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Chapter 599 Raid on Yangzhou
Sun Jian didn't know what to explain for a moment.

"Caozhou Mu, don't worry, I will give you an explanation after I return."

After watching Cao Cao leave, Sun Jian glared at Sun Shangxiang and shouted angrily to the people behind him: "Go!"

Sun Shangxiang did not leave immediately, but looked at Gu Rubing's back, her eyes full of nostalgia. Although she was nominally imprisoned at Gu Rubing's place, she felt a different kind of freedom there. No one cared about what she did, and no one cared about her. Even if she got into trouble, Gu Rubing did not blame her.

Sun Jian walked for a while and found that Sun Shangxiang was still there and did not move.

"Let's go, what are you looking at?"

After hearing Sun Jian's unpleasant words, Sun Shangxiang hesitated for a moment, but still followed Sun Jian.

After returning to the camp, Sun Jian pulled Sun Shangxiang into the commander's tent and ordered no one to enter the commander's tent.

Huang Gai and his men could only smile bitterly and stand guard outside the camp.

Now everyone understands that the alliance with Cao Cao will soon be broken.

Sun Jian sat in the commander's seat, looking at Sun Shangxiang without saying a word.

Sometimes, being stared at without saying a word is the most frightening thing.

In the end, Sun Shangxiang couldn't stand the pressure anymore and had to speak first.

"Father, I was wrong!"

"You still know you're wrong? How could you do that with Liu Bei? You were going to do that with Cao Zhang..."

"That kind of thing?"

Sun Shangxiang looked at Sun Jian with a bewildered look on her face.

"It's just something between men and women...do I need to explain it clearly?"

"Ok?"

Sun Shangxiang finally understood and looked at Sun Jian with shame and anger.

"Father, is Shangxiang that kind of person in your eyes? How could I possibly do such a shameful thing with Liu Bei?"

"You didn't do it?"

"of course not!"

"Then why didn't you say anything when I asked you that just now?"

"Father, there were so many people here and I didn't know what you were talking about, so of course I couldn't say anything!"

Sun Jian covered his face with his hands and lay on the table. He didn't know what was going on. Just because Sun Shangxiang didn't say a word, such a big misunderstanding was caused. The most important thing was that his girl's innocence was ruined.

"Okay, go prepare for the wedding!"

"Father, I don't..."

Before Sun Shangxiang could finish her words, she saw the anger in Sun Jian's eyes. In the end, Sun Shangxiang could only swallow her unfinished words.

Looking at Sun Shangxiang's leaving back, Sun Jian muttered softly.

"If my daughter, such a beautiful flower, is really taken away by a pig like Liu Bei, I will make sure that you, Liu Bei, will die miserably!"

As Sun Shangxiang left, Zhou Yu and others hurried in.

"Lord, we..."

"Shangxiang's matter was a misunderstanding. Go find Cao Cao and Cao Zhang and I will explain it to them."

Huang Gai nodded.

Soon, Cao Cao brought Cao Zhang to the general's camp.

After hearing Sun Jian's explanation, Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhang behind him with some doubt. After all, he was a father, and modern thinking led Cao Cao to want to hear what Cao Zhang had to say.

Cao Zhang didn't care. Originally, this marriage was for the stability of the alliance, so he didn't care at all.

Seeing that Cao Zhang had no complaints, Cao Cao naturally had no objections either.

"Since Caozhou Mu has no objection, then the date will be set in three days. As for the betrothal gifts you mentioned, the entire Jiaozhou..."

Sun Jian rubbed his hands, looked at Cao Cao and said nothing more, but his meaning was clear.

"Don't worry, Jiaozhou will be yours in three days. I, Cao Cao, will always keep my word."

Soon, the two of them had researched everything that needed to be prepared for the wedding.

When Gu Rubing returned to the city, he saw Zhuge Liang coming towards him.

"My lord, let's wait for news. As soon as Sun Jian enters Jiaozhou, we will swallow Yangzhou as quickly as possible. I have asked Pang De to lead the army back, but the place they are going to is not here, but Guangling County."

Gu Rubing looked at the map. Starting from Guangling, the fastest route was to attack Wujun. There were only 30,000 people and one Sun Quan there. Pang De still had 30,000 Taishan tiger bandits and 20,000 troops from the Anluo Empire, which should be enough.

"We have to prepare as well."

Gu Rubing then left Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to guard Cangwu County, while he led Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and a group of famous generals to Yuzhang County.

Three days later, Gu Rubing's arrangements had been basically completed, and Sun Shangxiang's wedding was also going on in Jiaozhou.

Neither Sun Jian nor Cao Cao had expected that Gu Rubing's appetite would be so big this time, and the time of selection was also their busiest time.

Outside Longshu City, Lujiang County, Yangzhou.

A group of soldiers defending the city yawned helplessly, paying no attention to what was happening around them.

The place where they are located is the hinterland of Yangzhou, which can be said to be a fairly safe place.

"Boy, are you going to have a drink later?"

"Okay, Senior, you can't drink more than me every time, and you definitely can't do it this time."

"You farted, I..."

On the city wall, an old soldier was talking to a new soldier, but before he could finish his words, an arrow pierced the old soldier's head.

When the new recruits nearby saw this, their eyes widened.

Just as he was about to shout, another arrow pierced his head again.

Zhang Liao, with a group of 500 Iron Pagoda men, slowly walked out from a distance, with bows and arrows in their hands.

"Siege!"

Following Zhang Liao's order, five hundred Iron Pagodas immediately made way for the middle position, and two thousand White Tiger Sun-Devouring Guards rushed out from the back and occupied the city wall at the fastest speed.

The Yangzhou army guarding the county town did not put up any effective resistance at all. Some surrendered, some ran away, and some were killed.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Longshu City was under control.

Wei Yan followed Zhang Liao into the city, left two hundred people behind, and continued to follow Zhang Liao to the next place.

Outside Wujun, Sun Jian also received the report.

Pang De, with tens of thousands of troops, has already arrived at the city.

Sun Quan didn't believe it at first. After all, Wujun had been peaceful for such a long time, so how could Liu Bei's men come?

After climbing to the top of the city wall and looking at the densely packed crowds outside the city, Sun Quan really believed it this time.

Now that Lu Xun has been transferred to Jiaozhou, he has no famous generals around him. With only 30,000 men against so many enemies, Wujun will surely not be able to be defended.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan immediately made a decision. On the one hand, he sent someone to notify Sun Jian in Jiaozhou, and on the other hand, he led his men to evacuate Wujun.

Pang De was still arranging his troops' battle formation and preparing to force an attack on the city, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the torches in the city went out and the people on the city wall were gone.

Seeing this situation, Pang De was vigilant and wanted to send some people to test the city, but the city was empty.

Pang De waited until the Taishan tiger bandits controlled the city gate before he led his men into the city.

By the time Sun Jian got the news, it was already early the next morning. Cao Cao and Sun Jian had just handed over Jiaozhou.

Before Sun Jian could remember to be happy, he received the bad news from Yangzhou.

In the entire Yangzhou, only Danyang County and Kuaiji County are still in his hands. The reason why Danyang County is still in his hands is entirely because Sun Quan is leading 30,000 people to resist.

But it obviously couldn't resist for too long.

When Sun Jian learned the news, he immediately ordered Sun Quan to retreat to Kuaiji County, and he himself took the 100,000 troops he had gathered with Cao Cao and rushed to Kuaiji County.

Danyang County, Xuancheng.

Sun Quan stood on the city wall, looking at the dense army of Liu Bei in the distance, sweat already appearing on his palms.

"Young Master, we have already asked for reinforcements from Kuaiji County, but there are currently no extra troops in the entire Yangzhou that we can mobilize."

Sun Quan had known this for a long time, and he sent people to ask for help only to give himself some psychological comfort.

"I understand. Let's get everyone ready."

"Yes!"

As the deputy general left, some cold sweat appeared on Sun Quan's forehead.

Outside the city, inside the military camp.

Zhang Liao looked at Xuancheng in the distance and couldn't help but want to attack the city.

But we can't do anything now because Pound hasn't arrived yet.

"Wenyuan, don't worry. Once Lingming arrives, we can launch a general attack."

"The lord is still waiting for our news, and we don't know how long he can hold out."

Sun Jian arrived at Nanhai County with an army of 100,000 men, but just as he left the city, he ran into Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, it seems you have been waiting for me for a long time."

Hearing Sun Jian's words, Gu Rubing smiled and nodded.

"Sun Zhou Mu, the road here is blocked. Please try another route. As for your Yangzhou, I will take it."

"You want my Yangzhou? King Lie, is your appetite a bit too big? Even if you take my Yangzhou, can you suppress a place like Yangzhou where you are unfamiliar with? The various noble families will not let go of an outsider like you."

"You don't need to consider this, Sun Zhoumu."

Seeing that Gu Rubing was determined to take Yangzhou, no matter what he said, it would be useless.

"In that case, don't blame me."

After saying that, Sun Jia simply waved his hand.

Huang Gai and Lu Xun walked out at the same time.

They were the only two famous generals in Sun Jian's camp. Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were still rushing back from Yizhou.

Seeing the two men coming out, Zhang He and Zhang Ren also came out.

Huang Gai rushed directly towards Zhang He.

Lu Xun chose Zhang Ren.

Huang Gai was okay. Among the famous generals, his strength was average. Although he was somewhat inferior to Zhang He, he was not completely defeated.

The one who suffered the most was none other than Lu Xun.

In order to defeat Lu Xun more quickly, Zhang Ren used the double-gun technique right away.

The two guns kept changing in front of Lu Xun, and even the angles of attack were very low-key.

In less than an incense stick of time, Lu Xun had already shown some injuries.

Seeing that Lu Xun was not far from defeat, Sun Jian had no choice but to call back his troops and wait for Gan Ning and Zhou Yu to return.

Seeing that Sun Jian had no intention of attacking, Gu Rubing was naturally not in a hurry. His purpose here was to delay Sun Jian.

Late at night, when Sun Jian was preparing to rest, Lu Xun walked outside the camp with a spy.

"My lord, someone has arrived from Danyang County. It's the young master's messenger."

"Come in."

Sun Jian stood up, saw the person coming in, and asked anxiously, "How is Quan'er?"

"My lord, the young master is fine for now. Liu Bei's army has no intention of attacking. It seems that they are waiting for something. I guess they are waiting for Pang De's army. The young master needs urgent support."

Sun Jian naturally knew how difficult the situation was for Sun Quan in Danyang County. For the sake of the war in Jiaozhou, he transferred his only famous general Lu Xun away. Sun Quan was left alone, and it was impossible for him to defend a county without an advantage in terms of military strength and generals.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Jian made a decision.

"Lu Xun, go back with the messenger. You don't need to bring any soldiers with you. Go to Kuaiji County. You will find what you need there."

After saying that, Sun Jian directly put a peculiarly shaped token into Lu Xun's hand, along with a map.

Lu Xun didn't understand what Sun Jian meant, but since Sun Jian said it, he just had to do what Sun Jian said.

In one day, Lu Xun arrived in Kuaiji County.

After looking at the map in his hand, Lu Xun followed the map and came to a forest.

After walking a few steps, Lu Xun felt something was wrong.

With many years of marching experience, he felt that the surroundings were too quiet. Generally speaking, this kind of situation could only mean that there was an ambush here.

But Liu Bei's army did not reach Kuaiji County, so how could someone be ambushing here?
Besides, even if we fought here, what's the point of ambushing here?
When Lu Xun was about to continue walking, three people suddenly came down the mountain.

The three men all looked middle-aged, carrying freshly chopped firewood on their backs, and were chatting and laughing as they were heading down the mountain.

When the three saw Lu Xun, they stopped at the same time and looked at Lu Xun.

"Sir, are you going up the mountain? It's getting dark soon. We can't go up the mountain. There are snakes on the mountain, and they are poisonous snakes. Several people have been bitten to death. If you want to go up the mountain, you'd better bring more people with you."

"Thank you!"

Lu Xun didn't want to say much to them. After thanking them, he still wanted to go up the mountain.

"Sir, why don't you listen to my advice? Didn't I tell you that you can't go up the mountain?"

"I know, but I..."

Before Lu Xun finished speaking, he felt that there was something obviously wrong with the three people in front of him.

He had not observed carefully before because he was in a hurry to go up the mountain, but now that he was stopped by the other party, he could see that the strength of these people was actually at the level of second-rate generals.

"Aren't you villagers?"

After hearing this, the three men sneered, pulled out the knives hidden in the dry firewood, and were about to chop at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun quickly stepped back and avoided the attack.

Although Lu Xun was considered relatively weak among the famous generals, it was absolutely impossible for three second-rate generals to hurt him.

"who are you?"

One of the three people looked at Lu Xun. For some reason, he always felt that Lu Xun looked a little familiar.

"I am Lu Xun, Lu Boyan, who are you?"

"Lu Boyan? Lu Xun? Are you General Lu Xun who serves the lord?"

"Lord? Are you the Lord's men?"

(End of this chapter)