Zhou Yu arranged Zhou Yuncong to the guest room, and after settling down, he hurriedly returned to his room, wrote a letter again, and hurriedly sent someone to Nanchang.

At this time, the clouds of war had been shrouded in the sky above Nanchang City for almost a month, and Zhang Yanqin led hundreds of thousands of troops south, stationed on the border, and could attack at any time. Moreover, according to the reports of scouts from all over the country, the Han army is in full swing to dispatch troops, and the follow-up troops will be driven to the border line one after another, and the originally smooth trade routes from north to south have also been cut off, and guards have been stationed in each pass to strictly investigate the past of a qiē idle miscellaneous people, etc., and cut off all the traffic from Jiangdong to the east, north, and west, and there is a great possibility that Jiangdong will be blocked and killed here.

This is not the first time for Jiangdong that such a thing has been imposed, as early as when Chen Deng was a hussar general, a great blockade was imposed on Jiangdong in the name of economic sanctions. At that time, Jiangdong was as fragile as a baby in swaddling clothes, Jiangdong under economic sanctions, the population loss was strict, and the economy was declining severely, and in that situation at that time, even Sun Ce's eating became a problem.

However, due to the concerted efforts of all the people in Jiangdong, they were stunned to get out, and finally under the construction of Zhou Yu, they married Shanyue internally, and traded with Jiaozhou outward, gradually recovering a certain economy.

At this moment, the Han army is repeating its old tricks, which is undoubtedly another heavy blow to Jiangdong, which has experienced economic sanctions.

In the hall of the government office in Nanchang City, Sun Quan was convening his subordinates to discuss countermeasures, but three days passed. No one has ever been able to come up with a good idea, and the proposed proposal is still the same old way. The trade route was moved south to Guangzhou and Jiaozhou.

However, Guangzhou and Jiaozhou are remote and barren lands, where the Sinicization process is very low, and the materials produced are very few, and most of the material needs in Jiangdong come from Xuzhou and Jingzhou. There is also the Bashu area, once it is blocked, it is easy to cause panic in Jiangdong.

this era. Most of China's products come from the north, and large areas of land south of the Yangtze River have not yet been fully cultivated. The population is also less than that of the north. It is not the same as Jiangnan, the so-called land of fish and rice in later generations. Therefore, once the blockade is implemented again, there will be turmoil in Jiangdong within three months, and it is no wonder that Sun Quan and others will be like ants on a hot pot.

It is precisely because he has experienced economic sanctions once before that Sun Quan knows very well that Jiangdong cannot withstand the second blow. In addition, what worries Sun Quan even more is. The Han army may attack at any time, but as for when. But there is no way to know, so we can only strengthen the garrison and be ready to fight at any time, and we can't slack off at all.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the letter sent by Zhou Yu arrived, and after Sun Quan received Zhou Yu's letter, he hurriedly read it, and immediately felt a burst of joy, but after a while, Sun Quan regained his composure, replaced by a worried face.

Huang Zhong wants to surrender, but why did Huang Zhong surrender? The Han army is in full swing, Huang Zhong is the governor of the navy, and the future is bright, and Jiangdong is facing a war, and there is a result of annihilation at any time, how could Huang Zhong choose to surrender at this time?

Just when Sun Quan was puzzled and thought that Huang Zhong's surrender was a fraudulent surrender, another letter from Zhou Yu was sent.

Sun Quan opened Zhou Yu's second letter again, and after reading it in a hurry, all the doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared. It turned out that this was the real reason for Huang Zhong's surrender.

Immediately afterwards, the scout sent by Sun Quan came back and told Sun Quan the news of the inquiry, which was the same as what Zhou Yu said in his letter. After Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, appointed Sima Yi as the general of Pingnan, Sima Yi was arrogant and domineering, never taking anyone in his eyes, first scolding Huang Zhong with 20 military sticks, and then removing Huang Zhong from his military position, which shocked the entire army system. Then, Sima Yi opened the knife on Tai Shi Ci and forcibly imprisoned Tai Shi Ci in the naval prison for half a month.

The current soldiers of the Han army all hate Sima Yi, but they sent people to impeach Sima Yi, but they failed because of Zhang Yan's various cover-ups.

After Sun Quan finished reading it, he laughed out loud, couldn't close his mouth with joy, and said loudly: "God really help me!" God help me! ”

Seeing that Sun Quan was so happy, everyone went to ask what was going on, and Sun Quan told all the things that happened in the Han army, and said that Huang Zhong was going to surrender.

Even Lu Fan, who has always been quite resourceful, also clenched his fists and said: "Lord, if Huang Zhong really surrenders, it will be a great joy for our army. Moreover, this person's influence in Jingzhou is extremely high, and he also has a lot of prestige in the army, if he can be recruited to join, it is equivalent to planting an eye in the enemy, and our army knows every move of the enemy. ”

Sun Quan said: "I think so too. But the heart of defense is indispensable, in the past, Zhang Yangong, the king of Yan, was praised as the master of salvation, but why did he make a mistake at this time, this matter had to be investigated clearly. As for Huang Zhong's surrender, we must also be cautious. Ziheng, you personally go to Chaisang and tell the Metropolitan Governor, saying that I accepted Huang Zhong's surrender, but we must let Huang Zhong be our eyes within the enemy, and as soon as there is news, we will immediately send someone to tell you, know yourself and the enemy, and only then can you survive a hundred battles. If Huang Zhong really surrendered, the information provided should be true, and if it was a fake surrender, we can also use this to try Huang Zhong. ”

Lu Fan said: "The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will go to Chaisang and personally report this matter to the Metropolitan Governor." ”

"Well, this matter will be left to Gongjin to be fully responsible, after you go, come back immediately, don't be like last time, never go back. I'm all around you. Sun Quan said.

Lu Fan said: "I have memorized the words of the lord, and after I told the lord of his intentions to the governor, I rushed back immediately." ”

Sun Quan nodded, then waved his hand, signaling Lu Fan to leave first, and then Sun Quan successively sent people to Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other generals to go to comfort them, encouraging them to do a good job of defense and be ready to meet the incoming enemy at any time.

After Lu Fan left Nanchang, he went straight to Chaisang, originally Sun Quan could send other people to this matter, and the reason why he sent Lu Fan was to let Lu Fan and Zhou Yu discuss what to do next. In addition, Sun Quan also asked Lü Fan to ask Zhou Yu a very important matter, that is, if the Han army did not attack by water, but instead attacked by land, then how should he meet the enemy.

This incident is also the most important reason why Sun Quan sent Lu Fan to Chaisang.

Lu Fan came to Chaisang without hesitation, Zhou Yu learned that Lu Fan was coming, so he personally went out of the city to greet him, and then the two entered the city side by side, after a greeting, Lu Fan explained his intention to Zhou Yu, and conveyed Sun Quan's meaning to Zhou Yu.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded repeatedly, and he himself thought the same, after all, it is indispensable to guard against people, so it is safe for them.

Then, Lü Fan asked Zhou Yu what to do if the enemy attacked by land.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "With my understanding of Zhang Yan, this person will definitely not attack by land, otherwise, he would have acted a long time ago." He will inevitably start a battle on the water first, naively thinking that as long as he defeats my water army, he will be able to give Jiangdong a deterrent, so that people will know that he is powerful and dare not be an enemy with him. But is it so easy for my navy to be defeated? ”

Lu Fan said: "What if? If Zhang Yiyan really changed the route of the attack to a land route, gathered heavy troops, gathered them to Jinling, and then divided his troops to advance, how should our army respond? ”

Zhou Yu said: "I have already sent someone to send a map of the distribution of troops to the lord, as long as the lord distributes the troops according to the map I drawn, and sends Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other generals to guard it, it will not be a big problem." Although our army has few troops, they are all elite soldiers of a hundred battles, the enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I advance, and has been maneuvering with the enemy in a place where there is water, and then attracting the people of Shangshan and Yue to join, the Han army does not want to take Jiangdong in a short time. ”

Lu Fan said: "Gong Jin, everything I want to ask is finished, please leave the matter here to you, I want to go back to my lord." ”

"Well, now the lord needs someone like you to help him, after you go back, be sure to convey what I mean, Chaisang here, with me Zhou Yu here, please rest assured." Zhou Yu said.

Lu Fan nodded, got up and said goodbye to Zhou Yu, came and went in a hurry, and with Zhou Yu's words, he set foot on the way back to Nanchang again.

After Zhou Yu sent Lu Fan away, he went straight to Zhou Yuncong and said to Zhou Yuncong: "My lord has agreed to the surrender of General Huang, but at this stage, my lord thinks that it is better for General Huang to stay in the enemy camp. However, what my lord is most worried about is that your general surrendered by fraud, so you must convince your general that the information he provided is true, and you must make my lord think that General Huang's surrender can bring benefits to our army. You should be able to understand what I mean when I say that, right? ”

Zhou Yuncong nodded as if pounding garlic, and said, "I understand, I understand, I will definitely convey the meaning of the Metropolitan Governor to General Huang." ”

Zhou Yu saw that Zhou Yuncong was clever and confessed what he meant, so he immediately sent someone to send Zhou Yuncong across the river and let Zhou Yuncong return to the Han army. (To be continued......)