Chapter 2915 Zhu Di bought prisoners and borrowed generals, and his teammate Sun Zhongmou
Chapter 2912: Zhu Di buys prisoners and borrows generals, and his teammate Sun Zhongmou
When Zhu Di heard that Sun Wu was defeated by Liu Xiu, a hint of complexity appeared in his eyes.
No one knows that Zhu Di and Sun Wu are not only old friends, but also his military strategy enlightenment teacher.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Sun Wu was trapped by Tao Qian and captured. In order to subdue Sun Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang used all his skills and even let his son Zhu Di go to serve to express his importance to Sun Wu, which gave Zhu Di the opportunity to contact Sun Wu.
But no matter how Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken, he only deposed Sun Wu, so that Sun Wu, who was originally gifted and able to easily break through the great master, would be stopped by the master of external skills for life. Even if Sun Wu died, he would never be able to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Sun Wu had only hatred for Zhu Yuanzhang, and he hated Wu and was naturally angry at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di, who was still young at that time, did not know that the hatred between Sun Wu and his father was irreconcilable. His father asked him to learn skills from Sun Wu and change the other party''s prejudice against the Yellow Turbans. He also wanted to help his father with himself, so no matter how Sun Wu disliked and insulted him, he chose to persevere.
Zhu Di''s perseverance eventually moved Sun Wu. Although he still hated Zhu Yuanzhang, their grudges had nothing to do with Zhu Di and should not implicate innocent people. Moreover, he was unwilling to give in and he would probably be imprisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang for the rest of his life.
Sun Wu didn''t want to lose what he learned throughout his life, and his imprisonment career was really boring, so when he was really idle, he gave Zhu Di a tip to pass the time, which led to Zhu Di, the Ming King who had performed brilliantly when he first entered the battlefield.
Zhu Di only studied with him for a year, but it was precisely this year that made him enjoy his life. Even now, Zhu Di often read the "The Art of War" that Sun Wu gave him annotations.
People in the world think that Zhu Di was taught by Fan Li, but they don’t know that his first teacher was actually Sun Wu. At the same time, Zhu Di also understood why his father was so persistent in subduing Sun Wu, because the other party was the true master of military strategists.
No one in the world knows Sun Wu better than Zhu Di. He has no shortcomings in military tactics, whether it is military tactics, strategies, battle formations, etc., all of them have reached the top level in the world.
To be honest, Sun Wu is the candidate for generals that any king dreams of, and among the famous generals in the world, only Bai Qi from the Qin Dynasty can match him.
In this era of heroes, Sun Wu should have achieved something on the battlefield like Bai Qi, but his luck was surprisingly poor.
Being cheated by Tao Qian, Sun Quan, and being strictly guarded by Liu Xiu...
But even so, Sun Wuming only lost once, the time he was captured by Zhu Yuanzhang.
It can be imagined that if Sun Wu could meet a more powerful monarch and a teammate who would not drag him down like Bai Qi, he would definitely be able to kill all sides on the battlefield, rather than being unable to perform as much as he is now due to various constraints.
It is precisely because Zhu Di knew Sun Wu that he understood even more that Liu Xiu could never defeat Sun Wu alone.
Even though Wu was worried about foreign troubles in China and was still divided, Sun Wu''s monarch this time was Sun Ce.
Sun Ce has unreserved trust in Sun Wu, and is obviously a friend who will not drag him down. He can let Sun Wu perform his wholeheartedly without any scruples.
In this case, even if Sun Wu can''t win, he will at least not lose. Even if he loses, he will lose at most.
But the reality is that in the battle of Panyang Lake, the Wu State not only lost, but also lost miserably. The Wu State naval army was injured by nearly 80%, and it will never threaten the Chu State naval army in the future.
Such a record is seriously inconsistent with Sun Wu''s ability. If he hadn''t intentionally let the water go, there would be only one possibility. Liu Xiu used some fatal means outside the battlefield.
Because the relationship between the Ming and Chu countries was not good, and the intelligence was limited, Zhu Di did not know the inside story of the Panyang Lake water battle, but he knew that Liu Xiu could defeat Sun Wuken by using a strange move, which made him sigh that Sun Shi was not lucky.
He is clearly the top famous general in the world, but he is always inexplicably defeated because of himself.
"If Master Sun had surrendered at the beginning, our master and disciples would have joined forces, and might have destroyed Wei, Ping and Song and unified the Central Plains long ago. How could Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin have happened? The Sixth Central Plains War was also my Ming Dynasty and one country to fight against Qin alone, rather than the three countries were forced to join forces but still had their own ulterior motives."
Zhu Di couldn''t help but fantasize in his heart, what would the Ming Dynasty look like if Sun Wu was under his command? But unfortunately, this possibility is almost none.
Zhu Yuanzhang offended Sun Wu so fiercely that among the countries in the world, the only thing that Sun Wu could not surrender was the Ming Kingdom. Otherwise, after the demise of Wu, Zhu Di would really be able to use his disciple to recruit Sun Wu.
"Lord, in the battle of Panyang Lake, the Wu navy was defeated, and a large number of naval troops were captured by Chu.
The hatred between Wu and Chu is quite deep. It is probably not that easy for Chu to subdue the surrendered army of Wu. Not only does it take time and effort, it dare not use it on the battlefield.
For Chu, it is more reassuring to surrender Sun Wu''s surrendered army and use Jiangdong''s resources to re-summon and train new recruits.
Therefore, our Ming Dynasty could completely trade with the State of Chu, buy these Wu army prisoners of war with money and grain, and then quickly restore the navy by acquiring Wu army prisoners of war. ”
Hearing Yao Guangxiao''s words, Zhu Di couldn''t help but nodded secretly. This was indeed a way to quickly restore the navy.
As for whether these Sun Wu naval prisoners of war will betray the Ming Dynasty? It is impossible to say 100% not, but the possibility is much lower than betrayal of Chu.
First of all, the hatred between the Ming and Wu was not deep. When several Central Plains wars were in progress, the Wu State had been fighting with the Chu State and did not set foot in the Central Plains. There was no conflict of interest between the two sides, so there was no hatred.
Secondly, it was Chu that destroyed Wu, not Ming. What reason does the people of Wu hate Ming?
Finally, even if the prisoners of war in Wu wanted to rebel, Ming was not Wu, far away from his hometown, unfamiliar with the place, and had no support. How far could he run even if he wanted to run. Of course, there is another most important point, that is, is the Chu State willing to sell these prisoners?
After thinking about it, Zhu Di felt that it was very likely to be willing. In addition to the difficulty in subdueing the Wu and Chu feud mentioned above, there was another major reason, that is, the current situation in the Central Plains is not good. Once the Qin Dynasty occupied the Central Plains, it would be difficult for Chu to annex the Wu Kingdom.
Therefore, even in order to annex Wu State, Liu Xiu had to support the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
"Mr. Yao, please come and go to Chu State to discuss with Liu Xiu''s redeem prisoners of war and borrow generals.
By the way, we can think of purchasing prisoners, and Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyink could probably think of it, so we must be quick. ”
Zhu Di said seriously, after all, it’s not okay to be happy. The number of prisoners of war in Wu is limited, at most only 25,000. Although the Ming family cannot swallow them all, once they start late, they will definitely not be able to get anything.
"No." Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.
Liu Xiu, who was far away in Panyang Lake, probably never thought that he had gone through a lot of hardships to defeat Sun Wu, but he had not yet been able to completely digest the results of the war. The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming all stared at the Wu army prisoners of war in his hands, but he had no choice but to refuse.
Zhu Di''s guess was right at all. Liu Xiu was indeed not Sun Wu''s opponent. His ability to defeat Sun Wu this time was actually using means outside the battlefield.
The Battle of Wu and Chu had already broken out long before the outbreak of the Central Plains War, and now so long has passed. Even the Sui Kingdom has destroyed its country, so it is naturally impossible for the Battle of Wu and Chu to change at all.
On the battlefield, Sun Wu led an army of 150,000 to take charge of Yuzhang County, and Wu Zixu led an army of 50,000 to take charge of Lujiang County, to fight against the two Chu troops of Liu Xiu and Cao Shen.
Since the Chu army was divided into four groups of invading, the battle between Wu and Chu was also divided into four major battlefields: Lujiang, Yuzhang, Panyang and Kuaiji. Except for the Kuaiji battlefield, Sun Ce was responsible for the other three major battlefields.
Wu State is facing life and death. Logically speaking, the Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers should abandon past grudges, concentrate their efforts and unite to the outside world, but Sun Quan did not.
Under Sima Yi''s sow discord, Sun Quan was also worried that after repelling Liu Xiu, he would be liquidated by his own brother. After all, Sun Ce had much stronger troops than him, so he had the idea of ??using Liu Xiu to weaken Sun Ce, causing both sides to suffer losses and his fisherman to benefit.
Not only did Sun Quan secretly pass the order to Bo Jing, the prefect of Panyang County, and ask him to give up the southern gate of Panyang County and take the initiative to release the Chu general Cao Shen into the city, thus playing the role of driving tigers and swallowing wolves, but he also has always adopted the passive defense strategy on the battlefield of Kuaiji.
Kuaiji County is mountainous, and it is theoretically easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is not easy to attack. However, the chief general of the Chu army responsible for attacking Kuaiji was Ma Yuan, and the 70,000 Chu troops led by him came from Jiaotong-Guangzhou and his best attitude was mountain warfare.
Therefore, when Sun Quan was so passive, his initiative fell into Ma Yuan''s hands.
Until the fall of the Sui Kingdom and among the four Chu troops that attacked Wu, only Ma Yuan had substantial close combat. Not only did he directly capture the 14 counties of Kuaiji, but he also killed and captured nearly 30,000 Sun Quan''s army, which completely gained a firm foothold in southern Yangzhou.
In addition to winning a great victory in Kuaiji, the other three battlefields were blocked by Sun Wu and Wu Zixu. Even if the troops had an absolute advantage, they would not make any progress. They even suffered a considerable loss and suffered a considerable loss under Sun Wu''s counterattack.
With continuous setbacks, Liu Xiu was naturally very anxious, but he was very lucky. When he wanted to sleep, someone would take the initiative to hand over the pillow.
At this moment, Sima Yi, who was lurking by Sun Quan, took the initiative to offer a plan to Liu Xiu, which was to concentrate the naval forces and approach Jianye, thus forcing the Wu navy to intercept Panyang Lake.
At first, Liu Xiu was extremely puzzled. After all, the battle between Wu and Chu has always lost more and won less, let alone Sun Wu. But after hearing Sima Yi''s explanation, he realized it.
The purpose of concentrating the naval army to reach Jianye was not to force the Wu navy to intercept Panyang Lake, but to force Sun Ce, who had insufficient power on the water, to ask Sun Quan for help.
As long as Sun Ce asks for help and Sima Yi is persuaded by the side, he is not afraid that Sun Quan will not send reinforcements.
As long as Sun Quan sent the Chu army to support him and Sima Yi was there, the support army would not only not help Sun Wu, but would also help him worse.
To be honest, the battle between Wu and Chu was Sun Ce in the battle against Liu Xiu. Not only did Sun Quan not have any effect, but he also dragged Sun Ce back.
In the end, with the help of Sima Yi, Liu Xiu not only completed his first victory against Sun Wu, but also annihilated 50,000 naval troops of the Wu Kingdom, of which 26,000 were captured.
After this battle, the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River completely fell into the hands of Chu, and the Chu navy attacked the hinterland of Wu at any time.
[Dingdong, commander 101 (+2) Liu Xiu, defeat commander 105 Sun Wu, reward: commander attribute permanent +1;
Current Liu Xiu: Commander 102 (+3), Force 103 (+8), Intelligence 99 (+1), Politics 102 (+2), Charm 102 (+3). 】
I have to say that Liu Xiu, who is the basic commander of 99, can now reach 102. The additional 3 points of commander are basically all attributed to Sun Wu.
Not only Zhu Di, but even Liu Xiu, strictly speaking, was trained by Sun Wu bit by bit.
Liu Xiu was also afraid of being beaten by Sun Wu. Even if he beat Sun Wu this time, he did not pursue the victory. Instead, he stopped when he saw the opportunity, for fear of being ambushed again, which would lead to a great situation.
Liu Xiu knew that this water battle could defeat Sun Wu was purely a good luck, and he did not expect to defeat Sun Wu here on land, so he planned to bypass Sun Wu in Yuzhang after clarifying the results and directly lead the navy to attack Jianye. However, he did not expect that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming all sent envoys to buy prisoners of war from him at this time.
Although Liu Xiu''s focus was on Jiangdong, he had been paying attention to the war in the Central Plains. After learning that the situation in the Three Kingdoms Alliance was extremely unfavorable after learning that the East China Sea Battle was defeated, he immediately summoned a group of advisers under his command to discuss countermeasures.
(This chapter ends)