System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

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More than a hundred warships entered Ruxukou from the Yangtze River and sailed into Chaohu Lake.

Sun Quan, dressed in armor, stood at the bow of the ship with high spirits.

"So this is what it feels like to lead an army into battle."

"Hahaha."

Sun Quan held his head high and his chest puffed out, his eyes full of excitement.

Born into a family of generals, his father and elder brother had been fighting in the battlefields for many years. Although Sun Quan had never been on the battlefield, he had a dream of becoming a general deep in his heart.

This attack on Hefei was a feint and a support attack to prevent the troops from Yuzhou from supporting the Jingzhou battlefield.

But Sun Quan didn't think so.

He trusted Zhou Yu and never doubted his loyalty to the Sun family.

But that trust comes from the relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.

People's hearts are changeable.

Everything was easy when Sun Ce was alive.

In the few years before Sun Ce left, Sun Quan would not have any wild thoughts.

But what about the future?

Zhou Yu was in his prime, and his prestige in the army was even higher than that of veteran generals such as Huang Gai and Cheng Pu.

Being loyal now does not mean that you will not have other ideas after your military achievements increase.

Zhou Yu was different from others. He invested with his own money. It would be better to say that Zhou Yu was a partner rather than a minister.

Therefore, even if Sun Quan did not suspect Zhou Yu, he still had to cultivate his own prestige in the army and ensure that he had his own manpower in the army.

Trust doesn’t mean I’m not worried.

"My lord, we can get off the boat later. You stay on board."

Zhu Zhi spoke to Sun Quan.

"How about that?"

"As a general, I should lead by example to inspire the soldiers."

"Don't mention it again. When we reach the lakeshore, I will lead the troops off the boat first."

Sun Quan's expression straightened and he spoke immediately.

"My lord, no."

"You are of noble status, how can you take risks?"

Huang Gai's face changed and he quickly began to advise Sun Quan.

"General Huang."

"Are you stupid?"

"I have an army of 20,000. Although more than half of them are new troops, our army has inquired and found that there are only 3,000 men in the new city of Hefei."

"There are only two generals, Zhang Liao and Li Tong."

"It's impossible for them to leave the city. Otherwise, if Hefei falls, Dong Yu will kill them."

Sun Quan smiled disdainfully, not believing that the enemy dared to leave the city.

"My Lord, that won't work either. What if?"

"Besides, this is just a feint. We won't actually attack Hefei. There's no need for you to take any risks."

Cheng Pu also tried to persuade Sun Quan to give up the idea.

"General Cheng."

"We didn't even plan to attack Hefei New City."

"When the time comes, I'll take some people with me, ride on horseback, stroll around the open space on the shore, and curse a few times."

"There are so many of us, and Zhang Liao is such a tiger, he still left the city. He must be hiding in the city waiting for us to retreat."

Sun Quan did some research for this feint attack and read a lot of military books, so he can talk about it.

"Two generals, we are here to protect our lord, so everything will be fine."

"That's right. We have so many brave generals protecting us. Not to mention that Zhang Liao doesn't dare to come out, even if he comes, he will just be killed."

Lu Meng, Lu Dai, Zhu Huan, He Qi and other young and brave generals in the army spoke with disdain.

"Ha ha!"

"That's it, that's it!"

"You are all warriors of Jiangdong. How can you compare yourself to a mere Zhang Liao?"

Sun Quan laughed out loud and immediately said proudly.

Almost all of these generals were promoted by him.

Although Lu Meng had already made his mark during the reign of Sun Ce, his position was not high.

After Sun Quan came to power, in order to enhance his influence in the army, he promoted more than ten young generals.

"Indeed, you are all very skilled in martial arts. With you here, even if Zhang Liao comes to kill us, it will be a waste."

Huang Gai nodded slightly, thinking that what he said made sense.

...

Hefei New Town

Sun's army suddenly sailed into Chaohu Lake. As the general guarding Hefei, Zhang Liao naturally could not be unaware of it.

"It is said that the one leading the troops this time is Sun Quan's son."

Zhang Liao stroked his beard, with an unnoticeable annoyance in his eyes.

Why not send Zhou Yu?

Do you look down on Zhang Liao?

Everyone knows that the only capable general in Jiangdong is Zhou Yu.