Chapter 522: Fire Everywhere
The Shu Han king and his ministers, who had hurriedly come to meet Lu Su, fell silent after learning about this. Although the Yellow Turbans' plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain stabbed the Wu Kingdom in the heart, it was not good news for Shu Han, which was also an ally.

We are all in the same boat. Now that Wu is in trouble, the next one will be Shu Han's turn.

Liu Bei was shocked by the cunning of the Yellow Turbans. At this time, he could only comfort Sun Quan: "I am deeply saddened by the suffering of Wu. We must not let the Yellow Turbans do their thing. My Han army can come to the aid of Wu and return to Yangzhou to fight against the Yellow Turbans. As long as we can repel the Yellow Turbans, Wu can regain Yangzhou and save the country!"

Although the consolation was weak, Sun Quan still cheered up and nodded reluctantly: "I am grateful to the Emperor of Han for his concern and willingness to send troops to help. If we can really repel the enemy and recover Yangzhou, I will definitely reward our friendly forces generously!"

After saying that, Sun Quan was no longer in the mood to talk. At this moment, his mind was filled with the thought of returning as quickly as possible.

Zhou Yu, who was sitting below, felt heavy-hearted, but he would not neglect his duty, so he stood up and faced the crowd: "The Yellow Turbans are cunning and have set up a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. It will take at least a month for our army to return to support them. By then, the Yellow Turbans may have occupied Yangzhou. Our army must be determined to fight to the death."

After these words were spoken, everyone felt heavy-hearted. They all knew that Zhou Yu had underestimated the situation.

With the Yellow Turbans' strength, it would take more than a month to take down Yangzhou. Ten days have already passed, and it is possible that half of Yangzhou has fallen. If the coalition forces really have to wait a month before they can rush back, they will have no choice but to fight a head-on battle with the Yellow Turbans.

Moreover, with the terrifying transformation ability of the Yellow Turbans, it is hard to say who Yangzhou would support at that time.
Liu Bei remained silent and just shook his head secretly. Thinking that he had been led by the Yellow Turbans for such a long time, he couldn't help but laugh at himself. Now at this time, Shu Han could only do its best to help Wu Kingdom survive this disaster.

"There is no time to lose. It is better for our army to act as soon as possible and fight back early. Maybe we can take advantage of the Yellow Turbans while they are still unstable." Liu Bei was decisive and expressed his opinion immediately.

After he said this, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Since the enemy's previous actions were just a cover-up, then Xiangyang was just a feint by the Yellow Turbans. It is right to send troops back to support them."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard loud shouting in the distance. The noise was so loud that it interrupted their discussion.

Before they could say anything else, they saw a soldier running in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban navy is coming!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly and they had to interrupt the meeting and hurried out.

Not long after, they reached the high platform of the camp and looked towards the river, they saw the Yellow Turban navy gathering in groups and attacking towards the Xiangyang shore. At this time, the Wu and Shu navy had no time to return to support immediately, and only the camp on the shore came to fight against the Yellow Turbans.

This kind of attack was obviously not enough to pose much threat to the Wu and Shu camps, but everyone felt very uneasy.

Xu Shu soon realized something was wrong: "The Yellow Turbans' attack is more powerful than before. This time they are not just playing around like before, but are really serious!"

"It seems that they have also received the news from Yangzhou." Zhou Yu also realized something, and then smiled bitterly: "It's not surprising. After all, they were the ones who made this plan. We were the only ones who were deceived from beginning to end."

At this time, Lu Su quietly put away the telescope, his expression very solemn: "Even if the hundreds of thousands of troops on the other side are ordinary people, they are not something our army can ignore. If we don't want to give up Xiangyang, our army needs to leave some troops here."

Zhou Yu and Xu Shu were embarrassed when they heard this. The main goal of the coalition was to stop the Yellow Turbans from crossing the river. Now that this goal has failed, the battle is almost half lost. If they go back to face the main force of the Yellow Turbans, their strength is already tight, and it will be very uncomfortable to divide the troops at this time.

But can Xiangyang really remain vacant?
Just as Lu Su said, although the hundreds of thousands of troops on the opposite side were not a formal army, they could not be ignored. You have to know that most of the soldiers used by the princes in these days were recruited from the people who were trained a little before going into battle.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Perhaps the coalition forces can leave 30,000 elite soldiers behind, and rely on the previous strong fortifications to stabilize Xiangyang."

Upon hearing this proposal, Liu Bei and Sun Quan looked at each other and nodded.

After all, the enemy is not the real Yellow Turbans, and their strength is not enough. It is not easy to break through the defense while crossing the river. Although 30,000 elite soldiers are not many, it is still a safe arrangement.

In this case, Liu Bei and Sun Quan had to consider candidates to stay behind, which made Liu Bei a little troubled.

If you think about it carefully, there are only a few generals who can be used now. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all killed in battle. Although Huang Zhong can be entrusted with important tasks, the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Yangzhou is the focus at this time, and Huang Zhong must follow.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei turned his gaze to the person next to him. It was Wei Yan, who had led his troops to join him when he entered Shu.

"Wei Yan, I order you to guard Xiangyang. Do you have the confidence to ensure that this place will not be lost?" Although Wei Yan had only been in the army for a short time, he was already a tall general among the Shu Han generals, so Liu Bei had no choice but to appoint him.

Wei Yan immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured. As long as I am still alive, Xiangyang will not be lost!"

Liu Bei nodded and said no more.
The matter seemed to be finalized, and the main force of the coalition forces could then go to Yangzhou to attack the Yellow Turbans without any worries. But at this moment, an urgent shout was heard in the distance.

At this moment, everyone's heart skipped a beat. The more critical the situation was, the more likely it was that the news would not be good news.

Although at this time one could see that the Yellow Turban navy had crossed the river and disembarked to attack the Wu and Shu camps, everyone knew that this level was far from threatening enough. Instead, no one cared about the situation on the battlefield, and instead focused all their attention on the urgent news.

At first they thought that this was another military report sent from Yangzhou, but when they took a closer look, they realized that the messenger who came this time was actually a soldier from Shu Han!
Liu Bei's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he subconsciously had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the breathless words that the messenger reported made Liu Bei's eyes go dark and he almost fainted.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jianmen Pass. The Yellow Turbans and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong have joined forces to attack Shuzhong with more than 100,000 soldiers. They are now attacking Jianmen Pass. General Yan Yan has already led a large army to meet the enemy, but the situation is critical. I have to ask Your Majesty to come back for help!"

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

The Yellow Turbans had been peaceful for more than a month, but when they launched the attack, three fronts of fire came up at the same time. The action was so sudden and fast that it was hard for people to react.

(End of this chapter)