Chapter 931 The Eve of the War

Seeing that it was Quan Cong, Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, and the more than two thousand Jiangdong soldiers also relaxed.

"Zihuang, I'm here!" Sun Quan waved and shouted.

Seeing Sun Quan, Quan Cong was surprised and rushed forward on his horse. He dismounted and knelt down and said, "The last general, Quan Cong, has met my lord."

"It doesn't matter, it's time now, so you don't need to worry about these red tapes." Sun Quan smiled.

"By the way, how is the situation on the Governor's side?" Sun Quan asked with concern. Changsha County has been lost. If something goes wrong with Zhou Yu's side, the Jiangdong Army will be hopeless.

"Please rest assured, my lord, the governor has planned a strategy and led us to defeat Liu Pan. The enemy's casualties and prisoners amounted to 10,000. Now Liu Pan is huddled in the city and is powerless." Quan Cong said proudly.

He deliberately spoke loudly, so that not only Sun Quan but also the defeated Jiangdong Army around him could hear it.

"Did you hear that? The Governor defeated Liu Pan!"

"Yes, I am worthy of being the Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangdong Army. I defeated all the enemy troops with one move."

"I can rest assured that the Governor is here. Maybe that Gao Chong is no match for the Governor."

Hearing the discussion among his subordinates, Sun Quan couldn't help but smile and said: "That's great. Fortunately, the Governor has defeated Liu Pan. It seems that our army still has a chance."

"Well, my lord, please enter Leiyang City first and then talk about it. The general has been ordered to come to greet my lord, and the governor's rear army will be here soon." Quan Cong said to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan nodded happily: "Okay, I'll wait until we enter the city first."

Quan Cong immediately led the army to escort Sun Quan and others into Leiyang City, and one day later, Zhou Yu also led the rest of the Jiangdong Army to Leiyang City.

"General Zhou Yu, please see my lord!"

"Gongjin, it's great for you to come!"

Sun Quan stood up happily and held Zhou Yu's hands. At the same time, he couldn't help but regretted: "It's a pity that I couldn't hold Changsha. Otherwise, after Gong Jin won the victory, he led his army northward. If you and I join forces, Gao Chong may not be able to defend Changsha." Conquer Linxiang City."

Zhou Yu shook his head: "This matter is not my fault, my lord. After all, our army has too little foundation in Jingnan. It is reasonable for these nobles to be unwilling to support our army."

Since ancient times, when princes raised armies, they could not do without the support of aristocratic families. For example, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty was actually very poor. The reason why he became stronger as he fought was because he had the help of Deng Yu, a powerful family in Nanyang, and Liu Yang, the king of Zhending. Support from others. Moreover, Liu Yang also asked Liu Xiu to marry his niece Guo Shengtong in the form of a political marriage before he would help Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu had no choice but to give up "marrying a wife instead of marrying Yin Lihua."

Since Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong until the eve of the Battle of Chibi, the Sun family had ruled Jiangdong for nearly ten years. Even so, with millions of Cao's troops deployed on the Yangtze River, many people from aristocratic families still wanted to surrender, not to mention that it had been less than a year since Sun Quan took control of Jingnan.

"Captain, sit down quickly."

After Zhou Yu sat down, Sun Quan couldn't wait to say: "Gao Chong is approaching with great momentum. Does the Governor have any strategies to deal with the enemy?"

Zhou Yu nodded slowly: "Please rest assured, my lord, Yu already has an idea in his mind, and he will do his best to defeat the enemy and do his best for the lord."

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Quan couldn't help but be overjoyed: "That's great. Gong Jin is worthy of being the pillar of Jiangdong, so I feel relieved."

"My lord, please come in and rest for a while, and recuperate your energy. Yu will arrange the troops and prepare to fight against Gao Chong." Zhou Yu said again.

"Okay, okay, Gong Jin is here, I have nothing to worry about." Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and entered the inner room. These days, he has been tired from pommeling and riding, and he has to think about how to deal with Gao Chong. It can be said that he is exhausted both physically and mentally. , now that Zhou Yu is with him, Sun Quan relaxes, as if even if the sky falls, Zhou Yu will help him withstand it.

"well"

Zhou Yu sighed softly, stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by someone.

"Grand Commander, wait a moment."

Zhou Yu looked up and saw that the person who stopped him was none other than his good friend Lu Su.

"Zijing, why are you so indifferent? Just call me by my cousin." Zhou Yu forced a smile.

"Brother Gong Jin, do you really have a plan to defeat the enemy?" Lu Su walked up to Zhou Yu and stared at him and asked.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Su. The two just looked at each other. After a long time, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh: "Humanity, Lu Zijing is a sincere gentleman, but he didn't expect to be so sharp today, haha."

"Brother Gongjin, so you have no strategy to deal with the enemy?" Lu Su frowned and said, "I highly favor Wen Tao and his military strategy, and there are 20,000 elites under his command. However, the morale of our Jiangdong Army is low, there is insufficient food and grass, and the strength is only With half of Xiliang's army, if we defend the city, we might be able to withstand Gao Chong's troops, but leaving the city to fight in the field is just a dead end."

"Can we defend the city for a long time? Our army now only has Guiyang County and half of Lingling County left. If the local people are not loyal to us, how can we last long?" Zhou Yu said with a bitter smile.

Lu Su's expression changed: "So, what you just said was all to deceive the lord?"

"My lord is young after all. The reason why I say this is to give him enough confidence. If he doesn't have confidence, there will be no chance of winning this battle." Zhou Yu said.

Lu Su was silent for a while and said: "There is almost no chance of winning this battle. It's not me who has destroyed brother Gong Jin's confidence, but our army is at a disadvantage everywhere. It's really... sigh."

"No matter how difficult it is, this battle must be fought, otherwise how can I stand up to Bo Fu!" Zhou Yu growled.

Why did he insist on persisting until now regardless of his health? It wasn't for Sun Quan. His loyalty to Sun Quan hadn't reached that level yet. Everything was still because of Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were sworn friends of Jinlan for eight worshippers, and their friendship was no less than that of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Before Sun Ce died, he asked himself to assist Sun Quan with all his heart. How dare Zhou Yu not do his best?

"If the Sun family is defeated, how can I face Bo Fu in front of me?" Zhou Yu said angrily: "Zijing, don't stop me, I'm risking the lives of the entire army today, so I'm going to give it a try! "

"Gongjin, you Gongjin!"

Lu Su's expression changed drastically. It turned out that Zhou Yu's face turned pale, and then he started vomiting blood.

"Come here, come here! Call the doctor!" Lu Su hugged Zhou Yu and shouted loudly.

"Zijing, help me get out of here. Don't let your lord know that I'm vomiting blood, otherwise your lord will lose confidence." Zhou Yu whispered.

"well!"

Lu Su was angry and respectful, so he had to hold Zhou Yu and rush out of the mansion where Sun Quan was staying, and hurried to find the doctor.

"Gong Jin, if you keep vomiting blood like this, I'm afraid your life will be in danger." Lu Su sighed.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we can win this battle and gain a foothold for our lord, it's worth dying." Zhou Yu smiled miserably.