The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

"Your Majesty, the enemy has deployed a large number of iron chains on the river surface, and has also sunk a number of tall iron spikes into the river bottom, which can pierce the bottom of the boats, making it impossible for the boats to pass!"

For some well-known reasons, the vanguard mission of the attack on Jiangdong was given to Sun Ce.

But faced with the iron chains and iron spikes that Gu Yong had set up with a desperate move, even Sun Ce was somewhat helpless and didn't know how to attack.

Iron chain boat...

Liu Xie did not expect that Jiangdong would be able to use this trick in the end.

But even this trick is probably of no use.

"Think carefully about how to defeat the enemy. If you figure it out, I will reward you!"

At this moment, those gathered around the emperor included Jia Xu, Zhong Yao, Xun You, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, and Lu Meng...

There are really not many people who can stump them in battle!
Lu Xun, the pioneer who was eager to return to his homeland, was the first to give the answer:

"The iron spikes that have sunk to the bottom of the river can be dealt with by using a small boat loaded with heavy objects."

"Those iron spikes were sunk to the bottom of the river, but their foundations were not solid. Once they were hit by a small boat, they would collapse and be washed away by the river."

"As for the iron chain..."

Lu Meng raised his finger: "I have a plan!"

"What good plan does Ziming have?"

"We can pretend to be merchants and attack from the side..."

"Okay, next one!!"

……

It was Zhuge Liang who finally provided a solution -

"Jiangdong has not yet adopted the blast furnace iron and steel method."

"That is to say, their iron tools must be inferior."

"For this inferior iron, a little flame is enough to melt it."

"As long as we build some torches and pile them in front of the ship, and add some sesame oil, we can easily burn the iron chain!"

Thanks to Zhuge Liang's inexplicably maxed-out craftsman talent, Zhuge Liang quickly came up with a solution to the problem of the iron chains.

Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, two experts in arson, immediately nodded after hearing this: "That's right!"

Zhong Yao, Xun You and others looked at these young heroes with satisfaction.

If he was not proficient in naval warfare, he would not have been able to come up with Lu Xun's strategy.

If you are not proficient in the art of debate, you will not be able to give the same answer as Zhuge Liang.

"The Han dynasty has successors!"

Jia Xu said half jokingly and half seriously: "It seems that it is time for me to return to my country to retire."

The rest of the young people were flattered and quickly saluted these old ministers.

When Lu Su saw such a harmonious scene, he became more determined in his position.

The new Han Dynasty and the new court will not become stagnant!

Always keep moving forward, this is the normal state of a man!
This world... is very big! It is big enough for a man to roam freely and wantonly!
……

Following the strategy of Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu quickly removed all the iron chains and iron spikes from the river!
At the same time, Guan Yu also broke through the Stone City and completely opened the land gate of Jiangdong!

When Gu Yong found out, although he had expected it, he still closed his eyes.

The court is too fast!
And speed just proves the imperial court's crushing power over Jiangdong!
If you stay in Jiangdong any longer... you will surely die!
Gu Yong found Sun Quan and said, "Lord Wu, it's time!"

"It's time to take the retreat route we left behind!"...

Before the full-scale war with the imperial court, Sun Quan sent Wei Wen to lead troops to the island that was discovered by Gan Ning and named "Treasure Island" by the emperor.

"The population of Jiaozhou has never been prosperous, so Shi Xie left few soldiers on the island and was easily defeated by Wei Wen. After surveying the island, Wei Wen also gave a reply--"

"That treasure island is really as the imperial court said, with dense water networks and the ability to grow food! And it can feed at least 200,000 people!"

"If Jiangdong cannot be defended, retreat to the islands! Use them as a front line to communicate with the Kushans."

"If we can't even defend the island... I'm afraid we can only retreat to Kushan!"

In the known world.

The Kushans were the only force that could resist the Han Dynasty and challenge its hegemony head-on.

And now it has been proved that the Kushans and the Han had sea routes.

If they could contact the Kushans and get them to send troops from the Western Regions and the Annan Protectorate, thus diverting the court and the emperor's attention to the west, Jiangdong might be able to turn defeat into victory!

Must know!
Right here on this land!

Just eight hundred years ago, there was a miracle where 3,000 Vietnamese soldiers conquered Wu!
Although no one wants to be like Goujian, to endure humiliation and live a depressing life.

But now that we have reached the end of our rope, this is indeed a way out!
Sun Quan naturally knew about this a long time ago.

Although before, Sun Quan claimed that he could accept all outcomes.

But when he witnessed the collapse of Jiangdong with his own eyes, Sun Quan still felt extremely sad.

"It seems that I have no choice but to leave Jiangdong, the Jiangdong that I built with my own hands..."

Although Sun Quan has been scheming since he came to power, it must be admitted that in order to resist the imperial court, he did invest a lot of effort in the land of Jiangdong.

Over the years, he had dragged out countless Shanyue people from the deep mountains and forests, educated them, and made them cultivate farmland.

Compared with Jiangdong during the period of Sun Ce, the cultivated land area in Jiangdong under the rule of Sun Quan almost doubled!

The population has increased by more than 30% compared to the period of Sun Ce!
To the southeast of Jiangnan, a large amount of uninhabited land was rapidly developed in just a few years.

As long as Jiangdong can survive in the hands of the imperial court, with Jiangdong's current potential, it may be able to quickly narrow the gap with the imperial court.

It was precisely because of this that the people of Jiangdong launched the Battle of Jingzhou and the Battle of Hefei, wanting to fight to the death!
As long as they can win, the imperial court's attack on Jiangdong will be postponed for ten years... No! Even if it's only five years, Jiangdong will not be as stretched as it is now when facing the imperial court.

But unfortunately, the imperial court is unwilling to give any chance at all!
Sometimes Sun Quan even thought -

"After defeating Cao Cao and Sun Ce, was the emperor really unable to go south, or did he deliberately keep me here so that I and the Jiangdong noble families could help him open up wasteland in Jiangdong?"

It would be fine if it was unintentional.

But if it was intentional...

Sun Quan felt increasingly bitter.

If Jiangdong had long been under the emperor's plan, what would happen if they fled to the island? Would they... also serve as a wedding dress for the emperor in the future?
If they can't stay in the treasure island and flee to Kushan, then isn't that also using Kushan to help the emperor?

"But what does the emperor want to do with so much land? With the power of the imperial court, it is impossible to control it... Is it just to drive the Han people from the heartland of the Central Plains to those uninhabited places?"

As soon as this thought came up, it was quickly suppressed by Sun Quan.

It’s ridiculous.

If this is really the Emperor's goal, then it is too naive. This is not what an Emperor at that level should do...

After taking a last look at Moling, Sun Quan boarded the ship bound for the treasure island.

"One day, I will come back!" (End of this chapter)