Zhang Cheng's failure at Yanjin Ferry caught Zhu Ran off guard.
According to Zhu Ran's expectation, even if he retreated from Lukou to Xiakou and continued to deploy defenses, Zhang Cheng would block the Shu Han's Xiangyang Navy at Yanjin Ferry. In this case, the Soochow Navy would still be able to defend the section from Xiakou to Yanjin Ferry. There is depth of mutual support and mutual support.
However, Zhang Cheng was defeated and retreated from Yanjin Ferry to Xiakou before Zhu Ran. At this time, Zhu Ran had already abandoned Lukou Stronghold, which led to Zhu Ran's dilemma.
It is hard to say whether the current Lukou stronghold was captured by the Shu Han. Even if it was not captured, Zhu Ran rashly retreated to Lukou. With an unstable footing, he may not be able to block the Jiangling navy and Yizhou navy as before. army's attack.
However, if the original plan was chosen to return to Xiakou, the Soochow Navy would shrink to Xiakou and passively defend, while the Shuhan Navy would be able to complete the rendezvous between the northern and southern naval forces.
After the completion of the rendezvous, the total strength of the Shu Han navy will reach more than 60,000, while the Soochow navy in Xiakou has only 35,000 available combat strength. This gap in strength can completely allow the Shu Han navy to attack Zhang on the other side of Xiakou. Ling established a water stronghold and maintained his military advantage over the Soochow navy.
Once the Shu-Han Navy completes the suppression of the Dongwu Navy, Zhang Xi can cross the river with 50,000 Jiangling County troops and attack the Jiangxia counties south of Xiakou.
If the counties in southern Jiangxia were lost, the Shu Han could directly attack Nanxu by land and open the passage to Jianye.
Therefore, for Zhu Ran, the most important thing now is to defend Xiakou, maintain the balance of naval combat power, and not give Shu soldiers a chance to cross the river.
But Zhu Ran didn't have enough troops, so he couldn't guarantee that he could still do this.
After all, judging from the current situation, Zhu Ran also realized that he underestimated his opponent. Coupled with Zhang Cheng's defeat, the morale of the soldiers on both sides also changed greatly. Therefore, Zhu Ran really could not withstand the pressure. Asked for help from Jianye in the rear.
After Sun Quan received Zhu Ran's request for reinforcements, he was one of the first two. If one of them failed, the Shu Han would break through the Yangtze River defense line and enter Jiangdong.
The Yangtze River Defense Line is Soochow's biggest support now, and at the same time, it is also the psychological bottom line of Soochow's wealthy families.
Once the Shu Han really broke through the Yangtze River defense line, it would be difficult for Sun Quan not to think about whether the aristocratic families in Soochow, especially the Jiangdong aristocratic families, would repeat the same tricks they did before the Battle of Chibi.
What Lu Su said before the Battle of Chibi still applies today - all the ministers in Jiangdong can surrender, but Sun Quan alone has no intention of surrender.
Fortunately, Sun Quan's situation is much better now than during the Battle of Chibi.
At that time, he really had no trump cards to use, and the internal integration was not perfect. There were a lot of pitfalls left over from Sun Ce's period, and Sun Quan himself did not have a high prestige. Therefore, Sun Quan's ability to make the decision to fight the Battle of Chibi was indeed Sun Quan's highlight. period.
But now, Sun Quan's prestige in Soochow is extremely high, and the internal relations have been sorted out by Sun Quan. Although there are some effects of the dispute between the two palaces, the dispute between the two palaces in this time and space is at best a bit of power struggle, and even party disputes. No shadow can be seen, and Soochow's vitality has not been seriously injured.
For this reason, Sun Quan immediately ordered Quan Cong to lead 30,000 naval troops defending the capital to go to Xiakou for support. At the same time, he ordered Bu Zhi and Gu Yong to collect enough food and grass in the shortest time to send to the front lines of Huainan and Jiangxia. past.
Let's talk about it. It's Sun Quan's order. It's really not a big problem.
Quan Cong is indeed the most suitable general that Sun Quan can send now.
Quan Cong was not only Sun Quan's eldest son-in-law, but also half of Sun Quan's family, and deeply trusted by Sun Quan.
Quan Cong is also the most capable and most experienced general in Jianye City.
It is a very suitable choice for Quan Cong to lead the team to support Xiakou.
As for collecting food and grass to supply the front line, that's not wrong at all.
The most important issue now is the problem of the front line. As long as the front line is held up, even if the rear area is blocked, it can at least be delayed for some time. But if the front line cannot be stabilized, no matter how much food and grass is hoarded in Jianye, it will be nothing. It's just that he got the Shu Han advantage for nothing.
From a normal perspective, there is indeed nothing wrong with these two commands.
However, Sun Quan underestimated some things, such as the relationship between Quan Cong and Zhu Ran, and Quan Cong's selfishness.
The relationship between Quan Cong and Zhu Ran is not good.
There are two people, one is supported by the Jiangdong Family and the other is supported by the Huaisi Military Group.
In the dispute between the two palaces, Quan Cong supported Lu Wang Sun Ba and was the most important general of Lu Wang Sun Ba's line, while Zhu Ran supported the distinction between concubines and concubines and supported the prince Sun He.
During the dispute between the two palaces some time ago, Quan Cong took advantage of the opportunity to stay in Jianye and be close to Sun Quan, so he gave Zhu Ran eye drops. However, Zhu Ran was guarding one side and could not return to Jianye in time to confront Sun Quan. Explain, and Zhu Ran's status in Sun Quan's heart is not as good as that of Lu Xun. Therefore, Zhu Ran was actually reprimanded by Sun Quan many times.
Of course, Zhu Ran couldn't blame Sun Quan. With his political IQ, he probably couldn't understand the political struggle between the DPRK and China. Therefore, Zhu Ran could only blame Sun Quan, who had nothing to do with reading his book Quan Cong.
As for Quan Cong, he actually didn't have a good attitude toward Zhu Ran.
The positions of the two parties are not in harmony. In addition, in terms of qualifications, Quan Cong is actually higher than Zhu Ran. In terms of ability, Quan Cong does not think that he is inferior to Zhu Ran. Why can Zhu Ran guard one side and command an entire town? But I can only bear the responsibility of guarding the capital.
Yes, on the surface, guarding the capital and getting closer to the Supreme is the Supreme's trust in Quan Cong.
However, those who serve as military commanders are from aristocratic families. Anyone who does not want to control the military and political power of a party knows how much pressure it will be to be an official in the capital.
So, in fact, between Zhu Ran and Quan Cong, no one admires the other, and no one can tolerate the other.
In addition, Sun Quan ordered Quan Cong to lead troops to Xiakou for support, but it was not clear whether Zhu Ran or Quan Cong would be the commander of the battle next. There is some confusion here.
Zhu Ran believed that since Quan Cong led the troops to reinforce him, then according to convention, Quan Cong should obey his command. This is the general unspoken rule of the battlefield. Sometimes when the order is unclear, everyone will follow this unspoken rule. Rules to do things.
But, in terms of official position, Quan Cong's official position is much higher than that of Zhu Ran.
Zhu Ran is now the General of the Western Conquest, but Quan Cong is the Grand Sima. In theory, Quan Cong, the Zuo Military Advisor, should be Zhu Ran's superior.
There is no reason for superiors to obey the orders of subordinates.
Therefore, when Quan Cong led the naval reinforcements to Xiakou, the Dongwu Navy, which had been strengthened in strength, did not immediately seek to fight the Shu Han Navy. Instead, it continued to stand still and sort out internally who should be in charge. Command the coach.
In the end, Zhu Ran made a slight concession and allowed Quan Cong to become the commander-in-chief of the entire army.
On the one hand, Zhu Ran did not want to go back to this juncture because of the internal discord in his family, which would give the Shu thieves a chance to defeat Xiakou.
On the other hand, Zhu Ran knew that even if he did not give in in the end and took the lawsuit to Sun Quan, the final result would probably be Quan Cong becoming the coach.
There is no way, who makes him not only the confidant of Soochow Supreme, but also his son-in-law? What can Zhu Ran fight for? !
Generally speaking, Zhu Ran was relatively understanding of the general situation. He cared about Soochow in his letter and made compromises.
But Zhu Ran's concession was a great victory for Quan Cong.
There is a saying that Quan Cong is a capable and famous general of Soochow, and he was indeed a fierce general of Soochow in his early years. But in recent years, Quan Cong has focused all his attention on fighting for power. Does he still have the heroic spirit of a general? It's really hard to say.
Therefore, Zhu Ran gave in with the overall situation in mind, but in Quan Cong's view, since Zhu Ran chose to give in proactively, he could not let go of this opportunity - Quan Cong asked Zhu Ran to take the initiative and look for opportunities to meet with Shu Han. The navy took the initiative to fight decisively.
There is nothing wrong with this order. After all, Xiakou has received reinforcements. Under such circumstances, the Soochow Navy should indeed take the initiative to clean up the recent situation of being passively beaten and re-establish sufficient naval warfare advantages.
But Quan Cong asked Zhu Ran to go to war with his troops.
Zhu Ran's headquarters troops and horses did not even include the more than 10,000 people who retreated after Zhang Cheng's defeat. The so-called headquarters troops and horses were only the more than 23,000 people who retreated from Lukou to Xiakou.
With such a small number of people, we can go head-to-head with more than 60,000 Shu Han naval troops. If Zhu Ran can defeat him, why do you need Quan Cong to support Xiakou? !
This is not a military order. This is simply to sit back and watch Zhu Ran lose the battle. Or to put it more ugly, it is to let him Zhu Ran die.
Of course Zhu Ran couldn't swallow this breath.
In order to take the overall situation into consideration, he had taken the initiative to give in, but Quan Cong was still so aggressive. Zhu Ran had a huge quarrel with Quan Cong on the spot and refused to fight.
What Quan Cong wants is Zhu Ran's answer.
Quan Cong didn't want to ruin the combat power of the Soochow navy. He forced Zhu Ran to fight just because he wanted Zhu Ran to turn against him and refuse. As a guarding general, he was already in a place of suspicion. Now he has not obeyed the command of the commander. Refuse to fight? !
If Sun Quan knew this, what would Sun Quan think? !
Therefore, Quan Cong's purpose was to completely seize Zhu Ran's military power and drive Zhu Ran back to Jianye to punish him.
In this way, not only can hidden dangers in frontline command be eliminated, but at the same time, a political enemy can be eliminated, killing two birds with one stone.
As for the battle on the front line, Quan Cong is not worried. Quan Cong doesn't think he can't do what Zhu Ran can do! ! !
(End of chapter)
