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

Chapter 162 If you don't obey, I will destroy your entire clan! Xiao He: We can kill two birds with one stone by dealing with Zhou Yu and Sun Quan together!
Sun Shao was stunned.

What do you mean by these sarcastic words, Zhou Yu?
I just felt that the situation was not good and that just sitting there and waiting to die was not a solution. I was just reminding you that you had to find another way out. How could you imagine that I was going to kill you and ask Liu Bei for surrender?

"General, this proclamation from Lu Su clearly aims to alienate you from your lord. You must not fall for it."

Kan Ze, who was standing by, saw that Zhou Yu was in a bad mood and hurriedly reminded him.

Zhou Yu's expression was slightly shocked, and he suddenly came to his senses.

In Lu Su's edict, he said that Liu Bei only wanted to punish Sun Shao for his crime, and if Sun Shao was willing to surrender, he could be promised a life of wealth and honor for the rest of his life.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a plot to sow discord.

If it were in the past, he would have seen through the mystery at a glance and would not have taken it to heart at all.

But now the people of Moling are divided and the city will fall at any moment. Under such heavy pressure, he has lost his previous judgment and subconsciously became suspicious of Sun Shaoxin.

Because of this, Sun Shao's simple question touched his sensitive nerves.

"Derun's words make sense. This must be Xiao He's attempt to sow discord. I apologize for my momentary impoliteness, my lord."

Zhou Yu calmed down and bowed to Sun Shao to apologize.

Sun Shao naturally did not dare to blame Zhou Yu. He quickly stood up, went down the stairs, and helped Zhou Yu up.

"Uncle Gongjin, rest assured. I, Sun Shao, am the son of the Little Overlord. Although my talents and strategies are mediocre, I do have a strong character."

"I would rather live and die with Moling City than surrender to the Big Eared Thief, and I will certainly never betray you, Uncle Gongjin!"

Sun Shao's face lit up with pride, and he solemnly swore to the sky.

Zhou Yu felt warmed in the heart after hearing these words. He felt greatly relieved and couldn't help but say something like "If Bofu were in heaven, he would also be relieved."

"Ahem, Commander-in-Chief, the Lord is right. The Big Eared Bandit's series of psychological tactics have caused the morale of the soldiers to weaken, and they no longer have the will to fight to the death."

"Cao Cao was defeated by Liu Bei at Ruxukou again, and hundreds of thousands of his troops are stuck in the north of the Yangtze River. I'm afraid they'll repeat the same mistakes as at Fancheng, and won't be able to cross the river to help us."

"This is definitely not a solution. I'm afraid that within a month, Moling City will be lost without a fight."

"Commander-in-Chief, we must react, otherwise we will just sit there and wait for death!"

Kan Ze made a bitter face and reminded worriedly.

Zhou Yu frowned and remained silent. For a moment, he obviously couldn't think of a way to turn the situation around.

Xu Sheng slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily:
"No matter what, how can we just sit there and watch the big-eared thief destroy our morale and do nothing?"

"My Lord, Commander-in-Chief, why don't we seize the opportunity while the army's morale is still high and gather our troops to attack Liu Bei's main camp outside the north gate at night, taking him by surprise."

"If we can destroy their main camp in one fell swoop, the enemy will be thrown into chaos and will surely abandon the siege and retreat westward."

"This way, even if we can force the big-eared thieves back for a while, it can buy us a chance to breathe!"

Sun Shao was cheered up.

Xu Sheng is going to fight with all his might.

"Uncle Gongjin, Liu Bei now thinks we're trapped in Moling and wouldn't dare to fight. But we're going against the grain and making a desperate night raid on the enemy camp. This might have miraculous results!"

"I think Wen Xiang's plan is worth a try. What do you think, uncle?"

Sun Shao's face was filled with fighting spirit, and he looked at Zhou Yu eagerly.

Zhou Yu's frown relaxed a little, but he shook his head again.

"Wen Xiang's plan seems feasible, but it is actually full of flaws."

"The key is that our army has too few soldiers available."

"Even if we want to attack the enemy camp at night, we still need to leave about 5,000 troops in the city to prevent the two southwestern camps from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Moling City when we attack Liu Bei's main camp at night."

"In this case, the maximum number of troops we can use for the night attack is no more than 5,000."

"Liu Bei's main camp has nearly 20,000 men!"

"Do you think that even if we catch the enemy off guard by surprise, with only 5,000 demoralized soldiers, we can break through the camp of 20,000 highly motivated enemy soldiers?"

This bucket of cold water poured down on Sun Shao, and he felt completely chilled. The glimmer of hope that had finally emerged in his eyes was dimmed.

Xu Sheng slammed his fist on the table and said angrily:
"Is it true that we have no hope of defeating Liu Bei and can only sit and wait for death?"

There were sighs and groans in the dim hall.

Kan Ze rolled his eyes a few times, but suddenly said:
"In Wu County, Lu Xun has recruited Shanyue people as soldiers. I heard that there are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses. This is a fresh force."

"If we can get them to lead this Shanyue army from the sea into the river, land at the Qu'e line, and surprise attack Liu's northern camp at night, then use the lighting of fire as a signal, and we will send troops out from the north gate. With the cooperation from inside and outside, there is no need to worry about not being able to destroy the Big Ear Bandits' northern camp."

The gloomy atmosphere in the mansion suddenly brightened up.

Even Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with a gleam.

Sun Shao was so excited that he jumped up, but then he sat down again.

"Derun's plan is too wishful thinking. Sun Quan hates me for taking his throne, so how could he possibly send troops to help? I'm afraid he just wants me dead."

Sun Shao shook his head and sighed.

The excitement that had just risen in the crowd immediately subsided again.

"Ze naturally knew that Sun Quan would not send troops, but he just said that."

Kan Ze also sighed helplessly.

At this time.

Zhou Yu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and snorted coldly:
"Sun Quan naturally wishes us dead, but the Shanyue soldiers are controlled by the powerful families of Gu and Lu. It is not up to Sun Quan to decide whether to send troops or not."

Sun Shao and the others were all stunned, obviously not understanding the implication of Zhou Yu's words.

Zhou Yu offered no explanation and shouted, "Pass on my orders. Quickly escort all the members of the Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang clansmen who remain in Moling to the provincial capital!"

Sun Shao and his ministers became increasingly confused, and none of them could guess what Zhou Yu's intention was.

Half an hour later, nearly two hundred members of the four Jiangdong clans, men, women, old and young, were escorted to the provincial capital. They crowded outside the main hall, trembling with fear and at a loss as to what to do.

At the beginning, Zhou Yu's rebellion was sudden, and the four great families fled hastily with Sun Quan. Many people did not have time to escape and were intercepted in Moling City.

A moment.

Several people of noble status among the four surnames, Lu Ji, Lu Mao, Gu Hui, Zhang Wen, and Zhu Ju, were all taken into the main hall.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yu with a gloomy face, feeling uneasy, not knowing what the other party was up to.

Zhou Yu glanced at the group, pointed his cane at Lu Mao, and said in a deep voice:
"Someone, drag Lu Mao out and behead him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

Even Sun Shao, Kan Ze and others were shocked.

You suddenly brought all four surnames to the provincial capital, and as soon as they met, you wanted to chop off Lu Xun's brother without saying a word. What does this mean?
If you kill Lu Mao, it will be equivalent to creating a blood feud with Lu Xun and even the Lu family, which is equivalent to completely pushing Lu Xun to Sun Quan's side.

"Uncle Gongjin——"

Sun Shao tried to speak out a reminder, but was interrupted by Zhou Yu waving his hand.

He ignored everyone's shock and shouted again:
"What are you waiting for? Push Lu Mao out quickly and kill him!"

The guards on both sides did not dare to disobey the order, and rushed forward and dragged Lu Mao down the hall.

Lu Mao was naturally terrified. He struggled and screamed, refusing to give in.

Lu Ji also hurriedly knelt down and pleaded with Zhou Yu and Sun Shao for his brother.

Although Sun Shao was confused, he did not dare to go against Zhou Yu's wishes and could only watch Lu Mao being dragged away with suspicion.

A moment later, a bloody head was brought into the hall.

Zhou Yu pointed his cane at the head and said coldly to Lu Ji:
"Take your brother's head and leave the city immediately for Wu County. Tell him and Gu Yong, Zhu Huan, and others that within seven days, you must lead the Shanyue army to land at Qu'a and use the lighting of a fire as a signal to attack Liu Bei's northern camp at night."

"If they don't arrive with their troops within seven days, I will behead all of your four clansmen outside this hall!"

Sun Shao and his companions suddenly came to their senses.

Zhou Yu wanted to use the lives of more than 200 people from the four surnames to force Lu Xun, Zhu Huan and others to surrender and send troops to help them defeat Liu Bei!
Killing Lu Mao was to make an example of him and give Lu Xun a bloody warning, letting them know that Zhou Yu was not just trying to scare them, but would definitely do what he said.

After all, the military power of Wujun was controlled by four families, including Lu Xun and Zhu Huan. In order to protect the lives of their clansmen, they were forced to lead their troops to rescue Moling. Could Sun Quan stop them?
After figuring this out, Sun Shao's eyes showed a hint of excitement, and he looked at Zhou Yu with admiration.

But looking at his brother's head, Lu Ji clenched his fists, filled with hatred and anger, and he just wanted to pounce on Zhou Yu and fight to the death.

In the end, he could only swallow his anger, silently held up Lu Mao's head, and left sadly with tears in his eyes.

"Uncle Gongjin, this is a brilliant move. Even if Lu Xun and Zhu Huan hate us, they have to send troops to help us. How can Sun Quan stop them?"

"We should have done this a long time ago. Father conquered these Jiangjiang people by killing them. We should have followed his example and wiped out these Jiangdong clans who are playing both sides!"

Sun Shao slammed the table and cheered excitedly, with a murderous aura all over his body.

At this moment, Zhou Yu vaguely saw some of Sun Ce's murderous and ruthless spirit from him, and a hint of relief flashed across his lips.

"Bofu, did you see that? Your son looks so much like you. He's truly your bloodline!"

"If you are still alive, please bless me with this plan and help me turn the tide..."

Zhou Yu looked at the night sky outside the hall and prayed silently in his heart.

...

Four days later, Liu's army camped in the north.

"In recent days, thousands of Jiangdong soldiers have surrendered to our army from Yuecheng."

"In addition to the soldiers, there were over thirty officials and nobles who secretly came to express their intention to surrender."

"According to reports from these people, Zhou Yu has detained all members of the four clans—Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang—in the state capital. I don't know what his intentions are."

"The day before yesterday, Lu Ji carried the head of his brother Lu Mao out of the city through the east gate, heading towards Wujun. Rumor has it that Lu Mao was killed by Zhou Yu..."

Lu Su read out the latest situation in Moling City one by one.

There was a sudden discussion in the tent.

It was expected and not surprising that the people in the city surrendered openly or secretly.

What surprised everyone was why Zhou Yu killed Lu Mao but let Lu Ji take his head out of the city to Wujun?
Go tell Lu Xun that I, Zhou Yu, killed your brother, so why don’t you hate me now?

What kind of brain circuit is this?

Xiao He pondered for a moment, then asked:
"Zi Jing, is there any unusual information from the Wujun direction?"

Lu Su was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly looked through the secret report from the Wujun spies.

"According to secret reports from spies in Wujun, Sun Quan has newly recruited nearly 18,000 Shanyue troops, commanded by Lu Xun, Zhu Huan, and others, and they are currently training day and night."

"Also, two days ago, they suddenly built a water camp south of Wu County, on the north bank of Songjiang River, and are currently scouting for boats..."

Xiao He sipped the tea and chewed on what Lu Su said. The various intelligence clues gradually formed a clear blueprint in his mind.

"boom!"

The tea bowl fell on the table, and Xiao He bowed and smiled at Liu Bei:
"My Lord, an opportunity may come to you!"

"This time, perhaps we can quickly capture Moling and severely damage Sun Quan's Shanyue army, killing two birds with one stone!"

(End of this chapter)