Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1033 Three parties’ conspiracy
Zhou Yu took a few hard breaths and said, "My lord and Cao Cao joined forces before, but Yu couldn't comment."

"But Zhou Yu always believed that Cao Cao harbored evil intentions, and he could join forces with him for a while, but he couldn't be friends for a long time, otherwise he would suffer backlash."

Sun Quan looked a little ugly after hearing this, because Zhou Yu had always opposed joining forces with Cao Cao. Now the facts have proved that Zhou Yu was right, but doesn't this mean that his decision was wrong?

What do you mean by bringing this up now?
Zhou Yu advised: "My lord, you can think about it. Cao Cao first took refuge with Yuan Shao, and then joined forces with Yuan Tan. He secretly conspired with Gongsun Zan. Will these people end well?"

"Not to mention Cao Cao's generals and counselors, many of them defected to Cao Cao and then rebelled, or were even killed. Are they on both ends, or is Cao Cao unable to tolerate them?"

"What's more, this time Cao Cao's navy not only watched the whole battle, but also sat and watched our Jiangdong navy fight to the death, and even incited the rear army to rebel. His intentions are clearly revealed!"

"This person is very clever at using tactics. If I were on the opposite side, I would definitely be ambushing in front, waiting for both Jiangdong Army and Fierce Tiger Army to suffer losses, and then reap the benefits!"

Sun Quan was horrified when he heard this. He stood up and said, "What can I do?"

Zhou Yu coughed a few times and said decisively: "The strong men should immediately cut off their wrists, abandon part of the rear army, rush back to Jiangdong at the last speed, recruit warships, and stabilize the overall situation!"

"Otherwise, this defeat will most likely shake the lord's foundation, and Fierce Tiger and Cao Cao will also take the opportunity to join forces to carve up the Jiangdong territory!"

Zhou Yu was silent for a long time before saying: "My lord is right."

Sun Quan was shocked, "Then shouldn't we all return to Wu Commandery?"

Sun Quan was startled, "What about where I am in Dan Tu's administration?"

After hearing this, Sun Quan pondered for a long time, then nodded and said: "Gong Jin's words are indeed a word that wakes up the dreamer."

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "This will be equivalent to telling Cao Cao and Xiu Hu that we have no strength to fight against them."

Zhou Yu was right. As the world's top counselor, he figured out Sima Yi's proposal to Xin Pi and guessed what Yuan Xi was thinking before Zhuge Liang left.

"But in Gong Jin's response, Cao Cao's threat has exceeded that of Fierce Tiger, but isn't it still Fierce Tiger's navy that is chasing us now?"

Sun Quan was stunned and said, "But the situation on both sides is like water and fire."

That’s really what both sides think.

"If Fierce Tiger had planned in advance, it would not be possible now, but it would definitely attack Wu County."

Zhou Yu said solemnly: "With Zhang Changshi in charge, it is possible that we will be able to defend it, but we do not rule out the possibility of Dantu's fall."

"Cao Junying has taken advantage of the situation to take Xiakou. Our efforts in the past two years have all been to make a wedding dress for Cao Cao. Next, they will use Jiangxia as a springboard to encroach on Yuzhang first and then plot Danyang."

Beating up a drowned dog is the most appropriate word to apply to Sun Quan. Originally, if Cao Cao's navy had not taken the opportunity to seize Jiangxia, they might have temporarily helped Sun Quan to stop Yuan Xi. However, after Cao Cao's army captured Jiangxia, they had a foothold at the mouth of the Yangtze River south of Jingzhou. The land, in other words, borders Jiangdong's territory.

"If the Yuzhang is lost, the natural barrier of the Yangtze River will be in vain. Our current plan is to prevent Cao's army from entering the south bank of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the fleet in our hands must be preserved!"

"Is there nothing we can do?"

"It's like turning around and running away in front of a pack of wolves. If you reveal your back to them, the two evil wolves, Cao Cao's ferocious tiger, will most likely temporarily reach a tacit understanding and tear us apart and devour us together!"

This means that if Jiangdong is unable to defeat the fierce tiger and is driven into the hinterland, Cao Jun can also take the opportunity to invade Yuzhang from Jiangxia and get a share of the pie!
This is tantamount to premeditated kicking Sun Quan out of the world chess game in advance, which is naturally something Cao Cao and Yuan Xi would like to see happen.

Sun Quan fell to the ground, staring blankly at the warships on the water in the distance where the two armies were fighting fiercely, and said in a trembling voice: "Is this what will happen if we are inferior to others?"

"It really doesn't work. After we enter the Yangtze River, we first go to Yuzhang County and set up a water fort on the bank of the river to rely on defense. Cutting off the Yangtze River waterway will prevent Yuan Jun Cao's army from advancing. Cao Jun's navy has nothing to fear, and the upper reaches of Han River There is also Liu Bei's harassment. If we use it properly, we can force Yuan Jun back first, and we may even take the opportunity to recapture Xiakou!"

Zhou Yu sighed: "Now that Jiangdong is newly defeated, in their eyes, Yangzhou is nothing more than a piece of fat."

"And the fierce navy in Xuzhou really won't take this opportunity to attack Wu County?"

Zhou Yu complained in his heart, not only was he inferior, one hundred thousand could not beat eight hundred. From that moment on, Jiang Dong had withdrawn from the ranks of competing for world hegemony, right?
But of course he didn't dare to say these words, not to mention that he also lost, and the loser was disgraced. Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh secretly. He was conceited and had few talents in the world, but he was defeated by Fierce Tiger several times. Could Fierce Tiger really be his nemesis? ?

And that's all for being a ferocious tiger. His two strategists, Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, were younger than him, but they took turns beating him into such a miserable state. What else could he say?

He said aloud: "It shouldn't be like this."

"All the changes were due to Xiu Hu's decision. He almost gave up resisting Cao Cao, but used almost all his troops to fight Jiangdong first. This was something Yu did not expect."

"This makes our idea of ​​taking advantage of the confrontation between Cao Cao and Fierce Tiger completely in vain. From the battle formation to the temple calculation, Yu was completely defeated."

Sun Quan came to his senses and asked, "Don't we have any other options?"

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said, "There is only one way, but Yu doesn't know if it can be done."

Sun Quan looked happy after hearing this, "You tell me first and take a look."

Zhou Yu said: "As I said before, we will not return to Wu County, but enter the Yangtze River. We will immediately cross the river and defeat the defenses of the cities in Yuzhang on the south bank."

"With the strength of Cao's navy, it is impossible to break through the coastal fortresses, and the evil tiger is planning on Wu County and will not stop in Yuzhang."

"In this way, Cao Cao's army will either choose to return to defend Xiakou, or follow the fierce tiger to take advantage of the fire. There will inevitably be a conflict between the two sides." "No matter what choice, the fierce tiger, as Cao Cao's mortal enemy, will not be able to deal with us with Cao Jun. When the time comes, we will After repelling Cao's army and seizing Xiakou, they were unable to gain a foothold and could only retreat.

At that time, we will find a way back to Wujun from Yuzhang, and then we can concentrate on dealing with the fierce tiger. "

Sun Quan said solemnly: "Then let's go back to the front of the army."

Zhou Yu said helplessly: "Yes, for at least a month, we have to rely on Wu Jun to block the fierce tiger's army on his own."

"If the alchemy disciple is defeated, the lord's family and dependents"

Sun Quan looked ugly and punched the window lattice, "You want me to give up the office and my mother?"

"If this is the case, how can I have the face to face the people in the world talking behind my back?"

Zhou Yu said aloud: "It depends on the Lord's choice."

"But by guarding Yu Zhang, at least there is still a possibility of a comeback. Even if Dantu falls, it is possible to take it back."

"If we don't do this, our intention to return to Wu County will be discovered, and the whole Jiangdong will be lost if we are followed and chased."

"When Cao's army enters Yuzhang, fierce tigers blockade Wu County, and both sides advance together. Jiangdong may not be able to survive for three months."

Sun Quan's mouth was full of bitterness, "But no matter which one you choose, the chances are actually very slim, right?"

His intestines turned green with regret. If he had known this earlier, why would he have to provoke the vicious tiger again and again!

Zhou Yu prostrated himself on the ground, "Yu boldly said that if Jiangdong falls, Yu will definitely not survive, but there are pros and cons to who you bow to."

"I don't have much advice. I hope my lord will think about it. Which one is safer, being an ally of Cao Cao or Fierce Tiger?"

Sun Quan stared blankly into the distance. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and said: "Issue an order to let Cheng Pu fight and retreat, and the entire army retreats to Yuzhang first!"

Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun were discussing matters. When they heard that the Jiangdong navy began to flee at a faster speed, the two looked at each other and ordered the navy to keep a distance and pursue them to guard against a possible surprise attack by Cao's army.

Both sides fled and chased each other. After more than half a day, Sun Quan's navy entered the Yangtze River. Just when Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang thought that Sun Quan was going to go eastward, the Jiangdong fleet crossed an arc and headed directly to the water dock on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Zhai escaped.

Gan Ning, who was in the lead, tried to approach, but was soon attacked by trebuchets in the water village. Upon seeing this, Gan Ning retreated and sent someone to report to Lu Xun.

After Zhuge Liang saw this, he sighed to Lu Xun: "I'm afraid I risk giving up Wu County, but I still have to keep a glimmer of hope for a comeback."

"If we ignore them, we may be cut off by them, and Cao Cao's navy may even take advantage of them."

"It must be Zhou Yu's idea. He is such a great strategist."

Lu Xun had a headache and said: "This move is really clever. We originally wanted to take advantage of the contradiction between Cao Jun and them to benefit from it, but Jiangdong seemed to have given up on the Yangtze River, but instead broke away from it and became a direct confrontation between us and Cao Jun."

"The Jiangdong Army is still in power along the Yangtze River. If we advance rashly, our retreat will be unstable. But if we don't advance, Jiangdong's threat will be solved."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but nodded and sighed: "Zhou Gongjin should not be underestimated."

"What I think is still too simple. If you want a quick victory, it's not that easy."

"It is impossible to raid Wu County directly. Now we have three options. One is to attack steadily and seize Wankou. The other is to directly return troops to return to the lord and help defend Shouchun."

Lu Xun said: "What about three?"

Zhuge Liang whispered: "That is to send a force, before the Jiangdong navy has time to set up defenses, rush over as quickly as possible, attack Wu Jun's Dantu, and capture Wu Jun. In this way, Jiangdong's natural danger has been lost, and there is no hope of a comeback. !”

Lu Xun was stunned and lost his voice: "Isn't this too risky?"

Zhuge Liang said solemnly: "That's true. The possibility of success is indeed very low."

"So Liang wants to bring a hundred warships and act alone. The supervisor can make his own decision and at the same time send someone to report back to the lord."

Lu Xun thought deeply. He naturally would not think that Zhuge Liang was trying to steal the credit, because if it were Lu Xun himself, even with the help of Chen Deng's navy, he would not know how to defeat Dantu with a hundred ships.

The general was not being obeyed by the foreign military orders. Lu Xun also knew that it was too late to ask Yuan Xi for orders. What's more, Zhuge Liang's words had another meaning, which was to ask Lu Xun to return to Shouchun to help Yuan Xi repel Cao Cao and help Liu Bei by the way, so that his father-in-law would not be killed. Went out.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun nodded and said, "Okay!"

"I'll ask General Gan to help you!"

Soon after, Jiangdong Navy and Cao Cao Navy simultaneously learned the information about the fierce tiger navy's hundreds of warships heading eastward. This was beyond Zhou Yu's expectation. Even Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh: "The fierce tiger navy is here." , there are very powerful people.”

"This response, combined with Jiangdong's landing in Yuzhang, makes it difficult for us to find a loophole that can be exploited."

(End of this chapter)