One day passed, and on the surface it seemed like a peaceful conspiracy, slowly approaching the Huainan area in the southeast.
"Can this really succeed?"
At this time, Sun Quan looked at a young man in a big robe in front of him with a heavy face, frowned slightly, and said to the young man in front of him in a heavy tone.
"Your Majesty, don't worry.
If you succeed, you will definitely be able to seize the land of Huainan in one fell swoop."
The young man looked at Sun Quan in front of him with a heavy expression, and said to Sun Quan in a serious tone.
The young man was none other than Zhou Li, the current governor of Poyang.
Seeing Sun Quan's heavy expression, Zhou Li nodded.
Today, Sun Quan has captured Jingzhou and now occupies Soochow and Jingzhou.
However, if Sun Quan wants to further expand his power, he must capture the Huainan area.
The Huainan area is located to the north of Soochow and is the choke point of Soochow.
If the land of Huainan is captured, Soochow will face a vast plain area.
By then, all the way north, it will definitely be able to achieve great things.
In the past, Sun Quan did not dare to attack Huainan because the defender of Huainan was Cao Wei's general Bai Ren, a young and terrifying guy.
Now Bai Ren's status has long been lost.
He was successfully transferred to the central government by Cao Wei and was appointed as the Taifu and Taiwei of Cao Wei today.
It can be said that he is one of the top officials in Cao Wei today.
Since Bai Ren left the Huainan area, Sun Quan mobilized his troops to attack Huainan continuously for a long time.
It's just that the current Huainan garrison is Cao Xiu, the great Sima of Cao Wei.
Cao Xiu used to be Bai Ren's subordinate.
What's more, Cao Xiu also suffered losses in the Soochow army before, so he firmly remembers Bai Ren's instructions before leaving.
His words.
The best policy is to hold on and not come out.
Let others be strong, and I will defend my wall.
No matter how the enemy attacks or provokes, Cao Xiu and his troops will not come out of Hefei City.
Although Soochow's navy is the best in the world, it is very weak on land, not to mention the siege battle.
In addition, Sun Quan has the title of Sun Shiwan.
No matter how many troops there are, it will be difficult to break through the layers of the enemy.
Defense of Hefei City.
In the end, Sun Quan led his soldiers to attack Hefei City for almost seven or eight years without any results.
As a result, many civil and military officials who came from wealthy families opposed Sun Quan's use of troops against Hefei.
Sun Quan was a little helpless and even reprimanded these civil and military officials in the morning court, so much so that Sun Quan wanted to pull out the sword on his waist and kill them in the hall.
However, although Sun Quan is now the emperor, the powerful families in Soochow still have far more rights than Sun Quan, so Sun Quan has to look at the faces of the powerful families from time to time, and Sun Quan also remembered the last words of his brother Sun Ce at this time. .
Sure enough, if he wants to control the power in his hands, he still needs to take action against these aristocratic families in Soochow.
However, now that the aristocratic families are deeply entrenched, and there is Cao Wei eyeing him in the north, Sun Quan does not dare to attack the aristocratic families at all.
After all, if the powerful families are to be disturbed now, it will inevitably lead to chaos in Soochow.
If Cao Wei takes the opportunity to cross the Yangtze River, the Soochow Empire that Sun Quan has worked so hard to build will be destroyed.
So Sun Quan also cultivated children from poor families, and Zhou Li, who now provides Sun Quan with advice to attack Huainan, is one of the children Sun Quan cultivated.
"Now, hurry up and implement this plan.
I will show the aristocratic families of Soochow that I, Sun Quan, can also attack Huainan."
Sun Quan's eyes were full of blazing ambition at this time, and then he looked at the world outside the window in the distance, his tone was a bit...
He said seriously to Zhou Li beside him.
Zhou Li nodded to Sun Quan in front of him, bowed slightly and saluted, and then slowly exited Sun Quan's room, preparing to carry out his treacherous plot against Cao Wei.
In the land of Huainan in the north, the Grand Sima Cao Xiu, who was in charge of Shouchun, was calmly handling the military affairs of Huainan, and on the other side was the current Shouchun Prefect Bu Zhi, who is really the current Taiwei Bai Ren.
Big uncle.
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Cao Xiu originally looked down upon Bu Zhi, who relied on his relatives to become the governor, thinking that he had no ability and was just a playboy from a wealthy family.
But later, Bai Ren's uncle showed his ability.
Not only did he manage the entire Shouchun City to be rich and fertile, but the defenses in the city were also very complete, which made Cao Xiu look at him with admiration.
Cao Xiu was now not only the Grand Sima, but also the governor of Yangzhou, so he handed over the government affairs of Yangzhou governor to Bu Zhi, while Cao Xiu was in charge of the military affairs and left the political affairs to Bu Zhi.
Bu Zhao lived up to Cao Xiu's trust and managed the war-torn Huainan land in an orderly manner, vaguely resembling the scene of the rich land of Huainan in the Han Dynasty.
"General, there is a man outside the city who claims to be an envoy from Soochow and wants to see the general."
At this moment, a soldier came to Cao Xiu in a hurry.
He looked at Cao Xiu in front of him and said to him calmly.
Cao Xiu said.
"The envoy from Soochow is coming.
I don't know what Sun Quan is up to.
Please bring him in."
Cao Xiu suddenly looked hesitant when he heard what the reporting soldier in front of him said.
Then he hesitated for a moment, and his tone was somewhat He said calmly to the soldiers in front of him.
"I see you, Grand Sima."
I saw a man in black clothes, led by a soldier, cautiously came to the room, and then looked at Cao Xiu who was sitting on the seat, staring at him with a somewhat unkind look.
He said respectfully to Cao Xiu in a low tone.
"I wonder why Sun Quan sent you here?"
Cao Xiu looked at the wretched envoy in front of him with a somewhat unkind look, and asked with a hint of doubt.
"I am not Sun Quan's envoy, but a confidant of Poyang Prefect Zhou Li.
The Prefect has a letter for me to give to Da Sima."
The envoy looked at Cao Xiu, as if he was a little dissatisfied with him, and cautiously followed He took out the letter from his sleeve and spoke to Cao Xiu in a cautious tone.
Cao Xiu's guards carefully came to the middle of the hall, took the letter from the eater, and then handed it to Cao Xiu who was sitting in his seat.
Cao Xiu opened the letter with some suspicion, and then read the letter carefully.
Finally, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the envoy in front of him with a gloomy expression.
He said to the envoy in a cold tone: "Haha, such a despicable plan.
Why can't I see that your eunuch can trick me into a trap with just one letter?"
The envoy standing in the lobby looked at Cao Xiu laughing in front of him, and his face suddenly became a little heavy, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.
He stood cautiously in the lobby and did not dare to move.
Bu Zhao on the side looked at Cao Xiu and suddenly looked a little confused.
Cao Xiu also handed the letter in his hand to the guard on the side and asked them to show it to Bu Zhao.
Bu Zhao looked at the letter that Cao Xiu had handed over.
He carefully noticed that the letter was a letter of surrender, and the person who wrote this letter was Zhou Li, the current governor of Poyang in Soochow.
It turns out that Zhou Yi wanted to defect to Cao Wei in his letter, but now Sun Quan is firmly watching him, and wants Cao Xiu to send troops to attack Soochow.
When the time comes, he will take the opportunity to cooperate internally and externally.
"Da Sima, I'm afraid there is a scam in this letter, so don't be careful."
Bu Zhi slowly put down the letter in his hand, looked at Cao Xiu with a gloomy expression, and said to Cao Xiu in a low voice.
"Da Sima, the small sentence is true.
Nowadays, the powerful families in Soochow are in power, and the children of the poor family have no chance to succeed.
My master has wanted to defect to Cao Wei for a long time."
The envoy looked at Cao Xiu who was sitting on the seat.
He looked unconvinced and quickly explained to Cao Xiu in a somewhat anxious tone.
After hearing what the envoy in front of him said, Cao Xiu suddenly began to have some doubts in his heart, and his whole mind began to waver.
After all, if this matter is true, he, Cao Xiu, can achieve feats that are rarely seen in the world.
When the time comes, he can rely on this share of credit , he can ask Cao Wei for the position of the first general.
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"Since you said that your master wants to take refuge with me, Cao Wei, then go back and tell your master that if he wants to take refuge with me, Cao Wei, at least come up with something decent to prove it."
Cao Xiu looked at the envoy in front of him with a gloomy expression.
He gently touched his beard, hesitated for a moment, and spoke to the messenger in front of him in a cold tone.
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