Upon receiving the news that the Shu army had left the pass in Wu County, Lou Gui was shocked and immediately sent reinforcements.

Three thousand fully armed soldiers attacked quickly, two thousand went to pursue the Shu army, and one thousand seized the pass to prevent more reinforcements from leaving the city.

Lou Gui's reaction was very quick, because he had never placed his hope on Sun Quan since everything, and he only hoped that Sun Quan could support him for a moment and wait for him to arrive. But he didn't expect that Sun Quan would do the opposite and risk the city regardless of the life and death of Pan Hua's troops.

When Lou Gui arrived at the pass, he saw the thunderous drums in the city and the fire on the top of the city swaying. He didn't know what happened. For fear of an accident, he drew 500 people from the reinforcements to stay at the pass, so that there would be no more Shu troops joining the battlefield outside the city.

At this time, the battle in Wu County had come to an end. With Li Yi's order to surrender, the resistance of the Shu army quickly collapsed. Sun Quan stood at the top of the city and saw the torch like a dragon, coming from the east, controlling the pass, and then splitting a part to go west. He couldn't help but smile proudly. He sent someone out of the city to contact Lou Gui and told Lou Gui that he had seized the news that Wu County was so that Lou Gui would not have to worry about the retreat and boldly go to reinforce Pan Hua.

Only then did Lou Gui realize that Sun Quan had made him a move, and was so angry that he cursed. He rejected Sun Quan's invitation to enter the city and sent more soldiers to pursue the Shu army.

The reinforced Shu army had just left the city and had not yet met with their companions in front of them, they heard the sound of war drums in the direction of Wu County behind them. They knew that there was a battle in Wu and the battle had happened, but they did not know the details, so they could only continue to move forward uneasy.

When the Wu army chased after him, the two sides immediately launched a fierce battle.

The Shu army was worried about the safety of Wu County and had no intention of fighting and left.

The Wu army was worried about Pan Hua's safety and desperately bit the Shu army's fierce attack, so as not to give them a chance to escape.

The two armies chased the valley, and the battlefield extended to the Niumaling area. Seeing that the reinforcements were so embarrassed that they were chased by the Wu army, Huang Quan was about to collapse, so he quickly sent someone to help him, and then stabilized the position of the Shu army and blocked the Wu army.

Both sides fought repeatedly in the Niumaling area until dawn.

At noon the next day, Lou Gui received the message from Pan Hua and was relieved when he learned that Pan Hua had retreated from another road. He casually ordered his subordinates to withdraw to the camp, and sent warships to go up Wuxi to pick up Pan Hua. Then he wrote a military newspaper, attached the combat plan signed with Sun Quan, and sent people to Zigui.

Huang Quan failed to intercept Pan Hua, and learned that Wu County had fallen, so he built a position in Niumaling and sent someone to report to Cao Cao urgently.

Wu County was lost and the situation changed. Niumaling became a must-fight land between Wu and Shu. His little force alone was not enough.

Cao Cao looked at the battle report in front of him, his eyes flashing.

Fa Zheng stood opposite Cao Cao without saying a word.

After receiving the battle report sent by Huang Quan and learning about the loss of Wu County, he immediately sent it to Cao Cao, but did not make any comments, and did not even feel a trace of joy. At least there was no happiness on his face.

After spending many years with Cao Cao, he knew what kind of monarch Cao Cao was. Any unnecessary expression would make Cao Cao suspicious.

Giving up Wu County and luring Sun Ce to lead the main force to Wu County to confront each other, forcing the Wu army to go on a thousand miles of expedition, increasing the difficulty of transportation, and at the same time finding even a little possibility, severely damaging Sun Ce and alleviating the current emergency situation. This is his always strategic concept.

Whether hesitating or unwilling to cause controversy, Cao Cao neither opposed nor formally accepted his strategic concept. At this moment, as he said, Cao Cao had to confront Sun Ce on both sides of the water and land, and he might be suspected that he was pushing in secret.

He did do something behind his back, such as inciting Peng Yi to make suggestions, but the loss of Wu County was not his plan. At most, he was watching success or failure and did not remind Cao Cao in time.

The problem is that once Cao Cao becomes suspicious, he may not be given a chance to explain.

"When will the scouts outside Wu County come back?" Cao Cao sighed and asked slowly.

"It should be very soon." Fa Zheng said softly: "Huang Quan said that Lou Gui's troops have been withdrawn, and there was no large number of Wu troops between Niumaling and Wu County."

Cao Cao stood up, walked back and forth twice, and said, "Xiaozhi, do you think Lou Gui and Sun Quan are harmonious? Judging from the process described by Huang Quan, Lou Gui comes to rescue with all his strength, which seems a bit hasty."

Fa Zheng thought about it and took a breath. "I also felt something was wrong when I heard the king say this. So, this may not be a planned battle. Maybe there was something unexpected in the middle?"

Cao Cao nodded, stroked his beard and laughed. "Lou Gui is an old friend of mine. He has always been conceited and would not be willing to be the deputy of Sun Quan's son. Sun Ce sent him to reinforce Sun Quan, probably because he had ulterior motives." He sighed and said, "Xiaozhi, I always feel that Sun Ce is not so relieved to Sun Quan. Our secret tricks may have been seen through by him. We must be careful of him using the trick. Do you think so?"

Fa Zheng was slightly stunned and thought for a moment. "Why is Sun Ce saying that it is possible for him to use our plan and use Sun Quan's power to break into Yizhou?"

"Do you think it's possible?"

Fa Zheng's eyes turned back and forth twice, with a slight head. "It is indeed possible. However, as long as he comes to Wu County, our goal will be achieved, Sun Quan's life and death will not matter, or death in the battle will be more beneficial to us, and he will not be able to use it even if he wants to. King, Sun Ce will arrive soon, and he must strengthen his defenses on both sides of the water and land. If Sun Ce breaks into Yizhou, it will be troublesome."

Cao Cao raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows. "It's a pity that Wu County has fallen too quickly. The people arranged by Yongnian didn't have time to prepare, so he was afraid he would miss the opportunity."

Fa Zheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he swallowed the words back when he reached his mouth.

Peng Yi had sent people to the Twelve Peaks of Wushan to find places where stone throwers could be placed by the river and directly attack the warships on the river. There are both in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Jiangbei is the main force, and the route he took was the road opened by Sun Quan to sacrifice the gods. The first choice was also the Goddess Peak of Sun Quan to sacrifice the gods. According to news sent back by Liao Li, that location is very suitable for ambush.

But there is not enough time.

On the mountain, everything must start from scratch, and the preparation time will be longer. If Sun Ce came quickly, he might be able to arrive in Wu County within half a month. No one is sure whether Peng Yi's people can prepare a stone throwing machine before this.

As for finding mountains that may collapse, it depends on luck. It is definitely not that simple thing to push a large area of ​​mountains down the Yangtze River, causing landslides and waters to surging, and severely hurting the Wu army, it is definitely not a simple matter, or even an impossible task. Whether it can be accomplished depends entirely on whether God is willing to help.

"I am stupid and not prepared enough. I have been abandoned in the past few years." Fa Zheng sincerely apologized. He really regretted that he should have sent someone to survey the terrain a few years ago, rather than to make a temporary decision.

"Why is Xiaozhi guilty? People are not perfect. Who would have thought that Sun Ce would solve the problem of the warship so quickly?" Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Sometimes, Gu even wondered if he would come up with a solution to drive the largest warship through Qutang Gorge and directly to Baidi City."

Fa Zheng was silent, and after a moment, he smiled bitterly: "If this is the case, then we can only bind ourselves and surrender."

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Fa Zheng, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that Fa Xiaozhi would give in."

"Manpower is sometimes poor." Fa Zheng said: "Sun Cezhen can break through the defense line of our army in Qutang Gorge through the water. That is the will of heaven, not manpower. Although I am crazy and disobedient, I am not a person who does not know the high and strong world. I dare not be enemies of heaven and will. I have no other choice except to bow my head and accept my fate."

"Yes, let's see what God's will is."

Fa Zheng nodded and agreed, secretly praying that Peng Ye could seize the opportunity and decide the outcome in one fell swoop.

If Sun Ce suddenly collapses when he passes the Goddess Peak and hits Sun Ce's ship, even if Sun Ce is reborn by Xiang Yu, he will probably die again. At that time, the phoenix reborn in the fire is rebuked by heaven for disrespecting the Fire God, and all the stories of Sun Ce will become jokes.

How pleasing would that be?

Sun Ce received a military newspaper from Lou Gui and Sun Quan, which was less than half a day apart, but the content was very different.

Sun Quan spoke very modestly. He and Lou Gui made a plan together. His Majesty was wise and the soldiers used their lives to capture Wu County in one fell swoop.

Lou Gui didn't talk much, but he provided evidence: a combat plan signed by Sun Quan. The combat process described in Sun Quan's military newspaper was obviously different from the combat plan. What's even more terrible is that he was suspected of deceiving Lou Gui and deliberately using Pan Hua as bait.

It is normal to change the plan at the last minute. No one can predict the future. It is common for accidents to occur. But if an accident occurs, it is not normal to notify others in time. Even if there is no evidence that you did it on purpose, it will make people doubt your character. Who will dare to believe you and fight with you next time?

After receiving two military newspapers, the Military Administration seemed to have received two pieces of red charcoal, which was very hot.

No one dared to report to Sun Ce. Ju Su had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to see Sun Ce with two contradictory military newspapers.

After reading it, Sun Ce was also amused and crying.

Li Ling Zhihun refers to the current Sun Quan. In order to capture Wu County and prove his ability, he has become obsessed with evil spirits and does everything he can. He not only seeks gods and worships ghosts, but also ignores the rational thinking he has been promoting, but also sells his comrades.

Did he really think that the military can handle everything by relying on power and status? If his surname is not Sun and Lou Gui stabbed him in the back, he wouldn't even know how to die.

Sun Ce immediately replied to Sun Quan and Lou Gui, and he would talk about everything when he arrived in Wu County.

No matter what, Wu County has succeeded, and he can no longer stay in Zigui. At least he must visit Wu County in person to understand the situation.

Two days later, Sun Ce set out and led the central army to Wu County.

Upon receiving the news that Sun Ce was approaching, Sun Quan was nervous and asked Liao Li for a plan.

Lou Gui has refused to enter Wu County until now and has not even attended the celebration banquet. His attitude is already very clear. The combat plan has become a thorn, pierced in Sun Quan's flesh, and will not be able to live a peaceful life if he doesn't pull it out for a day.

There may be a dispute in front of His Majesty. Sun Quan was puzzled.

Liao Li came up with an idea for Sun Quan: voluntarily admit his mistake, requesting to make meritorious contributions, and paying merits to the death.

Sun Quan violated the battles formulated in advance and used Lou Gui. Of course, he had the responsibility, but it was hard to say how much responsibility was. It is common to confront the battle and temporarily change the combat plan. It is understandable that he didn't have time to know others. After all, the battlefield was so chaotic, and the messenger might die in battle. It is not uncommon to not pass on the message in time.

More importantly, Sun Quan won, and he successfully captured Wu County, while Lou Gui suffered little loss. As a general who commanded the battle with full authority, Sun Quan made more contributions than his faults and could not be criticized too much.

In this case, even if Sun Quan voluntarily admits his mistake, Sun Ce will not blame him seriously. If Lou Gui refuses to let go, it will be useless.

Sun Quan can also take advantage of the situation to fight for the opportunity to attack Yu Fu. With Li Yi and others who have just surrendered, Sun Quan has nearly 10,000 people, and it is more than enough to be a forward, so it doesn’t matter whether Lou Gui helps or not.

Sun Quan agreed deeply and decided to act according to the plan.

In order to get the initiative, he decided to greet Sun Ce in person, showing respect and not giving Lou Gui the opportunity to sue.

Sun Quan wanted Liao Li to walk with him, but Liao Li refused.

Liao Li said, I heard that Your Majesty loves talents for a long time, and I think I am a little talented, but I am lazy and reluctant to become an official. I only run for the king because of his similar temperament. If Your Majesty likes me and wants to transfer me away from the king, will I obey or not? Therefore, it is better for me not to show up. Be the king's teacher and friend and not the court official.

However, Liao Li suggested that Sun Quan bring the goddess with him. It is no secret that the goddess is around Sun Quan. His Majesty must have heard the news and needed Sun Quan an explanation. It is useless to hide it, so it is better to be calm and respect it.

Sun Quan agreed deeply and took the goddess with him to set off.

To show sincerity, Sun Quan walked out more than a hundred miles to the foot of Dawu Mountain at the east entrance of Wu Gorge.

As Sun Quan expected, Lou Gui also came out early to greet him, but he didn't expect Sun Quan to go so far. He was caught off guard. Although he tried his best to catch up, he still fell by Sun Quan.

Sun Quan took the lead in Sun Ce's ship, and as soon as he met, he took the initiative to apologize and assumed his command mistakes. He failed to notify Lou Gui in time to change his plan, which almost caused Pan Hua's troops to be in danger. Fortunately, Pan Hua was quick and changed his plan in time to break through the encirclement of the Shu army, without any danger.

Lou Gui is also a smart person. Knowing that Sun Quan came first, he would not give him a chance to speak, so he simply shut up and neither admits nor denies it.

Sun Quan praised Lou Gui and his subordinates for a while, and repeatedly expressed his apology, which made Sun Ce unable to say anything, so he had to let the matter go temporarily.

Sun Quan apologized to Sun Ce again. In order to boost morale, he made a statement from the witches and sacrificed the fire god Zhurong and the Wushan goddess Yao Ji. Although he was urgently following the power, it violated His Majesty's long-standing philosophy and caused some bad effects. Please give up the crime.

Sun Ce looked at the goddess standing behind Sun Quan, with a hot figure but a little cold expression, and smiled slightly. "So, can the King of Changsha seize Wu County, is it blessed by the God of Fire and the Goddess?"

"It was the goddess who was kind and kind, who forgave the disrespect of the King of Changsha and pointed out the direction for him." The goddess bowed slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, nor lost the demeanor of the spokesperson of God. "God is a lover and a fair person. Those who respect God will be blessed, and those who disrespect God will be punished."

"Then tell me, will I be blessed by God or punished this time?"

"Your Majesty was excited because of fire, but now he forgot the care of the God of Fire, and he will naturally be punished. However, Your Majesty was originally a favorite of the God of Fire. As long as you can correct your mistakes in time like the King of Changsha, the God of Fire will naturally forgive you."

"What kind of punishment will there be?"

"The sky collapses and the earth is broken, the water and fire are lost, or the battle is unfavorable, and the knife and arrow are injured, everything depends on the size of His Majesty's crime."

"In other words, if I don't go up the mountain to worship like the King of Changsha, disaster will come from the sky?" Sun Ce smiled slightly. "For example, a few iron balls suddenly flew down from the Goddess Peak and smashed me to death?"

The goddess looked at Sun Ce with confusion, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Even though she believed in the gods, she didn't think that the iron pills would fly down from the Goddess Peak. Not to mention whether the Goddess would do this, where did the iron pills come from the Goddess Peak?

After hearing this, Sun Quan hesitated for a moment, and was shocked and sweated in a cold sweat. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed. "Your Majesty, why did you say this?"

Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan and looked at Guo Jia standing aside. Guo Jia shook his head calmly, saying that Sun Quan did not look like he was lying.
To be continued...