Jianye, formerly known as Moling, was the third administrative seat of Sun Wu in chronological order. After the little overlord Sun Ce pacified the six counties in Jiangdong and established the power of Soochow, the administrative seat was first set up in Wu County. After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, it was He captured Jingzhou and moved the administrative office to Jingkou.
After the Battle of Chibi, the general trend of the world began to enter a situation where the three families of Sun, Liu and Cao were at the same level. In order to further plot against Jingzhou, Sun Quan moved his seat to Moling to the west of Jingkou, and then changed Moling to Jianye.
And began to build a city on the basis of Jinling City established during the period of King Wei of Chu to store military supplies and equipment for the village. This is the famous Stone City.
Stone City stands across the water, facing the river and controlling the Huaihe River. It relies on danger and is surrounded by dozens of miles. There are also two secondary cities, Zi and Luocheng, which are the river defense fortress and city defense stronghold of the Soochow Navy.
In fact, as early as the 13th year of Jian'an, when Zhuge Liang passed Moling on his mission to Soochow, he said that the dragon plate on Zhongshan Mountain, with stones and tigers perched on it, was the residence of the emperor. Later, when Liu Bei went to Jingkou to meet Sun Quan in order to use Nanjun, he also persuaded him to move his headquarters to Moling.
There are also many voices within Soochow that agree to establish the capital in Moling. For example, the counselor Zhang Hong has long persuaded Moling to be the capital because it is located in a beautiful place with mountains and rivers.
Sun Quan stayed in Jianye for nine years. Later, after betraying the alliance and attacking Jingzhou, in order to strengthen Jingzhou's defense, he moved the capital to E County, which is now Wuchang.
However, as Wei lord Cao Pi personally led the army to Guangling, the entire Soochow's attention suddenly turned eastward back to Jianye.
The Guangling County Governor's Mansion has been vacated as a temporary garrison since Cao Pi's arrival. Thousands of armored imperial troops patrolled inside and outside the mansion to protect the emperor's safety.
This time the attack on Wu was different from the one in the third year of Huangchu. Although the attack direction was still from Jing and Yang, the last time the Wei leader Cao Pi was in Wancheng to attack Jingzhou, this time he changed to Yangzhou.
Guangling and Jianye are across the river. As long as the Wei army breaks through the river defense line, it will be able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Jiangdong and deal a fatal blow to Soochow. By then, the destruction of Soochow will be just around the corner.
"My lords, the army has gathered in the north of the Yangtze River and is ready to go. When do you think we can send out troops?" Cao Pi leaned on the throne and said with high spirits as he looked at the monarchs and ministers in the hall.
After arriving in Guangling, he started to defeat Wu on one hand, and on the other hand he was busy winning over the people and military morale of Qingxu and Qingxu.
Although Qingxu and Qingxu were included in Cao Wei's ruling territory early on, Cao Wei's ruling power has always been very weak in these two states.
The reasons are as follows: First, Cao Cao's birthplace was in Yanzhou, and the Qingxu states had long been in the hands of Yuan Shao, Tao Qian, and Liu Bei. In order to capture Qingxu, Cao's army killed many people, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the people in the two places.
Second, these two places have been powerful for a long time. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the chaos in the world, although Qingxu fell into the hands of Yuan and Tao Qian, they only commanded the whole state on the surface, and there were Zang Ba and Chen below. Deng and his son, as well as Zuo Rong and others, separated the counties and counties and formed an independent body. They can be called small princes.
In the past, Liu Bei lost Xuzhou because of the constraints of powerful forces. It seemed that he controlled a state, but the territory he could actually control was only two or three counties. In addition, due to the unstable foundation and the location of four battles, this was the reason why Liu Bei lost Xuzhou. Unable to establish a foothold in Xuzhou, he had no choice but to wander around.
Later, although as Cao Cao accelerated the pace of annexation, the small princes in Qingxu and other places perished and surrendered one after another, Zang Ba, who had separatized Langya, Taishan and other places for a long time, still maintained his independent power in troubled times. Has considerable influence.
Zang Ba was born into a powerful commander, who was brave and good at fighting. He also had Wu Dun, Yin Li, Sun Guan, Sun Kang and other tribes under his command. These people were unruly and powerful commanders. They all respected Zang Ba, which shows his quality. able.
Therefore, after Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, he treated Zang Ba very highly. Not only did he receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but Wu Dun and others were also awarded the rank of prefect and were placed in Qingxu and Qingxu. For Yu Ba.
With Cao Wei treating each other like this, Zang Ba and others naturally had the tendency to lose their tail. When Cao Cao passed away, Zang Ba's other troops and Qingzhou soldiers deployed in Luoyang thought that the world was in chaos, so they beat war drums and left Luoyang without permission, almost wanting to mutiny.
The year before last, during Wei's three-pronged attack on Wu, Zang Ba asked Cao Pi to lead thousands of people across the Yangtze River. This had to arouse Cao Pi's suspicion. Zang Ba and others became a thorn in the heart of the Wei lord.
This time, the focus of the attack on Wu was shifted to the eastern front. Cao Pi was prepared to take the opportunity to eliminate Zang Ba's forces in one fell swoop and completely conquer the Qing and Xu states. He first recruited Zang Ba into the court to serve as King Wu, promoted him to a special position, promoted him openly and secretly, and took away his military power.
Then he granted amnesty to Qingxu and Qingzhou to win over the people. Finally, on the pretext of dispatching troops to attack Wu, the defense areas of the generals were changed, and a major change of blood was given to the local officials and generals in Qingzhou and Xuzhou to break their foundation.
After this series of actions, Zang Ba's power was almost uprooted. As long as time settles, the rule of Qingxu Province can be completely stabilized.
Having pulled out a thorn that had been buried in his heart for a long time, Cao Pi was in a very good mood recently. After solving the internal hidden dangers, it was time to focus on the outside world.
Therefore, today, Cao Pi gathered the civil and military ministers to discuss the timing of the invasion. Over the past few days, hundreds of thousands of his own troops have gathered on the north bank, as if they were overwhelming Mount Tai.
According to reports from spies, the Wu soldiers on the south bank are also seizing the opportunity to mobilize troops and strengthen defenses. In particular, the main force of the Soochow Navy has been transferred to Jianye and Jingkou. There are no less than a thousand sterns, fighting ships, walking boats, and building ships on the river. Patrolling back and forth requires tight defense.
Although the Wei State also deployed a large naval force in order to attack Wu, the northerners rode horses and the southerners built boats. If we say the most elite naval force in the world, it must be Soochow. Therefore, these days, the Wei army is still looking for weaknesses in Soochow's river defense. , I haven't made up my mind to march for a long time.
But the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string, and hundreds of thousands of troops are coming from the east. If it starts but ends before the end, with no results at all, wouldn't it make the world laugh?
Hearing the emperor's question, as the actual commander of the eastern front army, General Zhengdong and Yangzhou Shepherd Cao Xiu came out and said: "Your Majesty, all the armies have been deployed in place, but the Wu people are well-defended and have not yet found any weak points. Moreover, the river water has a tendency to rise these days, so I think we need to observe it for a few more days, and then we can launch troops when the opportunity is right."
Cao Pi couldn't help frowning when he heard that he had to wait a little longer. He was now very ambitious and eager to establish his achievements. Fortunately, he also understood that there was no need to rush with troops, so he patiently continued to ask: "Where is Sun Quan now?"
"Your Majesty, I am reporting that Sun Quan is still in Wuchang." Cao Xiu replied.
oh? Sun Quan is very patient. The army of Wei Dynasty has gathered on the north bank of Jianye, but this guy is still sitting in Wuchang. He really doesn't know whether to live or die.
Cao Pi sneered in his heart, but his face was calm, and then asked: "Do you think Sun Quan will come to Jianye in person to fight our army?"
With this question, all the ministers knew that their emperor was starting to compete with each other again. If Sun Quan did not personally lead his troops to fight, wouldn't it mean that the other side looked down upon their emperor?
This kind of meaning must never be spoken out, otherwise with the character of my lord, I will not be able to get any good fruit from him.
Everyone made up their mind not to say anything discouraging, lest they be resented by the emperor.
Therefore, some people went out to report that Sun Quan was as timid as a mouse and would not dare to come when he saw that his own army was strong. Some officials said that Sun Quan would make Wuchang his capital, so he must focus on Jingzhou. Others said that although it would be good for Wu and Shu to rebuild the alliance, Sun Quan would definitely He will not really trust Xishu, so he will sit in Wuchang for central dispatch and east-west coordination.
The ministers talked a lot, either with compliments or one-sided remarks, but no one said it to Cao Pi's heart.
He glared at the ministers with dissatisfaction, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi, who was on his lower right, looking like an old god who was always present, and then he asked his confidant calmly: "What do Yanlong think?"
Sun Zi walked out of the class slowly and said: "Your Majesty, if I thought that I, the Emperor of Wei, would personally conquer the country, Sun Quan would be extremely frightened. He would raise an army that would overwhelm the country to respond. He would not dare to entrust such a large number of troops to the hands of his subordinates. Sun Quan would surely kill himself." Come."
Sun Zi's words not only satisfied Cao Pi's good intentions, but also gave a reason from the perspective of the emperor's mentality, which was extremely convincing.
Cao Pi glanced at Sun Zi approvingly, smiled slightly and said, "Do you think Sun Qing's words are reasonable?"
"I second the proposal."
The emperor laughed. Sun Zi must have answered correctly, so why should we agree and agree to it?
