"General, we failed to hold back the enemy and allowed them to cross the river and escape. General, please punish us!"
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai knelt down on one leg at the same time and offered their hands to Sun Ce to apologize.
Sun Ce stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said, "I don't blame you, Zhou Wen'an has always been good at setting ambushes. Previously, General Yuan Gongluo was defeated because he ambushed his troops and cut off the food route, and Lu Bu was also defeated because he set up an ambush on three sides. Now it's because of him."
An ambush was set, but the duke was defeated and Zilie died in the battle. You only have five hundred horses, so you should not rush forward rashly. Get up quickly."
Zhou Yu smiled faintly and said: "It doesn't matter if they cross the river, at least the land east of Jiangdong will be safe for the time being. The general should take this opportunity to wipe out the thieves in Jiangdong and then capture Kuaiji. By then Jiangdong will be settled, even if Liu Bei comes with a large army to attack
, we have nothing to worry about.”
"Well, it seems now that they crossed the river to attack Shouchun. General Yuan must be informed of this matter so that Shouchun can take precautions."
"I'm just worried that although Shouchun has many soldiers and horses, General Yuan doesn't dare to fight. If the master doesn't want to fight, it will be difficult for the soldiers to do their best. I'm afraid Shouchun will not be protected!" Zhou Yu said worriedly.
Sun Ce understood Yuan Shu's character and had a worried look on his face, but he still had illusions about Yuan Shu and said: "We can't do anything about Shouchun. We can only inform the situation. Moreover, General Yuan was defeated when he sent troops to Xuzhou before, because of the food shortage."
It's been cut off. Now it's a battle to defend the city. We don't have to worry about food and grass, and there are 40,000 to 50,000 troops and horses, so I think it should be okay."
"I hope so!" Zhou Yu sighed.
Sun Ce appointed Jiang Qin as the chief of Spring Valley, and supervised three thousand troops to garrison to prevent the enemy from crossing the river again.
He personally led 30,000 soldiers and horses and marched back to Jingxian County, intending to wipe out Zu Lang from Lingyang and Jiao Ji from Yixian County.
Zhou Ping and Tai Shici led five thousand soldiers across the river and marched north to Chaohu.
According to Zhou Ping's plan, he was to go to Chaohu to find Lu Su and persuade him to attack Shouchun together.
It was already the first month of the first year of Jian'an.
The city of Yongqiu surrounded by Cao Cao collapsed, and Zhang Chao committed suicide. At this point, Yanzhou was at peace, and Cao Cao was able to lead his troops into the Chen Kingdom.
Yuan Shao's general Qu Yi fought with Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu. Gongsun Zan was defeated, so he built Yijing to defend himself.
When Liu Bei was in Xiapi, he sent people to Langya and asked Zang Ba to leave Sun Kang to lead 3,000 troops to guard Ju County to prevent the Yellow Turbans from Qingzhou from marching south. Wu Dun led 2,000 troops to guard Kaiyang, and Zang Ba led 5,000 troops to Xiapi.
Prepare to follow Liu Bei to send troops to attack Shouchun. At the same time, they will gather food and grass and recruit civilians.
He also appointed Mi Zhu as Prime Minister of Xia Pi.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei wanted to go out with him, and Jian Yong had no real power. Those who stayed behind in Xiapi must have real power.
Mi Zhu is his wife's brother, and he has no big ambitions, so he is a trustworthy person.
Liu Bei received the report that Zhou Ping had persuaded Taishi Ci to cross the river and was on his way to join Lu Su.
Now we just have to wait for Zang Ba's troops to arrive before sending out troops.
Zhou Ping's letter mentioned that Tian Yu could be appointed as the commander of another department, and two thousand soldiers could be sent to guard Pengcheng to guard against Cao Cao's sudden attack.
Not long ago, Cao Cao had just appointed Liu Bei as the general of Zhendong, and Yanzhou had just stabilized. Liu Bei believed that Cao Cao would not attack Xuzhou yet.
"Haha, sir, you are worrying too much!"
Liu Bei said to Zhuge Jin and others.
Zhuge Jin replied: "Yongqiu has been defeated and Yanzhou has been leveled. Cao Mengde has attacked Xu twice before, hoping to capture Xuzhou. Now the lord wants to attack Yuan Shu, and his troops are outside. This person must be guarded."
"If there are only 2,000 people in Pengcheng, and if enemy soldiers suddenly arrive and there is no support for a while, I'm afraid they won't be able to defend it!" Liu Bei said worriedly.
"Tian Guorang has a plan, and Mr. Wen'an has mentioned it in his letter, asking Pengcheng to store more grain and grass. With Guorang here, as long as the grain and grass are endless, Pengcheng will not be destroyed. The Lord's troops are far away. If Cao's soldiers arrive unexpectedly, at least Pengcheng can
Delay the enemy soldiers so that the lord can have time to return his troops."
Mi Zhu and Jian Yong also felt that Pengcheng should be fortified with soldiers and horses.
Although Liu Bei was short of soldiers and horses, everyone thought that Pengcheng should be fortified with soldiers and horses, so he followed Zhou Ping's wishes and appointed Tian Yu as the commander of another department. He still received the Pengcheng order and sent two thousand soldiers to garrison Pengcheng.
Send more people to transport grain and grass to Pengcheng for storage.
At this time, Emperor Han left Chang'an and traveled eastward to Anyi, east of Hedong.
It has been ten months since I left the palace in March of the second year of Xingping.
It can be said that these ten months were truly the saddest days for Han Emperor Liu Xie.
He was robbed and chased by Li Jue and Guo Si. Many ministers died in battle, were killed or kidnapped.
Now that we have arrived in Anyi, we are temporarily safe, but the emperor's majesty has long been lost.
He listened to his ministers talk about the affairs of all the states in the world. When he heard that Liu Bei succeeded Tao Qian as the shepherd of Xuzhou, defeated Yuan Shu who came to compete for Xuzhou, and then defeated Lu Bu who wanted to attack Xiapi from behind, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
Especially when he heard that Liu Bei had a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and that he might be a descendant of the Liu family, he was even more excited.
Among the people of the Liu clan's Dianmu Prefecture, the Great Sima Youzhou Mu Liu Yu has been killed by Gongsun Zan. Although Liu Biao is in Jingzhou, he has no reputation. Liu Dai has been killed by the Yellow Turban in Yanzhou, and his younger brother Liu Yao is in Yanzhou.
Yangzhou was now defeated by Sun Ce again.
Liu Yan was in Yizhou and was only able to protect himself. It was impossible for him to lead troops to escort him and defend the royal family.
Only Liu Bei, the herdsman of Xuzhou, defeated the enemy invaders one after another and showed great prowess. In the future, the safety of the royal family will still depend on Liu Xuande!
The people who are now in power around Liu Xie are mainly Han Xian, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng.
Liu Xie mentioned that he would formally worship Liu Bei as the Mu of Xuzhou, the General of Zhendong, and the Marquis of Yicheng.
Han Xian, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others all heard about Liu Bei's achievements and reputation, and did not want to offend Liu Bei, so they agreed to the emperor's proposal and the imperial court sent envoys to Xuzhou to reward Liu Bei.
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Zhou Ping and Tai Shici led their troops to Chaohu, stopped more than ten miles away from Zheng Bao, and sent people to notify Lu Su.
The next day, Lu Su sent someone to invite Zheng Bao to meet him.
Taishi Ci wanted to go together, but was persuaded by Zhou Ping: "Brother Ziyi, although Lu Zijing is trustworthy, Zheng Bao's heart is still unpredictable. If you stay here, if something happens, you can respond outside."
Zhou Ping only took Zhang Wu, Xu Chu and ten knights with him to visit Zheng Bao and Lu Su.
Zheng Baotun lives in the south of Chaohu, within the Lujiang River. Since Lu Su came, because of his status and wealth, he has gathered more than 13,000 people, making him the strongest crowd in Chaohu.
Because of this, Lu Su quickly gained prestige among the people and became the leader second only to Zheng Bao.
Zheng Bao also respects him very much on weekdays.
Lu Su expected Zhou Ping's visit. From what he knew, what Zhou Ping was thinking now should be the same as what he was thinking. He would definitely come to capture Jiujiang and Lujiang first, and then go to Jiangdong.
Moreover, Zhou Ping is now going to Danyang first, persuading Taishi Ci to lead his troops across the river, and it is certain that he will seize the two counties of Jiangxi first.
Lu Su personally went five miles out of the stronghold to meet Zhou Ping.
