Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 131 Sun Quan and Zhou Yu

"Prefect!"

The waiters in the banquet hall dispersed like birds and beasts, replaced by groups of warriors holding swords and shields.

"How brave!"

Seeing that Liu Ye dared to assassinate Li Shu, Li Shu's lieutenant came directly with a sharp sword in his hand, intending to stab Liu Ye to death as Li Shu's revenge.

Liu Ye pulled the dagger out of Li Shu's chest, and when he hurriedly met the enemy, his tiger's mouth went numb from the shock, and the dagger was also thrown out.

Seeing that he was about to die on the spot, He Yan quickly pulled out the ring knife from Li Shu's waist, and stabbed the lieutenant general's waist in a flash.

"Ding dong!"

After a sound of metal colliding, although He Yan's ring-head knife did not pierce the lieutenant general's armor, it still made him slant, giving Liu Ye time to get out of the way.

"Damn you too!"

Seeing that He Yan ran away, the deputy general looked back and slashed at He Yan's neck.

He Yan didn't evade at all, and raised his knife to block the blow after stabilizing his foot.

"Are you really going to kill me?"

He Yan's strength is naturally not as good as that of the battle-tested lieutenant opposite, but He Yan's aura is surprisingly strong at this moment.

I saw He Yan lying on his sword with both hands, staring at the lieutenant general: "The Sun's army is just outside the city! The Sikong reinforcements are also in the north! If you dare to kill me, you will surely die under the attack from both sides!"

"It's true that Li Shu wants to separate the Lujiang River, but you and I are just looking for a fortune! Instead of tying your head to your belt, why don't you lead your soldiers to surrender to Cao Gong? With your contribution to a county, don't say anything. It is also the title of Marquis of Yiguan, isn't this better than following Li Shu?"

The deputy general's anger just now was actually just a kind of fear. He was afraid that he would be liquidated by the Sun family after Li Shu's death, so he wanted to kill the culprit who killed Li Shu first out of desperation.

But now after hearing He Yan's words, the lieutenant general's head also turned, and the strength in his hands was also much lighter.

He Yan sensed the other party's hesitation, so he directly took the ring knife and threw it aside.

"The general is not a person who doesn't know the basics. How much can you achieve by following Li Shu? Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to serve the court? With the blessing of the court, even in troubled times, you can keep your family safe. Why not treat like this Why?"

Willing to be a lieutenant general, this person's ambition will certainly not be too great.

The best way to deal with a person with little ambition is to give him a stable income and support his family by the way.

This trick is basically sure!
The lieutenant general's face was uncertain, but after thinking about the hard and fierce battles of the past few days, he still chose to throw away his weapon, and offered He Yan a soldier's talisman and the letter seal of the prefect of Lujiang.

"Open the city gate! Let our soldiers in!"

He Yan asked Liu Ye to lead the soldiers to recover the soldiers in Wan County, while he gathered all the high-level officials in Lujiang City together, and read the emperor's edict in front of them——

"Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, was executed by his son-in-law. He committed serious provocations. He was deposed by the left or used, and righteousness stopped light offenses. He attacked and killed the governor. He Yan, the captain of Yao Xiao, is specially ordered to punish him!"

After reading one, He Yan took out another imperial edict appointing Liu Ye as prefect of Lujiang and read it out.

After reading the two imperial edicts, these high-level officials knew the news of Li Shu's death.

Although they were terrified, Cao Jun had already entered the city, and He Yan was guarded by Xu Hu and Xu Bao, so naturally they didn't dare to move.

"Everyone."

After He Yan finished reading the edict, he also reassured these former Li Shu minions: "Li Shu's crime is due to one person. It has nothing to do with the rest! If anyone reports to Li Shu's family members, not only is he innocent, but he will be rewarded!"

Speaking of this, everyone understands.

Without He Yan's order, they rushed to Li Shu's mansion by themselves and dragged all Li Shu's family members out.

In addition to family members, there are also Li Shu's clan, brothers, and uncles.

These people were arranged by Li Shu to be kept secret in various parts of the army. After they were eliminated, the army in Wan County lost its backbone and was completely reduced to a fish waiting to be slaughtered.

Dozens of Li Shu's family members were taken to the prefect's mansion and all beheaded for public display.

The bloody scene made even those who had other thoughts put out their minds, and stayed in the crowd obediently, not daring to show their faces.

With He Yan's iron-blooded skills and Liu Ye's reputation in Lujiang County, Cao Jun quickly took control of the situation in Wan County and replaced all the flags on the wall with his own.

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"Damn!"

Zhou Yu, who had been keeping an eye on the movements of Wan County outside, soon saw the flying flag, and immediately punched the surrounding tree stumps depressed.

"That trash Li Shu!"

Changing flags, what should Sun Quan do?
If you fight Li Shu, you can fight whatever you want, and Cao Cao will turn a blind eye.

But if this Yuzhang has become Cao Cao's territory, and Sun Quan goes up to fight again, then Cao Cao and even Han Ting will not be taken seriously.

Sun Quan rushed over after hearing the news, and after confirming that Wan County had indeed been flying He Yan's flag, he also had a gloomy expression.

This Wan County can't continue to fight!

In other words... This Lujiang County will also fall into the hands of others!

It's not the worst.

Sun Quan's attack on Li Shu this time was originally for the purpose of establishing his prestige, and its political significance was greater than its strategic significance.

If Li Shu is taken down, it will definitely deter some Xiaoxiao, and make the forces in Jiangdong not dare to make trouble.

Taking advantage of this gap, Sun Quan also had a chance to breathe, to resolve the contradictions within the forces little by little, and stabilize the regime.

But now that the peaches have been picked, who knows what those people in Jiangdong will think?
You must know that since Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, many people have secretly contacted Cao Cao, hoping to offer Jiangdong.

Now that He Yan has come to take Lujiang without bloodshed, doesn't this show Cao Cao's strength even more?Wouldn't such an action encourage the arrogance of those capitulators?

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and came up with a poisonous plan that didn't suit his age: "Gongjin! Why don't we pretend to be ignorant and take advantage of the changes in the city to directly attack Wan County!"

"As long as He Yan stays here, and then blames Li Shu... the final winner is still us!"

Zhou Yu was a little moved by Sun Quan's words, but after thinking about it, he still gave up this exciting proposal.

"Even if we can take Wan County and kill He Yan, what about his remaining soldiers?"

Although there were not many soldiers brought by He Yan, they were definitely not many.

As long as one person is missed and what happened in Lujiang County is brought back to Xuchang, it will be an absolute nightmare to meet Sun Quan!

Cao Cao and Sun Quan are tearing their faces apart, nothing more than opening up an extra battlefield.

But Sun Quan and Cao Cao tore their faces, and it would be an absolute disaster to meet him.

Originally, Sun's small regime was unstable. If he still provokes Cao Cao at this time, it can only be said that he is seeking his own death.

"What should I do?"

Sun Quan also lost his mind, and his eyes drifted blankly, obviously thinking of all the evil consequences of the failure of this battle.

"It's impossible for this to end like this!"

Zhou Yu had already come out of the previous depression, and his eyes were fixed on the flag over Wan County.

"He Yan, he must give us an explanation!"

Zhou Yu has a delicate face, but in fact he is extremely strong inside.

Now that there is nothing to do about Li Shu's affairs, then we must think of other ways to help Sun Quan rule Jiangdong.

otherwise……

"The big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken!"

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"Ha ha."

"He, Zhou Yu, really treats Yangzhou as his territory? How dare he write a letter to question me?"

At this time, He Yan, who had already controlled Wan County, sat in the prefect's mansion and handed the letter in his hand to Liu Ye.

Liu Ye took a look and found that Zhou Yu's letter did not mention anything about Li Shu, but a letter boasting about He Yan.

The letter focused on He Yan's achievements in the Battle of Guandu, and the rhetoric was so gorgeous that even Liu Ye felt ashamed.

However, after reading it, Liu Ye also understood Zhou Yu's careful thinking, and couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing: "What a Zhou Gongjin, who dares to threaten Sikong at this time, it seems that he is really forced and has no choice."

Zhou Yu's letter, on the surface, is praising He Yan, but it is actually a reminder to He Yan——

"Your biggest enemy now is still Yuan Shao!"

No matter how beautiful He Yan is, Yuan Shao is still the behemoth dominating Hebei, and the force most capable of threatening Cao Cao.

He Yan is now rashly putting his foot in the south, no doubt he can't tell the priority.

Taking Lujiang will not only fail to help defeat Yuan Shao, but will also cause the Sun family to turn against Cao Cao.Such consequences need to be weighed carefully!

"Zhou Gongjin is still sensible. She didn't directly send troops to attack Wan County, but planned to plot diplomatically."

"The problem is...if I'm not ready, how could Sikong allow me to come to Lujiang?"

He Yan touched another edict in his arms, and smiled knowingly with Liu Ye.

"Since Lujiang County has been won, there is no reason to let it go! Sun Quan and Zhou Yu don't have that much face yet!"

"However, it will be very annoying if these people are allowed to play tricks behind their backs."

Now that He Yan has won Lujiang County, that can only be regarded as half of the task completed.

The remaining half is to ensure that the Sun family will continue to stay in Jiangdong obediently, and not to make troubles while Boss Cao is unifying the north.

"Brother Ziyang, then this Wan County will be handed over to you for the time being. If you encounter any trouble, just go directly to Mr. Yuan Ying. Presumably, Sikong has already greeted him."

Yuan Yinggong was Liu Fu, the second governor of Yangzhou appointed by Cao Cao after Yan Xiang.

Although due to the relationship of the Sun family, Yangzhou controlled by Liu Fu is only in Jiujiang County north of the Yangtze River, but this does not mean that Liu Fu is not capable enough to govern a state.

After Liu Fu served as the governor of Yangzhou, he began to develop production and build water conservancy, which greatly restored the prosperity of the Jianghuai area.

In particular, in order to guard against the Sun family, Liu Fu also specially changed the government of Yangzhou to Hefei, and built Hefei into Sun Quan's lifelong nightmare...

With Liu Fu's help, stabilizing Lujiang County is just a matter of effort, so He Yan can also complete his task with confidence——

"It's time to meet Sun Quan and Zhou Yu."

(End of this chapter)