Yuzhou, Xudu.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xun Yu's face turned gloomy.

After a long time, he still couldn't help but feel angry. He slapped the wooden case in front of him and shouted: "Silly, stupid. Sun's family is all fools,"

"Lingjun, why are you so annoyed?" Man Chong was stunned for a moment. He rarely saw Xun Yu so angry, and he couldn't help but hold his fists and ask.

"It's okay if Sun Ce in Jiangdong was defeated by Zhang Xiu, but Sun Quan was defeated by him like thunder. Now Zhang Xiu has already occupied Jing and Yangzhou, and only Yuan Shao can match his strength."

Xun Yu said solemnly.

Zhang Xiu's strength is definitely not what he saw. This person is because of his many tricks and countless foreign objects. Before, he could defeat Cao Cao three times by just one state, but now...

"Holding Jing, Yang?" Man Chong was stunned. Sun's family fell so quickly? What was the foundation of the Sun family that he had agreed that Jiangdong was the foundation of the Sun family? That's what the foundation was?

Damn, it's indeed the little turtle in Jiangdong.

"Let's help Zhang Xiu enter Yangzhou, and that will attack our army in multiple directions. We must be guarded against it." Although Man Chong does not understand military tactics, he can directly penetrate Yu and Xu in Hefei, Yangzhou, which can be said to be a sharp blade hanging on his head.

Xun Yu shook his head, "Zhang Xiu has occupied Yangzhou for a new period of time, so he should not consider going north for a short period of time."

After saying that, Xun Yu was a little worried and added: "But if you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one. In this way, I will submit a letter to the lord."

"If the war in Guanzhong does not progress, then hurry up and retreat from the autumn harvest and prepare to immigrate to Xuzhou and order Yuan Shao to take over the Central Plains, otherwise..."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu no longer hesitated and wrote with his pen. The general content was that Jiangdong had fallen into Zhang Xiu's hands. He was worried that Zhang Xiu would invade rashly, so he asked Cao Cao to return to help.

After a few moments, I wrote.

Xun Yu blew two breaths of hot air, stuffed it into the bamboo tube, then took out two pieces of white paper, wrote a letter, and said to Man Chong:

"In addition to the letter from the lord, one of these two letters was submitted to Yuan Shao and the other was submitted to Liu Zhang. Remember to let the messenger deliver the letter to the two of them in person."

"Today, Yuan Shao is the only one who can check and balance Zhang Xiu. After Zhang Xiu took Yangzhou, his next goal is most likely to be Yizhou, so prepare early."

"No!" Man Chong nodded immediately.

The third year of Jian'an, midsummer.

Zhang Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, led a total of 70,000 cavalry on land and land. It took more than two months to completely pacify the six counties of Yangzhou and kill Sun Ce and a group of generals.

The entire Sun family was captured and taken to Xiangyang, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Tai and others surrendered.

At this point, the Sun family in Jiangdong was defeated, and Zhang Xiu unified Jing and Yang, almost occupying the entire Yangtze River Basin. At the same time, Nanyang, Lujiang and Jiujiang were used as boundaries, and important towns were set up, Yecheng, Yangquan and Shouchun, and the walls were strengthened and cleared, waiting for the secrets of heaven.

The people under Zhang Xiu's command exceeded 8 million in one fell swoop, and the people were prosperous. After the army recruited the elite troops in Jiangdong, they expanded to 150,000 permanent troops and 50,000 local troops in one fell swoop. The military strength of Jizhou is probably only Yuan Shao, Jizhou, could be stronger than Zhang Xiu.

Among them, Zhuge Liang led the surrendered soldiers of the Eastern Wu and the soldiers of Jingzhou, a total of 30,000 elite soldiers to guard Yangzhou and Shouchun. At the same time, he was also responsible for government affairs and almost coordinated the entire Yangzhou.

Huang Zhong led 40,000 elite troops in Jingzhou to guard Yecheng, strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, and waited for an opportunity to go north to the Central Plains. Xu Shu and Taishi Ci commanded more than 10,000 troops, plus three thousand iron cavalry, guarded Wuguan, and waited for an opportunity to spy on the entire Guanzhong Sanfu area.

Liu Ye and Zhang Liao led 10,000 infantrymen and 3,000 iron cavalry guarding Yangquan. The entire Jianghuai River Basin was already densely packed like iron barrels.

The navy commander Gan Ning, deputy governor Jiang Qin, and surrendered general Zhou Tai mobilized 30,000 navy troops in Jingzhou to enter Shishui from Chaohu Lake, connect to the Huai River basin, and enter the Huai River.

Wen Pinzhe commanded ten thousand people and stationed in Changsha to abdicate Jingnan and shock the Shi Xie from Jingnan, Shanyue and Jiaozhi. At the same time, Zhang Xiu mobilized the Xi family in Xiangyang to take control of Changsha and left his territory.

Huo Jun commanded 5,000 elite troops and 5,000 local troops, guarding Yizhou to the west, waiting for the secrets of heaven.

In Xiangyang, Wei Yan commanded more than 20,000 Jingjia guarded the sluts in Jingxiang. In addition, Jia Xu, Chen Qun, Cui Jun, Shi Tao, Kuai Liang, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su and other civil officials stayed in Xiangyang to handle government affairs.

As soon as this news came out, the world was shocked, and all the princes looked at each other. The most terrifying one was Jiaozhou Shi Xie and Yizhou Liu Zhang.

For this reason, Shi Xie specially praised the ministers and paid tribute, but he did not listen to the imperial court's summons and changed his recognition of Zhang Xiu as king. At the same time, he sent people to send countless gold, silver and treasures.

The most important thing is that he is a little scared. Jing and Yang are all adjacent to him. Can Zhang Xiu not deal with him?

No matter what, he licked Zhang Xiu first, so that he could be free for a few years. After all, Jiaozhi is located in a remote and remote area, I just hope that Zhang Xiu will not look down on such a small place.

Otherwise, as long as Zhang Xiu thinks, Jiaozhi will be under Zhang Xiu's command within six months at most.

...

West of Xiangyang City,

More than twenty miles away, Wolonggang.

On Wolonggang, outside the originally several thatched huts of Zhuge Liang, some thatched huts and pavilions were built again.

Outside the thatched hut, Zhang Xiu specially arranged for people to transplant some fruit trees, stone piers, etc., and the small fenced yards surrounded by surrounding them have a bit of artistic conception.

At this time, a big boss, Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, was also welcomed on Wolonggang.

The originally bored Guo Jia's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Yu. Although there is no shortage of food and drink here, it is so boring that he relies on drinking and having fun every day.

I saw Guo Jia put down the wine pot in his hand and looked up and down at Zhou Yu. The latter was handsome and righteous. He immediately stepped forward and said suspiciously: "You are... Zhou Gongjin?"

Zhou Yu was slightly surprised and looked at the soldier who led him over, who had already left.

Seeing that Zhou Yu did not deny it, Guo Jia almost determined his guess, because after he was arrested, Zhang Xiu must have conquered Yangzhou, but he didn't expect it to...

Guo Jia immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhou Yu, you, the great commander-in-chief of Jiangdong, have you been arrested? Could it be that Sun Ce has failed?"

"If you lose, Jiangdong has all been brought to Zhang Xiu's hands." Zhou Yu replied with a decline in expression.

Zhang Xiu didn't give him a chance. If he were given a chance, Jiangdong would never be defeated so simply, and Sun Ce would not have died in battle so quickly.

Guo Jia was stunned and scolded him?

He was shocked. How long has it been? Zhang Xiu had actually captured Yangzhou. How strong is he?

Thinking of this, Guo Jia shook his head and reached out to signal, "Gongjin, since he has come here, there is no need to think too much. Come on, no one has accompanied me to drink and play chess for a long time, so what if I play a game of chess?"

"Wine is OK, so chess is spared."

Zhou Yu strode forward, grabbed the wine jar on the side of the stone table, and directly raised his head and fed several mouthfuls to him. He was somewhat lost.

After drinking half a jar, Zhou Yu fell on the stone pier with his butt, with a look of indifference, shook his head and said in a daze: "This defeat in my battle, but Bo Fu died tragically, is all my fault."

"Haha," Guo Jia drank a mouthful of wine and chuckled, "Why should Gongjin blame himself? It's not embarrassing to lose to Zhang Xiu, because there are too many strange things under his command."

Before Zhou Yu asked a question, Guo Jia continued to smile and said, "Gongjin, now Zhang Xiu is living in Jing and Yang. There are nearly tens of millions of people in these two places, and he has become one of the largest princes in the world."

"Do you think, who is the most likely to dominate the world today?"

"Ha, the person who is most likely to unify is naturally Yuan Benchu. It is said that he is about to take over Youzhou. By then, he owns Qingyou and Jizhou, with tens of millions of people and more than 200,000."

"What's more, he is the son of Yuan. He was born in the Yuan family and his disciples were all over the world. He was the most likely to unify the world, and even Zhang Xiu could not match him."

Zhou Yu drank to relieve his sorrows, thought for a moment and replied.

"Yuan Shao?" Guo Jia chuckled, "I was lucky enough to be a disciple of his subordinates. However, this person is good at planning and decision-making, is generous at home and avoids externally, is generous in etiquette and ritual, listens to slander and confusing right and wrong, and is strong in his strength, but it is difficult to dominate the world."

"Even Yuan Shao is difficult to rule the world?"

Zhou Yu stopped drinking and showed a hint of surprise. Today, there were too many people who recognized Yuan Shao. As long as Yuan Shao arrived, he would definitely be rushing to respond.

But even such a hero is so unbearable in Guo Jia's eyes. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Do you mean Zhang Xiu will beat Yuan Shao?"

"It's not difficult to win, but it's also not easy."

Guo Jia replied, "I originally thought that today my lord is the most powerful lord in the world, but I met Zhang Xiu."

"This person seems to be able to penetrate the future. Although he has only a few thousand remaining soldiers, he can always take one step ahead of his master and defeat his master repeatedly."

"And this person takes out countless strange things, such as foreign objects that can transmit voices for thousands of miles, or demon fire that can shake the world, etc., which is absolutely not easy."

Guo Jia was a little moved. After saying that, he drank another sip of turbid wine. Maybe he was a little anxious. He choked twice, smiled bitterly and said:

"Actually, sometimes I thought that Zhang Xiu was just a man. He was born in Xiliang. Although he was a hero at a young age, he was definitely not a resourceful person."

"Even said that when he was in Chang'an, he was also unknown, but since Zhang Ji's death, he has not only become a different person, but has less recklessness and calmness, which is very puzzled."

Listening to Guo Jia's words, Zhou Yu was slightly stunned.

He had heard of these, but Guo Jia's analysis made him hesitate a little. He hesitated a little and said, "Do you mean Zhang Xiu may have become a different person?"

Guo Jia shrugged, not knowing it himself.

"If there was no such person, I'm afraid the only one who could fight against Yuan Shao would be my master, but now, the world situation may depend on Zhang Xiu."

After saying that, Guo Jia said with emotion, "Since Cao Cao is born, why do you give birth to Zhang Xiu?"

He was looking forward to what Zhang Xiu should do when he met Yuan Shao's four generations and three public officials. Even if he did not hesitate, these famous families under his command might...

The two of them were drinking and sighing,

In addition to Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was arranged there on the other side of the mountain, with several thatched huts and some chickens, ducks and other poultry were fed inside the fence outside.

Not far away, there is also a pigpen and sheep pen. There are many pigs, cattle and sheep raised in the cattle pen, and they still look like they are cubs, which makes Sun Quan a little confused.

"Okay, that's it." The team leader said to Sun Quan in a bad way, and then said, "Sun Quan, you have taken care of these chickens and ducks. If you don't want to be hungry, then feed them."

"The lord has told you that if you can't even raise these poultry and livestock well, there is no need to stay in this world."

" Raise them?" Sun Quan was stunned.

What the hell is this? He is the lord of Jiangdong. Although he has only served for less than a month, he is considered independent after all, but Zhang Xiu actually bullied him so much?

Let him raise these vulgar things?

Damn it, he, Sun Zhongmou, would rather die than surrender than bow to reality.

"If you raise it, you will have food to eat, otherwise... In addition, if one of these poultry and livestock is missing, you may not be so peaceful."
To be continued...