Xiaoguangong

Chapter 397 Cai Zhong
Cai Zhong's arrival made Sun Quan overjoyed.

He told Sun Quan with trepidation that Cai Mao was very dissatisfied with Le Jin's behavior of favoring Ma Liang, and had long wanted to welcome Cao Ren to the south this time.

It's just that Cao Ren was so stupid that he couldn't move Wancheng for so long.

He believed that the Cao family had no time to live, and the end was approaching, and the best way now was to serve Sun Quan wholeheartedly.

"The world is divided into three parts, Sun, Cao, and Liu Ye. My brother was at odds with Liu Bei in Jingzhou, and later fought with Duke Cao. Looking at the heroes of the world, there is only General Sun alone!

Le Jin uses Ma Liang, a savage, without my brother's faithful advice. I have already prepared to choose another master. If the general is willing to send troops to attack Xiangyang, my brother will definitely help! "

Cai Zhong kept talking, and took out the letter Cao Ren wrote to Sun Quan from his bosom.

In that letter, Cao Renkou referred to Sun Quan as "His Royal Highness King Wu", and implored Sun Quan to help the Cao family take Jingzhou with the world in mind.

Cao Ren stated the pros and cons to Sun Quan in an almost begging tone, saying that Liu Bei was a guest general who took shelter under Sun Quan, but he always regarded himself as the former Han clan. This person is the one Cao Wei must try his best to eliminate. The family will not compete with Sun Quan.

Afterwards, even if the Sun and Cao families fight again, it is only for their own interests, and there is no such deep hatred as changing the dynasty.

No matter who wins or loses, everyone is safe.

On the contrary, if an ambitious person like Liu Bei is not eliminated, I am afraid that the two families will have a hard time in the future, so I ask Sun Quan to think about it.

There was a smug look on Sun Quan's face.

His disastrous defeat under the city of Hefei and his surrender to Cao Pi afterwards really made him feel tremendous pressure.

But now that the situation has turned around, Cao Pi actually came to pray for his help, which is undoubtedly a huge help to his status and reputation.

"It's easy to say." Sun Quan smiled, and gently supported Cai Zhong, "With General Cai to vote, our army will surely win a big victory! Gu immediately sent troops to attack Xiangyang, looking forward to hunting the land of Xiangyang with the general, and fighting together. Take the thief's head."

Cai Zhong happily said:
"Thank you, General, thank you General."

Seeing Sun Quan's expression, he hurriedly said loudly:
"This matter is of great importance. I am willing to stay as a hostage. General, please don't be suspicious."

Sun Quan originally planned to keep this person as a hostage, but since Cai Zhong took the initiative to speak up, he still took the initiative to speak up in front of so many people, of course Sun Quan could not accept it.

He smiled and said:

"Is there any reason for this? General Cai can trust Gu, but Gu can't trust General Cai?"

As he spoke, Sun Quan personally supported Cai Zhong, held him by the shoulders and let him sit beside him, poured him a glass of wine with his own hands, and said with a sincere smile:
"With the general around, how can we not accomplish great things? Come, come, drink this cup to the brim!
The general took the risk to report the news in person, which shows his sincerity to Sun. Sun is willing to make the general Pingxi general and Nanjun prefect. I don't know what the general wants? "

Cai Zhong choked up and said:
"Wouldn't Zhong be so heartbroken that he would swear to serve King Wu to the death?"

He broke free from Sun Quan, worshiped in front of Sun Quan again, choked up and said:
"Since the king of Wu values ​​the little one so much, the little one has to say a big thing for the king of Wu——

When I came to see the King of Wu, Shi Simafu, the commander of Yunshan Army, also sighed and said that Cao Pi was useless and not a man of destiny.

I drank with him all night long and became brothers of life and death. If the king of Wu is willing to take this person in, I will persuade him to dedicate Fancheng directly to the king of Wu! "

"There is another matter!" Sun Quan was overjoyed.

He had heard of Sima Fu's reputation long ago.

This man is Sima Yi's younger brother, and he is very talented. He ruthlessly ate empty wages, greedy for military rations, and did business, making a lot of money. Fancheng continued to be numerous. Wearing speed is rare in the world, it can be described as a strong soldier.

Sun Quan had always wanted to recruit this person before, but the Sima family also wanted face. Sun Quan didn't know what to say for a while, but Cai Zhong actually offered to recruit Sima Fu for Sun Quan, which really made Sun Quan overjoyed.

Lu Su also nodded again and again, quite joyfully said:

"Can you really convince Sima Fu?"

Cai Zhong choked up and said:
"That's right, Shu Da knew that Yunshan was Guan Ping's body, but he didn't dare to say anything because he was afraid of being tricked by Guan Yu.

Surrounded by powerful enemies on all sides, he didn't dare to move for a while, so he could only whisper to my brother that he planned to return to the north.

Unexpectedly, Cao Ren would not attack Wancheng for a long time, and was beaten by Huo Jun. Shu Da sighed that this man was not the man of destiny, but he didn't know what happened to King Wu, so he told me to investigate.

King Wu's sincerity towards Xiao really moved Xiao inexplicably, how dare he not try his best?
As long as King Wu is willing, I will definitely win Fancheng for King Wu and help King Wu achieve great things! "

Sun Quan laughed loudly, took Cai Zhong's hand and kept applauding, and repeatedly persuaded him to drink, the two of them were very drunk.

It was unexpected for Sun Quan that things went so smoothly.

After leaving Hefei, the fate began to gradually move closer to him. It seemed that the small city had sucked away his luck.

It's all Guan Ping, this must be Guan Ping and Mr. Zhuge who set me up together, it must be like this!

Sun Quan and Cai Zhong had a very happy chat, and on the second day, he gave Cai Zhong a large amount of brocade and jade, and sent someone to escort Cai Zhong back.

The army that had been preparing to march to Jiangling before also began to prepare to turn around and go northward against the Han River to attack Xiangyang.

Among the Wu army, Zhuge Jin, Yan Yan and others felt that the matter was not as smooth as expected, and persuaded Sun Quan not to rashly attack Xiangyang, a strong city in the world, it is better to keep Cai Zhong first, and let Cai Mao lead the army to attack Lejin Then make a claim.

Sun Quan was very displeased when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice:

"Why do you want Cai Mao to move first? I waited to bring heavy troops to Jingzhou, just to sweep the land of Jingxiang like Mount Tai. If you look ahead and let Cai Mao move first, how can you convince people?"

Zhuge Jin hesitated and said:
"Cai Mao is a capricious person, he said he would mobilize troops, but he would not be able to hide it from a famous general like Le Jin.

Sima Fu has a very good friendship with Yunshan, and they refused to turn their backs on each other for so long. At this time, no one has seen him yet, and his family members are all in Beifang, so he said that he would serve the Supreme. "

"If Cai Mao and Sima Fu attack Xiangyang first, and our army rushes to intercept Lejin at Xianshan, the morale of our army will be high, and we will succeed in one fell swoop!"

Xiangyang is known as an impregnable wall, and can only be attacked from the north, which is prone to various problems.

At that time, Sun Jian's attack from the north was exhausted and in vain, so he was forced to choose to go to Xianshan, but he died in the first battle.

Now Sun Quan has many generals, and his strength is far higher than that of Sun Jian back then. Ke Lejin's military ability is far higher than that of Liu Biao. In the south, there is Guan Yu who is eyeing him. He is very worried that Sun Quan will fall into Cai Mao's trap——

If he fails this time, Sun Quan will definitely suffer a devastating blow, and he may directly rebel without the enemy attacking Jiangdong, and they, Jiangbei people, will have no place to stay.

He must be very careful.

But Sun Quan obviously did not have such worries as Zhuge Jin.

With the support of Cai Mao and Sima Fu, he is full of confidence in winning Xiangyang.

As long as he occupies Xiangyang City and Xinye in Jiangbei, he will take the absolute initiative, be able to negotiate peace with Liu Bei, and negotiate with Cao Pi to eliminate Liu Bei and dominate the south.

He hesitated a little, then shook his head and rejected Zhuge Jin:

"Sima Fu's family members are all in the Central Plains, how could he follow Yunshan all the time?
Hey, before he didn't know that Yunshan was Guan Ping, now that he knew, how could he follow such warriors?
Before Yuejin, it was only Yunshan and Ma Liang who were fooled, now that I am coming with the momentum of Mount Tai, Cai Mao and Sima Fu are fighting together, how dare they fight with us?

At that time, as long as I choose a person who can speak eloquently to persuade me a little bit, Xiangyang will be in my hands.

The old thief Guan Yu has already retreated to Jiangling, knowing that even if we hear that we are attacking Xiangyang to rescue, we will sit firmly in Fancheng and attack north and south on the Han River, and we will definitely kill Guan Yu and flee, saving the labor of storming Jiangling.

This matter is wonderful, why push three obstacles four?I have made up my mind, and immediately lead the army to Xiangyang, there must be no mistake! "

Zhuge Jin showed bitterness. He knew that he could not persuade Sun Quan at all, so he could only turn his attention to Lu Su.

Lu Su felt that what Zhuge Jin said was very reasonable, but he was the one who brought Cai Zhong to visit Sun Quan before. At this point, he couldn't slap himself in the face, so he could only shake his head slowly.

"Don't worry, Ziyu, I'll wait until I get to Fancheng to play by ear, if Sima Fu refuses to join our army, I'll wait to make a decision.

As long as we are careful and vigilant, even if the thief has a conspiracy, it will not be a serious problem, and Xiangyang will definitely fall into our hands. "

(End of this chapter)