Chapter 516 Jiangdong Double Wall
As the river goes eastward, the turbid waves roll, and the boat moves rapidly downstream like a wild horse running wild. Zhuge Liang stood on the bow of the boat, and the river wind was gathering dark clouds above his head, as if a thunderstorm was brewing. Zhuge Liang looked at the warship going to Jiankang in the distance. It carried his two closest sisters. What should he do to prevent them from being harmed?
The warship passed Chaisang County, a military town in Yuzhang County, and the main peak of Mount Lu was picturesque in the distance. At the foot of the mountain was the Great Poyang Lake, where Ling Cao, the captain of Jiangdong's banditry school, and Xu Kun, Sun Jian's nephew, practiced their naval forces. And if the war in Lujiang had not been tense, Zhou Yu would also be training the navy in Chaisang on weekdays, and the imaginary enemy of the Poyang Lake navy was the Qinglong Army. In fact, Sun Quan secretly trained an elite army on the bank of Lushui Lake in Xianning County, far west of Yuzhang County. From here, they could cross the Huangmaoling Mountains of Wujianshan and reach the foot of Baling City overnight. After taking Baling, they controlled the Dongting Lake, and also controlled the Xiangjiang River and Yangtze River waterways. All the important towns of the Qinglong Army in Jingzhou were within the control range of the Baling warship for three days and three nights. Even if they wanted to blitz Chen Long's home base of Lingling, Qinglong The navy would never have time to mobilize heavy troops to return to defense. Once the war against Jingzhou was launched, the first goal was to conspire with Huang Zu to attack Hanyang City from three sides and completely eliminate Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai, so that Sun Ce could avenge his father's murder.
Zhou Gongjin has been planning this for many years. On the eve of the launch, Cao Cao's Qingzhou troops unexpectedly captured Xuzhou and wiped out Tao Qian. Cao Bao surrendered and immediately went south to conquer Shouchun. The seven-pronged army headed straight for Sun Ce. Hefei, the important military town under its jurisdiction. Xiahou Dun personally selected the garrison. After taking Hefei City, the five armies approached Lujiang. All the arrangements of the Jiangdong Army against the Qinglong Army became a fantasy.
Sun Ce personally led his troops across the river from Jiankang and stationed in Lujiang, preparing to make a final desperate resistance on the right side of the river. After hearing the news, Zhou Yu also rushed to Lujiang from Chaisang and led 20,000 Poyang Lake naval troops to blockade and control the Yangtze River ferry in Lujiang City. Even if Lujiang City really couldn't withstand it, it would still have to leave the Yangtze River as the only escape channel.
Although Sun Ce was brave, he lacked strategy. Seeing Zhou Yu was like Liu Bei seeing Zhuge Liang, and he quickly asked about the strategy to retreat from the enemy. Zhou Gongjin came all the way and already had a plan in his mind. He immediately said: "The only way for now is to abandon the past grudges and seek an alliance between Sun Long and jointly resist Cao Cao."
As soon as these words came out, Sun Ce was furious. He wanted to kill his childhood friend Zhou Yu with his sword. Sun Jian, a tiger from Jiangdong, married a woman named Wu from Qiantang and gave birth to four sons and one daughter, namely Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and a daughter, Sun Shangxiang. Sun Jian was away fighting in the south and north for many years, leaving his family in Shouchun. Zhou Yu, a native of Shu County, admired Sun Ce's name and made a special trip to Shouchun to visit him. Gong Jin and Bo Fu are the same age. They are both young people with ambitions, and Yingda has matured early. So when Shouchun saw him, he treated him sincerely and became friends. Zhou Yu advised Sun Ce to move to Shu County to facilitate communication, and Sun Ce agreed. Therefore, Zhou Yu gave up the large house next to the road for Sun Ce to live in, and worshiped his mother in the hall, which became a good thing for the whole family. Later, Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zhong. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu made an appointment to cross the river and recruit the heroes from the east of the Yangtze River. When they grew up, they would fight to the death with the Qinglong Army and kill Huang Zhong to avenge their father.
Zhang Hong, a famous scholar in Shouchun, felt his loyalty and strength, and said to Sun Ce: "Back then, when the king of the Western Zhou Dynasty was late, Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin were able to rise to the occasion; once the royal family was at peace, the princes could only serve the Zhou Dynasty and fulfill their duties as ministers. We're divided. You have inherited your father's majesty and bravery. If you can really live in Danyang and summon the troops of Wu County and Kuaiji, then Jingyang and Yangzhou can be wiped out, and revenge will be just around the corner. Then you can rely on the Yangtze River to exert your might and virtue. , wipe out the heroes, help the Han Dynasty, and the achievements they have made will never be inferior to those of Qi Huan and Jin Wen, and they will definitely be famous for eternity. How about being more than just a foreign vassal? The current world is in chaos and difficult, if you want to make achievements, just go south. I will go with my friends to support you.”
Sun Ce was preparing to cross the river. People kept coming to join him along the way, and the team continued to expand. By the time they arrived at Liyang, there were five or six thousand people. Zhou Yu brought his own private soldiers to welcome Sun Ce and sponsor military supplies. Sun Ce was overjoyed and said to Zhou Yu: "With your support, the big thing will definitely succeed." So Sun Ce immediately led his troops across the river and attacked Hengjiang and Dangli. Embrace it.”
In just a few months, Sun Ce fought decisively and bravely, defeating Xue Li, Prime Minister of Pengcheng, and Zuo Rong, Prime Minister of Xiapi, and occupied Moling City. At this time, Liu Yao's generals Fan Neng, Yu Mi and others gathered soldiers to seize Niu Zhu. Sun Ce immediately returned to the army to fight again, and won a great victory and captured more than 10,000 people. However, he was hit by an arrow in the leg, and the soldiers carried him back to the camp to heal. Someone said to Zuo Rong: "Sun Lang was shot to death by an arrow!" Zuo Rong was overjoyed to hear the news of Sun Ce's death and sent his soldiers to confront Sun Ce's troops. Sun Ce first sent hundreds of troops to challenge and lure the enemy, and then set up an ambush behind him. The enemy troops attacked, and Sun Ce's troops pretended to be defeated and lured the enemy into the encirclement. Then with a command, the ambush was launched and more than a thousand people were beheaded. Taking advantage of the victory, Sun Ce attacked Zuo Rong's camp and shouted: "How is Mr. Sun?" The sound shook the enemy camp, the ground shook, and many enemy soldiers fled all night in fright. Seeing that Sun Ce was still there, Zuo Rong became more vigilant and guarded the area with deep trenches and high fortresses. This battle established Sun Ce's reputation, and everyone called him "Sun Lang".
From then on, Sun Ce, Sun Bi, and Sun Fu sent troops to defeat Liu Xun again, and they fought all the way to Jiayu County, Hubei Province, only to be stopped by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu. In this battle, "the soldiers were so excited that they were a hundred times more excited. They were careful and dedicated, and each competed for their lives. They crossed the heavy chasm as fast as flying. Fire flew up to the wind, the soldiers were agitated and smoke fell, the bows and crossbows fired in unison, and the arrows rained down." It can be described as thrilling. And it was in this Jiayu County that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu met the Qiao sisters, and they were shocked to death. Sun Ce was simple and rude, and forcibly moved Qiao's hometown to Lujiang, and agreed with Zhou Yu that he would marry Da Qiao, and Zhou Yu would marry Xiao Qiao.
Sun Ce's army marched eastward into Yuzhang and garrisoned in Jiaoqiu. He persuaded Huaxin to surrender and established Luling County. Sun Bi was appointed as the prefect of Yuzhang and Sun Fu was appointed as the prefect of Luling. Zhou Yu was left to guard Baqiu. He defeated Zou Lun, Qian Tong, Wang Sheng, Yan Baihu and other tribes one after another, and Jiangnan was leveled.
The history books say: "Sun Ce was a man of good looks, good at jokes, open-minded and receptive, and good at employing people. As a scholar and the people, everyone would do his best and be happy to death." Sun Ce was able to occupy Jiangdong, and with him, he was polite and virtuous, and was good at employing people. relation. For caring for the orphans and widows and not bullying the weak, the scholars and officials all over the world highly praised Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was a man of great talent, a man of extraordinary prowess, a man of extraordinary ability, and a man of extraordinary ability. In just a few years, he developed six counties: Kuaiji, Wujun, Danyang, Yuzhang, Lujiang, and Luling, and recruited a large number of talents, laying the foundation for the founding of Soochow in the future. His younger brother, Zhou Yu, had a cheerful temperament, broad-mindedness, and was proficient in music. Even when he was drunk, he could hear the mistakes in the music. People said, "If the music is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it." The people in Jiangdong called him "Zhou Lang".
Sun Lang and Zhou Lang are known as the twins of Jiangdong. They are both beautiful and talented in both civil and military affairs. This time, Zhou Yu and Sun Long's alliance greatly hurt Sun Ce's heart. Sun Ce's sword was unsheathed, his eyes were blood red, and he pointed at Zhou Yu's face: "Gong Jin's words are treacherous! I have tens of thousands of soldiers under my command, ships, provisions, and all kinds of war equipment. You go back and immediately raise Poyang's troops to attack. Qinglong Army Hanyang City. If you are defeated, come to me with your head raised! I will fight to the death with Cao Cao here!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
