Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 288 Zhou Yu and Lu Su
One month later, that is, in the spring of the third year of Anhe, Liu Xie personally led an army of [-] to conquer Xuzhou in the name of pacifying the Yellow Turban Bandits in Xuzhou.

Di Qing and Yue Fei, the pioneers of the east and west, have already set off with [-] troops each, heading towards Donghai and Peng Cheng.

Liu Xie's army was so powerful that the news of sending troops spread quickly, which immediately caused shock in Xuzhou and Jiangdong.

In Moling, Yangzhou, Sun Jian, the lord of Jiangdong, sat at the top with a broad sword, and below him were lined up left and right. There were many counselors and countless strong generals.

"Presumably you all already know the news that King Wu Liu Xie personally led the army to conquer Xuzhou. Now it will be difficult. Our goal is Xuzhou, but what should we do?"

Although Sun Jian was speaking to everyone present, his eyes were focused on the two young men who were imposing.

The person who is light and handsome is Sun Ce's sworn brother Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin. He is talented in the world, and he is good at commanding the navy. Since he joined Sun Jian, he has not lost a single defeat.

The slightly older and honest person is Zhou Yu's friend Lu Su and Lu Zijing from Linhuai. He has a long-term vision, can plan ahead, and prevent problems before they happen. He has a rare command of strategy in the world.

Sun Jian had many generals under his command, but relatively few counselors, let alone top counselors like Zhou Yu and Lu Su who were good at military affairs and strategy.

The reason why he was able to take Jiangdong so easily was largely due to Zhou Yu's ingenious strategies, followed by Sun Ce's bravery and the desperation of the soldiers. Therefore, Sun Jian relied on and trusted Zhou Yu and Lu Su very much. Questions would be subconsciously consulted by these two young but talented counselors.

"Now that Liu Xie is making such a move, it is bound to attract Chen Deng and Song Jiang's troops to focus on defense as we expected. Our Jiangdong troops are ready to attack, taking advantage of Xuzhou's weakness to capture many counties to the south in one fell swoop, and then Xuzhou The plan is to gradually build the camp, and the camp is built step by step."

Lu Su pondered for a while before speaking.

"Zijing's words are only half right. It's time for us to send troops to attack Xuzhou. But it's not the situation we expected before. Not only did we fail to let Liu Xie attract Xuzhou's troops for us, but I'm afraid it has fallen behind. In the passive state, he lost to that Wu Wang Liu Xie first."

Zhou Yu is majestic and handsome, and like Sun Ce, he is a famous handsome man in Jiangdong. But now he sighed softly, feeling a little helpless.

"What does Gongjin mean by that?"

Sun Ce was a little puzzled. Since he fought side by side with Zhou Yu, whether it was Ping Shanyue, Ding Shijia, or playing games with Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, he had never seen Zhou Yu show such a dignified expression.

Zhou Yu suddenly smiled brightly, as if he had swept away the depression just now, and explained calmly: "In Xuzhou, the combined strength of Chen Deng and Song Jiang is only [-], but Liu Xie not only sent [-] troops, but also personally Leading the expedition, so much attention, his goal may not be just Xuzhou."

"Gong Jin means that King Wu is coming after us?"

Sun Jian couldn't believe it. He and Liu Xie had a relatively good relationship, and they both admired each other on the way to discuss Dong.

"It's not necessarily true, but once his [-] troops move, Chen Deng and Song Jiang will definitely not have any desire to resist. They can only withdraw their troops and retreat to Xiapi and Guangling counties. In this way, if we attack Xuzhou from the south again, I'm afraid they are facing Xuzhou's main force."

"So what? Could it be that we gave up after looking forward to it for so long?"

Veteran Cheng Pu was a little irritable, so he couldn't help asking immediately.

"Xuzhou is a piece of fat. If we want to develop in Jiangdong right now, we can only start from Xuzhou. Although we now have to face the main army of Chen Deng and Song Jiang, their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as Yuan Shu and Liu Biao's troops. , so we still can't miss it. But we can't capture Xiapi and Guangling at the same time as we thought before. We don't have as many troops as Liu Xie, so we can only focus on one place, either to defeat Chen Deng in Xiapi or to attack Guangling. Song Jiang.

As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, Lu Su went on to say: "Although Xiapi is the seat of Xuzhou's government, the economy is prosperous, the people are rich, and the land is fertile. It is not much better than Guangling County. But if we can only take down one Xiapi , then you will face Liu Xie in the north and Yuan Shu in the west, and you will be caught in the pincer attack of the two. It is better to take the Guangling directly, and you can take advantage of the rivers, seas and lakes to let our Jiangdong navy no matter what. Whether it is offense or defense, it is in an active position.”

Lu Su is good at strategic planning and values ​​the long-term overall situation, so he immediately pointed out the fact that Guangling County is more suitable for the current Jiangdong than Xiapi.

Sun Jian looked at the map carefully, only to find that, as Lu Su said, the sea is to the east of Guangling, and there are many river networks in the county. Not so easy to say.

"Okay, since that's the case, Bo Fu, this time you will be in command, Gong Jin will assist you. You choose soldiers to attack Guangling as soon as possible. You must take down the entire Guangling County before King Wu's army arrives."

Sun Jian didn't want to tear up face with Liu Xie yet. Although they both knew each other was ambitious, both sides restrained themselves from delaying the day of confrontation.

"Father, don't worry, it's not a mere Guangling County. When the time comes, the child will also take down Xiapi together. This will be a worthwhile trip!"

Sun Ce is not afraid of anything, but he is not exactly the kind of simple fierce general who blindly relies on martial prowess and cannot think.That's why Sun Jian only smiled at what he said, not worried that he would act recklessly.

However, after Chen Deng and Song Jiang received that Liu Xie divided the east and west armies to attack Xuzhou at the same time, both of them couldn't help being taken aback. Neither of them combined was the opponent of Liu Xie's [-] army, let alone each other now. Opposition, deep hatred, it is impossible to unite.

Sure enough, as Guo Jia and Zhou Yu expected, they directly gave up the two counties of Pengcheng State and Donghai State, and directly led the troops back to Xiapi and Guangling Counties.

Unexpectedly, they suddenly received the news that Sun Ce led an army of [-] to go north, and they were suddenly hit by enemies, and the situation was very difficult.

After Chen Deng and Song Jiang withdrew their troops, Yue Fei and Di Qing successfully captured Pengcheng and Donghai without wasting much effort. Then according to Liu Xie's order, the two vanguard armies met in Wuyuan and waited for Liu Xie's army to arrive before launching a siege on Xiapi.

(End of this chapter)