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Dantu, Wuhou Mansion.
In the stern lobby, eight huge torches illuminate the entire lobby as bright as day.
Under the light of the fire, the young man with blue eyes and purple beard was holding his forehead with his hands, tapping the table with his fingertips rhythmically, staring intently at the silk book on the table.
He is Sun Quan, the new master of Jiangdong.
Footsteps sounded, and the soldiers outside the door rushed inside, cupping their hands and saying, "My lord, Governor Zhou and Mr. Zibu have arrived and are waiting to meet you outside."
"Invite them in." Sun Quan only waved his hand slightly.
After a while, a middle-aged scribe and a young and handsome military general entered side by side and paid homage to Sun Quan in unison.
A kind smile immediately appeared on Sun Quan's calm face, he nodded in return and invited the two people to take their seats.
The minister sat down, and before Sun Quan could say anything, the young and handsome general raised his hands and said, "My lord, I have been summoned overnight. I think there must be something important to do."
Sun Quan nodded and said: "What Gong Jin said is true. Yan Liang from Nanyang just sent an envoy. This is his personal letter. You two should also take a look."
The attendant then passed the book down, and Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao read it respectively. Their expressions were slightly different, and they exchanged glances with each other.
"With such a arrogant tone, Yan Liang actually wants to join forces with us to carve up Jingzhou."
There seemed to be a bit of disdain in Zhou Yu's words.
Sun Quan smiled and said: "Yes, this Yan Liang only occupied one county, but he dared to covet Jingzhou. I was a little surprised at first, but that Yi Jibo was very eloquent and analyzed the interests of Datong, which surprised me.
A little tempted."
"Has the Lord already agreed to this?" Zhang Zhao looked a little nervous.
Sun Quan shook his head, "How can we make such a big decision easily? The reason why I called you here is to hear your opinions."
"Zhao thinks that my lord must never agree to that Yan Liang." Sun Quan finished his words, and Zhang Zhao did not express his objection.
Sun Quan turned his attention to Zhang Zhao and asked him why he disagreed.
Zhang Zhaolang said: "Yan Liang wanted to annex Jingzhou, but he was unable to do so, so he joined forces with me in Jiangdong. He wanted to use us to send troops to lure Liu Biao's troops so that he could profit from it. How could my lord be fooled by him?
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With just one word, Sun Quan woke up and couldn't help but nod his head.
Zhang Zhao stroked his white beard slightly, and his stern expression showed a bit of confidence and pride.
At this time, Zhou Yu said: "Yan Liang's move is suspected of killing someone with a borrowed knife, but Huang Zu is my feud from Jiangdong. Even if Yan Liang does not invite him, the lord should send troops to attack Huang Zu. Firstly, he can avenge his ancestor, and secondly, he can establish his prestige."
, to make the people of Jiangdong surrender."
After Zhou Yu's generous words, Sun Quan's expression calmed down, but he immediately became excited again. He nodded and said, "What Gong Jin said seems to make sense."
Seeing that Sun Quan was leaning toward Zhou Yu, a trace of displeasure flashed across Zhang Zhao's eyes.
Zhou Yu ignored Zhang Zhao and continued to say proudly: "In other words, even if it allows Yan Liang to gain some profit, after we attack Liu Biao, our army can send troops northward and wipe out Yan Liang in one fell swoop. From then on, we will occupy Jingzhou.
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Listening to Zhou Yu's heroic words, Zhang Zhao sneered.
A hint of anger flashed across Zhou Yu's handsome face. He turned around and asked coldly: "I wonder what Zibu thinks is so funny about what Yu said."
"Gong Jin, of course it's good for you to be confident, but Yan Liang managed to defeat the siege of a hundred thousand enemies with the power of just one county. This person's abilities are far beyond those of Liu Biao and other defenders. Do you want to open your mouth?
How easy is it to attack and destroy this person in time?"
After Wancheng's great victory, Yan Liang's reputation spread throughout the world, and Jiangdong naturally heard about it.
When Sun Quan heard Zhang Zhao's words, he couldn't help but feel slightly moved.
Zhou Yu's face was still confident and calm, unmoved by Zhang Zhao's words.
He just sneered, "It doesn't matter if Yan Liang has some ability. He relies on a powerful navy to control Jianghan. Yan Liang can be wild in Nanyang. If he dares to go south and go deep into the Yangtze River, how can our Jiangdong navy be a vegetarian?
"
Zhou Yu's heroic words only made Zhang Zhao choked and speechless.
This is what this debate is all about.
Sun Quan's blue eyes showed a smile, and he said happily: "Huang Zu is my Sun family's feud, how can I not attack him? Now that I have enough troops in Jiangdong, it is the time for revenge. I have decided to march westward with my troops. I will attack Jiangxia this time."
, kill the dog thief Huang Zu."
Sun Quan made up his mind, Zhou Yu was in high spirits, but Zhang Zhao was a little unhappy.
After his bold words, Sun Quan sighed again: "It is natural to attack Huang Zu, but the thought of letting Yan Liang take advantage makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
The corner of Zhou Yu's mouth raised slightly, and a hint of sneer appeared, "Don't worry, my lord, Yu has a plan, and Yan Liang won't take any advantage."
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Since last year, the Nanyang Basin has welcomed its first bumper harvest amid peace.
Xinye's farmland has had a bumper harvest, and coupled with the grain harvest from various counties, this autumn's bumper harvest has enabled Yan Liang to have enough grain in his granary to support his army for a year.
The three armies were not moved, and the grain and grass were advanced first. The abundant harvest of grain allowed Yan Liang to attack Xiangyang without any worries.
Just after the autumn harvest, Yan Liang secretly issued orders to the garrison in various places, ordering the generals to step up their training and have all armies on standby at any time.
For more than a month, Yan Liang has been pretending to have a leg injury. While secretly preparing to march south, he exchanged courtesy with Liu Biao openly and bribed Cai Yudu secretly. In order to show his sincerity, Yan Liang also specially sent some of the family members of Liu Biao's soldiers back.
to show friendliness.
Yan Liang's various methods gradually began to bear fruit. Liu Biao's original plan to increase troops from Jiangling to Xiangyang was shelved. The Jingzhou navy near Xiangyang also relaxed its vigilance.
Liu Biao's relaxation of vigilance gave Yan Liang more confidence. Everything was ready, and all he needed was an east wind.
And this east wind is the Jiangdong Sun family.
Liu Biao was somewhat relaxed, but Xiangyang's five hundred warships and tens of thousands of elite naval forces were not in vain.
In land battles, Yan Liang could ignore any general in Jingzhou, but he had to admit that in naval battles, his ability was not even as good as Cai Mao's.
The only thing Yan Liang could rely on was Gan Ning's 5,000 naval troops and the 200 warships.
Yan Liang was convinced of Gan Ning's ability in water warfare, but Yan Liang did not have much confidence in the five thousand newly trained water soldiers.
With five thousand newly trained navy troops to deal with Liu Biao's tens of thousands of elite navy troops, Yan Liang could not pin the key to conquering Xiangyang on this poorly controlled naval battle.
Yan Liang could only wait.
Ten days later, Yan Liang finally received exciting news.
Sun Quan finally sent troops.
Sun Quan personally took command of Chaisang, and Zhou Yu went to the front to attack the enemy governor. Twenty thousand naval troops and more than 700 warships, large and small, went up the river and rushed towards Xiakou in a mighty manner.
Xinye. Right General Mansion.
"Sun Quan has finally sent out troops. Damn it, my butt is almost covered with calluses. Now the condom has been put on, Liu Biao. I'm just waiting for you to jump in."
After half a year of silence, the opportunity finally came, and Yan Liang couldn't contain his excitement for a while.
The generals were all excited and gearing up, not wanting to immediately rush to Xiangyang to kill and have another hearty battle.
While the crowd was excited, Xu You sighed: "My lord, it is certainly good news that Sun Quan is sending troops. But unfortunately, I have another piece of bad news, which may dampen my lord's interest."
Yan Liang's brows suddenly frowned, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
But he looked indifferent, waved his hand and said: "No matter how bad the news is, it can be worse than the siege of a hundred thousand troops. Sir, I have found out something through your careful work. Just tell me."
"Ahem, it's like this. In return for Xiangyang's meticulous work, before Sun Quan sent out troops, he spread the news in Xiangyang City, saying that he had formed an alliance with the lord and agreed to send troops together to carve up Jingzhou. Now in Xiangyang City, even that
A three-year-old child also knows this."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell into silence.
Everyone's high emotions seemed to be doused in an instant by the ladle of cold water in Xu You's mouth.
Yan Liang's brows furrowed and he secretly thought that Jiangdong was indeed not comparable to Liu Biao. Sun Quan, the blue-eyed man, not only saw through the plot, but also used it to his advantage.
Looking at the silent civil and military personnel, Yan Liang suddenly burst into laughter. His smile was so bold and wild.
"Isn't it just that the plan has been seen through? What's the big deal? When the 100,000-strong army was besieging the army, I didn't even frown. What's more, today's troops are well-prepared and they have cheered me up!"
Yan Liang's confidence and boldness infected everyone present, and the blood that had fallen silent began to boil again.
Faith, reunited again.
In the lobby, it suddenly became noisy again, and everyone was talking about it. You were talking to me, thinking about countermeasures.
Yan Liang cast his razor-sharp gaze on Jia Xu and said loudly: "Mr. Wenhe, Jiangdong is not giving you face. He has blatantly seen through your plan. If you don't want to come up with a counterattack plan, where is your face?"
Yan Liang placed a heavy burden on Jia Xu again.
Jia Xu showed a hint of embarrassment, and a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead. He smiled bitterly and said: "This matter is not easy to handle. My lord, please let me think about it."
There was a hint of embarrassment in Jia Xu's eyes. It seemed that the situation this time was quite difficult for him.
Yan Liang did not press Jia Xu, and looked towards the south, thinking secretly: "Isn't it just the Han River? I don't believe we can't attack it..."
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War broke out again, and the dark cloud of war once again enveloped the land of Jingxiang.
At dusk and sunset, the setting sun is like blood.
On the desolate ancient road, two young people walked side by side.
Not far ahead, the jade-belt-like Han River comes into view.
The two of them stopped in unison.
"After seeing you for a long journey, we must say goodbye eventually. My friend, please stay."
"Have you really made up your mind?"
"Youth is a time, and I don't want to waste my years anymore. Since I have a clear master, I should come out of the mountain."
There was a moment of silence.
"If you are so determined, we may become enemies in the future."
"If that is the case, I will show no mercy on the battlefield."
"I do not know either."
After saying this, the two young men said goodbye and strode away in the opposite direction without hesitation.
Under the setting sun, the two slanting figures are getting further and further away. (To be continued: Floating in the Sky. Registered members of literature recommend this work.
