Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 355 Praying Mantis Catching Cicadas and Orioles Behind (Thanks to [godess_moon] for the reward)

Sun Ce's greatest enemy was Huang Zu of Jiang Xia, and it must be known that the hatred of killing his father was irreconcilable, and if Huang Zu was not destroyed, Sun Ce would have no peace in his heart.

According to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's plan for the future, the next step after capturing Lujiang is to attack Jiangxia.

Another advantage of winning Jiangxia is that you can form horns with Chaisang to seize the initiative, and you can cross the Yangtze River anytime and anywhere, and attack Jiangling or Xiangyang.Compared with Cao Cao in the north, Liu Biao is undoubtedly better at bullying.
However, no matter whether you go north or west, the Lujiang River is a hurdle that you can't get around.

It stands between the north-east and west-facing roads of the Jiangxi River. If we don't take it down, all our lofty ambitions will be nothing but floating clouds.

Less than three days after Zhao Xue met Liu Ye, Sun Ce's envoy came to Lujiang.

The messenger handed the letter written by Sun Ce to Liu Xun, ordered people to donate a lot of money and treasures, and then withdrew.

In the letter, Sun Ce praised Liu Xun very much, saying that Liu Xun's fame spread far and wide, benefited the people, and his fame and achievements are admired by people today; Sun Ce also expressed that he would form an alliance with Liu Xun and repair it forever.

The letter also said that he, Sun Ce, was too weak, and that he was frequently harassed by troops from Shangliao and other places, and suffered unspeakably.

Therefore, Sun Ce hoped that Liu Xun could send troops to subdue Shangliao and other places to relieve his troubles. For this purpose, he specially offered some small gifts first to express his respect, and after the event was completed, there will be a big gift to thank him.

After reading the letter, Liu Xun seemed very proud of Sun Ce's strong praise in the letter. He picked up the glass tea set Sun Ce sent, and said to himself, "Tsk tsk! This set of 'small gifts' alone is worth thousands of gold."

Such is the case with trivial gifts, so how "heavy" should heavy gifts be?
Afterwards, Liu Xun handed the letter to his subordinates to read, and he could not help but fall into reverie.

After the letter paper walked around in everyone's hands, Liu Xun came back to his senses, and asked everyone triumphantly: "Everyone, this Sun Ce has a bit of self-knowledge. Do you think it is feasible to send troops here to attack Shangliao?" ?”

Liu Xun's cousin, Liu Kai, stood up and said, "Back to the prefect, Shangliao and other places have plenty of food and grass, but the guards are not strong. We are also short of food now, so the time is right to send troops to attack!"

"Sun Ce is willing to form an alliance, we only need to guard against Xiahou Dun in the north, we can indeed send troops!"

"That Xiahoudun has suffered several defeats at our hands. As long as the defense is not lax, Xiahoudun will not pose a threat at all. The lower officials think that we can send troops to attack Shangliao!"

Most people are in favor of sending troops, but some people keep their heads clear.

A scribe stood up, cupped his hands and said to Liu Xun, "Prefect, Shangliao and other places are small, but their defenses are quite complete; plus Shangliao's special terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if you lead the army in person I'm afraid it won't be captured in a day or two.

Once the army is gone, the defense of Lujiang River will be empty. I am afraid that there will be opportunities for those who want to take advantage of the vacancy. Don't forget that the prefect thinks twice before acting! "

"Who cares?" Liu Xun leaned forward and asked with a smile, "Who do you mean?"

The man pointed to several large boxes of money and treasures in the hall, and said, "Of course it's Sun Ce."

Liu Xun had just been flattered by Sun Ce, and he was feeling complacent.If Sun Ce really has a heart, wouldn't it mean that Liu Xun was tricked by Sun Ce?
What's more, the letter said that after Liu Xun took down the upper-glow, there would be more generous gifts for Liu Xun. Liu Xun was already extremely greedy, but now he was blinded by sweet words and interests, so he couldn't listen to his advice.

Liu Xun pretended to be heroic and said: "We will form an alliance with Sun Bofu. Then Sun Bofu is a hero in the world, how could he do such a treacherous thing?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Xun ignored the scribe's advice and said directly to Liu Kai: "Go and inform Sun Ce's envoy, and say that I promise to form an alliance and will attack Shangliao in half a month. But we There is already a shortage of food and grass, so you can ask Sun Ce if he can support my [-] army with food and grass for a month?"

Liu Kai understood it, and after clasping his fists to promise, he left the Sheriff's Mansion with excited steps.

For Liu Xun's greedy request, Sun Ce naturally agreed to everything, and it was only three months of food and grass, he Sun Ce could afford it!
Anyway, you can get it back sooner or later, so it doesn’t matter if you put it away with Liu Xun first, maybe you can find an excuse to let Liu Xun’s people carry the food and grass, and you can save yourself some manpower
On the third day after Sun Ce's food and extra "filial piety" arrived at Lujiang City, Liu Xun began to mobilize troops and horses, preparing to lead an army of [-] in person, and attack from the west to capture Shangliao.

And when Liu Xun was about to send troops, Liu Ye also found Liu Xun according to the plan discussed and decided with Zhao Xue, and explained his willingness to lead the army to guard Lujiang.

Liu Xun has always attached great importance to Liu Ye.

Not only because of Liu Ye's high reputation, but also because of the trust that he had voluntarily entrusted Zheng Bao's trilogy to himself.

Liu Xun has also expressed his wish for Liu Ye to assist him many times, but Liu Ye has been reluctant to become an official.

Liu Xun led the army to go out, and he still had some worries about the safety of Lujiang in his heart.Liu Ye was willing to stand up at this moment, which moved Liu Xun very much.

There is no doubt about Liu Ye's ability. Without a word, Liu Xun appointed Liu Ye as a separate driver, and took full command of the more than [-] defenders staying in Lujiang.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who were in Jiangdong, learned that Liu Xun led an army of [-] to attack Shangliao, they couldn't help showing a smug smile on their faces.

Sun Ce and Liu Xun used to work together under Yuan Shu's command, and Sun Ce knew Liu Xun's character very well.

Seeing that Liu Xun led his army to leave Lujiang as expected, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu summoned an army of [-] troops that had been secretly prepared for a long time.

But Sun Ce and Zhou Yu probably never imagined in their dreams that when they were plotting Liu Xun and Lujiang County, there were still people secretly watching their every move silently.

After reading the secret letter sent by Zhao Xue, Ding San said to Ding Si: "As expected, she is indeed the captain! She actually said that Liu Ye, the empress of the royal family in Lujiang, was surrendered."

"The captain is not only wise and martial, but also looks like a fairy." Ding Si muttered to himself.

Ding San glanced at Ding Si, and said, "Stop your dirty thoughts."

Ding Si snorted and replied: "Don't think I don't know that you also like the captain."

Ding San grinned and said: "Slender ladies and gentlemen are good. But I am different from you, I just like it. You know, there are seven or eight people who secretly like our captain, even Jiazi Battalion Captain Yan Feng, seems to have some interest in our captain."

Ding Si fell silent when he heard the words, and after a while he smiled wryly and said: "The dog day's meeting. Then I am completely hopeless."

"I've given up hope a long time ago." Ding San shrugged, and brought the topic back to the main topic, "The captain said in the letter that half a month after Sun Ce dispatched troops, we can start an incident in the rear."

"Well, I want to rest after finishing this important event." Ding Si sighed suddenly and said.

"Yeah, I'll go with you to see Mr. at that time." Ding San also had the same thought, but he thought more, "Let's go beg Mr., maybe we can get a good job!"

When Ding Si heard this, he nodded and said: "Sir, he treated us very well. Before, there were brothers who left the Shadow Guard and became officials in the local area, and they were very prosperous. But I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay in Chenliu County."

"Then stay in Chenliu County to farm, and then marry a wife and give birth to a few fat boys!"

"Hahaha! I want to have ten children!"

(End of this chapter)