Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 122 Ships in the south are not as fast as horses in the north!
"Gongjin, don't get angry at this time."

Sun Ce took a deep breath. Although he also felt a sense of defeat in his heart, and it seemed difficult to express the breath stuck in his chest, but at this moment, he knew that he couldn't get too big because of small wetness.

If Cao Jun has really arrived at Lujiang, then the marching route must be changed, and all strategic plans cannot be as previously envisioned.

After all, Lujiang was already occupied by the Cao family. If there was a fight in Lujiang at this moment, they would really have to fight with Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce can't afford this reputation.

His family business was a reputation built by his father. At this time, people's hearts are in the Han Dynasty, and the Han family should prevail. This is also the reason why the other side is willing to ask the envoy to talk.

After all, if the Sun family is willing to fight, it will be the army of the alliance.

Sending envoys to talk in this way is naturally beneficial, at least it will be more amiable.

"Hahaha……"

At this moment, after Zhou Yu realized that there was nothing to be done, he laughed generously and calmly, and teased Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, it seems that we have to march for several days, sooner or later, and we only stop for three drinks during the period, but we are still a step too late."

"The boats in the south are probably not as fast as the horses in the north."

Zhou Yu's nature is open-minded, but Sun Ce's words made Sun Ce smile wryly in astonishment.

Zhou Yu went on to say: "This general of the Cao family can be said to march extremely fast. With such a state of affairs, it is not too much to lose to him."

"From outside Qiaojun, and from the battle with Lu Bu, they sent troops to Lujiang. They pay attention to the overall situation, have great foresight, and have three armies at their disposal. The Cao family is awesome."

"Yes, it is indeed suspicious. I don't know who this will be. I heard that there is a man under the Cao family who is known as a thousand-mile horse. His name is Cao Xiu. There are also tiger and leopard riders led by Cao Chun, who can attack for hundreds of miles a day."

Sun Ce put his hands behind his back, and immediately laughed, "If all these famous generals are here, although they won't be in Lujiang, they can take a look first. After all, we haven't had such a bad relationship with the Cao family yet."

At this moment, as if thinking of something, Zhou Yu turned around swiftly, approached Sun Ce, and said in a deep voice, "It's okay to make friends. I suddenly understood when Bo Fu talked about making friends."

"how?"

Sun Ce asked curiously.

What do you understand?
Gongjin's thoughts often escape in this way, and it is not uncommon to find some clues.

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "If we can make friends, we will be able to get convenience when besieging Shouchun this time. Bofu doesn't need to send troops to capture it, he only needs to threaten from the south."

"It is true that Lujiang is lost, but if you give it generously, you can also make friends with the people of the Cao family. If you succeed in this battle, you can ask the emperor to ask for merit for Bofu."

"If you inherit from your father, Marquis Wu Cheng, get the prefect of Danyang, or become the governor of Yangzhou, you can make the gentry join you. It seems that we have never got Lujiang, but we can get more convenience. If I don't bother him, he will think the same. Bo Fu is majestic."

"Very good!"

Sun Ce immediately clapped his hands. This is right. If you are entangled in the lost place, you may feel restless and have no peace.

But if we can make friends with this and make a covenant, so that the general can ask for credit, but he can get the title or edict of the Han Dynasty, so that these gentry in the territory will no longer be oppressed by the Sun family.

Talented people from all over the place, as well as property and family resources among the gentry, can be continuously sent to the Sun's army. Even hermits from all over the place will also gather and respond in order to achieve great things.

The real impregnability should start from the hearts of the gentry. At that time, the navy can be drilled day and night, according to the danger of the Yangtze River, in order to build the foundation of the Jiangdong.

At least ten years of peace can be reported. If the world changes, you can enter Jingzhou or go north to Huainan, and you can also send troops out of the Central Plains.

Jingzhou...

A little bit of resentment arose in Sun Ce's heart. He had always shown his heroic spirit to others, and the only resentment was left to Jingzhou. His father was killed by random arrows just now under Liu Biao's conspiracy.

If not, I am afraid that Jiangdong is completely in the pocket of the Sun family now, and Jingzhou may also be captured, sitting on the land of two states, and looking for Yuan Shu in Huainan.

Annexing Yuan Shu's family business at this time will also be a struggle for hegemony in the south.

Unfortunately……

"Go! Gongjin!"

Sun Ce clenched his fists secretly, his mood immediately regained his enthusiasm, and he went down the deck first, "Send an envoy to meet the general who entered the Lujiang River first!"

"it is good!"

Zhou Yu followed closely behind, and the two ordered the navy's warship to stop, waiting to send a small boat as a messenger, swaying the oars, and preparing to go to the opposite bank.

Under the light of the fire, the person who came was just an ordinary Confucian adviser, so no one stopped him.

Xu Zhen was building a tall building on the bank of the river to see this scene, and he knew that the person who came was supposed to be a messenger. It seemed that Sun Ce would not attack by force, so there was no need for such a tense situation.

He pedaled down the wooden building and rushed all the way to the shore. He and Zhao Yun held guns behind him, with an extremely serious expression. Up to this moment, Xu Zhen was still in good spirits, without the slightest sign of fatigue.

Such a demeanor made Zhao Yun more determined in his heart, so he followed Xu Zhen closely and never left him.

When he arrived at the shore, the Confucian scholar came up, glanced at the people who came, and immediately saw that Xu Zhen was the most conspicuous among the generals, walking swiftly like the wind, and immediately knew who the main general was, so he cupped his hands and said, "My friend Shen , I have seen the general, may I ask which one is the general among the generals of the Cao family?"

"Sir, my family's lord is the prefect of Chenliu, Xu Zhen, Marquis of Qingting."

Zhao Yun stepped forward and clasped his fists, opposing this young gentleman named Shen You.

But at this time, what he said made Xu Zhen slightly stunned.

"My lord"?
When did Zhao Yun change his address? Because they were always on their way along the way, there were not many opportunities for the two of them to talk. They just talked a few words when they stopped.

But it didn't go that deep either.

Before, it was Xu Junhou one bite at a time.

Now this change of words is somewhat meaningful.

Shen You was very surprised when he heard the name at this moment, and said: "Chenliu arrived in Lujiang, has he already built a thousand-mile road? Otherwise, how can the heavenly generals come across thousands of miles."

Zhao Yun showed a smile, clasped his fists here, and said: "If the master comes to sigh, then there is no need to say too much. I will wait for the march day and night to be able to do this."

"That's right!" Shen You's beard is sparse, it's just grown out, and it's only on the chin, but it's also old-fashioned. He is thin and thin, so the robe with a little purple edge looks very loose and has a bit of romantic charm. , Immediately said to himself: "Since ancient times, the land of the city has been lived by the benevolent."

"If you act like this, you should do your part. Lujiang should belong to the prince."

The emissary's words were so serious that Zhao Yun and Xu Zhen were stunned.

Ok! ?Where are you the messenger?
Speaking of which, it seems that they came here specially to call 666 for me.

A good sentence does my part, although the truth is extremely correct.

The scene suddenly became relaxed.

The sergeants who were on duty all around, ready to draw their bows and shoot arrows at any time, also breathed a sigh of relief.

If this is the case, it means that the guard does not have to be so strict.

Xu Zhen immediately said: "Since Mr. is here, what is the matter?"

"Oh!" Shen You bowed again, and said: "Your Majesty, my general came from Danyang, and he also traveled by land and water, day and night, and did not dare to stand still, so he came to Lujiang."

"Come here not to take advantage of the emptiness of this place and occupy its land, but to protect Lujiang from the disaster of false thieves and the people from disaster. Lujiang is on its side, just like Danyang is to the south, and the general can protect Danyang. The people are fleeing households, but they are also worried about their side, such as Duke Cao and the princes, who set the trend of the universe and guard the people of the land, so they marched like this."

Xu Zhen suddenly realized, and said: "Then your general is exactly what I thought, so I marched day and night to protect the people of Lujiang, so, thank you general for caring."

"Eh?!"

Shen You's expression froze immediately, and he stared at Xu Zhen in a daze. He didn't expect that this person's thoughts were so fast.

One sentence was blocked directly.

Now there is no need to pretend to be a snake.

Originally, I planned to go around the hard way and ask for one or two cities. Now it seems that I am afraid that I have to give up all the south and south sides of the Lujiang River.

After this battle, I am afraid that the Lujiang River will gradually be contested by the two families, and the boundary will be in the river behind.

The difference is that where Xu Zhen is located, the north of Wan County occupies [-]% of the territory.

The general has only three counties, so it is better to return them generously, so as not to increase the waste.

If you are a husband lobbyist, you can't get a favor and ask for a name generously, and you can communicate again in the future.

Words cannot be said to die.

Thinking of this, Shen You cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, Junhou, the general knew this, and ordered me to ask Junhou to borrow a place on the other side, and we will do the business of begging for thieves together. When the matter is completed in the future, I will return to Danyang."

"Your Majesty and my general are both loyal, only for the safety of the territory. If we work together, we can continue this career! Make a great contribution! Dangerous and counterfeit thieves are on the side, making it difficult for him to sit or stand."

"Okay, please bring Sun Bofu's troops to the shore," Xu Zhen nodded immediately, and said, "Since what you said is straight to the point, you don't need to be a villain. Please come here and build a camp by the water, on the same side as my camp." Defecation is."

"Thank you, thank you sir!"

Shen You paid homage again, then turned around and boarded the boat.

Xu Zhen had already taken a look at this ferry before coming, and there was no boat at all.

If he wanted to cross the river, he would have to continue to build warships and build fortifications in the future, which would consume a lot of money.

A piece of land that stretches for about twenty miles is considered extremely spacious. It is easy to defend the side facing the river, but it cannot defend the side where the cavalry attack from the rear, because it is a downhill slope.

Xu Zhen gave way to the ferry and set up camp on the slope by himself, with a source of water in the mountains behind him. If there was any change, the cavalry could break through Sun's camp at any time, and the control was still in his hands.

So he was so magnanimous that Shen You wanted to call Xu Zhen a big brother, but after Zhou Yu and Sun Ce took a look at the terrain, they understood that they could only stay temporarily when they landed.

Just about to fight, we have to fold a few ships and go in.

It's only for running, after all, they don't have many war horses, how many war horses can a large ship carry?
……

When it is almost dawn.

After Sun Ce and Zhou Yu set up the camp, after seeing the surrounding terrain, they also understood that this time could not be forced, and now they could only pay a visit to the prince.

Along the way, the two came on horseback, followed by more than a dozen guards. They were quite heroic and heroic, and they were not afraid of Xu Zhen setting up an ambush to kill them.

Of course Xu Zhen wouldn't do anything, after all, he was still an allied army, and the crime of killing the allied army was not small, and his reputation would be notorious in the future.

Besides, he didn't think it was necessary to kill.

These two didn't seem to live too long...

Of course, Zhou Yu may change, as for Sun Ce...

As long as Sun Ce dies, Zhou Gongjin's position will become extremely embarrassing.

Moreover, the governor of Jiangdong is indeed a high-risk occupation.

"Bo Fu, I didn't expect this Xu Junhou to come."

Zhou Yu smiled on the white horse, and continued: "Back then, a friend who looked at the world and knew the rumors of the Central Plains invited me to drink and commented on this prince."

"Gold and jade are like fragrant fragrances. Their talents and learning are second to none, and their will is as firm as a rock. They can be called heroes of the world."

"The fragrance here refers to Mr. Gu Qu Liuxiang, Xun Wenruo, who is today's Shangshu Ling Xun Wenruo, who was also a descendant of the Eight Dragons. It is said that he is not only generous and open-minded, but also keeps incense everywhere he goes, clean and untainted. Also, Xu Zhen is comparable to him, so it can be seen that his charm has merits."

"Hehehe!!"

Sun Ce immediately laughed heartily when he was told, so today he went to meet another Confucian general with a rather fair and handsome surname? !
These years in Jiangnan and Jiangdong, I have been acquainted with such handsome people all day long, but among the talents in Jiangdong, Sun Ce has his eyes on those who are really superior in terms of talent or appearance.

"Why does Gongjin always listen to these reviews?"

"Get to know each other occasionally, make a little comparison, so as not to embarrass Bo Fu in the future."

"Hahaha!!"

Sun Ce laughed boldly when he heard this, and looked at Zhou Yu's expression as if he was pretending to be ashamed, and he was even more cheerful in his heart. Sure enough, only beautiful men don't pay attention to appearance at all.

No matter what others say, you can distinguish it with your eyes.

Zhou Yu probably doesn't need any wind criticism.

At this time, the two arrived in front of the tent while talking.

The soldiers on duty at the gate were all full of energy, with their chests straight and their waists straight, their aura seemed to be gathered in the sky above the camp, and they were full of cleanliness. This appearance made both of them feel a chill in their hearts.

Northern soldiers, is this the case now? !

With this appearance, everyone can be as majestic as an elite.

At this time, the deputy general in front of the door stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying: "Both, you are General Sun and General Zhou."

"Exactly!"

Zhou Yu frowned, quite surprised.

Xu Zhen knows I'm coming? !Shen You shouldn't have mentioned my name last night, right? !
"Your lord is outside Wanxian County, distributing food for the people, and distributing the people to cultivate the fields. I'm afraid he won't be able to return until sunset."

"Your Majesty has ordered that if there is nothing to do today, please invite the two generals into the camp and have your own military adviser to entertain you."

"He will come back after sunset and bring fine wine from Wan County to the two generals."

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce immediately looked at each other, feeling a little uncomfortable for some reason.

This Xu Bowen is really kind.

Unexpectedly, when no one is here, everything can be arranged in such a decent and proper way, that nothing is missed in what he says or does.

While we were praised so comfortably, we were really willing to wait here all afternoon.

No wonder, after Shen You went back last night, he unexpectedly said "I can't say no to him".

"it is good!"

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce nodded immediately and said, "This brother, please report."

"Please, two generals! I will report to the military division immediately."

(End of this chapter)