After executing Li Shu, Sun Quan handed over Lujiang's original team to Chen Wu, or to Qiao Xuan. The Qiao family has been operating in Lujiang for so many years, and now that they are in control, there must be no trouble.
However, just because Lujiang is Lujiang, it does not mean that other places in Jiangdong are as peaceful as ever.
Sun Quan left Lujiang and rushed to Jiangxia. On the way to Jiangxia, bad news kept coming to Sun Quan's ears.
Sure enough, as Sun Quan thought at the beginning, as soon as the news that Sun Ce was not dead came out, some towns, some families, and some ministers in Jiangdong stopped obeying Sun Quan's command. Especially Sun Quan's selection of troops, whenever it shakes the interests of certain families, these families deny it and claim to wait until Sun Ce comes back to ask Sun Ce for instructions. Don't forget, the current selection department of Sun Quan has been handed over to Sun Jing. It is no longer the original Qingshui Yamen. Their behavior is tantamount to directly confronting the entire Sun family, and it is no longer bad in nature.
To be honest, after hearing this news, Sun Quan wished he could fly back to Jiangdong directly, and use an absolutely tough attitude to kill a few tough enemies first and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. The children of the Sun family have always governed the country with hegemony. When Sun Ce came to do the same thing, he definitely did it more excessively than Sun Quan.
It's a pity that Jiang Xia cannot do without Sun Quan. And throughout the entire Jiangdong, there is no one else who can replace Sun Quan in carrying out the sweep, not even Zhou Yu! Only then did Sun Quan understand how his elder brother Sun Ce felt. It was such a blessing to have a brother who was absolutely trustworthy, distinguished and talented to help handle internal affairs at home.
However, now, according to Sun Quan's plan, Sun Ce will not be able to come back for a while, or in other words, it is not suitable for a formal return for the time being. So, who can take on the big responsibility? Sun Yi! Sun Quan couldn't help but think of his third brother.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan's eyes lit up. Don't tell me, it might actually work!
To Sun Quan, Sun Yi is simply a replica of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. First of all, Sun Yi is a direct descendant of the Sun family, so he has the qualifications; secondly, Sun Yi is very similar to Sun Ce, and he is very domineering. Sun Quan believed that if this matter was left to Sun Yi, not only would he not be timid, but he would be very happy. Sun Yi thought that he was taken seriously and finally had a chance to show off his talents. Apart from being too young, Sun Yi is simply the most suitable candidate. As for age? Which one of Sun Ce and Sun Quan was an adult when they took charge? What's more, Sun Yi still has the support of Mrs. Wu and others in Jiangdong. Thinking of the promise he made to Sun Yi at that time, Sun Quan felt that it was time to give that boy a chance.
Just do what you think of. On the way to Jiangxia, Sun Quan directly decided on a few things.
First, Sun Yi was promoted to an official position and allowed to secure his position as Danyang Prefect. If he wanted to clean up the house, apart from his status, it was obviously better to have a decent official position.
Second, Sun Yi was engaged to be engaged, and the woman was chosen from the Xu family. Of course, according to Zhou Yu, if you want to stabilize the hearts of the Xu family, Sun Yi is obviously not qualified, and Sun Quan must come. But now that Sun Ce is not dead, the task of this marriage should naturally fall on Sun Ce. It's just that Sun Ce won't be able to return for a while. Finding a side relative at this time can give the Xu family some peace of mind. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, this marriage can also allow the Xu family to help Sun Yi behind the scenes. With the support of the Wu family and the Xu family, and Sun Quan's "Shang Fang Sword", there is no need for Sun Yi to be unable to handle this matter!
In addition, Sun Quan sent Lu Meng and Pan Zhang to the mountainous areas in the south. For these two boys, Sun Quan failed to seize the opportunity he gave them, which made Sun Quan think that he was overruling the situation. They were sent to attack Shanyue, firstly to train Lu Meng and Pan Zhang, and secondly, to deal with possible changes.
Since then, Sun Yi has been inside to stabilize the overall situation. There are future generals such as Lu Meng and Pan Zhang in Shanyue to take precautions. Xuzhou was guarded by Liu Bei. Cao Cao in the north was distracted again.
Seemingly unstable internally, seemingly anxious and hesitant, when everyone thought that Sun Quan was in trouble because of Sun Ce's incident, they never thought that Sun Quan had created an excellent opportunity to attack Jingzhou.
Jiangxia, here I come! Huang Zu, here I come!
Jingzhou, here I come! Liu Biao, here I come!
World, I, Sun Quan, am here!
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Jiangxia,
Sun Quan, like Zhou Yu before him, was sneaky and did not reveal his whereabouts. At least for a short period of time, Sun Quan did not want Huang Zu to know that he had arrived. It would be great if Huang Zu could underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
Unfortunately, Sun Quan was obviously a little naive. Huang Zu's greatest advantage is that he is stable. For so many years, Huang Zu guarded Jiangxia. If you really count, Huang Zu suffered countless defeats. It can be said that Huang Zu suffered repeated defeats. But even so, Huang Zu never let Jiangxia fall completely. Even though Jiangxia City was finally taken away due to Sun Ce's strong attack last time, the checkpoint of the Yangtze River Defense Line is still in the hands of the Jingzhou Army. Otherwise, when Sun Quan captured Xuzhou, how could Sun Ce and Zhou Yu be blocked in Jiangxia and watch Sun Quan stand out in front of them?
After coming to Jiangxia this time and truly understanding the war in Jiangxia, Sun Quan realized how difficult it is to fight here. The methods Sun Quan used in Xuzhou would not work here at all!
Why? First of all, it was naturally because of Huang Zu. Huang Zu, to put it harshly, is just a standard turtle with its head shrinking. Even if he wants to bite someone, if he finds something wrong, he will immediately shrink his head back after one bite. With Huang Zu's caution, not only did Sun Quan arrive secretly this time, but even if the whole world spread rumors that Sun Quan was dead, Huang Zu would have to observe for a while before deciding to take action.
Then, the battle on Jiangxia's side was a complete water battle. Water battles are completely different from land battles. Cao Cao could lose such a huge advantage in the Battle of Chibi, which shows how extraordinary water battles are.
"Hankou (Miankou, Xiakou), this is the largest fortress leading to Jingzhou." Dong Xi pointed to the simple map and said to Sun Quan, "Huang Zu ordered his men to sail two Mengchong ships here, and the cliffs on both sides are also We ambush archers and strong men. General Zhou Yu led us to try several times, but in the end we failed and couldn't rush through. Otherwise, who wouldn't want to conquer Jingzhou!"
"What about the land route? Can't we take the land route?" Although Sun Quan understood that Zhou Yu would have taken action long ago if it was feasible, he still couldn't help but ask.
"The terrain here is so steep that ordinary soldiers can't move forward at all. Even if we send out experts, the opposite side has an absolute geographical advantage, and it will definitely be more difficult to conquer than taking the waterway." Dong Xi replied.
Since Lu Meng, who had fought here before, was sent by Sun Quan to fight Shanyue, now here, Sun Quan mainly relies on Dong Xi Ling Tong and other emerging generals.
