Chapter 8 Occupation of Lujiang

"Dong Zhang, what on earth do you have to persuade Cao to send troops?" After the discussion, Sun Quan specially left Zhang Zhao to inquire in detail. Zhang Zhao just said the reason why he could contact Cao, but he didn't say how to contact him. Sun Quan followed Zhang Zhao for a long time and knew that it was not convenient to talk about it in public, so he left him to ask.

"Lord, at present, Cao Yan led 100,000 troops to confront Yuan Shao in Guandu, but Yanzhou left 150,000 horses. If you don't look at Yuzhou, who can believe it? Moreover, Liu Bei and Cao Wei had old grievances, but only because they fought against Yuan Shao that they formed an alliance for the time being. Once Yuan Shao eases the offensive slightly, the two will inevitably turn against each other. Therefore, if we promise to Cao Wei that when the Xuzhou army captures Jiangdong, Cao Wei will take advantage of the false attack on Yuzhou, Cao Wei will definitely agree!" Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

"This is not bad, but why did Cao Yan attack Yuzhou, not Xuzhou?" Sun Quan frowned and asked. He knew that Xuzhou was the foundation of Liu Bei. Isn't it even better to fight here?

"Alas!" Zhang Zhao also sighed with some gloom, "The old minister was originally from Xuzhou. I heard that Xuzhou was humane. After Liu Bei's four years of governance in Xuzhou, the people's hearts were now exhausted, and it was difficult to attack in a hurry. Moreover, Cao Shen was forced to cede Taishan County, and it was very difficult to attack Xuzhou. However, there are few soldiers and horses in Yuzhou. If Cao Wei attacks it, it will be easy.

"That's the saying, but how can I make a move?" Sun Quan is still a little worried. Although he has never met Cao Wei, he also knows that Cao Wei is by no means so easy to help him.

"Well, you have to vote for it!" Zhang Zhao smiled strangely, and then looked at Sun Quan's puzzled face, so he had to explain patiently, "Cao Shen is a lustful person. If he can send a beautiful woman with him, Cao Shen will be willing to send troops!"

"Huh?" Sun Quan was a little surprised by Zhang Zhao's proposal, and then thought about it but sighed, "If you want to get married, there is no beauty in my Sun clan. My little sister is only nine years old this year. What can I do?"

"What I said is not a young lady, but..." At this point, Zhang Zhao is also a little hesitant. But what is it?" Sun Quan was also very puzzled whether Zhang Zhao was a suitable candidate.

"It's Qiao, the concubine of the former lord!" Zhang Zhao gritted his teeth and then saw that Sun Quan's face was not good-looking. He quickly explained, "Master, this matter is not impossible. Although Mrs. Qiao's country is beautiful, she is only the former lord's concubine's room, not his wife. In addition, Cao Yan has a different hobby. He has always regarded the girl as a remnant flower, but he regards other people's wife as a wonderful woman. When it was said to break through Shouchun, the fake concubines of Yuan Shuzhong's court, Wu and Liu, should be killed according to the law, but Cao Yan took it as his own, which can be seen! If you send Mrs. Qiao and Cao, they will be willing to send troops!"

"No way!"

Zhang Zhao is still muttered to explain that Sun Quan has stopped shouting, and then despite Zhang Zhao's stunned face, Sun Quan said angrily, "The eldest brother has passed away less than a year ago, and I will exchange his widow for foreign aid? Even if I can persuade Cao Jian to rise up, he said that under the nine springs, what kind of face do I have to see my eldest brother? Mr. Zhang, don't say anything about this!"

"Lord?" Zhang Zhao opened his mouth and didn't say anything in the end. Seeing that his student was so angry, Zhang Zhao knew that he was no longer the teenager who followed him respectfully. Now he was guilty and left a little desolatingly.

Although Zhang Zhao has left, Sun Quan said that he was not much better. The two armies of Liu Bei and Liu Biao were like two heavy stones pressing on his heart, making it difficult for him to sleep and eat. Seeing that it was already noon, Sun Quan still did not move to the food in front of him.

"Kwon, why are you so worried?" Sun Quan saw the sound, but he saw that it was his mother, Mrs. Wu, who came, but the left and right attendants saw that Sun Quan couldn't eat, so he had no choice but to tell the lady.

"Mother!" Sun Quan met his mother, and then sighed and told the whole story. Mrs. Wu listened carefully. When she heard that Zhang Zhao had proposed to exchange Da Qiao for Cao Qian to send troops, the old lady couldn't help but say angrily, "What kind of strategy is this?" Zibu is good at internal affairs, but the military strategy is not its director! Zhongmou, you must not act like this!"

"Of course, the child won't. It's just that there are two people coming from now. What can I do?" Sun Quan frowned. I didn't expect Mrs. Wu to smile and said, "Didn't you forget what your eldest brother said before he died?"

"Huh?" When Sun Quan heard the words, he seemed to walk alone in the dark and suddenly saw a bright lamp. Ask Zhang Zhao about internal affairs, and Zhou Lang for external affairs! Quan'er, now that foreign enemies are coming, why don't you call Gong Jin to come to discuss? Mrs. Wu patiently enlightened.

"Mother's words are reasonable!" Sun Quan was also relieved to hear the words, and now he began to be in the mood to eat. Mrs. Wu was relieved to leave when she saw that Sun Quan was willing to eat.

"Hum!" As soon as his mother left, Sun Quan's smiling face suddenly became gloomy. His eldest brother, who is the leader and the governor of Jiangdong, is really in the limelight. Even if he is far away in Poyang, his influence is still so obvious. Although I am the lord of Jiangdong, I have no choice but to face him. Of the two orphaned ministers, Zhang Zhao was naturally his own person, but he didn't necessarily do it. What's more, he still held the military power.

"That's all. Let's pass the current level first!" Sun Quan weighed the importance, but he still couldn't do anything to Zhou Yu for the time being. I'll get you one day!" Sun Quan said with hatred in his heart at the same time.

It's not to mention that Sun Quan ordered Zhou Yu, who was in Poyang, to return to Wu County to obey, but at this time, Lujiang City was very lively. Wen Xiang, Wen Chang, Zhong Ye hasn't seen you for a long time!" Zhao Feng smiled and said with a smile that the leaders were Xu Sheng, Wei Yan and Wen Ping.

"See General Zhao!" The three of them bowed together. There is no need to be polite to the three of you. Please talk to me in the big account!" Zhao Feng was still a little uncomfortable with these guys for a while. Since he was awarded the title of General Zhengnan, his colleagues were more or less afraid to be so casual with him, which made him a little uncomfortable for a while.

"General Zhao, we will lead the army all the way from Anyang. Passing through the four counties of Lujiang, they all surrendered to the city!" After sitting down, Wei Yan was the first to report. This time, Zhao Feng's south expedition to Jiangdong, Liu Bei and Guan Yu equipped him with a total of eight generals, namely Zhang Liao, Gao Lan, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, Xu Sheng, Li Tong, Guan Ping and Gan Ning. In addition, there are Lu Su and Lu Jun, two civil servants who are familiar with the affairs of Jiangdong.

"We have also leveled the three counties east of the Lujiang River. At present, only Yangquan County, where the Lujiang City is located, is located. At present, we have been surrounded." Zhao Feng also nodded, but there was some uncontrollable excitement in his heart.

In this dispatch, Liu Bei delivered 110,000 troops to him. Although Zhao Feng has not been defeated since the army, he also knows that those books are all because of his opponent's Taicai. Strictly speaking, in these years, except for Cao Qian, who fought against a strong opponent in Xuzhou and Peiguo, the rest are all riots. In this expedition against Jiangdong, even if Sun Quan was not as good as Cao, the two of them were not far away from each other. Therefore, Zhao Feng was even more careful, afraid that he would be incompetent and kill 100,000 troops.

"In the county we went to, there were no more than hundreds of county soldiers left behind. Presumably, the same is true of Wen Chang. It seems that the other party wants to shrink his troops and hold on to Yangquan for help!" Zhao Feng continued, and then turned his head and asked Lu Su, "The general of Lujiang is Sun Quan's cousin, Sun Fu, who led 10,000 troops to guard. Zi Jing can know how this man is?"

"Sun Fu's character Guoyi is the son of Sun Ce's uncle Sun Qiang, and he is quite brave." Lu Su said with a smile.

"Is it quite brave?" Zhao Feng also meditated when he heard the words. I was preparing to discuss countermeasures. At this time, someone came to report that Zang Ba, who was left behind in Shouchun, recommended one person to vote.

"I've seen General Zhao, you generals!" A Confucian student in blue came into the big tent and made a group of salute to Zhao Feng and other generals. There is no need to be polite. Is your Excellency Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi, a famous scholar of Jiujiang? Zhao Feng looked at Zang Bakai's letter of introduction in his hand, which was a little unbelievable. The letter said that Jiang Gan, a famous scholar of Jiujiang, was good at eloquence, had lived in Jiangdong for a long time, and was familiar with local affairs, so he recommended him to come to Zhao Feng to help.

"It's me!" Jiang Gan said with a smile, but he was also a little complacent. Unexpectedly, he had a good reputation. Even Zhao Feng and Zhao Botao, who was in Xuzhou, knew his words. How did he know that almost no one knew his name after a thousand years.

"I heard that Your Excellency has lived in Jiangdong for a long time. Do you know that Sun Fu, the general of Yangquan County, is now?" Zhao Feng immediately asked about his surname. He doesn't dare to trust this Jiang, but let's take a look at it now.

"This Sun Fu was sent to death by Sun Quan!" Jiang Gan's words were amazing. Seeing everyone's puzzled faces, Jiang Gan no longer pretended to be mysterious, but directly told Zhao Feng and others the truth. It turned out that after Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan, who succeeded to the throne, was young, so some people of the Sun clan were also ready to move. Among them, the most eager was Sun Quan's cousin, Sun Fu's eldest brother, Sun Ben. Although he was later strangled by Sun Quan in the bud, Sun Quan obviously could not allow these hidden dangers to be left in Jiangdong, so he sent Sun Ben to Jiaozhou, but asked Sun Fu to guard the Lujiang River. Thanks to Jiang Gan, he has been visiting friends in Jiangdong for a while. In this life, he likes to inquire about all kinds of gossip news. What's more, the family's infighting news is not very strict. The inside story is actually fully known by him.

"This is reasonable. The Lujiang River is lonely in the north of the river. If Sun Quan is single-minded to defend it, it is inevitable that the gains will not be worth the loss. Therefore, he transferred his unconcentric cousin, to guard the Lujiang River. He clearly wants to kill people with a knife!" Zhao Feng also sighed. At this time, the Malay newspaper said that most of the defenders in Lujiang City were old, weak, sick, disabled, and full of county soldiers.

"So that's it!" The generals were even more suddenly in their hearts. It seems that what Jiang Gan said was true. In this case, Sun Fu is already an orphan. Zi Jing, it's up to you to write a letter to persuade the surrender, so that the military scribes can copy more than a hundred copies and shoot into the city. Zhao Feng saw that it was getting late today and it was too late to attack the city, so he simply tried the attack first.

"I understand!" That night, Lu Su wrote a letter to persuade him to surrender the letter, and then ordered people to shoot into the city. The effect was still obvious. At dawn the next morning, the gate of Lujiang City was opened. At first, a young man who looked more heroic than martial arts held the official seal and led a group of civil and military officials out of the city to ask for surrender.

"See General Zhao!" Seeing Zhao Feng driving in front of the horse, the leading teenager also quickly stepped forward with two people and fell down in front of the horse. There is no need to be polite. Is your Excellency Sun Fu, the governor of Lujiang? Zhao Feng asked. After a closer look, he was really young. Think about it, Sun Quan is only 18 years old this year. He is Sun Quan's cousin, and it is estimated that he is only 17 years old.

Sun Fu smiled bitterly when he heard the words, and then said, "I was ordered to guard Lujiang, but I was not the governor of Lujiang. Gu Yong, the governor of Lujiang, is in Shucheng County, Jiangnan. As soon as he said this, he immediately revealed the identity of his abandoned son. Zhao Feng also understood when he heard the words that he had confiscated the official seal of Sun Fu's broken captain, but ordered him to be an official under the command of his general Zhengnan and settle it first.

At this point, the Xuzhou army wiped out the Lujiang River, Sun Quan's only stronghold in Jiangbei, almost without spending a single soldier. From Sun Fu's mouth, Zhao Feng learned that Sun Quan had merged the part of the south of the Lujiang River into Danyang County, and his brothers Sun Yi and Gu Yong led 20,000 elite soldiers to guard it.

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