Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 483: The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If the alliance is broken, Wu and Shu will be over!

Sun Quan’s face turned green;

Sun Quan was on the verge of collapse.

The situation took a turn for the worse, preventing him from reaping even the slightest benefit from the "backstab". Instead, he became the one who had his home stolen and his salary drained from the cauldron.

During a court meeting, urgent reports sprung up like mushrooms after a rain!

When several scouts filed in one after another, they described the frontline battlefield in detail...

Including, Changsha, Jiangling... and Guan Yu's offensive is like a rainbow!

On the other hand, Sun Quan showed an increasingly gray face after hearing this.

Not just him, but all the civil and military officials around him, their faces turned blue and purple!
What's the situation now?
On the Changsha battlefield, facing more than a thousand defenders, Lü Meng was defeated, Ding Feng died in battle, and more than half of the [-] troops were lost. The most important thing was that Lü Meng, the governor here, was also seriously ill and dying because of smoking too much smoke.

A sickly governor;

A group of defeated soldiers... The most important thing is that they are far away in Changsha, and Guan Yu has already passed Fankou and is about to hit Chaisang!
Let’s talk about the Jiangling battlefield. Facing Mi Fang, Zhou Tai was ambushed and killed!

That "the murderer is Donghai Mi Fang" is simply a huge mockery of the entire Soochow.

And... Xu Sheng, with [-] elite soldiers, could not do anything to the Mi family army of several thousand people, or Mi Fang, who had been "not outstanding" for decades!

And...Yiyang!
This city?How did Zhu Huan and the [-] Zhu family members defend themselves?

Even if Guan Yu is a "magic weapon descended from the sky", even if Guan Yu is good at attacking people from thousands of miles away, it is impossible for him to fly into this city?
How did Zhu Huan do it? He didn't hold on for even an hour and died in the city, exposing the entire empty rear area of ​​Soochow to Guan Yu.

This is tantamount to... a tiger entering a flock of sheep!
This is no longer a matter of distant water not being able to save nearby fire. Sun Quan and a group of civil and military officials realized that this was already a crisis for the survival of Soochow. If they were not careful, the entire Soochow would be destroyed, and the Sun family's foundation would be destroyed...

Perhaps...these wealthy clans will also suffer disaster!

Sun Quan was in an extremely bad mood and extremely frightened. Everyone was in a bad mood.

Those uproar and noises came and went, as if...at this time, no one noticed that this was still the court of Soochow, the most sacred place in Jiangdong.

"It's Guan Yu who's coming for a surprise attack, but we are the only ones here? How can we defend him?"

"Really? Even if we send people to Chaisang, it's just a mantis' arm as a chariot...Are our heads tougher than those of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, or the necks of the six dead generals in the fifth pass?"

"It's a pity that the governor of Zhou and the general Taishi are no longer there. Otherwise, this huge Soochow... wouldn't have no enemies to defend it from!"

These words made Sun Quan feel even more irritable.

But every sentence is provoking his bottom line and dignity.

Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci…

Haha, if they were in... Soochow, they would have become a pot of porridge long ago?
Hearing their names, it was the person Sun Quan wanted to see the most at this moment... It was Lu Su, the Lu Su who was far away in Jiangxia!

He couldn't help but sigh: "Why do you need Gongjin? Even if Lu Zijing is here, he...he will definitely teach me how to defend the enemy! He must have a strategy to defeat the enemy!"

All Sun Quan's words reached the ears of Zhou Yu's son Zhou Xun and Zhou Yu's nephew Zhou Jun.

The two look at each other...

Zhou Jun is already a little eager to try, and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to take on the "important task" of resisting Guan Yu...

Of course, in his eyes, this "heavy responsibility" is somewhat meaningful.

Who would have thought that just when Zhou Jun was about to step out, Zhou Xun quietly pulled his sleeve.

"What?" Zhou Jun asked in a low voice.

Zhou Xun responded in a very soft and thin voice that only the two of him could hear, "Wait a moment..."

"Wait for what?"

"Wait..." At this point, Zhou Xun raised his eyes inadvertently and glanced at Sun Quan secretly. His voice was as thin as ever, but it seemed as if there was a hint of smile suddenly added to his tone, "Let's not rush to take action. Chao Wenwu is going to die again——"

Hmm...send yourself to death?
Zhou Xun's words reminded Zhou Jun and made him realize that Zhou Xun wanted to... borrow Guan Yu's hand to further eliminate Soochow's "vital force"!

Having said that, Zhou Xun now has [-] troops, and Sun Quan has [-] soldiers, including [-] Suwei tiger cavalry.

In addition, on the surface, those big families are crying for poverty, threatening to send out the Buqu long ago, and there are no boys left in the family, but in fact, who... doesn't hide thousands of Bubu secretly?

The presence of these people, Zhou Xun and "Hongyan"... were not enough to complete the uprising.

Therefore, the best solution to the current situation is to let them send it off... Anyway, Zhou Xun is not in a hurry, what is urgent is the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty!
After thinking about this, Zhou Jun looked at Zhou Xun with extremely admiring eyes.

Feeling in my heart:

——"As expected of his uncle's son, this... is so wonderful!" 』

really…

In the commotion, Gu Yong, the head of the Gu family, the head of the Wujun and Kuaiji families, was the first to stand up. He raised his voice and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. Be quiet. Who said I have no one in Soochow?" I recommend a person. As long as he takes command and goes to war, with the help of all the princes, he can defeat Guan Yu——"

Sure enough, with his voice, the entire court fell silent instantly.

"Who?" Sun Quan's eyes were hot, and he was eager to hear the name Gu Yong mentioned.

"In the 13th year of Jian'an, this man went on an expedition against Huang Zu. The enemy used warships to guard Miankou. Arrows rained down from them. It was this man who led a hundred men into the warship and cut off two ropes, so that the army could advance. Finally, Huang Zu was killed! At the banquet the next day, the lord also said that the celebration banquet was all thanks to this man’s efforts in cutting the rope!”

"Later, he fought in all directions and put down rebellions... He was full of courage and always took the lead. He was unparalleled in bravery. He also put down the Chaisang rebellion several times. He was most familiar with the terrain there. If he led the army, he could step on the river and attack it... Guan Yu would definitely Defeat! This person... is familiar to all the gentlemen. He is eight feet tall and his martial prowess is not inferior to that of Guan Yu... Dong Xi, a native of Kuaiji and Yuyao!"

He chanted along with Gu Yong's words.

The court suddenly fell silent...

It seems, as if, as if... among the existing generals, only a fierce man like Dong Xi who is not afraid of death may be able to stop Guan Yu.

Even if they die together!

Of course, everyone knows in their hearts that Dong Xi... can barely compete with Guan Yu, but he may not necessarily be able to defeat Guan Yu!
But...at this time, we can only treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Otherwise...what else could happen?
If the real Guan Yu comes in, he will be another "Jiangdong Little Overlord", no... he will be a more difficult and domineering overlord than Sun Ce!
"My whole family still has two thousand pieces of music, and I have contributed all of them. My son Quan Cong has learned some military and horse command, and can use a 28-weight sword. He can serve as a vanguard for General Dong Xi!"

The speaker was Quan Rou, who was promoted as Xiaolian during the Han Ling Emperor's reign. During the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown to serve as an official in his hometown of Wu County. He was the first to stand up to support Sun Quan. of.

Following his words...

Sun Quan's eyes were fixed, as if he suddenly thought of something, "I have heard for a long time that the whole family has a son, Quan Cong, who is famous as a young man. Now he is an upright and weak-year-old, versatile in both civil and military affairs, and a young hero. If he wins this time, the eldest daughter will be betrothed to him. He? The Sun family and the whole family will always be friends with Qin and Jin... Haha, the eldest daughter Sun Luban admires the young hero the most!"

Sun Quan has already begun to draw cakes. When Soochow is about to survive or die, even if he loves his daughter, he must give up what he should give up!

In addition to this... there is another layer. The four surnames of Wu are "Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang". Now that the Lu surname has moved... there are only three families left, so naturally one family will take over!

There is no doubt that there is a great chance of becoming Sun Quan's in-laws. Is this more than just a piece of cake?
This is simply an opportunity to leap over the dragon's door!
It is obvious that Sun Quan's painting cakes had a positive impact.

"The Gu family can also come up with three thousand songs!"

"The Zhang family has [-] songs, and they are at your lord's disposal..."

"I'm afraid you may have forgotten that I have a son in the Kong family who is now a Cavalry Commander. I also have two thousand elite soldiers in my Kong family!"

"The last general Song Qian... only has three hundred brothers, but he is willing to assist General Dong Xi to resist Guan Yu, capture Guan Yu alive, and offer him to the lord! How proud of me, the lintel of the Song family!"

……

In this way, not only the four major families in Wu County, but also the four major families in Kuaiji, and many lower-level families also stepped forward. Those with money contributed money, and those with soldiers sent troops. Twenty thousand people were gathered together.

Again…

These wealthy families don't like fierce men like Sun Ce and Guan Yu because they are too domineering!

On the contrary, they liked Sun Quan.

Because Sun Quan...will compromise with them to the greatest extent and give them great convenience!
The survival of the people is in danger, the rise and fall of the great clan... At such times, no one will retreat.

"Haha, okay..." Seeing everyone's whispers, Sun Quan's clouded face... finally showed a little smile. He looked around at the people in front of him who shared the same hatred and asked for help... and laughed: "You are all loyal ministers. Where...there are all the gentlemen here, what's the point of Guan Yu? I'm alone...no worries, no worries..."

Immediately, Sun Quan wanted to issue an order and sent Dong Xi, who was stationed in Kuaiji, as the commander, and sent Song Qian and Quan Cong as the vanguard to Chaisang to resist Guan Yu.

I never thought... at this moment.

"The emperor's edict has arrived, and Wu Hou Sun Quan listened to it——"

Suddenly, outside the palace, a deafening clear sound came from afar...

Following this voice, Sun Quan and Wen Wu were stunned. When did this happen?Why did an imperial edict suddenly arrive?
But you can clearly see who’s coming...

——It’s Cao Pi!

Now, Sun Quan, Gu Yong...and many other civil and military officials who had gotten the news in advance understood it all at once.

——‘It’s that edict! 』

But due to the emperor's edict, even if they have...no matter how important the matter is, they can't interrupt.

What's more, this is a "special" edict, one that Sun Quan has longed for and dreamed of receiving.

Can…

However, under this situation, the time and content of the edict read seemed a bit inappropriate.

Accompanied by the sound of "tapping" footsteps, Cao Pi had already led Liu Zhen and Wu Zhi into the place that was about to become the "Wu Wang Palace".

He shouted at the top of his voice:
——"The method of building a holy king is to establish titles based on virtue and salary based on merit. Those who work hard will be rich in salary, and those who are virtuous will be rich in gifts... When the emperor of the Han Dynasty was appointed, he split the anointed people into eight surnames. This is because of the past life. The Queen’s Yuangui..."

——"…I now confer you the title of King of Wu, envoy Chijie Wuguan Zhonglang General Cao Pi, grant you the imperial seal and ribbon strategy book, the first to fifth golden tiger talisman, the first to tenth Zuo Zhu envoy talisman, and the general envoy He is responsible for supervising Yangzhou and taking charge of the pastoral affairs of Jingzhou... Now he has added Jun Jiuxi, who respects the orders of the future. With Jun Sui, he will be in charge of the southeast, and he will be in charge of the outside of the Yangtze River, and the people and barbarians will be in peace... Your Majesty! I will give you the instructions to obey the orders of the King of Wei. , use Xu as your prime minister to our country, and you will be distinguished forever!"

It is eloquent and has a total of more than 300 words... The words are so concise that even a thousand words cannot explain it when translated.

Speaking of...

This edict was nominally a conferral from the Emperor of Han Dynasty, but it sounded like... a canonization by the King of Wei!
Especially the last sentence "to obey the order of the King of Wei", which means that you, the "King of Wei and Wu", need to obey the orders of the King of Wei, which is used to encourage you to assist the country and continue your outstanding achievements for a long time.

This can be regarded as the Spring and Autumn style of writing in writing, one stroke at a time!
But it is obvious that the "King of Wei" and "King of Wu" are ranked, and the King of Wu... will always be next to the King of Wei!
certainly…

If it were normal, perhaps Sun Quan would pay attention and care...and even think carefully about the "king" edict, and even question it...and strive for conditions, but now...he is not in the slightest mood.

As a result, after the edict was promulgated, Sun Quan not only showed no intention of thanking him, but no servants took over the edict, and no civil and military ministers knelt down in obeisance and shouted "Long live the King of Wu"!
In fact, the entire palace... was completely devoid of joy!
This... rhythm is a little wrong!

Wu Zhi and Liu Zhen had already felt the strangeness in the court here.

And this weird atmosphere is still spreading, getting stronger and stronger.

--"what's the situation? 』

Cao Pi also felt something was wrong. Can he be crowned king?Isn't this a great event?Isn’t this something that everyone should celebrate?

how?

Just when Cao Pi was confused, Sun Quan opened his mouth and asked, "Has Wu Guan Zhonglang finished reading this edict?"

An extremely calm word came out...

There was almost no fluctuation in Sun Quan's words!

Uh…

Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I'm done reading." As he spoke, he presented the edict with both hands, and Liu Zhen behind him presented the seal, as if he wanted to hand the edict and the seal to Sun Quan.

But, who would have thought... Sun Quan was unmoved, and all the officials in the dynasty were unmoved.

The silent atmosphere lasted for a full twenty breaths. It was Gu Yong who broke the awkward atmosphere here, "If Wu Guan Zhonglang has nothing else to do, then please retreat first. Wu Hou will discuss with the civil and military affairs and military affairs." …”

This…

——'Wu Hou?Why is it still called this? 』

——‘Isn’t it time to change your words about King Wu? 』

Cao Pi was stunned.

But... the tiger guard on the side had already stepped forward, undoubtedly... giving an order to expel Cao Pi.

For a moment, Cao Pi had no choice but to retreat, but... the edict was still in his hand and had not been sent out.

He couldn't help asking himself.

——"I...did I do something wrong?" 』

——"Isn't this the title of King Wu of Wei that Sun Quan wanted to see through?" 』

Yes…

Once upon a time, Sun Quan was eager to see through the "King of Wu"...

King Wu of Wei Dynasty is also a "king"!
But...now...under this situation, with no time to chance, Sun Quan felt very clear in his heart.

At this time...he will think of the sentence left by the great ancestor "No one with the surname Liu can be king"...

At this time, he cannot use this to anger Liu Bei or Guan Yu!

Sun Quan must leave a way out for himself!

This may...become him...and even Soochow's last and only room for change.

On the other hand, Cao Pi...he looked struggling as he stepped back.

——『Did you just leave like that? 』

——"If I can't handle this matter that my father has told me to do, how can I compete with my fourth brother for the crown prince?" 』

(Ps: Some readers have asked before, is this the prince... or the prince? It is recorded in "Three Kingdoms" that in 216, Cao Cao was granted the title of King of Wei, and the following year he made Cao Pi the prince of Wei! Note, it is the prince!)

Step... Cao Pi paused, waved his two guards over, and turned back quickly... He walked to the middle of the hall again, he cupped his hands and said, "Does Marquis Wu want to resist the decree?"

This is a question...

Sun Quan stared at Cao Pi coldly. "When did I say that I would resist the decree?"

"Then why did the Marquis of Wu refuse to obey the imperial edict? Didn't he accept the emperor's imperial edict to confer the title of King of Wu?"

This…

Undoubtedly, Cao Pi's words were like detonating a powder keg, and for a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Sun Quan.

"Ah…"

At this time, Sun Quan smiled, it was a sneer... His eyes became gloomy, and he stared at Cao Pi, "Ning Ning will not be king for the rest of his life, nor will he imitate the withered bones in the tomb and be the King of Wu for only a few months..."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan waved his hand...

Immediately, a group of soldiers suppressed Cao Pi.

Sun Quan loudly ordered, "Pass the order to the isolated army. Dong Xi will be the commander-in-chief. Song Qian and Quan Cong will be the vanguards on the left and right. Each clan leader will bring out the agreed troops and horses, totaling [-]. Gu will bring out [-] elite troops, totaling Thirty thousand troops..."

Having said this, Sun Quan paused and his tone became even colder, "In the past, during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao led an army of 80 people to the south, and Gong Jin led an army of [-] people to defeat the enemy! In the battle with Huang Zu, it was Dong Xi who The general turned the tide and helped the captured thief break the city. This time... I trust General Dong, but also trust all the princes——"

The dust settles…

After such a twists and turns, an army of [-] was finally gathered and marched towards Chaisang with Dong Xi as commander.

Here, sitting on their knees at the end of the table, the younger generation Zhou Xun and Zhou Jun were always paying attention to the situation here, but they said nothing.

Until... the meeting dispersed.

After getting on the carriage, Zhou Jun asked Zhou Xun, "Dong Xi... is unparalleled in bravery and full of courage, Song Qian... is a master of wielding a square-shaped painted halberd, Quan Cong... is a promising young man with a great reputation... and an army of [-]... "

It seemed that Zhou Jun was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted by Zhou Xun.

"Cousin, please stop talking..." Zhou Xun was smiling, his smile was extremely bright. In the end... he tried his best to control his mood, and then blurted out, "These people... aren't enough to fill the gaps in Guan Gong's teeth?"

...

...

Jiangxia, on the official road leading from Anlu City to Xiangyang.

"Drive, drive—"

In front of a carriage, the driver waved his whip desperately.

The two horses were in pain, their strong four hooves trampling on the earthy ground as fast as lightning, and the carriage also flew past like a whirlwind.

Because the speed was too fast, pedestrians on the official road just heard the sound of horse hooves, and then... horses and carriages galloped past. Several times... they almost hit the merchants along the way.

A Yuzhou native with a bad temper opened his voice and complained in a sharp tone, "Running so fast? What about reincarnation?"

Obviously, it is impossible for this carriage to be reincarnated, but there is one thing more urgent than reincarnation.

Sitting in the carriage were Lu Su, Sun Deng and Luo Tong.

After the carriage...there were also Jiangxia's cavalry following along the way. This following was said to be for protection...but everyone knew that this was for...surveillance...

The duty of these cavalry is to ensure that Lu Su and Sun Deng do not run away and return to Jiangdong privately.

In addition, these soldiers will not stop them from going to Xiangyang or Jiangling.

"Wu Shu is done with...Wu Shu is done with!"

"The governor..."

"Ahem...ahem...Do you still think that I am the governor of Jiangdong? Ahem...you are hiding it from me...it's so hard to hide it from me——"

Suddenly, in the carriage, Lu Su let out a hoarse, sorrowful scream, and he coughed violently again. He coughed the whole way...he coughed very quickly.

You know, since his "stubborn illness" was cured by Zhang Zhongjing, he has never coughed as badly as he did today, and the cough was so painful that he couldn't bear to die.

Speaking of which, even though Lu Su was in Jiangxia, he still paid attention to the entire battlefield.

Even...the victory news from the Xiangfan battlefield came back, Guan Lin burned Fancheng, Yancheng, and Pinglu City in one fell swoop;

Cao Ren committed suicide, Yin Shu and Zhao Yan were burned to death, Xu Huang was trapped, Niu Gai surrendered...

All this reached Lu Su's ears immediately, allowing him to keenly capture a glimpse of his achievements and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Soochow.

When Fancheng has been lost and Xiangfan and Wanluo are connected, then... for Cao Cao, what he urgently wants to fight is a "Defense Battle of Xudu"!
The significance of this battle will determine...whether Jingzhou will burn the war to the Central Plains and the northern border and continue to encroach on Cao Wei's territory, or whether it will divide Yuzhou and rule with Cao Wei and fight against each other.

Just like the conflict between Chu and Han back then!

For Cao Cao, the battle to defend Xudu... will be a battle that can only be won, not lost!
Therefore, in such a situation, Cao Cao is bound to move west...

It was also the transfer of troops from the Huaisi generation!

At the same time... In the past six months, Soochow has won many battles in Huaisi and laid a solid foundation. At this time... it is time to mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Soochow to Huainan, capture Shouchun by force, and then go north. Xuzhou, next occupy Qingzhou, conquer Youzhou...

In this way, Soochow will occupy all the territory near the sea.

Soochow's navy will be able to assist in the garrison of these cities...

This naval force will also become unprecedentedly powerful.

No matter what the situation is in the future, the resources brought by this territory are enough to make Soochow...invincible, enough to make Soochow revitalize the entire chessboard.

When Lu Su thought of this strategic plan... he immediately wrote the letter and wanted to pass it on to Sun Quan as soon as possible...

Even, in the letter, who was sent to attack Shouchun?

If Shouchun is not easy to attack, what should we do?

How to bypass Shouchun, how to capture the cities and counties behind Shouchun, and trap Shouchun into an isolated city... Lu Su explained all these matters very clearly, and even made plans for many situations.

If we follow this strategic plan, what if Zhang Liao is stationed in Shouchun?
It is impossible for Cao Cao to come to support, and food will be cut off...

The final result must be that Zhang Wenyuan was defeated without a fight, and the rapidly growing chessboard that encroached on Cao Wei's territory to the north was completely alive!

Just when Lu Su had planned everything and was about to send Luo Tong to hand over to Sun Quan, something unexpected happened.

——It’s Sun Deng!

Because the day for Soochow to raid Jingzhou has arrived!
The situation is inevitable and irreversible!

Therefore...Sun Deng, the eldest son of Soochow, told Lu Su the truth.

He eloquently informed Lu Su about his father Sun Quan's action of sending Lu Meng, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, He Qi, Ding Feng, Zhu Zhi... and [-] navy troops to raid Jiangling and Changsha!
The generals dispatched by Soochow were almost an all-star lineup, and the troops dispatched by Soochow were almost overwhelming.

Sun Deng's original intention was to ask Lu Su to withdraw his proposal. With the current situation, the alliance's breakdown was inevitable, and the plan to go north to Xuzhou and Qingzhou... could only be shelved.

Who would have thought that when Lu Su heard this plan, his pupils were about to burst out.

It seemed that it was just a short period of time for Sun Deng to speak, but Lu Su had aged 30 years!
The originally gentle gaze became hollow;
The originally warm cheeks seemed to have fallen into the coldness of winter.

From that moment on, the only thing he kept chanting was this sentence, "The alliance is broken, the world is no longer divided, Wu Shu is in danger, Wu Shu is in danger——"

Lu Su quickly asked people to prepare the carriage and drove to Xiangyang at night.

He...he had to prevent this from happening, although...he had realized that perhaps the situation could no longer be reversed.

Lu Su and Sun Deng are in Jiangxia!

Guan Yu and Guan Lin focused on the Xiangfan battlefield.

How could Jingzhou guard against Soochow?

This backstab is... a sure thing!

But it is precisely because of this that Lu Su is worried.

What he was worried about was not that Changsha and Jiangling could not be captured, but that... the elite troops of Soochow could not defeat the Jingzhou army. In fact...

In fact, no matter how wise and courageous the Guan family father and son are, they cannot fight on both the Cao Wei and Soochow battlefields at the same time!This is a losing situation!

But...what happens after we win?

So what if we capture Guan Yu and Guan Lin?

killed?Where is Liu Bei still in Xichuan?
Let go?Guan Yu will definitely come back with his troops...

At that time, it will not be Jingzhou facing the two-line attack from Soochow and Cao Wei, but Soochow... Soochow will be caught in the middle, and Jingzhou will also become a meat grinding ground belonging to Soochow!
Liu... will he die?Lu Su doesn’t know!
But what Lu Su can see is that Ni Wei will have the last laugh!
have to say…

In this era, in terms of strategic vision and grand strategic planning, Lu Su was on the same level as Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu, and Jushou...

He is a "hawk", he is the toughest man in Soochow;

But he... because of the situation, he put down the sharpness of the "hawk" and became more gentle than the "dove".

But now... he realized that the alliance he had worked so hard to maintain and the three-part world situation was about to be broken. He even predicted that Soochow in the future would be... destroyed because of this!
——'It's over!It’s over! 』

——"Soochow is in danger, Soochow is in danger!" 』

Lu Su was still pondering in his heart...

Seeing him coughing violently, Sun Deng couldn't help but ask: "Why is the governor so obsessed with this alliance? In my father's opinion, Jingzhou belongs to Soochow. Why has he always been obsessed with Jingzhou... "

"Where is Jingzhou...cough cough...cough cough cough..."

Accompanied by a violent cough, Lu Su patted his chest and opened his mouth with difficulty: "It doesn't matter whether Jingzhou's surname is Liu or Sun. The important thing is... what Cao Cao is best at and most proud of... is him Learned from Xun Wenruo to ‘drive the tiger and swallow the wolf’!”

"The heroes are competing in the Central Plains. Why did Lu Bu die, Yuan Shu died, Yuan Shao died, and Liu Bei was defeated... It's all because of this strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and the two tigers competing for food... The lessons learned from the past are clearly visible... Sun and Liu Without fighting, Ni Wei can slowly encroach on Ni Wei's territory, but if Sun and Liu fight internally, it will be two tigers competing for food, and Ni Wei... Ni Wei will benefit from it!"

Lu Su's words were not loud, but they were extremely hoarse. It was as if under extreme grief, his voice became miserable, helpless... and dried up.

Sun Deng was still young. He couldn't understand what Lu Su said, and his vision couldn't see that far...

It is impossible to see ten or 20 years from now like Lu Su did.

He could only reply calmly: "But now, the raid has begun... Governor Lu is now going to Xiangyang City. Isn't that a sheep entering the tiger's mouth? According to what my father told me, the top priority... I should take advantage of the chaos and find a way to escape back to Jiangdong!" "

In fact, Lu Su and Sun Deng had a chance to escape.

After four months of observation, Sun Deng found the flaws in the Jiang Xia soldiers around him when they were guarding them. Although it may not be foolproof, it is... worth a try!

It's just... Lu Su was very resistant to this proposal from the beginning!
"Escape?" Lu Su smiled, a very bitter smile. He shook his head and replied, "If I escape, the world will belong to Cao Cao!"

Speaking of this, Lu Su patted his chest and continued in a hoarse voice: "As for...you said the sheep enters the tiger's mouth, haha...Now, I am taking you to see Guan Lin, to take the initiative to enter the tiger's mouth, I only hope You and I, as hostages, can allow your father to keep a little bit of his hand. At most...at most, we can occupy the four counties of Jingnan. Let's return Jingbei to Guan Yu...In this way, both sides take a step back, maybe...and... Turning point, cough... cough cough cough..."

At the end, along with a cough, Lu Su's voice became as thin as a gossamer.

It was as if... the deep pain in his heart was constantly consuming his body, and even his voice was eating away at it to the extreme, never letting go!
In his state of mind... there seemed to be a line of words that was constantly echoing and flashing!
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold——"

"The alliance cannot be broken...if the alliance is broken, Wu and Shu will be at an end——"

Lu Su, an honest man, the leader of the hawks, a man with the same vision as Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang... Faced with the current situation, he is powerless. He can only choose to use his body as Lu Su to be the last survival of the alliance!

If it fails, there will be no more three points and Wei will be unified!
If it succeeds, the situation...can still be improved.

"Quick, you ask...ahem...let the groom go faster, don't worry about my body, I...I can hold on -"

...

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The fire in Fancheng, Cao Ren's death, and the surrender of Xinye City, this series of news reached Cao Wei, but it was actually a little later than it reached Jiangdong.

This is because of the surrender of Xinye City and the integration of Wancheng and Xiangfan.

Even if Guan Lin gives instructions, he can send some Wei cavalry back so that they can tell Cao Cao the bad news here as soon as possible.

But... those Wei army scouts and scouts who were lucky enough to save their lives, especially those who had lingering fears in their own hearts, how could they dare to take the "Wancheng" route...

Even if the distance was doubled, they still chose to go around from the mountains to Runan, then pass through Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and finally make a big circle to Xudu to report.

Finally, the scouts arrived.

On an autumn night, a group of tired horses were galloping along the trail. They dismounted at the gate of Xudu City and stumbled up to knock on the door. The half-day journey took them in a big circle and took them five full days.

A guard poked his head out from the tower and asked sharply: "Who is he?"

The scout reported back: "Scout from Fancheng! We have urgent military information from eight to eight hundred miles away to report to the king! Hurry... open the door quickly!"

The two guards upstairs whispered, and with the torch turned on, they could clearly see the person's clothes and token, and then the door slowly opened with a hard sound.

Several scouts mounted their horses and jumped over. The messy sound of horse hooves woke up the entire Xudu City.

Li Miao was sleeping very lightly. When he heard the horse's hooves, he counted the time with his fingers, and then whispered four words in his mouth.

"Finally here -"

He quickly put on his robe, because he knew that soon...the bell would ring, and soon...the entire Xudu City would be in panic!

In early July of the 21st year of Jian'an, flying balls filled the sky in Xiangyang City. It was night...fires ignited Fancheng, Yancheng, and Pinglu City. For three days...the sea of ​​​​purgatory flames burned everything, Cao Ren committed suicide, Zhao Yan and Yin Shu were burned to death, Niu Gai surrenders…

Fancheng and Yancheng after the fire...are everywhere the burned remains of the Wei army with only bones left, and the broken weapons are everywhere...

There was also a cloud of dust in the air, like... ashes!
Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Jia Kui and several important ministers;
Sima Yi, Chen Qun and several juniors;
There are also the blind Xiahou Dun, Li Miao, who was newly promoted to the Wei Dynasty's "military advisor", and Cao Cao's most beloved son Cao Zhi...

They immediately gathered in the outer hall of Cao Cao's palace...

Each one looked dignified.

Jia Xu could still hold up his old figure, but Cheng Yu was already rubbing his hands anxiously... More and more officials arrived.

Chen Qun asked Sima Yi, "Overnight? The Xiangfan battlefield... ended?"

Sima Yi whispered: "I don't know either. There were no warnings before. No... all the previous warnings were for water to pour in, a sudden flood... Who would have thought that it was not water... but fire?"

"One hundred thousand soldiers..." Chen Qun sighed, "How many hundred thousand soldiers can the Wei Dynasty have?"

Sima Yi was silent... He bit his lip slightly, what he thought of was...

If Xu Ducheng is lost, then...the Sima family in Hanoi, the Chen family and the Zhong family in Yingchuan...the Yuzhou literati group headed by the Yingchuan Group in private...

Can you still secure your current position in Cao Wei?
You know, Yingchuan was originally a county town under Xu Du. If they left their hometown...their intertwined power would be broken!

At this time...

Cao Cao hurriedly came out of the inner room. He was obviously awakened from his sleep. His hair was tied up without a crown, and he was still wearing pajamas. Because he was in a hurry... he didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He asked: "In such a hurry? What's going on?"

Cheng Yu replied anxiously: "Fan City is gone. Everything was lost in a fire... The Jingzhou Army has connected Xiangfan with Wancheng... Cao Ren, Zhao Yan, and General Yin Shu were killed in battle, and Niugai betrayed... Fortunately , there is no news that Wancheng has plans to send troops to Xudu! But... right now, Xuducheng has no barrier at all!"

Having said this, Cheng Yu paused and said, "Your Majesty, there will definitely be a battle to defend Xudu next!"

This…

Following Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao's originally squinted tiger eyes suddenly opened and widened... He looked around at the people in front of him in disbelief.

He seemed to be greatly surprised...

But it seemed as if he suddenly realized something.

"I must be having a violent sleep, I haven't woken up yet... I haven't woken up yet, right?"

"Your Majesty!"

"You all stand down—"

Following Cao Cao's roar, everyone was anxious, but no one rushed to touch Cao Cao's tiger beard...they just retreated tremblingly.

But Cao Cao seemed to want to go back to bed and finish this unfinished dream last night.

However, he was lying down, but in his heart it was like a bright mirror. Cheng Yu was Cao Cao's sun. Cheng Yu never lied...

Then...

Clan brother Cao Zixiao...

One hundred thousand soldiers bravely fought on the battlefield of Fancheng...

There are also Xinye City and Wancheng, how can they become so powerful?Why is it so violent...Is there no barrier in front of Xudu City anymore?

Just when the civil and military personnel outside the house were worried and took small steps back, looking at each other and not daring to speak...

"clang lang lang lang..."

Only a deafening sound was heard. It was the sound of Cao Cao holding a sword and leaning against the sky... chopping an antique into pieces...

At the same time as this sound came Cao Cao's high-pitched voice.

——"Impossible...impossible, absolutely impossible!"

——"The orphaned brother Cao Zixiao is a heavenly general. How could he be dead? Impossible... He is alive and well. He is a heavenly general!"

this moment…

The leader of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Cao, who was named King of Wei just this year, suddenly fell into madness.

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　Ps:

　　(This is a revised version. Previously, it was written that Sun Quan sent Han Dang... The reader reminded me that Han Dang was shot to death when the "Sun Shield" dazzled the target...)
　　(Therefore, Han Dang was replaced with Dong Xi, the most powerful man in Jiangdong.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)