Chapter 552 Zhang Liao and Li Dian cooperate! Guo Tu eliminates the heroes of Jiangdong!
Chapter 552 Zhang Liao and Li Dian cooperate! Guo Tu eliminates the heroes of Jiangdong!
Outside Hefei City, Li Dian led nearly a thousand intelligence guards to arrive.
After several years of development, intelligence guard members have spread all over the world.
In addition, Li Dian has always maintained control of an intelligence mobile force.
As the leader of Cao Cao's intelligence guard and a core member of the early Cao Cao camp, Li Dian held a prominent position.
Within Cao Cao's camp, his status was second only to Cao Cao, Su Yu, Cao Ang, Xiahou Dun, and a handful of others.
"Lord Li, what's going on...?"
The city gate captain asked Li Dian a routine question.
"Where is General Zhang? I specially led an intelligence satellite, traveling day and night, to help him defend the city!"
Before setting out from Chang'an to conquer Hanzhong and Shu, Su Yu had already anticipated that Sun Quan was very likely to take advantage of Cao Cao's main force being away on campaign to plot the conquest of Hefei.
Of course, even if Sun Quan missed the opportunity to attack Hefei, Guo Tu would still find a way to ensure that Sun Quan did not deviate from the course of history.
Therefore, Su Yu specifically ordered Li Dian to lead the mobile intelligence force to be stationed in Shouchun, the core city of the Huainan region.
If battle breaks out at Hefei, Li Dian will rush to Zhang Liao's aid as quickly as possible.
"Wen Yuan, come out quickly."
"I've brought reinforcements to help you!"
Seeing Zhang Liao appear on the city wall, Li Dian waved to him.
Historically, Zhang Liao and Li Dian had a grudge, mainly because Zhang Liao served under Lü Bu for many years, killing many of Cao Cao's generals and some of Li Dian's clansmen.
Now, Zhang Liao had joined Cao Cao's camp long ago, and instead of having any enmity with Li Dian, he had a mutual respect for him.
"Mancheng, now that you're here, I can confidently entrust the defense of this city to you."
Zhang Liao opened the city gates and welcomed Li Dian into the city, saying with a smile.
Li Dian gently patted Zhang Liao's shoulder:
"Could it be that our Zhang Dadan has come up with a plan to defeat the enemy?"
Zhang Liao smiled confidently:
"If Man Cheng hadn't come this far, Zhang would have had at most a 30% or 40% chance of winning."
"With Mancheng's help, we already have an 80% chance of winning!"
Li Dian then whispered in Zhang Liao's ear:
"Then I'll tell you some more good news."
"Guo Yu, who serves Sun Quan, is one of our men!"
"What!?"
Zhang Liao was shocked.
The fact that Guo Tu was an undercover agent was one of the top-secret information in Cao Cao's camp.
Besides Cao Cao, Su Yu, and Cao Ang, only Li Dian and Chen Deng knew the truth.
Chen Deng only became aware of the situation because he was responsible for assisting Guo Tu in infiltrating Jiangdong.
And actually.
Hefei and Jiangdong are separated only by the Yangtze River.
Therefore, Zhang Liao, as the garrison commander, naturally had to pay close attention to intelligence from Jiangdong.
But he really didn't expect that Guo Yu, whom Sun Quan trusted, was actually one of his own!
Damn it!
What kind of undercover agent is this? Why is he so amazing?
He actually rose to become a well-deserved high-ranking official in the Jiangdong army!
Zhang Liao was deeply impressed.
"Alright, now we have a 100% chance of winning, right?"
Zhang Liao clenched his fists and said:
"This time, Zhang will make that blue-eyed brat return terrified!"
……
The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying.
A strong wind rose on the river, even blowing away the clothes Sun Quan had hung on the bow of the boat.
Sun Quan frowned slightly.
Guo Tu's eyes darted around slightly as he explained:
"My lord, this is an auspicious sign!"
“Our great-grandfather once left behind the Song of the Great Wind.”
"Now that our lord has just set out on his campaign, such a strong wind has arrived on the river. This is a congratulatory message for our lord's resounding victory and swift success!"
Sun Quan nodded and smiled:
"Mr. Guo is absolutely right."
"According to our scouts, there are only about seven thousand troops stationed in Hefei and other areas!"
"Many of them were wounded or disabled soldiers."
"With such misfits, they are naturally no match for the elite soldiers under my command!"
Guo Tu repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting:
"That's why Heaven sent its congratulatory message to you ahead of time, my lord!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"
"Come on, Mr. Guo, let's have a good drink together."
After saying this, Sun Quan pulled Guo Tu along, put his arm around his shoulder, and walked into the cabin.
Half an hour later.
Lu Su rushed in.
Seeing Sun Quan with disheveled hair, drinking and chatting happily with Guo Tu, Lu Su almost ground his teeth to powder!
There were three warships behind, whose masts were damaged by the strong wind.
Two more ships were destroyed when soldiers accidentally ignited flammable materials.
This is an ominous sign that no one can deny.
The situation is already so critical, yet Sun Quan still has the leisure to drink here!
Lu Su really couldn't understand what was going on in Sun Quan's head!
"Bang" sound!
Lu Su smashed the wine cup in Sun Quan's hand on the ground.
"My lord! Please halt this northern expedition."
"Ominous signs are appearing frequently; this Northern Expedition is doomed to failure!"
Seeing Lu Su jump out and ruin things, Guo Tu immediately stood up and said:
"How can Zijing speak so recklessly?"
"An ominous sign? Who said there was an ominous sign for this Northern Expedition?"
"In Guo's opinion, these are all auspicious omens, a sign of great fortune!"
Lu Su nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
This is ridiculous... Is Guo Yu's skin thicker than a city wall?
The ominous signs are already blatantly obvious, and you're still trying to argue your way out of this?
To Lu Su's surprise, Sun Quan, in his drunken state, also began to act recklessly.
He pointed at Lu Su and said:
"Zijing smashed Sun's wine cup and kept saying that an auspicious omen was an inauspicious one. He should be punished!"
Guo Tu immediately followed up:
"Zijing does not consider offering advice to our lord, but repeatedly speaks ill of our army. I really don't know what his intentions are."
"But considering Zijing's diligence and hard work over the years, I beg you, my lord, not to punish him. Let him manage the grain supplies instead!"
Sun Quan immediately agreed:
"As Guo Qing said."
"Zijing, are you convinced?"
Lu Su really wanted to say, "I admire you, my ass!"
But at this moment, Guo Tu is using a strategy of retreat as a means of advancement.
He knew that Sun Quan was only slightly drunk for a moment, and his intelligence was still generally intact.
If he were to request a severe punishment for Lu Su at this moment, Sun Quan, with his wisdom, would surely realize something was amiss afterward.
But sending Lu Su to manage the grain and provisions was a minor punishment to serve as a warning.
Such punishment is in accordance with the rules, and all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong must praise Guo Yu for his kindness!
Managing grain supplies seemed like a good position, and Guo Tu was also pleading for Lu Su.
But in reality, if something goes wrong with the grain supplies, it's a serious crime!
Guo Tu needs someone to take the blame for this major battle.
After much deliberation, Lu Su was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
After infiltrating Jiangdong, among his colleagues, Guo Tu considered only Zhou Yu and Lu Su to be truly outstanding.
Now, Zhou Yu has been "killed" by him.
If Lu Su is also eliminated, what will Sun Quan have left?
Lü Meng? Zhuge Jin?
Lu Meng was blinded by his ambition to achieve great things.
Zhuge Jin is a kind-hearted person, but he was also the one most easily swayed by Guo Tu's rhetoric.
After killing Lu Su.
A master spy is about to send another "top talent" to Cao Cao's camp!
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