And Liu Ba saw Sun Ce and Zhou Yu laughing, he also smiled, his heart was like a mirror, of course he knew that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were smiling and listening to what they said. When one is finished, the second is naturally indispensable, so ......

Liu Ba smiled at the two of them, "The second thing is that my lord asked to see General Sun for the sake of the two parties!" ”

There is nothing to hide at all, isn't it all about saying it sooner or later, and it's not a secret thing, so you have to say it sooner or later, but for Liu Ba, he doesn't care if it's early or late. So when Sun Ce asked about this, he naturally had nothing to hide, so he said it directly.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard this, their expressions were similar. It should be said that there are not many too surprised looks, although they didn't think about it before, what Liu Ba came for, but Liu Ba said that it was for Liu Beijun and himself, the cooperation between the two sides, so this is indeed not an unexpected thing. To say that before, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also talked about the alliance, but at this time, Liu Ba happened to come to Chenxian County, and he mentioned it-

It can be said that after Liu Ba finished speaking, he has been paying attention to the expressions of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and of course, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have also paid attention to Liu Ba. As for the remaining fourth human ugly, they have long been ignored by the three of them. And Wen Chou also knows the way. Very self-aware, so he doesn't even bother with the conversations of a few people. However, he still paid attention to Liu Ba, after all, Liu Bei asked him to protect Liu Ba's safety at all times.

For Wen Chou. If Liu Ba really has three longs and two shorts, and if there is something missing, he is not only sorry for his father-in-law, but also a person who has lost his own person, and who has lost his own father-in-law, is also a person who has lost his own side.

Sun Ce glanced at Zhou Yu again, and Zhou Yu nodded slightly to his father-in-law. Sun Ce understood, and then he could temporarily hand over the initiative to Zhou Yu, after all, he had to say that he would lead the troops to fight. That's not a problem, but if you want to negotiate with people, it's really difficult for a strong man, and I'm really not good at it. Never good at it.

And Zhou Yu nodded slightly. With so many years, his understanding of his subordinates is naturally Zhilu Dao, and what he means is to say, leave the rest to me, everything is fine.

As for Sun Ce, he naturally believed in Zhou Yu, after all, only Zhou Yu went to negotiate with Liu Ba. in order to bring more benefits to their own side. After all, negotiating an alliance is beneficial to both sides. But whether it is himself or Liu Bei, they must want to occupy more interests, so this has to be talked about by both parties, so ......-

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's small actions naturally couldn't escape Liu Ba's eyes, after all, although they didn't just stare at each other so closely, they did pay special attention to each other. Moreover, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not have an unusually hidden expression, and they didn't say that they could hide anything, so Liu Ba saw it in their eyes.

In fact, he also knew that Sun Ce definitely didn't have the skills to negotiate with people, so if Zhou Yu did everything, then it would indeed be good for them. And it can also be seen that Sun Bofu and his people have a lot of trust in Zhou Gongjin, and they trust him very much.

Sure enough, I only heard Zhou Yu say to Liu Ba, "Dare to ask Mr. Zichu, I don't know what Mr. said about the union of the two sides, what does this mean?" ”

When Liu Ba heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart, Don't you Zhou Gongjin still know the way? You asked knowingly, but it was impossible for him not to say it, after all, people asked about it, can he not say anything. Even if he knew that Zhou Yu deliberately asked this, Liu Ba still couldn't have a temper about it-

Liu Ba adjusted his emotions a little, and only heard him say to Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, "What Gong Jin asked, at this time, it is natural to answer you directly, the union of the two sides is that the Jiangdong Army and our army form an alliance and advance and retreat together in Jingzhou!" ”

Liu Ba directly stated the purpose of his trip, which was to form an alliance between the two sides. To say that the five major forces in Jingzhou today, at least on the bright side, there is no alliance. As for the private, who can know this. But judging by the experience of a few people, not only on the surface, but also in private, there should be no alliance. Therefore, Liu Bei asked Liu Ba to come to Sun Ce to form an alliance, which can be regarded as a precedent.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard this, Sun Ce didn't say anything, because he basically handed over this matter to Zhou Yu, and he was only responsible for the general direction, such as agreeing or disagreeing with these, and so on.

And Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Mr. Zichu, since Xuande Gong wants to form an alliance with our army, I don't know what Lu Dao wants?" ”——

Alliance, how to say it, it must not be Liu Ba who came here, so he said, and then Sun Ce nodded, this is over, it is impossible at all. Although it is an alliance, there are many things to explain in it. At the most basic level, the responsibilities and obligations of each party, at least after the alliance is concluded, what both sides have to do and how to do it, must be clearly stated first. And what else, that is, how to distribute the benefits obtained after the most reluctance, after all, if the spoils are "unevenly distributed", it is easy to have an accident.

If the interests of the two sides are not clearly divided, then today they are allies in an alliance, but tomorrow, they may be enemies, and they will turn against each other because of interests. The so-called "the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit", isn't that what happened?

Liu Ba listened to what Zhou Yu said. The heart is here, and it has reached the most critical place. But isn't it, Zhou Yu's words mean that the two sides are about to start negotiating, after all, who doesn't want to get more benefits, not only his own lord, but also his grandson Fu Zhou Gongjin is the same-

So. At this time, Liu Ba smiled again, "Gong Jin asked a good question, even if you don't ask." At this time, I also want to talk to the two of you! ”

Zhou Yu gestured with his hand, "Mr. Zichu, please speak, I'll listen to you!" ”

Sun Ce didn't say a word, it seems. It is indeed left to Zhou Yu to deal with it. Of course, Liu Ba understood, so at this time, he paid more attention to Zhou Yu, and paid less attention to Sun Ce.

So at this time, the four people in the room are actually quite interesting, Liu Ba and Zhou Yu are playing openly and secretly, although they have not yet talked about the most critical place. But everyone wants to get the best out of their own side. And it is not difficult for Liu Ba to see that in fact, Sun Ce is in favor of the alliance between the two sides. Otherwise, he wouldn't have that look on his face after hearing himself say this.

As for him at this time, he wants to listen more carefully, what Liu Ba said, he is responsible for making the most difficult decision, agreeing or disagreeing.

And the fourth man is ugly, he almost didn't fall asleep, but when he thought of the task given to him by the main bus, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and he was much more sober at once-

"The intention of my lord is that the Jiangdong Army and our army will form an alliance and advance and retreat together in Jingzhou, and fight against the local forces in Jingzhou, as well as Cao Mengde's Yanzhou Army and Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou Army!"

When Zhou Yu heard this, he said to Liu Ba, "This, I don't know if Mr. Zichu has thought about it, with the current strength of both you and me, is it a little ...... to deal with the forces of these three parties?"

Zhou Yu didn't say what he said later, but at best, isn't it a little difficult? At worst, isn't it a bit self-sufficient? But Zhou Yu definitely can't say this, even if he thinks so, if he says that there is only one of the three parties, then Zhou Yu doesn't have too many ideas, but if he has to face the three parties, this is indeed very tricky.

Liu Ba understood what Zhou Yu meant, whatever Zhou Yu said, it was all to grasp the initiative, and they all wanted to fight for greater and more interests for their Jiangdong Army-

"Gongjin, I understand what you think, in fact, it is really because of the strength of the three parties, so you and I want to form an alliance, isn't it?"

Liu Ba asked Zhou Yu directly, in fact, what he meant was to say, don't you Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin even understand this truth. If you don't align with others, then how can you compete with others? So you also know the strength of the three parties, so if you don't form an alliance, is there any other way out?

Zhou Yu nodded when he heard this, he had to admit that in fact, this is the case, of course he knows this truth, and his lord, as well as other colleagues, also understand that it is indeed as Liu Ba said, the three parties are strong, and only by uniting themselves and Liu Beijun can they better compete with them.

As for uniting with others, it is basically impossible. An alliance with Jingzhou's local forces? This Zhou Yu knew in his heart that although those big families in Jingzhou were not as xenophobic as those in Jiangdong, they were not easy people to get along with. At least Zhou Yu knew that they didn't look down on the people in Jiangdong, and similarly, the locals in Jiangdong didn't look down on the people in Jingxiang, in fact, they were each other. Even if the two places are next to each other, the closer they are, the more contradictory they are.

Therefore, for the local power in Jingzhou, the departure is for their lord to find him, or it is basically impossible for him to find them-

And Cao Mengde's Yanzhou army, as well as Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou army, Zhou Yu knew that his lord would never unite with them, at least at this moment, in the fight for Jingzhou. This reason is very simple, the two princes who are extremely powerful in the world are the first and second, and in comparison, Zhou Yu has to admit that he and others are smaller, but they are weaker. Therefore, Zhou Yu understands that his lord will not watch the two continue to expand their territory, in that case, it will really not be good for him.

After all, let's not talk about Cao Mengde, Cao Cao's territory originally bordered his own, this is true, and if Jingzhou is occupied by Ma Chao, then his Liangzhou army can also enter Jiangdong, isn't this his own enemy, although Ma Chao's Liangzhou army is also an enemy, but it is definitely not a good thing to be attacked by others too early.

Therefore, it is impossible for his lord to form an alliance with Cao Cao's Yanzhou army and Ma Chao's Liangzhou army, so the only way to do this is to form an alliance with Liu Bei and Liu Xuande-

To say that Zhou Yu really knows that his lord is only in the best interest of his own side if he forms an alliance with Liu Bei, and he has also talked about this matter with his lord before, and his lord's meaning is indeed such an idea.

In fact, if you think about it, Liu Bei is the weakest of these forces after all, and if he captures some counties in Jingzhou, or even the entire territory of Jingzhou, although there is also a threat to himself, it is definitely not as good as Cao Cao and Ma Chao, so of course Zhou Yu knows that if he wants to form an alliance, then only Liu Bei will be, but Zhou Yu is a little surprised that Liu Bei sent someone first.

And in this regard, Zhou Yu also knew in his heart that Liu Bei was more eager to form an alliance than his own, after all, this matter was a win-win situation and would be beneficial to both parties, so of course Zhou Yu would not reject it, but it was necessary to fight for more benefits for himself, and he looked at his lord's expression just now, he knew that he was trying to get more benefits for himself.

"Yes, what Mr. Zichu said is indeed reasonable, but I don't know how specific things are, can Mr. Zichu elaborate on them?" (To be continued......)