Chapter 603

Liu Bei left Yuzhang for Jingzhou, which made Sun Quan breathe a sigh of relief.

He began to make intense preparations to deal with those who did not submit to him.

Xiakou,

Liu Bei, after inspecting Wen Pin's Jingzhou naval water fortress, welcomed a group of talented people.

They had all come from Jiangdong,

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Yan Jun from Peng Cheng,

Bu Zhi from Huaiyin,

Wei Jing from Guangling Commandery.

These were all great talents of Eastern Wu later on, with Bu Zhi being the most powerful, serving as the Chancellor of Eastern Wu and also being able to lead troops to pacify Jiaozhou.

Taking only a thousand-plus troops to Jiaozhou, not only did he pacify Jiaozhou, but he also brought back over ten thousand troops; he was absolutely a great talent.

Liu Bei held a banquet to entertain the three,

"Zijing said that you three have great talent, and seeing you today, it is indeed extraordinary."

Lu Su was very familiar with the talent of Yangzhou and had recently been desperately recommending talent to Liu Bei, even sending people to Jiangdong to lobby; he was also doing his best.

The three hurriedly cupped their hands and were humble, but they were excited inside.

Liu Bei immediately appointed Yan Jun and Wei Jing as Yuzhang County Magistrates,

And appointed Bu Zhi as a Registrar in his General's mansion. Seeing Bu Zhi, Liu Bei remembered Bu Lianshi,

"Bu Lianshi seems very virtuous and beautiful."

All three were very satisfied.

At this time, their reputations were not yet prominent, and the General Who Rides and Attacks showed respect to the talented, which moved them all very much.

Pang Tong walked in,

"My lord, secret intelligence from Jiangdong."

The three looked at each other and intended to leave,

Liu Bei waved his hand,

"Everyone is one of our own; just listen."

The three were moved again; they did not expect the lord to trust them so much.

Pang Tong summarized the intelligence,

"My lord, Sun Quan has purged the troops of Sun Ben and Sun Fu, put the two under house arrest, and even claimed they colluded with you."

Liu Bei laughed,

"If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a reason."

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Quan have reached an alliance agreement, which includes marrying Sun Shangxiang to Cao Pi."

Liu Bei frowned. This Sun Shangxiang was his wife in history; wouldn't he be cuckolded by Cao Pi?

Although he had already snatched Zhen Mi first!

But, Sun Shangxiang was absolutely not allowed!

Zhang Fei was furious,

"Sun Quan is truly useless. His older brother just died, and he is already sending his sister to the Cao family; it is extremely humble!"

"Big Brother, we must sabotage their marriage alliance!"

Bu Zhi and the others also nodded. Sun Quan truly lacked dominance.

Pang Tong added,

"My lord, Sun Quan intends to take action against Lujiang Governor Li Shu, and his troops have already gathered at Qu'e."

"Li Shu has also sent us a request for help."

Liu Bei nodded,

"Li Shu only took in people who were dissatisfied with Sun Quan, and he wants to crusade against him? Since Li Shu has requested help, we must save him."

Pang Tong added,

"My lord, there is also gossip that Zhuge Jin suggested that Sun Quan intends to take the Bu family's Bu Lianshi as a concubine, and he has already secretly sent people to Wancheng."

Bu Zhi stood up abruptly and muttered,

"How could Ziyu do such a thing!"

Everyone was a smart person, so they naturally understood that Zhuge Jin wanted to use this to pull Bu Zhi into Sun Quan's camp.

Zhang Fei, after understanding, slammed the table in anger,

"How could Kongming's older brother do such a thing!"

Guo Jia cupped his hands,

"To avoid making Zishan feel awkward, only if you, my lord, take Bu Lianshi as a concubine can you cut off Sun Quan's thoughts."

Bu Zhi's eyes lit up. Military Advisor Guo was truly full of strategies; he had instantly thought of a solution to pull the firewood from under the cauldron!

He bowed deeply,

"My lord, my cousin is virtuous and beautiful; please, my lord, help me by taking her."

Bu Zhi naturally hoped that Liu Bei would take Bu Lianshi; his own status would then rise with the tide.

Yan Jun and Wei Jing were both a bit annoyed; why didn't they have such a beautiful cousin!

Liu Bei?? How did things end up like this?

He nodded and said,

"Very well, this way Zishan won't have to be in a difficult position. I will surely treat your sister well."

Bu Zhi bowed deeply again,

"Thank you, my lord!"

The broadcast room exploded,

"Wow, snatching a concubine is described so elegantly!"

"My Brother Bei is mighty; Sun Quan is just a little brother!"

"I, Sun Quan, am in charge of Jiangdong, and I'm taking a concubine; is it too much for you, Liu Bei, to snatch her too!"

"Liu Bei is not only snatching the concubine Sun Quan had reserved, but also his sister, and Jiangdong's territory... Is he just picking on Sun Quan? Is this good?"

"Sun Ce's pain over Da Qiao is still vivid in our minds; now it's Sun Quan's turn!"

As time passed,

The flames of war in Jiangdong were rekindled.

Sun Quan, under the protection of Zhou Yu's naval forces, led Sun He, Sun Shao, Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin, Zhu Huan, Chen Wu, and Ling Cao, gathering sixty thousand troops, and set out from Qu'e to attack Wancheng!

He wanted to decide the fate of Wancheng in one battle and establish his prestige!

Cao Cao, who also received the news, sent Le Jin with twenty thousand troops from Shouchun to show his support.

Li Shu had only ten thousand-plus troops, so naturally, he closed the city and defended it strictly. He sent a horseman to request help from Liu Bei!

Bu Lianshi and her mother were also trapped inside Wancheng, filled with worry.

Liu Bei did not even wait for Li Shu's request for help,

But had already sent Lu Xun, Gan Ning, and Xu Sheng to set out with naval forces to confront Zhou Yu in the Lujiang section of the Yangtze River.

Wei Yan and Taishi Ci led fifteen thousand troops, crossed the Yangtze River, gathered at Xunyang north of Peng Ze Lake, and advanced toward Wancheng!

Liu Bei personally led ten thousand cavalry, with generals Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, Zhang Fei, and Xing Daorong, and also crossed the Yangtze River from Jiangxia, rushing toward Wancheng!

Almost the entire Han's gaze was focused on Lujiang Commandery, or more precisely, Wancheng!

Liu Bei's troop movements naturally could not be hidden from Sun Quan.

He had originally worried about Liu Bei's main army attacking,

But after learning that Liu Bei had combined with Wei Yan and Taishi Ci's troops for only twenty-five thousand, his thoughts immediately multiplied,

"Not counting Zhou Yu's naval forces, I still have sixty thousand troops, plus Cao's twenty thousand; eighty thousand fighting Liu Bei's twenty-five thousand, how could I fear him?"