Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 272 Sun Quan and Lu Su Conspire Again
Jiang Dong and Liu Bei Shen Chen are immortal?
Hearing these words, Lu Su, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, was very anxious.

But he also knew that Sun Quan lost his mind in a fit of rage, so he had to persuade him patiently: "Marquis Wu, please listen to me."

Sun Quan's eyes were red, he punched the table in front of him, turned his head away, tears were already shining in his eyes.

Lu Su said: "Wu Hou, this battle is not Gongjin's crime, nor is our plan wrong, but God's will. Not to mention the southeast wind, even the boats of the Jiangxia Navy, Wu Hou also saw it. of."

"Is the sky going to kill us in Jiangdong?"

With tears in his eyes, Sun Quan was filled with grief and indignation. He had seen the boats of the Jiangxia Navy, and they were actually driven by pedals. Wheels and propellers were added to the left, right, and rear sides of the boat. Hurry up, so Zhou Yu didn't react.

The most important thing is, who would have thought that the Jiangxia Navy had so much steel, and could actually make so many iron tools for binding wheels, propellers, and pedal chains, so that the Jiangdong Navy's offensive failed.

What Sun Quan didn't know was that there was no shortage of ingenious people in the background of the great era. The paddle steamer was not necessarily invented after the Tang Dynasty, but because the Tang Dynasty introduced the method of pouring steel, and the production of steel soared, thus solving the urgent need before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Steel, thus completing the technological innovation.

In addition, it is also the appearance of the paddle steamer that the cabin that originally required a lot of manpower to row the boat does not need so many rowing spaces, which saves a certain amount of space and makes the ship that can only carry 300 to [-] people in history carry more.

This is also the reason why Zhou Yu only snatched two-thirds of Shen Chen's ships, plus those saved by Cheng Pu and Zhu Ran, but was able to withdraw with about [-] troops.

Lu Su said in a deep voice: "The time and place are favorable to the people. The sky does not fulfill the wishes of the people, but the strength of the people overcomes the sky. It's just that although Gong Jin is strong, Shen Chen is not weak. Therefore, since this battle has become a fact, Marquis Wu should not lose it." Rational, blindly send troops to revenge, but should suffer humiliation like Goujian, first restore Jiangdong's strength, and then wait for the opportunity to take advantage of it."

Sun Quan gradually calmed down. He was a man who was able to bend and stretch in history. Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", commented on him: "Bend down and endure humiliation, let talents use their talents, have the wonder of Goujian, and the heroes of heroes." Therefore, he was angry. Afterwards, it is natural to regain your senses and follow Lu Su's wise advice.

He said with tears in his eyes: "Now that Gongjin has left, Zijing is the only one left by my side. Please also ask Zijing to teach me how I can keep the Jiangdong foundation left by my father and brother."

Lu Su said: "Naturally, I want to seek peace with Liu Bei."

He continued: "When we raised our troops, we attacked the Jiangxia Navy in the name of attacking Huang Zu and avenging Wu Chenghou. We did not turn against Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei is confronting Cao Cao in Nanyang, Shen Chen must go north to help Cao Cao at this moment. He, Cao Cao's main force has not gone south, and the retreat is imminent, when Liu Bei has captured the entire Jingzhou, the strength will be strong, and we will be on the side, if we turn against each other, we may be harmed by him."

Sun Quan clenched his hands and did not speak.

Lu Su said again: "Although we have suffered heavy losses, we are not powerless to fight back. Before Cao Cao retreats and Liu Cong is not annihilated by Liu Bei, we take this opportunity to ask Liu Bei to fulfill his promise and ask him to borrow Jingnan to fight Jiaozhou. !"

"Leverage Jingnan to deal with Jiaozhou?"

Sun Quan was surprised.

"That's right. At the beginning, Liu Bei made an alliance with us and promised to give us Jiaozhou as a gift. Now Jiaozhou is occupied by Wu Ju, Shi Xie and others. Naturally, we must raise troops to fight for it."

Lu Su nodded and said: "However, it is impossible to send troops to Jiaozhou from the east of the Yangtze River, so we have to use the counties in southern Jingzhou as the foundation to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass, and attack them from the south of the Xiangshui River. Although we were defeated at this time, Liu Bei was also seizing Jingzhou. At the critical moment, in order to avoid falling into a three-sided battle, he should agree."

Lu Su said again: "Once you have borrowed Jingnan, you will use the land and population in Jingnan to expand yourself, train your soldiers, prepare your troops, wait for the right time, connect Cao Cao in the north, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang in the west, and send troops from Jingnan and Jiangdong at the same time. , and attack Liu Bei together, there may be room in the future.”

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, touched the beard that had grown on his chin, and thought carefully.

Lu Su's meaning is actually very simple.

When the covenant was first signed, Sun Quan formed an alliance with Liu Bei, not Liu Qi.

Now there are three internal forces in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, Liu Qi, and Liu Cong, and the three Lius compete for Jingzhou.And Liu Bei and Liu Qi are still in a joint state, but in the eyes of Sun Quan and others, after Liu Cong is eliminated, Liu Qi should not be Liu Bei's opponent, and Jingzhou must be acquired by Liu Bei.

Therefore, at the earliest time, they set up a pit in advance in the covenant they concluded. They only formed an alliance with Liu Bei and promised not to attack Jiangxia before Liu Bei and Cai Mao had a decisive battle.

In fact, it was difficult for him to attack Jiang Xia at that time, after all, Jiang Xia's navy had been guarding against them.

So simply be a favor.

Afterwards, I thought that if Liu Bei and Cai Mao fought for both sides, and the Jiangxia Navy stationed in Jiangxia also acted, if they were restrained by Cai Mao's Yangtze River Navy, they would be able to attack Huang Zu and avenge Sun Jian. The Jiangxia Navy weakened the strength of Jingzhou, and at the same time united with Cao Cao to carve up Jingzhou.

However, they never expected that Cai Mao would disappear in the blink of an eye. The imagined loss to both sides did not appear at all, and they were directly wiped out by several armies in a joint operation, so that Jiangdong lost the best time to enter the field.

But then it’s okay not to want to enter, after all, if they don’t come, then Cao Cao won’t come, Liu Cong can’t resist, Liu Bei will get a complete Jingzhou, it will be very scary.

Therefore, Sun Quan immediately attacked the Jiangxia navy in the name of avenging his father. In his mind, at least he had to deal with the Jiangxia navy.

And Cao Cao restrained Liu Bei, so the forces in Jingzhou became five.

In this way, according to Sun Quan's vision, the best result is naturally that Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and got Nanyang, and Zhou Yu defeated Jiangxia Navy, and then annexed Liu Cong, taking all Jingzhou except Nanyang in his hands.

Although Nanyang is lost, as long as there is the background of Yangzhou and Jingzhou, while Cao Cao is still recovering the north, it may not be possible to take Nanyang back in the future.

Even Sun Quan fantasized that if his dreams come true, after obtaining Jingzhou, he would immediately attack Sichuan and Shu, hold the whole south in his hands, and then send troops to take back Nanyang and Huainan areas, and go north to unify the world and achieve an imperial career.

It is a pity that the ideal is full, but the reality is cruel.

Zhou Yu died before leaving the army. In the battle of Hongkou, the entire elite soldiers in Jiangdong lost two-fifths. Emotions caused Jiangdong to suffer heavy losses.

So in the face of this reality, Sun Quan must consider how to restore such an embarrassing situation.

Lu Su believed that they first formed an alliance with Liu Bei and attacked Liu Qi, so they had not turned against Liu Bei yet, and Liu Bei made an alliance with them and promised to hand over the state to them, so they can naturally ask the other party to fulfill their promise.

But now Liu Bei is still fighting with Cao Cao, Jiaozhou governor Lai Gong was expelled by Cangwu prefect Wu Ju, Wu Ju and Jiaozhi prefect Shi Xie followed Liu Cong, Liu Bei must not be able to take care of Jiaozhou now.

Therefore, Lu Su proposed that Sun Quan could ask Liu Bei to hand over the state. Liu Bei must not be able to give it now, so they will get it by themselves.

How can I get it?
Naturally attack.

Liu Bei must also be happy to see Jiangdong soldiers and horses attack Jiaozhou, so that he will lose a threat from the rear.

But there is no way to attack Jiaozhou from Jiangdong.

Then Lu Su suggested to Sun Quan that he could ask Liu Bei to borrow Jingnan by the way, and on the condition that the Sun Liu alliance resisted Cao, as long as Jiangdong, Jingnan, and Jiaozhou were connected together, they could recruit troops, recuperate for a few years, and grow stronger. stand up.

When the time comes, backstab and seize Jingzhou!

After hearing Lu Su's suggestion, Sun Quan still hesitated, and said: "After I am defeated, Cao Cao must know that there is no hope of taking Jingzhou. Will you still agree to the previous conditions?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "Liu Bei established the world with benevolence and faith. When he signed the covenant, there was a contract. If he refused, he only needed to hand over the contract to the court. Cao Cao would never let go of the opportunity to suppress Liu Bei's reputation. In the name of the Son of Heaven, let the world know that Liu Bei is not trustworthy, and the reputation he has accumulated for many years will be lost, and Liu Bei will naturally know which is more important."

"But even so, he might not agree to lend Jingnan to us."

Sun Quan shook his head and said: "If you tell us that Jiaozhou allows us to take it ourselves, but Jingnan doesn't borrow it, he can justify it."

Lu Su smiled and said: "Liu Bei will not be so short-sighted. Although we are newly defeated, Liu Bei must also appease us. After all, we still have 4 or [-] horses. We will rest for a year or two, recruit new troops, and step up training. Prepare tens of thousands of troops and come out. Even if Liu Bei wins Jingzhou, what should he do next? Should he attack us?"

Sun Quan frowned and said, "Isn't it?"

Lu Su shook his head: "Of course not, Cao Cao is still recovering the north, but Cao Jun will still deploy a large number of troops in the south for defense, so even if Liu Bei wins Jingzhou, he can't go north. We occupy the natural danger in Jiangdong, although we are newly defeated, we still have defenses. Ability, his only good place is Yizhou Bashu."

"Yizhou Bashu?"

Sun Quan stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes.

"Exactly, at this time there is civil strife in Yizhou, and Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang are fighting each other. Seeing that both sides are hurting, it is impossible for Liu Bei not to want to profit from it."

Lu Su continued: "Compared to Yizhou and Jingzhou, only Nanjun and Nanyang are the most important. In Jingnan, only Changsha County is better. The rest are like spring trees and dead branches, with little intention. In order to stabilize us and make it easier for him to take Yizhou, Liu Bei will not refuse, not to mention he has to face the threat of Cao Cao."

"Thus, in Su's humble opinion, Liu Bei is likely to agree. Even if Changsha and Wuling counties are not given, only Guiyang and Lingling counties are excellent. Lingling county has a population of hundreds of thousands and produces a lot of ore. , if this county is obtained, grain, grass and minerals will be expropriated to nourish Jiangdong."

"The most important thing is that Liu Bei is still at war with Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao may retreat, after all, he is still entrenched in Nanyang and threatens him. Therefore, in order to prevent us from making a comeback, it is very possible to stabilize us."

"As long as Liu Bei agrees to our conditions, we will take the opportunity to strengthen ourselves. When Liu Bei attacks Bashu and the rear is empty, we can send troops from Jingnan and Jiangdong at the same time."

"At that time, Jingzhou will be at your fingertips. Even if the worst result is that Liu Bei gets Bashu, it will be a three-pointer of the world. Cao Cao has not even recovered Youzhou, and the day of winning Bingzhou, Guanzhong, and Xiliang is far away. At that time, Marquis Wu was still able to attack Yizhou and gain the entire south, thus dividing the world with Cao Cao."

There is still a chance to divide the world?

After some analysis, Sun Quan suddenly understood a lot.

Because Lu Su was right.

The most important thing for Jiangdong now is to restore his vitality.

After recovering his vitality, he will consider the matter of seizing Jingzhou.

So how can we recover?
Of course, it is to expand the territory.

The larger the territory, the larger the population under the rule, and naturally there will be food and soldiers.

It just so happens that there is an opportunity right now.

Liu Bei promised Sun Quan to give them the Jiaozhou. Now that Cao and Liu are fighting, taking advantage of the danger, they can use this to ask for Jiaozhou and Jingnan, and it may be possible to succeed.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan nodded and said, "Zi Jing's words are very reasonable. Shall I send someone to Liu Bei immediately?"

"Not urgent."

Lu Su hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Marquis Wu, before that, there are two more things."

"What's the matter?"

Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su said with a little embarrassment: "The first thing is that this matter should not be too obvious to prevent Liu Bei from seeing the clues. Therefore, we must try our best to show our courage and put on a good posture. We also ask Marquis Wu to write a letter and don't mention it In this matter, it is only said that Gongjin died of illness, Jiangdong wants to hold a big funeral, just let Liu Bei know, and Liu Bei will definitely send someone to express his condolences, so we can take the opportunity to discuss."

"Well"

Sun Quan knew what Lu Su meant, which was to lower his posture in front of Liu Bei. Simply put, he was pretending to be a grandson. Although this was humiliating, but when he thought that Goujian even tasted dung for revenge, what is this humiliation?
So he pondered for a few seconds before saying, "Okay, according to Zijing's words, what's the second thing?"

Lu Su said: "In order to paralyze Liu Bei and make him feel that we are really afraid of him, and we will never attack Jingzhou again in the future, we also invite Marquis Wu to make peace with Liu Bei."

"And relatives?"

Sun Quan caressed his beard and said: "Liu Bei and my father fought against the Yellow Turban at the same time in the early years, so they can be regarded as my uncles. I heard that he has two daughters, who are in their twenties and eighth years. If they marry me, they will be considered a good match."

Lu Su was even more embarrassed, and said, "Marquis Wu."

"Ok?"

Sun Quan was surprised and said, "Is it okay for me to marry his daughter?"

Lu Su shook his head and said: "After all, we are newly defeated. We don't have the background to marry Liu Bei's daughter. It is better to marry a daughter."

"Married daughter out?"

Sun Quan's expression changed drastically, and he said, "I heard that Liu Bei's son, Adou, is only one year old?"

In the 11th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei stationed troops in Linxiang.

At that time, he liked Kou Feng very much. He wanted to accept him as his adopted son, but he didn't expect the news that Mrs. Gan was pregnant, so he dismissed the idea.

In the second year, that is, the 12th year of Jian'an last year, Mrs. Gan successfully gave birth to a son. Because Mrs. Gan swallowed Beidou in her night dream, she became pregnant, so the child's nickname was A Dou, and this year it is only about one and a half years old.

So if the married daughter goes out, it is impossible to marry a wife under the conditions of Adou, and Liu Bei has no other heirs, is it?

"It's not marrying Adou, it's marrying Liu Bei!"

Lu Su said softly: "This is the only way to win his trust. In the future, when he sends troops to Bashu to seek Yizhou, he will have his wife as his internal support. At that time."

Sun Quan clenched his fist even tighter.

Among the Sun family, only his younger sister, Sun Shangxiang, is young and unmarried.

But Liu Bei is two and 30 years older than Sun Shangxiang, and he married his younger sister to someone of his father's generation. How can this humiliation be wiped out?
　How should I put it, I have actually made a lot of preparations for the escape of the Jiangdong Army, so I don't want to explain it here.It is already very exaggerated to wipe out two-fifths of the enemy's troops in the First World War. Cao Cao's main force did not lose much in the Battle of Chibi.

　　Everyone said that the ship can’t load so much, and the order of boarding has been explained in the book, because I judged it based on the number of people on the ship recorded, and it also said that there were some ships in the process, Zhu Ranbao got off some ships, and Jiangdong Some of the ships seized by the army were barely enough to carry 3 people back home.Also, after snatching part of the ship, the Jiangdong Army used bows and arrows to repel the protagonist's chasing soldiers and cover his teammates to board the ship.

　　As for why they didn't pursue, it was because half of the boat had been robbed and there was no way to pursue them.

　　And I have to serve the plot. If I wiped out all these people, Jiangdong is basically over. When Liu Bei takes Jingzhou, he can send tens of thousands of people to destroy Jiangdong. How can there be another big one?

　　So I have to keep Jiangdong Tinder, and then I will finish the big one for him at once, which is the right way.

　　Everyone said yes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)