Chapter 1693: Zhou Yu buried the root of the disaster
Zhou Shang's small abacus was very good, and he also wanted to go further.
Sun Ce was in a better mood. He also saw clearly the current situation. Liu Yu wanted to fight the Eastern Wu in a comprehensive war and do his best to destroy the Eastern Wu. Now, except for Liu Jun, led by Guo Jia, who is in the country, the internal stability is relatively stable.
No matter how powerful an enemy is, Sun Ce will not be afraid. The only thing that can make Sun Ce afraid is that there is no stable rear.
If the Liu army in Jianye City has always existed, then Sun Ce and Liu could not free up their hands, resulting in the restraint of the troops and eventually they could only be eaten by Liu Yu little by little. Now that Liu's army has retreated, it is also a good thing for Sun Ce.
At the very least, Sun Ce doesn't have to worry that Liu Jun can appear in his rear on a large scale in a short period of time. As for Guo Jia, Sun Ce believes that with Lu Su here, no matter how strong Guo Jia is, he will not be able to cause much storm.
Sun Ce took out the map and now looked at the map carefully.
"Zhou Shang, when did Liu Jun pass by Dangtu? Where did he go?" Sun Ce asked.
Zhou Shang was clever in his heart. This time he had already had a curse, so he replied: "Report to the lord, Liu Jun passed by Dangtu City this afternoon. The general thought that Liu Jun was going to attack the city, so he immediately lit the beacon fire to warn him. However, Liu Jun just passed by quickly and did not stop. According to the general's inquiry, Liu Jun seemed to be heading towards Yuyang City."
Zhou Shang said so much, but Sun Ce didn't hear any problems. He looked at the map and combined with the previous information, and said, "Yuyang City? Didn't Xu Huang occupy it before? In other words, Lu Bu and Xu Huang meet!"
Zhou Shang flattered, "My wise, it's true. Several generals of our army took turns to attack Xu Huang, and Xu Huang kept retreating, leaving only Yu Yangcheng. If the lord had not ordered a truce, Xu Huang would have died long ago."
Sun Ce thought deeply. Judging from the previous battle reports, Xu Huang's troops were limited and he could only maintain the defense line between Yu Yang and the Yangtze River. The troops of the Eastern Wu army attacked Xu Huang before, but were still defended by Xu Huang.
"Xu Huang, a powerful general under Cao Cao!" Sun Ce looked at the map, his tone was very cold.
Originally, Sun Ce had many generals in his hands, such as Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Xin, etc. Now Taishi Ci and Gan Ning were all captured. Many generals died at the hands of Liu Jun. This made Sun Ce very short of manpower now. Now there are several generals in Yuyang City, and Sun Ce was a little unsure.
"Now it seems that Yu Yangcheng will destroy Lu Bu and the others. Otherwise, when Liu Yu is freed up, the matter will be serious." Sun Ce thought to himself: "The current situation needs Gongjin to discuss it. I wonder where Gongjin has been?"
Zhou Shang didn't know what Sun Ce was thinking, and he didn't dare to disturb him.
At this moment, Zhou Yu strode into Sun Ce's military tent and called out to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu!"
Zhou Yu rode the best war horse in Eastern Wu and rushed to Sun Ce as fast as possible. If Zhou Yu hadn't cherished his horse's strength, he would have definitely urged the horse to death. There was no way, there were few war horses in Eastern Wu.
Sun Ce raised his head? He just thought of Zhou Yu? Zhou Yu arrived? This was so wonderful, so he smiled and said, "Gongjin, you have finally arrived."
When Zhou Shang saw it was Zhou Yu? He hurriedly saluted him? He said happily: "I have met my cousin."
Zhou Yu then found that there were other people in Sun Ce’s military tent. He looked closely and said in surprise: “You are Lan Xian. Why are you here?”
Zhou Shang is a very inconspicuous character in the Zhou Yu family, that is, Zhou Yu has good eyesight and memory, otherwise he wouldn't be able to remember it.
Zhou Shang smiled and said, "It's rare that my cousin still remembers me. I am now the guardian of Dangtu City. The lord leads a large army to Dangtu territory? Of course, I have to come out to greet my lord."
Zhou Yu said with some relief: "Not bad! Keep working hard in the future. The lord has always had clear rewards and punishments? The future is promising!"
After receiving Zhou Yu's praise, Zhou Shang was so happy and said, "Thank you cousin! I have already kept my cousin's teachings in mind. My cousin and my lord have discussed important matters, so I took my leave. Lord? I will finally leave!"
Sun Ce is very satisfied with Zhou Shang's sensibility? Such a smart person is indeed worth using it well.
Zhou Shang retreated obediently.
Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu: "Bofu, is your cousin still very smart? He is very sensible."
"It's okay. It's just a little cleverness. It still needs more training. You can't entrust the important tasks right now." Zhou Yu said very pragmatically.
Zhou Yu still has some impression of Zhou Shang's strength.
Sun Ce pulled Zhou Yu to the side of the map? He said, "Gongjin, I thought about killing all the Liu Jun from Jianye City to eliminate future troubles. But the Liu Jun general was very clever and actually retreated to Yuyang City. With the current situation, I think we should eliminate all the Liu Jun from Yuyang City."
"Eliminate Liu Jun? Judging from the intelligence, the Liu Jun in Yuyang City has a large force, and it is really difficult to win it at one time. After this defeat, Lu Bu and others will definitely find ways to counterattack. Now the entire Eastern Wu will be a frontier position of Liu Jun on Yuyang City. Lu Bu and the others said they would not give up anything. They have even made arrangements for the arrival of our army. Be careful." Zhou Yu made full preparations and immediately saw the key point.
Sun Ce knew Zhou Yu's ability, so he said, "So this time I'll let you command the entire army?"
Zhou Yu touched his chin, pondered and said, "Yes. But I have one condition. That is my command, you must not interfere."
"Gongjin. I think you are so strange. I just asked for your opinion. But there is no need to let you command the entire army." Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu said, "If I were to command me, you would not interfere. Otherwise, you can command me. I can save some trouble."
Sun Ce thought about it and felt that Zhou Yu had something in his words, and he was definitely digging a hole for himself. If he could not interfere with Zhou Yu, once Zhou Yu asked Sun Ce to stay behind, wouldn't Sun Ce be bored?
"Let's do it. We don't talk nonsense. You are responsible for commanding. I am commanding the entire army on the side. I will not interfere with your command, but you cannot limit my actions. Do you think so?" Sun Ce said.
Zhou Yu sighed. Sun Ce was quite smart. He knew that he would restrict his movements, so he said it.
"Okay! I think our army should do this." Zhou Yu didn't want to waste time, so he agreed to Sun Ce's conditions.
The two discussed for a long time and finally got an offensive plan. Sun Ce immediately made a decision and implemented it according to Zhou Yu's plan.
"By the way! Why didn't I see that old guy Sima Hui?" Sun Ce remembered Sima Hui.
Zhou Yu said, "He? He stayed in Jianye City."
"Gongjin, I always think that Sima Hui stayed in Jianye City was a disaster." Sun Ce remembered that Sima Hui tried hard to persuade him not to destroy Jianye City. Sun Ce felt that Sima Hui had a huge conspiracy in Jianye City.
Zhou Yu said disapprovingly: "I arranged a large number of people to monitor Sima Hui. There will be no problems. Ziyu is now in charge of Jianye City, so there will be no problems. What we have to worry about now is whether we can wipe out Lu Bu and the others before Liu Yu is ready!"
Sun Ce thought about it and found that he was still too afraid of Sima Hui. Zhou Yu was right. There was no big problem with so many people around Sima Hui monitoring him.
For no reason, Sima Hui arrived in Dongwu. Sun Ce thought that Sima Hui had a problem with his butt. And due to the great reputation of this old guy, Sun Ce could not do anything to him.
"Gongjin, you are tired too. Go back early to rest. There is still a fierce battle to fight tomorrow." Sun Ce said.
Zhou Yu nodded slightly. There were still toxins left in his and Sun Ce's bodies. Now it was Ge Xuan's medicine that has resolved most of them, but there were still quite a few remaining ones. If you don't have a good rest, it is difficult to guarantee that it will erupt.
Sun Ce had known that Zhou Yu was coming for a long time, so he had arranged an account for him.
A soldier led Zhou Yu on the way to the camp. Halfway through, Zhou Shang suddenly appeared.
"Cousin, I've been waiting for a long time." Zhou Shang said with a smile.
When Zhou Yu saw that it was Zhou Shang, he frowned slightly and said, "If you don't go back to Dangtu, what's going on here?"
Zhou Shang was very clever. He felt Zhou Yu's dissatisfaction and quickly explained: "Cousin, it's okay for me to go back to Dangtu now, so I stay here. Today I want to tell you something."
Zhou Yu looked Zhou Shang up and down for a while, thinking, but he quickly agreed to Zhou Shang and said, "Since that's the case, then you can follow me."
"Yes!" Zhou Shang was in a state of great excitement.
So, Zhou Yu and Zhou Shang, led by a soldier, arrived at the camp arranged for him by Sun Ce.
Sun Ce knew Zhou Yu's taste and habits, and this account was very in line with Zhou Yu's appetite.
Zhou Yu sat in the main seat and said to Zhou Shang: "Now you and me are left, just say anything."
In fact, Zhou Yu could also guess what Zhou Shang was looking for him, just hoping to have the opportunity to promote him. The Zhou family has a lot of talents, but most of them are Zhou Yu's elders. For example, Zhou Yu's generation is almost nothing compared to Zhou Yu. It can even be said that Zhou Yu is like a person who has taken over the talents of the entire Zhou family's younger generation. Zhou Yu is also very troubled. Although he is as close as a brother to Sun Ce, he sometimes needs to worry about the future of the Zhou family.
The Zhou family’s ancestral home is in Luoyang, but for some reasons, Zhou Yu’s father left Luoyang. Zhou Yu sometimes wondered if his family didn’t leave Luoyang and met Liu Yu, would it be another story? Of course, this can only be a fantasy.
It is undeniable that if the Zhou family had no Zhou Yu, the entire family would definitely be in decline. This is also the concern expressed by the elders of the Zhou family who wrote letters to Zhou Yu for a long time.
Now that I meet Zhou Shang, Zhou Yu is willing to train him. If possible, the Zhou family may have other people to support him.
Sure enough, when Zhou Shang saw Zhou Yu so direct, he spoke, "Cousin, you know too. There is no other person in our Zhou family except you. I have always been worried that I have no talent to learn. Therefore, this time, I want to follow my cousin and study well with my cousin, so as to contribute to the Zhou family in the future!"
Zhou Yu was not wrong. Zhou Shang did come for his future. He said that he would learn from Zhou Yu, but he just wanted to climb Zhou Yu's big tree and climb higher.
Zhou Yu admires Zhou Shang's ambition very much. Zhou Yu is too lazy to care about people who have no ability at all. But Zhou Shang has some ability and seizes the opportunity very well. Zhou Yu cannot stop Zhou Shang's ambition.
"Follow me? It's very hard. Being a Tu garrison will not be guaranteed to have accumulated political achievements in a few years, and it will not be a problem to become a county magistrate in the future." Zhou Yu reminded.
Zhou Shang hurriedly said, "Cousin, even if I give it to a general, I just want to be with my cousin."
This is the time to show loyalty. Zhou Shang chose to stay in Dangtu and Danggu.
As Zhou Yu said, be content to be a guard, and you will have the chance to be a county magistrate in a few years. In addition, there are not many talents in the Eastern Wu now, so Zhou Shang still has a very good chance to win a lot. But this is incomparable to being by Zhou Yu.
As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official of the Prime Minister. As long as Zhou Shang always follows Zhou Yu, he means that he is Zhou Yu's person. Zhou Yu can exist under the Dongwu area, and no civil and military officials will be given to Zhou Yu. As long as Zhou Yu is happy, he will give him a high-ranking official in the future. Besides, even if Dongwu really can't stand it, the safety of staying with Zhou Yu is definitely much better than being a local guard.
Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Shang and found that his eyes were very firm, as if he was really interested in following him. Zhou Yu still had this little vision.
So Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said, "Since you insist, I will fulfill your wishes! You should follow me in the future. In front of the lord and outsiders, you should not call me my cousin, but I will call me the governor. I will pick a general in the army to take over Dangtu City. You will go back first and hand over all the affairs to the deputy general. After the handover is completed, we will return."
"Yes!" Zhou Shangke was so happy that he needed Zhou Yu's words.
Zhou Shang bowed to Zhou Yu, and then rushed to Dangtu City quickly.
"That's great! It's just around the corner!" Zhou Shang was almost laughing to the sky.
Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Shang who was away from him and felt very satisfied. After all, he was his own family, so there was no problem with bringing more.
Perhaps Zhou Yu did not expect that he would regret his decision in the future. Zhou Shang became a disaster for Zhou Yu.
Chapter completed!