When Sun Ce's 80,000 troops crossed the river to crusade against Guangling and returned to Jiangdong, there were only less than 20,000 remnants of the defeated generals, and the Jiangdong family was extremely dissatisfied with Sun Ce. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On this day, Sun Ce received news from Jingzhou Xizuo that Liu Biao was mobilizing troops to counterattack Lu Bu's invasion.

"This Lu Bu is rampant, and Shouchun invaded Jingzhou before it was stable, so he was really impatient." Sun Ce gloated.

"I think this is a good time to send troops to Jingnan." Zhang Zhao said.

Sun Ce opened his mouth wide, looking at Zhang Zhao who supported him in sending troops in disbelief, this time the army was defeated, the family members opposed Sun Ce, Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao were also one of them, Sun Ce really didn't expect Zhang Zhao to persuade him to send troops to Jingnan.

Seeing Sun Ce's suspicions, Zhou Yu explained in a low voice on the side: "The family can't stretch its hand across the river, but it can expand westward. The lord faces west, and wherever the army goes, it is the place where the interests of the family are obtained. ”

Sun Ce was slightly unhappy in his heart, these families really regarded him as a thug, he was forbidden to use troops to the north, and now when he needed to recuperate, the family clan saw that the west was profitable and began to encourage him to use troops to the west.

Sun Ce prevaricated: "Lujiang Liu Xun's soldiers are strong and strong, if I use troops to the west, what if Liu Xun comes to attack my rear?" ”

"I have a plan, but I don't have to worry about it." Zhang Hong said.

Sun Ce lacked interest on the surface, but his heart was impulsive. He was very dissatisfied with the family and deliberately retreated.

Zhang Zhao saw that Sun Ce was not interested, and he didn't even have the heart to ask questions, so he asked Zhang Hong to stand aside and say no, not to say no, and to relieve the siege and say: "Has the lord forgotten the enmity of the first lord?" ”

Sun Ce's face changed greatly: "The use of troops to the west is the desire of the people?" ”

Sun Ce first asked the meaning of the family before saying that the so-called people's desire is what the family thinks in their hearts.

"Not bad! The blood of the ancestor is deep, and he cannot forget it as a minister. Countless representatives of the family have spoken out in support.

"I wonder what the gentleman has planned?" Sun Ce only asked Zhang Hong now.

"Lu Bu is entrenched in Huainan, looking at the Lujiang River, Liu Xun is like a man, and he can't get rid of his fear and hatred every day. It is better for the lord to secretly send a messenger to persuade Liu Xun to attack Chaohu, the lord is willing to be his backup, Liu Xun will definitely think of going north to Shouchun to attack the rear of Lu Bu after taking Chaohu. Zhang Hong said.

"The lord is waiting for an opportunity to attack the empty Lujiang, and Liu Xun can break it." Zhang Zhao added.

Sun Ce said embarrassedly: "Lu Bu and I have alliance constraints, and unilaterally tearing up the agreement will inevitably be despised by the world." ”

"This is a mistake, the lord sent troops to attack Liu Xun's rear, and finally Liu Xun was unable to attack Shouchun, relieving Lu Bu of his worries, Lu Bu was too late to be grateful, what did he complain about?" Zhang Zhao said. He lacked interest in the vast land of Jiangbei, and even attacked Liu Xun so that Sun Ce would have no worries about using troops against Jingnan, otherwise he would not have bothered to support Sun Ce to cross the river to attack Liu Xun. Now that Lu Bu dragged Jingzhou's troops in Jingbei, it was the result that Zhang Zhao and others were most willing to see, how could they stumble on Lu Bu and cause Lu Bu to be unable to drag Liu Biao's army.

Sun Ce quickly formulated a plan to advance westward, first attacking Liu Xun, then marching to Yuzhang, and then commanding Jiangxia to occupy Changsha, Wuling and other Jingnan lands.

Poor Lu Xun was just starting to harvest grain, and he didn't know that a large wave of enemy troops was on the way to Chaohu, and he didn't know if he could retreat safely.

Zhou Yu had just returned to the house, and Lu Su was waiting for him in the guest hall.

"Okay, when did you Lu Zijing come to Wu County?" Zhou Yu patted Lu Su on the shoulder without any image and smiled.

"I'm ashamed, some time ago, Lu Bu invited him to Dongcheng, and I left my home overnight to come to Qu'a, and I knew that my brother had brought my mother to Wu County, so I came to Wu County to stay for a few months." Lu Su said.

Zhou Yu set up a banquet to entertain Lu Su, during the banquet, Zhou Yu asked Lu Su where he wanted to go, Lu Su said: "I received an invitation from my friend Liu Ziyang today, and I want to go to Runan to serve Lu Bu." ”

Lu Su said embarrassedly. When Lu Bu sincerely invited him, he took the lead in escaping, and now he went to serve Lu Bu to make him very embarrassed.

Zhou Yu didn't laugh at Lu Su, now the sky is in chaos, all walks of life are rising together, now Lu Bu is brave and strategic, so that Sun Ce has been defeated several times, he is no longer the reckless man in Xuzhou, Lu Su should see that Lu Bu is a supportable person, so he is willing to put down his face in front of him to assist.

Zhou Yu said to Lu Su: "Xima replied to Guangwuyun: 'In today's world, not only the king chooses the minister, but also the minister chooses the king'. My lord Sun Ce is a virtuous and noble man, Naqi Lu is different, and I have heard the secret theory of the sages, and those who carry the Liu family will be prosperous in the southeast rather than in the embattled Runan Lu Buye. When this martyr climbs the dragon and the phoenix gallops in the autumn, Zi Jing is cautious, and there is no need to mind Liu Ziyang's words. ”

Lu Su thought about it carefully, he also felt that serving Lu Bu again would make him lose face, so he listened to Zhou Yu's words and went to see Sun Ce.

Sun Ce immediately met with Lu Su, and the two talked happily and drank together.

Sun Ce said regretfully: "Today, the Han family is in danger, and the clouds are disturbing in all directions, why should it be supported? ”

Lu Su analyzed the situation in the world in a low voice and said: "Su predicts that the Han family cannot be revived, and it is difficult for the princes to get rid of it quickly. The only way to do this is to stay in Jiangdong and watch the provocation of the world. Now the northern princes are fighting each other. When he was unable to go south because of his attack, he eliminated Huang Zu, invaded Jingnan, and hit the end of the Yangtze River. ”

Sun Ce hurriedly stopped Lu Su's words: "Be cautious." Today, try your best to assist Han Er, and the time has not been mentioned at this point. ”

Lu Su's previous words were in Sun Ce's arms, but this is not what he can say now. From Lu Su's words just now, Sun Ce knew that he had gained another great talent, and he was very happy in his heart. Sun Ce began to take the Western Expedition seriously.

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When Lu Bu heard that Zhang Xiu's army was heading south, he quickly chased south, looking for a ferry along the river, trying to catch up with Zhang Xiu before Zhang Xiu went to Xinye.

At sunset.

Chased to Deng County, which is across the river from Xinye, has not found a suitable place to cross the river, and now it is too late to build a pontoon bridge, just when Lu Bu was helpless, a group of soldiers on the other side of the river who were harvesting grain saw Lu Bu's banner and asked loudly: "Is it General Lu on the other side?" ”

"Exactly. Can the new wild guard know about Zhang Xiunan's arrival? Lu Bu asked in a loud voice. Seeing that the soldiers were harvesting grain, it seemed that Zhang Xiu had not yet arrived in Xinye.

"Zhang Xiu was defeated by General Hao at noon today, don't worry, general." The soldiers on the other side of the river shouted back.

Well? Zhang Xiu was defeated? How is this possible, all of his commands are elite cavalry, could it be that Zhang Liao's army is in Xinye City?

"What about the casualties?" Lu Bu was more concerned about this issue, the soldiers under his command were poorly equipped, and Zhang Xiu was well-equipped. There were very few young and middle-aged people in Lu Bu's hands, and he didn't want to lose a single person in battle.

"It's... The lower officials do not know. The county commander Deng Yi counted the grain nearby, and the lower officials had already sent someone to invite him. The soldier replied.

There were very few things that a small soldier could know, so Lu Bu asked the archers to dismount and fetch food to feed the horses on the spot, while waiting for Deng Yi to arrive.

Soon a soldier got a small fishing boat, and Deng Yi came across the river in a boat.

"Xiaguan Xinye ordered Deng Yi to meet General Lu." Deng Yi saluted and said.

Only then did Lu Bu know that Deng Yi was the one who had just joined the service, and hurriedly helped him up: "In the first battle in the morning, how many troops did our army lose?" ”

"Seven people were killed, 23 people were slightly injured, more than 1,000 horses were captured, and Zhang Xiu was only able to ride a few hundred." Deng Yi said excitedly, he had never seen such a beautiful battle, if he wasn't busy harvesting grain, Xinye would have to raise the city to celebrate for three days.

"How is this possible?" Lu Bu couldn't believe it, wasn't Jia Xu with Zhang Xiu?

"General Hao commanded well, introduced Zhang Xiu's cavalry into the city and annihilated them with a bamboo pole array." Deng Yi said.

"Not Zhang Liao?" Except for Zhang Liao, who can defeat Zhang Xiu so easily, Lu Bu really can't think of anyone who has this ability.

"General Zhang Liao was worried that there would be a change in Yiyang, so he led his troops back to Yiyang to defend at dawn today. The defender in charge of Xinye was Hao Zhao, a junior general under General Zhang Liao. Deng Yi said.

"Hao Zhao!? Let's talk about the process of destroying the enemy in detail. Lu Bu couldn't tell the joy, if it was the Hao Zhao who blocked Zhuge Liang's 100,000 army with only 3,000 troops in history, then Lu Bu would make a lot of money. Hao Zhao is a weakened version of Zhang Liao, he doesn't know how to use martial arts, and he is comparable to Zhang Liao in terms of soldiers.

Lu Bu listened to the process of Hao Zhao's defeat of Zhang Xiu, and slapped his thigh with excitement: "Good, good, good!" ”

Hao Zhao's performance in meeting the enemy was exactly the same as that Hao Zhao in history, seeing the moves, the ability to improvise before the battle was rarely matched, and Zhuge Liang was exhausted to the point that he had no choice, and finally had to withdraw the army.

"Why is Hao Zhao under Zhang Liao? Even the old general Zhang Liao should surrender to Cao Cao. Lu Bu thought secretly in confusion, and raised his voice to the other side of the river and said, "Quickly invite General Hao Zhao to come." ”

On the other side of the river, he replied, "General Hao heard that General Lu was arriving and was coming, and General Lu waited for a while." ”

After a while, the dust was flying in the distance, and thousands of war horses were rushing towards the river, only a small general sat on the first war horse, and the other war horses were unridden. The person who came was a few years younger than Zhang Liao, twenty-five or sixteen. This person Lu Bu had seen that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Zhang Liao stayed in Lu to assist Wang Mao in defending one of the rear, and Lu Bu didn't know his name.

"The last general, Hao Zhao, has seen General Lu." The person who came approached the river, stopped all the horses behind him, dismounted and saluted Lu Bu.

"General Hao commanded well, and made immortal achievements with outnumbered enemies. You can lead an army alone, and in the near future, Xuchang will promote you to a partial general. Lu Bu quickly promoted Hao Zhao's official position by three levels as a reward. Of course, he wants to hold this kind of talent in his hands, so as not to be dug into the corner.

"Thank you for the general's promotion, but will General Zhang ......" Hao Zhao knelt on the mud ground in gratitude, he was worried that Zhang Liao would be dissatisfied with it. He was Zhang Liao's subordinate general, and Lu Bu directly promoted him by bypassing Zhang Liao, which did not meet the rules of acquiescence.

"General Hao, don't worry, Zhang Liao is not a jealous person."