Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1128: Phoenix's First Plan
Somewhere on the surface of the Yangtze River, a team of warships with flags bearing the character "Sun" were sailing down the river at an extremely fast speed.

Zhou Yu and his generals, who looked rather dusty, and Sun Ce, whose left arm was bandaged with gauze, all stood at the bow of the boat with solemn expressions.

Sun Ce spat a mouthful of blood-stained saliva into the river: "This Pang Shiyuan is a man who knows the current situation. Not only did he come to surrender, he also persuaded the nobles of Jingzhou to offer more than 30,000 troops, 8,000 sets of armor, and hundreds of thousands of stones of grain. He also went to Danyang County to help me repel the enemy. After this battle is successful, he will be rewarded handsomely...hiss..."

He was so excited that he couldn't help but pull the wounds on his arms and shoulders, and he gasped in pain.

Lu Su said with some worry: "That being said, our soldiers are already exhausted. Even though we have dry food on board, we can still replenish it. However, it is really difficult for such a small number of soldiers to deal with Jiang Huan's elite army of 40,000 to 50,000."

Although Zhou Yu's brows were furrowed, there was still some confidence and calmness in his eyes.

"Liu He is really amazing. He actually used such a heavy bait to attract our attention, and used Jiang Huan as the real main force in an attempt to seize our Jiangdong base. However, now we have Pang Shiyuan's ingenious plan to help us. As long as our fleet reaches Danyang, I will let them know that naval warfare is not about having a few warships to gain combat effectiveness."

Jiang Qin and other Jiangdong generals were also excited and their morale was greatly boosted at this time.

"Yes, when it comes to water warfare, our Jiangdong soldiers are their ancestors!"

"Then let them see how powerful we are."

"Liu He is really too arrogant to actually set the real main battle on the Yangtze River."

"This time we must not only repel the enemy, but also take advantage of the situation to move north. If we lose Yuzhou, we will seize his Xuzhou, haha."

Danyang County, Jiangcheng County Wharf.

After the prefect Liu Xun expressed his surrender, he held a banquet in the county government office to welcome Jiang Huan and others.

However, although Chen Deng thought there was no problem, military advisor Xu Shu suggested that it was better to be safe.

Therefore, Jiang Huan only brought a few people including Chen Deng, Xu Shu and others to the shore to accept the surrender letter and various military and political lists of Danyang County, while Taishi Ci, Chen Dao and others were left on the boat to be on the safe side. At the same time, he requested that the surrender banquet be moved from the county government office to a temporary thatched hut on the riverside.

Liu Xun picked up the wine jar and toasted Jiang Huan, but Jiang Huan did not respond.

"I have been helped by the prince, and entrusted with an important task by your majesty, allowing a humble man from Bingzhou to lead such a navy. I will never forget this great favor. Now Governor Liu understands the righteousness and is willing to surrender. However, the land of Jiangdong is the foundation of the Sun family for many years. There will be a tough battle soon. How dare I ruin public affairs with wine? I hope the governor will forgive me."

Liu Xun apologized repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, it is my fault for not thinking carefully. I didn't think carefully enough."

He put down the wine bottle and said again: "Although the counties in Jiangdong have been ruled by the Sun family for many years, your Majesty is wise and benevolent, and has governed the country well. He has established official schools, set up many medical clinics, and evenly distributed land. People all over the world have long wanted to return home. Now that the general's army has arrived, it is in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people. Although I am not talented, I have some friendship with the prefects and county magistrates. I am willing to send letters to persuade them to surrender. If one or two of them are successful, a war can be avoided."

Jiang Huan nodded and said, "If that is the case, I will report this achievement to Your Majesty for the governor. Whether I am appointed as a prime minister or a high official, I will definitely receive this reward from you."

Liu Xun was overjoyed: "In that case, I will thank you in advance, General."

Although the banquet was not held to its fullest due to Jiang Huan's insistence, such a large banquet with dozens of people lasted for more than an hour before it ended.

"I have prepared a bath for you generals. There is a natural hot spring not far from here. The river breeze is just right to drive away the cold for you all."

Jiang Huan waved his hand and once again rejected Liu Xun's arrangement.

"Well, Governor, don't worry about it. This general will leave a few people and 3,000 soldiers to take over this place, and then he will lead the army to Wujun immediately."

He took the letter of persuasion to surrender written by Liu Xun to the prefect of Wujun, but he did not expect the letter to work.

Wu County is the largest and most prosperous county in Yangzhou, and many of the civil and military officials under the Sun family have their ancestral homes here, so its status is naturally special.

Therefore, the governor of Wu County was Sun Ce's uncle, Wu Jing. Although he was not very talented, he was a powerful nobleman in Wu County and had a high reputation. In addition, his eldest sister married Sun Jian, which made the Wu family very popular in Wu County. It was almost impossible to turn him against the government. However, Jiang Huan was not too worried. The total number of soldiers stationed in Wu County was only about 30,000, and most of the elite soldiers had been transferred by Sun Jian and Sun Ce, so there was nothing to worry about.

When Liu Xun saw that he was so anxious to leave, his expression became a little strange.

He stopped in front of Jiang Huan and said, "General, why are you so anxious? There is no need to rush the march... There is no need to rush... This..."

Xu Shu frowned, as if he had sensed something was wrong, and said in a somewhat stern tone: "The governor has repeatedly obstructed our army from going on the expedition. Could it be that there is an ambush, deliberately trying to harm us?"

Liu Xun was not a very courageous person to begin with, and he turned pale with fright after being scolded.

"This... Your humble servant... How dare you, it's just... just..."

Seeing him hesitating, Jiang Huan felt something was wrong and shouted, "Come here, arrest Liu Xun and keep him under strict guard. We will interrogate him when our army returns victorious. Order the entire army to set sail immediately!"

While giving the order, he walked quickly with Xu Shu, Chen Deng and others, preparing to board the boat.

Liu Xun was so frightened that he could hardly stand. As he was dragged away, he kept looking towards the river, as if he was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his savior.

Just as Jiang Huan and others were about to step onto the deck of the warship, they suddenly heard the guard soldier on the lookout blowing the warning horn.

"There are enemy ships, there are enemy ships!"

This shout completely confirmed Jiang Huan and Xu Shu's previous guess. Their faces changed and they hurriedly ran forward, looking at the river from afar.

I saw a fleet of warships, flying a flag with the word "Sun" on it, coming with the wind at an extremely fast speed, and it was coming with great momentum.

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect Sun Ce to use the procrastination tactic today."

Jiang Huan soon figured out everything. Liu Xun's actions were all designed to delay the arrival of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's naval warships.

Taishi Ci said coldly, "General, why worry? Sun the traitor returned from Yuzhou in defeat. How can a general of a defeated army defeat our army? It would be fine if he didn't come, but now that he has come, we can decide the outcome in one fell swoop."

"it is good!"

Jiang Huan was delighted: "Ziyi is so brave, you should be a role model for the three armies. You will be the vanguard, leading a ship and 8,000 soldiers to fight the enemy. I will support you."

"The last general takes command!"

The crowd on the shore who were originally watching the excitement were frightened by this sudden change and fled in all directions. However, there was only one person who was hiding in a corner, watching it all with a very proud look on his face. It was Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan.

"Hey, this is someone's first plan, how can it not succeed?"

Just as he had this thought, Taishi Ci, who was originally full of murderous intent and preparing to go to battle, suddenly heard a voice behind him saying "Ouch..."

He instinctively turned his head, but saw Jiang Huan, Xu Shu, Chen Deng and others, all of whom were holding their stomachs, leaning on the boat's rails, looking very painful.

"General, Military Advisor, what are you doing..."

Taishi Ci, Chen Dao and others rushed over.

(End of this chapter)