Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 160
Just as Lu Su walked out of the hall, Sun Quan, who was originally smiling, changed his face suddenly.

Zhou Yu often said that he and Sun Ce were as close as brothers, and they took Qiao and Qiao as concubines respectively. It turned out that he really wanted to learn from Sun Ce.

Sun Quan looked at the empty hall and said to himself: I want to imitate my elder brother Sun Bofu, but I am not Yuan Gonglu either.

At this time, the weather is cold, and the maidservant brought a cup of nourishing hot soup, and the smell of mutton can be smelled when the lid is opened. It is a wonderful thing to have a sip of mutton soup at this moment.

Sun Quanduan felt the wall of the cup was hot in the palm of his hand, and threw it on the ground without thinking. The pottery cup containing the soup was smashed to pieces, and the mutton and soup inside were scattered all over the floor.

The servant girl was so frightened that Huarong turned pale. She knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, although she was sure that she handed it to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan glanced at the fragments on the ground and comforted the maid: "It has nothing to do with you, just clean it up. I don't use this thing well, so I dropped it and replaced it with a new one."

"Thank you, my lord." The maid bowed down and kowtowed.

Sun Quan walked out of the hall with a flick of his sleeves, summoned his confidant and family general Zhou Shan, and said: "The new year is approaching, my little sister is just getting married in another place, and she may miss her hometown. Go and choose some Jiangnan specialties and send them to Jingzhou, and send them to Jingzhou with my family letter." take away."

"Wei." Zhou Shan clasped his fists in response to the errand.

In February of the 15th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao wanted to march south to Jingzhou to rescue Cao Ren.

At this time, there are [-] soldiers available around Xudu, and there are nearly [-] soldiers in Hexiangfan Cao Ren and Nanyang Wenpin. If Sun Quan does not support Xinye, they can take back Xinye and open up the grain road to Xiangfan.

Cao Cao's advisers knew that if Sun Quan didn't come to support Zhou Yu, he would attack Hefei. Zhang Liao's troops in Hefei were less than [-]. If he entangled in Xinye for too long, Hefei would be lost.

Just when Cao Cao was hesitating, the mastermind Xun You remonstrated: "Sun Quan is suspicious by nature. He was defeated by Jiang Zitong with a letter last time. My lord can repeat the same trick. As long as there is a delay of two months, Xinye has been taken by me."

"Will Sun Quan be fooled?" Cao Cao was also suspicious, he did not believe that Sun Quan could be tricked twice.

Xun You smiled slightly, "The soldiers are cunning. General Zhang can make an offensive in the Hefei area, and my lord will lead the troops from Qiao to Runan. When Sun Quan hesitates, Xinye has already been removed."

"My lord, please pay attention to Liu Bei's help. After he wins Jingzhou, he can gather [-] to [-] soldiers," Cheng Yu reminded.

Xun You added: "Liu Bei first set Jingzhou, so he would not dare to do his best to support Zhou Yu, and their Sun-Liu alliance is not as strong as imagined. I expect that there will not be too many reinforcements."

After deciding on a strategy, Cao Cao set off from Xudu with [-] troops on his own, and marched southeast with great fanfare. Zhang Liao was also actively preparing for battle in the Hefei area.

Although Cao Cao's troops were small, his momentum was even greater than that of Chibi.

When the news spread to Xinye, Lu Su said to Zhou Yu: "Governor, Cao Cao threatened to avenge the siege of Hefei, and his main force is marching to Huainan. We will continue to attack Xiangyang City, and we must reduce the pressure on the Eastern Front."

Zhou Yu shook his head and sneered: "Thief Cao is trying to deceive the sky and cross the sea. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have not been able to defeat our Jiangdong navy. Now only tens of thousands of soldiers dare to leave Hefei to cross the Yangtze River? It is nothing more than a bluff. His real goal is in Xinye. How can you hide this small plan from me?"

Lu Su was shocked when he heard this, "Since the governor has seen through Cao's plan, we should take precautions as soon as possible."

"Zijing can go to Jiangling to see Liu Bei as soon as possible, and ask him to send troops to rescue him because of the friendship of the alliance. I think Kong Ming can also see Cao's thief's intentions." Zhou Yu ordered.

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After Lu Su was ordered to go to Jiangxia by water, all the elite naval forces in Jingzhou were in Guan Yu's hands, and the mobility of the navy was much faster than that of the cavalry.

Compared with the high-spirited Zhou Yu, Guan Yu had a better impression of Lu Su. He said that all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou should obey Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's mobilization. As long as Lu Su persuaded Jiangling to send troops, Guan Yu immediately sent troops north.

Lu Su went upstream to Jiangling, and Liu Bei hosted a banquet for Zhuge Liang and Sun Shangxiang.

Because the military situation was urgent, Lu Su didn't have the mood to have a banquet at all. He picked up the wine glass and drank it alone, and then said anxiously: "Mr. Please send reinforcements quickly."

Zhuge Liang laughed: "Zijing got drunk just after drinking a cup? My lord and I got the news that Cao Cao sent troops to Huainan. My lord has sent General Shuguan to prepare the navy and go east at any time to support Sun Zhongmou. Why did you say that? Newfield?"

"Hey, hundreds of thousands of Cao Cao's soldiers were defeated in Chibi Wulin. How could tens of thousands of soldiers attack Jiangdong this time? This must be Cao Cao's suspicious strategy. The governor concluded that he must come to Jingzhou." Lu Su patiently explained.

"The art of war is false and true. Cao Mengde is good at using troops. He can't think of what we can think of? Sun Zhongmou is also like your thoughts and he is negligent. After Cao thief sneaks across the Yangtze River, he will regret it too late." Zhuge Liang was heartbroken.

Lu Su slapped his forehead fiercely, Zhuge Liang's analysis made sense, that thief Cao had always been extremely cunning, thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Zijing, are you hot?" Liu Bei pointed to the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Lu Su swept it with his sleeve, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Kong Ming, what should we do now?"

"Zijing also quickly returned to Jiangdong, and asked Sun Zhongmou to strengthen his guard on the Yangtze River. I heard that you have moved the government office to Moling, so that the Cao thief can cross the Yangtze River." Zhuge Liang didn't finish speaking.

Lu Su swallowed his saliva. With Cao's fighting style, he would have been slaughtered when he broke through the city.

"Okay, I'll go back to Jiangdong right now, the governor's side." Lu Su still didn't forget his mission.

"Don't worry, Zijing. If Cao Cao really transfers to Nanyang, I will send Yunchang and Yide Shuilu to help. Zhou Lang still has [-] to [-] soldiers in Xinye, and it is not so easy to lose." Liu Bei nodded.

"Gongjin is quite capable of using troops, so Zijing can go home with peace of mind." Zhuge Liang also comforted him.

Lu Su stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll leave immediately."

"Zi Jing came from a long way, don't care about this moment, why don't we go after the banquet?" Liu Bei got up to persuade him to stay.

"No envoy, it's not too late to drink after the war is over. Mr. and Miss Kong Ming, Su will leave first." Lu Su hurriedly left after speaking.

Liu Bei stared at Lu Su's back in a daze, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you need to make preparations early. There is a great possibility that Cao Cao will come to Jingzhou."

"Well, the total strength of Jiangling and Jiangxia is less than [-]. Do we need to transfer troops from Jingnan?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang: "It depends on Zhou Gongjin, he is now the main force against Cao Cao."

"Husband, it's better to send some reinforcements." Sun Shangxiang hesitated to speak.

Liu Bei turned his head and looked at Sun Shangxiang suspiciously: "Ma'am, what is the meaning of this? Do you trust Zhou Lang so much?"

Sun Shangxiang froze for a moment, and then replied in a panic: "Uh, yes. Zhou Gongjin Chibi can fight 40 to [-], this time Cao Cao is less than [-], he has no problem."

(End of this chapter)