Zhou Yu led an army from Pengze, with a total of 80,000 land and water troops, heading straight for Jiangxia. Huang Zu felt that the situation was serious and asked Liu Biao for help. Liu Biao ordered Cai Mao to lead the navy to help, and the two sides launched a water battle at the mouth of Sanjiang.
From the beginning, Cai Mao's navy was held back by Zhou Yu's navy. Jingzhou's navy was powerful and known to the world, but Zhou Yu never thought of a decisive battle with Jingzhou on the water. He personally led the army to bypass Wuchang and approach Jiangxia.
Huang Zu sent his son Huang She to fight outside the city, but was defeated by Zhou Yu. Jiangdong's army came to the city, and Jiangxia City was in danger. Huang Zu went to the city in person to supervise the battle. Looking at the dark group of soldiers under the city, his heart suddenly rose to his throat. The army began to attack the city.
Three generals, Zhu Huan, Chen Wu and He Qi, led their soldiers to brave the arrows and climb the city ladder all the way up.
The Jiangxia defenders could not resist, and Huang Zu fell to the top of the city. Zhu Huan shouted loudly, shouted back the guards beside Huang Zu, came to Huang Zu and laughed: "My dear Huang Zu, today is the day you die!"
"Just raise the knife and chop."
Huang Zu's son Huang She hurriedly greeted him, but Zhu Huan killed him in front of Huang Zu after a short while. Looking at his son's body, Huang Zu could no longer muster the strength to fight, so Zhu Huan grabbed him and captured him alive. Jiangxia soldiers
They dispersed in a hurry. Chen Wu and He Qi opened the city gates, and Zhou Yu's army rushed in. The city of Jiangxia was defeated. Cai Mao learned that Jiangxia had been defeated, and worried that his retreat would be blocked, he hurriedly ordered the navy to retreat and fled back to Xiakou in one breath.
He dared not come out anymore. Liu Biao hurriedly ordered his eldest son Liu Qi to lead an army to rescue Cai Mao. Zhou Yu captured Xiakou and captured Huang Zu alive. He fulfilled Sun Ce's will and did not continue to march. Both sides stopped fighting.
At this time, the news of Sun Ce's death reached Jiangxia, and everyone was shocked. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zhou Yu strictly ordered not to spread the news, and immediately ordered the army to retreat. They retreated to Chaisang, and then announced the death of Sun Ce. The whole army paid homage to Chaisang.
A funeral tent was set up to pay homage to Sun Ce. Zhu Heng was grieved and asked with tears in his eyes: "General, what should we do? Should we fight back to Moling to attend the funeral for our lord?"
Chen Wu and He Qi also looked at Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu pondered for a moment, looked at the tiger charms on the cases and shook his head slightly: "The Lord is afraid that the Jiangdong Army will kill each other, so he sent us to Jiangxia. We must not violate the Lord's
After painstaking efforts, I sent an order to the three armies to stay behind at Chaisang and not to act rashly without my military orders!"
Lu Su on the side nodded slightly, and after Zhu Huan and others left, he found Zhou Yu. Lu Su was a good friend of Zhou Yu, and he did not explain that he was appointed by Sun Quan when he came. Entering Zhou Yu's tent, Lu Su faced Zhou Yu.
Bowing and sweeping the floor: "Gong Jin is dedicated to Jiangdong, and he is elegant and noble. I admire him very much!"
"Brother Zijing, why are you doing this! There is a big disaster in Jiangdong, and I can't save you, so how can I be so magnanimous and magnanimous?"
Lu Su waved his hand: "Gong Jin is wrong. My lord is dead and everyone is sad. If Gong Jin leads his troops back at this time, it will definitely be a catastrophe. And Gong Jin's choice to stay shows that Gong Jin is selfless. Now the Lord of Jiangdong is
It's the second young master, how are you going to face Gong Jin?"
"Zhou Yu is stupid, please give me some advice from brother Zijing!"
Lu Su said: "People cannot be resurrected. The second young master treats the virtuous and corporal. It is because of this that he is supported by everyone and Jiangdong is preserved. As a talent like Gong Jin, he should understand that Jiangdong is newly acquired and must not cause big troubles. Why not worship the second young master as the master?"
, to calm everyone’s hearts and ensure the stability of Jiangdong.”
Zhou Yu closed his eyes, with a look of pain on his face. He could clearly see Sun Quan's actions in the past few years. Now Sun Ce suddenly died of illness. Although Zhou Yu had no evidence, Zhou Yu knew that it was more or less related to Sun Quan. Sun Ce
He was his sworn brother, and he still couldn't let go of his unknown death. However, Lu Su was right, what would happen if he led the army back to Moling? A bloody storm would naturally be inevitable, what would happen after the victory?
Sun Shao was young, how could he do what Dong Zhuo did?
After handing over the army to Zhu Huan, Zhou Yu escorted Huang Zu and Lu Su back to Moling with light chariots and simple servants. As soon as they arrived at Hulin, they met Zhang Hong who came from Moling unexpectedly. Zhang Hong was weak and had been tired from traveling and traveling these days.
He rushed from Moling to Hulin to intercept Zhou Yu. Zhang Hong was lying on the carriage, with tears still in his eyes, and grabbed Zhou Yu's hand: "Gong Jin! My Lord's death is strange! My Lord is Gong Jin's brother, why did Gong Jin...
Come back alone?"
Zhou Yu did not speak. Zhang Hong glanced at Lu Su beside Zhou Yu and said angrily: "Lu Zijing, you are also a loyal gentleman, how can you collude with Sun Quan? Sun Quan stole the position of Jiangdong and killed the lord. Is there no loyal minister in Jiangdong?"
?" He coughed again.
Zhou Yu hurriedly stroked his back and persuaded him: "Mr. Zhang, don't be excited. Zijing is a good friend of mine, and he will definitely not join the two young masters."
Zhang Hong snorted coldly and said nothing. Zhou Yu sat next to Zhang Hong and said, "Sir, you are a great sage, but now it's a done deal. You want me to provoke a rebellion in Jiangdong. In this way, Jiangdong will inevitably fall into dire straits and the lives of all people will be ruined. This is definitely not the case."
What sir wants to see!"
Zhang Hong glared: "Does Gong Jin want to surrender to Sun Quan? Even though the lord is dead, the young lord is still there. Since ancient times, the father has died and the son succeeds. Where can the young lord still be Sun Quan's turn? I, Jiangdong...
…”
Zhou Yu waved his hand and stopped Zhang Hong from continuing. He tried his best to use a gentle atmosphere and said: "Sir, please don't forget that these are troubled times and the world is in strife. We are surrounded by powerful enemies in Jiangdong. How can it be that our young lord is still in his infancy?"
It can be of great use, can you and I alone support the entire Jiangdong?"
Zhang Hong was speechless for a moment. He thought for a moment and said angrily: "Zhou Yu, you must surrender to Sun Quan, then you can only step over my corpse!"
"Sir!" Zhou Yu was a little helpless. Zhang Hong was upright and accepted death. Sun Ce's death greatly touched him. He was loyal to Sun Ce, and Sun Quan failed to win over him many times. Now that Sun Quan has seized the throne, he always feels that Sun Quan is in his heart.
The position was not right, so he firmly opposed it. Zhou Yu sighed: "Sir, must you tear Jiangdong into pieces before you can give up?"
Zhang Hong angrily pulled his hand out of Zhou Yu's hand, turned around and ignored Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu sighed, stood up silently, and got on his horse: "Zijing, let's go!"
After walking more than ten steps, Zhang Hong's sad cry came from behind: "Zhou Yu, you will definitely regret it!"
The river wind was very strong, blowing all the way from the river, and it was extremely cold on the body. Zhou Yu was weak as he sat on the horse, and did not want to say a word. Above their heads, a solitary bird was struggling in the river wind.
Shuttle. Suddenly a strong wind blew. The little bird could no longer hold on and fell straight from the air. It fell right into Zhou Yu's arms. The little bird struggled twice in Zhou Yu's hands, but Zhou Yu failed to catch it.
, the bird fell into the grass on the side of the road. A wild cat, which had been waiting for a long time, pounced on the bird, took the bird in its mouth, and turned around and disappeared into the grass.
It was originally an eagle soaring in the sky, but now it has entered the mouth of a cat. It is really incredible. Zhang Hong scolded Zhou Yu for being stupid. He vomited a few mouthfuls of blood and passed out in the carriage. He waited for his entourage to drive the carriage into the town store.
, Zhang Hong had been dead for a long time when he found the doctor.
Sun Quan greeted Zhou Yu at the gate of Moling. The posture was similar to that of welcoming an emperor. All the officials came. They all wore mourning, and everything was white. Sun Quan first congratulated Zhou Yu on his triumphant victory, beheaded Huang Zu in front of Sun Ce's spirit, and comforted Sun Jian that Sun Ce's spirit is in heaven.
, then Sun Quan personally put on mourning clothes for Zhou Yu, and together with Zhou Yu offered incense to Sun Ce.
Long Fei nodded slightly, and came to pay homage to Sun Ce as an envoy of the imperial court. He had seen all these scenes, and he couldn't help but feel that Sun Quan's method of winning people's hearts was really different. When Zhou Yu finished paying homage to Sun Ce, Sun Quan slowly took off the crown on his head: "
My lords, General Long, I have something to say, please be a witness! As we all know, my eldest brother and brother Gong Jin conquered this land east of the Yangtze River. Now that my eldest brother has died early, I, Sun Quan, have no virtue and incompetence, and it is difficult to convince him.
Everyone, today I will give up the position of General Xinghan, the Lord of Jiangdong, to Brother Gongjin!"
"Lord!" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others immediately urged.
Sun Quan waved his hand: "You don't need to persuade me, I have made up my mind! Brother Gongjin was a prodigy at that time, much better than me. If he leads Jiangdong, Jiangdong will definitely dominate the world, and my elder brother's spirit in heaven can rest in peace."
Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Zhou Yu again. They all glared angrily, wishing to kill Zhou Yu now. Zhou Yu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, you are wrong! Jiangdong was obtained by brother Bo Fu through battle. How can I, Zhou Yu, be so virtuous?"
If you dare to strive for merit, Brother Bo Fu has his own reasons for handing over Jiangdong to the lord. Please don’t do this, lord, please quickly put on the hair crown!"
Zhou Yu spoke sincerely, and others felt that there was no pretense at all. Long Fei, who was watching the excitement, sneered in his heart, why are the Jiangdong people so hypocritical, are they tired of telling the truth? Sun Quan hurriedly helped Zhou Yu up:
"Gong Jin doesn't have to be like this. I'm still young. From now on, I still need Gong Jin to take care of everything in Jiangdong. If my eldest brother has any last words, he can ask Zhang Zhao if he's not sure about domestic affairs. If he's not sure about foreign affairs, he can ask Zhou Yu. I hope Gong Jin..."
Before Sun Quan could finish his words, Zhou Yu nodded quickly: "My subordinates must remember Bo Fu's last words and assist the lord wholeheartedly!"
A coup with surging undercurrents has finally come to a perfect end. Sun Ce died, Sun Quan successfully seized the throne, and gathered everyone in Jiangdong under his command. Even Zhou Yu bowed his head and proclaimed himself. Who else dared to do anything wrong?
What do you think? Three days later, Zhang Zhao suggested that everything should be simplified in troubled times. Sun Quan agreed to remove the filial piety and put on robes to officially start presiding over the affairs of Jiangdong. Zhou Yu returned the military symbols and went to Chaisang on the grounds of training the navy, staying away from the officialdom of Jiangdong.
Sun Quan invited Long Fei to come to the general's mansion, stood aside, looked at Long Fei and said: "General Long, can we talk about the alliance now?"
Long Fei smiled: "The general is already the lord of Jiangdong, so of course he can! But before we talk, I want to ask one thing. If the general's answer satisfies me, our alliance will be successful."
"What's the matter?"
"Where is the old immortal Yu Ji you mentioned now?"