On the other side, Sun Qian followed Zhao Chen's instructions, hurriedly and slowly, and arrived at Qu'a before sunset.
On the way, they changed four horses and evaded Sun Ce's sentries several times.
Fortunately, Sun Qian is still young and vigorous, and with the stirrups invented by Zhao Chen, although the journey is hard, it will not break a handful of old bones.
The soldiers guarding Qu'a City saw that there was only one person coming, and he looked like a weak scholar, so they didn't pay attention. They opened the city gate and led Sun Qian to Liu Zhengli.
Sun Qian got straight to the point: "Liu Yangzhou, my lord Liu Xuande sent me here today to bring two pieces of good news."
Liu Zhengli became interested as soon as he heard this. He had been bullied too hard by Sun Ce in the past few months, and he had never won a good victory on the battlefield.
"Shijun Liu and I are from the same clan. I have heard of his name for a long time. I wonder what good news Mr. Liu will bring today."
Sun Qian said: "Back to Liu Yangzhou, Yuan Shu is now eyeing the two states of Xu and Yang. He sent Sun Ce and Ji Ling to advance north and south together. His intention is very obvious, that is to devour Xu Yang. My lord is worried that the territory of the Han Dynasty will be occupied by others. In the past few days, The day before, Ji Ling was defeated by one enemy and ten in Huaipu, and Yuan Shu's army was defeated by a weak force in Huaiyin. He also sent capable generals to sweep Guangling. Now my lord has occupied eight counties in Guangling County."
Sun Qian started with a compliment. If you want to take the initiative in the negotiation, you must first show your strength.
As for what Sun Qian said, Liu Yao had heard about it a long time ago. At that time, he didn't quite believe it. It wasn't until Liu Bei captured Huaiyin that he realized that Liu Bei, who had been in a mess militarily before, had completely turned around. And the person who made Liu Bei completely turn around must be a master.
Liu Yao followed Sun Qian's words and nodded: "Liu Shijun has achieved such success in recent days. The army seems to have been reborn. It is indeed extraordinary."
Sun Qian said openly: "The planning here depends entirely on our army's military advisor Zhao Chen and Zhao Houde."
"Zhao Chen?" This was the first time Liu Yao heard this name. In his eyes, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were a genius combination. I never thought that there is such a powerful person in this world who can defeat one against ten twice.
"Yes, this visit was also ordered by our military advisor. My lord heard that Danyang was defeated and Qu'a was besieged, and he was worried. Starting today, our military advisor will make full preparations to attack Wu Jing in Guangling County. Wu Jing is Sun Ce's uncle, and Sun Ce will definitely send troops to rescue him. , Qu’a’s dilemma can be solved by itself, this is the first piece of good news.”
Liu Yao rolled his little eyebrows and couldn't help but feel happy. Once Sun Ce led his troops and left, he would be able to take a good breath.
"What about the second one?"
"Sun Ce is strong and has many civil servants and generals. It is really not easy to defeat him. This time Sun Ce goes north, and our military adviser has arranged forces to block Sun Ce from north to south. By then, Sun Ce will definitely be defeated and flee south. My lord asked Liu Yangzhou to send troops from the south. , attack from behind and completely defeat Sun Ce. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once Sun Ce is defeated, no one in Yangzhou can compete with you."
"Oh?" Liu Yao twitched his eyebrows and questioned, "You are talking about repelling the war before it starts. How confident is your military advisor Zhao Chen?"
Sun Qian smiled and said: "With the wisdom of our military advisors, there is hardly any opponent in the Nine Provinces. Why should we be afraid of Sun Ce?"
"Sun Ce is not of Yuan Shu or Ji Ling's generation."
Sun Qian knew in his heart that Liu Yao was just too embarrassed to admit that Liu Bei was better than him now because of his face.
He smiled and said: "Don't worry, Liu Yangzhou, my military advisor will do what he says. Even if it doesn't succeed, Liu Yangzhou can just withdraw the army without any loss. If it succeeds, Yangzhou will be safe for at least several years."
Hearing this, Liu Yao was already happy, but he still had some worries in his heart.
Sun Qian naturally saw it clearly, and Zhao Chen had already explained it before leaving.
"Liu Yangzhou doesn't need to worry. The people he sends don't need frontline soldiers. Our military advisor recommends that Donglai Tai Shici lead the army, and Beihai Sun Shao assists. Three thousand troops will be enough. The main force is my lord, and Liu Yangzhou only needs to pretend to fight from behind."
At this point, Liu Yao burst into laughter.
It turns out that he was also worried about whether this dispatch of troops would affect his troop deployment. If he lost troops, his strength would be further damaged. Now Liu Bei's military advisor Zhao Chen only needs to send two idle men to lead three thousand troops, and pretend to attack behind Sun Ce. The main force is Liu Bei's army. What is the difference between that and reaping the benefits?
He immediately agreed, patting his chest.
Sun Qian thanked Liu Zhengli for his response and thought to himself that the military advisor was really a god. He was in Gaoyou, but he knew Liu Yao's thoughts.
The two agreed to set off with Taishi Ci and Sun Shao tomorrow.
It is said that Sun Ce had just captured Jurong when he received a letter from Yuan Shu and Wu Jing. He took Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Chen Wu and led 20,000 troops northward, heading towards Guangling.
It took half a day to cross the Yangtze River, leaving half of the people that night, led by Han Dang, and set up camp thirty miles south of Guangling City.
Sun Ce himself took Zhou Yu and the other half into Guangling City under the welcome of Wu Jing.
In the county government office, Wu Jing sat in the main seat, Sun Ce sat on the right, Zhou Yu sat beside him, and Chen Wu and other generals stood behind him.
The two hosts exchanged a few words and then got down to business.
Wu Jing pointed to the map of Guangling City and asked frankly: "This time Liu Bei's army is approaching fiercely. There are only 5,000 old and weak people in Guangling City and they are no match. I wonder if Bo Fu has any suggestions?"
"Uncle, don't worry. I have 20,000 troops and Gong Jin's unparalleled resourcefulness. It will not be difficult to defeat Liu Bei."
"It's just that Liu Bei's new military advisor is also a powerful figure."
Zhou Yu waved his feather fan, pursed his lips, and said firmly: "Zhao Chen, Zhao Houde, Ji Ling suffered twice in front of this person. Judging from the situation in the past two battles, he does have some talent, but in my opinion, it is an ordinary trick." Er. When Liu Bei's army comes this time, I will make sure they never come back."
Wu Jing was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, let's rely more on Zhou Gongjin's plan. I don't know how to send troops this time?"
Zhou Yu stood up and walked to the map, waving his feather fan and said slowly.
"As the saying goes, use your own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses. The northern army is good at riding horses but not good at water warfare, but our southern army is good at water warfare, so the best position to stop Liu Bei's army is here!"
The jade fan danced gently, then fell heavily. The tip of the fan landed on a small place on the map.
When everyone saw it, it was called Xiaochenzhuang. It was located in the northeast of Guangling City, at the end of Fanliang Lake and at the entrance of Fenghuang River, only twenty miles away from Guangling City.
"This place is the throat of the waterway, and it is also the place where the water is the gentlest. Liu Bei's army is now in Gaoyou. If he takes a boat down Fanliang Lake, he will land here. If he marches by land and crosses the river to take Guangling, he will Here, if we hold on to this place, Liu Bei's army will definitely feel like it is stuck in its throat and cannot go any further."
Wu Jing clapped his hands and applauded: "As expected of Jiangdong Zhou Gongjin, Liu Bei's army will definitely lose this battle."
Therefore, Sun Ce assigned 10,000 troops to Han Dang and stationed them in Guangling City. Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, and Chen Wu went to Xiaochenzhuang to stop Liu Bei's army.
Zhang Fei followed Zhao Chen's instructions and used five thousand elite troops to defeat Yuan Shu's 30,000-strong army and captured Qiao Rui alive.
The good news was delivered to Liu Bei's Gaoyou camp early the next morning.
While Liu Bei was happy that the reinforcements along the way had been dealt with, he looked at Zhao Chen in surprise.
"Military advisors have the ability to predict the future!"
Zhao Chen was also very pleased that Zhang Fei's ability to stand alone had gradually emerged.
Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were brave and their martial arts were at their peak in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Just like the settings in many Three Kingdoms games, except for Lu Bu whose strength is one hundred, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao all have strength of ninety-nine, ninety-eight, and ninety-seven.
But each of them has a flaw, one is aloof and arrogant, the other is reckless, simple and rude. If you want to cultivate a real talent, you must serve customers. In this regard, Zhao Yun is perfect, and even Chen Dao is better than Guan and Zhang.
What also brought good news was Sun Qian's letter. Liu Yao agreed to the request and sent three thousand troops, led by Tai Shi Ci and counselor Sun Shao.
The development situation of Guangling County's offensive war is moving step by step towards Zhao Chen's plan.
Zhou Yu didn't know it yet, but his first step plan had already fallen into Zhao Chen's trap.
