The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 167 Set sail, your vision is too short-sighted
Sun Shao entered the door, saluted Sun Quan, and then saluted Gu Yong and others one by one. When he finally arrived at Lu Meng, he was very surprised and said: "Why is the general's face so bad? Could it be that he is worried about the war? The general is strategizing, the general must take care of his health."

Lu Meng smiled slightly, and returned the salute: "With the general in the future, why worry about it? Besides, the general is above Lu Meng. I can't afford to salute me." He is now the left guard, Huwei General, he is really not as good as Sun Shao, the later general. If you want to say that he is really more popular than others, he started fighting in his teens, and he is just a general with a miscellaneous name, but Sun Shao only debuted for one year, and he is actually the latter up.

Sun Shao grinned, and said very unkindly: "General, this is wrong. I don't respect you because you are General Huwei, I just respect you for your age."

Lu Meng's face froze, and he choked back all the words he said later. He wanted to show off his old status, but he didn't expect that Sun Shao didn't give face at all, and directly pushed back: I just see you are old.

Sun Quan pretended to be angry and said: "Fengxian, don't be rude. I am discussing the war with the lords. You came at a good time. Let's sit down and listen."

Sun Shao laughed, changed his smile again, and cupped his hands at Lu Meng: "The general will not be offended by the naughty joke. But when it comes to war, I can pat my chest and say that with the Sinian navy, Dajiang Cao Jun’s insurmountable natural moat. General, go to fight with confidence, and I, Sun Shao, will protect you from any worries. General Lu, I can wait for you to defeat Xu County, welcome the emperor back from the hands of Cao’s bandits, and fulfill the good news of your late father’s unfulfilled wish .”

Lu Meng was taken aback for a moment, then turned his gaze to Sun Quan. Sun Quan was being embarrassed by Sun Shao's last words. He didn't understand what Sun Shao meant for a moment. Something is wrong.Why doesn't Sun Shao go to Huaiyin, but wants to guard the river?
"Fengxian, what did you just say?" Sun Quan interrupted Sun Shao's teasing of Lu Meng, and asked anxiously.

"I said that I am willing to defeat the Qingxu Navy for General Lu and ensure the safety of the army's retreat."

"Nonsense." Sun Quan lowered his face and glared at Sun Shao angrily: "We are discussing business, why are you talking nonsense? When did you let you guard the river? I want you to enter Zhongdushui and attack Huaiyin , Pengcheng area, how can you disobey orders? Could it be that you are promoted and lead more soldiers, so you can do your own thing? Let me first know that there is no child's play in the army."

When everyone heard this, they all became a little nervous. Sun Quan's words had a threatening meaning. If Sun Shao didn't respond properly, Sun Quan might seize the opportunity to deal with him.Both Gu Yong and Lu Xun were a little worried and puzzled. Although Sun Shao was rude before, he had become very calm in the past two years. Why did he go back to his old ways this time? A chance for Sun Quan to go crazy?If it's just self-willedness, then it would be a bit disappointing to their cultivation.

Gu Yong's eyes were downcast and he didn't say a word. He seemed very calm, but he held his breath involuntarily. Lu Xun looked at Sun Shao intently, trying to see some clues from his eyes or face.Sun Shao withdrew his smile, looked at Sun Quan solemnly, and bowed respectfully: "Dare to ask the Supreme, what kind of purpose is this war going to achieve?"

Sun Quan was a little out of bounds by his solemnity, and he couldn't express the anger he had just brewed. He stroked his purple beard and pondered for a moment: "Isn't it very clear in the document I gave you, of course it is to attack Jianghuai. Share your worries for Liu Yizhou."

"Dare to ask the Supreme, is it just to attract Cao Cao's attention, so that he can't attack Yizhou with all his strength?"

Sun Quan hesitated for a moment, the answer was obviously obvious, but it was because of the obvious that he felt that there was something in Sun Shao's words.

"Of course." Lu Meng interjected, and said with a smile, "Could it be that you really want to go to Xu County to welcome the emperor back?"

"Welcoming back the emperor may be the most ideal result, but if this battle is just to attract Cao Cao's attention, then I dare to say that your vision is too short-sighted."

Lu Meng was stunned.In the past few years, it was the first time someone said that he was short-sighted, and it was in person.Gu Yong was also surprised when he heard that, his eyelids twitched, and his sharp gaze immediately focused on Sun Shao's face.Lu Xun gave a wry smile and lowered his head. Sun Shao was crazy today, he kept biting Lu Meng and refused to let him go.Lu Meng is Sun Quan's favorite general, so what he did was no different from accusing Sun Quan.

"Presumptuous!" Sun Quan was annoyed, furious, and was reprimanding loudly, but Sun Shao saluted him again: "My lord, please allow me to report, if I am wrong, please punish me before it is too late. "

"Tell me." Sun Quan was furious, pressing his hands on the desk, leaning forward, like a hungry tiger, wanting to eat someone. "If you can't make sense, I must discipline you for my deceased brother today."

Sun Shao curled his lips secretly, if you want to deal with me, just say it, why do you have to bring out my dead ghost father.He coughed, glanced calmly at the crowd with different attitudes, and said loudly, "Dare to ask you gentlemen, what is the biggest difficulty in the Sun Liu alliance against Cao?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one would speak first.But Lu Xun had a flash of inspiration, vaguely understood what Sun Shao meant, and he responded calmly: "The biggest difficulty of the Sun-Liu Alliance is naturally the mutual trust. Jiangdong first seized the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and then seized Yizhou for myself because of my embarrassment, and then borrowed Jingzhou by force and refused to return it.

"That's right." Sun Shao winked at Lu Xun, thinking that it's too late for you to praise him.With one hand behind his back, he made an impassioned gesture with the other, and said to Sun Quan, who agreed deeply: "Supreme, the two families of Sun and Liu joined forces to fight against Cao. I have always contributed to Jiangdong, and Liu Bei has benefited. If the Supreme has not focused on the overall situation, we will not I would like to destroy the alliance between the two sides for the sake of small profits in front of me. I am afraid that the Sun-Liu alliance would cease to exist as early as the 19th year of Jian'an. If the supreme leader led General Huwei to go west, then Yizhou would not be owned by Liu Bei now. Of course, Whether it belongs to me, Jiangdong, I'm afraid I can't say for sure."

Sun Quan nodded, it can be said that these words have reached his heart.He hated Liu Bei to the bone, but why did he save him?It's not because he is a natural good person, but because he knows that Jiangdong's current strength is not enough to fully occupy the Yangtze River. Once Liu Bei is finished, Cao Cao takes Yizhou, and Jiangdong will also be finished.Thinking of this situation, he regretted being cheated by Liu Bei at the beginning, and hated Liu Bei so much.

"However, now that Cao Cao is personally leading the main force to attack Yizhou, can Liu Bei still withdraw his hand? Does he still have the heart to break his promise?" Sun Shao asked back: "Dare to ask the Supreme Being, if such a good opportunity is missed, next time it will be done again." When will it appear?"

Sun Quan's heart was shocked, and then he was a little ecstatic.Lu Xun had already figured it out, he just calmly nodded his head in agreement, Gu Yong remained calm, but he raised his hand and kept stroking his beard, looking a little excited.But Sun Shao, Zhuge Jin, Teng Dan and others seemed a little excited.

Yes, what were you most afraid of before?I am most afraid of Liu Bei stabbing me in the back.Now that Cao Cao put the knife on Liu Bei's neck, does Liu Bei still have time to use the knife?He couldn't protect himself, he only wanted to survive at this moment, how could he have the energy to deal with Jiang Dong?In order to relieve Liu Bei's pressure, Guan Yu has already transferred all the troops he could mobilize to Xiangyang, leaving only limited troops in Jiangling and Gong'an. What he is most worried about at this time is that Jiangdong will use black hands, and he will not be in the mood to do so. Jiangdong's black hands.This kind of proactive situation of Liu Bei's monarch and ministers is indeed rare.As long as Jiang Dong showed enough sincerity, a nearly perfect opportunity for coordinated operations would be in sight.More importantly, Liu Bei also took on the greatest pressure.

From this point of view, it is indeed short-sighted to only harass Xiahou Dun and lure Cao Cao out of Hanzhong. Not to mention going to Xu County to welcome the emperor back, at least capture Jianghuai and realize the strategic depth that Jiangdong has always dreamed of.

"What you said makes some sense." Sun Quan was attracted by the bright prospect, and couldn't help but start to push down according to Sun Shao's thinking.If Jianghuai can be captured, then the security of Jiangdong will be more secure. If you understand it better, it is difficult to capture Yuzhou and Sili, and the three-point situation in the world will be more beneficial to Jiangdong and Yizhou.Now the most powerful states in Cao Cao's hands are Sili, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou. The other states are sparsely populated and all industries are withered. If Yuzhou and even Sili can be captured again, then Jiangdong's strength will far exceed Liu Bei and be close to Cao Cao.

For Sun Quan, there was another more important matter. As time went by, fewer and fewer civil servants and military generals from Huaisi nationality accompanied Sun Ce to cross the river. With all his strength, this trend can only be slowed down, but it cannot be completely stopped. If he can capture Jianghuai and Yuzhou, then he will get more talents and will not be dominated by Jiangdong.

Sun Shao's words broke their psychological stereotype and drew their eyes to a farther place.Sun Quan, Lu Meng and others are all smart people. They immediately discovered the superiority of this plan over the original one that was just harassment, and naturally began to think about whether this plan was feasible.Everyone was thinking about their thoughts, but no one paid attention to Sun Shao.

After a while, Sun Quan said with some regret: "It's just that our troops are insufficient, and our food, grass and supplies are not prepared enough. It is hard to say whether we can defeat Xiahou Dun, and it will be even more difficult if we want to go further."

"What Your Majesty said is very true. We can still fight for the land of the Jianghuai River. When we reach Yuzhou, it is the place where the cavalry is roaming. We have few cavalry. It may be difficult to defend. Once Cao Cao withdraws from Hanzhong, we will spend a lot of time." The city that has been knocked down with great strength will be surrendered." Lu Meng shook his head again and again: "The gains outweigh the losses."

Sun Quan raised his eyelids and looked at Sun Shao with complicated eyes: "Fengxian, do you have any good suggestions?"

"There are suggestions, but I dare not boast about whether it is good or not." Sun Shao chuckled.

"Don't be modest. If you have any thoughts, speak up quickly. Let's discuss it first." Sun Quan waved his hand anxiously, motioning for Sun Shao to speak quickly.

Sun Shao held back for a while, and then said: "Guan Gong wants to solve the crisis in Yizhou, and he will go northward with all his strength. His troops are not enough, and he still has some people in Jiangling and Gongan. It is nothing more than distrust of Jiangdong. Lu Hengjiang and Sun Duhu (Sun Jiao) With [-] soldiers, how could Guan Gong attack Xiangyang without distractions? In my opinion, Lu Hengjiang and Sun Duhu can be transferred to the north to attack Xiangyang in concert. This will help Guan Gong, and secondly, It can reduce his doubts and fears. The two sides work together, Xiangyang and Fancheng can go down, and Xiangyang and Fancheng can attack Nanyang County. Once Nanyang County is taken, Luoyang can be attacked in the north and Xu County can be attacked in the east. Cao Cao can still feel at ease Is it in Yizhou? The siege of Yizhou can be solved. At this time, Liu Bei is already on his last legs, and Guan Gong has all his troops. They just want to betray their trust and seek me Jiangdong, but they don’t have the strength. I Jiangdong is still safe. If General Lu can If we defeat Xiahoudun, Jianghuai will surely fall into our hands. Even if Cao Cao comes to march with a large army, Guan Gong’s subordinates will bear the brunt of it, and I can easily advance and retreat from Jiangdong.”

Although Sun Shao's plan seems too idealistic, it has to be said that it is feasible.Sending Sun Jiao or Lu Su to assist Guan Yu in attacking Fancheng will not only relieve Guan Yu's worries and allow him to attack Cao Ren with all his strength, but also take the opportunity to attack the city and plunder the land.In this way, Lu Meng only had to face Xiahou Dun's troops, and he didn't need to consider the security issues on the western front. When necessary, he could also deploy Lu Su's troops to fight.When Cao Cao withdrew from Yizhou, Liu Bei had already been beaten to death, and Guan Yu was in Nanyang again, so it was impossible for them to attack Jiangdong again.

The worst result in Jiangdong can also be obtained in the Jianghuai area. Even if the back is to the extreme, it means that the teacher has no success, and there will be no big loss.From Sun Quan and Lu Meng's point of view, if Sun Shao can deal with the Qingxu navy, it will not be difficult to defeat Xiahou Dun under the circumstances of comparable strength.

"Then...how are you going to fight?" Sun Quan asked.

"Me?" Sun Shao patted his chest: "Of course, I will fight wherever the Supreme Points." He paused, and then said a little embarrassedly: "However, the Sinian navy is mainly pirates, and land battles may be more difficult. It’s not my specialty, I’m sure I’m going to fight the Qingxu Navy, and I’m afraid they’ll die when they get ashore. In addition, the Aurora Navy’s main combat force is to enter the Zhongdu River... I’m afraid it’s not suitable.”

Sun Quan was very angry and funny, you drew a big pie with feelings, and then let others go all out, and you hid yourself?

"If you don't enter Zhongdushui, are you just idle in the river? After fighting Qingxu Navy, what else do you want to do?"

"There are two plans." Sun Shao raised a finger, "First, I can go straight into the Han River and assist in attacking Xiangyang and Fancheng."

Sun Quan didn't say a word, he thought to himself that you are Guan Yu's son-in-law, so you can't just try to help my father-in-law fight the war, what if you, Weng and your son-in-law join forces, and Guan Yu wants to help you fight me?This is impossible.

Seeing that Sun Quan was silent, Sun Shao knew that he would definitely not agree, so he raised his second finger: "After defeating the Qingxu Navy, I will go out to the sea and attack Qingzhou or Xuzhou to share some pressure for General Lu. If Qingxu The shock and the instability of Jizhou, Cao Cao can't take it lightly. It's just..." He hesitated for a while, looking unsure: "In this way, I will fight alone, and it will be difficult to replenish food, grass and supplies. In case the battle is unfavorable, Even if the Supreme Master wanted to extend a helping hand, he couldn't reach it. Therefore, I think it's better to guard the back of General Lu in the big river, and it's better to help transport the army rations, no matter how bad it is."

Sun Quan and Lu Meng exchanged glances, but neither of them spoke.Sun Quan turned his face to Sun Shao and said, "You have just come back and are tired, so go back and have a rest first. As for where you are going to fight, I will discuss with Zhu Jun again to see where is the most suitable place for you. Then I will argue with you again."

After Sun Shao finished lighting the cannon and achieved his goal, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he immediately bowed and left.As soon as he went out, Sun Quan said solemnly to everyone: "Masters, I think this plan has a bright future. You may wish to have a good discussion and see if you can seize this opportunity and seize Jianghuai and other places."

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Sun Shao went out the door and turned right, and went back to his general's mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he saw several people sitting in the hall.Daqiao sat in the middle with a smile on his face, once his loving eyes touched his face, he never moved away.Guan Feng sat aside holding his son's hand, his scorching eyes were full of lovesickness.Qiaoying's mother and daughter couldn't help smiling. Sun Yuanying and Sun Xiuying were also there, looking at him with joyful eyes.

Sun Shao stepped forward to salute one by one, everyone held his hand and said a few words affectionately, but his son looked at him as a stranger, hiding behind the bridge and refused to see him, Guan Feng's voice became louder At this point, he actually grinned, and started crying with a "wow", which made everyone laugh.

Sun Shao was a little embarrassed, he touched his nose, and said with some disappointment: "This kid doesn't even know me."

"Who told you to fight outside all the time, and you haven't come back for more than a year. My good grandson was still young at that time, how could I recognize you." Daqiao hugged his grandson in his arms and coaxed him with a smile, and turned to face him. Qiaoying smiled and said, "Go and see if they've come. If they come, tell the kitchen to prepare dinner. I'm afraid Fengxian is already hungry."

Sun Shao curled his lips sourly: "Mum still knows I'm hungry, I thought you only cared about your grandson and forgot about my son."

"Aren't you the same? After marrying my wife, I forgot my mother." Sun Xiuying giggled, came up to pinch Sun Shao, squeezed her eyes, and winked at Guan Feng.Guan Feng lowered his head in embarrassment.Sun Shao was puzzled, and just as he was about to ask, there was another commotion outside, Xiaoqiao walked in quickly accompanied by Zhou Yu, and smiled as soon as he entered the door: "Hehehe, it turned out that the general came back, no wonder It's so lively. Hey, isn't this the eldest sister and third sister of the Sun family, and you are here too?"

Sun Xiuying has a good relationship with Daqiao, and she often comes here, but Sun Yuanying seldom returns home.After Gu Shao passed away, her son Gu Tan grew up and had his own studies. She was also very lonely by herself, and could only spend time with her two younger sisters.Later, I heard from Sun Xiuying that Daqiao cared about her very much, and that after Lu Ji got to Sun Shao's side, things were going well, and Mrs. Lu's attitude towards her was much kinder, so this time Sun Xiuying received a notice from Daqiao that Sun Shao was back, so she By the way, he went to Gu's mansion to ask her out, and she followed, which surprised Daqiao.

"My aunt is wrong. We are also members of the Sun family, so why can't we come?" Sun Xiuying knew Xiaoqiao's mother and daughter very well, and she was unforgiving. She took Zhou Yu's hand and said, "It's true. Little sister Yu'er, I heard that she will be Arden's wife in the future. Although the offer hasn't been made yet, I still need to pay attention to it. My family's Aman is very talkative. Don't say anything that offends sister Yu. It's not right to call it."

Zhou Yu glanced at her, and retorted: "My sister's words are wrong. I came to see my aunt with my mother, so what can I gossip about? But it's not kind for my sister to say that."

"You two bicker as soon as you meet, can you have a time when you don't fight?" Daqiao said angrily, "Today is a good day for Feng Xian to go back to the mansion, should you eat before bickering, or are you going to finish the fight on an empty stomach before eating?" ?”

"Of course it's fighting while eating." Sun Xiuying and Zhou Yu said in unison.

Sun Shao was at a loss: "Third sister, what did you just say, Ayu is going to marry Arden?"

"Don't you know?" Sun Xiuying stretched out her hand and pinched Sun Shao's nose as she did when she was a child, and said with a smile, "It's too late to regret it now. Such a good woman, you are really unlucky."

Sun Shao looked at Zhou Yu whose expression had darkened, and he didn't have any regrets, but rather wanted to laugh.The Zhou family and the Sun family are really cut off, and the reason is still chaotic. Zhou Xun was taken by Sun Luban, and he dared not marry first when he reached the marriageable age. This time, Zhou Yu was taken by Sun Deng again. The official level crushes people to death.He turned his head and glanced at Zhou Yin, and squeezed his eyes: "Ah Yin, is there any woman from the office who has taken a fancy to you?"

"Well——" Zhou Yin shook his head like a rattle, pulled Sun Shao aside, and begged: "Brother, take me to the war this time. I'm bored at home, and it's rare for my brother to come back." When I go home, I’m bored reading in the study when I get home. Since my little sister made this marriage, it’s rare to see a smiling face all day long. Even with my mother, I’m in a bad mood, which makes me happy all by myself. Dare to laugh."

"Not at all." Sun Shao teased: "This is the supreme favor for your Zhou family. In the future, one of your Zhou family will be a princess and the other will be a princess. If you don't think about it, you won't be able to develop. You just wait to be domineering. "

Zhou Yin glanced at Sun Shao, who was smiling as usual, and his eyes were a little weird: "I said, are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? Or are you heartless?"

"You are stupid, am I wrong?" Sun Shao retorted.

"Then don't you have any affection for Xiao Yu'er?" Zhou Yin really didn't understand Sun Shao's attitude.

"Who said that?" Sun Shao suddenly felt a little strange: "What does this have to do with whether I like Xiao Yu'er or not?"

"Pig brain." Zhou Yin jumped up, knocked on Sun Shao's head, and shouted in a low voice: "My little Yu'er doesn't want to be a princess, she only has you in her heart, don't you see it?"

"Push—" Sun Shao, who was just about to fight back, didn't come up in one breath, coughing with choking.

(End of this chapter)