Sun Ce also didn't believe that Sun Quan would do such a thing.

It’s not that I believe in Sun Quan’s character, but that I think Sun Quan is not so stupid.

Even if he can succeed, what can he do? The throne has nothing to do with him. It is almost impossible for the Chinese civil and military officials in the court to support him. Sun Yi, who holds heavy troops, and Sun Shangxiang is even more unlikely to support him. He may seek revenge on his toes. He can think of his fate without being torn to pieces, and he will be cheaper to get his bones and ashes, and he can't even enter the ancestral tomb.

Therefore, this is frame-up.

It's not Lou Gui, but someone else.

Lou Gui just reported the information he found truthfully, which made Sun Quan uncomfortable, but it was impossible to set up a trap to cheat Sun Quan. If he was found out, he would cause trouble. With Lou Gui's intelligence and sophistication, he would not do such an outrageous thing and would make it boring.

It could only be Cao Cao or Fa Zheng under Cao Cao. They might not have framed it, but really wanted to launch an attack from the Goddess Peak and implement the beheading tactic. However, they were discovered by the scouts under Lou Gui. The plan failed and had to leave such a situation and frame Sun Quan.

It was done, and the brothers were disagreeable or even tragic, and they were laughed at by the world.

No, there is no loss anyway.

Sun Ce was not suspicious of Sun Quan, but Liao Li and the goddess who claimed to be the goddess and the King of Chu. Sun Quan went to the Goddess Peak to worship, and the road was opened up because of this. The ambush of the Shu army also took this path. If someone had not informed him, it would have been too coincidental.

But judging from the reaction of the goddess, it seems that it is not. Even if this woman is the actress and her acting skills are explosive, it is not easy to hide it from him and Guo Jia's eyes.

That is Liao Li, or someone else.

For example, the witch beside the goddess.

Sun Ce kept paying attention to Liao Li, starting from knowing that he was guiding Sun Quan in economics. The first encounter between the two should be in Wujun. At that time, Sun Quan was still guarding the tomb for Sun Jian. Liao Li was a traveling scholar. The two met by chance by the Fuchun River and had a great conversation. Liao Li talked loudly and attracted Sun Quan's attention. But at that time, the two sides did not make a decision. Liao Li disappeared as soon as the dragon appeared. When they saw him, they were already after Sun Quan returned to China.

Judging from the evidence already obtained, Sun Ce could not conclude that Liao Li was a detailed work arranged by Shu Kingdom by Sun Quan, so he could only say that it was very suspicious.

"Get up." Sun Ce leaned over and patted Sun Quan on the shoulder, and took Lou Gui's military newspaper from him. "No one doubted you."

Sun Quan thought about it carefully and regretted it. Lou Gui's military newspaper did not mention him. Instead, he was so anxious to argue, which made people feel guilty.

"Your Majesty, this... this is clearly..." Sun Quan was panicked and angry, and he didn't know how to defend himself for a moment.

Sun Ce didn't want to say too much. Although he believed that Sun Quan would not be so stupid, he dared not say that Sun Quan had never thought so. If there was no ghost in his heart, why would he be so out of control? Human nature cannot withstand the test, and there is no devil in his heart. If he hadn't had any worries, he wouldn't know how many times had he killed Sun Quan.

Sun Quan stood up and stood aside, still sweating coldly and his whole body was cold. In just a few words, he had already walked before the barrier of life and death.

All of this is thanks to Lou Gui.

But he couldn't do anything to Lou Gui, at least not now.

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more he became. He knew that Lou Gui might take revenge on him, but he didn't expect that the revenge would come so quickly and so ruthlessly, almost killing his life.

Sun Ce raised his head, looked at the mountains standing on the river in the distance, and pondered for a moment.

"Zi Bo, are there any other discoveries besides the Goddess Peak?"

Lou Gui bowed and bowed. "Not yet. But Wushan is nearly a hundred miles long and has hundreds of mountains and large, and it is difficult to completely investigate it." Lou Gui bowed deeply. "Your Majesty, I am divided into the north and south of the Yangtze River, and the north of the Yangtze River is under my responsibility. The Shu army has made a detailed defense zone through me, which is almost unfavorable to Your Majesty. I will never be able to refuse my fault. Please punish Your Majesty for the crime of misunderstanding."

Sun Ce waved his hand. "Is there any guilt? Let's talk about your opinion now. I can't stop here, don't advance or retreat." Sun Ce glanced at Sun Quan. "Zhongmou, you can also talk about it. There is Jiangbei, will it be there? If so, where might it be?"

Sun Quan was speechless. He had been stationed in Nanlingtan Daying and had never paid attention to the terrain of the mountain far away from Daying. The scout's reconnaissance range was thirty miles, and the mountainous areas were closer due to difficulties in walking, not to mention that he had no intention of marching at all. The focus of the reconnaissance has always been on the direction of Qutang Gorge to the west, and the focus of the past few days is on the Niumaling area.

Who would have thought that the Shu army would appear behind them and wanted to deploy heavy equipment such as stone throwers on the top of a mountain that was difficult to climb.

Those who can think like this are either crazy or geniuses.

Lou Gui didn't hesitate and pointed to the map to explain the situation to Sun Ce. Wu Gorge is more than 100 miles, with hundreds of mountains of all sizes, and there are too many places where people can hide. However, the two armies are not fighting, and it is a dream to expect to throw a few stones from the mountain to win. If you want to gain something, you must have a certain scale, such as setting up a heavy tool such as a stone thrower at a suitable location.

But this requires time and requires more manpower. A few or even a dozen people are not enough, at least dozens or even hundreds of people. So many people pass through his defense zone without being discovered, the possibility of this is extremely low.

Lou Gui can guarantee that there should be no second group except the group of people who appeared on the Goddess Peak.

These people were discovered by scouts. In a hurry, they threw down half of the stone thrower and escaped. They found a second suitable location in a short time to build stone thrower or other weapons, and the possibility is not very high.

He has sent a large number of scouts to patrol along the way, especially the locations near the river. If there are new discoveries, they will be delivered as soon as possible.

"I suggest going forward quickly." Lou Gui said confidently. "When the King of Changsha conquered Wu County and the morale of the Shu army was depressed, we advanced together on land and water to conquer fish, and the tricks of those ghosts and monsters naturally had nowhere to be used."

Sun Ce turned to look at Sun Quan.

After hearing Lou Gui's analysis, Sun Quan's face was flushed with shame. Although he was the main general, compared with Lou Gui, he was no different from the new boy who had just entered the battlefield. Seeing Sun Ce asking about his opinion, he hurriedly said, "I think what Lou Du said is very much."

After thinking about it, he added another sentence. "Compared with Duke Lou's prudence and meticulousness, I feel ashamed of myself and benefited a lot."

Sun Ce nodded, then ordered to continue moving forward and greet Lou Gui into the cabin.

Nearly a thousand warships were storming, shaking waves and heading west into Wu Gorge.

Sun Quan stood outside the cabin, looking at the shadows of the mountains slowly retreating on both sides, and looking at the surging rivers under his feet, he felt the urge to jump down and end.

Sun Ce pointed to the seat opposite and signaled Lou Gui to take the seat.

Although high-legged tables and chairs have appeared, the table tables have not completely disappeared, especially in the cabin with limited space. The low table tables and chairs are more suitable than high-legged tables and chairs, so they have been preserved.

"My younger brother..." Sun Ce shook his head with a wry smile. "Thank you for your hard work, Zibo."

Lou Gui quickly stood up and bowed to apologize. "I failed to assist the King of Changsha well and failed His Majesty's trust. The crime is unforgivable."

Sun Ce stretched out his arms, took the kettle on the case, poured a cup of cold tea, and pushed it to Lou Gui. "This cup of tea is my apology. After drinking it, this matter will be over, what if it is over?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I dare not obey orders." Lou Gui was flattered, picked up the teacup with both hands and drank it all in one go.

"Tell me about the situation in Wu County, how can I win quickly?"

Lou Gui's eyes flashed slightly, and a smile appeared, and he whispered: "Did Your Majesty say Yu Fu or Yizhou?"

Sun Ce picked the corner of his mouth slightly. "Didn't you just talk about Yu Fu?"

Lou Gui hesitated for a moment. "Your Majesty, I dare not disbelieve in the King of Changsha, but I am sure that the people around the King of Changsha are... just saying that is not the truth. I think it is possible to quickly take Yizhou, but it is not easy to quickly get fish back."

"Tell me carefully."

"only."

Lou Gui was happy. The emperor asked him for advice alone, which was to entrust important tasks. He immediately revealed his thoughts, but his voice was relatively low, ensuring that Sun Quan and the goddess outside the cabin could not hear what he said.

Lou Gui's opinion is very simple: Yufu's terrain is dangerous and there is little possibility of a strong attack. However, Cao Cao and the main force of the Shu army are in Yufu, so the defense in other directions will be weak. If a breakthrough can be made in any other direction, the defense of Yizhou will collapse. Regardless of whether Cao Cao retreats or not, Yizhou will be over.

For now, in addition to Yufu, there are at least four other places that may pose a threat to Yizhou: Dangqu, Nanzheng, Louguan, and Jade Road.

Especially Dangqu.

Dangqu is just west of Yufu, and it is actually behind Cao Cao. Therefore, Cao Ang guards Dangqu and Cao Cao sent people to defend Jiangzhou because he was afraid that Huang Zhong would break into Yizhou.

Cao Ang led the main force of the Shu army, second only to the central army. Cao Ang himself was indeed capable of using troops. He had a great battle with Huang Zhong at the beginning of the year, regardless of the difference. If he had defended Dangqu with all his might, Huang Zhong would indeed be difficult to win. But now the situation is different. The Left Protector has entered Hanzhong and surrounded Nanzheng. Cao Ang had to distribute troops to defend the Langzhong line, preventing the Left Protector from crossing Daba Mountain, entering Brazil, Guanghan, and killing Chengdu directly.

At this time, Huang Zhong had the possibility of breaking through Dangqu.

Once the Dangqu breaks through, Huang Zhong has two choices: one is to go west to Langzhong and cooperate with the Left Dumai to attack Cao Ang; the other is to go east to Quren and attack Cao Cao.

There are two roads from Dangqu to Quren: water and land.

The waterway had to pass through Jiangzhou. Cao Cao sent heavy troops to guard Jiangzhou, but Huang Zhong had no warships, so he took civilian ships to the south, and the possibility of breaking Jiangzhou was extremely small.

It was impossible for Huang Zhong to cross several mountains by land, and this road was actually very close, less than one-fifth of the water road. Once they appeared in Qunin, Cao Cao's retreat was cut off and the situation would inevitably reverse.

Sun Ce looked at the map on the table and nodded, but said nothing.

Lou Gui's analysis is correct. This is indeed a feasible tactic and is also one of the combat plans formulated by the Military Affairs Office.

He also understood Lou Gui's little thoughts. To put it bluntly, he still hoped to give Huang Zhong, who was also from Nanyang, a chance. To cooperate with the Left Protector, there was no significant contribution to the Emperor's battle. If he had the opportunity to seize Cao Cao himself, it would be even more amazing.

"How many ways are there to attack Yu from Wu County?"

Knowing that Sun Ce had seen through his tricks, Lou Gui seemed to be fine, pointed to the map and explained the situation between Yufu and Wu County.

After Sun Quan occupied Wu County, he had the conditions to advance water and land and attack Yufu. However, due to the terrain, whether it was water or land, the terrain was not good for the Wu army.

Needless to say, Qutang Gorge is only twenty miles away, but the narrow water flow is a natural restriction on the large warships of the Wu army. Forcibly attacking them is equivalent to giving the warships to the other party to fight.

There are even more dangerous ridges by land. Huang Quan has built a solid position in Niumaling, and it is impossible to succeed without major casualties. After Niumaling, there are at least four or five dangerous places that are easy to defend and difficult.

This is bound to be a long-term confrontation, and any idea of ​​expecting a quick victory is underestimating the enemy.

Of course, this is when the opponent does not make mistakes. If Cao Cao is careless and not well prepared, it may not be impossible to succeed in one blow. However, with his understanding of Cao Cao, this possibility is too few.

Sun Ce nodded again. Lou Gui is Cao Cao's old friend. He knows Cao Cao more than many people, and he has no idea of ​​underestimating the enemy at all.

Sun Ce thought for a while. "Is it the result that Cao Cao expected in advance, Zibo, Li Yi, like Chen Mi, Lou Fa and others, was Liu Zhang's old subordinates and had never been taken seriously in Shu. Logically speaking, after Shen Mi and Lou Fa surrendered, it would be too deliberate to arrange for Li Yi to stop in Wu County."

Lou Gui's eyes flashed, the corners of his mouth trembled, and a smile appeared. "Your Majesty said this, I think it makes sense. Li Yi had been defeated by the King of Changsha in the water battle before. If Cao Cao wanted to be the general to stop Wu County, it would be a very good opportunity."

"So you have always disapproved of Changsha's attack on Wu County?"

Lou Gui's smile froze and nodded embarrassedly. "I am... stupid, worried that this is Cao Cao's trick, and dare not take risks." He then said: "But the situation has changed. The three governors of the left and right, the three governors of Tianzhu, Annan, and Anton have completed the siege of Yizhou. The King of Changsha is not useless to capture Wu County at this moment. It is because I am too cautious and almost missed the opportunity to fight."

Sun Ce knocked on the desk lightly, laughing without saying a word. Lou Gui was an old fox. He had guessed Cao Cao's possible thoughts for a long time, but he never told Sun Quan. Maybe it was because he knew it was useless. Maybe he hid something and deliberately embarrassed Sun Quan.

As for whether he saw the disagreement between their brothers and deliberately catered to the will of the holy, it was purely a personal habit, it was hard to say.

Sun Ce said a few more words to Lou Gui, learned about some of the situation, and then asked him to rest, and ordered someone to call Sun Quan in.

Sun Quan was outside for a long time, his face was covered in oily sweat, his collar was wet, and his expression was in a mess. After entering the cabin, he didn't dare to enter the seat. He bent down, stood at the door of the cabin, lowered his head, and secretly looked at Sun Ce from the corner of his eyes.

Sun Ce looked at him for a moment, pointed to the seat opposite, and said lightly: "Sit."

Sun Quan held his breath and entered the seat in a regular manner, bowing and bowing. "Thank you Your Majesty to give the seat."

"You should have received the imperial edict from the Queen Mother. I will ask you one more time, should you continue to fight or go to Japan to become king?"

In that moment, Sun Quan almost wanted to agree to Sun Ce, leave the battlefield, return to Changsha, or go to Japan to become king.
To be continued...