Three Kingdoms: defect to Liu Bei and backhand intercept Mrs. Hu Mi

Chapter 161 Liu Bei’s helplessness and frustration
Moling City, on the city wall.

Liu Bei and Sun Qian stood side by side.

Looking in the direction of Shouchun City, both of them had a hint of worry in their eyes.

Although Lin Fan's move southward was small, the movement of Po Xuyi was too big. Liu Bei, who was already wary of him, naturally got the news immediately.

"Gongyou, how long do you think Yuan Shu can fight in Huainan?"

Sun Qian was stunned and was about to retort, but after pondering for a long time, he said with a wry smile: "If he can persist for half a year, it means Yuan Shu is powerful enough."

"If Yuan Shu does not die in Shouchun and continues to hold on in Hefei, he may be able to delay more time."

"But will Lin Fan give him this chance?"

Liu Bei sighed: "I think Yuan Shu can persist for three months, which is already considered remarkable!"

"Ok?"

Sun Qian was stunned and said in confusion: "With [-] elite soldiers, plus Yuan Shu's management in Shouchun City, how can it be possible that we can't last even three months?"

"Does the Lord think too highly of Lin Fan?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "It's not that I think too highly of him, it's that everyone underestimates him."

"In less than three months, Lin Fan occupied Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and now Huainan."

"Defeated me, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and the coalition forces, and annihilated more than 50 enemies."

"Do you think such a person can be predicted based on common sense?"

Sun Qian was silent and didn't speak for a long time.

Liu Bei continued: "Being able to gain three months means that Yuan Shu has done something for the people of the world."

"And within these three months, we must make Yangzhou's operations monolithic."

"Do you think Gongyou is enough?"

Sun Qian pondered for a long time and shook his head: "Although my lord successfully entered Moling and accepted Liu Yao Zhoumu's [-] naval troops and Moling's [-] defenders, the other counties have their own agendas."

"Kuiji, Wujun, Guangling, Jiujiang, Yuzhang, etc. are not in hand."

"How can we completely win it down in three months?"

"What's more. What's more, Chen Bing, under Sun Ce's command, is searching for warships in the Yangtze River day and night. It is obvious that he wants to use Jiujiang as the basis to seize control of Jiangdong."

"This man is as brave as his father. The good generals under his command are all veterans who followed Sun Wentai on the battlefield. The whole army is united, and it will be even more difficult to destroy him."

"Even if it becomes a tug-of-war, it will give Lin Fan, who is going south, an opportunity to reap the benefits."

"Therefore. Therefore, we are afraid that we can only acquiesce."

The words were not finished yet, but the helplessness and frustration in them were extremely strong.

Liu Bei naturally understood the meaning of Sun Qian's words and was silent for a while: "Alas!"

"I thought that by accepting Liu Yao's forces and taking control of Yangzhou, I would integrate the forces of all parties. Unexpectedly, even with Lin Fan, a big enemy, they are still unwilling to submit."

Sun Qiandao: "These powerful and powerful people are short-sighted. They think that there are natural dangers in the Yangtze River. How can Lin Fan cross the Yangtze River even if he sends troops to the north bank?"

"As long as they can't cross the Yangtze River, no matter how powerful they are, what does it have to do with them?"

"So asking them to give up the power they have now is as difficult as going to heaven."

Liu Bei sighed quietly: "Yes!"

"Had it not been for their own evil intentions, when the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, they would have been able to reorganize the world and make the Han Empire shine again."

"Unfortunately"

"Unfortunately"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps.

"My lord, General Taishi Ci of Guangling has received good news!!"

Familiar voices and familiar figures made Liu Bei and Sun Qian focus on the entrance to the city wall.

But Jian Yong came with a happy face.

Liu Bei, who was originally looking sad, finally had a smile on his face.

"Xianhe, you finally brought me good news."

"I've been having a lot of headaches during this time."

Jian Yong smiled: "There is one more good thing!"

"Oh?" "Do good things come in pairs?"

"let me guess!!"

Liu Bei's eyes were full of surprise. He pondered for a while and then said with a smile: "Could it be that Wang Lang has figured it out and is willing to hand over the general to us?"

Jian Yong shook his head: "No!"

"The siege of Jiujiang has been lifted, and Sun Ce led his troops to falsely open the gates of Wancheng. Now the entire Luling is in Sun Ce's hands. Judging from the current situation, he will not be able to spare the energy to go south in a short time."

"As long as our army frees up its hands and lets the navy line up on the Yangtze River, Sun Ce can only stare and dare not cross the river at all."

"That is to say, Jiujiang and Yuzhang will be returned to the jurisdiction of Yangzhou."

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and after a brief pause, his eyes flashed with dazzling light.

"it is good!"

"it is good!!"

"I didn't expect that Sun Ce would return to capture Luling at the critical moment."

"We have broken through Guangling and are capable of blocking the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"Sun Ce does not have an organized naval force, so crossing the river is as difficult as climbing to the sky."

"It's really good news!"

"Hahaha!!"

Liu Bei laughed wildly, with a smile on his face like a flower.

Jian Yong was also in a good mood with a smile on his face.

But only Sun Qian's face didn't look happy at all. Instead, there was a deep worry.

"Gongyou, what's wrong with you?"

"Isn't what Xianhe said wrong?"

"Our analysis just now is based on my point of view that time does not depend on me. Now Sun Ce has taken the initiative to retreat and occupy Luling. We have also captured Guangling. We have plenty of time to stop Sun Ce."

"As long as we control the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Yuzhang and Jiujiang are the turtles in the urn and can be eaten at any time."

Sun Qian sighed softly and shook his head: "How long will it take, my lord, to capture the land of the four counties?"

Liu Bei, who was originally smiling, froze on the spot: "Even if you can't eat it for a while, as long as you control the Yangtze River defense line in the middle and lower reaches, you will have no worries."

Sun Qiandao: "Not to mention how much energy these chaos restrained, just saying that Lin Fan captured Huainan and Chen Bing's troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Just the unparalleled sense of oppression can make all soldiers fearful."

"Now that the rear is unstable, who will have the will to fight?"

"If the military is unmotivated, how can we stop Lin Fan?"

"Not to mention that stopping Sun Ce in Luling is forcing him to go to a dead end."

"Lin Fan is coming to kill. Wancheng is just an isolated city, how can it be defended?"

"What would Sun Ce consider in despair?"

"I'm afraid they will choose the stronger side to surrender."

"Lin Fan is like a tiger with wings, and he has gained a tiger general for nothing. On the other hand, people in our army are panicking. How can we stop Lin Fan?"

Liu Bei and Jian Yong looked pale, looked at each other, and said with a wry smile: "Does this mean that half of Yangzhou must be given to Sun Ce?"

"Did he get us right?"

Sun Qian smiled bitterly and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, the current situation is like this."

"My lord cannot ignore the overall situation, so you have to suffer the consequences!"

The bitterness on Liu Bei's face became even stronger, his eyes were full of reluctance, and he nodded slowly for a while.

"Tap Tap"

There was another sound of footsteps.

"Reporting to my lord, Sun Qian sent someone to deliver the message!"

Liu Bei was stunned and said with a wry smile: "It came so fast!"

"Gongyou, you guessed it right again this time!"

Sun Qian also smiled bitterly and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)