Chapter 59 Sun Caohe defeated Liu Bei and Nan Ye asked Sun Quan 7
Chen's proud soldiers and temptation of the enemy were very successful, and it was too late for Cao Zhen to react. The ambush that ambush Chen arrived was ambushed by Chen, which made Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu extremely depressed. What made them more depressed was that Chen's soldiers rested in the shade of the mountains for a day, and they were all lively. On the other hand, Cao's soldiers were not only exhausted, but also many soldiers who were holding their urine and were scared by the ambush of the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, they knelt down and asked to surrender.
Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu can't be ashamed at this time, but it's important to escape for their lives. Chen was chased all the way by them. How could he easily let them go at this time? He rode a horse with a gun to fight against Cao Xiu.
Cao Xiu was not defeated by Chen and had no fighting spirit. At that time, he was beaten and retreated steadily. Thanks to Cao Zhen's righteousness, he returned to save Cao Xiu. The two fought and retreated in the direction of Jinyang City.
Cao Chun led the army and waited for a day on the road. He thought he would wait for the defeated army, but he didn't expect that the defeated Cao army was waiting. The defeated army only ran for their lives and rushed into Cao Chun's army array one after another. Cao's army trampled on each other and suffered countless deaths and injuries. Cao Chun couldn't restrain himself, and the soldiers were all trapped by the defeated army and fled.
Sima Yi saw the three-way ambush fleeing back to the camp and quickly ordered his men to release arrows to intercept Chen to pick up the defeated army. Chen was not in a hurry to enter the city. Seeing Cao's soldiers in the camp shooting arrows, he retreated to the village and collected Cao's troops. In this battle, 30,000 Cao soldiers were killed and injured thousands, and more than 10,000 soldiers were surrendered. Chen arrived at the army and increased instead of decreasing, and Lizhai confronted Sima Yi.
If Chen enters the city, Sima Yi will feel better. Now that Chen does not enter the city, Sima Yi will have to take precautions on both sides. First, we should guard against Chen from breaking through the city, second, we should prevent Zhang Fei from breaking out of the city, and we should also prevent Chen from coming and Zhang Fei from cooperating outside. However, Sima Yi also had a countermeasure, simply gathering the besieged soldiers and horses in a place to camp, allowing Chen and Zhang Fei to go in and out. Cao Zhang and Ou Yue were also summoned, and they also set up a village to become a corner. The strength of the two sides is basically the same, and no one can do anything about it, so they are deadlocked like this.
However, he said that Xun Zhen was ordered by Liu Bei to see Sun Quan. Xun Zhen was not very sure about persuading Sun Quan to send troops to attack Cao, and he was ready to suffer. However, to Xun Qian's surprise, Sun Quan not only did not embarrass himself, but also treated him very politely. After receiving the gift, Xun was arranged to rest in the post hall and agreed to meet him on the next day.
Early the next morning, Xun Qian carefully groomed and looked at the bronze mirror for a long time. Seeing that his clothes were neat and there was no rudeness, he followed the guide and went to the hall to see Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was very satisfied with the worship of Xun Chen after he went to the hall and asked with a smile, "What's the business of Mr. Youruo who came to my Great Wu with a gift?"
Xun said, "Your Majesty has been in alliance with me for many years, and has repeatedly fought against Cao. Today, Weichen came here, one is to congratulate your majesty for being emperor, and the other is that Cao Pi has violated our territory and the territory of the state, and my lord wants to invite your majesty to attack Cao together.
Sun Quan knew that Zhou Yu had an appointment with Sima Yi first, but he could not let Xun see the flaw. Pretender reluctantly and said, "Cao Zihuan surrendered to Duke Xuande, and now he is a prince under the command of Duke Xuande. Cao Zihuan's rebellion was caused by the lax of under the rule of Xuande. If I raised an army against Cao, would it be no different from attacking Xuande?
Xun Xun secretly scolded Sun Quan for being cunning. Obviously, Sun Quan was unwilling to send troops and wanted to sit and watch the clams compete with each other, and the fisherman would benefit. But he said it high-soundingly and pretended that he was unwilling to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Who doesn't know that Cao Pi is the king on the surface, but in fact he is no different from the king of a country.
Since Xun Xun came as a lobbyist, he was naturally ready to speak and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this is not good! Cao Pi gave up to my lord and offered a jade seal to His Majesty, which was a forced divorce. Cao Pi was originally a pseudo-emperor, and his position was not right. How could my lord accept his meditation? My lord was originally a descendant of Miao from the Han Dynasty, and the former emperor unfortunately died when he was killed by a thief. My lord succeeded to the throne, which had nothing to do with Cao Pi. Cao Pi was named Hanchen, but in fact, the autonomous side was not subject to control, just like mountain thieves. Your Majesty's attack is to eliminate harm for the people, and my Lord can't ask for it.
Sun Quan was said to be speechless. There is indeed no evidence that Liu Bei accepted Cao Pi's concession, but Sun Quan accepted Cao Pi's jade seal. Xun didn't say directly that Cao Pi was a subordinate of Sun Quan, and complained that Sun Quan's royal family was not strict, which was already a save face.
When Zhang Zhao saw that Sun Quan couldn't say anything about Xun, he went out of the class and said bluntly, "It's just that Cao Pi and Xuandegong don't belong to each other and dominate one side to attack the city and land. What does it have to do with my master? What's the benefit for Mr. You Ruo to say that I will attack Cao Pi?"
When Xun Qian heard Zhang Zhao mention the benefits, he was not in a hurry. As the saying goes: It is the buyer who is praised and criticized. People who sell things are not afraid of others picking and bargaining, but they are afraid that there is no one. Xun Qian bowed his hand to Zhang Zhao and said, "Cao Pi is attacking Bingzhou and governing the emptiness. If Eastern Wu can take advantage of this to send troops, one can get Cao Pi's land, and the other can relieve the siege of my lord. After everything is completed, there will be a lot of thanks.
Sun Quan felt that the argument was almost here, so he said according to Zhou Yu's plan: "Mr. Youruo's words are the same! It's just that Ye City is difficult to attack, and it can't be captured by my country. I often hear that the two righteous brothers of Duke Xuande, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide, are all brave. If Xuande can send these two to help fight, how about I send troops to attack Cao?
Thinking about it, Liu Bei's only enemies are Cao Pi and Sun Quan. If they join forces with Sun Quan to attack Ye City, Cao Pi will not be able to attack Yanzhou again. Guan Yu can send troops without left and right containment. Moreover, Sun Quan's request is not too much. Liu Bei can't ask Sun Quan to send troops to relieve himself, but he can't make an army. So Xun replied, "To tell you the truth, General Zhang is resisting Cao's army in Bingzhou and can't get out. Can I persuade my lord to send General Guan to send troops with his majesty?
Sun Quan frowned when he heard the words, as if he was not satisfied with Liu Bei's only one general, but he could not let Zhang Fei give up Bingzhou, so he reluctantly nodded and said, "Since General Zhang is confronting with Cao Jun, I can't force it. I hope General Guan can lead more soldiers to help me attack Cao. How about I send Zhou Gongjin, the governor, to lead the army?
Xun was relieved when he heard that Zhou Yu was leading the army. Zhou Yu was the first general under Sun Quan's command. Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu to attack Cao sincerely. So Xun thanked Sun Quan and hurried back to Xuchang to tell about the alliance between the two countries to attack Cao.
Xuchang's Liu Bei first received a good news, saying that Chen had defeated Cao's army in Bingzhou and stabilized the war situation, and immediately received a reward from Xun Chen, saying that Sun Quan was willing to send troops, but asked Liu Bei to send Guan Yu to lead troops to help and occupy Cao Pi's land in Eastern Wu.
Liu Bei is not afraid that Sun Quan will raise conditions, but he is afraid that Sun Quan will not raise conditions. The more conditions Sun Quan puts forward, the more sincere Sun Quan is about the alliance. Liu Bei immediately ordered Guan Yu to lead 50,000 troops to join forces with Zhou Yu and attack Ye City north. Xun was also sent as Guan Yu's military division, reconciled the relationship between the two armies, and ordered Guan Yu's Iraqi nationality to manage Yanzhou military and political affairs.