The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chen Ziming's prestige in Liu Bei's group is too high, so high that he can almost sit on an equal footing with Liu Bei.If Chen Ziming revolts against Liu Bei, at least half of the people will follow Chen Ziming. This is definitely not alarmist talk.

The reason why Cao Cao firmly believed that Chen Ziming and Liu Bei had no enemies was because Chen Ziming was now in Linzi, but Liu Bei had no intention of returning to the army.

If it was Cao Cao, with such a terrifying guy in his family, he would rather not have Xuzhou, but return to the army, and first suppress Chen Ziming.

"Prime Minister, Liu Bei led the army to block Xuzhou, and focused on defense. We have provoked many times, but to no avail." Cheng Yuzai and Cao Cao narrated his point of view: "Liu Bei must be trying to hold back our army. , When I wait for the army to run out of food and grass, I will press in with the army."

"Come here, order the vanguard general Le Jin to speed up the attack and lead Liu Bei's army to come to the decisive battle." Cao Cao is also very helpless now. Now that he and Sun Ce have come together, there is nothing they can do about Liu Bei.More importantly, he couldn't afford to delay, Liu Bei's background was too deep.

"Prime Minister, you should send people to the Jiangdong camp and ask Sun Ce to step up his attack on Linyin Mountain and Guan Yu's troops. If he can break through Linyin Mountain, Liu Bei's army will undoubtedly retreat." Xun You offered a plan.

After Cao Cao heard this, he immediately sent envoys to Jiangdong Daying, which is now the only way to break through Liu Bei's defense line.

Sun Ce stormed Linyin Mountain as usual, but the record he achieved was the same. Every attack was thunderous and rainy, and it was all for Cao Cao to see.

Guan Yu was also happy to be at leisure, and seriously cooperated with Sun Ce in the drill. As long as Sun Ce does not attack by force, everything is easy to talk about.

As for trying to break Sun Ce, Guan Yu is not an idiot. The two armies are facing each other, and there is no absolute suppression of strength. It is impossible to defeat the Jiangdong army.

The so-called conspiracies, there must be such conditions, let you make a lot of tricks, I will not move, and I will be able to bear with you.

Besides, Guan Yu has fewer troops than Sun Ce now, and if Sun Ce doesn't attack, Guan Yu will burn incense. How dare he provoke Sun Ce?

In this way, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce were at a stalemate in the southern and western regions of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao wanted to fight quickly, and joined forces with Sun Ce to defeat Liu Bei, but Liu Bei kept defending, no matter how you provoke him, I just won't fight.

As for Sun Ce, he sent Ran to attack every day, and at the same time sent people to ask Cao Cao to speed up the attack. His performance was not so good.

Autumn passed and winter came, and the soldiers and horses of the three groups had no intention of retreating, but most of them had a truce. Except for the occasional battle between a small group of rangers, the army stayed in the camp.

There were not many things for heating in this era. Although Chen Ziming made cheap cotton clothes, Cao Cao and Sun Ce did not bring in too many soldiers and horses. All Cao Cao and Sun Ce soldiers and horses could only rely on lighting fires to keep warm, and went out of the camp at will.

As for Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, it was much better. No one had a set of warm cotton clothes and quilts. Although it was still cold in the severe winter, there was no phenomenon of freezing to death or frostbite.

But even so, Liu Bei still didn't dare to let the army go to battle. Even if he could defeat the enemy in the severe winter battle, his own losses would definitely not be small.

Unless Liu Bei is absolutely sure to defeat Cao Cao and Sun Ce's army at a relatively light price, he will still unswervingly implement Guo Jia's strategy, guard against death, and wait for Cao Cao to retreat by himself.

"Report to my lord." Outside of Xuzhou, in Jiangdong Daying, Sun Ce was wearing warm cotton-padded clothes, roasting a raging fire, enjoying the peace without a war. It was a guard calling outside the big tent, which made the lazy Sun Ce change immediately. Be sharp.

"What's the matter?" Sun Ce said flatly, but there was a kind of fierceness in his tone.

"My lord, Mr. Lu Su escorted the food and grass, and it was ten miles away." The guard hurriedly explained the matter.

"Huh?" Sun Ce was taken aback, stood up abruptly, straightened his clothes, and then said to the outside world: "Heading, the governor gathers troops and horses, follow me to meet him."

"promise!"

Soon, Zhou Yu gathered five thousand soldiers and horses, followed Sun Ce out of the camp, and went up to meet Lu Su.

"Gongjin, I haven't heard that Zijing is back." Sun Ce rode forward and asked Zhou Yu suspiciously to see if Zhou Yu knew about Lu Su's arrival.

"I don't know." Zhou Yu looked forward, his mind kept turning, and then said: "Lu Su is sitting in Jianye, and he will never leave at will. After seeing him, ask Xiruan again."

"That should be the case." Sun Ce would not doubt Lu Su, let alone Zhou Yu, so when Sun Ce learned that Lu Su had braved the cold winter to come, he must have something important to do, so he came out of the camp to see him.

"Meet the lord." A layer of frost appeared on Lu Su's handsome face. Although Huainan is not as cold as the north, it is not something ordinary people can bear. What's more, Lu Su is still staring at the cold wind on his way.

Sun Ce got off his horse and helped Lu Su up, then asked, "Zijing, do you have something important to do here?"

"There are many enemies this time, let's talk about it on the mountain." Lu Su looked at the surrounding soldiers and horses, and then said softly to Sun Ce.

"Huh?" Sun Ce was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand, ordered the troops to disperse and garrison on the spot, and then led Zhou Yu, Lu Su and more than a dozen personal guards to the small mountain bag, which was already surrounded by Sun Ce's soldiers. , there is absolutely no danger.

"I hope my lord will retreat to the left and right." After arriving at the secluded place, Lu Su clasped his fists again and made a request that made Sun Ce frown.

However, after Sun Zhizhi paused slightly, he raised his hand to let the more than a dozen guards behind him retreat, and then waited for Lu Su to give him an explanation.

Sun Ce is highly skilled in martial arts and extraordinary in bravery. In front of a literati like Lu Su, it is not a problem to blew himself up.

"My lord, I dare you to introduce someone for my lord." After Lu Su finished speaking, he turned sideways and waved to a man wrapped in green clothes not far away.Seeing this, the man walked slowly towards Sun Ce and the others.

"Clang!" After walking a few steps, Sun Ce's guard stopped him and prevented him from moving forward.

"My lord, Su is willing to use his head as a guarantee that this person will never be in danger." Seeing this, Lu Su looked at Sun Ce. Without Sun Ce's consent, that person would not be able to pass.

Sun Ce waved his hand indifferently and asked the guards to guard against that person. Sun Ce was still very confident in his martial arts. If he wanted to kill him in this situation, even if Lu Bu came.

"Hehe, you two, we meet again." The man came to the front and back of Sun Ce, slowly took off the wrapping cloth on the top of his head with a pair of delicate hands, and said to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu with a bright smile.

Chapter 357 Ten Years

Chapter 357 Ten Years

"It's you!" Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were shocked when they saw who was coming, and couldn't believe the person in front of them.

"Exactly, when we parted ways in Linzi back then, we didn't want to meet in such a situation. It's really unpredictable." The young man looked up at the gloomy sky and sighed.

"I don't want the famous Mr. Ziming to come here." Sun Ce took a deep breath, adjusted his shocked expression, and looked at Chen Ziming suspiciously.

That's right, the person who came was Chen Ziming, who quietly left Linzi and went from the Linqu military port. He didn't expect to appear in front of Sun Ce after disappearing for so long.

"Mr. Ziming is here, what advice do you have?" Zhou Yu was also speechless. The majestic prime minister, No. 1 under Liu Bei, actually appeared here, and no one would believe him when he said it.

"Hehe, don't you two want to keep me?" Chen Ziming saw the changing expressions of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and seemed to guess what they were thinking.

"Sir, you're joking." Zhou Yu jumped ahead of Sun Ce and said, "If I dare to stay here today, sir, I'm afraid Uncle Liu's million-strong army will appear in the border of Jiangdong tomorrow."

Although Liu Bei ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, neither Cao Cao nor Sun Ce recognized Liu Bei's status. You can't have a pleasant chat.

"Sir, worry too much." Sun Ce also realized that if he really did something to Chen Ziming, Liu Bei would definitely go crazy. It's okay to put Chen Ziming under house arrest. If Chen Ziming died in Jiangdong, the relationship between Liu Bei and Chen Ziming might make people hold Cao Cao back. It is not impossible for Liu Bei to do such a thing by mobilizing all the soldiers and horses to attack Jiangdong.

"Please explain the purpose of your visit, sir." Sun Ce waved his hand first, and asked the guards around him to step back, before asking Chen Ziming.

"I'm here to give the general a promise." When Chen Ziming said this, both Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were taken aback, and Lu Su also looked at Chen Ziming suspiciously.

"Sir, please tell me." Sun Ce looked at Chen Ziming suspiciously, waiting for Chen Ziming's next words. He wanted to know what kind of promise Chen Ziming could give Sun Ce, so he had to take the risk of running to see him.

"The soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty will never send a single soldier to Jiangdong until Cao Cao is wiped out." Chen Ziming said to Sun Ce with a serious face.

"Huh?" After hearing this, Sun Ce's expression changed, but he still looked at Chen Ziming blankly, hoping that Chen Ziming would explain.

"The general's army is stationed outside of Xuzhou. It costs a lot of money every day and does nothing. Why waste time again and serve others." Chen Ziming directly pointed out that you, Sun Ce, have no intention of attacking Xuzhou. You might as well retreat, I promise. Before I kill Cao Cao, I don't want to beat you.

"Hahaha." After listening to Chen Ziming's words, Zhou Yu laughed loudly: "Mr. Ziming is a great talent in the world, how could he not know the truth of his lips and teeth? Uncle Liu Huang is powerful, while Cao Cao is small. Without my help, Cao Cao would be the best!" Uncle Liu's enemy."

"If Uncle Liu Huang destroys Cao Cao, then Jiangdong will be able to settle down. How can Mr. Ziming have such childish thoughts." Zhou Yu said to Chen Ziming with a light smile, with a look of disdain, as if to say that you think we are idiots.