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Chapter 492 Each of them tries their best to pacify Jiangdong ([-])
Yuzhang was besieged by Qin Xu's army and did not attack, and the military situation was critical.On the contrary, it was a rare opportunity for the old and new generations of the Sun family to get together to discuss countermeasures. If Sun Ce, who was not here at the moment, met him, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

As the top decision-maker of Yuzhang appointed by Sun Ce, Zhou Yu was supported by the old wife Mrs. Wu. After learning the news that Qin Xu's army was approaching, the core generals of the generals, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and the Sun family The relatives and generals made an appointment to the mansion.Zhou Yu's original intention was to take this opportunity to persuade those old generals to let go of their prejudices and jointly resist Qin Xu's troops to defend the city and wait for Sun Ce's return.Unexpectedly, before he could say a few words, Cheng Puhan was stung by what Cheng Puhan pointed out.If it wasn't for Huang Gai, Sun He and others trying their best to make peace, and thinking that these two veterans also had their own gains and losses in mind, Zhou Yu would have the urge to put down the pick in an instant.When Cheng Pu once again proposed to go out of the city to fight Qin Xu, and when Han Dang and even Huang Gai were a little moved, Zhou Yu had no choice but to "borrow the past and satirize the present", taking Sun Ce's continuous raids and battles in only a month or so. Nearly thousands of miles away, Yan Baihu fought against Yan Baihu's army ten times larger than his own at that time, and successfully captured the two counties of Kuaiji and Wujun.

"Yan Baihu used his troops inappropriately back then, and our soldiers used their lives. Of course, in addition to Gongjin, you have repeatedly made a surprise attack on the city when the Yan thief's rear was empty, and drove Yan Baihu out. This is not the experience of everyone present. Have you been through it?" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others were exchanged by Sun Ce for the jade seal, and they also personally experienced the battle that swept Jiangdong like a storm and made Sun Ce famous.Hearing Zhou Yu's question at this moment, several veteran generals and generals of the Sun clan glanced at each other, and finally Huang Gai asked.

"Heh! Yan Baihu straddled two counties back then. He claimed to be the King of Eastern Wu, and he had nearly 3 bandit soldiers in armor. Just deploying in one place in Wu County to defend against the bandit soldiers of our army, there were a full 1 of them. Tens of thousands of people. And with the solid city with high walls and thick walls in Wu County as a support, doesn’t Gong Fu think that all our soldiers are soldiers from the heavens?” Zhou Yu smiled a little on his pale face when he heard Huang Gai’s question. Said: "Furthermore, Kuaiji County was the rear area that Yan Bandit managed painstakingly at that time, and there were nearly [-] bandit soldiers guarding it. The relationship between the various forces was handled extremely delicately by Yan Bandit, and it is no exaggeration to call it solid. And after our army captured Wu County, there were less than a thousand soldiers to attack, and the old general also experienced that battle, didn't he notice anything wrong?"

"This...could it be..." Huang Gai also experienced Sun Ce's crusade against Jiangdong.If I don't think about it, I still don't think so. My young master is very heroic and powerful. When fighting Yan Baihu, Huang Gai and others have seen with their own eyes that Sun Ce always fights first in every battle, and he is always the first to rush into the enemy's line. , The soldiers who killed the bandits were in a state of confusion, and there was a chance to be resurrected. The courage of Yingbu's rebirth, the counties and counties in the east of the Yangtze River, can even be said to be waiting for the wind, and even Yan Baihu's two main cities did not take much time. No matter how much strength, he was welcomed into the city by the aristocratic families and local forces who were intimidated by Sun Ce's power, and finally won the title of Jiangdong Little Overlord.

etc!Huang Gai finally understood what Zhou Yu wanted to express.yes!Even if Yan Baihu was unpopular at the time, he would never appear twice in a row. Either the big households in the city led their soldiers to create chaos, or the local powerful forces, and even Yan Baihu's last trump card finally chose a good bird to choose a tree to live in. This is an extremely correct choice in the eyes of the generals of the Sun family.The generals of the Sun family, who were able to fight smoothly, really didn't think about why.It can only be attributed to Sun Ce's accumulated prestige in a general way.But thinking about it now, Wu Jun is fine.After all, Wu Jun is an old place where the old Sun family has lived for hundreds of years, and the Sun family's connections are much richer than that of Yan Baihu, who is just a salt thief. explained past.But Kuaiji County is different.There are quite a lot of aliens in Kuaiji County, and people from the Central Plains have always been reluctant to approach them. It is precisely because of this that Yan Baihu, who can handle the relationship with various ethnic groups, calmed down and managed them as the most stable rear area. At that time, when Sun Ce's army approached the city of Kuaiji, they defeated Yan Baihu's army who had been confused by the sudden change even more smoothly than Wu Jun, and successfully expelled Yan's troops into Kuaiji.Now that I think about it, there are really too many things that don't make sense.So at this moment when Zhou Yu talked about it again, he successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Right now, Qin Xu's army is approaching the city.No one would think that at this time, Zhou Yu still has the heart to talk about ancient times, so there must be a reason for talking about this matter.So even Cheng Pu, who disliked Zhou Yu the most, closed his mouth, smacked his mouth, and waited for Zhou Yu's next words.

"Actually, it's very simple!" Zhou Yu covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few more times. After being stroked on the back by the book boy a few times, he forced himself to stand and said, "My lord was born in Wu County. Respect, it is not uncommon to have righteous men to help. But I believe that all the seniors know what the situation in Kuaiji County is like, and there is nothing to hide until now. The force of the army met the tens of thousands of bandits and snatched it. In fact, it was because of the help of other friends that they were able to get it so quickly. Can you guess who is helping us?"

"Could it be...Shanyue people?" Sun He, as the Sun clan, and the son of Sun Ce's family who trusted him most and entrusted him with a part of the military power, asked as soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking.

"That's right! And it's a coincidence! You may not believe it, but it was the Shanyue Xindu sect who lent the Qin thief this time!" Zhou Yu was very satisfied with the expressions of Huang Gai, Sunhe and others in the field, coughing twice and said : "We used a lot of money to make it clear. At that time, the high priest who was sent to Yan Baihu by the barbarian king Wu of the new capital, who was the elder of the clan at the time, ordered the Shanyue people to make an appointment with our army. When Yan Baihu was seduced by the lord, I also saw that our army had few soldiers at that time and led troops out of the city to meet the battle, causing chaos in the city. When Yan Baihu was still complacent, no one knew that Kuaiji had already been acquired by our army. But Yan Baihu did not know the art of war, and our army He also used several tricks to make him think that our army has a large number of troops, so he led the army to flee. After Yan Bandit knew the truth, it was already too late."

"What is the purpose of Gong Jin talking about these old things?" Han Dang has a rough temper, and he doesn't need to be as wise as Cheng Pu. But now is not the right time, Qin Xu's soldiers are by his side, and Sun Ce has not returned for a long time, the impatient Han Dang said impatiently.

"Gongjin, are you saying that Yan Baihu fled Yuzhang in a hurry that day, and he is very likely to follow what our army did that day, but in fact there are still people left in the city?" Han Dang's words did not arouse the response of everyone present, Cheng Pu Sun He closed his eyes and said nothing thoughtfully, and Sun He's face showed a bit of panic. In the end, Huang Gai was the first to recover from his thoughts, and asked in a low voice with some hesitation.

"Why is it impossible?" Zhou Yu did not directly reply to Huang Gai's words, but asked instead: "After all, Yan Baihu is an old thief and a hero who once dominated the southeast corner. The remaining bandits risked their lives to accompany them, but this old bandit still has the heart to easily abandon his life-saving army, what else can't he do?"

"Brother Gongjin, it's all my fault that someone trusted Yan Baihu!" Zhou Yu said so much.If everyone didn't understand Zhou Yu's meaning, it would be difficult to say. Sun He, who "let go" Yan Baihu with Sun Jing, said with a guilty face, and Huang Gai beside him also blushed.

"Hmph! The civil strife in Yuzhang must have been caused by this TNND King De of the Eastern Wu! I will lead the troops to patrol the city, and if there is a slight change, I will shoot and kill!" It was Huang Gai who spoke. .Sun He admitted his fault very "correctly", but it made Huang Gai feel a little embarrassed.You know, although Sun He and Sun Jing released Yan Baihu when Sun Ce and Zhou Yu finally returned to the army, when the Yuzhang garrison was in chaos, it was Huang Gai who insisted on using Yan Baihu. The "Strict and Loyal Minister" of the clan's army was placed in the defensive circle of his lord's family, old and young. Thinking about it now, Huang Gai is covered in cold sweat.If Yan Baihu had launched a sudden attack at that time, regardless of whether he succeeded or not, with Yan Baihu's vicious nature, it might be true that the old Sun's family would have their roots cut off in Sun Ce's generation.Therefore, Zhou Yu's explanation of the matter clearly this time made Huang Gai feel ashamed and angry.

"Not busy!" Zhou Yu smiled at Huang Gai, and after seeing Han Dang and Cheng Pu also showed a deeply appreciative expression, he said in a flat tone: "There is no need for Gongfu! You only need to order soldiers to guard the cities and key points Don’t show your emotions, and the other generals can just stick to their duties. It is expected that the Qin thief will make a movement no later than tonight, and then we need to use the courage of the generals to kill the Qin thief’s backhand , according to the solidity of the Yuzhang, it is right to wait for help, and return a complete Yuzhang to Bo Fu!"

"Yi Gongjin!" Huang Gai is usually generous, seeing Zhou Yu's decision, Dang even agreed, while Han Dangcheng Pu, who was listening to Zhou Yu's explanation and rebuttal, didn't say anything else. It can be regarded as temporarily letting go of the unhappiness in his heart, and acquiescing to Zhou Yu's deployment this time.

As the sky gradually darkened, several lamps of butter wax were lit early in Zhou Yu's house.The messengers who came and went in and out of Zhou Yu's quiet and elegant mansion during the weekdays were suddenly used as a temporary "enemy defense headquarters", except for the yellow cover who supervised the deployment of troops to defend important places such as Sun Ce's mansion and the Hyogo baggage camp in the city. , Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Sun He, etc. all stayed here on standby. Sun Jing, who was always ready to patrol the four gates, sent a signal and led his troops to counter the rebellion.It's just that I don't know what Qin Xu outside the city was thinking. By noon, he had already led an army of [-] to encircle Yuzhang County. Let alone a war, he had never seen even a person who came forward to call for battle.It's as if someone from Qin came here not to capture Yuzhang, but to come here for a spring outing.

However, Zhou Yu and the others did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. In order to prevent a night attack by someone from Qin, who still has a reputation of never being defeated in a battle, they specially arranged three shifts of defensive quarters, and filled the thick wall. The pine oil torch illuminates Yuzhang City and the surrounding three or five miles as if it were daytime.Unexpectedly, until midnight, there was no movement of Qin Xu's army that had already set up camp.

Now, even Zhou Yu, who thought that he must have figured out Qin Xu's way this time, could not help being shaken because of the lessons learned from the past.

(End of this chapter)