Chapter 17 You have already driven away my nephew!
Chapter 017: You drove your nephew away a long time ago!

Xuchang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the brightly lit hall, bronze pillars stand majestically.

Sitting on the main seat was a man who was seven feet tall, with narrow eyes and a long beard, and a dignified appearance. He was none other than the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty and the overlord of the north, Cao Cao Mengde!

Defeat Yuan Shu!
Destroy Lu Bu!
Defeat Yuan Shao!
He occupied the eight states of the Han Dynasty and used the emperor to command the princes. His prestige and prestige awed everyone in the world.

But at this moment, the Han Prime Minister's face was gloomy: "How was Xiling City... lost?"

Cao Cao's voice was like a cold winter wind swirling in the hall.

The few trusted civil and military officials around him just lowered their heads and said nothing.

The scout who knelt on the ground shuddered subconsciously: "The soldiers who escaped from Xiling City reported that the enemy sneaked across the river from the other side of the river in the fog and attacked Xiling City!"

"That enemy general is extremely brave, not inferior to Lu Bu back then!"

"General Wen Pin fought hard but failed, and his arm was cut off by the enemy. It is unknown whether he is alive or dead."

"Because the enemy didn't raise any flags, we don't know who the enemy is yet..."

There was total silence in the hall.

There was only the flickering candlelight.

boom! ~
"What do you mean we don't know yet?!" Cao Cao slapped his couch and gnashed his teeth, "On the other side of the Yangtze River, apart from Sun Quan and that big-eared thief, who else would have the guts to attack my Xiling City?"

"You have seized my Xiling City and cut off my general's arm... How dare you, Sun Liu, the traitors, treat me like nothing?!"

In the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao's army of 800,000 soldiers was reduced to ashes on the surface of the Yangtze River. Prime Minister Cao escaped death and wished he could eat Sun and Liu and sleep on their skins.

I didn't expect that before I could raise an army for revenge, these two people, Sun and Liu, would dare to attack me?

Do they really think they are no longer able to march south?
"Xiling is the gateway west of Jiangdong..." a deep voice sounded.

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Cao Cao's adviser, General Fenwu, and Marquis of Anguoting Cheng Yu!
Cheng Yu kept talking: "Jiangdong has been trying to capture Xiling for a long time. Now that our army has just been defeated in the southern expedition, it is a great opportunity for Jiangdong to capture Xiling. I believe that the one who attacked and captured Xiling must be Jiangdong."

Blue-eyed boy!

Sun Zhongmou!!

Cao Cao was furious. He was still heartbroken by the fire at Chibi. He asked Wen Pin to guard Xiling in preparation for another attack on Jiangdong in the future.

I didn't expect that Sun Zhongmou would act so quickly. Now that Xiling has been lost, it will be more difficult for me to attack Jiangdong again.

"My lord, Xiling cannot be lost!" At this moment, a man bowed solemnly to Cao Cao.

It was Xun You, Cao Mengde's chief strategist, who said: "Xi Ling is the lifeblood of the Sun family. As long as Xi Ling is in our hands, Sun Quan of Jiangdong will not dare to act rashly."

"But if Xiling City is firmly controlled by Jiangdong, Sun Quan will have no worries and will have to frequently invade Hefei City."

"By then, the Prime Minister will probably have trouble sleeping and eating..."

Xiling is the lifeline of Jiangdong. As long as preparations are made, Cao Cao can lead his army downstream from Xiling to attack Jiangdong at any time.

Hefei is Cao Cao’s lifeline!

The city of Hefei is actually a hub connecting the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River. Once Sun Quan captures Hefei, the Jiangdong navy will be able to go north to the Central Plains through the waterway network and directly drive the tower ships to the city of Xuchang!
A gloomy look flashed across Cao Mengde's eyes, and his expression became solemn.

After the defeat at Red Cliff, Cao Cao would not be able to march south to conquer Jiangdong in the short term, but he would never allow Sun Quan to threaten his heartland of the Central Plains.

If there is no Xiling City to threaten Jiangdong,

I am afraid that Hefei will be frequently harassed by Sun Quan in the future, and Cao Mengde will really be unable to sleep well and eat well!
After a long silence, Cao Cao finally spoke. He said indifferently: "Gather the generals in the tent and march south."

"promise!!"

Boom boom boom!! ~
The gathering drums sounded loudly,
A great war is about to begin...

Cao Aman slowly stood up, picked up his sword, and stepped forward like a dragon and a tiger: "Jiangdong rat, shameless big-eared thief..."

"And the enemy general who seized my Cao Mengde's Xiling City is as brave as Lu Bu? Ha..."

"Let's go and test your weight now!"

……

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On the south bank of the river, Gong'an City,
"Uncle Liu, please calm down. Uncle Liu, please calm down..."

"I, Jiangdong, have absolutely no such intention. I, Jiangdong..."

The envoy from Jiangdong looked panicked and could only bite the bullet and comfort Liu Bei.

Everyone says that Liu Bei is virtuous, but this time he really got angry.

But in this matter, Jiangdong was still in the wrong. Even this envoy didn't know that such a strange thing would happen? !
"What on earth is Jiang Dong going to do?"

"Does the Lord of Wu really want to humiliate me, Liu Xuande, like this?!" Liu Bei could hardly hold back his emotions.

Not only did he lose his wife, but Jiangdong couldn't even give a reason. Such humiliation is really hard to accept!
If Liu Bei hadn't been forced by the situation to form an alliance with Jiangdong to fight against Cao Cao, he would have turned against them long ago!

"Uncle, this is a handwritten letter from Mr. Lu Su to you..." As he spoke, the Jiangdong envoy Jiang handed over the letter in his arms.

Upon seeing the letter, Uncle Liu had to restrain his anger.

The Sun-Liu alliance was able to defeat Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu were certainly important, but Lu Su also made an indelible contribution.

Because the Sun-Liu alliance was originally brought together by Lu Su. Without Lu Su, there would naturally be no Sun-Liu alliance.

Therefore, face had to be given to Lu Su and Lu Zijing no matter what.

After opening the letter, Liu Bei read it roughly and said, "I already know what Zijing meant. Please go back now."

"Please tell Marquis Wu Wu that although we have just won the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao is still very powerful and is eyeing the south."

"Now is definitely not the time for the Sun and Liu families to have a rift."

Upon hearing this, the envoy from Jiangdong felt relieved: "Don't worry, Uncle Liu, I will tell my master every word!"

After saying this, Envoy Jiang quickly took his leave.

Because Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the side didn't look very happy, especially Zhang Yide, whose eyes were wide open. Although he didn't say anything, it made people feel uneasy.

As soon as the messenger left,

"Jiangdong is going too far!" Guan Yu's face turned pale.

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Jiangdong rats, aren't you making fun of us?!"

Zhuge Kongming, who had been standing nearby, gently waved his feather fan and shook his head slightly, looking quite helpless.

Liu Bei sat down and sighed, "Alas, I don't know what happened in Jiangdong to make it so absurd. What do you think, sir?"

Kong Ming stood up and said, "My lord, I think that it is far from the time when the Sun-Liu alliance will break up. Sun Zhongmou will never destroy the Great Wall. It must be that something happened in Jiangdong."

Liu Bei nodded.

That should be the case. Although Sun Quan is young, he is far from being reckless.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bei subconsciously thought of someone.

Liu Wu has always been responsible for many things.

For example, in recent times, except Liu Qi!
The marriage between Sun and Liu was also secretly arranged by Liu Wu.

Originally, Liu Bei was going to go to Jiangdong to get married, but Zhuge Liang clearly said that Jiangdong had good intentions and would probably detain Liu Bei at that time.

But Sun and Liu had no choice but to make peace with the marriage, and finally it was under Liu Wu's planning that Jiangdong agreed to send Sun Shangxiang to Jingzhou.

For so many years, Liu Wu has been running around and rarely has time to rest.

Liu Bei said without hesitation: "How about this, let Liu Wu go secretly and find out the situation in Jiangdong, so that we can deal with it calmly."

The voice has not fallen,

The atmosphere in the field has become very strange...

Kong Ming gently waved his feather fan, hesitating to speak...

Guan Yu glanced at Liu Bei and said nothing.

Zhang Yide couldn't hold it in any longer: "Brother, you, you,...you've already driven my nephew away!!"

(End of this chapter)