As soon as Huang Zu died, the situation of the battle became unsurprising. The Jiangdong army successfully captured Xiling City. At this time, the Huang Zu army in front of him did not receive news of Huang Zu's death. Sun Ce immediately led two thousand personal troops south and surrounded the Xiazhidi defenders with Ling Cao. After some persuasion, Huang Zu was intimidated by the heads of the people. Xiazhidi defenders opened the city on the spot and surrendered. Sun Ce took Xiazhi City without bloodshed. When Xiazhi City was broken, the Jiangdong army could go upstream and take advantage of the situation to capture the water camp. They obtained more than 800 warships and more than 7,000 troops.

For a time, Sun Ce's reputation was so famous that the cities were descending in various cities. After Huang She learned that his father Huang Zu died in battle, he did not dare to confront Liu Qi again. That night, he led his troops to flee to Yuzhou in a hurry, trying to rely on Cao Cao.

After learning that Sun Ce occupied Jiangxia, Liu Qi took it for granted that he had to send someone to negotiate, hoping to get Sun Ce back to Jiangxia. However, Liu Qi's envoy was thrown out in public by Sun Ce. Liu Qi was thankless for his efforts. In addition to resentment, he had no choice but to rely on Liu Bei again.

Today, the land of Jingzhou has become a three-legged stalemate. Among them, the Jiangdong Army occupies four counties and is the most powerful. Liu Bei occupies the wealthy Nanyang and ranks second. Liu Cong, whose son inherits his father's business, has not yet sorted out all matters in Xiangyang.

On this day, after Cao Cao learned that Sun Ce had captured Jiangxia, he was so angry that he cursed on the spot: "Sun Family, it's really a problem to raise a tiger! Jiangxia County should be mine! However, Sun Ce's kid took advantage of it. It's hateful, really hateful!"

Liu Ye suggested: "Lord, the Jiangdong army is in a state of power. First, it took the three counties in Jingnan and then captured Jiangxia. Now most of Jingzhou has fallen into Sun Ce's hands, but our army has failed to attack Nanyang several times! If the Jiangdong army continues like this, then our army's situation is worrying! Let me suggest that we should curb the momentum of the Jiangdong army!"

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Sun Ce's power has been established. How should our army curb? Should we send troops to fight south? In recent years, we have fought with Liu Bei and lost troops. How can our army go south? Do we have to fight on two fronts?"

Liu Ye chuckled and said, "It is unwise to fight with the Jiangdong army at this time, but to curb the Jiangdong army, why do we have to fight south? Now our army's current top priority is to take Jingzhou as soon as possible. The Yang family generals have been raising their energy in the past few years and will go south at any time. Only by taking Jingzhou this morning can our army have the capital to fight with the Yang family!"

Cao Cao looked ugly and asked, "How to curb the Jiangdong Army? The Jiangdong Army won consecutive battles, with strong morale and strong soldiers. Who dares to stop his sharpness?"

Liu Ye chuckled and said, "During this period, I have been going to Jiangdong to discuss scriptures and discussions with Lu Su. After Lu Su's recommendation, I have met Sun Quan. How can I say that Sun Quan is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but his ambition for power is beyond ordinary people."

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this and frowned: "Ziyang, do you want to say that Sun Quan doesn't want to stay under Sun Ce for a long time?"

Liu Ye nodded and said, "Since ancient times, the ruthless imperial family, Sun's family has been extremely powerful in Jiangdong, and has become the local emperor of Jiangdong. The people only know Sun's family, but not the court. Sun Quan is the son of Sun Jian, so he naturally has ambitions. Sun Ce is too strong and most of the powerful generals under his command are promoted by Sun Ce. Sun Ce can be said to be a word in Jiangdong. Who dares to offend his majesty? However, Sun Ce is too murderous and extremely tough, so some families in Jiangdong are disliked. Last time they met, Sun Quan expressed his intention to alliance with the lord. At that time, the Jiangdong army had not yet performed so well, so they did not take it seriously. Now it seems that we should consider it and let Jiangdong change its master!"

Cao Cao rubbed his whisper, pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Then send someone to contact Sun Quan. This marquis promised to cooperate with him. As long as he reveals Sun Ce's whereabouts to us, we will do the next thing!"

Cheng Yu said worriedly: "Sun Ce has the courage of a king, and it is hard to get close to him! If the powerful generals in our army take action and are recognized by Sun Ce, they may split the relationship between our two families. Please consider it carefully!"

Liu Ye smiled indifferently, "I heard that Xu Gong likes to recruit wanderers in the world, and his subordinates have hundreds of guests. Since Xu Gong was beheaded by Sun Ce, his subordinates have failed to assassinate Sun Ce several times. Why don't we contact Xu Gong's subordinates? After Sun Quan revealed that Sun Ce is alone, he will notify those Xu Gong's subordinates. What do they do with us? Just in case, we only need to send dozens of good men to mingle into Jiangdong and follow closely. If Xu Gong's subordinates get things done, let them return. If it doesn't work, our local people will take action."

After hearing this, Cao Cao thought about it and nodded and said, "This plan is feasible, but Sun Ce is too powerful and ordinary people can't get close to him. If this person goes too much, it may make Jiangdong suspicious. If he goes too little, he will not be able to accomplish anything. He has to select a few generals with strange faces from the army to ensure that everything is foolproof!"

Liu Ye nodded and smiled, "The Lord, the Lord, is it better to let Yuan Shao's former generals, Gao Lan and Zhu Ling, take people there. What do you think?"

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this and immediately cursed: "Okay, Liu Ziyang, Liu Ziyang, you have considered everything, good, good! I have seen Gao Lan and Zhu Ling's martial arts with my own eyes, especially Gao Lan, who can fight with Miao Cai at all. With him leading the team, this can be accomplished!"

Since he had decided to assassinate Sun Ce, Cao Cao would send an elite team. At this moment, someone called Gao Lan and Zhu Ling to transfer him to the army and ordered him to select 300 generals with good skills and take him to Jiangdong to carry out the assassination of Sun Ce.

For the fierce generals on the battlefield, this kind of assassination was very resistant. However, since he was surrendered to Cao Cao, Gao Lan and Zhu Ling have only been stationed in the city and have never had the chance to go to the battlefield. Now that he has this task, Gao Lan expressed his opinion on the spot and vowed not to return until he killed Sun Ce.

In August of the sixth year of Jian'an, Lujiang County and Shu County.

In a wine shop in the city, several strong men were drinking and having fun. At this time, a man wearing a hat and covered in black robe walked to the group of strong men and whispered: "Are you a tall hero?"

One of the most sturdy men glanced at the man who was afraid to see people with contempt, and smiled and said, "It's just below!"

The man in the hat stretched out his hand and whispered: "Please come with me!"

The strong man smiled at a man in a strong costume beside him and said, "The important thing is coming, Wenbo, let's go!"

The man with strong costume flashed with excitement in his eyes and said with a smile: "I have waited for half a month and finally I'm done!"

These people came to Lujiang and waited for the opportunity to Gao Lan. The group followed the man with a hat, stopped and stopped in Shu County, turning left and right, and finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous house. When the man with a hat saw that no one was paying attention to the place, he hurried forward and knocked on the door. Soon, the door was opened, and Gao Lan and others entered in a row.

When he arrived inside the house, he saw a young man sitting inside. Gao Lan grinned and said, "Are you Sun Quan?"

The boy's eyes were calm and he asked back, "You are Gao Lan, General Gao?"

Gao Lan nodded and smiled, "It's this general! But has Sun Ce come out?"

The boy's face was complicated. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and responded: "My eldest brother decided to go hunting on Danyang Mountain in the southeast tomorrow!"

This young man was Sun Ce's younger brother, Sun Quan, who is now in conjunction with Cao Cao and attempts to murder Sun Ce.

Gao Lan nodded and replied, "Okay, then let us leave the next thing!"

After Gao Lan left, the man in the hat took off his hat and said with a serious expression: "Is it really good for us to do this? General Sun is the head of the Sun family in Jiangdong. The Jiangdong Sun family's achievements are all thanks to General Sun!"

Sun Quan trembled all over, turned his head and looked at the man with a gloomy eyes, saying, "Pan Zhang! Since I have decided, don't regret it. I have been smart since I was a child. If Jiangdong was under my control, it would have developed better. My eldest brother can only kill people. Now Jiangdong is stable and there is no need to kill people anymore."

Pan Zhang sighed and said, "I know, alas!"
Chapter completed!