The two questions asked by Zhou Yu and Zhang Xi seem to be a little different, but in reality, they both have only one answer - to accept the kindness of the first master and repay the favor to the later master.
The relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce is that of brothers of the opposite sex.
When Sun Ce borrowed troops from Yuan Shu to conquer Jiangdong, Zhou Yu did not even serve as the chief of the nest. He led his family's private soldiers and joined Sun Ce's camp. It was not until Sun Ce initially established a foundation in Jiangdong that he led his troops back to perform his duties. .
It also means that the Lujiang Zhou family is a big family in Huaisi, and Yuan Shu relies heavily on the big family. Otherwise, Zhou Yu's approach, even if he switches to Yuan Shao's side, the end will not be better.
Later, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu completely fell out, and he was ordered by the emperor to conquer Yuan Shu. Zhou Yu stopped pretending and followed Sun Ce all the way to the north and south, and laid a huge Jiangdong foundation.
After Sun Ce died, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne at a young age, and Zhou Yu led the troops outside. He was afraid that Sun Quan would be ignored, so he directly violated the taboo and led his troops to attend the funeral. After learning that Sun Quan was fine, he immediately performed the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, confirming the identity relationship between the two parties. In the end, he even snatched half of the "right to support orphans" from Zhang Zhao, restricting Zhang Zhao's rights.
Is Zhou Yu doing it for his own power? !
The situation at that time was that at least half of Soochow's military power was in the hands of Zhou Yu. If Zhou Yu really had any ambitions, when he led his troops to the funeral, Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others would actually have no way to deal with it. .
If Zhou Yu wanted to establish himself as the lord of Jiangdong, he would have been able to do so at that time. The Sun regime at that time was already somewhat turbulent.
Sun Quan was young and had no prestige, and the Jiangdong family was hostile to the Sun family. Due to Sun Ce's sudden death, the hearts within the Huaisi Group were also very complicated and treacherous. Even Sun Ce's last words to Zhang Zhao for entrusting him as an orphan also stated this. If it doesn’t work out, let’s go back to Huaisi to develop.
But Zhou Yu immediately led his troops to attend the funeral, and immediately established a monarch-minister relationship with Sun Quan.
In the context of the dual monarchy, Zhou Yu's behavior is tantamount to acknowledging that Sun Quan is his master. If he behaves in a wrong way, he will basically be treated the same as Lu Bu.
To betray the Lord is a grave sin in this day and age.
It was at this time that Sun Quan finally understood that Zhou Yu did not bring troops to seize power, but to support himself. With the support of Zhou Yu and the military power he brought, Sun Quan could survive this most dangerous moment and successfully Completed the transfer of power instead of being reduced to a mascot or a puppet.
It was not without reason that Sun Quan trusted Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu's purpose of doing so was really not for Sun Quan.
He really did it for Sun Ce and for the Jiangdong foundation that Sun Ce had finally built.
This is what is called, receiving the special treatment from the first master and repaying it to the later master. Similar words, Zhuge Liang has already written in "The Master's Guide", this is an open attitude.
Therefore, when Zhou Yu asked Zhang Xi whether he should assist the Liu family or the Zhuge family, Zhang Xi's answer was this. And Zhang Xi asked Zhou Yu whether his emperor was Sun Ce or Sun Quan. In fact, Zhou Yu also had this answer.
At the same time, Zhang Xi also used this rhetorical question to tell Zhou Yu, don't say anything else next.
None of us are the kind of capricious people who turn their backs on their masters and surrender to the enemy. If we say anything to persuade them to surrender, it would be disrespectful to the other party.
Everyone present could understand the meaning of both sides' words, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Oh, except for one person
"Second brother is petty. Brother Gongjin of course considers his eldest brother as his king. Why bother asking?!"
A woman with a special status who didn't know much about politics said this.
What he said made Lu Xun feel aggrieved again. He still couldn't refute.
As a younger sister, there is no room for him, the niece-in-law, to comment on the two older brothers.
But if this word of don’t say it reaches the ears of caring people, it will be troublesome.
Even if Zhou Yu didn't answer, it wouldn't be a big deal. What else could Sun Quan do to Zhou Yu? But he, Lu Xun, didn't refute such remarks at the scene, so he would be remembered by people who were interested.
So Lu Xun was feeling aggrieved.
In the end, Zhou Yu stood up, smiled, and said to Sun Shangxiang, "Why do you say this, little sister? Your Majesty trusts each other with all the soldiers of the country. This kind of trust is what the monarch and his ministers share."
If you want Zhou Yu to choose privately, he will definitely choose Sun Ce. But the supreme leader of Wu today is Sun Quan after all.
The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. No matter what Zhou Yu chooses in his heart, Sun Quan is now his master. This is an unchangeable fact. It makes no sense to discuss this issue anymore.
Sun Shangxiang obviously didn't understand what Zhou Yu wanted to convey, and wanted to say something more, but Zhang Xi gently pulled the corner of his wife's clothes and told her to shut up. If you don't shut up, your brother Gongjin will Feeling bad.
Although Sun Shangxiang didn't understand, he still had some insight. He looked dissatisfied and sat down without speaking.
Zhang Xi then looked at Zhou Yu again and said, "If this is all the Governor has to say, today's banquet will end here, okay?!"
Zhou Yu also sighed, and then said almost with emotion, "That's fine. I just pity the hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangling who are afraid of being killed by the army."
This is what he said, Zhang Xi suddenly felt unhappy. Is it interesting that you are going to attack with troops and you are still saying such cheap things? !
"In this case, the Commander-in-Chief can withdraw his troops and return to relieve the disaster. Wouldn't it be wonderful?!"
"It's your duty, you have to do it!"
Then why the hell are you talking about those nonsense? Just beat him up! ! !
The two sides talked and broke up unhappy, and each returned to the city and camp to prepare for the next battle.
The attempt to persuade them to surrender has failed, and there is no other strategy that can change the strength of the troops. Of course, Zhou Yu is unlikely to withdraw his troops now.
What else can I do if I don’t fight? !
Zhou Yu ordered the army to besiege the city and block the way for Jiangling defenders to break through. At the same time, he ordered his soldiers to start cutting down trees, build siege equipment, and prepare for the siege.
After Zhang Xi returned to Jiangling City, he was not idle. He strengthened the defense of Jiangling City, inspected the defense situation of the military food and armory, formulated a city patrol and defense strategy, strictly inspected the details of the Soochow Army in the city, etc.
Both sides were preparing for a war, but it took more than half a month before the war officially started.
On the one hand, Zhou Yu wanted to raise the necessary siege equipment as soon as possible.
Following Zhu Ran's precedent last time, Zhou Yu also realized the benefits of water transportation, and did not rely on building all siege equipment on the spot.
Jiangling Fortress has many defenders in the city. It is definitely not possible to build a batch of siege equipment for use first and then rebuild it after using it as in conventional siege warfare. This would take too much time to siege, and the offensive efficiency would not be too high. .
Therefore, Zhou Yu chose to cut down trees under Jiangling City to build a batch. At the same time, he also transported a batch by water.
Some siege equipment such as ladders, hook ladders, and rams were built on the spot because they were a little faster than water transport.
But similar to the relatively bulky crossbow, it still has to be dismantled from the city walls of other cities. It is more convenient to transport it to Jiangling City by water.
When he was attacking Hefei, Zhou Yu realized that the bed crossbow could not only be used to defend the city, but also be used to suppress the city head when attacking the city. It was also a good hand.
In addition, the shameless Zhang Yuanchang not only installed a lot of crossbows on the Jiangling City Wall, but also moved his counterweight catapult to the Jiangling City Wall.
How to fight this? !
Jiangling has a high city wall and thick walls. Even the crossbowmen of the Soochow Army cannot completely guarantee that they can suppress the city with arrows. If there are not enough crossbows to suppress these catapults, our soldiers may not even have a chance to get close to the city wall. Not necessarily.
Even if these bed crossbows were brought in, Zhou Yu could not guarantee whether he would have a chance to completely destroy the bed crossbows and catapults at the head of Jiangling City. He could only compete with quantity for quality.
The only advantage is that Zhou Yu can call crossbows from other places and build them on the spot. After Jiangling City was besieged, all the defensive equipment in Jiangling City relied on inventory supplies, and things like crossbows and catapults were generally There won't be much inventory.
For this reason, Zhou Yu spent more than half a month, not only building his own siege equipment, but also transported dozens of crossbows from Wuling, Changsha, Jiangxia and other places to prepare for battle.
Then, the outpost of the Battle of Jiangling started in a way that was unfamiliar to everyone.
In general siege battles, both sides suppressed with arrows, while the infantry carried hooks and ladders, or pushed ladders and rushed carts, and simultaneously launched an attack on the city wall or gate.
But the outpost of the Battle of Jiangling was a duel between bed crossbows and bed crossbows, bed crossbows and catapults.
Except for the soldiers manning crossbows and catapults, no other soldiers from both sides appeared on the battlefield, and the duel was not a close-quarters confrontation, but long-range shooting.
Looking at this posture, Zhang Xi felt that it was like a cannon blast during World War I.
Zhang Xi had this illusion, not to mention the generals on both sides who were watching the battle.
Whether it was Lu Xun, Zhuge Ke, Sun Sheng, Wang Ji, Zhou Tai, or Zhong Limu, they were all stunned by this bizarre offensive and defensive battle.
It is not that they have never seen long-range arrow suppression operations, but they have never seen such a large-scale use of crossbows to attack each other.
But the two coaches didn't care at all.
Anyway, Zhou Yu is determined. Unless the threats of these crossbows and catapults are eliminated, he will never easily throw his soldiers into the attack.
As for Zhang Xi, he has no intention of sending troops out of the city to burn the enemy's bed crossbows.
Just fight to see who has more bed crossbows and catapults! ! !
(End of chapter)
