Chapter 500

"North?"

Han Dang, the former general of Sun Jian, was a little puzzled, and said, "Gongjin, although the land of Huainan is fertile for thousands of miles, it is the land of the Four Wars. It is connected to Xuzhou in the north, Yuzhou in the west, and Yangzhou in the south. It is difficult to hold if you get it. Besides, Qingzhou's soldiers are very powerful, and Cao Mengde is a man of the same generation as Wen Taigong, and he is very experienced in using troops."

"On the other hand, Jiangxia Huang Zu, firstly, Wentai Gong died at the hands of Huang Zu's old thief, and we have a blood feud with Huang Zu, so we must report it!" Han Dang gritted his teeth: "Secondly, there are many rivers, lakes and seas in our army. The combat power of the naval army is not weak, but going north to Huainan to compete with Cao Cao, isn't that the strength of self-sacrifice?"

Han Dangnai was a veteran general in the army, and the question he raised was to criticize the current situation. The generals of the Jiangdong Army also felt that it was very reasonable, and they all echoed.

Sun Ce also somewhat agreed with Han Dang's opinion, especially the second point, his father Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu, if he didn't avenge his revenge, wouldn't he be the Son of Man?

However, Sun Ce was more aware of the strategic talent of his sworn brother, so he said bluntly: "Gong Jin, you must have your reasons for going north, explain to everyone."

Zhou Yu cupped his hands and asked Han Dang, "Old General Yigong, if our army does not attack Jiang Xia, will Huang Zu take the initiative to attack our army?"

Han Dang shook his head and said, "Of course not. The old traitor Liu Jingsheng has more than enough to guard his career and is not aggressive enough. Huang Zu is restrained by him. If our army does not provoke them, naturally they will not attack our army."

Zhou Yu smiled: "So, where is Cao Cao?"

"Cao Cao?"

"Everyone!" Zhou Yu raised his voice and said seriously: "Cao Mengde is a hero in troubled times. He conquered a million yellow scarves and shocked Qingzhou. He led his troops southward to take Xuzhou, but he also captured Huainan with insatiable greed!"

"Cao Cao's ambition is in the world. Although he occupies Huainan now, he will definitely not be satisfied!" Zhou Yu said loudly: "Cao Cao's next step is to go west to Yuzhou or south to Yangzhou, and Yuzhou is Liu Bei's territory, and Liu Bei is Liu Yuqing As a vassal, if Cao Cao sent troops to Yuzhou, with Liu Ye's strength, he would definitely not sit idly by."

"Then, Cao Cao is most likely to send troops to - Yangzhou!"

Zhou Yu's eyes were shining brightly: "Our army is now on the border with Cao Cao. The war will sooner or later. Instead of waiting until Cao Cao goes south, it is better for our army to strike first and attack Huainan!"

"So that's the case, as expected of Gongjin!"

"In this way, our army will go north instead of west."

Seeing Zhou Yu's eloquent and eloquent convincing Jiangdong generals, Sun Ce nodded in satisfaction, and concluded: "In this case, then according to what Gong Jin said, our army will rest for the time being to appease the people of Jiangdong. Training, when the time is right, lead the army north to attack Huainan!"

"As for my father's vengeance, I will report it in the future." Sun Ce mused, "Leave Huang Zu's life as a dog for the time being, and I will personally lead the army to fight against him in the future!"

"Bo Fu." Zhou Yu said again: "Lujiang County is located in the north of the Yangtze River. It connects the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is an important town for our army. We need to arrange a general to guard it."

"Hmm..." Sun Ce thought for a while, then looked at Tai Shici: "Is Ziyi willing to take on this important task?"

Taishi Ci was very happy, stepped out of the queue, and said proudly: "Thank you for your trust, my lord. Ci will do my best to train soldiers for my lord and guard the Lujiang River."

"Bo Fu." Sun Ce's uncle, Sun Jing, called out, with some worries on his brows.

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

"Although Ziyi is brave, he is not safe, or let Demou assist him." Sun Jing advised.

Tai Shici and Sun Ce did not know each other, they admired each other after a fierce fight, they are heroes who cherish heroes, so Sun Ce felt relieved to let Tai Shici go to Jing County to accept the surrender.

But Sun Jing was not so open-minded. In his eyes, Tai Shici was a new general after all, and veteran generals such as Huang Gai and Cheng Pu were more reliable.

Sun Ce frowned, and just wanted to refuse, but Zhou Yu gave him a wink and nodded slightly.

"Okay." Sun Ce changed his words: "In this case, Old General Cheng is the governor of Lujiang County, with Ziyi as his assistant."

"My lord, please don't worry." The old and strong Cheng Pu stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "The veteran will definitely guard the Lujiang River for my lord."

"Well, if that's the case, I will leave you with 6,000 soldiers. After a short rest, I will lead the army back to Wu County." Sun Ce said.

"At present, there is still one person in our army who needs to be dealt with." Zhou Yu said suddenly.

"Oh, who is it?" Chen Wu asked curiously.

"Yuan, Yao." Zhou Yu paused every word.

Sun Ce frowned, and said impatiently: "Yuan Shu is dead, so what is Yuan Yao? Just kill him directly, and save a ration."

Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly: "Bo Fu, don't underestimate this Prince Yuan. If you use it well, this man is worth five thousand elite soldiers."

"Is this person worthy of five thousand elite soldiers?" Sun Ce said disdainfully.

"Haha, do you guys know who hates Prince Yuan the most?" Zhou Yu laughed.

"Could it be Liu Ye?" Tai Shici asked with an idea.

"Ziyi's words are right." Zhou Yu affirmed: "Liu Ye supported the emperor, and his power went straight to Huo Guang back then, and Yuan Shu's fraudulent claim to be a false emperor undoubtedly weakened the authority of the emperor. Therefore, Liu Ye raised an army to fight for a name. points."

"If our army sent Yuan Yao's head to Liu Ye for the sake of destroying the Yuan family, how could Liu Ye be stingy with the reward?" Zhou Yu laughed.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect this Prince Yuan to be useful, hahaha!" Sun Ce laughed for a while, and then said: "Send me an order to behead Yuan Yao's son, and send it in a brocade box to Liu Ye."

"Bo Fu, please order Lu Zijing to draft a letter and go to Runan in person. He is very talented and he is Yu's friend." Zhou Yu said.

"Lu Zijing, I heard about it a long time ago." Sun Ce nodded in agreement.

Lu Su is a good friend of Zhou Yu. In the early years, Zhou Yu borrowed food from Lu Su. The generous and generous Lu Su paid 10,000 hu for a move, so the two became friends, and Zhou Yu always praised Lu Su's talent.

Poor Yuan Yao, who lived under the shadow of his father Yuan Shu all his life, was forced to become the prince of the Zhong family. However, Yuan Shu died not long after, and Yuan Yao, the prince, naturally became the target of public criticism.

With the flash of a knife, Yuan Yao's tragedy finally came to an end. After being limed, the head was packed in an exquisite brocade box, and sent to Runan City together with a letter written by Lu Su.

"Great General, Sun Ce's envoy brought you a letter and a brocade box!"

"Order Sun Ce's envoy to enter."

After hearing the announcement, Lu Su lightly adjusted his clothes, walked into the meeting hall in a calm manner, bowed his hands to Liu Ye who was sitting on the main seat, and said: "Lu Su, the envoy of Sun Dangkou, I have seen Your Excellency the General."