreover, when Sun Ce and Liu Xiu showdown, at least he cannot openly drag Sun Ce down.
After Sun Ce understood the tricks, he felt that it was really comfortable for any monarch to have a super-intelligent counselor to assist him.
A skilled strategist can make fewer mistakes, less detours, and make the greatest promise at the lowest cost.
Sun Ce has a deep understanding of this, and this coup is the best example.
"No wonder Ying Hao is invincible. With many top strategists such as Zhang Liang, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia, it is difficult for Ying Hao to make mistakes."
Sun Ce thought to himself, but at the same time he was a little puzzled. After all, Sun Bin''s wisdom is so good, and he is from the Sun family''s royal family. Why doesn''t his father value him?
"With the father''s ability to recognize people, we should not miss Sun Bin, the pearl."
Sun Ce really couldn''t think of the reason, so he was going to find another opportunity to ask about veterans such as Huang Gai and Cheng Pu.
"Mr. Zibu, this time you will be your envoy. Go to Wu County to convince Sun Quan." Sun Ce ordered.
Zhang Zhao said decisively without thinking, "Zhang Zhao will definitely live up to the expectations of the eldest son."
Sun Ce nodded and then ordered: "I sent an order to order Sun Wu as the Grand Governor, leading the three armies of Yuzhang, Panyang and Pengze, 150,000 troops, to take charge of Yuzhang County, to fight against the two Chu troops of Liu Xiu and Cao Shen.
Wu Zixu was appointed as the governor of Lujiang, leading an army of 50,000 to command Lujiang County, and resisting Guo Ziyi''s northern army. ”
Sun Ce had a total force of only 220,000 troops, but he sent 200,000 troops to fight against the State of Chu, leaving behind 20,000 troops for Jianye, which was obviously used to guard against Sun Quan.
Although Sun Quan still has some shame, it is impossible to send troops to attack Sun Ce’s rear when Sun Ce and Liu Xiu started a war, what if?
Sun Quan is a person who can do something like killing his father, and the logic of ordinary people''s thinking will not work for him.
If Sun Ce and Liu Xiu were in a decisive battle, Sun Quan sneaked into Sun Ce''s rear and seized Jianye, causing Sun Ce''s grain road to be cut off, it would be really miserable, so Sun Ce had to be on guard against it.
In addition, Sun Ce also ordered an emergency military expansion, armed and trained the people, and made the worst plans first.
Sun Quan did not intend to intervene, so he asked Sun Ce to fight against Liu Xiu to lose both sides, but he did not expect that Liu Xiu would launch four armies to attack Wu at the same time, and Ma Yuan''s troops of the Southern Army were still attacking Kuaiji County.
At this time, Sun Ce sent Zhang Zhao to the door again, demanding that both sides make a temporary truce and let Sun Quan block Ma Yuan''s troops to protect the Wu Kingdom.
Sun Quan could not refuse such a request at all. If he refused, he would definitely lose all his heart.
"Damn it, this is an open plot, a naked open plot."
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, no matter how unwilling he was in his heart, he could only swallow the bitter fruit and send troops to block Ma Yuan''s army. After all, he is still the King of Wu now.
If it were just Sun Quan, Sun Ce might be able to get his wish, but unfortunately, there is Sima Yi around Sun Quan, so naturally it is impossible for Wu to unite so easily.
"Lord, Sun Wu has never lost his battle against Chu. Even though his troops are at a disadvantage, he may not be enough to enter, but it should be more than enough to defend Yuzhang.
Once Sun Wu drags the Chu army to the end of the rations and retreats, Sun Ce will definitely turn the gun and send troops to the east to attack Wu County. At that time, we may all be killed by Sun Ce. ”
Sima Yi''s words meant that Sun Quan was at the heart. What he wanted was not to repel Chu, but to let Liu Xiu and Sun Ce suffer both losses, so that he could make profits from it. But at present, this goal may be a bit difficult to achieve.
Sun Quan must block Ma Yuan''s southern army, but without this Chu army, Sun Ce''s pressure will be much smaller. With the ability of Sun Wu, Sun Bin, Sun Ce and others, it may be possible that they can really resist the three Chu army.
If Sun Ce really defeated the Chu army and the main force still existed, it would be Sun Quan''s doomsday.
Sun Quan was really a little panicked now. After all, if he sent troops to block Ma Yuan and shared the pressure for Sun Ce, he would be like committing suicide by chronically, and not sending troops would be abolishing his martial arts.
Regardless of whether the troops were sent or not, it was a bad thing for Sun Quan. How could he not panic?
At Sima Yi''s suggestion, Sun Quan decided to take risks, but Kuaiji had to protect him, so he had to find another way.
Sun Quan secretly sent an order to Panyang Prefect Bo Zhu, asking him to voluntarily give up the southern gate of Panyang County and the southern city, and take the initiative to enter Panyang by Cao Shen''s troops to achieve the goal of driving tigers and swallowing wolves.
In this case, even if Sun Wu can defend Yuzhang, he will definitely suffer heavy losses, and Sun Quan can clear his relationship and hide in the rear of Wu County to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
(This chapter ends)