The first major camp is the close relative faction of the Sun family, headed by Xu Kun. Xu Kun's mother was Sun Jian's sister. After Sun Jian disappeared, the influence of Mrs. Sun in the Sun family was only lower than that of Sun Ce and Sun Quan's mother, Mrs. Wu. In addition, the Xu family is also a wealthy family in Jiangdong, and its family power cannot be underestimated. With this status and background, and Xu Kun's age is much older than that of the Sun brothers, Xu Kun's status around Sun Ce is as high as it is now. Wu Jing is the same next to Sun Quan. No matter how strong the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan are, they still have to discuss many things with Xu Kun and Wu Jing, or they must inform them before making decisions.
The second largest camp is Sun Jian's old group headed by Cheng Pu. Cheng Pu, Handang and others have been following the Sun family since Sun Jian. Although they are not related by blood, they are actually closer than relatives. They have made great achievements on the battlefield and saved Sun Jian and Sun Ce many times. In danger. Theoretically speaking, the status of Cheng Pu, Handang and others should be higher than that of Xu Kun, but due to their status, they were overshadowed by Xu Kun, which made everyone feel somewhat dissatisfied. But no matter what, Xu Kun is an old man who follows the Sun family. It is more or less reasonable for Xu Kun to have his current status. Therefore, the real conflict lies with the third camp.
The third largest camp consists of Sun Ce's cronies headed by Zhou Yu. These people have a close relationship with Sun Ce, and they are basically young people or newcomers, such as Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci. They have received many opportunities because of Sun Ce, and in a short period of time, they have reached the point where they can On par with Cheng Pu and others. Perhaps in terms of official position, they are not as good as Cheng Pu, Xu Kun and others, but in terms of status, the three major camps are not far apart. In some cases, this group of young people will even climb over those old people?
Why? It’s not Sun Ce’s first day in office, so doesn’t he know how to handle the relationships with the people below him?
No! In the final analysis, it still depends on Zhou Yu. It's not that Zhou Yu was too arrogant and looked down on those old ministers and elders. On the contrary, Zhou Yu behaved very humbly in front of Cheng Pu and others. Even if Cheng Pu verbally insulted Zhou Yu several times, Zhou Yu never cared about it. Logically speaking, Zhou Yu's performance should be It's easy to convince people. It is a pity that Zhou Yu is a rare wise general under Sun Ce. This resulted in many times, when faced with some emergencies, it was Zhou Yu who was making suggestions, but when put on the battlefield, these suggestions turned into gesticulating or even overstepping his authority.
In the eyes of Cheng Pu and others, Zhou Yu was riding on their heads, wasn't he? As a young man, what qualifications do you have to command them? Of course, everyone knows in their hearts that you, Zhou Yu, are smart and the strategies you come up with are effective, but Cheng Pu and others are not the first to lead troops, so they naturally have their own set of ways to solve problems.
It can be said that unless one day they really encounter a problem that Cheng Pu and others cannot solve but Zhou Yu can solve, otherwise, Cheng Pu and others will never truly be convinced by Zhou Yu!
To be honest, when he first saw Lu Meng's reply, Sun Quan was worried for a while, because in Sun Quan's impression, Zhou Yu was a very arrogant person. Both sides are tough, and both sides are thorny. I'm afraid something will really happen. But Sun Quan did not expect that Zhou Yu would be so tolerant. Regardless of whether there was a reason why Sun Ce had talked to Zhou Yu behind this, at least the situation in the west would not cause trouble for a while.
Although Sun Quan doesn't know how long this balance can be maintained, as long as everything is fine in the west and Sun Ce and Lu Meng, whom Sun Quan was worried about, are fine, then Sun Quan will have no worries and focus on attacking Lu Bu!
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soon,
Sun Quan sent troops from Guangling and went north directly into Xuzhou. This time, they almost all came out, leaving Guangling as an empty city. At the same time, Sun Quan also ordered Zhang Xun and others to collect the remaining troops in Shouchun. After reorganizing the army, they marched directly to Huaiyin and other places to support him from the side. As for whether the last group of people could come or whether they could arrive in time, Sun Quan had no hope.
And just a few days after Sun Quan sent out troops, he received news that made him overjoyed. Of course, this news is good news for Sun Quan, but for Jiangdong Army, it is not easy to say.
It turned out that because of Cao Cao's sudden attack, Lu Bu had indeed sent his army back quickly for rescue. But I don't know whether it was because Lu Bu was too seriously injured or for some other reason. Lu Bu did not return with the army this time, but stayed in Huaiyin to guard. Those who followed Lu Bu naturally did not have many troops left, so this was the best time for Sun Quan to kill Lu Bu.
However, Lu Bu is the spiritual leader of Lu Bu's army after all. Even if he cannot go to battle, just standing there is an encouragement to morale. Therefore, if Lu Bu is here, Huaiyin must not be so easy to attack.
When approaching Huaiyin, Sun Quan began to slow down his advance and advance cautiously. As a result, the Jiangdong Army who had been waiting for him arrived at Huaiyin City without suffering any ambush.
"It seems that Lu Bu wants to defend to the end." Under Huaiyin City, Wu Jing said while looking at the city wall that was no shorter than Guangling City.
"Uncle, with Lu Bu's personality, can he bear it if I ride a red rabbit horse out to call for battle?" Sun Quan asked, looking up at the opposite city wall, but did not find Lu Bu on it.
"Hard to say."
Wu Jing thought for a while and shook his head.
"Lu Bu is not a fool. If he were in full strength, he might not be able to withstand your provocation. But now that he is injured, he must have already given orders to his men. No matter how we shout outside, no one will inform him."
"What about encircling but not attacking?" Sun Quan asked again.
Wu Jing still shook his head.
"Xuzhou is the granary of the world, and Lu Bu is fully prepared this time to wait for work. Since he decided to defend it early in the morning, he must have left enough food and grass. I'm afraid that even if we stay around for three to five months, it won't have any effect." Wu Jing speculated. .
Sun Quan frowned,
"But if we attack by force, with our small manpower, even if we are lucky enough to capture Huaiyin, we will probably suffer heavy losses."
In the end, if Lu Bu takes the opportunity to escape again, then Sun Quan will really gain more than he loses.
"Yes. How about we simply bypass Huaiyin and go to other nearby cities." Wu Jing couldn't help but suggested, "By then, if Lu Bu is still like a coward, we won't get nothing; and if Lu Bu can endure If you can't help but come out, you will lure the snake out of its hole. Field battles are much easier to fight than siege battles."
"Uncle, this is indeed a good idea." Sun Quan nodded immediately. If he couldn't think of any other way, he could only do what Wu Jing said. However, "I still want to try it first." Sun Quan said.
"What are you trying to do? Try to attack the city?" Wu Jing was a little stunned.
Sun Quan shook his head,
"I won't do this kind of thing, hurting the enemy eight hundred and losing one thousand to myself. After all, after beheading Lu Bu, I still want to snatch Xia Pi." As he said this, Sun Quan curled his lips slightly and said,
"What I want to try is to see if I can sneak into the city secretly and assassinate Lu Bu!"
Go deep into the enemy camp, silence them, and take their heads. This is the simple and refreshing world of pleasure and revenge that Sun Quan has always longed for most!
