Gan Ning and Zhou Tai took a warship and sailed westward, heading north on the Tuojiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and finally arrived in Chengdu.
When the two arrived in Chengdu, they were dusty and a little depressed. When they received the news that Cao Cao had united the world's princes to attack Yizhou, they were worried.
Although Yizhou is protected by natural obstacles, the princes are powerful and cannot be underestimated.
After Gan Ning and Zhou Tai arrived in the city by car, they immediately rushed to Xun You's house and paid homage to Xun You.
In the hall, Xun You, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai sat down.
He looked at Gan Ning with a puzzled look on his face and asked: "Xingba, you led the navy to cross the Yangtze River. Why did you suddenly return to Chengdu? Do you have something important to see your lord?" Xun You knew that Gan Ning was dormant and on the Yangtze River.
, but he did not know Zhou Tai, because after Zhou Tai joined the navy, he did not meet Xun You, Cheng Yu and others.
Gan Ning looked anxious and said: "Mr.
Cao Cao also sent people to visit Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and others, and invited the princes from all over the world to attack Yizhou. The situation is very serious!"
After finishing speaking, Gan Ning carefully recounted everything he discovered during his encounter with Zhang Hao and his interrogation of Zhang Hao, without missing anything.
"ah??"
Xun You suddenly exclaimed and his face changed drastically.
After a pause, Xun You said in a deep voice: "Xingba, this matter is not trivial. Are you sure this is true?"
For a moment, Xun You was also a little surprised. Cao Cao fought with Wang Can and just suffered a defeat. He actually invited all the princes from the world to attack Yizhou. It was really powerful! In fact, this was also the reason why Wang Can was so famous, and Wang Can and Yuan Shu
, Lu Bu had a grudge, and Yuan Shao was ambitious, so Cao Cao could easily facilitate this matter.
Seeing that Xun You didn't believe it, Gan Ning took out another letter from his sleeve.
This letter was written by Cao Cao to Sun Jian, asking Sun Jian to attack Wang Can from the south.
Gan Ning said: "The matter is very clear. It is true that Cao Cao invited the princes to attack Yizhou. I also brought Cao Cao's envoy Zhang Hao. However, there is no need to see Zhang Hao. We should quickly figure out how to deal with it."
Xun You saw that Gan Ning spoke solemnly and knew that what he said was true.
He forced himself to calm down and shouted: "Come here!"
When the voice fell, an attendant quickly ran in from outside the hall and bowed to Xun You. Xun You loudly ordered: "Immediately send someone to ask Shi A and Zhong De Gong to come to the house, saying that they have important matters to discuss. Remember,
No matter what they are doing, let them put down what they are doing and come to the house immediately."
"promise!"
The attendant replied and turned around to carry out the order.
Xun You put his hand on his forehead and felt a headache.
He thought about it carefully and continued: "Xing Ba, Sun Yat-sen rejected Cao Cao's request and was unwilling to send troops to attack Yizhou. This is a good thing. In this way, we don't have to consider Jiangdong's affairs and the pressure will be reduced.
You have learned a lot. When you return to Chengdu this time, you don’t have to go back for the time being. You can stay and help the lord resist foreign enemies."
"promise!"
Gan Ning and Zhou Tai agreed, with excited expressions on their faces.
Xun You added: "However, even if you stay, you must reply to the navy and ask them to closely monitor the movements of Sun Jian's army, lest Sun Jian launches a sudden attack and catch us by surprise. If you don't return to the navy's stronghold, you have to let them go.
The navy under my command monitors the movements in Jiangdong and cannot be ignored."
Gan Ning cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xun, Ning understands!"
At this time, Xun You said worriedly: "Cao Cao invited the princes from all over the world, and Liu Biao was among them. My lord and Liu Biao have been allies for two years. I wonder what Liu Biao's attitude is now? If Liu Biao can maintain an alliance with my lord, my lord
The danger will be much smaller. If Liu Biao gets involved, the east of Yizhou will be very dangerous."
Zhou Taixiao said: "Mr. Xun is overly worried. Liu Biao is as timid as a mouse and does not dare to send troops."
Because Gan Ning and Zhou Tai sailed along the river in warships, and the rowing soldiers took turns to rest and row, the warships kept moving and arrived in Chengdu earlier than the envoys sent by Liu Biao. Therefore, Xun You did not know that Liu Biao had killed
Sun Yi, the envoy sent by Cao Cao, also sent people to Chengdu with news.
Xun You saw Zhou Tai interrupting and asked, "Xing Ba, who is he?"
Without waiting for Gan Ning to introduce him, Zhou Tai cupped his fists and said, "Mr.
Zhou Tai also only mentioned that he served as deputy governor of water, but did not mention his military rank or other official positions.
After Xun You heard this, he immediately understood that Zhou Tai must be a capable general and not a follower brought by Gan Ning. After all, being able to serve as deputy commander of the navy was already an incredible official position under Wang Can. Holding such an important position
He must have outstanding abilities for his position, and when Xun You saw Zhou Tai's muscular appearance, round waist and broad shoulders, he felt very fond of him.
"Tap! Tread!..."
Outside the hall, there was a rush of footsteps.
Shi'a was wearing a black robe, with a long black iron sword hanging on his waist, walking towards him. He was not tall, but he was very strong, and he had a faint smile on his face, which made him look like a spring breeze blowing on his face.
Feeling. However, Shi'a's eyes were piercing, making people feel like they were facing an eagle.
Xun You was not good at martial arts and had no such feeling.
However, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai were both skilled in martial arts. When they saw Shi A, Shi A's eyes swept across the two of them, and their eyes collided, making them feel a sense of danger.
Shi A grinned and smiled.
In an instant, this feeling of danger disappeared again.
He walked into the hall and bowed to Xun You: "Mr. Xun, what happened to make you so anxious?" When Xun You sent people there, Shi A was dealing with the affairs of the Hero Building. He heard from the people sent by Xun You that no matter what
Everything had to be put aside, and Shi A immediately had a bad premonition. For Xun You to be like this, something big must have happened.
When Xun You heard this, he immediately told the story.
After hearing this, Shi A was stunned and said: "Isn't this situation the same as when the princes challenged Dong?"
Xun You nodded and said: "Although the scale is the same, the final outcome will definitely be Cao Cao's defeat!" When these words were spoken, he was firm and firm.
Xun You paused for a moment and then said: "My lord is staying in Chang'an with Feng Xiao, Wen He, Wen You and others. We don't know about Cao Cao's conspiracy yet. We must pass the news to my lord as soon as possible so that he can be prepared."
Shi Azheng said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xun, the teacher asked me to find homing pigeons a few months ago to deliver messages. After several months of training and experiments, the homing pigeons can already be put to use. I will have people ride fast to carry the message."
Go north, and at the same time let the carrier pigeon deliver the message, so as to ensure that the message is delivered safely."
In June, Wang Can led troops to attack Ziwu Valley and had the idea of training carrier pigeons to carry messages.
Privately, Wang Can and Wang Yue mentioned it.
Wang Can didn't take it to heart, but Wang Yue remembered it.
He sent people back to Chengdu to convey the news and asked Shi A to train carrier pigeons to deliver the message. In fact, during the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang had used carrier pigeons, but it was not used on a large scale at that time and was not popular.
People usually use horses to convey messages. Now that Shi'a has trained a carrier pigeon, it just comes in handy.
Shi A knew that the matter was urgent and did not stay. He stood up, bowed to Xun You, and turned to leave.
When he just stepped out of the hall, Cheng Yu had already walked in.
Ps: Part one of the fourth update, please give me flowers. Some book friends mentioned that Xiaodong said it broke out this week, but it only lasted a few days and then stopped. I would like to explain the reason. There are a lot of things encountered during the National Day, Xiaodong
We can only guarantee four updates. I really can’t afford to update more. I’m exhausted and mentally exhausted. I’m sorry and I hope you can understand.
