The Han army came, and went straight to Shouchun with great momentum. There were immediately differences of opinion between the top and bottom of the Jiangdong Army, some insisted on defending the city, and some proposed to withdraw troops to preserve their strength. Zhou Yu, on the other hand, leans towards the latter.

Zhou Yu is not Sun Ce, and his starting point for thinking about things is often to consider the overall situation. At first, he agreed to Sun Ce's dispatch of troops, because Zhou Yu also realized that he could not continue to let the imperial court grow stronger, but after Yuan Xi retreated to Hebei, Zhou Yu realized that the strength of Jiangdong alone could not stop the rise of the imperial court.

After all, this Central Plains is not owned by Jiangdong, and Zhou Yu is unwilling to use Jiangdong's family background to fight for Cao Cao's Central Plains and the imperial court. What's more, after several months of fighting with the Han army, the Jiangdong army has lost its troops, and even the lord Sun Ce was wounded and returned to Wu County to recuperate, in this case, Zhou Yu naturally did not want to fight the Han army to the end.

Although the geographical location of Shouchun is important, the Jiangdong Army is good at water warfare, but the land war is still a little lacking. In Zhou Yu's opinion, Shouchun can't hold it, at least with the current strength of the Jiangdong Army. Rather than sacrificing your own strength here, it is better to preserve your strength for the future. After all, Jiangdong still has a Yangtze River natural danger as a barrier, as long as the navy is strong, Jiangdong can be in a corner of peace, and when the situation changes in the future, it is not too late to map the Central Plains.

But Zhou Yu's idea was opposed by a group of junior generals in the army led by Ling Tong, and Ling Tong's opposition was not surprising to Zhou Yu. Ling Tong's father, Ling Cao, was killed by an arrow from Gan Ning, the general of the Han army, when he attacked Runan before, and his hatred for the Han army was higher than anyone else. As the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Ling Tong is at the age of being stunned, and it is difficult to get it out if he gets into the tip of the horns, whether it is the persuasion of veterans such as Zhou Yu or Huang Gai, Ling Tongyi will not listen to it.

In the end, Zhou Yu was also forced by Ling Tong, so he simply sent Ling Tong back to Wu County in the name of delivering a letter, and at the same time told Ling Tong to stay by Sun Ce's side as a personal guard general to protect Sun Ce's safety.

Although Ling Tong was unwilling in his heart, he could not disobey his fate, and in the face of the order of the Grand Governor Zhou Yu, he could only obey in the end, but his face was extremely ugly when he left.

"Gong Jin, Gong Ji, this child has just experienced the pain of losing his father, you don't have to meet him in general." Huang Gai specially stayed to persuade Zhou Yu after Ling Tong left.

"General Huang is too worried, how can I blame Gonggong for this. I can understand his feelings, but now is not the time for our army to fight with the Han army, I hope he can understand my difficulties in the future. Zhou Yu said when he heard this.

"He will, and when he's older, he'll understand. Gongjin, if we withdraw our troops, where should we retreat? Huang Gai asked.

"Hmm...... If my expectations are correct, the Han army attacked Shouchun at this time, either to drive our army back to Jiangnan, or to make a false shot, obviously for my Jiangdong, but in fact to plot against Cao Cao. ”

“…… Then should we send someone to remind Cao Cao? Huang Gai didn't doubt Zhou Yu's guess at all, and asked directly.

"Reminder is a must, although our army and Cao Cao will have a battle in the future, but at the moment the two families are still allies, and Cao Cao is not destroyed, the imperial court will not fight my Jiangdong idea one day."

……

"Ran again?" On the third day after the Jiangdong Army withdrew from Shouchun and withdrew to Lujiang, Liu Xie received an urgent report from the scouts.

"Lord, the Jiangdong Army will retreat, didn't we already think of this possibility earlier?" Sima Yi asked puzzled.

"Zhongda, Zhou Yu ran away, I'm worried about whether he will send someone to inform Cao Cao of the safety of the main rear road. After all, it's a long way to Pengcheng, and if Cao Cao had taken precautions in advance, wouldn't our plan to attack Pengcheng fail by surprise? ”

"Lord, you are confused, after taking Shouchun, we don't necessarily have to go to Pengcheng, Cao Cao has transferred a large number of men and horses from Xuzhou in order to deal with our army, we can go directly to Xuzhou and copy Cao Cao's nest." I believe that the Jiangdong Army at this time will not dare to provoke us easily. If the lord is not at ease, he can also order someone to stay in Shouchun to ensure that the Jiangdong Army cannot interfere with our army's next plan. Sima Yi said to Liu Xie with a smile.

"Hmm...... Yes, I don't have to attack Peng Cheng. Zhongda, your reminder is very timely, how is it? Interested in leading the way? ”

"The lord plans to let me stay in Shouchun?" Hearing this, Sima Yi looked at Liu Xie with some concern and asked.

"Huh...... No, I want you to lead your troops to Xuzhou and copy Cao Cao's hometown. Since you came up with this idea, it is naturally up to you to complete it. Not...... If you like surprise attacks, then I will transfer Zhao Yun and Pang De to you to command, and the rest of the people will follow me to sit in Shouchun. ”

"My lord, then your safety ......"

"Don't worry, I will order the White Army to change the original plan and move closer to Shouchun." Liu Xie replied with a smile.

“…… Sima Yi thanked the lord for his trust. ”

That night, Liu Xie announced his appointment in public, Lu Xun looked at Sima Yi enviously, he was not jealous, he also inquired clearly about the relationship between Sima Yi and Liu Xie these days, and knew that Sima Yi and Liu Xie were called monarchs but they were like brothers, and they trusted each other very much.

After the end of the military discussion, Liu Xie left Lu Xun, as if he had something to explain, Lu Xun was a little worried, and he didn't know what Liu Xie was going to let him do.

"Bo Yan, don't be nervous, I do have something I want you to do, but it's up to you to decide whether to go or not." Seeing this, Liu Xie said to Lu Xun with a smile.

"The lord smiled, I don't know what the lord wants to tell Lu Xun to do?" Lu Xun smiled a little awkwardly and asked about business.

"Before I get down to business, I still have something to ask Boyan."

"My lord, excuse me."

"Hmm...... Is Bo Yan still in contact with the Jiangdong Lu family? ”

“…… No, since Liu Bei's defeat and Lu Xun's exile in Runan, in order to protect the family, the Lu family launched Lu Ji as the new head of the family to surrender to Sun Ce, Lu Xun was unwilling to work for Sun Ce, so he also broke off contact with the Lu family, even if he came to a safe place later, he did not take the initiative to contact the Lu family, perhaps the Lu family at this time thought that Lu Xun had already died in the chaos. ”

"Then what is your relationship with Lu Ji?" Liu Xie asked again.

“…… Lord, don't you want Lu Xun to sneak back to Jiangdong? Lu Xun thought about it when he heard this, and asked rhetorically.

Liu Xie didn't deny it, nodded and said: "I do have this plan, now that Sun Ce is injured, although Zhou Yu is regarded as a sibling by Sun Ce, he is not a member of the Sun family after all, and the Jiangdong Army is in his hands, so it is inevitable that others will not be worried." And I asked you to go to Jiangdong just to let you light a fire behind your back, at least so that Zhou Yu would not have time to calculate us in a short period of time. But your safety is the most important thing, if you are not sure, I will order someone else to go, even if you fail, I don't want you, the future governor of our army, to be gone. ”

"Thank you for your trust, Lu Xun is willing to go to Jiangdong. Rest assured, Lu Ji and I have known each other since childhood, and our relationship has always been harmonious. ”

"Don't be careless, Lu Ji is now the head of the Lu family, it is not surprising if there is a change in his heart."

"Don't worry, Lu Xun will be careful, and once he finds something wrong, he will find a way to get out."

“…… Well, since you think it's safe on this trip, then you pack up and hit the road as soon as possible. Go back and go to Jia Kui, and he will provide you with information about Jiangdong. Liu Xie nodded and instructed Lu Xun.

It is good to have an orthodox name, at least in terms of recruiting talents, it is much easier than Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Especially after the imperial court gradually stabilized Guanzhong, talented people from all over the country rarely refused the court's solicitation in person. Among them, Jia Kui is one of them, he was originally a native of Xiangling, Hedong, and Du Yi served as the lord of Hedong County on time, which was praised by Du Ji and later recommended to the imperial court. When Jia Kui entered the Beijing Face Saint, he met Jia Xu who also returned to Beijing by chance, and Jia Xu valued him and was absorbed into Tianyan, who was in charge of intelligence.

This time, Liu Xie sent troops to the Central Plains, Jia Xu was far away in Xiliang, and Li Ru and Jia Kui were taken by Liu Xie. Now that Li Ru has died, the entire Tianyan is Jia Kui under Jia Xu.

From Jia Kui's hands, Lu Xun got a thick stack of information about Jiangdong, especially the several people who belonged to the main figures in Jiangdong at this time, and they were put together separately.

Back in his camp, Lu Xun picked up the lamp and read at night. The Lu family and the Sun family were feuding, when his grandfather Lu Kang dutifully defended Lujiang, and Sun Ce attacked Lujiang on the order of the puppet emperor Yuan Shu. This was originally a matter of each for its own master, Lujiang City was broken, Lu Kang died, this hatred still has the possibility of being resolved, but Sun Ce did something that made the Lu family unforgivable after the city was broken.

It was his order that made the elite children of the Lu family almost slaughtered, so that the Lu family, which was originally one of the best in the Jiangdong family, faced an embarrassing situation. Sun Ce can be said to have destroyed the foundation of the Lu family, this feud can be bigger, why did Lu Xun vote for Liu Bei back then, it was not because Liu Bei could help the Lu family deal with Sun Ce, but unfortunately Liu Bei was unlucky, so he asked Cao Cao to unite with Lu Bu and Sun Ce to calculate, and Lu Xun was also exiled because of this, and he couldn't go back to his home. Even if he had the opportunity to return to the Lu family in Jiangdong later, he did not want to survive under Sun Ce's rule.

Now that he is finally looking forward to the opportunity to take revenge on Sun Ce, of course Lu Xun has to work hard. What's more, Lu Xun also knows very well that if he wants to revive the Lu family, then he must make great contributions to Liu Xie, and only in this way can he be reused by Liu Xie. He neither took refuge in Liu Xie's most difficult time, nor did he form a deep friendship with Liu Xie, and all he could rely on was merit.

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Kodong Kure gun

Sun Quan, who was called a rich idler behind the people of Wu County, had just come out of his brother's mansion. Sun Ce was injured and sent back to Wu County, and Sun Quan rushed to visit him as soon as he got the news. Although Sun Ce accepted Zhou Yu's suggestion not to let Sun Quan get involved in military affairs, he did not owe Sun Quan his brother in terms of treatment. Therefore, Sun Quan knows that he is suffering, and he knows that his brother is secretly guarding against him, but he can only force a smile in front of others, and he has to come as soon as he learns that his brother is injured, so as not to be criticized by others if he comes too late.

Sun Ce's injury was not light and he needed to recuperate, so Sun Quan just glanced at it and was persuaded to come out without even saying a word. This is not a good time to go to a wine shop to drink, Sun Quan plans to go back to the house and stay honestly, and wait a few days. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the door of his brother's house, he met a veteran.

"Sun Quan has seen General Han." Sun Quan hurriedly saluted Han Dang.

"I've seen the second son, how is the lord now?" Han Dang asked in return.

"Brother's complexion looks good, but the doctor explained that my brother needs to recuperate during this time, and if General Han has nothing important, it is best to come out after two glances."

"Oh, thank you for the reminder." Han Dang thanked him after hearing this, and stepped into the house.

Sun Quan didn't take it seriously, seeing Han Dang enter the mansion, he walked to his own carriage parked on the side of the road and was about to go home, but he didn't want to wait for him to sit down in the carriage, so he heard a commotion from his brother's mansion, and then saw Han Dang very embarrassed and asked someone to drive him out of the mansion. Seeing this, Sun Quan couldn't help but wonder, just to visit the sick, as for driving people out?

"General Han, what are you?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, the second son walks slowly." Han Dang said a few words, and when he entered Ma's house, he urged the groom to leave quickly.

Sun Quan felt even more strange, but he didn't want to ask, so he had to tell his coachman with questions, "Let's go, go home." ”

I didn't want to wait for the carriage to take a few steps, but I heard someone shouting behind me, "Erlang go slowly." ”

Sun Quan lifted the curtain of the car and saw that it was his uncle Wu Jing, and hurriedly ordered the driver to stop, got out of the car and asked, "Uncle, what are you looking for Erlang?" ”

"Erlang, go back to the house with me, your mother wants to see you."

"Oh, I'll do it."

As Wu Jing entered the Sun Mansion for the second time, this time he went back to the residence of his old mother Wu Guotai.

"The child has seen his mother." Sun Quan saluted Wu Guotai and said goodbye.

"I'll excuse myself, sit down and talk."

Sun Quan sat down as he said and took the initiative to ask, "I don't know what my mother told my uncle to call the child back?" ”

“…… Your brother needs to recuperate now, and you, as his brother, need to share more for your brother at this time. ”

“…… Mother, the child wants to do his part for our Sun family, but this Jiangdong is the elder brother's Jiangdong, and the child doesn't want to be bored, but let the brother misunderstand. Sun Quan smiled bitterly when he heard this, and explained to Wu Guotai.

Wu Guotai also knows the bitterness in his second son's heart, but the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, this Jiangdong was indeed beaten by Sun Ce, if the brothers can work together, then she doesn't have to worry like now. But if you want to blame the damn Zhou Yu for making a stumbling block, bewitching Sun Ce to guard against Sun Quan, so that the brothers are separated from each other. The only thing that made Wu Guotai a little relieved was that the second son was sensible, and after discovering that his brother was guarding against him, he took the initiative to hand over power and retreat, so as not to let himself worry about being a mother.

"Mother, what bad news do you hear?" Sun Quan cautiously probed.

“…… Alas, you should have seen that Han Dang just now, right? ”

"Yes, when the child just left the house, he met him, and specially told his brother that he needed to recuperate, and if there was no major event, it was best not to disturb his brother."

"Alas~ It's a pity that Han Dang is still ignorant when he is a lot older." Wu Guotai sighed and said.

"Mother, is something really going to happen?"

"Humph! What big deal can he have? It's nothing more than to complain to your brother, saying that Zhou Yu has the possibility of supporting the army and respecting himself. ”

"No, Zhou Yu and his brother have a deep friendship, and his character has always been good, so he shouldn't do such a rebellious thing."

"Alas~ It's great that my son can think like this. It's a pity that Han Dang didn't know anything, and came to your brother to talk nonsense, and finally got so angry that your brother asked people to drive him out. ”

"That brother wasn't angry, was he?" Sun Quan hurriedly asked with concern.

"Fortunately, your sister-in-law is here, so that your brother is not angry. It's just that I'm worried that Han Dang will be unwilling and continue to spread rumors and make trouble, making the people of Wu County uneasy. ”

"Hmm...... It's a real problem. Mother, do you know why Han Dang targeted Zhou Yu at this time? Sun Quan asked after thinking about it.

"Hmph, that's not to be angry with that prodigal kid of his." Wu Guotai snorted coldly.

"Huh?" Sun Quan didn't understand for a while. Seeing this, Wu Jing on the side explained to him: "Erlang, Han Dang's eldest son Han Zong asked Zhou Yu to rush back from Shouchun not long ago. It is said that Han Zong neglected his duties during his duty, and he went to meet his mistress privately instead of guarding the city at the head of the city, which happened to be met by Zhou Yu, who was patrolling the night. ”

"Oh, I see. That Zhou Yu stabbed the hornet's nest this time. Sun Quan nodded after hearing this, but he was secretly gloating in his heart. Han Dang has always been a short-term person, and this person is not as old as Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, who are old and serious, and usually always likes to rely on the old and sell the old to annoy people, this time Sun Ce is so openly defending Zhou Yu, it is strange that Han Dang does not make a fuss.

Sun Quan is looking forward to Han Dang's next step, and he can't blame Sun Quan for being small, if anyone loses the opportunity to show his strengths because he was sued by someone, he will resent the one who sued him in his heart. Although Zhou Yu persuaded Sun Ce to guard against Sun Quan out of public intentions, this did not mean that Sun Quan did not want to see Zhou Yu unlucky.

"Mother, if you are worried that Han Dang will continue to make trouble, it is better to find an excuse for him to leave Wu County temporarily, my brother needs to recuperate now, as long as there is no Han Dang who is making trouble, Wu County will naturally be calm." Sun Quan suggested to Wu Guotai.

"But what if Han Dang refuses to obey orders?"

"It's okay, mother can ask Cheng Pu to come forward, Jiangdong Sanlao Lipu is the oldest and has the highest prestige. At present, Zhou Yu is far away in Jiangbei, and only Cheng Pu in Jiangdong can suppress Han Dang, who does not dare to make a mistake. ”

"Well, my son reminds you, then you go home and rest."

"Yes, the child is gone."

Leaving Sun's mansion, Sun Quan got into the carriage again, and this time no one stopped him halfway. But when Sun Quan returned to his mansion, he was reported by the housekeeper that Lu Ji, the head of the Lu family, had been waiting in the mansion for a long time.

Lu Ji is the current head of the Lu family. The Lu family and the Sun family have a deep hatred, to be precise, the hatred between the Lu family and Sun Ce. At the beginning, the Lu family had to bow to Sun Ce in order to save the family, and Sun Ce did not dare to worry about the Lu family after receiving the allegiance of the Lu family. There are two rich idlers in Wu County, one is Sun Quan, and the other is Lu Ji.

Things gather by like, people are divided by groups, Sun Quan and Lu Ji's situation is similar, and the two naturally become friends. Knowing that Lu Ji was visiting, Sun Quan was not surprised and walked towards his study.