Zhang Zhao, that is the important minister of Eastern Wu in history, and Zhang Hong is called the second Zhang. When Sun Ce died, he gave it to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao made great contributions to the stability of Sun Quan's regime, but for some reason Sun Quan didn't seem to like Zhang Zhao very much. And use others.

Liu Bei met with Zhang Zhao, and when Zhang Zhao saw Liu Bei, he got straight to the point: "Let Jun come to the south, want to beg the thief, want to seek Jiangdonghu?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I came to beg for thieves, but I swept the world and helped the Han family, which is also my life's ambition." "I am a relative of the Han family, and even if Kuangfu becomes the emperor himself, he will also help the Han family, yes.

Zhang Zhao said: "The people of Nanzhou, the people are many and weak, and I am willing to make the king good at soothing the people, and there will be few killings." Spread kindness, in this way, the hearts of the people return to the Han. ”

Liu Bei said: "This is also what I think." ”

So the two talked for a long time for several hours. Afterwards, Zhang Zhao said to people: "I met the Ming Lord." ”

Liu Bei also sighed, worthy of Zhang Zhao, with a straightforward personality and the courage to admonish directly, I finally know why Tao Qian had to arrest you and go to prison, it must be that you spoke badly when you refused his conquest.

Because Sun Ce raised troops in Jiangdong, Liu Bei did not want Jiangdong to be owned by the Sun family, so he sent a letter to Tai Shici and ordered him to train the sailors and prepare to cross to the south. He wrote to Liu Biao again and said: "The general is a relative of the Han Dynasty and a famous man in the world. Endure sitting back and watching the thief Yuan call it against the river? Now I have come south, and I want to invite the generals and soldiers to come out of Yuzhang to fight the Han thieves and sweep Jiangdong. The unknown general has such ambitions? ”

Liu Biao was in Xiangyang, got Liu Bei's letter, showed his ministers, and said with a smile: "Xuande invited me to send troops, what do you think?" ”

Kuai Liang said: "Lord, the righteousness of this world can also be followed." ”

Cai Mao said: "Lord, I am alone in Yuzhang, if Yuan Shu and Sun Ce come to attack, it may not last long." It's better to wait and see. ”

Kuai Liang said: "Otherwise, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce have already turned against each other, and Yuzhang has a history of Liu Thorn, and when the time comes, he can break Yuanshu with Liu Qingzhou, and he can retreat according to Yuzhang." ”

Liu Biao's heart moved, and he left the table and said loudly: "Yuan Shu, Han thief." Send troops to ask for it. ”

Then he smiled with the ministers: "How can I be the queen of Xuande." So he sent Wen Ping and Liu Pan to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to Yuzhang. Yuzhang was too protective of Huaxin, and he was overjoyed. Send an envoy to welcome him.

Since Liu Xiangzhi came to Yuzhang, he was ashamed of his defeat and hated Yuan Shu for being called the emperor. The worries are getting worse and worse, so that now, he is still on the sickbed and difficult to see. And Hua Xin is not familiar with military affairs, and now the situation in Jiangdong is chaotic, Yuan Shu is the emperor, Sun Ce is raising troops, and there are wars everywhere. Hua Xin was afraid that Sun Ce would lead his troops to Yuzhang again, and even if he wanted to protect the territory and the people, he would have no choice.

Now that Liu Biao has sent troops, Hua Xincai doesn't care whether he really wants to please the Han thief or wants to take advantage. As long as there is an army in his own territory, he can help him maintain the situation in this troubled era and keep one side safe, and he can be regarded as living up to the duty of Yuzhang Taishou.

Sun Ce was in Huiji, and when he heard that Liu Biao sent troops to Yuzhang, he hated him. So he consulted with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu said: "Today's plan, Mo Ruo first broke Wu County, in order to respond to Guangling, stick to the river defense, and refuse Liu Bei to cross the river." And then sweep away the other counties. Sun Ce followed his plan, so he ordered Huang Gai and Lu Su to guard the meeting, and he and Zhou Yu led a large army to attack Wu County first.

After Chen Yu, the former Taishou of Wu County, and Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, were defeated by Sun Ce, Yuan Shu ordered Xu Gong to be the Taishou of Wu County in order to prevent Sun Ce from occupying Wu County. In history, it was also this Xu Gong's disciple who assassinated Sun Ce.

Sun Ce himself is a native of Wu County, and he led a large army to attack Wu County last time. Where is Xu Gong Sun Ce's opponent, not to mention that there is more Zhou Yu.

The two pushed sideways all the way, and Xu Gong was defeated and retreated. Xu Gong retreated all the way to Wu County and sent several groups of envoys to see Yuan Shu for help. Yuan Shu saw the letter and scolded: "Waste! In vain, he was called a celebrity, but he was defeated by a child! ”

Thinking about it, Yuan Shu is also helpless, he is now stationed in Xiapi to resist Cao Cao, and he has to defend Jiujiang and Guangling. There are really no reinforcements to send. After thinking about it, Yuan Shu's eyes rolled, so he sent a letter to Xu Gong, asking him to abandon Wu County and retire Qu'a.

He also ordered Yuan Yin to divide his troops to the north and hide in Jurong. It is to send scouts to Sibu Guangling to listen to Wu Jing's movements.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu occupied several counties in a row, and marched all the way into Wu County. When he arrived, he found that the people of Wu County went to the empty building, and no one was guarded, so he couldn't help but be surprised, so he sent someone to ask him, and said: "Taishou has retreated and gone north for a few days." ”

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, not knowing what Xu Gong was doing. But one thing is certain, Xu Gong wants to escape. So he sent a letter to Wu Jing, the Taishou of Guangling, and asked him to monitor Xu Gong's movements.

Not long after, Wu Jing sent a letter to Sun Ce, saying that Xu Gong would surrender Qu'a.

Sun Ce said with a smile: "Liu Miao has been running Qu'a for many years, and his city defense is in Wu County, and Qu'a is close to Yuan Shu, so Xu Gong is expected to rely on it." ”

and said in high spirits: "I can break Liu Xuan, but how can I resist Xu Gong?" If he is cowardly, he will be defeated. So he and Zhou Yu went to war.

Zhou Yu said: "I'm afraid that Yuan Shu will send troops to help." ”

Sun Ce said: "It's okay, I already have a plan to deal with it." So he ordered his uncle Wu Jing to send troops to attack Xu Gong when he attacked Qu'a. Sun Ce thought, the two sides are attacking, and when your Yuan Shu reinforcements arrive, Wu County will already be owned by me.

Yuan Shu was in Jiujiang and ordered Chen Ji to mobilize troops and horses to prepare to rescue Wu County. Listen carefully and listen to it accurately, and report to Wu Jing. Wu Jingdao: "As expected. So he also ordered the generals of the county to assemble and prepare to cross the river to attack Xu Gong.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu arrived in Qu'a, they didn't say much, and made a little preparation, even if they attacked the city.

At the head of the city, Xu Gong scolded: "Sun Ce'er, you are a minister and disloyal. You and I are ministers in the same palace, but we raise troops to fight against us, it is unjust. The hometown of Wu County Ru, but it has been repeatedly subjected to sword soldiers, which is unkind. Isn't it ridiculous that unkind, unrighteous and disloyal people want to possess Jiangdong? Don't retreat quickly, otherwise, when my lord brings a large army to come, you will all be powdered! ”

Sun Ce listened to it under the city, his face was red with anger, he shouted, took a bow and arrow, and used all his strength to describe the head of the city Xu Gong, which was an arrow, Xu Gong couldn't avoid it, and he was about to die when he saw it. Suddenly, the doorman next to him knocked Xu Gong, Xu Gong fell to the ground, and then a scream sounded.

Xu Gong got up, only to see that the doorman was already angry, the doorman was carrying a large shield, and the shield exploded, and the arrows penetrated deep into the doorman's chest and back, leaving only the tail feathers outside. Xu Gong's heart was awe-inspiring, and he secretly said that Sun Ce was as brave as a member, and he couldn't be more excited. So he ordered the city to be guarded on the right and left, and he hurried down the city.

When Sun Ce saw that an arrow didn't kill Xu Gong, he was full of hatred, so he couldn't wait to rush into the city immediately and stab this sharp-toothed thief with one shot. Seeing Xu Gong leaving, he turned around and said to Zhou Yu hatefully: "If I enter the city, I will kill this fang!" ”

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Ce was angry, so he persuaded: "This person is a self-proclaimed celebrity and is used to rapping. Bo Fu was angry with this person, and he was very unwise. ”

When Sun Ce heard this, his anger rested for a while. So he still ordered the army to attack the city without mentioning it.