Zhou Yu's residence

The charcoal fire was burning in the study, as warm as spring, but the two people sitting opposite each other seemed to feel this warmth at all.

"...Zijing, I invite you here late at night. You should know what happened..." Zhou Yu's voice was low, and his handsome face was extremely complicated.

Does Gongjin already know about the defeat? Lu Su's heart sank slightly and hesitated and said, "What is Gongjin's point of view? Su is not very clear..."

"Zijing, you don't have to hide it from me..." Zhou Yu sighed and said in a deep voice, "It's the war on the front line! In the evening, I had already heard of this incident, but I don't know what I know, so I specially asked Zijing to come and tell me."

After a pause, Zhou Yu said earnestly: "Zijing, you and I have always been close friends with each other and have always spoken out.

Please inform us of the details of the front-line war..." Due to Zhou Yu's current awkward situation, there are not many ways to obtain information, especially some confidential military and political affairs.

"... Gong Jin, your health has not yet recovered. Let's put these trivial matters aside for the time being and rest in peace..." Lu Su was concerned about Zhou Yu's health and was really unwilling to tell him the news of the crushing defeat.

"Zijing, do you even think that Yu is an outsider?" Zhou Yu frowned slightly and said in pain.

"Well..." Lu Su hesitated for a while in Zhou Yu's earnest gaze, and finally shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I said that's... But you must be calm and not move..."

Zhou Yu's eyes twitched slightly unnaturally, and nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, Zijing..."

"The army of Cheng and Jiang Lang's navy defeated Danyang, almost...the entire army was wiped out..." Lu Su said weakly, "...Cheng, Grand Historian Ziyi, Song Xingqi (Song Qian) was killed, Jiang Lang, Zhu Xiumu was not aware of his life and death..."

"What?" Although he was a little mentally prepared. But when Lu Su revealed the situation, Zhou Yu still felt like the sky was falling.

Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su in shock, as if he wanted to guess the authenticity of the matter from his expression. Although he knew that Lu Su would never deceive him, Zhou Yu could not believe it or believe it.

"..." Lu Su nodded weakly and silently.

"Mr. Cheng, Ziyi..." After the news was completely confirmed, Zhou Yu sat like a mud doll. His ears were filled with roar. Seeing that Zhou Yu had a strange expression, Lu Su hurriedly called him with concern, but Zhou Yu seemed to have not heard of it.

The depression was blocked in the chest, and then a stream of qi and blood surged up from the heart. After Zhou Yu endured it for a while, he finally couldn't help it...

"Puff..." A mouthful of blood spurted out, dyeing Zhou Yu's plain brocade robe with countless bright red blood flowers and blood spots...

"Peng Jin..." Lu Su rushed forward and supported Zhou Yu, calling out with regret and worry. "Come on, come on, come on!"

Zhou Yu's body had not recovered, and was stimulated by this shocking news, and his body and mind were hit hard again. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu worked hard to build the Jiangdong hegemony that lasted for 4 or 5 years. Now it is like a castle in the air, about to collapse.

After this great defeat, the last elite soldiers of Sun Quan's army were almost exhausted, and the best generals were successively killed and captured... For Zhou Yu.

Jiangdong Army is like his own life. Because of this, no matter how open-minded and free he is, he cannot withstand such a blow.

If Sun Ce is still there, no matter how much the loss is, no matter how strong the enemy is, Zhou Yu will not be as desperate as he is now, because Zhou Yu believes that Sun Ce and he join forces.

No matter how big the dilemma is, it can be reversed; but unfortunately, Sun Ce is dead, and the Sun Quan brothers are more wary of Zhou Yu than trust. With many restrictions, Zhou Yu can't change the situation even if he is capable of being able to do so...

When his body fell down, Zhou Yu murmured two names in a low voice: "Brother Bo Fu... Zhang Fei..."

"Gong Jin!" Lu Su hugged Zhou Yu's unconscious body and shouted loudly: "Come on, call me doctor..."

Zhou Yu's mansion suddenly became in chaos...

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March 11th. Outside Taiping City

I personally presided over the burial of the fallen soldiers. I asked Pang Tong to read a tribute written by himself, both with emotion and passion. Then, I burned the tribute tombs of the fallen soldiers.

That night, Gan Ning asked to see me late at night, and pleaded for Jiang Qin's affairs.

"... Although Jiang Qin was defeated this time, even if he was the last general, he would never be able to escape the defeat under such a brilliant plan. In terms of water battles, there are only a few people in the world who can compete with Jiang Qin.

"Gan Ning suddenly stood up, knelt on one knee, and said earnestly, "General Mutual begs the general not to make a mistake, forgive Jiang Qin's life, and allow him to persuade him to surrender!" After more than ten years of fighting, Gan Ning had a sense of mutual appreciation for Jiang Qin and was reluctant to leave such a hero who died easily.

"Get up, Xingba!" I walked up to Gan Ning, held him up, and said with a smile, "From your request. Come, let's make a conclusion together, how can we persuade Jiang Talang to surrender!"

"Thank you, General!" Gan Ning's expression was excited and nodded suddenly.

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The news of Danyang's victory was spread to Shouchun by the fast horses and starry night. After hearing the news, the military and civilians were happy and the city was celebrating.

Liu Bei convened the civil and military officials in the city to discuss the next strategy.

"... After the fierce battle between the lord and Sun Quan, they have become mortal enemies and there is no possibility of reconciliation. After this battle, Sun Quan's foundation has been completely shaken.

Lord, with Liang's opinion, this is the best time to solve Sun Quan in one fell swoop..." Zhuge Liang suggested to Liu Bei in harmony.

"Did Zhuge forget about joining the army?" Zhang Yi reminded him, "The lord has already had an alliance with Liu Biao before the first——Yuzhang, Luling and other three counties have been pre-selected by Liu Biao.

Even if our army captures these counties, it will still be sent to Liu Biao, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the lord..."

Sun Qian and others nodded slightly and expressed their agreement with Zhang Yi's words, but Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with great interest, knowing that he would have something to say later.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Yi with a meaningful look, and said calmly: "Liang has not forgotten this matter. In Liang's opinion, it is necessary to solve Sun Quan. There is no need to use one lord, one soldier..."

"Oh~?" Everyone in the hall was surprised, only Xu Shu smiled and nodded, as if he had realized something. Although Zhang Yi had a strange look on his face, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Kong Ming said it!" Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile.

"Lord, with Liang's opinion, he wanted to defeat Sun Quan.

You can start from both inside and outside..." Zhuge Liang analyzed confidently, "According to known information, since Sun Quan suffered consecutive setbacks last year under Guan Junhou and General Zhang, the counties under his rule had the intention to leave the enemy. In addition, Sun Quan recruited troops to make up for the losses of the troops after the defeat, and there were inevitably actions to hurt the clans and people.

In addition, Sun Quan had previously ordered people to collude with bandits to launch a rebellion in Wujun. It was greatly damaged by the benefits of the Wujun clans. It is reported that this incident has been spread all over the country, and most of the clans in Jiangdong became disgusted with Sun Quan. Based on these, it can be said that undercurrents have already been surging under Sun Quan's rule.

As soon as it hits, General Zhang's victory in Danyang can become an opportunity to cause various conflicts. The lord can ask General Zhang to spread the situation of the victory everywhere in Jiangdong, especially the three counties under Sun Quan's rule.

At the same time, we secretly contacted the clans, promised fame and fortune, and invited him and others to like their lords. In this way, Sun Quan would be in trouble, which is his "inside"..."

Zhuge Liang's analysis was well-founded and organized, which made Liu Bei and others nodded.

"Is this 'outside' referring to Liu Biao?" Guan Yu rolled his long beard slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"Justice said!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Since Liu Jingzhou intends to plot against Sun Quan, he will naturally not miss this opportunity.

The lord only needs to go to Xiangyang to inform Liu Jingzhou of this matter. At that time, there is no need for a lord to remind him. He will probably use troops to Sun Quan himself. As soon as the Jingzhou army comes out, the lord only needs to ask General Zhang to make a little feint to restrain him, and then he can complete the alliance. And.

The lord can also get some benefits from it..."

"Benefits?" Sun Qian looked puzzled. He asked in confusion, "The three counties are all obtained by Liu Biao. What benefits can we get?"

"The land cannot be obtained, but people may not be able to be obtained..." Zhuge Liang replied calmly, "When Liu Jingzhou soldiers arrived, Sun Quan would have to resist with all his strength, and then the three western counties would inevitably have wars.

In order to avoid war, the people will inevitably move. I can take the opportunity to attract the people to Danyang and Lujiang counties to replenish their households, and at the same time, I can also recruit the clans to serve their lords... Isn't this a wonderful thing?"

"Lord, Kong Ming's words are the same as Shu's thoughts!" Xu Shu said out of the line, "Although Sun Quan's power is insignificant, it is ultimately a worry for our army.

Now the traitor Cao Cao beat Ma Teng in the west and attacked Yuan Tan in the north. The power is getting stronger. After his lord seizes the north, he will inevitably lead the army to invade the south. If the lord still needs to look at the north and south, it may be difficult to stop the Cao bandit's edge. Therefore, it is imperative to solve Sun Quan, and it is inevitable to be quick!"

"I think the words of brothers, Yuan Zhi and Kong Ming are reasonable!" Guan Yu thought for a while and agreed with Zhuge Liang's proposal.

"Okay!" Liu Bei said without hesitation, "Just follow Kong Ming's plan! Yuan Zhi, after the discussion, please send a quick horse to report the victory to Brother Jingsheng!"

"Sir, please accept the order!"

"Just just disturb the civil strife of Sun Quan and hand it over to Yide!" Liu Bei continued, "This time Yide and his soldiers defeated Sun Quanshui again, and made great contributions in the army. Yun Chang and Zilong advanced to attack Yanxu, and also made great contributions. This time, they can be rewarded together... In addition, in this battle in Danyang, Zifeng and other soldiers who fell into battle would need to give a generous pension.

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After a pause, Liu Bei continued, "There was a proposal in Yidexin that it was necessary to 'protrude a stele and inscription to lay the souls of the fallen soldiers', which I deeply agree with.

I have decided to build a cemetery in the south of Shouchun City according to Yide's advice, and erect several large monuments. To this day, all the soldiers who fell from our army, who know their names, have been entrusted on the monument to show memorial service and arranged for soldiers to be on duty.

I will worship you in the next four seasons. If you encounter Qingming Festival, I will go there in person.”

After Liu Bei finished speaking, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, then the generals of the army led by Guan Yu, Gong Du and Zhao Yun came out together, bowed deeply to Liu Bei, and said loudly: "Thank you (brother) lord!"

The civil servants on the other side were quite puzzled by the actions of the military generals, but Xu Shu, who had personally experienced commanding the war, knew this clearly——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

But for the soldiers in the army, it is a great recognition, which can not only mourn the dead, but also inspire the living.

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On March 13, my elder brother's messenger came to Taiping and brought two letters in total: the first letter was when my elder brother asked me to use this victory to dismantle Sun Quan from the inside. My elder brother asked me to decide what to do.

In fact, I and Pang Tong had already thought of this, but it had not been implemented yet. In addition, the eldest brother's letter also mentioned that he had ordered people to pass on the great victory to Liu Biao, and the purpose was naturally to let Liu Biao attack Sun Quan.

The second letter was a reward order, which not only made contributions to the meritorious officials in this battle, but also promoted and rewarded other meritorious officials. Since the eldest brother is now the General of the Southern Conquest and found the mansion and had the right to have a false ritual and axe, the room for rewards has increased greatly.

The second brother was promoted from general to general Pingbei, and I was promoted from general to general Pingnan;

Li Tong was promoted from General Weinan to General Hengye; Zhao Yun was promoted from General Weibei to General Weibei;

Gan Ning was promoted from General Hengjiang Zhonglang to General;

Ding Feng was promoted to the captain of Hengjiang; Guan Ping was promoted to the captain of the devil...

Hao Zhao, Li Yan, Li Cong and others all received additional salary...

Wei Yan, Liao Hua, Jin Chou, Quan Cong, Lu Xun and others only had to increase their salary and reward money and goods because the war in Kuaiji was not over yet. After the war was over, they would be promoted to their posts.

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Xu Shu was promoted from military advisor General General;

Sun Qian was appointed as the deputy governor of the state and was also the chief secretary of the right; Jian Yong was appointed as the chief minister of the state and was appointed as the county magistrate of the state and was also the chief secretary of the left;

Chen Zhen was the chief clerk of the state and the county magistrate, and was also the general of the Diannong Central Army (in charge of agricultural production, civil affairs and land rent);

Mi Zhu was the position of Jin Cao, and was also the General of Jin Zhonglang (an official in charge of the casting of iron smelting, coins and agricultural tools);

Pang Tong was promoted to Right Sima from above and participated in the military affairs of General Pingnan (that is, to assist us in the military operation);

Zhuge Liang was promoted to Left Sima;

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Although Lin Xue was killed, she was still posthumously awarded as a general by surpassing the level; Pei Yuanshao was posthumously awarded as a general by surpassing the level...

On that day, I personally read out the posthumous order for "he" to "he" in front of Lin Xue's tomb. At the same time, I arranged for Guan Ping to go to Moling and read out the posthumous order in front of Pei Yuanshao's tomb!

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It was also on this day that Wei Yan's good news came——Under the siege of Wei Yan and the Shanyue coalition, He Qi was desperate and desperate, and finally led his troops to surrender!
Chapter completed!