Chapter 140 Confrontation on the Yangtze River

Chapter 140 Confrontation on the Yangtze River

To be honest, Lu Fan knew very well what kind of courage his supreme leader had. Although his strategy and coordination skills are very strong, overall he lacks courage and bravery compared to Sun Ce.

But at this moment, Lu Fan was shocked again by Sun Quan's timidity.

The fight has reached this point, and the Supreme still wants to calm things down. And you have already proclaimed yourself emperor. You have taken the title of emperor and everything else, so why are you still thinking about giving in?

So far, no one has ever heard that it can be canceled after becoming emperor.

What will Mr. Jiangdong think of you then? Those Soochow nobles must look down upon you even more? It would have been difficult to suppress these nobles with your prestige. Now if you continue to give in and be so timid, will the Jiangdong nobles not be able to sit on your face and shit?

In fact, the gentry in Jiangdong were not strong enough to influence the political power at the beginning. Back when Sun Ce was killing everyone in Jiangdong, those wealthy families still had to bow their heads.

As long as Sun Quan dared to fight tooth and nail during the Battle of Chibi, the Jiangdong nobles still had to listen to him.

In the final analysis, although it is difficult to compete with the nobles, it is also difficult for you to give them a hard time. If you have the courage to overturn the table, most of the time the nobles and nobles will give in first.

It's a pity that Sun Quan was a little less courageous after all. What he lacked most was courage. Back then, he was one of the few people who dared to risk his life in the Battle of Chibi. From now on, he can only be a dog of integrity.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, you must think about it carefully!" Lu Fan took a deep breath, suppressed his disappointment for a long time, shook his head gently and said.

"At this moment, both Cao and Wei in Western Shu are sending troops, vowing to drink the Yangtze River. Even if you give in now, I'm afraid you won't get a response. Why don't you give it a try? If you can successfully repel the troops of Wei and Shu, Soochow will be completely yours from now on. Got it!"

"In the past, Bo Fu could open up Jiangdong's foundation with two thousand soldiers and frighten the people of the world. Now the Supreme Lord has more than 100,000 soldiers, and Jingyangjiao has all returned to the Supreme Lord. How can he be timid without fighting?"

Lu Fan spoke very implicitly, mentioning Sun Ce a little, which gave Sun Quan some face. Otherwise, Lu Fan would really want to point his nose at you and scold you for being such a coward.

Lu Fan was a veteran of Sun Ce's time, and his words still hold great weight. Sun Quan weighed the pros and cons and finally gave up the idea of ​​​​conceding.

Sun Quan appointed Lu Fan as the commander-in-chief of Ruxuwu, responsible for guarding against Cao Xiu's offensive. At the same time, Sun Quan dispatched 30,000 soldiers from Jiangdong to Jiangling to help, and he declared that he would personally go to Wuchang to supervise the battle.

The war in Jingzhou is destined to become a large-scale war.

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Jiangdong used its main force to confront the Shu army and the Wei army, and the Shu army was also making preparations for the next step.

Zhuge Liang's original plan was to follow the path traveled by the late emperor and conquer Yiling Xiaoting. Then they advanced by land and water to push the front line to Xiaoting, and sent out the main force to attack Yidao and confront the Wu army.

However, Soochow's pull was beyond Marquis Wu's expectations, and Ma Di's thousands of soldiers and horses conquered Yidao.

At this time, Lu Xun was still reorganizing his troops and horses on the Jiangling front line, and he had to gather the Wu army before setting off. Therefore, there is no defense to the west of Caiyi Road, and the Shu army can easily capture it.

In this case, Zhuge Liang advanced further, and the navy and army advanced together to station in the Yidao area. Set up camp near mountains and rivers, and build another fort on the Yi Road in the north of the Yangtze River for defense.

Of course, in addition to advancing the front, Zhuge Liang also set his sights on the four counties in Jingnan.

The four counties in Jingnan were Liu Bei's earliest foundation and the first area governed by Zhuge Liang. After these places were occupied by Soochow, they have been continuously exploited. The infrastructure built by Zhuge Liang back then was all for the benefit of the Jiangdong gentry.

Therefore, the attitude of these places to be close to the Shu Han is very obvious, and they are all dissatisfied with the rule of Soochow. Moreover, the barbarians in the Wuling area also have blood feuds with Soochow, and they are all targets that can be won over.

However, there were disagreements over who should be sent to Jingnan to provoke various forces to rebel against Wu.

"Prime Minister, you'd better send me! Back then, my brother was able to convince the Wuling barbarians to rebel against Wu and help the Han Dynasty, so can I!" Ma Di assured, patting his chest, speaking with confidence.

Harassment behind enemy lines and persuading the pro-Han forces in Jingnan to rebel were what Ma Su longed for most. Not only because of the high risk, but also because of the obsession of the original owner Ma Su.

But in response to Ma Su's request to fight, Zhuge Liang just glared at him and shook his head gently.

"Just stay in the camp and reflect, and don't think about leading the troops out."

"When will you understand the importance of military orders before you can go out!"

Every time after a battle, Ma Su is always the one who disobeys military orders. Although the extraneous operations he made always made things develop in a good direction, Zhuge Liang didn't like this.

You do win all the time and you can always win, but who knows when you will lose? Fortunately, it can be said that if Ma Su leads a small force and loses, there won't be much loss.

But in the future, when Ma Su begins to take charge of large-scale corps operations and general military operations, this kind of risk will be fatal. It is very likely that if he loses once, he will lose all the accumulation of Shu Han for more than ten years.

So Zhuge Liang's attitude is very clear this time, just sit down and sit down. Let’s talk about when we understand that military orders cannot be violated, and when we understand the importance of stability!

"Prime Minister! Jingnan can't survive without me!"

Ma Su straightened his back and protested against Zhuge Liang's order. But Zhuge Liang ignored it magnificently.

"Wu Ban will be responsible for the surrender of Jingnan for the time being. You must pay attention to safety and don't be plotted by Soochow children!"

"Wei!" Wu Ban accepted the task and answered with cupped hands.

"Chen Shi, is responsible for leading the troops to defend Jingnan, and is ready to respond to the Wu squad at any time. Ma Di, Liu Yin, and Gao Xiang are stationed with me in Jiangbei, preparing to face the main force of Soochow!" Zhuge Liang then made a series of deployments, and perfectly placed Ma Di Locked firmly in the main camp.

This arrangement made Ma Su very dissatisfied. The prime minister no longer believed in our strength. I am a mighty general, when have I ever sat on the bench?

The only good news is that Zhuge Liang did not take away the surrendered Jingzhou troops. He temporarily handed over these divisions to Ma Su, and Ma Su commanded the battle.

After arranging all the work, Zhuge Liang turned around and saw Ma Su looking constipated. Gently shaking his feather fan, Zhuge Liang tapped Ma Su with his hand, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"Youchang, don't be so reckless in doing things! You like to make dangerous moves so much, how can I trust you to hand over the army to you in the future!"

Although the words were meant to be reproachful, one could hear what Zhuge Liang meant. Now Zhuge Liang has determined that Ma Su is his heir, at least in the army.

According to Zhuge Liang's ideal situation, Ma Di would be responsible for the Northern Expedition after him.

"Aren't you still there? The sky will not fall as long as the prime minister is in the Han Dynasty!" Ma Di waved his hand and replied indifferently to the matter.

"In the future, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains will help the Han Dynasty. With you, there will be no big problems. By the time I command the army, I am afraid that the world will have been unified and the Han Dynasty will have risen again!"

"You kid, you know how to flatter me!" Zhuge Liang shook his head speechlessly and patted Ma Su on the head with his feather fan.

"Of course there's no point in flattering me, just stay in the camp! If I find out that you're trying to sneak out, don't blame me for depriving you of your military rights!"