On the evening of June 24, the 10th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu returned to Wankou.
Lu Su and Han Dang immediately went to greet him.
After Zhou Yu returned to the county government residence with a gloomy face, he immediately said: "Zijing, Mr. Han, what is going on?"
Lu Su told the situation again, and finally said: "The soldiers who escaped from Lingyang said that Wu Hou and Zigang Gong were captured by Shen Chen, but Zigang Gong threw Wu Hou's seal and Zishu into the In the water, he lied that Wu Hou was his eldest son Zhang Xuan. It seems that Wu Hou was just captured and Shen Chen did not know his identity."
"It's our fault that Wu Hou is in jail. The top priority now is to rescue Wu Hou."
Zhou Yu looked around and said: "Don't let the news of this matter leak out. Let's just assume that Shen Chen's prisoner is only Zigang Gong. Huang Zu is in my hands now. We can wait for two days and send someone to warn Shen Chen. Then, under the pretext of Wu Hou’s order, let us exchange Huang Zu for Zigong Gong and Wu Hou, so as to prevent Shen Chen from using Wu Hou to blackmail us.”
"Um."
Lu Su nodded and muttered: "This is the best, and we can't be in a hurry. We must pretend not to care about Duke Zigang and attack in a big way. Then it will be Wu Hou's order. Wu Hou cares about Zigang Gong. I didn’t want Zigong Gong and his son to be in trouble, so I reluctantly let go of Huang Zu, the enemy who killed my father. I think I can easily deceive him.”
If they act too hastily, Shen Chen will definitely suspect that there is some big shot in Lingyang City with his intelligence. Attacking the city in such an impatient manner may even push him into a panic and kill Sun Quan and Zhang Hong together and retreat. , then it will collapse for Jiangdong.
Therefore, Lu Su believed that he must not act too impatient, but should pretend not to care about Zhang Hong. If a counselor of his own army was captured by the enemy, he would be beaten like this, so that Shen Chen would not be suspicious, and Sun Quan would be safe.
But we had to save Sun Quan, and everyone in the world knew that the people Sun Quan respected most were Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, so using Sun Quan's name to exchange Huang Zu for Zhang Hong and Sun Quan was the best way.
Zhou Yu felt that what he said made sense, so he said: "Well, let's do it like this. Let's sort out the military affairs in the past two days, and then rush to Lingyang in a few days."
"What to do after that?"
Lu Meng suddenly said: "Now that Shen Chen has Wu Marquis and Zigang Gong in his hands, can he just watch him be so rampant? If he goes south from Qingshui, enters Jinghu Lake, and then walks through Poshui, won't he be able to return to Nanchang?"
Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will never let him leave. Where are Lu Meng and Xu Sheng?"
"exist!"
Lu Meng and Xu Sheng stood up.
Zhou Yu looked at the two of them and said: "I expect that Shen Chen captured Lingyang and obtained a large amount of food, grass and baggage. He will either defend Lingyang and wait for reinforcements, or retreat to Nanchang. But at this time, we should focus on rescuing Wu Hou first. You two We led the troops southward from Yunxi to control Yi County and cut off Shen Chen's retreat."
"only!"
The two of them took the order and left.
Zhou Yu looked around the crowd, with a flash of fierceness in his eyes and said: "After rescuing Wu Hou, we must annihilate Shen Chen. We must not let this beast leave Jiangdong alive!"
"only!"
All the soldiers agreed with a roar.
During the following period, Zhou Yu began his rescue plan for Sun Quan.
He first sent someone to deliver a message to Lingyang, urging Shen Chen to surrender in a stern tone, and gave him a period of several days to let Zhang Hong and his son go.
Then they mobilized their troops and led a mighty fleet from Qingshui to capture Lincheng. In this way, their army was less than thirty kilometers away from Lingyang, and the fleet could reach Lingyang within an hour at most.
This is undoubtedly sending two messages to Shen Chen.
First, they don't care about Zhang Hong's life and death. Second, the reason why they are willing to give a certain time limit now is to give them the opportunity to release the hostages, otherwise they will have to sacrifice Zhang Hong later.
At the same time, the two sides were constantly exchanging letters and negotiating. Countless letters were sent from Lincheng to Lingyang every day, testing each other.
There are actually many examples of letters exchanged between the enemy and ourselves during the war.
For example, there were a lot of letters between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao during the Battle of Guandu, and after Sun Ce died, there were also a lot of letters between Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Sun Quan was even almost deceived by Cao Cao into sending his family members to Xudu as hostages.
The reason for this is to spy on the other party's intelligence.
But it is a pity that Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not ordinary people. They did everything perfectly and did not make Shen Chen suspicious. It made him somewhat suspicious that there was some big shot in Lingyang City.
It's just that the opponent is pressing forward step by step, which makes Shen Chen think about it. Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not easy to deal with. If they go deep into the hinterland, they will never give up.
Therefore, he had to think of a way to get rid of Zhou Yulu Su and return to Nanchang safely.
On the night of July 3rd, Shen Chen and Liu Qi were discussing in another mansion.
"Achen, you are back."
Liu Qi saw Shen Chen coming back dusty and tired and went up to greet him.
Shen Chen also wore a raincoat because it had been lightly raining in the Huangshan Mountains in the past few days. Along the Qingshui River to Taiping Lake, there were flash floods along the Po River, and the light rain continued.
He took off his raincoat and put it on the shelf at the door. He took off his muddy shoes and put on a pair of wooden clogs before entering the house.
"The eldest son."
After Shen Chen entered the house, he said in a deep voice: "Is there any latest news?"
Liu Qi said: "Zhou Yu wrote to me every day, and I replied in your tone. It didn't reveal anything. It just didn't seem good. General Huang was captured by them."
"General Huang was captured?"
Shen Chen frowned.
Among the Jingzhou faction, Huang Zu and Kuai Liang supported Liu Biao and Liu Qi.
It was not until Kuai Liang died of illness in the later period, and Huang Zu was repeatedly attacked by Sun Quan, and finally died in battle, that Liu Qi no longer had any supporters. He was pressed harder by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, and finally lost his position as Jingzhou Shepherd.
If Huang Zu is gone now, Liu Qi will lose two supporters. For Liu Qi, his position in Jingzhou will be even more unfavorable and may be in danger.
"yes."
Liu Qi said: "General Huang has always been friendly to me. We must find a way to rescue him."
"Um."
Shen Chen nodded slightly and said, "I will find a way. Master, first take a look at the letters Zhou Yu has written to me these days."
"It's all here."
Liu Qi brought a large pile of official documents from the desk.
Shen Chen took it, read each one carefully, and asked Liu Qi to talk about his reply.
The letter was indeed watertight. After reading it, Shen Chen mused: "It seems that Zhou Yu doesn't care about Zhang Hong's life. He has threatened us and is planning to attack Lingyang in two days."
"What should we do?"
Liu Qi asked.
Shen Chen took out a map from his arms and said, "Don't worry, eldest son, I have already explored the retreat route and can leave at any time."
"oh?"
Liu Qi was surprised to see a detailed drawing and said, "What is this picture?"
"I drew it."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "This is the terrain around Yishan Mountain."
Yishan is the ancient name of Huangshan.
Shen Chen was actually not in the city during this period. According to the information given by Zhang Hong, he went to Anwu, Jingxian, Yixian and other places to inspect the terrain and study the layout of Jiangdong Army.
In fact, there is almost no Jiangdong Army in these places, and even if there is, there are only a few dozen county government officials at most, which can barely be regarded as a defense force.
Because the southeastern hills were the territory of Shanyue at that time, the Shanyue people and the Sun Wu regime had always been feuding. They started fighting during the period of Sun Ce and did not stop during the period of Sun Quan. The two sides were in the same situation.
So Shen Chen easily contacted the local Shanyue leaders, and with their help, he obtained the terrain of the entire southeastern hills along the line and drew a blueprint.
Liu Qi came over and said, "Didn't we plan to withdraw from Po River to Nanchang before?"
"yes."
Shen Chen nodded, pointed to the west of Yi County and said, "But I expected Zhou Yu would never give up, so I went deep into the mountains and forests to draw a map. Under the leadership of the local Shanyue people, I discovered the Yunxi River."
"Yunxi River?"
Liu Qi looked over and frowned: "This river is actually connected to the big river."
Shen Chen said: "Yes, this river originates from Yixian County. Although it is not connected to Po River and Qingshui River, it may be able to penetrate deep into Yixian County. If Jiangdong sends people into the mountains from here, they can attack Yixian County and cut off our rear." The way to go."
"What can we do?"
Liu Qi panicked. If his retreat was cut off, wouldn't he have to fight alone?
Shen Chen then said: "General Liu Pan of Nanchang has sent someone to inform me. He has sent General Huang Zhong to pick me up a few days ago, and he will arrive in the near future."
Liu Qi laughed: "That's good. If Yi Jian is here, we can repel them."
"It's hard to say."
Shen Chen pondered: "I looked at the terrain of Yixian County. It is located in the deep mountains and old forests. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Jiangdong Army captures Yixian County first, I have few soldiers. I am afraid that even if we join forces with General Liu Pan, we will not be able to attack." They will annihilate them all."
The main force of Jiangdong Army is more than 40,000, and their current strength is only more than 4,000. Although Liu Pan will send reinforcements, the number will not be too many. After all, his total strength is only more than 20,000.
Therefore, in the face of the massive Jiangdong Army, if Yixian is lost, it is equivalent to losing the opportunity. When the retreat is cut off, even if there are hostages in hand, it will probably be a disaster.
"Achen, do you have any idea?"
Liu Qi asked quickly.
Shen Chen nodded: "Yes, there is a way. If everything goes well, we may be able to defeat the main force of Jiangdong Army and capture Zhou Yu alive. Even if it doesn't go well, we can easily retreat back to Nanchang."
"oh?"
Liu Qi said in surprise: "What can we do?"
Shen Chen smiled slightly and said: "Thanks to the help of my friends in Shanyue, I found a suitable place for an ambush after looking at the terrain, but this place is located north of Yi County. If I want to implement it successfully, I must block the Jiangdong Army in Yi County." Outside the county.”
"Then how can we keep Jiangdong's army out of Yi County?"
Liu Qi asked again.
Shen Chen looked in the direction of Lingyang County Government and said softly: "Then someone must inform Zhou Yu of our army's movements. I think Zhang Xuan is suitable. He must be allowed to bring back false news."
"Fake news?"
Liu Qi was confused and said: "I heard that Zhou Yulusu is one of the smartest people in the world. Can fake news really deceive them?"
Shen Chen laughed: "It's hard to fool them with fake news, but what if it's true?"
"you mean?"
"Sometimes, true and false, false and true, are actually just a thought."
"But if we just put Henry back like this, I'm afraid they will become suspicious."
"I just want them to doubt, and it must be a coincidence. It is best to let Henry run back by himself, so that they will doubt the truth of the matter."
There was a glimmer in Shen Chen's eyes.
War is about fiction and reality. Sometimes, false news is not necessarily false, and true news is not necessarily true. It all depends on who is the smart one and they plot against each other!
Now I have a yellow code. I have been doing nucleic acid tests every day for the past two days and I have to report to the hospital every day, so there is nothing I can do about the unstable updates. But the good news is that it will be stable soon and it will be back to normal in a few days. Wait for my good news.