The winter of the 20th year of Jian'an has arrived.
This year's climate is a bit abnormal. The weather is not particularly cold. There is basically no snow in Jingnan. However, the winter rain has been falling non-stop. It is cold and wet. Even Xu Shu complained about this in a letter to Zhang Xi. thing.
In the Gangneung area, there was only one snowfall this year, and the rest of the time it was rainy and gloomy, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Logically speaking, the weather in Jingzhou shouldn't be like this. I don't know what happened this year. It's just so weird.
In the Huainan region, the situation is even more serious.
The Huainan region itself doesn't get heavy snow very often, and there is light snow. But this year, it rained intermittently for almost a month.
This made Jiangdong's army, which had originally planned to confront Cao Cao at Ruxukou, uncomfortable.
Yes, Cao Cao went south to attack Huainan again, and he still hoped to make a breakthrough in the Ruxukou area.
Sun Quan, who forced Cao Cao away last time, certainly did so this time. On the one hand, he ordered Jiang Qin, the defender of Ruxukou, to be responsible for holding on, and on the other hand, he appointed Lu Meng as the governor and led his troops to support Ruxukou.
But this month's rain has poured down on Jiangdong's army, and its morale has been low.
Of course, Cao Cao's side was actually not feeling well, but the situation there was different from that in Jiangdong.
Cao Cao really had the final say. Most of the rations and soldiers came from military and civilian villages, and they were less constrained.
But here in Jiangdong, because of the secular military system, a large part of Jiangdong's soldiers are private soldiers of aristocratic families.
The aristocratic families in Jiangdong are normally divided into two categories.
One type is the local aristocratic families in Jiangdong, and the other type is the Huaisi Military Group.
Huainan is the hometown of the Huaisi Group, and it is also the bottleneck for Sun Quan to go north to occupy Qingxu. As long as this bottleneck is broken, the Huaisi Group can return to its hometown and return home in glory, and on the other hand, it can assist Sun Quan in entering the hinterland of the Central Plains. , make progress in the world.
But will the local aristocratic families in Jiangdong use their own private soldiers to help the Huaisi Group regain their hometown and help Sun Quan conquer the world? !
Obviously, he is not stupid, so of course he is not happy.
Let’s not talk about whether you, Sun Quan, can really conquer the world after entering Qingxu. Let’s talk about those Huai Silao guys. Which Jiangdong family likes them? !
This group of people followed Sun Ce into Jiangdong. Who didn't have the lives of the Jiangdong family on their hands? ! Who has not snatched the land of the Jiangdong family? !
If they hadn't been unable to defeat them, how could the Kodong family have endured until now? !
A few years ago, when Prime Minister Cao went south to Jiangdong, the people who danced the loudest were these Jiangdong aristocratic families. They were eager for Cao Cao to come over. Anyway, they couldn't be more aggrieved under Cao Cao than they were under Sun Ce. They surrendered to Cao Cao. Not only can he keep his official position, but he can also completely destroy these Huaisi guys. How great.
Unexpectedly, Sun Ce died, but Sun Quan, a weak-looking guy, became stronger. Zhou Yu from the Huaisi Group became more energetic and burned Cao Cao away with a fire.
Well, just leave if Cao Cao leaves, it’s not a big deal.
But Sun Quan, you should be more cautious. After finally killing Cao Cao, you are trying to find a way to get some benefits for everyone. In the end, you had to form an alliance with Liu Bei. In the end, the huge Jingzhou only gained three counties, two of which The county still needs to advance its own money before it can develop the place.
The Jiangdong family is very dissatisfied.
When he went against Sun Ce, he suffered heavy losses, but now when he cooperates with Sun Quan, he still can't gain anything.
Now that Sun Quan is forced by the Huaisi group to continue to use troops in the Huainan area, will the Jiangdong family be happy? !
I was not willing to send troops to Huainan in the first place, and now I have been soaked in the rain for a month on the road. How can I fight a good war?
So, although Sun Quan confronted Cao Cao in the Huainan area this time, it was different from last time. This time Sun Quan was held down and beaten violently by Cao Cao. Although there were occasional bright spots, overall, he was still at a disadvantage.
And Sun Quan didn't know what he was thinking. This time when Huainan deployed troops, the commander-in-chief was Lu Meng, and the forwards were Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai and others. None of the veteran generals were with him.
It was understandable that Gan Ning and Cheng Pu were seriously ill, but it was incomprehensible to let Zhou Yu stay in Jianye to guard the family, and to let Lu Su station troops in Lukou to take charge of the development of Changsha County and Guiyang County.
Then a group of Mesozoic people plus Sun Quan beat him like a flying pile.
Sun Quan's use of troops has always made people feel confused. It seems that people are addicted to food. Let alone Guan Yu, Zhang Xi can't understand it.
There was nothing to do in the middle of winter, and it was the New Year. After Zhang Xi came to pay his New Year greetings, Guan Yu stayed with Zhang Xi to drink and chat with him. By the way, they talked about Sun Quan's military level.
Guan Yu didn't think too highly of Sun Quan's military level at first. After all, this ruler had been deceived by Jiang Ji with a letter from Jiang Ji when he led troops to attack Hefei for the first time. Guan Yu felt that this person's level was just that.
But after that, Sun Quan fought a battle at Ruxukou, and he still confronted Cao Cao head-on. Although Sun Quan finally surrendered and Cao Cao retreated, Guan Yu, who was watching the battle next door, didn't know this detail. Anyway, judging from the result, Cao Cao did not take advantage and finally withdrew, causing Guan Yu's attitude towards Sun Quan to undergo a 180-degree turn.
Could it be that this monarch was actually a wise soldier, but he had no experience in going into battle for the first time, so he was deceived by Jiang Ji? !
After all, Cao Cao's level is there. Being able to defeat Cao Cao is already a great achievement.
But later, Sun Quan wandered around Hefei so much that Guan Yu was confused.
What is the military level of this guy? !
Although, because of Zhou Yu's efforts to turn the tide, Sun Quan's fight under Hefei City was not too ugly, and he escaped unscathed in the end.
But as a veteran general, Guan Yu could tell at a glance that Sun Quan had made a fatal mistake in the Battle of Hefei, and he made this mistake twice in a row.
This is because the protection of the Chinese army is insufficient, and it is easy for people to sneak attack the Chinese army.
The first time, it was Zhou Yu who came to the rescue in time and the danger was saved. The second time, it was Zhou Yu who made arrangements in advance. Otherwise, Sun Quan's remaining two or three thousand men at that time would have been able to defeat the three thousand men led by Zhang Liao. Guan Yu wrote his name upside down.
Guan Yu still doesn't know Zhang Liao's level. Guan Yu himself is not sure of defeating Zhang Liao with the same strength.
In other words, without Zhou Yu, it is not certain whether Sun Quan would still be alive now.
Now he was being pressed and rubbed by Cao Cao at Ruxukou. Guan Yu even doubted whether Sun Quan was acting. Why did his command level fluctuate so high and low? !
Zhang Xi said he couldn't understand this either.
To be honest, Zhang Xi actually knew that Sun Quan had a lot of internal affairs skills and a very high level of palace fighting, but his military level... well, he was probably good at water battle command and courage, and the rest was worthless.
But Zhang Xi can't say that.
The man in front of me is the second master, not the ordinary proud second master.
Although the second master in history was not careless, he also expressed his disdain for Lu Xun when he replaced Lu Meng as the governor.
If he said in front of the second master that Sun Shiwan's level was just like that. Maybe during the Battle of Xiangfan, the second master would really take the romance route and really dare to take away Nanjun.
Moreover, the current second master, because of Zhou Yu's high standard, also looks down on Lu Meng. In other words, in the eyes of the second master, Lu Meng does not exist.
I really can’t blame the second master for this matter, it’s mainly Lu Meng in this time and space. He fought a lot of battles, but he really didn’t have any particularly famous deeds.
After finally making a sneak attack on Jingnan, Xu Shu blocked him in Xiangtan, making it difficult to advance. Now he is the governor guarding Ruxukou, but Cao Cao stopped him and beat him up. Such a person, even Zhang Xi, is very good. It's hard to imagine whether this guy still has the qualifications to lead troops to attack Jingzhou.
Even if Zhang Xi reminded the second master in a roundabout way to be careful about Lu Meng, the second master would still sneer and say that such an incompetent and reckless man had nothing to worry about.
Just when Zhang Xi was worried that the second master was getting arrogant and looking down on others, the second master changed the topic and said that there were only two people in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and they needed to be more careful to prevent them from sneaking into Jingzhou.
Zhang Xi instantly put his heart back.
Good guy, it turns out that Zhou Yu is not dead, and there is such a benefit. The second master has been thinking about Zhou Yu, and is afraid that Zhou Yu will attack Jingzhou.
After all, Zhou Yu has become a famous general recognized by the world after the battle in Chibi. In addition, the second master has been next door these years and has not stopped collecting various intelligence on Zhou Yu. His understanding of Zhou Yu has been profound. Quite a few.
By the way, there is Lu Su. The Second Master also has a very high opinion of Lu Su. He thinks that although Lu Su is mainly in charge of behind-the-scenes work and has no experience in leading troops, he moved his headquarters directly from Baqiu to Lukou. , stuck tightly in Jingzhou's throat like a fish bone, making Guan Yu never dare to go north easily.
Otherwise, if the guard general of Xiangyang City is full of favors, the second master would have sent troops to Xiangyang City to test his strength.
But Lu Su was stationed in Lukou, and the second master did not dare to mobilize troops from Jingnan. Xu Shu from Wuling, Pan Jun from Lingling, and Wenpin from the Public Security Bureau did not dare to mobilize troops, for fear that Lu Su would raid Jingnan. Or the police.
Not to mention that Lu Su advocated an alliance between Sun and Liu. After the Battle of Jingnan, the second master never let go of his wariness towards Jiangdong, including Lu Su.
Not to mention Zhou Yu, the second master felt that if Zhou Yu wanted to attack Nanjun, he might attack from the direction of Jiangxia or the Yangtze River.
During the last battle in Jingnan, the second master was blocked by Zhou Yu on the Yangtze River and beaten up. The second master still felt that Jingzhou's navy was not good, so he spent his life building ships and training the navy.
To a certain extent, the second master is really not worried about Lü Meng, but he is worried about Zhou Yu, who is more powerful than Lü Meng, and Lu Su, who is hiding behind the scenes but is too stuck for him to go north easily.
When these two people are dead, the second master will dare to send troops to Xiangyang with confidence and boldness. Otherwise, the second master will not dare to act rashly without complete preparations.
(End of chapter)
