The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 516 Zhou Yu's Good Strategy
"Has General Zhou already had a good plan to defeat Shanyue?" Cheng Yu asked.

"Where is Shanyue now, is he still staying in Wujun and Kuaiji, etc. If we can defeat them one by one, we must have a beautiful victory to let them know how powerful we are, so that we can have peace talks with them .” Zhou Yu wants to get more information.

"Shanyue started to act a month ago, and they ran away immediately after they succeeded, but I guess they will come back in a short time, but the target may not be Wujun and Kuaiji, but Yuzhang, Danyang and Luling. , so we have to pay more attention to precautions over there, and don't be careless."

Through investigation, Cheng Yu learned that Shanyue often haunts Kuaiji, Wujun, Yuzhang, Danyang and Luling, Changsha and Wuling, etc., but the most active places in Shanyue are Kuaiji and Wujun, so These two places must focus on prevention.

Zhou Yu lowered his head in thought, thought for a while and suddenly said, "I thought of a way to defeat Shanyue."

Cheng Yu asked, "What's the way?" He didn't expect Zhou Yu to come up with a clever plan so soon.

"May I ask Prefect Cheng, what are the places in Kuaiji and Wujun that were attacked by Shanyue?"

"Currently, Qu'a, Youquan, and Wucheng have been attacked. None of the other counties have been attacked," Cheng Yu recalled.

"We can do this. Soldiers are stationed in counties that have been attacked. Soldiers pretend to be civilians to station in counties that have not been attacked. Although the Shanyue people are brave in combat, they are not good at tactics. When they see that there are no soldiers stationed in the county, they will definitely come to plunder. , when the time comes, we can catch them by surprise and defeat them in one fell swoop." Although Zhou Yu's plan is not a clever plan, it is more than enough to deal with Shanyue.

Cheng Yu's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he thought it was a good strategy. He clapped his hands and said, "General Zhou's plan is very clever. I will immediately arrange soldiers to arrange it."

Four days later, Wei Yan, who was stationed in Kuaiji, had already received a letter from Cheng Yu, asking the soldiers to pretend to be ordinary people, so he immediately called Zhu Huan to arrange it.

Zhu Huan was originally Sun Ce's old general, and the Zhu family was a well-known local gentry. After two years of lobbying by Cheng Yu, the local gentry had gradually begun to trust Li Yuan. In order to show their favor, Cheng Yu decided to appoint some gentry children. As an official, Zhu Huan is one of the best. Although it is easier for the sons of the noble family to become an official than the sons of the humble family, not all the sons of the noble family are dudes. People like Zhu Huan are rare generals.

Cheng Yu didn't notice Zhu Huan's talent at first, he just arranged Zhu Huan under Wei Yan's command, after a period of getting along with Wei Yan, Wei Yan found that Zhu Huan was very talented, just like when he first followed Tai Shici, although his martial arts were not as high as his , but he has unique insights into marching and fighting. The most important thing is that Zhu Huan is still very young.

"Xiu Mu, have you found any news about Shanyue recently?" Wei Yan asked Zhu Huan to send several spies to look for Shanyue.

Zhu Huan shook his head and said: "I haven't found it. The Shanyue people are very good at hiding their tracks after entering the mountains and forests. It's very difficult to find them." Zhu Huan sent out several teams of spies, and some of them were attacked. If it wasn't for good luck, they might not come back. .

"It doesn't matter, you can take your time to investigate Shanyue, and recently the lord has sent a general from Xiapi to help us attack Shanyue. With his assistance, things will be much easier." Wei Yan patted Zhu Huan on the shoulder and let He needn't worry.

Zhu Huan asked curiously, "Who did the lord send?"

"You also know this person, that is Zhou Yu. Like you, he once served for Sun Ce. Although he was an enemy, now he serves for the Lord together. We must trust him, just like I trust you." It is not sure whether Zhou Yu really works for Li Yuan, but he trusts Li Yuan very much. Since Li Yuan dares to use Zhou Yu, it proves that Li Yuan trusts Zhou Yu.

"It turned out to be Zhou Yu..." Zhu Huan was very surprised, because in his opinion, Zhou Yu was only loyal to Sun Ce and would not serve others, let alone Li Yuan who defeated Sun Ce, "Zhou Yu's identity is different from mine, let alone He has an extraordinary relationship with Sun Ce, will my lord really trust him?"

"Don't worry, my lord has the most vicious eyes on people. Back then, I was also an unknown soldier. After he learned my name, he immediately promoted me to be the lieutenant general of General Taishi. Only then would I have a chance to show my abilities. So I believe in my lord." Wei Yan still remembered that Li Yuan single-handedly promoted him.

"How many soldiers and horses did Zhou Yu bring from Xiapi this time?"

"The letter says that Zhou Yu brought [-] troops from Xiapi, but it is said that they are all recruits. I don't quite understand why my lord wants to use recruits to fight Shanyue, and he even deliberately sent troops from Xiapi so far away." Wei Yan couldn't grasp Li Yuan's thoughts.

"Actually, it can be seen that the lord trusts Zhou Yu very much." Zhu Huan just doubted Li Yuan's trust in Zhou Yu, but now he can be sure.

"How did you see it?"

"General Wei, you just said that Zhou Yu brought 2 recruits. It stands to reason that it is best to bring elite soldiers to fight, but my lord just asked Zhou Yu to bring recruits to support, which proves that Zhou Yu's recruits have just been trained. There are a total of 2 people, and not long after he surrendered, the lord let him control an army of [-], which shows the lord's trust in him." Zhu Huan explained to Wei Yan.

"You're absolutely right. Wu County has only 5000 troops, and we only have 1 in Kuaiji. Zhou Yu has commanded an army of [-] as soon as he surrendered. If the lord doesn't trust him, he will never delegate power to him." Wei Yan snapped After patting his head, he suddenly realized.

"Moreover, the lord sent Zhou Yu this time not only to pacify Shanyue, but also to train recruits. I heard that Cao Cao will be able to unify Hebei in one to two years. We will have a battle with him at that time, so the lord did not send elite soldiers here, but sent The purpose of recruiting a group of recruits is to train the recruits and prepare them for the battle against Cao Cao in the future." Zhu Huan was able to see through Li Yuan's thinking from just a little information, which is really amazing.

Wei Yan was very happy after hearing this, put his arm around Zhu Huan's shoulder and laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha, why are you so smart, I am sure I saw the right person, you are indeed a talent."

Zhu Huan said modestly: "General Wei is joking, I'm just a little smart."

"Hey, you're good at everything, but you're too modest." Wei Yan handed the letter to Zhu Huan, "Cheng Taishou said that Zhou Yu already has countermeasures against Shanyue, and they are all written in the letter. You can read it."

(End of this chapter)