Lu Su had just walked out of the hall, and Sun Quan's face, which was originally smiling, suddenly changed.

Zhou Yu often said that he and Sun Ce were as close as brothers, and even took the elder and younger Qiao as his concubines respectively. It turned out that he really wanted to imitate Sun Ce.

Sun Quan looked at the empty hall and said to himself: I want to learn from my eldest brother Sun Bofu, but I am not Yuan Gongdao.

It was freezing cold at this time, so the maid brought a cup of nourishing hot soup. When I opened the lid of the cup, I could smell the aroma of mutton. It was such a wonderful thing to be able to take a sip of mutton soup at this moment.

Sun Quan felt the wall of the cup was hot with his palm, so he threw it on the ground without thinking. The pottery cup holding the soup was smashed to pieces, and the mutton and soup inside were scattered all over the floor.

The maidservant was so frightened that her face turned pale. She knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, even though she was sure that she had handed it to Sun Quan safely.

Sun Quan glanced at the fragments on the ground and comforted the maid: "This has nothing to do with you, just clean it up. I am not good at using this thing. I dropped it and just replaced it with a new one..."

"Thank you, Lord..." The maid leaned over and kowtowed.

Sun Quan waved his sleeves and walked out of the hall, summoned his close confidant Zhou Shan, and said: "The New Year is coming. My little sister is getting married out of town for the first time. She may miss her hometown. Please go and choose some Jiangnan specialties and send them to Jingzhou, and write them with my family letter."

take away."

"Wei." Zhou Shan accepted the mission with clasped fists.

In February of the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao wanted to march south to Jingzhou to rescue Cao Ren.

At this time, there were 50,000 troops available around Xudu, and Cao Ren in Xiangfan, Wenpin in Nanyang, etc. had nearly 100,000 troops. If Sun Quan did not support Xinye, he could recapture Xinye and open up the grain road to Xiangfan.

All the counselors under Cao Cao's account knew that if Sun Quan did not come to support Zhou Yu, he would attack Hefei. Zhang Liao had less than 10,000 men in Hefei. If he struggled in Xinye for too long, Hefei would be lost.

When Cao Cao was hesitant, the mastermind Xun You admonished him: "Sun Quan is suspicious, and was deceived by Jiang Zitong last time with a letter. My lord, I can repeat the same trick. As long as I delay it for two months, the new field will be captured by me."

"Will Sun Quan still be fooled?" Cao Cao was also a suspicious person. He didn't believe that Sun Quan could fall into the trap twice.

Xun You smiled slightly and said, "The soldiers are cunning. We can let General Zhang launch an offensive in the Hefei area. The lord will lead his troops from Qiao to Runan. By the time Sun Quan hesitates, Xinye will have been eliminated."

"My lord, please pay attention to Liu Bei's reinforcements. After he captures Jingzhou, he can also raise 20,000 to 30,000 troops..." Cheng Yu reminded.

Xun You added: "When Liu Bei first decided to set up Jingzhou, he would not dare to support Zhou Yu with all his strength. Their Sun-Liu alliance was not as strong as expected. I expected that there would not be too many reinforcements."

After deciding on the strategy, Cao Cao set out from Xudu with 50,000 infantry and cavalry and marched southeastward with great fanfare. Zhang Liao was also actively preparing for war in the Hefei area.

Although Cao Cao did not have many troops, his momentum was even greater than in Chibi.

When the news reached Xinye, Lu Su said to Zhou Yu: "Captain Governor, Cao Cao has threatened to avenge the siege of Hefei. His main force is marching to Huainan. We will also continue to attack Xiangyang City to reduce the pressure on the lord on the eastern front."

Zhou Yu shook his head and sneered: "Thief Cao wants to hide it from the enemy. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are not able to defeat our Jiangdong navy. Now there are only a few tens of thousands of soldiers who dare to leave Hefei to cross the Yangtze River? It's nothing more than a bluff. His real purpose is in Xinye.

How can you hide this little plan from me?"

Lu Su was shocked after hearing this, "Since the Governor has seen through Cao Cao's plan, we should take precautions as soon as possible."

"Zijing can quickly go to Jiangling to see Liu Bei and ask him to send troops to rescue him out of friendship. I think Kong Ming can also see the Cao traitor's intentions." Zhou Yu ordered.

"only."

After receiving the order, Lu Su went to Jiangxia by water first. All the elite naval forces in Jingzhou were in the hands of Guan Yu. The mobility of the naval forces was much faster than that of the cavalry.

Compared with the high-spirited Zhou Yu, Guan Yu had a better impression of Lu Su. He said that all troops and horses in Jingzhou must be mobilized by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. As long as Lu Su persuades Jiangling to send troops, Guan Yu will immediately send troops north.

Lu Su went upstream to Jiangling, where Liu Bei held a banquet in honor of Zhuge Liang and Sun Shangxiang.

Because the military situation was urgent, Lu Su had no intention of having a banquet. He picked up the wine glass and drank it alone, and then said anxiously: "Mr. Xuande, Mr. Kong Ming, Miss, the Cao thieves will bear the brunt of revenge when they come back to take revenge on Xinye, and then they will plot Jingzhou.

Please also send reinforcements quickly."

Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Zijing is drunk after just one drink? My lord and I have received news that Cao Cao has sent troops to Huainan. My lord has sent General Shuguan to prepare the navy and is ready to march eastward to support Sun Zhongmou at any time. Why do you think this is so?"

Xinye?"

"Hey... Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated in Chibi Wulin. How can it be possible for tens of thousands of troops to attack Jiangdong this time? This must be Cao Cao's dubious strategy, and the governor concluded that he must come to Jingzhou." Lu Su

Explain patiently.

"The art of war is fictitious and real. Cao Mengde is good at using troops. What we can think of can't be imagined by him? Sun Zhongmou is also like you and is unprepared for your thoughts. It will be too late when Cao's thieves sneak across the Yangtze River..." Zhuge Liang was heartbroken.

Lu Su slapped his forehead fiercely. Zhuge Liang's analysis made sense. The Cao thief had always been extremely cunning. Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Zijing, are you very hot?" Liu Bei pointed to the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Lu Su swept his sleeve away and asked hurriedly: "Mr. Kong Ming, what should we do now?"

"Zijing also returned to the east of the Yangtze River quickly and asked Sun Zhongmou to strengthen the security on the Yangtze River. I heard that you have moved the headquarters to Moling. The thieves can cross the Yangtze River..." Zhuge Liang did not finish his words.

Lu Su swallowed his saliva. With Cao's thief's fighting style, he would have massacred the city when he broke it.

"Okay, I will return to Jiangdong right now, where the governor is..." Lu Su still did not forget his mission.

"Don't worry, Zijing. If Cao Cao really transfers to Nanyang, I will ask Yunchang and Yide Shuilu to help him. Zhou Lang still has 40,000 to 50,000 troops in Xinye, so he will not be defeated so easily." Liu Bei nodded.

"Gong Jin is quite capable of using troops, Zijing can go back home with peace of mind." Zhuge Liang also comforted him.

Lu Su stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll set off immediately."

"Zijing has come a long way. He doesn't care about this moment. He should leave after the banquet, right?" Liu Bei stood up to persuade him to stay.

"I'm sorry, sir. It won't be too late to drink after the war. Mr. Kong Ming, Miss Su, I'll take my leave first." After Lu Su finished speaking, he hurried away.

Liu Bei looked at Lu Su's back in trance. Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "My lord, you must make preparations early. There is a high possibility that Cao Cao will come to Jingzhou."

"Well, the total troops in Jiangling and Jiangxia are less than 30,000. Do we need to mobilize troops from Jingnan?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang: "It depends on Zhou Gongjin. He is now the main force resisting Cao Cao."

"Husband...it's better to send less reinforcements..." Sun Shangxiang hesitated before speaking.

Liu Bei turned to look at Sun Shangxiang suspiciously: "Madam, what do you mean? Do you trust Zhou Lang so much?"
Chapter completed!