After Sun Yi sent troops for more than a year, Pan Jun and Jiang Qin were indispensable generals, either as vanguards or as vanguards. When attacking Yizhou, Jiang Qin became an invincible striker. He broke Yu Jin, took over Jiang Yang, made successive achievements, and became more and more famous.

But Pan Jun didn't even catch any oil and water.

To be honest, it is a lie.

However, Pan Jun is a smart person. He knows that neither his experience nor qualifications can be compared with Jiang Qin. Competing for merit with Jiang Qin is undoubtedly boring. For Sun Yi, the battle in Yizhou is about practicing. In the future, the world will be vast and there will be many opportunities to fight. You should not lose the big ones because of the small.

Therefore, he has always accepted the orders quietly, completing every task as perfect as possible, so that Sun Yi has no worries.

This time, Sun Yi went to Fu Jie and attacked Xiahou Dun, and handed him over the task of staying in Jiangyang.

The number of warships was limited, and most of them were taken away by Sun Yi. Pan Jun only had dozens of civilian ships in his hand, so he naturally could not fight with Mengda on the river surface. However, Jiangyang (now Luzhou City, Sichuan) was located at the junction of Guizhou and Yizhou. There were many mountains. Both sides of the Yangtze River were covered with mountains, and the water was in the mountains. It turned several bends in succession. Outside Jiangyang City was the narrowest part of the river.

Pan Jun naturally set up stone throwers and heavy crossbows on both sides of the Yangtze River.

The people of Jiangyang, who had just been assigned to the land, were enthusiastic and actively provided assistance to the Wu army. The man built a position, transported supplies, and the woman washed and cooked for the soldiers so that the Wu army could fight with peace of mind and repel the enemy.

They all knew that Cao Cao relied on the support of aristocratic families. If Cao Cao won, the four surnames and eight tribes led by Wang An would definitely turn against each other. Not only would they take back the land, but they might also retaliate.

With the help of the people, Pan Jun completed the deployment on both sides of the Yangtze River within a few days, and set up several floating bridges on the river surface, waiting for it.

Meng Da had no intention of fighting to the death. Seeing that Pan Jun was guarding closely, he immediately ordered to stop advancing and ordered people to report to Cao Ren. At the same time, he set up a formation on the south bank and tentatively attacked the Wu army's position on the south bank.

Pan Jun did not save him face, and attacked him head-on, killing and killing nearly a hundred people.

Meng Da withdrew his troops back to the camp and guarded the camp. He knew that Pan Jun wanted to fight and did not want to be a military achievement in Pan Jun's credit book.

After receiving the news from Meng Da, Cao Ren led his troops to come. After checking the situation, he decided to use his military strength to attack the north and south sides at the same time. Meng Da attacked the Wu army positions in Jiangnan, while he himself attacked the Wu army camp in Jiangbei, striving to recover Jiangyang as soon as possible and reinforce Xiahou Dun.

The reinforcements were like putting out fires. Cao Ren didn't have time to rest and launched an attack early the next morning.

Pan Jun held the position and refused to give in.

Xiahou Dun was anxious.

The Wu army attacked from three sides, and he was unable to do anything.

After Yang Hong arrived, he reported to Xiahou Dun about Jiang Yang's loss and the meeting between Zhuge Liang and him, and remained unchanged. Xiahou Dun was even more overwhelmed when he heard this. The Wu army was coming in full force and didn't even want to negotiate. Once it encountered, it would be a fierce battle.

From Yanling and Jiangyang's two battles, you can imagine that the Wu army's combat power is extremely powerful, and it is not the Shu army that can be defeated. Fujie County is not much stronger than Jiangyang, so I am afraid it will not be able to defend it.

After weighing the left and right, he decided to give up Fu Jie, shrink his troops, and retreat to Jiangzhou.

Jiangzhou (now Chongqing City) is the eastern part of Yizhou, and is the place where the plains and mountains are converted. Jiangzhou faces east, mainly mountains. Jiangzhou faces west, mainly plains and hills. Cao Cao fights in Yufu. Once Jiangzhou is lost, Cao Cao is enfeoffed in the mountainous area and has no room for maneuver.

Huang Zhong was leading his troops to come, and Jiangzhou was a must-fight place. Compared with Jiangyang and Fujie, Jiangzhou's city is much stronger and more conducive to persistence.

Xiahou Dun retreated to Jiangzhou, and Louguan became an isolated city, and was attacked from both sides and was immediately defeated.

Zhou Yu led his troops to cross Loushan, descended along the Anle River (Chishui River), arrived at Fujie, and met with Sun Yi.

Sun Yi went from Wuling to Jingke, which was originally the same war zone, but Sun Yi fought in Jingke's southern part and went straight to Nanzhong. Zhou Yu had been fighting in Jingke's northern part. The two had exchanged military letters, but they had never met each other for a few times. They only cooperated with each other and did not have a unity relationship.

Now that fighting on the same battlefield, whoever commands becomes a problem that must be faced.

In the future, if you attack Jiangzhou and meet with Huang Zhong, you will have the same problem.

When capturing Yanling and entering Jiangyang from Wudao to the east, Zhuge Liang suggested that Sun Yi take the initiative to submit a memorial to the emperor and ask the emperor to issue an edict, and Zhou Yu would be responsible for the war command in southern Yizhou.

Sun Yi doesn't quite understand.

It’s not that he looked down on Zhou Yu. For him, Zhou Yu was his brother, just like Sun Ce, but he thought he was the right guru, half a level higher than Zhou Yu, the Great Governor of India. Even if he didn’t care about his face, he had to take into account the ideas of civil and military officials under his command. At least he and Zhou Yu were responsible for each other and would not let him take over Zhou Yu’s orders.

But Zhuge Liang insisted on his reason. As early as the Emperor of Chuping fought against Nanyang, Zhou Yu was the best candidate for the deputy general. There was only one reason why he did not become a gubernator. His surname was not Sun. Because of the war between Ji Ke, Zhou Yu missed many opportunities, but he said nothing. The Emperor kept everything in his heart and would definitely compensate him.

The battle in Yizhou is the best opportunity.

However, for Sun Yi, this opportunity is not very suitable and the risk is too great. Instead of letting him bear the risk of defeat, it is better to be in charge of Zhou Yu. Sun Yi can also take this opportunity to learn Zhou Yu's way of using troops and get along well with the generals under Zhou Yu. After all, in the future, Sun Yi is likely to be on the same road as Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and Gan Ning, and long-term cooperation is inevitable. Today, he robbed their achievements and made a bad reputation, and may have to pay back twice the amount in the future.

Sun Yi was skeptical, but he always trusted Zhuge Liang, but he accepted the suggestion and submitted a memorial. It was just a long journey, and Yu Fu was still in control of the Shu army in Jiangzhou, and it was inconvenient to scouts, and it would take some time to wait until the edict was issued.

When he learned that Zhou Yu was approaching, Sun Yi went out to greet him in person, walked upstream to Fenghuang Mountain ten miles away, and held a banquet on the hillside to welcome Zhou Yu.

The first thing Sun Yi saw was He Qi.

Seeing that Sun Yi came to greet him in person, He Qi did not dare to be negligent and immediately sent someone to report to the central army. He did not get off the boat, but waited on the boat. After Zhou Yu and Zulang arrived, they landed together and met Sun Yi.

After meeting, before Zhou Yu could speak, Sun Yi quickly came up and laughed and said, "Brother, are you okay?"

Sun Yi lived in the Zhou family with his mother and brother, and always regarded Zhou Yu as his elder brother. When he was a fellow intern with Sun Ce, whenever Zhou Yu returned to court, he would also ask Zhou Yu for various questions. Zhou Yu was used to it. However, now Sun Yi is the right guru and commands the army to fight. His identity is half a level higher than Zhou Yu. How could Zhou Yu be as peaceful as before?

Zhou Yu caught two steps and bowed to the front. "Tianzhu Tuyu, pay homage to the right guardian."

Sun Yi hurriedly held Zhou Yu's elbow. "Brother, you are now in the outspoken way. Yu Gong, you and I are both directly under the Governor's Office of the Privy Council, and you are your majesty. You have been the Governor for a longer time. For private matters, you and I are your majesty's brothers and sisters, and you are older. For public and private matters, I should salute you. If you do this, how can I face Your Majesty in the future and how do other Governors?"

Zhou Yu smiled and bowed. "It is precisely because of this that Yu must set an example, not be presumptuous and violate etiquette."

The two gave in to each other. Zhou Yu formally introduced Xun You, He Qi, Zulang and other civil and military officials to Sun Yi. Sun Yi greeted them one by one, and also introduced Zhuge Liang, Jiang Qin, Jiang Wan and others solemnly. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Qin were both people around Sun Ce, and they were not unfamiliar with them and soon became familiar with them.

Zhou Yu was blocked by Louguan and was slowed down. Sun Yi robbed the first prize. He Qi, Zulang and others had some thoughts. Now that Sun Yi forced Xiahou Dun away, they were able to enter Yizhou. They owe another favor, and they felt even more awkward. They were always worried about how to get along after meeting and how to assign tasks in the war to siege Jiangzhou. They were somewhat defensive, but because of Sun Yi's identity, they could not be put on their face.

Now seeing Sun Yi's posture is very low, the knot in his heart has also been relieved a little.

Of course, the dominance of the battlefield still needs to be fought. We can't practice in Jingke for four years, but in the end we can only watch others kill generals and seize flags, and attack cities and villages.

They are not Xun You, they don’t care about anything.

Sun Yi talked to Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang and Xun You sat together, holding the etiquette of their children, and asking Xun You for advice on how to use military affairs. Xun You was humble and refused to speak much.

Zhuge Liang changed his subject. "I heard that Mr. Xun had the ambition to be in the mountains and forests, and he had already chosen a place to live in seclusion in Jingke?"

Xun You looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise. This was his and Zhou Yu's personal words. How did it reach Zhuge Liang's ears? Then he thought it was normal. Zhuge Liang was a close minister of the emperor. Perhaps when Zhou Yu revealed it to the emperor, Zhuge Liang was right beside him and happened to hear it.

Besides, he also seeks peace and is not afraid of others knowing.

"Military Zhuge is well-informed." Xun You said lightly.

"I dare not." Zhuge Liang also smiled slightly. "The Battle of Yizhou is about to end, and Xun Jun will be able to retire soon. However, Xun Jun is in front of the pearls and jade, so it is really hard to choose a later generation. Who will the Grand Commander Zhou take as his think tank when he goes on an expedition to India?"

Xun You smiled. "There are so many new people who have emerged, and countless people have surpassed You. The military advisor Zhuge has been worried too much."

"Even if such people have not experienced real combat experience and made military achievements, they may not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility. It is between the two of them if they can convince the generals at that time." Zhuge Liang turned to look at He Qi and Zulang, who were joking with Jiang Qin and others on the other side. "Although the governor of Zhou was practicing troops for four years in Jingke, he had assembled more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Yizhou, which was an unprecedented opportunity."

Xun You didn't say anything, but he understood what Zhuge Liang meant. He could be indifferent to fame and fortune, and could retire after success, but others could not. The reason why Zhou Yu could endure it for so long was because there were grand plans like expeditions to Tianzhu waiting for him. The same was true for others. Most of them were in their early twenties, around thirty years, and at least twenty years of war. It was obviously impossible to let them get rid of their armor and return to their fields now.

But their previous experience was far from enough, especially the lack of experience in the war was their shortcomings. The battle in Yizhou was a good opportunity, and he could not care, but Zhou Yu had to care, and Zhou Yu's military generals and counselors could not care.

Deng Zhi and others who had been listening on the side also understood this and immediately turned their attention to it, revealing hope and desire.

"What are the great ideas of Military Advisor Zhuge?"

"Please show the method of using troops to our younger generations."

Xun You looked at Zhuge Liang and laughed silently. "Military Zhuge is humble. You have been by Your Majesty for many years and have never experienced any kind of war. Why do you have to make me show off? Besides, with the Right Guardian, the governor of Zhou, you must also follow the orders. It is ours to listen to the orders of the military advisor Zhuge. How could I interfere with the reason?"

"Mr. Xun has forgotten that Your Majesty once issued a clear edict to the Left Protector. Within twenty years, the Left Protector was in the back, and the Grand Governor of Anxi was in front. Twenty years later, the Left Protector was in front and the Grand Governor of Anxi was in front."

Xun You laughed twice and said nothing. Zhuge Liang compared Sun Shangxiang's affairs, which was actually not appropriate. Sun Shangxiang was presided over the war in northern Yizhou, while Anxi governor Lu Su was in charge of Guanzhong. However, he did not need to worry about these details. Since Sun Yi was willing to give up the dominance and let Zhou Yu command the war, he had no reason to refuse on behalf of Zhou Yu and hinder He Qi, Zulang and others from making meritorious contributions.

If you show your skills, you should show your skills. Anyway, after the war is over, I should retire.

"Since that's the case, then You will be ugly. Please ask the military advisor Zhuge to help."

"I wish to pick up the remains for Mr. Xun." Zhuge Liang bowed to Deng Zhi and others again. "I will be lucky in my life to be able to fight side by side with you."

Deng Zhi and others were happy in their hearts and quickly got up to return the favor. Xun You saw it and secretly called himself a stranger. He had long heard that Zhuge Liang was very good at getting along with others, and even Gan Ning praised him for his good fortune. When he saw him today, he was indeed well-known.

Zhuge Liang and Xun You discussed it and gave Sun Yi a wink. Sun Yi understood and offered to Zhou Yu to direct the battle and learn from him. Zhou Yu was a little surprised, but he was not prepared at all. Sun Yi came to greet him in person, and he already had this intention. Although he and Sun Ce were monarchs and ministers, they also had the right to be brothers, so it was not impossible to take Sun Yi for a journey.

Sun Ce used Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang to attack Yizhou, and he originally meant to train them.

Zhou Yu did not agree immediately, saying that he would submit a memorial to the emperor for an imperial edict. But he knew in his heart that Sun Ce would most likely ask him to command the battle and would not let Sun Yi take on such an important task.

Although Sun Yi was older than Sun Shangxiang, his talent for military use was not as good as Sun Shangxiang. Zhuge Liang was also a genius, but he was not like Lu Xun. He started out as a martial artist and had rich experience in the battlefield. Instead, he first changed from literature for several years and turned to military strategy in the middle. Sun Ce might not be relieved when commanding in front of the battlefield, especially for this scale of war.

As Zhou Yu expected, a few days later, the emperor's edict arrived and appointed Zhou Yu as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater Command of Yizhou, and Sun Yi as the deputy general, and was trained as an intern from the side.

After the edict was announced, He Qi, Zulang and others were overjoyed and felt a little guilty. If it weren't for Sun Yi's response, they might not have been able to break through Louguan and enter the hinterland of Yizhou so smoothly. Now they have robbed Sun Yi's command, which is a bit bullying. Naturally, they are much more polite to Sun Yi.
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