The Battle of Jiangling is over, and the pacification of Nanjun is a foregone conclusion.
Although Cao Cao set up four lines of defense from Nanjun to Xiangyang before returning to the north, once Jiangling City was defeated, Manchong in Linju would definitely not think that he could withstand the siege of tens of thousands of troops with only a few thousand men. , so Linju was also evacuated.
After Zhou Yu captured Nanjun, he entered the city to pacify the people while sending three generals, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, and Ling Tong, to conquer the three counties of Linju, Dangyang, and Jingyang in the northern part of Nanjun.
Then Zhou Yu lay down.
The reason is simple: the arrow injury recurred.
Zhang Xi didn't believe this at first. Didn't he say that the arrow wound had healed, so Zhou Yu made an siege plan and conquered Jiangling City in one fell swoop.
Why did you just lie down now? !
Could it be that Zhou Yu wanted to hide the truth and deceive the thousands of troops led by Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei, and then lead his army suddenly southward, which would be detrimental to Liu Bei at the Youjiangkou? !
Therefore, as soon as Zhang Xi learned that Zhou Yu's arrow injury had recurred, he hurried to visit Zhou Yu's temporary residence.
Now that Jiangling was captured, Zhou Yu naturally entered the city to garrison.
However, because Cao Ren burned down the treasury before leaving, which affected the Jiangling Prefecture, Zhou Yu temporarily borrowed the courtyard of a noble family in the city as his office and residence.
Coincidentally, the owner of this aristocratic family is named Pang, one of the four major aristocratic families in Jingzhou.
The Pang family had great influence in Jingzhou. Nearly 60% of the officials under Liu Biao had received favors from Pang Degong, or had listened to Pang Degong's lectures, and were treated as disciples.
Therefore, even Cao Ren did not dare to attack the Pang family in Jiangling City. After Zhou Yu entered the city, he stayed in the Pang family's villa to appease the Jiangling family.
Zhang Xi went to see Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu received Zhang Xi in his bedroom.
Zhou Yu was indeed bedridden, but apart from his poor complexion, he was in good spirits and could even handle government affairs.
Zhang Xi later chatted with Zhou Yu and found out the cause of Zhou Yu's illness.
It was entirely Zhou Yu's own doing.
Zhou Yu's arrow wound had just healed and scabbed on the surface, but had not yet completely healed. At this time, Zhou Yu hurriedly made a plan to attack Jiangling.
During the one-month preparation period, Zhou Yu had to deal with military affairs and think about siege tactics, and barely slept for two hours a day.
During the siege period of more than ten days, Zhou Yu was even more fully clothed, sitting on the front line and commanding, basically never leaving his body armor.
Then, Zhou Yu's arrow wound recurred - he was tired.
But fortunately it was not serious, that is, the wound was a little swollen, Zhou Yu said himself.
Zhou Yu also said that he could recover after resting for about ten days and a half, and Zhang Xi chose to believe it.
After all, Zhou Yu didn't look like he was lying, and if he wanted to hide something from the truth, Zhou Yu should at least imitate Sima Yi. Even if his mouth wasn't crooked and his nose was slanted, he had to pretend to be comatose, so that he could look decent.
In the end, Zhou Yu still managed to keep up the energy to chat with Zhang Xi, trying to be as gentle as possible about his symptoms, as if he was afraid that Zhang Xi would think he was seriously ill.
Therefore, Zhang Xi concluded that Zhou Yu's arrow injury recurred because he overworked when he was recovering from a serious illness.
As for whether this arrow wound would kill Zhou Yu, Zhang Xi thought it was unlikely.
There is no such thing as a poisonous arrow these days. That is the rendering of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Wound infection seems to be a high probability, but it is also unlikely.
After all, according to historical records, Zhou Yu later died of illness in Baqiu, which was still nearly a year away.
Very few people’s wound infections last for a year, right? !
Well, even if there is such a case, the problem is that after Zhou Yu was hit by the arrow, he not only sat in Nanjun, but also actively prepared to attack Liu Zhang in Xichuan. He did a lot of things in the middle, just like a normal person.
It seems unrealistic to be able to do so many things despite a wound infection, and then suddenly his condition worsens and Bachu dies of the illness, right? !
Hmm. Probably. Anyway, Zhang Xi doesn't study medicine and doesn't know much about it.
Therefore, judging from the probability, Zhang Xi believes that the recurrence of Zhou Yu's arrow injury is real, but it is estimated that he will recover soon.
But whether Zhou Yu will fall out of favor and go south to attack Liu Bei's troops at Youjiangkou, Zhang Xi cannot guarantee it.
The first thing Zhang Xi did after returning to the camp was to write a letter to inform Liu Bei of the current situation in Jiangling. He also reminded Liu Bei to be prepared for Zhou Yu to go south to attack Youjiangkou.
Although Zhou Yu's doing this is tantamount to betraying the covenant, Zhang Xi's understanding of Zhou Yu shows that this guy doesn't particularly value the covenant.
Especially when Zhou Yu defeated Cao Ren and took over Nanjun.
Even Zhang Xi doubted whether Zhou Yu was planning to fall out with him right now, so it was always good for Liu Bei to be more vigilant.
About ten days passed like this. Zhang Xi was always paying attention to Zhou Yu's movements, and would visit Zhou Yu's house every three to five days to see if Zhou Yu was still there.
Youjiangkou is backed by Wuling County, so Liu Bei doesn't have to worry about reinforcements. With Xu Shu at Liu Bei's side, Zhang Xi doesn't have to worry about Zhou Yu sending Lingtong Lü Meng and his like to attack Liu Bei.
What Zhang Xi is really worried about is that Zhou Yu used the excuse to recuperate, but actually led the troops to attack in person. That was the most fatal thing.
But for more than ten days, Zhou Yu had indeed been recuperating in the Pang Mansion Villa and had not gone anywhere.
Even Lingtong Lu Meng and others have been staying in Jiangling City, and Zhang Xi can see them from time to time.
Zhang Xi gradually felt relieved.
In mid-October, Zhou Yu suddenly summoned Zhang Xi again, and the purpose was to ask him to go to Youjiangkou and invite Liu Bei to Jiangling City to discuss the division of Nanjun.
Are you planning on doing the Bayu dance? !
Zhang Xi immediately thought of this episode. There was no way it could be helped. The old version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV series was truly a classic.
But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing to worry about. Guan Erye's mission to the North Road has ended. If Zhou Gongjin wants to dance the Bayu dance, he can just ask Guan Erye to accompany his lord on another trip.
Let this Zhou Gongjin also taste the power of the second master's murderous eyes.
Hmm, okay, that’s a bit nonsense.
Distributing benefits after the war is a very normal thing. Zhou Yu invited Liu Bei to discuss this matter, and Liu Bei had no reason to refuse.
Therefore, Zhang Xi rode a bumpy carriage again and ran to the mouth of Youjiang River to report to his lord.
After hearing Zhang Xi's intention, Liu Bei immediately decided to leave Xu Shu to guard the mouth of Youjiang River while he followed Zhang Xi to Jiangling.
Yes, Liu Bei went to Jiangling alone like this, without even any personal soldiers.
Although Zhang Xi admires Liu Bei's courage, as a subordinate, Zhang Xi still wants to persuade Liu Bei, is he a little too careless? !
What if Zhou Yu is really evil and wants to attack his lord? !
If that doesn't work, why don't we transfer the second master who just returned to Jiangxia to accompany us for a walk? !
In response to this, Xu Shu said with a smile, "Why bother to lock up the general?! The three generals are at Jiangling, and Wei Wenchang is also leading his army there. Yuan Chang is relieved, and the lord has no worries."
Hmm. Well, the road here was so bumpy that I probably lost my brain.
Zhang Xi felt ashamed for a while, and then led Liu Bei to set off.
The journey went smoothly. In a few days, Liu Bei and Zhang Xi arrived at Jiangling City.
Wei Yan had already received the news and led his troops to station outside the city and set up a camp as Liu Bei's place to stay. Zhang Fei was also at the gate of the camp early, waiting for the arrival of his eldest brother.
Liu Bei naturally went into the camp to rest, wash up a little, and then waited in the camp until Zhou Yu arrived.
Zhang Xi reported the news of Liu Bei's arrival to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu immediately said that he would also take a bath and change clothes, and wait for tomorrow morning to go to the city gate in person to greet Liu Shijun.
When Zhou Yu meets Liu Bei, Liu Bei can sit in the camp and wait for Zhou Yu to enter the camp to pay his respects. But when Liu Bei goes to see Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu must go out of the city to greet him.
The reason is very simple. No matter how poor Liu Bei is, he can still be regarded as a monarch; no matter how famous Zhou Yu is in the world, he can also be regarded as a minister.
Zhou Yu's respect for Liu Bei is the same as his respect for his lord Sun Quan.
And officially speaking, Zhou Yu had just been promoted by Sun Quan as a partial general and the governor of Nanjun, while Liu Bei had long been a left general and a pastor of Yuzhou.
The levels are not on the same level.
Therefore, Zhou Yu sent Lu Meng as the leading envoy to Liu Bei's camp to invite him, and he led his own civil and military forces to line up at the south gate to welcome Liu Bei's arrival.
After a set of exquisite etiquette, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei finally entered the city and took their seats in the Pang Family Courtyard.
"Today Yu dares to ask you to come here. It is because of my lord's order to practice the preamble and fulfill the covenant." Zhou Yu said with a smile and cupped his hands towards Liu Bei.
Liu Bei also smiled and responded, "General Sun is a trustworthy person, and I admire him deeply. The two families are in good alliance and fight against Cao's army. Together, they will benefit both sides, and if they divide, they will suffer two harms. This is what it should be. But now Cao's thieves If it is not destroyed, the governor does not need to worry about such a trivial matter. It will not be too late to discuss this matter after we and other coalition forces attack Xiangyang."
Why, if you keep saying such things in such a scene, believe it or not, I won’t give it to you? !
Also destroy Xiangyang? !
If I attack Jiangling City, you dare to steal my four Jingnan counties, and station troops at Youjiangkou to threaten my retreat. If I attack Xiangyang, can this Nanjun belong to our Jiangdong? !
Zhou Yu was quite resentful in his heart, but now
Zhou Yu adjusted his mentality, the smile on his face did not change, and continued, "Oh, I have been too humble. Xiangri has both a covenant and an order from my lord, so Yu should obey the order. Come to the map."
As soon as Zhou Yu said hello, someone immediately brought a roll of maps.
Zhou Yu took the map and walked up to Liu Bei with a smile. He wanted to put it down on Liu Bei's desk, open it, and show Liu Bei which places were allocated to him and which places belonged to Jiangdong. Zhang Fei appeared in a flash.
Zhou Yu was stunned at the time, and Liu Bei was also stunned, not understanding what Zhang Fei was trying to do.
Zhang Fei, as for Zhang Fei, stared at Zhou Yu for a long time with big eyes before saying, "I don't need to worry about it, Commander-in-Chief. For some small matters, just let me, Old Zhang, do it!"
After saying that, Zhang Fei grabbed the map from Zhou Yu's hand without waiting for Zhou Yu's reaction.
This was nothing at all. Zhou Yu could at most just think that Zhang Fei was rude by nature, did not understand etiquette, and was not on the same level as him.
Zhou Gongjin is so elegant and generous.
Besides, Zhang Fei did help Zhou Yu a lot when he attacked Jiangling. Zhou Yu still quite recognized Zhang Fei.
But Zhang Fei's next move made Zhou Yu feel embarrassed.
After Zhang Fei grabbed the map, he did not unfold it in front of Liu Bei immediately. Instead, he held the scroll of the map and carefully pinched it up and down several times.
Zhou Yu immediately became angry - What do you mean, do you think I am Jing Ke? ! !
(End of chapter)
