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From Zhou Yu's arrival in Shucheng to the present, it has been a period of time, during which Liu Feng has not contacted Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu himself has been very tossed in the city by fighting against the Jiangdong Army, especially when he openly turned against Liu Xun and refused to obey orders on the grounds of Liu Xun's incompetence.

It is also because of this that Zhou Shang made this trip.

But Liu Feng couldn't have imagined that Zhou Yu had been tossing for so long and making such a big move, and even did not hesitate to disguise himself as an arrogant and rampant young man with no one in his eyes in Shucheng, just to bring Zhou Shang back from Pengcheng.

According to the news that Liu Feng learned, since Zhou Yu arrived from Pengcheng, Yuan Shu's Praetorian Guards accompanied him in and out, and he was accompanied by the Praetorian Guards all the way to visit him, and he couldn't do anything hidden, let alone get in touch with Zhou Shang. If all this was done in order to deceive Yuan Shu and let him send Zhou Shang from Pengcheng, then how deep scheming would it take? How long does it take to succeed?

"Gongda, not really!" Liu Feng felt that his voice trembled a little.

"As for, of course, the intelligence lord in all aspects also understands, to be honest, we all underestimated the kid back then, he has grown up very fast in recent years, although his subordinates have always been conceited and intelligent, but they may not be able to surpass him." Xun You sighed, "Maybe when he was ordered to bring troops to Lujiang to support, he had already thought of today, and its layout can be described as simple and atmospheric, but effective. I have to say that that kid is very scheming. ”

"Can it not be deep, if the scheming is not deep, how can it be possible to defeat Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops with only 30,000 people in history? And in later generations, they are all models of famous generals in the world. Liu Feng said to himself in his heart, "In history, Zhou Yu only lived to be thirty-six years old, and now although he is still young and not at his peak, he is also in the rising period, and it is reasonable to be able to plan for so long." ”

"Gongda, you have said so much, but I still only know the conclusion, and I ask Gongda to solve your doubts." After coming back to his senses, Liu Feng asked.

"This ......" Xun You was embarrassed for a moment before continuing to explain, "When Liu Xun went out of the city for a decisive battle, he was defeated by us in one fell swoop, and in order not to attract Yuan Shu's attention, we let him go and let him escape back with the remnants of the army, without taking the opportunity to take the city." Or at the beginning, Zhou Yu saw through our purpose, and when he was appointed to lead troops to support Lujiang, he had already made a plan with Zhou Shang, that is, to take the opportunity to break with Yuan Shu. Because no matter what, Yuan Shu will not be wrong to rebel, even if the princes are competing for power now, the Son of Heaven is still recognized by everyone as the Liu family. ”

"The Zhou family is only their uncle and nephew under the rule of Yuan Shu, and the family members are all in Shucheng, as long as they leave, Lujiang is broken by us, and the Zhou family will naturally be able to break away from Yuan Shu. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Yu came, he immediately launched an attack, just to seize power from Liu Xun with the power of a great victory. Moreover, he pretended to be a rampant person, deceived Liu Xun and Yuan Shu, in order to suppress Zhou Yu, Yuan Shu could only send Zhou Shang, an old man. Because he knew that although Yuan Shu's subordinates had many talents, very few of them could really be used for him, and even fewer could come to Shucheng. The subordinates are sure that if it is not Zhou Shang who comes this time, Zhou Yu will definitely continue to fall out with the comer until Zhou Shang arrives. And in this case, Yuan Shu did not dare to transfer him away for the sake of Shucheng's safety. ”

"The Zhou family has always had a friendship with the lord, Yuan Shu also knows it, it is impossible not to take precautions against it, Zhou Yu's side is always followed by Yuan Shu's henchmen, to ensure that he will not make small moves in secret, I believe that Zhou Shang's side must be the same. This is also the reason why his subordinates admire it, a long time ago, a plan, until now it is about to be completed, and there are no major twists and turns in the middle. If you change to a subordinate to do it, you may not be able to succeed. Xun You sighed.

"In other words, he took the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in exchange for Zhou Shang's safety." Liu Feng pondered Xun You's words, "That's more than half of the elite, it's lost in vain, if it's true, the price is too great!" ”

Liu Feng was a little unhappy. Originally, he just took the route of elite soldiers, and never dared to recruit troops on a large scale, but now Zhou Yu has pit him with nearly a million troops because of one person, so how can he not feel distressed.

"Not necessarily." Xun You disagreed with Liu Feng's words, "When we decided to let Liu Xun go, we were already prepared for heavy losses, no matter who came, relying on the strong city walls, they could effectively stop our attack." Zhou Yu is understandable for doing this, and after fighting for so long, it is estimated that he should also be in charge of the army, except for the henchmen sent by Yuan Shu and Liu Xun's own lineage, I am afraid that Shucheng's army has been controlled by him, which is also to eliminate potential enemies for us. ”

Thinking about it from another angle, it is understandable for Zhou Yu to do this. If Zhou Yu didn't care about Zhou Shang's life or death, and relied on the Zhou family to directly seize power as soon as he arrived in Shucheng, under the circumstances at that time, it would inevitably cause chaos in Shucheng, and even if he got Shucheng, it would be just a mess. Besides, if such a cold-blooded person came over, could the lord still treat him like before? ”

"So it's a contradiction!" Liu Feng was speechless, and could only sigh.

"The lord has no time to sigh, now Cao Cao has broken the bridge and the Rui army, approaching Xuzhou, Yingchuan and Runan will inevitably take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle, no matter what the result is, this long-lasting war should also end, otherwise when the heavy snow comes, no one knows what will happen, in today's good situation, they will never give Yuan Shu a chance to turn the tables. And we must also end the war in Shucheng and even the entire Lujiang as soon as possible, otherwise the other battlefields will end, and only ourselves will be left, which will be a little conspicuous, in case Yuan Shu insists on keeping Shucheng and driving us out of Lujiang in order to maintain the face of his 'Son of Heaven', then the previous efforts will be in vain. ”

"Zhou Yu must also understand this question, so when Zhou Shang arrives, they will definitely make a big move. And it's time for us to get ready. Xun You suggested.

"Well, I hope Gongda's judgment is correct." Liu Feng said, "Then what should we do?" ”

"The East Gate is the breakthrough point in this battle, and we can secretly transfer elite soldiers to the East Gate now." Xun You replied, "And on the south gate side, once the battle starts, immediately dispatch medium-sized catapults to suppress the city head with all its might, and create opportunities for melee siege." If possible, capture Shucheng in the shortest possible time to maintain the stability of Shucheng, not a large city that has been destroyed. ”

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A few days later, when the news came that Sun Jian had broken through the combined forces of Zhang Xun, Liu Biao and Zhang Ji on the Yingchuan battlefield and had broken through Pingyu and pursued for hundreds of miles, Liu Feng finally no longer doubted Xun You's words. At this time, the plan drawn up by the Jiangdong military had also been secretly completed.

At this time, Zhou Shang had also arrived in Shucheng and made the decision to go all out to defeat the enemy army at the East Gate.