Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 73: Chen Deng plots against Sun Ce, heroes gather in Jiujiang

"Deng'er, where did you hear this?"

In ancient times, cousins ​​were as close as relatives, so after listening to Chen Deng's words, Chen Yu no longer called him by his cousin's name.

At the same time, a hint of suspicion appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but look back at Chen Mu.

Logically speaking, outsiders should not know about his conspiracy.

But now that Chen Deng is here, does it mean that someone under his command has informed on the matter?

When Chen Mu saw him like this, his brows furrowed, not knowing why.

Seeing the exchange of looks between the two, Chen Deng knew that Liu Bei had hit the nail on the head, and he immediately said in a deep voice:
"Uncle, do you really want to plot against Sun Ce? Don't you know that Sun Ce started with only a thousand soldiers and horses, and now he controls the fertile land of Jiangdong? How can he be easy to deal with?"

"Besides, the emperor has issued an edict today, but my uncle did not go to help with state affairs, but turned against us and plotted to form an alliance. If this gets out, how will people in the world view our Chen family?"

Chen Yu had originally seen that his nephew Chen Deng was in a good mood, but he did not expect that this young man would actually blame him. He immediately said angrily:

"I have eaten, lived and slept with your father since we were young. You were not yet born at that time, and I served your grandfather as my own father."

"Although we have separated, the love is still there. If you don't treat me like a father, then forget it. How dare you come here to blame me?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Deng fell to his knees and shouted:
"It is because my uncle is like my own father that I have come here just now!"

"I was so anxious the whole way, afraid that my uncle would be hurt by the backlash, that's why I was so impatient!"

"It is indeed my fault for not showing my respect, but uncle, can you understand my painstaking efforts?"

Seeing Chen Deng like this, Chen Yu couldn't blame him.

If he continued to get involved with him, it would seem that his uncle was unreasonable.

"That's the case. I don't blame you, but you need to explain where you heard this from."

Hearing this, although Chen Deng could take out Liu Bei's letter, he knew that this would surely disgust Chen Yu, so he simply knelt down and said earnestly:

"Why should I hear it from somewhere else? My uncle is now the governor of Wu County, but he lives in Haixi."

"I know that my uncle has long intended to go south to take up his post, but he was hindered by the fact that Jiangdong fell into the hands of Sun Ce."

"Later, I heard that the emperor summoned Sun Ce to the north. I thought that my uncle was an upright person, but it was difficult to resist the words of a villain."

"When they see this opportunity, they will persuade my uncle to go south. I am afraid that my uncle will be harmed by them, so I come to ask!"

"What I said just now was to test whether my uncle was really deceived by a villain. I didn't expect that there was really such a villain who wanted to harm my uncle, so he acted like this!"

It has to be said that in order to save face for Chen Yu, Chen Deng took great pains to invent a villain for Chen Yu to take the blame.

As for the source of the news, he guessed it himself, which not only eliminated Chen Yu's suspicion, but also thanked Liu Bei for his kindness in reporting the news.

In this way, even if the truth is revealed later, Chen Yu will still be able to save face.

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, Chen Yu's expression became much better, not for anything else, but just for those four words "being an upright person"!

However, the title of "villain" made him feel a little uncomfortable. Although it was not directed at him, he was indeed the one who led the matter. Did he have to admit that he was a villain?
His face was uncertain, and after a long while he stepped forward to help Chen Deng up and said:

"It's hard for you to come here with such filial piety, uncle has wronged you!"

"But you just said that you are a villain who wants to harm me. Could it be that you really cannot take over Wujun now?"

Seeing this, Chen Deng immediately said seriously:
"Uncle, you must know that if you plot against Wujun at this time, it will be tantamount to your own destruction!"

"Think of Sun Ce, a man of courage and strategy. Before he was even twenty, he inherited his father's business and swept across the counties of Jiangdong!"

"At that time, Liu Zhengli, Xu Derong, and Wang Jingxing each controlled one side. Where are they now?"

"Sun Ce could have driven Liu Zhengli out of Wujun with just a few thousand men. Now he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and my uncle only has a few thousand men. How can we fight him?"

"Besides, Lu Jining was a man of both civil and military talents in the past, and he wiped out more than 100,000 rebels, but he was defeated after hiding in front of Sun Ce for two years!"

"Uncle, how do you think Haixi compares to Lujiang? How do you think your military tactics compare to Lu Jining's?"

"If our plan is discovered by Sun Ce, how can we resist Sun Ce's counterattack with only the land of Haixi?"

The Liu Zhengli, Xu Derong and Wang Jingxing he mentioned are Liu Yao, Xu Gong and Wang Lang, all of whom were defeated by Sun Ce.

Lu Jining, whose real name was Lu Kang, had fought with Sun Ce for two years, but was eventually defeated and died of illness when the city was captured.

Some people may not be familiar with Lu Kang, but he has a great-grandson, the famous Lu Xun.

Seeing Chen Deng giving these four examples one after another, Chen Yu felt a chill in his neck.

Each of these four was stronger than him, but now, none of them had a good ending.

But he was an elder after all, and was a little dissatisfied when his nephew said this:

"But now Sun Ce has ordered the troops to be dispatched, and Wujun is empty, so we may have a plan!"

Seeing that Chen Yu was still stubborn, Chen Deng spoke more sharply:

"It is precisely because Wujun is so empty that we cannot make plans!"

"Who is Sun Ce? He is experienced in war, brave and resourceful. How can he relax now that the south is not yet settled?"

"Even though they are away from Wu County, they must be on high alert. It will be difficult to succeed with our plans now!"

"This man has a strong character. If he knew it was my uncle who did it, he would definitely send troops to blame him!"

"So if my uncle really has a plan, you should stop it immediately. If he has no plan, don't have the intention again, otherwise disaster will come."

"If Sun Ce goes north and loses the city, that's fine. But if my uncle is in trouble, how can I face my father?"

After listening to Chen Deng's words, Chen Yu could also feel Chen Deng's filial piety.

But when he heard the last part, his face turned pale, and he seemed to regret it.

"Deng'er is late. I have sent Wan Yan and others under my command to cross the river to the south, pass the seal to the southern bandits, and order Zu Lang, Jiao Yi, Yan Baihu and others to act as internal support."

"Now everyone has agreed, and as soon as Sun Ce leaves, they will start a rebellion. What should we do?"

He felt a little regretful for a moment, secretly thinking that he was impulsive. Why did he become so obsessed as to want to seize Wu County?
Now everyone has responded and is ready to go. It is too late to retreat!

When Chen Deng saw that Chen Yu had already done this, his face turned pale. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If he had really asked Chen Gui first as Xu Xuan said, he would have come to Haixi instead of saving people, but collecting Chen Yu's body!
Faced with this situation, even he felt it was a bit tricky.

However, Chen Deng was a man with a great resilience, far superior to the slow-witted Chen Gong. He only reacted for a moment before asking:
"Excuse me, uncle, where are Wan Yan and the others now?"

Chen Yu was also confused for a moment, and hurriedly said to Chen Deng:
"We just received news this morning, which shows that they haven't returned yet!"

When Chen Deng heard this, he said without thinking:

"Hurry up and send someone to inform Wan Yan and others, and tell them not to go north, and to stay in Wujun and wait for orders!"

"At the same time, send someone to inform Yan Baihu and others immediately, and do not move without permission!"

Seeing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but ask:
"Deng'er, why are you doing this? If you're afraid of being exposed, why don't you withdraw everyone?"

When Chen Deng heard this, he shook his head and said:

"Because they have entered Wujun, if they move lightly, Sun Ce will definitely be alert."

"Since we have already planned this, we might as well use it first!"

At this point, he said to Chen Yu:
"Uncle can no longer stay in Haixi. What we are planning today will be discovered by Sun Ce sooner or later."

"Why don't you follow me south to Sheyang, join forces with me and fight against Sun Ce together!"

Otherwise, why do people say that Chen Deng is a ruthless person? When he saw that things were irreversible, his first reaction was not to persuade Chen Yu to stop and admit his mistake, but to make the best of the situation and make a big move!
Because in his eyes, Sun Ce was of the same nature as Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, all of whom were people who would cause chaos in the country.

Since we have stopped now, Sun Ce will retaliate when he finds out, so we might as well make a big move and buy time for development!
In his opinion, Chen Yu's methods were too low-level, and he had to plan it himself to feel at ease.

As long as Chen Yu can lead his troops to Sheyang, he may not be a match for Sun Ce!

When Chen Yu heard this, his first reaction was not to obey, but to say with some worry:
"I heard that you, Yuanlong, have only a thousand soldiers in Sheyang. Even if we, uncle and nephew, join forces, we only have a few thousand people. How can we resist Sun Ce's army?"

He is just like that, very confident when he is not aware of the danger.

Once you realize the danger, you will become a turtle and start to escape from reality.

Seeing Chen Yu's reaction, Chen Deng sighed secretly. If you are so scared, then don't do it. Now if you do it, you are afraid of retaliation from others. How can you accomplish anything great?

But he had to give Chen Yu some face after all, so he hurriedly said:

"Uncle, don't worry. Although I don't have any martial arts skills, I have strategy!"

"Although Sun Ce is brave and resourceful, he is also a frivolous and impetuous person. I regard him as just an ordinary man, so there is no need to be afraid of him!"

In order to convince Chen Yu, he had to belittle Sun Ce a little bit, and even if he was afraid of him in his heart, he would not show it at all.

Chen Yu had no skills to begin with, but seeing Chen Deng so calm, he nodded in agreement and turned around to Chen Mu and said:

"Shouzhi, quickly follow Yuanlong's instructions, prepare your troops and families, and head south to Sheyang!"

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Deng stepped out:

"Uncle, wait a minute! Can't we go south now?"

Chen Yu heard this and immediately became anxious:

"Since the situation is urgent, we should act quickly. Why is Yuanlong doing this?"

Seeing this, Chen Deng shook his head and said:

"Today, the emperor has recruited my uncle to lead an army to fight against the enemy. The four families are advancing together, but my uncle is missing. This will surely arouse Sun Ce's suspicion."

"We should march westward first and make an attempt to attack Yuan Shu. When I have arranged everything, if there is a riot in Wujun, I will return to Sheyang!"

"This way, Sun Ce will have trouble taking care of both ends and will not be able to go north with all his strength!"

His strategy was not only to preserve Chen Yu's reputation, but also to plot against Sun Ce and give himself time to defend himself. Upon hearing this, Chen Yu readily agreed!
If Chen Yu were asked to fight the enemy, he might not be able to do it, but if he were asked to pretend to do it, he could still do it.

After the agreement was reached, Chen Yu immediately gave an order to Chen Mu to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to march westward.

He himself followed Chen Deng directly to Sheyang!

At this point, Yuan Shu's campaign had completely changed.

Under Chen Deng's personal operation, Sun Ce did not find any abnormalities in his old nest. He led an army of 20,000 and crossed the river directly from Wujun to Jiujiang County.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at Liyang City on the border of Jiujiang, his good brother Zhou Yu led his people to surrender.

And this is also the butterfly effect caused by Qin Zhen.

Because Zhou Yu assisted Sun Ce in going south and after stabilizing the situation, he returned to Danyang.

Later, Yuan Shu replaced Zhou Shang with Yuan Yin as the governor of Danyang, and Zhou Yu followed Zhou Shang to Shouchun.

Yuan Shu originally wanted to make use of Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu ignored Yuan Shu and asked to come to Juchao to serve as the chief of Juchao.

If the original course of events had been followed, Sun Ce would have been stopped by Chen Yu this time, and Zhou Yu would not have returned to Sun Ce's service until a year later.

But now, because of Qin Zhen's butterfly effect, Yuan Shu is now being attacked by five factions.

Zhou Yu heard the news shortly after he took office.

He knew that Yuan Shu was most likely doomed this time, so he simply took his troops and headed north to join his good brother.

When Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu coming to surrender, he was overjoyed and immediately appointed him as General of the Central Army of Jianwei.

Later, he allocated 2,000 soldiers and 50 horses to be commanded by Zhou Yu.

With Zhou Yu's help, Sun Ce marched northward and was invincible.

At the same time, Liu Bei's army, having heard the news, also took advantage of the situation and marched into Jiujiang.

In addition, Lu Bu’s army had already sent troops to march towards Zhongli.

In an instant, the entire Jiujiang area was in turmoil, and heroes gathered together.

The Huainan area under Yuan Shu's command was already on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)