Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 64 Two Fronts Battle
"My lord, we have just pacified Jiaozhou, and now we should rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to use weapons anymore!" After hearing Sun Ce's words, Zhang Zhao was the first to stand out and object with a clear banner.He is in charge of money, food and finance, and he knows Jiangdong's family background best. It is really not enough to fight now.

"It's okay, I just need to capture Huainan!" Sun Ce knew what Zhang Zhao meant, and without waiting for Zhang Zhao to say anything else, Sun Ce continued: "Now Liu Bei sends Zhang Fei north to attack Qingzhou. If we don't take this opportunity to capture Huainan, wait Liu Bei's strength has greatly increased, and it will be even more difficult to get involved." At this point, Sun Ce also looked at Zhou Yu, his most trusted left and right arm, hoping that he would support him, but he didn't want Zhou Yu to frown deeply.

"My lord, although I have an army of more than [-] in Jiangdong and Jiaozhou, but excluding Liu Biao who is defending the area and defending the west, there are only more than [-]. Although Liu Bei is fighting Qingzhou, he can at least mobilize an army of [-]. It may not be easy for me to capture Huainan." Zhou Yu thought for a long time before slowly saying.

"No problem!" Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "Everyone doesn't know that Chen Ying, the Prime Minister of Liyang County in Nantong County Government, is the cousin of Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County. Their cousins ​​have always been at odds with each other for the position of the head of the Chen family. Now Chen Deng is very powerful under Liu Bei, but Chen Ying is only a county magistrate, so he has long been angry. I sent someone to persuade him, and he promised to surrender the city when our army attacked, so Nantong County is within easy reach?"

"So that's how it is!" The expressions of all the generals relaxed a lot upon hearing this.With internal support, the battle will be much easier to fight.But Zhou Yu's expression was only a little more relaxed, and he asked immediately: "Even if Nantong can be taken down without any effort, what should Shouchun do?"

"Shouchun's garrison is only [-], and the guard Zhang Liao is just the former general of Lv Bu. When I take Nantong, I can take advantage of the situation and go down." Sun Ce said confidently, glanced at Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce thought about it again , Then he said: "But Liu Biao also has to be on guard. Gong Jin, you should go to the Poyang Navy camp to guard against Liu Biao. Zhong Mou, you also go with Gong Jin, and go to the army for more experience!"

"Yes!" A boy who was only seventeen or eighteen years old replied.He is Sun Ce's eldest brother, Sun Jian's second son Sun Quan.Different from his elder brother's majesty and majesty, although Sun Quan's martial arts skills are acceptable, his appearance is rather strange, with purple beard and hair on his head, and green eyes.However, the Jiangdong generals had known him for a long time, so they hadn't thought it strange for a long time.

Zhou Yu wanted to say something more after hearing this, but Sun Quan pulled his cuff lightly behind him, and Zhou Yu didn't say any more. "Zhongmou, why didn't you stop your elder brother? You must know that the chances of entering Huainan this time are slim!" After the discussion was over, Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan who was walking with him in confusion.

"Brother has changed!" Sun Quan said surprisingly.Zhou Yu was also taken aback, but how smart he is, he understood Sun Quan's meaning after a little thought: Sun Ce is going too smoothly now, and it only took a few months to pacify Jiaozhou, so his self-confidence is unprecedentedly inflated. I can't even hear it.

"Actually, it's good to let the eldest brother run into trouble a little bit, so that it will be of great benefit to his temper in the future! Besides, with Tai Shici and other generals accompanying him this time, even if he can't defeat Huainan, he won't suffer any big losses." Sun Quan continued. .Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at the boy who was seven years younger than himself, who was talking about these words, and nodded in spite of himself.He didn't notice that after he turned and passed by, a gleam of light flashed in the corner of Sun Quan's eyes.

"Husband, what's bothering you?" Zhou Yu always felt restless when he returned home, so he played the piano to relieve his boredom, but the messy sound of the piano still completely exposed his mood.

"It's nothing serious." Zhou Yu looked up at the beautiful woman in Tsing Yi who was holding a teacup, feeling warm in her heart.Taking a sip from the teacup in her hand, Zhou Yu praised indifferently, "Madam's tea art is really improved!"

"Pfft!" Xiao Qiao saw that Zhou Yu was still licking and licking the last few drops of tea reluctantly, even though she knew her husband was trying to make her happy, she couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling, and the room was full of spring. "Husband is going to Poyang again?" Zhou Yu's expression was a little sad after drinking tea, and Xiao Qiao, who had a delicate mind, suddenly guessed something.

"Yeah, go with that little guy Zhongmou." Zhou Yu also sighed.Hearing the name Zhongmou, Xiao Qiao's tender body nestled in Zhou Yu's arms trembled, and a trace of fear flashed in her eyes. "Madam is reluctant to part with me?" Sensing his wife's strangeness, Zhou Yu asked.

"Yes!" Finding that Zhou Yu's big hands were getting more and more irregular, Xiao Qiao replied vaguely, and then her husband blocked her cherry lips, and she just let her do what she wanted with a few snorts.

A few days later, in Xuzhou city, "My lord, General Wu Dun urgently reports!" A blood-stained cavalry suddenly came to Liu Bei and handed over a military report. Liu Bei took a look and his face darkened immediately.

"Jiangdong Sun Ce led an army of [-] to attack Huainan. Chen Ying, the prime minister of Liyang County, joined the enemy and offered the city. Nantong fell, and the two generals Zang Ba and Wu Dun were forced to retreat to Shouchun and stand together with General Zhang Liao." Liu Bei announced in a low voice. With this unpleasant news, Xuzhou's high-level officials immediately exploded.

"Chen Ying?" Zhao Feng repeated the name bitterly, gritted his teeth rarely.What is the scariest and most hateful thing is the traitor. "Yuanlong in Guangling learned that his cousin was collaborating with the enemy, and he vomited blood and passed out and couldn't manage the affairs. Now the military affairs of Guangling are being taken care of by school lieutenant Li Tong and Sun Kang." Liu Bei continued, everyone sighed even more.

"Now that Hefei has been lost, Sun Ce's army of [-] is attacking Shouchun. General Zhang's garrison is less than [-]. My lord, we should send troops to support as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Shouchun is lost, we will completely lose Huainan, even Guangling. Dangerous!" Sun Qian was the first to remonstrate.

"That's true. I wonder which general is willing to support General Zhang?" Liu Bei asked, looking around at the generals in the hall. "My lord, Feng is willing to go!" Zhao Feng looked at the crowd, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not there, he had to do his part, so he took the initiative to come out and said: "My lord, I am willing to go!"

Liu Bei was not surprised either, he looked at Zhao Feng and nodded, "It's hard for Bo Tao to take this job." It was decided that Zhao Feng would lead 5 horses to help Shouchun in the starry night. "My lord, you can order General Yuzhou Guan to send an army to attack Anfeng to alleviate the danger of Guangling!" At this time, Lu Su, who rushed over after hearing the news, still put forward his own idea.

"It's so good!" Liu Bei also hurriedly wrote to inform Guan Yu.Zhao Feng also went to the army to select troops as soon as possible. As for the generals, Liu Bei transferred Ji Ling who was in the East China Sea and was familiar with Huainan to be his deputy. Together with Guan Ping, they mobilized [-] soldiers and rushed to Guangling overnight.

Before leaving, Zhao Feng knew that it was too late to go home and bid farewell to the two wives, so he had to send a soldier home to say goodbye.It was already afternoon when the men and horses were ready, Zhao Feng and Ji Ling checked the army and horses, and then the whole army set off.

"They're still here!" When Jiang Jiang walked to the gate of Xuzhou City, Zhao Feng sighed in his heart when he saw the two beautiful figures protruding from a familiar carriage by the side of the road.It has been almost two months since they got married, both Zhen Jiang and Diao Chan have treated him very well, and the relationship between the two is also very harmonious, which finally made Zhao Feng feel the blessing of being equal.

The army hurried for about 20 miles, Zhao Feng ordered to set up camp, and that night Ji Ling, Guan Ping and some captains gathered in the tent to discuss matters.Originally, according to Zhao Feng's idea, no matter what, there must be another 3 troops, so that Sun Ce can't afford to go around.However, both Lu Su and Liu Bei believed that the simultaneous north and south wars in Xuzhou should not be too vigorous, and the defense should be the main focus of the battle with Sun Ce.After all, except for the garrison troops in Xuzhou, there are only a total of 30 military horses left, and if another 90 are transferred, there will only be [-] or [-] horses that can be used flexibly.In the past, [-] young and strong victims flooded into Xuzhou from Qingzhou. Liu Bei selected nearly [-] of them, and Gao Shun practiced them. They have not yet officially entered the battle.On the contrary, after Guan Yu from Yuzhou flooded into Yanzhou+Jingzhou with more than [-] victims, he was a little caught off guard at first. If Liu Bei hadn't allocated food and salaries from Xuzhou, it would have been unsustainable.

"General Ji Ling, you are familiar with the landscape of Huainan, do you think I can imitate the method of raiding Leibo last time and go directly to Sun Ce's rear army?" Zhao Feng asked.

Ji Ling thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "I'm afraid it's not possible, not to mention the difference in terrain. The former general attacked Leibo by relying on the Huaihe waterway. Today's Jiangdong Navy is the best in the world, and our army has a lot of horses. I'm afraid it's impossible to cross the waterway safely. Besides," Ji Ling hesitated for a while when he said this, and then he continued after seeing Zhao Feng motioned him to continue: "Sun Ce and I were under Yuan Shu's tent in the past. Although he was young, But he is good at using soldiers. Now his camp is not as easy to fight as Leibo, even if he sneaks into it, it will be difficult to make achievements."

"So that's how it is!" Zhao Feng didn't expect to be able to deal with Sun Ce immediately, God, that's Jiangdong's little overlord, would he be able to deal with it so easily?It's just that Zhao Feng was more careful. He knew that Sun Ce was assassinated by the disciples of Xu Gong, the prefect of Wu County in history, so he sent someone to contact Xu Gong long ago.Now Xu Gong's attitude is not particularly clear, but it can be seen that this guy is really at odds with Sun Ce.Out of safety considerations, Zhao Feng did not contact him too frequently, instead advised Xu Gong not to be too high-profile and pay attention to safety, which made Xu Gong somewhat grateful.

"You used traitors to plot against me, and I am also lurking inside you." Only he and Liu Bei knew about Zhao Feng's contact with Xu Gong, and no one else knew about it.It's not that you can't trust them, it's just that one more person who knows the danger of leaking the secret.

"Since that's the case, everyone, take a good rest. I'll leave camp and set off at the third watch, so as to support Shouchun as soon as possible." Zhao Feng also figured it out. Shouchun and Zhang Liao still have more than 3 people, and he has 8 troops here. There are more than [-] people, facing the [-] Jiangdong Army, at least they can remain invincible.As long as you plan properly, winning is not a problem.

"It's better that Zhou Yu is not here!" Zhao Feng feared Jiangdong the most, Zhou Lang.Although I have a bit of strategy, but compared with these heaven-defying people, I still lack confidence!

Not to mention that Zhao Feng felt uneasy at this time, at the same time, an anxious voice came from the Xuzhou military camp outside Beihai City in Qingzhou. "General, you can't drink anymore!" The person who spoke was none other than Wei Xu.In front of him, Zhang Fei was pouring wine from the jug into a bowl, and pouring it down with a gulp. There were already two empty jugs beside him.

(End of this chapter)