Linxiang is the capital of Changsha County. Liushui (Liuyang River) is a river originating from the Luoxiao Mountains. It goes from west to west and injects into the Xiang River in Linxiang... After Wei Ba seized Guiyang, this area south of Liushui
It was also included in the scope of Guiyang County, with Jin Dongliu being responsible for the defense. Later, in order to win the support of the Wu army, Li Yan sent troops to Nanyang, Wei Ba made some concessions and retreated Jin Dongliu's troops to Linying, which actually gave up the right
Control of four or five counties including Hunan.
Of course, Sun Quan was afraid of stimulating Wei Ba, so he did not dare to formally accept these counties. This area became a buffer zone. Everyone tacitly did not send troops in. When collecting taxes, whoever stationed the fields would come to him.
If you collect, the well water will not interfere with the river water.
But the situation is different now. The negotiations between the two sides have reached a deadlock from the beginning, both of which are increasing troops to the border, and a war is about to begin. This buffer zone has become the most sensitive place, but there has not been a declaration of war yet, so whether it is Jin
Dongliu or Sun Deng, although he was eyeing him, he did not send troops to garrison.
Wei Wu brought three thousand personal guards to Linxiang like the wind, chased the Wu army south of Liushui, and actually pushed the front line in front of Sun Deng. The situation that was originally restrained suddenly changed.
Cheng became nervous. Jin Dongliu received an order and led an army of 10,000 to southern Hunan, and took the initiative to start a war. At the same time, he sent people to retake Jianning, Liling and other counties. Before the Wu army could react, they would regain
Control this area and turn the buffer into a frontier position.
After receiving this news, Sun Deng was very nervous. It was obvious that this was Wei Ba's reaction to Sun Quan's conscription in Changsha, and the reaction was unexpectedly fierce. The 20,000 army led by Zhuge Ke was still on the way, and Wei Ba had already pushed the vanguard to the
Liushui. This is very different from Sun Quan’s expectations. Judging from this situation, Wei Ba is not bluffing, he is really ready to start a war.
Sun Deng immediately summoned Wei Xing and asked him what this meant.
Wei Xing followed Li Feng to negotiate with Wei Ba, but he was not a formal messenger, he was just a representative of Wei Ba. The negotiations collapsed after two days, and the entire messenger group was doing nothing - at least to show
It seems that - Wei Xing of course had nothing to do, and he was wandering around Linyuan every day. After receiving Sun Deng's invitation, he delayed for a long time before he came to Yiyang with a wave.
Sun Dengyang's surname is good at kung fu. Although he was anxious, he still politely asked Wei Xing about his recent situation. After a few polite words, he turned to the topic. What does Jin Dongliu's troops mean when they enter Xiangnan? It has not been negotiated yet.
It's over, why are you fighting without proclaiming it?
Wei Xing's head shook like a rattle. Prince, you misunderstood. We have notified you before that a large-scale capital test will be held after the autumn harvest. Jin Dongliu's troops entered southern Hunan, which is also part of the capital test. As for the third general Wei Wu in Liu
Clearing the site south of the water is also for the preparation of the test. Don’t worry, before the first day of October, we will never enter your borders. Now all operations are for the tests that will be conducted, and there is no other meaning.
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Sun Deng was skeptical, but Zhang Cheng pointed out without hesitation that the territory of Wu was south of Liushui, and you had crossed the border, which was equivalent to provoking a war.
Wei Xing put away his smile, glanced at Zhang Cheng with a gloomy look, and sneered. You are wrong. This land belongs to us in Shu Han and has long been under the rule of General Zhennan of my family. For this period of time,
You invaded our territory and did not care about it because we were allies. Although we have not declared war yet, you refused to negotiate and increased your troops in Changsha. Your ambitions were obvious. Do we still think you were allies? Take us back
The land is also a matter of course. What are you surprised about? You said it was yours, what evidence do you have? Did you occupy it with troops or did my general give it to you?
Zhang Cheng understood. Wei Ba knew that Zhuge Ke had increased his troops in Changsha. He wanted to show the king and minister of Wu. Should he fight? Then fight and see who wins and who loses.
Faced with a arrogant opponent like Wei Ba, it was unreasonable to reason. Sun Deng had to send Wei Xing away and then send someone to contact Zhuge Ke. You see, before you arrived in Changsha, Wei Ba started to increase troops, you
If you arrive in Changsha, wouldn’t Wei Ba have to go directly to war? Otherwise, you shouldn’t come to Changsha, at least don’t go to the front line, even if you stay in Dongting Lake. There, you won’t have direct conflicts with Wei Ba.
If a war occurs, you can provide timely support.
Zhuge Ke received Sun Deng's documents and was ridiculous. Are you scared when Wei Ba added troops? The more you are afraid, the more arrogant he is. If he increases troops, you should also increase troops, so that he can not act rashly.
You asked me to stay in Dongting Lake, I am afraid that once Wei Ba launches an attack, I will not be able to arrive in Linxiang at all. Prince, you should stay in Yiyang. It is said that the prefect of Wuling Deng Yang is a famous scholar, and the general who commands the army is a barbarian, and his troops will not be able to do anything.
If it exceeds 10,000, you should be able to deal with Linxiang's affairs. Just leave it to me.
After Zhuge Ke issued the official document, he left the fastest baggage battalion. The governor rushed forward and marched for three days and two nights to Linxiang City. When he entered Linxiang City, Sun Deng's order was delivered to him.
.Faced with the order Sun Deng asked him to be cautious, Zhuge Ke smiled indifferently and wrote a long letter, once again advising Sun Deng to be firm in his mind and not to be weak, just like the king faced Cao Cao's 800,000 troops back then,
Dare to fight and be confident in victory. Only in this way can you win dignity and victory.
As Sun Deng's former aide, Zhuge Ke's letter was written a bit arrogant. He was actually teaching Sun Deng a lesson. For Sun Deng, who values respect for respect, this letter was almost inappropriate. He was very angry and didn't even reply to the letter.
Zhang Cheng has always been dissatisfied with Zhuge Ke. When he saw this letter, he was even more annoyed. He directly wrote a letter to Zhuge Ke, scolding him for playing with fire. If it really triggers a war and loses power, he wants to
Take full responsibility.
Zhuge Ke wrote back to Zhang Cheng, "The three armies can seize the commander, but every man cannot seize the ambition, and his heart will be distracted before fighting. Are you the generals who command troops and fight? The king entrusts the prince to you and entrusts Changsha to you.
You, this is what you are doing? If you want to defend Changsha, we need to cooperate closely. If you lose Changsha, it will not only be my fault, but you will also be unable to escape. If the position of the crown prince is not guaranteed, you will be the culprit.
Zhang Cheng was so angry that he was filled with smoke from his orifices, but he had to admit that Zhuge Ke was right. If he wanted to overcome this difficulty, they must cooperate sincerely, otherwise no one could bear the responsibility and no one could escape.
In desperation, Zhang Cheng had to cheer up and prepare for the battle. At the same time, he wrote a letter to the important officials, hoping that they could come forward to persuade Sun Quan not to take the risk of betting on Wei Ba’s determination. Once the war really starts, Wu’s chances of winning are very small.
The messenger ran between Changsha and Wuchang, and the situation was about to break out.
Sun Quan was in great anxiety. He accepted Zhuge Ke's suggestion, which did not mean that he was not nervous, nor did he believe that Wei Ba could be scared by him. He added 20,000 troops to Changsha, but
Wei Ba is also increasing his troops, and the number is far exceeding 20,000. In mid-August, all the autumn harvests in the areas under Wei Ba were over, and the strong men from all over the country pushed the food and rushed to the front line in a steady stream until mid-September
At that time, 70,000 Shu Han troops had gathered around Changsha County, and countless armed forces. The camp was continuous for several miles. Just a glance made people feel numb.
This is just the forces of the three counties of Jingzhou, and there is no movement in the seven counties of Jiaozhou. It is precisely when Sun Quan saw this situation that he did not collapse in the end, because so far, Wei Ba's performance has not yet been out of the scope of the test, which is in line with Zhuge Ke's performance.
The so-called bluffing feature. If the troops of the Jiaozhou counties also appear in Jingzhou, the situation will be completely different.
Despite this, 70,000 to 40,000, the other party had caused a lot of trouble for the Wu Kingdom. Sun Quan still felt worried about his young general Wei Ba who had defeated Lu Xun head-on. In order to prevent the war from breaking out, he had to prevent the reinforcements from being recruited.
The Yangzhou Army mobilized 20,000 people to be stationed in Chaisang in case of accidents.
These 20,000 people were almost the limit he could mobilize, and it was impossible to have one more. The Wei army was entrenched in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, ready to counterattack at any time. He had to leave a certain amount of troops to defend so that the Wei army would take advantage of the situation and enter.
In Changsha, he was not worried about Jiang Xia. With Lu Xun and Bu Zhi, two generals, it was not that easy for Meng Da to conquer Jiang Xia.
The biggest opponent is Wei Ba. It can be seen from the forces of each part that Meng Da only has 20,000 people, while Wei Ba has 70,000 people, and the deterrence is not at the same level.
Of course, Meng Da should not be underestimated. When Wei Ba made great wars in Jiangnan, which made Sun Quan nervous, Meng Da also prepared for war in Nanyang. He used the robbed three thousand war horses to form three thousand cavalry, plus
He now has five thousand cavalry. These five thousand cavalry are going to fight against the Wei army, which is skilled in cavalry warfare, but these five thousand cavalry are used to deal with the Wu army, which also has no experience in cavalry warfare.
It was a big threat. Neither Lu Xun nor Bu Zhi dared to be careless, for fear that these five thousand cavalrymen would suddenly appear behind him.
Sun Quan had bought seven or eight thousand war horses, but these war horses were scattered into the hands of various generals, not concentrated in one person's hands. Lu Xun was the strongest, and got two thousand horses, but Bu Zhi only got one thousand three hundred.
Most of the others have hundreds of horses, or even only hundreds of horses. No matter which one, they cannot compete with Meng Da.
Although Meng Da did not have obvious advantages like Wei Ba, he also firmly restrained Lu Xun and Bu Zhi. Especially Bu Zhi, he wanted to cover Jiangxia and defend Jiangling area. He did not dare to leave the base and support Changsha.
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Li Yan'an sat in Chengdu, just letting the two thugs illuminate their muscles, and forced Sun Quan to the point of doing his best. If a war really breaks out, Li Yan will lead the Chengdu garrison to the east along the river and to conquer Wuchang and take the entire thing.
Jingzhou is not possible at all. At least, this is enough to make Sun Quan frightened.
Sun Quan was like a bow, and had been pulled to the limit. Even if he added a little more pressure, he might collapse.