Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 462
Cao Cao hastily waved his hands, "Liu Xuande, who weaves mats and sells shoes, should be content to be a prince and become king? Don't even think about it. Now we are at war with Sun Quan. This must be the trick of the Jiangdong rats. It is nothing more than wanting to create chaos in one's own heart And retreat."

"The King of Wei is wise, but if the rumors are not stopped, they will spread all over the world sooner or later," Xiahou Dun reminded.

"There are a lot of haters who are lonely and ennobled. Besides Liu Bei and Sun Quan, there are others who are secretly contributing to the flames. It is just to take advantage of this wave of evil wind to investigate the 'spies' in the rear." Cao Cao's eyes became dark as he spoke.

"Then Sun Quan is here?" Xiahou Dun asked.

Cao Cao sneered: "Sun Quan didn't give Han Ting an inch of merit. If he wants to become a king, unless."

"Unless you become King Wu of the Great Wei?" Xiahou Dun tried.

Cao Cao laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, Yuan Rang is just joking about you. It is enough for a lonely minister to wish. How can he have the heart to usurp the Han?"

"Meng De is too modest." Xiahou Dun complimented.

Cao Cao's face suddenly changed: "A few days later, I will lead the army back to Yecheng, and I will check the rumors of Xudu by the way. You will stay here, remember that land battles are not water battles."

"If Chaohu Lake floods." Xiahou Dun hesitated to speak.

"Sun Quan is eager to retreat and won't hold on for too long. If the water really rises, he can return the troops to Hefei and Shouchun. Guess he will send people to sue for peace. Then you will follow the trend and agree." Cao Cao Very sure.

Xiahou Dun nodded, "Meng De can go back with peace of mind, I have everything here."

"Zhang Wenyuan is both wise and brave. If you are indecisive, you can ask him for advice. Biyan'er will lose three points when he hears his name." Cao Cao instructed.

"Wei." Xiahou Dun cupped his fists and accepted the order.

A few days later, Cao Cao led his troops away from the Huainan battlefield, leaving Fubo General Xiahou Dun as Shuai Tun's Juchao, and the 26th Army, including Zhang Liao, with nearly 10 troops.

Jiangdong soldiers and horses heard that Cao Cao led the main force to retreat, Xu Sheng, Song Qian and others under his tent were ready to move, while Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and others suggested sticking to Ruxuwu.

When Sun Quan frowned and hesitated to advance or retreat, he happened to catch a glimpse of Zhang Zhao, who was escorting the army rations, closing his eyes and resting his mind. Sun Quan rolled his eyes and thought about his heart.

"Zibu was always very wise. Now that Cao Cao has led the main force to retreat, the generals have different opinions on how to retreat. I don't know if there is a way to teach me?" Sun Quan asked politely.

Zhang Zhao opened his eyes slightly. He looked around at the crowd and cupped his hands and said, "Zhao recently presided over Yu Zecheng's marriage in Jianye. I don't know the battle situation in Huainan as well as the generals. I'm still inconvenient to speak."

Sun Quan hurriedly urged: "Zibu is my military advisor, and my elder brother entrusts Gu to an important minister. How can I plan and not teach?"

Stirred by Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao understood that Bi Yaner wanted to offend others. He slowly stood up and asked, "How can you rely on blood and courage in a battle on the battlefield? Did the generals forget the previous battle in Hefei?"

Because Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Quan intentionally or unintentionally, this made the nervous Boss Sun very uncomfortable. What do you mean by coming to see me?Afraid I can't remember the past?
The Battle of Hefei was a thorn in Jiangdong’s generals’ hearts. Sun Quan felt depressed after hearing this, Song Qian bowed his head in shame, Zhang Zhao saw that Xu Sheng was still upset, so he added: “Wen Xiang, your hand is completely fine. ? Is the weapon still stable?"

Zhang Zhao's venomous tongue sprinkled salt on Xu Sheng's wound, saying that everyone is from the Huaisi faction, do you want to expose the shortcomings like this?
"Mr. Bu Lao Zibu is concerned, Sheng faced such a strong wind a few days ago, and he was never blown away from his weapon." Xu Sheng responded unconvinced, but his overall momentum weakened.

A few days ago, the Wei army aggressively attacked Hengjiang, and Xu Sheng was ordered to lead his troops to fight. Unexpectedly, there was a strong wind on the river, and their Mengchong warship was blown to the bank of the Wei army.

The accompanying generals were scared and dared not go to battle. At that time Xu Sheng led the soldiers ashore alone to kill the enemy. The defending Wei army was frightened by Xu Sheng's desperate retreat. After the wind stopped, Xu Sheng brought the soldiers back and was rewarded by Sun Quan.

Sun Quan saw that Zhang Zhao's preparations were almost the same, and then reached out his hand to stop the quarrel, "I am very pleased that the generals have the heart to charge forward, but Cao Cao used his troops to use lies and tricks. Maybe he left Xiahoudun, a hundred thousand elite soldiers, in his nest. When attacking, he led the main force to capture Ruxuwu, if Ruxu is lost, Jiangdong will be in danger."

"My lord's concern is not unreasonable, I think it's better to stick to it." Lu Meng suggested again.

Sun Quan went off to set the tone himself, and all the generals in the room stopped talking after listening.

After the accounts were dispersed, Sun Quan left Zhang Zhaoji behind and said, "Zi Bu spoke violently just now, and I fear the generals will hate him."

"It doesn't matter, Zhang Zhao's personal honor and disgrace are nothing to worry about if he can do his best for the Lord's hegemony."

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he snorted coldly in his heart. Since Chibi advocated surrender, who among the Jiangdong generals has really respected him?But where do these warriors understand politics?
"A few years ago when we fought Cao Cao here, we followed Zibu's plan to retreat from the enemy. Now that the situation is similar, how should we retreat?" Sun Quan leaned over and asked sincerely.

Zhang Zhaoshu frowned, "Cao Cao has now entered the Duke of Wei and is full of ambitions. Although he hastily retreated, he left the general Xia Houdun. If it is just good words, it may not be able to move his heart."

"In this way, we can only wait for the spring water to rise, and use the Jiangdong water army to attack it. It will be difficult for Cao Cao to remember without severely defeating the Wei army." A stern look flashed in Sun Quan's eyes.

Zhang Zhao quickly waved his hand: "Although Xiahoudun is missing one eye, he is not completely blind. If my lord waits for the flood to attack, he just needs to withdraw to the high place in the north. As long as the Wei army does not withdraw, it will always threaten Jianghuai. How can the food and grass in the land consume more than Cao Cao?"

"What Zibu said is true." Sun Quan patted his chest, it was hard for him to be so convinced by Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao: "I have a plan. I can retreat from the Wei army."

"Zibu, tell me quickly," Sun Quan urged.

"My lord, you can send someone close to Cao Ying to ask for surrender," Zhang Zhao said with a frown.

Sun Quan thought that Zhang Zhao had some clever plan, and it was a familiar recipe, "Zibu wants me to surrender to Cao thief? Then this is Jiangdong."

Zhang Zhao quickly explained: "My lord, don't get me wrong. This surrender is not the other's surrender. It's just a verbal agreement. It's enough for Cao Cao to be comforted. My lord is still the master of Jiangdong."

"Although he surrendered, he didn't completely surrender?" Sun Quan squinted his eyes.

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "That's exactly what happened. Let Cao Cao get his name, and the lord gets his name."

"If Liu Xuande knew about it, wouldn't he accuse me of collaborating with the country's thieves?" Sun Quan hesitated.

"My lord, even though you are fighting against Cao so hard, isn't the "Lingnan Daily" scolding you? In fact, politics is so hypocritical. If you scold the alliance, you still need the alliance." Zhang Zhao smiled wryly.

Sun Quan thought for a while and nodded in agreement, "I'll edit the book myself and let Xu Ziming (Xu Xiang) go to see Xiahou Dun."

"Xu Ziming is astute, and he will certainly live up to my lord's expectations." Zhang Zhao affirmed.

In March of the 22nd year of Jian'an, Sun Quan sent Xu Xiang, the left governor of Jiefanwei, to Cao Ying to ask for surrender. Xiahou Dun went to Shuye City after Cao Cao agreed, and slowly withdrew his troops in the direction of Hefei and Shouchun.

(End of this chapter)