Early the next morning, Zhou Yu left Lü Meng and Qiao Ren to supervise the army, and he took Lu Su and Qiao Ren's cavalry to meet Liu Bei at the mouth of the Youjiang River.

Liu Bei's station at the mouth of the oil river, now Liu Bei is not what it used to be, not only after the Battle of Chibi, with his reputation in Jingzhou, he harvested a large number of Jingzhou soldiers, but also 'picked up' a large number of materials, and at the beginning of the year, he also got the refuge of Lei Xu, who was entrenched in the Lujiang River, so that his strength rose sharply, and his military strength reached 40,000.

Lei Xu and Chen Lan and other old Yuan generals were originally entrenched in the north of the Lujiang River, but after Cao Ying was defeated in Chibi, he knew that Sun Ce would go north to Huainan, and these old generals of the Yuan family were indeed a threat to stay, so in January of the 14th year of Jian'an, he ordered the leading army of Xiahou Yuan to supervise the generals to enter and suppress Lei Xu, and the general of Huwei to lead the army of Xiahou Yuan to supervise the generals to suppress Lei Xu, the general of Huwei Yu Ban and the general Zang Ba of Weilu to crusade against Mei Cheng, and the general Zhang Liao and the general Zhang He of Pingdi to crusade against Chen Lan. Chen Lan and Mei Cheng were beheaded, and after Lei Xu was defeated, he led tens of thousands of troops to flee to Jingzhou to join Liu Bei.

The time is February of the fourteenth year of Jian'an, everything recovers in the spring season, it seems that Liu Bei is also going to have signs of recovery, Zhou Yu and Lu Su came to the mouth of the Youjiang River when they saw Guan Yu leading the soldiers to train, tens of thousands of troops and veterans, the power of the training even Zhou Yu, a person who has been in the military for a long time, was secretly frightened, and couldn't help but have a new evaluation of Liu Bei's strength.

Let's say that Liu Bei on the side heard that Zhou Yu was coming, and hurriedly took Zhuge Liang to the front of the village to introduce the two into the tent, sat down and asked, "I don't know what happened to the governor of Zhou." ”

Zhou Yu also implicitly cut to the chase directly, and said: "Liu Yuzhou moved his troops here, but for Nanjun? ”

Liu Bei was not embarrassed when he was broken, but said with a smile: "I heard that the governor was here to deal with Cao Ren, and specially brought troops to help; But if the governor doesn't take Nanjun, my nephew Liu Qi is now the assassin of Jingzhou, and he will take it from the present generation. "At the end of the war last year, Liu Bei anxiously asked Liu Qi to be named the assassin of Jingzhou, in order to justify his name.

Zhou Yu saw Liu Bei say what was in his heart, and said with a smile: "Wu Jiangdong has long wanted to annex Jianghan, and now that Nanjun is in control, why doesn't Yu take it!?" ”

Liu Bei glanced at Zhuge Liang and said, "The outcome is unpredictable. Cao Ying is about to return, and Cao Ren is ordered to guard Nanjun and other places, there must be a strange plan. Cao Ren is unstoppable, but I'm afraid the governor can't take it."

"Haha!" Zhou Yu laughed when he heard this, and said: "If Yu can't take it, it's okay to take it yourself." ”

"That's true." Liu Bei also got up and asked.

Zhou Yu took it seriously, pointed to the sky with his left hand and said: "The husband has said everything, and the horse is difficult to chase." Lu Su on the side was a little hesitant when he heard this, but in fact, in Lu Su's heart, Zhou Yu's move was really a little suspicious.

At this time, Zhuge Liang, who had not spoken for a long time, also helped: "The governor's words are very fair, the governor will take it first, if it doesn't work." My father-in-law takes it again, and each depends on his ability. ”

After coming out of Liu Bei's military account, Lu Su began to complain, "Why did the governor agree to Liu Bei's agreement, Jiangling Cao Ren is a famous general, and the northern army under his command is also a person who can fight well, how can he win quickly." ”

"Haha! Zijing, Yu just said that I couldn't take it, so I let Liu Xuande go up, and now I have tens of thousands of soldiers, why worry about a southern county. Cao Ren was alone, and Yu surrounded him for several months and still didn't believe that he couldn't break it. Zhou Yu said with a smile.

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At the same time that Zhou Yu sent troops to Nanjun, Sun Ce, who was far away in Chaisang, also dispatched 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Hefei. Hefei is an important and prosperous city in the southeast built by Cao Ying and Liu Fu (later added, ordered to be Hefei New City), and its main role is to resist the enemy's fortress, so the garrison ability is extremely important to Cao's army; If Soochow wants to go on a northern expedition, Hefei is one of the obstacles and supply points. Therefore, Sun Ce's first goal in the north was set as Hefei, and among the troops, Tai Shici and Huang Zhongdian led the Chinese army of 30,000 people, of course, to follow Sun Ce to the north, and in addition to Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other veterans, Sun Ben, Sun Fu, Sun Wei, Sun Yu, Sun Jiao and other Sun generals also went with the army.

On the contrary, those generals of the family who were given high hopes by the Jiangdong clan could not follow the army because they had to defend the place, except for Zhang Zhao and Zhu Ran who led another army to attack Dangtu. However, for such a situation, the families are also helpless, because except for the Zhu family, which is mainly in the army, the others are heirlooms of poetry and books, and it is difficult for them to go to war.

Outside Hefei, Sun Ce's army had been besieged for two months, but there was no progress, which made Sun Ce, who had already reined in his temper, angry. In the big tent, looking at the rain that had been raining for half a month, Sun Ce said: "Ziyi, Lone is ready to rush forward with a handsome light horse, Lone doesn't believe it, small Hefei can block Lone!" ”

"Is the lord ready to rush on a light horse?" Before Tai Shici could answer urgently, a voice came from outside the tent, and he saw Zhang Hong, the military advisor of the army, walking in from outside the tent.

Seeing Zhang Hong coming, even if Sun Ce is now a general of Wu Hou's chariot and cavalry, he is inevitably a little nervous in his heart. Before Sun Ce raised his army, he treated the two Zhang with a teacher's courtesy, and Zhang Hong was also Sun Ce's strategist when he first started, and Sun Ce called him by his name among the Wenchen in Jiangdong, only calling Zhang Zhao Zhang Gong and Zhang Hong the east, and respecting him from this.

I don't want to say it today, I was going to say that I wanted to take the lead in riding lightly, but Zhang Hong heard it, Sun Ce's depression in his heart can be imagined, but this is not the most important thing, the important thing is that Zhang Hong's preaching is in a blink of an eye. Sure enough, after getting Sun Ce's nod, Zhang Hong said bitterly: "The soldiers are murder weapons, and the fighters are also in danger." Today, the strong and strong spirit under his command, the sudden rape captives, and the people of the three armies are all chilling. Although the general is holding the flag and shocking the enemy, this is just a partial general, and it is not suitable for the main general. I also hope that the lord will suppress the courage and cultivate the courage of the overlord. ”

Sun Ce only nodded yes when he heard this, and now Sun Ce is no longer the young man he was back then, and he will no longer be impulsive. Besides, Sun Ce would never do such a thing as a light cavalry rush. Because Sun Jian was shot by Huang Zu because of the battle, and when Sun Jian died, Sun Ce was still seventeen or eighteen years old, and now Sun Shao is only seven or eight years old, if he Sun Ce dies, he will really be an orphan and a widow.

"Mr. Dongdong, there is news from Zhang Gong." Sun Ce didn't want to dwell too much on this issue, so he turned his mouth and mentioned Zhang Zhaobu, who was attacking Dangtu.

Zhang Hong remembered when he heard this, and said: "I am here for this matter, Zibu can't attack it for a long time, and now that the rainy season is coming, it is even more difficult to attack the city and trap the ground, so it is better to let his troops rest for a while." ”

Sun Ce glanced at the map and said, "Hey! I don't want a little Hefei to stop Lone's footsteps. ”

Zhang Hong looked at Sun Ce and said with a smile: "Why should the lord be discouraged, Hefei and my Jiangdong will be taken sooner or later, and I will not fight for a moment." ”

"Okay!" Sun Ce didn't have a good way to say: "The army continues to besiege the city, and send scouts to reconnoiter the enemy army and have reinforcements." ”

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