Yuzhang, Jiangdong military camp.

In the big tent, Sun Quan looked quite anxious, and said: "Gong Jin, Fei Lan and Dai Yuan conspired against each other, and even harmed Bohai and Shubi, which has the potential to shake the foundation of my Sun family, if you collude with Liu Bei, I am afraid the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"And Huang shot to lead the Jingzhou reinforcements to Xisai Mountain, which has the intention of attacking our army with Liu Bei. At present, the situation is difficult, and our army should withdraw as soon as possible to quell the civil strife. ”

Zhou Yu got up to appease Sun Quan and said, "Your command, don't worry. It is very convenient for our army to go by boat. However, if he withdraws now, Liu Bei's army will be unrestrained, and he is afraid that he will attack the east to take Shexian, Yixian, Lingyang and other Yishan counties; or went south to discuss Sun Yuzhang and Sun Luling. ”

"If Zijing can persuade Peng Hu to rebel, he can restrain the troops in Jingzhou in Yuzhang, so that Liu Bei will have no way to separate, so that he can peek into my Yishan counties, or reduce the pressure on Sun Yuzhang and the two brothers."

Huo Jun's guess was not wrong, Sun Quan and the others did receive the news of the rebellion of Concubine Lan and Dai Yuan earlier than Huo Jun and them.

At that time, Sun Quan learned that there was a rebellion in his hometown, and the two relatives of Sun Yi and Sun He died, Taishou, were in a panic mood, and wanted to immediately withdraw the army and return to the division to solve the rebellion in Danyang. Zhou Yu stopped Sun Quan's panicked move, and told Sun Quan that it was not difficult to withdraw the army, but it was difficult to solve the situation in Yuzhang and Danyang after the withdrawal.

Liu Bei's subordinates, who had lost the pincer of the army, could move east or south with their hands free, so as to stabilize the situation in Yuzhang. In that way, after Sun Quan dealt with the Danyang rebellion, he would face an even more powerful Jingzhou army. It's so difficult to deal with at the moment, let alone Liu Bei after his strength has grown.

Therefore, Zhou Yu suggested that Peng Hu, a water thief with a dial in Poyang Lake, should be the Taishou of Poyang, and list all the water thieves as generals, so that they could rebel and attack the county and township. The Jingzhou army was contained in Yuzhang County, unable to invade the Yishan counties eastward, so as to buy time for them to quell the Danyang rebellion.

Sun Quan adopted Zhou Yu's opinion and sent Lu Su as an envoy to Poyang thief Peng Hu, and divided the western part of Yuzhang County as Poyang County, which was expressed as the Taishou of Poyang County.

However, Lu Su went for several days, and no news came back. Moreover, the Jingzhou reinforcements led by Huang Jie also arrived at Nanxi Saishan and threatened the flank of the army, which made Sun Quan impatient and began to be anxious about the situation in Danyang.

"Can Zijing tell me when he can return to the camp?" Sun Quan asked.

Zhou Yu comforted Sun Quan and sat down, and said: "Your command, according to what Zi Jing Hu said, Zi Jing will be able to return to the camp tomorrow in the morning, and he will be able to return to the camp tomorrow in the evening." ”

Listening to Zhou Yu's advice, Sun Quan had to force himself to calm down again. Comfort yourself that although Sun Yi and Sun He died, there were still generals such as Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan in the county, so the situation would not deteriorate.

After another hour, the attendant walked in from outside the tent and said, "Your command, Mr. Lu has returned and is waiting outside the camp. ”

Hearing this, Sun Quan was overjoyed and said, "A certain person personally came out to greet him." ”

Saying that, Sun Quan strode out of the tent, greeted Lu Su, who looked haggard, shook hands and said: "There is Lao Zijing running around, I don't know what the situation of the envoy is?" ”

"I've seen my subordinates!"

Lu Su cheered up and said with a smile: "The situation in Yuzhang is turbulent today, Peng Hu has tens of thousands of men and women in his hands, and he has been anti-hearted for a long time. I am afraid that the Jingzhou Navy Division is strong, and I am worried that there is no one to help, so I dare not rebel. Su obeyed the orders of his subordinates and sent them out of the water village, which was quite courteous. ”

"Now that Huang Zu is dead, the Jingzhou Navy Division has been destroyed, and there are subordinates to help, showing him as a guard, Peng Hu is fearless, and he is willing to lead Poyang to guard his duties, and lead his subordinates to cross Peng Lize, serve his subordinates, attack the counties and townships around Daze, and share the pressure for our army."

"Good!"

Sun Quan smiled and said: "Peng Hu's guy has long been ready to move, in the past, he wanted to be stable and didn't want to move troops, but he didn't expect it to come in handy here today." (Note (1))"

Peng Hu was originally a businessman, but due to frequent wars, his capital was lost, and he was afraid that he would be collected for debts when he returned to his hometown, so he started a business of killing people and robbing money in Poyang Lake.

At the time of the war, Yuzhang Taishou watched the change, and the people suffered from the war and military service, and they hid in Poyang Lake one after another, thinking that they were avoiding military service and paying taxes. Peng Hu took the opportunity to recruit those people into the gang and became the nominal overlord of Poyang Lake, holding tens of thousands of men and women.

"Zijing, I don't know when Peng Hu will raise his troops?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su replied: "Under the command of Qi Yu, when Su returned to the camp, Peng Huyan will raise troops tomorrow to occupy Poyang County, thinking that the county is the seat of governance. ”

Sun Quan turned his head to look at Zhou Yu and asked, "Gong Jin, the battle situation in Danyang is urgent, and Peng Hu pinned down the Jingzhou army for our army." Without further ado, Lone immediately ordered the whole army to pack up the camp and leave by boat while it was dark tonight. How? ”

Zhou Yu bowed his head slightly and said, "It can be from the command." ”

……

That night, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu took advantage of the night to board the ship and leave, leaving behind the burned camp.

The next day, Liu Bei led everyone to the burned Jiangdong military camp, only to see that the ground was full of broken military tents and ashes after the flames burned.

"As Zhong Miao said, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were worried about the Danyang war and led their troops to retreat." Liu Bei said: "Next, you can speak from Zhongmiao, march south to Sun Ben brothers, and east to Yishan counties. ”

When Xu Shu saw the enemy retreating, he also smiled and said: "Spring ploughing has arrived, Sun Quan has withdrawn, and the people can produce with peace of mind." When the harvest is in summer and autumn, our army will have something to eat. Yuzhang is rich, one year old, plus Jingzhou grain and grass, the army is enough to eat. ”

However, before Liu Bei and Xu Shu were happy, the scouts under Gan Ning's tent trotted over, looking anxious, and said: "Lord Qiqi, Poyang thief Peng Hu led the crowd to rebel and attack our army's counties and townships. ”

Liu Bei restrained his smile, frowned, and said, "When?" ”

"Just last night." The scout replied.

"Last night?"

Liu Bei muttered, thinking of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu who had withdrawn the army, and immediately reacted and scolded: "Sun Quan'er, dare to do this!" ”

Huo Jun suddenly realized, he was still wondering why Sun Quan and Zhou Yu did not return to the army after receiving the news, it turned out that they wanted to leave Peng Hu, a-stirring stick, before withdrawing the army.

Even the wise can make mistakes.

Xu Shu stroked his beard and said, "Lord, I have heard of Peng Hu's name. It is entrenched in Peng Lize, lives on the island in the middle of the lake, and gathers tens of thousands of people. Today's rebellion must be instigated by Sun Quan to attack Yuzhang, which should not be underestimated, and should be discussed quickly. ”

"What does Zhong Miao think?" Liu Bei asked.

After a little silence, Huo Jun said: "Peng Hu's people are just a rabble, they used to be entrenched in Daze, and the waterways are dense, and people who are not familiar with the geography cannot ask for it. Now that it has gone ashore, it has lost the advantage of its terrain, and it is not difficult to break it. ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun showed a smile on his face and said, "Huang Jiangxia unfortunately died in the world, and the sailor was destroyed. Today, the Penghu troops are familiar with water warfare, and if they can be captured, they can be the sailors, and we can also rebuild the sailors. ”

If there are bad things, it is better to change the way of thinking and turn bad things into good things.

Peng Hu's subordinates, most of them are people who are begging for a living on the water, and now that the Jiangxia Sailor has been destroyed, if Peng Hu's subordinates can be captured, Liu Bei and Liu Qi can also form a sailor on their own.

Liu Bei bowed his head slightly and said, "That's the only way!" ”

Not long after everyone discussed and digested this bad news, Liu Qi led Wang Cang's brother Wang Kai to hurry over, bringing a very bad news.

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(1) "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Dong Raid" Poyang thief Peng Hu and tens of thousands of others, attacked and discussed with Xuantong, Buqi, and Jiang Qin. The attack was broken, and the tigers and others saw the flag, so they dispersed, and the sun was peaceful.

(End of chapter)