Chapter 92 Fraudulent surrender
Thinking of the content of the letter, Wu Xiong had to be careful. After he left the city, he opened the bamboo slip, but the content on the bamboo slip scared him. Although he is not a veteran of Jingzhou, he also knows the hatred between Jingzhou and Jiangdong. How can such hatred meet? If Liu Biao knows that Xu Shu and Jiangdong are secretly negotiating peace, 80% of them will immediately send people to take Xu Shu's head. However, Xu Shu's explanation after the letter reassured him a lot, and he was about to burn the letter and rushed to Jiangdong Camp.
Wu Xiong looked at several people and smiled and said, "I think the governor should know what the world is doing at present. I don't know if the governor thinks that this is the time to start a war?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Isn't this really the time to start a war?"
Wu Xiong said, "Since the governor and my military division both know that this is not the time to start a war, why not discuss the truce for the time being and wait for a decisive battle in the future?"
Zhou Yu looked at Wu Xiong and smiled and said, "This is indeed not a good time to start a war, but your Jingzhou army has occupied the two counties in Jiangdong. You should know the geography of these two counties. Will your military division give up the land of these two counties?"
Wu Xiong shook his head in his heart. The land of the two counties is the key to Jingzhou's future attack on Jiangdong. No matter what, he will not give up. However, he did not say on the surface: "My military master said that as long as the governor can show sincerity, the two counties know that it is not impossible to exchange Jiangdong."
Zhou Yu guessed a few points about Wu Xiong's sincerity. The eight achievements were Liu Qi, and Zhou Yu pretended not to know: "I don't know what your military teacher wants?"
Naturally, Wu Xiong would not think that Zhou Yu really didn't know. Xu Shu had told Zhou Yu that his talent was no less than Xu Shu before he came. As long as he reminded him a little, he could guess from these clues. However, Wu Xiong said with an embarrassed face, "As long as Jiangdong can let my eldest son return to Jingzhou safely, then the land of the two counties is not impossible..."
Zhou Yu above hasn't spoken yet, and Tai Shici's face has changed. Liu Qi defeated Jiangdong's five thousand soldiers and horses in Jiangdong and killed Jiangdong's general Sun He. The day before yesterday, the Poyang horse farm was robbed. The huge Jiangdong Liu Qi's more than a thousand cavalry galloped like their own back garden, which was a great shame for Jiangdong. From Jiangdong to Sun Ce to the generals would not let Liu Qi go in any case.
At this time, when he heard Wu Xiong talking, Han Dangdang immediately shouted, "Don't think about it! The governor is here, and he will take back the repair water in a few days. There is no need for Xu Shu to return the two counties of Ai County. It is simply a delusion that you want to exchange my land in Jiangdong for Liu Qi's life.
Hearing Han Dang's roar, Wu Xiong's mind buzzed, frowned and looked at Zhou Yu and said, "I don't know whether General Han is the master or the governor in this army?"
Han Dang's face turned red and said, "Naturally, it's the governor who is in charge. But will Liu Qi never let go?"
Wu Xiong was relieved when he heard this and looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Does the governor have the same mind as General Han?" After saying that, he packed up some messy clothes. I'm afraid that Zhou Yu will leave with a nod.
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "There is nothing in this world that can't be negotiated, only the price you don't want to pay. As long as your military division is willing to show sincerity, Jiangdong is not impossible to let go, Liu Qi. The same words come from the mouths of different people, but the taste is different.
Han Dang looked at Zhou Yu in disbelief and said, "Dadu..." "Huh?" Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at Han Dang. Han Dang lowered his head with a gruous face. Tai Shici patted Han Dang on the shoulder without saying anything. Don't argue with Zhou Yu in the army.
Wu Xiong smiled and said, "Since the governor said so, I won't hide it." With that, he pulled out a bamboo slip from the painting and handed it to Zhou Yu and said, "As long as the governor signs this contract, my military division will give up Xiushui County for the time being. When the eldest son returns to Jingzhou safely, the rest of Ai County will also give up."
Zhou Yu took the bamboo slips. At a glance, he immediately wrote his name on the bamboo slips. After writing, he handed the bamboo slips to Wu Xiong, who looked surprised and said, "Then do as the bamboo slips are said."
Wu Xiong woke up from surprise and looked down at the two big characters of dragon flying and phoenix dancing on the bamboo slips. He secretly admired Zhou Yu's literary style and looked up and said, "In this case, I'm waiting for the governor in Xiushui County to say goodbye."
When Wu Xiong came out of the camp, Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at Tai Shici and Han Dang and asked, "Do you wonder why I agreed to the contract?" Seeing the two nodding, Zhou Yu continued, "Do you know what is written on the contract?" After saying that, the two asked and got up and said, "The contract says that as long as I promise to let Liu Qi go, Xu Shu will give up Xiushui County to Jiangdong." Then he briefly said the content on the contract, but in the end, Xu Shu opened the gate tonight and let Zhou Yu's army enter the city.
Zhou Yu laughed after saying that: "Then Xu Shu really thinks that this little fraudulent plan can hide it from me?"
Tai Shici and Han Dang were shocked. Tai Shici said, "I know it's a fraudulent surrender. Why did the governor sign that contract?"
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter. I know that it's a natural way to deal with fraud." After saying that, he looked at Taishi Ci and said, "I didn't know how to capture the two counties in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect that Xu Shu gave me a good opportunity. General Taishi, you can lead 10,000 people to Ai County to hide, and when Ai County reinforces Xiushui County, they will take Ai County in one fell swoop."
After saying that, Zhou Yu looked at Han Dang and said, "General Han and I led the soldiers and horses to rush to the outside of Xiushui County immediately, camped outside Xiushui County, and blocked the Jingzhou army in the city. I think Xu Shu knew that I had signed the agreement and would send people to ambush outside the city, so I broke his plan and see how he acted."
Tai Shi Ci said, "Da Dudu, if you block the Jingzhou army in the city now, how can Xu Shu still open the gate to welcome the governor into the city?"
Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "No one dares to say that it will rain. Xu Shu still dares to set fire to the mountain. It can be seen that this person must be very happy to travel. I took the army forward either because I saw through his scheme or I was in a hurry to enter the city. Even if I knew it was dangerous, Xu Shu would definitely not let go of this opportunity.
Tai Shici felt that Xu Shu was not a person who liked to take risks, so he listened to Zhou Yu say, "When entering the city, the army only needs to walk slowly, don't be too crowded, and there is evidence to advance and retreat. Even if Xu Shu sets up an ambush in the city, he can capture Xiushui County in one fell swoop.
Han Dang said, "What about the contract signed by the governor and Xu Shu? If it spreads out, won't it say that the governor's words are not credible?
Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Who in the world will believe that Jingzhou will negotiate peace with Jiangdong? Moreover, this peace agreement has not reported how the master did it. Then Xu Shu will not understand."
Han Dang, Tai Shici immediately did not prepare before speaking, and the 30,000 troops were immediately mobilized. Half an hour later, Tai Shici quietly left the camp with 10,000 troops and took a detour to Ai County. Zhou Yu also took the rest of the army to Xiushui County, and only 2,000 soldiers and horses were left in the camp to guard the heavy grain and fodder. Zhou Yu's army has arrived near Xiushui County for a short time.
In Xiushui County, the city wall is heavily guarded with five steps and one post, ten steps and one whistle, and the soldiers in armor stood straight and glanced out of the city wall from time to time.
"Woo-woo..." The sound of the low horn sounded, which made the soldiers in the city turn their eyes to the distance one after another. A team of soldiers and horses on the official road in the dense forest in the distance came out, and the banners were waving. With the sound of the strong wind hunting, the soldiers of the phalanxagons held spears and slowly came to Xiushui County. The army was not yet Arriving, but the morale has come to my face.
The little school guarding the city immediately turned his head and shouted at the soldiers beside him, "Bear the drum immediately and prepare to meet the enemy."
For a moment, the rapid sound of drums spread throughout Xiushui County. The army in the city had been prepared for a long time. A team of soldiers and horses climbed to the tower under the command of Huang Zhong and waited for it. A crossbow stood up and shot outside the city at any time, and the rolling stone was transported to the wall to prepare to the city.
Xu Shu, Huang Zhong and several lieutenants climbed to the tower and looked at the army not far from the city. The military was solemn and morale was high. The indescribable hero was the elite division at first glance. No one would have thought that these two thousand troops had been defeated by Xu Shu.
Xu Shu looked at the army outside the city and said, "Zhu Zhou Yu is really extraordinary. He can train this group of defeated soldiers into such an elite in just a few days." Xu Shu naturally saw that these two thousand soldiers and horses had been trained by Zhou Yu at this moment.
Huang Zhong also nodded and said, "When I fought with General Zhennan in Jingzhou, Zhou Yu was only famous in Jiangdong. In a few years, Zhou Yu had become famous all over the world and became the governor of Jiangdong. Looking at the military affairs of Jiangdong, time really passed quickly and he was old in a blink of an eye." Although he sighed, Huang Zhong, the army outside the city, was also excited, and he couldn't wait to take the soldiers out to kill for a while.
Xu Shu smiled and said, "The general is always strong. I'm afraid that few people in Jingzhou are the general's opponents."
Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "Although I am confident, I dare not be arrogant. In Jingzhou, not to mention the two generals Wang Wei and Wenpin, it is said that none of the five tigers in Jingnan are bad. In another two years, I'm afraid I will not be their opponent. Not to mention how many strange people are hidden in Jingxiang, and there are more people than me.
Xu Shu did not object this time. Yang Ling is one of the five tigers in Jingnan, with infinite strength. In terms of strength, even Huang Zhong is not as good as Huang Zhong, and there are many celebrities and sages around Jing Xiang, but Liu Biao is not important. He has decided to persuade him to recruit these talents when Liu Qi comes back.
While talking, Jiangdong's army has approached Xiushui County, and 20,000 troops have formed a round array of defense. At the same time, soldiers have built simple camps as a temporary resting place.