As long as Yang Ling and the others enter the Ruxu River, they can go straight up the river, enter Chaohu Lake, and then return to Hefei City.
Without Sun Quan's order, Lu Meng was concerned about the safety of Wu Guotai and others, so he could only watch Cao's army flee.
There is no point in following Yang Ling like this.
Just when Lu Meng was depressed, he saw Cao Jun's fleet suddenly stopped and anchored in the river.
This abnormal behavior made Lu Meng a little confused.
If Yang Ling didn't run away to Fei quickly, why would he stop?
But he couldn't care so much. As long as Yang Ling didn't escape and Sun Quan rushed back after receiving the news, it would be easy to handle!
Lu Meng hurriedly commanded the Jiangdong warships and surrounded Cao Jun's fleet from all sides.
But he didn't dare to push too close, and surrounded him from a distance to prevent Cao Jun from jumping over the wall!
…
On the river ten miles away from Fankou.
Liu Bei stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, but his expression was a little solemn.
Zhang Fei on the side saw this and said with a smile,
"Sun Quan's son wants to marry his sister to his eldest brother. This is a good thing. Why is the eldest brother frowning?"
"Third brother, that's easy to say. Your eldest brother and I are already over fifty years old, and Wu Hou's sister is in her prime. Don't you think it's weird that Wu Hou suddenly has this intention?"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly.
After Yang Ling returned to Jiangling, he was not in a hurry to use troops, but kept his troops stationary.
Seeing that there was no movement from Cao's army, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang began to think of taking Yizhou westward.
As long as Yizhou is captured, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong strategy will be initially realized.
But as soon as they started preparing, they received a letter from Sun Quan, in which he expressed his intention to betroth Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei and hoped that Liu Bei could go to Fankou for an interview.
"What's weird about this?"
Zhang Fei smiled nonchalantly and said,
"That's brother, you are extraordinary in appearance, like a dragon or a phoenix!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Our two families are allies, but we also have Yang Ling, a powerful enemy. Even if Wu Hou is not sincere, he will never harm my lord."
Chen Dao on the side smiled and said,
"Besides, before setting off, didn't the military advisor return three tips?"
Although after retaking the counties in Jingnan, Zhuge Liang helped Liu Bei discover many talents.
However, Yang Ling cut too many beards and was still short of manpower to help Liu Bei.
When visiting Sun Quan this time, Liu Bei only brought Chen Dao, Zhang Fei, and about a hundred soldiers.
People like Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Ma Liang and others were left behind.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang gave three tips, saying that Liu Bei could survive the crisis safely.
While they were talking, the ship had arrived at the pier in Fankou.
As soon as Liu Bei and his party landed, they saw Lu Su and others coming to greet them.
But what surprised them was that Lu Su was wearing filial piety and his face was quite sad.
"Mr. Zijing, who is missing?"
Liu Bei said in surprise.
"Uncle Liu Huang didn't know something. Gong Jin...he is no longer here."
As Lu Su spoke, he left two lines of tears.
Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao were all stunned when they heard this.
When I met Zhou Yu earlier, everything was fine. Why did he suddenly die young?
"What happened? Why did Governor Zhou leave in such a hurry?"
Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.
"A few days ago, Gong Jin was ordered by Marquis Wu to inspect Jiangxia County..."
Lu Su endured his grief and told Liu Bei what happened.
Zhou Yu and Zhou Tai took a group of tiger soldiers from the chariot and took a boat to inspect the defense line of Jiangxia County.
Unfortunately, there were strong winds and waves, and the boat capsized. A total of hundreds of people, including Zhou Yu, fell into the water and died.
After Liu Bei heard this, he was stunned.
Although it is common for people to die when boats capsize, what happened to Zhou Yu is still shocking and regrettable.
"Hey, Governor Zhou died young, he was really jealous of the talented people!"
Liu Bei sighed,
"Please also ask Mr. Zijing to lead the way and let me offer a stick of incense to Governor Zhou!"
"Uncle Liu Huang, please!"
Lu Su wiped away his tears and led the way for Liu Bei.
Zhou Yu was the governor of Jiangdong and had a respected position. Sun Quan had already ordered a mourning hall to be set up in Fankou City.
After Liu Bei arrived at the mourning hall, he first expressed his condolences to Zhou Yu, and then exchanged greetings with Sun Quan.
"The unexpected death of Governor Zhou is not only a loss to the Marquis of Wu, but also a loss to our great Han Dynasty."
"I also hope that Marquis Wu will not be too sad, so as not to hurt his body."
Sun Quan's eyes were red and his face was particularly sad.
"Thank you, Uncle Liu Huang, for your comfort."
The two chatted for a while, and when Liu Bei was hesitating about how to mention the marriage to Sun Quan, he saw a man rushing into the mourning hall.
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Sun Quan's younger brother Sun Lang.
Seeing his dusty appearance, everyone couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Sun Lang wasn't staying behind to build industry, so why did he rush over in such a hurry?
"Second brother..."
Before Sun Lang finished speaking, Sun Quan's face darkened and he scolded,
"Didn't you see that I was talking to Uncle Liu Huang?"
"Second brother, there is... something important!"
Sun Lang said urgently.
Seeing how nervous he was, Sun Quan frowned and said to Liu Bei apologetically,
"Uncle Liu Huang, please wait a moment."
"Wu Hou, please help yourself."
Liu Bei waved his hand.
Sun Quan then stood up and led Sun Lang to the side room.
"What happened to make you so panicked?"
"Brother, what's wrong, Yang Ling...he ran to Jianye and arrested his mother and sister-in-law!"
Sun Lang said with a sad face.
As soon as he said these words, Sun Quan's vision went dark as if he was struck by lightning, and he almost fell to the ground.
He grabbed Sun Lang's collar and growled,
"Isn't Yang Ling seriously ill and resting in bed in Jiangling?"
"How could he show up in Jianye?"
Sun Lang swallowed his breath and quickly told the story of what happened.
After hearing this, Sun Quan's face turned livid!
He let go of Sun Lang and strode back to the mourning hall.
Seeing that Sun Quan looked so ugly, everyone could guess that something big must have happened in the rear!
"Uncle Liu Huang, I'm really sorry. Something happened at home and I need to go back to deal with it urgently. You'd better please come back."
Sun Quan forced a smile on his face.
When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly looked confused.
I came all the way from the police and didn’t even have a drink of water, so you want to drive me away?
But before you leave, could you please mention the marriage?
Liu Bei coughed lightly,
"Um, I don't know what happened to Marquis Wu's family. If you need help, just ask."
Sun Quan looked gloomy, thinking that although this matter was a bit embarrassing, there was no need to hide it from Liu Bei.
So he told Liu Bei and everyone present the news brought by Sun Lang.
After everyone heard this, they were all in an uproar!
No one thought that Yang Ling was so brave that he abandoned Jiangling and took a detour to Hefei to sneak attack on Jiangdong's lair!
No wonder Sun Quan's face looked as ugly as pig liver!
