Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 212 Prepared a Surprise for Jiangdong

Inside the Lincheng County Government Mansion, the three of them were silent for a long time.

In the end, it was Sun Quan who made the decision and chased north.

But Zhou Yu still has reservations, he believes that we should proceed with caution.

Because there is no news coming from the north at present, if you rush north to chase, it will be easy for Lu Meng to attack from both sides.

The situation before them is actually very serious. Since they don't know the specific movements of Shen Chen, if they make a wrong choice, it will cause very serious consequences.

"It's just too passive for us to do nothing like this."

Lu Su analyzed and said: "We should do something, at least we should immediately send people down Qingshui and enter Shushui to see the situation."

"Ah."

Zhou Yu glanced at the sky outside, nodded and said, "It is true that the scouts should be sent out first."

Sun Quan said anxiously: "Now they have set off for a day, and they can kill Wuhu in just one day's practice along the Jingshui River. Are we still sitting here waiting for news?"

Lu Su persuaded: "Wu Hou, don't be in a hurry. If you attack rashly, you will easily fall into Shen Chen's trap. The most important thing now is to find out where the others are."

"What does Gong Jin mean?" Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu and asked, "Do you think we still have to stand still and wait for news?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, "Occupy Lingyang first tonight. Tomorrow morning, the army will go south first. Part of it will guard Qingshui and the river mouth behind Jinghu Lake, and part of it will enter Jinghu Lake to search for Shen Chen, and then let Lu Meng and Xu Sheng go north."

"Let Lu Meng and Xu Sheng go north?"

Lu Su wondered: "Why do you want to mobilize Lu Meng, Xu Sheng and the others?"

Zhou Yu explained: "Zijing, think about it. If they really set up a suspicious formation and actually went south to Yi County, the target is very likely to be Lv Meng and Xu Sheng's troops. If we stay in Jinghu because of their suspicious soldiers, we can't do it for a short time. Support them, lest they be attacked from both sides."

Lu Meng and Xu Sheng were not in the city of Yi County, but lurking in the wild forest near Yunxi.

Their army is only 8000 people, while Liu Pan's army has more than 2 people, and Shen Chen has more than 4000 people. It is still very easy to annihilate them.

Therefore, considering that Zhou Yu and the others really don't know where Shen Chen is now, and they can't act rashly, they must put Lu Meng and Xu Sheng in a relatively safe position.

Otherwise, if the opponent uses these suspicious soldiers to deliberately slow down Zhou Yu and the others, and instead annihilates Lu Meng and Xu Sheng, the situation will become very bad.

This is the so-called dilemma.

If you go south to Yi County, you have to worry about whether Shen Chen didn’t go to Yi County at all, but went north to Wuhu. If you make a mistake in your judgment, Zhou Yu’s main force will go to Yi County within a few days, and everyone can kill Taihu Lake. .

But if you choose to go north to Wuhu, what if they go to Yi County?Lv Meng and Xu Sheng's troops are single and weak, and if they are flanked by Shen Chen and Liu Pan, their entire army may be wiped out.

So the current situation is very bad for them. Only by judging Shen Chen's intentions correctly can they take the initiative and calmly arrange the war situation.

And if the judgment is wrong, it will naturally lose everything.

But he couldn't do nothing, and stayed in Lincheng to wait for the scouts to report the news.

After all, Lincheng is very far from Jiangdong or Yi County, and it takes several days by boat.

When the scouts give the news, Shen Chen can go to Qiantang from Jingshui, Zhongjiang, and Taihu Lake, and Liu Pan can also go to Qiantang County through Zhejiang.

Therefore, it is necessary to check the news while doing something.

So what to do?

Zhou Yu pointed to the map and said: "Marquis Wu, Zijing, look, this is the entrance of Jinghu Lake. We should send people to control this place first, and then let Lu Meng and Xu Sheng go north to control the passage between Shushui and Jinghu Lake."

Lu Su looked over, nodded slightly and said: "Well, if Lu Meng and Xu Sheng go north, they can still check for Shen Chen's traces along the way. As long as they don't find Shen Chen, they can tell that Shen Chen at least did not go south from Shushui to Yi County, but Stay in Jinghu Lake, or have already gone north to Jingshui."

Zhou Yu said again: "That's right, as long as we control the entrances of Qingshui and Shushui rivers leading to Jinghu Lake, we can take the initiative. Then we will send people to pursue along Jingshui in the north, as long as we can confirm that Shen Chen has left Jinghu water, we can immediately return to Jiangdong!"

Sun Quan looked at the map. Zhou Yu and Lu Su spoke very plainly, so he naturally understood.

What they meant was that although they didn't know the other party's intentions, they could temporarily shrink the encirclement. Xu Sheng and Lu Meng pushed north, while they pushed south.

In this way, if Shen Chen chooses to go south, when he arrives in Yi County, Xu Sheng and Lu Meng will know the situation, and they can intercept it immediately, and then send people to notify Zhou Yu and Lu Su to mobilize the main force to encircle and suppress.

If he chooses to go north, they can also join Xu Sheng and Lu Meng, and then immediately go north from Jingshui to Jiangdong.

There's just one more problem.

Sun Quan pondered for a moment and said: "Shen Chen is going by boat. If he chooses to go south, he will be able to reach Yi County within a day. We will send someone to notify Lu Meng and Xu Sheng. It may be too late."

"Wu Hou may not know."

Zhou Yu smiled and pointed to the part of Shuxi on the map and said: "Shushui is a river that flows into Jinghu Lake from south to north. Its upstream is very narrow, and large ships cannot pass through it. It does not flow into the county seat of Yixian County, but only into Yixian County. within the territory, so their speed will not be too fast, after arriving here, they have to get off the boat and walk, or take a small boat."

Sun Quan looked in the direction indicated by Zhou Yu on the map, and saw that the place was called Wuliting, so he asked, "How far is it from Jinghu Lake? If we leave from Lincheng, how many days will it take to arrive?"

Zhou Yu said: "It is more than 150 miles away from Jinghu Lake. It takes at least three to four days to go against the current. Three days, so if we send someone to inform Lu Meng and Xu Sheng, there must be enough time."

This is why Zhou Yu believed that the encirclement plan could be implemented, because Shushui, that is, the upper reaches of the Shuxi River in later generations, has become a small river, and the narrowest part of the river is only seven or eight meters wide, which cannot accommodate a troop transport ship like Dajian at all. .

Small boats such as Lunao, Maotu, Walker, scouts, yachts, and flying boats can pass, but the upstream mountain torrent erupts, and the water flow is extremely fast. Going upstream, the speed of the boat is not even as fast as walking.

On the other hand, if Zhou Yu sent someone to notify Lu Meng, he could take the Yangtze River upstream first, and then enter the Yunxi River. It only took two days to notify Lu Meng by water.

On Lu Meng's side, he went down the river all the way, coming out of Yunxi River, and relying on the speed of the water all the way, he could quickly reach Lincheng County.

So in terms of time planning, Zhou Yu thinks it must be in time.

Seeing that the plan was cautious and thorough, Sun Quan nodded approvingly and said, "That's right, Gongjin and Zijing's plan is indeed detailed and thoughtful, so let's do it according to your wishes."

"only!"

The two bowed their hands to salute, and immediately went to make arrangements.

After leaving the gate of the county government mansion, Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, both quite helpless.

"Gongjin, your prestige is about to plummet with this slap in the face."

Lu Su said.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "There is no way to do this, the majesty of Marquis Wu must be maintained."

"Ugh."

Lu Su sighed: "This matter is indeed our fault."

"Ah."

Zhou Yu said: "For the current plan, only by capturing Shen Chen alive can the humiliation of Marquis Wu be washed away. Otherwise, if he is allowed to escape, if something happens in the future, Marquis Wu may become the laughing stock of the world."

Lu Su said: "This man is full of tricks and is indeed difficult to deal with. However, Gong Jin's planning is prudent, so he should be able to catch him."

"Better so."

Zhou Yu nodded, then separated from Lu Su outside the county government office, and went to the military camp to give orders by himself.

It's just that after leaving, the originally confident face unconsciously showed a trace of sadness, and when he raised his head to look at the bright and clear moon sky, he felt a little melancholy.

In this battle, they were indeed very passive. They didn't even know where the enemy's shadow was. The unknown made people feel worried and scary.

I just hope that all goes well.

Soon night will come.

The Jiangdong Army in Lincheng began to act.

When Shen Chenjun left during the day, Zhou Yu ordered Ling Tong and Dong Xi on the front line to start clearing the logs that Shen Chenjun had placed on the river to stop them.

It turned out that these logs were tied up with ropes and canes, and fixed on the shore to intercept their ships.

Now just cut the strings and they will float away naturally.

The main force of the Jiangdong Army, more than 1 people, entered Lingyang. By daytime the next day, the army officially entered Jinghu Lake in a mighty way. Some stayed at the entrance of Jinghu Lake, while others went deep into Jinghu Lake to search for Shen Chen's trace.

At the same time, Zhou Yu sent a large number of scouts to Anwu, Xuancheng, and Jing counties in the north, and to Yi county in the south, to follow Shen Chen's footsteps, and he must find a way to find his location.

On the fourth day, Lu Meng replied that he and Xu Sheng had already started heading north, moving from deep mountains and old forests to Shushui.

And the scouts from Anwu and other places also reported that there were a small number of Jiangxia navy guards in these places. As soon as the scouts approached the city, they were shot back by random arrows. It seemed that all signs indicated that Shen Chen had gone north to Wuhu.

When Sun Quan learned of this, he immediately asked Zhou Yu to pursue him, but Zhou Yu was unmoved. He had already sent someone to Wuhu to inquire about the situation. Although Wuhu was too far away, it would take two days to go around the Yangtze River, and the return was at least It will take three or four days, but he doesn't want to pursue blindly.

Until July [-]th, five days after Shen Chen left Lingyang, news came from Lu Meng and Xu Sheng that they had walked north along Shushui River for three days, but they had not seen any trace of Shen Chen. According to news, several large boats have passed through Wuhu.

"Chase!"

After the information was gathered to Zhou Yu, and after discussing with Sun Quan, Zhou Yu immediately gave an order and began to pursue northward.

There were very few Jiangxia naval troops left behind in Anwu, Xuancheng, Jingxian and other places. Seeing the main force of the Jiangdong army coming, they all abandoned the city and fled, and disappeared into the mountains and forests to the east.

Sun Quan ignored them and went down the river. On the [-]th day of the seventh month, when he was about to arrive in Wuhu, the defenders of Liyang came to report and saw the boats entering Jushui.

Jushui is the Shuiyang River of later generations, but not all.Both Shuiyang River and Jushui River originated in Jixi County in later generations, but in the downstream, one flowed northwest and Qingyi River into the Yangtze River, and the other flowed due north into Zhongjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River at that time.

So at that time, if you followed the Zhongjiang River from the Yangtze River to the east, there were two forks that could go deep into the southeast hills, and one was from Jingshui, which is the later Qingyi River.A clause of water, that is, Shuiyangjiang in later generations.

Knowing this, Zhou Yu turned pale with shock, and immediately realized that he had been set aside by Shen Chen, so he immediately returned to the voyage, and at the same time sent someone to immediately notify Lu Meng and Xu Sheng, who had already arrived at Jinghukou, to pursue them.

"Overland!"

On the big Jiangdong ship, Zhou Yu clenched his fist and slammed it on the ship's side. He already knew how Shen Chen got rid of his scouts.

I am afraid that when they entered Shushui, they sent a small force to drive several large boats southward, deliberately passing Wuhu slowly to delay time, and at the same time, the main force followed the right bank of Shushui to go southward by land.

Although Lu Meng and Xu Sheng also traveled by land, they walked on the left bank of Shushui. Shushui flows from south to north, so the west is left and the east is right, and the two sides are perfectly staggered.

Lu Su comforted Zhou Yu and said, "Don't worry about Gong Jin. I know that it is raining lightly these days in Yi County and other mountainous areas. Lingyang is more than three hundred miles away from Yi County. Although they travel by land, they must not go fast enough. We travel day and night by boat. We must be able to catch up with them.”

"I know!"

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "Just being teased by this little thief makes me very annoyed."

Lu Su said: "At least we have not been fooled by him and ran directly to Jiangdong. If we had chased Jiangdong before, I am afraid it would be too late to chase now."

"Chase!"

Zhou Yu looked around and gave an order: "Travel day and night, take turns rowing, and we must catch up with them!"

"only!"

The soldiers agreed with a loud bang.

At present, the fleet began to travel day and night, returning to Jinghu Lake.

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A few days ago, on July [-]th.

On this day, Lu Meng and Xu Sheng's troops had already passed Wushan and headed north.

At this time, Shen Chen was still missing, and Zhou Yu was heading north to Wuhu.

In a deep mountain more than 300 miles away, Liu Qi was meeting several guests.

This mountain was named Wushan in the Han Dynasty, and it was probably located in the Fangjialing area of ​​Wushi Town, Huangshan District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province in later generations. It is about 30 kilometers away from Yi County and more than 80 kilometers away from Jinghu Lake.

The mountains here are steep, and the mountains and forests on both sides are dense. The only road that can pass is the two sides of Shushui. Wushan is on the right bank of Shushui, and it is only less than one mile away from Shushui.

In a Shanyue tribe deep in Wushan, Liu Qi met Chen Pu and Zu Shan, the leaders of the two strongest Shanyue tribes around Yi County in the hut under the tree.

Both of them were dressed in different clothes from the Han people. One was about thirty, and the other was about forty.

They both had grudges with Jiangdong, and Sun Quan sent He Qi to exterminate them in history, which shows that they have always been in a hostile relationship.

It's just that Jiangdong is powerful, and they didn't dare to take the initiative to attack Jiangdong in history, and now Sun Quan took revenge on the Shanyue tribe who led the way for Liu Pan, so no matter how Liu Qi lobbied, they dared not send troops to help.

"Chen Dazong is handsome, Zu Dazong is handsome."

Liu Qi looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Jiangdong and you Shanyue people are in conflict. The so-called cold lips and teeth are dead. Now they are not attacking you because the Jingzhou army is fighting Jiangdong. Once we are defeated, you will be next. "

Zu Shan shook his head and said: "I know what the eldest son means, but we have already hid in the deep mountains. Jiangdong is powerful, so we dare not fight them. If the general wants us to send troops, then forget it."

Liu Qi thought for a while and said, "How did you think about the previous matter? I have already sent a large number of ships to deliver food and grass from Wuxi to your tribe. If you agree to this matter, the food will be given to you."

"Well."

Chen Pu pondered.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "Haven't your people been monitoring the Jiangdong army? Lu Meng and Xu Sheng are gone, what else do you have to worry about?"

"Let's wait."

Zu Shan said: "Jiangdong has also sent people to our tribe to warn us these days. Before we see something, we should proceed with caution."

"That's true."

Liu Qi said: "Chen Dang and Zu Miao should be back soon."

After a while, Chen Dang hurried in and said, "Brother, I've read it. The Wuxi tribe, more than 20 miles away from us, does have a lot of food."

Zu Shan's son Zu Miao also came in and said, "Father, the Han people are right. I also saw a lot of ships and food."

Chen Pu immediately said: "In that case, we agree."

"Wait!"

Zu Shan suddenly looked at Liu Qi and said with a smile: "The grain and grass have already been transported to our tribe, aren't you afraid that we will go back on our word?"

"Chen Zongshuai, Xiaozushuai, what did the boat look like when you saw the grain and grass?"

Liu Qi looked at Chen Dang and Zu Miao with a smile.

Chen Dang scratched his head and said, "Bound together with ropes, Wuxi was blocked."

"Looks like it's got grease on it."

Zu Miao said.

Liu Qi looked at Chen Pu and Zu Shan and said, "If you two break your promise, it will be a matter of fire. Can your small tribe stop our tens of thousands of troops?"

The faces of the two changed slightly.

Liu Pan sent more than 1 people over this time, and with the addition of Liu Qi's army, the Jiangxia navy was also close to 2.

Although each of their tribes has tens of thousands, that is plus the old and the weak, women and children.

Moreover, the technology of the Shanyue people is underdeveloped, and their ironware, bows and arrows are far behind the Han people. Even if there are more people, if they confront the Jiangxia navy head-on, they will undoubtedly lose.

In history, He Qiping commanded hundreds of thousands of Shanyue, and the number of soldiers he led did not exceed [-]. Shanyue was still stationed in a mountain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and was wiped out.

This shows the huge gap in strength between the Shanyue forces and the Han people.

So if they don't agree to this transaction, then Liu Qi can let the soldiers on the Wuxi side burn the food, and then lead the army to retreat back to Nanchang. Anyway, they don't attack the Shanyue people, and the Shanyue people will die if they come to intercept them .

Zu Shan immediately changed his expression and said with a smile: "Just now I was playing with the general, please don't take it to heart."

"Of course."

Liu Qi raised his head and said, "Zhou Yu was transferred to Wuhu by General Shen. Counting the days, they must come in four or five days. Within three days, can the two of you do what I want?"

The two looked at each other, nodded earnestly and said: "We will call all the young and strong of the tribe, 2 people, and we can do it in one day!"

"it is good!"

Liu Qi said: "Then I will make a covenant with the two of you. If it can be achieved, there will be rich rewards in the future!"

"Then make a high five!"

The three of them clapped their hands together and formed a covenant.

Two days later, the flow of Shushui, which was originally like a big river due to the mighty mountain torrent, has been reduced a lot.

And Shen Chen, who was still traveling through mountains and forests, had already noticed this.

He stood beside Shushui and smiled as he watched the river whose water flow dropped significantly.

This time, Jiangdong will definitely be surprised!
(End of this chapter)