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  "Trouble Lord Wu?" On Zhou Yu's handsome face, a hint of confusion flashed, but immediately, that confusion turned into a knowing smile.

  "The name of Feng Chou is indeed well-deserved."

  Zhou Yu sincerely let out a sigh of admiration, then happily returned to the case, picked up his pen and wrote a letter, handed it to Pang Tong, and smiled: "I am in command of the three armies and cannot temporarily leave my post. I trouble you, sir, to take a trip and hand this letter personally to Lord Wu. If Lord Wu asks about the reason behind it, please explain it to him on my behalf."

  Pong Tong took over the silk book and quickly swept his eyes, with a dry smile at the corner of his mouth. At this moment, although he smiled without speaking, in his heart, he was also sighing: Sun Bo Fu left Wu Hou such a talented person to save the world, it's really his good fortune.

  The content of this letter from Zhou Yu was very simple, asking Sun Quan, who was in Chaisang, to return east immediately and lead the Wu army to attack He Fei in the north.

  In the Eastern Line, if Wu wanted to advance into Central Plains, they must take Xuzhou as their forward base. To take Xuzhou, they had to take Huainan first. The importance of Huainan lies in Shouchun. If Wu wanted to attack and capture Shouchun by crossing the Huai River, the most convenient water route was to sail upstream from Nishikawa Port, enter Chaohu Lake, pass through Shi Water into Fei Water, and after passing Xiangbei, they could directly reach under the city of Shouchun.

  Hefei City is located at the junction of Shi Water and Fei Water. Geographically, Hefei to the west is a uplift zone of the eastern end of Dabie Mountains, while to the east are scattered mountains such as Langya Mountain, with high terrain. The waist section of Jianghuai Hills is near General Ridge in western Hefei, where waterways and land roads along rivers all pass through, making Hefei City a natural throat controlling the north-south water and land transportation routes.

  In his early years, Cao Cao had appointed Liu Fu as the governor of Yangzhou, with Hefei as the provincial capital. This person relied on operating in Hefei for several years, making Hefei initially have a rough outline of the southeastern barrier. At that time, Sun's family was busy pacifying internal resistance in Jiangdong and did not dare to touch Jiangbei, and because of Liu Fu's reason, they also dared not underestimate Hefei.

  However, Liu Fu died of illness shortly before that, at the critical moment when Cao Pi's army marched south. The defenders in Hefei City at this time were less than a few thousand, and it can be said that they were extremely empty-handed.

  Pong Tong's "Labor trouble Wu Hou" plan was to let Sun Quan lead the remaining mobile forces of Eastern Wu, and launch an attack on Jiangbei Lujiang and other counties in the east, directly threatening He Fei. Only then could Cao Ren be forced to lead his main force back to the southeast from Nanyang. After losing the strong support of Cao Ren's rear, Cao Ren in Jiangling would fall into a situation of fighting alone, and would suffer heavy blows both morally and tactically.

  Pang Tong only said "Laborious trouble Wu Hou" four words, Zhou Yu immediately understood the profound meaning and quickly formulated a battle plan for Sun Quan to send troops to the southeast. Such reaction and leadership ability are the reasons why Pang Tong admired him.

  However, apart from admiration, there was still a thread of doubt in Pong Tong's heart.

  "Your Excellency, this is a confidential matter, yet you have entrusted me to report it to Lord Wu. I fear there may be another purpose behind this."

  Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Sir, you have a talent that can change the world, but staying under my command as an advisor is somewhat beneath your abilities. So..."

  Although Zhou Yu did not speak clearly, Pang Tong had already understood his good intentions. He wanted to recommend himself to Sun Quan and let Sun Quan reuse him.

  "Thank you for your kindness, Governor." Although he was expressing gratitude with his words, at this moment, a hint of regret welled up in Pang Tong's heart.

  As soon as the words fell, a personal soldier entered the account and presented a piece of intelligence that had just been delivered to Zhou Yu.

  Zhou Yu opened it and took a look, his face revealing a hint of surprise, muttering to himself: "I didn't think it would be so soon, it's really a bit unexpected."

  "What could it be that would make the governor feel surprised?"

  "You see for yourself, sir."

  Zhou Yu handed over the intelligence to Pang Tong. He took it and looked at it, and as he looked, a hint of a knowing smile flashed across his mouth.

  "This Liu Feng was previously unknown, but unexpectedly this kid has some ability. Within ten days, he took down Changsha without a fight. Hmm, Liu Xuande's ability to recognize people is indeed renowned, and this fake son wasn't taken in vain." Although Zhou Yu was praising Liu Feng, the underlying tone showed that he still had some disdain for his identity.

  "This young man is far from being as simple as we thought, and soon he will surely make us look at him in a new light."

  Pang Tong's heart was filled with emotion, but his face showed the same surprise: "I've heard that there is an old general in Changsha named Huang Han Sheng, who has some ability to command troops. That this young Master Liu can take Changsha in ten days is truly unbelievable."

  "This Huang Zhong is indeed capable, but he's just a brave general after all. It's a pity that Han Xuan is an incompetent fool who doesn't know the ways of war, and there's also distrust between them. With some minor tactics, it wouldn't be difficult to take down Changsha at all." Zhou Yu's words seemed to indicate that he had a thorough understanding of Changsha.

  Pang Tong followed his words and said strangely: "The governor is familiar with the contradictions between Han and Huang, and seems to have understood the details of Changsha long ago."

  Zhou Yu let out a soft sigh: "Actually, it's not just Changsha. I had already sent people to investigate the four counties of Jingnan in detail, and originally planned to divide the troops to take them, but unexpectedly Cao Ren was so stubborn. If it weren't for this, how could Liu Xuande have taken advantage of me?"

  "There's no need for the Governor to be disheartened, the key to Jingzhou lies in Nanjun. As long as the Governor can capture Nanjun, it would be equivalent to trapping Liu Xuande within the four counties of southern Jingzhou. At that time, even a great hero would have no choice but to spend his days in that remote land and wait for death." Pang Tong said with a cold smile.

  Zhou Yu was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "The one who knows me is you, sir. Liu Xuande thought he could muddy the waters and reap the benefits of others' labor, but it's not that easy to take advantage of Eastern Wu, haha!"

  In the depths of the night, in the great tent, an atmosphere of deceit and conspiracy filled the air.

  The next day, at dawn, Pang Tong took the letter from Zhou Yu to Wu Hou and set off on a small boat towards the east. At this time, the Yangtze River waterway from Yiling to the east had been completely occupied by Eastern Wu, and the journey was smooth and unobstructed. After several days of traveling, Pang Tong arrived at Baochuan in the evening. Passing Baochuan meant that more than half of the journey had been completed, so Pang Tong planned to rest for a night and continue eastward along the river the next morning.

  At this time, Bajiao had become a transfer station for the logistics transportation of the Sun-Liu allied army. The Wu army's transport fleet, which was attacking Jiangling, sailed upstream from here to the west, while Liu's transport ships from Jiangxia sailed south on the Xiang River to supply grain and grass to the soldiers who were conquering the four counties in the south.

  A lone leaf drifted slowly into the bustling port of Bajiao, where ships came and went without cease. Pang Tong stood at the bow, his thoughts churning like the turbulent waters of the harbor.

  As he gradually approached the pier, he suddenly saw a person in white horse silver robe waving at him on the pier. The slanting sunlight made his eyes blurry, and for a moment, he couldn't see the person's face clearly.

  When he arrived at the dock, the man galloped up on horseback and shouted loudly: "Mr. Shi Yuan, it's been a long time!"

  That familiar yet distant voice made Pang Tong's heart skip a beat.

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