Chapter 206

Zhou Yu cupped his hands.

"My lord is wise. Liu Bei occupies Guanzhong and his might shakes the nine provinces; recently, he has also opened up the Silk Road, and his wealth is endless. If he cannot be contained, he will surely become a great disaster in the future!"

Sun Ce's eyes, however, erupted with fighting spirit.

"Liu Bei is known as the number one martial artist of the Great Han; I really want to test that!"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands.

"You are the lord; do not indulge in the courage of a brute."

Sun Ce smiled again.

"We are brothers; if you want to offer advice, just offer it!"

He climbed onto Zhou Yu's shoulder.

"I heard there are two peerless beauties in Wancheng, known as the Elder and Younger Qiao, who are also well-versed in music."

Zhou Yu nodded.

"I have heard of them too: 'The two Qiaos of Jiangbei, the pretty Fan Mi of Hebei, the beauty Feng of the Central Plains, and Diao Chan is the best of all.'"

Sun Ce suddenly became angry. "Hateful, Liu Bei has already obtained three of them!"

"If I had reached adulthood a few years earlier, how could I have let him lay a finger on them!"

Zhou Yu smiled.

"Sun Sun Bofu, I didn't expect you to have such ambitions!"

Sun Ce also smiled.

"I have already sent men to Wancheng; once we defeat Liu Bei this time, we will each take one of the Qiaos as a concubine."

Zhou Yu? Having a peerless beauty who also understands music as a concubine seems quite nice!

Zhou Yu sighed with emotion.

"The lord has shown me great kindness!"

Sun Ce smiled.

"You kid, you've gained an advantage, so now it's 'great kindness', right?"

At this time, a scout came to report.

"Report~!"

"My lord, Liu Bei arrived at Shouchun and joined forces with Cao Cao, and the very next day, they broke Shouchun!"

Sun Ce was stunned.

"Cao Cao attacked for over a month without breaking it, and Liu Bei broke Shouchun as soon as he arrived? Is Liu Bei that strong?"

Zhou Yu tapped the desk.

"My lord, if you are full after eating five bowls of rice, is it only because of the fifth bowl?"

Sun Ce understood.

"Zhou Gongjin is indeed smart; Liu Bei just happened to be there at the right time and added fuel to the fire, right?"

The scout continued to report.

"My lord, after the city was broken, the Cao Army burned, killed, and looted in Shouchun, and Liu Bei opened the south city gate to let the people out."

"Afterward, the Cao Army and Liu Bei fought a decisive battle outside the city because of the people."

Zhou Yu frowned.

"This is an overt plot; Cao Cao forced Liu Bei into a decisive battle. Liu Bei only had ten thousand cavalry, while the Cao Army, even with many looting, probably had sixty or seventy thousand, right?"

Sun Ce sighed.

"It seems there's no chance to fight Liu Bei this time. Which route did Liu Bei choose to flee?"

The scout cupped his hands.

"My lord, outside Shouchun, Liu Bei crushed Cao Cao's sixty thousand troops with ten thousand. The Cao general Cao Ren tried to use a poisoned arrow to ambush Liu Bei, but was killed by Liu Bei instead!

Cao Cao was beaten by Ma Chao until he cut his beard and tore his robe! The Cao Army lost at least over twenty thousand men in one battle!"

"What?!"

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu both stood up in surprise!

"Liu Bei is actually this capable!"

After clarifying the situation, Zhou Yu sighed deeply.

"Liu Bei is indeed a famous general; he used repeating crossbows to stun the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and then used Ma Chao's courage to drive away Cao Cao, achieving such a great victory!"

He paced back and forth.

"Back then, Liu Bei used large shields and powerful crossbows to defeat Dong Zhuo's army of one hundred thousand, becoming famous in one battle. He can infinitely magnify a small advantage; he is truly a man who knows warfare!"

He immediately added,

"Liu Bei is not only capable of fighting, but his strategic vision is also excellent. Occupying Bingzhou and Guanzhong, he relies on mountain passes to resist Cao and Ding Yuan. Liangzhou had already become a great burden to the Great Han, yet he reopened the Silk Road and revitalized Liangzhou. He is truly a genius!"

Sun Ce's fighting spirit, however, was already full!

"I must fight Liu Bei!"

Zhou Yu nodded.

"If we can keep Liu Bei, that would be best; if not, we cannot let him take the people of Jiujiang Commandery away!"

In Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's strategy, Jiujiang Commandery was the only way for Jiangdong to reach the Central Plains, and it had to be taken!

Sun Ce stood up tall.

"Pass my order: have Cheng Pu lead eight thousand troops from north of Chaohu to join me!"

Zhou Yu was somewhat worried.

"My lord, that would leave our army with only the two thousand men led by Lu Fan on the warships."

Sun Ce waved his hand.

"No matter, I have him guarding against Liu Xun of Lujiang; there are no enemies elsewhere!"

"Liu Bei is carrying the people, which makes him a large target; could he possibly raid our warships?"

Zhou Yu thought that was true.

"We will spread out scouts and monitor Liu Bei closely!"

The livestream chat had many messages:

"The Little Conqueror of Jiangdong challenges the big-eared thief? Will he be beaten until he cries?"

"Sun Ce has the arrogance, but his strength is at most about the same as Tai Tai Shi Ci's; he's still a long way from the big-eared thief!"

"Poor Ye Huang is still helping Sun Ce stabilize the rear."

"Does no one want to know about the two Qiaos of Jiangbei? Cao Cao and Sun Ce have both sent men, but the big-eared thief is still oblivious."

"I believe in the big-eared thief's beauty radar!"

In Ding Yuan Shu's camp,

"What? Shouchun was broken just like that?!"

"Are Le Jiu and Qiao Rui both trash!"

Ding Yuan Shu hadn't expected that Shouchun would be broken only two or three days after he fled!

He let out a long sigh of relief; it was fortunate he had run.

"Your Majesty, after Shouchun was broken, Cao Cao and Liu Bei started fighting."

Ding Yuan Shu's mood improved quite a bit; there was finally some good news.

"Who died, or did they both die?"

"Your Majesty, Cao Ren shot a poisoned arrow but was shot to death by Liu Bei instead. Liu Bei's ten thousand cavalry crushed Cao Cao's army of sixty thousand, and now he is leading sixteen thousand Shouchun people south."

Ding Yuan Shu was shocked.

"Tell me, what reason do I have to accept this Ding Yuan lady?"

Yan Xiang frowned.

"Your Majesty, we are also heading south..."

Ding Yuan Shu??

His expression changed instantly.

"What does the big-eared thief want! There are so many places to go, why follow me!"

Ding Yuan Shu was now a bit afraid; Liu Bei could fight Cao Cao's sixty thousand with ten thousand!