Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Battle on Two Fronts

"Lord, we have just pacified Jiaozhou, and now we should rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to use swords again!" After hearing Sun Ce's words, Zhang Zhao was the first to jump out to oppose it. He is in charge of money and food finance, and he knows Jiangdong's family background best, and it is indeed not enough to fight now.

"It's okay, I just need to capture Huainan!" Sun Ce knew what Zhang Zhao meant, and without waiting for Zhang Zhao to say anything more, Sun Ce continued: "Now that Liu Bei has sent Zhang Fei north to attack Qingzhou, if you don't take this opportunity to defeat Huainan, when Liu Bei's strength has increased greatly, it will be even more difficult to get involved again." Speaking of this, Sun Ce also looked at his most trusted left and right arm Zhou Yu, hoping that he could support him, but he didn't want Zhou Yu to frown.

"My lord, although I have more than 200,000 troops in Jiangdong and Jiaozhou now, there are only more than 100,000 troops except for the garrison and Liu Biao who defended the west. Although Liu Bei is at war with Qingzhou, he can still mobilize at least 100,000 troops, and it will not be easy for us to capture Huainan. Zhou Yu thought for a long time before he said slowly.

"Out of the way!" Sun Ce waved his hand and said: "You don't know, Chen Ying, the governor of Liyang County, Nantong County, is the cousin of Chen Deng, the Shou of Guangling County. Their cousins have always been at odds with each other for the position of the head of the Chen family, Chen Deng is now extremely powerful under Liu Bei, but Chen Ying is only a county prince, and he has long been angry. I sent someone to lobby him, and he promised to surrender the city when our army attacked, so wouldn't Nantong County be at your fingertips? ”

"I see!" When all the generals heard this, their expressions were much more relaxed. With internal response, then this battle will be much easier to fight. But Zhou Yu's expression was only a little more relaxed, and he asked again: "Even if you can take Nantong without much effort, what should Shouchun do?" ”

"The defenders of Shouchun are only 30,000, and the guard general Zhang Liao is only a general of Lu Bu in the past. When I take Nantong, I can take advantage of the situation to be determined! Sun Ce said confidently, glanced at Zhou Yu, Sun Ce thought about it again, and then said: "But Liu Biao also has to be guarded against, Gong Jin, you still go to the Poyang Navy camp to prevent Liu Biao." Zhongmou, you also go with Gongjin and go to the army to experience more! ”

"Yes!" A boy who was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old answered. He is Sun Ce's eldest brother, Sun Jian's second son Sun Quan. Unlike his brother's majestic and majestic strength, although Sun Quan's martial arts are acceptable, he looks weird, his head is full of purple, and his eyes are even greener. However, the generals of Jiangdong have known him for a long time, and they have long been surprised.

Zhou Yu wanted to say something more when he heard this, but Sun Quan gently tugged at his cuffs behind him, and Zhou Yu said no more. "Zhongmou, why don't you stop your eldest brother, you must know that the chances of winning this time to enter Huainan are slim!" After the discussion was over, Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan, who was walking with him, with some confusion.

"Big brother has changed!" Sun Quan's words were astonishing. Zhou Yu was also stunned, but how smart he was, after a little thought, he understood what Sun Quan meant: Sun Ce is too smooth now, and it only took a few months to pacify Jiaozhou, so his self-confidence is unprecedentedly inflated, and now he is afraid that he will not be able to listen to any objections.

"Actually, it's good to let the eldest brother touch a nail a little, so that it will be good for him to sharpen his heart and surname in the future! Besides, this time, there are Tai Shici and other generals with him, even if he can't defeat Huainan, he won't suffer any big losses. Sun Quan continued. Zhou Yu turned his head to look at the young man who was seven years younger than himself, and nodded unexpectedly when he said this. He didn't notice that after he turned around, a glimmer of light flashed in the depths of Sun Quan's eyes.

"Husband, what's the trouble?" Zhou Yu, who returned to his home, always felt restless, so he stroked the piano to relieve his boredom, but the chaotic sound of the piano still completely exposed his mood.

"It's not a big deal." Zhou Yu looked up at the beautiful woman in Tsing Yi who came over with a teacup, and his heart was also warm. took the teacup in her hand and took a sip, Zhou Yu couldn't help but praise: "Madame's tea art is really improving!" ”

"Poof!" Xiao Qiao saw that Zhou Yu was still reluctant to lick and lick the last few drops of tea, although she knew that her husband was deliberately making her happy, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, and the room was full of spring for a while. "Husband, are you going to Poyang again?" Seeing Zhou Yu's expression a little gloomy after drinking tea, Xiao Qiao, who was delicate, suddenly guessed something.

"yes, go with that little guy from Zhongmou." Zhou Yu also sighed. Hearing the name Zhongmou, Xiao Qiao's delicate body snuggled in Zhou Yu's arms trembled, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. "Madame reluctant to me?" Feeling the strangeness of his wife, Zhou Yu asked.

"yes!" Finding that Zhou Yu's big hands were becoming more and more unruly, Xiao Qiao replied vaguely, and then Sakura's lips were blocked by her husband, and she only snorted twice and let her do what she wanted.

A few days later, in the city of Xuzhou, "Lord, General Wu Dun urgently report!" A bloodied cavalryman suddenly came to Liu Bei and handed over a military report, Liu Bei took it and immediately looked gloomy.

"Jiangdong Sun Ce led an army of 100,000 to attack Huainan. Cheng Chen of Liyang County joined the enemy to offer the city, Nantong was lost, and the two generals Zang Ba and Wu Dun were forced to retreat, and Shouchun and General Zhang Liao held on. Liu Bei's deep voice announced the unpleasant news, and the high-level leaders of Xuzhou suddenly exploded.

"Chen Ying?" Zhao Feng repeated the name hatefully, gritting his teeth rarely. What is the most terrible and hateful, that is, internal annihilation. "Yuan Long, who is in Guangling, learned that his cousin collaborated with the enemy, and he was already vomiting blood and fainting and could not be a director, and now Guangling should be in charge of military affairs by Captain Li Tong and Sun Kang." Liu Bei continued, and everyone was even more embarrassed when they heard this.

"Now that Hefei has been lost, Sun Ce's 100,000-strong army attacked Shouchun. General Zhang's garrison is less than 40,000 in total, and the lord should send troops to support as soon as possible, otherwise if Shouchun loses a heavy land, then we will completely lose Huainan, and even Guangling is in danger! Sun Qian was the first to admonish.

"That's true, I wonder which general is willing to support General Zhang?" Liu Bei looked around at the generals in the hall and asked. "Lord, the peak is willing to go!" Zhao Feng looked at everyone, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not there, and he should be in the right place, so he took the initiative to come out and said: "Lord, the last general is willing to go!" ”

Liu Bei was not surprised, looked at Zhao Feng and nodded: "It is difficult for Bo Tao to take this position." "At the moment, it was decided that Zhao Feng would lead 50,000 horses and gallop to the front line of Shouchun under the starry night." The lord can order General Yuzhou Guan to send a military horse to attack Anfeng to alleviate the danger of Guangling! At this time, Lu Su, who hurried to hear the news, still put forward his own idea.

"That's great!" Liu Bei also hurriedly wrote a letter to inform Guan Yu. Zhao Feng also went to the army as soon as possible to select men and horses, as for the generals, Liu Bei transferred Ji Ling, who was in the East China Sea and was familiar with Huainan, to come as his deputy general, plus Guan Ping, together with 50,000 soldiers and horses, rushed to Guangling overnight.

Before leaving, Zhao Feng knew that it was too late to rush home to say goodbye to the two ladies, so he had to send a personal soldier home to say goodbye. By the time the people were ready to stop, it was already afternoon, Zhao Feng and Ji Ling checked the military horses, and the whole army set off.

"They're still here!" When he walked to the gate of Xuzhou City, Zhao Feng saw the two beautiful figures leaning out of a familiar carriage on the side of the road, and sighed in his heart. It's been almost two months since they got married, Zhen Jiang and Diao Chan are both very good to him, and the relationship between the two is also harmonious, which finally makes Zhao Feng feel a blessing for everyone.

The army hurriedly traveled about sixty miles, Zhao Feng ordered to set up camp, and that night Ji Ling, Guan Ping and some captains gathered in the tent to discuss matters. Originally, according to Zhao Feng's idea, why did he have to come with another 100,000 army, so that Sun Ce couldn't eat and walked around. However, Lu Su and Liu Bei both believed that this time the north and south of Xuzhou were fighting at the same time, and it was not appropriate to make it too vigorous, and the war with Sun Ce was mainly defensive. After all, excluding the garrison troops in Xuzhou, there are only more than 200,000 military horses left, and if you transfer another 100,000, there will only be 20,000 or 30,000 horses left to be flexibly deployed. The previous Qingzhou poured into Xuzhou 300,000 young and strong victims, Liu Bei picked out nearly 100,000 of them, trained by Gao Shun, and now has not been able to officially go into battle. However, after more than 900,000 victims poured into Yanzhou + Jingzhou from Guan Yu in Yuzhou, they were a little caught off guard at first, if it weren't for Liu Bei's transfer of food and salary from Xuzhou, I am afraid that it would be unsustainable.

"General Ji Ling, you are familiar with the Huainan landform, do you think I can follow the method of the last raid on the Thunder Book this time and go straight to Sun Ce's rear army?" Zhao Feng asked.

Ji Ling thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "I'm afraid it won't work, not to mention the difference in terrain, the previous general's sneak attack on Lei Shu relied on the Huai River waterway." Today, the Jiangdong Navy Division is the elite of the world, and there are many soldiers and horses in our army, so I am afraid that it will not work if we want to cross the waterway safely. In addition, Ji Ling also hesitated for a moment when he said this, and only after seeing Zhao Feng motioning for him to continue: "I am under Yuan Shu's tent with Sun Cexi, although he is young, he is good at using soldiers. Now his camp is not as easy to fight as Lei Shu, even if he sneaks in, it is difficult to make a contribution. ”

"I see!" Zhao Feng didn't expect to be able to deal with Sun Ce all at once, God, that is the little overlord of Jiangdong, will it be so easy to do it? It's just that Zhao Feng also has an extra heart, he knows that in history, Sun Ce was assassinated by the disciples of Xu Gong's subordinates who were the Taishou of Wu County, so he had already sent someone to contact Xu Gong. Now Xu Gong's attitude is not particularly clear, but it can be seen that this guy is indeed very bad with Sun Ce. For safety reasons, Zhao Feng did not contact him too often, but advised Xu Gong not to be too high-profile and pay attention to safety, which also made Xu Gong somewhat grateful.

"You use internal annihilation to plot against me, and I also infiltrate people within you." Only he and Liu Bei knew about Zhao Feng's contact with Xu Gong, and the rest of the people didn't know about it. It's not that you can't trust them, it's just that the more people who know, the more danger of leaks.

"That being the case, you guys have a good rest, and I'll wait for the third watch to set off the camp, so as to support Shouchun as soon as possible." Zhao Feng also figured it out, there are more than 30,000 people in Shouchun and Zhang Liao, and he has 50,000 troops here, adding up to more than 80,000 people, facing 100,000 Jiangdong troops, at least he can be invincible. With the right planning, winning is not a problem.

"It's best that Zhou Yu isn't there!" Zhao Feng is most afraid of Jiangdong up and down, and this Zhou Lang is the most fearful. Although he is also a little strategic, he is still not confident compared to these people who are at the level of the sky!

Not to mention that Zhao Feng was worried in his heart at this time, and at the same time, an anxious voice came from the Xuzhou military camp tent outside Beihai City in Qingzhou. "General, you can't drink anymore!" The person who spoke was none other than Wei Xu. In front of him, Zhang Fei was pouring wine from the wine jar into the bowl, and then poured it down, and there were already two empty wine jars next to him.

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