Zhang Xiu rode down to Lujiang City alone, which shocked Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
At this time, the gate of Lujiang City was wide open. Wei Yan rushed in first and took the defense of Lujiang City into his own hands. Only then could he safely let Zhang Xiu enter the city. Of course, Zhang Xiu acquiesced in this matter. After all, he risked all his own safety. It is impossible to give it to Ji Ling.
Trust is one thing, and preparedness is another.
Regarding the matter of defense, since Ji Ling decided to join Zhang Xiu, he would not care about what Wei Yan did. At the same time, he also felt that Wei Yan, as Zhang Xiu's general, was understandable in doing these things.
The defenders of Lujiang City were all Ji Ling's own troops. Seeing that Ji Ling had taken refuge with Zhang Xiu, they naturally had nothing to say and gave up the city defense. Gan Ning then led the troops from Feihu Camp to garrison the city.
Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Wenpin, and Deng Zhi came slowly from behind.
Sun Ce said with admiration: "Xuanhou is really strategizing and winning from thousands of miles away. I admire him! I admire him!"
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Bo Fu, we have been fooled by Xuanhou. I'm afraid he had already said that he would demote General Ji, and then he used your sister as a bet. We lost the bet and paid people! Xuanhou is really deceitful. !”
After saying this, everyone laughed. Seeing that Zhang Xiu was safe, Deng Zhi also relaxed and laughed.
After Gan Ning finished changing the city defenses, Zhang Xiu laughed and led everyone into the city.
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Xudu.
After Dian Wei and Xu Chu were defeated, they returned to Xudu to plead guilty. Cao Cao showed his magnanimity and open-mindedness and did not punish them, but also comforted them with kind words. At the same time, he became more defensive about Zhang Xiu.
Now that Zhang Xiu is in the south, there is no support nearby. It is a good opportunity to deal with Zhang Xiu. After thinking about it for a while, Cao Cao immediately beat the drum and gathered his generals.
Cao Cao sat in the middle and looked at the counselors and generals below and said: "Zhang Xiuhu is in Nanyang. He supports his troops and refuses to obey the imperial court. This is really a harm. Now that he is in the south and has not returned, we should take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to conquer Nanyang."
Guo Jia nodded: "Zhang Xiuyuan came from Xiliang, so he would not get the support of Nanyang's powerful people. He was forced to surrender by Zhang Xiu's force. If Ming Gong led a righteous army to conquer him, Nanyang's powerful people would definitely think that they were inside and welcome Ming Dynasty. male."
Xun Yu said: "Zhang Xiu is so powerful that Liu Biao must be wary of him. Your Majesty can order Liu Biao to send troops to conquer Zhang Xiu, and publicize this matter to Jia Xu, who is staying in Nanyang. After he knows about it, even if Liu Biao does not send troops, Jia Xu will We also had to divide our forces for defense.”
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "This is a very clever plan. It can make Jia Xu have no time to take care of himself. I plan to divide the troops into two groups, marching all the way from Duyang City as the main attack direction. I will lead the troops to go in person, and all the way from the station in Tong. At the foot of Baishan Mountain, it threatens Biyang City."
Guo Jia immediately said: "We still need to comfort Lu Bu with good words, and let Liu Bei defend Xiaopei to prevent Lu Bu from causing trouble behind his back."
"So, I will go to the palace to see Your Majesty tomorrow and send one hundred thousand troops to conquer Nanyang so that Zhang Xiu will have no place to stand." Cao Cao was overjoyed and felt that Nanyang without Zhang Xiu this time would never be able to withstand his one hundred thousand army. , Nanyang is just around the corner.
After eliminating Zhang Xiu's threat in Nanyang, he can safely march eastward to Xuzhou occupied by Lu Bu. Once Xuzhou is captured, he can completely occupy the Central Plains, look to Jizhou in the north, and go to Jiangnan in the south. Unification of the world is just around the corner.
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Shouchun.
After returning to Shouchun, Yuan Shu immediately ordered people to rebuild the palace. Although it could not match the scale of the first time, it finally had a decent palace building. Yang Hong persuaded Yuan Shu to learn from the previous lesson, implement benevolent governance in the prefectures and counties, and give up his extravagant life.
But Yuan Shu didn't listen. The scars healed and the pain was forgotten. The wives, concubines, and maids in the palace were dismissed by Cao Cao, and were found again by Yuan Shu. They were included in the deep palace, where they plundered the people's treasures and were extravagant.
Today, when he was promoted to the palace, Yuan Shu's face became even more ugly, showing a pathological whiteness.
Yang Hong said in a panic: "Your Majesty, General Ji Ling rebelled in Lujiang and dedicated Lujiang City to Zhang Xiu."
What?
Everyone in the store widened their eyes in shock. Who doesn't know that General Ji Ling is a loyal man, how can he surrender easily? However, some people are not surprised. Yuan Shu's behavior is extravagant, he does not care about the life and death of the people, he is arrogant and arrogant, and he is not a wise ruler.
There was a person named Mo Jiao in the hall who looked normal and showed no signs of surprise at all. Because when Ji Ling came to Lujiang and kicked Liu Xun away, he had guessed that Ji Ling was going to join Zhang Xiu, so he was not surprised. This person was Liu Ye.
Yuan Shu was not a Ming lord. He had long wanted to go to Yuan and seek refuge elsewhere, but he left without a Ming lord. Now that the Han Dynasty was declining, Cao Cao was called a Hanchen, but he was actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty. He threatened the emperor and ordered the princes to This is a traitor.
Liu Ye is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and Prince of Fuling, how can he work for Han thieves?
Now seeing that Zhang Xiu came to attack Yuan Shu in the name of supporting the Han Dynasty, and was able to fight against Cao Cao with 20,000 troops, and in front of Cao Jun's eyes, he used the golden cicada's escape plan to go south, and persuaded Ji Ling to plan a way out. He was both wise and brave, and he could be a wise master.
While Liu Ye was thinking silently, Yuan Shu was trembling with anger and cursed angrily: "Ji Ling is a traitor and dares to carry me away. It is really hateful. I will send 50,000 troops south to Lujiang to conquer Ji Ling and Zhang Xiu." "
Seeing that Yuan Shu's body could not withstand the torture, Yang Hong immediately said: "Your Majesty, please do not get angry. You can order Generals Liu Xun and Lei Bo to lead their troops south to conquer him."
Yuan Shu immediately issued an order: "Order Liu Xun and Lei Bo to lead an army of 50,000 people to fight against the rebel generals south. Ji Ling, the thief, must be killed!"
Liu Xun and Lei Bo took the order and left.
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Lujiang City.
After everyone entered the city, Zhang Xiu immediately held a banquet to welcome Ji Ling.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's original plan failed with Ji Ling's surrender, but they must fight for the ownership of Lujiang City, and they must also take into account Yuan Shu's reaction in Shouchun. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Yuan Shu's current strength It was not something Sun Ce could resist.
It has been less than three months since Sun Ce became independent from Yuan Shu, and he only has more than 20,000 troops. How can he be Yuan Shu's opponent? But Lujiang City is already full of fat, so spitting it out is naturally impossible.
At the banquet, everyone drank heartily. In order to allow Ji Ling and Bu Zhe to integrate more quickly, Zhang Xiu did not take a seat in the middle, but sat equally with everyone. He spoke without any pretense and in an interesting way, which made everyone laugh and laugh.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Xiu's eyes smelled of alcohol and his mouth breathed out a strong aroma. He pulled Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and said, "Now that I have agreed, can Bo Fu and Gong Jin admit it?"
Zhou Yu grabbed Zhang Xiu's wrist: "Everyone knows that Xuanhou rode down to the Lujiang River alone. How can we deny it? I wonder why Xuanhou appointed Wuchenghou's beloved sister?"
Zhang Xiu looked at Zhou Yu with a look that said 'I've seen through you', then looked at Sun Ce, pointed at them and said with a smile: "Gong Jin! Bo Fu! What do you two think of this city?"
Zhou Yu quickly asked: "What does the declaration mean?"
"How about I take this city as a job?"
"Taking the city as a job?!" Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were surprised and delighted.
I have never heard that a betrothal gift could be so heavy. A city was actually used as a betrothal gift. It was truly worth a thousand pieces of gold and was priceless.
"Is Xuan Hou joking?" Sun Ce was a little doubtful.
"How can we joke about Bo Fu's married sister?" Zhang Xiu breathed out wine and spoke sincerely.
Zhou Yu stretched out his palm and stared at Zhang Xiu: "It's true what I said!"
Zhang Xiu high-fived: "It's hard to chase a horse!"
