Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1003 The Biggest Battle

Sun Quan puts down the military information letter
, thought for a long time, and wanted to summon the servants to discuss the matter after dinner, but the maid next to him said: "Mrs. Xie is at Mrs. Wu's house now, have you ever asked the servants to invite the lady back?"

When Sun Quan heard this, he felt a little unhappy and said, "That's all, there's no need to call her."

A few years ago, when Mrs. Wu was still in Jiangdong, she personally issued a betrothal letter to the Xie family, asking Sun to marry a girl from the Xie family, the daughter of Xie Xuan, who was the minister of the Han Dynasty. She entered the house as Mrs. Xie.

To be fair, Mrs. Xie was from a noble family, well-educated, and good-looking. In the first two years, Sun Quan was quite satisfied on the surface.

But for some reason, Sun Quan was not satisfied with the marriage. He also found that Mrs. Xie was very close to his biological mother, Mrs. Wu, and she advised Sun Quan on many things according to Mrs. Wu's wishes.

This was not a big deal before Mrs. Wu was kidnapped to the North, but after Mrs. Wu came back, Sun Quan's mentality changed subtly. He thought to himself, "Xie, as my first wife, who do you listen to?"

The reason why Sun Quan was conflicted with Mrs. Wu in his heart was because he had a vague feeling that Mrs. Wu always seemed to be biased towards the fierce tiger in her actions.

Sometimes Sun Quan felt that he was careless, but many signs showed that his guess was not groundless, so he gradually began to advise Mrs. Wu on her words and deeds, and unknowingly
Becoming more and more resistant.

Under such circumstances, Sun Quan was even more unhappy with Mrs. Xie's closeness to Mrs. Wu, but due to filial piety, he could not tell Mrs. Xie openly, so he could only hold it in and sulk in his heart.

But now, Sun Quan's great opportunity, which will make him proud, has finally arrived!

He had privately agreed with Cao Cao that both sides would attack the tiger together. Now both sides mobilized their naval forces, one from the Yangtze River and the other from the Huai River, to attack the tiger in three directions, leaving only a retreat eastward to Xuzhou.

However, in fact, Sun Quan would not even leave this road to the fierce tiger!
He had mobilized all the noble families in Jiangdong who supported him, drawn tens of thousands of slave soldiers from hundreds of families, large and small, and used Xu Sheng, Song Qian, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang and others to lead the troops. As soon as the Battle of Shouchun started, Sun Quan He personally led his troops across the river, heading westward by land, heading straight for Hefei, cutting off the vicious tiger's retreat, and capturing the Lujiang River in one fell swoop!
Sun Quan did this after careful consideration, because in his agreement with Cao Cao, Cao Cao's army had naval forces marching westward from the Huai River and the Yangtze River, as well as infantry troops from Yuzhou and the upper reaches of the Huai River.

On Sun Quan's side, there was only a naval force headed north from Wankou, led by Zhou Yu.

Sun Quan keenly discovered the trap that Cao Cao had set for himself. There were navy troops in the east of the Yangtze River. As long as they cooperated with the waterway operations and did not have to attack the city, it seemed that they were taking advantage. But the question came. Without infantry, how could they occupy the city?
Cao Cao sent out two lines of infantry, obviously to surround Shouchun. When Sun Quan and Yuan Xi's naval forces fought, he took advantage of the situation to steal the city. Doesn't this mean that Sun Quan worked in vain for Cao Cao and gained nothing?

After Cao Cao captured Shouchun, he would definitely not give up Jianghuai to Sun Quan. Then wouldn't Jiangdong become the biggest victim?
Sun Quan was naturally unwilling to give in. After discussing with his advisers, he finally came up with a clever plan to hide the truth from the enemy.

Secretly deploying their troops in the city of Jiujiang County on the north bank of the Yangtze River occupied by Jiangdong. When the Jianghuai War begins, Fierce Tiger will inevitably shrink its forces and fully defend the Lujiang County area where Shouchun is shrinking.

When the time comes, Jiangdong's ambush troops in Jiujiang quickly move north, attack Hefei directly, and take advantage of the opportunity to occupy Lujiang. By then, even if Cao Cao captures Shouchun, it will be nothing more than an isolated city.

They were all taken over by Sun Quan. If you want to get Shouchun back, isn't it just a matter of raising your hand?
The counselors and subordinates headed by Zhang Zhao also agreed with Sun Quan's idea. The eastern captain Zhang Hong believed that Cao Cao was harboring evil intentions when he attacked Shouchun alone. After Sun Quan preemptively captured Hefei, Cao Cao had nothing to do. On the pretext of going south to invade Lujiang River, he waited for them to join his army.

Even if Cao Cao turns his back, with Jiangdong's military strength in Jianghuai, Cao Cao

It may not be easy to get it, and besides, Cao Cao is still here and dare not completely break with Sun Quan. After all, if Sun Quan is forced to join forces with Fierce Tiger again, Cao Cao will not be able to stop the counterattack from both sides.

Sun Quan felt proud that he had used the conflict between Cao Cao and Fierce Hu to get both sides of the situation, so that he could understand the game. He was full of confidence. After careful calculation, Fierce Tiger would never be able to block his all-out attack!
When the time comes for him to occupy Jianghuai, he will have the capital to negotiate with Cao Cao. If Cao Cao wants to win over him, he will definitely offer himself a higher price than now, for example, to be crowned king!

Although Cao Cao will become king sooner or later, if Sun Quan can realize his wish through this battle, he will be on an equal footing with Cao Cao in name and share the biggest benefit of holding the emperor hostage!
Thinking of this, Sun Quan's eyes flashed with excitement. The next direction of the world's situation will be dominated by himself!

In Mrs. Wu's room, she was talking to Mrs. Xie. She admired the well-behaved and polite daughter-in-law in front of her. When she saw Mrs. Xie serving tea to her respectfully, she smiled and said, "We are all a family now, so there is no need to be like this." "Restrictive, our family is not the kind that has strict rules that make people breathless."

Mrs.
Don't lose face to your family. "

Mrs. Wu laughed, "What's so shameless? Let's not talk about that and talk behind closed doors. What do outsiders know?"

Mrs. Xie could only nod. She glanced at Mrs. Wu secretly, and couldn't help but feel envious. Mrs. Wu was more than ten years older than herself. She didn't have her own youthfulness, but she had a unique mature charm, and her beauty was so natural that it couldn't be seen at all. She looked like she was in her thirties. Sitting in front of him, she looked like his sister.

I heard Mrs. Wu say: "I have nothing to do on weekdays. You can come over at any time. If you are unhappy, you can tell me."

"But as a couple, you and Quan'er should always know each other first if you have anything to say. I am an outsider between the two of you."

"So you don't have to run to me all the time. Spending more time with Quan'er is better than anything else."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie said cautiously: "I will bear in mind your master's teachings. It's just that my husband has been very worried recently. I want to explain it, but my husband keeps it secret. I
I also know that important military matters are not something that I can inquire about, but seeing my husband worrying about me every day and rarely saying anything to me, I thought of coming over to ask my lord what he could do. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu sighed, "It's normal for you to have such thoughts."

"The fight for the world is a matter for men, and women really can't get involved."

"Quan'er is still young and has not mastered the art of nourishing his energy. Naturally, his worries are written on his face. Just let him go. Sooner or later, he will get used to this kind of pressure."

"The world is surrounded by powerful enemies, and under the pressure of enemy siege, they can still talk and laugh calmly and calmly. I have only seen one or two in my life."

Mrs. Xie asked curiously: "One of them must be the deceased woman?" "Who is the other one?"

"Could it be Marquis Sun?"

Only then did Mrs. Wu realize her mistake and said with a forced smile, "Yes, but it's been a long time."

Mrs. Xie thought it reminded Mrs. Wu of the deceased Sun Jian and Sun Ce, so she hurriedly leaned over to apologize. Mrs. Wu also responded vaguely, but an uncontrollable impulse arose in her heart, and she thought about crossing the river immediately. , to hug the child he hadn’t seen for several years, and that cruel man.

Do you know that your son Sun Quan is going to beat you this time?

Can you get through this crisis safely?

In Shouchun City, Yuan Xi said to Zhuge Liang: "Have the cities along the Jiujiang River increased their defenses again?"

"What does the military advisor think?"

Zhuge Liang said firmly: "The opponent's large-scale mobilization will not be without targets. There are only two possibilities for doing so."

"The first is to supplement the reserves for the navy heading west to Wankou."

"Second, these troops are not fighting as naval forces, but as infantry!"

Yuan Xi said: "What's the basis?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Judging based on the soldiers, armor, weapons and baggage."

"According to the reports from spies in these cities, many of the heavy equipment they mobilized were used in land battles, which shows that they had other agendas and were not marching by water."

"Oh?" Yuan Xi continued to ask: "Why didn't they capture Chaohu first and then use the infantry?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Based on the number of fleets and soldiers deployed by Jiangdong in Anhui, Liang estimated that his warships are already full and cannot transport more soldiers."

"Since they can't take a boat, they must attack by land and cut off the supply line between us and Xuzhou!"

Yuan Xi nodded, "Where does the military advisor think is the most appropriate place to start?"

Zhuge Liang said categorically: "Hefei!"

"Only by conquering Hefei can we satisfy Sun Quan's appetite!"

Yuan Xi looked appreciative. He had the knowledge of later generations, and Zhuge Liang's judgment was highly likely to be correct.

Unexpectedly, the scale of this war was so wide, with the Battle of Hefei and the Battle of Chibi taking place in advance at the same time. However, he was on the side being attacked by the other two parties. Thinking of this, Yuan Xi also felt quite stressed.

But it was precisely because of this that Yuan Xi felt the trembling and excitement he had not seen for a long time. This was a big gamble. His own chips had not yet been brought to the table, and the same was true for the other party, but he had already gained some advantage through cheating.

All that's left is to use tactics to completely neutralize the offensives of the two parties, or even counterattack. How far this can be achieved depends on how much potential the counselors and generals under his command can unleash!

This may be the largest and most brilliant battle of this era. Let's see if we can survive this biggest difficulty in our life!

He stood up and saw that Zhuge Liang also had a solemn expression, so he patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have seen a military advisor be so stressed."

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "My lord used his body as bait and finally achieved today's situation. If Liang had made a mistake,"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Don't think too much, just do your best and obey fate."

"If the sky falls, let's carry it together!"

Zhuge Liang was moved and said: "I will discuss with Mr. Fengxiao and Boyan when I go back. I will exhaust all possibilities and I will do my best to reverse the situation in Jianghuai!"

After Yuan Xi sent Zhuge Liang away, he also let out a long sigh. It was impossible to say that he was not nervous. After all, in addition to Jiang Dong going all out, Cao Cao also used almost all his back-ups this time.

Cao Cao is the person who should not be underestimated. Part of the pressure on Yuan Xi comes from Jiangdong, and most of the other pressure comes from Cao Cao.

While he was thinking, a maid came to report that Baqiu's team escorting Mi Fang had finally arrived.

(End of this chapter)