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

Chapter 97 Zhou Yu wakes up, Sun Ce is furious

At the same time, while Qin Zhen was planning Sun Ce's army, Sun Ce was actually also trying to figure out Qin Zhen's plan.

After Liu Bei decided to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender, Sun Ce returned to the camp and called Zhou Yu to tell him about what was happening in the camp.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu was secretly shocked and said hurriedly:
"Brother, are you saying that Liu Bei summoned you today just to tell you that he wants to persuade you to surrender?"

"That's right. This guy is strange!"

Sun Ce didn't understand why, so he frowned and said in a deep voice:

"If this person wants to persuade us to surrender, he can just go by himself. Why does he need to let us know?"

"Such an abnormal action must have an abnormal plan!"

Zhou Yu heard this and stood up and thought:
"If it were normal to say that Liu Bei wanted to persuade them to surrender, he shouldn't go now!"

"Because although we have built a dam to flood the city, the ditch has not yet reached the city, and the enemy still has a chance to attack. It is useless to persuade them to surrender now!"

"How could he know that the enemy would not leave the city in the next two days?"

"Besides, as my brother said, if he wants to persuade us to surrender, he doesn't need to inform us at all!"

"If he can persuade them to surrender successfully, he can secretly communicate with them and plan to occupy this city alone!"

"It is only natural that he failed to persuade the enemy to surrender. Even if we find out, we will not be surprised!"

"But he told us before persuading us to surrender that he had a corresponding plan!"

"So what exactly does Liu Bei mean by this? What does he want to do?"

Sun Ce couldn't help but look embarrassed and said:
"This Liu Bei II is so mysterious and unpredictable!"

Seeing him like this, Zhou Yu shook his head and smiled:

"Brother, you must know that this move was definitely not Liu Bei's intention, but Qin Zhen's!"

"Only this person would do something so unfathomable!"

"As for Liu Bei's move, it was probably done deliberately by Qin Zhen. He wanted our army to know that they had tried to persuade him to surrender!"

"Whether he goes to persuade the enemy to surrender or not, what's the point of us knowing?"

Sun Ce was becoming more and more puzzled. To be honest, he had never met such an opponent before, who was secretive and did not explain things clearly.

But they can't take the initiative to ask. They can't tell Liu Bei that we are monitoring you. Can you explain what you are doing now?

When Zhou Yu heard this, he shook his head and sighed:
"Brother, you don't know that Qin Zhen is doing this because he is targeting me!"

"He knew our army was monitoring them, so he did it just for me to see!"

"He behaves like this, wanting me to guess!"

"But this person's actions are quite strange, so it's not good to speculate now. Brother, have you found out what Liu Bei's army has been doing these days?"

When Sun Ce heard this, he said in a deep voice:
"I was just about to tell Gongjin that our army has already found out that Liu Bei's army has been building floating bridges, ladders, and other equipment in addition to digging canals these days!"

"It's strange to say, now that we have decided to dig for water, why do we need to build siege equipment?"

"If Ji Ling dares to leave the city, we can capture it without building any more siege equipment!"

"If Ji Ling doesn't dare to leave the city, why would we need to attack the city once the flood arrives?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu shook his head and said:
"This move is even more abnormal. He is making siege equipment, so he must be preparing to storm the city!"

"But given the current situation, how can we have a chance to storm the city?"

"Liu Bei's plan is probably more than this. These siege weapons may just be a cover-up!"

"Brother, you can go investigate again and find out what Liu Bei's army is hiding!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce had no choice but to nod and leave the camp.

After Sun Ce left, Zhou Yu sighed again, thinking that Qin Zhen was really difficult to deal with.

Before, I heard about his planning, but I didn’t realize it from outside.

Now that they are in the situation, every move of Liu Bei’s army is confusing.

For example, persuading him to surrender, saying that it is to show him, but do you really want him to think in this direction?

Is it possible that Qin Zhen is using this as an inducement?

For example, when they were felling trees, it looked like they were planning to attack a city. Could it be that they knew they were watching, so they did it on purpose to show them?
But no matter which one it was, he had a feeling that he was being led by Qin Zhen!
If he wants to get rid of this matter, he must find out as soon as possible what Liu Bei is trying to do!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu became more and more annoyed.

This went on until the afternoon, when Sun Ce finally returned to the tent. When Zhou Yu saw him, he hurried forward to ask him questions.

But Sun Ce shook his head, indicating that Liu Bei's army had not taken any other action except building siege equipment.

Before Zhou Yu could think it through, someone from Liu Bei came to invite him to discuss matters.

When Sun Ce heard that Liu Bei wanted to discuss matters again, he said in annoyance:

"Old Liu Bei is really troublesome. We just discussed one thing at noon. What are you discussing now?"

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce like this and said with a smile:
"Let's go and take a look, so we can know what Liu Bei is thinking!"

Sun Ce nodded in agreement, and the two of them headed towards Liu Bei's camp. As soon as they entered the camp, they saw Lu Bu with a bored look on his face.

"Xuan De, what's the matter? Why are there so many things to discuss today?"

Liu Bei smiled apologetically and said:

"It's not that I want to trouble you all, but after we persuaded them to surrender today, the enemy sent a letter saying that they want to surrender to our army!"

"I have received this letter and dare not conceal it, so I specially asked you two to come and discuss it!"

As he said this, he handed Yuan Huan's handwritten letter to Lu Bu and added:
"The person who sent the letter is named Yuan Huan, Yuan Yaoqing, and he is an old friend of mine!"

When Lu Bu heard that the enemy wanted to surrender, he took the letter and looked at it. He was immediately shocked and said:

"Does Ji Ling really intend to surrender?"

He originally thought that Liu Bei's move was useless, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei actually persuaded him to surrender!

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard this, they were immediately shocked and took the letter to read it. Before Sun Ce could say anything, Zhou Yu said in a deep voice:

"This letter must not be credible. If the enemy wants to surrender, they must open the gates now. Why wait another two days?"

"This must be the enemy's delaying tactic, trying to trick us!"

"That's right, Gongjin is right, I think so too!"

As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, he saw Qin Zhen walking into the tent, wearing a feather fan and a blue scarf, no longer looking sickly as before.

Seeing Qin Zhen coming, everyone was surprised, thinking that this guy was so sick two days ago, how come he became so energetic today!
But before anyone could say anything, Qin Zhen greeted everyone in turn and then asked Zhou Yu:
"But I wonder if Gongjin can guess what the enemy is planning?"

Zhou Yu heard this and knew he couldn't escape, so he simply pondered and said:

"I see that the enemy has not made any move since our army started digging the canal. How could they send this letter today?"

"It is clear that the enemy wants to use this letter to make light of us. They will most likely launch a night attack tonight!"

"I knew that Gongjin was hiding his incompetence that day!"

Qin Zhen nodded and smiled, looking at Lu Bu and Sun Ce and said:

"This is why we invited you two to come. Since the enemy may attack tonight, why don't we take advantage of their situation and make things easier for them?"

"We just don't know where the enemy is going to attack, so we need all three to work together to defeat the enemy!"

Hearing Qin Zhen's words, Lu Bu couldn't help but said in a deep voice:

"I see. If the enemy really wants to attack, we should be prepared!"

Sun Ce thought for a moment and shook his head:

"It's not enough to just defend. With the enemy at this level, we must attack with all our might!"

"If we want to take advantage of the enemy's strategy, we must ambush a soldier outside the camp, and then we can defeat the enemy with the help of both inside and outside forces!"

"I know Sun Lang is good at fighting!"

When Qin Zhen heard this, he smiled and said:
"Since you want to ambush an army outside, I would like to ask Sun Lang to lead the troops there, while our two families will guard the camp."

"As soon as the enemy comes out, our two families will rush out from the camp, and Sun Lang will cut off the enemy's retreat. We will definitely defeat the enemy!"

"As long as we defeat the enemy, we won't have to dig for water and can capture the city!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bu thought about this and nodded:

“Maybe you can do it this way!”

Sun Ce had just made a proposal, but he didn't expect to be arranged by Qin Zhen. He felt a little unhappy and was about to speak when he saw Zhou Yu smiling and said:
"Sir, what you said is true. You must know that our army has already built a dam on the river, and has been digging canals to divert water in the past few days. The soldiers are exhausted, so how can they have the energy to stop the enemy?"

"As for your army, I heard that your army has been cutting wood in the past few days. It can be seen that you have been gathering your strength and can stop the enemy!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu was stunned and said:

"What has Xuande been doing cutting wood for these few days?"

Liu Bei heard this and smiled slightly:

"I dare to let Lord Wen know because the military advisor advised that the enemy might send troops. If we can defeat the enemy, we can take the city. Therefore, we built more ladders for our convenience. This is to be prepared for any eventuality!" "I didn't expect that the enemy would implement this plan when I went to persuade them to surrender today. It shows that these ladders will definitely be useful!"

"Since Gongjin thinks that our army should send troops to this battle, then our army will send troops!"

"It just so happens that my third brother wants to fight every day, so I can teach him to lead the troops outside!"

Having said this, he looked at Qin Zhen and said:

"What do you think of this proposal, Military Advisor?"

Qin Zhen heard this, shook his feather fan and sighed:
"Of course it's fine. The three of us will advance and retreat together. It doesn't matter who blocks our way!"

"But Sun Lang and Wen Hou must know this!"

"After we send out our troops, if the enemy attacks our camp, you two must come to our aid in time!"

When Lu Bu heard this, he responded without hesitation:

"Of course it should be so. As long as the enemy dares to come out, I will lead the troops to come!"

"If Marquis Wen comes to our aid, our army will be safe!"

Qin Zhen smiled and said to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu:

"Our army will go to stop the enemy this time. I wonder if Sun Lang has any other requests?"

Seeing this, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were confused about Qin Zhen’s thoughts. Did he want to stop the enemy or not?
Just now they just subconsciously denied it and didn't really think about it carefully.

Now seeing Qin Zhen like this, could it be that I have fallen into Qin Zhen's trap again?

For a moment, Sun Ce didn't agree, but he didn't agree either. Zhou Yu smiled and said:

"Since the plan has been made, our army will naturally act according to it. Sir, rest assured, we will firmly hold the camp and not give the enemy any chance to take advantage of us!"

After he said this, Qin Zhen looked at Liu Bei, and Liu Bei smiled and said:
"In that case, I see that it is getting late today, Bofu and Wenhou may go and make preparations!"

"After the battle tonight, our army will be able to attack Shouchun without flooding the city!"

After hearing this, Lu Bu and Sun Ce nodded and walked out of the camp.

As soon as they left Liu Bei's camp and Lü Bu was far away, Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu:
"Gongjin, what is going on? Why are the enemy troops leaving the city again tonight?"

"They didn't leave the city late or early, so why did they leave the city tonight?"

"This must be Qin Zhen's plan!"

Zhou Yu said with a serious expression:

"Liu Bei went to persuade the enemy to surrender today. Perhaps he used some tricks to give the enemy a chance to win!"

"Ji Ling has been trapped in the city until now, so he naturally doesn't want to see us digging for water!"

"He has not moved for several days, most likely because he is afraid of our momentum. Now that he suddenly sees an opportunity to win, he will certainly send out his troops!"

"I just don't know how the enemy will act, and how they plan to win!"

"Brother, there is no need to say more. No matter how the enemy moves, our army must prepare its troops. After the troops are prepared, it will not be too late to discuss it later!"

I have to say that the timing Qin Zhen chose was extremely vicious!
Knowing that the enemy might launch a night attack, they were called to discuss matters only after nightfall, obviously not intending to give them time to react.

Therefore, even if Zhou Yu knew there was a conspiracy at this time, he could only prepare his troops first!
The two men walked all the way towards the camp, looked for the generals, told them that it was time, and ordered them to go and prepare, and only then did they find time.

Seeing that midnight was approaching, Sun Ce became more and more panicked and said:

"Gongjin may be thinking about how the enemy is planning to win?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, then said in a deep voice:
"Since this is Qin Zhen's plan, only Liu Bei's army knows how to act!"

"If our army wants to find out what the enemy is thinking, there is no need to fantasize. Just watch how Liu Bei's army moves!"

"Also, send spies to patrol the city tonight and make sure to find out the enemy's movements!"

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce realized that daydreaming was useless and had to act according to the plan.

At the first watch, the spy came to report:

"Liu Bei's army has left the camp to ambush!"

Upon hearing this news, Sun Ce hurriedly said:
"If Liu Bei really leaves the camp, what can the enemy do with him ambushing in front?"

When Zhou Yu heard this, he felt that ominous premonition became stronger and stronger, and said in a deep voice:
"Since Liu Bei is so determined, he should first do his best to detect the enemy's movements. Once he finds any, report back immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ce sent out more spies.

They waited until the third watch, and just as midnight came, the spy reported back:

"My lord, our spies have discovered that the enemy has left the city and is heading towards our camp!"

Hearing this, Sun Ce became even more confused and asked hurriedly:
"Gongjin, the enemy troops have not made any unusual moves. Why is that?"

But Zhou Yu stepped forward and asked:
"How many troops are the enemy sending?"

The detective replied hastily:
"It's hard to see in the dark, and I can't see clearly. I estimate that there are less than 5,000!"

When Zhou Yu heard this, he turned back and said to Sun Ce:
"If Ji Ling wants to launch a surprise attack, he must do his best to win. What's the point of sending out these thousands of soldiers? This must be a feint by the enemy!"

Sun Ce also reacted by himself. If the enemy had a feint attack, there must be a main attack!
Now we have only discovered the feint attack troops, so where will the main attack be?
For a moment, Sun Ce was a little panicked and said hurriedly:
"Probe again and report again!"

The spy followed him, and Zhou Yu became more and more panicked when he saw this.

Because judging from the current situation, Qin Zhen is definitely planning some trick, but while planning, he is also constantly hinting at something to him.

From this we can see that Qin Zhen’s plan mainly depends on them!
In this situation, what can Qin Zhen plan for them?
Feint attack, main attack? Thinking about this, Zhou Yu suddenly trembled, stood up quickly and exclaimed:

"Not good, brother, quickly send troops to reinforce our dam, otherwise Jiang Qin's troops will be in danger!"

Sun Ce saw him suddenly stand up and couldn't help but said:

"What are you talking about, Gongjin? Why did the enemy attack our dam?"

When Zhou Yu heard this, his handsome face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Because the enemy has no chance of winning now, the only way to reverse the situation is to destroy the dam first!"

"Qin Zhen is really not a good son!"

"He came up with this plan to flood the city. It seems that he wants to force Ji Ling to leave the city, but in fact, he wants to use our army as a lure, let our troops go to build a dam, and then use the method of persuading Ji Ling to attack our dam!"

"The reason you cut down trees and built siege engines is because you are waiting for this moment!"

"Now Ji Ling has sent out a feint attack, and the main force is nowhere to be found. He must have fallen into this man's trap. He wants to use this to cover up his intentions, feinting to attack the camp and actually taking the dam!"

"Now that the enemy is feinting its troops out of the city, their main force must have followed!"

"The reason why he hinted to me is that our army should send troops ahead of time to stop the enemy!"

"If our army does not send troops now, General Jiang Qin will be in danger!"

When Sun Ce heard this, he felt a chill on his back and muttered to himself:
"Liu Bei is doing this to use our army as bait? To lure Ji Ling out of the city?"

At this point, his eyes were red, and he suddenly shouted:

"How dare you, old Liu Bei, bully me like this?"

He was thinking of plotting against Liu Bei after capturing the city, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei would plot against him in advance!

Thinking of this, Sun Ce suddenly shouted:

"Come here, tell the whole army to follow me and attack and kill old Liu Bei!"

As he was about to leave the camp, Zhou Yu, seeing this, stopped Sun Ce and said:

"Brother, you must know that although Liu Bei is hateful, rescuing the dam is the top priority. General Jiang Qin only has 3,000 soldiers and horses. How can he defend it?"

"If the dam breaks, we will be defeated even if we defeat Liu Bei's army!"

"We must first go and reinforce the general and eliminate this threat before we can return!"

Not to mention Sun Ce was angry, even Zhou Yu wanted to curse, but the situation was like this now, and Ji Ling had most likely already sent troops.

If they continue to fight with Liu Bei here, not only will they not be able to win, but once the dam breaks, even they themselves may die in the flood!

If they don't want to die together, they can only lead their troops to stop them!

Sun Ce was so angry when Zhou Yu stopped him that he gnashed his teeth and said in a low voice:

"Qin Zhen, don't give me the chance. If I do, I will kill you!"

After saying this, Sun Ce shouted:

"Order the entire army, follow me to reinforce the dam!"

He gave an order and rushed out of the camp with his troops.

After walking for less than a moment, the spies came to report:
"General, our army has discovered that a large number of enemy troops are leaving the city and heading towards our dam!"

Seeing that the situation was just as Zhou Yu had predicted, Sun Ce became even more furious, but he had no choice but to chase in the direction Ji Ling left!

(End of this chapter)