Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

For a time, Zhou Xin's struggling strength seemed to be instantly drained away.

Originally, Zhou Xin felt that even if this campaign against Wu Mengjun failed, it would completely provoke the conflict between Liu Bei and the Jiangdong aristocratic families, planting a major hidden danger for Liu Bei.

However, only at this moment did Zhou Xin suddenly realize that from the beginning, Wu Jun was determined to wipe out the Jiangdong aristocratic families in one fell swoop.

Jia Xu looked at Zhou Xin's lost appearance and smiled knowingly.

Of course, what Jia Xu was laughing at was not the loser's despondency, but the further confirmation through Zhou Xin's reaction that there was indeed no possibility of a comeback in the four counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, Danyang, and Yuzhang.

Otherwise, if Jia Xu had exposed his enemy's identity in such a way, Zhou Xin, in his extreme grief and indignation, would have refuted Jia Xu, rather than appearing so completely hopeless as he did now.

Although the Brocade-Clothed Guard's infiltration of Yangzhou was already quite deep, in order to avoid any mishaps, Jia Xu naturally still cautiously verified it through Zhou Xin.

In terms of results, if there were no accidents, the four counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, Danyang, and Yuzhang would soon be entirely under his control…

Thinking of this, the smile on Jia Xu's face grew even more, and then he nodded to Jia Xiao, who was following beside him.

Zhou Xin could not possibly be used by the lord, and he had a blood feud with Jia Xu. More importantly, Jia Xu had already squeezed the last bit of value out of Zhou Xin.

Keeping him…

Would only be a waste of the rice painstakingly grown by the people.

Immediately, Jia Xu turned and left, heading towards the direction where the other "big fish" were being held for a simple inspection, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

'Alas, being young and vigorous, he is ultimately too naive…'

'If it was purely for revenge, why bother so much?'

'As long as a plague is artificially created in Lishui, the Taihu Lake is polluted, and the infected people are deliberately driven into Wu Jun, it won't be long before not only the entire Wu Jun, but probably the entire Jiangdong region will be turned into a dead zone.'

Thinking of this, Jia Xu didn't know whether to say that Zhou Xin was too stupid, or whether he also had some ambition in his heart to offer his clan members as sacrifices in order to gain righteousness and then dominate Jiangdong.

However, this kind of thing was no longer important to Jia Xu, and he had no interest in specifically exploring Zhou Xin's inner thoughts.

He had no interest now, and he would have no chance in the future.

Zhou Xin's status as the Grand Administrator of the Great Han would preserve his whole body and a bit of dignity. Jia Xu should not kill Zhou Xin without concealment, so as not to be criticized.

However, Jia Xu predicted that there would be prisoners escaping tonight, and accidentally injure Zhou Xin's neck, directly cutting off Zhou Xin's head.

… …

At the same time.

Xiang'an Ford, Xiang'an County, Lujiang Commandery.

This was one of the most prosperous Yangtze River ports in Lujiang Commandery, and with the establishment of the Anti-Wu Alliance, many aristocratic families participating in Lujiang Commandery were also constantly transporting money, food, and supplies out of this port.

Even though the Anti-Wu Alliance had been in arms for many days, a large amount of money, food, and supplies were still being transported out of Xiang'an Ford every day, entering Lishui along the Yangtze River, arriving at Liyang for transit, and then being continuously transported to the front of the Anti-Wu Alliance.

Not far from Xiang'an Ford, on a giant rock by the river, Zhou Yu, who was not yet twenty but already showed a handsome demeanor, was sitting cross-legged on the giant rock, a seven-stringed zither placed across his legs.

Zhou Yu closed his eyes slightly, and without following any sheet music, he played as he pleased. A zither sound containing a bit of sorrow, wrapped in the river wind, slowly drifted into the distance.

The zither sound revealing the meaning of sorrow, just formed a sharp contrast with the busy Xiang'an Ford not far away and the slowly rising sun.

After finishing a piece, Zhou Yu pressed his hands on the zither strings, and a pageboy behind him stepped forward to put a cloak on Zhou Yu to block the wind, and said carefully.

"Young master, the wind is strong by the river in the morning, why not go back to rest earlier?"

"I'm waiting for someone."

Zhou Yu looked at the river and replied.

The pageboy was slightly stunned, somewhat puzzled.

The Zhou family of Lujiang can also be described as a prominent family. Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, once held the official position of Luoyang Order. His paternal uncle Zhou Jing and paternal grandfather had both held the position of one of the three highest state officials.

It was only after Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang and controlled the government that the Zhou family moved back to their old residence in Shuxian County, Lujiang, and the pageboy had been following Zhou Yu since then.

But in the past year, Zhou Yu rarely went out, and read books at home almost every day. In his spare time, he played the zither for his own enjoyment, and basically did not make friends with the aristocratic families in Lujiang Commandery.

It was only when the momentum of the Anti-Wu Alliance was about to rise that Zhou Yu had some more actions.

However, Zhou Yu was not participating in the Anti-Wu Alliance. In addition to frequently investigating the movements of the aristocratic families in Lujiang Commandery, he also left home three days ago and went to the vicinity of Xiang'an Ford, and then came here early this morning to play the zither.

"Within three days, or it will arrive here."

Zhou Yu did not explain, but said to himself, his eyes still looking into the distance.

The next moment, Zhou Yu's eyes moved, noticing a dozen small black dots slowly approaching Xiang'an Ford on the distant river.

"Unexpectedly, it's really this fast…"

Zhou Yu sighed, his tone mixed with a bit of surprise.

As the dozen or so small black dots continued to approach, the pageboy, who had been somewhat puzzled, suddenly changed his face and exclaimed.

"War…warships?! The flag says Wu?! Oh no, they are Wu Jun warships, how could Wu Jun warships come here? Young master, let's run away."

The Anti-Wu Alliance had such a great momentum, and most of the aristocratic families in Lujiang participated in it.

Even if it was just a small pageboy, he understood how bad it was for Wu Jun warships to appear here, and subconsciously placed Wu Jun on the opposite side.

"Escape? Where to escape to?"

Zhou Yu chuckled, handed the seven-stringed zither in his arms to the pageboy to hold, and slowly climbed down the big rock he was sitting on.

It was just that what made the pageboy's face a little pale was that Zhou Yu did not go in the direction away from Xiang'an Ford, but instead walked towards Xiang'an Ford unhurriedly.

"Young…young master, aren't we escaping?"

Looking at the pageboy's frightened appearance, Zhou Yu, who was only about sixteen years old, only had composure on his face, and said.

"Follow me later, just don't make a sound."

Xiang'an Ford was not far from Zhou Yu's location, but the Wu Jun warships coming from the river were faster.

Before Zhou Yu had even approached Xiang'an Ford, the dozen or so warships rushed into Xiang'an Ford aggressively, and then controlled the entire Xiang'an Ford in a very short time.

When Zhou Yu walked to Xiang'an Ford, the entire Xiang'an Ford had been completely controlled by the Wu Jun navy, and there was a faint smell of blood spreading around.

This also made Zhou Yu a little surprised in his heart.

Even if the military strength of Lujiang Commandery was extremely empty, let alone Xiang'an Ford, the Wu Jun navy's ability to completely control Xiang'an Ford in a very short time was also quite amazing.

At this moment, a team of Wu Jun navy soldiers blocking the periphery of Xiang'an Ford also noticed the existence of Zhou Yu and the pageboy.

It was just that Zhou Yu was dressed as a scholar, and the pageboy who followed closely behind was holding a seven-stringed zither in his arms, and he did not bring any weapons with him, so the Wu Jun navy did not do anything at first.

It was not until Zhou Yu approached within ten steps that a squad leader led five navy soldiers to block Zhou Yu's path, and said with a bit of politeness.

"If you want to take a boat, please come again in a day."

(End of this chapter)