The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 490 Soochow's Cognition

"Did I hear you right? Shunmin, you said just now that Luoyang has already opened the city? Sima Yan surrendered? But it's only July [-]th!"

"How dare you lie to Your Majesty about such a major matter! Due to the cover of the cavalry of the Shu thieves, our Dian school has never been able to get close to the surrounding areas of Luoyang. We only know that the Shu thieves transported 26 Jin prisoners of war from Hebei and carried out a large-scale massacre outside Luoyang city. Tunnel excavation. In the middle of June, our school Fang Dian saw from a distance that under the city of Luoyang, the catapults of the Shu thieves and the Jin army were shooting at each other... After that, on the day of June [-], the nine gates of Luoyang were opened wide, and erected The flag of the Shu thief..."

"Hey! What a world's largest country! What a wise and resolute Sima Yan! How can you use this city to consume the Shu thieves for several years? It's only been less than four months, and you actually surrendered? Shameless! Trash! Throw it away! All the face of their Sima family!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. The state of Jin has been destroyed, and now is not the time to blame the Sima family. The most urgent thing is how our country should deal with it. When I returned from Wancheng, I met the Great General in Xiangyang, and the Great General let me go first. One step, and he'll be there soon."

Just when Wang Cheng finished speaking, the eunuch outside the door came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Great General has arrived and said he wants to see you right away."

"Please come in!"

"promise."

After a while, Lu Kang walked in under the guidance of the eunuch, but when he was just at the door, he tripped over the threshold and fell suddenly.

"Oh, Xiao Jie, why is this so?" For a general like Lu Kang, Sun Hao really relied on him. When he saw Lu Kang fell down, he stood up instinctively, and wanted to help him at the door.

"Stop, Your Majesty!" Struggling to stand up, Sun Hao could clearly see Lu Kang's face: pale, yet golden.The lips are cyanotic, and the breath is like gossamer... What's going on?Is this still my handsome generals?
"You Jie, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Lu Kang's face, Sun Hao was really anxious, and instinctively continued to move forward.

"Your body is seriously ill, so you can't get too close to Your Majesty!" After stretching out a hand and firmly preventing Sun Hao from approaching, Lu Kang still followed the etiquette and saluted Sun Hao: "The minister's life is not long, and there are words from the heart Dedicated to His Majesty."

"Okay, okay, just say it, I'm listening. Don't you want to live anymore? You don't have any eyesight at all. Go and get a Chinese chair for the general, Shu chair. Get a bowl of hot soup for the general .”

Speaking of which, Lu Kang has been really exhausted for the past few years.Especially in the past year or so, he first went south to Jingzhou, then west to Shangyong, and then north to Wancheng.After repeated tossing, my body couldn't bear it anymore.

As the children of a super rich family, the Lu family's health is generally not very good.In the past, Lu Xun led the army with the appearance of a weak scholar, but Han Dang and other veterans looked down upon him.Sun Quan exerted a little pressure, and Lu Xun died of anger.On the historical plane, Lu Kang also died in 274 AD, only 48 years old.

"Your Majesty." After drinking a bowl of hot soup, Lu Kang finally breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands to Sun Hao again: "The Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, and our country's situation is already extremely difficult. Your Majesty has an idea on how our country should deal with it next." ?”

"This... I actually just received a report from Shunmin just now..."

"The minister dared to present his final strategy to His Majesty."

"It's petty, but it doesn't hurt to speak up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, first, send envoys to Luoyang and Chang'an to congratulate Da Sima and the emperor respectively!"

"Big man? Youjie means that we can't call the Shu Dynasty officially?"

"Your Majesty, this time is also the other time. The strength of the Shu thief is already several times that of my great Wu. If you still cause the opponent's displeasure because of the verbal dispute at this time, the gain will not be worth the loss."

"Okay... ok. I agree with this one. Shunmin, write it down, and invite the Prime Minister to come over later to discuss who is going to be the envoy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will go on to say the second rule. In Jingzhou, abandon Wancheng, and the whole army will stick to Xiangyang. In Yangzhou, please send an order to Shiji to guard Shouchun and not to cross the Huaihe River!"

"This? Xiaojie, this is not very good, right? Shu thief, no, Han is busy accepting the eight states of Kanto at this time, why can't we take advantage of the situation and get more?"

"Your Majesty, if we don't leave Wancheng at this time, it is estimated that Han will not come to expel it. If Shiji crosses the Huaihe River to take Xuzhou, it is not difficult to think about it. But these places are all plains with no cavalry. Can’t hold it! In the early years when our country and the Han Kingdom allied against Cao Wei, our horses were supplied by the Han Kingdom. Later, after the Han Kingdom took over Guanzhong, the two countries turned against each other, and the Han Kingdom cut off the supply of horses, and we turned to the Jin Dynasty China bought horses. However, it has been a year since the war started, and no horses have entered Wu! In the foreseeable future, there will not be a large number of northern war horses entering our country... Not to mention, the Han Kingdom is in the remote area. The heavy cavalry displayed by the state is beyond our country's ability to resist. Now, our country can only keep the two main strongholds of Xiangyang and Shouchun, and obtain enough strategic buffer for the Yangtze River defense line. It is enough. These two places, Shouchun has the Huaihe River as a barrier, and Xiangyang is not far from the Hanjiang River. Our country's naval advantages can be fully utilized, and there is still a possibility of defending."

"Uh..." Although I knew that what Lu Kang said was reasonable, an extremely aggressive emperor like Sun Hao still couldn't resist the words "expanding territory".

"Your Majesty!" As a monarch and minister who have been dealing with each other for more than ten years, Lu Kang still doesn't know what the emperor is thinking: "Your Majesty, don't anger the Han Kingdom with the gains and losses of one city and one place. Guan Zifeng is really unpredictable. If we don’t leave Wancheng and he immediately sends troops to attack, the minister will be more relaxed. If he doesn’t move for a year or two, dare to ask Your Majesty, do you sleep peacefully?”

"..."

"And Your Majesty, in the past few years, my great Wu has been sending troops every year. The national treasury has long been overwhelmed. Moreover, since the beginning of summer this year, there have been continuous torrential rains in the Han River basin. I am afraid that floods will erupt along the Yangtze River in the near future. If in At this time, we are still at war with the Han, and I am afraid that there will be something that I cannot bear to say."

"Young section is very true!" It was not Sun Hao who said this, but the prime minister Wan Yu who rushed over after receiving the news: "Your Majesty, the country has been in good weather in recent years, but the more it is like this, once a flood breaks out, Its scale will be huge! It is only June, and the report I received is that the water area of ​​Yunmeng Lake has expanded by more than [-]% compared to the same period last year. The same is true for Peng Lize. So this year must be a disaster year!"

"...Hey, well, then we will withdraw our troops from Wancheng according to the young section. But we have to wait for our envoy to pay a visit to the emperor of the Han country and propose it on his own initiative, so as to show friendship to the Han country. In addition, while During this period of time, the people of Wancheng will be relocated to near Xiangyang."

"Your Majesty is wise, and I will obey the order."

Waving his hands, Sun Hao turned his head worriedly and said to Lu Kang: "You Jie, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, good fortune tricks people. Although Your Majesty has worked hard for many years, our country's national strength has recovered rapidly in recent years. However, due to the ineffectiveness of the ministers and others, compared with Guan Zifeng of the Han Kingdom, it is still a lot worse. Now, the Han Kingdom The general trend has come, and the situation of my great Wu is much worse than that of the previous emperors since the great emperor. Therefore, at this time, I ask your majesty to hide your strength and bide your time, and bear the burden of humiliation. When necessary, the prince of Jin can hand over Going out, even if the Han Kingdom wants us to hand over the hostages, it's not impossible!"

"..." Seriously, if it weren't for the fact that Lu Kang was about to die of illness, what he said just now would have been enough for Sun Hao to draw out his sword and kill Lu Kang on the spot!
"Your Majesty, I am already a dying person, and what I say comes from the bottom of my heart. In today's world, Guan Zifeng's desire to disintegrate and destroy the family has been fully exposed. Although I know that Your Majesty has never waited to see the family, but at this time Han Qiang Wu Weak, Your Majesty must rely on the family if he wants to preserve the legacy left by the great emperor. From what I have seen, Guan Zifeng will definitely set off a bloody storm against the family in Kanto, so at this time, we might as well put down our dignity and make a promise to him. Wait Once the conflict between Guan Zifeng and the aristocratic family breaks out, there will be civil strife in Han. Then is our chance!"

(End of this chapter)