In fact, Sun Quan rarely built military bases on such a large scale. In his opinion, it was a waste of people and money, not to mention directly opening up wasteland and building a strong city in a mountainous and barren land. Not only is it a waste of money and time, it's also a waste of time.
The reason why Sun Quan was so concerned about this and chose to prepare for a rainy day was because of the previous Battle of Xiakou. It turned out that after defeating Huang Zu, Sun Quan belatedly discovered that the port where Huang Zu stationed his troops, upstream of Xiakou, was actually the famous Red Cliff in later generations!
Although under the influence of Sun Quan, there may not be any more Battle of Chibi in the future. But Sun Quan always had a thorn in his heart. What if it really happened? Therefore, Sun Quan began to imagine the possibility of losing Xiangyang and being forced to retreat to Jingzhou. Jingzhou can be dispensed with, but the upper reaches of the Yangtze River cannot fall into the hands of the enemy! Then, there is Sun Quan's current decision.
Take half of Jingzhou and the part south of the Yangtze River first. Then build military checkpoints in all important areas in the Yangtze River Basin. Make the entire Yangtze River, like the Jiangdong side, a restricted area that no one else can venture into!
It can be said that Sun Quan has completely advanced Jiangdong's actions after the Battle of Chibi in history. First capture Jiangxia, then Changsha and Guiyang south of the Yangtze River and east of the Xiang River, and build a strong city at Xiakou. Then he captured Nanjun, Wuling and other places and completely controlled the Yangtze River Basin. Finally, he considered going north to fight for Nanyang County.
In short, from the perspective of Jiangdong strategy, controlling the Yangtze River Basin is obviously more important than capturing the city of Xiangyang.
Moreover, this is only one of the reasons why Sun Quan chose to go south to Changsha. Another reason is naturally Zhang Zhongjing. Sun Quan knows the importance of medicine better than anyone else, especially in Jiangdong. Many outstanding generals in history died early. With the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing here, not to mention all of them, he can save one or two. The future will be very different! These things may not have any visible effect for the time being, but they can enhance Jiangdong's overall strength in different dimensions.
Similar to Zhang Zhongjing, there is actually another person in Changsha County today who is also highly regarded by Sun Quan, and that is the veteran Huang Zhong! There was no reason for Sun Quan to leave such a famous figure to Liu Bei.
In addition to the above visible reasons, Sun Quan actually had a plan that others could not see. After he captured Xiakou, a new round of poker began, and his opponent was Liu Biao as expected.
Different from the previous time, this time in the poker game, Sun Quan actually experienced a long-lost surprise. Why? Because there are too few generals under Liu Biao's command!
In previous battles with Cao Cao, including Lu Bu, Sun Quan was unable to effectively damage the enemy's general because there were too many lieutenants on the opposite side. The method of catching the thief first is gradually no longer feasible in the game of cards. The card game reflects more the overall strength of the two warring parties.
As a result, now, Liu Biao was clearly not weak, but he had very few strong generals, so Sun Quan came up with another idea: give him a break first, sneak attack Liu Biao several times during the game, maybe two or three months later, Liu Biao was killed immediately! Even if he is not dead, if he is bedridden and Xiangyang is in chaos without attacking, it will definitely be much less difficult for Sun Quan to win than it is now.
Therefore, based on all these factors, Sun Quan launched a trip southward when many people were puzzled.
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In Changsha County, Sun Quan led a large army to advance in a mighty manner. Just like those in Xiangyang did not expect that Sun Quan would not go north, Changsha obviously did not expect that Sun Quan would go south, and they were not prepared at all.
The journey was smooth and smooth, and Sun Quan and his party arrived in front of Changsha City.
Changsha was once the seat of Sun Jian's rule. Sun Quan did not come with him because he was young at that time, but now that he is here, Sun Quan still feels as if he is going home.
At this moment, the gates of Changsha are wide open.
"It seems that we are very welcome." Gan Ning said with a smile.
"Lord, it's better to be careful. Why don't I take someone in first to explore the situation?" Ling Cao said in a low voice.
Sun Quan looked at the city gate in the distance, it looked like a huge beast's mouth, as if it could swallow people at any time.
"What is Zhongjing thinking about?" Sun Quan frowned. They were not marching in a hurry. Changsha must have received the news. The city gate is wide open. If it is to welcome him, all the civil and military officials headed by Zhang Zhongjing should go out to welcome him. What does that count now? Open the door and greet the thief? Or is it an empty city strategy?
"It seems that this trip to Changsha is not as simple as I thought." Sun Quan narrowed his eyes. He couldn't be testing his courage, right?
While thinking about it, Sun Quan used his first skill today.
A second later, Sun Quan returned to reality from the illusion, his face became more gloomy, there was really a trap waiting for him inside!
"There's no rush, stay where you are first, and then send someone over to shout for Zhang Zhongjing to come out and see me." Sun Quan ordered.
"yes."
Sun Quan asked someone to set up a table, sit there, add a pot of good wine, and drink by himself. It seems that Sun Quan is leisurely and contented, but in fact, Sun Quan now has a headache.
In fact, like Changsha, simply abandoning the city gate and setting up an ambush inside may be considered a strategy, but it is completely useless against Sun Quan, who has the magical ability to make me think twice. With only one or two simulations at most, Sun Quan could easily complete the counterattack and leave the Changsha defender in a cocoon.
The reason why Sun Quan still had a headache was entirely because of Zhang Zhongjing. Sun Quan wanted Zhang Zhongjing to go back to help treat illnesses and save people. If possible, Sun Quan had no intention of starting a war.
It turned out to be good now. He didn't want to start a war, but Zhang Zhongjing actually wanted to plot against him. Who gave Zhang Zhongjing the courage? Who gave him the confidence?
"I'm afraid it's not that simple behind this." Sun Quan's eyes flashed and he immediately ordered,
"Send someone to collect information on the recent situation in Changsha County. If there is anything worth noting, report it one by one!"
Soon, someone came out of the city. As expected by Sun Quan, it was not Zhang Zhongjing, but a young general.
"My Lord Prefect has something to say. If the general is a guest, please come into the city and talk about it. If he is not a guest, please tell where the general came from and where he will go back." The young general shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Haha, how brave." Sun Quan laughed, "Come on, bring him here."
The young general from Changsha was brought to Sun Quan under heavy siege.
"Sit down." Sun Quan motioned to the other side of the table.
"The words have been brought. I hope the general will let the young man go back." The young general did not choose to sit down and said directly to Sun Quan.
"What's your name?" Sun Quan asked with interest.
"Nobody." The other party replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
"Okay." Sun Quan shrugged, "Then let me ask you, you said that you are taking the message for your prefect, is your prefect Zhang Zhongjing?"
"Of course it's Master Zhang Zhongjing!"
"Really?" Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, "Zhang Zhongjing doesn't have the guts to say such things!"
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