The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 314 Zhou Yu transferred his troops out of Shouchun
Gan Ning did not raise any doubts about Fa Zheng's speculation, because even if he did, he could not find any supporting evidence.

What's more, this guess was not made by Fa Zheng out of thin air, otherwise there would be no way to explain why Zhou Yu did not deploy defenses on the Huai River.

Logically speaking, with Zhou Yu's strategic vision, he should have been able to see the threat posed by the Huai River to Shouchun.

However, there is no defense on the Huai River. There are garrisons in Zhongli, Dangtu, Xiacai and other places, but the troops stationed in these strategic places are not naval forces, but land forces.

The Huai River is so huge, but there are no naval forces stationed at the key points along the river.

Sun Ce also had under his command the strongest Jiangxia navy of the Han Dynasty (including Zhou Yu), so it is hard not to think of something wrong.

Either Zhou Yu really didn't notice the Huai River, or he left it empty on purpose.

"Are there many noble families stationed in Shouchun City?" Gan Ning frowned and asked Fa Zheng.

Although Gan Ning was the chief of the navy under Liu Bei, it was impossible for a mere chief of the navy to even read this kind of intelligence, right?
"How is that possible?" Fa Zheng sneered. With the horrific bloodbath that Yuan Shu had unleashed, how could any aristocratic family still settle their family members on a large scale in Shouchun City?

“Those noble families have at most arranged one or two persons in charge in Shouchun City. How could they move the entire family to Shouchun?” At this point, Fa Zheng frowned again.

Since Zhou Yu was not targeting the aristocratic families that were hindering Sun Ce from taking over Yuan Shu's foundation, then who was Zhou Yu trying to eliminate with the help of others?
[It can't be Yuan Gonglu himself, right?] Fa Zheng was almost laughing at this sudden thought of his.

Anyone in Shouchun City can be calculated by Zhou Yu, except Yuan Shu.

"Then what should we do next?" Gan Ning asked Fa Zheng with a frown.

Their goal was to threaten Shouchun and force Zhou Yu to withdraw his troops to defend Shouchun.

However, the current situation made Gan Ning hesitate. Who knows what Zhou Yu was planning in Shouchun City.

No matter who Zhou Yu is plotting against, as long as Gan Ning and his men enter Shouchun City's sight, they will definitely be targeted.

The internal fighting between forces can start at any time, but if the external enemy has already attacked the core area and they are still fighting internally, the nature of this is different.

Although it is possible that the internal fighting will become more intense, Fa Zheng and Gan Ning will not bet on this possibility. They are here to coerce Shouchun City, not to help Sun Ce resolve internal conflicts.

"I suggest we proceed according to the original plan. The deployment on the Huai River has already explained everything." Fa Zheng suggested to Gan Ning. It was not an order, but a suggestion.

After all, Fa Zheng was not an officer of the Qingzhou fleet, nor was he the commander of Shouchun. He could only give his own suggestions, rather than make decisions on behalf of Gan Ning, the commander.

"Please explain it." Gan Ning did not agree with Fa Zheng's suggestion directly just because Fa Zheng's suggestion was in line with his own wishes.

This is not playing house, but a war. Every order issued is no joke. It concerns the life of every soldier, and Gan Ning must be responsible for them.

"Let me ask you, besides the Jiangxia Navy, does Sun Bofu have any other organized naval forces?" Fa Zheng asked seriously.

"No more." Gan Ning shook his head. "The navy is not as easy to train as the army, nor is it as easy to expand as the army. The Jiangxia navy under Sun Bofu was formed by incorporating the previous Jingzhou navy.

Otherwise, with the little wealth he and Zhou Gongjin had, even if they had obtained Yuan Gonglu's foundation, it would be impossible for them to form a qualified navy in such a short time." Gan Ning told Fa Zheng what he knew.

"That is to say, there are no navy in Shouchun City except infantry, right?" Fa Zheng said with shining eyes.

Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, then said: "It is true in theory, but the infantry in Shouchun City are all veterans of the Yuzhou Army. I may not be able to defeat them with just my sailors."

According to the intelligence they obtained, when Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led their troops to attack Lujiang, most of the troops they brought were newly recruited auxiliary troops, and the real elite troops were only about 20,000.

In other words, when Sun Ce and Zhou Yu went to attack Jiangdong, they did not take away the main force of the Yuzhou army, and their main force was still in Shouchun.

"What is our real purpose of going to Shouchun?" Fa Zheng asked Gan Ning.

Without waiting for Gan Ning to reply, Fa Zheng continued, "We are going to besiege Wei to save Zhao, not to capture Shouchun City.

Therefore, we only need to create chaos in Shouchun City and make Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin in Lujiang mistakenly believe that we are going to attack Shouchun. "

"But what if Zhou Gongjin sees through this plan? As Sun Bofu's right-hand man, he cannot be unaware of the existence of the Yuzhou army in Shouchun City." Gan Ning refuted Fa Zheng's opinion.

Fa Zheng ignored Gan Ning's rebuttal and continued, "Why do you think they brought newly recruited auxiliary soldiers with them when they went to Lujiang?
The 20,000 elite soldiers they brought with them on this expedition are all the Yuzhou troops they can control, and the rest are basically controlled by the Yuzhou families. "

To the aristocratic families of Yuzhou, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were always outsiders. Even if they inherited Yuan Shu's legacy, as long as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not show enough suppressive power, the aristocratic families of Yuzhou would not completely submit to them.

The noble families of Yuzhou would obey Yuan Shu's orders, and the soldiers and generals of the Yuzhou army would also obey Yuan Shu's orders.

But who are you, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu? Yuan Shu's adopted sons? But Yuan Shu's legitimate son is still alive. When will it be your turn to inherit Yuan Shu's legacy?
Unless Sun Ce and Zhou Yu demonstrate sufficient dominance, the Yuzhou army will only submit on the surface, and will remain the same in private.

"Sun Bofu's main force, apart from the Jiangxia navy, is the infantry they brought with them this time.

To a certain extent, the Yuzhou Army in Shouchun City cannot be counted as part of their strength." Fa Zheng shook his head and said.

"Zhou Gongjin sent his own troops out to fight this time in order to build a strong army in the war so as to counterattack the Yuzhou army in Shouchun City."

Although Fa Zheng did not have definite evidence, thinking from the perspective of human nature, it was very likely that Zhou Yu would make such a decision.

Although the noble families under Yuan Shu were superficially impressed by Zhou Yu's wisdom and Sun Ce's display of military prowess.

However, if the aristocratic families really surrendered so easily, they would no longer be aristocratic families.

(End of this chapter)