Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 387 New 3 Kingdoms 27

"Since Cao Cao has already seized Jingzhou and completed the pincer attack on Xuzhou, why didn't he just seize Xuzhou directly but instead go down the river to attack Jiangdong? Isn't that a long-distance attack instead of a short one?"

Given Sun Ce's temper, if it weren't for the unresolved internal problems and his own physical condition, he would definitely go north to attack Xuzhou. Cao Cao has now completed the siege of Xuzhou, but instead of attacking Xuzhou, he wants to attack Jiangdong. What's he doing?

"In the past, Cao Cao wanted to attack Xia Pi in the name of his father Cao Song being in danger in Xuzhou, but he didn't expect that Tao Qian got help from a master and defeated Cao's army outside the city in one fell swoop. Cao Cao almost died in this battle. He has been thinking about attacking Xuzhou all the time to suffer the shame of bloody defeat, but to this day, Cao Cao still hasn't sent troops to Xuzhou, because he is not sure of victory." Zhuge Liang was talking nonsense.

Since Chen Deng took over as governor of Xuzhou, the city was directly blocked and became a turtle. It was impossible to find out anything. The only time it took the initiative to attack was when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor. The Xuzhou army attacked Yuan Shu in the name of suppressing rebellion, and then divided Yuan Shu's territory with Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

"Haha, Cao Cao, when the princes met to fight against Dong Zhuo, I saw him talking freely next to the leader Yuan Shao, and he didn't take the princes in the meeting seriously. Why is he afraid of Xuzhou now?"

Ever since the pamphlet about Cao Cao's bad deeds circulated everywhere, everyone has been more or less annoyed with him, especially those who have had contact with him. The more they think about it, the more they feel something is wrong. Why did they think this idiot was a big shot in the first place?

"The three parties signed the contract in Shouchun that day, but they started fighting before the ink was dry. The Xuzhou army fought one against two and was not at a disadvantage, and completely occupied Shouchun. Therefore, it is understandable that Cao Cao had some concerns."

Zhuge Liang was too embarrassed to mention this matter. It was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who started it. They not only beat ordinary soldiers of the Xuzhou Army and Cao's Army, but also attacked ordinary civilians. In the end, they were retaliated against and fled Shouchun City in disgrace.

"Ahem, speaking of this tripartite contract, I remembered that Danyang County was allocated to Liu Xuande."

Zhuge Liang's words reminded Sun Ce. He remembered the contract in Shouchun City, which clearly showed that Sun Ce did not take him seriously.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce stared at Zhuge Liang with a sinister look. He announced his separation and published an article to scold Yuan Shu as soon as he proclaimed himself emperor. However, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Chen Deng were not decent people. When they divided the land, they also included his Danyang County. He was recognized as the governor of Danyang by the court.

As soon as Sun Ce asked this question, the counselors suddenly felt relieved. They should not have to form an alliance with Liu Bei and fight against Cao Cao this time! Neither side is a good bird, so let them fight each other.

"Of course, this is Cao Cao and Xuzhou tearing up the contract, so it is naturally unreliable."

In Zhuge Liang's view, this was not a problem at all. Liu Bei had lost all the territories that were allocated to him, and he would not care about Danyang, which he had never actually controlled.

But people are all small-minded. On the surface, Liu Bei said that he didn't mind not getting that place, but he would not let Zhuge Liang go with his mouth.

"Is this something you, Zhuge Kongming, said casually, or is it Liu Xuande's intention?" Sun Ce would not be fooled easily.

"Before I came to Jiangdong this time, the Lord had already ordered me to take full charge of all matters here."

Zhuge Liang said that Liu Bei did not mention anything about Danyang, but he gave himself full authority.

"I will settle this account sooner or later, but now that we are facing a powerful enemy, I can let it go. Gongjin."

Sun Ce got the answer he wanted and didn't dwell on the matter. No matter whether it was Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Chen Deng of Xuzhou, he would wait until he was well enough to come and settle the accounts with them. Now let's get down to business.

"My lord, everyone here. Cao Cao has evil ambitions. His goal is not only Jingzhou, but also Jiangdong and even the whole world. However, the princes fought each other, which allowed Cao Cao to become powerful. Therefore, we can only make further progress if we join forces with Liu Xuande to defeat Cao Cao. Everyone, do you have any doubts?" Zhou Yu stood up and said with his sword in hand.

Sun Ce has already decided to fight Cao Cao to the death, who dares to object?

"My Lord, I second the motion!"

"Zhou Yu!" Sun Ce forced himself to sit up straight.

"exist!"

"I order you to be fully responsible for forming an alliance with Liu Xuande to fight against Cao's army. If there is any undecided matter, you can report it to me!" Sun Ce said as he took off his sword and handed it over: "This is my father's sword. Now Jiangdong's foundation depends on you, Zhou Gongjin."

"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely fulfill my mission." Zhou Yu bent down and took the sword with both hands.

"Sun Quan." Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu to step aside and let Sun Quan come up.

"My Lord!" Sun Quan's words sounded a little unnatural.

"You are the military supervisor. Go to the naval camp with Gongjin. When they discuss military affairs, you follow and learn. Just watch and don't say anything."

After all, he is his own brother. Even though he has some ulterior motives, he has no intention of suppressing him.

"promise!"

"Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang."

"exist!"

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Zhuge Liang originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to persuade Dongwu to form an alliance, but who knew that Sun Ce could make the decision directly. He felt sour and wished that Liu Bei could be so straightforward and responsible. He just had a deadpan attitude every day and let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei do whatever they wanted.

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. Sun Ce made a quick decision to join the war, but when it came to the details of the cooperation, it was the people below who were worried about it. Zhuge Liang crossed the river alone, and it involved a lot of things that needed to be checked one by one, including the deployment of troops, warships, and food supplies for both sides, the allocation of commanders on the battlefield, and so on.

Zhou Yu was very considerate of Zhuge Liang and took him and the navy to Sanjiangkou, which was close to the front line.

Perhaps because the march was boring, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su sent people to Liu Bei at full speed without asking Zhou Yu for permission, and asked him to arrange people to spread rumors that Xuzhou was going to send troops to attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

When Liu Ye heard the news, he was so anxious that he quickly reported it to Cao Cao.

"Chen Deng wants to attack Yan and Qing states? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" As soon as Cao Cao heard it, he knew that this was Liu Bei's conspiracy.

"My lord, we must be on guard!" Liu Ye felt that he still needed to emphasize this.

"This is a rumor spread by Liu Bei, with the intention of influencing my, Cao Cao's, judgment on the battlefield." Cao Cao didn't want to explain, it was too embarrassing.

"Ziyang, don't worry. With Xuzhou's past fighting style, if he really wants to harm the lord, by the time we find out, their knives will already be on our necks."

Although it was embarrassing, Guo Jia still had to explain that they had no intention of settling the matter peacefully from the beginning in Shouchun City. They first angered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to cause trouble, drove Liu Bei away, and then drew their swords against Cao's army. They put the blame for breaking the contract on Liu Bei, who was the most innocent person in the whole process, and others could not find a place to blame him.

If Xuzhou wanted to move against Cao Cao, they would have had plenty of opportunities, such as the Battle of Guandu a few years ago, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses and were unable to recover for a long time, but Yuan Shao just ignored it.

"Guo Jia, you talk too much!"

Cao Cao didn't expect Guo Jia to be so open-minded. You are shameless, but I, Cao Cao, still want you.