Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 278 The sky is sunny, the rain has stopped

Sun Quan ignored Lu Meng and Lu Su, and continued to look at Cao Cao on the island coldly.

Political alliances are always fragile, and only interests will last forever. Even though he knew that Cao Cao was alienating himself, he still had doubts in his heart.

At this time, the clouds cleared and the fog cleared, the long-lost sky shone on the body, and the lake surface was shining golden.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw this. As long as the weather is clear, Cai Mao will come to find him soon. No matter how powerful Sun Quan's navy is, there are only a few thousand people now, and they will be wiped out at any cost.

"The fog has cleared, can I still play ambushes? If my men cut off the way back, Jiangdong has something to do with you?" Cao Cao laughed.

"Isn't the Prime Minister thinking about the sailors trained by Cai Mao?" Although Sun Quan was stubborn, there was also a trace of worry in his heart.

Cao Cao didn't seem to want to persuade him anymore. He waved his hand to ask someone to carry out a dead body, and then retreated to the island. Before leaving, Cao Cao finally said, "Is this a general from Jiangdong? If you stay here, you may be eaten by wild animals. Zhong Mou Or take it back to your hometown for burial, as for whether you can withdraw or not, it is up to you to do so voluntarily.”

"My lord, it's the Yuan Dynasty." Jiang Qin said excitedly.

Sun Quan nodded lightly, "When Cao Jun is gone, you can pick him up on the boat."

"Wei." Jiang Qin instantly became sad.

Cao Cao had just walked a few steps when he suddenly turned around and reminded Sun Quan, "Your father and I were comrades-in-law. Here is a word to say goodbye. There are no permanent enemies in this world, let alone permanent allies. If you were defeated in Wulin in the past, Liu Xuande is willing to work harder, Gu may not be able to return to Xudu, let's think about the reasons for it."

Cao Cao left without looking back after finishing speaking, and Sun Quan was even more suspicious at this time. Could it be that Liu Bei let Cao Cao go on purpose?

After Cao Jun left, Jiang Qin disembarked and retrieved Dong Xi's body.

Sun Quan and the others mourned in silence for Dong Xi, and many people on board cried out.

"Zijing, if Cai Mao from the Chaohu Water Village sends out his troops with all his strength, can our hundred warships stop it?" Sun Quan asked suspiciously.

Lu Su frowned, "It's a pity that thousands of soldiers were lost just now, but we should be able to deal with it for a long time. Cheng Gong sees that we will not return to Ruxuwu for a long time, so he will definitely lead the army to come to meet us. On the contrary, Cai Mao's warships should not be many."

"If you can't do it, let's withdraw. It's meaningless to waste here. Cheng Gong knows to come to meet him from such a long distance, and those people in Cao Ying are more eager to be a savior." Sun Quan sighed.

Lu Su hastily advised: "Master, don't come when the opportunity is too late, if you give up rashly."

"It's not that I don't want to capture the Cao thief, but the fighting power of the Cao soldiers is astonishing. The strong attack just now defeated the Yuan Dynasty." Sun Quan shook his head.

"How about we trap them for a few more days?" Lu Su really didn't want to give up.

"Governor, have you seen the tall and long-bearded old man next to Cao thief? With this person around, Cao Bing will not starve to death," Lu Meng reminded.

"What does Ziming mean?" Lu Su was puzzled.

Lu Meng sighed and said: "That person is Cheng Yu, fortunately they sent back Yuan Dai's body, otherwise."

Lu Su understood immediately after hearing this, Cheng Yu is a ruthless man, when Cao Cao fought against Lu Bu in Yanzhou, and when Xuzhou begged Tao Qian, because of natural disasters and man-made disasters, there was a shortage of food everywhere, so they either mixed human flesh into the army rations, or even put human flesh banquets directly , the thousands of Jiangdong disciples on the island are likely to offer sacrifices to Cao Jun's Wu Zang Temple.

Cao Cao didn't have to worry about running out of food, and it was meaningless for them to wait here, not to mention that there were no coaches in the camps on both sides, so there might be some troubles, thinking of this, Lu Su didn't try to persuade him anymore.

"Leave the anchor." Sun Quan said lightly.

"Wei." Lu Meng cupped his fists to accept the order, and waved the flag to set off the boat.

Sun Quan seemed to be on a roller coaster. He experienced ups and downs during the day. Although he was helpless, he could only go back in despair. The warm sunshine in the sky was warm, but there was no smile on Sun Quan's face.

Because he was worried about encountering Cai Mao on the return journey, Lu Su asked the fleet to go north and then east, trying to return to Ruxuwu as close as possible to the north of Chaohu Lake.

"My lord, don't be discouraged. We have seized dozens of warships, and this trip is not empty-handed." Lu Su comforted.

Sun Quan shook his head and smiled wryly: "These are nothing compared to the capture of Cao thief. You see, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian and other princes were directly captured? Even the reckless Lu Bu surrendered and was killed. We were almost killed. can write history.”

"After several confrontations, more than half of Cao Cao's naval forces have been lost, and Ruxuwu's defense will be easier. My lord should be happy." Lu Su meant that it would be good if he could defend, after all, the difference in strength between the enemy and us is too great, Today's encounter was pure luck.

Sun Quan sighed, "I have no choice but to think so, but what Thief Cao said is not unreasonable."

Lu Su was stunned when he heard this, "This is Cao thief's plan to alienate. I know the situation of Chibi best at that time. Duke Xuande only has a few soldiers and horses. It is not easy to be able to support Gongjin to attack Xiangyang."

"But Liu Xuande won Jingzhou for nothing, and we Jiangdong have put in so much effort, we hardly see any benefits. Now he is plotting Yizhou again, the Sun Liu alliance can't always be my disadvantage." Sun Quan frowned.

"Mr. Xuande was invited in by Liu Zhang. Now that Liu Zhang suddenly has an evil heart, it is understandable for Jingzhou to rescue him." Lu Su explained for Liu Bei that he would do his best to protect the alliance between Sun and Liu.

"Liu Zhang has evil intentions out of thin air? Zijing, do you believe it yourself? Even Gongjin wants to take Yizhou, so Liu Xuande will help for nothing?" The warship sailed in Chaohu Lake, and the lake surface was sparkling like the ripples in Sun Quan's heart.

Seeing that Sun Quan's thoughts were getting more dangerous, Lu Su hurriedly advised: "Fang Cao Cao is strong today and Sun Liu is weak. Even if Xuan Degong is not so upright, let's not fall into the enemy's tricks. I will go to him personally to negotiate and fight for Sun Quan. I want to go back to one or two counties in Jingzhou."

"Zijing is wishful thinking, who will give up the land to the people?" Sun Quan shook his head.

"The so-called matter is man-made, but we should be united to the outside world, otherwise our lips will be dead and our teeth will be cold." Lu Su continued to reason.

"I see, the rest will be discussed after Cao Jun has retired." Although Sun Quan was temporarily persuaded by Lu Su, the thorn buried in his heart was difficult to remove.

When the weather cleared and Cao Cao did not return, Cai Mao led the navy to search and finally rescued Cao Cao in the evening.

After Cao Cao escaped from danger and returned to the camp, he did not feel depressed when he was in Chibi. Instead, he smiled and called a group of ministers to have a banquet, because Cao's soldiers were hardly injured, which proved that the land battle of the Jiangdong soldiers was really weak.

Cao Cao rewarded Xu Chu for his loyalty and bravery at the banquet, and also praised Cai Mao and others who rescued him in time, and encouraged the soldiers to fight again in the future.

At night, the starlight shone on Cao Ying. After the surprise banquet, Cao Cao stood outside the tent and laughed.

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu followed, wondering what the prime minister was up to?

"Prime Minister, the night is as cold as water at this time, and you were shocked again today, please rest early." Cheng Yu said with a bow.

"Ah? It's Zhongde and Wenhe. Do you see the stars in the sky?" Cao Cao turned around and asked with a smile.

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu looked bewildered, and saw Cao Cao asking and answering: "It's been raining a lot these days, we haven't seen the starry sky in a long time, tomorrow must be a good weather."

"The prime minister said." Jia Xu seemed to have guessed something.

"Hahaha, the sky is clear and the rain has stopped, so it's time to act alone." Cao Cao laughed again.

(End of this chapter)