On the evening of June 24, the tenth year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu returned to Anhuikou.

Lu Su and Han Dang immediately went to greet him.

After Zhou Yu returned to the county mansion with a gloomy face, he immediately said, "Zijing, Han Gong, what's going on?" ”

Lu Su explained the situation again, and said at the end: "The soldiers who escaped from Lingyang said that Wu Hou and Zigang Gong were captured by Shen Chen, but Zi Gang Gong threw Wu Hou's seal and purple grant into the water, and lied that Wu Hou was his eldest son Zhang Xuan, thinking that Wu Hou was only captured, and Shen Chen did not know his identity. ”

"Wu Hou is in prison, this is our fault, and the top priority now is to rescue Wu Hou."

Zhou Yu looked around and said, "Don't let the news of this matter leak out, we will only be captured by Shen Chen, Ziganggong." Huang Zu is now in my hands, we can wait for two days first, send someone to warn Shen Chen, and then use Wu Hou's order to let us exchange Huang Zu for Zi Ganggong and Wu Hou, so as to prevent Shen Chen from using Wu Hou to blackmail us. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Su nodded and muttered: "This is the best, and we can't be in a hurry, we must pretend not to care about Ziganggong's appearance and attack in a big way." When the time comes, it will be Wu Hou's order, it is Wu Hou who cares about Zigang Gong, and he doesn't want Zi Ganggong and his son to lose, so he can't bear to let go of Huang Zu, the enemy who killed his father, and he must be able to deceive him easily. ”

If they were in too much of a hurry, with Shen Chen's cleverness, they would definitely suspect that there was some big man in Lingyang City? Such an impatient attack on the city will even force him to be anxious at that time, and kill Sun Quan and Zhang Hong together and retreat, which will collapse for Jiangdong.

Therefore, Lu Su thought that he must not act too urgently, but just pretend that he didn't care about Zhang Hong. According to the normal fight, if a strategist of his own army is captured by the enemy, it will not make Shen Chenhu suspicious, and Sun Quan can be safe.

But you can't help but save Sun Quan, and the world knows that Sun Quan respects Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong the most, so in the name of Sun Quan, exchanging Huang Zu for Zhang Hong and Sun Quan is the best way.

Zhou Yu felt that his words made sense, so he said, "Well, just do it." We will first straighten out our military affairs in the next two days, and then we will go to Lingyang in a few days. ”

"What happens after that?"

Lu Meng suddenly said: "Now that Shen Chen has Wu Hou and Zigang Gong in his hands, can he just watch him run rampant?" Go south from Qingshui, enter Jinghu Lake, and then go to Poshui, wouldn't you be able to go back to Nanchang? ”

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will never let him leave, where are Lu Meng and Xu Sheng?" ”

"In!"

Lu Meng and Xu Sheng stood up.

Zhou Yu looked at the two of them and said: "I expect Shen Chen to capture Lingyang and get a lot of grain and grass, either to guard Lingyang and wait for reinforcements, or to retreat to Nanchang, but at this time, we should save Wu Hou first, and the two of you will lead the troops south from Yunxi, control Yixian, and cut off Shen Chen's retreat." ”

"Yui!"

The two took the order and left.

Zhou Yu looked around at everyone, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes: "After rescuing Wu Hou, we must completely annihilate Shen Chen, and we must not let this fang leave Jiangdong alive!" ”

"Yui!"

The soldiers agreed.

In the following period, Zhou Yu began his rescue plan for Sun Quan.

He first sent someone to send a letter to Lingyang, urging Shen Chen to surrender in a stern tone, giving him a few days to release Zhang Hong's father and son.

Then they led the mighty fleet from Qingshui and captured Lincheng, so that their army was less than thirty kilometers away from Lingyang, and the fleet could reach Lingyang within an hour at most.

This undoubtedly conveyed two messages to Shen Chen.

The first is that they don't care about Zhang Hong's life and death, and the second is that the reason why they are willing to give a certain period of time now is to give them the opportunity to release the hostages, otherwise they will have to sacrifice Zhang Hong in the future.

At the same time, the two sides are also constantly negotiating letters, and countless letters from Lincheng to Lingyang are being sent every day, and they are testing each other.

There are many examples of such letters exchanged between the enemy and the enemy during the war.

For example, there were a large number of letters between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, and after Sun Ce's death at that time, there were also a lot of correspondence between Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and even Sun Quan was almost fooled by Cao Cao into sending his family to Xu Du as hostages.

The reason for this is that I want to spy on the other party's intelligence.

But it's a pity that Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not ordinary people, and they did not leak anything, and they really did not make Shen Chen suspicious, making him a little suspicious that there were any big people in Lingyang City.

It's just that the other party is pressing step by step, which makes Shen Chen think about it, Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not good at stubble, they go deep into the hinterland, and they will never give up.

Therefore, he had to think of a way, how to get rid of Zhou Yu and Lu Su and return to Nanchang safely.

On the night of July 3, Shen Chen and Liu Qi were discussing in another mansion.

"Ah Chen, you're back."

Liu Qi saw Shen Chen coming back in the dust and went up to greet him.

Shen Chen also wore a coat on his body, because it had rained lightly in the Huangshan Mountains in the past few days, and there were torrents and light rains along the Qingshui to Taiping Lake and Poshui.

He took off his coat and put it on the shelf at the door, took off his shoes full of yellow mud, and put on a pair of clogs and entered the house.

"The eldest son."

After Shen Chen entered the house, he said in a deep voice, "Is there any news for the latest?" ”

Liu Qi said: "That Zhou Yu wrote to me every day, and I replied according to your tone, without revealing any situation, but it didn't seem good, General Huang was captured by them." ”

"General Huang was captured?"

Shen Chen frowned.

Among the Jingzhou factions, Huang Zu and Kuai Liang supported Liu Biao, and at the same time supported Liu Qi.

It was not until Kuai Liang died of illness in the later period, Huang Zu was repeatedly attacked by Sun Quan, and finally after he died in battle, Liu Qi no longer had supporters, and he was forced by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue and others step by step, and he lost the position of Jingzhou pastor.

If Huang Zu is lost early, then Liu Qi will lose two supporters, and for Liu Qi, his position in Jingzhou will be even more unfavorable, and he is afraid that it will be dangerous.

"yes."

Liu Qi said: "General Huang has always been friendly with me, and we must find a way to save him. ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen nodded slightly and said, "I'll find a way, Gongzi will first take a look at the letter that Zhou Yu wrote to me these days." ”

"It's all here."

Liu Qi brought a large pile of official documents on the table.

Shen Chen took it, looked at each one carefully, and asked Liu Qi to say the reply he gave.

After reading it, Shen Chen muttered: "It seems that Zhou Yu doesn't care about Zhang Hong's life, he has already threatened us and is ready to attack Lingyang in two days." ”

"What then?"

Liu Qi asked.

Shen Chen took out a map from his arms and said, "Don't worry, eldest son, I have already explored the retreat route and can leave at any time." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Qi was surprised to see a drawing with a precise painting, and said, "What is this picture?" ”

"I drew it."

Shen Chen smiled: "This is the terrain around Yishan. ”

Yishan is the ancient name of Yellow Mountain.

During this time, Shen Chen was actually not in the city, and according to the information given by Zhang Hong, he went to Anwu, Jing County, Yixian and other places to inspect the terrain and study the layout of the Jiangdong Army.

In fact, there is almost no Jiangdong Army in these places, and even if there is, there are only a few dozen county officials at most, which can barely be regarded as a defense force.

Because the southeast hills were Shanyue's territory at that time, the Shanyue people and the Sun Wu regime have always been feuding, and the war began to be fought in the Sun Ce period, and it never stopped in the Sun Quan period, and the two sides were on the same footing.

Therefore, Shen Chen easily contacted the local Shanyue chieftains, and with their help, he obtained the terrain of the entire southeast hills along the line and drew a drawing.

Liu Qi leaned over and said, "Didn't we think about withdrawing from Poshui to Nanchang before?" ”

"yes."

Shen Chen nodded, pointed to the west of Yixian County and said: "But I don't expect Zhou Yu to give up, so I went deep into the mountains and forests to draw a map, and under the leadership of the local Shanyue people, I discovered this Yunxi River." ”

"Yunxi River?"

Liu Qi looked over, and his brows suddenly furrowed: "This river is actually connected to the big river. ”

Shen Chen said: "Yes, this river originates in Yixian, although it is not connected to Poshui and Qingshui, it can penetrate deep into Yixian, if Jiangdong sends people into the mountains from here, it can attack Yixian and cut off our back road." ”

"That's good."

Liu Qi panicked, if the retreat was cut off, wouldn't he have to fight alone?

Shen Chen said: "General Liu Pan of Nanchang has sent someone to inform me that he has sent Zhonglang General Huang Zhong to meet me a few days ago, and he will arrive in a few days." ”

Liu Qi laughed: "That's good, if there is righteousness, you can repel them." ”

"It's hard to say."

Shen Chen groaned: "I went to see the terrain of Yixian, located in the deep mountains and old forests, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Jiangdong army occupies Yixian first, our army is small, I am afraid that even if I join with General Liu Pan, I will be completely annihilated by them." ”

The main force of the Jiangdong Army is more than 40,000 people, and their current strength is only more than 4,000 people, although Liu Pan will send reinforcements over, but the number will not be too much, after all, his total strength is only more than 20,000 people.

Therefore, in the face of the huge Jiangdong Army, if it loses Yixian, it is equivalent to losing the opportunity, and when the time comes, the retreat will be cut off, even if there are hostages in hand, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

"Ah Chen, do you have a way?"

Liu Qi hurriedly asked.

Shen Chen nodded: "There is a way, if everything goes well, maybe we can defeat the main force of the Jiangdong Army and capture Zhou Yu alive." Even if it doesn't go well, you can easily retreat back to Nanchang. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Qi was pleasantly surprised: "What way?" ”

Shen Chen smiled slightly: "Thanks to the help of my friends in Shanyue, I found a suitable place for ambush after looking at the terrain, but this place is located north of Yixian, if you want to implement it successfully, you must let the Jiangdong Army be blocked from Yixian." ”

"Then how can we keep the Jiangdong Army out of Yixian?"

Liu Qi asked again.

Shen Chen looked in the direction of the Lingyang County Ya, and said softly: "Then someone must inform Zhou Yu of the movements of our army, I think that Zhang Xuan is quite suitable, and he must be asked to bring back the fake news." ”

"Fake news?"

Liu Qi was puzzled: "I heard that Zhou Yu and Lu Su are all first-class smart people in the world, can fake news really deceive them?" ”

Shen Chen laughed: "Fake news is naturally not easy to deceive them, but what if it's true? ”

"What do you mean?"

"Sometimes, the truth is false, the truth is false, the truth is true, in fact, it is just a thought."

"But just put Zhang Xuan back like this, I'm afraid they will be suspicious."

"I just let them suspect, and I have to make a coincidence, it's best to let Zhang Xuan run back by himself, so that they will doubt the truth of the matter."

Shen Chen's eyes flickered with a faint light.

Sometimes, fake news is not necessarily fake, and true news is not necessarily true, it depends on who is the smart person and calculates each other!

Now I have a yellow code, I have to do nucleic acid every day for the past two days, and I have to go to the hospital every day to report, so there is no way to update it unsteadily. But the good news is that it will be stable soon, and it will recover in a few days, waiting for my good news.

(End of chapter)