Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1798 Zhou Yu's Coping

"Difficult!" Xin Zhao said bitterly: "Our main force wants to land in Kuaiji. It's not a big problem. It's okay to go in, but at most it's just occupying the southeast area. Getting to Yuzhang is the bottom line. I think If you want to go north to Wu County, there is no hope at all!"

He couldn't help but sigh again: "Our lack of troops is itself a shortcoming that cannot be ignored. We have fighting power, but we don't have the strength to occupy it. We can fight and charge, but it's too early to fight Jiangdong decisively! "

"Why don't I know!"

Yiji thought for a while and said, "Isn't this one of the reasons why we appear here!"

He is a member of the Ministry of Rites, and he didn't like Jing Wusi very much. This time, he cooperated with Jing Wusi because the imperial court itself did not have enough troops to deal with the situation in Jiangdong.

The strength of the three naval divisions of the Ming army, the Jingping Navy and the Stormy Bear Navy, are based in the East China Sea, while the Zhaoming Navy is now in Xiazhou, facing off against the Jiangdong navy in Chaisang.

But if you want to attack Jiangdong with the strength of three naval forces, then you will underestimate Jiandong. As the saying goes, a thin camel is bigger than a horse.

Jiangdong's combat power is still well preserved.

Except for the Ming army's invasion of Jianye, Jiangdong's main force has been well preserved even if it has fought abroad in recent years, and there is not much loss.

If Sun Ce hadn't led the army northward and held back the main force of the Ming army on the Yuzhou front, the Ming army could only protect itself at this time, and it was only the force of pulling the main force of Jiangdong. It is undoubtedly a dream in white clothes to attack.

However, just because Sun Ce's main force went northward, it was possible for the Ming army navy to launch a large-scale attack on Jiangdong and beat Jiangdong to pieces.

"Only if we cause internal turmoil in Jiangdong and affect the decision-making of Wu Guochaotang, will we have a chance to let their main force come in, drive straight in, and once again come to Jianye!"

Yiji's eyes flickered, with an incomparable sharpness in his eyes, and he said deeply: "Sun Bofu fully supports Cao Mengde, all he wants is to defeat us, but since he has bet on the entire Jiangdong Fate, he will pay the price!"

The former Jiangdong tiger fell into the hands of the Ming army. At the beginning, the Ming army drove straight in, killing Jiangdong blood into rivers, burning Jianye, and beheading Sun Jian. This is the nightmare of many Jiangdong people.

Similarly, the vengeance of killing his father is irreconcilable, because Sun Ce has an indescribable hatred for the Ming court and Mujing.

Otherwise, Sun Ce has been in charge of the Wu Kingdom for these years, and he will not make concessions to the Han court time and time again, and then promote the alliance between the three major princes of the Han Dynasty. Only when they unite can they fully deal with the Ming court and deal with pastoral scene.

If Sun Ce hadn't entered Xudu alone.

Cao Mengde wanted to join forces with Liu Xuande to fight the Ming army, but that was wishful thinking. It was because of Sun Ce's bridge that they could reach the cooperation.

In order to deal with the Ming court, Sun Ce gambled on Jiangdong's fate, especially this time when he dispatched troops, he simply couldn't even care about Jiangdong's mainland.

Since he was so enthusiastic, it was impossible for Daming not to respond. The second time he came to Jianye was a ruthless return gift from the Ming court to Jiangdong.

"It's not difficult for Sun Quan to return to Jianye, but it's impossible for Sun Quan to surrender to us so soon. If we want the Jingping and Stormtroopers to open the Yangtze River blockade again and enter Jianye..." Xin Zhao considered After a while: "I'm afraid it will not be so easy!"

"I never put my hope on Sun Quan!"

Yi Ji shook his head: "Sun Quan is just a part of our governance of Jiangdong, not our plan to seize Jiangdong, this is a strategy that His Majesty has already decided!"

Xin Zhao nodded: "Then what should we do?"

He is strong in action, but lacks in planning, so Jing Wusi is in charge of Tan Zong, not him. Compared with Tan Zong, he has only one less strategy.

Of course, to be able to take this position, sometimes he doesn't need too much strategy, he just needs to do the job beautifully and be absolutely loyal to Mujing, that's enough.

This time Jiangdong's operation was mainly in charge of Yi Ji, so he listened to Yi Ji.

"Go and get a map of the distribution of Wu's troops first, and you need the details!" Yiji said, "Knowing ourselves and the enemy will win every battle. We need to give Zhuge Liang and the others some help, and then create opportunities. As long as there is an opportunity, I believe Zhuge Liang and the others will seize it." Chance to live!"

Yi Ji gave great trust to Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning.

"As for Chaisang, the Zhaoming Navy has been aggressively attacking recently, but Jiangdong's defense is airtight. During the seven wars, both sides lost a lot of warships. Our army failed to break through Chaisang even half a step!"

Xin Zhao thought for a while, and told Yiji what he knew.

Yi Ji was silent for a while, and responded: "This is not surprising. Although General Zhang Yun, the general of the Zhaoming Navy, has a lot of experience in water warfare, he is actually better at defensive, and he is still somewhat insufficient for offensive. So Failure to break through Chaisang is not an accident!"

"But in this way, Wu Jun's forces pressing on the Yangtze River will continue to press up the Yangtze River Estuary. Our hope of breaking through the Yangtze River Estuary is much weaker!"

Xin Zhao said.

"Military matters, we don't count. You just need to report this news to Zhuge Liang and the others as soon as possible. How to deal with it is their business!"

Yiji shook his head: "There's really nothing we can do!"

When the army is facing each other, it is still necessary to fight steadily. Strength is king. It is difficult to make a breakthrough by relying on them to destroy.

"Too!"

Xin Zhao smiled wryly: "Maybe I've been a little anxious recently, and my mentality is not stable enough. These things are not the things I need to be anxious about!"

"Take it easy!"

Yi Ji said: "You are in charge of Sun Quan's line, and I am in charge of the Jiangdong family. If you suppress Wu Guochaotang step by step, it is equivalent to giving them the greatest support!"

"Yes!"

Xin Zhao nodded.

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When Zhao Xin, Yiji and the others were plotting against Wu Chaotang, Zhou Yu, the most important confidant of King Sun Ce of Wu, and Zhang Zhao, the prime minister of Wu, were drinking tea at this very moment.

"This tea is really a good thing!"

Zhou Yu likes to taste tea, especially the special tea bought from the Ming Dynasty, which is completely different from their old tea soup.

"The things from the Ming Dynasty are all good!"

Zhang Zhao took a sip, the mouthfeel was mellow, and the tea tasted strong. This kind of refreshing feeling really made many scholars like it: "I heard that the tea in the Ming Dynasty needs to go through a lot of craftsmanship. I don't know how they can develop it!"

"Mu Longtu admires the study of Mohism, everyone in the world, some people laughed at him in the past, but now more and more people are very appreciative of it!"

Before Zhou Yu knelt down to sit on the desk, a faint smile appeared on his face, and the teacup in his hand had already been put down, and he said softly: "Mohology may be at the peak of the Ming court for 400 years, if the Ming court can Overthrow the Han Dynasty and occupy the Central Plains, perhaps the Central Plains can also show the contention of a hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period!"

A hundred schools of thought contended, and since the Great Qin ruled the world, the Legalists dominated the world, and then to the establishment of the Great Han Dynasty, Confucianism was the only one to be respected, and after the hundreds of schools were dismissed, it seemed that the Confucianism was the only one, and the rest of the academics were suppressed.

In recent years, the Mohism has disappeared. At most, there are still some so-called inheritances among the people, and there are fewer and fewer traces. Passed down from generation to generation, some will always be lost, and a little bit will disappear.

Unexpectedly, Mu Jing could make Mohism suddenly develop, and even threatened the status of Confucianism, especially in the Ming court, the development of Mohism and the re-emergence of Jurisprudence are all threatening Confucianism position.

This is why the Ming court did not receive the support of most scholars.

In terms of the current situation, in fact, the Ming court already has the tendency to swallow up the world. Scholars are all smart people, and most of them have the idea of ​​avoiding evil in the situation.

It stands to reason that at this time, there should be more people who are willing to join the Ming court and make contributions. Maybe they can create a generation of dynasty, and then they will be the founding heroes.

But the Ming court just couldn't get the approval of scholars.

On the one hand, it is because of Mujing’s background that it is difficult to get rid of the stubbornness of scholars. For thousands of years, their knowledge has made them very concerned about their background. Mujing’s background is that of a thief, and he is born as a rebel unless he succeeds. To overthrow the Han Dynasty, otherwise he would be a traitor in the Han Dynasty. For many scholars with a strong character, they would rather live a clean life than become a minister of traitors and traitors.

On the other hand, Mujing does not respect Confucianism, but respects Mohism, law, medicine, etc. This is the biggest contempt for Confucianism after Confucianism is overthrown by Confucianism. , How can the Ming court be happy.

However, scholars are sometimes very important, but sometimes they do nothing. They can disapprove of the Ming court, but they want to oppose the Ming court, and they can't exert much influence at all.

In the final analysis, Confucianism survived by relying on power and lost its reliance. Confucianism can only rely on some forces in the opposition to express its position, which can influence most of the princes, but it does not have much influence on the Ming court, because the officials of the Ming court , Many of them were cultivated by Mu Jing himself, and their loyalty has already surpassed the influence of Confucianism.

"You seem to praise Mu Longtu's deeds?"

Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

"Although he is an enemy, he has some respect!" Zhou Yu said softly, "This person is someone I can't see through!"

"indeed!"

Zhang Zhao nodded: "How many people in the world have speculated about Da Tianzi, but Da Tianzi is indeed an extraordinary person. He has done many things that the princes dare not do. When many people think he can't survive , he has stubbornly walked on, step by step until today, and a certain family has a bit of respect for him!"

"Respect is all respect, the enemy is the enemy!" Zhou Yu said softly: "We will fight anyway!"

"I'm afraid this battle is not far away!"

Zhang Zhao sighed.

"The navy of the Ming army has already approached the mouth of the Yangtze River. Our navy has been defeated in the East China Sea. Even if the main force of our army is transferred to the north, this is not the main reason. The bigger reason may be that our navy is on the sea. The division's combat effectiveness, if compared with theirs, is somewhat insufficient!"

Zhou Yu said with a sigh: "Once upon a time, our Jiangdong navy was the best in the world, but today, the Ming army can beat us back in a serious way!"

Zhang Zhao was silent, and after a while, he said bitterly: "This can only show that the rapid development of the Ming army has exceeded our expectations. Everyone in the world knows that only the combat effectiveness of the developed navy can be achieved. It is possible to attack our Jiangdong, but only the Ming army can do it. Whether it is the navy trained in Jingzhou or the elite navy established in the South China Sea, the Ming army has invested a lot of capital. The boats were not as good as ours in the beginning, but gradually, they kept surpassing us, and now we don’t have complete control over the technology of five-story boats, and all we use are three-story boats, which are enough for the Yangtze River. But at sea, it is far inferior!"

Zhou Yu is also aware of this, he just complained a little.

"Now these things cannot be pursued. The most important thing is how to deal with the Ming army navy who is about to approach the city!" Zhou Yu said.

"Can't hold the Yangtze River estuary?"

Zhang Zhao frowned.

"Based on the current situation, I can defend it, but I'm afraid..." Zhou Yu's eyes flickered with a gloomy cold light, and said: "I heard that the son of the Great Heaven, Mu Longtu, said that the strongest The fortress was breached from the inside!"

"Inside us?"

Zhang Zhao's face turned cold: "You are talking about Sun Zhongmou!"

"Not only!"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "Sun Zhongmou alone can't stir up too much trouble, and there's no way for our court to focus on him and ignore the battlefield!"

"Understood!"

Zhang Zhao gritted his teeth: "You are guarding against the Jiangdong family!"

In Jiangdong, only the alliance of Jiangdong aristocratic families will have an impact on the regime of the Sun family. As for the others, they actually have no influence.

"The Jiangdong family is deeply rooted, so we must guard against it!"

There was a look of tiredness on Zhou Yu's face.

He has made a lot of arrangements recently, but there are still some shortcomings in dealing with the Jiangdong family, and people like Gu Yong are not on the line of communication with him at all.

He couldn't figure out what Gu Yong was thinking, so he couldn't suppress the Jiangdong family.

And one more thing...

He, Zhou Yu, is also a member of the Jiangdong family. The Zhou family also has a certain influence in the formation of the Jiangdong family, but relatively speaking, it will also be influenced by it.

"Stabilize the Gu family first, then chat with the Lu family, and then suppress the Yu and Wei families. Maybe the Jiangdong family can be suppressed!" Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said.

"It's not that simple!"

Zhou Yu smiled wryly: "I'm afraid that they have united, and not only them, but internal and external, then we will have some troubles!"

(End of this chapter)