My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 152: Zhou Yu wants to rebel against Tian Gang? Xiao He: I don’t believe you, you want to imitate Dong Zhuo!

Nanling City, the central military camp.

"My 70,000-man army is ready to go, awaiting only the order from my brother. The land and sea forces will descend eastwards along the river and attack Zheqi City directly."

"According to my spies, Zhou Yu has retreated to Zheqi City, with fewer than ten thousand soldiers and no more than a hundred ships."

"Xu Gongming's troops at Ruxukou on the north bank have only about 10,000 men, and they have been hesitant to cross the river, clearly intent on self-preservation."

"Our army will advance by land and sea, and it will be no problem for us to crush Zheqi and wipe out the remaining troops of Zhou Yu."

"Once Zheqi City is lost, Jiangdong will no longer have a defense. Once Zhou Yu's troops are destroyed, Moling will have no troops left to defend."

"Our army will capture Moling and take Jiangdong with ease!"

Guan Yu pointed at the map and outlined the strategy that was about to unfold.

Liu Bei stroked his thin beard and nodded continuously as he listened to Guan Yu's description, with a look of determination on his face.

After several great victories, the Jiangdong army was completely defeated, and the only forces Sun Quan could mobilize were Zhou Yu's 10,000 remnants.

Seventy thousand high-spirited soldiers defeating ten thousand demoralized enemy troops is not an easy task, but at least it is a sure thing.

Liu Bei was determined to win, and all his generals were excited and full of fighting spirit.

"Bo Wen, what do you think of Yun Chang's strategy?"

Liu Bei looked at Xiao He with a smile.

"General Yunchang's strategy is naturally fine, but..."

Xiao He changed the subject and said:

"Leaving Zhou Yu aside, Sun Quan is the most capable of assessing the situation. He should be able to see clearly that given his current predicament, even if his father, Sun Jian, were resurrected, it would be impossible for him to hold on to Jiangdong."

"If he continues to resist stubbornly, the day Moling City falls will be the day he and his Sun clan will be destroyed."

"In such a desperate situation, given Sun Quan's cunningness, would he still resist step by step as we have deduced, until the city is broken and the people are killed?"

After hearing Xiao He's words, Fa Zheng nodded and said:
"Military Advisor Bo Wen is right. Sun Quan will never sit idly by and wait for death. He knows he cannot defeat our army, but he still waits for our army to come and attack him."

Liu Bei also agreed with this, and then asked:

"Then according to Bowen, how will Sun Quan fight to the bitter end?"

"Surrender to Cao!"

Xiao He made a decisive judgment.

Everyone was stunned and looked confused.

Hadn't Sun Quan surrendered to Cao Cao before? Otherwise, how could he have gotten Cao Cao to send 30,000 troops across the river to help?

"Sun Quan's last surrender to Cao Cao was only a nominal one. Cao Cao got the face, but the real power was still in his hands."

"This time is different. He has no other options left. He will definitely give up everything he has to Cao Cao to save his life and the lives of his Sun family, in exchange for a life of wealth and prosperity!"

Xiao He gave an explanation.

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Bo Wen, are you suggesting that Sun Quan actually abandon his Jiangdong base and surrender all the Jiangdong counties, along with his military and political power, to Cao Cao? And that he personally led the Sun clan across the river to surrender to Cao?"

There was a hint of surprise in Liu Bei's eyes, as if he couldn't believe that Sun Quan would give up his status as a local lord, abandon his dignity and integrity, and be willing to kneel down to Cao Cao in exchange for a miserable life.

After all, you, Sun Quan, are not a counselor or a general, you are the ruler of a region!

When a country is destroyed, its subjects can change their allegiance. As a monarch, shouldn't you die for your country and preserve your reputation?
"My lord, don't forget that Sun Quan is a man who regards loyalty and trustworthiness as dirt. Do you think such a profit-seeking and shameless man would sacrifice his life for so-called dignity and reputation?"

Xiao He asked back with a sneer, and his words stripped Sun Quan of his underwear.

Liu Bei seemed to understand something, nodded slightly, and was about to speak.

The personal guard came into the tent to report that Lu Su, the envoy from Jiangdong, had arrived outside the camp and requested to see Liu Bei.

"Lu Zijing?"

Liu Bei couldn't help but look surprised.

Everyone in the tent was also surprised by Lu Su's arrival.

This professional envoy from Jiangdong made two diplomatic missions, and each time he solemnly expressed Sun Quan's sincerity in forming an alliance.

As a result, Sun Quan broke the alliance and launched surprise attacks twice!
At this critical moment in Jiangdong, Lu Su has come again as an envoy. Could it be that Sun Quan is repeating his old tricks and trying to seek peace?

"That shameless Sun Quan has betrayed me twice, and Lu Zijing has repeatedly broken his promise to me. It's better not to see him!"

Liu Bei was annoyed and simply didn't want to see Lu Su. He waved his hand and sent him away.

Xiao He's eyes turned slightly, but he said:
"Although Sun Quan was shameless, Lu Zijing was a gentleman. He believed that Sun Quan had broken his alliance twice, and he was also kept in the dark."

"I have a feeling he's not here to seek peace on Sun Quan's behalf. My Lord, please meet him first."

Liu Bei was a generous person. After hearing Xiao He's explanation, he felt that Lu Su was indeed innocent, so he put away his anger and ordered Lu Su to be brought in.

Soon, Lu Su stepped into the tent.

When he saw Liu Bei again and Xiao He, he was filled with emotion. All the past events came to his mind and a look of shame crossed his face.

"Lu Zijing, how are you?"

"You are not coming here to ask for peace with me again on behalf of that shameless man Sun Quan, are you?"

After meeting each other, Liu Bei still had some grudges in his heart, and there was a hint of irony in his words.

"I feel guilty towards Yuzhou about the past, so let's not talk about it."

Lu Su smiled bitterly and shook his head, then took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"Su came here today at Gongjin's request to ask for surrender from Liu Yuzhou!"

Zhou Yu surrenders?

Liu Bei was shocked and looked at Xiao He in surprise.

A hint of surprise flashed across Xiao He's eyes. Lu Su had come here not to seek peace, but to surrender directly!

The key point is that he is not asking for surrender on behalf of his lord Sun Quan, but on behalf of his minister Zhou Yu!

Isn't this the opposite of Tiangang?
"After the defeat at Nanling, where Huang Gongfu was killed by Yuzhou, the Marquis of Wu's confidence was completely shattered by Liu Yuzhou. So, under Zhang Zhao's instigation, to save his own life, he decided to surrender Jiangdong to Cao Cao..."

Lu Su began to explain the cause and effect one by one.

When they heard that Sun Quan wanted to surrender to Cao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others were all shocked, and they all looked at Xiao He with admiration and respect.

"Bowen is truly a god!"

The same sigh flashed through everyone's mind at the same time.

After talking about Sun Quan's surrender to Cao, Lu Su bowed to Liu Bei:
"Cao is a ruthless and cruel villain. Gongjin and Suning would rather die than surrender to Sun Quan!"

"Although Gongjin had previously been an enemy of Yuzhou, he greatly admired Yuzhou's talent, strategy, benevolence, righteousness, and wisdom. He said that among all the heroes in the world, Yuzhou was the only one who could rival Cao Cao."

"So Gongjin thought again and again and decided to lead Su and other 10,000 soldiers from Zheqisai to surrender to Yuzhou and help Liu Yuzhou recapture Jiangdong before Cao Cao's army returns south and crosses the river!"

After hearing what Lu Su said, Liu Bei was overjoyed.

The generals were also greatly encouraged, and all of them looked surprised.

The 10,000 Jiangdong troops at Zheqi Pass were the last elite troops that Sun Quan could mobilize!

If these ten thousand troops surrender, Moling City will become an empty city and can be easily conquered without any effort.

Even the entire Jiangdong will be powerless to resist and will be easily within reach!
Even when the news of Zhou Yu's defection spread, the people of Moling City and even the entire Jiangdong counties would be frightened and their morale would collapse, and they would surrender without a fight.

Being able to take over Jiangdong without losing a single soldier is like a pie falling from the sky.

"Zijing, does Zhou Lang really want to surrender to me?"

Liu Bei was not overwhelmed by the surprise and quickly regained some composure.

With the previous experience of Sun Quan breaking his alliance twice, he was naturally wary of the integrity of the people of Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu was a minister of Sun Quan. Like master, like minister.

Lu Su said solemnly,
"This is what Gongjin said to Su himself. Based on Su's understanding of Gongjin, he has reached a dead end this time and must be sincerely surrendering to Yuzhou."

"If Yuzhou doesn't believe me, Su can be kept as a hostage and use his own head as a guarantee for Gongjin!"

Lu Su felt guilty towards Liu Bei, so this time he decided to go all out and not leave himself any way out.

The doubt in Liu Bei's eyes gradually disappeared, and he looked at everyone.

Both Fa Zheng and Guan Yu nodded slightly, tending to believe what Lu Su said.

After all, the general trend is in front of us.

Sun Quan has decided to surrender to Cao. As a subject, what else can you, Zhou Yu, do?

Either follow Sun Quan and surrender to Cao, or submit to me, Liu Bei.

If you, Zhou Yu, were willing to surrender to Cao, you would not have been so excited when Sun Quan "falsely surrendered" to Cao Cao for the first time. You would not have contradicted Sun Quan and been scolded by Sun Quan to the point of vomiting blood and falling ill.

After calculating this, you, Zhou Yu, have no choice but to surrender to me, Liu Bei.

It's both reasonable and logical.

Only Xiao He had a frown on his face, lost in thought and no joy on his face.

On the contrary, the suspicion is growing.

"Zhou Yu, with your pride as a beautiful Zhou Lang, can you really let go of your pride, the shame of repeated defeats, and the hatred of having your leg crippled by us..."

In Xiao He's mind, a questioning voice kept echoing.

Liu Bei's gaze finally fell on Xiao He. Seeing him like this, the joy on his face immediately faded.

Liu Bei then asked, "Bo Wen, what do you think of Zhou Lang's surrender?"

Xiao He's tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Lord!"

He jumped up and said with a salutation:

"Please give the order, my lord. Our army will set out immediately. The navy will advance first and march straight to Zheqi Pass!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

Lu Su was even more surprised and said anxiously:

"Military Advisor Xiao, we have all decided to surrender to Liu Yuzhou. Why are you still sending troops to attack us? Why do you have to kill us all?"

When Liu Bei came back to his senses, there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Since Zhou Yu was willing to surrender, why did he still have to attack Zheqi by force and endanger the lives of his soldiers?

Besides, it is not Liu Bei's style to kill all the soldiers who are willing to surrender.

Xiao He sneered at Lu Su and asked:

"Zijing, you boast of being Zhou Yu's closest friend, yet you have no idea of ​​your friend's character."

"Do you really think that, with Zhou Yu's pride, he would really be willing to surrender to my lord?"

Lu Su was stunned and couldn't understand the deep meaning of Xiao He's words.

Xiao He turned to Liu Bei and said,

"My lord, I suspect Zhou Yu is feigning surrender to delay our attack on Zheqi Pass."

"Only in this way can he free up his hands to launch a mutiny and lead his army back to Moling!"

"If my guess is correct, he wants to depose Sun Quan and enthrone Sun Ce's son Sun Shao as the new ruler of Jiangdong!"

(End of this chapter)