"Gong Jin, why hasn't Lu Xun and Lu Boyan replied to me?" Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu.
"Milord, do you really want to subdue Lu Xun?" Zhou Yu didn't understand what was going on with Sun Ce. Lu Xun's grandfather and Lu Clan were all killed by you, Sun Ce. You still want to recruit Lu Xun? How is this possible? That's why Zhou Yu didn't have any hope. He immediately poured cold water on Sun Ce. "Milord, Yu thinks that Lu Xun and Lu Boyan won't be subdued. We should immediately send troops to take down the Yangzhou Navy. Only then can we plan our next move!"
"Reporting to Milord, Governor, Wen Pin from the Jingzhou Navy wants to send troops to take over the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Their warships have already turned around and are heading towards us!" The messenger reported to Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.
The Jiangdong Army is currently surrounding the Yangzhou Navy. If the Jingzhou Navy rushes over, how are they going to split the new warships? Sun Ce can't hand over the new warships. That's why he needs to make a decision quickly.
Once he hesitates and the Jingzhou Navy rushes over, it will be troublesome.
"Try to persuade the Jingzhou Navy to stall for time as much as possible!" Zhou Yu said to the messenger on the other side.
"Good! Since Lu Xun and Lu Boyan don't want face, then pass down my order. Everyone get ready … "Sun Ce gritted his teeth and was about to issue an order to take down the Yangzhou Navy first.
But another messenger rushed in. "Milord, Governor, they surrendered! They surrendered!" “
"What surrendered?" Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were both stunned.
"It's the Yangzhou Navy. They surrendered!" The messenger reported to Zhou Yu and Sun Ce happily.
"The Yangzhou Army has surrendered? How could this be? Lu Xun and Lu Boyan actually surrendered? " Zhou Yu did not believe the news at all. He did not know what kind of person Lu Xun and Lu Boyan were, but Zhou Yu knew that Sun Ce and Lu Xun had a family feud.
"Haha, the Yangzhou Navy has surrendered in the end?" Sun Ce looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Tell me in detail!"
"It's true. Lu Xun and Lu Boyan were tied up and brought out! The one with the white flag is his deputy general! "the messenger replied.
Hearing this, Zhou Yu felt a little relieved. With the hatred between Lu Xun and Sun Ce, Lu Xun would definitely not surrender. If Lu Xun was brought out by his deputy general, then it would be easy to explain. In this world, there was no lack of people who were afraid of death.
Although Lu Xun and Lu Boyan did not surrender, the Yangzhou Navy still surrendered. Sun Ce was very happy that the Jiangdong Army had fewer casualties. After all, the Yangzhou Navy still had 6,000 people. Attacking a force of 6,000 people would cause a lot of casualties for the Jiangdong Army.
"Let's go. Gong Jin, come with me to accept the surrender of the Yangzhou Navy!" Sun Ce was in a good mood. Although Lu Xun did not surrender, as long as he caught him, he would eventually surrender.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu walked out and headed towards the Yangzhou Navy.
"Let me go! Let me go! You traitor! Traitor! " Zhou Yu and the others had not yet reached the Yangzhou Navy's warship when they heard someone shouting angrily.
When they got closer, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce saw a young general wearing the armor of the Yangzhou Navy being tied up by several Yangzhou Navy soldiers. The young general was struggling with all his might.
"Milord, Viceroy has arrived!"
"Milord, Viceroy!" The Jiangdong Commandant in charge of surrounding the Yangzhou Navy cupped his fist and saluted Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. Originally, he was waiting for the Milord's order to charge in with his men. Who would have thought that the Yangzhou Navy would surrender?
"Yangzhou's surrendered generals, Yu Cheng and Wei Hong, greet Marquis Wu, Viceroy!" The Yangzhou Navy's deputy general saw Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and immediately knelt down. His sincere attitude made Sun Ce very satisfied.
"At ease, at ease. General Yu, General Wei, please rise!" Sun Ce nodded and let the two surrender generals rise.
"Bah, two traitors! Our Yangzhou Navy is not ashamed to have people like you! " The young general was still shouting loudly. He looked like he was struggling and wanted to bite the two traitors to death on the spot.
"This must be General Lu Xun, Lu Boyan!" Sun Ce was in a good mood. He looked at the young general and said with a smile. "What? General Lu Xun, Lu Boyan, is not willing to surrender to me?"
"Surrender? Haha, only Lu Xun dies standing, not kneels to live! "Lu Xun said disdainfully.
"Oh, is that so?" A cold light flashed in Sun Ce's eyes. "At that time, there was a person called Lu Kang who said the same thing. Unfortunately, he died in the end!"
"Sun Ce, Bofu Sun, I can't wait to eat your flesh and bones!" Lu Xun struggled to bite Sun Ce, but he was pressed to the ground by his own people.
"Governor Wu Hou, this Lu Xun is not willing to surrender, so we acted on our own initiative!"
"A wise man submits to circumstances. General Yu and General Wei did not do anything wrong!" Sun Ce said with a smile.
Naturally, someone reported to Zhou Yu. The Yangzhou Navy had surrendered all their weapons. It could be said that the Yangzhou Navy was now completely defenseless. The reason why the Yangzhou Navy did not stand in rows was because they could not line up on the warships. The second reason was that the Yangzhou Navy still had feelings for the new warships. After all, they had been training for more than half a year. How could they not have feelings for the new warships? If they surrendered to Jiangdong, they would not immediately be given warships. These new warships must have been given to their own troops by Sun Ce.
Therefore, the Yangzhou Navy was unwilling to give up. They hoped that even if they surrendered, they would be able to drive the warships from here to the Jiangdong Navy camp. This was the last part of the journey.
Zhou Yu frowned. However, Sun Ce was very generous and immediately allowed it. This was because the Yangzhou Navy had already taught them how to use their weapons. The ballistae were also gone. It can be said that the Yangzhou Navy had completely lost their ability to resist. Their nostalgia for the past was understandable. Moreover, they really did not know how to drive the new warships.
"Reporting, reporting to Milord, it's not good. The Commander of the Jingzhou Navy, Wen Pin, is on his way here. He said that if Milord doesn't hand over the Yangzhou Warships, don't blame them for turning hostile!"
"Turning hostile? Haha, I did not look for trouble with them. Instead, Jingzhou Wen Pin came to look for trouble with me! Today, I want to see if the Jingzhou Navy will turn hostile with me or if Jiangdong will turn hostile with him. Pass down my order, target the Jingzhou Navy and destroy them! " Sun Ce finally revealed his fangs. Sun Ce had long wanted to get rid of the Jingzhou Army. Only by getting rid of the Jingzhou Army could he attack Jiangxia and Jingzhou. To be honest, Sun Ce was not interested in the Yangzhou Navy because of Cao Cao in the North. Sun Ce was not unaware of Cao Cao's war in the North. The war in the North had stopped because it was winter. When spring came, it would be time for Cao Cao to pacify the North.
Once Cao Cao pacified the North, Yangzhou would be the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, Yangzhou was like a Bodhisattva crossing the river. How could Sun Ce look at Yangzhou's territory?
Yangzhou could resist Cao Cao for a while. If Sun Ce attacked Yangzhou, even if he captured Yangzhou, what would he use to defend it? The Yangzhou Army was not to be trifled with. Sun Ce was not stupid. Therefore, Yangzhou Army was not his first target. However, Jingzhou was different. Jingzhou's wealth had always made Sun Ce drool. If he obtained Jingzhou, then he would have Jingchu. Sun Ce would be in an invincible position. With the Yangtze River as a natural barrier, he would be able to cross the river with Cao Cao. After all, the strength of the Jiangdong Navy was not something that Cao Cao could compare to. He might even be able to enter the Central Plains. This was what Sun Ce wanted.
What's more, Jingzhou's Liu Biao was Sun Ce's father's enemy.
Now that the matter of the Yangzhou Navy was resolved, it was natural to turn hostile. In the past, the Jingzhou Navy relied on the cities to make the Jiangdong Army very uncomfortable. Not only were they unable to completely destroy the enemy, but the cities also caused the Jiangdong Army to suffer countless casualties.
Now, it was different. In order to catch the Yangzhou Navy, the Jiangdong Army had joined together to form a large fishing net. This way, they could not escape even if they wanted to.
On the other hand, the Jiangdong Army had 60,000 troops on their warships. The Jiangdong Army had taken out their capital in order to eliminate Wen Pin's tens of thousands of troops in one fell swoop. After taking down the 50,000 troops, Jiangxia could be said to be defenseless. He wanted Sun Ce's new warships, and he also wanted Jiangxia.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Sun Ce's order has not been passed down yet, but from the place where the Jing Province Army and Jiangdong Army met, there was a loud battle cry.
"What's going on?" Did someone start fighting in advance?
"Wen Pin, you dare to attack first?" You actually dare to attack me first! "Sun Ce was so angry that he laughed. He thought that Jing Province's Wen Pin actually attacked Sun Ce first.
"Milord, something is wrong!" Zhou Yu shook his head. Listening to the sound of fighting, it did not seem like it was fighting with the Jiangdong Army. This was because the Jiangdong Army could understand the Chu dialect. Now, it seemed like the Jingzhou Navy was having an internal strife.
"Internal strife in the Jingzhou Navy? Haha, this is good, this is good! The more you kill, the less my Jiangdong Army will die! " Sun Ce heard Zhou Yu's words and laughed. He originally wanted to eliminate the Jingzhou Navy, but he did not expect the Jingzhou Navy to fight among themselves.
"Could it be that Zhuge Liang's men and Wen Pin's men are fighting?" Sun Ce said with a smile. This means that Zhuge Liang must be subdued by him. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would have nowhere to go. "Tell the brothers not to rush to attack. Wait for the internal strife to end!" Sun Ce guessed half of it right. It was indeed a conflict between Zhuge Liang's men and Wen Pin's men. However, this matter was not beneficial to Sun Ce. On the contrary, what Zhuge Liang's men did was disadvantageous to the Jiangdong Army.
"Internal strife?" Lu Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at Yu Cheng and Wei Hong. It did not look like he was being escorted, but more like an order.
Yu Cheng and Wei Hong nodded. They moved closer to Lu Xun, who was sitting on the side.
"Fire, fire!" Sun Ce looked at the fire and smiled.
"Fire?" Zhou Yu looked at the fire caused by the Jingzhou Navy and was stunned.
"Gong Jin, how many people do you think are left after the internal strife is over?" Sun Ce laughed and said to Zhou Yu. His tone was full of arrogance. The more the Jingzhou Army died, the better it would be for the Jiangdong Army. Die, die, die, more internal strife, more killing.
"Milord, quickly dispatch the troops!" Zhou Yu suddenly became anxious and shouted at Sun Ce.
"Gong Jin? Let's wait for the internal strife to end first! This way, our Jiangdong Army will have fewer casualties! "
"No, Milord, we have to stop the internal strife, stop them!" Zhou Yu shouted. There was a trace of panic on his face.
"Hmm?" Sun Ce was even more confused. He could not wait for the internal strife of the Jingzhou Navy to turn the world upside down. This way, he, Sun Ce, would not have to spend much effort. However, Zhou Yu wanted to send troops to stop them? What kind of logic was this?
"Milord, fire, fire. Fire! Sigh! " Zhou Yu could not explain it clearly. He stomped his feet and shouted, "Soldiers of the Jiangdong Army, follow me to quell the internal strife of the Jingzhou Army. If there are any obstructions, kill without mercy!" Zhou Yu directly issued orders.
"Fire?" Sun Ce also understood a little. The internal strife of the Jingzhou Navy did not matter. Even if they all killed each other, it did not matter. On the contrary, Sun Ce would be very happy. However, this fire was not allowed. One must know that the Jiangdong Army was connected to the Jingzhou Navy. Iron Chain River was most afraid of fire. That was why they chose a day like today. Originally, they wanted to deal with the Jingzhou Navy, but now, they set themselves on fire.
The Jingzhou Navy was set on fire. Do you think that the Jiangdong Army can escape? The two of them were now grasshoppers on the same boat.
That was why Zhou Yu was so excited to stop the internal strife of the Jingzhou Navy and extinguish the fire.
"This, this, this!" Wen Pin was also stunned. When he saw the Jiangdong Navy besieging the Yangzhou Navy, he thought that the Jiangdong Navy wanted to monopolize the Yangzhou Navy. However, Wen Pin would not agree to this. If the Yangzhou Navy had the new warships, then the Jiangdong Navy would be able to achieve great results. If the Jiangdong Navy were to get their hands on the new warships, then what would happen?
The Jingzhou Navy would not need to fight. Therefore, Wen Pin planned to aggressively question Sun Ce. If Sun Ce dared to monopolize the Yangzhou Navy, then Wen Pin would dare to turn hostile.
Wen Pin ordered his subordinates to order Jiang Xia's troops to be the vanguard. This was because Wen Pin's troops had suffered too many losses. If there were more casualties, then Wen Pin would not have the face to see his Lord Liu Biao.
However, he did not expect that Jiang Xia's troops were not willing to be the vanguard. They were not even willing to go out and fight. This angered his subordinates. It must be known that they were the ones who suffered the most casualties. Their hearts were already filled with anger. Now that they were rejected by Jiang Xia's troops, they became even angrier. They were Liu Biao's subordinates. Whether it was their status or treatment, they were higher than Jiang Xia's troops. Naturally, they treated themselves as the masters of the army. When their temper flared up, they naturally took action.
If it was during normal times, these Jiang Xia's subordinates would be really afraid of these subordinates. After all, they were Lord Liu Biao's men. However, this time, they used the wrong people to show off. This group of Jiang Xia's soldiers were selected by Zhuge Liang. When the subordinates killed a Jiangxia Army's captain, they were thoroughly angered. There was originally a secret on the warships, but it was discovered by the subordinates. They were stunned when they saw that the warships were not loaded with soldiers and horses, but with a lot of gunpowder.
In order to keep it a secret, they could only go all the way. This killing was seen by others, and it was like a powder keg exploding.
The Jingzhou Army and Jiang Xia's troops directly started fighting.
Jiang Xia's troops also set the warships on fire. The fire was raging.
Wen Pin wanted to stop the infighting, but everyone was in a killing frenzy. Who would care about Wen Pin?
Hence, Wen Pin could only watch helplessly as the raging fire was ignited.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Jiangdong Navy also moved. Wen Pin's face was ashen. Originally, the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy had about the same number of people. Now that there was infighting, how could they fight?
"General, what about them?" Wen Pin also noticed that something was wrong. Why did the Jiangdong Navy suddenly surge in so many people? Thousands of people suddenly appeared on the warships closest to the Jingzhou Navy.
Wen Pin knew that the Jiangdong Army's warships were overloaded. There must be more than one or two of them. He watched as the Jiangdong Army continuously killed the Jingzhou Navy.
Wen Pin's heart was bleeding. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Ce, Zhou Yu!" He now knew that he had been schemed against by Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. The Jiangdong Army was much more powerful than the Jiangxia Army. The Jingzhou Navy was already not a match for the Jiangdong Army in a one-on-one battle. If there were another ten or twenty thousand, the Jingzhou Navy would not be a match for the Jiangdong Army.
This Sun Ce and Zhou Yu want to destroy the Jingzhou Navy after destroying the Yangzhou Navy. This way, Jiangxia will be within their reach and they will be able to monopolize the new warships of the Yangzhou Navy.
Because everyone was chained together, they could not escape even if they wanted to.
"Good plan, good plan!" Wen Pin clenched his fists so tightly that he didn't even notice his nails digging into his palms.
"Put out the fire! Quickly put out the fire!" Wen Pin saw that the Jiangdong Army had started to put out the fire after killing the Jingzhou Army. Wen Pin laughed and said, "Burn it! Burn it all! Haha, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, you did not expect this!" Wen Pin wanted the fire to burn. From the moment the Jingzhou Navy started to fight, Wen Pin knew that the Jingzhou Navy was finished. But now, Wen Pin suddenly saw hope. The Jiangdong Navy was also finished.
If he died and the enemy didn't die, then his home would suffer. If he died and the enemy died with him, then his home would still be protected, right?
"Men, pass down my orders. Set the fire, the bigger the better!" "Haha, we will all die together!" Wen Pin's face became ferocious as he shouted loudly.
"Reporting, reporting to Milord, this fire, this fire cannot be extinguished!" A captain rushed to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and shouted. "Yes, reporting to Milord, this fire cannot be extinguished!"
"Cannot be extinguished! How can it not be extinguished!" Sun Ce roared as he looked at the fire. The fire was getting bigger and bigger. Putting out the fire was useless.
"Milord, the Jingzhou Navy's warships are filled with gunpowder. It is all gunpowder! Milord, we have been fooled! We have been fooled! " This is the Jingzhou Navy's conspiracy! " The captain cried and shouted at Sun Ce.
"Conspiracy!" The Jingzhou Navy's conspiracy? Once the fire started, no one would be able to escape. The Jingzhou Navy would suffer heavy losses, but the Jiangdong Navy would also suffer.
Moreover, Sun Ce also saw the reports of many captains. The warships of Jiangxia's navy were not loaded with people, they were loaded with gunpowder. The fire would not be extinguished at all.
"Wen Pin, Wen Pin! Ahhhhh! " Sun Ce screamed hysterically. If what the captains said was true, then they had fallen into the Jingzhou Navy's trap.
What a good plan, what a good plan! The Jiangdong Navy's main force was here. Although the Jingzhou Navy would suffer heavy losses, it would be much better than the Jiangdong Army.
"Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang! That's right, Zhuge Liang! Men, bring Zhuge Liang here! " Sun Ce gnashed his teeth in hatred. He had fallen into the Jingzhou Navy's trap. Who was the one in charge of the Jingzhou Navy? Naturally, it was Wen Pin and Zhuge Liang. The one who increased the Jiangdong Navy's forces was Zhuge Liang.
Sun Ce's eyes were full of anger. He wanted to kill, he wanted to kill. Zhuge Liang must die!
"Not good, not good. Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang is missing!" A captain came over and reported to Sun Ce.
"Zhuge Liang is missing? How is that possible? Huang Gai, where is Huang Gai? " Sun Ce did not believe it. Zhuge Liang was guarded by Huang Gai. Huang Gai was Zhuge Liang's servant on the surface, but in reality, Zhuge Liang was monitoring him.
"Milord, General Huang is here!" A few soldiers dragged Huang Gai over.
Huang Gai's whole body was weak. He struggled to open his eyes and looked at the Lord in front of him. His mouth was very bitter: "Milord, this general is incompetent. I let Zhuge Liang escape!"
Ever since Huang Gai drank that bottle of knockout drug, he had no idea what was going on. How could he know that Zhuge Liang's bottle of knockout drug was enough to knock out ten cows. Huang Gai drank it all in one gulp. It was already good that he didn't faint.
It was because of Huang Gai's strong body that he was able to speak.
"Now!" Lu Xun suddenly shouted from the other side.
"Eh?" Sun Ce turned his head and saw that Lu Xun and the others had killed the Jiangdong Navy's guards. They took their weapons and killed their way to the Yangzhou Navy's warship.
Beside Lu Xun were Yu Cheng and Wei Hong, who said that they wanted to surrender to Sun Ce. The Yangzhou Navy's warships maintained their starting position. Since most of the Jiangdong Army went to put out the fire, they were able to break through the warships that surrounded them. They took a big turn and went along the Yangtze River.
"Yangzhou Navy, Jingzhou Navy! Ahhhh, I should have known, I should have known! " Sun Ce shouted loudly. "This Yangzhou and Jingzhou are simply fake enmity! They are allies, allies!!!! Liu Biao, you are really willing to sacrifice your reputation in order to scheme against me! " Sun Ce believed that this was a scheme by Yangzhou and Jingzhou to get rid of the Jiangdong Navy once and for all. This time, Sun Ce blocked the Jiangdong Navy's everything.
In fact, Liu Biao was really wronged. He did not even catch Liu Mang. Now, even Sun Ce misunderstood him, Liu Biao. Where could Liu Biao go to complain?
"General, did we really practice with the Jingzhou Navy?" Even Wei Hong, the Deputy General of the Yangzhou Navy, was suspicious. He believed that the Jingzhou Navy and the Yangzhou Navy were working together to scheme against the Jiangdong Army.
"No!" Lu Xun shook his head. Although he did not understand the whole plan, he did not think that it would be like this. The Jiangdong Army threw in all their assets. How could the Jingzhou Navy not throw in enough? Both sides added up to 100,000 troops. If they were really willing, Liu Biao would not have stayed in a corner.
"Who is the one behind this plan?" Lu Xun also pondered. He took out the letter from his bosom. There were only a few words on it. "Surrender, wait, change, escape!"
… …
"Sir, Sir. Look, look. The fire is burning. The fire is burning! " Wu Hui suddenly shouted at his teacher. They went ashore from the Lujiang Navy and only saw the first battle between the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy. They did not see the rest of the battle because they did not have horses. Even if they had horses, they would not be as fast as the warships that went downstream.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang and his servant stopped. It was already the second half of the night. Just as the sky was about to turn dark, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River suddenly caught on fire. Looking from here, half of the sky was dyed red.
"Hu!" Zhuge Liang, who has always been indifferent, sighed in relief. Zhuge Liang's expression did not show anything, but his heart was nervous. If this battle is over, then the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of Sun Ce and Jingzhou will fall into the hands of Sun Ce of Jiangdong.
But now it seems that they succeeded. "Well, Wu Hui, let's go!"
"Sir, where are we going?" Wu Hui froze for a moment. His teacher was not going in the right direction.
"Naturally, we are going to Lujiang to meet someone!" Zhuge Liang did not look back as he walked towards Lujiang.
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