Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2660 Opening the door to drive away tigers and wolves, Sun Ce VS Sun Liu

Chapter 2656: Sun Ce VS Sun Liu

The news of the Chu State's sudden attack on Wu forced Sun Ce to suspend his plan to attack Wu County.
Liu Xiu's 35 Chu army conquered Wu, which brought the danger of subjugation to Wu. At this time, Sun Ce held the idea that he must first settle down when fighting against the outside world. Shen made no difference.

After nearly two years of self-cultivation, the current state of Wu has barely recovered from the Lujiang fiasco, but its total military strength is only 33, not to mention that Sun Ce and Sun Quan are still in a state of splitting from east to west.

After Sun Quan fled back to Wujun, he issued the imperial edict of King Qin, which gained the support of 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 in Lujiang and Yuzhang, and then ordered Sun Bin and Lu Su to sit in Jianye to appease and recruit the powerful generals of all parties. results.

The garrisons in Yuzhang and Lujiang were originally Sun Wu's former troops. Sun Wu and Wu Zixu held Sun Quan's edict and went to take over the army without encountering any obstacles at all.

The defenders of the two places, from the generals to the ordinary soldiers, all hoped that Sun Wu would come back. Naturally, the guards surrendered their military power honestly, which also allowed Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to easily take over the 10,000+ troops in Lujiang and Yuzhang.

With the military power of 10,000+ garrisons in hand, and the capital Jianye and its surrounding cities are also under the control of Sun Ce, the three counties of Danyang, Lujiang, and Yuzhang in the central and western parts of Wu Kingdom are basically under the control of Sun Ce.

As for Bo Pi, the prefect of Panyang, and Xu Wen, the prefect of Peng Ze, both belonged to the Jiangdong family, and they were both promoted by Sun Quan.

But as prefects, they only hold part of the military power in the two counties, and most of the military power is in the hands of the guards.

However, Han Qinhu, the guard of Panyang, and Tian Ji, the guard of Peng Ze, had already fallen to Sun Ce under the co-option of Sun Bin.

Xu Wenwen and Bopi, who didn't have many troops in their hands, dared to stand on Sun Quan's side, and they didn't need Sun Ce to make a move. They would be dealt with by Han Qinhu and Tian Ji, so they could only reluctantly stand on Sun Ce's side .

At this point, the situation in Jiangdong was completely clear, the ten counties of Wu State were completely divided, the five counties in the west belonged to Sun Ce, and the four counties in the east belonged to Sun Quan. Only Yizhou County was still on the sidelines, and the station in Yingzhou had not received any news.

Although Sun Ce controlled the five counties in the central and western parts of Wu, after all, he was in power for too short a time, and he didn't have much time to sort it out, so there were still some city and garrison guards under his command who were loyal to Sun Quan.

But in general, it is harmless. After all, there are too few troops in the hands of these people, and it will basically not have much impact on the overall situation.

At present, the number of troops directly in Sun Ce's hands does not exceed 22 at most, and most of them are scattered in Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Danyang, but the invading Chu army has as many as 35.

With the strength in Sun Ce's hands, even self-protection is barely enough. If he still fights with Sun Quan, he is really looking for death, and sooner or later Liu Xiu will defeat them one by one.

Sun Ce is a person with a big picture, and with Sun Bin admonishing him, he naturally knows what to do and what not to do, so he had to give up the idea of ​​​​conquering Wu County in the east, and instead dealt with the invading Chu army from the west.

Wu State and Chu State have attacked each other for many years, and Wu State has always been attacking, while Chu State is defending, so Wu State's defense against Chu State is not strong.

The reason for such a situation is naturally because Wu is on the offensive side, with more victories and fewer losses, and the invincible Sun Wu is there, so naturally there is no need for defense.

But until Sun Ce was defeated and captured in Lujiang, and the gap in strength between Wu and Chu was completely widened, Sun Jian was also directly beaten soberly, making him realize that in the future dispute between Wu and Chu, Wu may be on the defensive side. Only then began to gradually strengthen the defense of the Western Front.

After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, although most of Sun Jian's national policies were denied, the plan to strengthen the defense of the western front was carried out, but he also deprived Sun Wu and Wu Zixu of their military power for this same reason.

Now Wu State has built a complete line of defense against Chu on the front lines of Lujiang and Yuzhang in the west. Even if the invading Chu State is twice as large as itself, it is impossible to break through Wu State's defense line in a short period of time, which is enough to support the reinforcements from the rear. .

But this time Chu State did not come from two routes, but four routes. In addition to the two counties of Lujiang and Yuzhang, there were also two counties of Panyang and Kuaiji, which were also attacked by Chu State.

Even if the state of Wu can block most of the invading Chu army on the western defense line, what about the other two Chu lords?
Under Sun Bin's rational analysis, Sun Ce also realized the seriousness of the problem. Facing the 35 Chu army invading from four directions, it may be difficult to deal with the danger of national subjugation only by relying on the strength in his own hands. Brother Sun Quan joined forces to escape this catastrophe.

Based on Sun Ce's understanding of Sun Quan, the current Sun Quan may wish to fight Liu Xiu to lose both sides, and then stand up to reorganize the situation.

It is not surprising that Sun Quan would have such thoughts, 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 beat the Japanese pirates under absolute advantage at the beginning, let alone the stronger Chu army.

Therefore, if he was defeated, Sun Quan would definitely not be Liu Xiu's opponent, and it would only be a matter of time before Wu was destroyed.

Only when Sun Ce and Sun Quan join forces, unite the Wu State internally, and unanimously externally, can it survive this crisis of subjugation.

But the biggest question now is, Sun Ce is willing to let go of his grievances and join forces with Sun Quan, but is Sun Quan willing to ignore the past and join forces with Sun Ce to defeat the Chu army?
You must know that the power in Sun Ce's hands is much stronger than that of Sun Quan. If the Chu army did not suddenly attack Wu, Sun Ce might have already sent troops to attack Wu County.

Sun Quan escaped the catastrophe because the Chu army attacked Wu, and once the Chu army was defeated, the two brothers would meet each other in battle. With Sun Quan's ability and strength, how could he be Sun Ce's opponent? It's the end of Sun Quan.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Sun Quan will not be willing.

Most people, including Sun Ce, felt that Sun Quan would not be willing, but Sun Bin still said: "There is no need to fully join hands with Sun Quan, as long as our army is fighting against the Chu army, Sun Quan will not delay or make trouble.

Of the four invading Chu armies, our army blocked the Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Panyang three-line Chu armies, while the Kuaiji line was handed over to Sun Quan to deal with.

Our army and Sun Quan fight each other without interfering with each other, so Sun Quan will definitely not refuse.

If Sun Quan refuses even this, it is enough to show that he has no responsibility at all. Pang Juan, Zheng Zhilong and others who are still watching will definitely be completely disappointed in him and turn to the lord's side. "

Sun Ce couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.

Sun Quan's strength is not as good as his own. If he is asked to share the risk with himself, Sun Quan, who is already weak, will definitely not agree.

However, if Sun Quan only asked Sun Quan to block the [-] Chu troops from the south route among the four Chu troops, Sun Quan's shrewdness should not refuse, because he could not afford the price of rejection.

Although Sun Ce took over most of the Wu Kingdom, he did not officially become the king. The nominal king of the Wu Kingdom was still Sun Quan.

Now that the 35 troops of the Chu State came to invade, the intention was to destroy the Wu State. As the King of Wu, Sun Quan, if he did not do anything, and even made trouble for Sun Ce, it was enough to show that he did not have the slightest responsibility.

If this is the case, not only Pang Juan, Zheng Zhilong and other generals who have not expressed their views will be disappointed with him, but many people in the four eastern counties who clearly support him will also be disappointed with him.

Therefore, if Sun Quan dared to refuse, it would be tantamount to abolishing his martial arts.

It has to be said that Sun Bin's plan was an overt conspiracy, directly hitting Sun Quan's seven inches, and did not give Sun Quan any other choice at all.

As long as Sun Quan still wants to be the king of Wu, he can't turn a blind eye to the invading Chu army, and he has to contribute as much as possible. Moreover, when Sun Ce and Liu Xiu confront each other, at least he can't hold Sun Ce back.

After Sun Ce clarified the way of doing this, he felt that for any monarch, it is really comfortable to have a resourceful counselor to assist him.

A clever counselor can make the monarch make fewer mistakes, avoid detours, and obtain the greatest promise at the lowest cost.

Sun Ce has a deep understanding of this, and this coup is the best example.

"It's no wonder that Ying Hao is invincible. With Zhang Liang, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and many other top counselors assisting him, 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 resourcefulness was so good, and he was from the Sun family's clan, why didn't his father and king reuse him?
"With my father's ability to know people, I shouldn't miss this jewel, Sun Bin."

Sun Ce couldn't think of the reason, so he was going to find another opportunity to ask Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and other veterans.

"Mr. Zibu, this time I will be your envoy. Go to Wu County to persuade Sun Quan." Sun Ce ordered.

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Zhao said decisively, "Zhang Zhao will definitely live up to the Eldest Young Master's expectations."

Sun Ce nodded, and then issued another order: "Order, order Sun Wu to be the general governor, and lead the three armies of Yuzhang, Panyang, and Pengze, with 15 troops, to sit in Yuzhang County to resist Liu Xiu and Cao Shen's two armies of Chu.

Wu Zixu was ordered to be the governor of Lujiang, and he led an army of [-] to sit in Lujiang County to resist Guo Ziyi's army on the North Road. "

Sun Ce's total strength was only 22, but he sent 20 troops to fight against Chu, leaving Jianye with [-] troops, which was obviously used to guard against Sun Quan.

Although it is impossible for Sun Quan to show his face, he would send troops to attack Sun Ce's rear when Sun Ce and Liu Xiu started a war, but what if?
Sun Quan is someone who can do such a treacherous and immoral thing as patricide, and ordinary people's thinking logic will not work on him.

If Sun Ce and Liu Xiu were in a decisive battle, Sun Quan would sneak attack on Sun Ce's rear and seize Jianye, causing Sun Ce's food road to be cut off, it would be really miserable, so Sun Ce had to take precautions.

In addition, Sun Ce also ordered the urgent expansion of the army, and armed and trained the people, and prepared for the worst first.

Sun Quan originally didn't intend to intervene, and let Sun Ce go to fight Liu Xiu to lose both sides, but he didn't expect that Liu Xiu would launch a four-way army to attack Wu at the same time, and Ma Yuan's troops of the South Route Army would attack Kuaiji County.

Just at this time, Sun Ce sent Zhang Zhao to the door again, asking for a temporary truce between the two sides, and asked Sun Quan to block Ma Yuan's troops and protect Wu.

Sun Quan couldn't refuse such a request at all, if he refused, he would be devastated.

"Damn it, this is a conspiracy, a naked conspiracy."

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, even if he doesn't want to, he can only swallow this bitter fruit and send troops to block the army of Ma Yuan. After all, he is still the king of Wu now.

If it was only Sun Quan, Sun Ce might be able to fulfill his wish, but it is a pity that Sun Quan still has Sima Yi by his side, so it is naturally impossible for Wu Guo to unite so easily.

"My lord, Sun Wu has never lost a battle against Chu. Even if he is at a disadvantage, it may not be enough to go in, but it should be more than enough to defend Yuzhang.

Once Sun Wu drags the Chu army to run out of supplies and retreats, Sun Ce will definitely turn his guns and send troops east to conquer Wu County. At that time, I am afraid that we will all be killed by Sun Ce. "

What Sima Yi said touched Sun Quan's heart. What he wanted was never to defeat Chu, but to hurt both Liu Xiu and Sun Ce, so that he could benefit from it. But at present, this goal may be difficult to achieve.

Sun Quan had to stop Ma Yuan's Southern Route Army, but without the Chu Army, Sun Ce's pressure would be much less. With the abilities of Sun Wu, Sun Bin, Sun Ce and others, perhaps they could really resist the three routes Chu Jun also might not know.

If Sun Ce really repelled the Chu army and the main force still survived, it would be the end of Sun Quan.

Now Sun Quan was really a little panicked. After all, if he sent troops to stop Ma Yuan and share the pressure for Sun Ce, it would be tantamount to committing suicide slowly, and not sending troops would be a waste of martial arts.

Regardless of sending troops or not, it is a bad thing for Sun Quan, so how can he not panic?

Under Sima Yi's suggestion, Sun Quan decided to make a risky move, but he had to protect Kuaiji, so he had to find another way.

Sun Quan secretly sent an order to Bo Pi, the prefect of Panyang, asking him to voluntarily abandon the southern gate of Panyang County, Nancheng, and take the initiative of Cao Shen's troops to enter Panyang, so as to drive away tigers and wolves.

In this case, even if Sun Wu could defend Yuzhang, he would suffer heavy losses, and Sun Quan could put aside the relationship and hide in the rear of Wu Jun to reap the benefits of a fisherman.

(End of this chapter)