Chapter 215: How can a eunuch achieve hegemony if he is blind? Integrate Jingzhou and Jiangdong to fight against the giant crocodile Yuan Shao!
"Protect the lord!"

Zhou Tai screamed and rushed forward, grabbed Sun Ben's body and used it as a shield to protect Sun Quan.

Lu Meng drew his sword to block the sharp arrow, shouting:

"Raise the sail and speed up, and leave the port quickly~~~"

The surviving guards on the ship finally reacted and frantically hoisted the sails and rowed under the hail of arrows.

There were less than three ships, and they fled hastily, trying their best to get out of the reach of an arrow.

The rain of arrows was finally left behind and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

When looking back at Sun Quan, both Lu Meng and Zhou Tai took a deep breath.

I saw that there was an arrow stuck in Sun Quan's left eye, and blood had dyed half of his face red. I guess even if the arrow didn't penetrate his brain, he would most likely be blind.

As for the next arrow, it was even more fatal, as its location was aimed at cutting off Sun Quan's lineage and grandchildren.

If Sun Quan was hit by these two arrows, he would be crippled if not killed.

And it's not a disability in the ordinary sense, but a disability in the physical sense as a man...

Lu Meng and Zhou Tai did not dare to think any further, and hurriedly carried the wailing Sun Quan into the cabin, and called for a doctor to come and treat him.

As the boat sailed into the sea, the wailing sounds echoed between the sky and the sea.

Late at night.

The cabin door finally opened and the medical officer walked out, dragging his tired body.

"How is the lord? Is his life in danger?"

Lu Meng and Zhou Tai rushed forward and asked anxiously.

The doctor didn't even have time to catch his breath, and hurriedly bowed and said:
"To the two generals, the lord is blessed by heaven. Although the two arrows were heavy, they were not fatal. The lord's life is saved."

Zhou Tai and Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief, with joy showing on their faces.

"only…"

The doctor suddenly changed the subject, his expression turned grim, but he hesitated to speak.

"Just what? Tell me now!"

Lu Meng and Zhou Tai became nervous again and asked anxiously.

The medical officer did not dare to hide it and could only sigh helplessly:
"The arrow that hit the lord's face, the two generals must have seen, hit the lord's left eye. Although it was not fatal, this eye is most likely lost."

"As for the next arrow..."

Lu Meng and Zhou Tai frowned and looked at each other. They were obviously mentally prepared, but still had a glimmer of hope.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Meng said in a deep voice:
"It has come to this. No matter how badly the Lord is injured, we have no choice but to face it."

"My lord, just tell me the truth about the injury caused by the arrow below."

Having said that, the medical officer could no longer conceal his true feelings. He could only dry cough a few times and sigh helplessly:

"The next arrow was so perfectly aimed that it could have missed by a hair's breadth, but it was exactly the same."

"Even after this arrow wound is healed, I'm afraid that my lord will...I'm afraid that..."

The medical officer hesitated for a long time before whispering the four words "continue the bloodline".

Lu Meng and Zhou Tai's bodies swayed and then froze in place.

Although the two had been mentally prepared for Sun Quan's injury, they still suffered a heavy blow when the medical officer said it himself.

For the lord of Jiangdong to be blind in one eye is already a great shame!
Since ancient times, has there ever been a one-eyed monarch?

Wouldn’t Sun Quan become a laughing stock to the whole world?

What was even more difficult for them to accept was that Sun Quan was injured and became a disabled person, and from then on lost the ability to continue the Sun family's bloodline.

How is this different from being a eunuch?

Throughout history, have you ever heard of a eunuch achieving hegemony?

If you can't continue the family line, who can you pass on the foundation you worked so hard to build?

If your foundation cannot be passed on, how can we, the ministers who assisted you in establishing your hegemony, continue the wealth and prosperity of our descendants?
If this secret were known to others, who would be willing to come to you for help? Who would go through fire and water for a useless person?
Lu Meng and Zhou Tai's heads were buzzing, and thousands of despairing thoughts suddenly emerged in their minds.

"Ziming, the lord is injured like this, what should we do?"

Zhou Tai was confused and looked at Lu Meng helplessly.

Lu Meng took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and said to the doctor in a deep voice:

"If you dare to reveal even a word about the Lord's injury to anyone other than us two, I will kill your entire clan. Do you remember that?"

The medical officer was so frightened that his face turned pale. He swore a solemn oath that he would never reveal the secret, and then hurried back to the cabin to continue treating Sun Quan's injuries.

"You and I must keep the Lord's injury a secret and not make it public."

"It's fine if one eye is blinded, but if outsiders knew that the master couldn't continue his bloodline, no one would come to him again."

"My lord, you have lost your value to Lu Bu. Your life will certainly be in danger. The Sun family will also be completely destroyed. Your future and mine will also be over."

"Brother Youping, do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Meng pointed out the interests involved with a serious look.

Although Zhou Tai's wisdom and strategies were mediocre, he was not a brainless reckless man. How could he not understand the weight of Lu Meng's words?

So he nodded heavily and said seriously:

"Don't worry, Ziming. I will keep my mouth shut and will never let anyone else know about the Lord's injury."

After a pause, Zhou Tai said with a bitter face:

"But even if we conceal it, the Lord's injury is a fact. What should we do in the future?"

Lu Meng pondered for a moment and sighed:
"For now, we can only take care of the present and go to Huainan to seek refuge with Lu Bu, save our lives, and get a foothold first." "As for the future, we can only talk about it in the future."

Zhou Tai was silent and sighed helplessly again.

As the two were feeling helpless, Sun Quan's miserable curses were heard from the cabin.

"Liu Bei, the big-eared thief——"

"How dare you hurt me like this!"

"My eyes, my, my..."

"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you—"

The grief-stricken and crazy shouts made Lu Meng and Zhou Tai's scalps tingle.

Lu Meng sighed and could only quietly go into the cabin to comfort Sun Quan who was in madness and grief.

Zhou Tai turned around and looked in the direction of Jiang Dong. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles crackled, and his bloodshot eyes were burning with endless hatred and anger.

"Liu Bei! Xiao Fang!"

"You two thieves, the master and the minister, have harmed our Master Zhongmou to such a state. I, Zhou Tai, swear that I will tear you into pieces with my own hands!"

"I will make your life worse than death, and avenge Master Zhongmou's blindness~~"

...

Haiyan Port.

Liu Bei had already stood on the shore, gazing into the distance at the boundless sea.

"My lord, I led the army to march day and night, but we were still half a step late."

"Although I severely damaged Sun Quan and seized his food and military supplies, Sun Quan still managed to escape onto the ship first."

"I can only shoot arrows randomly, and I don't know if I can kill Sun Quan."

Zhang Xiu came forward to report the results of the battle, with a hint of regret in his words.

Old Liu naturally would not blame Zhang Xiu. He still praised his military exploits and appeased and rewarded him.

Having said that, it was obvious that Old Liu had some regret about Sun Quan's escape.

"It would be best if Sun Quan was shot to death, but if he managed to escape, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing."

Xiao Fang saw what Old Liu was thinking, so he smiled and comforted him.

Liu Bei was startled and looked at Xiao Fang with curiosity, failing to understand the meaning of the second half of his sentence.

"If Sun Quan were alive, he would definitely go north to join Lu Bu, and Lu Bu would certainly use him to recruit Sun's former followers."

"At first glance, it seems disadvantageous to the lord, but in fact, we can use Sun Quan's hand to dig out all the remnants of the Sun family hidden in Jiangdong and send them all to Huainan."

"In this way, Sun Quan helped the lord to eliminate the hidden dangers in Jiangdong, saving the lord a lot of trouble."

"As for Sun Quan and the remnants of the Sun family, when you lead your army north to seize Huainan, you will destroy them along with Lu Bu."

Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan to Huainan in the north and said with a sneer on his face.

Liu Bei suddenly understood, his face suddenly became relieved, he nodded and smiled:

"What the military advisor said makes sense. Sun Quan has fled Jiangdong and has become a tree without roots. Even if he recruits a group of old subordinates to join him, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything."

"We can use him to root out those hidden remnants of the Sun family, thus ensuring the long-term peace and stability of Jiangdong."

"In this case, it doesn't necessarily mean that Sun Quan is a bad person if he escapes."

The smile on Xiao Fang's face disappeared, his brows became serious, and his eyes looked towards the north.

"According to Fang's calculations, the dispute over Hebei should have a result in the next few days. If nothing unexpected happens, Yuan Shao's destruction of Gongsun Zan is a foregone conclusion."

"The unification of Hebei and the Yuan family's march south are within reach."

"Cao Cao was entrenched in Henan, so he was naturally the first to face the pressure from Yuan Shao's army."

"If Cao Cao wins, the threat from the north will be lifted, and he will be free to concentrate on taking Huainan."

"If Yuan Shao wins, the two rivers will be his, and he will then march south to capture Jianghuai and use his troops against you, my lord."

"So my lord, time is running out. We must cross the river as soon as possible, capture Huainan, and seize Shouchun!"

"No matter whether Cao or Yuan wins, we have the Han River as a barrier on the west and the Huai River as a barrier on the east. We can attack or defend. No matter what happens, we will be invincible!"

"So the first thing you need to do now is to return to Jinling, pacify the counties of Jiangdong as soon as possible, reorganize the surrendered soldiers, and unite the forces of Jingzhou and Jiangdong."

"Only in this way can we go north to seize Huainan with all our strength to deal with Yuan Shao's southward advance!"

Liu Bei fell silent, looked towards the north, listened to Xiao Fang's plan and analysis, and a sense of urgency gradually surged in his heart.

Yuan Shao.

The strongest man in the world stands in the far north!

The Jizhou state in his hands is so powerful that the two states of Jing and Yang combined may not be able to match it.

If Yuan Shao could take Youzhou and control all four provinces in Hebei, his strength would be so strong that all the heroes in the world combined would be unable to match him.

Although Yuan Shao was thousands of miles away, for some reason, Liu Bei still felt a sense of oppression as if a mountain was pressing down on his head.

He knew that taking over Jiangdong was only the beginning of supporting the Han Dynasty, and Yuan Shao was the truly insurmountable mountain.

After his thoughts swirled for a long time, Liu Bei took a deep breath, and a fearless and heroic look appeared on his face.

"Military Advisor is right. We really don't have much time left."

"Hurry and return to Nanjing, integrate the troops in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, cross the river to seize Huainan, and prepare to fight against the behemoth Yuan Shao."

(End of this chapter)