The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 218 Lu Su seeks peace, the situation changes rapidly

On the shore of Pengze Lake, there are continuous water villages.

The various ministries of the Wu army set up their flags and moved with the wind.

Inside the water fortress, there are countless battleships, warships, and many building ships. There are many walkways docked on both sides of the building ships. Some sailors and soldiers are practicing weapons on the warships.

At this time, Sun Ce was striding forward with his sword in his hands, followed by Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. Sun Ce treated his subordinates meticulously and was loved by the soldiers. He even patrolled the camp every day, urging everyone to practice.

He wanted to attack Zhang Xiu's water stronghold, but the damage caused by the storm was too great, so he could only put pressure on Zhang Xiu's army in Chaisang, seeking Zhou Yu's ability to break the situation in Lujiang.

As long as Zhang Xiu's Lujiang defense line is defeated, Chaisang will be alone and helpless, Zhang Xiu can only retreat, and only in this way can he feel at ease, otherwise Chaisang's water village is like a stick in his throat, and he will feel uneasy.

At this time, Sun Ce looked resolute, but he was full of concern and pointed out the Jiangdong soldiers under his command on the warships. Every time these soldiers were pointed out, their expressions were passionate.

Sun Ce's strength is not weak, he currently sits on most of Yangzhou, with a population of several million, and he can be regarded as the strongest among the vassals, but he has a limited time to unify Yangzhou, and he is everywhere.

At this time, Lu Su showed anxiety.

Seeing the wind blowing under his feet, he rushed over quickly.

Sun Ce Fujian saw Lu Su, couldn't help frowning and greeted him, and said in a deep voice, "Zijing, why are you so flustered?"

"Master, something bad happened!" Lu Su was heartbroken, with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yuzhou is here to report that Liu Bei in Guanzhong has rebelled against Cao Cao and has supported himself."

"But now, Cao Cao has withdrawn to Xuchang, and I'm afraid he is going to send troops to attack Guanzhong. In this way, Zhang Xiu must gather elite soldiers and generals to go down the river and seek Yangzhou."

As Lu Su spoke, his expression was a little dazed.

His eyes were full of anxiety, and he was also lost in thought.

"What? Cao Cao withdrew his troops?"

Sun Ce raised his brows upside down, and said fiercely.

This time the siege of Zhang Xiu was proposed by Cao Cao, but now it's a good thing, if he said he would withdraw, he would withdraw, what would this do to him?After all, compared to Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu wanted to go down the river even more.

As long as Zhang Xiu expands his territory to Yangzhou, he can be said to be invincible and occupy a good location, so whether he is dealing with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Yuan Shao, it is all true.

"Well, Cao Cao pretended to withdraw his army more than ten days ago. Ruosu's prediction was right. He withdrew his army this time to attack Liu Bei, intending to take advantage of Liu Bei's unstable foothold."

Lu Su nodded and said with a solemn expression.

"Hmph, this Cao Cao, I thought he was a hero, but he would do such a stupid thing, and make Liu Bei rebel against Guanzhong." Sun Ce was annoyed.

Although Yangzhou has a vast territory and abundant resources, he has limited control after all, not to mention that the seven counties of Jingzhou are only stronger than Yangzhou, so it can be said that his side has the right time, place and people in this battle.

Anger is anger, but he is not a reckless man after all, so he couldn't help looking at Lu Su with his starry eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Zi Jing, what do you think our army should do now?"

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai also looked at Lu Su.

Lu Su pondered for a moment, his expression gradually became dignified, and he said suddenly: "Peace!"

"Seek peace?" Sun Ce asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's for peace." Lu Su nodded, and continued: "My lord, Zhang Xiu's army is twice as strong as ours, and his generals are brave enough to win the three armies, and the scribes all have strategies in mind."

"Besides, the rainy season is approaching now, and the river will rise sharply. If my lord insists on fighting, it will be like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. This is the defeat of time."

"But Jingzhou is overlooking Yangzhou, and it can go down the river, not to mention that Chaisang is still in Zhang Xiu's hands, and it can be almost unimpeded. This is the failure of the geographical location."

"It's only been a few years since the lord established Yangzhou. Although the clans in Jiangdong seem to be attached to the lord, if nothing can be done, these people will be the first to surrender to welcome Zhang Xiu. This is the defeat of the harmony of people."

"Therefore, Su believes that the only option is to seek peace."

Lu Su's gaze was like a torch, and he stared at Sun Ce closely. Today's Yangzhou has no way to compete with Zhang Xiu. If he insists on fighting, his chance of winning is less than [-]%.

After listening to Lu Su finish speaking, Sun Ce looked gloomy.

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai frowned even more, a little annoyed, they had fought for half their lives, and neither Sun Jian nor Sun Ce had ever asked for peace.

Seeing Sun Ce frown, Lu Su quickly added: "My lord, you must not fight today. If you fight, you will lose. My lord, you should hide your strength and bide your time. After the rainy season, we can discuss it later."

Sun Ce's eyes were calm and hesitant.

Now that the summer flood is approaching, if there is no flood, the Jingzhou navy can come by water, which is unstoppable.On the contrary, the navy under his command could not advance an inch.

Really hard to win!
"Zijing, this matter is of great importance, and I cannot judge it arbitrarily." Sun Zhizhi pondered slightly: "Well, how about I send a fast rider to Lujiang to inform Gongjin of this matter, and let him make a decision?"

"My lord, it may take a few days to go back and forth to Lujiang. If you wait for Gongjin to make a decision, Su is worried that it will not be in a hurry. If Su is not talented, I would like to go to Jingzhou first to seek peace for Yangzhou."

Lu Su said anxiously, time is an opportunity.

If Zhang Xiu has not sent troops yet, he still has the opportunity to try to persuade Zhang Xiu to seek peace, but if he misses this opportunity by waiting for Zhou Yu to make a decision, I am afraid that the battle between Jing and Yang will be unavoidable.

Hearing this, Sun Ce frowned, worried in his heart.

After ten breaths, he looked at Lu Su and said solemnly: "Zijing, Zhang Xiu has always been treacherous and cunning, and Jia Xu under his command is even known as a poisonous man. Do you have confidence in this peace?"

"I can't guarantee it, but I will go all out to seek peace for half a year for the people of Yangzhou." Lu Su clasped his fists with a solemn expression.

"Well, that's fine! Then Lao Zijing will go there. If something can't be done, Zijing will retreat immediately. My grandson Bofu has fought all his life, and he is still not afraid of Zhang Xiu."

Sun Ce drew his sword slightly, and said in a cold voice.

He originally thought that for this battle, together with Cao Cao, he could take some of Zhang Xiu's territory, at least to regain Chaisang, but he still thought too much.

Neither Gan Ning of Chaisang, nor Liu Ye and Zhang Liao of Wan County are ordinary people.At least during this period of time, neither he nor Zhou Yu could get a bargain from several people.

"This matter is of great importance. Su will set off immediately. Please wait for the good news, my lord." Lu Su said a few words, and immediately left with a resolute expression.

…………

Yingchuan, Xuchang City.

Cao Cao angrily dropped the bamboo slips in his hand, and almost roared: "It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable. He Zhang Xiu is simply deceiving people too much."

Xun Yu frowned slightly,
Going forward to pick up the bamboo slips, glanced up and down a few times, couldn't help but wrinkle the eyelids, twitch the corners of the mouth, frowned and said in a low voice: "My lord, Zhang Xiu is trying to blackmail this opportunity!"

Cao Cao closed his eyes, and said coldly: "Hmph, he is so greedy, and he is not afraid to slip his tongue. He actually asked for ten thousand gold, five thousand pieces of brocade cloth, ten thousand women, and iron ore. As for the position of general, I am really afraid that he will fail."

All the civil servants bowed their heads and remained silent.

But the military commander is eager to try.

"Report~, my lord, about [-] miles southwest of Xuchang, I found Zhang Xiujun's cavalry, about [-] cavalry, and there may be infantry behind the cavalry of the three armies."

At this time, the sentry cavalry ran wildly and shouted.

Cao Cao's face darkened, his fists were clenched and creaking, did he really think he didn't dare to die?If you really push yourself into a hurry, at worst, ignore Liu Bei.

On one side, Xun You came out and said: "Master, Zhang Xiu made it clear that he would not fight to the death, so if you don't hand over the property, I'm afraid Zhang Xiu will lead the army to besiege the city, so..."

Speaking of this, Xun You didn't point it out.

After all, he knew that the money was equivalent to buying an opportunity to conquer Guanzhong. If Zhang Xiu really wanted to besiege Xuchang, then Cao Cao would have no chance at all.

After listening to Xun You finished speaking, Cao Cao's body softened a bit, his expression was depressed, and he was a little irritable. He was the only one who ripped off others in this life, but he didn't think that he would do the same today.

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"

Cao Cao said in a melancholy voice.

"My lord, if you can exchange gold and silver for these few months of peace, it would be worth it, but the money in the treasury is limited, and I'm afraid there are thousands of women..." Xun Yu said, hesitating to speak.

"Then recruit widows and send them together." Cao Cao waved his hands irritably. These are population resources, especially in troubled times. Although women are spoils of war, they are more of a tool for reproduction.

Because at this time, the status of women is already low, especially in the war-torn areas of the Central Plains, where there is not enough to eat, and the common people even eat each other, so how can there be love.

In order to ensure his own population, Cao Cao frantically recommended the model of widow reporting and distribution, distributing the population in a beast-like manner, and then procreating.

In the chaos of war, there were tens of thousands of widows.

In order to integrate resources, Cao Cao asked officials from all over the country to report the number of widows.This is quite understandable, after all, dead wives, but the most terrifying thing is that the officials under his rule, in addition to reporting dead wives, have countless living wives for political achievements.

For this reason, countless people resisted and were hammered to death.

The efficiency of the subordinates improved, so Cao Cao just turned a blind eye and didn't bother to ask. After all, the effect brought by this method was extremely significant, and the population multiplied extremely fast.

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded in response.

"In addition, I will honor Zhang Xiu as the Great General of Hussars and the Marquis of Xiangyang." Cao Cao said in a low voice, waving his hands in displeasure.

When the words fell, the generals were also angry.

But Zhang Xiu's three armies came around, unless Cao Cao was ready to fight hard, there was really no other way. After all, Zhang Xiu could afford energy consumption, but he, Cao Cao, couldn't afford it.

"Okay, after you go back, you will rectify the three armies. You will send troops to Hangu some day, and follow me to destroy Liu Bei's traitor." Cao Cao became even more angry when he thought of Liu Bei.

"No!" All the generals agreed.

"My lord, Liu Bei is certainly hateful, but Yuan Shao in Hebei has no choice but to guard against it!" Cheng Yu said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou won't last long, if..."

Cheng Yu didn't point it out, but the implication was that he was worried that Yuan Shao from Hebei would lead his troops south. After all, Yuan Shao had many generals, and it would be no problem to divide tens of thousands of troops.

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Yu thought that Yuan Shao in Hebei was indecisive, decisive and unplanned. This time, my lord will attack Liu Bei in the west, and he will definitely not attack the rear of our army."

Cao Cao looked tired, and he couldn't care less about Yuan Shao, because he was short of troops, so he had to put all his eggs in one basket, betting that Yuan Shao would not send troops.

As long as he can take Guanzhong, move the emperor to the old capital, and move many people into the pass, then he can rest and recuperate, and watch the success or failure of the world.

"Okay, let's go down and get ready!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and immediately said, "Cao Ren, you stay here."

Seeing everyone retreating, Cao Ren looked at Cao Cao curiously, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, what's the matter?"

"Hey, before Tang Ji leaves, go and hand over this letter to Tang Ji." Cao Cao had already taken out a letter and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, this letter..." Cao Ren was suspicious.

"Just do it!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

As Cao Ren receded, Cao Cao's gaze gradually deepened. Tang Ji's father was in his hands, and Fushou, who had been with her for nearly ten years, was able to go this time because of these two.

Of course, when going to Jingzhou this time, Cao Cao couldn't just let her go there, he had to be prepared, and his letter threatened Tang Ji to seduce Zhang Xiu,

In order to obtain useful information.

This is a long line, and he is well aware that Meng Lang, Zhang Xiu, is also a womanizer, with many beauties in his harem and many young women.

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed with emotion.

He is also a good wife, but in comparison, he is a little ashamed of himself.

…………

In a blink of an eye, a few days later.

Tang Ji first went to Jingzhou as a woman, and at the same time, she brought countless gold and silver items, as well as other things that Zhang Xiu asked for.

the other side,
Cao Cao first sacrificed to heaven and ancestors, ordered Tu Zhong's family to sacrifice flags, and on the grounds that the emperor ordered Liu Bei to be killed, he led an army of 30 cavalry again, claiming to be an army of [-], and sent troops to Tongguan to drive Liu Bei out of Guanzhong.

For a time, the princes of the world shook.

Among them, nothing is more frightening than Liu Bei.

Guanzhong, Chang'an.

Although Chang'an is an old capital, it is majestic and towering. From the mottled city bricks, it can be seen that this ancient city has existed for hundreds of years.

At this time, the city will be in the mansion.

Liu Bei is in the first place, and all the tyrants are lined up on both sides.

At this time, after the sentry rider finished speaking, everyone looked dignified. Although Liu Bei frowned, he did look at Zhong Yao, who was downcast in the hall.

Immediately concerned: "Yuanchang, Cao Cao killed innocent people indiscriminately, and I will avenge you for this."

Zhong Yao's expression was suppressed. He knew Cao Cao was cruel, but he never thought that he would slaughter his entire family. He was the one who killed Zhong's family!But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Cao Cao led the three armies to kill him. He claims to have an army of 30. I wonder if you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

"My lord, all the soldiers under Cao Cao's command are elites in all battles and are invincible. I think we should send envoys to Jizhou and Jingzhou respectively to persuade Yuan Shao and Zhang Xiu to attack Xuchang."

"When Cao Cao captures Guanzhong, the rear will be empty. As long as the two are willing to help, the siege will be easily solved." Zhang Ji said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei nodded, looked at Sun Qian and Zhang Ji, and said, "Gongyou, De Rong, this matter is very important, and I would like to trouble you two to come and meet Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shao."

"My lord, Zhang Xiu has already retreated. I fear it will be useless. I should persuade Yuan Shao to send troops. However, Yuan Shao has no choice but to meet Xu You first. He is Yuan Shao's confidant. He will definitely send troops."

Jian Yong said in a low voice.

"De Jong, I'm going to have to work this time." Liu Bei apologized.

"My lord's words are serious, this is a blessing." Zhang Ji smiled gently and agreed.

Then, Liu Bei personally led the three armies to the front line of Tongguan, wanting to fight Cao Cao.This battle is too critical, if he wins, he will secure his position in Guanlong, and his great career can be expected.

(End of this chapter)