Jiangxia border, tributary of the Yangtze River.

At this moment, Zhou Shao led hundreds of recruited soldiers to stop here by boat, and then the warships lined up, intimidating the people on the shore.

Since the contradiction between the two sides intensified, Zhou Shao never thought of swallowing his anger and led the crowd directly.

Based on this, several Cao soldiers who were sent to negotiate with them saw it and knew the determination of Soochow in their hearts, so they immediately returned to Shangchang City to clarify the military situation.

Receiving the news of the attack of Eastern Wu, Wu Jie was also furious, on the one hand, he immediately sent people to the north to pass through Wenhi, and on the other hand, he also quickly sent troops to the tributaries to confront Wu Bing.

The two armies confronted each other on the river, and the people on both sides cheered, spontaneously organizing the delivery of supplies every day, and then asked for the destruction of the enemy forces on the other side.

For a while, above the tributaries, the situation was surging, and the momentum of the war could be said to be intensifying!

And Cheng Shi, who was in Xunyang, was the first to get the news, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Zhou Shao actually led the army to kill Jiangxia, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't stop it anymore.

had to sigh helplessly, so he led the remaining troops of the garrison Xunyang to the front line, and ordered the garrisons of the downstream towns of Chaisang and Wuchang to rush to the direction of Jukou to assemble.

After the march north, he also quickly sent people to Jingkou to inform Sun Quan of the latest situation.

At this moment, Cheng Zhi also panicked, he knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would definitely start a war with Cao Jun.

"Zhou Shao, Zhou Shao, how can you be so impulsive, temporarily alliing with Cao Jun and formulating a sneak attack on Jingzhou is the most important national policy of Wu Hou at this stage."

On the way, Cheng Zhi was anxious at the same time, but he couldn't help but think about it carefully, and he was also worried about Zhou Shao's situation.

It is not difficult to imagine that if the two sides had a big war this time and delayed the strategy of the Wu army to advance into Jingzhou against Jiangxi, then with the temperament of Wu Hou Sun Quan, he would definitely not spare Zhou Shao, who caused the war.

Even if his father tries to protect it, I'm afraid he will be severely punished!

Only when the war in Jiangxia was about to break out, the Jingzhou army continued to hide here, waiting for the opportunity.

Jingkou, Wuhou Mansion, lobby.

At this moment, Wu Hou Sun Quan is in the main position, and the civil and military ministers on both sides of the steps stand side by side, with the military advisor Zhang Zhao leading the string on the left, followed by Gu Yong and Yu.

As for the right, it was headed by Lu Meng, the governor of the Western Front, who had returned from fraud, and Zhou Tai, Han Dang and others stood behind.

Seeing that everyone was here, Sun Quan's blue eyes increased slightly, and he said in a loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday's Cheng Counselor from the garrison to search for Yang urgently sent back the letterhead, and Ben Hou did not dare to slack off, so he immediately opened it for inspection. ”

"According to the letter, it was a group of soldiers in the armor of the Cao army who attacked Jukou, slaughtered hundreds of our soldiers, and wantonly slaughtered the people within a radius of several miles of Jukou."

"What do you think our army should do?"

When the words fell, Sun Quan's expression was calm, without the slightest emotion of annoyance, steady as usual, and his face was not shocked.

But as soon as these words came out, the generals in the hall shouted one after another: "Marquis Wu, Cao Jun wantonly slaughtered our army regardless of the alliance signed with our army? ”

"Wu Hou, we will wait for the war, raise troops to the west into Jiangxia, and destroy the Wenpin Department."

"Thai is willing to lead the army!"

For a while, the generals led by Zhou Tai suddenly had a high fighting spirit and surrendered their hands to fight.

Seeing this, Sun Quan frowned slightly, his face was displeased, and he shouted angrily: "Don't be impatient, now that we are gathered here, we are discussing the solution of this matter, and those who are shouting will get out of the house." ”

With a shout, he turned his gaze to Zhang Zhao on the other side of the stairs, and muttered, "Strategist, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao, who was over sixty years old, his sideburns had already turned white, and his face was unusually spiritual, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Lord, according to the old man, there is a chance that Cao Jun did not do this. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the house showed doubts on their faces, not knowing what they meant, Sun Quan's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Zibu, what do you mean?" ”

"My lord, colleagues, a few days ago, Tinghou Cheng sent a letter back, informing him that a Jingzhou army led by Guan Yu's eldest son, Guan Ping, had crossed the Huaishui River to the south."

"In just a few days, there was an incident in which the Cao army attacked our army and wantonly slaughtered the soldiers and civilians, and the old man thought that there was something strange about this matter, and it was not Cao Jun's doing, but the Jingzhou army's attempt to induce our army and blame Cao Wei."

"Then, take the opportunity to arouse the hostility of our two armies, and even attack each other."

After a pause, Zhang Zhao was not in a hurry or panic, and continued: "Zhao thinks so, there are two reasons. ”

"First, why did Cao Cao send the alliance and our army? Isn't it because Guan Yu led the crowd to win a series of battles in Xiangfan, and the situation of Cao's army was unfavorable, so he wanted our army to attack Jingzhou, so as to force Guan Yunchang to return to help and reduce his pressure. ”

"In the current situation, Jiangxia Wenpin will not dare to wantonly plunder our army, make enemies with our army, and add opponents."

"Therefore, in this case, the possibility of the Jingzhou army pretending to be Cao Jun to loot and then blame the disaster has greatly increased."

"Second, since the Jingzhou army crossed south from Huaishui, the goal must be to cross the Yangtze River and return to Jiangling from Yunmengze."

"But Guan Ping must also know that if he wants to swagger across the border, our army will not agree, and he will definitely be surrounded and killed by military force at a critical moment."

"Based on this, he thought of a plan to blame the trouble, wanting to cause a war between our army and Jiangxia Wenpin and cause chaos, and then he took advantage of the chaos to cross the border and return to Jiangling."

"Lord, according to Zhao, this must be a trick of the Jingzhou army, please send the army as soon as possible, and rush to Xiling and Yunmengze in advance to set up an ambush to intercept the Jingzhou army from coming back."

"Once Guan Ping returns to defend Jiangling and stabilizes the situation, if our army wants to capture Jingzhou unknowingly, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!"

At this time, Zhang Zhao sneered and analyzed word by word, until finally, he stood up and gave his hand to admonish.

Hearing this, Sun Quan understood, but he was a little worried, so he said: "Zibu, two days ago, Lu Boyan from Lukou sent back the news, and he is still making every effort to contact Shiren who is stationed in the public security. ”

"Let our army wait for the time being, he said, Shiren has always been at odds with the commander Guan Yu, and some time ago he was reprimanded because of the unfavorable raising of military rations, so he was resentful from the bottom of his heart."

"Lu Xun reported to Benhou, he is making every effort to rebel against Shiren, trying to take public security without blood, and advance Jiangling along the Jiangxi River."

"Now that the situation has changed, once Guan Ping really succeeds in returning to defense, what should our army do?"

For a moment, Sun Quan couldn't help but think of the current battle situation and asked loudly.

"My lord, I suggested, immediately raise troops and attack Jingzhou."

The voice fell slowly, and before Zhang Zhao could speak, Lu Meng, a general on the right who was eight feet long, dressed in military uniform, and had a resolute face, gave up his hand and said vigorously.

"Directly lead the troops to attack Jingzhou?"

After hearing this, Sun Quan couldn't help but pause, and then said: "Ziming, you have been stationed at Lukou all the year round, and you should know very well that Guan Yu has built countless beacon towers along the river, all over the riverbank. ”

"The defense can be described as extremely strict, and if our army wants to go up the river without knowing it, and the troops are facing the public security and Jiangling, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult."

"According to Benhou's point of view, it is better to use Lu Xun's strategy to first plot against Gongan Shiren and take Jiangling."

When the words fell, Sun Quan declined Lu Meng's invitation to fight.

It's just that Lu Meng was unwilling at this time, and said loudly: "Lord, Meng has a plan, which will definitely allow our army to quietly cross the Yangtze River and come to Jiangling City, without being discovered by the Jingzhou military outpost stationed on the riverside." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace squinted at them, and they were all very puzzled when they saw Lu Meng's confident look.

Even Sun Quan was suspicious for a while!