Chapter 1391 It's His Time
Rehabilitation is due to the condition of recuperation. It seems inappropriate to bring so many soldiers to recuperate, so Zhuge Ke made another name, that is, farming, farming naturally requires people, so Zhuge Ke took such a large army to Xunyang, and there was nothing wrong with it!
At any time, the army represents power. As long as you hold the military power tightly in your hands, no matter how others do, you will not be able to move you at all.
Zhuge Ke frequently provoked wars against Wei in this way to control military power. Although Zhuge Ke was appointed as the chief minister when Sun Quan was dying to assist the young emperor, it did not mean that Sun Quan would hand over all the power in the court to Zhuge Ke.
On the one hand, Sun Quan did not value Zhuge Ke very much and despised him for being stubborn. However, Lu Xun and Zhu Ran and other old ministers of the Eastern Wu were almost dead. Sun Quan was really unavailable. In addition, Sun Jun and others tried to protect Zhuge Ke, and Sun Quan had no choice but to appoint Zhuge Ke as the chief minister, followed by Teng Yin to assist the new emperor Sun Liang, who was only ten years old at the time.
Although Sun Quan pushed Zhuge Ke to the position of chief minister, he did not actually hand over all the military power to him, and appointed Lu Dai as the superior general, Zhu Yi as the general of Zhennan, and Lu as the general of cavalry to balance Zhuge Ke.
When Sun Quan died, Zhuge Ke was not in Jianye, but guarded Wuchang as a general and led the affairs of Jingzhou. After receiving the edict, he hurried to Jianye.
The Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, Sun Hong, the young tutor of the Crown Prince, and Zhuge Ke were always dissatisfied. They were worried that Zhuge Ke would be unfavorable to him after he took power, so they decided to take the initiative and sent someone to murder him when Zhuge Ke had just returned to Jianye and was not stable. However, after Zhuge Ke learned about it, he did not easily enter Jianye first, but summoned all the ministers to discuss matters at Shili Pavilion outside the city. Sun Hong had to go, and Zhuge Ke was angry and killed him.
This incident made Zhuge Ke realize the importance of holding military power. There will never be a lack of people in the court who conspired to plot against you. Without strong enough power, self-protection is a problem.
Therefore, after Zhuge Ke took the throne, he took the initiative to build the Dongxing Dike and Dongxing cities, launching an aggressive offensive against the Wei State. After the victory of the Battle of Dongxing, Zhuge Ke's reputation increased greatly. He promoted the prime minister and governed the military affairs of China and abroad, and took all his power.
Although the Wu army suffered heavy losses in the next battle of Xincheng, Zhuge Ke did not suffer much damage. This time he successfully excluded General Zhu Yi, the Grand Marshal Lu Dai, who was already an old man in his 90s. He was in danger and Zhuge Ke did not take him seriously.
When the kings and ministers of the Wu Kingdom were waiting for Zhuge Ke to return to the court, Zhuge Ke led his army to Xunyang to farm and recuperate, and everyone had no choice but to let it go.
Zhuge Ke has never been idle in Xunyang. He is busy training troops and storing food and grass, and is ready to launch another attack on Wei State at any time. Those who fall there will get up there. Zhuge Ke must save this face from Wei State.
What Zhuge Ke is waiting for now is an opportunity. Cao Liang has upended the Wei Kingdom in Jizhou, how could Zhuge Ke not know? So he was training troops in Xunyang, just sitting in the mountains to watch the tiger fight, waiting for Cao Liang and Sima Shi to lose both sides.
This was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhuge Ke. After the defeat of Xincheng, Zhuge Ke suffered heavy losses and almost no force launched an attack again. However, the civil strife in Wei did give him a great opportunity. He always paid attention to the battle situation in Jizhou and sent a large number of detailed works to sneak into the territory of Wei, and grasped the first-hand information of the civil strife in Wei at any time.
Although Zhuge Ke and Cao Liang had a grudge against killing their father, Zhuge Ke had to thank Cao Liang this time. After all, the news Cao Liang made in Jizhou made Sima Shi too busy to take care of himself and created good conditions for him to send troops to attack Wei.
Dog bites a dog, and its mouth is fur. Zhuge Ke is in Xunyang, looking at the information sent from Jizhou every day. Although the information was sent to Xunyang for a long time, Zhuge Ke was still content and happy. The scene of this battle in Jizhou cannot be too beautiful. If Cao Liang and Sima Shi can fight for defeat and be afraid of injury and be destroyed, then isn't the world within his reach?
Zhuge Kebadbu and both died in the battle, especially Cao Liang, who had a grudge against him to kill his father. Zhuge Ke was thinking about avenging his father, which made Cao Liang unable to die. Unfortunately, Cao Liang was far away in Bingzhou, so he was beyond his reach.
However, at this time, Zhuge Ke did not expect Cao Liang to defeat the war. If Sima Shi defeated Cao Liang easily, it would be inconsistent with Zhuge Ke's expectations. They killed each other and the more tragic they fought, the better. In this way, the troops of Wei were almost exhausted. Zhuge Ke would send troops to Huainan again, and that would be easy to capture.
Of course, Zhuge Ke’s biggest opponent is Zhuge Dan, the governor of Yangzhou, Wei State. In terms of seniority, this guy is still his own clan uncle, but now he is his own master, so Zhuge Ke wants to get rid of him and get rid of him quickly.
Zhuge Dan held the power of the troops in Huainan and was in charge of Shouchun, which was always a great threat to the Wu Kingdom. If the Sima Shi had a tight front in the northern front, it would be best to transfer the troops in Huainan to the north. In this way, it would be possible to reduce a lot of pressure from Zhuge Ke.
In April, the battle situation in the north became even more intense. Sima Shi personally led a 170,000 infantry and cavalry army to fight north of Jizhou and launched a decisive battle with Cao Liang. The battle in Jizhou reached a white-hot level.
Even Zhuge Ke, who has always been fishing every day and is content with leisurelyness, can no longer sit still. Sima Shi and Cao Liang gathered heavy troops on the battlefield in Jizhou, and it was difficult to solve the problem. Even Zhuge Ke, an outsider, was so excited to see such a good show.
The battle between hundreds of thousands of people is so spectacular. It’s a pity that with Zhuge Ke’s identity, he can’t be there. Otherwise, it would be worthwhile to witness such a big scene with his own eyes.
Although the news has always been lagging behind, Zhuge Ke was still quite excited when he read the daily information, as if the war had happened beside him, before his eyes, and was vividly remembered.
When Sima Shi lost Yecheng and defeated northern Jilin, the news reached Xunyang, and Zhuge Ke's eyes suddenly lit up. This was the result of his waiting. Zhuge Ke slapped his thighs excitedly and stood up, shouting loudly to the central army waiting outside the door: "Gather troops immediately and prepare to go to the battle!"
After waiting for so long, it was time for him to take action.
Chapter completed!