The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 464 Heading to Ye City
Jushou sighed, "General Li has a deep affection for me, and I, Jushou, will never forget it. However, Mr. Yuan has treated me well, so I can't abandon his sons. I, Jushou, promised General Li that I will go back this time no matter what I can do." If I can stop Cao Cao, as long as I am alive, I will definitely come back to Xiapi to serve General Li!"

Li Yuan's words finally moved Jushou, but he had to wait for Jushou to return from Hebei before he could really work for him.

"Then I, Li Yuan, would like to wish you all the best and success in no time." Li Yuan said generously, not minding that Ju Shou went to work for the Yuan family first and then came back.

"Thank you, General Li, for your kind words, and farewell!" After bidding farewell to Li Yuan, Ju Shou went back to pack his luggage, and then rushed to Hebei.

Jushou returned to Hebei to help Yuan Xi stop Cao Cao's attack, and Lu Meng also went to Hebei to find Zhou Yu under Li Yuan's order, so that Zhou Yu could return to Xiapi. Although the two destinations were both in Hebei, they would not travel together.

Lu Meng traveled fast all the way, so his speed was much faster than Jushou's. The original seventeen or eight-day journey only took less than ten days. This speed is not bad. He inquired about Zhou Yu's news in Yecheng. Then he went to Yecheng immediately.

Cao Cao entered Yecheng after defeating Yuan Shao. Under Yuan Shao’s governance, Yecheng was quite prosperous, with abundant food and sufficient population. Cao Cao had already intended to establish a capital here. After occupying Yecheng, he also established a firm foothold in Hebei. , It is of great help to attack Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

At this time, Cao Cao was resting, so most of the soldiers and horses had returned to Yecheng. Now it is July and August, the weather is very hot, and it is not easy to march and fight. At this time, it is necessary to prepare enough fresh water to send troops to fight, otherwise the soldiers will suffer because of suffering. Morale was low due to the heat, hunger and thirst, so Cao Cao chose to use his troops in autumn.

Cao Cao rewarded Zhou Yu with a mansion in Yecheng in recognition of Zhou Yu's outstanding performance in the past six months.When Zhou Yu first joined Cao Cao, many generals of the Cao family looked down on him, because he had been defeated by Li Yuan and he was an outsider, so he was not welcome here.

But Zhou Yu didn't mind, and would not report to Cao Cao because of this.Although Cao Cao knew about these things, he did not stop them. After all, Zhou Yu was indeed an outsider. If he wanted to gain everyone's respect, he had to show his ability.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu was not an incompetent person. Cao Cao quickly captured Bingzhou and defeated Gao Gan, Yuan Shao's nephew. His outstanding performance won the praise of Cao Cao and others. Since then, no one has dared to Underestimate this Confucian general from Jiangdong.

Zhou Tai and Chen Wu under Zhou Yu's command were also very active, and they even fought against the Xiahou brothers and several generals of the Cao family in private. Their excellent martial arts also won the respect of many generals.After more than half a year of hard work, Zhou Yu and others finally gained a firm foothold with Cao Cao and became an indispensable part.

Zhou Yu discussed important military affairs with Cao Cao in the morning, and returned to the mansion to rest in the afternoon. Not long after he sat down, someone came to report that someone outside the door wanted to see him.

"Who is it that wants to see you?" Zhou Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip of the hot tea that was just served.

"The man called himself Lu Meng and said he came from Xiapi."

"Come from Xiapi?!" Zhou Yu stood up abruptly, because he knew what Xiapi represented, and he felt that the person who came to him must have something very important, but he had never heard of Lu Meng. Name, in his memory, Li Yuan has many capable people under his command, but there is no one named Lu Meng.

"Bring him in." Zhou Yu thought for a while and decided to meet Lu Meng.After a while, the servants brought Lu Meng into the living room.

"The nameless boy, Lu Meng, has met General Zhou!" Lu Meng saluted Zhou Yu. He glanced at Zhou Yu and saw that Zhou Yu was a little older than before. Also suffered a lot.

"Lu Meng, I heard that you came from Xiapi. Are you from Li Yuan?" Zhou Yu went straight to the point and asked Lu Meng's identity directly.

"General Zhou is really powerful, he saw through my identity at a glance." Lu Meng did not hide anything, and simply admitted.

"Hmph, Li Yuan is my big enemy, and he dared to send someone to look for me in Yecheng. It's really courageous. Let me chop off your head and send it back to Xiapi, so that he can know that I, Zhou Yu, are not easy to mess with. !" Zhou Yu's face showed anger, and when he mentioned Li Yuan, he thought of the dead Sun Ce, and he couldn't help but get angry.

When Lu Meng saw Zhou Yu angry, he was not afraid at all. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, I often hear that Zhou Yu is gentle, refined, knowledgeable, and a personable and modest gentleman. I just saw him today. Zhou Yu, I was ordered to come here this time because I have a letter to give to you, after I send you the letter, I will kill or cut you up, if I am a little afraid, I will write Lu Meng's name upside down!"

Lu Meng stood like a vigorous pine tree. He looked directly at Zhou Yu, and he was not timid in the face of Zhou Yu's anger.Zhou Yu looked sideways. He got angry just now because he wanted to scare Lu Meng deliberately. He didn't expect that the other party's performance exceeded his expectations. Not only was he not frightened by him, but he also acted very calmly. A person of great color.

"You said you had a letter for me, could it be Li Yuan's letter?" Zhou Yu asked, putting away her anger.

"Exactly, this is my lord's letter, please read it through General Zhou." Lu Meng took out the letter and handed it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu took the letter and saw that the seal was pasted with wax, so it was unopened. He tore open the seal and took out the letter to check. After reading it, his face showed surprise, and he asked, "Isn't Li Yuan still alive?" Execute Sun Quan?"

"No, my lord is magnanimous. Because of his friendship with Sun Ce, he spared Sun Quan's life. Of course, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others did not die either." Lu Meng told Zhou Yu the truth.

"Hmph, Li Yuan is a good planner. There is only one purpose for not executing Sun Quan, and that is to lure me back, Zhou Yu. This conspiracy is really obvious." Zhou Yu knew Li Yuan's intention without thinking too much, and he also understood it. How much threat does he pose to Li Yuan?

"General Zhou, do you know how Sun Quan is doing in Xiapi?" Lu Meng asked intentionally.

There was a hint of struggle in Zhou Yu's eyes. He was originally loyal to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan didn't trust him, which led to the breakdown of the relationship between the two, which led to the current situation. If Sun Quan wasn't Sun Ce's younger brother, he would have left Xiapi long ago. But he was still very curious about Sun Quan's current situation, and said: "He should be imprisoned by Li Yuan now, of course his life will not be good."

(End of this chapter)