Chapter 528 The Battle of Yiling (50)
Sun Quan accepted Cao Pi's title of King Wu, and then he calmed down and prepared to fight Liu Bei.
Although the relationship between the monarch and the subject was clarified, Sun Quan did not expect to fight side by side with Cao Pi's army.
But he didn't want Cao Pi to be idle, and he was inevitably plotting against him, so he submitted a letter asking Cao Pi to send troops to attack Hanzhong.
Sun Quan did not expect Cao Pi to go to war with Liu Bei if he was just a bluff. Even if he was bluffing, he could at least restrain Liu Bei and relieve the pressure on the battlefield in Jingzhou.
But Cao Pi was determined to be Sun Quan and made up his mind to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight.
His father Cao Cao tried his best to arouse the hatred between Sun Quan and Liu Bei, how could he let them shake hands and make peace?
Cao Pi was unmoved and began to build a large-scale construction in Luoyang, releasing the news of moving the capital to Luoyang, which was obviously an hinting at Liu Bei that I don’t have time to pay attention to you now, just set off the stance and fight!
Of course, it is necessary to find some excuses. Cao Pi drafted and wrote the "Letter to King Sun Quan of Wu" to encourage Sun Quan to fight bravely.
Moreover, Cao Pi was not without action. He added a lot of troops to Wancheng and Fancheng, saying that he could support Sun Quan at any time.
But Sun Quan did not dare to hand over his back to Cao Pi and politely declined.
Cao Pi couldn't use his strength, so he pretended to feel guilty and rewarded Sun Quan with the two mounts he was about to eliminate, so he helped him kill the enemy on the battlefield.
Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition was a serious move and accelerated his advancement.
Shamoke also received the news of Fan Zhou's defeat, and went day and night to Zigui, forming a left-right attack with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei dispatched troops in Baidi City. He heard that Ma Liang, Shamoko and others were about to arrive in Zigui, so he decided to attack Zigui.
As soon as Liu Bei's army moved, Li Yi, the defender of Zigui, and Liu A immediately made a judgment. The spy soon discovered Shamoko's army and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. He hurriedly closed the city gates and could not stand there. He also sent an envoy early to ask Sun Quan for help.
Sun Quan heard that Liu Bei had increased the number of troops from Shamoke, Du Lu, Liu Ning and others, and his plan to make Cao Pi attack Hanzhong was ruined. If Liu Bei wanted to withdraw his troops, the only way to defeat Liu Bei was feasible.
When Sun Quan received a letter of help from Li Yi and Liu A, he immediately summoned his civil and military officials to discuss strategies to respond to the enemy.
Sun Quan was very proud of his eyes as he looked at the civil and military officials and generals under the tent.
His lineup still has many advantages over Liu Bei.
The famous generals under Liu Bei were nothing more than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Now both of them have died. Liu Bei’s subordinates have no generals, so they can only command the troops themselves.
But after Sun Quan inspected the generals under the tent, his face suddenly became ugly!
Because he looked around, he couldn't find a suitable candidate for the Grand Chief Governor.
Jiangdong was once full of talents. Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, Jiang Qin, and Ling Tong were all talented, but now they have all died.
Although there are many old generals left behind, such as Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Pan Zhang, Gan Ning, Luo Tong, etc., they are all experienced and have outstanding martial arts skills.
But they are all generals who attack cities and villages, and none of them are qualified commanders.
He counted again with his fingers, but there was still no suitable candidate. Sun Quan felt that he was not much better than Liu Bei, and his subordinates were not as handsome as he could.
He also wanted to lead the army in person and broke up with Liu Bei in person.
But when I thought about it, I was a little hesitant.
Chapter completed!