three kings

Chapter 125
"En..." Zhu Zhi thought for a while, then said: "Yuan Shu plans to attack me tonight, there are still three hours before now. As long as we leave Shouchun within these three hours, we can live in peace .”

As soon as Sun Ce thought about the way out in the future, he said with great sorrow: "Ce is devoted to seeking a way out, but he doesn't want to end up in such a land. I wish I could follow my father's ambition."

Zhu Zhi said in a deep voice; "The young master can go to Wu Jing and seek great cause. Jiangdong is the land of the lord. Although it has been divided now, the lord is still there, and the families in the territory are also looking forward to the arrival of the young lord. Occupy the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River and embrace the natural danger of the Yangtze River, and great things will be accomplished."

While discussing, a man suddenly pushed the door in and said: "I know what you are planning. I have more than a hundred strong men under my command. I am willing to help Bofu to achieve great things."

Because Cheng Pu was discussing important matters, he was afraid that people would eavesdrop, so he dismissed the left and right guards. Originally, they were so alert that they wouldn't be noticed when they walked to the door, but everyone was thinking about the problem quietly.Therefore, the arrival of outsiders was not detected.At first Sun Ce was about to draw his sword to assassinate the incoming person, but upon hearing what the incoming person said, he immediately put the sword back into its sheath and invited the incoming person inside.Let it sit.

The person who came was Yuan Shu, a counselor from Xiyang, Runan. His surname was Lu, his first name was Fan, and his style name was Ziheng.Then he wanted to vote for another enlightened master, and Ce was heroic, unparalleled in fierceness, and took advantage of the strange, which is a rare sign of great achievements, so he came to look for Sun Ce, ready to join him.

Just in time for the meeting, Sun Ce and others were discussing important matters. After eavesdropping for a while, he went inside to express his intention and said, "Bo Fu can go to the south gate of Shouchun immediately. The guard here is named Lei and has three thousand elite soldiers. Because Yuan Shu was not allowed to use him, he was very dissatisfied with him, and he had already had a second heart, as long as he was persuaded, there was no need to worry about getting up and leaving the city."

Sun Ce rejoiced and said: "This method is very good, Ce will go to persuade General Lei."

Lu Fan shook his head and stopped, saying: "General Sun has dissatisfied Yuan Shu, if I go in person, I'm afraid it will attract criticism..." After pondering for a moment, he said: "How about this, General Fan Yulei is familiar, why not let Fan go to persuade him?"

Sun Ce stepped forward to hold Lu Fan's hand tightly, and said, "I've got Lao Ziheng."

Lu Fan said: "Bo Fu is here to wait for good news, and Fan will come back as soon as he goes."

In less than half an hour, Lu Fan really lived up to everyone's expectations. He took advantage of the discord between Lei Bo and Yuan Shu to persuade Lei Bo to rebel against Yuan Shu with Sun Ce.However, Lei Bo did not agree to join Sun Ce's team, but felt that with Sun Ce's help, the chances of escaping would be better.

At this moment, Sun Ce has no power or power, how could Lei Bo be with him?
After a while of discussion, Sun Ce proposed to set fire to create chaos first, and set fire to all granaries in order to hold back Yuan Shu's army and grab some grain for use on the road.

This method has been approved by most people.

Lei Bo also agreed.

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However, Sun Can led the army and drove straight in, even conquering Changfeng, Dingyuan, Quanjiao, Chuxian, Yinling and other cities and counties, and went straight to Shouchun.

On May [-]th, after Sun Can broke through the last line of defense in Xiquyang, he came to Shouchun City.

Sun Can led the army looking at the city wall of Shouchun, and sighed: "This city is not easy to break."

Immediately, he returned to the camp and summoned all the advisers to discuss the method of defeating the enemy.

Sun Can said to the crowd: "Shouchun is located on the south bank of the Huai River, leading to the Ru and Ying rivers in the south, connecting the rich areas of Sanwu in the east, connecting the hinterland of the Central Plains in the north, connecting Chen and Xu in the west, surrounded by rivers and lakes outside, and Huaihe River inside. , fertilizer and water conservancy, the geographical location is important, and it is the hub of north-south communication. The city is high and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our army is small, and a strong attack is definitely not the best strategy. What do you guys think?"

The enemy's steadfast defense, coupled with the fortification of Shouchun City, all the counselors also lost their countermeasures for a while, and there was nothing they could do.

At this time, Meteor Tanma suddenly flew to report the disaster, and there was a bad news.The visitor rushed into the inner tent and hurriedly said: "I have reported to the prefect that Liu Biao of Jingzhou suddenly ordered Cai Mao to be the commander, and raised [-] troops to attack Runan. At this moment, the enemy has already passed Ye County, Kunyang, Wuyang, and Dingling Wait for the city and county to kill and go to Runan."

There was an uproar in the tent, Runan is Sun Canjun's lifeblood at this moment, to put it bluntly, it is his old nest.The old nest was attacked, and it was really a catastrophe. If the old nest was gone, it would be like a bereaved dog.

Sun Can and the others couldn't help being shocked.

"What's going on here?" Sun Can asked anxiously.

After hearing this, Liu Hua said angrily, "It must be because he rescued Boyuan and his wife. Liu Biao was afraid that his scandal would be exposed. Therefore, he rashly sent troops to attack the rear of our army in order to put us to death. Liu Biao, my son, is really hateful. "

Everyone in the tent also cast aside this pious Confucianism.

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "If Runan is lost, we will all be homeless. At this moment, Huainan is not conducive to the development of our army. A strong attack on Shouchun will also meet tenacious resistance. For the present plan, we have to retreat to Runan , in Tutafa."

The staff officer Guo Jia was the first to suggest: "You might as well take the opportunity to mediate, take the opportunity to mediate first, and wait until Liu Biao's matter is resolved!"

"Take the opportunity to mediate, take the opportunity to mediate..." Liu Hua repeated these two sentences, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with great joy: "This is God helping our army, Ziyu, I have a plan, I can seek longevity in a certain period of time, and Keep Runan safe."

Sun Can said happily, "Father Ya, come quickly."

So some eyes stayed on Liu Hua.

Liu Hua looked at Sun Can and said in a deep voice, "Ziyu, do you believe in Wen Ruo and Gong Ming?"

Sun Can replied without hesitation: "Of course I believe it. I don't doubt when I employ people, and I don't need to doubt people. Since Can handed over the rear to them, I naturally believe that they can help Can guard the rear."

Liu Hua said with a smile: "That's good, we don't need to take care of Cai Mao's army, just leave it to Wen Ruo and Gongming." Then he said confidently: "We can, first attack Cai Mao's army against Runan. Let Yuan Shu and the others know about the matter, and then send envoys to discuss peace with Yuan Shu. Then we made more concessions, promised to return half of the captured territory, and revealed the tragic state of our army to let the other party know that our army has reached the point of life and death. , as long as Yuan Shu becomes an enemy of our army again, our army will be in danger of eternal doom..."

Sun Can's expression brightened when he heard this, and he obviously understood Liu Hua's intentions.

All the counselors also showed happy smiles.

Liu Hua continued: "Yuan Shu has no faith or righteousness. He hates our army to the core. With his character, he will never give up easily. How can he bear to stand aside and watch this opportunity to beat a dog in the water? Intervene?
As long as Yuan Shu sends troops, we can wipe out his army.Yuan Shu, who has no army, has a Shouchun in vain, how can he defend it? .But in January, Huainan will soon be in our army.At that time, we can send troops to rescue Runan and support Wen Ruo and Gongming. "

"Wonderful, wonderful! This trick to lure the enemy is aimed at the weaknesses of Yuan Shu's character, so there is no reason why he is so talented. Zhou Yu admires him." Zhou Yu saluted Liu Hua humbly.

All the counselors also agreed with Liu Hua's plan one after another, and praised Liu Hua's plan.

Sun Can was very happy to see that all the civil servants and generals under his command were in harmony with each other.There are many disagreements between generals and generals in history, which caused great harm to the country. It seems that my subordinates will not be like this.

In front of Shouchun City, Liu Hua looked at the tall Shouchun City with disdain in his eyes. Yuan Shu, a fool, needs four princes to work together to destroy such a treasure in Huainan.

Clean up your mood and hand over a letter asking to see you.Not long after, Yuan Shu ordered Shouchun prefect's mansion to come and see him.

Along the way, Liu Hua saw that the people in Shouchun were starving and impoverished, and there were signs of overheating in the houses. The soldiers were all sad, their morale was low, and there was a sneer at the corner of their mouths.

He tidied up his appearance and walked into the prefect's mansion. He saw knives and axes standing on both sides, all looking at Liu Hua fiercely, as if they could chop him off at any time.

An obese man was sitting in the main seat, his face was fluffy and swollen like a steamed pancake, he was unbelievably fat, and he could no longer see the shadow of Yuan Gonglu, who was famous for his chivalry in the past, and Liu Hua was a little stunned .Just imagine, a thin person who has not seen him for a few years suddenly becomes a fat pig. How does it feel?

Seeing Liu Hua staring blankly at him, Yuan Shu snorted contemptuously from his nose.

After hearing this hum, Liu Hua came back to his senses, and said loudly: "Under the order of my lord Sun Can, I have come here to ask for peace from General You. If General You hadn't attacked our army Runan without authorization, my lord would not have This is a big fight. Now, my lord has lost his anger, and he doesn't want to be an enemy of the right general, so he sent his subordinates here to ask for peace."

Yang Hong on the side said: "Nonsense, it is obvious that Cai Mao raised [-] troops to attack Runan, and you have to go back to the army for reinforcements. Don't talk nonsense here."

Liu Hua's face suddenly changed drastically, he forced himself to suppress his surprise, but even Yuan Shu could see the surprise on his expression.

Yuan Shu said angrily: "Sun Can and I are at odds with each other. This time I have been harmed, my reputation has been ruined, and almost all of my territory has been lost. If this is the case, how can the big enemies talk about it."

Liu Hua also said angrily: "Yuan Gonglu, don't be shameless, my lord has said so. If you don't make peace, I will attack Shouchun tonight, fight you to the death, and cut off your head to use as a chamber pot."

Yuan Shu was furious, and shouted: "Come on, drag him down and chop him up."

Liu Hua laughed loudly: "If I don't leave the city within an hour, my lord will attack Shouchun immediately. Since the right general can stop Shouchun, why should my lord take pity on Runan?"

Yang Hong also advised Yuan Shu to stop this crazy move.

Yuan Shu snorted angrily, and withdrew his sword and axe.

Yang Hong said with a dark smile: "Sun Can is your adopted son, if I use you as a blackmail, what will happen?"

Liu Hua laughed loudly: "Do you dare? Then try. Although I am old and weak, but I want to commit suicide, I can easily do it. At that time, I am afraid that your whole family will go to hell to accompany you to cross the bridge of Naihe .”

(End of this chapter)