Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Six: The Scholar Dies for the Confidant
Shortly after Shen Fu defeated the Yizhou army and became famous all over the world, a sudden rebellion occurred in Shouchun in Jiujiang County. Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen was killed by his general Qin You. Cao Cao, who had been stationed in Quyang and recuperated, led 20,000 elite troops. He seemed to know that there would be a rebellion. He quelled the rebellion in just one day. General Xiahou Yuan personally killed Qin You, and Cao Cao led the governor of Yangzhou and confiscated all warships. At the same time, he ordered Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Yu Jin to divide his troops to occupy Chengde, Yinling, and Dongcheng. The troops pointed directly at Liyang on the Yangtze River. In less than half a month, he recovered most of Jiujiang, and for a while, he seemed to restore his prestige in Yanzhou.
On this day, in the magnificent and huge Shouchun City, Cao Cao, who seemed to have lost weight, but was in good spirits, held a secret text and said with a smile: "The secret spy left in Yanzhou, Yuan Shu secretly invited Tao Qian, Bingzhou Lu Bu, and Yu Changyi to discuss. It seems that the thief put a lot of pressure on him."
"The next step for the thief to recover Hanzhong is the Central Plains. How could Yuan Shu feel at ease? This is good news for the lord. It just gave our army time to cross the river and seize Jiangdong." Xun Yu said with his fists.
Cao Cao nodded. Since then, he had defeated Yanzhou, he found that Chen Fu seemed to be particularly hostile to him. The opponent was strong and strong, and he also held the emperor. If Yuan Shao was unified in the north, he would probably not tolerate him. The Central Plains was really difficult to defend. It would be better to settle for the second best, separating Huainan, controlling the Yangtze River, and being respected in the south, temporarily avoiding the wind and waves, and throwing trouble to Yuan Shu, the proud guy, is the best choice.
"Lord, there is one thing that needs attention, that is, Chen Fu enthroned Sun Ce as the General of Pingyue. The Sun family has a great foundation in Jiangdong. Sun Ce also has the title of Little Overlord. Although because of Zhicai, he made Yuan Shu doubt Sun Ce's loyalty and temporarily seized his troops. However, if an accident occurs, he will definitely go south and compete with the lord for Jiangdong." Cheng Yu, who was standing next to Xun Yu, said seriously.
After hearing this, Cao Cao frowned and said, "Do you think it is possible to recapture Sun Ce?"
"No," Xun Yu immediately said: "Sun family has not been a minister who has been living under the prefectures for a long time since Sun Jian, otherwise they would not have concealed the jade seal of the kingdom. The lord should not have hope for Sun Ce. He should order the navy to block various levels and never let Sun Ce cross the river."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "How is the situation in Jiangdong?"
"Report to the lord, Jiangdong is now divided into pieces. Zhou Shang, the prefect of Danyang, Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji, Xu Gong, the prefect of Wujun, and Yan Baihu, although these people are under the command of the governor of Yangzhou, they probably will not obey the lord, especially although the lord has taken over the governor of Yangzhou, they have no emperor's enthronement after all," Xun Yu said.
"If you don't want to surrender, then fight," Cao Cao said coldly, and said, "First attack Zhou Shang, the prefect of Danyang."
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After Cao Cao took a look, he said carelessly: "By the way, Zhicai has gone to the Shuijun camp again."
"It is the lord who pays special attention to the navy and goes every day. At the same time, people are constantly sending people to search for the navy generals and talents for the lord," Xun Yu said.
Cao Cao's face darkened and said, "Zhicai's health is not good at all. This time he took Shouchun, he tried hard to contact various families, so that Qin You was afraid, and on the contrary, he fainted from exhaustion last time. If this continues, how can he do it? Let him come back immediately."
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"Although our army occupied Shouchun, there are still many unstable existences in Jiujiang. It takes time to appease me and send people to cross the river to learn about the situation inside Danyang first. I plan to stabilize Jiujiang within three months and determine the situation in the Central Plains, and personally lead the army to cross the river and go south," Cao Cao ordered.
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At this time, not far from a military camp in Xiyang, Runan, a man of eight feet high was wearing a silver armor, black military boots, a white jade crown on his head, a square face, a sharp edge, and a brave aura all over his body, but at this moment, his eyes really seemed a little dull.
"Brother Bo Fu, you really make it easy to find Yu!"
Soon after, with a loud sound, the standing man trembled slightly, turned his head in surprise and saw a young man with beautiful faces, lips as red as red, and eyes seemed to have endless wisdom, with a book boy, leaning against a big tree, looking at him with a smile.
"Gongjin!!" The man shouted excitedly and immediately ran over excitedly.
After the two hugged each other heavily, the man said happily: "Why are you here?"
The man is Sun Ce, nicknamed Little Overlord, Sun Bofu, who is also the founder of Jiangdong's great cause in his previous life.
The handsome man who arrived was naturally Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, who were famous for all generations, and Chen Fu searched for many times.
When Zhou Yu heard Sun Ce's doubts, he immediately said seriously: "If Yu doesn't come again, Gongjin, you won't go."
Sun Ce was stunned and said, "What happened?"
"Bo Fu, although Yuan Shu now occupies most of the Central Plains and is extremely powerful, this is not Bo Fu's way. Even after Chen Fu recovers Hanzhong, Yuan Shu's good luck is almost over. Bo Fu, you should go back to Jiangdong. When Yu came, he had heard that there seemed to be a rebellion in Shouchun. Cao Cao was driven to Jiujiang by Yuan Shu. As long as he had a little common sense, he understood that it was impossible to recover the Central Plains in a short time. He would definitely target Bo Fu's hometown and the counties in Jiangdong. If you don't lead the army to turn around, even if your uncle has established a great advantage for you, it will probably be destroyed. The entire Jiangdong will be captured by Cao Cao." Zhou Yu said seriously.
"What?" Sun Ce's face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Cao, a stray dog, is so brave."
But just after saying that, Sun Ce's expression suddenly dimmed and he said, "Gongjin, do you think I don't want to go back, I'm just thinking about it day and night. Although I was conferred the title of General Pingyue by the court, I was indeed controlled by the four generals of Yuan Shu, Cheng, Zu, Huang, and Han. Except for Huang Gai, everyone else was broken up. Without Yuan Shu's support, I would not be able to get up at all."
"What's the difficulty? Bo Fu didn't have a Qibao, and I would give it up with Yuan Shu's emperor's ambition," Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Sun Ce trembled and said in surprise: "Gongjin, do you understand?"
"Bo Fu is just a stone, why should you care so much? The emperor who is really holding a real hand in the hands of Chen Fu is still attacked by Yizhou, let alone the common things, like the chaos today, relying on swords and strategies. If Bo Fu is willing, Yu is willing to follow you, expand his territory and achieve a real great cause," Zhou Yu said with his fist.
"Gongjin" Sun Ce showed a hint of emotion on his face.
"General Sun, you don't know that for you, the young master directly rejected Chen Fu's invitation and came from hundreds of miles away." The book boy next to him suddenly said.
"What?"
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know how Chen Fu knew about Yu, so he actually sent someone to search around Lujiang."
After hearing this, Sun Ce's expression calmed down, "Gongjin has a great talent, who doesn't like it? Compared to Chen Fu's overwhelming gaze, Ce holding the emperor and having less than 3,000 troops, I am really ashamed."
"Bo Fu, you are serious, high officials and generous salaries, what is the glory and wealth? A scholar who dies for his confidant" Zhou Yu said firmly.
When Sun Ce heard this, he clenched his fist and gritted his teeth and said, "Gongjin, let's go back immediately. I'll show you the harmful things."
"Okay," Zhou Yu nodded.
Chapter completed!