The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 315 The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
In August of the 22nd year of Jian'an, the Shu army retreated to Zangke County.

Every time this was a big defeat, the exhausted Liu Bei feared that Sun Quan would take advantage of the situation to attack Yizhou, so he stationed his troops in Wanshou County and took a defensive posture.

On this day, a close servant came to report: "Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Southern Wu, wants to see you."

Liu Bei, who was in poor health, refused the request without thinking, and told the soldiers not to let him into the city.

Li Yanjin said: "Zhuge Jin is Kong Ming's elder brother. He should avoid suspicion, but he is going on an envoy at this time. He must have something important to do. Your Majesty should call him to the front, and watch his words before making a plan. It is war or peace. I'm not with him."

Liu Bei thought so too. If the two sides are hostile, they will be hostile, and if they lose the battle, they will be defeated. The envoy is innocent.

What's more, with Zhuge Liang's affection, he was a bit petty after refusing to see him.

Then Zhuge Jin was sent to see him.

Zhuge Jin entered the city and entered the mansion, prostrating and prostrating, and performed the etiquette of envoys, and never said that he would not go on an envoy earlier.

This made Liu Bei feel better, and asked bluntly: "Ziyu is here again, why?"

There is something to say.

More than half a year ago, Zhuge Jin had already visited Liu Bei when he was marching eastward. At that time, Zhuge Jin said: "At the order of my lord, I am here to explain the affairs of Jingzhou. There is no harmony, so he raised troops to attack the city without permission, making a big mistake, and now my lord regrets it. I am willing to return Jingzhou (Wuling), and form an alliance with the king, and fight against Beiyuan together. In the name of righteousness of the Han Dynasty."

At that time, Liu Bei raised the case and sternly rejected Sun Quan's request for peace. He said angrily, "Your lord killed my younger brother first, and then took our states and counties. Such bloody enmity is nothing more than war. How dare you say it with clever words?"

Zhuge Jin said: "The enmity between the Shu and Wu families is a small gap, and it is a big event that the Han family will fall. The king is the emperor's uncle, and the throne of Han emperor will be usurped by the traitor Yuan, but the king ignores the traitors." If you want to attack Wu instead, it will be unreasonable both emotionally and rationally. Besides, the two families of Shu and Wu are so weak that it is really inappropriate to fight again and let Yuan and Wei profit from it. You and I should continue the previous alliance to help the country and uphold justice. "

At that time, Liu Beifang gathered an army of 15 to his side. He was full of vigor and high spirits, and wanted to run rampant in the world. How could he listen to such words of persuasion? Cut off your head first. Now let you go back, tell Sun Quan, wash your neck and wait!"

Then 15 soldiers and horses were almost burned by a fire.

Therefore, Liu Bei, who was blown away by the cowhide, really didn't want to see Zhuge Jin.

But there is no way, today is different from the past.

After this battle, he has realized that the two families can no longer fight, even if there is a big enemy, as long as they want to gain a foothold in this world, they must unite.

There are fifteen states in the world, and Wei State has already occupied twelve and a half states, all of which are densely populated and prosperous.

As for the Sun and Liu families, the combined territory is only two and a half states.

If the total share of the world is [-], Wei Guo has already occupied more than [-]%, while Sun and Liu have less than [-]%.

It's even too late to hold a group at this moment.

Because of the Battle of Yulin, strictly speaking, both Sun and Liu were losers.

In the previous six months of the stalemate, Sun Quan lost 6 to [-] horses. Although he later burned [-] soldiers of the Shu army, it was nothing more than a loss for both sides.

At this moment, the available soldiers in Xichuan are only [-].

Although Sun Quan was slightly better, he only had about 20 horses.

The number of soldiers and horses in the State of Wei has always been more than 100 million, and this is still the number after half of the disarmament. Originally, the number of soldiers and horses in the State of Wei was close to 200 million.

Such a disparity in military strength... makes Liu Bei have no confidence in his heart.

Zhuge Jin stood up and said to Liu Bei, "By order of my lord, I am here to ask the king for peace."

Zhuge Jin said the same thing half a year ago, but the feeling he brought to Liu Bei was quite different.

Liu Bei dismissed it at the time, but now he was deeply touched.

The victorious side asks for peace from the defeated side, which can be regarded as giving him enough face.

But he could not openly agree to the reconciliation.

In the past few decades, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang who lived and died together were too deadly to turn around.

Thinking about this, Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Tzuyu, come back, there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation!"

Zhuge Jin didn't understand what he meant, so he had to repay Sun Quan.It means that Liu Bei is unwilling to make peace.

Liu Bei still commanded the army to garrison Wanshou County, and did not return to Chengdu for a long time.

On the other hand, Sun Quan was puzzled when he heard Zhuge Jin's return, but he heard Lu Meng laughing and said: "My lord, this is a good thing. Although Liu Bei clearly said that there is a discord, he already has the intention of reuniting in his heart, so why not express his position publicly?" , we can only do this state of overt refusal and covert cooperation. In this way, our army can concentrate on defending the north."

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he rectified his army and horses, and tightened the fences to prevent Wei Guo from attacking.

It's no wonder that he was eager to seek peace with Liu Bei as soon as he defeated Liu Bei, because he saw the true face of Wei State-a big tiger that he didn't know well.

Had to.

Otherwise, death is only a snap of the fingers.

……

At the same time, Cheng Yuanzhi, who was paying close attention to the situation of the Sun and Liu families, knew very well that the opportunity must not be missed, and the truth that it would never come again, of course he would not give Sun Quan any respite.

In August of the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), less than half a month after the end of the battle of Yulin, the Wei army raised 30 troops and divided them into four groups to attack Jiaozhou and Guangzhou.

Along the way, with Zhao Yun as the commander, [-] troops went out of Kuaiji to attack the South China Sea.

Along the way, with Zhang Liao as the main general, he led [-] troops out of the southern field to attack Guangzhou.

Taking Wenpin as the vanguard all the way, he commanded [-] troops to attack Cangwu.

Cheng Yuanzhi led an army of 15 and approached Yulin.At the same time, Shamoke was ordered to attract [-] barbarians to help out.

When the news reached Yulin, Sun Quan was shocked.Urgently summon civil and military officials to discuss the strategy of defending Wei soldiers.

All the people gathered together, and the scouts had already reported the situation of all the soldiers one by one.

Sun Quan, who was at the top of the ranks, looked around the hall and asked, "Wei's army is powerful, what should we do now?"

Everyone was silent.

Lu Meng also lowered his head and said nothing.

It's not that he doesn't want to offer advice, it's that he has nothing to do.

Leaving aside the poor strength of the army, how can a Lu Meng stand up to Wei's current four-pronged attack?

Sun Quan said with a sigh: "It has been 17 years since I wanted to inherit my father and brother's foundation. In the early days, Zhou Lang was the pillar, and after Zhou Lang, there was Lu Su; after Lu Su, there was Lu Meng; now Lu Meng is silent, and no one can share his worries with Gu. also!"

Everyone is still silent.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a young general walking out of the ranks. He bowed and said: "My lord, although I am young, I am quite familiar with military art. I would like to invite tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to guard against the Wei soldiers who invaded the South China Sea."

Sun Quan took a closer look and saw that it was Sun Huan, and he immediately felt relieved.

Sun Huan's style name was Shuwu, and his original surname was Yu. His father was Sun Ce's favorite general Yu He, who was given the surname Sun, so he can be regarded as the direct lineage of the Sun family.Yu He gave birth to four sons, Huan was the eldest, and he was skilled in bows and horses. He often served in the army and conquered the Quartet.

Sun Quan said happily: "Uncle Wu is going here, what is the strategy to win? It must be known that Zhao Yun is a famous general of Wei, and he has the courage that is undeserved."

Sun Huan said: "Although Zhao Yun is brave, there are two generals in my court, one is Li Yi and the other is Xie Jing, both of whom are as brave as a man should be. Dare to invite tens of thousands of people to capture Zhao Yun."

In short, tough on the front.

Sun Quan said: "My nephew is brave and lonely, so I will give you [-] soldiers and horses to go to Nanhai County to defend against the enemy."

Sun Huan accepted the order with his fists clasped, bowed and retreated.

The embarrassing prefect Ding Feng came out and said: "The last general is willing to lead an army to defend against the enemies of Guangzhou."

Sun Quan agreed with him, and ordered [-] troops to be delivered to Ding Feng.

General Fenwei Zhu Ran also came out and said: "The last general would like to lead an army to defend Cangwu."

Sun Quan also agreed with him, so he ordered him to lead an army of [-] to Cangwu.

Then, he led an army of 15 and sat in Yulin to resist the main force of the Wei army.

(End of this chapter)