Liu Cong's appreciation of Lu Su and Lu Xun is based on the understanding of history in later generations, from the heart, without the slightest artificiality. But in the eyes of Lu Su and Lu Xun, it means Liu Cong's humility and the sincerity of the alliance.

Lu Su also heard about it for the first time a year and a half ago, when Sun Quan returned from a surprise attack on Jiangxia.

Since then, the Jiangdong Group has continued to mention Liu Cong's name, especially when Cao Cao commanded an army of 800,000 to conquer Jingzhou first and then map Jiangdong, Lu Su and Zhou Yu and others proposed to Sun Quan that Cao Cao should not be allowed to have the Yangtze River no matter what.

Unexpectedly, Liu Cong sent an envoy to Jiangdong as soon as possible, clarifying Cao Cao's intentions, and at the same time clarifying the importance of the Sun-Liu alliance, and then Zhou Yu sent troops.

But what is even more unexpected is that Liu Cong withstood Cao Cao's attack with his own strength, making Zhou Yu return in vain.

Along the way, Lu Xun also kept asking Lu Su about Jingzhou's affairs, especially Liu Cong. However, Lu Su also knows very little.

When the two really saw Liu Cong, they sighed at the same time. It's better to be famous than to meet.

Liu Cong, the lord of Jingzhou, is not only outstanding in appearance, but also elegant and majestic, which is not inferior to Jiangdong Sun Quan.

Of course, admiration is admiration, and Lu Su has not forgotten the purpose of his trip.

"General Liu, the people in Jiangdong, including my father-in-law, have admired General Liu for a long time. The general is a member of the royal family, and Cao Cao, who fought against the robbers in a state land, admired Su very much just by raising his courage......

Su came to meet the general on the order of the lord, and now brought 500 gold and 100 silk horses...... A little expression, I hope the general will smile. ”

It is normal for the two princes to form an alliance and send gifts to each other, but I didn't expect Sun Quan to be quite generous, and I knew that the picture was not small when I looked at the gift list. At the moment, Liu Cong was not polite: "Thank you General Sun for clicking, please express my gratitude to General Sun on my behalf after Brother Zijing returns to Jiangdong." ”

Liu Cong was also very polite, although Sun Quan at this time seized Jiangdong, but the Han court only recognized the history of Yangzhou Thorn, and Liu Cong called Sun Quan a general It was also a polite move.

Seeing that Liu Cong was like this, Lu Su was no longer polite, paused and continued: "General, my lord has already rectified the people of his headquarters and wants to Hefei and Shouchun, with the sincerity of his current allies, I wonder if the general can send troops from Xiangyang to echo each other?" ”

"This ......" Liu Cong looked at Lu Su a little embarrassed, then turned to Zhuge Liang, and said in his heart, don't look at this Lu Zijing on the surface, but he is very strong in his heart. Sun Quan attacked Cao Cao because he wanted to pick up the leak, but he didn't want Liu Cong to be idle.

Liu Cong was idle, and the pressure on Sun Quan's side to attack Cao Cao can be imagined.

And if Cao Cao and Liu Cong can't fight, even if Sun Quan's attack on Hefei is successful, it will inevitably cause Cao Cao and Sun Quan's military strength to be greatly reduced, so Liu Cong's strength will be eliminated......

Of course, Sun Quan doesn't expect Liu Cong to really send troops as he wishes, this is the first dream, it is best to be realized, and if it cannot be realized, it will become a bargaining chip for the later conditions.

Zhuge Liang smiled and took over the topic: "Zijing, if it is not the unwillingness of the lord of my family, wouldn't it be nice if he could directly smash Xu Du to rescue the emperor?" However, my Jingzhou soldiers are weak, and you were able to repel Cao Cao before, not with strength, but by skillfully using the advantages of the Han River and the Baihe River, ambushing on many sides, and then the Cao army camp was plagued by the soldiers' unsuitability. This is a fluke, such as today's cold and freezing, our southern navy is not adapted to the cold climate in the north, and there is no advantage in getting out of the water......"

"I understand, I understand......" Lu Su didn't understand that Liu Congjunchen was eager to shirk, the Sun-Liu Alliance had just begun to talk, such a good opportunity to watch from the wall, how could Liu Cong rashly participate in the war, as Zhuge Liang said, the advantage of Jingzhou soldiers over Cao's army is that they are good at water warfare, leaving Xiangyang District to fight land battles, Cao Cao's soldiers have an absolute advantage, and they will definitely not be able to bargain.

"I have heard for a long time that the generals are like gods, and they are assisted by Kong Ming and Yuan Zhi, so Cao Cao will not dare to underestimate them, can I send a small force into Nanyang to harass Cao after my lord's attack on Hefei?"

"As an ally, as it should be!" Lu Su took a step back, and Liu Cong agreed quite happily.

Sun Quan attacked Hefei, and Cao Cao must lead troops to save him, even if there is no Sun Liu; According to the alliance, Liu Cong will not let Cao Cao be so comfortable, unless Cao Cao gives some benefits.

"Thank you, General. Now that the general owns the seven counties of Jingxiang, the people are thriving, and the army is getting stronger and stronger, it is presumable that he will be able to advance westward soon......"

Liu Cong didn't expect Lu Su to say this, and sighed in his heart, Jiangdong Zhou ladies are full of talents, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong strategy and his own river rowing, the first step is to resist Cao Cao's southern expedition, and the second step is to enter Yizhou west to strengthen itself, forming a strong momentum with Cao Cao's Sun Quan.

This kind of strategy Liu Cong only told Wen Ping and other major generals.

I didn't expect Jiangdong Group to know everything about this, no wonder it was eager to take advantage of Cao Cao's new defeat to attack Hefei, just to expand the territory as much as possible, whether it was to confront Cao Cao in the future, or to fight with Jingzhou, strengthening oneself is the last word.

After calming down his mentality a little, Liu Cong asked, "What is the meaning of Zijing's words?" ”

"Oh, the general's westward march is not Zijing's nonsense, but Gongjin has suggested to my lord many times, Su has heard it a few times, the general is eloquent and martial, and he is a royal clansman, Yizhou Liu Zhang is weak, the general does not take it, and sooner or later he will be plotted by Cao Cao.

My father-in-law is also very supportive of the general's westward march into Yizhou. ”

At this time, Liu Cong secretly scolded Lu Su in his heart, this guy did have a deceitful and honest appearance, he lived in Jingzhou steadily, and then Tuyizhou, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were a hundred unwilling, whether it was Zhou Yu or Lu Su, they all advocated that Sun Quan seize Jingzhou as soon as possible, in order to gain the advantage of the Yangtze River, otherwise whether Cao Cao or Liu Cong will be the biggest threat to Jiangdong after the army is strong in the future.

But Liu Cong's birth beat Sun Quan's raid on Jiangxia a year and a half ago, and finally heard that Cao Cao's southern expedition thought that he could reap the benefits, but Cao Cao was also repulsed. Since then, Jiangdong Group no longer underestimates Liu Cong. said it in front of Liu Cong this time, it must have other plans.

"Zijing, if you have something to say, please say it directly!" Liu Cong has promised to send troops to cooperate with Sun Quan to attack Hefei, what will Lu Su say next?

Sure enough, what Lu Su said next surprised Liu Cong, Zhuge Liang and others.

"My lord is very supportive of the general's westward march to Yizhou, and I also hope that the general will support my lord's father-in-law to go south to take Jiaozhou!"

Some things must be put on the table, and Lu Su will no longer go around the bush as a messenger.

“……”

Jiaozhou is a wild land, and it seems to be closer to Jingzhou, Sun Quan's strategic vision is not far away, he knows that even if he raises all his troops, he will not be able to withstand Jingzhou, even if he takes advantage of Cao Cao's new defeat, he may not be able to hit Xuzhou, and now among the princes, Cao Cao's territory is the largest. If Liu Cong can seize Yizhou, his strength will immediately be above Sun Quan.

It has the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and its population base far exceeds that of Yangzhou. And once Liu Cong occupies Yizhou, Cao Cao will not easily provoke Liu Cong, so Sun Quan, as a weak person, will automatically become Cao Cao's next target.

There are several major advantages to occupying Jiaozhou, first of all, these places are vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lot to be done in developing them well.

Secondly, most of these places are dominated by barbarians, which can provide a steady stream of soldiers for Sun Quan.

Of course, the most important point is to occupy a geographical advantage, and form a semi-encirclement of Jingzhou before Liu Cong did not obtain Yizhou, which is an important bargaining chip for consolidating the Sun-Liu alliance.

As soon as Lu Su said it, Liu Cong's face was a little unsightly, this Sun Quan kid was still calculating me, but then he reacted, what was Sun Quan doing during the period from taking over the throne of Jingzhou to repelling Cao Cao?

At this time, I'm afraid that Jiaozhou has already been pocketed, but the timing of the alliance will be said, right?

"General Sun has recovered Jiaozhou?" Liu Cong said tentatively.

"In September, my lord sent Zishan out of the South China Sea, and now the ministries of Jiaozhou have surrendered to ......."

Really! Liu Cong's expectation is not bad, this mountain is Buqi (zhi).

For Buqi, Liu Cong has an impression, in the history of Jian'an for five years, Buqi entered the scholar Sun Quan, and was appointed as the main secretary. More than a year later, he resigned from the government and traveled to various parts of Wuzhong with Zhuge Jin and Yan Ji, and the three gradually became famous, known as the heroes and talents of the world, and later served as the magistrate of Haiyan County. In the fourteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei played Sun Quan's acting general of the chariot cavalry and led the Xuzhou pastor, and Sun Quan ordered Buqi to be the general of the chariot cavalry, Dong Cao Peng, and concurrently engaged in the governance of Xuzhou, and was promoted as a Maocai.