Sun Ce led his army across the river and ordered Cheng Pu to lead the army to Changsha first, and then he also went up the river to Changsha, while Qin Song was ordered to go to Xiangyang to try to persuade Liu Bei to rebuild the old friendship with Liu Bei.

It's just that Qin Song has not yet arrived in Xiangyang, Zhang Fei's troops have already arrived in Zhongxiang, where is Zhang Fei's opponent in Yu Lu, who is stationed in Zhongxiang, did not hold it for a day, Zhongxiang was lost, and then Fan Chou conquered the Jingling garrisoned by Wu Jing, Zhang Fei went south along the East Road and went straight to Xiakou, and Fan Chou went south along the river to attack Heyang.

Qin Song was very anxious, but unfortunately because there were many fleets on the river to transport supplies to Fan Chou, the ships were moving very slowly, and Qin Song's ships were hanging the banner of messengers, and they were also detained and checked from time to time, and the time to come and go was delayed, and when Qin Song finally arrived in Xiangyang, the entire Jiangxia County had almost completely fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

Look at Changsha County again, Guan Yu's subordinate Li Tong led the army to besiege Xiangyin, Guan Yu personally led the troops to attack Xinyang, due to the arrival of Cheng Pu, the situation in Xiangyin stabilized, Cheng Pu's combat power was strong, but Li Tong was not easy to deal with, with the advantage of troops and camps, and Cheng Pu entangled, the two sides fought an equal match.

On the other side, Guan Yu was attacking Xinyang, and Han Dang was already in danger.

Fortunately, at this time, Sun Ce led the army to arrive, Sun Ce was newly arriving, and with high morale, he confronted Guan Yu outside the city for a while, but unfortunately, Guan Yu's courage was really difficult.

There is no need to mention the fighting generals, in front of Guan Yu's horizontal knife formation, Sun Ce didn't even dare to come out of the formation, although Sun Ce had the heart to step forward to fight the generals, but he was stopped by Zhang Hong. No matter how you say it, Sun Ce is still a minor teenager, how can he resist the world's top generals. If there is a mistake, the sky in Koto will fall.

Formation battles are also not good, Guan Yu has rich experience, uses soldiers and is calm, plus the advantage of the main general's bonus, even if the troops suffer a little loss, Guan Yu is still pressing Sun Ce to fight. After losing two battles in a row, Sun Ce had to admit that he couldn't beat Guan Yu in the field battle.

Zhang Hong wanted to move troops to Xiangyin again. The way to eat Li Tong first, I didn't expect to be ambushed by Guan Yu on the way, but fortunately, Sun Ce's command ability is strong, plus Zhang Hong's military skills. Then Han Dang attacked Guan Yu in time to attack Guan Yu in the flank. Only then did the whole body retreat to Xinyang.

At the same time, news also came from Jiujiang that the last people and troops had withdrawn across the Yangtze River, Cao Cao had occupied Xunyang, and at the same time, he was also actively preparing ships to train the navy in Linhu and Xunyang.

Zhang Zhao rushed from Danyang to see Sun Ce. Now that the situation is clear, delay it any longer. Things are in trouble.

Zhang Zhao was taken aback when he saw Sun Ce, Sun Ce's face was very haggard, and his eye circles were also dark, looking like he would fall down at any time.

"Lord, you are"

Sun Ce touched his face with a wry smile, shook his head and said, "It's just that I can't sleep well, Mr. Zibu doesn't have to worry." ”

"How can the subordinates not worry, the lord is like this, what will happen to the subordinate generals when they see it? Lord, this matter involves the hearts of the military, and you can't be careless1

Sun Ce was shocked! A cold sweat broke out behind him, being frightened like this, the worry in Sun Ce's heart seemed to have dissipated a lot, and he was greatly relieved, Sun Ce reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said: "It's a mistake, I'll pay attention, Mr. Zibu is here, but there is something important here." ”

Zhang Zhao said solemnly: "Lord, the matter has come to this point, can't you ask for help from strangers?" ”

"This"

"Lord, maybe you don't know, your subordinates have seen Fang Zhiwen, the general of Zhengbei, right?"

Sun Cehu looked at Zhang Zhao suspiciously, not knowing what Zhang Zhao wanted to say?

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly, raised his eyes slightly and looked ahead, as if he was recalling something: "Lord, I was once trapped by the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, and later Fang Zhiwen captured the city and saved his subordinates, and I saw Fang Zhiwen that time." ”

"It seems like many years ago, right?"

"Yes, six or seven years."

"Didn't Fang Zhiwen recognize Mr. Zibu at that time?"

"No, he recognizes it."

"Then with Fang Zhiwen's vision, I will definitely recruit Mr. Zibu." When Sun Ce said this, there was some worry and jealousy in his tone, although Zhang Zhao was in front of him now, he still couldn't help but think so.

"Oh, no, after he asked me what I thought of the world, especially of the world, he said to me that although I have some talents, I can only be a bird flying under the eaves, and I cannot become a bird that soars in the sky, and then I left myself to 1

"Huh!? Fang Zhiwen is really blind! Mr. Zibu is so talented."

"No, now it seems that General Zhengbei has a unique vision, he is right, his subordinates are indeed not talented, just looking at the current situation in Jiangdong, it shows that his subordinates are incompetent1

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao with complicated eyes, his heart was full of unwillingness and resentment, if Zhang Zhao was really a bird's, then what was Zhang Zhao as a dry city? The head of the finches!?

"Mr. Zibu"

"Lord, the son said that he was ashamed and brave, knowing his own shortcomings, in order to face up to the problem and solve the problem, now I understand how ignorant and ridiculous I was that day. The lord, his subordinates are here to ask for orders, please allow his subordinates to send an envoy to Youzhou and ask for help from General Zhengbei1

Zhang Zhao bowed his hand and bowed down to wait for Sun Ce's decision.

Zhang Zhao's words were like a morning bell at dusk, waking up the confused Sun Ce, and his heart suddenly surged up like a tide of anger, Zhang Zhao was admonishing himself! Zhang Zhao is not only talking about himself, but also talking about Sun Ce, the person who can be ashamed and brave should be Sun Ce.

The arrogant Sun Ce was first defeated by Cao Cao, and then by Guan Yu, and finally knew that he was actually only one of the heroes of this great era, not a very outstanding one, so he no longer had the arrogance of the day, and he would become so haggard and depressed.

Now Zhang Zhao's words. Zhang Zhao and Sun Ce were placed in a very low position, looking up at the sky again, the difference between the bird's bird and the bird's. Not only physically, but also in the heart, only by lowering one's position and strengthening one's will to fly to the sky again, can everything start again.

"Mr. Zibu, I understand1 Sun Ce clenched the ancient ingot knife beside him, and his eyes were full of resoluteness again. looked at Zhang Zhao and said in a deep voice: "I understand, fortunately, Mr. Zibu woke up, and Mr. Zibu's request was agreed." After meeting with the general of Zhengbei, please ask Mr. Zibu to meet Zhang Zhiyuan again, and try to persuade him to rescue our army, in addition. A certain association sent Lu Fan as an envoy to Jingnan. Fight for the support of those strangers1

Zhang Zhao's face softened, and he said loudly: "The lord is wise, and his subordinates should do their best to assist the lord to soar above the nine heavens1

"Mr. Zibu, you and I should encourage each other with this.1

Liu Bei squinted his eyes at the map on the map shelf, watching his territory expanding, the comfort in his heart was really indescribable, this was far more addictive than the bed!

"Lord 1

"Oh. Ziyu, what. What's new? Liu Bei smiled with wrinkles on his face, and he had been in a good mood for a few days.

Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "Lord, the war in Jiangxia and Changsha is going well, isn't this good news." ”

"Hehe, yes, if it goes on like this, Jiangxia and Changsha will soon be able to return to Jingzhou! Ziyu didn't come to tell me this, did he? ”

"Well, today Sun Ce's envoy came to ask for a meeting, and his subordinates came to pay their respects."

"Sun Ce's messenger? It must be here to ask for peace.1 Liu Bei asked with a little smug stroking his beard.

Zhuge Jin nodded: "Exactly, it just seems to have come a little late1."

"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”

"The implication of the envoy's words seems to be that he intends to return Jiangxia in exchange for a reconciliation."

Liu Bei sneered: "Hmph, it's really late, now that Jiangxia I'm going to pick it up myself, I don't need him Sun Ce to pretend to be generous." ”

Zhuge Jin smiled slightly: "Lord, now we can talk about Changsha." ”

"Why bother talking, just take it directly, didn't Yun Chang fight very well?"

Zhuge Jin looked at Liu Bei, who was a little proud, and said solemnly: "Lord, the weapon of the soldier, the saint has to use it as a last resort, the lord has a better way and a smaller price to achieve the goal, why do you have to use war?" Lord, don't you care about the suffering of the people in the war? Ignoring the enormous attrition and casualties caused by the war? Where did the name of benevolence go? ”

Liu Bei was speechless when he was asked, and at the same time, a strong sense of anger and humiliation surged in his heart, but Liu Bei quickly suppressed these things, his face changed, and he immediately bowed to Zhuge Jin.

"Thank you Ziyu for reminding me, otherwise I would really have made a big mistake1

Zhuge Jin hurriedly dodged sideways, and at the same time returned the salute, looking at Liu Bei's sincerity, Zhuge Jin was very surprised, the moment of annoyance, anger and fierceness just now seemed to be just his own illusion, Zhuge Jin's heart was secretly cold, but his face was full of gratifying smiles.

"It is a blessing for the lord to be able to accept the advice sincerely, and the subordinates have trespassed just now, so please forgive the lord for his sins1

"The fault of what is the sin, what is the sin, is mine, it is mine.1

The two monarchs and ministers thanked each other, and at the end, Liu Bei said with a straight face: "Ziyu, in this way, how should Sun Ce's envoy respond?" ”

"Naturally, we have to talk about it, if Sun Ce can take the initiative to cede Changsha and Jiangxia, then our army can stop military operations and re-conclude an alliance with Sun Ce."

"Re-conclude the Covenant? The cessation of military operations is understandable, but the conclusion of an alliance is this"

"Lord, after losing Jiangxia, Lujiang, and Changsha, Sun Ce only has two counties, although there is no big loss in combat power, but the potential has been reduced to second-rate, and it is impossible to become a big problem for our army, on the contrary, Cao Cao annexed Lujiang and Jichun County, plus the previous Peiguo and East China Sea areas, the strength has increased again, therefore, Cao Cao is our henchman! Forming an alliance with Sun Ce to attack Cao Cao will be our best strategy for quite some time to come1

Liu Bei's eyes looked at the map on the side, and he saw that the east side of his territory was almost Cao Cao's territory, Zhuge Jin was right, Cao Cao was the big trouble! To be continued...