Sun Quan had previously asked Zhou Shan to send a letter home. The letter mentioned that Zhou Yu might be self-reliant, and asked Sun Shangxiang to remind Liu Bei to strengthen Jingzhou's defenses.
Sun Shangxiang didn't believe it at first, but Zhou Yu's behavior was really bizarre. Even if he asked for medical treatment, he didn't need to bring the navy with him. She asked doubtfully: "Zhou Gongjin's arrow wound has not healed yet?"
Lu Su shook his head quickly, "The governor was shot in a vital position, and there was an attack not long ago..."
"Mr. Zhongjing has gone south with Xuande. If Gongjin is seriously injured, he should be sent to Lingling. It is best to go alone in a light boat. If he goes there with the Jiangdong navy, he may be misunderstood by Lan Ziyu. He is the one in the four counties of Jingnan.
defense zone." Sun Shangxiang suggested.
"Mr. Ziyu..." Lu Su recalled the past and remembered the fish soup on the ship. Unexpectedly, he was still favored by Liu Bei.
Sun Shangxiang frowned and said: "Lan Ziyu is an unpredictable person. I rarely heard about him in Jiangling. Now he has asked Gan Xingba to build fortifications at the mouth of the Youjiang River on the other side. Jingnan's navy is stationed there. Xuan
The rights given to this person by virtue are too great."
Lu Su was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Why is Lan Ziyu setting up defense on the other side? This is obviously to guard against Jiangling, and Mr. Xuande doesn't care about it?"
"Lan Ziyu's reason is that fortifications will be built along the Yangtze River one after another, and Yiling, Jiangling, and Jiangxia will be treated as a whole and unified strategic planning will be carried out. Joint prevention and control can be achieved during wartime, and ships can be provided for incoming and outgoing ships during free time.
Increase the number of ports of call (water rest areas)." Sun Shangxiang explained.
Lan Tian's original intention was not to worry about Mi Fang. Youjiangkou (Public Security) belonged to Wuling territory, and he did not intend to give the surrender faction any chance. However, the strategic intention of joint defense and joint control was unexpectedly affirmed by Zhuge Liang and others.
These Liu Bei's men are too terrifying, and Lu Su is also a man with a very high strategic vision, and he has already heard the secret behind it.
"Lan Ziyu seems to have some real abilities..." Lu Su shook his head and sighed.
"He also..." Sun Shangxiang originally wanted to trick Lu Fan into roasting a whole lamb, but he felt it was inappropriate when he spoke.
"What else can he do?" Lu Su asked.
Sun Shangxiang rolled his eyes, looked at Lu Su and Zhou Shan respectively, and then said: "Let's not talk about Lan Ziyu. Since the Grand Governor has brought the navy out of Xinye, it will be useless to go back now. I think we can go down the river.
Go and help your brother capture Hefei. Cao Cao's main force is now in Xinye, and even if he goes to rescue him, it will be too late."
"Wonderful." Lu Su praised.
He didn't expect Sun Shangxiang to say such wise words, but he was worried that Zhou Yu's arrow injury might occur at any time, so he immediately asked: "The Governor's injury..."
"I will write a letter, and Zhou Lang can go to Lingling to seek medical treatment..."
Before Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, Zhou Shan interrupted and said: "The arrow wound will not be fatal. We cannot miss this opportunity. It is important to help the lord capture Hefei first. Without the commander-in-chief of the general, the Jiangdong navy's combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced."
"Well... what Guard Zhou said makes sense. I can go out of the city and persuade the governor to return to Jiangdong." Lu Su immediately stood up and clasped his fists.
"Mr. Zijing, wait for me. I have been in Jiangling for a long time, and then I will take your fast boat back to Jianye." Zhou Shan also stood up.
When Sun Shangxiang saw that both of them were about to leave, he quickly said, "Zijing, please wait a moment while I write a reply to my brother."
The maid immediately took out the pen and ink. While waiting, Zhou Shan patted his head and said with a smile: "I bought some local products and planned to take them to my family. I will just go back to the room to get them for a while..."
Seeing Sun Shangxiang leaning on the desk and writing furiously, Lu Su nodded and said, "Guard Zhou, go and come back quickly."
"only."
Although Zhou Yu now wants to be self-reliant, if he can be persuaded to return to Jiangdong and find a way to relieve his military power, the loss to Jiangdong will undoubtedly be the lowest.
In the letter, Sun Shangxiang advised Sun Quan to treat Zhou Yu kindly, saying that he was just affected by the political environment in Jiangdong. If he could make peace between generals and prime ministers like Liu Bei, then Zhou Yu would still be the minister of the Zhuguo in Jiangdong.
When Lu Su and Zhou Shan walked out of the other courtyard, they saw that this guy didn't bring any luggage, so he asked suspiciously: "Watcher Zhou, didn't you just say you were going to get some local products? Where did you put them?"
Zhou Shan grinned, patted his chest and said, "Actually, they are some gadgets. They are jewelry bought for my new concubine. Mr. Zijing, please don't tell anyone..."
"Understood...understood..." Lu Su pointed at him and smiled.
When the two of them left the city gate, it was Zhao Yun and Wei Yan who sent them off respectively. In Lu Su's view, Jiangling's city defense was impeccable.
When Sun Shangxiang was writing a letter home just now, he accidentally said that there were five thousand garrison troops in the city. This was also to dispel Zhou Yu's idea of ​​attacking by force. Although Zhang Fei took away most of the Jiangling garrison, he also transferred some from Changsha Liu Pan to supplement it.
, Zhuge Liang would not play an empty city strategy in front of Zhou Yu.
Seeing that Lu Su looked good, Zhou Yu thought that Jiangling seemed to be in a good mood, but when he saw Zhou Shan next to him, he frowned.
"Zijing, is there any good news?" Zhou Yu asked happily at first, and then asked in confusion: "Why did Zhou Wei follow you out of the city? He should have stayed in Jiangling to deal with the situation."
Lu Su shook his head and said: "Grand Governor, let's set off back to Jiangdong. Jiangling City is well-defended and there is no possibility of a sneak attack..."
Zhou Yu frowned and looked at the two people in front of him in confusion. Lu Su explained: "Although Zhang Fei took away most of Jiangling's defenders, Kong Ming transferred troops from Changsha. Now there are five thousand defenders in the city. In addition to some
Huang Zhong and General Zhao Yun were there, so there was no chance of a strong attack..."
"Zhuge Villager, you ruined my plan..." Zhou Yu gritted his teeth.
"Grand Governor, Cao Cao's main force is still in Xinye. Let's take the navy back to Jiangdong to help our lord. Capturing Hefei will also be a great achievement." Lu Su suggested.
Zhou Yu was the in-charge of Jiangdong's adviser, and he immediately understood Lu Su's intention. The speed of the boat on the water was much faster than that of the land. With this advantage, he could beat Cao Cao by a time difference. He might really be able to capture Hefei, or the lord might have already laid siege to the city.
Zhou Yu nodded. He walked out of the commander's tent and looked at Jiangling City in the distance. He said with some disappointment: "Just listen to Zijing's words. Let's set up camp."
After marching for half a day and returning to the warship, Zhou Yu now had two roads in front of him. One was to return to Hanshui via the Yangshui River, and then merge into the Yangtze River from Jiangxia to return to Jiangdong. The other was to directly enter the Yangtze River from the south of Jiangling.
"Grand Governor, let's leave from Yangshui." Lu Su suggested.
"The waterway of the Yangtze River is wide and the speed of going down the river is faster. Why do we abandon the near and seek the far?" Zhou Yu was puzzled.
Lu Su: "Gan Ning is stationed at the mouth of the Youjiang River on the other side of Jiangling. If warships enter the Yangtze River directly from here, I am afraid there will be conflicts with them..."
"Grand Governor, soldiers are valuable and quick. Let's go to the Yangtze River. If Gan Ning dares to provoke, just kill them directly." Ling Tong was also on the main ship at this time.
Chapter completed!