three kings

Chapter 124 Yuan Gonglu Suicide

It was May [-]rd in the second year of Chuping (AD [-]).

Sun Can raised an army of [-], and the army was sent to Shouchun, and the army was mighty and endless.

The next day, under the persuasion of "adviser" Zhou Yu, Zhang Xun gathered all the soldiers under his command, a total of [-], and sent troops to Hefei.

Shu County.

Zhang Xun's army is stationed here.

Zhou Yu sat alone in the tent and looked at the map, with pensive eyes in his eyes.The news of Sun Canbing sending Shouchun had already reached his ears, Zhang Xun's demise was a foregone conclusion, and what he was worried about was Sun Ce in Shouchun.

Sun Ce and him had an inseparable friendship. Although they were not sworn brothers, they loved each other like brothers.Now that he is working for Yuan Shu, it really makes him very embarrassed.

He understood the character of his confidant and friend, and knew that he would never be inferior to others, and sooner or later he would come out to make a career by himself.And Jiang Dong was his only choice.

There is a saying among military strategists that Jiangdong is an important place in the world, the land is fertile, and it occupies the natural danger of the Yangtze River. It can be attacked and defended.

If this is the case, the first opponent he will fight against as the lord is likely to be Sun Ce.

He really didn't want to be an enemy of Sun Ce, but he had to make this plan.

Zhou Yu was so worried that he didn't even hear the footsteps of his confidant general Lin Feng. He didn't react until he heard Lin Feng's voice in his ears. He only heard Lin Feng report: "Young master, General Zhang invites you to enter the accounts .”

Zhou Yu hid the worries in his heart, and said with a sinking face, "Got it."

After clearing up his mood, he thought: "Bofu and I are friends, but my lord is a relationship between a monarch and a minister. The two should not be mixed up. It is still a matter of great importance."

Zhou Yu, who left the house, had no hesitation and returned to his original high spirits.

Quickly came to the meeting hall, gave a slight salute to Zhang Xun, and said, "Master Zhang!"

Zhang Xun was tall and fat, with a stern look on his brows, seeing Zhou Yu coming.Zhang Xunlie said with a smile: "Gong Jin is indeed a genius, and he predicted Sun Can's actions exactly. He really abandoned Hefei and led an army to attack Shouchun. At this moment, Shouchun has only a thousand people, and he can take it away." It’s a breeze.”

Zhou Yu echoed the voice and said respectfully: "It's all thanks to the good fortune of my lord. God has sent me such a fighting opportunity. My lord should not hesitate, and I must grasp it carefully."

Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment before asking, "What is the meaning of Gong Jin's words?"

Zhou Yu turned his gaze and saw a worried expression on Zhang Xun's face, and said with a smile: "Yu has three strategies, the upper, the middle, and the lower, which are dedicated to the lord. I hope the lord will consider one or two."

Zhang Xun was overjoyed when he heard the words, knowing that Zhou Yu was extremely talented and rare in the world, he was not worried about how to capture Hefei, seeing that Zhou Yu had three strategies, he couldn't help being awe-inspiring, and said loudly: "Gong Jin, come quickly."

Zhou Yu looked at it with a smile in his heart, and said: "The best strategy is to attack the heart. Your Excellency, you can divide your troops into four groups, surround Hefei, and show your invincible force, so that the defenders of Hefei will lose their will to fight. There is a huge difference in strength. Our army is stronger than the opponent. 25 times, when the other party sees this, he will automatically leave the city and surrender. The middle strategy is a surprise attack. Sun Canxin won Hefei. There must be someone in Hefei who is dissatisfied with his style of work. He can send people into the city to persuade people with lofty ideals. , is a strong attack strategy, gather troops to attack any one of Hefei. But this strategy is time-consuming and consumes troops, so Yu does not recommend it. It is better to use the two strategies of upper and middle strategies, which are worth a try."

Zhang Xun applauded the case, saying: "Gong Jin, you are indeed a genius, the strategy of attacking the heart and surprise attack is really wonderful, but which one is suitable, Gong Jin will tell you quickly."

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Army has no constant momentum, and water has no permanent shape. The so-called "preparation for no danger, the implementation of the top and middle strategies together will surely take Hefei lightly."

Zhang Xun smiled, nodded again and again, and then asked: "In Gongjin's opinion, who should be sent to sneak into Hefei?"

Zhou Yu clasped his fists in righteousness and begged for orders, saying: "Zhou Lang, I would like to make this first contribution for my lord. There is a limit of six days. If the general fails to make the best plan, after six days, as long as three red lights appear on the southern city in the middle of the night, the general can march straight into Hefei. .”

Zhang Xun sighed: "Gong Jin is really Xun's confidant, if he breaks Hefei, in the future, Xun will treat him like a national scholar."

Zhou Yu smiled and left.Pack your bags and bring your confidantes to Hefei immediately.

Non-stop, most of the time, arrived in Hefei.After bathing, he changed into neat clothes and walked to the prefect's mansion.

On the surface, Sun Can set out for Shouchun, but in fact he turned back to Hefei in secret. The soldiers of the army also returned to Hefei in batches one by one without anyone noticing.

At this time, Sun Can was discussing with Liu Hua and Guo Jia how to destroy Yuan.

Suddenly, after hearing the news from the guards that Zhou Yu begged to see him, Sun Can glanced at everyone, thinking that something had changed in the plan, and hurried out. Seeing Zhou Yu calmly staying at the door without any abnormalities, he put down his worries for the time being and welcomed Zhou Yu into the lobby .

Zhou Yu first performed the ceremony of a monarch and minister, and then apologized: "Yu made the decision without authorization and changed the master's overall plan. Please forgive me."

After hearing this, Sun Can helped Zhou Yu up and said with a smile, "What should I do? I think Gong Jin has a better idea of ​​his own, so let's hear it."

Zhou Yu was full of gratitude for his trust in Sun Can, and said: "Sun Tzu's Art of War says that if you want to be invincible and invincible, because you pay attention to five points, they are Tao, General, Law, Heaven, and Earth. Among them, Tao is the first. , but also for the common people, people’s hearts, and population. There are many wars in the world today. Yu believes that population disputes are better than territorial disputes. It's really a pity, it's better to focus on recruiting and surrendering. Even if you can't form an army, if the 5000 strong men are implemented according to Lord Xun Yu's system of recruiting people and farming, the grain that can be produced in a year is enough to provide supplies for more than [-] troops. Gu Yu emphasized again that it is a pity to kill him. If he can surrender, it will definitely be a great help.

Therefore, Yu asked Zhang Xun to divide his troops into four groups and put on a posture of encircling him on all sides. At that time, as long as our army breaks through Zhang Xun's army and captures him, the other three groups will surely surrender. "

Sun Can sighed, and said: "Gongjin, always think of Can, and Can can't be more grateful, how can you blame him. If you blame Gongjin for this good thing, then Can'an will have the face to see you again."

On May [-]th, according to Zhou Yu's words, Zhang Xun divided his troops into four groups and surrounded Hefei with water.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The scorching sun is in the sky, and the sun is shining brightly.

Zhang Xun stands under the banner of the Chinese tent in the middle of the eight thousand troops at the south gate.I was very sad, and finally I couldn't stand it any longer. She took off her heavy armor and lay down on the car to rest.

Seeing that he was handsome and lazy, the rest of the soldiers also relaxed their guard.

On the wall of Sun Can's city, seeing that the enemy soldiers were tired and lost their vigor, they all got off their horses and rested.Sun Can raised the flag and opened the south gate.The drums and horns sounded together, and the shouts were loud. Fan Wu took the lead and rushed out of Hefei County, with the momentum like a world falling apart.

Zhang Xun's army was caught off guard, and Fan Wu drove him under the cover, shouting loudly like thunder.As soon as Zhang Xun woke up, he saw someone drag him off his cap, and someone came and shouted: "Zhang Xun has been captured, and those who surrender will not be killed."

Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and other generals were killed in the city.The enemy army was defeated and surrendered separately.

Immediately, Sun Can persuaded the soldiers outside the three gates in batches, and more than [-] troops were all under Sun Can's command.

Fearing that too many surrendered troops would be difficult to control, Sun Can disarmed [-] troops and escorted them to Runan to Xun Yu and Xu Huang for them to farm.

Immediately, Sun Can asked Zhang Liao to take over Wan County and temporarily act as the prefect of Wan County.

The next day, Sun Can mobilized [-] troops, and the soldiers sent out Shouchun. People from all over the country lined up to welcome him, and all cities and counties opened their city gates to welcome Sun Can's army.Individual prefects who refused to surrender were also punished and killed by the common people in the territory.

Sun Can found it strange and asked Zhou Yu to investigate the mystery in plain clothes.

Soon, Zhou Yu came back happily and said, "My lord, this is God's help. Yuan Shu didn't dare to fight our army head-on, and decided to defend Shouchun. He was afraid that the food and grass would not be enough, so he sent people to rob the nearby people of food. He was also afraid of autumn. The grain harvest was harvested by our army, and soldiers were sent to destroy the grain in the fields. This action has completely angered the people who have been bullied by Yuan Shu, and there have been riots against Yuan Shu everywhere. Wherever the righteous division of our army arrived, the people were all overjoyed Kuang, welcome."

"That's great." Sun Can said loudly, "Yuan Shu's move is bringing his own doom." He wasn't worried at all about the news being false. With Yuan Shu's attitude towards the people, it was impossible for so many people to serve him.What's more, if such a big scene is faked, with Zhou Yu's intelligence, might it be impossible to see it?

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Shouchun City.

Sun Ce looked at the wine glass in his hand in distress, his eyes were filled with raging flames.He originally thought that he would win Yuan Shu's favor by saving him, so he lent him [-] soldiers to return to Jiangdong.

However, what he got in exchange was a burst of ridicule, saying that he didn't know how to lead troops, even if he was given [-] soldiers, he would only die.At that time, Sun Ce wanted to kill Yuan Shu. If the four generals of the Sun family hadn't stopped him, Yuan Shu's head would have been killed, and Sun Ce himself would have been killed by the [-] soldiers in the city.

Thinking of the previous scene, Sun Ce felt furious, and the force in his hand was getting stronger and stronger. With a sound of "pong", the wine glass was crushed abruptly by him.

At this time, the fourth general of the Sun family hurried over, followed by a middle-aged scholar.

Cheng Pu entered the house and panicked: "Bo Fu, something is wrong. Yuan Shu is greedy for the jade seal left by the lord, and is going to capture us and take it by force."

Sun Ce was already furious, but now he was even more furious when he heard it. He shouted, "Young son Yuan Shu, you don't think of my life-saving grace. Such an ungrateful person. Ce will take his head off."

"Young master, don't be angry. The enemy is strong and we are few, it is better to find a way to withdraw from Shouchun first." The middle-aged scribe hurriedly stopped.

Sun Ce saw that he was from Danyang Guzhang. His surname was Zhu, his first name was Zhi, and his courtesy name was Junli. An officer under Sun Jian.

It turned out that Sun Ce was about to fight Yuan Shu, and Cheng Pu felt uneasy, so he asked Zhu Zhi to find out the news, so he heard Yuan Shu and Yang Hong's plan.

Sun Ce suppressed his anger and said, "What does Jun Li think should be done now?"

(End of this chapter)