The water is surging, and the rivers and mountains are picturesque. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt is in the middle of spring, and the scenery of the land of northern Hebei is just right. The warbler flies and the grass grows in the field, the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant, the mountains and forests are full of verdant color, and the rich vitality is coming.

It's the most cozy time of the year, and even the most discerning traveler will feel like they're not bothered by the flies of the world.

Of course, there are always exceptions.

Zhou Yu was wearing a plain robe, standing on the shore of the water, looking into the distance, looking no different from a tourist who went out on a tour. But if you look closer, it is not difficult to see the deep melancholy look that shrouds his eyebrows.

After a long time, Zhou Yu suddenly spoke: "When is it?" ”

Standing behind Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, who was dressed as a staff member, looked up at the sky and replied softly, "It's too late." The general need not worry, the longer Mr. Junli is delayed in the camp, the greater the certainty of success. He set off as soon as the hour passed, and he talked with the old lord for at least an hour or two, and he should ......"

In this operation, the most critical step is to descend Sun Jian, and Zhou Yu himself and Sun Jian are not too close, so naturally they have to bring the people closest to Sun Jian. Among today's ministers of Eastern Wu, Zhu Zhi is undoubtedly the closest to Sun Jian.

Today is the day when Zhu Zhi secretly met with Sun Jian.

Zhou Yu can't be regarded as a person without a city government, but at this moment, his heart is still full of apprehension and uneasiness. If he can plot against Sun Jian, the balance of victory will undoubtedly tilt heavily.

"It's hard." Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed.

He didn't expect that, but how could it be so easy? He and Sun Jian are actually separated by a layer, and even if he comes forward in person, it is difficult to ensure that the other party is moved.

What's more, with the military system of the Tang Dynasty, it is very difficult for Sun Jian to directly lead the army to rebel. Li Yi's governance of the army and government is very special, even if he is an ordinary soldier, he has a certain ability to distinguish between right and wrong, not to mention those low-level officers. Even if he is the chief general in charge of one side, if he wants to give an obviously unreasonable order, he must explain the reason in detail to the generals and colonels in the army.

However, as long as the main general can be instigated, even if he does not directly defect, it can play a considerable role, but Zhou Yu is really not sure whether he can plot against Sun Jian. Zhu Zhi didn't return for a long time, he preferred to believe that he had been taken by Sun Jian and sent to Jicheng as a credit to show his heart.

What Lu Meng said just now was just to comfort Zhou Yu, and even he didn't believe it.

Long talk for an hour or two? What can there be to talk about? Can't catch up?

Just as he was speechless, Dong Xi on the other side suddenly raised his hand and pointed and shouted: "Look, someone is coming!" ”

Zhou Yu raised his head and looked at it intently, when he saw a wisp of smoke and dust approaching rapidly along the official road on the south bank of the water, he couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

Fortunately, Dong Xi quickly communicated with the lookout, and then shouted: "The general is panicking, there are not many people coming, only four or five horsemen, and there is no trace of the team in the distance, it should be that Mr. Junli is back!" That's right, the leader is Mr. Junli! ”

"Whew!" Zhou Yu let out a long breath, and the heart hanging in his throat finally fell back into his stomach.

"Congratulations to the General!" Lu Meng reacted faster, and instantly piled up a smile on his face, and congratulated him, "Since Mr. Junli has returned, it can be seen that the old lord's friendly attitude, even if there is no negotiation this time, things are promising!" ”

"How can it be so easy, let's listen to what Junli has to say first." Zhou Yu's face did not move, but in fact, his heart was also alive. As Lu Meng said, at this time, the fact that the envoy can come back unscathed is enough to explain a certain problem.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Zhou Yu took Lu Meng and Dong Xi to meet him quickly.

"See the General." Zhu Zhi got off the horse and greeted him. Zhou Yu watched Zhu Zhi's expression while supporting him. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, when you see it, your heart will "chuckle" and hang it again.

Zhu Zhi's face looked very bad, and it was obvious that something was not going well.

"Junli, are you alright?" Suppressing the worries in his heart, Zhou Yu tried to make a caring look on his face.

"Thank you for the general's care, the minister is grateful, and I am ashamed." Zhu Zhi said with a face full of shame.

"Was it rejected by the old master?" Lu Meng hurriedly said, "That's okay, such a big thing, maybe it will be said in a few words?" In a certain opinion, although the old lord refused on the surface, he was not completely unmoved, as long as the general persevered and showed sincerity, the chance of success was still great. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Zhi was surprised, and Zhou Yu was also a little surprised, Qi Qi looked at Yuan Lumeng and asked, "What did Ziming say about this?" ”

"Now it's wartime, the old lord meets Junli in private, at worst, it is an old friend, and at worst, this is fornication with the enemy country!" Lu Meng smiled and said, "General, please think about it, with the shrewdness of the old master, will he not know the truth of this, and he will not know how to avoid suspicion?" ”

"Makes sense." Zhu Zhi and Dong Xi both nodded in approval, and the shame on the former's face also faded a lot.

Zhou Yu's expression was still very heavy, he just nodded noncommittally, and asked Zhu Zhi: "Junli, you have been gone for so long, what have you talked about with the old master?" ”

"It's nothing, it's mainly a ...... reminiscence" Zhu Zhi hesitated for a moment before replying.

It wasn't anything else, he just felt that today's meeting was not very easy to summarize, and after thinking for a while, he continued: "In a certain opinion, he is knocking on the side inside and outside of his words, which is not only like spying on our army's intelligence, but also like asking the general's whereabouts......"

"Sure enough, ......" Zhou Yu's voice was low, with a sneer on his face, the smile was very cold, which was very different from usual, so that Zhu Zhi and several people were slightly cold in their hearts.

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yu suddenly shook his hand and resolutely ordered: "Let's go, the Tang army in Quanzhou can only be solved by begging the general." ”

"General," Lu Meng was anxious and asked in disbelief, "The old lord spies on our army's military situation, perhaps in order to judge the situation, and when he asks about the general, it can be seen that his feelings are deep...... Is this matter still debatable? ”

Zhou Yu stopped his feet and said with a wry smile: "Ziming, you only see one of them, but you don't see it." The old lord inquired about my news, and although Junli did not answer directly, the more this happened, the more it proved that I was in the army. What's more, he didn't embarrass Junli, and he didn't necessarily hesitate, if he was really shaken, why didn't he just ...... Alas, in short, it doesn't work here! ”

Zhu Zhi and Dong Xi both seemed to understand, but they didn't dare to ask. However, Lu Meng has studied with Zhou Yu over the years, and he is quite accomplished in power schemes, and after a little thought, he knows Zhou Yu's unfinished meaning.

On the surface, Sun Jian is not embarrassed by Zhu Zhi, but he means to leave a way back. But if you think about it a little deeper, if Sun Jian really has the intention of betraying, he should take Zhu Zhi back to win the trust of Xu Shu and his colleagues in the army, and then send a message to Zhou Yu through Zhu Zhi's entourage.

This area is Li Yi's lair, with a lot of eyeliner, and Zhu Zhiben is not a special scout, no matter how secretive his actions are, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not leak the news. According to Zhou Yu, Sun Jian was a cautious person, if he was really rebellious, would he not have thought of this section?

Instead of letting Zhu Zhi go back and forth, he was suspicious in vain, how could Sun Jian, who was familiar with the personnel structure of Zhou Yujun, not think of Zhu Zhi's value?

To put it bluntly, Zhou Yu sent Zhu Zhi out of the horse, just throwing stones to ask for directions. Sun Jian happily went to the appointment, and then talked to Zhu Zhi about the old for a long time, and finally refused sternly, which means that he is open in his heart and not afraid of suspicion. Maybe when he goes back, he will write the content of the conversation into a letter and report it to Xu Shu, the secretary of the military department.

Of course, the truth in this cannot be said to Zhu Zhi, the party.

The next target is Jicheng!

………………

Night.

Jicheng, the left capital of the Imperial History Mansion.

Zhan Zhao took the latest military information, hurriedly walked into the conference hall, and said to Bao Zheng with a happy face: "Du Yushi, Zhu Zhi made an appointment to meet Sun Wentai, and Zhou Yu really came!" ”

"Oh, that's a problem." Bao Zheng's face was long, and his face was very ugly, like a bitter gourd.

Zhan Zhao asked puzzledly: "Why did Du Yushi say this?" ”

Bao Zheng spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Things seem to be very simple now, as long as you change generals, how do you know where Zhou Yu's people are?" Where exactly are they targeting? It's too dangerous to change generals at this time! In addition, Sun Wentai's identity is not ordinary, he is still the father of Concubine Xiang, and when he is the head of the country, how can he say that he can change it! ”

Although Bao Zheng had never led a large army to fight, he had a wide range of knowledge and an understanding of the marching formation. Jicheng is a large rear, the emperor has been operating for many years, and the foundation is solid, it seems that it is easy to stay behind the troops, but it is actually the most dangerous place.

An unsheathed sword is more terrible than a sword that has been slashed, because you don't know from what angle the sword will come from, with what kind of force, and whether there will be new changes in the process of slashing.

This is called uncertainty, because of uncertainty, so it is very scary.

Bohai Bay is too long, and any location on the coastline could be the landing place of Soochow.

This is the disadvantage of the defending side, there is no initiative, the enemy has a slight move, this side must respond accordingly, otherwise it is easy to be caught by others.

If Zhou Yu launched an offensive, it would be easier to deal with, anyway, the emperor left an established defensive strategy before leaving, and it was a big deal to exchange space for time, and it would be enough to fight and retreat.

According to the emperor's instructions, if necessary, the remaining troops could even give up Yuyang County to Zhou Yu, and then rely on Bashui in the west and Gushui in the east to build a new defense line.

It was very easy for the Tang army to defend the river, because of the advantage of the water army. Although the naval army of Eastern Wu is strong, it is nothing compared to the Tang naval army. Even if the three main fleets of the Tang Dynasty have all gone south, the naval base camp of Piaoyujin alone is not something that Soochow can surpass.

But the problem caused by Zhou Yu is very tricky, Sun Jian's position is too important, whether it is to change the general, or to stay in office, there is a considerable risk.

Bao Zheng, as the imperial history of the left capital of the Tang Dynasty, although he saw the problem, he did not dare to make a decision. Waiting for Li Yi's news was too slow, and he was anxious for a while.