At this moment, Sun Quan, who was in the Taichu Palace of Soochow, looked at the school captain Pei Qian, who was bruised, unrecognizable, and crying at the foot of the steps, with mixed emotions.
At the same time, he also felt lucky that the second mission he sent was accompanied by 10,000 elite Danyang Shangjia and led by the famous young general He Da. It should not have suffered the tragedy like Zhou He's.
At this time, he thought of the direct ministers Yu Fan and Yu Zhongxiang who were often direct in admonishing, good at using spears, and could travel three hundred miles a day on foot. They were once praised by themselves as "Dongfang Shuo of Wu".
Yu Fan had already angered himself because of his outspoken words and was demoted to Cangwu County. This time he sent Zhou He and Pei Qian to Liaodong to seek an alliance with Ma. He wrote a memorial to advise him, but he was not angry yet. After his death, he was demoted to Mengling, Jiaozhou, a further place.
Now that Zhou He and the envoy were dead and wounded, Sun Quan suddenly forgave Yu Fan for all his previous "mistakes".
Sun Quan thought for a long time and issued an edict: Summon Yu Fan to Jiaozhou and return to Jinling.
But when the edict was delivered to Jiaozhou, Sun Quan learned that the direct minister who was once as strong as a tiger had died in Jiaozhou in depression.
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Soon, it was the beginning of spring.
In the Xuchang palace, Cao Rui heard that Tian Yu had successfully intercepted and killed Wu General Zhou He, and his originally depressed mood improved slightly.
At this time, the Soochow mission's fleet of ten thousand people, which had been drifting on the East China Sea for several months, was finally about to arrive in Liaodong. In view of the failure of the previous missions of Zhou He, Pei Qian and others, in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, Taichang Zhang Mi, Zhi Jinwu Xu Yan, Zhonglang General Wantai, General He Da and others had already begun discussions before arriving in Liaodong. A one-step deployment strategy.
Among the people, the young general Heda, known as the "best general" of the Wu Kingdom, had the most experience in combat, so everyone chose to follow Heda's arrangements.
At this moment, on the stern flagship at the head of the Soochow fleet, a group of important envoys from the Kingdom of Wu were sitting around a domineering young general wearing gorgeous fish scale armor and a red cloak. The young general was pointing at the case. On the post, Tan had drawn a map of Liaodong and explained something to everyone in a loud voice.
This young man is the legitimate son of the famous Soochow general He Qi and He Gongmiao, the general He Da who became famous at a young age. His father, He Qi, not only had bright and gorgeous armor, but also always liked to let his soldiers use luxurious and gorgeous warships, battleships, and exquisite and high-quality weapons, bows and arrows [Note 1] during battles. He was a famous "luxury general" in Soochow. "He Da not only inherited his father He Qi's outstanding strategic and martial arts skills, but also inherited his father's luxury hobby. His armor and swords, cloaks, warships and horses, bows, arrows and halberds were all ordered by famous Soochow craftsmen. Purpose-made luxury goods.
[Note 1: "Three Kingdoms, Volume 60, Book of Wu, Biography of He Quan, Lu Zhou Zhongli, Biography of He Qi, No. 15": "Qi is extravagant in nature, especially good at military affairs. His armor and equipment are extremely sophisticated, and the ships he rides on The carvings are red and red, the green cover is red, the oars are made of spears, the melons are written and painted, the bows and crossbows are made of arrows, and the best materials are collected, and the battleships are like a mountain."]
In the end, Heda worked out a plan that everyone thought was feasible:
He decided to divide the regiment into two groups. The first group consisted of more than 400 people. This group was led by Taichang Zhang Mi, Jinwu Xu Yan, Zhonglang General Wan Tai and others. They were responsible for going to Xiangping City and Gongsun Yuan negotiated and conveyed the Emperor Wu's order, completed the task of awarding Gongsun Yuan the title of king, and went to Liaodong horse market to buy horses; in addition, tens of thousands of Danyang soldiers and hundreds of stern battleships were personally commanded by Heda himself. , Colonel Yu Zi was the deputy general, and they led the main force of 10,000 people to stay at Dajin on the southeast coast of Liaoning as rear support and support for the envoy Zhang Mi and others.
At the same time, the Wei envoys Xia Houxuan, Cao Zuan and others who were still staying at the Liaodong Academy were discussing with Liaodong Governor Gongsun Yuan how to deal with the Wu fleet that came to reward and announce the imperial edict.
In the end, Gongsun Yuan, who figured out the movements of the Wu army and the mission, worked with Xia Houxuan and Cao Zuan to formulate a strategy against the Soochow mission.
The first step for the Liaodong Jingjia was to eliminate the 400-man mission led by Taichang Zhang Mi, Jin Wu Xu Yan, and Zhonglang General Wan Tai.
The second step is naturally to wipe out the Soochow navy of nearly 10,000 people led by Wu generals He Da and Yu Zi. Gongsun Yuan and Xia Houxuan understood that it would not be easy to defeat the Soochow Navy, the most powerful navy in the world today. Therefore Gongsun Yuan decided to outwit him.
A few days later, a delegation of 400 people including Taichang Zhang Mi, the envoy of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Xu Yan, the Jin Wu, and Wan Tai, the general of the Zhonglang, arrived at Xiangping City carrying more than ten ships of treasures.
Gongsun Yuan greeted the Wu envoys with a smile. He first sent Chief Shi Guoxin and the Liupu Envoy and the others to settle in the academy. On the other hand, Gongsun Yuan planned to naturally disperse the power of Zhang Mi and others. Then they were dealt with secretly. The purpose of doing so was not to alert the ten thousand Danyang Shangjia fleet stationed in Dajin under He Da.
Gongsun Yuan ostensibly accepted Sun Quan's appointment letter brought by Zhang Mi. Then, he deceived Zhang Mi, Xu Yan, Wan Tai and others in the name of taking the Soochow envoys to various places to buy fine horses. They arrived at Liaodong County, Xuantu County and other places; after everyone was successfully dispersed, Gongsun Yuan sent generals Bei Yan and Yang Zuo to lead a team of Liaodong Jingjia respectively, and sent the envoys Zhang Mi, Xu Yan, and Wan Tai who were dispersed to various places. Four people were killed in secret.
After successfully handling the 400-person Soochow delegation, before Heda could notice it, Gongsun Yuan immediately sent his son Gongsun Xiu and general Han Qi to lead a thousand elite men to Dajin. Han Qi led a thousand elite men to hide in secret. Afterwards, Gongsun Xiu and Chang Shi Liu Yuan hosted a banquet to induce Heda and Yu Zi to meet on their ship.
At the banquet, after three drinks, Gongsun Xiu brought up the matter of selling horses very naturally. He arranged for Chang Shi Liuyuan to go to the southeast coast of Liaoning to look for well-bred horses, and told Heda that these horses were personally selected by his father, King Yan Gongsun Yuan. Not knowing whether His Majesty would be satisfied, Gongsun Xiu took the opportunity to invite He Da and Yu Zi to the south bank to see these fine horses with their own eyes.
According to Gongsun Yuan's plan, after He Da and Yu Zi disembarked from the boat and arrived at the south bank, General Han Qi's thousand ambush troops would suddenly appear and behead the two men.
But Heda, as a famous general in Jiangdong, understood that he had traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong this time. He didn't know the terrain and people's hearts, so he had to be cautious everywhere. Heda smiled and said to Gongsun Xiu:
"Just now, Da drank too much and was a little drunk. He didn't want to get off the ship. Besides, the horses selected by His Highness King Yan must be good. So, I will send 600 horse dealers and let them get off the ship. Follow the prince. Just take a look.”
Gongsun Xiu smiled awkwardly, but he had nothing to do.
In this way, Heda wisely rejected Gongsun Xiu's invitation. He and Yu Zi refused to disembark to inspect the horses in person, but sent five or six hundred businessmen to disembark to trade on the southeast coast of Liaoning.
Seeing that He Da and Yu Zi were not fooled, Gongsun Xiu and Han Qi had no other choice. They understood that if they went head-to-head with these ten thousand elite Soochow naval forces, Liaodong Jingjia would not be able to gain any advantage.
After Han Qi and Gongsun Xiu met and discussed, they decided to massacre the five or six hundred Soochow soldiers who came to negotiate. In this way, he could also give an explanation to his lord.
On the southeastern coast of Liaoning and north of Tajin, six hundred Dongwu soldiers were massacred by Liaodong general Han Qi.
The six hundred soldiers who went to watch the horses did not return for a long time. He Da and Yu Zi soon understood that Gongsun Yuan had deceived Da Wu!
If he hadn't stationed 10,000 Danyang Shangjiatun in Dajin this time, I'm afraid everyone who went north this time would have been spared.
Heda looked at the corpse of Wu Jun on the north coast with tears in his eyes. He was so jealous that he punched the parapet of the warship with his fist. He knew the tactics well and did not let his anger go to his head. He chose to go ashore. revenge.
After a while, Heda closed his eyes and calmly ordered the captain Yu Zi:
"Taichang, Lang Zhongling, and Zhonglang General, I'm afraid they have been assassinated by Gongsun Yuan, the thief!"
Yu Zi looked lonely at the moment, a little helpless. He asked his general He Da in a deep voice: "
"General, the situation is like this, what should we do?"
Heda angrily pulled out the sword from his waist. The edge of the precious sword was cold and clear, like a stream of autumn water. The fish scale armor plates on his body also made a pleasant clanking sound.
He Da pointed his sword at Liaodong. After thinking for a long time, he put away the sword with a "buzz" sound.
"Retreat to Jiangdong and apologize to His Majesty!"
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After completing their mission, Xia Houxuan, Cao Zuan and his party, together with Gongsun Yuan's envoy Gongsun Heng, slowly headed towards the Central Plains, carrying Gongsun Yuan's report of victory to the Emperor of Wei and the heads of the Soochow envoys. .
Cao Zuan smiled and said to Xia Houxuan:
"Taichu, this time Gongsun Yuan was able to play both sides very well. He not only obtained the treasures from dozens of ships in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, but also obtained the high-ranking officials of Grand Sima and Duke Lelang given to him by His Majesty!"
Hearing this, Xia Houxuan raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth:
"This time, Gongsun Yuan thought that he was all around the world, and that the snipe and the clam were competing with each other, so that the fisherman would benefit. But in fact, he committed an unfaithful act, and offended the two great powers of Wei and Soochow in one fell swoop. Gongsun Yuan thought that He is a fisherman, but sooner or later, he will just be the fish meat on my Wei Dynasty’s anvil.”
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Emperor Cao Rui, who had been staying at the palace in Xuchang until the beginning of spring, finally waited for the good news from Liaodong.
At this moment, he was looking through Gongsun Yuan's memorial to him:
"I sent the school captain Su Shu and the doctor Sun Zong to lure the Wu thieves with sweet words and generous gifts. Fortunately, God's blessing helped the Wei Dynasty, so that the thieves were secretly confused and did not follow the advice. They sent ships and many soldiers to the far distance. Come and pay your respects.
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I sent General Han Qi and others to lead the three armies and march to Dajin. ... When the golden drum began to vibrate, arrows fired wildly, more than 300 people were beheaded, and more than 200 people were injured and drowned. They scattered across the valley, returned to surrender, and hid the hungry dead.
The silver seals, bronze seals, weapons, supplies and goods obtained are innumerable. I would like to send Gongsun Heng of the West Cao Dynasty to deliver the fake minister's festival, seals and ribbons, Fu Ce, nine tins, and other objects, as well as Mi and other fake festivals, seals and ribbons, and heads from the traitor Quan.
The favor I have received from my family has been profound and profound. Since I took over the post, I have been honored and favored continuously, which is extremely special. I hope that the world will receive the emperor's favor and do my best for the Wei Dynasty. Chen Yuanbai. "
[Note 2: Abridged and adapted from Gongsun Yuan’s "Biao of Emperor Ming of the Shang Wei Dynasty"]
After reading the memorial, Cao Rui was in a good mood and began to think about a strategy to destroy Gongsun Yuan.
Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi was promoted to Zuoxiang Marquis because of his admonition to attack Liaodong and successfully intimidated Gongsun Yuan.
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Gongsun Yuan's betrayal made Wu Lord Sun Quan very angry.
He had just woken up when he heard the school officer Lu Yi say something that made him angry. At this moment, Sun Quan, with his long purple-brown hair hanging down, was roaring hysterically in the dormitory:
"I am sixty years old, and I have tried everything in life, no matter how difficult or easy it is. However, today I was deceived by the rat, which really makes me angry. I swear today that if I don't kill Gongsun Rat's head and throw it into the East China Sea, there will be no one." Yan returns to all nations!"
