The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 361
After the first battle, it can be said that the two sides were tied. Of course, it was said that there was no winner, but in fact, Wei Tao's side was more powerful.

But at this time, Wei Tao no longer paid attention to this matter, what Wei Tao wanted to pay attention to was how Sun Quan was doing now.

In fact, as Zhou Yu said, Sun Quan was already quietly preparing to leave at this time, and many big ships did not care whether Wei Tao knew it or not, and all of them were anchored outside Jiangxia City.

"Gongjin, Sun Quan has indeed given up on this city. It seems that our army can easily take down."

After all, he got Jiang Xia. After making up his mind, Wei Tao became very relaxed, but at this moment he said to Zhou Yu with a smile.

"But I don't know that Sun Quan will be able to stand in a stalemate with our army for a few days. Today's morale is so low that when we understand it, our army commander will drive in, and we will definitely break it in one fell swoop! At that time, Sun Quan will probably steal the chicken and lose nothing. !"

Naturally, Wei Tao would not bring up this topic with Zhou Yu for no reason, but would ask Wei Tao what time would be the best time to capture Jiang Xia next.

But facing Wei Tao's question, Zhou Yu didn't answer immediately. After being silent for a while, he suddenly asked Wei Tao.

"My lord, what if Sun Quan came to steal the camp at this time?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhou Yu to ask such a question, but after thinking about it with a slight frown, Wei Tao realized that it was extremely possible.

It can be said that I didn't even think that Sun Quan might come to steal the camp, so it is even more impossible for my subordinates to be prepared.

At that time, when the camp is in chaos, even if Wei Tao has elite soldiers under his command, they will probably be taken advantage of by the opponent.

Thinking of this, even Wei Tao couldn't help but secretly frowned, looked at Zhou Yu carefully and asked.

"Gongjin really thinks so?"

"Today's battle certainly made his army angry, but if the Jiangdong army left here, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the world? If it was a stealing camp, then no matter the victory or defeat, Sun Quan would be in a great advantage. Once he stole If the battalion is successful, Jiang Xia will still be in his hands, and even if he loses, he can retreat to Jiangdong, and he will have an explanation for his subordinates."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and said seriously to Wei Tao.

"And it's not just that. In this battle, even if our army has a navy, can we still pursue it? After the first battle, we can advance and retreat freely. Even if there is damage, the gains will be on top of it. The Jiangdong Army did have a good plan!"

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Wei Tao could only smile wryly, which seemed to be the case after careful consideration.

"Sun Quan is indeed good at calculating, but even so, our army can only take strict precautions to prevent him from hurting our army at all. As for setting up an ambush, I am afraid that Sun Quan will not be fooled."

Both Wei Tao and Zhou Yu understood that if it was as Zhou Yu expected, Lu Su must have come up with this plan. With Lu Su's prudence, after suffering the loss of Wei Tao's army, he would definitely be more careful. The method is useless at all.

As a matter of fact, since Zhou Yu had expected it, it was probably the case. As night fell, he saw Sun Quan's army quietly leaving the camp and rushing towards Wei Tao's camp.

What is even more surprising is that Sun Quan's army did not directly lead the army to rush into the camp. After approaching the camp, they saw a group of archers walking quickly to the front, and then they all bent their bows and set arrows. Light the front of the arrow with the torch, and then let go, and you will see countless fire rain falling into the camp.

Rockets attacking the camp, in this way, although it is not as powerful as directly rushing into the camp, but whether there is an ambush or not, it will come out after a test.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, seeing that there was no chaos in Wei Tao's camp, Sun Quan's army immediately retreated slowly.

"Sun Quan is really shrewd. He came here with a large army, but he retreated as soon as he said he would. He saved his own army with a little loss of morale. This is extraordinary."

Wei Tao sighed slightly, speaking of Sun Quan's behavior was really amazing, but soon Wei Tao shook his head slightly again.

"However, this move has advantages and disadvantages after all. Although it can be saved for a while, it is impossible to save it for a while. Cao Cao's evaluation of it is really not bad."

Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou.

Sure enough, Sun Quan could only be like a descendant, guarding the family property is indeed possible, but it is impossible to fight between the two armies and compete for the world.

"Hehe... I want to congratulate my lord for winning Jiang Xia."

Zhou Yu on the side didn't sigh like Wei Tao, but said with a smile.

"With Sun Quan's actions like this, Jiang Xia must open the city gates to welcome the lord tomorrow! In this case, the lord does not need to spend any more troops."

The fact is that, although Wei Tao was the leader of the army who stayed outside the camp for the night as a precaution, the gains were not small compared to the results.

The next day, all the Jiangdong army boarded the boat and retreated to Jiangdong. Wei Tao took the city lightly.

It has to be said that the Jiangdong Army moved extremely fast, inspecting all the way, and there are almost no people in Jiangxia, let alone other things and property.

Except that there was no fire to burn Jiangxia clean, there was not much difference between Jiangxia and the ruins of an empty city.

Fortunately, Wei Tao didn't expect to get anything from here. After occupying Jiangxia, Wei Tao naturally wanted to dispatch a navy to defend Jiangdong from the attack.

Wei Tao did intend to go straight to Jiangdong, but obviously things can never be as Wei Tao intended.

Once Jiang Xia is captured by Wei Tao, most of Jingzhou has already fallen into Wei Tao's hands. Adding Wei Tao's original territory, it can be said that Wei Tao has already occupied half of China.

Even if Wei Tao has to be king at this time, it can be said to be a matter of course, and no one refuses to accept it.

And it's nothing more than that, some of them even directly suggested that Wei Tao proclaim himself emperor!
"Snapped!"

Wei Tao smiled wryly and dropped the letter in his hand.

"Since ancient times, it has been a great achievement to be established, and now everyone is counting on this. The world has not yet been peaceful, and that is the case. How can I say this?"

Hearing Wei Tao's complaint, Zhou Yu could only answer without words.

Even if Zhou Yu's prestige is not low, even if he doesn't agree with this matter, he dare not oppose it openly. As Wei Tao said, how many people are counting on such great achievements. If they lost hope, there would be many people who hated him, even Zhou Yu would not be able to gain a foothold in the future.

Wei Tao shook his head slightly, but he didn't try to force Zhou Yu, he knew Zhou Yu's difficulty.

But Wei Tao really didn't want to be called king or emperor.

You must know that the biggest difference between Wei Tao and Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others is that Wei Tao is now in his prime, even if he really wants to bury the big man, there is no need to rush this moment.

Nowadays, the name of a loyal minister of the Great Han is really meaningless to Wei Tao, but Wei Tao still knows one thing: the 400 years of the Great Han, even at this time, there are still people who are attached to him. To be honest, the time has not yet come.

It was the critical time to conquer the world, Wei Tao didn't want to let these things become his fetters.

"This matter will be discussed in the future, and Gong Jin is sending a message for me. I, Wei Tao, have great ambitions to expel the foreigners and ensure the safety of the people in the mountains and rivers. If I can guarantee it, then I will do it."

Zhou Yu understood Wei Tao's words very well. This is not to say that Wei Tao will not go further, but that it is not the time yet. If it is time to go further and be able to better drive out foreign enemies, then Wei Tao will naturally go further. .

This is already Wei Tao's statement that he will definitely go further, when the time comes, the Liu family will naturally be replaced.

After all, Wei Tao has been a human being for two lifetimes, and he doesn't have such complicated thoughts as Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also had such a large territory in history, but even at that time, Cao Cao was vague on such issues, and in the end he just said that he would be the "Duke of Zhou" and let his son decide.

In Wei Tao's view, this is a big failure. So many counselors and generals assisted Cao Cao, some of them were for the sake of peace and prosperity, but some were for their own wealth. Believe that their glory and wealth can last for a long time?

It's just that Cao Cao's prestige was too high in history, and no one dared to point out in person that after he left, his son would immediately ascend the throne as emperor, that's all.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly. With Wei Tao's words, some people can feel at ease for a while, and Zhou Yu's wisdom can naturally calm those people down.

Having said this, Wei Tao naturally wants to return to the matter in front of him.

"Gongjin, can this Jiangdong be taken? You also know the current situation in the world, that is, our army is fighting against the three major princes. If we always win, the world will be determined, but if there is a defeat, then I am afraid that the situation will be great." Change, from prosperity to decline. But if one side can be settled first at this time, then the overall situation of the world will be determined. At that time, it will be up to me how to calm down the rivers and mountains one by one, rectify the forces of my Han family, expel foreign enemies, and let those grasslands All the mountains and forests have become the habitat of my son of the Han family!"

This is Wei Tao asking for strategies, and it is also Wei Tao asking for ideas.

Now Wei Tao has countless advisers and generals, but Zhou Yu is the one who can gain Wei Tao's trust the most. Only in front of Zhou Yu can Wei Tao be so unscrupulous and speak freely.

"Since my lord has this ambition, I should go to Jiangdong. However, the Yangtze River is the natural moat of the Yangtze River. With such a barrier, even if Sun Quan didn't expect that the lord would go straight to Jiangdong, but he wants to win this battle. so easy……"

Zhou Yu had already thought about this several times, but he still couldn't find a solution.

It is impossible to force even Wei Tao.

While the two were discussing, a guard came to report to Wei Tao.

"My lord, General Lu Meng outside asked to see him, saying that he had something important to report to the general."

Lu Meng?

Slightly stunned, Wei Tao's heart skipped a beat, could there be some bad news?

"Hurry up please!"

(End of this chapter)