Sun CE met Cai Zhong and Cai he. As Zhou Yu expected, two Cai came to offer because of the cold reception of King Yan.


    Zhou Yu comforted them, accepted them, and promised to reward Cai after defeating the northern army.


    Cai Zhong, Cai he were overjoyed and left immediately.


    Sun CE frowned and said, "these two people come from a strange way. I don''t feel like I really surrender."


    Zhou Yu said with a smile, "they didn''t even bring their family. It must be a false surrender."


    Sun CE said, "why not kill him?"


    Zhou Yu shook her head and looked a little excited: "I''m going to use these two people to deliver false news for me. It''s ridiculous that Yuan Xi made such a defeat!"


    Sun CE frowned and said, "people say that Yuan Xi used his arms like a God. How could he reveal such a flaw."


    Zhou Yu said with a smile, "Yuan Xi is too smooth and has never suffered setbacks. Now the world is flat. He thinks Jiangdong, like Hanzhong and Yizhou, can easily win and relax his vigilance. This is a good opportunity for you and me to defeat Yuan Xi and achieve great achievements!"


    Sun CE was also excited.


    While they were discussing the strategy of breaking yuan, the guard reported that the generals Zhang Yun and Zhang Cong asked for an audience.


    Zhang yunben is the general of Jingzhou Navy. After Wei Yan attacked Xiangyang, Zhang Yun changed to Jiangdong for some reason.


    Sun CE didn''t like Zhang Yun, but Zhou Yu had foresight and advised sun Ce: "Yuan Xi will attack Jiangnan sooner or later. At that time, the two armies will fight on the Yangtze River, only by relying on the water army. Zhang Yun is only good at water war, and we don''t need it in Jiangdong, but it is a treasure for Yuan Xi. If we accept Zhang Yun, we will weaken Yuan Xi."


    Therefore, sun CE treated Zhang Yun well and gave him a lot of rewards. Together with his brother Zhang Cong, he was also granted the title of Du Wei.


    This time, brother Zhang Yun asked for an audience, which brought the latest trend of the northern army.


    "Yuan Xi forged iron chains to connect all the warships?" Zhou Yu frowned and repeated.


    Zhang Yun said, "yes, we saw with our own eyes that Yuan Jun connected the boats with iron cables, and the wind and waves of the Yangtze River almost didn''t work. Yuan''s soldiers rode on the building ship, coming and going like flying and walking on the ground."


    Sun CE was surprised and said, "in this way, our army can''t rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River. How can we resist Yuan Xi''s hundreds of thousands of troops?"


    After Zhou Yu pondered, he laughed: "the fate is mine! Yuan Xi is really exhausted and has come up with such a stupid move."


    Sun CE asked why.


    Zhou Yu said, "Yuan''s army is powerful. If you want to break it, you can only rely on fire attack. But it''s not easy to launch fire attack on the river. One ship is burning, and the rest of the ships must be scattered. Now Yuan Xi connects the ships with iron cables, isn''t he looking for his own death? It''s spring now, the southeast wind is booming, and our army occupies the best time, place and people. It''s unreasonable!"


    Sun CE was overjoyed. Zhang Yun also congratulated, but Zhang Cong bowed his hand and said, "Yuan Xi is very cunning. Is it a trick to lure the enemy? Lord and general Zhou, be careful not to fall into the trap of Yuan Xi."


    Sun CE shook his head and said, "Gong Jin''s wisdom is beyond your reach!"


    Zhou Yu was quite friendly to Zhang Cong and said with a smile, "Bofu, don''t scold Zhang Cong. He is also loyal. If Zhang Cong hadn''t advised his brother Zhang Yun to go to Jiangdong and let Yuan Xi have no available Navy generals, he might not be able to connect the boat with an iron rope."


    Sun CE asked, "Gong Jin, how do you use the army?"


    Zhou Yu said, "before using the army, we must use tricks. Bofu, you and I need to play another play to force Jiangdong Lu''s family to implement my strategic plan."


    ……


    A few days later, a major event happened in Jiangdong.


    Lu Ying, the master of the Lu family, spread adverse remarks in the army, talked about surrender, and was imprisoned by sun CE. The land of the Lu clan was also taken by sun CE.


    Gu, Zhou, Zhang and other big families in Wujun were shocked and offered advice one after another. But Sun CE was like an iron heart and did not give face at all.


    Naturally, the information was sent by Cai Zhong and Cai he to Jiangbei by boat at night.


    ……


    Sitting in the big tent, Bai Xiaowen received a letter from Cai Zhong and Cai he and announced it to the public.


    Han Meng said excitedly, "the king granted a reward to Jingzhou gentry, which really made the hearts of Jiangdong gentry float. High, it''s really high!"


    Jiangdong forces can be divided into two parts.


    First, huaisi group. Represented by Zhou Yu, the rest are Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, LV Meng, Zhuge Jin, etc. they are the old heroes who played a great role when sun CE calmed Jiangdong. They are also the main force against Bai Xiaowen.


    Second, Jiangdong Han nationality. After sun CE occupied Jiangdong, the Jiangdong clan held a skeptical and critical attitude towards him. Sun CE, however, has a strong nature and does not like to be pacified. Historical records record that he "fought thousands of miles to get to the south of the Yangtze River, killed his famous heroes and threatened his neighbors".


    In fact, the "famous heroes" here are all famous families in Jiangdong who are unwilling to take refuge in sun CE.


    Under the high pressure policy, the relationship between Sunce group and Jiangdong gentry is naturally tense.


    If there were no Bai Xiaowen and left sun CE alone, there would be two possibilities: first, sun CE was killed by the Jiangdong gentry; Second, sun CE subdued the Jiangdong gentry with power, and with the help of Zhou Yu, divided and attracted them to use them for himself.


    Suddenly someone reported that a secret letter had been sent to Jiangdong.


    Bai Xiaowen called someone in.


    The messenger, who reported to his family, said he was a family general of the Lu family in Jiangdong. Now he has sent a joint letter from "acting family owners" Lu Ji and Lu Xun.


    Bai Xiaowen asked, "Why are you acting as the head of the family?"


    The humanitarian: "the owner Lu Yu was detained by sun CE, so he was temporarily replaced by his brother and nephew."


    Bai Xiaowen opened the letter and looked at it. What was written in the letter was that Jiangdong sun CE was tyrannical and bullied the local party. Lu was willing to join the efforts of the remaining Jiangdong gentry as an insider; Soon he will rob sun ce of grain and grass and submit to King Yan.


    Bai Xiaowen carefully read the letter and said with a smile, "OK." he rewarded the visitor, wrote a letter in hand and ordered the visitor to bring it back as it was.


    General Qi Qi congratulated Bai Xiaowen: "Jiangdong gentry are attached. Sun CE is unjust and has little help. He will be captured by the king."


    Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "our army has connected boats with iron ropes and can cross the river. We will enter the South someday. As long as we seize the three river mouths and defeat Zhou Yu, the land in the south of the Yangtze River can be flat."


    When the generals dispersed, Li Shuyi asked suspiciously in the team channel:


    "I remember Lu Xun was the governor of Soochow."


    Bai Xiaowen nodded: "in the Sun Quan era, Soochow had four famous governors, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, LV Meng and Lu Xun in turn. The first three were all old cronies of the huaisi group, and only Lu Xun came from the Jiangdong ethnic group. It can also be seen that in different periods of Soochow, the comparison of power between the huaisi old department and the Jiangdong aristocratic group led to the gradual decline of the huaisi group."


    Li Shuyi said, "does Lu Xun really want to surrender?"


    Bai Xiaowen said, "now the conflict between Lu and sun CE is the most intense. Of course, he wants to surrender. But this surrender is not true."