Xu Shu naturally can't fall into the name of his lord Liu Bei, that is the foundation of Liu Bei's foothold in this troubled era, as long as this is guaranteed, even if Liu Bei fails, there is an excuse to say.

The stronger the enemy, the more stubbornly Liu Bei resisted, and which of the princes today had such courage.

"Since Liu Yuanjun has such courage, he can move forward bravely, break his bones, and achieve fame through the ages. Isn't it a little puzzling that Mr. Pai has come to ask for a union now? Zhou Yu said.

Xu Shu corrected: "My lord did not come to request. ”

Request? This is simply a matter of losing identity, even if this is the case, but this truth cannot be left behind.

"My lord's heart is for the people, and he knows that he is weak. Our lord has made it his duty to the people of the world, but he knows that he cannot do it alone. Now Liu Yuwolf's ambition is clearly revealed, and only by joining forces can there be hope of victory. If General Sun has other plans, my lord will not force it. Together, there are two benefits, and I think that General Sun will naturally be able to distinguish clearly. Xu Shu said sincerely.

What a result. ”

Xu Shu arched his hand and said: "Governor Zhou, I didn't say that as long as you and I jointly fight against Liu Yu. After careful consideration, there is a plan to drive Liu Yu back, and maybe destroy Liu Yu. ”

Sun Ce was very interested in knowing what Xu Shu's plan was to defeat and destroy Liu Yu, so he asked, "Oh? Can you elaborate? ”

Xu Shu sat down and said: "The general trend of the world has become a situation in which Liu Yu is the only one. Liu Yu is called the emperor, his purpose is to unify the rivers and mountains, whether it is the general, my lord, Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, they are all thorns in Liu Yu's eyes, Liu Yu tried to use the strategy of breaking one by one, and gradually annexed the world. The other princes were more than self-preservation, and not enterprising. Since the princes of the world may be annexed by Liu Yu at any time, why can't the princes of the world unite to resist Liu Yu. even destroyed Liu Yu in one fell swoop, and achieved the grand event of the princes discussing Dong that year. ”

"Unite the princes of the world?" Sun Ce had only thought of uniting with Cao Cao before, but he was not bold enough to unite the princes of the entire world.

"Exactly. Liu Yu seems to be extremely powerful, but in fact, all the territory borders on all sides. Cao Cao has a strong army, bordering Liu Yu's Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and can send troops to Jingzhou to fight against Liu Yu, and Cao Cao, a powerful prince, must not be missing. Cao Cao has in his hands the trump card Jian'an Tianzi who can compete with Liu Yu in righteousness, as long as we are in the name of Jian'an Tianzi, we will crusade against Liu Yu and regain the world that belongs to Jian'an Tianzi, this is a famous teacher! Xu Shu said the first point, there must be Cao Cao's help.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu nodded straight when they heard this, they both knew the importance of Cao Cao, and they had already implemented the alliance with Cao Cao.

"Although my lord and Lord Liu have limited troops, they have a military stronghold in Jiangxia County, and there are 10,000 enemies like the three generals and General Wenchang under their command, and the soldiers under their command are all elite soldiers on the battlefield, and there are more than 20,000 sailors in their hands, all of which are elite divisions. Jingzhou was originally owned by Lord Assassin Shi, but because of the usurpation by Liu Cong and Cai Mao, Jingzhou fell into the hands of Liu Yu. Jingzhou has a lot of hearts towards my lord and the Lord of the Assassin Shi, as long as the time comes, Jingzhou will definitely rise up accordingly, and will definitely be able to catch Liu Yu off guard. Xu Shu said the importance of Liu Bei, and added a lot of bargaining chips to Liu Bei in disguise.

Zhou Yu smiled secretly: "It's good that Liu Xuande is really that powerful." It's really going to put gold on your face! ”

"Liu Zhang in Shuzhong, although the world thinks that he is the master of the shoucheng, but he will not watch Liu Yu continue to grow. If you send an eloquent envoy to go, you don't need to let Liu Zhang exert much effort, just send a partial division to threaten Jiangling and disperse Liu Yu's forces. Xu Shu also counted Liu Zhang, who didn't have much effect at all, but his arrangement was more proper, and Liu Zhang could only come in handy.

Xu Shu continued: "And the first to bear the brunt is General Sun. Jiangdong has just regained stability, but it is like recovering from a serious illness, but it is invincible in the world because the naval army is invincible, and it is the main force to fight against Liu Yu. As long as General Sun's side can win, it can lay the end of Liu Yu's demise. ”

"The princes of the world are besieging Liu Yu together, and Liu Yu is bound to be in a hurry. And Liu Yu also made a fatal mistake. The royal expedition is the best way to boost morale, but once it happens, no matter how much Liu Yu's previous efforts are, it will be in vain. This is an opportunity given to us by God. Xu Shu finally made a summary.

"Sir is talented, I admire him. Although Koto is small, it can also show off his talents. "Sun Ce is now impressed by Xu Shu, and Liu Bei is really blessed to have such a talented strategist who is very protective of Liu Bei.

Xu Shu said: "The general is very loving." If the two armies are united, they will definitely give advice to the general with the approval of the lord. ”

Xu Shu understood that Sun Ce was recruiting him, but Wei Yan was here, and Xu Shu couldn't make any changes. Of course, Xu Shu also thought that Sun Ce was digging a pit for himself in advance, so that Liu Bei was afraid of himself. And Wei Yan looked at Xu Shu expressionlessly, thinking that what the eldest brother thought was really right, Sun Ce really recruited the military advisor, and he must be careful these days in Jiangdong.

Xu Shu had long known what Wei Yan and his purpose were in Jiangdong, and now that Sun Ce had said such a thing, it was strange that he could have good fruits to eat.

The princes are not simple characters, and Xu Shu can only acquiesce to the fact that he suffers a dumb loss.

After Zhou Yu saw it, he thought that this Xu Shu was not very trusting to Liu Bei, Liu Bei sent so many people over, obviously for protection, but in fact it was surveillance, Zhou Yu was even more sure that he and Sun Ce had a very high possibility of digging Xu Shu.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Yu said, "Sir, you said so much. But in the next view, it seems that I Jiangdong has contributed the most. And I, Jiangdong, have no benefit either. ”

Xu Shu immediately understood that Zhou Yu had agreed to unite, and said, "I just came here to reach a preliminary consensus." The details will need to be discussed later. ”

"There is no basis for the matter of the union, and the details of it must not be able to be decided by Uncle Liu Huang, the head of your family. In this way, Ben will invite Uncle Liu Huang to come to Jiangdong to discuss the plan! Sun Ce said briskly.

"The general is worthy of being the lord of Jiangdong, and he is arrogant! Now I will go back and counsel with my Lord. Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this plan has been successful.

"Mr. Yuanzhi, I hit it off with Mr. at first sight, and I just wanted to talk to Mr. more. Uncle Liu Huang came to Jiangdong, Mr. can let the general behind you go. Wouldn't that save a lot of time? Zhou Yu said with a needle.

Sun Ce secretly gave Zhou Yu a thumbs up, this mending knife was too punctual.

Wei Yan's eyes became unkind, Zhou Yu was blatantly trying to break him away, what was the purpose was not clear.

Xu Shu was a little embarrassed and said, "Although I am an envoy, the lord is worried. I am very grateful for the hospitality of the two of them, and I will definitely talk about it in the future. ”

Sun Ce was a little annoyed, this Xu Shu was too faceless.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Since Mr. Yuanzhi is busy, my lord is not strong." Please also ask Mr. to go back as soon as possible to inform Uncle Liu Huang, and say that my lord is waiting for you here. ”

Xu Shu is grateful, as long as he doesn't stay in Jiangdong, if he stays in Jiangdong, Liu Bei will definitely not be able to explain it.

Xu Shu immediately said goodbye to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and left quickly with Wei Yan and five thousand men. And Sun Ce sent an ancient book to Xu Shu, which made Xu Shu very excited, but this ancient book is very rare. Gifts should be sent to other people's hearts, in the hearts of strategists like Xu Shu, gold, silver and jewelry are like dung, and only knowledge and knowledge are what they need most. Sun Ce has done a very good job in this regard.

Xu Shu had no intention of accepting this gift, but look at what Sun Ce said.

"Sir, this thing is of little use to me. Ben would be a rough man, and he would have a headache when he saw this kind of thing. I've wanted to throw this thing away for a long time. If Mr. didn't want to, the weather had changed a bit lately, and Ben would have thrown him into the brazier. Sun Ce said with a big grin.

In fact, Sun Ce's heart hurts to death, this ancient book was obtained by him in a big family during the previous rebellion, as a civil and military Sun Ce will not know the value of such an ancient book, this time he can take it out and give it to Xu Shu, and he can also see Sun Ce's sincerity. Fortunately, Sun Ce had already asked someone to transcribe a copy.

If Sun Ce burned this ancient book, Xu Shu would feel a pity. Since this thing may be used as firewood here in Sun Ce, Xu Shu can't let his valuable knowledge go to waste, so he reluctantly subordinates.

Xu Shu looked very reluctant, but with the occasional smile on his face, you could see how happy he was. Xu Shu's family was poor before, and if he wanted to learn something, he borrowed books from others to copy, and he didn't know how many white eyes he suffered, but now he can have a rare ancient book, can you make Xu Shu unhappy?

Xu Shu said goodbye to Sun Ce and them gratefully, and embarked on the journey back to Jiangxia.

Sun Ce looked at Xu Shu, who was gradually moving away, and then said to Zhou Yu beside him: "Gong Jin, why do you say that Liu Bei's luck is so good." People like Xu Yuanzhi are willing to follow him. ”

"Everyone has their own special charm, and it's hard to explain. Talents are rare, Bo Fu, you are not directly attracted to Xu Yuan. Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Sun Ce also said with a smile: "Xu Yuanzhi is very much with my appetite, and it is rare for my Sun Bofu to fall in love with a literati." ”

While the two were talking and laughing, Gan Ning and Tai Shici came to them, knelt down directly, and said, "Lord, we are back." ”

Sun Ce looked back and found that it was Gan Ning and Tai Shici, and asked, "Why did you come back at this time?" ”

Zhou Yu was more careful, he also saw that Tai Shi Ci and Gan Ning were both embarrassed, and Tai Shi Ci's chest was still bandaged with this wound, so he asked, "Why are you like this?" Could it be that something happened to the port of Ullin? ”

Sun Ce was very nervous when he heard this, there would be no real accident.

Gan Ning and Tai Shici said ashamedly: "The last general is incompetent, Wulin Port was captured by Liu's army, and only the two of us are left in the whole army to wait for the two to come back." If we are incompetent, please punish the Lord. ”

Sun Ce's face became very gloomy. There were a lot of troops sent by Jiangdong to Wulin Port, but the whole army was wiped out.

"Bo Fu, are you alright?" Zhou Yu said softly to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce now especially wanted to know how his troops didn't exist, but it was not appropriate to talk about these here, and said, "Go back and discuss!" ”

Sun Ce returned to his meeting hall angrily, and Gan Ning, Tai Shici and others also followed.

"Say! What the hell is going on! There are so many soldiers and horses, how did you get defeated by Liu Yu's side, and you were all wiped out! Sun Ce said angrily.

There are not many soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and this time I went to Wulin Port to surprise Liu Yu, and then I could loot Jiangling City by the way to meet my needs in Jiangdong. Unexpectedly, stealing chickens would not make it a loss to make rice, and even Sun Ce couldn't bear the loss this time.

Gan Ning and Tai Shici told their battle plan and the situation they encountered in the end. Tai Shici even said: "The last general made a mistake in arranging, which led to the delay of the military aircraft, please punish the lord." ”

Tai Shi Ci pulled all the responsibility on himself, Gan Ning couldn't watch Tai Shi Ci being punished for himself, and took the initiative to come out and say: "Lord, the last general is also responsible." ”

Sun Ce was really angry and scolded: "You guys are quite active." Do you think that Ben will not dare to punish you? Come on, pull it down, and beat a hundred military sticks! ”

A military stick! Not to mention that Tai Shici and Gan Ning are injured now, if it is usual, they will not be able to get out of bed for several days.

"Bo Fu, don't be angry yet. Your wounds are not yet healed. Zhou Yu said softly.

Sun Ce was said by Zhou Yu, and the anger of the whole person slowly endured.

Zhou Yu said to Tai Shici and Gan Ning: "If you don't go down yet, why are you stupid!" ”

Tai Shi Ci and Gan Ning knew that Zhou Yu was protecting them, and they also left quickly, if a hundred military sticks hit them, it would be better to cut them with a knife.

Sun Ce covered his head, he felt that he had a little headache now, so many troops had been lost, could he not have a headache?

"Gong Jin, what are we going to do?" Sun Ce asked.

"At this point, our strategy of striking first has failed. Now I can only defend as hard as I can. Zhou Yu said.

"It's easier said than done to defend hard." Sun Ce has always disliked defense, and he has always felt that offense is the best defense.

"Hehe, let's just take a place. It is difficult for Liu Yu to continue south. Zhou Yu said confidently.

"Where!?" Sun Ce didn't know which place was so important.

Zhou Yu came to the map, pointed to a place name, and said, "This is this place!" Our navy is arranged in this place, and it is impossible for Liu Yu to do it. ”

Sun Ce looked at it and said in surprise: "Chibi? ”