I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 498 Zhou Yu's Discovery

Huang Zhong was finally persuaded by Zhou Yu.

He had to admit that the method Zhou Yu suggested was the least risky.

But he wrote a letter admitting his guilt... He was clearly doing good things, but he still wanted to embarrass himself.

It's inevitable that I feel a little unhappy.

However, Huang Zhong did not vent his anger on Zhou Yu because of this. Instead, he paid more attention to Zhou Yu.

As for Zhou Yu, he stayed beside Huang Zhong, and looked at the reluctance of Lu Bu and others because of the letter of early confession, and he began to think deeply.

In Zhou Yu's opinion, although Huang Zhong and his men had done nothing wrong, what they did was indeed beyond the rules. If that was the case, why were they so reluctant to admit their mistakes?
Zhou Yu thought of an answer - face is more important than rules.

Perhaps the emperor attached too much importance to the Xiyuan Army, or perhaps the victories won by the Xiyuan Army since its establishment were too magnificent.

In short, in Zhou Yu's opinion, the Xiyuan Army, which seemed to be very elite, seemed to have developed a sense of arrogance among the officers and soldiers.

This is not a good sign.

But for now, this is just a hidden worry.

Zhou Yu kept this matter in mind.

The longer Zhou Yu stayed with Huang Zhong, the more he realized that the Xiyuan Army was indeed an elite force, and the gap between them and those state and county troops was very obvious.

The formations during the march, the physical strength of the soldiers, the execution of orders... they were almost leading in all aspects.

There were even soldiers in the army who learned to read and write while marching.

This made Zhou Yu sigh greatly. Perhaps this was the reason why the Xiyuan Army was so arrogant!
Zhou Yu spent this New Year in the army, just before the army prepared to cross the river.

However, the location is in his hometown, Lujiang County.

The prefect Zhang Zhao brought several local powerful families, including the Zhou family, and brought good wine and meat to the army to suppress the rebellion.

Huang Zhong didn't want to slow down for the New Year, so he only left the meat.

The soldiers of the Xiyuan Army had no complaints about this decision. Instead, the soldiers and civilians from the prefectures and counties who were brought here complained a lot after learning about it.

But Huang Zhong ignored the gossip and only said, "Anyone who dares to drink during the march, including myself, will be killed."

Then, the next day, Zhou Yu was on the boat.

"Gongjin, your method is really useful!" Lu Bu patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said.

As he looked around, he saw that the small boats carrying soldiers, food and equipment were connected together with ropes and bamboo poles.

Many soldiers who could not swim stood on it without any discomfort, as if they were walking on flat ground.

Zhou Yu said, "General Lu is too kind. This is just a small road. We can only do this because we have naval escorts from Jiangxia, Lujiang, and Yuzhang. Zuo Rong only has some warships converted from civilian ships, which cannot pose much threat."

"Otherwise, just light a fire while the wind is blowing..."

Following Zhou Yu's words, Lü Bu thought of that scene... The river water was cold now, and Lü Bu couldn't help but shiver. Now he fully realized that this water was indeed not the place for him to stay.

Then he patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said, "It's a good thing Gongjin is giving us advice!"

"You continue to enjoy the scenery here. I'm going down first."

Zhou Yu watched Lu Bu leave with an expressionless face. After Lu Bu's back disappeared, Zhou Yu took a breath and couldn't help but rub his shoulders - this Lu Fengxian, his hands were really heavy.

……

Danyang County.

Zuo Rong was casting a spell and writing talismans. Due to the tight time schedule and heavy workload, Zuo Rong skipped many steps, and even the styles written on each piece of talisman paper were slightly different.

Zuo Rong had no choice but to send someone to Jiangbei to get information. The person brought back a report that Huang Zhong had officially led his troops to attack. The small boats he sent out could not stop Huang Zhong's army, which was connected and escorted by the imperial navy.

Therefore, Zuo Rong could only place his hopes on gods and Buddhas.

Under the witness of the Buddha statue, although the form of Zuo Rong was simple, the believers did not doubt anything.

On the high platform, as the burning yellow paper mixed into the water, a man drank it all. Then, he took a knife, looked at the table in front of him where the bowl was originally placed to see how sharp it was, and then put the knife against his neck, bending it little by little...

As the performance ended, someone said, "This is a golden body method! As long as you sincerely believe in the Buddha and drink this water, you will be invulnerable to swords and guns. Even if you are not sincere, you can still reach paradise after drinking it!"

Someone else asked, isn’t talisman paper a tool used in Taoism?
——If Taoists can use it, why can’t Buddha use it?
Just be useful!

As the believers drank the talisman water one by one, their emotions quickly became fanatical under Zuo Rong's instigation.

Afterwards, they followed the direction indicated by Zuo Rong, which was the location of Wanling County, the capital of Danyang County. The believers rushed there without thinking.

In Wanling County, Gu Yong was very troubled.

After arriving here, he found that probably because of the frequent rebellions by the Shanyue people in Danyang, the defense of Wanling County, as the county seat, was very good, so he decided to hold on here and wait for help.

If Danyang Prefect Yuan Zhong could survive the chaos, he would probably return here as soon as possible.

But unfortunately, Gu Yong did not wait for news from Yuan Zhong, but waited for news from Zuo Rong.

Gu Yong didn't know how Zuo Rong deceived people. He only knew that the people Zuo Rong brought to attack the city were often not afraid of life and death at the beginning, but when they started to get scared later, it was too late to go.

Fortunately, he made some preparations in advance, but now, facing the fearless enemy, the morale of the people in the city is worrying.

Even if Gu Yong went to the top of the city wall himself, it would be difficult to reverse the situation.

"Gu Jun, the person has returned."

Gu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Have you found out how they did it?"

"I see!"

When Gu Yong understood the whole story, he immediately came up with an idea.

As Zuo Rong sent people to attack the city again, seeing that the enemy had arrived at the city, at Gu Yong's order, basins of red water were poured down.

At the same time, many people on the city wall shouted: "Your golden body has been broken, your golden body has been broken!"

The believers were terrified when they saw this.

Zhang Ying, who was sent by Zuo Rong to supervise the battle, saw this and immediately shouted, "Don't panic, they are liars!"

Gu Yong stood on the top of the city wall and shouted, "Do you feel cold after being showered by my divine water? Can you still pretend that your golden body has been broken?"

"If you still don't believe me, there are knives under the city. Why don't you try to cut yourself with them?"

After Gu Yong finished speaking, the soldiers on the city wall also started shouting.

Seeing that the believers were hesitant, and some even tried it, Zhang Ying realized that the situation was not good and quickly shouted, "Come back with me first, I will definitely be able to restore your golden body!"

Seeing that the people who were willing to risk their lives to attack the city just left like that, Gu Yong didn't feel happy at all.

He just thought that Zuo Rong really deserved to die!

……

"I will definitely cut Zuo Rong into pieces!" Lu Bu said viciously.

Looking at the place that had been completely looted and burned down to a bare ground, Lu Bu thought of the evil deeds that the Xianbei invaders had done when he was young.

He didn't expect to encounter such a scene in Jiangnan.

(End of this chapter)