Chapter 609    Each has its own plans (20)

As the only general in the Sun clan's war, Sun Shao was under a lot of pressure!

Whether this battle can achieve military achievements is related to the status and voice of the Sun generals in the army.

Sun Shao is not the direct lineage of the Sun family. His ancestors were originally surnamed Yu. Sun Shao's uncle Sun He followed Sun Ce and was loyal. Sun Ce loved him very much, so he gave him the surname Sun and named his entire family among the Sun family.

In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Sun Shao was killed. Sun Shao commanded Sun He's army and was appointed as the captain of Chenglie by Sun Quan. Later, he served as the prefect of Guangling and was a general.

In the first year of Huangchu (220), Sun Quan was granted the title of King of Wu and promoted him to General Yangwei and Marquis of Feudal De.

His identity is equivalent to a family slave in the Sun family, and his status is not as good as that of the Sun family.

It is also because of his identity that he and his cousin Sun Heng were valued by Sun Quan and held heavy troops.

On the contrary, Sun Quan's brothers did not command the troops.

Even Sun Yi, the younger brother of the prefect of Danyang, had no military power and was eventually assassinated by his generals.

Sun Shao fought on behalf of the Sun clan generals this time. If Xu Sheng’s defensive layout was followed, he would basically have nothing to do this time. Sun Quan’s idea of ​​installing more clan generals in the army would be dashed.

Although Sun Shao's generation is Sun Quan's nephew, his age is actually not much different.

When Sun Shao was a child, because of his uncle Sun He, he studied literature and martial arts with Sun Quan as a accompanying student.

How old is Sun Quan older? Whether it is military strategy or martial arts, they are all above Sun Shao.

Sun Quan is a natural child king. When playing together, Sun Shao obeys Sun Quan's advice and is a hardcore little brother.

After defeating Cao Cao in the Battle of Red Cliff, Sun Quan firmly settled down. He was full of confidence and did not want his brother Sun Ce to be beautiful. He also wanted to lead the army to kill the enemy and expand his territory.

He personally led his troops across the river several times and fought in Hefei, hoping to expand his territory in the Huai and Si area, open up the situation, and then march into the Central Plains.

But things went against my wishes. With the superior forces, Sun Quan returned several times, which instead made Zhang Liao famous.

Sun Quan was not a paranoid person. Later, he changed his mind and did not lead troops to fight in person. He used his masters and generals such as Sun Jiao and Sun Heng as his agents.

With his support, Sun Jiao and Sun Heng participated in the battle of sneak attacks on Jingzhou and Yiling, and achieved certain results.

After gaining Jingzhou, although he was treacherous, how could Sun Quan realize his desire to expand territory?

It is reasonable to say, but Sun Quan is still dissatisfied.

Before Sun Ce died, he once said this to Sun Quan:

"I will be better than me when I raise the people of Jiangdong to make a decision between the two Chens and compete with the world. I will be worse than me. I will be better than me when I select the wise and capable people, and I will be better than me when I protect Jiangdong."

There were many civil officials and military generals who heard this next to him at that time!

Sun Ce's words sound like a praising word. Most of them also recognize Sun Ce's words and believe that Sun Quan is a suitable heir.

But Sun Quan sounded very harsh, thinking that Sun Ce looked down on him, thinking that he had no military talent, and was just a master of success.

However, Sun Quan believed that he was a civil and military talent, and he was no worse than his brother Sun Ce on the battlefield.

After hearing Sun Ce's words, Sun Quan didn't say anything, but secretly swore in his heart that he must prove himself with victory on the battlefield.

But he was defeated several times in Hefei, but he had nowhere to gain a tiny of land and became his inner demon. This made him use any means to expand his territory and attack his allies successfully.

After taking all Jingzhou, such a result is reasonable.

However, these contributions still have little to do with Sun Quan's own military talents. It is impossible to show his talent in both civil and military affairs. This is a flaw in the beauty and becomes Sun Quan's heart.

Originally, Sun Quan chose Sun Heng, a student he trained, as an agent to show his military talents.

Sun Heng was called Yan Yuan, a royal family member by Sun Quan, which refers to his tireless learning, especially his military strategy, which is in line with Sun Quan and can well reflect Sun Quan's military talent.

Sun Quan appointed Sun Huan as General Jianwu for his merits, granted Dan and moved to the Marquis, and transferred him to Niuzhu to supervise the construction of Hengjiangwu, preparing to allow Sun Heng to accumulate qualifications and reputation, and he could be the chief general of the Northern Expedition in the future.

Who knew that God did not do good, and Sun Heng died young.

Most of the other Sun family's relatives were mediocre and were not enough to entrust with important tasks, so Sun Shao could be of great use.

This time, Sun Quan sent Sun Shao to lead troops to the war, and there were many expectations.

Sun Shao also wanted to make contributions, so he asked Sun Quan to explain his strategy several times and asked him to take the initiative.

Sun Quan said that he could not interfere with the strategic deployment of coach Xu Sheng, and asked Sun Shao to take into account the overall situation and follow the coach's arrangements.

However, Sun Quan did not reject Sun Shao's strategy and tactics in his words, and even expressed his approval inadvertently. This is where Sun Shao and Xu Sheng challenged.

Sun Quan was familiar with "The Art of War" and believed that Sun Shao's strategy and tactics were very consistent with the argument of "using the right combination to win with a strange victory", but it was not easy to interfere with Xu Sheng's arrangements, so he did not interfere.

Seeing that Cao Pi was about to attack, Sun Quan came this time to want Xu Sheng to adopt Sun Shao's suggestion and prove himself with Sun Shao's victory.

Who knew that as soon as I came in, I found that Xu Sheng had already had a quarrel with Sun Shao.

Sun Quan knew that the two had different opinions and it was difficult to reconcile. His eyes turned and he had an idea in his mind.

He pretended to be unaware of it, and first ordered the swordsman to release Sun Shao, then turned to Xu Sheng to ask about the love.

Xu Sheng replied:

"The king ordered his ministers to be the governor and brought troops to resist Wei; now the powerful general Sun Shao did not follow the military law and was about to ask the king what to do."

Sun Quan pretended not to know what was going on, and saw that there was no one in the account, and he was willing to help Sun Shao, so he signaled Sun Shao to make excuses.

Sun Shao understood it. He felt very wronged in his heart, so he fell to the ground and cried to Sun Quan:

"I have been guarding Guangling in previous years and knew the geographical advantage. It is the best defensive method to intercept Cao Pi's army to fight and fight. Once the Wei army crosses the Yangtze River, our Wu Kingdom will be very dangerous!"

Although Sun Shao only said roughly, this was the combat plan he had reported to Sun Quan. Sun Quan fully understood what Sun Shao meant, and he thought in his heart that he and Xu Sheng divided the troops to resist the enemy.

Although he intended to favor Sun Shao, Sun Quan could not sacrifice Xu Sheng's face, so he spoke:

"General Xu, Sun Shao is young and energetic, and he violates military law by mistake. Wan Xi is forgiven."

Xu Sheng took Sun Shao to establish his authority. If Sun Quan let him go so gently, it would be counterproductive and his position in the army was worrying.

Xu Sheng was angry and plucked up his courage to answer:

"The law is not established by ministers, nor is it established by the king. It is a punishment for the country. If you avoid it with your relatives, how can you help the crowd?"

(End of this chapter)
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