Sending Gan Ning and Bu Zhi to lead a single unit into the Bohai Sea was a tough response to Zang Hong and the Bohai Sea tycoon.

Yuan Tan has surrendered, what else do you have to make a statement? If you don’t welcome Gan Ning, you will refuse Gan Ning’s entry. If you don’t welcome me, wouldn’t you also refuse me to enter? It’s ridiculous. If you enter or not, who will be sent to enter the country, you have the final say, and I have the final say.

If you don’t know the appearance, you will kill you again. The cleaner you are, the less obstacles you will be to implement the new policy in the future.

In addition to responding to Zang Hong and the powerful Bohai Sea, Sun Ce had another intention to order Gan Ning to enter the Bohai Sea. Gan Ning was able to fight, but his easy-to-kill problem was also a fact. It was inevitable that he would cause new trouble when entering northern Hebei. Unlike southern Hebei, the people in northern Hebei did not really support Liu Bei. Many people were forced by the situation and had to compromise. If Gan Ning was allowed to kill indiscriminately, they would force them to support Liu Bei.

This kind of work should be left to Mi Fang, and it is more appropriate for Chen Jiao to do it.

Autumn is about to pass, and Jizhou will soon usher in a dry and cold winter. Most of the rivers will have a sharp drop in water, and only a few main streams can be navigated. The opportunity must not be lost. Sun Ce ordered the troops to advance at full speed without competing for the gains and losses of a city and a pool, and quickly advance into the hinterland of northern Hebei. These are the combat strategies formulated by Liu Ye at the beginning, and have passed the questioning of the military plan. The generals of the central army were all listening at that time and already knew what they should do. The marching speed was extremely fast, and the cavalry came ashore, and infantry took a boat, traveling day and night, and headed straight in.

Liu Bei led the main force to the south, and the county soldiers in Zhongshan were also drawn, and the remaining troops could not stop the fierce Wu army. The infantry was not a rival of cavalry in conflict, and the obstacles set up on the river were quickly removed by the vanguard. Sun Ce did not encounter any trouble, and the journey was smooth. In just three days, he arrived at the capital of Zhongshan, Lu Nu.

Guan Jing, who was ordered to stay in Zhongshan, was shocked. He had limited troops and did not dare to leave the city. He could only strengthen his defense while sending a quick horse to Liu Bei, asking him to return to help immediately. Considering that Liu Bei was besieging Yecheng and might not be able to withdraw his troops in time, Guan Jing sent another letter to Guan Yu. Guan Yu had just passed Zhongshan and returned to Zhuo County not long ago, and it should not be far away now. However, he was on land, which was more than 100 miles away from the water route Sun Ce was traveling, otherwise he might collide head-on.

Guan Yu soon received the news of Sun Ce's entry, and he had no time to return to Zhuo County, so he quickly returned to Lu Nu.

Sun Ce set up a formation on the east bank of Fengshui in the northeast of the city to face Guan Yu. Guan Yu had only 10,000 troops and did not dare to fight Sun Ce head-on. He seized the high ground as soon as possible and set up a camp to defend himself.

The two battalions looked at each other from afar, and the sound of drums and horns was heard.

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Guan Yu stood above Gaogang, looked at the Wu army camp lined up with winding water, and sighed.

It was a long way to calculate, but Sun Ce would not have made it possible for him to attack himself, and he set the direction of the main attack in northern Hebei. He came so quickly that he surrounded the capital of Zhongshan in a blink of an eye. Liu Bei should have received the news, but Guan Yu had no idea whether he could come back in time and whether he could repel Sun Ce when he came back and lifted the siege of Zhongshan.

"The life of a turtle will ruin the country!" Guan Yu twisted his beard and sighed again. He felt that this situation was caused by Feng Ji, and he shouldn't have gone south at the beginning. Even after going south to take Tao, he shouldn't have been greedy and take Yecheng again. Instead, he should adopt his suggestion and take Yanmen first. With Yanmen as a retreat, he has the opportunity to confront each other for a long time.

Now, before Yecheng was settled, Lu Nu was surrounded by Sun Ce. If Sun Ce could not be defeated, Liu Bei would not even have a foothold and face the dilemma of destruction of his country.

"June, look." Zhou Cang suddenly reminded. Guan Yu looked along his fingers and saw two horses coming slowly not far away. The horse in front was his own scout, wearing only leather light armor and carrying weapons, while the horse in the back looked like a long gown. Except for the long sword at the waist, there was no other weapon. It looked like a scholar on a trip.

Guan Yu snorted, knowing that this was an envoy sent by Sun Ce, and whether he was persuaded to surrender or sent a letter of war. No matter which one was, he didn't plan to pay attention to it. Surrender was impossible, and sent a letter of war was meaningless. He only had 10,000 cavalry and could not be Sun Ce's opponent. Taking the initiative to attack was no different from seeking death. He just wanted to restrain Sun Ce's troops so that he could not attack the city with all his strength and gain some opportunities for Liu Bei to return to the aid.

After a while, two knights came to the slope and turned over and dismounted. The messenger was a middle-aged scholar with a thin appearance, bright eyes, and extraordinary temperament. Guan Yu looked at him and suddenly felt familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

The visitor was Liu Ye. Seeing Guan Yu look at him, he laughed. "Do you still remember the Huaishuijinkou? If it weren't for the general's strength to stop the horse, Ye would probably have no chance to see the general again."

Guan Yu suddenly woke up, raised his hand, and was about to stroking his palm and laugh when he suddenly remembered Liu Ye's current identity. The smile that had just bloomed on his face disappeared. The raised hand also stopped, and he changed to stroke his beard and hummed: "It turns out that it is Liu Lingjun, who has been revered for a long time, and has been revered for a long time. For the past six months, Yu has always regretted it. He shouldn't have been troublesome at the beginning."

Liu Ye laughed out loud. Guan Yu was puzzled by him and was unwilling to ask questions easily, so he had to maintain a cold face and look disapproving. Liu Ye smiled for a while, looked at Guan Yu with his hands behind his back. "The general should regret it. To be honest, the King of Wu is going straight in today, rushing into Zhongshan, and destroying Zhongshan in his palms. It is also my plan."

Guan Yu raised his eyebrow and murderous aura burst out in his eyes.

Liu Ye looked at him, although he was shocked, there was no trace of fear on his face, but there was a little disdain. Guan Yu was also a little surprised when he saw it. He thought of Liu Ye's stories and felt a little more favorable. This was also a decisive and cruel man, not a scholar who was powerless to tie a chicken.

"Why would you please give me some advice?"

Seeing Guan Yu slowing down, Liu Ye bowed. "To meet today, one is to meet the general for his kindness that day, and the other is to pass on the imperial edict of the King of Wu. The King of Wu is willing to meet with the general in front of the formation. I wonder if the general dares to go?"

Guan Yu was surprised and couldn't help but feel moved. "Want King wants to meet me in front of the formation?"

“That’s right.”

"How to meet?" Guan Yu's tone became a little urgent.

"One person and one rider, each with one entourage."

Guan Yu almost hesitated and agreed. Seeing that the mission was achieved, Liu Ye did not say much and bowed back. While turning around, he had already taken Guan Yu's camp into full view and couldn't help but smile. Guan Yu's camp was standard, excellent, and familiar, exactly the same as the camp he saw every day.

Guan Yu didn't see Liu Ye's eyes. He thought Liu Ye would come to persuade him to surrender, but he didn't expect Liu Ye to have no intention of surrendering at all, and he felt a little inexplicable loss. However, when he thought about meeting Sun Ce soon, he became excited again.

Maybe, this is a good opportunity for me to turn the tide.

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Liu Ye returned to the camp and went straight to the central army tent. Sun Ce was practicing boxing, with one move and one gesture, full of energy, and he had a master's style.

Liu Ye stood aside and watched Sun Ce practice boxing quietly. It was not until Sun Ce surrendered that he stepped forward and bowed. "The king's martial arts have reached a state of enlightenment and can be a enemy of hundreds of people."

Sun Ce took the cloth towel from Bu Lianshi, wiped the slight sweat from his forehead, and smiled and said, "Ziyang is worried that I will fight with Guan Yu?"

"How dare you? The king is a man of a thousand gold medal. He is in a position of hope for the world. How could he show off his courage like Guan Yu?"

Sun Ce laughed and handed the cloth back to Bu Lianshi, signaling Liu Ye to take his seat. "Does Guan Yu want to show off his courage?"

Liu Ye nodded. Guan Yu agreed too well, and there was an impulse to take risks in his eyes. Liu Ye was very familiar with this look and saw through Guan Yu's thoughts at first glance. "He may be able to be polite first and then soldiers, but the king should not be careless at all. Guan Yu was in his prime and had a big sword. Now he has a Dayuan horse again, and his martial arts are not inferior to Lu Bu."

Sun Ce nodded. He understood Liu Ye's worries. With the emperor's mistakes ahead, Liu Ye was very repulsive of adventure and speculation. "Don't worry, Ziyang met Guan Yu, and he had no interest in showing off his courage. He just wanted to see if he had made progress in the past few years and whether he was still so arrogant. Ziyang, a person must not be without pride, but he must not be arrogant. Guan Yu is a powerful general, and his only flaw is that his arrogance is too heavy." He paused and smiled and said, "It is said that Gu is a little overlord, and Xiang Yu is reborn. In my opinion, Guan Yu is more like Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu died young. If he does not change his temper, it will be difficult to die well."

Seeing Sun Ce say this, Liu Ye felt relieved. "What the king said is very good. I just met Guan Yu. Judging from his demeanor, although he was much calmer than when he was in Jinkou, Huaishui, he was still arrogant. I also heard about him when I was in Zhongshan. This person has a very high opinion of himself and will not suffer many setbacks. He will cut off his bones and cleanse his marrow. I am afraid he will be embarrassed."

Sun Ce had a slight head and agreed with Liu Ye's opinion. Although he had never seen Guan Yu in recent years, he often received news about Guan Yu, especially Taishi Ci, who would send reports almost every once in a while to let him know about Guan Yu's situation in time. Taishi Ci and Guan Yu felt sympathy and hoped that Guan Yu could serve the Wu Kingdom. Sun Ce also had this intention, but it was not as strong as Taishi Ci.

He knew very well that Guan Yu was too arrogant. If he could not truly impress him, it would not only not be of great use, but would cause internal conflicts. He did not lack generals under his command, so there was no need to influence the overall situation alone for Guan Yu. In contrast, he hoped to subdue Zhang Fei.

"Zi Yang, what are your tricks? Let's hear it." Sun Ce took the initiative to ask Liu Ye. Liu Ye volunteered to see Guan Yu, of course not only to see Guan Yu's camp, but also to see Guan Yu. He said that Guan Yu could not be subdued, and did not say that Guan Yu could not be subdued. He should have already had an idea and just waited for him to ask for a plan.
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