Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Long Xiang kept Chen Lan as a chess piece for a long time.

When Lei Xu led his troops to defect to Hefei, he also helped Chen Lan's work. The reason why he still kept him in a separatist state was because Long Xiang also needed a white glove.

When Xiahou Dun settled in Shouchun, Long Xiang and Lu Su came up with a plan. If Sun Quan didn't take the bait and attack Shouchun, he would let Chen Lan pretend to defect to Lujiang and Sunhe, and then harass and destroy Xiahou Dun's farming area, and then give it to Jiangdong.

The declaration of surrender allowed Sun Cao to intensify the conflict in the form of diverting disaster to the east.

At that time, Sun Quan was instigated by Lu Su and personally led troops to attack Shouchun Tu Xudu. The serial plan about Chen Lan was shelved. However, this plan was not timely and could intensify conflicts if used in any way.

At this time, Liu Bei was stationed in Wancheng. Long Xiang was worried that Cao Cao would take military action against Wancheng because of the incident in Runan. In addition, Huainan was dominated by mountainous areas to the west. The flash floods caused by rain this year would cause Chen Lan's troops to suffer losses, so he advanced the plan.

Detonated this 'dynamite'.

In order to allow Chen Lan to act with peace of mind, Long Xiang not only asked Lei Xu to send his confidants to help, but also designated a residential resettlement area in Hefei New City to receive Chen Lan's more than 10,000 family members.

Without worries, Chen Lan's troops can move around the land of Huainan easily and freely.

There was a continuous spring rain in April, and after Lei Xu's people arrived in Anfeng, Chen Lan sent someone to deliver a message to Sun He and organized his family to move to Hefei.

After Lei Xu defected to Long Xiang, Hefei's life was blown to the sky.

Chen Lan sent people many times to make good friends with Long Xiang. The envoys saw with their own eyes that the people of Hefei were smiling, and the skin and bones of the people were rare.

Hearing is false and seeing is believing. Chen Lan has longed for Hefei for a long time, and her defection was unanimously approved by the tribe.

On a sunny day, the concentrated migration of tens of thousands of people would definitely attract the attention of both Sun and Cao, but on rainy days, it is cloudy and foggy, which can serve as a good cover, and the rain can eliminate traces on the ground.

This time, God is helping Chen Lan and Long Xiang.

Because Sun Quan massacred Wan County two years ago, which resulted in a serious population loss in Lujiang County, Sun He, the fake Lujiang governor, had less people in one county than in one city in Hefei.

Chen Lan had fifteen thousand troops, while Sun He's garrison in Lujiang was less than eight thousand.

Faced with the defection of the biggest bandit in Huainan, Sun He didn't know whether to accept or reject it for a moment, because he didn't know whether Chen Lan was sincerely defecting to Wu, or whether he was pretending to attack Guo and came to Lujiang River.

Taking advantage of Chen Lan's opportunity to go to Shouchun to obtain a petition, Sun He immediately sent people across the river to ask Sun Quan for instructions.

Sun Quan was in a particularly good mood during this period, mainly because the first dividend from Yaoji Trading Company had arrived. If Jiangdong hadn't been taken care of by Chunyu, he would have taken advantage of the spring to go out hunting, and he wanted to squander the money he had in his treasury.

When Sun Quan learned that Chen Lan and his troops had come to surrender, Sun Quan agreed without hesitation. After all, the other party was once a general of Yuan Shu's army, and since he had taken Yuan Shu's daughter as his concubine, he should also accept Yuan Shu's old army.

Although Sun Quan was in a good mood, his suspicious nature remained unchanged.

Considering that Chen Lan had more troops and Sun He's garrison at Lujiang was insufficient, he sent Yuan Shu's son-in-law Huang Yi with three thousand troops and his young general Lu Meng across the river to assist in the reception.

When Sun Quan besieged Shouchun last year, he not only lost his general Ji Ling, but also lost more than 10,000 Yuan Shu's old troops. At this time, Chen Lan brought troops to join forces, which just made up for the losses of troops in the war.

After a series of good things happened, Sun Quan once suspected that he was blessed by good luck. Now he wanted money and soldiers, so he secretly sent an envoy to Hebei, hoping to attack Cao Cao from north to south with Yuan Shao again.

Sun Quan attributed last year's failure entirely to Hubaoqi, thinking that if Cao Cao fought with Yuan Shao again, he would definitely take Hubaoqi to the battlefield in Hebei, and he would definitely be able to avenge his previous humiliation when facing the perfect general Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun defended Shouchun tenaciously, so Cao Cao did not change the general.

When Cao Cao was suppressing the rebellion in Runan, he transferred Xia Houyuan and Zhang Liao to Donghai County in Xuzhou to quell the rebellion of Taishan General Chang Ba.

Considering the threat from Sun Quan, General Li Dian was mobilized to lead 8,000 troops for reinforcements. By now, the garrison in Shouchun had exceeded 10,000, which was twice the number during the defense last year.

Xiahou Dun thought that with the increase in troops stationed in Shouchun, Sun Quan no longer dared to stroke his beard easily, so when the people of Hefei were plowing in the spring, he planted rice outside Shouchun City, and the planting area was expanded compared with last year.

There was enough rain this year, and the newly transplanted seedlings in Shouchun were lush green and grew several inches taller in half a month, creating a happy and prosperous scene.

In late April, Cao Cao sent a letter from Xudu.

Cao Cao said that he was massing towards Guandu, intending to take advantage of Yuan Shao's defeat last year and his morale had not recovered, and take advantage of the victory to fight a decisive battle with him this year. He asked Xiahou Dun and Li Dian to stick to Shouchun and report any abnormal situation to the front line in a timely manner.

After reading the letter, Xiahou Dun murmured to himself: "Shou Chun now has enough troops and is invulnerable. Sun Quan's son will definitely not provoke him again, but didn't Liu Bei go to Nanyang? Why didn't Mengde cut off the threat nearby? If Liu Bei took the opportunity to invade Yingchuan, Xu Du would

Who can stop it? It shouldn’t be.”

Seeing Xiahou Dun's confused face, Li Dian cupped his fists and consoled him: "Yingchuan is the foundation of our country. There must be elite soldiers and strong generals in Xudu. It is enough for us to guard Shouchun. General Xiahou does not need to worry."

"Not in his position, not in charge of politics. Not long after Mancheng was promoted to general, he didn't know the essence of Meng De's military use. If he had reservations for Liu Bei, he would not be in the best condition to attack. The general and Meng De were brothers, how could he do it?

Not worried?"

Xiahou Dun was the number two figure in Cao Cao's camp, and his status was far different from that of the young Li Dian. In addition, Li Dian did not like to train soldiers and preferred reading, so General Quan Ti did not take Li Dian seriously at all.

What is your identity and what is my status?

You even advised me, the general, not to worry. Your brother Li Zheng, who died of illness, did not have the guts to get close to me like this.

Li Dian took over the position of his brother Li Zheng. He did not get angry when facing Xiahou Dun's ridicule, but analyzed very patiently: "The lord has many wise men under his command. If he dares to let Wancheng threaten him, he must use a trick to make Liu Bei

We have no time to go north, so we can just keep our Shouchun safe."

After listening to Li Dian's 'preaching', Xiahou Dun turned his head, twitched his mouth, and sneered back: "Last year, I relied on five thousand soldiers to defend Sun Quan's infantry and attack for a hundred days. Now Shouchun has more than ten thousand elite soldiers. If I defend for another hundred days, I will be able to defend the enemy again."

What's the difficulty? Maybe those Jiangdong rats are scared out of their wits by now, hahaha."

Before Xiahou Dun's laughter ended, Colonel Qin Yi rushed in with a look on his face, clasping his fists and reported: "General Xiahou, something bad has happened. There are many ships on the Fei River, and they are heading towards Shouchun in a mighty way."

"What? Sun Quan's son is looking for death!" Xiahou Dun didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly, and then frowned and asked Qin Yi: "How many boats are there on the Fei River?"

Qin Yi explained with a bitter look on his face: "It's raining today and the sky is foggy. Shouchun is a long way from Feishui, so I can't really see the specific number, but if it's looming, there should be quite a few."

"Is this guy still addicted?"

Xiahou Dun angrily punched the table and immediately ordered Qin Yi: "Immediately order all your troops and horses to follow me out of the city. I have to show Sun Quan's son how powerful I am."

"Since the situation is unclear, it is better for you to go first, general."

"That's enough, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Li Dian tried to persuade Qin Yi before he could reply, but was met with ruthless ridicule by Xiahou Dun. After retorting to Li Dian, he added in a deep voice: "Sun Quan wanted to land and camp ashore while it was raining. How could I miss such an opportunity?"
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