EBE Chapter 655 The Reasons for Repeated Northern Expeditions! Sun Quan: The Advantage Lies with Me
Chapter 655 The Reasons for Repeated Northern Expeditions! Sun Quan: The Advantage Lies with Me
Guo Tu activated his hidden talent skill: Bewitchment.
This move is so powerful it's practically devastating.
Those who have experienced this technique have given it rave reviews, with not a single negative comment!
as predicted.
Sun Quan's attention was successfully drawn to the powerful families of Jiangdong.
Neither Sun Quan nor Lü Meng knew at this moment that Guo Tu's plan was far more complex than that!
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"What!?"
"Ziming's injuries have not only failed to improve, but he has also fallen into a coma?"
Just as the 100,000-strong Jiangdong army was about to land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Lü Meng's attending physician, looking disheveled, came to report the news to Sun Quan.
"The subordinates are incompetent."
The doctor had completely lost the ability to put on airs in front of Sun Quan yesterday.
At that moment, he was looking down, like a quail.
"Bastard!"
"It must be because of your poor medical skills that Ziming was harmed!"
Enraged, Sun Quan kicked the doctor on the spot.
The doctor dared not utter a sound and obediently fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Sun Quan became even more furious.
But then he suddenly realized that the man in front of him was the most skilled doctor among the army's physicians.
If even this fellow can't cure Lü Meng, then others are probably even more powerless.
"My lord, the only solution now is to send General Lü back to Jianye to recuperate."
"I suspect that General Lü's condition worsened due to the change in environment and climate."
"After returning to Jianye, the injury should heal in at most half a month to twenty days."
This doctor is quite particular.
Sun Quan beat him, yet he still offered advice and strategies to Sun Quan.
A hint of hesitation flashed across Sun Quan's face.
"A great battle is imminent, if Ziming is not here..."
Unconsciously, Sun Quan recalled the fear of being dominated by Zhang Liao.
He even regretted it a little, wondering if he should have taken this opportunity to head north and attack Hefei.
Seeing that Sun Quan was showing signs of backing down, Guo Tu quickly stepped forward and said:
"My lord, do not worry!"
"Although Ziming is injured, the doctor just said that he will recover after resting in Jianye for a while."
"Before this, the lord could have sent ships back and forth across the river to deliver the daily battle reports and troop deployment plans to Ziming."
"Although there were some delays on the way here and there, as long as we can get through these ten or twenty days, once Ziming recovers, everything will be back to normal."
Sun Quan's eyes lit up:
"What Guo Qing said is very true."
Guo Tu's lips curled up slightly.
The strategy he just proposed would certainly not have been accepted by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, or Liu Bei.
But when it came to Sun Quan, it was quickly adopted.
Unfortunately, Sun Quan developed a fear of Zhang and became quite dependent on Lü Meng.
Apart from Lü Meng, he had no other trusted generals who could command a large army.
In this situation, the only option is for Lü Meng to remotely command and guide the deployment of troops.
Slower is better than slower; it's much better than having an army of 100,000 wiped out!
The question is, why didn't Guo Tu just kill Lü Meng?
If Sun Quan kills Lü Meng now, he will almost certainly choose to retreat and abandon the second campaign against Hefei.
This is not in Guo Tu's interest.
What he wanted was for Sun Quan to waste as much of the Jiangdong aristocratic families' manpower as possible at Hefei!
After the two campaigns against Fei are over, then take Lü Meng's life!
Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean killing Lü Meng; it could also mean packing him up and sending him to the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat to receive a baptism of holy light!
Therefore, keeping Lü Meng away from the battlefield and in a remote command position was the best scenario in Guo Tu's mind.
Lu Meng could only stay in Jianye and communicate with Sun Quan across the Yangtze River through letters and verbal messages relayed by guards.
In this situation, Guo Tu has an enormous amount of room to maneuver!
"Guo Qing, you are still the one who can share my burdens in times of crisis."
"It is my great fortune to have Guo Qing's assistance!"
Guo Tu, with tears in his eyes, met Sun Quan's gaze.
In that instant, the two of them set out to demonstrate what a true model of ruler and minister really looks like!
But to be fair, Guo Tu did quite a lot for Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhang Hong.
These "Jiangdong rebels" were all eliminated thanks to Guo Tu's power!
In terms of official position, Guo Tu is now the chief strategist of Jiangdong.
Privately, Guo Tu was Sun Quan's trusted friend and also his accomplice in his evil deeds.
One wonders what Sun Quan will think when he learns that Guo Tu, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually an undercover agent.
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Lü Meng was still sent back to Jianye.
Sun Quan did not want to withdraw his troops not only because he felt there was an opportunity, but also because he could profit from the powerful families of Jiangdong through the Northern Expedition.
As is well known, the Jiangdong regime was actually a loose alliance of landlords.
Sun Quan was the largest landowner among them, essentially the chairman of the board.
The four great families are the major shareholders.
Other prominent families are minority shareholders.
Every time Sun Quan attacked Hefei, it was like shouting out a slogan for financing and going public.
If he can really take over Hefei, he will still get the lion's share of the profits.
But other shareholders will also get a large share.
Even though he couldn't win the bid for Hefei, other shareholders invested money in him.
Sun Quan could then tell all the shareholders in a grand and respectable manner that he had used their money in a legitimate way, and that although he had lost money, he would repay them double in the future.
Hmm, because we know that Sun Quan couldn't conquer Hefei, we think that Sun Quan was just making empty promises to the powerful families of Jiangdong.
In reality, Sun Quan and the Jiangdong aristocratic families were always full of confidence when they attacked Hefei.
after all.
The disparity in troop strength between the two sides was always so vast.
In this situation, it's clear that the advantage is in my hands!
With the advantages in my hands, taking Hefei will be a piece of cake!
People don't fall into the same pit five times, unless Sun Quan encounters Hefei.
Once you understand this logic, you'll probably know why Sun Quan, despite being both incompetent and fond of playing games, still insisted on attacking Hefei even though he couldn't take it.
Attacking Hefei would bring many benefits!
Externally, it could weaken Cao Cao's forces (although this objective was never achieved).
Internally, they could trick the shareholders of the Jiangdong family into opening their wallets and making further investments!
Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions had a similar purpose, but they differed from Sun Quan's.
If Shu Han did not launch a northern expedition, it would be better to avoid internal strife and instead fall into internal conflict more quickly without a common enemy.
Zhuge Liang essentially found Cao Wei as a "public enemy" for Shu Han, thus getting everyone to work together towards a common goal.
Whether or not the Northern Expedition succeeds in one go is not that important.
The key point is that the Northern Expedition made progress, and everyone had a direction and goal to strive for.
Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang himself did not expect that after he was gone, Shu Han would immediately reveal its true colors and fall into endless internal strife.
Even Sun Quan, who lived next door, had to send a banner to Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, praising them for their talent for internal power struggles.
Although he's still a bit behind the ceiling of internal power struggles.
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The wind howls and the river water is cold.
Looking towards the increasingly close north bank of the Yangtze River, Guo Tu knew that another opportunity to accumulate merit points had arrived!
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