Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 207 Let Sun Quan Go Back

On the evening of June 24th in the tenth year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu returned to Wankou.

Lu Su and Han Dang went to meet him immediately.

After returning to the county government mansion with a gloomy face, Zhou Yu immediately said, "Zijing, Mr. Han, what's going on?"

Lu Su explained the situation again, and finally said: "The soldiers who escaped from Lingyang said that Wuhou and Ziganggong were captured by Shen Chen, but Ziganggong threw Wuhou's seal and Zishou into the He lied that Marquis Wu was his eldest son Henry Zhang, but Marquis Wu was just captured, Shen Chen didn’t know his identity.”

"It is our fault that Marquis Wu is in prison. The most urgent task now is to rescue Marquis Wu."

Zhou Yu looked around and said, "Everyone, don't spread the word about this matter. We will just treat Zi Gang as the only prisoner of Shen Chen. Huang Zu is in my hands now. We can wait for two days and send someone to warn Shen Chen. Then, under the guise of Marquis Wu's order, let us exchange Huang Zu for Duke Zi Gang and Marquis Wu, so that Shen Chen can prevent us from using Marquis Wu to blackmail us."

"Ah."

Lu Su nodded, and pondered: "This is the best, and we can't be in a hurry. We must pretend that we don't care about Zi Ganggong, and attack aggressively. At that time, it is Wu Hou's order, and it is Wu Hou who cares about Zi Gang Gong. Not wanting Zi Gang and his son to be at fault, so he let go of Huang Zu, who killed his father and enemy, so he must be able to easily deceive him."

If they acted too hastily, with Shen Chen's intelligence, he would definitely suspect that there was someone important in Lingyang City?Such an impatient attack on the city will even drive him into a hurry. If Sun Quan and Zhang Hong are killed and retreated together, Jiangdong will collapse.

So Lu Su thinks that he must not act too urgently, but just pretend that he doesn't care about Zhang Hong.If a counselor of our own army is captured by the enemy and beaten like this normally, Shen Chen will not be suspicious, and Sun Quan will be safe.

However, Sun Quan had to be rescued, and the world knew that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were the most respected by Sun Quan, so in the name of Sun Quan, it was the best way to exchange Huang Zu for Zhang Hong and Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu felt that his words made sense, so he said, "Well, let's do it this way. Let's rectify the military affairs in the past two days, and then kill them and go to Lingyang in a few days."

"What to do after that?"

Lu Meng suddenly said: "Now that Shen Chen has Marquis Wu and Duke Zi Gang in his hands, is it possible to just watch him be so rampant? Going south from Qingshui, entering Jinghu Lake, and then walking to Poshui, wouldn't it be possible to return to Nanchang?"

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I will never let him leave. Where are Lu Meng and Xu Sheng?"

"exist!"

Lu Meng and Xu Sheng stood up.

Zhou Yu looked at the two of them and said: "I expect Shen Chen to capture Lingyang and get a lot of food, grass and supplies. He must either defend Lingyang and wait for reinforcements, or retreat to Nanchang. But at this time, we should save Wuhou first. The two of you They led the troops southward from Yunxi, controlled Yi County, and cut off Shen Chen's retreat."

"only!"

The two took the lead.

Zhou Yu looked around at the crowd, and said fiercely in his eyes: "After we rescue Marquis Wu, we must wipe out Shen Chen completely, and we must never let this beast leave Jiangdong alive!"

"only!"

All the soldiers agreed with a loud bang.

In the following period of time, Zhou Yu began his rescue plan for Sun Quan.

He first sent someone to send a letter to Lingyang, urging Shen Chen to surrender in a stern tone, and gave him a few days to release Zhang Hong and his son.

Then, they prepared their troops and led a mighty fleet from Qingshui to capture Lincheng. In this way, their army was less than [-] kilometers away from Lingyang, and the fleet could reach Lingyang within an hour at most.

This undoubtedly sent two messages to Shen Chen.

One is that they don't care about Zhang Hong's life and death, and the other is that the reason they are willing to give a certain deadline is to give them a chance to release the hostages, otherwise they will sacrifice Zhang Hong later.

At the same time, the two sides are constantly exchanging letters and negotiating. There are countless letters from Lincheng to Lingyang every day, and they are testing each other.

There are actually many examples of letters exchanged between the enemy and us during the war.

For example, there were a lot of letters between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, and after Sun Ce died, there were also a lot of correspondence between Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Even Sun Quan was almost fooled by Cao Cao and sent his family members to Xudu as hostages.

The reason for this is to spy on the opponent's intelligence.

But it's a pity that Zhou Yu, Lu Su and the others are not ordinary people, and they did everything seamlessly. It really didn't make Shen Chenqi suspicious, and made him suspect that there were some important figures in Lingyang City.

It's just that the other party pressed on every step of the way, making Shen Chen think, Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not good enemies, they will never let it go if they go deep into the hinterland.

Therefore, he had to think of a way, how to get rid of Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and return to Nanchang safely.

On the night of July [-]rd, Shen Chen and Liu Qi discussed in another mansion.

"Achen, you're back."

Liu Qi saw Shen Chen coming back in a hurry, and went up to greet him.

Shen Chen also put on a coir raincoat, because it has been raining lightly in the Huangshan Mountains for the past few days, and there have been flash floods and light rain along the Qingshui to Taiping Lake and Poshui.

He took off his coir raincoat and put it on the shelf at the door, took off his shoes covered with yellow mud, put on a pair of clogs and entered the house.

"Eldest son."

After Shen Chen entered the house, he said in a deep voice, "Is there any latest news?"

Liu Qi said: "That Zhou Yu wrote to me every day, and I replied according to your tone. I didn't reveal anything, but it seemed that something was wrong. General Huang was captured by them."

"General Huang was captured?"

Shen Chen frowned.

Among the Jingzhou faction, Huang Zu and Kuai Liang supported Liu Biao, and they also supported Liu Qi.

Until Kuai Liang died of illness in the later period, Huang Zu was attacked again and again by Sun Quan, and after he finally died in battle, Liu Qi no longer had any supporters, and was pressed step by step by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, and only then lost his position as Jingzhou Mu.

If Huang Zu were gone now, Liu Qi would have lost two supporters. For Liu Qi, his position in Jingzhou would be even more unfavorable, and he might be in danger.

"Yes."

Liu Qi said: "General Huang has always been friendly to me, we must find a way to rescue him."

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded slightly and said: "I will think of a way, young master, first take a look at the letters Zhou Yu wrote to me these days."

"It's all here."

Liu Qi brought a large pile of official documents on the table.

Shen Chen took it, read each copy carefully, and asked Liu Qi to explain his reply letter.

The letter was really leak-proof. After reading it, Shen Chen murmured, "It seems that Zhou Yu doesn't care about Zhang Hong's life. He has already threatened us and plans to attack Lingyang in two days."

"What should I do?"

Liu Qi asked.

Shen Chen took out a map from his arms and said, "Don't worry, eldest son, I have already scouted the retreat route, and I can leave at any time."

"Oh?"

Liu Qi was surprised to see a precise drawing, and asked, "What is this drawing?"

"I drew it."

Shen Chen smiled and said, "This is the terrain around Yishan Mountain."

Yishan is the ancient name of Huangshan Mountain.

During this time, Shen Chen was not actually in the city. According to the information given by Zhang Hong, he went to Anwu, Jing County, Yi County and other places to inspect the terrain and study the deployment of the Jiangdong Army.

In fact, there is almost no Jiangdong army in these places, and even if there are, there are only a few dozen county government servants at most, which can barely be regarded as a defensive force.

Because the southeastern hills were Shanyue's territory at that time, the Shanyue people had always been feuds with the Sun Wu regime. The war started from the time of Sun Ce, and it did not stop until the time of Sun Quan. The two sides were in the same situation.

So Shen Chen easily contacted the local Shanyue chiefs, and with their help, he obtained the terrain of the southeast hills along the route and drew a blueprint.

Liu Qi leaned over and said, "Didn't we plan to withdraw from Poshui to Nanchang?"

"Yes."

Shen Chen nodded, pointed to the west of Yi County and said: "But I guess Zhou Yu will never let it go, so I went deep into the mountains to draw a map, and under the leadership of the local Shanyue people, I discovered this Yunxi River."

"Yunxi River?"

Liu Qi looked over and frowned immediately: "This river is actually connected to the big river."

Shen Chen said: "Yes, this river originates from Yi County. Although it is not connected to Poshui and Qingshui, it can go deep into Yi County. If Jiangdong sends people into the mountains from here, they can attack Yi County and cut off our backwaters. Way to go."

"How good is that."

Liu Qi panicked, if the way out was cut off, wouldn't he have to fight alone?

Shen Chen said: "General Liu Pan in Nanchang has sent someone to inform me that he has sent Zhonglang General Huang Zhong to meet me a few days ago, and he will arrive in a few days."

Liu Qi laughed: "That's good, if Yijian is there, we can repel them."

"Hard to say."

Shen Chen pondered and said: "I went to see the terrain of Yi County. It is located in the deep mountains and old forests. It can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the Jiangdong Army preemptively occupied Yi County, we have few soldiers. I am afraid that even if we join General Liu Pan, we will not be able to attack." will be wiped out by them."

The main force of the Jiangdong Army is more than 4, and their current strength is only more than 4000. Although Liu Pan will send reinforcements, the number will not be too many. After all, his total strength is only more than 2.

Therefore, in the face of the mighty Jiangdong Army, if Yi County is lost, it is equivalent to losing the opportunity. At that time, the retreat route will be cut off.

"Achen, can you do anything?"

Liu Qi asked quickly.

Shen Chen nodded: "Yes, there is a way. If everything goes well, maybe the main force of the Jiangdong Army can be defeated and Zhou Yu can be captured alive. Even if things don't go well, they can easily retreat back to Nanchang."

"Oh?"

Liu Qi was pleasantly surprised: "What way?"

Shen Chen smiled slightly and said: "Thanks to the help of my friends in Shanyue, I found a suitable place to ambush after looking at the terrain, but this place is located in the north of Yi County. If we want to implement it successfully, we must block the Jiangdong Army in Yi outside the county."

"Then how can we block the Jiangdong Army from Yi County?"

Liu Qi asked again.

Shen Chen looked in the direction of the Lingyang County Government, and said softly: "Then someone must inform Zhou Yu of our army's movements. I think that Henry Zhang is quite suitable, and he must be asked to bring back false news."

"False news?"

Liu Qi was puzzled and said, "I heard that Zhou Yu and Lu Su were all the smartest people in the world. Can fake news really fool them?"

Shen Chen laughed: "It's not easy to fool them with fake news, but what if it's true?"

"what do you mean?"

"Sometimes, true and false, false and true, are actually in one thought."

“But just put Henry Zhang back like this, I’m afraid they will doubt it.”

"I just let them doubt, and it must be a coincidence. It is best to let Henry Zhang run back by himself, so that they will doubt the truth of the matter."

There was a glint in Shen Chen's eyes.

Fighting wars is all about falsehoods. Sometimes, false news is not necessarily false, and true news is not necessarily true. It depends on who is the smartest person, and they are scheming against each other!

　Now the code is yellow. I have been doing nucleic acid every day for the past two days, and I have to report to the hospital every day, so there is no way for the update to be unstable.But the good news is that it will be stable soon, and it will recover in a few days. Wait for my good news.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)