Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 612
At noon, Sun Quan announced that Master Sima entered the hall to ask him about his mission.

Sima Shi knelt on the mat, and there was a bottle of cold tea in front of him, but he calmly waited for Sun Quan to come.

In the corner of the side hall, Sun Quan looked at Master Sima who had been waiting for half an hour and was still as calm as water, and sighed: "Although Sima Yi is not as good as Zhuge Liang, his son Master Sima can win. Master Sima will become a great weapon in the future, and he will be Cao Wei!" pillars."

After speaking, Sun Quan raised his sleeves, and under the call of his attendants, he walked slowly into the hall to accept Master Sima's kneeling.

Sun Quan was sitting on the couch, and Gu Tan beside him said: "Now the two countries are at war, and the world is an enemy. If the envoy of Wei has anything to say, please tell me quickly."

Master Sima clasped his hands and said neither humble nor overbearing: "The two countries are not just two people. We should talk about pros and cons, but never talk about heart-to-heart relations. Therefore, Master came to Wu alone to gain benefits for Wu. I hope Lord Wu will know."

Gu Tan laughed coldly, and said: "Your envoys came to Wu to instigate Han and Wu to fight against each other, divert disasters to the east, and solve the chaos of war in Nanyang. Why do you say to benefit for Wu?"

As he said that, Gu Tan turned to Sun Quan and said, "Your Majesty, Master Sima harbors evil intentions, so he will be imprisoned immediately and sent to Shu Han to show the reconciliation between the two families."

Sima Shi cupped his hands towards Gu Tan and asked, "I don't know how Shangqing calls it?"

"That's why I chose Cao Shangshu and Gu Zimo." Gu Tan clasped his hands in response.

Master Sima shook his head and smiled lightly, and said, "Master, dare to ask Gu Xuancao, how many troops will it take for Wu to conquer Xiangyang County today? How long will it take?"

Without waiting for Gu Tan to answer, Master Sima himself replied: "The second city of Xiangfan is strong, and Lord Wu cannot overcome it with a hundred thousand troops. Therefore, if your country wants to destroy the second city of Xiangfan, you must have an army of 20. At that time, your country was attacked for half a year without being injured. Xiangfan can't go down at all, so let's say it will be broken in two years."

"The old master dares to ask your Majesty, it is difficult to conquer the two cities of Xiangfan after many years of conquest by Wu's 20 soldiers. Now your Majesty is enjoying the success of it. You can take more than ten cities in Xiangyang and tens of thousands of people. This is a great benefit. If the teacher is not for Wu To take profit, dare to ask Gu why he chose Cao Dang?"

As he spoke, the corners of Master Sima's mouth rose, as if he was making fun of Gu Tan.

"Strong words make sense!"

When Gu Tan was about to refute, Sun Quan waved his hand to stop him and said, "If I unite with the Han and send troops northward to Jianghuai to attack Shouchun, wouldn't it be beautiful! Why do you follow Qing's advice and ally with Wei and betray the Han?"

Master Sima looked at Sun Quan and said in a deep voice: "Today, the three divisions will be divided into one corner of the world. In the past, our Great Wei was strong and powerful, and we went south to attack it. The Han and Wu alliance defeated it at Chibi. But now the Han army is at its peak, and both With the Qiang Hu at our disposal, I, Great Wei, still want to avoid his sharp edge, may I ask Wu if he can stop it?"

Sun Quan's face changed slightly. It was the first time he had heard the people of Wei personally admit that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of Shu Han was astonishing.

Gu Tan retorted: "I, Da Wu, has the advantage of being a naval master, which is enough for me."

"Hehe!" Master Sima said quite meaningfully: "Han and Wu drank the water of the great river together. In the past, Liu Bei went out along the great river to the east. General Lu also had to be afraid of one or two, drain his morale, and gain the advantage of the right time. Attack Liu Bei with fire. Only then can we win a big victory. But now the pawns of the Han Dynasty should be surpassed but not inferior. I don’t know if Wu can do it.”

"At that time, the Han Dynasty occupied Xiangfan in Nanyang, sent troops south to the Hanshui River, and besieged Jiangling. The troops from Bashu went east along the river and took the land of Yiling. The master dared to ask, what should Wu Yu do?"

Sun Quan, who had gone through a lot of ups and downs, was not so easily persuaded by Master Sima. Instead, he asked with great interest: "Wei lost Nanyang, Jianghuai, and only the land of Hebei. At that time, it should be the change of Wei's subjugation, and the Han and Wu will divide the world. What does Sima Qing think?"

Master Sima's expression remained unchanged, and he shook his head and said, "There are no two suns in the sky, no two kings in the earth, no two masters in a family, and no two superiors. After Wei is destroyed, Han and Wu will inevitably fight each other, but your majesty thinks that Wu can defeat Han. It's the key."

"Forgive the words of the foreign ministers, Wu is compared to Wei, the land is not as vast as Wei, the households are not as numerous as Wei, the soldiers are not as powerful as Wei, and the soldiers are not as prosperous as Wei. The land that can be strong is only above the navy. Today When the Wu division goes ashore, Wei Neng defeats them. What do you think Your Majesty will have against the Han army?"

Sun Quan stroked his beard and quietly listened to Master Sima's advice, agreeing in his heart.

When Master Sima saw this, he took the opportunity to add fuel and jealousy and said: "Lord Wu, Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty has the ambition to swallow the world, accept Hu for the people, lead Shanyu himself, and add Shangshu Beitai to rule him. Your Majesty is nearly sixty years old, and the prince is benevolent. Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty is only 31 years old, may I ask His Majesty the crown prince if he can stop Liu Chan's strategy?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan, who had been poked at the center, stopped supporting his beard, stood up, and said, "If I help the Han, I can also win Xiangyang County, and I can also capture the land of Jianghuai. Therefore, the land between Wei and Zhen is very small!"

Sima Shi also stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's words are nothing but jokes, how could the Shu Han cut off Xiangfan from His Majesty."

"Xiangfan's place controls Nanyang from above, and Nanjun from below. The people of Shu cut Xiangfan from your majesty, wouldn't they put the three counties of Nanyang into Wu's hands, and they can be obtained overnight. With Liu Chan's wisdom, how could he agree?"

"Furthermore, the Han people and His Majesty have a sworn feud. His Majesty captured and killed Guan Yu and defeated Liu Bei, threatening to make Shu Han hopeless. The covenant between the Han people and His Majesty is a last resort. If there is a good opportunity, how can we not repay it? Your Majesty! Don't cover your eyes with falsehoods from the past."

Sun Quan frowned slightly, and said: "If Xiangyang County falls into Wu's hands, Wei will not worry about me taking Nanyang?"

Master Sima shook his head and said, "The Han occupies the three counties in the east, Wu has Xiangyang County, and Wei has Nanyang County. So I dare to ask Your Majesty, if the Han and Wu break the alliance, if Wu attacks Wei, how will Han be able to do what His Majesty wishes? Send troops to attack it. And vice versa."

Sun Quan nodded slightly, Wei Guo's strategy is very ingenious.Introduce third-party forces to stabilize the unbalanced situation.In this way, no matter who raises troops to attack any side, it may cause a chain reaction on the other side.

He sighed in his heart, feeling that this strategy was too dark.

Sun Quan sat back on the couch, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Wu and Han have been in an alliance for many years. If we recite it today, it may cause criticism. Let me think about it. Please go back to the mansion for a while and wait for a few days. How about it?"

"There is nothing you can do." Master Sima saluted respectfully and said.

Looking at Master Sima's back, Sun Quan turned his attention to the memorial of Wuling Taishou Weijing.

Wei Jing Shangshu said that the Han Dynasty was quite active on the border. Since Deng Zhi moved to Wuling and entered Fuling, the connection between the Shu Han and the southern part of Jingzhou has become a little closer.The gentry in Jingzhou have a large amount of Daquan money. It is not known where it came from, but it can often be circulated in the market.

Lu Xun, who was behind the screen, came out, knelt on the couch, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, what Master Sima said is not unreasonable. Today, the power of Wu is weaker than that of Wei and Han, and the world's hope is less than two." The old minister thought that our great Wu should follow the way of uniting the weak and governing the strong, and thought that our great Wu would benefit from it. Only when our great Wu has strong national strength and sharp soldiers can we abandon this strategy."

Sun Quan knocked on the table, thought deeply and said: "I have doubts. If my great Wu betrays the Shu Han, what should I do when the Han raises troops out of the great river? It will be too much when the national power of the Han wins Liu Bei! And our country loses four Wan Jingrui, how should we stop it?"

Lu Xun took out the map of the western part of Jingzhou from his bosom, spread it out in front of Sun Quan, and said, "Your Majesty, the Xiling is the gate of Jingzhou, our great Wu. In the past, my great Wu was able to defeat Liu Bei because of the danger of Xiling (Yiling). Shu Ruo Raise a large army to attack me, and if you are unable to defeat Zhuge, you should stick to your defense."

As he said that, Lu Xun pointed around Xiling, and said confidently: "Xiling is dangerous, and it is difficult to defend it with infantry. Even though Han Xin and Bai Qi commanded the army, it is difficult to break it. At that time, the minister led a large army to guard. Although Zhuge was good at commanding troops, but Seeing this situation, it is also difficult to break it. If you don't withdraw for a long time, the minister will see its danger, and you will hit it with one blow, and you will be able to break through Shu!"

Sun Quan stroked his beard, nodded slightly, and said, "I'm not worried about this, but worried that if Wei is strong in the future, if we go south and attack me, the general of Shu will not help us, so what should we do?"

Lu Xun moistened his hands with ink and drew the defense line of the northern border of Eastern Wu on the record, saying: "After taking Xiangfan today, Xiangfan will be the first in the north. Xiangfan is difficult and dangerous, even if there are millions of soldiers, it is difficult to overcome. Difficult things, when In Chaohu."

"The old minister thought that it was time to order Zhuge Ke to rebuild the Dongxing embankment, cut off the Ruxu water, let it pour into Chaohu Lake, and expand its water area, so that the Wei people would attack Wu with a navy. At that time, Xiling will be protected in the west, Dongxing and Xiangfan in the north will be protected. Then my great Wu foundation will be stable."

The construction of Dongxing embankment did not start in the period of Zhuge Ke, but was built in the early days of Sun Quan, but it was abandoned again.Now that Zhuge Ke is asked to repair the Dongxing embankment, he naturally has the idea of ​​​​consolidating the defense line of the Yangtze River.

After all, Da Wu defeated Liu Bei first, and then Cao Wei attacked south again. Soochow's defense was difficult. If you don't make plans early, it may be too late.

Sun Quanquan knocked on the case a few times, stood up, and said: "In this case, let Zhu Ran command ten thousand people to go north, and Bo Yan lead twenty thousand elites behind, and take Xiangyang County to deter the Han army."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Lu Xun asked back.

Sun Quan pressed his long sword in his hand and said with a sneer, "Wei people want me to fight with Shu, and the disaster will be diverted to the east, and I will sit back and enjoy the success. Therefore, when I take Xiangyang, the great Wu, I should not fight to the death with the Han people, so as not to burn myself. Therefore, I need to let Shu return to the army and fight with the Wei people. Fight to the death. At that time, I will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger, and if Shu wins, I will help Wei, and if Wei wins, I will help Shu."

Sun Quan's meaning is very simple, I have eaten the fruit of your Cao Wei, but I will not form a sworn enemy with the Shu people.After the Shu people returned to the army, they would definitely fight the Wei people in Hedong.No matter what, as long as the three points of the world maintain a balance of power, Soochow will be safe and sound, but it can benefit from it.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

(End of this chapter)