Three Kingdoms

"Zhou Gongjin!" 』

Sun Quan's roar came from the Jiangling Mansion.

The leader of Zhou Yu's guard who was guarding outside the hall suddenly turned his head and looked back. Then he saw the unkind look cast by Sun Quan's guard. He smiled slightly contemptuously and immediately ordered: "Twenty steps out!" 』

The guards belonging to Zhou Yu's series were stunned for a moment, but they quickly followed the order and all moved outward together, not stopping until they took twenty steps.

After Sun Quan's guards thought about it for a moment, they finally understood what it meant. They snorted and waved their hands: "Everyone is here, twenty steps out!" 』

Sun Quan's guards and others also moved forward, and then stood not far away from Zhou Yu's guards. They looked at each other, and then turned their heads to the side.

After Sun Quan learned that Zhou Yu had withdrawn from Dangyang, he couldn't control himself and hurried from Chaisang to Jiangling. When they met, he started to criticize:

"Why retreat without receiving orders from someone?" ! 』

"Now that our army has the advantage, why do we abandon it so lightly?" 』

"Jingzhou is the gateway to the Central Plains. If you take a step back, you will give it up!" Where will this leave the soldiers who fought hard in Jiangdong? ! 』

"Zhou Gongjin!" 』

Sun Quan clenched his fists, his hair and beard were stretched out, and he just slapped the table and roared angrily.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Yu was too important, so important that even if he was dissatisfied, Sun Quan would have to suppress his emotions and come to have a face-to-face, uh, face-to-face interview with Zhou Yu.

Even though Zhou Yu gave up many of his private soldiers in the last battle, Zhou Yu's personal prestige is still unshakable among the Sun family. Even a veteran like Cheng Pu, who is relatively more inclined to the Sun family, often He still obeyed the instructions of Zhou Yu, a relatively young governor.

Just like the withdrawal from Dangyang this time, although some people still disagreed and did not understand, basically they did not argue with Zhou Yu and they just withdrew to Jiangling together.

Of course, Cao Jun finally withdrew from Dangyang...

After Cao's army withdrew, some people suddenly came up with various opinions. These hindsight remarks were actually similar to the remarks of many keyboard warriors in later generations. Anyway, from Zhigao's point of view, no one would accept it.

When they were actually fighting, they stared at each other, and no one could come up with an idea. When the incident was over, they jumped out one by one, discussing this and that, and they all felt that the countermeasure they had come up with was the most reasonable and effective, but But no one was using it, and in the end, I put on a posture of "Who will pity me because I was born?" and sighed.

Sun Quan inevitably had this idea.

"Since Cao Jun has retreated, he may not really be in alliance with the Hussars!" What's more, if it is such a big event, how can no one in Xu County know about it? Could it be that Cao Cao's thieves even wanted to hide it from his own people? Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt somewhat tight in his chest and abdomen. He pressed it slightly with his hand and said, "Since there is no news from Xu County, this matter is suspicious!" Why retreat? ! 』

Just like Fei Qian placed spies everywhere, in fact, anyone with some ambition and courage would do this. Sun Quan also has some spies hidden in Xu County. He does not do any sabotage on weekdays. He just collects information and sends it to Jiangdong. At the same time, these spies even behave better than the people in Xu County or Yuzhou. He even supported Cao Cao to deceive detection and hide himself.

However, the news delivered by Jiangdong spies in Xu County cannot be instantaneous, so the news Sun Quan obtained may be from a month ago, or even earlier. Therefore, Sun Quan actually did not dare to be completely sure about the relationship between Cao Cao and Fei. Qian did not form an alliance, but he just felt that if Cao Cao and Fei Qian really formed an alliance and Jiangdong soldiers retreated to Jiangling, wouldn't they continue to pursue and expand the results according to normal concepts? Why should we also withdraw from the army?

Zhou Yu was silent, just looking at Sun Quan quietly. After Sun Quan's breath calmed down a little and he stopped babbling, he said slowly: "Maybe." 』

"ah? Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, "What?" 』

"Cao Fei and I may have an alliance. ” Zhou Yu said.

"What do you mean maybe?" ! "It's okay if I don't say it, but when I mention it, Sun Quan gets angry again, "You also know it's possible! ? Since you know, why retreat? ! Jiangdong has made several northern expeditions to Jingzhou, but this time the results are acceptable, but they are advancing and retreating lightly! Huh...well, Gongjin, say..."

Zhou Yu took out a letter from his arms, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Sun Quan.

"This is..." Sun Quan glanced at Zhou Yu, then picked up the letter, unfolded it and read it up and down, then his hand shook slightly, "Is this serious? ! 』

Zhou Yu was silent.

Sun Quan also fell silent, and after a moment he suddenly said: "Even so, it's enough to send a partial army to guard it. Why retreat... What's more, although there is a way to do it in Badong and Basi, it is winding and rugged, even if the hussars are cavalry. Even the mighty men and horses can't stand up to the natural chasm! Therefore, there are definitely not many soldiers coming, so why should we be afraid of them? 』

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan and moved his eyebrows slightly.

"..." Seeing Zhou Yu like this, Sun Quan had to take a long breath, and then exhaled, "Gong Jin, you said..."

Zhou Yu's eyes moved slightly, "My lord, I dare to ask about Jiangdong... How long will my lord keep it secret?" 』

"Wha, what?" ! Sun Quan's expression suddenly changed, "What's the matter? It's nothing!" 』

"Sun Guoyi..." Zhou Yu said slowly, "What's the use of being imprisoned?" Now that the foundation of turmoil is in turmoil, why should the Lord hide it? 』

"This..." Sun Quan seemed a little embarrassed about being caught, but his expression was mixed with some relief. It was very complicated. After being silent for a while, he said, "This thief has secretly collaborated with the enemy. How can I be lenient?" If it weren't for the Sun family's bloodline, he would be killed without mercy! 』

"My lord is very worried. If Sun Guoyi is killed, Sun Boyang will immediately rebel!" Zhou Yu said calmly, "First imprison Sun Guoyi, and then kill Sun Boyang. When both his brothers are weak, we can destroy them in one fell swoop and eliminate the hidden danger forever!" I wonder if someone’s words like this can make the Lord succeed in his wish? 』

"I'm just talking about things!" Could it be that Sun Guoyi was collaborating with the enemy, so he had to sit idly by and condone his actions? ! This is really unreasonable! ” Sun Quan hurriedly said, “Zhou Gongjin! You..."

"There are two arguments for the crime of national ceremony," Zhou Yu nodded, and did not continue to argue with Sun Quan about whether Sun Fu's crime was justified or not. "However, the prisoner of Good Morning is unjust!" My lord, it is better to defend the people's mouth than to defend the river! In the past, the prisoner was seeking peace and stability for his lord. Even if someone knew that he was wronged, he would not say anything more. But now that the lord has taken over the throne, why would he use this method? Only those who win people's hearts can win the world, and only those who are benevolent can live long... Why do you need to act like this to arouse resentment? 』

Sun Quan slapped the table with a "Duang" sound and said angrily: "This is a family matter of a certain person!" 』

"It is both a family matter and a state matter!" ” Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, “My lord intentionally slacked off on guarding the soldiers to show that they are old and weak, all because he wanted to induce them to break through the prison and escape from the trap in Youli! At that time, the lord can commit the crime of rebellion, destroy his family, and massacre his people! But my lord, please don’t forget that when Bo Fu entrusted the great cause, he once said..."

"enough! Sun Quan pushed the case forward, stood up, put his hands behind his back, pursed his lips tightly, and stood at the door of the hall. Suddenly he found that his own bodyguards and Zhou Yu's bodyguards were standing very far away. Only then did his pounding heart calm down, and then his face Shangluo's slightly ferocious expression slowly returned to normal. He took a long breath and said, "If he is kind, he will not betray you!" This is a test! 』

"One or two tests are fine, but why should there be a long test?" Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "This is "forced"! 』

It is not impossible to be tempted, but if you are tempted again and again, or if you use coercion in the name of temptation, and deliberately make things go in the direction of your own profit, then it cannot be called a "test". .

Just like many game developers in later generations, in order to avoid their own responsibilities, they openly bypassed the laws of the country and launched public betas again and again. From the first version of "open beta" to the tenth version, and it is still in "open beta". It's not because the so-called content is incomplete or the structure is incomplete, but the taxes and responsibilities that must be borne in the "open beta" are different from those in the "official" one. Therefore, isn't it obvious which method the capitalists will choose? At the same time, the continuous open beta testing also means that from another perspective, a ban can be issued at any time to kill it without any use...

People will always choose to act in a way that is beneficial to themselves. This is normal and understandable. But if we take a longer-term view, does the current favorable situation definitely mean that it will be better in the long run?

Why did Sun Quan want to mess with Sun Lang when he succeeded to power? Just because Sun Lang said something grumbling? Sun Lang was older than Sun Quan and had more combat experience. At that time, some Jiangdong ministers also suggested that Sun Ce choose Sun Yi or Sun Lang to succeed...

Sun Yi was a direct descendant and Sun Lang was a concubine. In order to stabilize his position, Sun Quan directly imprisoned Sun Lang when he took over. The purpose was not really because Sun Lang said something that he shouldn't have said, but to put Sun Quan in jail. The possible alliance between Sun Lang and Sun Yi was directly interrupted!

At that time, the Sun family was in turmoil, so both the Wu family and Zhou Yu acquiesced to Sun Quan's behavior. After all, they had to put the overall situation first. But now it seems that the acquiescence at that time actually encouraged Sun Quan's bad behavior, so that now, Sun Quan Still using this set!

They imprisoned Sun Lang, and now they have arrested Sun Fu!

Is Sun Fu's crime really that serious? If it was really serious, why not just execute him? If it is not serious, why has it been so difficult to forgive? Could it be that Sun Fu is not a bloodline of the Sun family? Is it necessary to impose a life sentence and refuse to give him a happy life in order to satisfy Sun Quan? Is there such deep hatred?

Zhou Yu is not a fool, so after some general deliberation, he came to the conclusion, "My lord wants to win Jingzhou in order to suppress his rule, but he doesn't know that Jiangdong is now heavily armed outside and empty inside. If he is not careful, he will be monstrous." disaster! The easy way to conquer Jingnan was that Liu Jingsheng's main force was all in the north of Jing, secondly he took advantage of his unpreparedness, and thirdly he had the convenience of a navy... Now if he attacks the north of Jing, he will lose all three benefits and only increase three disadvantages! How to win quickly? The delay is long, the soldiers are homesick, and the food and grass are poor... The Lord aspires to the world, but does he really want to make everyone in the world an enemy? 』

Zhou Yu had already spoken very cryptically, but it hit Sun Quan's heart directly, causing Sun Quan's expression to change. He took two deep breaths before turning around, "Gong Jin..."

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan and said, "My lord, since there is chaos in Jiangdong... it's just hiding and deceiving someone. What's the use?" 』

Sun Quan trembled, took a deep breath, and stared at Zhou Yu closely: "How did Gong Jin know?" 』

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "For such a big event, even if it means cutting off traffic, there will still be ships... Although the lord ordered the isolation of the post station to send messages... but there are also people from Jiangdong in this army, how can they be isolated and covered up?" 』

There are three reasons why Zhou Yu retreated. The first was, of course, the unfavorable attack on Cao Jun's camp, and then he encountered an attack by armored cavalry suspected to be hussars. This is considered the direct reason.

The second reason is that news was received from the west, saying that Zigui and other places in Badong had been captured by Hussar generals and soldiers, and they were guiding Jingzhou refugees to Badong. This means that if the situation continues to develop, Zhou Yu and others may be attacked from two lines...

The third aspect is that Zhou Yu received other sporadic news, and these news pointed to Sun Quan's exile and imprisonment of the Sun family. There was also news that there was actually a rebellion in the eastern part of Jiangdong, but it was because of Sun Quan. Deliberately concealed so that most people don't know it yet.

After all, paper cannot guarantee fire. If these news are exposed, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the morale of Jiangdong soldiers. By then, let alone attacking Jingbei, even self-protection will be a problem! Therefore, Zhou Yucai made a resolute decision. When he saw that the momentum was not good, he led his troops back to Jiangling. One was to repair the soldiers and restore their morale, and the other was to break away from the battle so that he could adjust the overall strategy in time to avoid getting too bogged down and even unable to deal with the situation.

Sun Quan was silent for a long time and asked, "If Gong Jin wishes..."

"If you want to be stronger than the outside," Zhou Yu said slowly, "you must first be at peace with the inside..." Generally speaking, before fighting the outside, you must first be at peace with the inside. Jiangdong is now in flames of war, and it is still counting on the profits from external wars to appease or suppress internal disputes. Of course, this method is also a way, but if it fails, the end will be tragic.

Even if there is no alliance between Cao Fei and Cao Fei, Jingbei is not that easy to fight. If we can capture Cao Jun's camp in one fell swoop at that time, we can take advantage of the situation to fight again, but now...

There was a long silence in the hall.

I don't know how much time passed before Sun Quan took a long breath and said, "...I need to think about it carefully..."

Zhou Yu nodded, bowed, and then exited the hall, leaving the space for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan stared at Zhou Yu's back closely, his expression changing, and finally he slowly lowered his head, hiding all his expressions in the shadows.

Zhou Yu stepped forward, and when he walked around the corridor, he glanced back slightly, then withdrew his gaze, and kept walking forward, but another thought came to his mind...

"Lord..." Zhou Yu frowned tightly, "I'm afraid there is something still hidden..."

……(;￢＿￢)(o_O--)……

The war in Jingnan seems to have come to an end, but the battle in northern Jingzhou seems to be increasingly chaotic.

Xu Huang took Liu Xiong and most of the soldiers and set out. Only Xu Yu, Liao Hua and Zhuge Liang were left in Fancheng, with three thousand soldiers stationed there.

Cao Cao's attack on Wancheng was a trap in itself. Zhuge Liang knew this, and Xu Huang also knew it. But the problem was that even if he knew it, he still had to go there. After all, unless the Cavalry General gives the order...

What's more, would the hussar general give such an order?

Obviously it was impossible, so even if he knew that Cao Jun was peeping from one side, Xu Huang still had to make the only response and send troops to Wancheng.

Here in Fancheng, we will also face Xiahou Dun's attack.

If the Han River is compared to a passage, then Fancheng and Xiangyang are the left and right gates on this passage. Xiahou Dun naturally cannot tolerate the other gate being uncontrolled. In addition, he has a part of the Jingzhou Navy, so he naturally occupies a certain amount of battle space. advantage, so Xiahou Dun will continue to attack Fancheng next, which is also a foreseeable result.

The first line of Fancheng's Yangwu Pass is Xu Huang's "Street Pavilion". Of course, Wuguan is not as unsafe as the Street Pavilion and can only stand up as a camp. However, if Xiahou Dun really approaches Wuguan, it will also This means that Xu Huang's food route will be cut off, and the morale of the army will naturally be severely damaged.

Of course, even if Xu Huang fails this time, it will not be as dangerous as Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition when he lost the street pavilion. After all, the main body of the hussar general is still in Guanzhong, so the impact will naturally be there, but it will not be as dangerous as the loss of Jieting in the Northern Expedition. The influence of the Shu Kingdom was so great in history. After all, Shu lost its street pavilion in history, which caused Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to fail. Well, from some perspectives, it was not entirely Ma Di's fault. However, the first Northern Expedition was undoubtedly the strongest in Shu. The attack was the sharpest, and it caught Cao Wei most off guard. With this, what about the future Northern Expedition...

By the time of Jiang Wei, some even went to the Northern Expedition for the sake of the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, the failure of street pavilions in history is really intolerable, but now in Fancheng, it is not so serious and critical.

Therefore, Xu Huang asked Liao Hua how long Zhuge and others could defend, instead of "must defend".

"You two..." Zhuge Liang looked at the Han River south of Fancheng and said thoughtfully, "The Xiahou travels with nothing more than buildings and boats... If the boat is broken, it will be broken. legs and feet! 』

Xu Yu and Liao Hua both nodded.

It must be said that Cao Cao has a strong learning ability, especially he is good at learning from his opponents. After facing the loss of the Hussars cavalry, they brought out their own cavalry. Now that Jingzhou was defeated by the navy, they immediately deployed the navy, and even did not hesitate to vigorously promote and reward the original Jingzhou navy. Army, used to fight against Xu Huang.

Zhuge Liang even suspected that Cao Cao used these ships when he moved from the south to the north of Jingzhou. Therefore, if these ships can be destroyed, it will naturally be a stab at the key point of Cao's army, even if Cao Cao wants to move around later. , it is not so convenient anymore.

"This is natural, but Cao's army must be tightly defended, and we don't have a water force..." Xu Yu said, then pointed to the Han River, "How about storing water upstream?" 』

Liao Hua thought for a moment and said: "If it is stored in water and destroyed, it would be a good idea... But at this time..."

When Xu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but frown, and then stopped talking.

Storing water upstream and then attacking with the force of the water is of course the best method, but as Liao Hua said, there is too little time. Even if the water flow suddenly decreases, the water becomes turbid, and other abnormal phenomena in autumn, they will not attract the attention of Xiahou and others. However, whether it is building a dike or accumulating water flow, it will take a certain amount of time. It is impossible to say that Xiahou has already arrived before the dike is repaired. Then this strategy is naturally useless...

Xu Yu turned to look at Zhuge Liang, and found that Zhuge Liang was smiling slightly, and his expression changed, "Since Kong Ming has a plan, why not speak out..."

Zhuge Liang looked at Xu Yu, then looked at Liao Hua, and said: "Fei Liang means to show off... Is this just a strategy? I'm afraid you two won't agree..."

Liao Hua said: "If Kong Ming doesn't say it, how will he know that we don't comply?" 』

"Yes," Xu Yu also said, "Kong Ming said so!" 』

Zhuge Liang nodded, and then slowly told the plan...