Chapter 70 Master of Use

In May of the 24th year of Jian'an, Jianye City was very busy. Since the battle of Ruxuwu the year before last, Cao Qian has put the main attack direction in Hanzhong. Jiangdong has been very calm. This time, in order to respond to Liu Bei in Hanzhong, Sun Quan decided to attack Xiahou Dun, who was stationed in the nest, and the generals stationed in various places rushed to obey. Jianye once again entered the pre-war tension.

Sun Quan looked at the yellowed face in the bronze mirror, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and the white hair on his temples looked particularly conspicuous.

This is the third one found today.

"Pull it out."

Gu Limo silently grabbed the white hair and gently pressed Sun Quan's scalp with his fingers. Sun Quan subconsciously bit his lips. Gu Li's hand moved, and the white hair fell down. Gu Li used to hiding his white hair in his sleeve and was ready to throw it away later. Sun Quan doesn't like to see white hair, especially on his own head, which Gu Li knows very well.

"Ali, show me." Sun Quan stretched out his hand.

Gu Li hesitated for a moment and distributed Bai to Sun Quan's generous palm. Sun Quan picked up his white hair, raised it in front of him, and smiled gloomily, "There are so many white hairs in less than 40 years old. Am I not old enough?"

Gu Li was silent for a moment: "The Supreme is too tired."

During this period, in order to raise the affairs of sending troops, Sun Quan was often busy until the middle of the night, and it was common for him not to sleep all night. Xiahou Dun has 50,000 troops. He has to mobilize at least a considerable amount of people. If he wants to achieve better results, he should have a little more. However, he found that in addition to the necessary troops in various places, there were not many people he could really mobilize.

Nearly 20,000 people of Lu Su and Sun Zhuo on the Western Front could not move. They had to guard against Guan Yu. Although they were now allies with Guan Yu, Sun Quan was hurt by Liu Bei and Guan Yu's ministers and did not want to be exploited by them again, so these 30,000 conditions could not be moved under any circumstances.

Lv Meng and other people's troops have all in place, with a total of more than 53,000 people, which is comparable to Xiahou Dun, but the Qingxu Water Division is a thorn in Sun Quan's heart. After the last battle of Ruxuwu, the Qingxu Water Division, which was equipped with a Thunderbolt, has been fighting against the Jiangdong Water Division. Although the Jiangdong Marine Division was also equipped with a Thunderbolt car, its range was not as good as that of the Qingxu Marine Division. It did its best, and it only made Lv Meng a little worried. Once the army crossed the river, the waterway was cut off by the Qingxu Water Division, and the heavy grain and grass were cut off. The army crossing the river was bound to collapse without a fight. This danger was too great. Lv Meng did not dare to attack Xiahou Dun with all his strength. Several attempts did not get the upper hand. The two sides were entangled within 20 or 30 miles along the river. Xiahou Dun did not pay attention to him at all. The purpose of attracting Cao Yan was far away.

As for the east line, there has been no news. More than 5,000 of Sun Shao's men did not dare to cross the river to attack at all. In fact, he, the governor of Guangling, has always been stationed in the capital (now Zhenjiang).

There are still three parts of power that Sun Quan wants to move but doesn't want to move, and some of them are He Qi's men. He Qi has more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Sun Quan doesn't want to touch him. On the one hand, it is because He Qi does not have many sailors, and he has to rely on others to fight across the river. On the other hand, He Qi has a great deterrent to Shanyue. Once he is mobilized in Xindu County, he is afraid that Shanyue will cause trouble again and the rear will be unstable. Some of them are Lu Xun's people, and Lu Xun also has more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Sun Quan regards him as a reserve force. Once there is an emergency, Lu Xun needs urgent help, and he can't move casually. The other part is Sun Shao's sailors. Sun Shao now has more than 15,000 people, and they are all powerful sailors. Once he arrives at the Yangtze River, he can not only restrain the Qingxu sailors and solve Lv Meng's worries, but also directly threaten Qingxu and open up a battlefield.

But Sun Quan was very angry again. He issued an order a year ago. As a result, Sun Shao not only came late, but also stopped at Qian Tangkou to rest. What made Sun Quan's heart beat even more was that he actually recommended He Qi's son Heda Zhu Ya to be a county lieutenant.

What does he mean? Do you want to join hands with He Qi?

Sun Quan's eyelids jumped at the thought of this matter, and he regretted his original decision more and more. At the beginning, it was a mistake to let Sun Shao be the general of Henghai. If he wanted to do business, he would let him do business. He let his family have a lot of money and be a rich man, which was also regarded as an uncle and nephew who had nothing to do. Cao Shen used a discord. He detained Jiaozhou Mudu, but he didn't do it thoroughly enough. Finally, he gave Sun Shao a Henghai general. Who would have thought that such a very joking General Henghai actually made Sun Shaofeng live. In just one year, he formed more than 10,000 sailors.

If you had known this, let him be a general of Henghai. If the villain did it to the end and didn't give anything, just let him be a businessman in the South China Sea.

Sun Quan was very annoyed. Now that raising tigers is a problem, things have been a little out of control. Sun Shao has the strength. He can no longer arrange him at will as before. Not only can he not arrange at will, but he has to worry about Sun Shao's ideas. He is not in a hurry to join the war. He can only endure the indefinite rest in Qian Tangkou. Because he knew that once he provoked Sun Shao, his Aurora sailor, which was mainly formed by pirates, would become his nightmare. The southeast area would never be peaceful, and it would be more troublesome than before.

Then Sun Quan still has a glimmer of hope. So far, Sun Shao has not shown any ambition, and he has a legitimate reason to stay in Qian Tangkou. Once Sun Shao participates in the war, he will greatly reverse the direction of the war and alleviate his current problems.

These all depend on Sun Shao's attitude, not on his Sun Quan.

This feeling made Sun Quan feel as if he had returned to the time when he just took over Jiangdong. He asked Zhou Yu about foreign affairs and Zhang Zhao about internal affairs. He could not make any decision. Otherwise, not only the ministers did not agree, but also his mother Wu did not agree.

Supreme Supreme, I didn't expect that after working hard for more than ten years, I finally returned to the past. Sun Quan felt very depressed.

However, no matter how many thoughts he has in mind, the most urgent thing at present is to let Sun Shao participate in the war as soon as possible. Sun Quan can still distinguish the priorities. If he can't attract Cao's attention as soon as possible, once Liu Bei is defeated and Yizhou is lost, everything will be wiped out. Not only will the achievements of his struggle for more than ten years be wasted, but the foundation left by his father and brother will also be lost.

"Ali, why hasn't Fengxian arrived in Jianye yet?" Sun Quan twisted the white hair in his hand and asked.

Gu Li shook his head: "I don't know."

Sun Quan smiled, Gu Li was too cautious.

"However, I thought the future general would definitely come." Gu Li whispered, "If he doesn't want to participate in the war, why does he have to run all the way to Qian Tangkou?"

Sun Quan's eyelids jumped and nodded thoughtfully. If Sun Shao stays in the South China Sea and doesn't come, he really can't help it. He can't control Sun Shao at all. So, he came and was ready to participate in the war. So why is he still staying in Qiantang? Is he asking for something?

Sun Quan's heart moved and immediately sent someone to find Lu Xun. Lu Xun thought for a moment and said, "It's possible. He is now a township marquis and a later general, but this is due to pacing the Zhuya pirates. Later, he solved the south problem. It seems that there is no reward, right?

Sun Quan's eyes turned: "It's not big to solve the war in the south. Is it necessary to give another reward?"

Lu Xun smiled and said, "Supreme, it is said that the south is a part of Jiaozhou. It should be solved by the Jiaozhou sailors, not under the jurisdiction of the Zhendan sailors."

Sun Quan suddenly realized that Sun Shao had not set up the Zhendan Water Division at that time. He went to pacify the South China Sea as General Fubo. Now in order to prevent him from getting involved in Jiaozhou, he specially asked him to set up the Zhendan Water Division and demarcated him out of Jiaozhou. He must have a problem with this, so he stayed in Qian Tangkou and did not participate in the war. This vertical is really the material for a businessman, and the calculation is very shrewd.

"Then send someone to reward." Sun Quan put down his mind and smiled: "Who do you think is better to go?"

"Feng Xian is a short-tempered person. If he sends a prestigious person, I'm afraid he will think that the Supreme has another intention. It's better to let an unknown person go. Maybe he can accept it more." Lu Xun smiled and said, "There is an official under my subordinate named Zhou Yu. He is humble, but he is a little eloquent. It's better for him to have a look."

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Xun and knew that he was taking the opportunity to recommend his own subordinates, and said nothing more. At this time, it was the time to use Lu Xun. It was always unrealistic not to give some benefits, so he agreed. Then he ordered someone to write a document, summoned Zhou Kun as Zhonglang, took the book to Qian Tang, and added Sun Shao as the Marquis of Fuchun. His generals had their own rewards. At the same time, he urged him to rush to Guangling as soon as possible to assist Sun Shao to march into Huaiyin.

"Zhou Kun?" As soon as Sun Shao saw Zhou Kun, he was a little surprised after hearing his self-report. He had a little impression of the name Zhou Kun, but not because of Zhou Kun himself, but because of his son, Zhou Chu, one of the three evils in history, was Zhou Kun's son. He originally thought that Zhou Chu had something to do with Zhou Yu. Later, he found out that Zhou Chu's father's name was Zhou Yu. He was not very famous in the Three Kingdoms, but he did a very awesome thing, that is, he cheated, dug a hole, and put Cao Xiu, the master of the State of Wei, in it. Cao Xiu was so angry. In addition, there is a little impression that Zhou Kun seems to like to use spies, but he is not very clear about the specific examples.

Although he doesn't know much about Zhou Yu, he always knows that this is a talent, and his men are short of such people. Since Lu Xun has recommended him, of course he can't let him go. What position do you have now?

"I used to be stabbed and annipered under Lu Du's account, but now he is in the middle of the Cheqi General's mansion."

Sun Shao smiled to himself. Sun Quan was really careless. Such a person actually only gave him a man. In fact, he blamed Sun Quan by mistake. Zhou Kun is less than 20 years old this year. Sun Quan has just met him once and has not had a chance to understand his talent. In fact, Zhou Kun was released soon after he came to Sun Quan, and his official career was very smooth.

"You don't have to go back. Be my stabbing captain. These pirates are not the masters of Ansheng. They need a good person to treat them." Sun Shao was honest and rude. He made a decision without giving Zhou Kun any chance to refuse: "I will explain it to the Supreme."

Zhou Yu was overjoyed. He was just an official who stabbed and annihilated the captain under Lu Xun. Now he suddenly became a lieutenant. Although he is still in charge of stabbing and annihire, he is very good at doing such things. I believe it won't be promoted to lieutenant in a long.

"When will the general leave?"

"I'm going to leave if you don't come." Sun Shao shook the seal of the rich spring marquis and smiled. This time, he changed from a township marquis to a county marquis. I stayed in Qiantang, waiting for the warship to be repaired. Qiantang's shipyard was small and took a long time, so it was delayed.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything. He thought that Sun Shao was probably intentional. Qian Tang's dock is a private shipyard run by auditors. Whether it is manpower or material resources, of course, it cannot be compared with the official shipyard. Sun Quan did not allow Sun Shao to renovate the Houguan Shipyard, but let him come to Qian Tang. Of course, he meant to restrict Sun Shao, but Sun Shao was not a fuel-efficient lamp. On the excuse that Qiantang Shipyard was small, he dragged Sun Quan for half a month and had to increase the title. Speaking of which, Sun Quan was still at a loss.

Sun Shao summoned the generals and announced the reward of Sun Quan. This time, he made the greatest contribution in capturing the south. He was promoted from a township marquis to a county marquis. Among the others, only Cui Qian defeated the defeated soldiers of Lin Yi and killed Qu Chu. The merit was relatively great. He was promoted from a lieutenant to a lieutenant to a lieutenant, and Cui Wu was promoted to a lieutenant.

Subsequently, Sun Shao ordered the sailors to set sail. Three days later, he arrived in Guangling and met Sun Shao. As soon as Sun Shao saw Sun Shao, he said, "Fengxian, why did you come here until now? I'm in a hurry. I dare not cross the river without your sailor."

Sun Shao made a joke easily: "Brother, you, Guangling Taishou, should be at ease. There is no danger at all when people are separated by a river from the jurisdiction."

Sun Shao smiled and said, "I'm not comfortable here. I'm aggrieved. Lv Meng and Xiahou Dun fought a fierce battle, but I could only watch and dare not cross the river. I don't know how uncomfortable it is. Speaking of which, Fengxian, it's your fault.

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Some people say that you suggested that Cao Qian install a Thunderbolt car on the battleship of Qingxu Shi. Otherwise, how could Qingxu Shuishi be as good as today? Zang Ba has never taken advantage of it in the water war before. Sun Shao said while staring into Sun Shao's eyes. Sun Shao sneered and was too lazy to argue: "It's nonsense."

Sun Shao echoed and smiled: "Yes, the supreme also thinks that these people are really ridiculous. They use such clumsy means to alienating your uncles and nephews. It can also be seen that they are short of wits. By the way, Fengxian, when are you going to join the army?

"What kind of soldiers are going on?" Sun Shao asked back in surprise.

"Of course, it is to attack Huaiyin in the army."

Sun Shao frowned: "Do you think my ship can enter the water?"

Sun Shao's smile was a little stiff. He has seen it at the dock. Although he rarely sees small rushes and walkers in Sun Shao's warships, there are many medium-sized battleships. It is indeed a little difficult for the building ship to enter the water, but it is not impossible to enter, and there is no problem for the battleship to enter the water. What does Sun Shao mean by this? He ran here from the South China Sea and did not enter the water. Is he just ready to watch the battle?

"Compared with Qingxu Shi, my advantage lies in the building boat. If there is no building boat to participate in the war, then I am not sure enough about the Qingxu Shi, and I can't guarantee the safety of your back road." Seeing Sun Shao's skepticism, Sun Shao explained, "The Zhendan sailor was not prepared to fight in the river. He let me enter Zhongdushui and Zangba to fight against each other. It is to give up the strengths and use the short, which is a taboo of the soldiers. At that time, my war will not go well. Whose fault is it?

Sun Shao looked at Sun Shao's face and saw that there was nothing wrong with him, but he also agreed with him. The Zhendan sailor with the main combat strength was indeed suspected of giving up his strengths and weaknesses when they entered Zhonghushui. I don't know if Lv Meng and others agreed so at the beginning, they had the idea of weakening Sun Shao's strength. He could only hide this idea in his heart and couldn't say it to Sun Shao. He asked tentatively, "Then what do you decide to do?"

Sun Shao walked to the front of the map and drew a line on the Yangtze River: "Aren't you worried about Qingxu Shuishi? I'm here to deal with Qingxu Shuishi. In this case, why didn't I defeat Zang Ba in the river and relieve your worries? If you crippled Qingxu Shuishi, the river is your battlefield. Wouldn't it be better for you to come if you want, go if you want to go, and advance and retreat freely?

Sun Shao walked behind Sun Shao and looked at the map hanging on the wall, which was a little difficult. Of course, what Sun Shao said was true. As long as the Qingxu Water Division was defeated, the Xiahou Dun Department, which was dominated by walking horses, could only stop at the river, and the initiative of the battlefield would fall into the hands of Jiangdong. In the past, Jiangdong fought like this. If the situation was favorable, he would fight, and if the situation was unfavorable, he would run. He was invincible. Although the river is not as good as the sea, it has no impact on the combat effectiveness of the building ship. It is a good place for Sun Shao's Zhendan sailors to play. And with the help of other people, Jiangdong can have a great advantage in terms of military strength in the water war.

But Sun Shao doubts whether Sun Quan can agree to this battle plan. Will he let Sun Shao's Zhendan sailors enter the river? In other words, will Sun Shao enter the river at ease? If he doesn't enter the water, there is no uneasy component except that the amount of water in the water is small and can't meet the needs of the building boat?

With the rapid expansion of Sun Shao's strength, the trust between him and Sun Quan has been on the verge of collapse. At this time, both sides will try their best to avoid conflict, but all kinds of temptations are inevitable. Sun Quan wants Sun Shao to enter Zhongdushui, and Sun Shao does not want to enter Zhongdushui for his own safety, but he does not want to stay. It was true, so he first stayed in Qian Tangkou for more than half a month, and now he refused to execute the order on the pretext that slurbation was not conducive to play, which in turn gave Sun Quan a problem.

Can Sun Quan agree? Obviously, neither. On the other hand, even if Sun Quan can agree, Sun Shao may not dare to go. Once he enters the depths of the river, he will not be so free. What will he do if Sun Quan wants to forcibly remove his military power? It is impossible to bow down and be ordered. There is only a decisive battle, and the river is not the sea. In the face of the Yangtze River sailors who are several times more than him, he may not have enough chance of winning, at least he will be subject to a lot of restrictions.

"Is there any other way?" Sun Shao meditated for a while and asked again.

"Also, it is to directly attack Zang Ba's nest and attract him back to Xuzhou." Sun Shao pointed to Xuzhou above the map, "However, in this way, I will fight alone, and there will be a big problem with the supply of food and grass ordnance." He paused: "I need to face to the Supreme."

"Are you going back to Jianye?" Sun Shao was shocked. Should Sun Shao forcibly take the Zhendan sailor into the river before getting Sun Quan's order?

"Yes, I want to go back to Jianye." Sun Shao smiled calmly: "I only take the guard camp, and the others are on standby here."

"That's right." Sun Shao breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what about your men?"

"With my brother taking care of me, what else do I have to worry about?" Sun Shao stretched out his hand and patted Sun Shao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, as long as no one bothers them, they will be very safe. If you really dare to make trouble, I can't wait for it. I'm just looking for two stings to kill chickens and monkeys.

Sun Shao smiled bitterly. Sun Shao seemed to be generous. He only took the guard camp and threw all his hands in the capital, but who dared to take over his pirates? Anyway, Sun Shao didn't dare. And Sun Shao's meaning is also very direct. You'd better not mess with them, otherwise he won't be responsible for anything.

Sun Shao knew that Sun Shao was threatening him, but he could only pinch his nose and pretend not to hear it. He patted his chest: "Don't worry, go back quickly. In the capital, I still have a little weight. No one dares to bully you."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed: "Bully them? Brother, it's not me who praise this Haikou. Except for you, anyone who wants to touch their thoughts will regret Mordie in the end.

That's right, one is the king of pirates in the East China Sea, and the other is the king of pirates in the South China Sea. Who dares to provoke? Sun Shao nodded repeatedly, exempted from connecting the wind banquet, and directly sent Sun Shao out of the door. Sun Shao complained falsely, went back to the camp to arrange for Yu to stay, and rushed to Jianye with the destroyer camp. It was only more than 100 miles from the capital to Jianye. At noon the next day, he got off the boat at Jianye's wharf, leaving Chen Hai to guard the boat. He took Ding Feng, Ao Lei and other 200 guards to the city. While sending people home to report, he rushed to the general's mansion to meet him.

He came so suddenly that when Sun Quan heard the notice, he thought it was Sun Shao who came back. He looked at each other with Lv Meng, Lu Xun and others who were discussing the war, and they were very surprised.

Lv Meng coughed: "The general is really haunted. He stayed in Qian Tangkou for half a month. This move was like a thunderstorm. He rushed directly to Jianye in a few days. He really used soldiers like a god."

Lu Xun glanced at him without saying a sound. Gu Yong beside him frowned and felt a little uncomfortable. Lv Meng's words are a little taboo. Isn't he deliberately picking up the thorn in Sun Quan's heart? After Lu Ji came to Sun Shao's men, he lived a comfortable life in the South China Sea, enjoyed rich treatment, did what he wanted to do, and ate all kinds of unimaginable delicious food. When he was tired, he went to the beach to bask in the sun. He was very happy. The pleasure in the home letter written back was different from the depression in Yulin. His Mrs. Lu was very satisfied and had a great change in her impression of Sun Shao. She was thinking about sending her grandson Gu Tan to Sun Shao to practice. At this time, if something happened to Sun Shao, wouldn't the Lu family of the Gu family be unlucky together?

Sun Quan smiled and said, "Zi Ming's words are right. If Feng Xian hadn't used soldiers like a god, how could he have calmed down the East China Sea and the South China Sea in a year? Ziming, you have to fight this battle with your heart, otherwise you will be compared by him.

Lv Meng raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly: "Congratulations to the Supreme on getting another general."

(to be continued)