Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 38 Zhou Gongjin is here!
"Gongjin, your plan is complete. Liu Bei has agreed to go out of the city to meet our army."

Lu Su agreed and traveled day and night to see Zhou Yu, telling him that Xuande and Kongming were happy and he was going to go out of the city to entertain the troops.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu did not feel happy at all.

Not only was there no joy, but there was also a sense of solemnity.

Lu Su's heart suddenly tensed up, but he asked, "Gongjin, is there something wrong?"

Zhou Yu said nothing, but just walked to the riverside in Chaisang.

He pulled Lu Su up and boarded a small boat. He looked at the setting sun by the river and said, "Zi Jing, do you know why I must take back Nanjun?"

Lu Su said: "Nanjun was originally borrowed by Liu Bei, so we must take it back."

As soon as he finished saying this, Lu Su knew that what he said was wrong.

Zhou Yu's expression did not improve at all, it was still as calm as water, but just like the surface of the river, calm on the surface but full of dangers inside, no one knew when the waves would crash against the shore and sweep away the enemies.

Zhou Yu suddenly said, "When Bofu borrowed troops from Danyang, I followed Bofu to conquer Hengjiang and Dangli, crossed the river, attacked Moling, defeated Zuo Rong and Xue Li, and then attacked Hushu and Jiangcheng, advanced to Qu'a, and forced Liu Yao to leave. Then I swept across the six counties of Jiangdong and established the foundation of the Sun family. I never cared about the gains and losses of a city or a place."

"Now that Jiangdong has been pacified, I should advance to conquer the whole world. How can I care about a county?"

Lu Su had known Zhou Yu since he was the magistrate of Juchao County. At that time, he thought Zhou Yu was extraordinary and took the initiative to make friends with him.

Although the two have different ideas, one advocates to ally with Liu and the other advocates to attack Liu, the friendship between them is comparable to the unbreakable friendship between Gongsun Qiao and Ji Zha in the Spring and Autumn Period.

At this moment, when Lu Su heard Zhou Yu talking about the past, he had an inexplicable premonition in his heart that the trip to Jiangling must be not simple!
As expected, Zhou Yu pointed to the river in front of him and said, "The Yangtze River is a natural barrier for our Eastern Wu, but it is also a yoke for the Eastern Wu. The reason why the 100,000-strong army of the Wu Marquis could not attack Hefei was not because of the surging river?"

"If we take Nanjun, we can advance to Xiangfan in the north and enter the Central Plains; we can advance to Xichuan in the west, thus dividing the world in two. Then, when the time is right, we can fight Cao Cao to the death!"

"Only by having a clear basis for advancing and retreating can we seize the power to rule the world."

Lu Su admitted that Zhou Yu was right.

But this approach was too radical, as it would easily allow Cao Cao to take advantage of the conflict between the two families and move south again.

Just as he was about to express his own opinion, Zhou Yu spoke up again, "I know what Zi Jing is worried about, but Cao Cao has just been defeated and there are internal conflicts, so he has given us a moment to take back Nanjun!"

"I originally wanted to imprison Liu Bei through marriage and take back Nanjun without bloodshed, but I didn't expect him to escape."

"Now, time is running out. I can only resort to desperate tactics to take back Nanjun!"

A plan to decide one's own death?

When Lu Su heard these four words, his heart trembled. He grabbed Zhou Yu's hand and said, "Gongjin, what do you mean? Could it be that Zhuge Liang has figured out this plan?"

Zhou Yu nodded slowly and said, "I didn't want to hide it from him. Zhuge Liang didn't know the consequences of my taking Yizhou, so how could he let me pass through it?"

"I will fight to the death when they start the attack. Zijing will then call on all the generals to fight bravely and take Nanjun!"

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, Lu Su felt his scalp tingling.

But he said: "No, Gongjin, this is absolutely not possible. Since Zhuge Liang has already made preparations, I cannot let you take this risk."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "No need to say more. My mind is made up. Follow my words and make a plan. We will definitely conquer Nanjun!"

Lu Su wanted to persuade him again, but he saw that Zhou Yu had already looked up at the setting sun. The afterglow of the sun shone on his face, leaving a resolute expression on his face. He could not help but shut his mouth, unable to utter a single word "no".

After reaching the Chaisang River, Lu Su hurriedly reported to the Marquis of Wu. Sun Quan sent Cheng Pu to lead the army to support, and gave Zhou Yu a military order to mobilize the army in Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning as the vanguard, and he, Xu Sheng, and Ding Feng as the central army, with Ling Tong and Lu Meng as the rear army. The 30,000-man army was heading for Jingzhou. When the vanguard arrived at Xiakou, Zhou Yu asked, "Is there anyone from Jingzhou to meet us?"

Then someone reported: "Uncle Liu sent Mi Zhu to see the governor."

Zhou Yu invited him onto the ship and asked him how he felt about rewarding the troops.

Mi Zhu was already prepared and said, "My lord, everything has been arranged."

Zhou Yu asked again, "Where is the emperor's uncle?"

Mi Zhu said: "I am waiting outside the gate of Jiangling City, and I want to drink with the governor."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Now it is your family's business to send troops on a long expedition. Don't be too easy in rewarding the troops."

Mi Zhu nodded and said, "Don't worry, the governor. The emperor's uncle has already made all the arrangements."

Zhou Yu was very pleased to hear this and promised to arrive in Jiangling in a few days.

But when Zhou Yu arrived in Jiangling a few days later, he found that Liu Bei was more direct than he had imagined.

On the top of Jiangling City, soldiers and horses were gathered and on standby, it didn't look like they were inviting anyone at all!
Zhou Yu looked unhappy. He wanted to launch an attack immediately and take Jiangling directly when the enemy was unprepared. However, he did not expect the other party to look like a hostile opponent.

He stepped forward and called out, "Zhuge Liang! Our troops have arrived. Where is the ceremony to honor the troops?"

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This time, Xing Daorong was really assigned a very safe and simple task.

Generally speaking, it just means pretending to be cool!

At this moment, Xing Daorong stood under the big flag on the Jiangling City and shouted, "Commander Zhou, Military Advisor Kong Ming already knows your plan to destroy the State through a false route. We let you in today to kill you off!"

Zhou Yu frowned and said, "I conquered Xichuan for your master, which is a matter of friendship between our two families. Now you are betraying our loyalty. How dare you do this!"

Xing Daorong laughed and said, "My lord has said: I and Liu Zhang are both relatives of the Han Dynasty. How can we bear to betray our loyalty and take Xichuan? If you, the Eastern Wu, really take Shu, I will go into the mountains with my hair untied and not lose my trust in the world."

Originally, Zhuge Liang wanted to lure Zhou Yu to take action first so that he could occupy the moral side, but he didn't expect that Liu Zhang of Yizhou would come to form an alliance, so he saved even this step.

When Zhou Yu heard that Yizhou had formed an alliance with Liu Bei, he felt even more disappointed.

He thought to himself that if he didn't take Jiangling today, he would never have another opportunity to attack in the future.

Although the plan has failed now, we can still use the morale of the army. If we wait any longer, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be lost.

Just as he was about to say something provocative, he suddenly saw a man holding a banner with the Chinese character "令" on it, reporting from his horse, "We have detected four armies charging out at the same time. Guan Yu is coming from Yiling, Zhao Yun is coming from Jiegui, Huang Zhong is coming from Gong'an, and Wei Yan is coming from the small road of Chanling. There are countless armies in the four directions, and their shouts are heard over a hundred miles away, and they all say they want to capture the governor..."

Zhou Yu's face finally changed when he heard this, but he knew that Zhuge Liang made such a big fuss because he wanted him to retreat in the face of difficulties and no longer have the intention of moving towards Jiangling.

only…

If he retreats today, he won’t know when he will come back. Zhou Yu knows that although the situation is not in his favor, he still has the strength to fight!
Liu Bei did not have many troops and horses in Jingzhou.

That’s the general situation. Since Zhuge Liang can raise four armies, there won’t be many people in Jiangling right now!
With my army of 30,000, it will be no problem to capture Jiangling!
The question is...how long will it take him...

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PS: As an aside, Harry Kane is the unluckiest guy in the world
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