The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 208

As the imperial army entered Huainan and took over Shouchun, the situation in Huainan quickly stabilized.

At this time, two extreme atmospheres coexisted in the city. One part was the sadness caused by the dying of the old forces and the impending death of Emperor Yuan Shu;

Yuan Yao escorted his family to Runan, and brought his father back to recuperate.

Although he vomited a lot of blood, Yuan Shu did not die, not only did he not die, but his breath seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuanzhi ordered someone to find a famous doctor to diagnose and treat him.

At the same time, he also ordered the civil servants to sort out and summarize the population and terrain maps of Lujiang and Jiujiang, and put them into the prime minister's mansion for later use in recovering Jiangnan.

Cheng Yuanzhi led a team of troops to the west bank of the Yangtze River, looked at the left side of the river, and thought about the strategy of going south.

At the same time, Sun Quan, who was informed of the news, also personally led a group of civil and military personnel to climb high on the east bank to look west.

After the Northern Army annexed Huainan, the soldiers pointed directly at Jiangdong, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Lord."

Lu Su rushed to the front in a hurry, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Northern Army has no navy, and it can't threaten Jiangdong for the time being. The most urgent thing is to first defeat the Yellow Emperor of Jiangxia, and then attack Liu Biao. We should use the Yangtze River to protect ourselves." .”

Attack Huang Zu first?Break Liu Biao again?
Huang Zu is not easy to attack, and Liu Biao is not a wooden man...

The former is deeply harmonious in the art of war and the essence of the navy, and occupies an important position in form and victory, so it is extremely difficult to deal with.

If this is not the case, why Zhou Yu has not returned from training so far is not because he has no certainty of victory!
Sun Quan frowned thickly, and his worries did not decrease but increased.

Xiakou belongs to Jingzhou and is located where the Han River flows into the Yangtze River. The three rivers meet here, and it is easy to defend but difficult to enter.

Huang Zu also built a city on Snake Mountain, facing Xiakou, and named it Xiakou City.

"Does Zijing have any good ideas?"

Sun Quan frowned and looked at Lu Su.

If they could only attack forcefully, the battle damage would be too great, and it was impossible for Jingzhou not to come for reinforcements.

In a war, not to mention the loss of life, the outcome is unpredictable.

Lu Su said: "If you want to break the deadlock, you have to fight to the west. At this time, you have no other choice."

Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin, Lu Ji and others all agreed, "My lord, give the order."

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and other generals also clasped their fists together and said, "My lord, give me an order."

It was rare for Jiangdong to be united, Sun Quan nodded, "I will pass on the order to Zhou Yu to command the navy, and the Japanese troops will send Xiakou to attack Huangzu."

Lu Su continued to add: "Xiakou is easy to defend and difficult to attack for Jiangdong. But it is easy to attack and difficult to defend for Jingzhou, which is further upstream."

"Therefore, after breaking through Xiakou, we should relocate more local people to the east to strengthen our strength in Jiangdong. Even if Liu Biao raises troops to retake Xiakou later, I will not lose my trip."

Sun Quan nodded his head and said: "Zi Jing's words are very true, I will follow them."

In the autumn of the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Sun Quanxing led an army of [-] land and water troops to attack Huang Zu who was stationed at Xiakou.

Due to the sudden outbreak of the battle, Huang Zu was caught off guard. The navy was smashed by Zhou Yu on the river, and Xiakou City was besieged for a month.

During this period, the Jiangdong water army and Jingzhou reinforcements fought fiercely on the river, each winning or losing.

Sun Quan saw that he could not win quickly, so he divided his troops in four directions, captured all the people in Xiakou, and headed east.

In October, Wudi Shanyue rebelled, Sun Quan then withdrew his troops and returned to the east, and Liu Biao also withdrew his troops for a truce.

……

But it is said that Liu Bei lives in Xinye temporarily and has nothing to do all day long.

On this day, while riding horses with Jian Yong in the street, he suddenly saw a man from the market, wearing a Gejin cloth robe, black shoes with soap sash, and singing a long song.

The song goes: The heaven and earth are turning upside down, and the fire is about to perish; the building is about to collapse, and it is difficult to hold up a single tree.

There are sages in the valley, who want to vote for the lord of the Ming Dynasty; the lord of the Ming Dynasty seeks the sages, but he doesn't know me.

When Liu Bei heard the song, he thought to himself: "Listen to this person's song, he is quite talented, I should ask him for help!"

So they went up to meet each other, invited them into the county government office, set up a banquet, made a gesture of courtesy and corporal, and asked for his name.

The man replied: "I am from Yingshang. My surname is Shan and my name is Fu. I have heard for a long time that the envoys are recruiting talents, and they want to come to entrust them, but they feel abrupt. Therefore, I am singing in the city, so that I can listen to them."

Liu Bei was overjoyed and treated him as a guest of honor to consult on world affairs.

Shan Fu responded fluently, and from time to time he would say a word of insight.

The two suddenly felt that it was too late to meet each other, and they talked for a whole day without knowing it.

The next morning, when Liu Bei got up, he saw Shan Fu visiting, staring at his horse Lu Ma in the hall, and sighed in admiration.

Xuan De suddenly felt curious, "Why is this so, sir?"

Shan Fu said: "The name of this horse is Lu. Although it is a thousand-mile horse, it only hinders the master and cannot be ridden."

Liu Bei waved his hands and said with a smile: "Sir, what you said is wrong. This horse is only a savior, so why not be the lord."

Seeing that Shan Fu didn't believe it, Liu Bei told him that he had escaped from danger many times because of riding this horse since the battle.

Shan Fu said: "Although there is a savior, this horse will eventually hinder the master. I have a way to solve it. I don't know if the king is willing to hear it?"

Liu Bei nodded, as if listening to a joke.

To be honest, Luma has been with him for a while, but the Lord said, he actually doesn't believe it.

Even if this was said by his newly recruited talent, Shan Fu, at most he was dubious.

Shan Fu said solemnly: "If you have someone who has a grudge, you can give this horse as a gift. After passing this person, you can ride on it. Naturally, nothing will happen."

When Liu Bei heard this, his face changed drastically, and he reprimanded: "Grandpa came here at the beginning, and he didn't teach me the right way, but taught this self-interested thing that hurts others. Bei really dare not listen to it."

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, whether it is true or not, at least Liu Bei's words are righteous at this time, and his image is extremely stalwart.

Shan Fu hurriedly made amends and said: "I have always heard that the envoy is benevolent, but I didn't dare to believe it when I first came here, so I tried this word, and hope that the envoy is not guilty."

Liu Bei also quickly changed his angry face into a smile: "So that's the case, how can Bei be called a benevolent person, I hope you can teach me more."

Shan Fu laughed and said: "I came here from Yingshang, and all the way I heard Xinye children singing 'Xinye Mu, since I arrived here, the people will be abundant.' It can be seen that the envoy is the master of benevolence and virtue."

Liu Bei waved his hands again and again, but he couldn't refuse. Afterwards, he worshiped Shan Fu as his military adviser and trained the troops in his headquarters to make a good plan.

……

In Yecheng, the General's Mansion, all the civil and military officials gathered together.

Cheng Yuanzhi took the high seat, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the north has been flattened and the Central Plains have been restored, I have repeatedly thought about going south. I don't know where to start. Do you have any advice?"

The judge came out and said: "Prime Minister, it's freezing cold at this time, so it's not suitable to use troops. It's better to wait until the next spring is warm, and then it's not too late to drive troops."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded slightly and looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Liu Biao is the governor of the state appointed by the imperial court. He abides by both principles and laws. Even if he disobeys the imperial court, he is still a courtier of the Han family on the surface, and it is unjust to attack."

"Jiangdong Sun Quan is not the case. Although he inherited his father and brother's foundation and occupied the five counties of Jiangzuo, he has not been appointed by the court. He is no different from a rebel. Recently, Sun Quan sent troops to attack Jiangxia for no reason. He defeated Huang Zu and captured the people of Jiangxia. , this crime must not go unpunished.”

"The prime minister sent an envoy to Jingzhou to ask Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong together for a grand plan."

It's a good plan, but I don't know if Liu Biao is willing to follow the example of a dog and a horse. Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and looked at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia walked slowly to the middle, and pondered: "Jia thinks this plan is feasible, so why not give it a try."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked around the group of ministers, "Who is willing to talk about Liu Biao for the envoy?"

As soon as this remark came out, none of the hundreds of people in the hall responded.

Although Liu Biao is not the kind of reckless man who kills envoys casually, everyone doesn't want to go to Jingzhou.It wasn't long before Mi Heng was beheaded on a mission, and no one wanted to be Mi Heng's second.

Even Agudo lowered his head at this time, pretending to be invisible.

No one responded, so Cheng Yuanzhi had no choice but to stop, "Where is Liu Ye?"

Liu Ye responded.

Cheng Yuanzhi stared at him and asked, "Are you willing to be an envoy?"

"Don't dare to refuse!" Liu Ye cupped his hands.

Everyone was stunned, thinking that Liu Ye was the only one on this trip.

Liu Ye and Liu Biao are both members of the imperial family. Even if the former cannot persuade the latter, there will be no danger.

Of course, this is all a joke, and everyone knows that Liu Biao is not that kind of person. He just doesn't want to run to the south of the Yangtze River in the winter. The weather is freezing, the journey is tiring, and there is a high probability that he will return without success.

It's too bad.

(End of this chapter)