Chapter five hundred and ninth for self-assessment
"If you don't marry a righteous man, what will you do with your future?" [Eastern Bird Flying to the Southeast]
"I will fight to the death in Jiangdong one day..." Sun Ce looked in disbelief, and murmured and repeated the words that made him feel like he was being cut by a knife: "I really failed him!"
He should have thought that he and Zhou Yu had conspired together, internally and externally, to temporarily rely on Yuan Shu's subordinates, but in fact they were secretly serving the imperial court. In the end, they wanted to turn their troops against each other at this time and achieve great success. For this reason, Zhou Yu did not hesitate to fight with Yingchuan Shi
People jointly guaranteed this strategy, thus charting a bright road for Sun Ce. However, Sun Ce was alone outside and did not have a capable counselor to maintain this strategy for him, which resulted in him being plotted by many parties and finally ended up in this situation.
It was okay to find himself in a crisis, but at the time he did not expect how much trouble it would bring to Zhou Yu in Chang'an! When he thought of the suspicion and criticism Zhou Yu might suffer in front of his emperor and ministers, Sun Ce was even more distressed than if he had died himself!
However, Lu Fan and others did not see it that way. Compared with Sun Ce who liked to be emotional when facing Zhou Yu, Lu Fan and others seemed more sensible: "Go and invite the messenger!"
So after careful interrogation, I learned that the imperial court apparently sent former general Zhu Jun to lead the army, but in fact Xu Huang, the lieutenant general of the Fu army, was in charge of the overall situation in the south. Among them, Zhou Yu, as a captain of Fengyi, stood out.
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"Fengyi Xiaowei..." Zhang Zhao carefully chewed the meaning of this title, and when he contacted Zhou Yu to submit a letter at this time, he said happily: "This must be Zhou Yu's persuasion to the imperial court, and the country's favor is extraordinary, so he was ordered to do so."
I came here for justice and gave you the last chance!"
Sun Jing frowned, stretched out her hand to pull the letter from Sun Ce's hand, looked at it carefully, nodded and said: "Yes, if this were not the case, how could there be such a saying as 'If you are confused and know how to rebel, you can still avoid it'?" Although Zhou Gongjin is not
The commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, but since he was sent by the emperor, he must have some secret plans. As long as we follow our words anyway, not only will Huang Zu and others make a name for themselves, but we, too, will not be able to use this to rebel against Yuan Shu and make great achievements.
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Cheng Pu and others also agreed. Although Zhou Yu's messenger crossed Huainan and came to Jiangdong, it brought a lot of situation in Jiangbei. During this period of spying on the river, they have initially understood Yuan Shu's current predicament. At this time, no one knew
I am willing to be buried with the Yuan family and surrender to the imperial court. It is not against morality and can also protect my interests. Why not do it?
"You guys are right." Sun Ce calmed down and recovered from the deep pain just now. Looking at the bright eyes of everyone, he did not think about whether the brotherhood between himself and Zhou Yu could be restored, but
Then he cheered up and said, "I think that my ancestors raised troops to the east of the Yangtze River and made their fortune in a humble place. They fought hard to kill thieves, swept away the ancestral temples, and built mountain tombs. They can be called loyal to the Han Dynasty! Now I am unworthy, how can I disobey my father's will?"
Unexpectedly, after going round and round, he still went back to the old path arranged by the other party. Sun Ce laughed to himself in his heart.
Everyone was happy to see that Sun Ce had returned to his former heroic self. Although Sun Ce had not been depressed during these days, everyone could feel the depression in his heart to a greater or lesser extent.
"We all obey the general's orders!"
"Yuan Shu is unfaithful and unrighteous. I have not failed him, but he is always suspicious of me. He is not good enough to achieve anything! Anyway, today, I am carrying out my father's wishes and helping the Han Dynasty. I am worthy of being the son of the Han family!" Sun Ce
He took the letter from Sun Jing's hand, folded it a few times and stuffed it into his arms, and strode towards the chief seat: "From now on, the generals will organize their troops and march to Danyang."
The generals agreed in a loud voice. They were originally here to wait and see the situation, and everything had been prepared. Now that they heard that the situation in Jiangbei had changed drastically, and Zhou Yu's letter revealed that the court had the intention of lenient loans, how could everyone continue to worry?
Zhang Zhao spent one night writing a petition to Yuan Shu, stating his intention to surrender anyway, and first sent it to Guling. Yu Fan and others, who were on guard against Sun Ce, hesitated for two days after receiving the petition. When they saw that Sun Ce really ordered to unite the troops.
He went to Danyang with 20,000 horses and exposed his back. At first he didn't believe it.
Both Sheng Xian and Zhou Xin suspected that Sun Ce would not surrender so easily anyway, thinking that Sun Ce was deliberately deceiving him, either trying to paralyze himself and take advantage of the opportunity to attack; or there was something going on in Jiangbei, and he deliberately set up a suspicious formation to prevent himself from pursuing.
Yu Fan was always outspoken and said straightforwardly: "Whether it is true or false, we can only let him come and go. Our army is not strong enough to defend Kuaiji, so how can we pursue them? If they return to Jiangbei to aid, it will be useless for us to pursue them."
, if it turns out to be true, it will be a blessing to the imperial court. Our troops and horses are weak, so we only need to hold on to Kuaiji, prepare countermeasures, and wait for the situation to change."
Dong Xi was a tall man with great ambitions. Seeing Sun Ce leave, he was forced to be confined here due to lack of strength. He felt very unwilling to do so. He wanted to say something, but in the blink of an eye he heard Yu Fan say with emotion: "
I am deeply impressed by the virtue of Lu Gong, and now I can repay his kindness by guarding Kuaiji and protecting it as the territory of the imperial court."
After hearing this, Dong Xi suppressed the thoughts in his heart.
Sun Ce rushed from Wu County to Moling and happened to meet the envoy sent by Yuan Shu. After hearing that Yuan Shu urged him to lead his troops north to Guangling, he even sent Yuan Shu's old officials, Hui Qu, the governor of Yangzhou, and Yuan Yin, the prefect of Danyang, to take over the military affairs of Jiangdong. Sun Ce was at that time
Furious, the generals also realized that Yuan Shu was short-sighted and it was indeed the right choice to serve the imperial court.
So Sun Ce immediately detained the envoy, and appointed his cousin, captain Xu Kun, to lead the troops south, broke into Wanling, captured Hui Qu, Yuan Yin and others, and quickly pacified Yuan Shu's forces in Danyang.
At this point, Sun Ce had completely broken with Yuan Shu, but at this time there were still unresolved problems, and Sun Ce did not dare to go north for a while.
In Moling City, Sun Ce led everyone to gather again to discuss how to deal with Huang Zu and other troops in the west, as well as Sheng Xian, Yu Fan and others in the southeast once he went north.
As the best military strategist under Sun Ce, Lu Fan had already thought of a countermeasure on the way here: "There is nothing to fear from the troops in Kuaiji. The princes only need to announce the attack on Yuan Xiuwen to the world, and they will not dare to take action rashly."
Soldiers. As for Huang Zu and other troops, I think we might as well give way to Yuzhang."
"That's the truth." Sun Jing added: "But we can't give in. We have to leave some troops and horses so that Huang Zu can 'capture' Yuzhang."
Sun Ce's eyes lit up, he would stand on the same front as Huang Zu after he was done with it. If he came to attack him again, he would be ignoring the overall situation and having ulterior motives. He would be the one who would not be the moral one.
Zhang Zhao frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said: "No, Hengjiang Colonel Gan Ning is still in their army. If he deliberately uses Yuzhang as a lure to put Huang Zu in a disadvantageous position, he may cause trouble."
Sun Ce sneered and said, "I just transferred my two cousins back to Yuzhang. I ordered them to lead their troops back to Danyang and follow me northward. Whoever invades Yuzhang has nothing to do with me."
Jiangxia and Lujiang are separated by mountains, so Huang Zu could only attack Lujiang by turning to waterways, so he would have to have Yuzhang as a place to stay in the rear. Once he entered Yuzhang, he would inevitably encounter the self-consciousness of the soldiers there.
Resistance'. This is a reasonable thing. After all, the edicts issued by Huang Zu and Gan Ning were only to attack Lujiang and not Yuzhang.
After Zhang Zhao thought about it carefully, he no longer insisted, but said in addition: "The general has newly attached himself to the imperial court. In order to show his sincerity, he must send an envoy to the court as soon as possible, either to pay tribute or to raise a pledge. This move can not only gain trust but is more important than
The imperial court can also control Huang Zu's march. After all, the Jianghuai River is blocked, so if the envoy wants to rush to the northern army, he has to go up the river and use Jingzhou."
"Good!" Sun Ce understood Zhang Zhao's meaning and said with his hands, "Then send an envoy over and let Huang Zu take care of it!"