Zhou Yu's family was temporarily put aside. Liu Jue needed to control Chaisang as soon as possible and make it the frontline of the resistance against River East.
Gan Ning and Su Fei were doing well. Three days later, Liu Jue received word that Pengze and Li Ling had been successfully captured.
At this point, the four cities of Chaisang had all belonged to Liu Jue.
Liu Jue also sent the news to Xiangyang immediately.
At the same time, Liu Jue was still trying to guess Zhou Yu's whereabouts.
After the defeat of Wuchang City, Zhou Yu's first thought was definitely to return to Chaisang. However, Chaisang was now Liu Jue's territory, so the news of Chaisang's fall should have spread.
Therefore, if Zhou Yu were to come near Chaisang, he would definitely know the news immediately.
"If Zhou Yu knew that Chaisang had fallen, he definitely wouldn't have walked into the trap. It would be very difficult to catch him.”Liu Jue stroked his chin as he pondered.
"Zhou Gongjin, even if I can't catch you, I can't let you return to River East so comfortably.”Liu Jue muttered to himself. Soon, he thought of a way to disgust Zhou Yu.
Just as Liu Jue had expected, Zhou Yu's first thought after escaping from Wuchang was to return to Chaisang.
However, because he was afraid of Jiangxia's pursuers, Zhou Yu took a detour to the southwest and finally entered Yuzhang's territory.
At this moment, Zhou Yu, Zhu Zhi, and Dong Xi were sitting in a circle on an open space on a hill 80 miles away from Chaisang.
There were about 2,000 soldiers around him, all of whom Zhou Yu had gathered along the way.
After fleeing for their lives, these soldiers no longer had the imposing manner they had at the beginning. Each and every one of them had dull expressions on their faces, and they appeared weak because of hunger.
Soldiers with such low morale would not be able to enter the battlefield for a short period of time.
In fact, on the way to escape, Zhou Yu had already thought that Chaisang might fall. Therefore, the closer he got to Chaisang, the more frequently he sent spies to gather information.
The information he received made Zhou Yu's heart turn cold. This was because the spies had learned from the people nearby that the four cities of Chaisang had already fallen into Liu Jue's hands.
Zhou Yu felt as if he had fallen into an abyss. He pulled out his sword and was about to commit suicide.
Chaisang was extremely important to River East, and now that he, Zhou Yu, had lost it, how could he face Sun Quan?
Fortunately, Dong Xi and Zhu Zhi reacted quickly and snatched the sword from Zhou Yu's hand.
It was impossible for him to go to Chaisang again. There was only one path in front of Zhou Yu, and that was to head south to Nanchang first, then go to Wu County to ask for forgiveness from Sun Quan.
This meant that Zhou Yu had to give up Chai Sang, his mother, wives, and children.
There was nothing he could do. Even if Zhou Yu did not want to give up, what could he do?
With the two thousand soldiers beside him who had lost their will to fight, attacking Chaisang was like walking into a trap.
The thought of his wife falling into Liu Jue's hands and being forcefully taken by him made Zhou Yu's heart ache.
Especially Xiao Qiao, who was extremely beautiful and famous throughout the River East. There was no reason for Liu Jue not to be tempted.
To Zhou Yu, this wasn't just hatred for stealing his wife. It was also a form of humiliation.
Even if Zhou Yu could defeat Liu Jue in the future, this humiliation would not be easily erased.
"Viceroy! Chaisang has been lost, so we should go to Nanchang first.”At this moment, Dong Xi spoke to Zhou Yu. His expression was also filled with pain.
After all, they had lost the four cities of Chaisang, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Jiangdong.
This was because River East had lost the most unobstructed path to attack Jing State, and it was also the biggest barrier to the west.
Zhou Yu let out a long sigh. His mouth was filled with bitterness. Ever since he assisted Sun shi, he had never suffered such a crushing defeat.
He had lost Chaisang this time. He did not know when he would be able to return here.
At this moment, a scout who was scouting for information returned to the camp with a nervous expression. He said to Zhou Yu as soon as he came up,""Reporting to the Viceroy. A thousand Jiangxia soldiers have been discovered twenty miles to the north. They seem to be searching for us.”
"Liu Jue is indeed not simple. He knew that we would return to Chaisang and actually took the initiative to look for us!”Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with hatred.
"Let's go to Nanchang first and then return to Wu County.”
Zhou Yu had already made up his mind. As for his mother, wives, and children who stayed in Chaisang, he could only hope that Liu Jue would be kind and not harm them.
As for other things, they were purely wishful thinking. There were very few men who could capture a beautiful woman and not be moved.
Zhu Zhi saw Zhou Yu's pained expression and quickly comforted him,""Viceroy, we have lost Chaisang City today. We will take it back in the future. Don't be dejected because of a temporary success or failure.”
Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh bitterly. So what if he took back Chaisang in the future?
His son might still be his son, but would his wife still be his wife?
At this moment, the scout took out something and continued,"Viceroy, when I was investigating Chaisang, I accidentally obtained this. Please take a look.”
Zhou Yu took it and saw that it was an ordinary piece of silk cloth. There seemed to be some words written on it. He opened it and saw that the silk cloth had the words:
"Prince Zhou has a brilliant plan to pacify the world.”
These two sentences were like two sharp knives that stabbed into Zhou Yu's heart.
"Little Liu Jue, I, Zhou Yu, will never live under the same sky as you!”
Zhou Yu was instantly enraged and roared like a wild beast. Then, under the shocked gazes of Zhu Zhi and the others, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then, he blacked out and slowly fell to the ground.
"Viceroy!" Dong Xi let out a sorrowful cry and quickly supported Zhou Yu.
Zhu Zhi took the piece of silk cloth and saw the contents written on it. His eyes immediately widened as he gritted his teeth and said,"Liu Jue is too vicious!"
Dong Xi took a look at the silk cloth and could only sigh weakly,""Let's not talk about this for now. The Viceroy vomited blood and fainted. We have to find a doctor to treat the Viceroy as soon as possible. Otherwise…the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Zhu Zhi gripped the silk cloth tightly. For a moment, he did not know what to say. He could only nod his head unwillingly.
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