The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 252

Cheng Yuanzhi didn't think about it for long. After leaving a heavy army to defend Jingzhou, he personally led [-] troops, Su Gai, Zhang He and others, and went down the river to Yuzhang to fight Zhou Yu.

The cold winter of the 13th year of Jian'an came earlier than before.

The north is already covered with heavy snow and silver makeup; the border of Jiangdong is beautiful with thousands of mountains and green mountains, and it is slightly cold in late autumn, and the sky is never sunny for three days.


The temperature in Yuzhang County was about ten degrees, and the wet and cold weather made the soldiers miserable.

However, for Cheng Yuanzhi, who lived in Jiangnan for a long time in his previous life, the weather was quite comfortable.

Down the river for thousands of miles, across the rolling hills, you will arrive at the north of Nanye City.

Cheng Yuanzhi set up camp next to Qu Yi's camp, and led his people into the camp to meet him.


Qu Yi built a strong military fortress in the middle of the two mountain ranges to the north of Nanye City. More than 5000 soldiers were stationed in the fortress, and Zhou Yu was firmly killed in Nanye City.

And he himself led the remaining more than 2 horses, stationed ten miles away, in an open land surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Knowing that Cheng Yuanzhi came in person, Qu Yi did not go out to greet him.

He didn't think it was necessary.

Therefore, when Cheng Yuanzhi stepped into the camp, he happened to see Qu Yi lying on a bamboo chair, lazily basking in the rare sun in Jiangnan winter.

As the bamboo chair swayed, Qu Yi looked extremely relaxed and comfortable, without the slightest sense of tension from the anxiety of war.

Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhi's face was not very good-looking, some soldiers from the battalion went to call Qu Yi to see him.

"I don't know the master is coming, I'm rude, I'm rude!"

Qu Yi rolled over from the recliner with sleepy eyes, walked up to him, and cupped his hands casually.

This move immediately aroused Sugai's glare.

You actually knew that you were rude Cheng Yuanzhi was very surprised, waved his hands and said: "There is no need to be polite in the military camp."

If it were another protagonist, Qu Yi would have died hundreds of times at least for his arrogant behavior.

But Cheng Yuanzhi knows very well that there are not many capable generals who are not arrogant.Therefore, before this, he and Qu Yi hadn't bothered with these late etiquettes.

However, because Qu Yi's arrogance greatly affected his prestige in front of his subordinates, Cheng Yuanzhi rarely came to Qu Yi's army, and since he took over Jizhou, he sent Qu Yi far away to guard the place, Come see what's out of sight.

It has been 14 years now.

Otherwise, Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't guarantee that when he couldn't stand Qu Yi anymore, he would snap him up.

This guy is really arrogant. "There are no more than one child" is just a nice description, and "the boss of the sky, the second son of the earth, and the third son of him" is the most appropriate portrayal.

In the original time and space, Qu Yi was executed by Yuan Shao early because of his arrogance.

Therefore, in order to avoid killing Qu Yi one day, Cheng Yuanzhi had no choice but to adopt the strategy of "seldom seeing each other and communicating with military orders".

In fact, from Qu Yi's betrayal of Han Fu, it can be seen that he is not a loyal person.

The early Koji was very ambitious and knew how to speculate.

Of course, he also has this capital, and he has an army of his own under his command, that is, the "first ascended dead soldiers".

Strictly speaking, the relationship between Qu Yi and Cheng Yuanzhi is like the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Biao, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, not a very strict subordinate relationship.

It is a cooperative relationship with clear priorities.

This special status is also more likely to cause Qu Yi to be arrogant and arrogant.

Therefore, how to deal with Qu Yi is now Cheng Yuanzhi's top priority.

It is even more urgent than facing the enemy Zhou Yu!
It is inappropriate and dangerous to let him go on like this.It's not that Cheng Yuanzhi can't tolerate subordinates with distinctive personalities, but that Jiangdong is far away from the Central Plains. If he is allowed to continue like this, there is no guarantee that he will not become a new hidden danger.

Qu Yi's character has already caused dissatisfaction among the civil and military people in Hebei. If Qu Yi hadn't been leading the army all year round, he might have been tolerated by everyone and planned to die in court.

Fortunately, in the past two years, as Cheng Yuanzhi's territory has continued to expand and his prestige has grown, Qu Yi seems to have restrained himself a bit, and he is not as difficult to deal with as before.

But the gesture of his hands and feet, the posture of being unreasonable, is still very unpleasant, and he can't wait to beat him hundreds of times.

At this moment, Su Gai was staring at Qu Yi gloomyly, with a bad look on his face.

Qu Yi seemed to realize that his behavior was inappropriate, and his words and demeanor became a little more serious, and he said: "Prime Minister, Zhou Yu has come to challenge me again and again in recent days. I planned to lead my troops to fight with him and wipe him out of Nanye City. However, a plague suddenly broke out in the army, and most of the soldiers were not acclimatized, and their combat power was damaged, so they put up the exemption card and waited for the prime minister to decide."

After a pause, he continued, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the prime minister has brought with him?"

Su Gai gave him a sideways glance, and replied for Cheng Yuanzhi: "Fifty thousand!"

Qu Yi nodded, "With the prowess of the prime minister, even if you don't bring soldiers and horses, it is enough to wipe out Zhou Yu's idiots."

You actually flatter. Cheng Yuanzhi suddenly felt that today's Qu Yi was a little strange, completely different from his impression.

A person's personality is difficult to change.

Today's Qu Yi not only knows how to order based on people's faces, but also flatters.

This is so anomalous.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!Woe to people who don't know what to do!
Thinking of this, Cheng Yuanzhi's heart moved, he winked at Su Gai, looked at Qu Yi and said, "Take it!"

Su Gai immediately held down Qu Yi, and cut his hands behind his back.

Seeing that the general was captured, he gave a huff, and suddenly many soldiers gathered in the barracks, holding weapons and looking over with doubts on their faces.

The demeanor of most of the soldiers was fairly normal, and they did not act aggressively.Only some of the dead men who ascended first, looked very angry.

Seeing that they were about to revolt violently and save Qu Yi, they were stopped by Qu Yi hastily with a wave of his hand.

Cheng Yuanzhi's expression turned ugly all of a sudden, he looked at Qu Yi, and said coldly: "Qu Yi, I have treated you well all these years, why are you turning against me now?"

Qu Yi turned pale with shock, and argued, "Your Prime Minister is aware, I never thought of it!"

However, as he said so, his voice became smaller and smaller, showing a lack of confidence.

Everyone could see the reaction of the Xiandeng dead soldiers just now. Even though Qu Yi had a hundred mouths, he couldn't speak clearly at the moment.

At this time, this small group of Xiandeng dead soldiers had been isolated and surrounded by the lieutenant soldiers.

Judging from Qu Yi's demeanor and reaction, he should have no intention of treason, but what Cheng Yuanzhi needs is just an excuse to deal with the former, not real evidence in front of him, so as to get a reputation of killing a hero.

So he turned and said: "Yes or no, I will investigate carefully and give you justice. During this time, you can stay in my camp for a while."

Qu Yi knows that "temporary residence" is just a decent term, and "imprisonment" is the real situation.

Thinking of this, he lowered his head with a dejected expression, answered "Yes", and was escorted down by the soldiers.

Cheng Yuanzhi immediately ordered Zhang He to act as the prefect of Yuzhang and the commander of Xiandeng's dead soldiers.

In Nanye City.

Knowing that Cheng Yuanzhi led the crowd to come, Zhou Yu suddenly stopped challenging.

This morning, after eating breakfast, Zhou Yu stood on the top of the city, built a pergola with his hands, and looked at the Northern Army camp in the distance. A dozen miles away, he could vaguely see that the army was in order, and the shouts from the soldiers during the drill were loud. The ground was moving, neat and uniform, and there was a murderous look amidst the high spirits and setbacks.

Zhou Yu suddenly raised his eyebrows, pointed to the distance, turned his head to Cheng Pu beside him and said, "Old General, have you ever noticed that the army on the opposite side is different from the previous one?"

Cheng Pu took a closer look, nodded and said, "The soldiers are still those soldiers, and their temperament is completely different from yesterday...strange!"

Zhou Yu pondered and said, "I expect that something will happen in Qu Yi's army!"

Cheng Pu said: "Grand Governor, can you take this opportunity to attack?"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "Absolutely not..."

Cheng Pu looked worried, and said: "Commander, our army has come from a long way. There are few soldiers and few generals, and there is not much food and grass. It is advantageous to fight quickly. Today, [-] northern soldiers are gathered here, which is three times our army. The northern army is also good at fighting. In foot battles, horse battles, and Yuan She's personal command, our soldiers are all timid and their morale is low, it will not be good to continue like this."

Zhou Yu sighed, and slapped the female wall fiercely with his big hand: "We will come here to regain Jiangdong, so we must not be timid before fighting!"

While speaking, Huang Gai walked up to the top of the city, stood behind Zhou Yu, and said, "Governor, do you still remember the loss of Jiangdong in the past, when 20 northern troops descended from the sky, [-] wolves marched in Wu County, and [-] swept Kuaiji, Jiangdong Half of the territory will fall into enemy hands within ten days..."

Speaking of this, the three of them all recalled the scene at that time, and they all felt chills down their spines, with lingering fears in their hearts.

To compete with such an opponent, defending your own butt is the most important thing.Because you don't know why he will come to stab you in the back, and the attack is extremely violent!
Zhou Yu pondered and said: "This matter is too weird. I still haven't figured it out. The sea is boundless, there is no distinction between things, and sometimes there are stormy waves. How did the Northern Army come across the sea precisely to determine its position?"

Huang Gai said: "I heard that there are stargazers among the navy of the Northern Army who can determine their direction by looking at the position of the Big Dipper at night. Based on this, the Northern Army should come by boat at night..."

Speaking of this, Huang Gai frowned, shook his head and said: "Without a sea chart, even if you know the direction, it is difficult to accurately land in Wujun and Kuaiji. It is rumored in the world that Yuan Sheji is like a god, with unpredictable skills. Looking at the process of sweeping the world all the way, he is really inhuman..."

Zhou Yu waved his hands and said, "Don't talk nonsense, the old general didn't hear about Yu Ji? Is there any real god in the world? Regardless of whether he has three heads or six arms, I will fight him!"

Seeing that Zhou Yu was full of confidence and fighting spirit, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai looked at each other, sighed, and hesitated to speak.

After a long while, the two said: "Great Governor, I will retreat first."

Zhou Yu looked ahead and waved without looking back.


the other side.

On the third day of Qu Yi's confinement, the person he most wanted to see came to the camp—Jia Xu.

Qu Yi hurriedly got up to greet him, please sit in the table, and sincerely said:

"Sir, save me, I am innocent, and I have absolutely no intention of treason!"

Jia Xu knelt and sat opposite Qu Yi, waved his hands, and said straight to the point: "Do you know what's going on today?"

"I don't know." Qu Yi shook his head annoyedly, "I hope Mr. Wen can advise you."

Jia Xu didn't mince words with him, and said bluntly, "Then do you know about Zhang Yang in the past?"

"Of course I know." Qu Yi nodded, and seemed to realize something for a moment.

Jia Xu continued: "Don't you know that if the emperor doubts the minister, the minister will die..."

Qu Yi wondered, "Sir, what do you mean..."

Jia Xu glanced at him pointingly: "What I mean is: you are not too young, you have been fighting for a lifetime, why don't you just go back to your hometown, have your grandchildren with you, and enjoy the rest of your life."

Qu Yi got up unwillingly and said: "But...the prime minister said that he would find out the reason and give me the truth."

Jia Xu chuckled: "Guess who sent me here today?"

As soon as these words came out, Qu Yi seemed to be exhausted in an instant, and fell back to his seat.


(End of this chapter)