Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 718 Please Reconcile
Police, Youjiangkou Camp.

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Sun Quan looked at the scout kneeling on the ground, and asked with disbelief, "Quan Cong and Lu Xun are really defeated?"

The scout bowed his head and cupped his hands and said: "Don't dare to lie to your majesty, the great general was defeated by Wang Ping, because Liu Chan captured the Xiaoting camp in Jiangbei, he had to lead his army to the east, but the area around Jiangling was flooded, the roads were muddy, and the general of Shu Deng Ai caught up and lost thousands of people before crossing the Yangtze River and staying in Le Township."

After Lu Xun fled to the east, he walked in the mud, and the daily journey was no more than ten miles. On the way, a large number of soldiers died of diseases and injuries in the mud.And Deng Ai led [-] elite soldiers, carrying food and grass, chasing day and night.

When Lu Xun arrived at the Yangtze River, he prepared to build a pontoon bridge and cross to Jiangling Zhongzhou to wait for the Wu army navy who came to support him.After Deng Ai learned about it, he went in ambush upstream in order to defeat Wu Jun.When most of Wu's troops were crossing the river, Deng Ai used a lighted bamboo raft to rush down, smashing and burning the pontoon bridge.

Immediately afterwards, three thousand soldiers of the Han army who had been waiting for a long time appeared from Jiangbei and besieged and killed the soldiers of the Wu army who remained in Jiangbei.

In this battle, Deng Ai's troops beheaded [-] heads of Wu people and captured more than [-] Wu people.

As for the same ratio of beheadings and captives, the main reason is that Deng Ai also counted the Wu soldiers who died of illness on the road into the number of beheadings.After all, the military exploits bestowed by God are unclaimed, so if you don't take them, you will not regret it!
What's more, these heads are indeed the heads of Wu soldiers, and the deaths were caused by the indirect influence of the Han army, so it is not a false report of military exploits!

After a pause, the scout continued: "After Liu Chan attacked the Xiaoting camp in the north of the Yangtze River, he raised his troops and divided them into three groups at night, and broke through the Yidao camp in the south of the Yangtze River at night. , and it also withdrew to Lexiang."

Zhuge Jin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, today people are Daozu, and I am fish. Although we have spare strength, the Han people's Daozu is very sharp. We need to observe Liu Chan's intentions before we can determine the conditions."

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "As long as we can save the country for my great Wu, it is not impossible for me to take the title of emperor."

Sun Quan showed dissatisfaction, and said: "Now Liu Chan only occupies Yidu, Linhe, Guiyang, Xiangdong, Cangwu, Jiaozhi and other counties in Jingjiao and Jingjiao. My Great Wu also has Wuchang, Jiangxia, Changsha, etc. County, if we negotiate peace with him today, he will claim the entire territory of Jingzhou, and I don't want to give it to him."

Um!Today, Jianye and the frontiers of Soochow are extremely empty. If Cao Wei's general Wang Ling sent his army to the south, he could basically take Jianye directly.

At this time, the soldiers outside the account came to report, saying: "Your Majesty, according to the report from Wuling, Deng Zhi, the governor of Jiangzhou in Shuhan, has led his troops to capture Linyuan County, the prefecture of Wuling, and he will come to Tang and Gongan."

As for why, it is not difficult to understand.

Seeing that Sun Quan was still reluctant to give up the land, Zhuge Jin said helplessly: "Your Majesty! With the current situation, we should consider how to quell the war, instead of arguing with the ministers and acting as a hero for a while."

"Nowadays the Han and Wu are negotiating peace, and the ministers compare it with merchants. The more counties and counties our army has, the more money the Han people need. If the fewer counties and counties our army has, the less money the Han people need. At this time, because the Han people did not Discuss when occupying Jing and handing over to the whole territory, otherwise it will be too late to regret."

Zhuge Jin hesitated for a while, and asked: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, can the title of Emperor be given up?"

"Hey!" Sun Quan closed his eyes, breathed out, and said, "I know that Ziyu is thinking about the country, but the two prefectures of Jingjiao are the lands I gained from fighting for more than [-] years. If I negotiate peace with Liu Chan, it will be Ambitious person, how can I, the great Wu Jingjiao, be spared?"

Don't look at Quan Cong and Lu Xun as if they are stationed in Le Township, and the front line is not retreating much.But the Han soldiers crossed the Yangtze River, and from the west of Dongting Lake, the Wu people basically had no danger to defend.Regardless of whether Soochow continues to fight or not, Lu Xun, Quan Cong, and Sun Quan will retreat to the Baqiu area, relying on the vast Yunmengze (Dongting Lake) to hold on or fight.

Zhuge Jin showed helplessness, and shouted softly: "Your Majesty~"

Zhuge Jin thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the peace negotiation between the two countries is like a business transaction. It cannot be determined by one or two words, but needs to be negotiated. For example, if a good horse wants to sell for 2000 million yuan, it needs to be priced at 500 million yuan. Later, when a merchant wants to buy it, he will definitely bargain and call for 200 million or 2000 million yuan, isn’t this the price that horse dealers think about?”

Sun Quan said bitterly: "Ziyu, you and I have an extraordinary relationship, and our love is deep and righteous. If you have something to say, speak up!"

Although Quan Cong and Lu Xun withdrew to Le Township, due to Liu Chan's army advancing, they were also adjusting the situation of the camp and were preparing to withdraw their troops backward to avoid the advance of the big man.

The reason why Zhugejin asked Sun Quan whether he could go to the title of emperor was mainly because of Liu Chan's call to arms before his expedition, which deprived the Han of the recognition of Sun Quan as the emperor of Wu.Now Yihe Shuhan would probably make such a request, and Zhuge Jin would naturally ask Sun Quan for his opinions and ideas before going on an envoy.

Zhuge Jin wiped the sweat from his brow, and said: "The intention of the minister to make peace at this time is to keep the counties and counties as much as possible for my great Wu."

"En?" Sun Quan was curious and asked, "What does Ziyu mean?"

Zhuge Jin hesitated for a while, then opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, since Ma Zhong entered Jingnan, the common people, gentry, barbarians and others have attached their hearts to him. Everywhere they go, the people eat pots of pulp to welcome Ma Zhong, as if Welcome to the style of Master Wang."

After Sun Quan repeatedly confirmed the battle report, he couldn't help being in a trance for a few times, and he slumped on the couch with a pale face.At this moment, Sun Quan suddenly aged many years, and completely lost his previous look.

Sun Quan grabbed his beard, pondered a little, and said, "Yangzhou must not be lost, and Jingjiao counties should be preserved as much as possible."

Sun Quan glanced at Zhuge Jin, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ziyu, if you have something to say, you don't have to beat around the bush and ridicule me, Great Wu. Why do you welcome the king's teacher and eat the pot of milk? If Ziyu loves the Shu Han, I will send you to Shu. "

Sun Quan nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Ziyu's words are reasonable. I don't know what conditions Ziyu wants to make the Shu Han stop their troops and negotiate an alliance between the two countries."

"Promise!" Zhuge Jin knew Sun Quan's intention and clasped his hands in agreement.

Zhuge Jin hurriedly called out the scouts, and said in admonition: "Your Majesty, now our Great Wu soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and we have no spare power to resist Liu Chan's army, and Ma Zhong's troops have invaded Changsha and Hengdong counties. You need to plan ahead!"

Ma Zhong is like Liu Chan's spokesperson in Jingnan. He has a lot of advantages, issued many policies to benefit the people, and led the army to march forward triumphantly. His troops have arrived in Xinyang and Linxiang. The army stopped under Linxiang City.

"Good! Good!" Sun Quan also knew that he was a little too sensitive, waved his hand, and said, "Ziyu said that I, Da Wu, need to make a plan early. I don't know what plan to do?"

Zhuge Jin didn't bow his hand anymore, and said directly: "Your Majesty, although Liu Chan is not completely in Jingjiao today, he has the potential to take full control of Jingjiao. But our great Wu has been defeated repeatedly, and the elite has been lost. It is better to take advantage of it now." There is still Jing to hand over the land, and negotiate a peace with the Shu Han, ceding the land with the Han, in order to unite the alliance between the two countries, and restore the border peace."

Sun Quan is still a discerning person who knows that the most important thing to him is not the title of Emperor Wu, but the land occupied by Soochow.

After a pause, Zhuge Jin continued to ask: "Dare to ask Your Majesty where the bottom line of this negotiation lies?"

As long as Soochow has a country, it means that it has people; as long as it has people, it represents the army; only with the army, can it get a share of the world, or have the opportunity to revive the country in the future.

The police stationed by Sun Quan no longer had many troops. If Deng Zhi conquered Zuo Tang and then attacked the police, if Sun Quan didn't leave, Deng Zhi would basically capture him.In addition, Lu Xun and Quan Cong, who were defeated and retreated to Le Township, would also be cut off because of the retreat. Apart from the navy being able to escape, their army would be surrounded and wiped out by Deng Zhi and Liu Chan's two armies.

Zhuge Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty and Duke Lu will now retreat to Baqiu, and the Shu people will face each other across Yunmengze. I will immediately send an envoy to the Han camp to conclude a peace treaty between the two countries."

Sun Quan didn't expect the Han army to march so fast, so he suppressed his shock and said, "Yes, order the army to retreat to Baqiu."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)