Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 76
After Bai Tu gathered more than 100 civilian horses in Shu City, he fled with more than 100 people overnight. It was not until noon the next day that he found no signs of pursuers, and he was completely relieved!

It seems that Zhou Yu should have already acted...

This reminded Bai Tu of Zhuge Liang's empty city plan in the novel - if that really happened, it must have been Sima Yi's situation in Wei at that time that made him take the initiative to let Zhuge Liang go out of considerations outside the battlefield, and also Can you imagine how arrogant and aggrieved Sima Yi was at that time?

What was arrogant was that he actually dared to use the excuse "I thought there was an ambush here" to retreat directly without worrying about Cao Wei's censure. What was aggrieved was that... Zhuge Liang had to let go of his own psychology through him and let him act. A fool for once.

Of course, even if he knew that Zhou Yu was acting, Bai Tu still kept going - after all, Zhou Yu couldn't act so fake, and sooner or later he would still find out and pursue him.

According to Lu Su's previous plan, Bai Tu and his party took a detour eastward, preparing to cross the river from Liyang in Jiujiang County and return to Moling.

Before leaving, Bai Tu also used his official seal to contact his adoptive father Lu Bu, as well as Gan Ning and Chen Gong who were "bluffing" in the Moling area.

Indeed, when Bai Tu left for a day and a half, that is, after Sun Ce foolishly built a ladder and rushed a car for a day, Zhou Yu still couldn't play anymore and launched an attack. After that... he directly broke the city and occupied Shucheng, which had not been captured for two years. .

"Gong Jin, a wise man will make mistakes after many considerations, so don't worry too much..."

"Hey, it's also my fault for not sticking to my own opinion."

"But it ended well. We didn't lose many people."

"Besides, the old man is wise, and the treasury has been sealed. Although we don't have a share in Lujiang, if the treasury in the city is emptied, no one will say anything..."

"Don't blame yourself, Bai Tu and Lu Kang ran away, and as for Ziyi... there will be a chance to fight each other in the future!"

Facing Sun Ce's consolation, Zhou Yu became more and more depressed - he actually fell into the situation where he needed Sun Ce's words to comfort him: "A wise man will surely make a mistake after thinking a lot"?

"The top priority is to appease the people of Shucheng and intercept Bai Tu and others as soon as possible. I have sent someone to notify Liu Xun of Wan County immediately," Zhou Yu said.

In fact, Zhou Yu already knew that Bai Tu should be taking a detour to Jiujiang and wanted to leave from Liyang.

When Zhou Yu received a letter from Lu Su before, he was very distressed - distressed that Lu Su actually voted for Bai Tu!
But as Lu Su said, Zhou Yu now needs Bai Tu to return to Jiangdong, so he was willing to accompany him in this empty city plan before.

And now he is pretending that Bai Tu will return to Yuzhang from Wan County via the same route...

It's just that Zhou Yu and Lu Su, although they are both wise men in the world, but... the human heart has been the most unpredictable since ancient times. When your opponents no longer aim at pure "victory", their plans will also appear. deviation!
For example, Zhou Yu and Lu Su did not expect that Liu Xun from Wan County was taking people down the river and headed straight to Liyang, Jiujiang...

After Bai Tu appeared in Shucheng and Lu Bu used a ranger to disturb the grain road between Wanxian and Shucheng battlefields, Yuan Shu's people basically understood what Chen Gong and Gan Ning were doing on the Yangtze River. The provocation was just a bluff, the other party's purpose was just to rescue Shu Cheng.

After all, with Bai Tuchu's military strength in Jiangdong, even if they barely cross the river, it is impossible to stand. What's the use of just conquering Liyang?

Yuan Shu had at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shouchun, Jiujiang, and Liyang could be recaptured at any time. Moreover, Bai Tu did not have the strength to directly attack Huanglong. Yuan Shu even wished that he would cross the river and die.

However, when Liu Xun, who was in charge of Wancheng, heard that Sun Ce had captured Shucheng, which he had not set foot in for more than a year, but was escaped by Lu Kang and Bai Tu, he immediately chose to raise his troops and march eastward...

It's not because Liu Xun smartly realized the retreat route chosen by Lu Su, but because he just wants to watch Sun Ce's jokes now!
At this time, he was already worried. People like Bai Tu and Lu Kang looked down upon him. He was the second general of Huainan and the prefect of Lujiang, but he could not attack Shucheng for a long time. Bai Tu was also very anxious. As soon as Sun Ce left... Bai Tu actually went to rescue him, and even that old man Lu Kang fled without a fight!
In this case, he just wanted to see Sun Ce's joke - aren't you awesome?Wasn't it because Bai Tu and Lu Kang escaped?

What?Why didn't I stop them in Wanxian area?

Sorry, I, Liu Xun, have unparalleled loyalty and only have my lord in my heart - after I knew that Jiangdong's navy attacked Jiujiang, of course I immediately went to "rescue" him!

As for blocking Bai Tu and Lu Kang, that's your business, Sun Ce.

However... when Liu Xun's movements were reported back to Shucheng and Zhou Yu learned about it, the latter's face turned green!

Is there such an operation?

"Go quickly and tell Bo Fu to return to the city immediately!" Zhou Yu quickly ordered.

After Sun Ce came back, he still complained that he found no trace of Bai Tu and others escaping. After seeing Zhou Yu's unusually serious face, he asked patiently: "Gong Jin, what's wrong?"

"I might have been fooled by Bai Tu before..."

"It doesn't matter! Didn't I tell you not to think too much? The so-called wise man thinks a thousand times..."

"I'm not talking about escaping from the city! It's just that I found that I didn't know enough about them before. Well... I just learned that Lu Zijing, who I mentioned to you last year, has now defected to Baitu. If it's Zijing, If there was a plot, Bai Tu and Lu Kang's escape route would probably be a detour to the east.

It seems to be in danger, but it is actually where the Shengmen is. Especially now, in the Moling area, Jiangdong's naval forces have gathered. As long as they break through the port of Liyang County, they can return to Jiangdong from Liyang! " Zhou Yu interrupted.

After hearing this, Sun Ce said in shock: "That's it, they are so smart!"

"So... let's go to Liyang now." Zhou Yu refrained from complaining.

"Well? Since we are going to chase them, then I might as well take a group of cavalry. There aren't many of them anyway. Gongjin, you'd better stay and take charge of Shucheng." Sun Ce said.

"No, Shucheng won't fall into our hands anyway, and... I'm afraid you'll be fooled by them, so I'll ride over with you on horseback!" Zhou Yu said.

Of course, in fact, Zhou Yu's idea is that if Liu Xun doesn't happen to block Bai Tu, he can't really pursue him. If Bai Tu and the others are unlucky enough to be blocked by Liu Xun, it depends on the situation - secretly To help Bai Tu escape, Liu Xun should take the first step and capture Bai Tu first!
Even Zhou Yu was already thinking about whether he should rush across Liyang and go east of the river if he couldn't do anything, and completely turn against Yuan Shu.

After all, once Bai Tu is left behind, Jiangdong will be nothing more than his own backyard to Yuan Shu...

(End of this chapter)