The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 552
The battle between the Wu and Wei armies around Hefei reached its most intense peak in April.

Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou in the Wei State, was very strong and strategic. In the later period of the Wei State, he grew into a famous general who stood alone. Later, he even launched the Huainan First Rebellion against Sima's usurpation of power.

Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of spring plowing, Lu Xun led the main force of the Wu army to suddenly appear on the Huai River, which surprised most of the generals in Wei, but Wang Ling was not included.

At the head of Hefei City, the two armies fought fiercely again and again, and were at a stalemate for a while.

Wang Ling had a lot of experience in defending the city, and with the help of generals Zhang and Le in his hands, Wu Jun attacked the city several times, but was blocked by the defenders desperately.

Lu Xun was also shocked when he saw that Zhou Bing was seriously injured. Zhou Bing's force was the only one among the generals of the Wu army. In the battle of Shiting that year, it was his bravery and strategy that made Wu the victory in the battle of founding the country.

What made Wu Jun even more frustrating was that at this critical moment, Zhu Huan, the governor of the left, suddenly fell ill due to a cold. In desperation, he could only hand over the trilogy to his son Zhu Yi to direct.

After fighting for a long time and losing generals continuously, facing an unfavorable battle situation, if Sun Quan were replaced, he would have ordered to retreat, but Lu Xun didn't think so at all.

Facing unforeseen difficulties, the governor of the State of Wu once again turned against him, showing amazing military commanding skills.

"Master Sima stood still in Shouchun, is he afraid?"

"Your Majesty, Wang Ling will not dare to go out lightly if he sticks to Hefei. If our army divides up to attack the enemy's rear, it is very likely that the enemy will be divided and wiped out."

In the battle report to Sun Quan, Lu Xun focused on describing his judgment on the relationship between Sima Shi and Wang Ling.

Relying on the information reported by the crossing teams, Lu Xun gradually discovered a problem in the Wei army, that is, the communication between the two cities of Hefei and Shouchun did not seem to be very smooth.

To be more precise, there were contradictions and disagreements between General Sima Shi of Zhengdong and Wang Ling, governor of Yangzhou.

Sima Shi is young and vigorous, and with the support of his father Sima Yi, he was able to leapfrog to the top.

This is nothing in peacetime. If you are a general who conquers the East for one or two years, Sima Shi can return to the imperial court after being gilded.

But at this time, Wu Guo sent troops to attack Huainan.

Unfortunately, the leader of the army was not the old rookie Sun Quan, but Lu Xun, who was better at catching fighters in adversity. Sima Division was hesitant about whether to reinforce Hefei, so Lu Xun found a good opportunity to defeat the enemy.

Lu Xun, who faintly sensed the opportunity to win, immediately launched strong hands one after another. Ding Fengjun had just arrived at Qianshan and Yanshan, and before he could rest, he received an order from Lu Xun, instructing them to quickly march towards the Shaopi area.

Shaopi is a water conservancy project presided over by Sun Shuao, Prime Minister of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also called Anfengtang. It is located in the southwest of Shouchun.

Shaopi is the main food producing area for more than [-] Wei troops in the Huai River area.

Ding Feng originally wanted to bargain, but Lu Xun had expected it. At the same time, he sent Gu Tan, the son of Gu Yong, and Zhu Yi, the son of Zhu Huan, to lead [-] elite Wu troops to join forces.

Gu and Zhu are both families from Wujun. Gu's family has a very good relationship with the Shu Han, but Zhu Yi is not. Since his uncle Zhu Ju died at the hands of Zhang Ren, Zhu Yi's attitude towards the Shu Han is not very good.

The three generals of Wu and Han moved their troops to the north, raided and harassed Shaopi, and many Wei army camps were burned, and the losses were immeasurable.

Sima Division was in disarray for a while. He wanted to send troops to reinforce Wang Ling, but he was worried that Shaopi's garrison army would not be able to stop Ding Feng and other generals. Zhi Pianshi, headed north from Guangling, attacked Kuangqi City, which was closer to the eastern front.

Seeing the setback of Wu's attack on Hefei in the battle report, Sun Quan felt anxious and wished he could lead his troops up there himself. After receiving Lu Xun's notification, Sun Quan immediately ordered Zuo Governor Quan Cong to attack Kuang Qi with his trilogy.

Quan Cong married Sun Luban, and has the status of Sun Quan's son-in-law. This time, he was the leader of the front army alone, so naturally he worked very hard. As for the execution of his son Quan Xu, Quan Cong did not have any complaints. A son who can cuckold himself, don't Well, anyway, he is not the only son of Quan Xu.

In Kuangqi City's Wei general Shi Bao's hands, there were only three thousand soldiers in the hands of salt soldiers, all of which lacked armor and equipment. Quan Cong's onslaught caused wars to erupt on all fronts of the Wei army's eastern front, and emergency documents flew to Shouchun Sima division like snow place.

At this time, the judgment ability of a commander is most tested.

An experienced commander can accurately judge the opponent's true intentions from the true and false news, and at the same time make the most appropriate response.

But obviously, Sima Shi, who relied on false records to rise to the top, did not have this judgment.

In desperation, in order to save his friend Shi Bao, Sima Shi decided to send elite troops eastward to rescue Shi Bao who was besieged by the Wu army. His decision made Wang Ling, who was struggling in Hefei, furious.

April [-]th.

Without the consent of Sima Division, Wang Ling led more than [-] remnants of the Wei army in Hefei back to Anfeng City along the East Feishui. .

Lu Xun took Hefei and achieved the first big result of the Northern Expedition.

He originally wanted to continue marching towards Shouchun, but at this time news came that Sun Quan had arrived in Hefei and wanted to come to the former army to reward the soldiers, which made Lu Xun extremely disappointed.

Once Sun Quan came, Lu Xun's military power would inevitably be taken away.

And once Sun and Lu disagree, the final decision will not be Lu Xun, but Sun Quan.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun couldn't help feeling disheartened.

Ding Feng and Lei Xiu got the news of the change of command of the Wu army from Mrs. Xu's Si Wencao, and immediately returned to Shanshan with their troops and spoils.

With Emperor Sun here, it will be difficult for Wu Jun to win the next battle.Ding Feng didn't want to be driven by Sun Quan and become cannon fodder in the battle between Wei and Wu.

Zhangling County.

Liu Feng also later learned of the changes that happened in Wu. For Sun Quan's mysterious operation, Liu Feng can only attribute it to God's fate. Perhaps, winning Hefei is already Sun Quan's greatest ability. As for hitting Shouchun , that is simply impossible.

During the period of staying in Zhangling, apart from caring about the movements of Ding Feng's partial division, Liu Feng focused his energy on managing the Yiyang area in Yuzhou.

Yiyang is located at the junction of Yuzhou and Jingzhou. It is nominally affiliated to Jingzhou, but in fact it is closer to Runan County in Yuzhou. After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and established Wei, he set up Yiyang as a separate county and ruled Renshun City.

In terms of terrain, there are undulating mountains in Yiyang, and there are three important passes in the territory, Wuyang Pass, Mingyan Pass, and Huangxian Pass, which have always been battlegrounds for military strategists.

The story of Sun Wuzi conquering Chu and Guan Yu passing through five passes and beheading six generals happened in this area.It can be said that after winning these three passes, the Shu Han mastered the key to enter Runan and the hinterland of the Central Plains.

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