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

Chapter 59: If Liu Bei can do it, so can I. Hefei, here I come!
"It's this person!"

Lu Su looked determined and nodded heavily.

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with suspicion, and he raised the silk book in his hand:
"The spy report didn't specify who offered the strategy to Liu Bei. Zijing, how can you be sure it was Xiao He's work?"

After a brief pause, Lu Su slowly explained:
"Xu Yuanzhi is certainly intelligent and resourceful, but in my opinion, his intelligence is comparable to that of Cheng Yu of Cao's camp."

"Cao Cao now has many counselors under his command, and Cheng Yu is not the only one with extraordinary wisdom and strategy."

"Liu Xuande's plan was able to deceive all the counselors in Cao's camp. This shows that the wisdom of the person who offered this plan was far superior to that of Xu Shu."

"Zhuge Kongming is in Yicheng. I really can't think of anyone else who has this ability except Xiao Bowen."

Zhou Yu lowered his head and re-examined the silk book in his hand.

Lu Su naturally mentioned Xiao He to him when he passed through Chaisang twice.

He also knew that Huo Jun, such a talented city defender, was recommended to Liu Bei by Xiao He.

It was also Xiao He who strongly advocated that Guan Yu lead the navy, and he predicted that Guan Yu would be able to defeat Yu Jin in a naval battle.

Lu Su also mentioned that Xiao He had a "magic weapon" that was like a clairvoyant, and he could clearly see the situation of the battle on the Han River from inside the city of Xiangyang.

A hermit in the mountains who studied under a hermit in the mountains, has the ability of a mentor, and also has several rare weapons hidden on his body.

This was the impression Zhou Yu had of Xiao He before.

What Lu Su said now broke Zhou Yu's original understanding of Xiao He.

"If it is really as you speculated, Zijing, this man's wisdom and strategy are truly unfathomable."

"Liu Bei has this man as his assistant. If Jiangdong and I take Jingzhou in the future, this man will be a serious threat!"

Zhou Yu gradually tightened the silk book in his hand, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

After pondering for a moment.

Zhou Yu's expression regained composure, and he waved his hand and said:

"Zijing, you don't have to rush to Hefei. Let's go to Xiangyang immediately as planned."

"In addition to monitoring the battle situation in Xiangfan, you must pay extra attention to Xiao Bowen. Be sure to thoroughly investigate his background and confirm whether the surprise attack on Deng County was truly orchestrated by him."

Lu Su was slightly stunned, and then he understood what Zhou Yu meant.

This handsome Zhou Lang from Jiangdong finally began to take Xiao He seriously, and was determined to know both himself and his enemy.

"I understand. I'll leave for Xiangyang right now."

Lu Su nodded in agreement, but then glanced towards Hefei:
"But if I go to Xiangyang, my lord..."

After a brief silence, Zhou Yu said:

"Zhang Liao is indeed not to be underestimated, but as you said, our army is ten times larger than Cao's."

"My lord, although you are eager to win, if you can truly advance and besiege the city step by step, there shouldn't be any accidents."

"If the siege continues for a long time and we still can't take it, I will write a letter to the Lord, urging him to move his troops to Chaisang and redirect them towards Jingzhou!"

Lu Su understood Zhou Yu's meaning and said goodbye immediately.

Zhou Yu personally sent Lu Su onto the boat and watched the small boat go up the river towards Jingzhou.

"Ziming, you must immediately deliver this battle report from Xiangyang to Hefei to the lord."

"Remember, warn the lord not to underestimate the enemy. Be careful of Zhang Liao. Be sure to follow the planned siege of Hefei and don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly."

Zhou Yu handed the information to a young general behind him.

"The final general honors your order!"

The general hurriedly put away the silk letter and left in a hurry.

Another small boat went down the river to the east, heading towards Huainan.

"Xiao He, Xiao He..."

Zhou Yu looked north towards Xiangyang and muttered to himself.

...

To the west of Hefei City, Xiaoyaojin.

Hundreds of Jiangdong warships, covered with fertile water, were approaching the ferry on the east bank in a mighty force.

"Liu Bei actually burned 400,000 hu of Cao Cao's grain and captured Yu Jin for the second time?" A cry of surprise came from the flagship.

On the bow deck, Sun Quan was looking at the battle report he had just received, his blue eyes wide open, and the word "unbelievable" was clearly written on his face.

"Lu Zijing speculated that Liu Bei's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain was the work of Xiao He."

"So, Commander Zhou has asked Lu Zijing to rush to Xiangyang immediately to monitor the battle between Cao and Liu and to ascertain whether this speculation is true."

Lu Meng, who came to deliver the letter, recounted the conversation between Zhou Yu and Lu Su verbatim.

Hearing the word "Xiao He", Sun Quan's heart trembled slightly.

All the comments Lu Su had made to him about Xiao He when he returned from his diplomatic mission now surfaced in his mind one by one.

"Gongjin is right. I will take Jingzhou sooner or later. If Xiao He is truly a man of extraordinary wisdom and strategy, he will be a great threat to me."

"This person's background and details must be thoroughly investigated."

Sun Quan nodded slightly, and the shock on his face turned into fear.

As they were speaking, the warship had arrived at Xiaoyaojin. The ferry was empty and there was not a single Cao army in sight.

It was obvious that Zhang Liao and Li Dian were afraid of the powerful army of Jiangdong and did not dare to hold the ferry. The entire army retreated into Hefei.

"Liu Bei was able to defeat the strong with the weak, and he repeatedly defeated Cao Cao. Now my army is ten times larger than the enemy's. There is no reason why I can't defeat Zhang Liao and Li Dian..."

Sun Quan's lips curled up with a hint of confidence, then waved his hand and shouted:
"Pass the order down, all generals, lead your troops and immediately land at Xiaoyaojin and flatten Hefei for me!"

The flagship flag waved, and one warship after another sailed into Xiaoyaojin in a swagger.

Sun Quan even led the way and urged the flagship to dock first.

Half an hour later, Sun Quan had disembarked and landed on Xiaoyaojin.

At this time, only less than 10,000 Jiangdong troops had landed, and the remaining ships were still arriving one after another.

Sun Quan neither ordered the construction of camp fortifications on the spot nor waited for all the troops to land, but rode his horse directly towards Hefei City.

"My Lord, Commander Zhou said—"

Seeing that Sun Quan was acting rashly, Lu Meng remembered Zhou Yu's instructions and immediately became alert and wanted to give him a warning.

Before he could finish his words, he caught a glimpse of Sun Quan's ambitious and determined look.

To remind him at this moment would be like pouring cold water on Sun Quan who is already in high spirits.

Lu Meng rolled his eyes a few times and swallowed the reminder that was about to come out of his mouth.

So he kept silent and just followed Sun Quan, concentrating his attention and being on guard.

"Send a message to He Qi and Ling Tong. Tell them to disembark and set up camp south of Hefei."

"Send orders to Gan Ning and Xu Sheng to lead their troops to set up camp north of Hefei."

"besides…"

Sun Quan rode his horse slowly, waving his whip and pointing, making arrangements to his generals.

A messenger on horseback galloped off and passed down Sun Quan's order.

Because the Jiangdong army had soldiers under the command of their own generals, each general led his own troops and chose the landing place by himself. Therefore, although there were 40,000 soldiers, the distance between each unit was relatively loose.

The Jiangdong army advanced towards Hefei city in such a loose formation.

Sun Quan was full of vigor and ambition, and his face always showed a look of determination to win.

Lu Meng looked around at the formations on his left and right, his brows furrowed, a trace of worry rising in his heart.

"Cavalry, there's a lot of dust and fog ahead, cavalry are approaching!"

Suddenly, Jia Hua's loud shouting rang in my ears.

Lu Meng's heart was shocked, and he looked up and forward in a hurry.

I saw a cloud of dust coming from the direction of Hefei City, rushing towards Xiaoyaojin along the plains.

A large flag with the word "Zhang" on it fluttered brightly in the setting sun.

More than 800 cavalrymen of Cao's army were charging towards Sun Quan's central army like lightning.

Lu Meng's expression suddenly changed.

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