Although Sun Deng longed for Sun Quan's care, he did not dare to win over Sun Quan. On the one hand, it was due to his nature, and on the other hand, it was also because he knew that Sun Quan had been troubled recently.
From the Battle of Xiangyang, no, from the Battle of Fangling and Pan Zhang's rescue of Meng Da, Wei Ba has become Wu's nightmare. He is like a fly, flying above Wu's head all the time, unscrupulously He laughed at the incompetence of Wu's monarchs and ministers, humiliated Wu's monarchs and ministers, and humiliated Sun Quan.
During the battle against Fangling, Wei Ba defeated Pan Zhang, and Wu's efforts to rescue Fangling achieved almost nothing.
During the battle at Xiangyang, Wei Ba led the Wei army's cavalry across the Han River. The Wu army suffered heavy losses. Sun Lu died in the battle. The Wu state made wedding clothes for others and suffered heavy losses.
They asked for marriage, but Wei Ba refused, and Sun Quan and his daughter were disgraced. Xiling planned to capture Wei Ba, but Wei Ba escaped from Yiyuan and kidnapped the princess Sun Luban, which directly triggered the Wuling disaster. From then on, Wei Ba The confrontation between Ba and Wu has become clearer.
In the battle against Wuling, Bu Zhao, Pan Jun and other important generals were defeated. Lu Dai died in the battle. The Wu army suffered heavy losses and was forced to cede Wuling.
At the Battle of Yanguan and the Battle of Linhe, Lu Xun, the most famous general of Wu State and the pillar of the empire, was defeated. Wu State gave up the seven counties of Jiaozhou as well as Lingling and Guiyang. Wei Ba's army almost annexed the entire Jiangnan. Although Changsha is still in Wu State today, In the hands of the state, this slap hit the faces of the kings and ministers of the state of Wu loudly.
There was no one in the Wu Kingdom who didn't feel their faces burning. As the supreme ruler of the Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan certainly suffered the most humiliation.
This is more uncomfortable than being deceived by Liu Bei, more angry than being rejected by Guan Yu, and more shameful than having to bow to Cao Pi due to the situation.
However, what made Sun Quan even more desperate was his deep helplessness. When Liu Bei deceived him and Guan Yu rejected him, he still had Lu Meng who could use force to capture Jingzhou. When he bowed to Cao Pi, he still had Lu Xun. He rushed left and right for him, resisted Liu Bei, and defeated Cao Pi. But now, Lu Xun has also been defeated by Wei Ba. Who else can resist the aggressive Wei Ba for him?
If no one can stop Wei Ba, these humiliations are far from over.
Once upon a time, Sun Quan always believed that among the three kingdoms in the world, Cao Wei was the strongest, Shu Han was the weakest, and Wu was in the middle. Because Wu did not have an organized cavalry, it could not compete with Cao Wei for supremacy in the Central Plains, so it could only succumb to it. Now the situation suddenly changed, and Shu Han Occupied Guanzhong, captured most of the south of the Yangtze River, and already fought against half of the world. It seemed to be the most powerful country among the Three Kingdoms, but Wu became the weakest. And the recent war has made people die of shame. From the beginning In the end, the entire Wu Kingdom was suppressed by Wei Ba and had no power to fight back.
This is even more unacceptable than Cao Wei's loss of Guanzhong.
The Shu-Han army was dedicating the entire country's efforts to attack key problems. Wu State lost a large area of land, but it was only because of Wei Ba alone.
It's strange that Sun Quan felt so good.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Sun Deng dared to disturb Sun Quan.
Sun Deng was lying on the hospital bed in the East Palace, feeling drowsy. Gu Tan accompanied him. He sighed from time to time. There was a sound of footsteps outside, and Sun Deng reluctantly opened his eyes. He looked at Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xiu brothers walking side by side. Come in.
Zhang Cheng was fifty years old, and his many years of military service had given him a bit of dignity in addition to elegance. When Sun Deng saw him, he stood up quickly. Zhang Cheng looked at his sick look and frowned slightly. Wrinkled. After the two greeted each other, Zhang Cheng said: "Your Highness, you are still ill and cannot catch the cold. You'd better lie down on the couch first."
Sun Deng had had a fever for several days and was feeling weak. He felt extremely uncomfortable just getting up to greet him. If it weren't for the years of etiquette training that kept him from daring to be impolite, he really wouldn't want to get up. Zhang Cheng became famous as a young man, and with Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi
Waiting for someone to like you
, later he was appointed Ruxu Governor and Fenwei General. Although he was in the military camp, he was the leader of the scholars and his prestige was incomparable. For example, Xie Jing next to Sun Deng was promoted by Zhang Cheng. Sun Deng was in front of him.
, I dare not do anything rude.
Sun Deng signaled for Zhang Cheng to serve wine and asked, "Why did you come to Wuchang in such a hurry, sir?"
Zhang Cheng's face was a little gloomy, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "I came here under the imperial edict. Your Majesty, because of the lack of troops in Changsha, transferred me to garrison in Yiyang."
Sun Deng was surprised: "What about the wet beard?"
Ruxuwu is a fortress to prevent the Wei army from going south. It has always been a heavily guarded place. If the Wei army breaks through Ruxuwu, they will soon be able to enter the Yangtze River and directly attack Moling.
"The Wei army abandoned Hefei and the main force retreated to Shouchun."
Sun Deng understood something in a daze. The situation of Cao Wei was not good, so he could only make peace with Dongwu and withdraw the defense line again. Sun Quan was also able to transfer Zhang Cheng, who was guarding Ruxu, to the front line of Changsha. In the battle of Linhe, Lu Xun was an elite
All was lost, and now there are only more than 3,000 pieces left. Morale is low, and there are strategic differences with Sun Quan. It is no longer suitable.
We are in Jingzhou again. Yiyang was originally guarded by the left general Zhuge Jin, assisted by Zhou Yin and others. Now that Zhou Yin has been demoted, Zhuge Jin is obviously not a good general, so of course he has to be replaced. Zhang Cheng is the son of Zhang Zhao and Jiang Huai
Sun Quan should be the most at ease with Bu Zhao, Zhuge Jin and others having good relations with each other and letting him take charge of the war.
"Then sir is going to be tired."
"For the country and the family, this is what a minister should do." Zhang Cheng replied without hesitation: "I am willing to work with your highness to encourage each other."
Sun Deng looked at Zhang Cheng with some doubts. Zhang Xiu, who was sitting next to Zhang Cheng, coughed: "Your Highness, in order to let His Highness understand the war, the King intends to send His Highness to Yiyang to supervise the war. He once consulted my father on this matter. Although my father
I have some different opinions, but I also think that the king’s considerations are reasonable. Your Highness is responsible for the great responsibility of the world, so you should not only learn how to govern the country, but also understand some things about attack and war. Soldiers must pay attention to the important affairs of the country."
Sun Deng was stunned. He stared at Zhang Xiu and said nothing for a long time. He heard the subtext from Zhang Xiu's words. First of all, his father was not satisfied with his current ability and wanted to send him to the front line for training; secondly,
Zhang Zhao had objections to this matter, but
He could not resist Sun Quan's pressure. Sun Deng knew very well who Zhang Zhao was. The conflict between him and his father was probably not as simple as a disagreement, but maybe a violent conflict. And he knew nothing about this.
, it is up to Brother Zhang Cheng to tell him.
His crown prince's palace was only a hundred steps away from his father's palace, but there was a deep and invisible gap between him and his father.
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Wancheng.
The wind blew across the earth, and although there was still a bit of chill, it was no longer as biting as winter. Cao Rui was wearing a short shirt and barefoot, walked down the field, and helped up the plow pulled by a single ox.
The plow commonly used in the Han Dynasty was a plow pulled by two oxen, which was coordinated by two or three people. It was very powerful and fairly efficient. But now, the Three Kingdoms war has reached a stalemate, which has reached a point where the logistics and supply capabilities of both sides are tested. Physiarchy has become a
Whether the fate of the dynasty could be maintained was the most important thing. In this case, Cao Rui spent a lot of effort to detect the intelligence of Shu Han, and the improvement of farm tools was almost as much as the improvement of weapons.
Cao Rui now knows that as a genius in mechanics, Wei Ba's talent in farm tools is as amazing as his talent in ordnance. His invention of the iron plow and iron plow doubled Hanzhong's productivity. It is precisely because of Hanzhong that
grain production has increased significantly, Zhuge Liang was able to
Sending troops again in such a short period of time is precisely because of the large-scale promotion of these new agricultural tools throughout Shuhan, so that Shuhan's grain output can support the army's two-front operations. Otherwise, even if Wei Ba captures Jiaozhou, the total grain supply will not be able to supply
Such a large army fought for a long time.
Fortunately, farm tools are not like weapons. As long as you put a little effort, you can steal the technology. Coupled with the mechanical genius like Ma Jun who is not inferior to Wei Ba, the improvement of Wei's farm tools also started rapidly under Cao Rui's promotion.
Many years after the war, the severe lack of population highlighted the advantages of new technologies. Even though the war was tense, Cao Rui still allocated a considerable amount of iron to build new farm tools, and he even went to the fields to help plows himself to show his commitment to agriculture.
He has done these things before, but this time it is no longer symbolic. In order to compete with the Shu Han for hegemony, Cao Rui's mentality is the same as that of Sun Quan. He cannot be worse than Wei Ba, he can only do better.
Wei Ba was better. However, Sun Quan himself refused to go to the fields, and he had a son to take his place. However, Cao Rui had no son who could do this, so he had to go to the fields himself.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Cao Rui shivered and felt a stinging pain at the bottom of his feet. He had never stepped on such a ground with bare feet since he was a child. Although he had adapted to the cold and heat in the palace before,
But the ground in the palace was flat, so it couldn't be as rough as the current ground.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me do it for you?" Chen Wang Cao Zhi took a step forward and said sincerely.
"Uncle Wang, there will be many places where I can help Uncle Wang in the future. I'll take care of this little thing myself." Cao Rui gently pushed Cao Zhi's hand away and said with a smile, "Uncle Wang is more than ten years older than me.
Uncle Wang can handle it, but I can’t?"
Only then did Cao Zhi realize that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly stepped aside, lowered his head, and did not dare to say another word. He finally had the opportunity to come to the emperor's side, and maybe he would have the opportunity to visit the front line in person. If he violated the law again at this time,
It's not worth it if the emperor is afraid of you.
Cao Rui looked at the trembling Cao Zhi, who was walking on thin ice, feeling a little proud but also a little uneasy. Cao Zhi, who had always been unscrupulous, became so deep and introverted, whether it was a blessing or a disaster for the country. General Cao Zhen fought in Tongguan because of his health
Due to bad reasons, he could not go to the front line in person, and he was seriously ill and could die of illness at any time. After much deliberation, Cao Rui had no choice but to use Uncle Wang.
When things were urgent, he followed authority. He didn't know whether he was doing the right thing or the wrong thing, or whether he was right or wrong. He knew very well that Cao Zhi's arrival at Tongguan could not only replace Cao Zhen, but also ease the tension between the Cao Wei clan and the royal family.
The power of the Cao clan was brought into play. However, if Cao Zhi, a powerful opponent who almost took away his father's crown prince position, was in charge, he might be digging his own grave if he was not careful.
Therefore, Cao Ruicai had to be cautious and test Cao Zhi all the time. Judging from the current situation, Cao Zhi, who is nearly forty years old and has been in prison for ten years, has lost all his sharpness and is no longer the young man with the enthusiasm for book business.
, but his change did not reassure Cao Rui, but made him even more worried.
Cao Rui supported the plow and waved the whip in his hand. The whip exploded and the strong cattle stepped forward. When the plow moved, Cao Rui lost his balance and stumbled, almost falling down.
In the field. He took a step quickly, but the step was too big. His foot hit the iron plow, and his skin and flesh were immediately torn open, and blood flowed profusely.
The ministers were shocked and rushed forward. Cao Rui's face was a little pale, but his expression was very calm. He looked around, his eyes fell on Cao Zhi's face, and he said with a faint smile: "Why panic, Uncle Wang, you are busy
Please help me bandage it, make it thicker, just enough to be worn as shoes. Hurry up, I have to continue plowing the fields."
Cao Zhi hesitated for a moment, took off his robe, knelt on the ground, held Cao Rui's foot in his arms, and carefully wrapped Cao Rui's injured foot.
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