A bloody hand-to-hand battle began on the plain, and then immediately entered a climax.

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And while the battle between Liu and Cao was in full swing on the front line, Mei Gan and Lei Xu were also busy making arrangements behind Liu Qi's army.

It was impossible for Liu Qi not to be on guard against Lei Xu and Mei Gan's tens of thousands of people.

He left Zhou Yu to take charge of the main camp, and stationed the opponent's soldiers in a valley, and then stationed two groups of soldiers nearby for surveillance.

As long as Lei Xu and Mei Gan make any move, the two soldiers will immediately use the terrain to block the valley, and shoot with powerful crossbows to prevent the other side from coming out. They will also ignite the fire starter and release the smoke to wake up the camp.

And Liu Qi can learn the other party's movements as soon as possible and then respond, so it is foolproof.

In the eyes of Liu Qi and everyone else, this approach was definitely enough to place the two thieves Lei Xu and Mei Gan.

Of course, as long as they are obedient, we will not do anything to these thieves, and we will just slowly collect them in the future.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Han army, these two bandits had received the imperial decree and had no reason to rebel.

But I really didn't expect that there was an expert behind Lei Xu and Mei Gan.

And this person is Guo Jia.

Lei Xu and Mei Gan received Guo Jia's instructions and devised a strategy.

That’s when they started pretending to be in internal strife!

It is very common for thieves and bandits to have internal strife. A small amount of profit is enough to promote fighting between them. This kind of thing seems normal to outsiders.

What a thief, there is no such thing as a good thing.

If it were normal times, the Han army would not care about the internal strife between thieves and bandits, but now Mei Qian and Lei Xu have surrendered to the Han army, and they are fighting with each other. This is tantamount to internal fighting among the Han army. If His Majesty asked him later, they would not be able to explain.

As a result, the soldiers guarding the outside of the valley began to march into the valley, and the leader of the other divisions, Sima, went to stop Mei Gan and Lei Xu and ask them to stop what they were doing.

This Sima from another department felt that since he was from the imperial court, he would be very proud in front of the two thieves, but the result was predictable.

They were immediately captured by Mei Gan and Lei Xu.

Guo Jia's strategy was indeed brilliant, allowing Lei Xu and Mei Gan to easily break through the tight binding set by the Han army.

After killing the Sima from another department, Lei Xu and Mei Qian prepared their troops and horses, and with tens of thousands of troops, they rushed toward the camp of Liu Qi's army.

The person responsible for guarding the camp was Zhou Yu. In addition, Liu Qi also left Xu Dan and Xu Yi to assist Zhou Yu in guarding the camp.

There are three tasks left for Zhou Yu.

The first is to protect Dazhai.

The second is to closely monitor Sun Ce.

The third is to take good care of the thieves in the valley.

In Zhou Yu's view, the first and third items are relatively simple compared to him. As for the camp, if there is no threat from Cao's army, it is basically impregnable unless Cao Cao can defeat Liu Qi. But in Zhou Yu's view, in this situation, It's simply impossible to happen.

As for the thieves, Zhou Yu also felt that his own arrangements were in place. With the quality of Lei Xu and Mei Gan's troops, any slightest movement would be noticed by his own troops.

Therefore, perhaps the most difficult thing for Zhou Yu to deal with right now is Sun Ce.

Liu Qi had already told Zhou Yu about the incident between Sun Ce and Yuan Tan in advance, and told Zhou Yu that leaving Sun Ce in the camp this time would not only be wary of him, but also a severe test for him.

Zhou Yu was actually very worried. If Sun Ce really responded to Yuan Tan and caused trouble in the camp, he would have to take action against Sun Ce. Although he was reluctant, he had to do it.

Even though he and Sun Ce were on good terms with each other, in Zhou Yu's view, Liu Qi was extremely benevolent and righteous to Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu was very nervous at the moment.

In fact, not only Zhou Yu, but also Sun Ce was feeling uneasy at the moment.

Yuan Tan had sent him a letter in advance, inviting him to take action during today's battle between Liu Qi and Cao Cao, but at this moment, Sun Ce was extremely resistant to this matter.

If now, he led his five thousand Xiliang cavalry and started to go crazy in the camp, there is no doubt that with the current configuration of Liu Qi's camp, the place could be captured overnight.

But the person guarding Dazhai at this time is Zhou Yu.

If he really did this, Zhou Yu would be the same as being killed by him.

Although Zhou Yu took refuge with Liu Qi, Sun Ce knew in his heart that he had always been protecting himself.

Moreover, even after conquering Liu Qi's Dazhai, what's the next step?

After he and Liu Qi broke up, what should he do next? Create a rebellion against Liu Qi?

Capture Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Guanzhong, Liangzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou?

Defeat Huang Zhong, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Wenpin, Huang Xu, Liu Pan, Gao Shun, Gan Ning, Xu Rong and others?

Even if we win today, no matter what, the future is still bleak.

But Sun Ce actually still had a wrong estimate, that is, even if he rebelled against Liu Qi's camp today, he would not be able to win at all.

At this moment, in a tent not far from Sun Ce, Li Ru and Ma Dai were standing side by side.

Li Ru stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Have you already said hello to all the commanders, military lords, and captains of the five thousand cavalry?"

Ma Dai said seriously: "Don't worry, Mr. Li. Before coming, Jia Duhu had arranged all the manpower. Everything is under the control of the officials. Sun Ce can't move these five thousand cavalry at all. Now we just wait for him to make a move."

, as long as he dares to make the slightest move, the officials will immediately lead people to take off his head."

Li Ru chuckled and said: If that's the case, then I'm relieved... I hope Sun Bofu can be smarter."

At this moment, a messenger hurriedly arrived and said to Li Ru and Ma Dai: "Report! Mr. Li, Ma Sima, and Zhou Pushe have led their troops out of the camp. He has invited two good men to take charge of the camp. Please do it."

Keep an eye on Sun Ce! In case anything goes wrong!"

When Li Ru heard this, he wondered: "What did Zhou servant do by shooting out of the stronghold?"

"Tan Ma came to report that Lei Xu and Mei Gan have turned against each other and are heading towards the camp at the moment!"

As soon as these words came out, both Ma Dai and Li Ru were shocked.

Ma Dai was quite surprised and said: "Why would the two of them rebel against each other if they are so good?"

Li Ru's reaction was much faster than Ma Dai's. He thought seriously for a while: "Maybe it has something to do with Cao Cao or Yuan Tan."

Ma Dai was surprised when he heard this: "Does this matter also have something to do with Sun Ce?"

Li Ru was also extremely anxious. He never expected that Cao Cao would have such a skill.

He was silent for a while and said uncertainly: "Maybe there will be..."

Ma Dai immediately shouted: "Here comes someone! Bring your weapons and follow me!"

Li Ru saw this and said anxiously: "What are you going to do?"
Chapter completed!