Arrangement to arrange Zhou Yu to lead his troops from Jiangnan to southern Yizhou was a last resort.

Cao Cao occupied Yizhou, supplemented by Xi Zhicai, Fa Zheng and others, which was more troublesome than Liu Bei occupied Yizhou. Xun You designed and gave up Wu County and lured Cao Cao to advance eastward, but Cao Cao did not fall into the trap and swallowed Wu County, and refused to go further. In terms of strategy, Xun You did not lose, and there were enough tricks. In terms of tactics, Cao Cao took some advantage.

It is not realistic to hope that Cao Cao will talk like Liu Bei about the young man and lead tens of thousands of troops to advance eastward. At least it is unlikely. Cao Cao is not without a time to be floating, but he is one level higher than Liu Bei in the overall situation. Things like the Battle of Yiling are unlikely to happen to him.

What's more, he not only has the talent for music, but also the Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng is still young now, but this person will grow up very quickly.

It is not possible to take a stalwart, but it can only attack strongly, but it is not realistic. Huang Yueying's transformed tower ship is mainly used for navigation and is not suitable for navigation in the Yangtze River, especially the Three Gorges, which have a dangerous terrain and rapid water flow. After increasing the water wheel, the propulsion speed and operational flexibility have been significantly improved, but it cannot solve the problem of navigation in the Yangtze River. He has no advantage to go up against the current.

He had little chance of getting ahead of his wisdom and had limited advantages in attacking. He had to find another way, open up a battlefield in Wuling, and move forward in a roundabout way.

The mountains and hills in the south of the Yangtze River are actually not the best choice for marching and fighting. If it were only for Yizhou, Sun Ce would not do this. He could wait until the world is settled and Yizhou is isolated before attacking. However, considering that the future expansion of the border in South Asia and the jungle warfare is almost an inevitable issue, he is willing to let Zhou Yu try and practice it, even if it pays a little price, it is worth it.

Most talents are restless. Instead of letting them get internally, it is better to let them expand the borders and test the boundaries between interests and costs, and achieve a new balance. From a poor family, they need to use military achievements to prove their generals, and the same is true for the Ruying faction, which is full of talents. In the early days of the Wu Kingdom, only Guo Jia entered the core of power. This is a normal development of the existing situation and a measure he deliberately suppressed the Ruying faction. But he knew very well that this was just a stopgap measure. The Ruying faction has a profound foundation that is difficult to reach in other regions, so it is impossible for them to be excluded from the core.

Sun Ce had high expectations for Zhou Yu. He hoped that Zhou Yu would not only complete the Yizhou strategy that had not been completed in history, but also make great achievements with him, proving that his nine governors deserved, and could go further and occupy South Asia. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains regime had already penetrated into South Asia, all the way to the shore of the sea, but this trend not only failed to continue, but was seriously frustrated. The Tang Dynasty, which was dragged out by the Anshi Rebellion and the disaster of the vassal states, had become weaker and weaker in control of South Asia. Chinese civilization moved from openness to conservatism, and Annan's independence was also a sign. Sun Ce wanted to reverse this trend, so he naturally would not relax his attention to South Asia.

Even Sun Jian and Sun Quan cannot afford such a mission, Zhou Yu may be able to do it.

However, Zhou Yu in front of him may not know how long his journey will take, so he turned a deaf ear to Sun Ce's suggestions and refused to let Cai Yan suffer with him. Sun Ce was speechless about this middle school behavior that was blinded by love, and did not want to say it out loud, waiting for the literary couple to be slapped in the face by reality. All he could do was add some firewood and let Zhou Yu get together with Cai Yan for a while before going to the battle.

The sweeter it is now, the more sour it will be in the future. If not, how can it show the foresight and foresight of my great time traveler?

The plan to be discussed is almost done, and the details will be communicated by Guo Jia and Xun You. Even such a wise man may not know which piece of the matter will develop. They are trapped in the situation, inspired by the great ideal of educating the barbarians, and are pushed forward by the interests of the Ruying faction, and they cannot help but do their best. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were relatively relaxed, and talked about family matters, love and romance.

They are the best comrades, but they don’t have much time to get together, and they will get less and less.

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Two days later, Sun Ce left Zhou Yu and his wife in Junshan and set off for Xiangyang.

On the way, Sun Ce received a reply from the court. As Sun Ce expected, the court was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's perfunctory behavior. He denied that he was behind the scenes and claimed that he had issued an edict to blame him, hoping that Cao Cao could withdraw from Wu County. If Cao Cao did not know the current affairs, he would authorize Sun Ce to launch an attack on Yizhou.

Sun Ce knew the tricks of the court, but he did not point them out. He asked Zhang Hong to write a memorial himself, and wrote another memorial, listing Cao Cao's past bad deeds. From following Yuan Shao to taking over Yizhou to coveting Jingzhou's bad behavior, he righteously demanded that the court remove Cao Cao. As long as the court issued an order, he would be willing to raid the formation as a general, lead the way, and attack Cao Cao.

The edict rushed to Chang'an for 600 miles. He did not pay attention to how to decide. Yang Xiu and Jiang Gan were responsible for those words. He only focused on how to launch the Hanzhong offensive and ensure that the Hanzhong offensive can be within a controllable range and will not become ulcers.

When he arrived in Xiangyang, not only did Xu Huang leave the city to greet him, but Nanyang governor Huang Zhong also arrived. Deng Zhan, who had been stationed in Huyang, even arrived in Xiangyang early and had been studying at Xiangyang Academy for a few days. Deng Zhan had excellent martial arts skills, but he was not as brave as an ordinary man. His knowledge was also very good, especially he had a lot of research on "Book of Han". He made annotations for "Book of Han" in his official duties, which was deeply appreciated by Cai Yong. When he went to Moling to read Feng Shui at the beginning of the year, he also mentioned it specifically to Sun Ce.

When the king and his ministers met, there was endless things to say, and the atmosphere was very warm.

After some discussion, Sun Ce made personnel arrangements, with Huang Zhong as the chief general, Xu Huang and Deng Zhan as deputy, and Xu Shu was transferred to assist. There were more than 15,000 people, mainly infantrymen, and some navy troops transported grain. Sun Ce himself stayed in Xiangyang and was responsible for the comprehensive dispatch.

Huang Zhong and others agreed and prepared separately.

Sun Ce left Xu Huang, asked Guan Yu's father Guan Jing's situation, and asked Xu Huang to write a letter to Guan Yu: I'm going to war and can no longer take care of your father. Should you come to Xiangyang by yourself, or should I send someone to send your father to Youzhou?

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Wuguan.

Xu Shu held the city wall and quietly looked at the soldiers practicing offense and defense in the city, with his eyes reluctant to leave.

From the third year of Chuping to Wuguan, he spent six years here. It was a quiet six years, and a sedimentary six years. He trained here, studied here, honed his minions, watched Sun Ce's victory news frequently, studied every war law, and figured out Sun Ce's tactics. Now he finally waited for his chance to show his minions. Over the past six years, he has been waiting for Sun Ce's orders all the time, looking forward to the opportunity to soar into the sky. Unexpectedly, he became a little nostalgic when he left.

Too much of his memories have been accumulated here.

Tian Hongcheng, who was ordered to take over, saw it and said with a smile: "General Xu, if you need to take away anyone, just take it away. The King of Wu has an imperial edict, no matter what your request is, I cannot stop it."

Xu Shu looked at Tian Hongcheng. This is a typical beneficiary of Sun Ce's new policy. A martial arts practitioner, who has made contributions from an ordinary soldier to the Wuguan Duwei. As long as he does not make big mistakes in his lifetime, it is expected to be among the 2,000 stones. He has no doubt about his loyalty to Sun Ce. His achievements in becoming a Duwei in Xi County are also very prominent. You can feel at ease to hand over Wuguan to him.

"Emperor Tian Du, these are all city guards. They are good at attacking and defense in the city. I will leave them all for you. If there is an enemy attack, you can trust their abilities. I took the field soldiers away. You have been in Xi County for many years and often go to the mountains to suppress bandits. You are not unfamiliar with field battles. I will leave you some scouts who are familiar with the terrain. If you seize the time to get familiar with the nearby terrain, there will be no problem."

Tian Hongcheng bowed his hand to express his gratitude. Xi County is very close to Wuguan. He has long admired Xu Shu's ability to train soldiers. Sun Ce asked him to take over Wuguan, which is equivalent to giving him a contribution. Xu Shu has done everything he should do, and he just needs to do it according to Xu Shu's established regulations.

Xu Shu called the relevant soldiers up and introduced them to Tian Hongcheng. After explaining them one by one, he bowed farewell to his subordinates and turned around and got off the city wall. The luggage had been packed long ago, and the field soldiers who went with him were also lined up outside the pass. Xu Shu left the city and turned over his horse.
Chapter completed!