Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

At this moment.

Sun Ce can be said to be extremely disappointed with Zhou Yu.

The intelligence did not explain how Liu Bei ignored the beacon tower and the army unexpectedly killed Chaisang.

Sun Ce could only think that this was due to Zhou Yu's dereliction of duty and lack of precaution.

The battle of Xiakou only cost him 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Now he promised that he could defend Chai Sang, but he lost his troops and generals, including Han Dang, a veteran general.

Sun Ce's trust in Zhou Yu was gone, and only deep resentment remained.

"In vain, I gave Xiao Qiao to you because I wanted to appease you and was afraid that you would think I had neglected you!"

"Zhou Yu, you really disappoint me."

"My biggest mistake was that I mistrusted you and reused you!"

Sun Ce was furious, gnashing his teeth and complaining and blaming himself.

But Lu Meng calmed down first, cupped his hands and said:

"My lord, the matter has come to this, and blaming Governor Zhou will not help."

"If Chai Sang is lost, the gate to the east of the Yangtze River will be wide open, and Liu Bei's navy will be able to cut us off from the north of the Yangtze River by moving down the river."

"Even if our lord conquers Huainan, the foundation of Jiangdong will not be preserved."

"For this plan, the main force must be returned as soon as possible and the siege of Chaisang should be solved at all costs!"

Sun Ce's heart trembled, and he was suddenly awakened.

All the anger and disappointment suddenly turned into a bone-chilling chill.

"You are right, if Chaisang is lost, Jiangdong will not be protected."

"It doesn’t matter whether I get Huainan or not. Jiangdong is my foundation and there is no room for loss!"

Sun Ce clenched his fists, and his eyes were full of reluctance.

Shouchun was only one step away.

He was really unwilling to give up with this fat in his mouth.

After struggling for a long time, Sun Ce had no choice but to give up. With a wave of his hand:

"After passing the order, the whole army will immediately change its route and go south to relieve the siege of Chaisang."

Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went to deliver the order.

Sun Ce's eyes had to turn from the direction of Shouchun to Chaisang in the south.

"Zhou Yu, you must guard Chaisang for me!"

"This is my last extravagant wish for you. If you can't even do this, don't come alive to see me!"

…

It’s late at night in Chaisang City.

Inside the mansion, the lights are brightly lit.

Zhou Yu stood with his hands behind his hands, staring at the defense map of Chaisang City, listening to the generals' reports on the military situation.

"He Qi led a thousand elite soldiers to guard the east gate, and Quan Cong led a thousand elite soldiers to guard the north gate17…"

"Our 6,000 elite soldiers, except for the 500 personal guards of the Dudu Mansion and 600 miscellaneous troops, have all been deployed to guard the four gates."

"According to the governor's instructions, from today onwards all soldiers from all sects will sleep on the city and eat on the city. They must be able to immediately take up arms to defend against the enemy at the slightest sign of attack."

After listening to Jia Hua's report, Zhou Yu's frown relaxed slightly.

"It's a pity that Bo Fu insisted on ordering Han Dang to guard the water camp and took away four thousand of my troops."

"Six thousand soldiers and horses are still too few. They can barely ensure strict guarding of the four gates. There are still a few soldiers and horses left in the city."

"But there is nothing we can do. We can only prioritize defending the gates and walls."

"If there are Han Dang's four thousand soldiers and horses, everything will be foolproof..."

Zhou Yu tapped the table with his fingertips and murmured to himself.

In his words, there were quite a few criticisms of Sun Ce's previous appointment.

Jia Hua coughed a few times. voice, comforting:

"Although our army is small, they are all elite soldiers."

"The gatekeepers of the four gates are also brave and loyal generals. There is sufficient food and grass in the city, and the governor is in the middle to take command. Liu Bei can't do anything to us."

"We will definitely be able to hold on until the lord leads his army to rescue us. At that time, we should unite inside and outside to break the siege of Chaisang!"

Jia Hua originally advocated abandoning the city and fleeing south, but Zhou Yu insisted on defending Chaisang, so he had no choice but to accept the facts, which actually inspired Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's face lit up with pride, and he snorted coldly:

"Jia Hua, you finally figured it out this time, that’s good"

"We, Chaisang, have enough food and supplies. As long as we work together, even if the big-eared thief has an army of millions, what do we have to fear?——"

The word"fear" just came out of my mouth.

The guards outside the hall suddenly screamed.

"There's a fire! There's a fire!"

Zhou Yu's heart was shocked, he immediately became alert, jumped up and rushed out of the hall.

Looking up, he saw a huge fire in the southwest corner of the city, lighting up half of Chaisang City.

"Who was so careless and lost such a big fire?"

Jia Hua hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation yet. He just complained, thinking that the fire was just an accident.

Zhou Yu stared at the fire for a moment, then his face suddenly changed and he exclaimed:

"No, that's the direction of the grain depot, it's a fire in the grain depot!"

"Quickly mobilize troops and go to put out the fire!"

"Hurry, be quick——"

Jia Hua changed his color in shock and hurriedly went to deliver the order.

Zhou Yu jumped on his horse and rushed to the grain depot in a hurry.

When they arrived, the entire grain depot was in flames.

Inside and outside the grain depot, there were corpses lying on the ground, as if there had been a fierce fight.

"Report to the Governor!"

"It was Jiang Qin and Ding Feng who led their troops to raid the grain depot and set fire to the grain!"

Jia Hua had a mournful face and flew forward to report.

Zhou Yu's figure swayed, and his face was instantly replaced by shock and astonishment.

Jiang Qin and Ding Feng?

Why did these two good-looking dogs sneak into their own grain depot and return the favor? Setting fire to the food?

Are they crazy?

Zhou Yu's thoughts were racing, he suddenly shuddered, and his eyes burst out.

"Lu Su!"

"I remembered, these two thieves were both recommended by Lu Su"

"Could it be that Lu Su has lured them to surrender for Liu Bei, causing them to cause chaos in the city and burn my food and grass?"

Zhou Yu finally understood.

Liu Bei expected that he would stick to Chaisang, so he took advantage of Lu Su's relationship and burned his grain and grass without any effort. If the grain and grass were burned, what would he use to feed the six thousand soldiers?

No way. In five days, the city will be in chaos without fighting.

This is the best way to subdue an enemy without fighting.

Such a poisonous plan that hits the mark, Zhou Yu can guess who it is without even thinking about it.

"Deng Mu, you are so vicious that you actually came up with such a vicious plan!"

"Lu Su, Lu Su, you are just unfaithful and unjust and betrayed Bo Fu, but you actually helped that big-eared thief deal with me!"

"Shameless, extremely shameless!"

"I, Zhou Yu, am really blind to become close friends with people like you!"

"Hateful, hateful——"

Zhou Yu gnashed his teeth and beat his chest and feet.

He was so angry that he felt dizzy before his eyes. He fell under the horse again and fainted on the spot.

"Governor!"

Another chaos

…

When Zhou Yu woke up from a daze and suddenly sat up, he found that he was already lying on the couch.

"What about the granary? The fire in the granary can be extinguished! Zhou

Yu sat up and asked impatiently.

Jia Hua hurriedly supported Zhou Yu and said comfortingly:

"Governor, don't get too anxious anymore, the fire in the granary has been put out.

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief and asked hurriedly:"How much food and grass were saved?""

Jia Hua hesitated to speak, and could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.

What this sigh represents is clearly understood. With such a huge fire, the grain depot was burned into a sea of ​​​​fire, how much food and grass can be saved.

Most likely There is not a single grain left.

"Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, you two traitors!"

"Have these two thieves ever been captured? I will cut them into pieces! Zhou

Yu gritted his teeth and cursed loudly.

Jia Hua said cautiously:

"When the governor fainted, we had already gone to arrest the two thieves."

"Unexpectedly, the two thieves were well prepared. After setting the fire, they took advantage of the chaos and fled across the city, most likely to join the big-eared thief."

Zhou Yu's chest felt tight and he had the urge to vomit blood.

"What did He Qi and the others do for food? How could they let the two thieves escape across the city? Zhou

Yu suppressed his anger and asked angrily.

Jia Hua looked helpless and sighed bitterly:

"Our army has limited troops, and Chaisang City is so big that it is simply impossible to man every section of the city wall with heavy troops."

"The two thieves found a city wall with fewer guards, killed the defenders, and forced their way out."

"When General He arrived with his troops, the two thieves had climbed down the city wall and disappeared."

Zhou Yu was full of anger, but was blocked by Jia Hua's explanation.

He had no choice but to have only 6,000 troops.

With limited troops, he could only gather heavy troops on the four gates.

Jiang and Ding As long as you avoid the front line of the city gate, target the weak points in defense and forcefully escape from the city, it is not difficult.

"These two disloyal and unjust men are indeed the same as Lu Su!" (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"If there is a chance in the future, I will kill them with my own hands!"

Zhou Yu gnashed his teeth and cursed.

In such a situation, he was at his wits' end and could do nothing except curse and vent his anger.

"Commander, the food and grass have been burned, and the food and grass left now is only enough for three days at most."

"When the soldiers heard the news, their morale began to panic."

"The general thought that Chaisang City could no longer be defended, so we might as well abandon the city and break out of the siege while we still had three days of food and supplies. Jia

Hua lost confidence and tried to persuade Zhou Yu again.

Zhou Yu became furious, pointed at his nose and yelled:

"Chai SannaiThe Jiangdong portal is related to the survival of Bofu Jiye!"

"I have said before that I will live and die with Chai Sang. Anyone who dares to abandon the city will be punished by military law!"

"Jia Hua, don’t you have a long memory?"

Jia Hua couldn't bear it anymore and immediately asked sharply:

"Commander, at this time, do you still want to act on your own initiative?"

"The food and grass have been cut off, and the morale of the army is about to collapse. What can we do to defend ourselves?"

"Why do we let our brothers die in vain when they know it is impossible to hold on?"[]

Zhou Yu was filled with anger, but Jia Hua actually pushed him back.

He jumped up from the couch and wanted to scold Jia Hua angrily, but found that he had no words to scold him.

Jia Hua is right.

Even if we defend to the death, we must at least keep the soldiers well fed.

Who would be so stupid as to work for you when you are hungry?

To defend is not to defend, it is just to wait for death!

Zhou Yu fell down like a deflated rubber ball and fell into silence.

Jia Hua breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhou Yu had been persuaded by him and was about to persuade him again.

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a deep voice:

"I have sent my order to the general to immediately search and seize the food stored by the people in the city."

"Let me plunder as much as you want, and I won't let them hide even a grain of rice!"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Hua was shocked.

The military rations were gone, and Zhou Yu had to use the people's food to make up for it.

After all, there are thousands of households in Chaisang City, and the food reserves for the winter should not be used up yet. He can still manage it. After collecting tens of thousands of dendrobium

"Governor, if we do this, the people will have no food and grass, but they will starve to death."

"When the public dissatisfaction boils over, I am afraid that there will be a civil uprising, and it will also damage the name of the benevolence and righteousness of the lord and the governor."

Jia Hua reminded me hurriedly.

"The people are starving to death, but Chaisang City still belongs to the Sun family"

"If the soldiers starve to death, this Chaisang City will be named Liu!"

"At this time, as long as Chaisang City can be defended, what's the use of being kind and righteous and loving the people!"

"As for the civil uprising, if any of them dare to cause trouble, I will kill them!"

Zhou Yu's tone was cold and decisive, and his face was as cruel as ever before.

Jia Hua

's heart trembled. Governor Zhou would rather bear the infamy than stick to Chaisang.

Jia Hua rolled his eyes. After a few turns, I had to remind him again:

"But even if all the people's rations are plundered, it will only be enough to last for less than a month at most."

"If my lord cannot defeat Liu Bei during this period, we still cannot defend Chaisang City."

Zhou Yu sighed deeply, a hint of helplessness flashed across his cold face.

"Jia Hua, do you think we can break through?"

"Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army is surrounded on all sides by the enemy. Breaking out of the encirclement can only lead to a dead end!"

"Only by holding on can we have a glimmer of hope until Bo Fu comes to save us!"

Jia Hua suddenly realized and understood Zhou Yu's difficulties.

So he defended at all costs, not because he didn't want to break out, but because he believed that there was no hope of breaking out.

"Finally you will understand what to do"

"well~~"

Jia Hua stopped persuading him and just sighed and left.

Zhou Yu stood up weakly, walked outside the door, and looked at the outside of Chaisang City with angry eyes.

He seemed to be able to see Liu Bei and Deng Mu celebrating together, admiring the fireworks over Chaisang City.

"Liu Bei, Deng Mu!"

"Your Majesty is very happy."

"Even if I, Zhou Yu, sacrifice all the people in this city, I will fight to the death with you!"

…

Seven days later, Liu Jun's camp

"According to people who fled across the city, after Zhou Yu's grain depot was burned down, he ordered the entire city to be plundered of people's rations for military use."

"Now the people's food reserves have been plundered, and the people in the city are boiling with resentment, and people are constantly gathering to resist."

"However, Zhou Yu ordered a bloody suppression and killed more than a hundred people in seven days."

"Many people in the city have run out of food, and they are unable to resist. They are afraid that they will starve to death if they cannot survive for a few days."

Wei Yan read out the latest information in the city.

There was an uproar in the tent.

Liu Bei frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:

"Chaisang is still owned by Sun Ce, and the people in the city are still Sun Ce’s subjects."

"As a minister of Sun Ce, how could Zhou Yu be so cruel to his own people!"

It can be seen that Lao Liu strongly disagrees with Zhou Yu's actions.

The princes from all walks of life competed for the world, and most of them were domineering, and they often treated the people brutally and brutally.

For example, Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, Yuan Shu raped the people under his rule as if they were breaking their bones and sucking out their marrow, and Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong. At that time, they often surrounded the city that could not be conquered for a long time into a dead city.

As a subordinate of Sun Ce, in order to defend Chaisang to the death, Zhou Yu naturally did such iron-blooded actions as plundering the people's food and forcing the people to death from starvation..

What Lao Liu pursues is the royal way. How could he possibly agree with what Zhou Yu did?

"If we continue to besiege like this, even if we capture Chaisang, all the people in the city will die, and what I will get is an empty city."

"Military advisor, what Bei means is, should we withdraw from the siege of Chaisang temporarily and then make further plans?"

Lao Liu looked at Deng Mu, and his words meant to retreat.

"Capturing Chaisang is an established strategy, how can it be abandoned halfway?"

Deng Mu flatly denied it, but said:

"The lord upholds the king's way and cannot bear the people in this city to starve to death. This is the lord's benevolence and righteousness, and it is naturally a good thing."

"But if the Lord reveals this precedent, and every time he attacks a city in the future, the enemy will take advantage of the Lord's benevolence and threaten the people in the city, what should we do?"

"Is it possible that the Lord will withdraw from the siege instead of attacking?"

"When will Jiangdong be pacified and the Han Dynasty revived?"

Deng Mu was very encouraging and taught Old Liu another lesson.

Liu Bei was shocked and suddenly woke up, and he couldn't help but have a look of shame on his face.

"Thank you for your teachings, military advisor. I am very enlightened. I really learned a lesson."

"From this point of view, Bei is indeed a woman of kindness and short-sighted."

Liu Bei immediately stood up, bowed his hands to Deng Mu and thanked him.

Then he realized something and said:

"Retreating from the siege is indeed a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution. What we really need to do is to destroy Chai Sang quickly. This is the best of both worlds solution."

Deng Mu nodded slightly in approval.

Lao Liu was able to figure it out with just a few clicks, and realized that breaking Chaisang quickly was the key to solving the problem. This vision pattern has indeed improved again.

"Breaking Chaisang quickly is indeed a strategy that has the best of both worlds."

Lu Su first agreed, and then said:

"It's just that Zhou Yu has plundered all the people's food and grass, and his military morale has been stabilized, and it can last for at least ten more days."

"How can we defeat Chaisang City in these ten days?"

Lu Su's reminder made Liu Bei's face become clouded again.

Deng Mu smiled and said slowly:

"Don't worry, my lord, Mu has thought of a plan and Chaisang will be destroyed within three days!".