1200 Five-way Shu
This phenomenon also fell into Sun Quan's eyes, and he frowned slightly and asked: "I heard that the stars are falling, and the general should fall, Baoyu is proficient in the way of a warlock, do you know who it should be?" ”
"Alas, if the guess is right, it is my other uncle, Ma Chao." Wang Baoyu sighed, and a trace of sadness welled up in his heart.
"Ma Chao is only in his forties, and he is rising like the sun, why did he go so early? Could it be that the prediction was wrong? Sun Quan asked incredulously.
"Destiny is so! To put it mildly, what's the use of fighting back and forth in life, it's still empty, and I don't know who I'm working hard for and who I'm busy for. Wang Baoyu said.
"If the heroes of the world think like Baoyu, there will be no more strife, but it is a blessing for the people." Sun Quan praised it, in fact, in his opinion, it is meaningless to live in the world without making some great achievements vigorously, and living like a walking corpse.
Sun Quan respected Ma Chao, then got up, poured the wine in the cup on the ground with a solemn face, and bowed his hand to the west, which can be regarded as a distant memorial.
"Baoyu, do you think I can really live a long life?" Touching the scene, Sun Quan inevitably asked more.
"I told you a long time ago, none of these heroes in the world are as blessed as you!" Wang Baoyu gave a thumbs up, this is not false, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others are indeed not as long and rich as Sun Quan, and they are worthy of the name.
Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction, and early the next morning, he led the crowd to leave Yiling and returned to Jiangdong, and now he has formed an alliance with Zhuge Liang of Western Shu and refused to send his son to Xudu.
Although Jiangdong's ministers had objections, when it came to Sun Quan's son, no one could persuade him. An alliance with Xishu is tantamount to turning against Cao Pi, so the first thing to do is to prevent Cao Pi's attack.
Sun Quan did not talk about one thing during his trip, Cao Pi asked him to crusade against Xishu, and there were other arrangements.
After Huang Quan served as the assassin of Yizhou, he sat down with Sima Yi, Sima Yi was very respectful to Huang Quan and treated him as a guest, and Huang Quan also admired Sima Yi's resourcefulness, and the two had endless topics, and the grievances were resolved.
At the wine table, Sima Yi talked about Zhuge Liang, and Huang Quan praised his talent fairly, and warned Sima Yi that although the governor used soldiers like a god, he was not necessarily Zhuge Liang's opponent.
"Sir, since this is the case, it is the best policy to take advantage of Liu Bei's new death and the chaos in Shuzhong to march into a crusade." Sima Yi said.
"I reunite with the governor, just because of this matter, I am afraid that the saint will suspect my loyalty, and I specially invite the governor to write a letter to crusade against Xishu, it is a good opportunity, Liu Chan is weak, Zhuge Liang's power is implemented, a little hesitation, its wings are full, and it is difficult to recruit it!" Huang Quandao.
Sima Yi was very happy, and hurriedly toasted Huang Quan again, feeling that he was the expression of sincere obedience, and nodded: "In this way, the two of us will discuss it and send troops to Liangchuan as soon as possible." ”
"I am willing to serve the governors of dogs and horses!"
The two of them discussed until late at night, and the grand plan to seize Shuzhong was introduced, and Sima Yi immediately went to the table and sent someone to report to Cao Pi quickly.
"Shengshang, Liu Bei's new death, the struggle for power in Shuzhong, and the turmoil in the palace are good opportunities for crusade. The minister thought that the troops could march in five ways, and the two rivers would be broken. Along the way, Jiangdong Sun Quan raised troops to attack Jingzhou; Second Road, Chang'an Zhang Jibing sent Luo Valley; Three roads, Liangzhou Meng Jianbing to the upper valley; Fourth, bribing them for profit, so that Nanzhong Gao Ding raised troops; Five roads, the minister led the army to take Chengdu. ”
Sima Yi presented Cao Pi with a detailed battle plan, which was well deployed and impeccable, which made Cao Pi very happy, and praised Sima Dudu for serving the country wholeheartedly and setting an example for his ministers.
It has always been Cao Pi's wish to seize the land of the two rivers and exterminate Western Shu, and he adopted Sima Yi's construction and immediately began to deploy the five-way army to attack Shu.
The armies of Sima Yi, Meng Jian, and Zhang Ji were already under Cao Pi's control, and it was not difficult to deploy, but Sun Quan and Gao Ding were a little troublesome.
Cao Pi's attitude towards Sun Quan was a threat, either to crusade against Jingzhou or to send his son to the court, while Gaoding's side secretly sent priceless treasures and promised to reward him as the king of Nanzhong if he succeeded.
Sun Quan was very troubled because of this, and in order to implement this matter, he went to Yiling in person, but after some negotiations with Wang Baoyu and Deng Zhi, he finally decided to form an alliance with Xishu, and did not buy Cao Pi's account at all.
Of course, it was his brother-in-law Wang Baoyu who played a decisive role here, and it was precisely because Wang Baoyu refused to hand over Jingzhou that Sun Quan finally changed his previous mind of obeying Cao Pi.
Zhuge Liang had long expected Cao Pi's move, so he sent the most eloquent and determined Deng Zhi, and in the end, Deng Zhi fulfilled his mission and completed the task brilliantly, facilitating the re-alliance between Sun and Liu.
Sun Quan's army has retreated, Gaoding in the south of Western Shu was driven by interests and titles, and raised troops to capture Jianning, Jiaozhou, Zhuge Liang sent people to defend the pass, and did not raise troops to levy, therefore, the war in southern Shu was not formed.
Zhuge Liang sent the general Wei Yan to march to Tielong Mountain, and at the same time sent a letter to Meng Jian, warning him that he had retreated from Sun Quan and Gao Ding's soldiers and horses, and that it was best not to raise troops, so as not to meet his friends on the battlefield.
Meng Jian, also known as Meng Gongwei, was one of Zhuge Liang's four close friends when he was in Wollongong, Xu Shu cultivated immortals on the island, Shi Guangyuan and Cui Zhouping took refuge in Wang Baoyu, and one Meng Jian was left standing still.
Meng Jian was alone, and he was also depressed at that time, Shi Guangyuan and Cui Zhouping both brought him letters, how good Yiling is, how good Wang Baoyu is, and persuades him to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and show his ambitions.
Meng Jian was confident that his talent should be above Shi Cui and the others, and he felt that they could be reused, and he must not be wrong, so he really moved his mind, and just when he wanted to go to Yiling to join Wang Baoyu, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Cao Pi and served as the assassin of Liangzhou.
Meng Jianjian had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, weighing the pros and cons, and felt that it was better to continue to follow Cao Pi, so he did not reply to Shi Guangyuan and Cui Zhouping. Not long after, Cao Pi ordered Meng Jian to raise troops to attack Shu and make Zhuge Liang an enemy.
Meng Jian was miserable, he and Zhuge Liang were good friends This relationship is not to mention for the time being, let's just say that Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness is not something he can surrender lightly, so he has been very hesitant, when he received a letter from his friend Zhuge Liang, Meng Jian did not immediately raise troops, but stayed in Liangzhou, closely observing the changes in the situation.
Zhao Yun led Zhang Bao and Guan Xing to camp in Luogu, Zhang was afraid of Zhao Yun's bravery, the marching speed was slow, and he was also observing the situation of the various armies, and did not want to go deep alone.
Zhuge Liang arranged it like this, and the final consideration was that he didn't want to fight, and the first battle in Nanjun would cause him to lose Yan zhòng, so he should recuperate and accumulate strength.
As the initiator of the Fifth Route Army's attack on Shu, Sima Yi also activated the army of Pingchun and made a detour to Shuzhong, but as a result, as soon as he arrived in Wancheng, he heard the news that the soldiers and horses of Fancheng were moving towards Pingchun.