Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 561

Jiangxia's Sheriff's Mansion was shrouded in a depressive atmosphere, and the source of the repression was Sun Quan, who was on the throne, as if there were dark clouds over his head.

The rumors in the city and Zhang Fei's appearance made him uneasy.

Now there are only [-] cavalry outside the city, not enough to suppress Jiang Xia, but who knows what will happen next?

Zhang Fei's words pushed Lu Xun to the forefront. Everyone in the hall knew Sun Quan's temper, so no one stood up to speak to Lu Xun. Instead, Zhuge Jin, who represented Huaisi, walked to the center and said righteously: "My lord, there is no turning back when you open the bow. You should trust Jiangdong's generals."

"Of course I believe it. I'm just thinking about how to get Zhang Fei back." Sun Quan replied weakly, resting his chin on one hand.

"General Lu and Lantian are confronting each other in Dongting, why don't my lord send an envoy to inquire by water? He is proficient in strategy and may be able to give advice." Zhuge Jin reminded.

"Ziyu makes sense." Sun Quan sat upright and nodded in affirmation, and then told his confidant Hu Zong: "Wei Ze, you should immediately send someone to Dongting Lake to inquire about advice, and send more sentries to monitor Zhang Fei."

"Wei." Hu Zong responded with clasped fists.

Sun Quan's mood eased slightly, he stroked his purple beard and said to himself: "I don't know if Ziming has won Jiangling or not, this kind of waiting feels really bad."

At this moment, Sun Quan caught a glimpse of Yu Fan sitting upright, with a divination tool on his case, and remembered what he had said on the tower before.

Sun Quan stopped Yu Fan and signaled: "Zhongxiang, since you brought the tools, you can make a hexagram quickly to inquire about good and bad luck."

"only."

Yu Fan first stood up and cupped his hands to answer, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if there was some kind of divination ceremony, and finally took the tool like a chopstick basket with both hands, and shook out six bamboo sticks according to the unique law.

Sun Quan stood up and asked expectantly, "What is the hexagram?"

Yu Fan looked distressed, "This is the hexagram peeling off the mountain."

"How about good or bad luck?" Sun Quan asked.

"Uh, good and bad are mixed." Yu Fan lowered his head.

Sun Quan frowned and raised his voice a bit, "To be clear, aren't you quite eloquent?"

"Ah me." Yu Fan still hesitated.

"Ziyu, I heard that you also understand the "Book of Changes", can you explain the hexagrams for me?" Seeing that Yu Fan was silent, Sun Quan turned around and aimed at Zhuge Jin, thinking that there are many people who know the Book of Changes in the world, so why? It's not easy to do advanced work.

Zhuge Jin was a loyal man, seeing that Sun Quan was pointing him out, he did not dare to turn him down, first he said humbly: "I only have a rough knowledge of the scriptures in a humble position, and I am not as careful as Zhong Xiang, so I may be wrong, please forgive me, my lord."

"Ziyu just boldly solve the doubts, and it's useless to be unable to tell through careful research." Sun Quan glanced at Yu Fan disdainfully, and the displeasure was clearly written on his face.

Zhugejin stroked his beard, and slowly revealed the hexagrams: "For those who strip the hexagrams, the main hexagram is Kun, which is for the earth, and the guest hexagram is Gen, which is for the mountains, and the overall hexagram image is the mountain on the ground."

Sun Quan couldn't help snorting when he heard this, thinking which mountain doesn't stand on the ground?This is obviously a good hexagram, but Yu Zhongxiang said it was a mixed blessing.

Zhuge Jin continued to add: "The hexagram says: There will be bad luck.

On the sixth day, strip the bed for feet, contempt; chastity and fierceness.

Sixty-two, stripping the bed to distinguish, contempt; chastity and fierceness.

Six three, strip it, no blame.

June [-]th, peeling the bed to skin, fierce.

Sixth Five-Year, Guanyu is favored by palace people, and there is no disadvantage.

On the ninth day, the fruit will not be eaten, the gentleman will get a husband, and the villain will peel off the hut. "

Sun Quan was dumbfounded when he heard that, half of the six lines are evil, and Yu Fan's mixed good and bad is really right, so he urged: "Please continue to explain it to Ziyu."

"It's foolish to think that although the mountain is on the ground, the mountain should be a rockery or its foundation is not stable. If the foundation is not stable, the ground will shake, which may imply our current situation in Jingzhou," Zhuge Jin explained.

"What else?" Sun Quan said in his heart that this is not what I want to hear, I only care about whether the war can be won in the end.

"Eh, the third line clearly stated that there is no blame for the instability, and it may not be a serious problem for those who seem to be attached to leave. As for the last two lines, I would like to ask Zhong Xiang to clarify the confusion. Jin has limited knowledge and power. "

After Zhuge Jin finished speaking, he looked at Yu Fan, and said to himself that I was helping you out of the siege, so don't hide there and keep silent, Sun Quan followed Zhuge Jin's gaze and chased after him.

Yu Fan coughed dryly twice, and then replied: "Ziyu's answer is actually very reasonable, but this foundation is not limited to the territory, it can also represent the hearts of the people in Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

The fifth line is Yin, indicating that the Hakka Gua is in a disadvantageous situation at this time, and it also indirectly indicates that our army is in an advantage. The governor and General Lu may be advancing according to the established plan.

The sixth line is Yang, and this line means that the Hakka Gua suddenly becomes stronger, if we don’t actively respond, Jingzhou may not be able to achieve this fruit.”

Sun Quan frowned, thinking that this hexagram is basically evil, how can there be any trace of auspiciousness?Although Sun Quan doesn't know much about the Book of Changes, he has heard people mention that the last line of each hexagram can predict the final outcome.

"Gentlemen get their husbands, villains strip their huts. What's the solution?" Sun Quan asked.

"Uh, the literal meaning is that a gentleman gets his car and a villain's house is deprived, but according to the current situation, the humble position can't be solved." After finishing speaking, Yu Fan buried his head in picking up the bamboo sticks, and didn't respond to Sun Quan's eyes at all.

Sun Quan was in a slightly better mood at first, but when he heard Yu Fan explaining the hexagram, Zhuge Jin comforted him: "My lord, there is no need to worry, as Zhong Xiang said just now, as long as you can deal with it properly, let's go ask Boyan now. Count, isn’t it a positive response?”

Seeing that Sun Quan's face turned slightly better, Zhuge Jin continued to add: "Yu refers to status, and hu refers to the land below, which means that the lord can successfully occupy Jingzhou, and his status will rise again."

When Yu Fan called out the genius of logic, Sun Quan immediately turned from sadness to joy: "The Zhuge family is full of capable people. I don't think Ziyu is worse than Kong Ming. If it is true as you said, there will be a big reward for winning Jingzhou."

"The humble job has little knowledge, and Zhong Xiang has to be the one to explain the hexagram." Zhuge Jin replied modestly.

Sun Quan's joy didn't last long. A few hours later, Hu Zong sent someone to report that all the sentries he sent from Jiefanwei were intercepted and killed by Zhang Fei and Pound's cavalry. Outside the gate, they were all within the attack range of the opponent's rangers. Only the north gate was close to Jiangxia Wharf, and Jiangdong's warships were moored on the shore.

The distance between Jiangxia Wharf and the city wall was very short. If cavalry entered this area, they would be easily shot by bows and arrows from both sides. Therefore, Jiangxia North Gate became the only safe zone.

Sun Quan was furious after hearing the battle report, and assigned Hu Zong to take Jie Fanwei to clean up the cavalry, but the number of cavalry in the city was too small, so they could only be dealt with by infantry regiments, but the outcome can be imagined.

Zhang Fei was proficient in guerrilla tactics. Although Xie Fanwei had a stomach full of ashes, it was a pity that he didn't even see the horse's ass clearly, and in the end he lost hundreds of stragglers.

Sun Quan slapped the table to no avail, and finally sent an envoy to ask Lu Xun.

In the early morning of the next day, Sun Quan was still lying in bed, and Hu Zong outside the door slammed the door loudly.

"My lord, something is wrong." Hu Zong shouted while knocking on the door.

"Bastard." Sun Quan scolded and hurriedly put on his clothes, and when he opened the door, he saw the sweat on Hu Zong's face, "Why are you so panicked?"

"My lord, I just reported from the pier. A dozen warships came back from the direction of the Han River. Almost all the navy along the way was wiped out, and General Gongyi (Jiang Qin) was also killed." Hu Zong replied with difficulty.

"What did you say? Jiang Gongyi's [-] sailors are the most elite existence in Jiangdong. Could it be that Guan Yu has given up Fancheng and retreated? Isn't Cao thief selling us?" Sun Quan was shocked.

Hu Zong shook his head and explained: "Guan Yu is still in Fancheng. He sent General Gan Ning and the Jingzhou navy to the south to compete with General Gong Yi at any cost. Their losses are also quite large."

(End of this chapter)