Chapter 185: Sun Zhongmou, the King of Wu of the Han Dynasty, is about to arrive in his loyal Jiangdong!

Chapter 185: Sun Zhongmou, the King of Wu of the Han Dynasty, is about to arrive in his loyal Jiangdong!

Xiling, the residence of the county magistrate.

In the bedroom filled with the scent of herbs,
The fierce Zhang Fei who once drove away more than ten thousand Cao soldiers in front of Dangyang Bridge was still lying on the couch with a pale face and unconscious.

The Zhangba Snake Spear, which was flashing with a cold light, stood in the corner like its owner, unconsciously, and was already covered with dust.

Hua Tuo sat on the edge of the couch and carefully pulled out the silver needles that had been inserted into Zhang Yide's acupuncture points.

Guan Erye, who was standing aside, holding his breath, finally couldn't help but speak: "Divine Doctor, how long will it take for my third brother to wake up?"

During these days, Hua Tuo came to treat Zhang Fei every day, and Guan Yu also waited by his side every day.

During this period, Hua Tuo either fed him decoctions, pushed his uterus to induce bleeding, or performed acupuncture on his acupoints. He tried every possible method, but Zhang Fei showed no sign of waking up.

Guan Yu also gradually turned from being full of hope at the beginning to being worried and uneasy.

Hua Tuo is a miracle doctor who is known as the reincarnation of Bian Que. This miracle doctor tried every possible means but failed to wake up the third brother. Who else in the world can cure the third brother?

Could it be that my third brother is really going to violate the Peach Garden Alliance of the past?
Is it possible that the brotherhood between the three of them that has lasted for more than ten years is really coming to an end?

In the midst of thousands of troops, Guan Yu looked down upon everyone as a worthless person, ready to be stabbed and killed. Even when facing Lu Bu, he had never been afraid. But now, looking at the unconscious Zhang Fei, Guan Yu felt panic for the first time.

"General Guan, don't be anxious..." Hua Tuo seemed to see the worry, and slowly put away the silver needle: "General Yide's spear injured the heart meridian."

"The heart meridian is responsible for the transportation of qi and blood throughout the body. It is the most vital part of the body and cannot be cured overnight. Fortunately, General Yide still has a trace of vitality, so there is still a good chance of recovery."

"Today I will perform acupuncture, and tomorrow I will switch to moxibustion... General Guan, I am leaving now."

Guan Yu bowed to Hua Tuo and said, "Thank you for your help, my great doctor."

After Hua Tuo left, Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei, whose life or death was unknown, and murmured to himself: "Yide, Yide..."

"Over the years, the three of us brothers have lived and died together. Now my eldest brother has not yet accomplished his great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty, and the world is not yet at peace. How can you abandon me and my eldest brother and leave halfway?!"

Tap tap tap! ~
Liu Wu stepped into the room in full armor: "Second uncle, has Mr. Hua Tuo been here? How is Third Uncle's condition?"

Guan Yu said in a low voice: "The miracle doctor just left. According to what the miracle doctor Hua said, although the third brother is still alive, it may take some time for him to wake up."

Zhang Yide's spear stabbed too deep.

If Guan Yu had not been riding his horse outside the city and shouting, attracting Zhang Fei's attention, the spear would have pierced his heart, and at that time he would have been truly beyond help.

Liu Wu walked to the bedside,

Bend down,

He personally covered Zhang Fei tightly with the quilt, then turned to look at Guan Yu and said, "In the next few days, my nephew will escort the King of Wu back to Jiangdong. Please keep your eyes on me, Third Uncle."

Jiangdong...

Jiangdong is not only Sun Quan’s base, but his elder brother and military advisor are also in Jiangdong!

Guan Yu wanted to say something, but thinking about the situation his elder brother and nephew had reached, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Guan Yu closed his eyes slightly: "I came to Xiling this time just to take care of my third brother."

Apart from taking care of Yide, I, Guan Yu, will never interfere in anything else!
This is Guan Yu's statement to Liu Wu...

Liu Wu nodded and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave. Take care, uncle."

……

woohoo~
The vast and ancient sound of the horn echoed outside Xiling City.

Hulala! ~
On the bank of the great river, the wind howled,
The densely packed warships of Jingzhou almost filled up half of the river.

The layers of sails almost blocked out the sunlight.

There were countless warships of all sizes. Looking around, the ships stretched for thousands of miles, with flags covering the sky, like giant beasts swimming on the river.

On the leading ship,

Three figures stood on the bow deck, facing the wind, their cloaks fluttering in the river breeze.

Sun Zhongmou was full of enthusiasm: "The Jingzhou Navy is indeed the best navy in the world!"

Gan Ning, who was standing behind Liu Wu, stared at his former master with a strange look...

On the Yangtze River, the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy have been competing with each other, and neither is willing to submit to the other.

When Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, seized the imperial seal and returned to Jiangdong in the south, he was shot and killed on the way by Huang Zu, who was under the command of Liu Biao and was in charge of the Jiangdong navy at that time.

There has been constant fighting between the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy.

During the Battle of Red Cliff, the Jiangdong Navy burned 800,000 Cao troops. Afterwards, at the celebration banquet, Sun Quan praised the Jiangdong Navy as the best navy in the world, far superior to the Jingzhou Navy...

The Marquis of Wu at that time was as high-spirited as the King of Wu now.

But the difference is that
The Jiangdong navy at that time had already become the enemy of the King of Wu. The King of Wu of the Han Dynasty was still counting on the Jingzhou navy to help him regain his foundation. Naturally, he could not encourage others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige.

Sun Quan's blue eyes were filled with unconcealed excitement: "Since that little bastard Sun Shao took control of Jiangdong, Zhou Gongjin, Taishi Ci and other generals who were good at naval warfare were deposed by him..."

"Old generals like Huang Gai and Han Dang have been gradually deprived of their power. Now those who are in charge of the navy are all from Jiangdong's aristocratic families. They are all good-for-nothings and incompetent!"

"Brother-in-law, with 20,000 navy soldiers from Jingzhou heading south, how can Sun Shao, Liu Bei, and those Jiangdong noble families be your opponents? Brother-in-law will surely defeat Jiangdong in this battle!"

The former lord of Jiangdong is now boasting that the navy of Jingzhou can defeat the navy of Jiangdong.

Sun Quan said this with a smile on his face, naturally.

Gan Ning, who was at the back, felt very uncomfortable hearing this.

Liu Wu did not respond to Sun Quan's question, but instead raised a question that Sun Quan could not avoid: "I have helped my uncle return to Jiangdong this time. How will my uncle repay me?"

Liu Wu sent 20,000 navy soldiers from Jingzhou to help him fight his way back to Jiangdong in such a grand manner. If he didn't show any attitude, it would be too disrespectful to Liu Wu.

The smile on Sun Quan's face gradually faded, and he looked directly into Liu Wu's bright eyes: "If I can regain control of Jiangdong, I will definitely form a blood alliance with my brother-in-law, and we will advance and retreat together to resist Cao Cao!"

"As long as I stay in Jiangdong, I will abide by the alliance!"

This time, Sun Quan did not say any nonsense about personally escorting Liu Bei to Liu Wu, nor did he say any false words about ceding land.

Forming an alliance with Liu Wu and joining forces with him to fight against Cao Cao so that he would have no worries, this was Sun Quan's greatest sincerity.

Liu Wu said calmly: "Words are not enough."

Wow! ~
On the river, huge waves rose into the sky, roaring like thunder.

Sun Quan raised three fingers together, like three tall incense sticks, pointing to the sky or: "I wish to swear on this great river with the six counties and eighty-one states of Jiangdong, the foundation of the Sun family for three generations..."

A big hand suddenly stretched out and held down the three fingers that Sun Quan used to swear.

Sun Quan looked at Liu Wu in astonishment.

"I believe in my uncle..." Liu Wu slowly pulled back Sun Quan's hand. Sun Zhongmou even took out three generations of foundation to swear, and his sincerity was indeed at its peak.

"You and I are family, why do we have to do this?" Liu Wu kept talking: "There is one more thing I forgot to tell my uncle, the princess is pregnant."

My younger sister is pregnant with Liu Wu's child? !
Sun Quan's eyes suddenly widened, his blue pupils full of surprise.

Liu Wu smiled faintly: "If it is a male heir, I will make the princess's son the heir, but... my uncle, you must not have any ideas about my Hefei in the future."

……

Jianye,

Civil and military officials gathered in the Wuhou Hall.

"Gan Ning guarded Xiakou to contain the main force of the Jiangdong navy, and Lu Xun guarded Xiling. They fortified their walls and cleared the fields, and could not take the city for a while..."

"Liu Wu returned from Xuchang again, and led a large army from Jiangling to attack Xiling. Uncle Liu and others were worried that Liu Wu and Xiling and Xiakou would attack and encircle our army from the front and back. In order to protect the vitality of the Jiangdong navy, they had to withdraw their troops back to Jiangdong..."

Zhuge Jin's voice echoed in the hall.

Liu Bei was pale, with a bandage on his shoulder, and he said nothing.

Sitting on the main seat, Sun Shao looked grim: "Gan Ning, Lu Xun was originally our Jiangdong minister, but now he is an accomplice of the tiger and has turned against Jiangdong. How despicable!"

At the beginning, it was Sun Shao who strongly advocated that Liu Bei lead the Jiangdong navy westward to advance into southern Jing. His purpose was to renew the Sun-Liu alliance and provide Jiangdong with an additional strong supporter.

It was also to make himself have an achievement to stand on his own feet, at least to let the world see that he was worthy of the title of Marquis of Wu.

Now that the Jiangdong navy had returned in disgrace without taking any territory, Sun Shao had already lost face. What made him even more infuriating was that the ones who stopped the Jiangdong army were actually Jiangdong's old ministers.

This is a shame for Jiangdong, and even more so for him, the Marquis of Wu!
If it weren't for the incompetence of my second uncle, how could I be humiliated like this now? !

Sun Shao was filled with rage.
The officials from aristocratic families in the hall, headed by Zhang Zhao, all had a hint of gloating on their faces. This was the consequence of the Marquis of Wu not listening to their "loyal ministers"!

"In addition..." Zhuge Jin's voice slowly lowered: "The old master of Jiangdong also returned with Liu Wu."

That's right,

He is the former master of Jiangdong.

His elder brother was the former lord, but Sun Quan was still alive and naturally was revered as the former lord of Jiangdong.

"The old master and Liu Wu went north together to pay homage to the emperor. The emperor moved Liu Wu from the family tree to the emperor's direct lineage, and made him the prince of Emperor Ling. He became the brother of the current emperor, and he canonized Liu Wu as the King of Chu."

"The emperor discussed the merits of the three generations of the Jiangdong Sun family and canonized the former master of Jiangdong as the King of Wu!"

Liu Wu became the emperor's brother and was named King of Chu, and Sun Quan...Sun Quan was named King of Wu? ! !
Sun Quan became the King of Wu!!!

silence,

The entire Jiangdong Palace fell silent in an instant.

Sun Shao's face turned pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably...

In the hall, the officials of the noble families who had just been gloating over the misfortune looked extremely unhappy, and an atmosphere of panic and fear instantly spread throughout the hall...

The story of Sun Quan capturing Man Chong in Xiangfan and taking Xiangyang had long been spread to the people of Jiangdong by some interested parties on the other side of the Yangtze River.

These days,

In the six counties of Jiangdong, Sun Quan's reputation has slowly begun to change direction, both among the people and among many officials, and his prestige is quietly gathering again.

Even though the officials of the aristocratic families suppressed it secretly, it still had little effect.

Now that Sun Quan has been named King of Wu, this is not only the emperor’s recognition of Sun Quan, but also the emperor’s recognition of three generations of the Sun family!

But these three generations do not include Sun Shao...

If the news that Sun Quan was named King of Wu spreads in Jiangdong, I am afraid that the morale of the people and the military in Jiangdong will change completely!
For a time,

Be it Sun Shao or the aristocratic family officials, a thought suddenly crossed their minds that they were unwilling to face.

The day when Sun Quan returns to Jiangdong is not far away...

……

On the bank of the river, outside the Jiangdong Water Fort.

The navy of Jiangdong gathered, and the warships assembled.

"Get on board! Get on board!"

"Prepare for war!"

"No ship should act rashly!"

Dense crowds of Jiangdong soldiers quickly boarded the warships.

The bow is strung, the sword is unsheathed,

The situation is tense!

On the top deck of a large ship, where the navy is located, Lu Meng, who is now in charge of the Jiangdong Water Fort, is looking at the river in the distance with an unpleasant expression...

call! ~
The dark shadow seemed like a huge tide, roaring towards the Jiangdong Water Fort.

The huge ship,

The endless number of huge ships are galloping across the mighty river, braving the wind and waves!

The masts are like clouds and the oars are huge.

The first one is connected and it lasts for thousands of miles.

Gulp! ~
In the Jiangdong Water Fort, many soldiers were swallowing hard.

"Jingzhou Navy! Jingzhou Navy is back on the river again!"

For quite a long time, the four words "Jingzhou Navy" seemed to have declined for a long time.

It is said that Cao Cao's 800,000 naval forces were built based on the Jingzhou navy, but after a big fire, they were no more than that.

But how come the murderous Jingzhou navy on the opposite side is so powerful that it overwhelms their Jiangdong navy?
Boom! ~
Amid the raging waves, the Jingzhou navy was getting closer and closer.

Lu Meng looked at the enemy's front ship and was suddenly stunned...

There were two large flags flying on the ship.

Neither Liu nor Sun, but...

Wu!
Chu!
Two majestic and graceful royal flags and banners pressed forward towards Jiangdong! !
Sun Zhongmou, the King of Wu in the Han Dynasty, is about to arrive at his loyal Jiangdong...

　There is one more chapter, it will be later, around one o'clock, I'm rushing.

　　
　
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