The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 166 Set sail with a master
In May of the 24th year of Jian'an, Jianye City was busy. Since the battle of Ruxuwu the year before last, Cao Cao focused his attack on Hanzhong, and Jiangdong has been very calm. This time, in order to cope with Liu Bei in Hanzhong, Sun Quan decided to attack the village. In Xiahoudun, who lived in the nest, the generals stationed in various places rushed to obey orders, and Jianye once again entered the tense situation before the war.

Sun Quan looked at the yellowed face in the bronze mirror, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching. The white hair on the sideburns looked particularly conspicuous.

This is the third root found today.

"Pull it out."

Gu Li held the white hair silently, and gently pressed Sun Quan's scalp with his fingers, Sun Quan subconsciously clenched his lips, Gu Li moved his hand, and the white hair fell out in response.Gu Li used to hide his white hair in his sleeves, ready to throw it away after a while.Sun Quan didn't like to see white hair, especially the white hair on his own head, and Gu Li knew it very well.

"Ali, show me." Sun Quan stretched out his hand.

Gu Li hesitated for a moment, and placed the white hair in Sun Quan's generous palm.Sun Quan picked up his white hair, held it up to his eyes, and smiled sadly: "There are so many white hairs in my forties, am I getting old?"

Gu Li was silent for a moment: "The supreme is too tired."

During this period, Sun Quan was often busy until midnight in order to raise funds for dispatching troops, and it was not uncommon for Sun Quan to stay up all night.Xiahoudun has an army of [-]. He must mobilize at least a considerable number of troops. If he wants to achieve better results, he should have more. Not many.

Nearly 2 people from Lu Su and Sun Jiao on the western front cannot move. They have to guard against Guan Yu. Although they are allies with Guan Yu now, Sun Quan was heartbroken by Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and he did not want to be exploited by them again. The situation is that you can't move anyway.

The troops under Lu Meng and others have all been in place, with a total of more than 3000 people, which is comparable to Xiahou Dun, but the Qingxu Navy is a thorn in Sun Quan's heart. The navy that has been suppressing Jiangdong has been fighting.Although the Jiangdong Navy is also equipped with Thunderbolt vehicles, its range is not as good as that of the Qingxu Navy. They tried their best, but they were evenly matched. This made Lu Meng a little worried. Once the army crossed the river, the waterway would be cut off by the Qingxu Navy. Jiang's army is bound to collapse without a fight.The danger was too great. Lu Meng didn't dare to attack Xiahou Dun with all his strength. After several trials, he failed to gain the upper hand. The two sides entangled within a range of twenty or thirty miles along the river. Xiahou Dun didn't take him seriously at all, to attract Cao Cao. nowhere in sight.

As for the Eastern Front, there has been no news.More than 5000 people under Sun Shao did not dare to cross the river to attack. He, the prefect of Guangling, had actually been stationed in the capital (now Zhenjiang).

Now there are still three parts of power that Sun Quan wants to move but doesn't want to move, and one part is He Qi's men.He Qi had more than 1 Shanyue elite soldiers, and Sun Quan didn't want to move him. On the one hand, He Qi didn't have many sailors under him, so he had to rely on other people to fight across the river. On the other hand, He Qi was a great deterrent to Shanyue. Call him to Xindu County, I'm afraid Shanyue will cause trouble again, and the rear will be unstable.Some of them were Lu Xun's men, and Lu Xun also had more than 1 elite soldiers. Sun Quan used him as a backup force. If there was an emergency and Lu Xun needed emergency help, he could not move casually.The other part is Sun Shao's navy. Sun Shao now has more than 5000 people, and all of them are powerful navy. Once he reaches the Yangtze River, he can not only restrain the Qingxu navy and solve Lu Meng's worries, but also directly threaten Qingxu , and open up a battlefield.

But Sun Quan was very angry again. He issued the order years ago, but Sun Shao not only came late, but now he stopped at Qiantangkou to rest. What made Sun Quan's heart beat was that he actually wanted to recommend He Qi His son Heda went to Zhuya to serve as a county captain.

What does he mean, does he want to join forces with He Qi?
Sun Quan's eyelids twitched when he thought of this matter, and he regretted his original decision more and more.It was a mistake to let Sun Shao be the Henghai General at the beginning. If he wants to start a business, let him do business. Let him be rich and rich, and his nephew and uncle will live in peace.Cao Cao used a divorce plan to detain Jiaozhou Mu himself, but he didn't do it thoroughly enough, and finally gave Sun Shao a Henghai General.Who would have thought that just such a joking General Henghai would actually make Sun Shaofeng come alive. In just one year, he formed a navy of over [-].

If I had known this earlier, let him be some kind of Henghai general. The villain will go to the end and give nothing, just let him be a businessman in the South China Sea.

Sun Quan was very annoyed.Now that the tiger is a problem, things have gotten out of control. Sun Shao has strength, so he can no longer arrange him at will like before. He could only endure the indefinite rest at Qiantangkou.Because he knew that once Sun Shao was angered, his Aurora Navy, which was mainly formed by pirates, would become his nightmare, and the southeast area would never have peace, and it would be even more troublesome than before.

Then Sun Quan still has a glimmer of hope. So far, Sun Shao has not shown any ambitions, and he has a legitimate reason to stay in Qiantangkou.And once Sun Shao joins the battle, he will greatly reverse the direction of the battle and alleviate his current difficulties.

These all depend on Sun Shao's attitude, not on his Sun Quan.

This kind of feeling made Sun Quan feel like he was back when he just took over Jiangdong. He asked Zhou Yu about foreign affairs and Zhang Zhao about internal affairs. He could not decide anything. Otherwise, not only the officials would not agree, but even his mother Wu would not agree. .

Supreme Supreme, I didn't expect to work hard for more than ten years, and finally returned to the past.Sun Quan felt very depressed.

However, no matter how many thoughts he has in mind, the most urgent thing right now is to get Sun Shao to join the battle as soon as possible.Sun Quan can clearly distinguish the priorities among them. If Cao Cao's attention cannot be attracted as soon as possible, once Liu Bei is defeated and Yizhou falls, then everything he has will be wiped out, not only the achievements of his more than ten years of struggle Dongliu, the inheritance left to him by his father and brother will also be lost.

"Ali, tell me, why hasn't Fengxian arrived in Jianye yet?" Sun Quan asked, twirling his white hair.

Gu Li shook his head: "I don't know."

Sun Quan smiled, Gu Li was too cautious.

"However, I think that the future general will definitely come." Gu Li said softly again: "If he doesn't want to join the battle, why did he go all the way to Qiantangkou?"

Sun Quan's eyelids twitched, and he nodded thoughtfully.If Sun Shao stayed in the South China Sea and didn't come, he really had no choice but to rely on Bu Zhi to stop Sun Shao at all.In other words, when he came, he was preparing to join the war, so why was he still staying in Qiantang? Could it be that he was making some request?
Sun Quan's heart moved, and he immediately sent someone to find Lu Xun.Lu Xun thought for a while and said, "It's possible. He's now a township lord and later general, but this is credit for the suppression of the Zhuya pirates. Later, he solved the Nichinan issue. It seems that he hasn't been rewarded yet, right?"

Sun Quan rolled his eyes: "It's not a big deal to solve the battle in Nichinan. Is it necessary to give another reward?"

Lu Xun smiled: "My lord, Nichinan is a part of Jiaozhou, so it should be handled by the Jiaozhou Navy, not under the jurisdiction of the Sinian Navy."

Sun Quan suddenly realized that Sun Shao had not established the Aurora Navy at that time, and he was going to pacify the South China Sea as General Fubo. After going out, he must have had an opinion on this, so he stayed in Qiantangkou and did not participate in the war.This scorpion is really a material for a businessman, and he is very shrewd in his calculations.

"Then send someone to reward you." Sun Quan let go of his worries and smiled on his face: "Who do you think is better?"

"Fengxian is short-tempered. If he sends someone with prestige, I'm afraid he will think that the Supreme Being has other intentions. It's better to let an unknown person go. Maybe he will be more acceptable." Lu Xun said with a smile: "I There is an official under his command named Zhou Bing, who is humble and famous, but has some eloquence, why don't let him go and have a look."

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Xun, knowing that he was taking the opportunity to recommend his subordinates, so he didn't say much.This time is the time to use Lu Xun, and it is unrealistic not to give some benefits, so he agreed, and then ordered someone to write a document, summoning Zhou Dory as Zhonglang, and went to Qian Tang with the book, and made Sun Shao a rich man. Marquis Chun, his generals each received rewards, and at the same time urged him to rush to Guangling as soon as possible to assist Sun Shao in marching into Huaiyin.

"Zhou bream?" Sun Shao was a little surprised when he saw Zhou bream and heard him report his family name.He had a little impression of the name Zhou Dory, but not because of Zhou Dory himself, but because of his son——Zhou Chu, one of the three evils in history, was the son of Zhou Dory.He originally thought that Zhou Chu and Zhou Yu were related, but later found out that Zhou Chu's father was Zhou Bing. It was a pit, and Cao Xiu, the great Sima of Wei State, was put in it, and Cao Xiu was pissed to death because of this.Another impression is that Zhou Dory seems to like to use spies, but he doesn't know the specific examples.

Although he didn't know much about Zhou Dory, he always knew that he was a talent, and he was short of such a person under his command. Since Lu Xun had recommended him, of course he couldn't let him go. "What job do you have now?"

"I used to work as an assassin under Lu Du's tent, but now I am a doctor in the Cheqi General's Mansion."

Sun Shao smiled secretly, Sun Quan was really careless, such a person was only given to a doctor.In fact, he was wrong to blame Sun Quan. Zhou Dory was only less than 20 years old this year. Sun Quan had just met him and had no chance to know his talent. It went very well.

"You don't have to go back, just be my captain. None of these pirates are the masters of An Sheng. You need someone with a stake to rule them." A decision was made at the chance of rejection: "There, Supreme, I will explain."

Zhou Bing was overjoyed. Under Lu Xun, he was just an official under the captain of the assassination captain, and now he has suddenly become a captain. Although he is still in charge of assassination, he is very good at doing such things, and I believe it will not be long. , you can be promoted to captain.

"When will the general leave?"

"If you don't come, I have to leave." Sun Shao shook Fuchunhou's seal and smiled, and this time he changed from a township to a county. "I was staying in Qiantang, waiting for the warship to be repaired. Qiantang's shipyard is small, and it took a long time, so it was delayed for a while."

Zhou Dory didn't say a word, he thought that Sun Shao probably meant it.Qian Tang's shipyard is a private shipyard run by Kuaiji people, and of course it cannot be compared with the government-run shipyard in terms of manpower and material resources.Sun Quan refused to allow Sun Shao to renovate at Houguan Shipyard, but let him come to Qiantang. Of course, there was an intention to restrict Sun Shao, but Sun Shao was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Sun Quan was in a hurry, so he had to increase the number of titles, and it was still Sun Quan's loss.

Sun Shao summoned all the generals and announced Sun Quan's reward. This time, he made the most contribution to the capture of Nichinan. , The credit is relatively large, he was promoted from Xiaowei to Zhonglang General, and Cui Wu was promoted to Xiaowei.

Subsequently, Sun Shao ordered the navy to set sail, and three days later, he arrived in Guangling, where he met Sun Shao, who was eager to see through.As soon as Sun Shao saw Sun Shao, he blamed him and said: "Fengxian, why did you come here now? I was waiting impatiently. Without your sailor, I dare not cross the river."

Sun Shao made a joke very easily: "Brother, you can be the prefect of Guangling at ease. There is a river between you and the jurisdiction, and there is no danger at all."

Sun Shao smiled self-consciously: "I am not at ease here, I am aggrieved. Lu Meng and the others fought fiercely with Xiahou Dun, but I can only watch helplessly and dare not cross the river. I don't know how uncomfortable it is. Speaking of it , Fengxian, this is all your fault."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Someone said that you were the one who suggested that Cao Cao install Thunderbolt chariots on the warships of the Qingxu Navy. Otherwise, how could the Qingxu Navy be as powerful as it is today? Zang Ba never took advantage of water battles before." Sun Shao said , looking into Sun Shao's eyes.Sun Shao sneered, and didn't even bother to argue: "It's nonsense."

Sun Shao echoed with a laugh: "Yes, the Supreme also thinks that these people are really ridiculous. They actually used such clumsy means to separate your uncles and nephews. It can be seen that they are out of their wits. By the way, Fengxian, what are you going to do?" Heaven advances soldiers?"

"What kind of soldiers to enter?" Sun Shao asked in surprise.

"Of course it was to attack the Huaiyin area by desecrating the water during the march."

Sun Shao frowned: "Do you think my boat can enter Zhongdu water?"

Sun Shao's smile froze.He had already seen it at the pier. Although Sun Shao's warships rarely saw small Mengchongs and walkers, there were quite a few medium-sized warships.It is indeed difficult for a building boat to enter the Zhongdu water, but it is not impossible to enter, but there is no problem for a fighting ship entering the Zhongdu water. What did Sun Shao mean by this? He came here from the South China Sea and could not enter Zhongdu Water, is it just to watch the battle?
"Compared with the Qingxu Navy, my advantage lies in the building ships. If there are no building ships to participate in the battle, then I am not sure enough about the Qingxu Navy, and I cannot guarantee the safety of your rear." Sun Shao met Sun Shao. Lu was suspicious, so he explained: "The Zhendan navy was not prepared for fighting in the river. Let me enter Zhongdushui to fight against Zang Ba. It is the strength of self-sacrifice and the shortcoming of self-sacrifice. This is a violation of military strategists." Big taboo. When the time comes, my battle will not go well, whose fault is it?"

Sun Shao looked at Sun Shao's face and saw that there was nothing unusual about him, but he agreed with him. The Aurora Navy, whose main combat force is to enter the Zhongdu River, is indeed suspected of using its strengths for its shortcomings, and it is not true. I know that when Lu Meng and the others made such an agreement, did they have the idea of ​​weakening Sun Shao's strength?He could only keep this idea in his heart, and he couldn't tell Sun Shao, so he asked tentatively, "Then what do you decide to do?"

Sun Shao walked to the front of the map and drew a line on the Yangtze River: "Aren't you worried about the Qingxu Navy? I came here to deal with the Qingxu Navy. If that's the case, why didn't I defeat Zang Ba in the middle of the river? Relief of your worries? After defeating the Qingxu Navy, Dajiang is your battlefield, you can come and go whenever you want, and you can advance and retreat freely, wouldn't it be better?"

Sun Shao walked behind Sun Shao, looked at the map hanging on the wall, feeling a little embarrassed.Of course, what Sun Shao said was true. As long as the Qingxu navy was defeated, the Xiahou Dun tribe, which mainly relied on infantry and cavalry, could only stop at Dajiang, and the initiative on the battlefield would fall into Jiangdong's hands.This is how Jiangdong fought in the past, fight when the situation is favorable, and run if the situation is not good, and stand in an invincible position.Although the big river is not as good as the sea, it has no effect on the combat power of the Louchuan. It is a good place for Sun Shao's Aurora Navy to play.And with the help of other people, Jiangdong can have a great advantage in terms of military strength during water battles.

But Sun Shao doubts whether Sun Quan can agree to this battle plan. Will he let Sun Shao's Zhendan navy enter the river?In other words, will Sun Shao enter Dajiang with confidence?If he doesn't enter the Zhongdu water, besides the fact that the water in the Zhongdu water is too small to meet the needs of the building boats, isn't there any element of worry?
With the rapid expansion of Sun Shao's strength, the trust between him and Sun Quan has reached the verge of collapse. At this time, both parties will try their best to avoid conflicts, but various temptations are inevitable. For his own safety, Shao didn't want to enter Zhongdushui, but he didn't want to leave an excuse, so he stayed in Qiantangkou for more than half a month, and now he refused to execute the order on the pretext that Zhongdushui was not conducive to performance, and vice versa. Another problem for Sun Quan.

Can Sun Quan agree?Obviously not.On the other hand, even if Sun Quan could agree, Sun Shao might not dare to go.Once he entered the depths of the river, he would not be so free. If Sun Quan wanted to forcibly remove his military power, what would he do?It is impossible to bow down and accept orders, there is only a fight to the death, and the river is not the sea, facing the Yangtze River navy that is several times his size, he may not have enough chance of winning, at least he will be subject to many restrictions.

"Is there any other way?" Sun Shao pondered for a while, then asked again.

"Also, it is to directly attack Zang Ba's lair and lure him back to Xuzhou." Sun Shao pointed to Xuzhou at the top of the map, "However, in this way, I will fight alone, and there will be a lot of food, grass and military supplies. Big problem." He paused, "I need to report to the Supreme."

"You want to go back to Jianye?" Sun Shao was taken aback. Could it be that Sun Shao was going to forcibly bring the Zhendan navy into the river before receiving Sun Quan's order?

"Yes, I want to go back to Jianye." Sun Shao smiled very calmly: "I will only take the guards with me, and the others are here to stand by."

"That's right." Sun Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what about your subordinates?"

"With my elder brother taking care of me, what else do I have to worry about?" Sun Shao stretched out his hand and patted Sun Shao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, as long as no one bothers them, they will be very content. Those who dare to make trouble, I wish for it, and I am looking for two assassins to make an example to others."

Sun Shao smiled wryly, Sun Shao seemed generous, he only took the guard battalion away and left all his subordinates in the capital, but who dared to take over from his gang of pirate subordinates?Anyway, Sun Shao didn't dare.And Sun Shao's meaning is also very direct, you'd better not mess with them, otherwise he won't be responsible for anything.

Sun Shao knew that Sun Shao was threatening him, but he could only pinch his nose and pretend he didn't hear it. He slapped his chest and said, "Don't worry, go and come back quickly. In the capital, I still have some weight. No one dares to bully me." Go up with your hands."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly: "Bullying them? Brother, I'm not boasting about this. Except for you, anyone who wants to touch them will regret it in the end."

That is, one is the pirate king of the East China Sea, and the other is the pirate king of the South China Sea, who dares to mess with them.Sun Shao nodded again and again, even skipping the banquet, and sent Sun Shao out of the door directly.Sun Shao pretended to complain a few words, returned to the camp and arranged for Yu Fan to stay behind, and rushed to Jianye with the destroying Feng camp.It is only more than 100 miles from the capital to Jianye. At noon the next day, he got off the boat at the pier of Jianye, leaving Chen Hai to guard the boat. He rushed to the city with Ding Feng, Ao Lei and other [-] guards. The family reported the letter, and rushed to the mansion of General Cheqi to see him.

He came so suddenly that when Sun Quan heard the notification, he thought it was Sun Shao who had returned. He looked at each other with Lu Meng, Lu Xun and others who were discussing the situation of the war, and they were very surprised.

Lu Meng coughed: "The latter general is really elusive. He stayed in Qiantangkou for half a month without moving his nest, and his movement was like a thunderstorm. He rushed to Jianye in a few days. He really used his troops like a god."

Lu Xun glanced at him, but said nothing.Gu Yong on the side frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.Lu Meng's words were a bit taboo, wasn't this intentionally trying to pick a thorn in Sun Quan's heart?After Lu Ji came to Sun Shao's subordinates, he lived very comfortably in the South China Sea, enjoying generous treatment, doing what he wanted to learn, eating all kinds of unimaginable delicacies, and going to the beach to bask in the sun when he was tired. He was very happy, the joy in the home letter he wrote was completely different from the depression in Yulin. His wife, Mrs. Lu, was very satisfied, and her impression of Sun Shao changed a lot, and she was thinking of making her grandson Gu Tan They were sent to Sun Shao's side to practice. If something happened to Sun Shao at this time, wouldn't the Gu family and the Lu family be unlucky together?

Sun Quan smiled: "Ziming's words are quite right. If Fengxian hadn't used his soldiers like a god, how could he have pacified the East China Sea and the South China Sea within a year? Ziming, you have to fight this battle with your heart. Otherwise, you will be compared to him."

Lu Meng raised his eyebrows, and smiled faintly: "Congratulations, Supreme, for gaining another general."

(End of this chapter)