Among these people, the only one who can pose a threat to Zhuge Dan is Wang Chang. Although Wang Chang is still a little worse than Zhuge Dan in terms of reputation and qualifications, he is indeed an opponent who can make Zhuge Dan a headache in terms of marching and fighting.

Wang Chang had been in Jingzhou for a long time, and had many confrontations with the people of Wu, and had rich combat experience. He made contributions to quelling Wang Ling's rebellion and was promoted to General Zhengnan, on an equal footing with Zhuge Dan.

Originally, Zhuge Dan was guarding Huainan and Wang Chang guarding Jingzhou. Both of them did not violate the rivers. However, before Zhuge Dan started a rebellion, Wang Chang obeyed Sima Shi's orders and set up a trap to attempt to murder Zhuge Dan. Fortunately, Zhuge Dan's daughter Zhuge Hui received the news and sent someone to Huainan overnight. Zhuge Liang chased him hard and finally chased Zhuge Dan back at the border, which was considered to be immune.

After this incident, Zhuge Dan completely broke up with Sima and rebelled. Zhuge Dan hated Wang Chang even more and often thought about taking revenge.

Wang Chang was considered a direct confidant of the Sima family and was loyal to Sima Shi. After Zhuge Dan rebelled in Huainan, Wang Chang wrote a letter to Sima Shi, expressing his intention of sending troops to attack, but Sima Shi believed that the time was not yet ripe and did not let Wang Chang act rashly.

This time, Sima Lun was ordered to go out to fight against Huainan. Wang Chang was appointed by Sima Shi as the deputy governor of the suppression of rebellion. He led 50,000 troops from Jingzhou to advance eastward and joined Sima Lun's army to defeat Zhuge Dan. After Wang Chang received the order, he immediately assembled his troops and rushed from Jingzhou to Huainan.

Wang Chang sent troops from Xinye, and along the way, he marched along the south bank of the Huai River, stationed troops in Pingchun area, and stared at Yiyang County in Huainan.

Wang Chang chose to attack from the south bank of the Huai River. Although he would encounter considerable resistance along the way, he could resolve Zhuge Dan's intention to use the Huai River to block. After all, the Sima army had no advantage in water wars. If all the troops were concentrated in Huaibei, crossing the river would be a big problem.

Now using the method of attacking the two north and south at the same time can prevent Zhuge Dan from using the dangers of the Huai River to build a line of defense.

Before going to war, Wang Chang received such an arrangement, but he was not sure whether the order came from Sima Shi or from the new commander-in-chief of the rebellion Sima Lun. However, since it was an arrangement to go up to the top, Wang Chang had no choice but to follow the order.

Wang Chang was also deeply puzzled when he let Sima Lun serve as the commander of the rebels. He was determined to be the commander of the rebels to be the commander of the rebels. After all, he had been in Jingzhou for a long time and knew more about the situation in Huainan than others. He counted with his fingers. There were really few generals in the court who could send troops to fight in battles. So Wang Chang was waiting for the appointment of Sima Shi. He was even ready to send troops immediately and wait for the battle.

But what is surprising is that the governor of the quelling rebellion was Sima Lun, the eldest son of Sima Jiu, and Wang Chang could only surrender to him and serve as the deputy governor.

Although the Grand Governor and the Deputy Governor are only one level different, there is a difference in power. As the Deputy Governor, Wang Chang is completely under the jurisdiction of Sima Lun. As the Grand Governor, he has the right to command and mobilize troops and formulate offensive and defensive strategies. Wang Chang can only follow the orders. Even if he has any different opinions, he must obey the orders.

If Simalun's status is a military supervisor, Wang Chang still has great autonomy. Simalun can provide at most some suggestions. The command of the army is still in the hands of Wang Chang. Wang Chang has the final say on how to fight the war.

But now Sima Lun is directly above him and takes over all the command power. He is just a teenager. If he is allowed to act recklessly on the battlefield, and he is doing whatever he wants, wouldn’t it be a mess?

Wang Chang was very troubled when he heard this appointment. On the battlefield, the most feared thing was the layman commander and expert. It would be better if Sima Lun could obey his advice, but if he insisted on his own and refused to obey, the entire army would be in danger of being destroyed.

Wang Chang couldn't figure out that Sima Shi, a person so cautious, would do such a hasty thing. Even if Sima Shi particularly favored this younger brother, how could he act based on his personal feelings in military and national affairs? Sima Shi's move was to push a hundred thousand troops into the fire pit.

Who is Zhuge Dan? Wang Changke knew that he was brave and resourceful, and was good at using troops. Even if he fought with him, he was not sure. Sima Lun was a little bit angry and had no virtue and ability, so he dared to challenge Zhuge Dan head-on.

Wang Chang could not figure out how Sima Shi would make such a decision.

But as a border general, he had to act according to orders. Sima Lun's order was a foregone conclusion, so he could not question Sima Shi's decision, but could only cooperate with him with all his strength.

However, Wang Chang did not advance rashly. After arriving in Pingchun, he led his troops to the junction of Jingzhou and Huainan, and then marched after Sima Lun's army arrived.

But Wang Chang waited for nearly ten days in Pingchun and then received the news that Sima Lun was late, which made Wang Chang feel a little disappointed and a little more melancholy.

For military operations like quelling rebellion, quick battle and quick decision was the best strategy. When Meng Da rebelled in Shangyong, Sima Yi heard the news and went twice the road for seven days and seven nights, he killed Shangyong City, caught Meng Da off guard, and quickly quelled the rebellion.

Therefore, the dispatch of troops must be fast so that the opponent can be caught off guard. Sima Lun is well, and grinding along the way. There is not a long way from Yanzhou to Huainan. It took more than ten days to arrive. Isn’t this just giving Zhuge Dan a time to be calm and guard against it? When the defense of Huainan is complete and Sima’s army attacks again, wouldn’t it be a bloody blow?

Upon hearing the news that Sima Lun arrived in Runan, Wang Chang could only shake his head helplessly. It seemed that Sima Lun really lacked experience and did not understand the principle that soldiers were the most powerful. With such a slow marching rhythm, when it reached Shouchun, I wondered when it was?

However, he finally got in touch with Sima Lun, so Wang Chang asked Sima Lun to quickly cross the Huai River and join the Jingzhou army, and then the army went from west to east to attack Shouchun and directly attacked Zhuge Dan's nest.

But Sima Lun did not follow Wang Chang's advice. He said that he would lead his army from the north bank of the Huai River and ordered Wang Chang to lead his army east along the river, attacking two groups of people, and attacking Shouchun directly.

When Wang Chang heard this, he was shocked and divided his troops to advance. However, he violated a military taboo and was easily defeated by the enemy.
Chapter completed!