On September 1 of the eighth year of Guangxi, Guan Yu suddenly marched into Yiyang in the name of chasing and suppressing thieves.

Sun Ce was furious, and immediately publicly condemned Liu Bei for his treachery, and Liu Bei argued that Guan Yu entered Changsha County in order to chase down the thieves, only to find that behind the thieves was Sun Ce's support.

Then Liu Bei's local officials in Jiangling in Nanjun and Anhua in Wuling County also reported that they had discovered Sun Cejun under the banner of bandits, so Liu Bei went to the Son of Heaven and demanded that Sun Ce, a local tyrant who was treacherous and disregarded the emperor's orders, be severely punished, and issued a document on September 4, claiming to crusade against Sun Ce.

On the same day, Zhang Fei's army marched south to Xiangyang, preparing to launch an attack on Jingling.

At the same time, Cao Cao quietly increased the intensity of the attack, and the two guys obviously joined forces.

Yiyang defenders were not much, the city was small, under the onslaught of Guan Yu's army, the city changed hands in less than two days, after obtaining Yiyang, Guan Yu went south to attack Xinyang, wanting to completely cut off the western part of Changsha County, Han Dang immediately raised the army from Linxiang to the west, and resisted Guan Yu in Xinyang.

At this time, Fan Chou suddenly sent troops from Jiangling and stormed Jingling, Zhang Fei's men and horses turned out to be a disguise, and the real main attack was actually Fan Chou.

Now Sun Ce's situation is really bad, a few days later, Linhu was broken by Cao Cao, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai retreated across the Yangtze River, Sun Ce of Wanxian County was not allowed to retreat to Xunyang, Zhu Zhi's army was stationed in Jiujiang, and was busy receiving the people of Jiangbei to cross the river.

"How can this be true, where did these rumors come from? Immediately find the source and behead all those who spread the rumors1

Sun Ce slapped the desk angrily, and the things on the desk were scattered all over the ground. Sun Quan sat on his knees tremblingly, closing his mouth and not daring to make a sound.

Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord, I'm afraid this rumor can't be stopped." ”

"Why is that?"

"Because the rumors must have come from strangers, how can they be stopped1

"This is hateful, this insult to the reputation of the elder, can someone endure it?"

"My lord, this can only be the case. It's better to ignore it, otherwise I'm afraid it will become more and more black."

The rumors that made Sun Ce furious were about his father's wives and concubines, and it was said that Cao Cao was the best to take this bite. Therefore, the attack on Lujiang was because he fell in love with Sun Jian's woman, but fortunately, Sun Ce's family ran fast, otherwise Cao Cao might succeed again. What's more, there are rumors that Sun Ce is trying to please his mother. He also wanted to stop fighting with Cao Cao. actually quietly gave Sun Jian's widow to Cao Cao to enjoy, but Cao Cao didn't bird Sun Ce at all, and after sleeping with Sun Ce's aunt, he lifted his pants and beat him again, so that Sun Ce lost his wife and broke his soldiers! It's a big joke.

Because these rumors involved the secret history of wealthy families, they spread as fast as lightning, and soon spread to Sun Ce's ears, and Sun Ce, who was strong-blooded, was suddenly furious. It's a pity that it's useless for you to be angry about this kind of thing. It has always been an impossible task to gag people's mouths.

"Damn! Don't let someone know who did it1

"Lord" Zhang Hong thought for a long time, and felt that he should still tell Sun Ce, without talking about the matter, he would make it clear in advance, and when Sun Ce knew about it in the future, it might be even more troublesome.

"Does Mr. Fei Zigang know who did it?"

It's not hard to guess1

Zigang 1 Zhang Zhao shook his head and motioned to Zhang Hong not to speak.

Zhang Hong sighed and said: "Yiren has always liked to spread rumors, and I'm afraid this matter was also made by Yiren, so why should the lord be angry with them." ”

"Mr. Zigang's words are wrong, and it is Liu Bei who obviously benefits from this matter, so most of this matter is a rumor released by Liu Bei, and the stranger is just employed1

It's a pity that Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao's hard work was easily destroyed by another guy who thought he was smart, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong looked at Qin Song angrily and helplessly, Qin Song was unconscious, and glanced at the two of them triumphantly.

"It's too much of a deception! Liu Bei, you are a peddler and weaver mat, if you are really a villain who is hypocritical, despicable and shameless, villain!! I, Sun Ce, swear that one day I will cut off your dog's head1

"Choke! Click1

The ancient ingot knife in Sun Ce's hand flashed, chopping off a corner of the desk, Sun Ce was still angry, his eyes were red and panting!

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said, "In this case, how does the lord plan to cut off Liu Bei's dog head?" ”

"Raise the army to the west and start an all-out war with Liu Bei1

"Then Danyang and Yuzhang don't want it?"

"This"

"Does the lord really plan to make peace with Cao Cao? Isn't this just the right time to make the rumors sit for the truth? ”

"This"

After thinking about it, Sun Ce realized that his oath looked so ridiculous, and now the problem was not that he was settling accounts with Liu Bei, but that Liu Bei and Cao Cao were settling accounts with him.

Think about it carefully, it is impossible for me to beat the joint efforts of these two guys no matter what, and now between Liu Bei and Sun Ce, it can only be regarded as friction, if it is really a big fight, Cao Cao may really cross the Yangtze River south!

With a wry smile, Sun Ce put away the ancient ingot knife and silently packed up the things on the ground, Sun Quan also hurriedly ran over to help, with the help of these actions, Sun Ce slowly calmed down his excitement, and when he sat down behind the desk again, his face was already calm, as if what had never happened just now, except for the missing corner of the desk.

"Mr. Zibu, could you please teach me how to deal with the current crisis?"

This is what subordinates should do. Lord, now that the Lujiang River is untenable, it is best to return to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible, relying on the Yangtze River moat to confront Cao Cao across the river, as for Liu Bei, he should send an envoy as soon as possible to see if he can resolve the misunderstanding and try to stop the friction between the two sides. ”

"Mr. Zibu, Liu Bei wants Jiangxia and Changsha, how can friction be erased lightly?"

Qin Song said another sentence at the right time, Sun Ce nodded, looked at Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao glanced at Qin Song, stroked his beard and said: "This is indeed the case, so the subordinates want to ask the lord, is the lord sure that he can guard Jiangxia, Changsha, Yuzhang and Danyang at the same time?" Are you sure you're facing the two warlords at the same time? ”

"This is no 1

"So, you have to pull one to hit the other. You can't fight at the same time, and in addition, you should ask for help from the world's strangers as soon as possible. Presumably, they didn't want to see Cao Cao fight across the river. ”

Sun Ce groaned, although Zhang Zhao didn't say it explicitly, but pulling one must be pulling Liu Bei, Liu Bei took the initiative to tear up the agreement, not to mention, but also spread rumors everywhere, insulting the elders and his father. The enmity in this is great, but if you don't make peace with Liu Bei now, you will be a dead end.

On the other hand. Liu Bei is plotting Jiangxia and Changsha, and it is impossible for his current forces to hold two places at the same time, if he can let Jiangxia keep Changsha, it is also a feasible choice. Zhang Zhao's meaning. There is also the idea of provoking the relationship between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, if Jiangxia is given to Liu Bei, the border between Liu Bei and Cao Cao will be much larger, and the contradiction between the two will be more prominent, maybe this is really the only chance to resolve the current crisis.

As for the suggestion to contact the Tianxia Society, Sun Ce still didn't want to take it, but the Tianxia Association easily reached out and picked the fruit that originally belonged to him, and now he turned around to beg these unkind and unrighteous aliens. Sun Ce really can't save face.

"What does Mr. Zibu mean to win over Liu Bei?"

"Exactly"

"What? １

"This is ridiculous! The great fallacy of the world 1

Sun Ce glanced at the noisy ministers and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. Then he looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "Please Mr. Zibu explain the reason in detail." ”

"What is the situation now, I think everyone knows that it is impossible to fight against Liu Bei and Cao Cao at the same time, if our army crosses the river to defend itself after completing the migration of the people, then Cao Cao's southward pace will definitely be stopped, from this aspect, we should find a way to make peace with Cao Cao, and then go all out to fight Liu Bei! It's just that now Liu Bei has come up with this conspiracy, so that our army can't make peace with Cao Jun. ”

Zhang Zhao's words made everyone unable to speak, and now in this situation to make peace with Cao Cao, isn't this a confirmation of the current rumors, this kind of embarrassing thing really can't be done, Liu Bei's tricks are really vicious, and he actually blocked Sun Ce's retreat in advance, forcing Sun Ce to bow to Liu Bei.

Zhang Zhao paused, glanced at everyone, and then said: "In this way, we can only follow Liu Bei's pace for the time being, see what he wants, and at the same time, try to delay time, first, to strive for the opportunity to redeploy, and second, to find foreign aid." ”

"Mr. Zibu means delaying time?"

"I have this idea, but it's hard to say whether the other party will be tricked, in short, Liu Bei's current problem is friction, and he himself declared it like this, so there is room for relaxation, and there is no room for relaxation with Cao Cao, and it is inevitable to make peace with Liu Bei, of course, we must also be prepared to talk about it."

"What if we can't talk about it?"

"Shrink your strength, give up Jiangxia, seek unity from within, and seek foreign aid from outside."

"Give up Jiangxia and shrink your strength?" Sun Ce muttered to himself in a low voice, tasting the taste, Zhang Zhao actually meant to give up these two places, as for foreign aid, it can only be a stranger, can't he find Cao Cao?

However, Sun Ce was really unwilling, and Jiangxia was just fine, it was almost picked up for nothing, but Changsha was the foundation left by his father! It's easier said than done to give up now!

"This"

"My lord, no matter how you choose, you can't hesitate, time is of the essence1

Zhang Hong's words made Sun Ce have no time to hesitate, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, let's prepare according to this strategy, the people of Jiangxia will evacuate as soon as possible, let Zhu Zhi and Sun Ben be responsible, and Changsha, let General Cheng Pu go to Changsha as soon as possible, cooperate with General Han Dang, gradually gather the people, and assemble in the direction of Linxiang, Liu Yang, Wuchang, and Xiajun, and defend layer by layer." In addition, Zhou Yu was appointed as the governor of Jiujiang, with full responsibility for the defense line of the Yangtze River, and Mr. Zigang and I went to Xiangyin as soon as possible. Qin Song sent an envoy to Xiangyang, trying to persuade Liu Bei to continue the alliance against Cao, and if necessary, we can cede Jiangxia County. ”

Zhang Zhao was stunned for a moment, it seemed that Sun Ce was still unwilling and wanted to touch Liu Bei, but Sun Ce was still ready to fail, and Zhang Zhao did not continue to fight, as for the stranger, it seems that Sun Ce ignored it intentionally or unintentionally, and this matter can only be let go a little. To be continued...