The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 442 Soochow Sends Troops Again

In May of 272 AD, Ji Han sent troops to Tongguan, marking the beginning of the Han-Jin War.

In mid-October, due to the fall of Taiyuan County, the country was already at a disadvantage in the war.Under Sima Yan's decision, the Jin court made the decision to cede Shouchun, an important town in Huainan, to Soochow in exchange for Soochow sending troops.

In late October, Zhang Hua once again came to Jianye, the capital of Soochow, on behalf of Jin.

After hearing Zhang Hua's explanation of Jin's decision, there was no doubt that all the monarchs and ministers in the Eastern Wu court were given a shot of chicken blood.

According to the provisions of the covenant signed between Jin State and Wu State after losing Yongliang: Jin State demolished Hefei Fortress, but Wu soldiers were not allowed to go north to the foundation of Hefei Fortress, and of course they could not build Hefei New City under the control of Wu State.

This treaty only eased the tension that Jianye has always been on the front line.It has not completely improved the security of Soochow: the regime in the south of the Yangtze River must control the land of Huainan, and the Huaihe River is the boundary with the regime in the north to have a sufficient strategic buffer zone.

Therefore, when Zhang Hua proposed: You send troops to attack Ji Han to relieve the pressure on us, and we will cede Shouchun to you.No matter how deep the old bureaucrats were in the city, they couldn't hide the joy of the monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.

"Hmph, it really is a group of short-sighted mad dogs." After secretly despising the emperor and ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Zhang Hua bowed again: "Your Majesty, what the foreign minister said just now is what His Majesty meant, and it was also obtained by our Shangshutai and Shao Fu agrees. The significance of the city of Shouchun to your country does not need to be emphasized by foreign ministers. Therefore, how your country should respond, please Your Majesty will decide with one word!"

"Hmm..." After a long exam, Sun Hao raised his head: "Shouchun, everyone in my country can do whatever they want. However, since your country has taken out such an important city, then it's not a good idea to come to Jinhuang." Will you give us this city directly?"

"Your Majesty is innocent. Your Majesty means that your country first send troops to Badong County or Jiaozhou where the Shu thieves are located. As long as we can take down the Shu thieves, our country will immediately hand over Shouchun."

After listening to it, this request seems reasonable, but the Minister of Soochow who is a little familiar with the situation at the junction of Ji Han and Soochow, after listening to Zhang Hua's words, understands that this is really difficult to achieve.

Because, the first city in Badong County is Yong'an, which has been managed by Sun Gang into a super fortress with various land and water defense facilities.What about Jiaozhou?Well, at present, Ji Han only has the three southern counties of Jiaozhou, and the place bordering Soochow is Pheasant Pass (the later Zhennan Pass). That place has long been poured with cement by Wang Qi into an extremely solid Bastion.

If Soochow had the ability to win one of these two places, at least a considerable part of the main force of the Jihan Eastern Expedition would return to the division for rescue.In this way, Soochow's containment of Ji Han can be achieved, and the pressure on Jin is naturally reduced a lot.

Sun Hao is not an idiot, so he naturally knows this.Therefore, he also made a difficult case.

"Your Majesty, the Great War between Jin and Shu is a battle of national fortunes between the two countries. I, Da Wu, must be cautious if I want to enter the game. Therefore, what I mean by this minister is that the important ministers will discuss it carefully after the court meeting?"

"Well, what Shi Ji said is very reasonable. Maoxian, how about it, please rest in the post house first, and I will give you a clear answer within three days, how about it?"

"Foreign ministers would like to follow His Majesty's wishes."

After the court meeting, Sun Hao directly called Wan Yu, Wang Cheng, Zhong Hui, Zhang Ti and other confidants into his study.

"I don't want to talk too much, whether it is the cession of the Jin Kingdom, or I, the Great Wu, will take it myself. Shouchun, I am bound to win."

"Your Majesty is going to get Shouchun, it's very easy now." The intelligence chief Wang Cheng came out: "According to Dianxiao's repeated investigations, due to the tight war in the north, Jin has exhausted the Yangzhou Corps to the extreme. Now, the entire Jin Only 1 people from the Yangzhou Corps of the State of Jin were huddled near Shouchun. Last month, our army stationed at the city base of Hefei, although the scouts from the State of Jin found it, but the Yangzhou Corps of the State of Jin did not respond.”

"Hehehe, if Your Majesty wants to start a war against the Jin Kingdom, not only Shouchun, but Xiangyang can also be taken easily. Shunmin, if my expectations are not bad, the Jingzhou Corps of the Jin Kingdom now has only about 1 people. ?”

"Shi Ji's eyes are like torches."

"Hmm..." After thinking for a while, Sun Hao looked at Zhong Hui: "Shi Ji, how is the recent war between Shu and Jin going? What do you think of the upcoming battle?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty... the progress of the battle a few days ago is roughly the same. I think that if the Shu Kingdom is defeated in this battle, it will be nothing more than to retreat temporarily to lick the wound. If the Jin Kingdom is defeated, the country will perish. According to the Judging from the current battle situation, the situation of the Jin State is very bad. It can be said that the opportunity is lost, and we can only passively deal with the attack of the State of Shu. I boldly predict that if I, the Great Wu, do not intervene, within one to two years, the State of Jin will definitely Death!"

"Ah?! Shi Ji, are you being alarmist? I am also not optimistic about Jin's victory. But if it is said that the country will be destroyed in the first battle, this, Jin is a big country after all."

"Your Majesty, there are two main problems for the Jin Kingdom. First, Yongliang was lost, and Luoyang did not move its capital in time after losing its barrier. As a result, in the current war between the two countries, Luoyang as the capital has been restrained too much. With only 3 or [-] people in Tongguan, the [-] Chinese troops in Luoyang were unable to move. This alone means that Jin’s mobile forces are seriously insufficient, and they can only deal with it passively on other battlefields. Second, the aristocratic family is centrifugal. The Sima family is promoted The Duke of Jin is still well-behaved, but the promotion to the king of Jin is too reluctant. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Yongliang was quickly lost... The nature of this aristocratic family (the grass on the wall) should be very clear by now. Not to mention the Guanzi all these years Feng used all means to tie up and win over the Kanto family. Therefore, if the Jin State is defeated in Bingzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places will quickly rebel against Jin and return to Shu... Luoyang will quickly become an isolated city. I live in Luoyang For many years, although this is indeed the strongest city in the world, no matter how strong an isolated city is, how long can it last? Therefore, if I, Great Wu, do not intervene, Jin will perish!"

"I understand Shi Ji's meaning. Wen Bin, Shun Min, Ju Xian, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty!" The prime minister Wan Yu was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, although it is very unpleasant, I still want to say that if Jin falls, our great Wu will be in danger. Therefore, my great Wu will immediately send troops to attack Shu! "

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

"Well, I understand what you mean. It's just that if you want to send troops, how much strength should you use? Where is the main attack direction?"

"Your Majesty." Zhong Hui glanced at Wan Yu, and after receiving Wan Yu's slight nod, he said, "I have exchanged letters with the Supreme General (Lu Kang) a few days ago. I think that if you want to send troops, you can The country has 15 troops, and the aristocratic family has [-] troops. A total of [-] troops will go to Zangcang County!"

"Zangcang County? Shi Ji, although I'm not an expert soldier, I also know that Zangcang County has undulating mountains, and it's rainy and humid, and mosquitoes are raging. This is really not a good place to march."

"It is true, but it is precisely because of this that the defense of the Shu thieves here is almost nothing. As long as our army enters Cang County and takes down a few cities, we can ask the Jin State for Shouchun. At the same time, Shu The thieves' Jiaozhou South Central Army and Chengdu Left Behind Army will definitely be alarmed by us, and at that time, the country will send out the main force to attack Jiaozhou!"

"Hmm... it's just that the army travels to such a difficult place, where is the food road?"

"Finance is indeed a problem. But this time, I have some ideas."

"Please speak, Shi Ji."

"This time, we can let the Kuaiji family dispatch private soldiers!"

"Huh? Well, wonderful! Excellent!"

According to Sun Hao's plan before he ascended the throne, the next internal target after the elimination of the Lu Royal Party was the Kuaiji family.So what Zhong Hui meant was: Isn't the country sending more than half of the troops sent by Soochow, and the aristocratic family sending the lesser half?This time, the share of the aristocratic family will be shared by the Kuaiji aristocratic family.

Of course, Sun Hao readily accepted this opinion.

However, since the Soochow court has made it clear that they have harmed the Kuaiji family in this way, the Kuaiji family will definitely try their best to resist.The most basic trick is to send old and weak servants to fill the numbers.And this, of course, cannot be accepted by the commander-in-chief of this dispatch, Lu Kang.Therefore, although Guan Yi received the information that Soochow had decided to send troops in December of this year, it was already 273 AD that the Soochow army was able to move.

(End of this chapter)