Zhao Yun, a desperate retribution? Yuan Fang¡¯s eyebrows narrowed, and a bad premonition suddenly flashed through his heart. "The messenger from Chuan Zilong is coming in." Yuan Fang did not hesitate and waved his hand. Guo Jia and others on the left and right were all suspicious. They didn't know that Yuan Fang had sent Zhao Yun outside the Great Wall to investigate some mysterious things over the years. They couldn¡¯t even guess what urgent matters could happen in the wild areas outside the Great Wall. "You all, please retreat." Yuan Fang ordered again to retreat the ministers. Sun Ce¡¯s envoy Lu Fan, as well as Guo Jia and other civil and military ministers, all withdrew from the hall with suspicion. The lobby was empty except for Yuan Fang. The matter that Yuan Fang asked Zhao Yun to investigate was beyond common sense. A slight leak could cause unnecessary panic. Therefore, even from trusted ministers like Guo Jia, Yuan Fang could only keep it secret from them. Not long after, Zhao Yun¡¯s messenger entered the lobby covered in dust. Just as he was about to pay his respects, Yuan Fang waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. If Zilong has any urgent information, please report it immediately." "Your Majesty, a plague broke out in the land outside the Great Wall a few months ago. Zilong General Long's urgent report is here, please read it." With that, the messenger presented a sealed letter to Yuan Fang. "Plague?" Yuan Fang took the letter and opened it as he said: "Hu people have suffered from plague. As long as we take precautions at our border and do not allow barbarians to enter, we can prevent the plague from entering Daqi. This plague is just right. But weakening the strength of the barbarians is not necessarily a good thing for us." Hearing Yuan Fang's words, the messenger looked frightened and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this plague outside the Great Wall. It is very different from ordinary plagues. It can be said that it is a terrible plague that has never been seen in the past. General Zilong said that the mastermind behind this plague may be the work of the Taiping Dao who gathered outside the Great Wall. General Zilong also said this. Once this plague spreads to Daqi, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, General Zilong rushed back to the Central Plains from outside the Great Wall and came to report to His Majesty day and night. "The unusual plague is the mastermind behind it. It¡¯s still Taiping Road? Yuan Fang was shocked. Immediately cast a shadow. He said nothing more. Slowly unfolding Zhao Yun's autographed letter, the more he read it, the gloomier his face became. "Could it be that what I was worried about finally happened" Yuan Fang's brows have condensed into the word "Chuan". He is sweeping the world and is unbeatable. He has never looked so solemn before. expression. After a while, Yuan Fang closed Zhao Yun's handwritten letter, looked at the messenger, and said in a deep voice: "You said you came from outside the Great Wall, but have you ever witnessed with your own eyes the plague mentioned in Zilong's letter? ". When the plague was mentioned, a trace of deep fear immediately flashed across the messenger's face, as if he had seen it before, and once he thought about it, it would actually give him a creepy fear. Taking a deep breath and calming down his frightened mood, the messenger Fang cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the general did indeed follow General Zilong to investigate outside the Great Wall, and also witnessed the plague with his own eyes. This plague is extremely terrifying. It¡¯s weird, something I¡¯ve never heard of, let alone imagined. I don¡¯t know how to describe it, it¡¯s so weird¡± The messenger was so frightened that he didn¡¯t know how to describe the horrific scene he had seen. . "You don't need to describe it, I will see it naturally." Yuan Fang stared closely at the messenger's eyes, quietly opened his mind-reading pupils, and in an instant, he invaded his thoughts. A huge wave of memories flooded into Yuan Fang's mind. He discarded those useless memories freely. After a while, he searched for the messenger and found the scene about the terrible plague on the grassland outside the Great Wall. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Take a breath. Even the madman Yuan Fang, who is not afraid of the sky or the earth, felt a flash of surprise in his heart when he saw the astonishing scene. "What I was worried about actually happened. I should have thought that if I didn't find the other thing back then, it would eventually be a hidden danger" Yuan Fang sighed secretly, took a deep breath, and immediately regained his composure and confidence. As soon as his mind-reading eyes closed, Yuan Fang waved his hand and said: "Go back to the outside of the Great Wall quickly, notify Zilong to withdraw to Youzhou, and together with Yan Liang who is guarding Youzhou, seal the Youbian border and not allow a single Hu man to enter our Daqi territory. Our troops and civilians in Qi are not allowed to go north beyond the fortress. Go immediately." The messenger ordered him to retreat in a hurry. After sending away the messenger, Yuan Fang still felt that it was inappropriate, so he immediately issued another imperial edict, ordering the ministers to conquer the young and strong men of Hebei provinces, with Yecheng, Jixian, and Yijing as the center, and Zhangshui Waiting for the riversAs a natural barrier, three city walls were built day and night from west to east, across the three states of You and Hebei, to prepare for unexpected events. Immediately afterwards, Yuan Fang flatly rejected Lu Fan's marriage proposal and ordered more than 200,000 land and sea troops stationed in Chaisang to immediately march eastward to wipe out Jiangdong in one fell swoop. "Time is running out. Jiangdong must be swept away as quickly as possible before we can deal with the real threat to the north with all our strength. Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, I will not let you delay my precious time. This time, you will all die!"?¡ ¡ At dusk, Wansou Camp. Jiangdong core, the last barrier of Jianye City. The setting sun casts its afterglow on the river, splashing golden scales. Shishui Village is exceptionally quiet at dusk. Sun Ce stood on his horse and looked in the distance, looking in the direction of Chai Sang, but he felt melancholy. "I wonder if that traitor Yuan Fang fell into Zijing's plan and agreed to my request for peace. It's just a pity for my little sister." Sun Ce sighed, full of helplessness. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Being helplessly married to his sworn enemy, humiliated and ashamed. Every time he thinks of this, Sun Ce¡¯s heart hurts like a needle pricking him. Just this morning, also here, after Sun Ce sent away the envoy Lu Fan, he sent more than a dozen ships full of tribute gifts to Chaisang to show his sincerity in seeking peace. Sun Ce¡¯s heart bleeds as he sends his sister and money as gifts. But in this situation, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, Sun Ce could only put aside his endless hatred. Continue to swallow it into your stomach. "The donated ships must have arrived at Chaisang by now, and Yuan Fang will most likely fall into the lord's trap. As long as Yuan Fang retreats and allows us to breathe, there will be room for recovery." Lu Su knew that Sun Ce was sad, so he had to comfort the little overlord of Jiangdong with his beautiful blueprint. Sun Ce's wounded heart finally improved a little, and he snorted coldly: "Yuan Fang is a traitor. He is short-sighted after all. I, Sun Ce, swear that I will ask him to pay back tenfold for today's shame in the future." Sun Ce clenched his fists and said The oath was taken. Lu Su hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "With the power of my lord, I will make a strong strategy. I believe that I will be able to wash away today's shame in the future." Sun Ce looked west proudly. The eyebrows gradually became proud again. Just as Sun Ce was thinking about how to take revenge, the time came. A sentinel boat on the river galloped back from the west. A moment later, General Dong Xi galloped over on his horse and exclaimed: "My lord, something bad has happened. The sentry ship reported that a large number of enemy ships were found on the river ten miles to the west, heading towards Wankou." "What!" Sun Ce was shocked and could hardly believe his ears. Lu Su, who was also shocked, asked urgently: "How many enemy ships are coming?" Dong Xi said: "According to the scouts, there are at least 700 enemy ships, and it is estimated that the enemy force must be more than 30,000 at least. " Seven hundred enemy ships and thirty thousand naval forces! This terrifying number was not something Sun Ce could detect in the past, but after losing the water battles one after another, this number was enough to frighten Sun Ce. Thirty thousand navy troops, this is already the base of Yuan Fang's navy army. Now they are coming down the river. If they are not here to attack Wankou, what else can they be. "Report~~ The land scouts came to report that tens of thousands of Qi troops were found on the land west of Wankou, rushing towards our Wankou camp along the river bank." The Qi army on land also came to kill! ? Sun Ce¡¯s figure was shaken again, and suddenly he understood. It turned out that Yuan Fang ignored his request for peace and was determined to destroy him. In this wet and cold winter, he attacked with all his strength, regardless of the fatigue of his soldiers. "Yuan Fang, this thief, is so shameless that he dares to refuse my Sun Ce's request for peace!" Sun Ce woke up with a start, gnashing his teeth with hatred, and his face turned red. Lu Su, who came up with this plan to make peace, saw that his clever plan had cost Miss Sun a huge sum of money. However, instead of deceiving Yuan Fang, it actually gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage of him. Lu Su felt so ashamed. Just when his principal and ministers were both shocked and ashamed, another sentinel boat came flying back. The scout reported that the Qi army was already seven miles away, and this time the scout claimed that the Qi army had as many as 700 warships and 30,000 naval troops. As expected, Yuan Fang's naval army came out in full force, and there were also some soldiers among them. Including the thunderbolt gunboats that made the people of Jiangdong frightened. "Lord, the enemy army is coming too fast. In such a hurry, our army has no time to move out of the camp to meet the attack. In my opinion, it is better to abandon Wankou Village quickly and retreat to Jianye." Sun Ce looked at him when he heard about abandoning Wankou Village. Instant change. Not yet exportedZhou Yu, who had been silent all this time, shouted hoarsely: "Once Wankou is abandoned, Yuan's army will be able to join Zhang Liao's troops in Hefei, and hundreds of thousands of troops will march directly to Jianye. By then, our naval advantage will be exhausted." If you lose, what else can you use to defend Jiangdong and Jianye?" As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, another scout rushed over. "My lord, there is an urgent report from the south. Yuan Fang's army has captured Yuzhang County from Changsha. Our army is small and we have been defeated in consecutive battles. The enemy has been approaching me from the south bank of the land." Yuan Fang's cavalry approached, and bad news came from the south. In an instant, the situation facing Sun Ce took a turn for the worse and became extremely serious. Seeing this dangerous situation, Lu Su had no idea. "Bo Fu, the Yuan thieves have many soldiers. We are no match for him in land warfare. We are only equally matched in the navy. The only solution now is to mobilize the Anhui army to actively fight. As long as we defeat the Yuan thieves' navy, he will The infantry and cavalry army must retreat without fighting. Only in this way can the unfavorable situation be restored. "Zhou Yu shouted at the top of his lungs, almost crying, while advising Sun Ce. Sun Ce took a few deep breaths and finally suppressed his panic. His thoughts were racing, and his face was burning with hatred. After pondering for a long time, Sun Ce clenched his fist fiercely and said angrily: "Yuan Thief, it's not that easy for you to destroy me, Sun Ce. I'll fight you!" (To be continued)