"Zhou Yu proposed to meet with Yu Ban!" Zhang Yan said expressionlessly.

After Li Dian heard this, he suddenly said with some nervousness: "His Royal Highness King Yan, Yu Ban and Zhou Yu met in the battle before, and now Zhou Yu proposes to see Yu Ban, we can't find someone to pretend to be, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Yan stood there quietly, not speaking, but thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

After a while, Zhang Yan spoke: "Since Zhou Yu took the initiative to meet with Yu Ban, then we might as well fulfill him, let Yu Ban really go and meet Zhou Yu, and then kill two birds with one stone!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yan said the plan he had come up with, and then called Xu Chu over and secretly instructed Xu Chu and Li Dian to start preparations.

In Xunyang City, Yu Ban was busy receiving the two generals Chen Ying and Lu Dai who had just arrived here, and Mao Jue was accompanying him, everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

These days, Yu Ban's mood has been very good, and the so-called people are in good spirits at happy events, which just confirms this truth.

However, there is still a little uneasiness in Yu Ban's heart, that is, Sun Yi has been with his reply for so long, why hasn't there been a reply until now?

Not only that, but even Li Dian rarely came to Xunyang City for a while, always saying that he was busy with military training, and only Mao Jue accompanied him.

Just as everyone was drinking heartily in the hall, a man in a strong suit quietly came to Yu Ban's side, whispered a few words to Yu Ban's side, and then quietly stuffed a letter to Yu Ban.

Yu couldn't help but accept the letter quietly, pretending that nothing had happened. Then he continued to drink with Chen Ying and Lu Dai.

After the banquet. Chen Ying and Lu Dai were both drunk. was sent back to the guest room by Yu Ban, and Yu Ban walked to Mao Jue's side and said softly: "Come to my study." ”

Mao Jue nodded, followed closely behind Yu Ban's buttocks, and the two of them entered the study one after the other, and Yu Ban Ping retreated left and right, and then opened the letter sent to the banquet.

The letter was written by Zhang Yan to imitate Zhou Yu's notes, and he first touted Yu Ban. Then he got to the point, saying that he wanted to meet Yu Ban, and the meeting place was chosen on a small island in the center of Peng Lize, and it was agreed that neither side was allowed to bring troops, and the entourage should not exceed 20 people.

After Yu Ban read the letter, he directly handed the letter to Mao Jue and said softly: "You take a look first!" ”

After reading it, Mao Jue's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked bluntly, "I don't know what the opinion of the Metropolitan Governor is?" ”

Yu Ban said: "Zhou Yu asked me to meet, which is not a good thing. I decided to go on the invitation. ”

Mao Jue said: "But Zhou Yu is scheming, in case this is a ploy by Zhou Yu to harm the governor." How's that to be? ”

"Haha...... I have been in the forbidden horse for half my life, what world has not seen, and I will be afraid of him Zhou Yu? Although Zhou Yu said in the letter that he would not be allowed to lead troops, would I really listen to his words and not bring a single soldier? He can't control me! Yu Ban said with a smile.

"The small island in the center of Peng Lize is very small, with a radius of only three miles, and if our army leads the army to go, it will definitely be clear at a glance. Moreover, the island is surrounded by water, and our army's water combat capability is extremely poor, in case of a real conflict, I am afraid that it may not be the opponent of the water army trained by Zhou Yu. I thought it would be better to change the meeting place and change it to land. In this way, our army can set up an ambush in advance, and if there is anything unusual, Zhou Yu can be killed directly! Mao Jue offered advice.

Yu Ban waved his hand and said: "There is no need to be so troublesome, how many soldiers and horses can be hidden on a small island with a radius of only three miles?" And whether Zhou Yu brought troops or not, we can also see at a glance, if we see Zhou Yu with troops coming, we can avoid it, and only send envoys to ship back and forth between the two armies to deliver information. ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, if I change the meeting place, it will make Zhou Yu think that I will be afraid of him. I just want to tell him that I'm not afraid of him, even if his navy is powerful, so what? Don't forget, among the armies brought by Chen Ying and Lu Dai, there are thunderbolts! As long as they dare to mess around, we will use those thunderbolts against Zhou Yu! Yu Ban was full of confidence.

Mao Jue stopped talking, but he was still a little faintly uneasy, even so, he still did as Yu Ban told him, and began to prepare for the meeting in two days.

At the same time, Zhou Yu, who was far away on the south bank of the Yangtze River, received a reply letter from Ban, the content of the reply was crisp and neat, and he completely agreed to Zhou Yu's request to meet.

This was out of Zhou Yu's expectations, originally thinking that Yu Ban would bargain with him and change the meeting place, after all, Yu Ban's army had extremely poor combat capabilities on the water, and he even chose an alternate meeting place.

However, since Yu Ban agreed to his request to meet, that was the best thing.

Subsequently, Zhou Yu replied and made an appointment to meet on Peng Lize's island two days later.

After Zhou Yu sent someone to send the reply letter, a personal soldier outside the door walked in, respectfully paid homage to Zhou Yu, and then said: "Governor, General Guan asks to see!" ”

"Please!" Zhou Yu was about to send someone to invite Guan Yu to the mansion for a while, but he never thought that Guan Yu would take the initiative to come to him.

After a while, Guan Yu, under the leadership of his own soldiers, came to the study where Zhou Yu was, and as soon as they met, he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Dadu Governor, it has been several days since Guan led the army to Chaisang, I don't know when we will be able to take action against the enemy army?" ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "General Guan is a little restless, I was about to send someone to find General Guan, but I never thought that General Guan came over first." However, that's fine, because I'm about to discuss things with General Guan! ”

"Is it a matter of sending troops?" Guan Yu asked.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "General Guan is really an unpredictable prophet, I am looking for General Guan, I really want to discuss the matter of sending troops." If nothing else, the army should be dispatched at dawn the day after tomorrow. ”

Guan Yu's face showed a smile, and he said with his hands in the air: "Great, Guan has been doing nothing for the past few days, if he doesn't send troops again, I'm afraid that Guan will have lice on his body." The Metropolitan Governor, I will go back and prepare, the day after tomorrow dawn, Guan and 5,000 soldiers and horses are all under the dispatch of the Metropolitan Governor. ”

Zhou Yu smiled happily: "If the general helps me, I will definitely be able to succeed." However, the day after tomorrow, 5,000 soldiers and horses will not be needed, and only one general will be required. ”

"Am I alone?" Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Metropolitan Governor, although Guan Mou has the courage of ten thousand people, but after all, two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, if I am alone, I am afraid that I will be a little powerless!" ”

"Oh, it's like General Guan, at dawn the day after tomorrow, I want to see one person, and I can only have twenty people with me, however, none of my subordinates can be related to the general's martial arts, so I want to ask General Guan to go with me to protect my integrity." Zhou Yu hurriedly explained.

"I see, I thought I was going to send troops. However, since most of the governors need to use Guan's place, Guan is duty-bound! At dawn the day after tomorrow, Guan will inevitably follow the left and right of the Grand Governor. ”

Zhou Yu was so happy that he wanted to set up a banquet to entertain Guan Yu, but Guan Yu refused, saying that it would not be too late to drink after defeating the enemy army.

After Guan Yu left, he went straight back to the barracks, and as soon as he entered the big tent, four people dressed as soldiers followed him.

One of them asked directly, "Yun Chang, how is the situation?" ”

Guan Yu turned around, hugged his fists respectfully towards the person who spoke, and said: "Big brother, Zhou Yu has no plans to send troops, but the day after tomorrow, at dawn, he wants me to go with him to meet someone, listen to his meaning, he wants me to protect him." ”

The person standing in front of Guan Yu was none other than Guan Yu's eldest brother, Liu Bei, the governor of Jingnan.

The three people standing beside Liu Bei are Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Yi.

Nominally, Guan Yu came alone, but in fact, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Yi also followed Guan Yu together, dressed as Guan Yu's personal soldiers, so that Guan Yu was in the light, and the rest were in the dark, the purpose was to take this opportunity to secretly check Jiangdong's military strength and see if there was still a need to form an alliance with Sun Ce after his death.

Everyone came to Chaisang City for many days, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Yi Yuan walked around the city, and also inquired about some information, and learned that this time Jiangdong was under the command of Sun Quan, and defeated the invading enemy, and killed the hussar general Chen Deng.

These news have increased Liu Bei's confidence in forming an alliance with Sun Quan, but what makes Liu Bei hesitate is the overall military combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Army. Liu Bei was afraid that Sun Quan would pull him back, so he still decided to see the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong army with his own eyes.

However, after waiting here for several days, but never waiting for the moment when the war came, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to ask Zhou Yu. But what I didn't want was another result.

After listening to Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei stroked his beard, thought quietly, and after a long while, he said to Guan Yu: "The day after tomorrow, you will follow Zhou Yu's left and right, see who he is going to meet, and by the way, inquire again, when will the war start with the enemy, if there is no war, you will tell him that you will lead the army back to Changsha and put a little pressure on Zhou Yu." ”

Guan Yu snorted, and then said to Liu Bei: "Big brother, don't move around much in the past two days, stay in the barracks honestly, I'm afraid that you will attract the attention of the Jiangdong Army." ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "What should I do, I have a number in my letter, second brother, you don't have to worry." And through the understanding of the past few days, I almost have an understanding of the strength of the Jiangdong Army, but the only thing missing is a war, and only in the war can I see the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Army with my own eyes. Second brother, you will follow Zhou Yu's left and right the day after tomorrow, and you must persuade Zhou Yu to start a war intentionally or unintentionally. ”

"Whoa!" Guan Yu hugged his fists. (To be continued......)