dognovel Chapter 551 (Must Read) Zhang Liao: Ten Thousand Wu Soldiers Return in Fear!
Chapter 551 (Must Read) Zhang Liao: Ten Thousand Wu Soldiers Return in Fear!
"you!"
Lu Su was a moral man, and he was no match for Guo Tu, this scoundrel who had awakened his ancestral innate talent!
Moreover, even Zhou Yu fell to Guo Tu, so how could Lu Su be a match for him?
After Zhou Yu's "death," Lu Su harbored doubts about the matter and secretly launched an investigation.
The clues pointed to Guo Tu, but there were only clues; no further evidence could be found.
Lu Su thought to himself that this might be an instruction from his lord, Sun Quan.
If that's the case, Lu Su will have no way to continue the investigation.
Therefore, no matter how much Lu Su had doubts, he would never have expected that Guo Tu, a high-ranking official in Jiangdong, was actually a spy planted by Cao Cao's camp!
"Zijing, quickly apologize to Mr. Guo!"
"How can you doubt Mr. Guo's sincere heart?"
Sun Quan walked into the council hall from outside.
Upon entering, he saw Guo Tu being grabbed by the collar by Lu Su, who was quite displeased.
As the saying goes, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Although Lu Su helped Sun Quan a great deal in terms of Sun Quan's succession to Sun Ce's position and the centralization of power, he could be considered one of Sun Quan's most trusted confidants.
However, subordinates like Guo Tu, who were sensible, obedient, highly efficient, and had a pleasant way of speaking, were clearly more trusted by Sun Quan.
Unknowingly.
Lu Su, Zhuge Jin, and Guo Tu were the three strategists that Sun Quan truly trusted, and Guo Tu could be considered to be the most trusted!
Those who come later surpass those who are capable, and those who are competent never complain about their circumstances!
"I...I apologize for my rudeness."
Lu Su bowed to Guo Tu as an apology, and then bowed to Sun Quan.
"That's enough, Zijing."
“Sun knows you are cautious and don’t fight battles you’re not sure you can win.”
"But have you ever considered that being too cautious isn't necessarily a good thing?"
“When Cao Cao participated in the coalition against Dong Zhuo, his army numbered no more than five thousand and he had only one strategist, Su Yu.”
Even after the coalition ended and Cao Cao returned to Dongjun, he was still ranked last among the four warlords in Yanzhou.
"But it is precisely because of his boldness and Su Yu's risky tactics that Cao Cao's army has repeatedly been reborn from desperate situations and grown stronger to this day."
"Now, the confidence of Jiangdong is many times stronger than that of Cao Cao in the past!"
"If we don't even have the determination to expand our territory, how can we unify the world and sweep away all obstacles in the future?"
Lu Su looked ashamed.
He admitted that Sun Quan's words made a lot of sense.
In fact, to be fair, even Sun Quan in history was very ambitious before the formal establishment of Eastern Wu.
But he's a terrible cook with a huge addiction, there's really nothing he can do about it.
The fish was stuck there, impossible to break or steal.
If Cao Cao's military command ability were lent to Sun Quan, combined with Sun Quan's ability to maintain checks and balances, it would be a perfect match.
My goodness! I can't even imagine what a terrifying person he must be!
But if God opens one window for him, He will surely close another.
If Sun Quan were in a unified dynasty, he could easily outmaneuver the powerful clans!
In chaotic times, one can only rely on the foundation laid by one's father and brothers to establish a regional power.
Seeing that Lu Su wanted to say something more, Sun Quan interrupted him in advance:
"Zijing, please don't try to persuade me anymore."
“I’ve called you here today not to have you say discouraging things.”
"But I'd like to ask you, what brilliant plans do you have for the expedition to Hefei?"
Speaking of this, Guo Tu is no longer sleepy.
He has many years of relevant work experience.
Tongtiandai's battle record is verifiable!
Yuan Tan and Gao Gan both gave Guo Tu high praise back then!
Guo Tu then eloquently offered Sun Quan a series of excellent strategies.
Sun Quan's eyes lit up as he listened.
These strategies are brilliant! They really are brilliant!
It feels like with these strategies, not only can we break through Hefei, but even places like Huainan and Xuzhou will be impossible for Cao Cao's camp to hold!
Lu Su's eyes widened as he pondered the strategies proposed by Guo Tu.
Hmm, it all sounds so real.
But the more I listen, the more it seems like pure theoretical talk.
Unfortunately, Sun Quan was very pleased.
What Guo Tu said was exactly the same as what he had seen in military books.
Sure enough, true friends are true friends; the two of them were thinking the same thing.
Zhuge Jin was completely bewildered. He was skilled in domestic and foreign affairs, but knew absolutely nothing about warfare.
But since Sun Quan and Guo Tu were happy, he was happy too.
This has made Lu Su lose his confidence!
Could it be that I was wrong?
Lu Su thought to himself.
"Then let's do as Guo Qing says, and let me personally lead an army of 100,000 to march north to Hefei!"
Sun Quan set the tone for this war.
The 100,000-strong army was not the 100,000 fierce warriors of Cao Cao's camp, but rather a mixed and disorganized army of 100,000.
Among them were Sun Quan's personal guards, veterans from the Huai and Si rivers who had followed Zhou Yu, private soldiers from aristocratic families, and strong men from the Yue tribes.
Soon, the day of departure arrived.
This was because Sun Quan, on Guo Tu's advice, had already prepared provisions, weapons, and other supplies.
Therefore, the time required to assemble the troops was not long, and it was completed in less than ten days.
But the phrase "a mixed bag" is not enough to describe the grandeur of this army of 100,000.
They walk in all sorts of different postures, like they're going to a market!
Unfortunately, Sun Quan couldn't see any of this.
Guo Tu served as a strategist, responsible for troop deployment, and specifically placed the army's elite troops near Sun Quan.
Therefore, in Sun Quan's eyes, Sun Zhongmou could be considered a born commander!
On his first command of an army of 100,000, he was able to coordinate all aspects of the army so effectively.
Calling him Sun Zhibing is not an exaggeration at all!
Years later, after Guo Tu returned to Cao Cao's camp in glory, he wrote a poem to commemorate Sun Quan's personal expedition.
As the saying goes:
The river stretches northward.
One day, I saw all of Xiaoyaojin.
Eight hundred fierce warriors marched across the river.
The 100,000-strong army was terrified and retreated!
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at the same time
Zhang Liao, another protagonist in the beautiful love story of Zhang Babai and Sun Shiwan, had been waiting for Sun Quan at Hefei for a long time.
Upon learning of Sun Quan's personal expedition, Zhang Liao sent a messenger to Xuchang to deliver the news.
Subsequently, they began to fortify the city's defenses in preparation for Sun Quan's arrival.
The main city of Hefei and several branch cities together had a total of 7,000 troops, but most of them were second- or third-line garrison troops.
The only ones who could truly be called elite were Zhang Liao's eight hundred personal guards!
The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.
A dark cloud loomed over Hefei.
Only Zhang Liao felt the activation of his bloodline.
It surged, leaped, and roared!
The child stopped crying upon hearing the name, but the grandson suffered a loss of ten thousand!
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