Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 666 Guan Yu Must Die
Guan Yu led 2000 defeated troops, which can be regarded as being tortured. Ling Tong's three generals continued to harass him. Guan Yu cared about one side and ignored the other.

Thirty miles south of Dangyang, there is a small city called Maicheng, which was built by King Zhao of Chu. The wheat city breaks itself" proverb.Guan Yu wanted to rest in Maicheng to gather some food and grass, but Ling Tong's troops had quickly arrived and surrounded him from the east and west.Hearing that Lu Meng had successfully crossed the river, Sun Quan, who was supervising the battle ahead, had arrived at Jiangling first. He sent Zhou Tai to capture Yiling and block the road to Sichuan, and sent Quan Cong to block the road to the south as well.

In the small city of Maicheng, there is not much food and grass, and the 3000 people can't eat for two days before they bottom out.Ling Tong sent people to shoot letters into the city, urging Guan Yu to surrender.Guan Yu proposed to ask Wu Jun to retreat ten miles, and then meet at the south gate.Quan Cong believed it, and retreated ten li, waiting for Guan Yu to surrender.Guan Yu and Guan Ping took the opportunity to take a dozen cavalrymen pretending to be small soldiers, and secretly fled westward from the north gate. Before entering Wuling, Ma Zhong, who was ambushing here in the mountains, set up a horse rope to ambush them and captured the father and son.

Ma Zhong captured Guan Yu and made an extraordinary contribution to escort Guan Yu to see Sun Quan. Sun Quan was overjoyed and immediately promoted Ma Zhong to be the general of the gangsters.Although Sun Quan hated Guan Yu so much, he couldn't make up his mind how to deal with Guan Yu for a while, and Jiangdong's civil servants caused huge controversy.

The focus of the controversy is not whether to persuade Guan Yu to surrender. At the beginning, Cao Cao treated Guan Yu generously, and did not hesitate to reward him. It can only be Jiangdong.

Zhuge Jin thought that when Guan Yu was returned to Liu Bei, Soochow was originally an alliance with Liu Bei, and Jiangdong took Jingzhou. It was because Jingzhou was originally lent by Jiangdong to Liu Bei, and now it is just taken back, which still occupies a word of reason.Guan Yu became brothers with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. If Guan Yu was killed, Liu Bei would definitely take revenge.Return Guan Yu to Liu Bei, and the two can continue their alliance.

Buzhi suggested that Guan Yu should be imprisoned but not killed, which can not only coerce Liu Bei, but also reduce Liu Bei's hatred, and there will be room for bargaining and maneuvering in the future.Zhuge Jin's idea was wishful thinking, put Guan Yu back, and according to his temper and character, he would be desperate to bring his troops back immediately.

Yu Fan thought that Guan Yu could be given to Cao Cao, and the hot potato should be given away. Cao Cao can decide what to do with it, and maybe he can transfer Liu Bei's anger to Cao Cao.

Han Dang, Zhou Tai and other generals believed that Guan Yu could not be kept, but could be killed.There is nothing to be afraid of when soldiers come to block water and cover with earth. Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops are not afraid, are you afraid of Liu Bei?If possible, it is also possible to take down Yizhou, and divide the world with Zhou Cang and Cao Cao.

return?Prisoners?deliver?kill?The four different opinions all sound reasonable, and each has its supporters. Sun Quan was even more undecided, so he had to discuss it in another day.

"Why didn't Mr. Zibu say a word today?" Sun Quan left Zhang Zhao alone, wanting to hear Zhang Zhao's opinion.

"Guan Yu is just a man, what do I worry about Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Zhou Cang?"

"Huh?" Sun Quan was taken aback, "Sir, tell me."

"Liu Bei, capricious, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, which one will not be played by him? The alliance with him is only due to the situation, but you must not trust him! I took Jingzhou, the alliance has been broken, why should I be a Guan Yu Make false claims with him?"

Sun Quan nodded, "That's right, the big-eared thief has never been trusted, so don't seek advice from him."

"My lord took Hefei to make way, and took Jingzhou to break the siege of Fancheng. He has already formed an alliance with Cao Cao. If Guan Yu is given to Cao Cao, he doesn't know what the lord wants, and how can he not have a grudge against the lord? Instead, there will be gaps in the alliance between the two, so we can't do it." Take it. Cao Cao is certainly not credible, but at this time, let him think that the lord has followed his lead and paralyze his heart."

Sun Quan nodded again: "Thief Cao has been thinking about Jingzhou for a long time, but Zhou Weiguo dared not send troops."

"Exactly, what worries Cao Cao the most is my alliance with Liu Bei. As soon as our alliance with Liu Bei is broken, Cao Cao can deal with Liu Bei with peace of mind and will not plot against me in Jingzhou. As for Zhou Weiguo, he trapped his general Xu Huang in Shouchun, Sooner or later someone will ask me, so there is nothing to worry about.”

"What does Zibu mean?" Sun Quan raised his right hand in a chopping motion.

Zhang Zhao nodded and said slowly: "First, I take Jingzhou. It doesn't matter whether I kill Guan Yu or not. He will want to take it back. With Liu Bei's nature, he has no threat to imprisoning Guan Yu, and taking hostages as a threat is not good for the lord. Second, if Guan Yu is released, it is conceivable that the leader of the army must be Guan Yu. This person not only has a reputation, but also has a deep understanding of Jingzhou's geography and hydrology, and has a heart of revenge. Thirdly, the lord sits in the east of the river, and although he has won the Red Cliff, the Central Plains has not felt the name of the lord. Who else in the world would dare to despise Jiangdong and the lord?"

Sun Quan stroked his palm and felt itchy. What Zhang Zhao said was so right. Taking Guan Yu's head to make himself famous all over the world is very beneficial to the future development. If he doesn't kill Guan Yu, he will show his weakness. Only by killing Guan Yu can he show his strength and determination. .Guan Yu must die, he must die!

"The big-eared thief is best to make a false name and deceive the world with benevolence and righteousness. If he sends all the Sichuan soldiers to fight me, what should he do?"

"Whether Guan Yu is killed or not, Liu Bei will send troops. But think about it, my lord, if he sends out all the soldiers in Sichuan, then Yizhou will be empty. How can Cao Cao not take advantage of it? Therefore, Liu Bei will only send troops to kill himself."

"What if Cao Cao is unable to enter Yizhou because of Zhou Weiguo's fetters?"

"Hehe, it's not difficult. With Ziming guarding Jingzhou and Liu Zhang by his side, Liu Bei may not win. Besides, I have another plan..."

"Zibu, tell me quickly." Seeing Zhang Zhao's calm and unhurried manner, Sun Quan was really anxious.

"The 36 plan is the best strategy. I will move all the people of Jingzhou across the river to enrich the population of Jiangdong, leaving an empty Jingzhou for Cao Cao and Liu Bei to compete! The soldiers in Jiaozhou are only superficially surrendering to the lord. The lord can send one of them. The Admiral will collect Jiaozhou."

What Sun Quan lacks now is not the chassis but the population. Even though Jingzhou has been in war for several years, the total population is still one million. If all the people are moved to Jiangdong, the strength of Jiangdong, which is vast and sparsely populated, will definitely be greatly increased, and an empty Jingzhou will be discarded. It's nothing, this deal is really a bargain.No matter who gets to go to Jingzhou, what's the use if there are no people, no food and grass?It's a happy thing to think about using an empty Jingzhou to make Cao and Liu fight, and watch the excitement from the sidelines.

"Well said, pass on the order, and now move [-] households from Xiangyang and Jiangling counties to Jiangdong!"

(End of this chapter)