Chapter 207: Going to the banquet alone
The wine will not dissipate and the tears of concern for the country will not go away. When it comes to rescue, we should rely on the talents of a group of people. ----------Qing Qiujin's "The Japanese in the Yellow Sea Boat Seeking Sentences and Seeing the Map of the Russo-Japanese War"
Speaking of the Battle of Jiangxia, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai were shot in the neck by Huang Zhong and died. Sun Ce took over the legacy left by his father and felt deeply that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He deeply felt the revenge of the Qinglong Army for killing his father, and decided to lead the mourning soldiers to fight against Huang Zhong again. On the road, he met his childhood playmate Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, and got this versatile military advisor who was one of the best in the world.
Zhou Yu strategized and sent out strange soldiers to surround Wei Yan who came to meet the enemy. Fortunately, Huang Zhong responded and rescued Wei Yan and returned to the stronghold. After Wei Yan returned, he told how he defeated Sun Ce, how he ambushed his troops during the pursuit, and how he was surrounded by Sun Ce's legions. Xi Zhicai was slightly puzzled, wondering which master in Sun Ce's army could have such a strategy. From the mouths of several captured prisoners, they learned that Sun Ce had newly appointed a military advisor, whose surname was Zhou, whose name was Yu and whose alias was Gongjin. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Both Xi Zhicai and Huang Zhong were shocked and confused.
Xi Zhicai didn't know the enemy's situation, but the Third Army suffered a lot of casualties and was at a disadvantage. Taking Jiangxia City was far away, so he naturally used his troops in a prudent manner. So the third legion abandoned Dazhai, retreated to the river, and retreated to Baling on a naval warship. Xi Zhicai naturally wrote a letter asking for instructions from his lord.
Chen Long and his two accompanying military advisors had already quietly arrived at the front line of the Yangtze River, carefully inspecting the geography of Jiangling, and arranging the general's battle plan. After waiting in Zhao Yun's army for many days, he had been waiting for news of Jiangxia's victory. Unexpectedly, a letter of failure came from Xi Zhicai.
After Chen Long read the letter, he handed it to Guo Jia beside him, thinking secretly in his heart. Unexpectedly, Sun Jian was dead, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were already a perfect match. The wheel of history has not given Chen Long any face at this point. The powerful Sun Wu Group has begun to take shape. Even the third legion of the Qinglong Army and the naval coalition have failed.
The situation is obvious. In order to fight against his own power, Huang Zu of Jiangxia has favored the Sun Wu Group. When the Xiangjiang River enters a section of the Yangtze River Estuary, it is bound to be blocked by the Jiangxia navy again. If your own big ship cannot get out of the Yangtze River, it is just a pile of waste; and even if the ship can currently control the exit of the Xiangjiang River, without supplies from Jiangxia City, it will inevitably need to be supplied from Baling. How much food and manpower will this long supply line cost you? Besides, in a small Changsha, there is no way to provide supplies for the army for a long time. He needs to continuously transport supplies from the rear.
Sure enough, Guo Jia's voice came: "I didn't expect Huang Zu to be so tenacious that he would unite with Sun Jian and Sun Ce. No wonder Brother Xi couldn't win Jiang Xia. There is still a huge disparity in strength."
Zhou Buji also said: "Even if the Changsha Navy arrives in Jiangling now to assist the First Army in crossing the river, there is no guarantee that Sun Ce and Huang Zu will not organize a naval force to attack Baling, or attack the troops crossing the river along the Yangtze River. Jiangxia cannot be captured. Attacking Jiangling and Xiangyang is a big constraint."
Chen Long nodded and said: "Well, I didn't expect that during the battle in Jiangxia, Sun Jian's troops were attracted. It seems that they have indeed had ambitions for Jiangdong." Guo Jia asked doubtfully: "My lord, isn't Sun Ce in Lushan City? It still belongs to Jingzhou. How could my lord know that they have ambitions towards Jiangdong?"
Chen Long knew that he had let the news slip, and he said nonsensically: "The Sun family itself is a large noble family in Jiangdong, and Zhou Yu is also from Jiangdong. Now that we have an elite force, we naturally want to fight back to Jiangdong so that we can respond to everything." Guo Jia nodded. Secretly, they were disapproving. Who knew that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu would not lead troops to attack Baling and Changsha, or come to rob Xiangyang and Jingzhou?
In Chen Long's heart, he was heartbroken that he had not attacked Zhou Yu earlier. When he returned to Lingling and met Lu Su and Lu Zijing, he did have the idea of asking Lu Su to persuade Zhou Yu to come to Lingling as an official, but later he thought Thinking that Zhou Yu was still young and he was busy dealing with Liu Biao, he wanted to take over Jiangxia later, so he gave up for the time being. Unexpectedly, due to God's will, Zhou Yu finally returned to Sun Ce. Could it be that this genius in both literature and martial arts is really "the golden wind and the jade dew who can defeat countless human beings when they meet?"
He shook his head vigorously to get rid of the gossip about whether Zhou Yu was gay, and said to Guo Jiaqi: "Fengxiao, Jiangxia can't win now, how should we treat Liu Cong?"
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said with obvious uncertainty: "Well, whether to kill or release is entirely up to the Lord. I don't think there is any difference. What do Yuan Zhi think?"
Zhou Bujie understood and said: "There is still a difference. Now that Liu Cong cannot be replaced by Jiang Xia, we can completely blame Liu Biao for breaking the contract and let him trade Jiang Ling. If Liu Biao doesn't obey, it won't be too late to kill him. Anyway, we always have to In one go, we captured Jingzhou. Whether Liu Biao fights or makes peace, the end result is the same, either death or surrender."
Chen Long knew that according to common sense, the two military advisors were right. But their words were ambiguous because they couldn't guess Liu Biao's psychology and whether he would eventually be defeated. In other words, if Liu Cong is released, Liu Biao may not surrender immediately; if Liu Cong is killed, Liu Biao may not resist to the end. Jiang Xia's failure suddenly caused everyone to lose their clear direction.
While everyone was speechless, Zhao Yun's military advisor Jushou walked into the tent and performed a military salute. Chen Long smiled and said: "Military Ju, is there any news from the front line?"
Jushou hurriedly took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Chen Long, and said: "My lord, this is the letter sent by Liu Biao." Chen Long took it and said, "It seems that what happened in Jiangxia has made Liu Biao I can’t sit still anymore.”
When I opened the letter and read it, I saw that the title at the beginning was unusually affectionate: "Brother Wenlong: I am shocked to learn that Huang Zu of Jiangxia blatantly disobeyed my general's orders, colluded with foreign aid Sun Jian, and refused to hand over the military power of Jiangxia, causing your army to sink in the sand. Come back, it’s my sin!”
"My son Liu Cong deserves to die according to etiquette. If my wise brother cuts off his head in anger, it is as it should be. We do not dare to complain unreasonably, but we ask my wise brother to return Cong'er's whole body."
"My wife, Mrs. Cai, likes Liu Cong the most. She has doted on her since she was a child and obeyed her advice. Ever since Cong'er was acquired by her virtuous brother, Ms. Cai has been crying day and night, crying back and forth with blood. Her life is at stake. If my virtuous brother will wait for me to grow old, please allow me to talk about Liu Cong again. So, my husband and I bowed our heads and bowed again, and asked my worthy brother to take my boat across the river for a banquet in five days, and meet him at Caiyunji outside Jiangling City. I pledged my good reputation over the years and Cong'er's life as a guarantee, and only took a few of my own soldiers with me. I have no intention of harming anyone. If I violate this oath, the whole clan of Liu and Cai will be destroyed and they will be reincarnated as pigs and dogs, and they will never be reincarnated." The signature was signed by Liu Jingsheng, the foolish brother.
Chen Long knew that in that superstitious era, it was a very poisonous and serious oath to live as a pig or dog for the rest of his life, and with Liu Cong in his hands, he was not afraid of his tricks.
So he circulated this letter to the three military advisors and asked Jushou for his opinion first. Ju Shou said: "This is because I am afraid that my lord will kill Liu Cong directly. He must really want to talk."
Chen Long nodded and said: "I know, I'm asking you how should I talk? What should I talk about?"
Jushou's reactions were not quick, and he usually spoke after careful consideration. This time, he said without thinking: "If it comes down to it, let's just let Liu Biao surrender in exchange for Liu Cong! He only has two cities left, what other conditions can he offer?"
Chen Long smiled and said: "What Military Advisor Ju said is exactly what I want. So if Liu Biao really wants to surrender, how should he arrange it?"
"Let me think about this." Jushou stopped and looked at Zhou Buji as if asking for help, knowing that this boy had the fastest reaction. Zhou Bujie pretended not to see it, thinking that it would be best for Liu Biao to die, and it would be best for the Cai family to die as well, so that everything would be over. If he persuades his lord to spare Liu Biao's life, Liu Biao may turn evil in the future, and he will be the unlucky one.
Not only was Zhou Buwei's stomach full of evil, none of these military advisors were fools. They were all smarter than monkeys, and they all pretended to be thinking about life without speaking. Chen Long chuckled and thought that none of these people expressed their opinions. It seemed that they had little confidence in Liu Biao's character.
Chen Long raised his hand and slapped the table, which startled some of the distracted military advisors. Chen Long laughed and scolded Zhou Buji: "You're such a chubby little bastard! You should follow the example of adults and become naughty. That's fine, I think Liu Biao , Cai Mao has some research on sailors, so I will exile their two families to Qiongya to build ships for me."
Zhou Bujie was overjoyed when he heard this. He had never seen the sea. He heard Chen Long talk about "flood waves rising" and so on, and he yearned for it endlessly. He asked happily: "My lord, I heard you say that the sea is so big that it is boundless, so it is useless to have a big ship. How far can you go? Besides, where will you go if you walk through the sea?"
Chen Long laughed loudly and said, "I can't tell you this. Once the big ship is built in the future, you can explore it yourself." I thought to myself that I can't tell you that a new continent can be found on the other side of the sea.
Guo Jia listened to their excitement and suddenly said: "When my lord was in Yingchuan, he once told me that sailing in the sea and heading north along the coastline can quickly reach Jeju, Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and enter and exit the Yangtze River and Yellow River. , and even reached the Xingluo Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom. If this is true, then the big sea ships will be of great use!" Zhou Buyi and Jushou both nodded, and they all yearned to sail on the sea.
Seeing that these military advisors had successfully changed the topic, Chen Long had no choice but to turn back to Liu Biao and said, "I just want Lu Chang and Zhou Cang to accompany me. Even if they run, they can run faster." When the enemy was heavily armed, Where, with only two people, this is already a natural act of courage.
Guo Jia and Zhou Buyi were used to their lord's great wisdom and bravery. Jushou was startled when he heard this and said: "My lord, how can you go into danger alone? At least a boat of elite soldiers must be escorted, and they will only meet him at the Caiyun Jinuang Pavilion by the river. .”
This time it was Zhou Buyi's turn to pretend to be a tiger, and said with a stern face: "Hey, Liu Biao is a dry old man, our lord is extremely skilled in martial arts, how can we be afraid of him? Brother Ju, don't worry!"
Guo Jia, who was becoming more and more stable, spoke again: "I feel that there will be good news when my lord goes here. Liu Biao is already close to the end of his skills, and his ambition is probably spent. If something happens to my lord, Liu and Cai, the two great masters of Jingzhou, will The family will also be buried with him. Moreover, many big families in Jingzhou are already optimistic about the lord. Since Liu Biao is also an outstanding person, he should learn to assess the situation." Ju Shou and Zhou Buyi nodded secretly. Chen Long looked at Guo Jia's increasingly handsome face and thought to himself that this Guo The military advisor is probably about to mature, and I wonder whose girl he will fall in love with?
The meeting ended. Chen Long walked to the courtyard and gave an order. Zhou Cang immediately brought the gentian silver gun. This time when he sent troops to Jiangling, Chen Long no longer had to cover up and hide, so he naturally carried the two magic weapons of Feilongma and Gendan Liangyinqian with him. For many days, Chen Long has been practicing his internal strength. At this moment, when his internal strength was released slightly, a vicious red dragon immediately appeared around the body of the gun. Chen Long used some tricks and performed a few moves, and the dragon immediately followed the gun. It was quite spectacular. , the several military advisors and soldiers who were watching were dumbfounded, and then they cheered loudly.
Chen Long laughed proudly and patted the shiny gun body. He couldn't help but think of Mr. Guan going to the meeting alone and saying with great ambition: "Bright silver gun, bright silver gun, you will escort me across the Yangtze River for fun. I, Chen Long, Long also performed a show of going to the banquet alone!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
