"What? Write a letter to Zhou Yu? Will he let us go on purpose because of his friendship with you?" Bai Tu asked in surprise.
Lu Su's idea for Bai Tu was for Lu Bu to lead hundreds of Bingzhou cavalry to harass the grain road in the south of the Lujiang River. With Lu Bu leading the hundreds of cavalry, the movement was like the wind, and their unified command, as well as Lu Bu's personal bravery, could outnumber the enemy ten times.
Nothing can be done to him, even dozens of times more enemies can't catch him.
At this time, Sun Ce's troops, who were attacking Shucheng, had already approached Shucheng, but the Chinese army was still on the way. By then, it was likely to delay the Chinese army where Zhou Yu was stationed.
It's not that Lu Bu really wants to hold Zhou Yu back with hundreds of horses, but he wants to take the opportunity to send him a letter!
"Gong Jin and I are good friends, so we will not interfere with official business. Moreover, when persuading someone through friendship, the effect is the worst. You must truly put yourself in the other person's shoes, understand what the other person wants, analyze the situation for the other person, and take advantage of the situation.
Only in this way can we get the best results." Lu Su said.
Bai Tu thought for a while and asked: "What do you think Zhou Yu wants?"
"Assist Sun Ce and take control of Jiangdong." Lu Su said without hesitation.
"What good will it do to him if he lets me go back?" Bai Tu still didn't understand.
"If I were Gong Jin, I should be able to understand that what is most beneficial to Sun Ce now is to quickly conquer Lujiang. Later, with the merits of conquering Lujiang, and... the jade seal that the Sun family may possess, I can exchange Yuan Shu for one to support him in conquering Jiang.
If the lord dies directly in Huainan and the situation in Jiangdong deteriorates, Yuan Shu only needs to send one of his trusted generals and order the four counties in Jiangdong with a single pass, so why take the risk of letting the tiger return to the mountain?" Lu Su analyzed.
Bai Tu also somewhat understood what Lu Su meant.
"If it were Yuan Shu, he might not be able to think so deeply, but as for Gong Jin... whatever I can think of, he will definitely be able to think of it. Even without this letter, he will find an opportunity to let it slip. Now I just let this heart shine.
It's just more of a tacit understanding if we don't declare it.
Moreover, the lord has brought so many weapons to defend the city. If we were only 67% sure before, we are now 89% sure!" Lu Su said.
The goals of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were, first, to "quickly conquer the Lujiang River" and second, to "conquer the east of the Yangtze River". If they let Baitu go back, both would be feasible. Otherwise, not only would there be greater casualties in Shucheng, but Yuan Shu's ideas would also be fulfilled.
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However, Lu Bu frowned and insisted: "I don't agree!"
The reason Lu Bu was willing to come was because he thought that if he only brought Bai Tu with him, unless Yuan Shu mobilized a large army and surrounded him, he would be free to come and go in Huainan.
"My lord, you can work with General Lu to contain Liu Xun and Gong Jin. Su will take your lord's possessions and go to Shucheng to see Governor Lu." Lu Su said, pointing to the defensive equipment.
Lu Bu thought this was a good idea, but Bai Tu disagreed.
"Father, I must come to save Prefect Lu this time, and Zijing is here for..."
Halfway through Bai Tu's words, he noticed that Lu Bu's face was impatient, and he obviously didn't mean to be explained. He remembered what Lu Su said, so he changed his words: "And actually attracting the enemy's attention from behind is more dangerous. As long as the adoptive father succeeds,
If so, we only have to face Sun Ce's former army in Lujiang."
Seeing this, Lu Su also added: "And there is one more important thing, that is, when we retreat to Jiangdong, we will definitely not be able to go to Wancheng. At that time, General Lu will have to take a detour after pretending to be a guerrilla in the south of Lujiang River.
Go to Jiujiang... Before leaving, my lord asked Governor Gan and Governor Chen to bluff around Wuhu, right?
Yuan Shu currently does not have enough troops in Huainan. When he discovers that there is a change in Lujiang, he will definitely understand that his lord is just bluffing. Then he might as well do it for real and open an opening in Liyang... Although it is not enough to stand firm in Huainan, it can support us.
It’s more than enough to go back.”
Liyang is a county in Jiujiang County, next to the Yangtze River. In later generations, Southern Liang and Northern Qi negotiated peace here, so it was renamed "He County". It faces Moling on the other side across the river.
And Lu Su's plan for Bai Tu's "retreat" was to pick up Bai Tu near Liyang after leaving Lujiang.
Picture to go back!
This plan is a bit risky. After all, Jiujiang is Yuan Shu's base camp. Taking a detour to Liyang is equivalent to passing by Yuan Shu's house.
However, what Lu Su said makes sense. If we return the same way, Liu Xun from Wancheng cannot remain indifferent.
As for how to inform Chen Gong that "the fake show is real"?
As the prefecture shepherd, Bai Tu could naturally contact the prefect of Wu County when he arrived at Shucheng, the seat of Lujiang County. This was one of the reasons why Bai Tu had to come in person.
After Lu Bu understood that the situation on his side was also very dangerous, he agreed to Lu Su's plan and acted separately with Bai Tu and others.
At the same time, Lu Bu had also made up his mind. If Bai Tu and Lu Su were blocked in Lujiang and couldn't get out, the worst he could do was make another trip.
With Bai Tu's current reputation, even if he wanted to kill him, he would find some tricks, such as dying of illness a few months after breaking the city, dying of grief and anger, etc. It would be impossible to kill him directly.
Lu Su not only came to invest alone, but also brought more than twenty bankers with him, driving a carriage and pretending to be a caravan.
After splitting up, Lu Su and Bai Tu traveled day and night, and arrived outside Shucheng two days later...
Although Sun Ce set out much earlier than Bai Tu, most of his troops were infantry, which could not compare with Bai Tu's light boats and fast horses, and it would take several more days for the front army to arrive.
Liu Xun also deliberately caused trouble for Sun Ce. He actually withdrew most of Sun Ce's troops before they arrived, leaving only a few thousand people pretending to be outside the city, giving Lu Kang the opportunity to send people out of the city to supplement Lu Mu again!
Bai Tu and his party were not far from Lujiang City when they were noticed by the scouts and soldiers guarding the city. However, even with a team of dozens of people, Shu Cheng had no intention of taking the initiative to attack and simply stayed behind closed doors.
It wasn't until Lu Xun came out and started calling grandpa... called eldest father outside the city. The captain of the city gate recognized Lu Xun's identity, and then reported to Lu Kang and opened the city gate.
"Baizhou Mu! You...shouldn't have come!" This was the first thing Lu Kang said when he saw Bai Tu after he found out the identity of the person who came with Lu Xun.
Compared to Lu Kang, who was looking sad, Bai Tu smiled more openly: "Prefect Lu, what you said is wrong. You are entrusted by the imperial court and sit in Lujiang, so you are determined to defend it, and I am the one granted by the imperial court."
Zhou Mu, do you think your responsibilities are smaller than those of you, the prefect?"
"It is precisely because Baizhou Mu has greater responsibilities that he should be more cautious. At this time, Baizhou Mu is diligently repairing his armor in Jiangdong and waiting for opportunities to attack Yuan Ni. Only then can he live up to his heavy responsibility!" Lu Kang taught him a lesson.
Although Bai Tu is the governor of the state and Lu Kang is the governor, Lu Kang is so old, and... Lu Kang is not only the governor, but also has the honorary title of "Loyal and Righteous General". In terms of rank, he is worth two thousand stones.
, which is half a level higher than the ordinary rank of two thousand stones. The level of Jiuqing is theoretically no lower than that of Zhou Mu.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I have a complete plan. I just need to defeat Sun Ce's attack, and then I will let you and I go back safely." Bai Tu said confidently.
Lu Su was having a headache next to him - this "perfect strategy" was clearly my idea! What you were thinking was that if it didn't work out, there would be a "foster father" to take you back!