Chapter 225: Getting the beauty? Fishing in troubled waters? It’s time to wake up from the dream! Guan Yu: Sun Quan, you little bastard, come here and die!
County government.

Inside the palace hall, Sun Quan was staring at a portrait in a trance, with a gleam of light gradually filling his eyes.

The painting depicts a beautiful lady with a graceful figure, who can absolutely be described as a beauty as stunning as a fish sinking to the bottom of its chest and a geese falling to the ground.

"My Lord, this is the portrait that someone from Shouchun just sent over. They say this is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family."

"But they dare not confirm it, and it is not good to act rashly, so they sent this portrait here just now, please identify it, my lord."

"If you are sure, I will order them to take her away immediately. Within five days, I will bring Miss Qiao to Lu'an."

Zhou Tai, who was standing by, smiled and explained to Sun Quan the origin of the portrait.

Sun Quan's thoughts raced as he searched for memories of the past.

That was when Sun Ce was attached to Yuan Shu. He followed Sun Ce in Shouchun and had a chance encounter with the eldest daughter of the Qiao family when he attended Qiao Xuan's birthday banquet.

Although he was still young at the time, he would never forget that stunning sight, and it was engraved firmly in his heart.

"Yes, this is Da Qiao, it is definitely her!"

After Sun Quan looked at it for a while, his eyes brightened and he smiled confidently.

Zhou Tai breathed a sigh of relief and then bowed:

"Then I have an idea. I will send a message to our Shouchun troops to immediately capture this young lady of the Qiao family and bring her to Liu'an for the lord."

Sun Quan's smile faded, and he said seriously:

"I want to marry Miss Qiao, who will be your mistress in the future. How can you be disrespectful?"

"Tell your people to be polite and treat them with courtesy, and invite them mother and daughter to Lu'an."

Zhou Tai looked embarrassed and said with a bitter face:

"I will naturally ask the brothers to invite them politely, but I am afraid that Zhao and the young lady of the Qiao family will not be willing to come. What should we do then?"

Sun Quan frowned.

After pondering for a while, Sun Quan rolled his eyes and sneered:

"That's not difficult. If the mother and daughter are unwilling to come, you can tell them that Mr. Qiao and the second young lady of the Qiao family are in Lu'an."

"I brought them here just to reunite their family, so they will naturally come here obediently."

Zhou Tai was stunned.

He remembered that when Qiao Xuan and the second lady of the Qiao family were sent to Chaisang to Zhou Yu by Sun Ce, they fell into Liu Bei's hands.

Why did Sun Quan say that Qiao Xuan and his daughter were in Lu'an again?
"I understand. My Lord is trying to trick them to come to Lu'an?"

Zhou Tai's brain turned around for several times before he suddenly realized it.

But he was cheating and lying, and his words were quite unpleasant, which made Sun Quan unhappy.

"I know what to do now. My lord, rest assured. I will trick the mother and daughter into coming to Lu'an for you!"

Zhou Tai immediately bowed and patted his chest to make a promise.

Sun Quan could only cough a few times to hide his embarrassment, and then changed the subject and asked:

"How is the war going in Chengde? Is there any sign that the big-eared thief has divided his troops to launch a surprise attack on our Lu'an City?"

As he spoke, Sun Quan put away Da Qiao's portrait and carefully put it into his pocket.

"According to the battle report from Chengde, Liu Bei has personally led 60,000 troops to the city of Chengde, and Lu Bu has personally led 20,000 troops to defend Chengde."

"According to the intelligence we have obtained from our spies, all of Liu Bei's troops that had gathered in Jiangdong have already arrived at Chengde City, and there is no sign of them being divided."

Sun Quan poured himself a bowl of tea and raised his mouth with a hint of sarcasm:
"I guess that big-eared thief originally intended to attack my Lu'an, but after knowing that I used Ziming's plan to build a beacon tower, he retreated in the face of difficulties."

As he spoke, Sun Quan stood up, took the tea bowl and walked to the door of the hall, then raised his head and looked towards the direction of Jiangdong.

"Yuan Shao has sent his troops southwards. I believe it won't be long before his eastern army will be able to capture Xuzhou and reach the Huai River."

"The Yuan family will definitely get involved in the Huainan war. The more chaotic this situation is, the better."

"The more chaotic the situation, the more opportunities we have to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen ourselves, so that we can have a chance to recover our Sun family's Jiangdong foundation..."

Sun Quan had a deep vision and had already begun to draw a beautiful blueprint for himself.

Zhou Tai followed and said with a smile: "My lord, you can not only reap the benefits, but also marry a beautiful woman. This is a double blessing..."

He originally wanted to say a few compliments, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly swallowed them back and his face suddenly became alert.

Then the smile on Zhou Tai's face disappeared. He took a few steps out of the hall and listened towards the west.

The military instinct made him realize that something was wrong in the direction of the west gate.

"My lord, there seems to be a sound of killing coming from the west gate. Could it be a sneak attack by the enemy?"

Zhou Tai turned around anxiously and shouted at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan's face suddenly changed, and he shuddered with fear for an instant, almost unable to hold the tea bowl in his hand.

But the next moment, he calmed down and said disapprovingly:

"Youping, don't make a fuss. How could the enemy launch a surprise attack?"

"Have you forgotten that we have beacon towers? If Liu Bei sent troops to launch a surprise attack, Lu'an City would have received a beacon warning at least a hundred miles in advance, and Lu Ziming and his men would have come to report it long ago."

Zhou Tai was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and it seemed to be true.

Could it be that I heard it wrong?

Zhou Tai was still suspicious and continued to listen carefully, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

"My Lord, Ximen Jue--"

"Something has changed at Simon's Gate! Something has changed at Simon's Gate!"

A panicked cry interrupted Zhou Tai's words.

General Ma Zhong rushed in in a panic, shouting:
"My lord, something terrible is happening!"

"Tens of thousands of enemy troops suddenly appeared in the south of Lu'an City. Jiang Qin took the opportunity to cause chaos, stabbed Governor Lu and captured him alive, and seized the west gate."

"Jiang Qin wants to cause chaos. He wants to let the enemy enter the city!"

Sun Quan's hand trembled, and the tea bowl in his hand fell to the ground.

The confidence and calmness on his face disappeared in an instant. He looked distorted and stunned as if he had seen a ghost, and looked at Zhou Tai in trembling shock.

He really came true.

Liu Jun launched a sneak attack as expected!

Lu Meng was actually stabbed and captured!
"Why? We clearly had beacon towers, why didn't we get any advance warning?" "Jiang Qin is an old member of my Sun family, why did he suddenly betray and rebel without any warning and join the big-eared thief?"

"why is that?"

Sun Quan suddenly went crazy, grabbed Zhou Tai, and began to question him with a roar of excitement and anger.

Zhou Tai had a bitter face and was unable to explain.

"My lord, the west gate has been occupied by the rebels. We must recapture it quickly, otherwise we will be finished if the enemy rushes in."

Ma Zhong almost cried out.

Sun Quan suddenly woke up, and without bothering to find out the reason, he shouted:
"Quickly mobilize the troops, follow me to retake the West Gate and kill the traitor Jiang Qin!"

"We must not allow the Big Eared Bandits to charge into Lu'an City!"

"Hurry up, hurry up~~"

Sun Quan shouted hoarsely, almost like begging.

Ma Zhong hurriedly took the order and stumbled out to deliver the message.

Sun Quan hastily put on his armor, drew his sword, mounted his horse, and rushed out of the county government in a hurry.

Nearly a thousand Sun family soldiers were hastily assembled.

Upon hearing the news, Song Xian also led his troops to the main street to meet Sun Quan.

"Sun Quan, what's going on? Why did Jiang Qin rebel and surrender to the enemy?"

"Didn't you solemnly promise to Lord Wen that the fellow was absolutely reliable?"

"Also, didn't you say that the beacon tower strategy was foolproof? Why did the enemy suddenly appear in Lu'an City, but your beacon tower didn't give any warning?"

As soon as Song Xian met him, he started to question him.

Sun Quan was filled with shame and indignation, and could only grit his teeth and say:
"I don't know why you blame me for this. Why don't you come with me to take back Ximen?"

"If we let the enemy rush in first, you and I will both die without a burial place!"

Song Xian was startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

For the moment, they had to suppress their complaints against Sun Quan. The two armies joined forces and rushed towards the west gate along the main street.

It's too late.

When they had walked about twenty steps, Sun Quan saw in despair that a battle flag symbolizing Liu Bei was raised on the west gate tower.

Amidst the rumbling roar like thunder, a flag with the word "Guan" on it led countless Liu army soldiers and rushed towards them like a tide.

In the leading direction, a warrior with a red face and beautiful beard came with a sword, killing like a god.

"Guan, Guan, Guan Yu?"

Song Xian was the first to recognize it. He was so shocked that his tongue became tied and his face turned pale in an instant.

Sun Quan reined in his horse fiercely, and shouted in confusion and doubt:

"Why is it Guan Yu? Shouldn't he be guarding Xiangyang?"

"How could he come to attack my Lu'an?"

Song Xian had neither the time nor the courage to guess. The appearance of Guan Yu instantly frightened him, and he turned his horse around and fled towards the north gate.

Sun Quan's face changed drastically, and he shouted:
"Song Xian, how dare you escape from the battlefield?"

Song Xian didn't care about all that and just focused on escaping.

After all, he was only responsible for monitoring Sun Quan. Even if Lu'an was lost, it was Sun Quan's main responsibility. At most, Lu Bu would just scold him a few words.

Who is Guan Yu? He is a fierce man who can compete with his master Lu Bu!

Now Guan Yu is leading his army to attack and has even led his troops into Lu'an city. Song Xian knows himself well and knows that he is no match for Guan Yu, so he naturally runs away. Saving his life is the most important thing.

As soon as Song Xian fled, the defending troops were suddenly reduced by half.

The morale of the remaining Sun family troops was also disrupted, and they fled in panic.

"My lord, the situation is hopeless. Lu'an City cannot be defended."

"Let's quickly evacuate to the north gate!"

Zhou Tai cried out with helplessness on his face.

Sun Quan felt heartbroken.

He escaped from Jiangdong with his life, but lost an eye, and was injured to the point of being disabled and without any descendants. He fled to Huainan almost alone.

He was willing to sell out his self-respect, be laughed at by the world, and worship Lu Bu as his adoptive father, so that he could get a foothold in Lu'an and finally gather several thousand soldiers.

Are you just going to give away this little bit of family fortune that you worked so hard to save?
"I'm not willing to accept this, I'm not willing to accept this~~"

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and shouted in grief and anger.

Seeing that Sun Quan was still hesitating, Zhou Tai shouted without thinking:

"What are you guys still standing there for? Quickly escort the Lord out of the north gate~~"

Upon seeing this, the guards on both sides hurriedly surrounded Sun Quan and headed towards the north gate.

"I won't leave. This time I won't run away no matter what. I want to live and die with Lu'an City—"

Although Sun Quan spoke in a heroic and heroic tone, his body was actually very honest. He allowed Zhou Tai and others to surround him as they headed north.

They ran all the way and were approaching the North Gate, but they were surprised to find that a flag with the word "Liu" was raised on the North Gate tower.

In the direction ahead, a team of Liu's army was driving the defeated soldiers of the Lu family and fleeing towards this side.

A young general was leading the way, harvesting heads along the way with a long sword in his hand. The head hanging on the saddle turned out to be that of Song Xian.

Guan Ping had taken the lead and seized the north gate, where he killed Song Xian, who was fleeing in panic, with a single blow.

Sun Quan's face turned pale with horror and he quickly reined in his horse.

Zhou Tai was also in a state of panic, and could only shout:
"Quick, turn to the east gate and evacuate from the east gate~~"

So the remaining soldiers, less than 800 in number, had to surround Sun Quan and turn back again, trying to head towards the east gate.

Just as they were about to turn around, countless Liu army soldiers came after them like a tide, blocking their way.

Guan Yu stood like an iron tower, pointed his Qinglong sword at a distance, and shouted:
"Sun Quan, where are you escaping to?"

"Come here quickly and die!"

(End of this chapter)