Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Lu Su, who was dozing off, woke up instantly, "Great Governor...Great Governor, are you awake? Wait for me to light the lamp."

After a while, Lu Su lit up all the pine oil lamps in the cabin.

The bright flames swayed with the boat, reflecting Zhou Yu's flushed face.

"Governor, how do you feel?" Lu Su saw that Zhou Yu's spirit had improved a lot.

Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, "Zijing, go get the pen and ink, I want to write a letter to the lord..."

"Governor, take a good rest first, and when the situation gets better, I will accompany you to see the lord..."

"Go get it, it will be too late..." Zhou Yu whispered.

Seeing that the other party was so persistent, Lu Su immediately ordered someone to fetch a pen and paper, but how could Zhou Yu write a letter with his appearance?

"I'll read it, please ask Zijing to write for me..." Zhou Yu nodded and said.

Although Lu Su was puzzled, he still spread out the letter paper and picked up a pen to wait.

Zhou Yu raised his head, took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "I am short-lived, and I am not sorry; but I hate my ambition, and I will no longer be ordered by the teaching... Lu Su is loyal and serious, so I can replace Yu Tang's words are admirable, and Yu's death is immortal!"

"Governor, you are just suffering from an arrow wound. We are now traveling day and night, and we can reach Chaisang in two days. When we see the doctor in the city, the disease will be cured..." Lu Su burst into tears.

"Heh... God's will tricks people, how can it be strong? Even Zhang Zhongjing can't save me..."

Zhou Yu no longer felt that feeling of fear, and the boundless loneliness replaced the fear. He knew that his time was numbered, and it was a blessing to be able to confess his funeral.

Lu Su thought that Zhou Yu was suspicious of Zhou Shan's pills, so he explained: "Zhou Shiwei tried the medicine himself, and the analgesic pills should be fine, but he suspected that Fu Shiren's wine and meat were fraudulent, but none of us had symptoms of poisoning, plus Sun Liu Fighting against Cao in the alliance again..."

Zhou Yu was startled when he heard this, and the entanglements in his mind suddenly became clear. He pointed to the window of the cabin and said, "Zijing, I want to look outside..."

"Hey..." Lu Su then helped Zhou Yu to the window.

After the small window was pushed open, the outside world was dark and silent, only the sound of the surging river was heard.

"Zi Jing."

"Please tell me, Commander-in-Chief."

"The four fields are shrouded in darkness. Zijing must guard the lonely light on the boat. If the light goes out, there will be no way back..." Zhou Yu said inexplicably.

"Oh, good..." Lu Su couldn't understand, but he still echoed.

"My wife and children..." Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, she suddenly withdrew her hand holding the window sill, and then fell heavily on the wooden board.

"Great governor..." Lu Su hurriedly helped Zhou Yu up.

But this time, Zhou Yu's pulse stopped beating.

At that moment just now, the governor of Jiangdong left with the Yangtze River.

He cried out in pain, waking up the dreamer who was on the boat.

The entire Jiangdong fleet was gradually lit up, the nearby sky was illuminated, and the sound of crying overwhelmed the waves in the river.

In March of the 15th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu died of illness on the Yangtze River on his way back to Jiangdong.

The Jiangdong navy had no morale to go to Hefei to support Sun Quan because of sadness and depression.

Lu Su led the water army back to Chaisang, and sent Zhou Shan to report to Chaohu.

After the start of the Xinye battle, Sun Quan also personally led the fleet from Jianye to Hefei.

Cheng Yu's [-] suspects had arrived, and he was flying the flag of Cao Cao's main army commander, so Sun Quan stopped at Chaohu after getting the information, and first sent a small boat to Hefei to inquire about the news.

Cheng Yu knew that Sun Quan was suspicious, so he sent several teams of horses and horses to gallop back and forth to act as suspicious soldiers behind the reeds on both sides of the water.

Cao Cao's ability to use troops was outstanding, and Sun Quan did not dare to fight head-on. After his scouts detected Shi Shui's suspected soldiers, he immediately stopped and sent people to Xinye to confirm the location of Cao Cao's main force, so he did not dare to land rashly.

More than ten days later, before Sun Quan heard from Xinye, Zhou Shan drove a fast boat to Chaohu Lake to report the funeral.

Sun Quan knew from Zhou Shan that the main force of Cao's army was indeed in Xinye, but he immediately ordered the warships to withdraw from Chaohu Lake.

Chang Shi Zhang Hong asked puzzledly: "My lord, the God-given opportunity must not be missed. We can take Hefei quickly, otherwise things will change if we delay."

Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Without Gongjin's main force to restrain Cao Cao, how could the Xinye garrison stop Cao Cao? Maybe the main force of Cao's army has come to Hefei. Now that the governor is dying of illness, our reinforcements may be gone..."

"But this is an opportunity that the governor won, and it will take time for Cao Cao to come to support..." Zhang Hong continued to fight.

"The three armies have lost their commander, and now the morale of the army is in turmoil. The most important thing is to go to Chaisang to stabilize the overall situation. Hefei can only be picked up next time." Lu Fanjin said.

Zhang Hong wanted to say something else, but Sun Quan stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Zi Heng's words are serious, Zi Gang don't say any more."

Jiangdong's warships withdrew from Chaohu Lake one after another, and when Sun Quan arrived in Chaisang, Zhou Yu's wife, children and old friends from Jiangdong all came to attend the funeral.

The mourning hall was set up in Chaisang Zhouyu's old office. All the soldiers in the city wore white armor and plain clothes, and mourners, mourners, and weepers could be seen everywhere.

Before Sun Quan had time to lament Zhou Yu's military spirit, there were discordant voices in the city: Zhou Yu was poisoned and died.

Chapter 167 The battle for the succession of the governor

Now that the Chaisang army has no commander, it is a time when people's hearts are floating.

After seeing Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu's relatives, Sun Quan frowned and looked at Zhou Shan beside him, and then summoned the lieutenant general to the side hall for questioning.

"What's the situation?" Sun Quan looked at everyone with a frown on his forehead.

Ling Tong was young and energetic, and he said with righteous indignation: "My lord, although the governor's arrow wounds often occur, they are definitely not fatal. When we returned, we passed by Jiangxia. The guard Fu Shiren once brought wine and meat to the wharf to work. poisonous……"

"Gongji suspects that Liu Bei sent people to poison him? You can't talk nonsense without evidence. After all, the two families are still fighting against Cao Cao." Sun Quan looked around at the crowd.

Ling Tong clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the last time the governor fell ill, right after he left Jiangxia, his face turned black, which seems to be a sign of poisoning..."

"Gongji, don't talk nonsense." Lu Su reminded.

"After we left from Xinye, we originally planned to attack Jiangling. Maybe we leaked the news, and Liu Bei took revenge because of it..." Ling Tong argued.

"Gongji, you seem to have something to say." Lu Su frowned and stared at him.

Ling Tong responded coldly, and snorted coldly: "Anyway, the governor died strangely."

Zhou Yu wanted to get news of Jiangling, but very few people in the army knew about it. When the fleet arrived at Jingling, they told Lu Meng and others, but Sun Quan and Lu Su had already known about it in advance, so Ling Tong was not surprised when he finished talking about Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu's death was so bizarre and sudden that Ling Tong even became suspicious of Lu Su, because Lu Su spent a lot of time with Zhou Yu as a marching staff officer, so he must have known about the plan to attack Jiangling in advance, and Lu Su had entered Jiangling for a few hours.

After Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su temporarily exercised the power of the Great Governor and commanded the army on the way back to Chaisang, which made Ling Tong and other powerful generals displeased. How could he just replace him like this?

Sun Quan looked at Ling Tong's eyes strangely, and thought to himself, are you targeting Lu Zijing, or are you alluding to me?

"Zijing, what do you think?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su clasped his fists and said: "As soon as Cao Cao's army arrived in Xinye, Liu Shijun sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to help him by water and land, and took away most of Jingzhou's troops. If he is really afraid of the governor, why not use Cao Cao's hand to kill him?"

"Isn't Mr. Zijing talking nonsense?" Ling Tong said with disdain.

Lu Su also found out that this guy was targeting him, so he said frankly: "If Gong Jin really died of poisoning, please come and do an autopsy. Why should I argue here..."

"That's the best." Ling Tong said angrily.

"Open the coffin?" Sun Quan's head was buzzing, and he seemed very hesitant.

Seeing this, Lu Fan said: "My lord, it is often said that the dead are the most important. It is really rude and inappropriate to open the coffin to disturb the peace of the governor..."

Sun Quan nodded, "What Ziheng said is true. I will send someone to investigate the matter of Jiangxia's labor force. Gongji, you should take care of your own people first."

"Wei." Ling Tong lowered his head.

"My lord, the three armies can't live without a commander, and a new commander must be appointed as soon as possible..." Lu Fan continued.

"Cheng Gong has a very high prestige in the army, so he can take on this great responsibility." Ling Tong said hastily.

Sun Quan nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Let me think about it first, you should step back first."

"Wei." The generals clasped their fists and walked out of the side hall slowly.

"Zijing wait a little longer." Sun Quan stopped Lu Su alone.

When there were only two people left, Sun Quan asked calmly, "Ling Gongji seems to be targeting you?"

"Su has a clear conscience." Lu Su answered loudly.

"Now that Gan Ning has voted for Liu Bei, it seems that Gongji hated him as well. Now that Hefei has not seized the opportunity, Xinye will certainly not be able to hold on. The situation has returned to before Chibi. Zijing has always been able to observe the general trend of the world. Do you have a good strategy to teach me?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su thought for a while and said: "The current situation is slightly better than before Chibi. Although Cao Cao is still in the north, his strength is not as good as before. In addition, Liu Xuande is far better than Liu Biao. As long as we continue to maintain the alliance and let Liu Bei contain Cao Cao in Jingzhou, We will use Hefei as a breakthrough point, and we will be able to enter the Central Plains with two flanking attacks."

"Well... Actually, the aristocratic families of Wuhui have criticisms about the Jingzhou battlefield. Zijing's words are very close to my heart. I want you to succeed Gongjin as the governor. Zijing must manage this army well." Sun Quan said .

It was inconvenient for Zhou Yu to take out the letter to Sun Quan because of Ling Tong. At this time, Sun Quan suddenly ordered it, and Lu Su was very surprised to hear it.

"Chenggong has followed him since he was an old general, and his prestige in the army is very high. How can Su Hede..."

"I, the governor of Jiangdong, need someone who is stable and understands the overall situation. I have seen all the generals and only Zijing is suitable."

Lu Su was a little moved when he heard this, so he handed Zhou Yu's letter in his arms, "When the governor was dying, I asked me to write for him. I haven't had a chance to hand it to the lord just now..."

Sun Quan took Zhou Yu's suicide note and sighed leisurely: "Gong Jin has the talent of Wang Zuo, and his last words are consistent with my thoughts. It is a pity that he died of a sudden illness. I will announce his new appointment after his funeral..."

"Wei." Lu Su cupped his hands and nodded.

During Zhou Yu's funeral, Lu Meng returned to Chaisang with Cheng Pu's remnant army in a battleship. After Xinye resisted tenaciously, the city was still broken, and less than [-]% of the soldiers fled back to the ship.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang were full of anger on the way, clamoring to go back to Jiangdong to find Sun Quan and sue Zhou Yu.

The warship docked at Chaisang Naval Port, and found that all the naval warships that had been evacuated were here. Everyone thought that Zhou Yu had come here, so they rushed ashore angrily, intending to go to the city to find Zhou Yu to settle accounts.

The more people walked into the city, the more they found that something was wrong. When they finally saw Zhou Yu's mourning hall, all the grievances and anger disappeared. After all, the dead are the most important.

When Ling Tong and the others heard that Cheng Pu had returned, they went to see Sun Quan together.

Sun Quan saw the purpose of the crowd, and kept silent about the new governor, but asked, "Mr. Cheng, how is the situation on the Xinye battlefield?"

Cheng Pu clasped his hands and replied: "Cao Cao's attack is fierce. Yigong and I defended the city for more than ten days. If it weren't for Guan Yunchang's cover, none of us would be able to return..."

"Guan Yu is still in Xinye?" Sun Quan asked.

Cheng Pu shook his head: "They withdrew to the Han River to stop the pursuers for our rear, and they should have retreated to Jingzhou now..."

"Cao Cao went to Jingzhou again with his army?" Sun Quan said to himself.

Lu Su said: "Shooting Xinye so quickly should have caused a lot of damage. I don't think Cao Cao will continue to go south. After all, the pressure of the Lord in Hefei is always there..."

"My lord, why didn't you take advantage of Cao Jun's main force to take Hefei in Xinye?" Cheng Pu asked.

"Just about to land on the besieged city, I suddenly heard the bad news about Gongjin, so I didn't want to fight." Sun Quan shook his head.

"My lord, Cheng Gong has also returned, when will a new governor be appointed?" Ling Tong asked.

Sun Quan frowned. He originally wanted to wait for Zhou Yu's burial before announcing it. At this time, facing the generals' pressure, he said solemnly: "Lu Zijing is loyal and resourceful. He is a minister who can entrust important affairs. I will make you the commander-in-chief of the metropolis." Three Armies."

"Su Dingran will go all out to repay the trust of the lord and Gong Jin." Lu Su bowed his hands.

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, etc. were all at a loss. Before that, they had always thought that Cheng Pu would take over, and Sun Quan's operation directly made them unable to understand.

Sun Quan held Zhou Yu's letter in his hand, and said solemnly: "Gongjin recommended Lu Zijing to replace him in his last writing. This opinion coincides with mine. You should inherit his will and obey the command of the governor of Lu from now on. .”

"Wei." All the generals in the hall responded in unison.

Chapter 168 Zhang Fei: This business can be done

Sun Quan appointed Lu Su as the governor of the Great Metropolitan, and also made him the captain of Fenwu and the prefect of Yuzhang.

Zhou Yu left a daughter and two sons. Sun Quan let his eldest son, Sun Deng, marry his daughter. He appointed Zhou Yu's eldest son, Zhou Xun, as the captain of cavalry, and his second son, Zhou Yin, as the captain of Xingye, in order to show Sun Quan's great love for Zhou Yu.

After Zhou Yu's burial, Sun Quan, Cheng Pu and others will return to Jianye.

During this period, news of Xinye spread to Jiangdong, Cao Cao captured Xinye to restore Xiangyang's grain road, and sent people across the river to attack Jiangling by land.

Before Sun Quan left, Lu Su asked for instructions: "My lord, if Guan Yunchang hadn't gone to help, Cheng Gong and others might not be able to withdraw smoothly. Should we send troops to Jiangling to help?"

Sun Quan asked back, "Zijing has seen the defense of Jiangling City, do you think Liu Xuande can't defend it?"

"Cao Cao doesn't have enough warships, and Jiangling's defenses are strong, Liu Shijun should be able to defend it..." Lu Su analyzed.

"Since Liu Xuande can keep it, why do we need to do anything extra? Fu Shiren's poisoning can be put aside for now, and Zi Jingchu's military power should not be lightly moved. The first priority should be to stabilize Jiangdong." Sun Quan instructed.

"Wei." Lu Su understood what Sun Quan meant.

When Cao Cao captured Xinye, Hefei was still the news that Sun Quan had stationed his troops in Chaohu.

Cao Cao had no intention and strength to go south to Jingzhou, but planned to let the main force return to Runan and then move to Huainan.

At this time, the soldiers and horses brought from Xudu had fought hard and were tired from fighting in Xinye. Now they had to change defenses with the soldiers in Xiangfan City, and they were afraid that Liu Bei's Jingzhou soldiers would take the opportunity to seize the city.

In order to confuse the Sun and Liu families, he asked the general Zhang Yun to use his own banner, and Xia Houjie, a member of the family, as the supervisor, crossed the river in the way Cheng Yu confuses Sun Quan, and went south to Jiangling by land with great fanfare.