In August 272 AD, Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, issued an edict on personnel appointments and dismissals, and recruited Bu Yan, who guarded Xiling, to serve as the governor of the capital. Bu Yan is the second son of the former Prime Minister of Eastern Wu, the younger brother of the late Xiling Governor Bu Xie, and the father and son are all important ministers of Eastern Wu, and they have been out of Xiling for more than 40 years. Seven years ago, Bu Xian once played an invitation to move the capital to Wuchang, which was deeply appreciated by Sun Hao. The position of the governor of the tent appointed this time, in charge of the forbidden army and the emperor's guards, is actually an important position, usually held by the emperor's most trusted close ministers. Therefore, Lord Wu's move is really out of importance. But what is unexpected is that this seemingly ordinary personnel change, like toppling a domino card, triggered a series of unexpected chain reactions, and became a far-reaching event in the later period of Soochow.
But he said that he was in Xiling Bu Xian received the edict, and he was shocked and frightened, and he was shocked that his family had been in a foreign town for two generations, and he had no intersection with Sun Hao, so he was not a close minister, why did he suddenly recruit him to hold such an important position in the capital now? What I am afraid of is that Sun Hao is poor and extravagant, absurd and cruel, gullible and slanderous, indiscriminately kills ministers, and is a minister by his side, and has no sense of security at all. The left general Zhang Bu once made great contributions to Sun Hao's ascension to the throne, and later because of a few slanderous words of the villain, he was exterminated by the three clans; In the palace, He Dingwei asked his son to marry the daughter of Shaofu Li Miao, but when he was refused, he held a grudge and slandered him, and as a result, Sun Hao killed Li Miao, and Li Miao's body was burned; On one occasion, Sun Hao feasted on the ministers, and Wang Fan, a famous scholar at that time and a freeman with profound attainments in astronomy and mathematics, fell to the ground drunk because he was not strong enough to drink. Sun Hao suspected that he was pretending to be drunk and unhappy in his heart, so he asked people to carry him out. Soon he sent someone to call him back, but Wang Fan had no choice but to beat his spirits and not show his drunkenness in front of Sun Hao. When Sun Hao saw it, he felt that his previous suspicions were confirmed, and he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately ordered the guards to kill Wang Fan under the main hall. ......Thinking of these well-known tragedies, Bu Yan felt creepy, the magnificent palace was like a tiger's den in Longtan. What made him even more frightened was that he didn't know if someone had slandered him in front of Lord Wu in this conscription, accusing him of dereliction of duty, and luring him into the capital to punish him under the pretext of being transferred. In short, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became, feeling that the trip to the capital was more auspicious and less auspicious, and I didn't dare to resist the will, thinking about it, and being in a dilemma.
In the end, he turned his heart on the side and decided to simply raise the city and surrender to Jin. In order to show his sincerity and determination, he sent his nephews Bu Ji and Bu Xuan to Luoyang as hostages. The Jin State then sealed the step and explained that it was the Duke of Yidu, and the capital supervised all things in Xiling. However, the Jin State completely ignored the possible strong reaction of the Wu State to this matter, and did not take any precautions.
And Lu Kang, the general of Eastern Wu who commanded the military in Xiling and other places, was well aware of the seriousness of this matter. Xiling is the gateway of the upper reaches of Dongwu, controls the most dangerous section of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River - Xiling Gorge, chokes the throat of the Yangtze River waterway, once Xiling is lost, the enemy can go down the river, the momentum is like a broken bamboo, Dongwu will have no danger to defend. Moreover, the Yi people in the Xiling area are also a force to be reckoned with, and whoever controls this area can use them. Therefore, the strategic position of Xiling is extremely important, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers.
After Lu Kang learned the news of Buyan's surrender, he immediately made a decision and reacted at the first time, and immediately sent generals Zuo Yi and Wu Yan to lead the army to attack Xiling. It was only at this time that Emperor Wu of Jin realized the dangerous situation of Bu Xian, and he was already a slow move, so he urgently ordered Yang Zhao, the nearest assassin of Jingzhou, to send troops straight to Xiling to meet Bu Xian. At the same time, the Jin army used a plan to encircle Wei to save Zhao, Yanghu, who was guarding Xiangyang, led an infantry army to attack Jiangling, and Xu Yin, the Badong supervisor, led a naval army to pounce on Jianping, trying to force the Wu army to divide troops to rescue, so as to reduce the pressure in the direction of Xiling.
Lu Kang. However, Lu Kang showed insight into the entire battle situation at this time, and he judged that the center of gravity of the battle at this time was Xiling, and the importance of Xiling exceeded that of the other two places. Therefore, ignoring the offensive of the other two roads of the Jin army, he tried his best to overcome public opinion, and still led the main force to reach Xiling City before Yang Zhao according to the original plan. What is surprising is that Lu Kang did not immediately launch an attack on Xiling City, but ordered all armies to urgently build fortifications outside Xiling City from Chixi to Gushi day and night. It turned out that Lu Kang had served in Xiling, personally deployed and built the defense facilities here, and knew the difficulty of attacking, once the attack began, if the city could not be broken quickly, as soon as Yang Zhao's reinforcements arrived, he would be attacked inside and outside, and the situation would become extremely unfavorable.
Facts have proved that Lu Kang's judgment is correct. Those generals who were unimpressed with Lu Kang launched a tentative attack on Xiling City, and they were convinced only after returning in vain. By the time Yang Zhao arrived in Xiling in November, Wu's fortifications had been completed. Although Lu Kang was caught in the middle and suffered from the enemy on his back, with his strong fortifications, Bu Yan in the city did not dare to act rashly, and Yang Zhao had nothing to do for a while, and the two sides formed a confrontation.
Soon, a defection unexpectedly broke the deadlock. Yu Zan, a senior official under the Eastern Wu general Zhu Qiao, fled to Yang Zhao. When Lu Kang heard the news, he immediately realized that the offensive of the Jin army would soon come. In his defensive line, the combat effectiveness of the Yi soldiers was weak, and Yu Zan knew this well, and Yang Zhao would definitely put the breakthrough of the attack in their defensive position. So, he adjusted his deployment overnight and replaced the position of the Yi soldiers with elite troops. Sure enough, Yang Zhao, who had been anxious to find fighters, was overjoyed when he got the information brought by Yu Zan, and launched an attack on the Wu army the next day, and the main attack point was precisely the position where the Yi soldiers were stationed. As the battle progressed, the Jin army began to feel that something was not quite right, the other party was not as vulnerable as expected, and it was about to collapse at the first touch, but it was strong in combat, and it was obviously prepared, the Jin army was extremely heavy, and it was still unable to shake the defense line of the Wu army, so it had to withdraw its troops. After this battle, Yang Zhao knew that he was not the opponent of Lu Kang, and he had no confidence, so he finally chose to lead the army to escape in one night. Lu disobeyed the soldiers and bluffed, the Jin army was frightened, the heart and gall were broken, the whole army was suddenly in chaos, everyone lost their armor and rushed to escape, Lu Kang sent light soldiers to chase and kill, and the Jin army was defeated.
When the news came, Yanghu, who was making slow progress in the direction of Gangneung, knew that it was pointless to hold on any longer, so he had to retreat, and the rescue operation of the Jin army was declared a complete failure. After removing the threat from the Jin side, Lu Kang freed up his hands and calmly dealt with the long-encircled Bu Xian. At this time, Xiling City was like a small walnut, although the shell was hard, but in the face of absolute superiority, it was useless at all, and it was quickly overcome. Dozens of Bu Yi and his accomplices were all killed and the three tribes were wiped out, while the remaining tens of thousands of people were all pardoned at the request of Lu Kang.
At this point, the Battle of Xiling ended with a complete victory for the state of Wu, and the crisis was successfully resolved. In this battle, Wu Guoda's general Lu Kang made accurate judgments and decisive decisions in the face of dangerous and complex situations. The Jin army did not see any chance of victory from beginning to end, so it was defeated, and the seemingly foolproof plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao at the beginning finally became self-defeating.
After the war, Yang Zhao, who suffered a crushing defeat in Xiling, assumed the main responsibility and was deposed as a concubine. Yanghu was demoted to the rank of General of Pingnan.
And on the side of Dongwu, ** was rewarded, and Lu Kang was crowned as the protector of the capital. He didn't have any smug look, and led the army quietly back to Dongxiang. However, Sun Hao was carried away by the victory, thinking that this was God's help and getting carried away. He firmly believed in the Wei Wei and asked the warlock Shang Guang to divinate him to see if he could win the world. Shang Guang told him that the hexagram was shown as auspicious, and said conclusively: "In the year of Gengzi, the cyan car cover will enter Luoyang." "Qinggai is the emperor's dependence, and the year of Gengzi is 280 years, that is, Shang Guang predicted that he would pacify the Jin Kingdom eight years later. In fact, eight years later, it was precisely the Jin army that came to the city, Sun Hao "descended a banner and came out of the stone", the Wu State perished, and "Qinggai into Luo" became a famous black humor in history.