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Chapter 520 Gifts
The messenger presented the Nanchang Jieshu together with the wooden box containing Sun Ben's head to Liu Jing.

Liu Jing listened to the report of the messenger in the hall, and his joy was beyond words.

It is no exaggeration to say that he was ready to withstand Zhou Yu for a winter in Chaisang, so that Zhuge Liang could concentrate on dealing with Sun Ben.Never thought that Zhou Yu had only arrived here, and Zhuge Liang would have dealt with Sun Ben neatly.

Liu Jing didn't rush to check Sun Ben's head, but first read Zhuge Liang's handwritten book, and after reading it, he suddenly realized.

He was still surprised that no matter how bad Sun Ben was, he wouldn't be able to hold it for a day. It turned out that Sun Ben was seriously injured and died on the day he was defeated and returned to Nanchang. The group rose up and rebelled, and cooperated with Zhuge Liang to capture Nanchang.

Liu Jing laughed and shook his head. He didn't expect that Pan Zhang, the "Twelve Tiger Officials of Jiangdong" in history, would also do such an unwise behavior.

Pang Tong, Wang Can, Jiang Wan, Li Yan, Pei Qian, Xi Zhen, Sheng Kuang, Xu Zong and other officials of the Annan General's House came one after another after hearing the news.

Wang Can took the good news from Liu Jing, glanced at it briefly, and said with joy, "As soon as Sun Ben dies, the Yuzhang counties will pass the news."

Pang Tong nodded and said to Liu Jing, "Yuzhang and Luling counties have always been strong in Yuzhang and weak in Luling, and Sun Fu's bravery is not as good as Sun Ben. Now that Yuzhang is overwhelmed, the general can order his military divisions to go south to meet General Wang (Qiang). We will meet at Luling. Sun Fu knows that Sun Ben will be destroyed, there will be no help outside, and if you are trapped in a lonely city, you will definitely go to death.

Sheng Kuang had a different opinion, and said: "Luling, a small remote county, has few generals; Sun Fu, who can be used by his clan, is not a general of wisdom and courage. It's not difficult to break, why bother with the military division?" Sheng Kuang paused, and then said: "According to Kuang's opinion, it is better to transfer the military division to the north, join the general, surround and destroy the Wu army under Pengze City, and then follow the river eastward, sweeping Danyang, and attacking Wu. , meeting, when the righteous flag points, the people of Jiangdong will look to the wind to respond, and eat the pot pulp to welcome the general."

After listening to the two's suggestions, Liu Jing couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Pang Tong followed the original planned route, that is, to annex the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling first, and then Xutu Danyang, Wujun, and Kuaiji.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang attacked Sun Ben so quickly, Sheng Kuang was no longer satisfied with the original plan of Yuzhang and Luling counties, and wanted to encircle and wipe out Zhou Yu's army in one go and enter the hinterland of Jiangdong.

Compared with Pang Tong, the prospect described in Sheng Kuang's words was more attractive, and Liu Jing was very moved, but after careful consideration, he finally did not accept Sheng Kuang's suggestion.

It is necessary to know that the risks and the benefits are always proportional. Now, in the northwest of Yuzhang, Taishi Ci is entrenched in Ai and Xigu Valley. Pan Zhang also escaped from Nanchang. Chaisang, isn't it giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage?
What's more, although Sun Fu was not a famous general, he was not a cowardly person either. He used thousands of troops to defend Luling. Wang Qiang had no more than [-] troops and attacked Luling alone, and he was beyond his strength.Once the stalemate cannot be reached, when Sun Quan reacts and sends troops from Danyang and Kuaiji to help Yuzhang and Luling by land, they will be completely passive.

Seeing that Liu Jing rejected Sheng Kuang's suggestion, Commander Pang breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps he was eager to avenge Sun Quan for killing his father. Sheng Kuang's proposal was very radical. Take the risk.

Under the current situation, continuing to implement the original plan is the best solution.

You must know that the annexation of Yuzhang and Luling counties is equivalent to swallowing up two-fifths of Jiangdong's territory, one-fourth of its population, and one-third of its troops. The blow to Sun Quan can be imagined.Under this situation, Liu Jing will have an absolute advantage in the future offensive and defensive, and there is absolutely no need to take risks.Fortunately, Liu Jing was sober and made the right choice.

After Liu Jing and Pang Tong and other ministers discussed for a while, they ordered Jiang Wan, the chief clerk, to draft a document to congratulate Zhuge Liang on his victory in Nanchang, and asked him to pacify the central and eastern regions of Yuzhang as soon as possible, and lead his troops southward to attack Luling with Wang Qiang.

On the same day, the good news of Haihun arrived. What Liu Jing valued most was not the city of Haihun, but Taishi Ci and his family members in the city. Incompetent.

Liu Jing was in a hurry and ordered him to send Taishi Ci's family to Chaisang immediately.

News of Liu Jing's success was frequent here, but Zhou Yu didn't know about it. The Jiangdong Army rested at the sandbar all day and night, and marched towards Peng Ze the next day.

Zhou Yu knew very little about the current situation in Yuzhang. Out of prudence, he did not go straight to Peng Ze, but chose to build a camp near the river, and dispatched cavalry to Nanchang as soon as possible.

Facts have proved that Zhou Yu's caution is very necessary. The next day, the explorer reported that the east and west sides of the Ganshui River, Liling, Poyang, Yunyang, and even Haihun, were all occupied by Chu thieves. fall.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but turn pale in shock, pacing back and forth in the military tent. The loss of Chai Sang and Peng Ze was enough to give him a headache, but compared with the information brought back by the cavalry, it was not worth mentioning.

Putting aside the unconfirmed rumors of the fall of Nanchang for the time being, the information he has already obtained is enough to make him shudder.

Liling, Poyang, Yunyang and other counties have few soldiers, and it is reasonable that they can't hold back.

However, Haihun was Taishici's stronghold, and Haihun also lost, which meant that Taishici was defeated, or a big defeat, so that his strength was so weak that he couldn't even defend his old nest, Haihun.

If the rumors of the fall of Nanchang are also true, then Yuzhang may have changed hands at this time.Faced with such a situation, it is still unknown whether it is possible to turn the tide, let alone turn the tide.

Of course, this is just the worst plan, and I hope things are not as bad as he thought.

At this moment, the guards outside the tent came in and reported: "The Governor, a Chu envoy came by boat and said that he was ordered by Liu Jing and asked to see the Governor."

Zhou Yu was startled when he heard the words, his brows were tightly furrowed, and while guessing the other party's intention, he agreed to the envoy Chu's request to see him.

Soon, a well-dressed and handsome young scholar, holding a wooden box, walked into the tent calmly.

When Zhou Yu saw the wooden box in the opponent's hand, he didn't know what it was, so he got up from his seat immediately.

"Xi Zhen, an official in the Annan General's Mansion, has met Zhou Zhonglang." Xi Zhen asked the guards around him to hand over the wooden box to Zhou Yu, and then said to Zhou Yu: "The general has heard the name of your foot for a long time, and now I know that your foot is coming, and I am specially ordered to bring it with you." Hu Li' come to pay my respects."

Zhou Yu slowly opened the wooden box, which was the so-called "gift" in Xi Zhen's mouth, and there was indeed a tanned head inside. Zhou Yu recognized this face at a glance. It was none other than Sun Ben, the prefect of Yuzhang.

(End of this chapter)