When Han Zong heard this, he sneered, "The investigation must be investigated, but with your mouth, you don't even have a token, how can you prove that Zhou Yi is really coming to descend?" ”

"General Han's words are wrong! General Zhou is in the realm of Wu, although he has the heart to go north, how can he come with a token for the first time? If you are cut off halfway, isn't it because you fall into the hands of others and fall into your own death? ”

"Only when they agree with each other, send envoys, know each other well, and decide on important events, will they give tokens to show their sincerity. The general is also a person who defected to the north, doesn't he even understand this truth? ”

When he said this, he looked at Han Zong with a suspicious look in his eyes.

Han Zong withdrew his sword and smiled indifferently, "I naturally know that Fang Cai is just testing you." ”

As he spoke, he put the sword into the sheath, then looked the person up and down, and asked, "Mr. Guan has an extraordinary bearing, dare to ask the honorable name?" ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the villain is on Dong and down, and the general can call the villain to give in."

"It turned out to be Mr. Dong, but please wait, I'll come when I go."

Han Zong nodded and motioned for Dong Cen not to move, then walked to the captain not far away and told him about the matter.

After hearing this, the captain showed a look of ecstasy on his face, and said decisively, "Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, bring people back first, and you will have your own big Sima to decide." ”

After getting the news that Zhou Yi wanted to defect to the north, Han Zong and his party did not dare to slack off, hurriedly finished eating, and then went all the way north without stopping.

When Cao Xiu got the news, he was first overjoyed, and then asked the people who came to him suspiciously, "Even if Zhou Yi's dissatisfaction with Sun Quan is true, how can I believe that he is really coming to surrender?" ”

Dong Cen seemed to have expected this question, so he immediately bowed his hand and said, "If Da Sima doesn't believe it, please send someone back with the villain, and Zhou Taishou will send it by himself." ”

Cao Xiuxi smiled, "If that's the case, it's the best." ”

Then the banquet was invited, and the guests of honor were happy.

After the banquet, Han Zongmi saw Cao Xiu and persuaded him, "The southerners have a lot of tricks, Zhou Yi is originally a member of the Wu County clan, and his roots are in Jiangdong, but I am afraid that he may not come easily, and Da Sima should be careful." ”

Although Cao Xiu drank a lot of wine, his eyes were clear, and he smiled when he heard this, "I know that General Han is loyal, but this matter is very important, whether it is true or not, you must always test it first." ”

Since Han Zong defected to the north for more than a year, he has repeatedly personally led troops to plunder the south, although Cao Xiu despises him, but he also knows that Han Zong has no way out, and he is a good dog if he uses it well.

At the moment, he was willing to explain one or two, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and it is the time to show off your martial arts to deter Kou, otherwise why would there be Wu Kou the year before last and Shu Kou this year?" ”

"Now that His Majesty has come to Guanzhong in person, to supervise the war on the right side of Long, the rats of Eastern Wu like to take advantage of people the most, I can't say that they think that this is a good opportunity to sneak attack Great Wei."

"If we wait for them to take the initiative to attack, then we can only defend passively, it is better for us to strike preemptively to deter Wu Kou and make them dare not act rashly."

When Han Zong heard this, a look of admiration appeared on his face, "Da Sima knows Wu Yu so well that he knows it like the palm of his hand. ”

After flattering Cao Zhen, he asked with some concern, "It's just that now that Great Wei is using troops in the west, if he starts a war in the east and fights at both ends, will he have more than enough heart and not enough strength?" ”

Cao Xiu smiled confidently, "General Han is too worried!" ”

"In the past, when Emperor Wu and the first emperor were there, they repeatedly conquered the south of the Yangtze River from Yangzhou, so there have always been heavy troops in the land of Jianghuai, and there has been no war in the Central Plains for a long time in these years, the grain is low, the grain and grass in the army are sufficient, and the military is not in short supply."

"So this time Zhou Yi came to land, whether it was true or not, I plan to go south to hunt. If he really descends, then it is the best, and if it is false, then I will calculate it. ”

There is another point that Cao Xiu did not say, that is: His Majesty needs martial arts to stabilize his prestige, and why doesn't he have this need when he has just been promoted to the position of Great Sima?

Now that he has just become the supreme commander of the Great Wei Army, if he doesn't have a dazzling credit to prove himself, how can others be convinced?

For example, the Yuzhou assassin Shi Jia Kui next door, not only did he not give himself face, but even dared to confront him in front of him, so that he could not get off the stage, which is really hateful.

When Han Zong heard these words, he realized that Da Sima had already planned, so he was relieved, "It's the last general to do more." ”

"Since I supervised Jianghuai, every battle against Wu Kou has been won, this Wu Kou is just a clown ear in my eyes, why be afraid?"

Cao Xiu smiled, his face full of pride.

In the first year of the early Huang Dynasty, Cao Xiu replaced the former general Xiahou Duntun who died of illness and stationed in Zhaoling County, Runan County, responsible for resisting Sun Quan.

In the third year of the early Huang Dynasty, Cao Pi personally conscripted, and the troops were divided into three ways to crusade against Sun Quan, Cao Zhen was in the west, Cao Ren was in the middle, and Cao Xiu was in the east. In the end, only Cao Xiu won a great victory in the three-way army, Cao Zhen had no results, and Cao Ren was defeated.

In the seventh year of Huang Chu, that is, the year before last, Cao Rui had just ascended the throne, and Sun Quan came to commit it in two ways, and was broken by Cao Zhen.

Therefore, Cao Zhen's contempt for Soochow is justified - because he has never been defeated in the face of Soochow.

The most important thing is that if Zhou Yi is really willing to raise the county to surrender, then the benefits are too great, so big that Cao Xiu can't help but be willing to try.

As long as he goes south to the Lujiang River, he will send another army from Jingzhou to Xiannan County, Jiangxia to Xiakou, and advance in three ways.

With Zhou Yi's response and the acquisition of Poyang County, it would be possible to cut off the connection between Jingzhou and Wudi.

If the big thing can be accomplished, then the three-way army can finally merge one way, directly march eastward, and destroy Dongwu.

If things don't go as smoothly as expected, at least he can block Sun Quan's army in the east, so that the two armies in the west have a chance to pacify Jingzhou.

Now that the soldiers of Shu and the whole country are in Longyou, they will definitely be powerless to prevent the Great Wei from occupying Jingzhou. As long as there is the land of Jingzhou, the Great Wei can even attack Shu from the north and south at any time.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if there is disharmony and you can't occupy Poyang for a long time, it is already considered the hinterland of Eastern Wu, even if it can only be occupied for a while, it is enough to deal a major blow to Wu Kou.

The more Cao Xiu thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very important, and the next day he couldn't wait to send someone back to Poyang with Zhou Yi's envoy.

When the people sent to the south returned, they brought a letter to Cao Xiu, as well as a small bundle of hair, which Zhou Yi had personally cut off in front of Cao Xiu's envoy.

At the same time, there were two other people who came back, one was Dong Cen and the other was Shao Nan, both of whom were Zhou Yi's henchmen.

Cao Xiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the letter and read it.

I saw that it read:

The name of the bream is not known, and it is far away from the river, and the light of the sun and the moon of the Ming prince and the prince is hanging, illuminating the interest of the distant people, which really makes the returnees have a sense of dependence.

Therefore, Guangling guarded Wang Jing, because of the change of the county people and was responsible, although he was diligent in his self-presentation, but he was not solved in the end, because of the secret plan, he wanted to return to the north, and the unfortunate thing was revealed, and the baby was punished, which shows Sun Quan's thin feelings.

The bream was blamed on Sun Quan because of his small mistakes, and Lang Guan interrogated him, and he kept on the river. And the people of Poyang County, the people of Shanyue Yi, look at the gap, want to restore the chaos, for the day of chaos, the situation of the bream, the situation of the bream, the fierce Wang Jing, so I have to ask the prince of Ming......

The letter not only wrote about Zhou Yi's desire to return to the north, but also revealed the plans of Eastern Wu to invade the north on a large scale, and even pointed out in detail the soldiers and horses from all walks of life:

Now Zhuge Liang's soldiers refer to Longyou, and Sun Quan also wants to raise troops to echo: Lu Fan, Sun Shao and others enter Huai, Quan Cong and Zhu Huan tend to Hefei, Zhuge Jin, Buqi, Zhu Ran go to Xiangyang, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others ask for Yicheng Meifu.

Sun Quan personally led the Chinese army to cover Shiyang, and sent his younger brother Sun Huan to secure Lucheng, build a mansion, and transport grain, thinking that he was a military reserve.

Later, it was pointed out that as long as Sun Quan sent troops, the troops on the riverside would be empty, and at most 3,000 troops would be left to defend Wuchang.

suggested that Cao Xiu directly march into Anhui City, and then Zhou Yi himself led the people, thinking that he should respond. As long as the two armies converge, Anhui City in the north of the Yangtze River and Poyang in the south of the Yangtze River are all owned by the Great Wei.

At the same time, he also wrote: Dong Cen and Shao Nan are people in the family, and the trust of the bream relatives is like a son, who is a special order and a treacherous excuse, and he is scheming, not declaring his lips and teeth, flesh and blood, and no one who knows anything.

These two people are the most trusted people of Zhou Yi, and when Cao Xiu waives his army south, he can leave one person as a hostage and let one person come with a letter to inform him of the incident.

The following reminds Cao Xiu again that the Chinese army led by Sun Quan will be the main force at that time, and it will attack Shiyang in a big way.

It can even let people drag Sun Quan, who attacked Shiyang, and Cao Xiu, who arrived in Anhui City at the same time, can also cut off Sun Quan's back road from the west and make immortal achievements.

At the end of the letter, Zhou Yi made a request:

Today's big event, since the non-knight can not be persuaded to persuade it, begging the general, Hou Yin each 50 new, Lang will print 100 new, the lieutenant, the lieutenant 200 new, to be able to fake the marshal, reward his ambition, and beg for dozens of banners, as a banner.

Cao Xiu saw from the beginning to the end, and the more he looked at his face, the more happy he became.

This week, Yi not only sent hostages, but also sent a liaison, and even revealed the news that Wu Kou was preparing to commit a northern attack to himself - although he had long thought that Wu Kou would do this, but the news revealed by Zhou Yi also proved from the side that he was sincere in taking refuge.

As for the official positions he asked for in the end, although there were more of them, as long as he could really cut off Sun Quan's back road and capture Kou Shou, it would be okay to give him more!

I can't say that after this battle, Da Wei really wiped out Wu Kou directly as he thought!

Cao Xiu thought of this, and finally couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: Since Zhou Yi said that Wu Kou will make some moves soon, as long as he investigates a little at that time, then he will know whether what Zhou Yi said is true or false.

If it is true as he said, then this person's righteous heart really cannot be true.

remembered that Han Zong was also blamed by Sun Quan, so he was frightened and defected to the north, Cao Zhen believed it a little more in his heart.

What Zhou Yi said in his letter was a shocking event, Cao Zhen didn't dare to make his own claims in private, so he hurriedly wrote a recital, and then asked people to send the recital and Zhou Doi's letter to Chang'an day and night.

At the same time, he sent people to Jiangdong to appease Zhou Yi and ask him to wait patiently for some time.