Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3447: A brief account of the war

In fact, Zhou Yu's situation is not complicated. Many people have guessed that Zhou Yu is in poor health, but the problem is whether everyone can get first-hand information about Zhou Yu's health. Some people also think that Zhou Yu is pretending to be sick again. After all, Zhou Yu pretended to be dead before, and it seems possible that he is pretending to be sick now.

Zhang Zhao didn't know much about Zhou Yu's situation before. After all, Zhou Yu was under the heavy protection of his own guards before, and it was not easy for ordinary people to see him. But as Zhou Yu came out and arrived at the front line, more people could see Zhou Yu, and during the whole process, Zhou Yu couldn't keep hiding all the time...

Now the situation of the Jiangdong Army and the overall deployment, as the Cao army showed a defeated look, the space for maneuvering became narrow. Some time ago, people in Jiangdong were talking about trying to get the skin of a tiger, but now they are more worried about the future safety of Jiangdong. They started to talk about Fei Qian's various measures in Guanzhong, and then said that Fei Qian's policies were too overbearing and left no way for people to live.

Fei Qian's new policies originated in the north, but they were really promoted and implemented in Guanzhong.

Fei Qian pacified the north, recovered Guanzhong, and officially moved the general's mansion from Pingyang to Chang'an, and immediately launched a series of new policies.

In the field of military farming, refugees were given resettlement, rewarded for reclaiming wasteland, and organized agricultural scholars to guide farmers' farming and coordinate livestock to work. Although the cattle and horses of the Hu people can't plow the fields, there is no big problem in using them to transport goods.

In industry, with Huang's workshop as the main core technical force, it used cheap labor in many places, cooperated with hydraulic equipment, carried out metallurgical development, manufactured weapons, and began to break away from Shandong's clamp.

At the same time, Fei Qian eliminated the various sources of rebellion that had appeared in Longxi since the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling. The focus was on clearing out the local tyrants entrenched in Longxi and further areas, creating a stable flank for Guanzhong and providing the conditions for opening up the Western Regions in the future.

In terms of politics, because he obtained the authority of the Western Capital Shangshutai, he established Guanzhong's own positions and political system, which further consolidated Fei Qian's ruling position.

The Qinglong Temple made annotations and publicity for Fei Qian's various behaviors, laws, and related reforms in the righteousness...

All of this was linked together, and when it was fully presented to the children of the Jiangdong gentry, many of them were stunned and felt that all this was simply too fake. How could it be possible?

Then these Jiangdong gentry tried to analyze Fei Qian's entire structure system and the process of his rise, and found that there were so many talents under Fei Qian!

There are Zaozhi in agriculture, Huang family in industry, Cai family in culture, Pang Tong in counselors, and military generals, let alone...

Agriculture, industry, civil and military, everything seems to be fully equipped!

Then they all lamented, why can't these people be in Jiangdong?

Most of the ordinary sons of the gentry can only think of this level, and then they are madly jealous, saying that the luck of the general is really too good, right? The implication is that Fei Qian's success is completely based on cheating, as long as there is a cheat, he can do it.

But what is the reality?

Zhang Zhao and other counselors do not think this is luck, but think that all this is Fei Qian's planning and arrangement.

It's like Fei Qian got up early to open up Linfen Pingyang.

No one.

So the refugees and the Baibo bandits supplemented the population base of Linfen Pingyang and became the initial foundation brick for Fei Qian's rise.

Is this luck? No.

Because there were many refugees at that time, and the White Wave bandits were even more of a disaster in Hedong, when Fei Qian was going to solve these two problems, he was able to get the first angel investment from the Hedong gentry.

This matter seemed so simple to the later generations, and I could do it, but in fact, when I really encountered a problem, how many people could be like Fei Qian, who could make use of all the surrounding resources, and match them reasonably and in a smooth order?

If it was only once, it might be luck, but the key is that this kind of thing happened repeatedly later.

Even when Fei Qian was implementing the new policy in Guanzhong, the local gentry in Guanzhong pretended to obey but secretly went on strike. What was the result? Fei Qian directly used a large number of agricultural and engineering bachelors who were originally unable to obtain positions, and naturally deprived the officials who went on strike of their powers. When Fei Qian first promoted the agricultural and engineering bachelors, many of these officials laughed at Fei Qian's stupidity...

So what Zhang Zhao saw was not luck, but strategy.

Zhang Zhao could see it, so could Cao Cao and others. Therefore, in the early stage of the war, Cao's army and Sun's army did have common interests and common goals in cooperation. Especially when Fei Qian sent troops to the Western Regions, Cao Cao almost immediately attacked quickly, which seemed quite hasty, but there were still several armies at the same time. It can be seen that Cao Cao had deeply felt the threat of Fei Qian and had been planning for a long time. As soon as there was a chance, he was eager to jump over the wall...

At that time, there were also two opinions in Jiangdong. One faction agreed to form an alliance with Cao Cao to fight, and the other faction was to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Zhang Zhao had some different opinions from Zhou Yu at that time, but in terms of the layout of the world, he finally agreed to Zhou Yu's plan.

But now it is different.

Cao Cao not only failed to conquer Guanzhong when he fought Fei Qian, but also lost his foothold in Hedong. The situation in the world has changed significantly again. In this case, it is obviously not okay to continue to adopt the previous strategy without adjustment.

Zhang Zhao thought it was stupid to continue fighting. He met with Sun Quan and said, "All things are reasonable, and strength and weakness can change. Now the situation in the world has changed, and the way of things should change. "

If Cao Cao is defeated and the Central Plains is in turmoil, even if we have to fight, we have to fight the Central Plains! This is the best opportunity for Jiangdong to march into the Central Plains!

In this case, if Jiangdong is busy attacking Sichuan and Shu, or the internal rebellion cannot be quelled, resulting in the loss of the opportunity to conquer the Central Plains, then the Sun family of Jiangdong can only be a miser for life, and the foundation accumulated in the end will become someone else's wedding clothes in the future.

Sun Quan was naturally furious when he heard it.

Sun and Zhang parted unhappily.

But when Sun Quan sent Qin Song to come, it already showed that Sun Quan had wavered in some aspects.

Little Sun was scared.

But if Zhou Yu is called back like this, there will be many things that will be difficult to deal with later. After all, Zhou Yu was originally the backbone of Lian Cao Kangfei, a banner of the pro-war faction, and an important bargaining chip used by Sun Quan to balance the Jiangdong gentry. If Sun Quan calls Zhou Yu back now, it means that there will be inevitable conflicts between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, and even the political situation in Jiangdong will change.

Zhang Zhao naturally couldn't say Zhou Yu's health problems in front of Sun Quan, which was somewhat suspected of cursing, but when facing Qin Song, he took out the intelligence sent back from the front line.

If Zhang Zhao can get this information, then the gentry leaders in Jiangdong can also get it...

Qin Song left a little dejected.

Zhang Zhao didn't go to see him off, after all, he was sick now. He just asked his child Zhang Cheng to represent him and send Qin Song out.

Zhang Cheng came back after a while, "Father. Qin Zhonglang said he would have a good talk with the lord again..."

"Well..." Zhang Zhao rubbed his forehead and motioned Zhang Cheng to sit down.

He was indeed ill, and he felt the pain of the illness when he was ill.

'Now that I am ill, I know how difficult it is to be a governor! '

Zhang Zhao said with emotion.

If we compare ourselves to others, Zhou Yu was in such poor health, and he was still asked to fight on the front line, it was undoubtedly a torment and pain.

Zhang Cheng hurriedly comforted Zhang Zhao.

But Zhang Zhao waved his hand.

Understanding is understanding, and interests are interests.

'Do you know why the lord should withdraw his troops? 'Zhang Zhao asked.

Zhang Cheng glanced at Zhang Zhao, 'Of course, it is what my father said. Jiangdong is suffering, and the governor is seriously ill. He can't bear the expedition, but he should focus on recuperation and look for a good opportunity to enter the Central Plains. '

Zhang Zhao nodded, 'Yes. No matter what time, I say so. '

Zhang Cheng agreed.

Zhang Zhao waved his hand and let Zhang Cheng go.

He himself pondered for a long time in the hall.

Zhang Zhao did not have a good impression of Cao Cao, and he also did not have much recognition of Fei Qian.

So whether it is to resist Fei and ally with Cao, or to unite Fei and pit Cao, in fact, for Zhang Zhao, there is no big difference in emotion. The only difference is interest.

If there is any change, it is that from the original struggle for more interests, it has become how to preserve their own interests to the greatest extent.

In history, the Jiangdong faction tried to follow the footsteps of the Jingxiang faction and encouraged Sun Quan to surrender to Cao Cao, in fact, for the sake of interests. Because in history, after Cao Cao marched into Jingzhou, he appointed Liu Cong as the governor of Qingzhou and made him a marquis. Together with Kuai Yue and others, a total of 15 people were made marquises. Cao Cao got Jingzhou without spending a single soldier, and these local aristocratic families in Jingzhou also sold Jingzhou for a good price.

At the same time, Cao Cao in history also ordered the release of Han Song from prison, received him with the courtesy of a friend, and asked Han Song to evaluate the merits and demerits of the people in Jingzhou and promote them. Han Song was appointed as the Grand Herald, Kuai Yue as the Guanglu Xun, Liu Xian as the Shangshu, and Deng Xi as the Shizhong. No matter how long the appointment is, and how long these official positions can last, at least these chips are what Liu Biao, Liu Cong, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan could not afford in history.

So the Jiangdong faction in history was greedy, with jealous eyes, heartbeats, and weak legs. They twisted and rubbed, and they were ready to kneel down to Boss Cao...

Today's Jiangdong is even worse than it was back then!

First, of course, the rebellion in Nansha County has not been quelled so far, and there is a trend of getting more and more intense.

Second, there is no "gold medal thug" Liu Bei to join.

In history, when Cao Cao went south, no one in the Jiangdong army was familiar with Cao Cao's military system, arms, combat habits, and generals' temperament. Even Zhou Yu might not know it well. Only Liu Da'er, who had been under Cao Cao's account and had a grudge with Boss Cao, was the only source of information that Jiangdong could find in a hurry. Moreover, Liu Bei's reputation as the "gold medal fighter" and "double flower red stick" is also well-known in the martial arts world...

And now, how many people in Jiangdong know about Fei Qian and his generals?

Even Zhou Yu is not clear.

After all, there are still many unknown generals under Fei Qian.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao believes that there is still time and opportunity...

The key point is that Jiangdong cannot export all its chips, otherwise there will be no room for maneuver.

Sun Quan sent Qin Song instead of other Jiangdong nobles to find Zhang Zhao, which actually revealed Sun Quan's inner panic and helplessness. After receiving Qin Song's report, he was even more depressed. He tried not to show it. After Qin Song left, he sat down dejectedly when he was alone, with a heavy face.

The cavalry army left Wuguan.

This is an important development.

Although Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong can only be regarded as guest troops of the cavalry, and cannot be regarded as the main force of the cavalry army, it also represents that the cavalry army has turned from defense to offense!

Sun Quan can understand the retreat and garrison of Cao's army. After all, they can't fight anymore, so they can only retreat.

But it is not so simple to guess Fei Qian's movements...

You know, now that the emperor has issued an edict of mediation, it is possible that Fei Qian will eventually obey or violate it, whether it is lip service or use it to threaten more power.

But in this case, what should Jiangdong do?

Xiao Sun is panicking!

He didn't trust everyone, not even the people in the Sun family.

Sun Quan was suspicious on one hand, but on the other hand, none of these people really considered the problem for him...

Including Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was Sun Ce's brother, but not Sun Quan's brother.

And in a sense, Sun Quan had seized the inheritance rights of his brother's children.

If Zhou Yu knew...

So could Sun Quan completely trust Zhou Yu?

Obviously not.

And who was Zhou Yu?

Sun Quan said he trusted him, but how was he in his heart, could Zhou Yu not see it?

So, Sun Quan was getting more and more flustered now, and there was even no one to discuss with.

Withdraw troops?

Not withdraw?

Zhang Zhao said that Jiangdong was now heavy on the outside and clumsy on the inside, and Sun Quan also wanted to make light of the heavy task, and also wanted to be like the general of the cavalry, and send a guest army out of Wuguan at will, just like pulling the hearts of the people of the world...

Envy, jealousy and hatred!

But after the envy, Sun Quan was still hesitant.

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Compared to Sun Quan's hesitation, Zhou Yu's attitude was very clear.

He wanted to win.

Zhou Yu did not think that the Sichuan-Shu navy really burned all the baggage because of a fire, and then had to retreat due to losses...

Zhou Yu's judgment was undoubtedly correct.

This is different from Cao Cao's Battle of Chibi in history. In history, Cao Cao's arrival at Chibi and the Jiangdong Army was not Cao Cao's original intention, but the actual situation at the time forced Cao Cao to stay at Chibi. On the one hand, he could threaten Jiangdong and hope that Jiangdong would surrender without a fight like Jingzhou. On the other hand, although Cao Cao took Xiangyang and Jiangling, he still had the four counties of Jingnan to the south of the Yangtze River. So should he attack Jiangdong directly, or take Jingzhou in full, and then attack Jiangdong by land and water from both the north and the south?

In addition, due to the climate change at that time, the northern soldiers were not good at water battles, so Cao Cao confronted at Chibi in history. It feels a bit like chicken ribs. You want to eat them, but they are all bones. You want to throw them away, but you can't bear to. After all, Cao Cao got Jingzhou without any loss, and Liu Bei fled in a hurry, leaving only Sichuan and Jiangdong in the world. So Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of the situation and push Xiao Sun to make Xiao Sun bow his head and lift his butt.

However, the Sichuan navy at the moment was not as "important" as Cao Cao.

That is, there was no such "important" mind, nor such a "important" situation, so the Sichuan navy could advance or retreat.

On the contrary, Zhou Yu could only advance, not retreat.

Therefore, even if Zhou Yu saw through the Sichuan navy's plan of pretending to be defeated and retreating, he had to advance.

What's more, even if the Sichuan army really retreated, Zhou Yu would not be willing. He pre-selected this area as the predetermined battlefield, and sent Zhou Tai to make preparations. How could he be willing to let the Sichuan navy leave so easily?

Zhou Yu led the navy, pretending to be anxious to chase after the Sichuan-Shu navy, and marched towards the Sichuan-Shu navy with great fanfare. Then, at the mouth of the tributary, he pretended to discover the ambush of the Sichuan-Shu army, hesitated and did not advance, and the formation was broken.

The Sichuan-Shu navy ambushed at the mouth of the tributary saw this and rushed out, and Zhou Yu immediately commanded the Jiangdong navy to retreat at a high speed.

Going from upstream to downstream is like rushing down the hillside. Whether it is riding a mountain bike or skiing, it depends on who has better skills and who can be faster, so the Jiangdong army easily got rid of the pursuit of the Sichuan-Shu army and pulled the battlefield back to the original place.

In short, Zhou Yu also gave the Sichuan-Shu army a "fake defeat".

But whose "fake defeat" will become a real "defeat"?

Zhou Yu felt that the opponent might have guessed his idea, but he was not sure yet...

This is like when two people with similar chess skills play chess, most of the time they can guess how the opponent will play, and then how they will respond. In fact, when they play the current move, they often have already thought about the next move, or even the next move. On the contrary, those chess players who have no skills at all, or only have half-baked skills, will surprise the masters.

How can he play like this? This two-eyed dragon, he blocked one blind?

Some people like to kill bad chess players, and think it’s cool to chop and kill and raise the dragon, but some people think that playing chess with bad chess players is an insult to their personality and IQ.

Now Zhou Yu feels like playing chess with a chess player of similar level as himself, as if both sides are in a mirror image, you make a move, I make a move, and everyone knows when the opponent will reach the stage and what means will be used.

『Interesting...』

Zhou Yu suddenly felt a little excited.

This was a feeling he hadn't had in many years.

This feeling made Zhou Yu temporarily forget the pain and fatigue in his body.

For a while.

『Let me guess, what do you want to do next?』

Zhou Yu smiled and looked at the other side of the river.

At this moment.

The river flows eastward.

You are at the head of the Yangtze River, and you are at the tail of the Yangtze River.

I miss you every day but I can't see you...