Zhou Yu took a long time to repair the letter to Sun Ce.

The content of the letter is to persuade Sun Ce to marry his twelve-year-old sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei as a concubine, because Liu Bei already has a wife, Gan, and it is said that after entering Chengdu, he accepted Wu Yi's sister Wu as a concubine, so Sun Shangxiang is naturally a concubine.

Of course, Zhou Yu also knew that Sun Ce was a good brother, and his love for his brothers and sisters was not inferior to that of any father, and it was not easy to persuade him to marry Sun Shangxiang, who had a similar personality, to Liu Bei, who was more than twenty years apart in age.

Therefore, Zhou Yu spent a lot of time on the content of the letter, wrote four or five sheets freely, and spent most of the night, until the east gradually became white, and Zhou Yu's letter was finished.

In the letter, Zhou Yu first analyzed the current predicament faced by the Sun family, if there was no foreign aid, in the case of the Eastern Han Army's three-way attack, the territory of the Sun family would be like a thatched house leaking on all sides, and I am afraid that it would not last long. In the current situation, only Liu Bei can pull the Sun family out of the quagmire and bring it to the shore, so that the Sun family will survive in a desperate situation.

In order to persuade Sun Ce, Zhou Yu took the successive emperors of the Han family as an example, starting from Gaozu Liu Bang, until Emperor Wen and Emperor Yuan, under the strong pressure of the Xiongnu, he sent royal women out of Saixi to marry many times, in exchange for the peaceful development of the Han Dynasty, and finally defeated the Xiongnu after continuously enhancing the strength of the country. The husband should be able to bend and stretch, and endure what ordinary people can't endure, so as to achieve a great cause.

In the end, Zhou Yu praised Liu Bei in the letter, saying that although he had passed the age of establishment, he was tenacious and resolute. The name of benevolence and righteousness spreads far and wide, and it is assisted by tiger and wolf generals such as Guan and Zhang. The strategists were assisted by Fang Qiao, Fa Zheng, Pang Tong and others, and they were in Bashu. With 200,000 armor, he is a rare hero in the world, if he can match Shang Xiang Xu to him, he will not disgrace Miss Sun.

After the letter was completed, Zhou Yu checked it three more times, and then he put it in the envelope with confidence, and sent someone to summon his cousin Zhou Dewei, ready to order him to leave Guiyang overnight and cross the Changsha River to Xiangyang. Give the letter to Sun Ce.

Sun Shangxiang is twelve years old this year, one year younger than his half-brother Sun Quan. Although she is only a girl, she likes to dance knives and guns when she was six or seven years old, galloping on horses, and now she is out and falling.

After Sun Ce took Xiangyang, Sun Shangxiang has been following his eldest brother and has not returned to Changsha. If he can successfully persuade Sun Ce to make peace with Liu Bei. It is possible to directly send someone from Xiangyang to send Miss Sun to Bashu, and it is also possible to travel back and forth from Xiangyang to Changsha.

"I don't know what Gong Jin ordered to summon the foolish brother?"

Zhou Dewei, who had just come down from the night patrol in Guiyang City, was summoned by his cousin, and he couldn't even eat breakfast, so he rushed straight to Zhou Yu's residence to come to visit.

I saw that this general of five generations looked like a tiger. He was a burly man, estimated to be around nine feet. Born with dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes. With a bearded face, he looked a little similar to Zhang Fei. And the weapon is also a spear. It is seven feet and seven inches long, and the whole body is cast with iron. It weighs about seventy-seven pounds, and is called "oolong water spear".

In terms of fame, Li Cunxiao was the first to be recommended during the Five Dynasties period, followed by Wang Yanzhang and Xia Ruqi, although the fame of Dewei this week was slightly inferior. But as the generals under Li Keyong, the king of Jin, Li Cunxiao and Xia Luqi have all been his lieutenants, so it can be seen that this week Dewei is by no means an ordinary person.

Seeing his cousin coming, Zhou Yu hurriedly bowed his hand: "Brother is tired this night, is there any abnormal information?" ”

"The battalion of Na Huo Qujian did not move fifteen miles away, but sent many additional soldiers to patrol the main roads along the way, intending to cut off the communication between our army and Changsha. It seems that Huo Quji does not plan to attack the city in a short period of time, and nine times out of ten he is waiting for Han Shizhong's army to attack Changsha! Zhou Dewei took the hot water handed by his subordinates, poured a bowl, and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth to analyze.

Zhou Yu agreed: "What my brother said is extremely true, Huo Quji's intention is to drag our army and let Han Shizhong capture Changsha and Wuling. First, it will cut off our army, and second, it will make my troops in Guiyang and Xiangyang panic and collapse without a fight. ”

"In that case, how can our army sit idly by? Either let the lord abandon Xiangyang and Jiangling and return to Changsha to hold on; Either we abandon Guiyang and go north, fight back-to-back with Sun Bofu's main force, and condense into a force. If they fight separately, sooner or later they will be defeated by the Han army! Zhou Dewei sat down in the chair and rubbed his hands. Pinching his cheeks, he said worriedly.

"Although my brother seems a little rude, it is rare that he is also familiar with the art of war." Zhou Yu's face was relieved, "Yu still has one last plan, ready to make peace with Liu Bei and let him send troops to rescue Xiangyang." If this plan can be successful, Xiangyang and Jiangling can be defended, and if Liu Bei refuses to send troops, he can only give up. Gyeyang is the route I have reserved for retreat to the south, and I must not give up! ”

Zhou Dewei groaned slightly, and then twisted his beard in agreement: "Although this Liu Bei lives in person with the Han Family Sect, he seems to be loyal, but in fact he has hidden ambitions. If the Sun family is destroyed, Liu Wei will definitely point his sword at Bashu and attack Yizhou in a big way. If Liu Bei didn't want to obediently hand over the military power, he would definitely choose to form an alliance with our army. That's a clever idea! ”

"This Liu Bei is a hero, if you want to persuade him to send troops, you need to dispel his concerns and let him see the sincerity of the Sun family who will not take the initiative to betray their promises. So I plan to persuade Bo Fu to marry Miss Shangxiang to Liu Bei, whether the hostages are sincere, so that I can have the greatest confidence to persuade Liu Bei to send troops. ”

Zhou Dewei, who rarely had a rude appearance, knew the art of war and had always felt exhausted, so Zhou Yu, who was unable to support himself, tried to explain his thoughts and let his cousin help him with his staff.

After listening to Zhou Yu's words, Zhou Dewei twisted his thick beard and said with a smile: "I heard that Miss Sun is at a young age, and the women don't let her eyebrows, but she cheapened Liu Bei's house, and let his old cow eat tender grass!" ”

"And what can be done?" Zhou Yu smiled bitterly, "Alas...... People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads! If Miss Sun can be used to keep the whole of Jingzhou, I think even if the old lord is alive, he will do so. ”

"Could it be that Sun Jian is Sun Shangxiang's daughter? Wouldn't it be better to find someone older to marry Liu Bei? Why is this guy cheap Liu Bei! Zhou Dewei was angry and shouted for Sun Shangxiang, "Miss Sun is only twelve years old, Gongjin, you have pushed a flower girl into the fire pit!" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly: "The old lord still has two daughters under his knees, the eldest daughter is older than Bo Fu, married to a fellow villager of Wu County, Hongzhi, and the children are five or six years old. The second daughter married Changsha Pan the year before last, and although she had no children, she was already married. These two obviously can't be used to get married! ”

Zhou Dewei seems to be honest, but he actually has a lot of scheming, and said with a bad smile: "It's really not good, just find a beautiful woman to pretend to be Sun Bofu's sister, anyway, I, Zhou Dewei, can't bear to see a thin face!" ”

"That's not good, it's a matter of the survival of the Sun family, and there is no room for luck. There is no impermeable wall in the world, if the news leaks into Liu Bei's ears, not only will it not be possible to make peace with relatives, but I am afraid that it will anger Liu Bei and make a cocoon to bind himself. This must not be a child's play! ”

Zhou Yu hurriedly reprimanded Zhou Dewei and commanded; "I have here a letter to Bo Fu, you should leave the city immediately, hurry to Xiangyang, and hand him over to Bo Fu. I believe that Bo Fu will definitely make the right choice! After you finish sending the letter, you don't have to go back to Guiyang, just go back to Changsha and listen to the orders under the old generals Zhongmou and Cheng Pu to help them hold Changsha. ”

"No!"

Although Zhou Dewei was aggrieved for Sun Shangxiang, he could only give up his life. He took the letter from Zhou Yu's hand, hurriedly ate a bite of breakfast, carried dry food and plates, carried a spear and straddled a horse, and went out of Guiyang from the west gate and headed north.

After Zhou Dewei left, Zhou Yu immediately summoned Wu Yunzhao, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Sha Moke and other generals, and ordered them to strengthen their defense after Zhou Dewei left, and not to relax, lest Huo Quji launch a surprise attack.

The autumn breeze is getting cooler and the weather is cold.

Zhou Dewei carried the letter in his arms, galloped all the way to the north, and walked seventeen or eighteen miles and happened to bump into a Han army patrol of more than 100 people. He didn't answer at the moment, jumped his horse and raised his spear, killed the Han army, and took the road to the north.

Zhou Dewei had just escaped two or three miles, and Yuwen Chengdu, who was patrolling nearby, got a report and hurriedly came over to check: "There are so many dead and injured sergeants, what happened?" ”

The tun chief, who escaped death, gasped and reported: "General Qiyuwen, there is a big black man riding a black horse, carrying a spear, and he has the courage of ten thousand people......

"Getting to the point!" Yuwen Chengdu reprimanded impatiently, "Ben General didn't blame you for failing to stop the other party, so don't talk to me here, just talk to the point!" ”

"No!" The tun chief wiped a handful of beads of sweat and said cautiously, "That big black man killed many of our brothers and fled north, it looks like there are eighty or ninety messengers out of ten!" ”

"This is Zhou Yu's cousin Zhou Dewei is also, he should catch up and capture alive!"

Huo Quai's men and Zhou Yu's team have been deadlocked for more than half a year, and the generals on both sides, what strategists, what they look like, and what weapons they use are basically touching each other. Just after listening to the description of the tun chief, Yuwen Chengdu guessed that the person who had just broken through was Zhou Dewei, who was holding a gold boring and urging the horse to chase after him.

Zhou Dewei killed the Han army, and galloped north for forty or fifty miles, panting from the war horses under his crotch. He searched for a river, turned over and dismounted, and let the mount drink and graze.

When he was resting in the shade, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves behind him was loud, and I saw a general holding a gold boring, a golden armor, and a fiery red war horse under his crotch, galloping from behind: "Zhou Dewei is leaving, Wencheng is here, don't hurry up and arrest it!" (To be continued......)