Chapter 608    Each has its own plans (19)

In fact, Xu Sheng was unsure of dealing with Sun Shao like this. After all, Sun Shao was a senior general of the Sun clan who Sun Quan loved very much.

Sun Shao did not obtain the position of a powerful general based on his clan status. On the contrary, he was promoted due to his military merits.

He is good at governing the army and is deeply loved by the soldiers and is willing to serve him.

During his time in Guangling, he fought with more than ten major battles with the Wei army, and never lost his achievements and made great achievements.

Sun Shao and Xu Sheng are just strategic and tactical differences, and what they say is not without reason.

But as the head coach, Xu Sheng has already set a strategy of perseverance and naturally cannot tolerate others' disobeying his orders.

If he could not suppress Sun Shao and his prestige in the army declined, the battles that followed would not be fought.

Sun Quan's strategy and tactics have been decided, and the preparations should be made have been fully implemented. Xu Sheng convened the generals to discuss, but in fact there was nothing big, just a routine and a sense of existence.

Who knew that Sun Shao was arrogant because of his favor and did not take the head coach Xu Sheng seriously, which made him unable to get out of the stage. It was a bit unexpected and had to punish him with military law and temporarily take the precepts.

After everyone left, Xu Sheng pondered alone in the central army tent, thinking about how to deal with Sun Shao and how to explain to Sun Quan.

Suddenly, the general came to report that Sun Quan came to the military camp to inspect.

Sun Quan arrived so soon. Xu Sheng thought that someone in the army reported the news, and his vigilance arose. He moved and decided to use the trick and handed Sun Shao over to Sun Quan to deal with it. He took advantage of the situation to seize Sun Shao's military power.

The three thousand troops under Sun Shao were well-equipped and were among the elite. Xu Sheng was very jealous.

As the head coach, Xu Sheng actually only has one thousand troops in his headquarters, and the real elite only has five hundred troops trained by himself.

He had made up his mind, so he asked his swordsman to take Sun Shao to the central army tent and quickly walked to the camp to greet him.

Sun Quan attached great importance to this battle. This time he suddenly came to the military camp, and he was not at ease.

Although Sun Quan personally led his troops to fight and rarely won, it does not mean that Sun Quan did not understand the art of war.

It is not a false statement that the Sun family is a descendant of Sun Wu. Sun Quan studied the "The Art of War" passed down from his ancestors since he was a child and has also made great efforts.

Sun Quan was familiar with military books and was very keen on cultivating talents in the Sunshi family. Sun Jiao, Sun Heng and Sun Shao, who were appreciated by him, were all valued by him.

Sun Jiao resisted Cao's troops many times in Ruxu and made great achievements. He was appointed as the general of the Protector and Captains by Sun Quan, and replaced Cheng Pu's commander Xiakou. He once sneaked into Jingzhou with Lu Meng and died of illness in 219. He died young.

Sun Quan regretted it very much and followed his merits and named his descendant Sun Yin the Marquis of Danyang.

After Sun Jiao, Sun Quan regarded Sun Heng as the target of key training.

Sun Heng was handsome, smart, knowledgeable and memorable. He was often praised by Sun Quan as the "Cermon Yan Yuan".

Sun Quan loved Sun Heng very much. He stayed by his side every time he went on a war, taught by example and made a lot of contributions.

Liu Bei counterattacked Jingzhou, and Sun Heng once led his troops to fight against Liu Bei. Although he was defeated, he defended Yiling, blocked Liu Bei's progress and created conditions for Lu Xun's counterattack.

After Yiling's great victory, Sun Heng made great contributions, but he also died young in 223.

This time Cao Pi invaded Jiangdong, and Jiangdong and Shu Han had reconstructed the old things, which relieved their worries.

It would not be difficult for Sun Quan to win this battle, just transfer Lu Xun from Jingzhou.

But Sun Quan had his little one in his heart. He directly rejected the possibility of using Lu Xun as the head coach on the grounds that the important city of Jingzhou was a place of three battles and could not be separated from Lu Xun.

Therefore, when appointing the head coach, Sun Shao, the best general of the Sun clan, was also one of the candidates for Sun Quan to consider.

In the end, Sun Quan chose Xu Sheng as the head coach. In addition to his own lack of courage to take the initiative to fight, he also wanted to balance the two major interests of the Eastern Wu - the Huaisi Group and the Jiangdong Group.

As an outsider, the Huaisi Group had the advantage in the initial period.

However, because the strong dragon does not defeat local snakes, their population base is too small and there are few successors. Many important positions have been gradually replaced by the Jiangdong family.

In order to maintain the balance between the two major factions, Sun Quan has been supporting the Huaisi clan to fight against the Jiangdong family.

Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Gong, etc., who were valued by Sun Quan, and Lu Meng and others, all came from the Huaisi clan.

With the support of Sun Quan, the Huaisi Group was enough to compete with the Jiangdong Group in Jiangdong, and even once had the upper hand.

However, in recent years, the Jiangdong Group has shown strong momentum. The civil officials and government affairs include Zhang Wen, Ji Yan and others to control the personnel power. The military generals include Lu Xun, He Qi, Zhu Heng, and Zhu Ran, and other young generals have risen strongly and have also taken the dominance of the army. The Jiangdong Group has gained absolute advantage overall.

Originally, the three major forces of the Eastern Wu, the Jiangdong Group, the Huai Si Group, and the Sun Shi family maintained a delicate balance, and used the mutual checks and balances of several major forces to handle things with ease.

Now the Jiangdong Group has a dominant trend, and there is a tendency to lose the initiative in the court. This is not what Sun Quan is willing to see.

This time, Cao Pi's southern expedition seemed to be a huge force in the Wei army, but with Sun Quan's vision, although Cao Pi's real intention could not be judged, it also showed that Cao Pi's naval army was insufficient, so it was absolutely difficult to cross the natural danger of the Yangtze River and could not swallow Jiangdong at all.

It is not difficult to repel Cao Pi, but giving this credit to that faction is what Sun Quan needs to worry about.

Sun Quan's main purpose was to suppress the power of the Jiangdong family, so he naturally would not use the generals of the Jiangdong family to make achievements.

The Sun clan generals and the Huaisi generals were both considered by him, and Sun Shao was the only candidate for the Sunshi family.

After thinking about it, weighing the pros and cons, Sun Quan finally decided to continue to support the Huaisi clan to fight against the Jiangdong family.

Xu Sheng was from Ju County, Langya (now Ju County, Shandong) and also belonged to the Huai and Si family during the Three Kingdoms of the Eastern Wu and the Three Kingdoms.

In his early years, Xu Sheng fought against Huang Zu and was promoted to General of the Central Army due to his merits.

When Liu Bei attacked Wu, Xu Sheng followed Lu Xun to capture many camps in the Shu army.

When Cao Xiu attacked Wu, Xu Sheng resisted the more with less and successfully defended Cao Xiu's attack when the situation was unfavorable.

Due to his military achievements and the deliberate support of Sun Quan, Xu Sheng was successively promoted to General Jianwu, General Andong, and the prefect of Lujiang.

Whether it is his ability or qualifications, Xu Sheng is not the best coach to fight Cao Pi, but because he is a backbone of the Huai Si faction, he is very consistent with Sun Quan's standards. With his outstanding defensive ability, he was naturally appointed as the coach by Sun Quan.

Although Sun Shao did not become the head coach, he always advocated taking the initiative, which was exactly the opposite of coach Xu Sheng's defensive strategy.

If another general, that is, he would not dare to challenge the head coach during military discussions.

But Sun Shao is different. He shoulders the responsibility of making meritorious contributions on behalf of the master and general, and also has the privilege of making direct comments to Sun Quan.

(End of this chapter)
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