Chapter 589

The next day, when the sun was high,

Liu Bei finally got up. Since leaving Xiangyang, he hadn't experienced such happy days.

Lady Fan helped Liu Bei wash his face with a happy face,

"Husband, are you going to go on an expedition soon?"

Liu Bei took her into his arms,

"No rush, I must spend more time with you."

After speaking, Liu Bei picked her up by the waist.

Lady Fan??

"The General of the Cavalry is truly too valiant and skilled in battle; this slave will fight you."

In the Xia Kou area,

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were very troubled recently,

"Those damn Cai Mao, Gan Ning, and Lu Xun!"

Both sides fought a battle on the Yangtze River every day, but the scale was very small.

Gan Ning and Xu Sheng were valiant, Lu Xun was unusually steady, and Cai Mao had rich experience in water warfare; all were difficult to deal with.

Sun Ce won more than he lost, but he couldn't expand his results.

Zhou Yu lured the enemy several times, but the opposite side remained unmoved.

Zhou Yu frowned as he looked at the intelligence on the table,

"My Lord, Liu Bei has already taken Southern Jingzhou, and all four commandery governors have been killed by him!"

Sun Ce hummed,

"Isn't Liu Bei known for benevolence and righteousness? Why isn't he pretending this time?"

Zhou Yu sighed,

"Southern Jingzhou has long been semi-independent from Jingzhou. This time, Liu Bei occupied the four commanderies with the momentum of thunder and replaced them with his own people. I'm afraid Jingzhou will be even harder to fight in the future."

"Liu Bei also took Zhao Fan's widowed sister-in-law, Lady Fan, and is building roads to Jiaozhou in Guiyang. In the future, I'm afraid he wants to get his hands on Jiaozhou."

"Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu, the gateway to Jiaozhou, has old ties with Liu Bei, so he can smoothly send troops to Jiaozhou."

Sun Ce frowned. He didn't expect that he would be the first to send troops to occupy the southern part of Jiangxia, but Liu Bei made a detour, not only occupying Southern Jingzhou but also wanting to take Jiaozhou!

"Humph, Liu Bei treats us as nothing; I must defeat Cai Mao and catch him off guard!"

In Xinye City,

Zhuge Liang sat in the city. Under his command, Yan Xing, Guo Huai, Wang Ping, and Hu Cheer were all valiant.

Gao Shun, Ju Yi, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, and others were stationed in the camp outside the city, forming a horn-shaped formation with him,

dealing with Cao Cao's attacks with ease.

Cao Cao wanted to break through Xinye and go south to Xiangyang several times, but had no way.

He thought about detouring to Xiangyang, but was afraid that Xiangyang wouldn't be taken and his retreat would be cut off, so he could only fight Zhuge Liang to the death.

After so many days, there was no progress.

The Xia Hou brothers wanted to wash away their shame, but unfortunately, the Xinye defense line was like an iron bucket and couldn't be gnawed at all.

Cao Cao was also annoyed to death. This Zhuge Liang was watertight; although he wasn't old, his mind was extremely meticulous!

"This Zhuge village husband is truly annoying!"

He looked at the intelligence on the table and was even more unhappy; he was jealous!

"Liu Bei has already taken the four commanderies of Southern Jingzhou and also took Zhao Fan's widowed sister-in-law, Lady Fan. We are working hard in battle, but he is good; he is actually taking concubines!"

The women in the rumors were all taken by Liu Bei, and not one was left for Cao Cao; how could he not be angry?

Cheng Yu looked at the intelligence,

"My Lord, Liu Bei has already completely controlled Southern Jingzhou! It is much stronger than during Liu Biao's period!"

Cao Cao knew this, but he had no way,

"I only hope that Sun Ce will quickly defeat Cai Mao's water army and lead his army to Xiangyang; then Zhuge Liang's Xinye defense line will be meaningless!"

He picked up another piece of intelligence,

"Liu Bei is having fun in Guiyang, building plank roads to Jiaozhou. Could it be that he wants to take Jiaozhou in one fell swoop?"

When Military Military Sima Yi heard Cao Cao's words, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

He hurriedly stared at the map,

"Not good, My Lord, I'm afraid Liu Bei is imitating Emperor Gao Zu, openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing to Chencang!"

Cao Cao and Cheng Yu looked at the map and exclaimed together,

"Yuzhang?! Liu Bei has been dragging time in Southern Jingzhou to launch a surprise attack on Yuzhang?!"

Military Military Sima Yi cupped his hands,

"My Lord, although it is difficult to walk from Changsha Commandery to Yuzhang, it is still possible to walk through the Yuan River valley. Moreover, Liu Bei recruited a group of soldiers in Yizhou who are good at climbing mountains and crossing ridges; it is not difficult to launch a surprise attack on Yichun and seize Nanchang!"

Cao Cao slapped the table in anger,

"We have all been deceived by the eared thief; he pointed his sword at Southern Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, but his intention is Yuzhang!"

"Jiaozhou is remote, and its population combined is not as much as one commandery of Yuzhang. Yuzhang is also an important position for attacking Jiangdong!"

"Quick, send someone to notify Sun Ce and Zhou Yu; I hope it's not too late."

Military Military Sima Yi cupped his hands,

"My Lord, if Liu Bei really succeeds in a surprise attack on Yuzhang, we must consider retreating."

Two days ago, when Zhou Yu saw the reinforcements brought by Cheng Pu from Yuzhang, a flash of inspiration also appeared in his heart, and he concluded that Liu Bei was very likely to launch a surprise attack on Yuzhang.

Sun Ce was anxious and hurriedly asked Cheng Pu to lead his troops back to Nanchang to defend, and urgently reported to the current Governor of Yuzhang, Sun Ben, to be careful!

In Nanchang City,

Sun Ben was enjoying the dancing of singing girls.

He was the eldest son of Sun Jian's older brother, Sun Qiang. According to the genealogy, he should actually be the legitimate eldest son of the Sun family in this generation.

Unfortunately, Sun Jian's lineage was too dazzling, and Sun Ce was also valiant and skilled in battle, so his light directly covered him.

Sun Ben was originally appointed as the Inspector of Yuzhou by Yuan Shu, and his position was far above Sun Ce's, but there was no way; Sun Ce had too much appeal and could fight better, so Sun Ce is now in charge.

Historically, he and his younger brother Sun Fu were secretly flirting with Cao Cao, and Sun Fu was even imprisoned by Sun Quan.

"Isn't Sun Ce very good at fighting? Why has he been fighting a waste like Cai Mao and a young kid like Lu Xun for so long?"

Sun Ben laughed and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp!

Just at this moment,

A guard stumbled in,

"General, it's not good, enemy soldiers have entered the city!"

Sun Ben was confused,

"Enemy soldiers?! Could it be that the Shanyue people have rebelled?"

He really couldn't think of where the enemy soldiers came from!

"It's Liu Bei. They came from the Gan River, mixed into the city gate using a merchant caravan, and instantly seized the South Gate. The general leading them has a face like a heavy date and is very valiant!"

Sun Ben was shocked; he didn't expect Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Yuzhang!

"Quick, assemble the army to retake the city gate!"

After Sun Ben put on his armor and led his guards out of the Commandery Governor's Mansion,

Wei Yan had already led his troops to arrive,

"Sun Ben, why don't you dismount and surrender now!"

"Who are you?"

"Wei Yan, the General of Wide Might under the General of the Cavalry!"

Sun Ben was furious,

"A nameless junior, how dare you be presumptuous!"

He kicked his horse's belly and charged toward Wei Yan!

Wei Yan was not afraid, rode out to fight, and swung his big knife to hack at Sun Ben fiercely. ===== CHAPTER 590 =====