Liu Cong was stunned. Historically, Sun Quan did invade Jiangxia, but it was in early 208. I forgot the specific month. Moreover, Zhou Yu led the army, and the number of troops would not exceed 20,000. The result of the war was that Jiangxia was saved and Huang Zu died.
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Why did you personally lead 60,000 troops to attack Jiangxia half a year in advance this time?
Liu Cong shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Uncle, my nephew can't stay for a long time. Jiangxia is in danger, so my nephew will leave first."
Liu Bei also nodded seriously and said: "Do you need the emperor to send troops to help?"
Liu Cong shook his head and said: "The emperor is stationed in Xinye, and guarding against Cao's thieves is the top priority. I don't dare bother the emperor to send troops."
Liu Bei added: "The battlefield is dangerous, my nephew must be extremely careful."
Liu Cong nodded and bowed to everyone: "Uncle Emperor, take care. Everyone, take care. Cong, I'm taking my leave."
"Take care!" Everyone responded.
After leaving Xinye, Liu Cong and a group of more than 500 people galloped on their horses.
"Hey!" Liu Cong pulled the reins of his horse, and Xu Feng beside him shouted, "Stop the whole army!"
Herod!
After the horses neighed for a while, Liu Cong ordered: "Rest on the spot!"
Liu Cong, Pang Tong and Liu Ba were sitting on the ground. Xu Feng was guarding Liu Cong. Liu Cong looked at the two of them and said, "Zi Chu, where is the person who came to report the news?"
Liu Ba cupped his hands and said, "He's still here."
"Shan Rong, go and ask him to come over." Liu Cong said to Xu Feng behind him.
After a while, Xu Feng came back with a man in armor. The man saw Liu Cong and said, "Sima Sufei of Jiangxia pays homage to the young master!"
Several generals under Huang Zu's command were Su Fei, Zhang Wu, Cai Xun, Chen Jiu, Deng Long, Chen Sheng, Chen Sun and others.
Liu Cong didn't know about the others, but it was Su Fei who Liu Cong remembered clearly because of one person.
Before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia and Gan Ning made great achievements. However, Huang Zu looked down upon him because of his background as a water thief. Instead of rewarding him, he mocked him.
Gan Ning was persuaded by his friend Su Fei to join Sun Quan. Sun Quan appointed Gan Ning as the vanguard and made many military exploits in the battle against Jiangxia.
Su Fei and Pan Zhang were captured alive. At Gan Ning's request, Sun Quan spared Su Fei's life.
Liu Cong said calmly: "Get up, how is Jiangxia doing now? Why did Sun Quan send troops to invade?"
"Prefect Huang is leading his troops to resist. Although Sun Quan has many soldiers and horses, he cannot conquer it." After Su Fei finished speaking, he hesitated and did not continue.
Liu Cong frowned, realizing something was wrong, and said in a stern tone: "Why did Sun Quan send troops? Where is Zhang Yun of Xiakou? Where are Wei Yan and Huo Jun?"
Su Fei sighed and said: "Huang She, the son of Governor Huang, met a group of female soldiers when he was out hunting in the city and captured them."
"One of them claimed to be Sun Shangxiang, Sun Quan's sister. Huang She didn't believe it and wanted to take Sun Shangxiang by force."
"Zhang Yun led 10,000 naval troops to cruise in the Yangtze River, making it impossible for the Jiangdong navy to swim upstream."
"Wei Yan, Huo Jun, and Governor Huang ordered them to send troops to support us, but they said they only obeyed the young master's orders and refused to send troops."
Liu Cong felt dizzy after hearing this. This Huang She was a lecherous man and a playboy. Because of his small actions, he provoked the two parties to start a war.
Damn it, Liu Cong said again: "Wei Yan and Huo Jun are my confidants. It's natural that Huang Zu can't mobilize them. What's wrong with Sun Shangxiang?"
Su Fei said: "After being captured by Huang She for three days, I couldn't get enough water or rice."
Liu Cong felt annoyed when he heard this: "Huang She slept with her?"
If Huang She really raped Sun Shangxiang, the matter might not be rectified.
"Uh." Su Fei was a little surprised when he heard such vulgar words coming from Liu Cong's mouth. "That's not true. Huang Taishou knew that the matter was important and locked up Huang She. He didn't dare to mess around. It's just that Sun Shangxiang has a strong personality and said
If we don't let her go, she will starve to death without eating the food of the enemy who killed her father."
Liu Cong breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "I heard that Gan Ning is your good friend?"
Su Fei didn't know why Liu Cong suddenly asked this, but he still replied: "Yes."
"Is he still in Jiangxia now? Have you persuaded him to join Sun Quan?" Liu Cong asked, looking closely into his eyes.
Su Fei was panicked. He really couldn't bear to see Gan Ning being ostracized by Huang Zu, but he only had an idea to persuade him to join Sun Quan and had not persuaded him yet.
"Gan Ning is still in Jiangxia, and his subordinates never persuaded him to join Sun Quan." Su Fei shook his head hurriedly.
"You go and have a rest." Liu Cong nodded and said, then looked at Pang Tong and Liu Ba and said, "Shi Yuan, Zichu, what do you think?"
The two looked at each other, and Pang Tong spoke first: "My lord, go to Jiangxia by land for 800 miles. Even if you march in a hurry, it will take two days. If you take the waterway, you will return to Xiangyang first and follow the Han River into the Yangtze River. You can reach Jiangxia in half a day. But.
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"However, if we return to Xiangyang, my old lord will definitely give me more troops and horses. I'm afraid it will take a long time, and the front is tight."
"Furthermore, if my lord can win this battle in Jiangxia, it will increase my lord's prestige. So I suggest taking the land route, but we are one man and one horse. Even if the man can bear it, the horse cannot bear it."
Liu Cong thought for a moment and then said: "Let's go by land. I will write a letter to my father later so that he does not have to send troops to reinforce Jiangxia. It is best to make peace with this battle. Cao Cao is about to go south, and the south cannot consume any more strength."
Liu Ba also said: "My lord is right. If we take the land route, we can gather horses from all the counties along the way, one person with two horses, or one person with three horses. We can speed up the march."
"Please allow me to go ahead and go to Jiangdong as an envoy to pay a visit to Sun Quan and buy my lord some time."
Liu Cong was overjoyed and said: "Zi Chuzhen is a scholar of the country. I will send Shan Rong to follow you as a bodyguard."
Liu Ba asked again: "Master, aren't you afraid that I will run away?"
Liu Cong shook his head: "Don't be suspicious of others when you employ them. I will treat Zichu with sincerity, and Zichu will never let me down."
Liu Ba stood up and paid homage: "Liu Ba thanks my lord, and he will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
Liu Cong also stood up and helped him up, and then said to Xu Feng: "Shan Rong, you lead two hundred people and follow Zi Chu. Remember, you must protect your husband."
Xu Feng cupped his hands and said: "No!"
Fankou is a ferry crossing in Chaisang. Sun Quan led 30,000 troops, and together with Zhou Yu's 30,000 troops stationed in Chaisang, attacked Jiangxia and stationed the Chinese army here.
In the central military tent, Sun Quan was sitting at the top. Sun Quan's body was considered majestic, and his purple hair and green beard highlighted his majesty.
"Are the navy still unable to advance even an inch?" Sun Quan asked.
The person at the bottom was extremely handsome, dressed in silver armor, exuding an enterprising aura. He slowly said: "My lord, Zhang Yun is leading 10,000 sailors to cruise on the river. Although we have 20,000 sailors, we are
Shuoyou attacked, so the navy made little progress."
Sun Quan sighed, and the person below spoke again: "My lord, yesterday I was on an envoy to Jiangxia and met the young lady. I heard from Huang Zu that the young lady refused to eat the enemy's food. She has been on a hunger strike for several days."
It was Lu Su who spoke. Sun Quan sent him as an envoy to Jiangxia, hoping that Huang Zu would release Sun Shangxiang. Unfortunately, Huang Zu asked Sun Quan to withdraw his troops first.
"Mother has sent more than a dozen envoys over the past few days to urge me to send troops." Sun Quan stroked his forehead and felt troubled. Then he asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Yu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, we originally planned to put down the Shanyue rebellion this year and attack Jiangxia next year. Although it is half a year ahead of schedule, the Shanyue rebellion is nothing to worry about. We only need a few generals."
Shanyue is an ethnic minority in Soochow. Soochow has always been unable to attack with all its strength because of Shanyue.
Historically, when Cao Cao went south, he also appointed several Shanyue clan chiefs as captains, which forced Jiangdong to divide his troops to quell the rebellion. The combined forces of Sun and Liu only totaled 50,000 people.
Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, Shanyue was not completely pacified by Soochow, and it continued to contain Soochow's military strength.
In addition, the Jiangdong family was very powerful, so they basically did not make much achievements in foreign wars. Sun Quan attacked Hefei and Jiangxia several times but took advantage of the success and returned in defeat.
Zhou Yu continued: "Currently, there are 60,000 troops in Fankou, and Jiangxia only has 30,000 troops from Zhang Yun and Huang Zu. How about taking this opportunity to attack Jiangxia in one go?"
Sun Quan still had some concerns: "What should I do with my sister?"
Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said, "Zijing can go to Jiangxia and meet the young lady, and first persuade her to eat."
Lu Su said: "My lady has a strong character. I'm afraid she won't eat the food of the enemy who killed my father no matter what. And if a war breaks out and Huang Zu is defeated and takes my lady as a hostage, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to her."
"After Cao Cao pacifies Wuhuan this year, I'm afraid he will go south next year. My lord, it is really not advisable for the southern princes to lose each other at this time."
Zhou Yu snorted angrily: "Zijing, you are worrying too much. Once the army arrives, Huang Zu will be defeated like a mountain."
"As for Cao Cao's traitor going south next year, there are many water systems in Jingchu and Jiangdong. The northern cavalry cannot be used, but our Jiangdong navy can make a big difference."
Lu Su continued to argue: "Gong Jin, you are too arrogant. If Cao Cao's bandits attack Xiangyang and Nanjun is flat, he can gather the Jingzhou navy and go down the river to attack our Jiangdong."
Zhou Yu added: "Liu Jingsheng has been in Jingzhou for many years, how could he let Cao's thieves attack Xiangyang so easily?"
"Liu Jingsheng has been seriously ill this year. His two sons cannot keep their inheritance, Gong Jin."
"Then we will send troops to attack Jingzhou first. After repelling Cao's thieves, we can then enter Sichuan and Shu to divide the world into two parts."
"Gongjin, you, you, you are simply unreasonable!"
"Zijing, you are too pedantic!"
The quarrel between the two became more and more fierce. Sun Quan, the leader, finally couldn't stand it anymore and yelled: "That's enough, Gong Jin, Zijing, you two are both Jiangdong humerus, why are you arguing like shrews?"
How decent?"
The two looked at each other, snorted coldly, shook each other's sleeves, and returned to their seats.
Sun Quan felt even more headache looking at this scene.
"My lord, Liu Ba, the envoy from Jingzhou, wants to see you!"