The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Zijing, what happened? Are you so anxious?" Chai Sang asked as Zhou Yu saw Lu Su waiting for him after he dismounted.

"Gong Jin's worries in the past have come true." Lu Su said with a heavy expression.

"Ming Navy Navy?" Zhou Yu turned around and looked at Lu Su with a serious look on his face.

"Yes." Lu Su nodded: "He Qi sent a battle report. Kuaiji was defeated, and more than ten cities including Shangyu, Juzhang, and Guling fell. Now I am afraid that the entire Kuaiji has been captured."

"Did He Qi and Quan Cong act rashly?" Zhou Yu's expression changed and he asked in a deep voice.

"Unexpectedly, since the Ming army could cross the sea and invade Kuaiji silently, they could naturally cross the river. He Qi was worried that supporting Kuaiji would give the Ming army an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, He Qi only asked the counties in Wujun to block the city gates and be on guard. The Ming army invaded Wu County and did not send troops to rescue them." Lu Su shook his head.

"Not bad!" Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The situation was not too bad and there was still room for recovery. He quickly walked to Sun Quan's mansion with Lu Su.

"By the way, how is the war in Jingxiang?" Lu Su asked.

"Although the Jingzhou navy has made progress, it still has a long way to go before it can become an enemy of our army. However, these Jingxiang navy seem to be trying to lead our army ashore recently. I guess the elites under Chen Mo are lurking in various cities in Jingzhou. " Zhou Yu shook his head. Although the Jingzhou Navy has made progress, Jiangdong Army will always be the overlord on the Yangtze River, no matter who comes.

In this way, even if the Jingzhou navy is completely destroyed, there is no way to take advantage of the situation to seize the land in northern Jingzhou.

Lu Su nodded regretfully. Now that Kuaiji was about to be lost, there was no time to care about it. When the two of them arrived at Sun Quan's mansion, they saw that most of the civil and military officials in Jiangdong had gathered here, and there was an unspeakable feeling in the air. silence.

Zhou Yu frowned, stepped forward and saluted Sun Quan: "See you, my lord!"

"Gong Jin is back." Sun Quan looked a little haggard, and his eyes were still bloodshot. Seeing that Zhou Yu was more energetic, he forced a smile and said, "Hurry and take a seat."

"Thank you, Lord!" After Zhou Yu bowed and bowed, he took his seat and looked at Sun Quan doubtfully. "My Lord, Zijing has already told me about the matter in Kuaiji. Cao Ang's troops can be mobilized to help Kuaiji. The enemy troops are coming from afar." , there will definitely be insufficient food and grass, and with Zixiu’s ability, we can drive the Ming army out of Kuaiji!”

Sun Quan shook his head: "That's not all. This is a letter seemingly sent by someone from He Qi. Five days ago, the Ming navy entered the river and captured Qu'a in less than half a day. Quan Cong was defeated and only brought more than a thousand soldiers with him. Join the army and break out of the siege. The enemy navy has conquered several villages and has now reached Jianye. This was already reported five days ago. No one knows how the battle in Jianye is going now. "

Zhou Yu felt that his mind went blank for a moment. He thought that Chen Mo's naval attack must be extraordinary, but he did not expect it to be so swift and violent. It was not just the opponent's navy that attacked Jianye. All the fords along the river were wiped out. He Qi He Quancong's army is holding on to Jianye again, and the soldiers and horses that have been accumulating in Jiujiang can easily cross the river and attack Danyang. In this way, the three counties of Wujun, Danyang, and Kuaiji may not be safe. No, Kuaiji is certain now. It is no longer safe. Wujun and Danyang are now also in war. If these three counties are lost, Jiangdong's twenty years of accumulation will be destroyed.

Zhou Yu tried his best to calm down. The most important thing at the moment was not this. The most important thing was that they couldn't allocate too many troops to rescue Jianye.

Chen Mo's army is still watching here. Once Zhou Yu chooses to withdraw to Jianye for rescue, Chen Mo will probably have to cross the river immediately. I don't know how many troops there are there, but Chen Mo's conservative estimate is... 150,000!

What will be the result once these armies are allowed to cross the river? The four counties in Jingnan plus Yuzhang County may not be able to be saved.

At that time, Jiangdong faced a two-sided attack from General Chen Mo's army.

This is a desperate situation!

Zhou Yu looked at the people around him, but except for a few people, everyone else was sitting with the old god present. Most people were actually not worried about this outcome, because even if Jiangdong was really defeated, they still would not Something will happen.

But the huge foundation Sun Ce had laid was completely over.

Zhou Yu tried hard to calm down. After a long time, he looked at Sun Quan and said, "My lord, I'm afraid Chen Mo has also received the news. He can't let our army return for reinforcements. In other words, he will look forward to our army's return for reinforcements." However, as soon as our army left, all four counties in Jingnan and Yuzhang were returned to Chen Mo. Our army finally saved Danyang and Wu counties, leaving only two counties. The next time Chen Mo sends his troops, our army will return to Chen Mo. Can’t compete with it!”

Sun Quan nodded silently. Before, Chen Mo could not cross the river and his military advantage could not be used. But now that Chen Mo has crossed the river, after losing the Yangtze River natural chasm, Chen Mo's military advantage is fully capable of crushing Jiangdong.

"Gong Jin thinks, what should I do now?" Sun Quan asked.

"Twenty thousand naval troops were divided, commanded by two veteran generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and quickly returned to aid Jianye. Cao Ang led the army to rush to aid Jianye by land. They attacked from both sides and must keep Jianye. As for Chen Mo, On the other side, the last general will lead the rest of the navy to attack. Even if the Jingzhou navy cannot be wiped out, most of his warships will be destroyed and they will be unable to cross the river!" Zhou Yu said decisively after thinking for a moment.

"Do you have any objections, gentlemen?" Sun Quan looked at everyone in the hall.

Zhang Zhao closed his eyes and said nothing, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. Yu Fan hesitated for a moment and said: "My lords, now the land of Shu has been acquired by King Ming. The whole world except me, Jiangdong, has been unified by King Ming." The power has already appeared, so why do I, Jiangdong, have to contend with it? In my opinion, if we surrender now, the princes may still be able to become princes and gain wealth, but if we resist to the end, I am afraid that the day Jiangdong will be destroyed will be the Lord... "

"Shut up!" Han Dang stood up angrily, pointed his halberd at Yu Fan and said: "You are a useless corrupt scholar. Chen Thief has a grudge against his lord for killing his father. The death of the general back then may not have nothing to do with him, but now he wants to take refuge with him." , You, these rotten scholars, have read poetry and books all your life, just to persuade the Lord to surrender!”

Yu Fan's face turned black and he said angrily: "We are fighting on the battlefield, everyone is his own master, how can we have personal grudges? We are not trying to persuade the lord to surrender, but if there is some chance now, we do not want to be the ministers who will subjugate the country, but Han General, have you ever thought about the current situation? Jiangdong has lost its barrier. , with the Ming army, even if they win in the end, it will be difficult to protect the whole territory. How will our army respond when the Ming army comes again in a few years? When Jiangdong is really defeated, has the general ever thought about what his lord will be like? Should we surrender, or should we lead the Sun family?"

"That's enough!" Sun Quan slapped the table and said with a dark face, "Just follow Gong Jin's advice. As for surrender, don't mention it again!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone's expressions, stood up and walked away.

Many people sighed and stood up to leave. Han Dang and Cheng Pu said goodbye to Zhou Yu, each led the navy, went down the river, and headed straight for Jianye. Cao Ang also led the Cao family's army and rushed there quickly. Jianye and Zhou Yu took the initiative to attack Jingxiang Navy for a decisive battle.

…

"Are you anxious?" In the Xiakou stronghold, Chen Mo received the battle report and looked at Xun You with a smile.

"We have already descended from Kuaiji, and Jiujiang defenders Bai Piao and Han Kai have also led their troops across the river. Now most of Wu County has been conquered. There are a full 170,000 troops on the battlefield in the three counties. It would be strange if they were not in a hurry!"

Chen Mo nodded, Jiang Dong was already in a desperate situation.

"Report~" Just as the two of them were talking, a general came in hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" Chen Mo asked.

"Your Majesty, a secret report came from Jiangdong. Zhou Yu's navy sent 20,000 troops to rescue Jianye. At the same time, Cao Ang personally led the army to rescue Jianye." The general bowed.

Jianye?

Chen Mo smiled when he heard this. His target was not Jianye from the beginning. He nodded and said: "I know, send this letter to Jianye and ask Yu Sheng to quickly send an order to Zang Ba and order Zang Ba's army to take it directly." Chaisang.”

"Here!" the general agreed, bowed to take the letter, turned around and left quickly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the only time to clear the world is today!" Xun You said with a smile.

That's right, Zang Ba's purpose in joining Kuaiji was not to occupy Kuaiji County, but his real goal was Chaisang.

Although Liu Ji is important, he is just a symbol like the emperor of Chang'an. Let's see what else Liu Neng can do after he is moved to Chang'an. Nothing can be done.

The same goes for Liu Ji. It’s just that Sun Quan openly proved that his status is legitimate and does not need to be controlled by Chen Mo’s banner. However, Liu Ji’s role in Jiangdong is not even as good as Liu Neng’s role in Luoyang. Liu Neng’s role in Luoyang At that time, at least there were still many people standing around Liu Neng, but Jiangdong was a vast area with few people. Even if it was not a troubled time, the sky was high and the emperor was far away here. The sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty was not as strong as in the Central Plains, so Liu Ji's here The influence is not as good as that of Liu Neng in Luoyang.

Even if Chen Mo takes Jianye and captures Liu Ji, he still won't be able to completely control Jiangdong. But if the soldiers surround Chaisang and surround Sun Quan, then Jiangdong will be completely finished.

Sun Quan obviously only saw the threat of Jianye's fall, but he never thought that this would invisibly weaken the protection around him. Zang Hong, who he didn't care about, became the decisive factor in this war. !

"Don't overestimate the outcome until the last moment. Sometimes, the more you are at this time, the more vigilant you have to be." Chen Mo shook his head and realized that the overall situation seemed to be decided, but it was not without the possibility of a comeback. If Zhou Yu could make it in time, With insight, if Zang Ba is blocked, this move will be ineffective, but Chen Mo can also take the opportunity to cross the river.

"Your Majesty, do you think Sun Quan will surrender at that time?" Xun You asked with a smile.

"If it were Sun Ce or Sun Jian, he would never do it." Chen Mo said with a smile: "But Sun Quan... This person is quite strategic, has foresight and skill, but after all, he is not the owner of the business. When the defeat is determined, as long as he is given enough With decency, he will surrender."

This is also the biggest difference between the entrepreneurial king and the established king.

Xun You nodded and said: "The Jingzhou navy..."

"Still unchanged, don't make Zhou Yu suspicious." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"I understand."