.Chapter 428: Strong brother and younger brother are jealous
Shouchun has become the seat of Cao Cao. After acquiring Wuling, Cao Cao ordered all the people in Wuling to be moved to Jingzhou, and then he took Wei Yan and others withdrew back to Shouchun. After all, Wuling was on the south bank of the Yangtze River and could be regarded as an enclave. It was the border between Jiangdong and Yizhou, and he didn't want to suffer from both sides.
Since Wuling still has a city, it cannot be given up. Cao Cao still appointed and dismissed a city guard, leaving more than a thousand defenders. Of course, the city guard was a local, and the defenders were also old, weak, sick and disabled selected from Liu Bei's command. Perhaps they were inherited Due to Liu Bei's good luck, the former Wuling engaged in Gongzhi and once again became the prefect of Wuling. This time, he was a real prefect, but it was a pity that there were no common people in Wuling anymore.
After returning to Shouchun, after arranging Wei Yan and others, Cao Cao concentrated on developing internal affairs and absorbing the refugees. There were Sima Yi, Xun Yu, plus the practical sects Guoyuan, Zaozhi, Sun Qian, and the people under Cao Cao's rule. Life is like one day at a time. Even if farming requires 50% to 60% of the income, as long as there are no natural disasters, the people can live peacefully.
A month after Cao Cao returned to Shouchun, Jiangdong's envoy suddenly arrived. Now that Liu Zhang's power had increased greatly, Cao Cao did not dare to neglect Jiangdong. After all, uniting Jiangdong to fight against Liu Zhang was the right way at the moment. But Jiangdong's envoy said, This left Cao Cao in a passive position. Jiangdong actually wanted the heads of Xu Chu and Wei Yan in memory of Sun Jian.
It is well known that Cao Cao loves talents. Not to mention Wei Yan, Xu Chu is his younger brother. Even if he is not, as long as they decide to join him, he will not hand them over. Otherwise, how can he face the people of the world? Seeing that there was no room for discussion, the envoy from Jiangdong gave a harsh word and left Shouchun.
At this time, news came from Jingzhou that Wuling had fallen and the ruthless Sun Ce had conquered Wuling in one breath, turning everything that could breathe in the city into corpses. Poor Gong Zhi finally did not escape the bad luck and was chopped into pieces by Sun Ce. , Sun Ce only found Sun Jian’s body in Wuling, but did not get Sun Jian’s head.
More than two months have passed since Han Dang returned to Moling to report the news, and then Sun Ce packed up his troops and headed for Wuling. Sun Jian's body was already rotting, and maggots kept crawling out of the gaps in the armor. If it weren't for the armor and the body parts, The ornaments revealed the identity of the corpse, but Sun Ce could never recognize his father.
To be honest, Sun Quan didn't want to fight with Cao Cao, which would only benefit Liu Zhang. But Cao Cao refused to betray Wei Yan and Xu Chu, so he had no choice but to tell Sun Ce everything about the situation. Looking at his father's mutilated body Sun Ce was so angry that he crossed the Yangtze River to attack Nanjun. Cao Ren, the guard of Nanjun, immediately asked Shouchun for help.
"It's too much to bully people." After receiving the emergency call from Nanjun, Cao Cao slapped the small case with his palm and said, "Damn Sun Ce, how dare you attack Nanjun? Is it because you are deceiving the real person? Send me an order to discuss matters in the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Cao Cao gave an order and everyone gathered at the Prime Minister's Mansion. (Piaotian Literature Network updated very quickly) After everyone read the information, Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "Sun Ce bullied people too much. I want to teach him a lesson. You guys have something to say." What's the point?"
"My lord, if we fight with Sun Ce at this time, I'm worried that Liu Zhang will take the opportunity to send troops." Jiang Ji frowned and said, "The snipe and the clam are fighting, and the fisherman will benefit. Should we reconcile with the Sun family?"
"If the Prime Minister wants to calm down Sun Ce's anger, please hand me over to Sun Ce." Wei Yanmeng knelt in front of Cao Cao, his eyes filled with despair and disdain, and he was stabbing Cao Cao.
"Second Brother" Xu Chu, who was standing next to Cao Cao, didn't know Wei Yan's purpose. He only knew that Wei Yan was begging for death. So, he also knelt on the ground and said, "Prime Minister, I killed Sun Jian. If you want to kill him, kill me. Don't kill me."
My second brother"
"Get up." Looking at the sincerity in Xu Chu's eyes, Cao Cao sighed and said, "You are the generals under my command. If I send my generals out to please others, how can I face the people of the world? Do you want me to do that?"
Are all the people under my command feeling cold? Stand up for the truth and go away and stay there."
"Yes." Wei Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Xu Chu and smiled before returning to the queue of generals. Xu Chu stood next to Cao Cao and stood with his sword in awe.
"What the lord said is true. How can the little Sun family have the right to make us bow down?" Seeing that the play between Cao Cao and Wei Yan was over, Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "Since the Sun family doesn't know what to do, we will capture Jiangdong and row the river with Liu Zhang."
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"Capture Jiangdong?" Cao Cao was greatly moved when he heard this, and looked at Sima Yi with eager eyes.
Today, Cao Cao has the three states of Yan, Yu, and Xu, plus half of Qingzhou and most of Jingzhou, which is equivalent to the land of the four states, while Liu Zhang owns the five states of Yi, Bing, You, Ji, and Liang, as well as half of Qingzhou and Sili
, equivalent to the land of six states. If Cao Cao can get Jiangdong, he can occupy Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and half of Jingzhou. Although the population of these two and a half states is smaller, it can make Cao Cao's strength equal to Liu Zhang's
Sima Yi understood Cao Cao's thoughts. He smiled and said, "According to the intelligence, the Qiang and Rong Di invaded Liangzhou, and Liu Zhang has arrived with his army."
"This... God is helping me," Cao Cao was overjoyed. In his opinion, as long as Liu Zhang didn't interfere, it would be easy to capture Jiangdong.
When Liangzhou moved, Liu Zhang was not in Chang'an. Even if Cao Cao and the Sun family fought, Liu Zhang would have to send troops from Hulao Pass to attack Yanzhou if he wanted to return to the army. This would take at least twenty days, and the cavalry would have to be on the way.
If Liu Zhang wanted to fight Cao Cao, he would need more time to prepare. He would never leave the Qiang and Rongdi alone and help the Sun family deal with Cao Cao.
"Has the Prime Minister made up his mind to attack Jiangdong?" Sima Yi smiled and said, "If you are determined, you need to know that troops are valuable and quick."
Cao Cao smiled and asked, "Zhongda, where should we send our troops?"
"If you want to defeat Sun Ce quickly, it is natural to send troops together and enter Chaisang from Ruxukou." Sima Yi smiled and said, "I heard that Sun Jian learned that Moling had a kingly spirit, so he moved his headquarters there."
"You mean, from Hefei to Moling?" Cao Cao frowned and said, "Now Sun Ce is wreaking havoc in Jingzhou. If he is allowed to attack Jingzhou, the prime minister's subordinates will be a little unstable."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I have a way to make Sun Ce defeat Nanjun." Sima Yi sneered and said, "Prime Minister, you only need to lend me three people."
"Oh?" Cao Cao asked with a smile, "Which three people can Zhong Dayu borrow?"
"Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Gao Shun," Sima Yi said with a smile, "I don't believe that no matter how fierce Sun Ce is, he can still be Wen Hou's opponent."
"This..." Cao Cao hesitated. He didn't dare to lend Lu Bu to Sima Yi. Although Lu Bu is very honest now, genius knows whether he will be instigated by Sima Yi. How can Cao Cao do anything if he puts a knife in the hands of someone with ulterior motives?
Such a stupid thing?
Seeing the hesitation on Cao Cao's face, Sima Yi sighed. He knew that Cao Cao was a little suspicious of him, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "If Marquis Wen can't do it, I'll change two generals. As for Wei Yan and Xu Chu, I wonder what the Prime Minister wants?"
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"Zhong Kang can't do it, I still want him to protect the safety." Cao Cao smiled and said, "I will let the four generals Wei Yan, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Yu Jin listen to your orders."
"I will obey the Prime Minister's order," Sima Yi said with a smile, "With the four of them and my resourcefulness, Sun Ce is dead."
"Then Jingzhou will be handed over to you." Cao Cao smiled with a smile on his face, but a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes. He really didn't want Sima Yi to take power. However, except for Sima Yi, there were really few big men under his command who could stand alone.
Talent. Of course, even those who are talented can stand alone, but they are not as capable as Sima Yi.
"Thank you for your trust, lord." Sima Yi leaned down and bowed down, but a trace of pride flashed in his eyes. In his opinion, among the four people Cao Caojiāo gave him, except for Yu Jin, who was Cao Cao's die-hard loyalist, Wei Yan, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou could all be won over, especially
It's Wei Yan.
Lu Bu is a man-eating tiger, Cao Cao knows it, and Sima Yi also knows it. The reason why Sima Yi wants Lu Bu is to exchange for more chips. Just Sun Ce, Wei Yan is enough. What's more, Jingzhou has Wenpin, Zhang Yun and others
, there are still more than 200,000 Jingzhou soldiers. Sima Yi used a huā spear, but he gained one more man. Speaking of which, he still made a profit.
While gathering the troops, he also arranged Shouchun's defense. When Sun Ce's army approached the Nanjun city, Cao Cao's army also moved. Sima Yi led three generals directly into Jingzhou and used Jingzhou soldiers to resist Sun Ce. Cao Cao personally led an army of 200,000
, known as 500,000, went straight from Yuzhou to Ruxukou, passed through Hefei, and attacked Moling
When Sun Quan heard that Cao Cao was coming to attack, he was shocked and immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures. The scribes in Jiangdong were not optimistic about the Sun family. When they heard that Cao Cao's army had 500,000, they immediately panicked. At least half of the scribes proposed to surrender. This was terrible.
Sun Quan was frustrated. However, the Jiangdong scribes did not clamor for long. After Sun Ce learned about the situation in Jiangdong, he immediately asked Chen Wu to enter Moling with a sword. Anyone who dared to surrender would be killed without mercy.
Sun Ce suppressed Moling with his iron fist. Sun Quan saw his brother's abilities and his heart was full of jealousy. In Sun Quan's view, as long as Sun Ce was around, he would not be able to get ahead. The heart that was originally softened by family affection would be frozen by jealousy again. If not
Cao Cao is powerful and needs Sun Ce to resist him. Sun Quan might even want to attack Sun Ce.
Of course, the attack is the first, and Sun Quan will never let go of the slightest excuse. Just like in history, Sun Ce was assassinated in Shenting Ridge. Everyone said that it was Xu Gong's family guest who did it, but how did Xu Gong's family guest know that Sun Ce went to the mountain to hunt?
You must know that Sun Ce went to Shenting Ridge because he dreamed of a god. Not many people knew about this matter. How could Xu Gong's family members know about it and still lie in wait on the top of the mountain? Perhaps Sun Quan was involved, and
Maybe not, it can only be left to future generations to guess.
Now, Sun Quan, who has tasted power, never wants to give up the power in his hands. He looked at Chen Wu holding Sun Ce's sword, and the haze in his heart grew bigger and bigger, until the haze turned into resentment. He decided that after defeating Cao Cao
After that, he set out to deal with Sun Ce. In order to prevent outsiders from discovering his thoughts, he received Chen Wu very grandly, and Sun Ce took the lead in everything. When everyone thought that Sun Quan was ready to succumb to Sun Ce, only a pair of people in the dark
Eyes, showing thoughtfulness because the owner of these eyes discovered that Sun Quan is a ruthless hero