Chapter 210 This plan is quite vicious, let's fight poison with poison! Is the destiny in Sun Quan's hands? Overthinking

three days later.

Liu Bei led tens of thousands of troops from the north and approached Wu County.

Earlier, scouts had sent back intelligence that Sun Quan had led 5,000 miscellaneous troops and fled south yesterday. Wu County had no soldiers except the civilians and had become an empty city.

After ensuring that there were no ambushes in the city, Liu Bei gave the order for his army to enter the city.

In order to minimize the possibility of soldiers disturbing the civilians, Liu Bei, at the suggestion of Xiao Fang, only ordered half of the troops to enter the city, and the rest set up camp outside the city.

Dusk.

Liu Bei, accompanied by Xiao Fang and his advisers, slowly entered the city through the north gate.

When Xiao Fang took a look, he saw that there was a gap of several feet in the city wall collapsed on the left side of the city gate, and more than a hundred soldiers were rebuilding it.

"Wu County is the seat of Wu County. The city wall should be repaired every year. How come such a large section of it collapsed?"

Xiao Fang showed doubt and asked, pointing with his whip in the distance.

Liu Bei took a glance and sighed:

"Just now, the scouts have questioned the people in the city and they said that before Sun Quan fled, he ordered his soldiers to destroy Wu County."

"Not only here, he also dug down several sections of the city wall, and burned down the county government, granary and other important places."

Hearing what Lao Liu said, all the generals who followed him showed anger on their faces.

"Sun Quan is a thief whose mind and courage are not as broad as his brother's. He could have abandoned the city and fled, but he actually did something as despicable as destroying the city. Isn't he afraid of being laughed at by the world?"

Taishi Ci shook his head and sighed, his eyes full of contempt.

Lu Su sighed and said:

"Although Sun Quan is usually taciturn, he is actually very scheming and cunning."

"Now it seems that when he asked Sun Ce for permission to recruit soldiers in Wujun, it was actually a plan to abandon Sun Ce and escape."

"But he should know that demolishing the city walls and burning down the county government would only make people laugh at him for being narrow-minded, and would not help the overall situation at all."

"With Sun Quan's scheming mind, he still did such a ridiculous thing. It's really surprising."

The generals on both sides sneered, mocking Sun Quan's ridiculous behavior.

Only Xiao Fang, after hearing Lu Su's evaluation of Sun Quan, had a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

Old Liu and the others didn't take it seriously anymore, and they continued to enter the city.

After a while, everyone climbed up to the north gate of Wu County and looked into the distance. The entire Wu County city was in sight.

There were still several plumes of thick smoke in the city, showing signs of being burned by the fire.

Xiao Fang looked around and found that just as Lao Liu had said, collapsed gaps could be vaguely seen on the other three walls.

Especially the west gate city wall, nearly one-third of the wall was dug up and destroyed by Sun Quan before he left.

"Wu County is flat and has no strategic location to defend."

"I guess he must have led his army to flee south, all the way back to Kuaiji County, relying on the Zhejiang River as a natural barrier, hoping to stop our army on the north bank of the Zhejiang River."

"Although Sun Quan only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, if he uses them properly, he can still cause some trouble to our army."

"Ci's meaning is that after the army has a short rest, they should lighten their load and quickly pursue, not giving Sun Quan a chance to cross the Zhejiang River and rebuild his defense line."

After all, Taishi Ci had once assisted Liu Yao and fought a great battle with Sun Ce in Wuhui. He was familiar with the mountains and rivers of Wujun and Kuaiji, so he offered a plan to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and everyone else looked towards the south, following Taishi Ci's direction.

Only Xiao Fang's gaze remained on the west direction of Wu County, and the suspicion in his eyes became more and more intense.

"Jinglue, what do you think of Ziyi's strategy?"

Liu Bei turned his gaze to Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang remained silent, his eyes still looking towards the west of the city.

Seeing Xiao Fang like this, Liu Bei looked confused. He also looked in the direction Xiao Fang was looking, but saw nothing except the vast Zhenze.

"Jing Lue..."

"I see, this is a very shady move..."

Xiao Fang slammed his fist on the battlement, and the sudden sound startled Lao Liu.

"Military Advisor, what's so sinister about this move?"

Liu Bei immediately became alert and asked hurriedly.

Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan to the west and sneered:
"My lord, I don't think Sun Quan is fleeing in fear of a fight. He wants to flood Wu County and achieve his goal in one fell swoop!"

Wu County was flooded.

As soon as these four words came out, there was an uproar on the city wall.

Although Old Liu's expression changed, his eyes were blank and he failed to understand Xiao Fang's meaning at the first moment.

"Zhongkang, bring the map quickly!"

Xiao Fang ordered Xu Chu to bring the map and spread it out in front of Lao Liu and everyone else.

"Sun Quan should be very clear that although he has taken the position of the so-called Lord of Jiangdong, he has no soldiers and no generals. It is just an empty shell."

"Even if he abandoned Wu County and fled south, hoping to resist with the Zhejiang River as a barrier, it would still be a last-ditch struggle and he would be doomed to destruction."

"In this case, Sun Quan's only chance of survival is to achieve a surprise victory and inflict heavy damage on our army in one fell swoop, thus turning the tide."

At this point, Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan toward the west of Wu County:
"To the west of Wu County is Taihu Lake... No, it should be called Zhenze."

"There have been heavy rains recently, and the water levels in rivers have risen sharply, and Zhenze is no exception."

"It was expected that Sun Quan's strategy of winning by surprise was to dig the Zhenze Lake to flood Wu County!"

"When the lake embankment is dug, the flood will roll out, and the tens of thousands of troops inside and outside the city will be completely submerged without any preparation."

"In this way, Sun Quan can inflict heavy damage to our army without sacrificing a single soldier. Wouldn't that be a game-changer?"

Xiao Fang pointed out Sun Quan's plan.

Liu Bei suddenly realized, his face changed drastically and he took a breath.

Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan towards the city wall again:
"In fact, when Sun Quan was leaving, he dug up the city wall, not just because he was narrow-minded and didn't want the lord to get a complete Wu County."

"He dug down the city wall in order to flood Wu County. The floodwaters could flow into the city unhindered through the breach, leaving us no way to escape."

"This is why, among the four city walls, only the western wall was the most severely destroyed. This is because Zhenze is located to the west of Wu County. Once the dam breaks and floods the city, the western wall will bear the brunt of the damage."

Xiao Fang took his time and pointed out all of Sun Quan's motives for digging down the city wall.

When the truth came to light, Lao Liu and the generals suddenly realized.

"I see. I didn't expect that Sun Quan could come up with such a vicious and treacherous plan!" "Fortunately, the military advisor has a keen eye and saw through this vicious plan. Otherwise, if his plan succeeded, wouldn't my tens of thousands of troops be wiped out in an instant?"

Old Liu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and his words and expression were full of relief.

Taishi Ci was shocked and ashamed, and he bowed to Xiao Fang:

"When I was a general under Liu Yao, I was not as familiar with the terrain of Wuhui as the military advisor. I never thought that Sun Quan would use the Zhenze River to flood Wu County."

"Shame on you, shame on you. I am truly extremely ashamed!"

Lu Su looked confused and said:

"Sun Quan's strategy of using Wu County as bait and flooding our army with water from Zhenze Lake is indeed ingenious and vicious."

"But Yisu knows Sun Quan well, and it's unlikely that such a brilliant plan could come from him."

"Could it be that there is some wise man around Sun Quan who can give him advice?"

Lu Su's questioning also reminded Xiao Fang, and a name suddenly flashed before his eyes.

"Zijing, if my guess is correct, does Sun Quan have a confidant named Lu Meng?"

Xiao Fang looked at Lu Su.

No one knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Sun Group better than Lu Su.

Lu Su was startled at first, then he asked curiously:

"This Lu Meng was originally a garrison commander, originally unknown, but was recommended by Sun Quan to Sun Ce, and is indeed Sun Ce's confidant."

"How could Military Advisor Xiao even know the name of such an inconspicuous person?"

Xiao Fang smiled.

How could he not know the name of Lu Meng?

This person is one of the four governors of Eastern Wu along with you, Lu Zijing...

In terms of overall view and strategic vision, Lu Meng is definitely not as good as you, Lu Su, otherwise he would not have instigated Sun Quan to stab Liu Bei in the back and launch a surprise attack on Jingzhou.

But when it comes to commanding troops and using wisdom and cunning, the two Ni Lu Zijing are no match for Lu Meng.

"Lü Meng is only slightly inferior to Zhou Yu in terms of intelligence and military talent. I suspect that Sun Quan's vicious plan to flood Wu County must have been the work of this man."

Xiao Fang gave a decisive conclusion.

There was another round of discussion on the city wall.

Liu Bei couldn't help but look surprised and sighed:

"It has come to this point, and Sun Quan still has such a person under his command?"

"This Jiangdong is indeed a land of outstanding people and hidden dragons, and there are as many crouching tigers and hidden dragons as in Jingxiang."

At this time.

Huang Zhong stepped forward and reminded:

"My lord, since Military Advisor Xiao has seen through Lu Shimeng's evil plan, we must withdraw from Wu County as soon as possible. We can't just sit there and wait for him to dig the dike and flood us."

Liu Bei came back to his senses from his sigh, and immediately became alert, with the same idea in mind.

Xiao Fang smiled disapprovingly and pointed his feather fan to the west:
"Now that we have seen through Sun Quan's trick, if we abandon the city and hastily retreat north, wouldn't that be a disadvantage?"

"Let's use our own tactics to defeat Sun Quan here. This is the best strategy!"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

...

At nightfall, west of Zhenze embankment.

More than a hundred bamboo rafts were slowly approaching the embankment under the cover of darkness.

On a boat, Zhang Zhao stood with his sword in hand, staring at the outline of Wu County in the distance.

The hatred for the murder of his eldest son Zhang Cheng and the grief and indignation when he saw Sun Ce being pierced by thousands of arrows were burning in his heart.

It was this national hatred and family feud that made him take the initiative to ask Sun Quan to lead the army to dig the Zhenze Dam with Sun Fu today.

He wanted to dig up the lake embankment with his own hands and cause a flood to wash away Liu Bei and his tens of thousands of troops.

"We have to dig up the lake embankment before daybreak and tell all rafts to speed up and reach the shore as soon as possible!"

Sun Fu beside him shouted anxiously.

Zhang Zhao's thoughts returned to the present, but he sneered and comforted him:
"General Sun, don't worry. Before we evacuated Wu County, we had already dug most of the Zhenze dike thinner. We will be able to dig it completely in an hour at most."

"We have plenty of time before dawn, so don't be impatient."

Sun Fu was startled for a moment, then he remembered, and the anxiety on his face suddenly eased.

"Zi Bu is right. We really don't need to be too anxious."

"But I can't wait to drown the big-eared thief and his tens of thousands of troops, and avenge Bofu and my Sun family's children!"

"I just hope God will bless us and help us kill that big-eared thief!"

Sun Fu gritted his teeth and said with hatred on his face.

Sun Zhao stroked his thin beard and smiled meaningfully:

"Now it seems that Zhongmou is extraordinary, calm and steady, yet not lacking in political strategies and wisdom. He is truly a heroic leader."

"The Sun family does have a destiny, but it does not lie with Bofu, but with Zhongmou."

"I believe that God will bless Zhongmou tonight and will help him kill the big-eared thief!"

Zhang Zhao's words made Sun Fu's blood boil, and he couldn't wait to drive to the shore.

So he urged the rafts to speed up.

A quarter of an hour later, one bamboo raft after another finally rushed onto the embankment. More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers carrying shovels, pickaxes and other tools rushed onto the embankment.

Zhang Zhao also jumped onto the shore and shouted:

"Quickly dig up the Zhenze dike, flood Wu County with water, and kill Da'er—"

The word "thief" was not even uttered.

Suddenly, a drum sound broke the silence of the night.

Immediately afterwards, countless soldiers of Liu's army surged up from the other side of the embankment and rushed down like divine troops descending from the sky.

Zhang Zhao's face changed drastically with horror.

(End of this chapter)