Liu Xie is busy marrying a new daughter-in-law, the man should get married, and the woman should marry, since the girl has taken a fancy to herself, Liu Xie is naturally not hypocritical.

Compared with the lively Chang'an, the Moling in Jiangdong was also very lively at this time, but Sun Quan was not busy marrying a daughter-in-law, but was busy preparing for the construction of a new army to prevent the imperial navy from attacking from the sea. Sun Ce did not die, but also surrendered to the imperial court with Zhou Yu, and as soon as the news was transmitted back to Jiangdong, it immediately caused people's hearts to fluctuate.

In the past, the prestige of Jiangdong's little overlord was still there, and Jiangdong, especially the people who followed Sun Quan to pit Sun Ce at the beginning, couldn't help but feel apprehensive, afraid of being retaliated by Sun Ce in the future. But as the old saying goes, it's easy to get on the ship and difficult to get off the ship, since it's on Sun Quan's thief ship, even if Sun Quan lets them get off the ship at this time, he doesn't want to get rid of the relationship, not to mention that Sun Quan is absolutely impossible to let the "allies" get off the ship.

Although Jiangdong is rich, it cannot withstand the long-term war of arms expansion. In order to defend the Yangtze River moat, the Jiangdong family has taken out a lot of family foundations, and at this time, Sun Quan wants to establish a new army to defend the sea. Although he also knew that Sun Quan had no choice but to do it, allowing these families to continue to take money outside was really tantamount to cutting the flesh of the family.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to open the door of goodness, and it is difficult to give up good money. If it weren't for the fear of Sun Ce's future retaliation, the Zhu, Gu, and Lu families would not have continued to take money to support Sun Quan at this time. According to reliable sources, Sun Ce's army will return to Qingzhou in a few days, and no one dares to guarantee where it will go by then.

The best way to solve the threat from the sea is to take the initiative to attack and nip in the bud before the naval forces placed by the imperial court on the sea pose a threat. In fact, what Sun Quan wanted to do most was to send assassins to assassinate Sun Ce, which would save money and worry. But the problem was that Sun Quan was frightened by Liu Xie's action of ordering someone to send a pig's head in the middle of the night, and he was afraid that if he continued to send assassins, he would cause himself to be killed. Since you, Sun Quan, can send an assassin to kill Sun Ce, why can't Liu Xie send an assassin to take your head while you are asleep?

In order to ensure that he was not threatened by the assassins, Sun Quan had to give up the idea of assassination and began to dispatch troops instead, preparing to end Sun Ce's henchmen on the battlefield. In order to ensure the victory of this battle, Sun Quan can be said to have taken out his blood capital and transferred most of the elite of the Jiangdong Naval Army.

"Ziming, it's up to you to fight this battle." Before the army set off, Sun Quan clasped Lu Meng's hand and said.

"Don't worry, my lord, Lu Meng knows this battle." Lu Meng nodded solemnly and replied.

I'm afraid it's because Sun Ce is still alive. The most important thing in this life is not to do bad things, Sun Quan just did things that hurt his heart, and he did not hesitate to poison his brother Sun Ce for the position of the lord of Jiangdong. As a result, when this person loses his heart, he will have a weak heart, and he will always worry about retaliation. If Sun Ce died, then Sun Quan would be able to rest for a while, but the problem was that Sun Ce was not dead, and he was also reused by the imperial court to lead a naval army, which made Sun Quan have to worry that he would be retaliated against by Sun Ce in the future. He didn't leave much room for him to start at the beginning, he treated others with himself, and Sun Quan didn't think that Sun Ce would spare himself easily. In order to get rid of future troubles forever, and for his peace of mind in the future, Sun Ce must die!

Lü Meng's expedition can be said to have taken away eighty percent of the elite of the Jiangdong Navy, among which Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Zhu Ran, Jiang Qin and other water warriors were also taken away by Lü Meng. The army set off in a mighty way and headed north along the coastline to find Sun Ce's bad luck.

……

Daheishan Island in the northern sea of Donglai County, Qingzhou, this is the naval base selected by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and since they were ordered to return, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have been summing up the lessons of this battle in the past few days. Compared with the inland, the wind and waves on the sea are more exciting, and the tension and excitement of fighting with heaven and earth deeply moved Sun Ce.

Sun Ce is actually not suitable to be a lord, he is more suitable for the profession of an adventurer. This experience at sea made him fall in love with the profession of sailing. Now that Wang Tu's hegemony is hopeless, if you don't want to live this life in such a mediocre way, it is also a good choice to be a hero who opened up territory and expanded territory for the Han Dynasty.

Mentality is very important, as long as the mentality is in the right position, then it can give full play to the value of self-existence. Sun Ce did not regret what he had lost, but set his sights on the future, and together with Zhou Yu, began to work hard to revive their respective lintels. As for Jiangdong, it was already in the past, and it had little to do with them now.

The imperial court had no intention of letting Sun Ce and Zhou Yu move south to attack Jiangdong, at least not for now. And Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's interest now is not in Jiangdong, but in the sea in the east. This time, they were ordered to send troops to recapture Lelang and Daifang Second County, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also learned from the mouths of some captives that there were still many unknown places waiting for them to explore outside the Han Dynasty.

As big as the heart, the dream can be as big as it is. When Sun Quan was still worried about Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had already set their sights on the sea. This time, when returning to Daheishan Island, Sun Ce specially ordered two warships to leave the team and go south along the coastline of Daifang County to explore the way, just waiting for the two ships to harvest, then Sun Ce and Zhou Yu planned to report to the imperial court to request an additional budget and continue to expand the size of the fleet. As for the attack on Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were very surprised.

"I'm not going to trouble them." Sun Ce couldn't help frowning when he heard the news.

"Bo Fu, people don't hurt the tiger, and the tiger harms people's hearts. If you live in this world for a day, there will be people who can't sleep peacefully for a day. Zhou Yu could see it clearly, and said to Sun Ce when he heard the words.

"Gong Jin, then what do you think we should do now?"

"What else can I do? The soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, just take this opportunity to train the team again, after all, only through actual combat, can we see the shortcomings of the team. ”

"Gong Jin, that's the Jiangdong Water Army." Seeing Zhou Yu's indifferent look, Sun Ce couldn't help but remind.

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Ce, nodded with an unchanged expression, and said, "I know it's the Jiangdong Navy, but what does that have to do with us?" Bo Fu, if you still think that the Jiangdong Navy is the elite created by you and me, it is a big mistake. In order to eliminate your influence in Jiangdong, Sun Zhongmou purged in Jiangdong several times, of which the army was the top priority. Those who are loyal to you and me have either been kicked out of the army or have been cleaned up under an excuse, even if there are still some familiar faces, I am afraid that those people are also willing to surrender to Sun Quan for self-preservation. ”

“…… In that case, I would like to take this opportunity to flesh out the team. Sun Ce said with some regret.

"Bo Fu, you have to be careful, Sun Zhongmou took the initiative to attack this time, I'm afraid that the destruction of the imperial court navy is still secondary, mainly for you."

“…… Could it be that he really doesn't care about brotherhood at all, and wants to kill me all? Sun Ce frowned and asked.

"You can ask the wrong person this question, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door. Sun Zhongmou did something wrong, so he was naturally afraid that you, a ghost, would call the door. Even if you, the ghost, have the heart to let go of this festival, the problem is that Sun Zhongmou doesn't believe it, and he can't believe that you will be so generous when he takes Jiangdong. ”

"In other words, he and I have to score a win, even if I give in?"

"That's true. This time, as long as you look at which people Sun Zhongmou has sent, you can judge how much he attaches importance to you. ”

It is not difficult to figure out who the Jiangdong Army sent to the north this time. The Jiangdong Army traveled along the coastline, and as long as they sent people to observe the flags on the Jiangdong warships on the shore with clairvoyance, they could basically find out how many people this Jiangdong Army had sent on the surface.

However, because I couldn't get close, the news I received this time was also watery, and it was a little difficult to distinguish between the true and the fake. Got the information sent by the imperial court, Zhou Yu shook his head while looking at it, this Sun Quan was really open-minded in order to deal with Sun Ce, just like a gambler with red eyes, recklessly, once this Jiangdong naval army in the north was lost, the time for the Han to dominate the world would be much earlier.

The unification of the world is the wish of many people. Zhou Yu felt that this was a good time to solve Jiangdong, so he immediately contacted Donglai County Shoulusu, hoping to get his help and work together to leave this Jiangdong naval army behind. Lu Su was originally a strategist beside Cao Cao, and after Cao Pi surrendered, he also returned to the imperial court. However, Lu Su refused the arrangement to enter the center of the imperial court, and asked Liu Xie to arrange for him to go to a place and enter the center after he had made some achievements.

Lu Su's choice is a smart choice, at this time, the center of the Han court, those who can occupy a place are all those with real political achievements, and newcomers like Lu Su go, the best arrangement is to give people a start, and slowly work qualifications. But it's different when it comes to the locality, Lu Su can serve as a leader, and it is relatively easy to obtain political achievements, especially in places like Qingzhou Donglai, which were recovered by the imperial court not long ago, and there are opportunities to gain political achievements and increase their political capital in the future.

Regarding Zhou Yu's request, Lu Su naturally felt that it would work. However, the county guard only has the right to govern the people but has no military power, that is, the hundreds of arresters in the official office, which are also subordinate units of the military, and the local government has no right to intervene. And it is normal for Zhou Yu not to go directly to Donglai's military, the two sides are not subordinate to each other, and the army cannot be moved lightly without the permission of the imperial court, otherwise it will be regarded as complicity.

Looking for Lu Su was just to act as an intermediary, and with Lu Su's participation, the military of Donglai County dared to cut first and then play. The military situation was urgent, and when Zhou Yu's report was sent to Chang'an and then returned to Zhou Yu's hands from Chang'an, the daylily was cold. In order to avoid mistaking the fighter, Zhou Yu thought of finding Lu Su to be a witness.

Will be subject to the king's life outside! The distance is far away, and the message cannot be transmitted in time, and if the military wants to move, it must find someone from a third party to come and testify, otherwise it will be punished for conspiracy afterwards.

Lu Su knew very well why Zhou Yu was looking for him, and he was willing to help with this. Not to mention anything else, just defeating the Jiangdong Naval Army can bring unexpected benefits to Lusu. Governing the world on political achievements, and looking at military achievements in troubled times, today's Han Dynasty's rewards for military achievements are much heavier than those for political achievements.

With Lu Su's connection, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's navy began to join forces with the local officers and troops, and began preparations to deal with the Jiangdong naval army that came to provoke.

……

The Jiangdong Navy has been walking along the coastline for almost a month since leaving Jiangdong, and this nearly a month has made Lu Meng and others suffer. This was Koto's first voyage to sea, and it was estimated in advance that there was a shortage of fresh water and food to be prepared.

Although he was heading north along the coastline, Lu Meng did not dare to order the warship to dock easily. However, in order to replenish the much-needed fresh water and food, the Jiangdong Navy sailed during the day and secretly searched for water sources and food at night. But such a sneaky action can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket for the huge supply required by the Jiangdong Navy Army.

Just like that, I stopped and stopped along the way, and finally came to the sea near Donghai County in Xuzhou, and the fresh water and food on the Jiangdong Navy ship were finally exhausted.

"Otherwise, let's withdraw our troops." Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment and proposed to Lu Meng, who had gathered the generals to discuss countermeasures.

This is a heart-warming proposal, not only Lu Meng wants to agree, but Ding Feng, Jiang Qin and others also agree with this proposal. Insufficient preparation in advance, this nearly month-long sea voyage made these water warriors feel a little unbearable, they can't bear it, let alone those ordinary soldiers.

"Before leaving, the lord has high hopes for us, if you go back like this, it will be difficult for the lord to explain." Lu Meng saw that everyone was very moved by Xu Sheng's proposal, and hurriedly expressed his concerns. This concern is not only Lu Meng's alone, but also a concern for the generals.

As a supporter of Sun Quan, everyone knows about Sun Quan's temperament of being lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside. This time, before the troops were dispatched, they made such a big noise, and at this time, they went back in disgrace without even seeing the face of the enemy, which is not good to say.

"Governor, there is a sentence in the end that I don't know whether to say or not?" Ling Tong opened his mouth and said to Lu Meng.

"Gongji, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to be so polite when you speak, you have something to say."

Then the general will be straightforward. Governor, this time to send troops, our opponent is not an idle person, but the little overlord who used to be powerful in Jiangdong, and he also has Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin by his side to be responsible for making suggestions, can the governor be confident in defeating the alliance of these two? ”

"Uh...... This ...... "Lu Meng was in trouble, he wanted to say that there was no problem, but the problem was that he really didn't have the confidence to dare to say that.

Ling Tong didn't care about Lu Meng's embarrassment at this time, since he opened his mouth, he simply finished what he wanted to say. "Dudu, it's not that the last general will raise the morale of others to destroy our own prestige, but this time my Jiangdong Navy can't afford to lose. At present, the strength of our army accounts for more than eighty percent of the Jiangdong naval army, once something happens, the Yangtze River is difficult to protect, and with the soldiers and horses left behind in Jiangdong, how can they resist the large-scale invasion of the imperial court? ”

“…… Gongji, are you in favor of withdrawing troops? Lu Meng asked.

"Yes, for the sake of the future of Jiangdong, the last general is in favor of withdrawing troops." Ling Tong nodded and replied.

"What about you? Does it have the same meaning as public performance? Lu Meng asked the others again.

Ding Feng, Jiang Qin and the others looked at each other, and nodded their heads to show that they were in line with Ling Tong's thoughts, and Lu Meng nodded when he saw this: "Okay, since everyone's opinion is the same, then order the army to temporarily dock here and wait for the lord's reply." ”

"Governor, this is not the boundary of Jiangdong, so will the people of Donghai County allow us to dock?" Xu Sheng hurriedly asked when he heard this.

"It was said that it was shipwrecked and temporarily docked, and at the same time ordered people to go to the nearby city to buy food, find fresh water, and replenish the needs of the ship." Lu Meng thought about it and commanded.

Anticlimactic!

When he received the report sent back by Lu Meng, Sun Quan felt hot on his face, and he felt that he couldn't raise his head to see people. swore to send a large army, but the army was in a mood halfway through, and wanted to come back without even seeing the enemy, and the reason was still high-sounding, and it was not easy for people to refuse.

Sun Quan is desperate, but the problem is that the Jiangdong family will not allow Sun Quan to act willfully. Sun Quan is indeed the lord of Jiangdong at the moment, but if he wants to have the final say, it is not yet time, and if he wants to sit firmly in the position of the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan cannot do without the support of the Jiangdong family.

The Jiangdong family is now a grasshopper on a rope with Sun Quan, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, in order not to be unlucky with Sun Quan, the Jiangdong family will naturally not let Sun Quan come by temperament.

Lu Meng and the others' worries are very reasonable! If you can win this time, then everyone will be happy. But in this world, there are victories and defeats, and no one dares to guarantee that this time the troops will be victorious. This time, the opponent is the golden combination of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and I think that the six counties and eighty-one prefectures of Jiangdong were fought by these two together, and the Jiangdong family has a deeper understanding of the horror of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu than Sun Quan.

In order to ensure that the Yangtze River is not lost, the Jiangdong family began to put pressure on Sun Quan, asking him to retract the preface and allow Lü Meng to lead the army back to Jiangdong.

Sun Quan didn't want to agree, face was only one of the aspects, and more importantly, Sun Quan knew very well that if Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were allowed to develop a navy, once they were trained, the harm to Jiangdong would be unimaginable. It's hateful that the Jiangdong family only sees the present, but does not think about the long-term future.

Under pressure from the Jiangdong family, Sun Quan finally had to order the withdrawal of Lü Meng. This decision not only disappointed Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who had already begun to prepare to face him, but also made people all over the world laugh at Sun Quan for a while. Especially Liu Xie, who was in Chang'an, seized this opportunity to sow discord and ordered people to ridicule Sun Quan's incompetence and the domineering of the Jiangdong family in Jiangdong.

In this world, I am afraid that someone will provoke behind my back, and the original intention of the Jiangdong family to force Sun Quan to withdraw his troops is also to guard the Yangtze River and ensure the safety of Jiangdong. But Sun Quan is not a generous person, he was already annoyed by the Jiangdong family's "rat eyes", and then he was secretly arched by others, and the hatred for the Jiangdong family became stronger and stronger, and he always felt that the Jiangdong family had become a stumbling block for his ambitions, and he had the heart to get rid of it quickly.