Zhou Yu is also a brave person, and whispered a few times to Cheng Pu, and Cheng Pu retreated a few feet away.

"Can you say it now?"

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi said: "A few days ago, I sent Yu Ban to Jiangdong to discuss peace with General Sun, and to promote peace, I have one condition.... ”

Yuan Xi revealed the matter of Gan Ning to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was furious when he heard this: "How can this be true! He didn't want to argue with Yuan Xi, so he got up and left.

"Respectfully, I'm not done yet."

"What else to say? You want me to drive away Gan Ning, and you can recruit Gan Ning again. You can say such shameless things. I don't want to hurt people, this matter, that's the end of it! ”

"Wait..." Yuan Xi stopped Zhou Yu and said patiently: "Respectfully, I think... You should think about Sun Quan, think about Jiangdong, isn't it worth exchanging Gan Ning for 100,000 stone grain and 30 million money? There is also this half of Yangzhou, I originally wanted to occupy here, but for the sake of Gan Ning, I only take Shouchun. ”

"Humph!" Zhou Yu snorted coldly: "You think I'll be afraid of you? ”

Prior to this, Zhou Yu had already decided to give up Shouchun, and even Yangzhou. But Gan Ning's victory in Guangling Port and the defeat of Yuan Xi's navy made him have no worries, to put it mildly, he was eager to fight with Yuan Xi and learn the demeanor of the Hebei Army. It is impossible to give up Yangzhou, which was hard to get.

"Listen to the meaning of Gong's words, do you still want to go to war?"

"Exactly!"

Zhou Yu said unceremoniously: "If you want me to drive away Gan Ning, you need to defeat me first." I don't take advantage of you, we are fighting in the field, I have 30,000 soldiers, 50,000 to you, if you can win, Gan Ning is yours. If you can't, please get out of Yangzhou! Hum! ”

Zhou Yu returned to the city angrily.

"Okay, I'd like to see what you Zhou Yu are capable of..." Yuan Xi also returned to the battle with Wen Chou.

"Lord, how did you talk to Zhou Yu?" Seeing Yuan Xi coming back, Zhang Jaw asked anxiously.

"Failed....

"Huh?" Jaw asked, "What did he say?" ”

Yuan Xi said jokingly: "Zhou Yu challenges you, he wants to fight your 50,000 army with 30,000 Jiangdong troops." Also said... If we are defeated, get out of Yangzhou. General Zhang, you don't have to be ashamed. ”

"This bitch, do you really say that?" Zhang Jaw said angrily: "He also underestimates me too much, right?!" ”

"Not only do I underestimate you, but I also underestimate you. In this battle, we say that we cannot defeat anything. ”

"The lord said very much. The last general will arrange this, and he will definitely defeat Zhou Yu. ”

"Hmm."

........

Zhang Jaw led the army back to the camp.

Yuan Xi relied on the ability to fly in four different directions, surveying the terrain within a radius of dozens of miles in Shouchun. Record what you see and go back to the camp.

Just after noon.

Zhou Yuguo did not break his promise, took 30,000 steps to ride, left Shouchun, and camped in the south, about five miles away from the camp of Zhang Jaw. It is about ten miles away from Shouchun City.

Yuan Xi also summoned the generals in the army to discuss the matter of facing Zhou Yu.

"I would have like... Peacefully resolved the matter of Yangzhou, but Zhou Yu didn't know what to do, thinking that with tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops, he could compete with me. He also let out a word, with only 30,000 troops, we will fight 50,000. Generals, whether you can tolerate it or not. ”

After Yuan Xi finished speaking, Zhang Jaw stood up: "The last general has selected 20,000 elites, who can fight Zhou Yu." Among them, there are 5,000 elite cavalry in Youzhou, 5,000 Korean spearmen, 3,000 shield soldiers, 1,000 pioneer battalions, and 1,000 archers. And five thousand combat vehicles. These troops are the elite of our Hebei army, and all those who participate in the battle are veterans of more than two years, and they will definitely be able to defeat Zhou Yu! ”

"Only 20,000?" Yuan Xi said: "Didn't you say 50,000? ”

Zhang Jaw replied: "My lord, Zhou Yu gave us 50,000 with 30,000, even if we win, he will not lose face, and the civil and military people in Jiangdong also take it for granted." So what's the point of this battle? If we can outperform Zhou Yu with 20,000 soldiers and 30,000, then it is called ability, see what Zhou Yu has to say. ”

"Yes, yes..." Lang Gu, Wen Chou, etc., also feel that what Zhang Jaw said is reasonable.

It's a bit risky, but it's definitely worth it for political reasons.

"Okay, I agree to fight Zhou Yu with 20,000 soldiers. But add the Behemoth. Our eleven mammoths are to be the vanguard of the great war. This is our magic weapon, and it is also unique to us, so we should let Zhou Yu understand it. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes."

Zhang Jaw said: "A few more giant beasts, not only did not increase the number of troops, but became more powerful. Presumably, Zhou Yu and Jiangdong's civil and military forces can't say anything. It's just that.... ”

"The lord wants to negotiate peace with Jiangdong, can he still negotiate peace after this battle is fought?"

"Absolutely." Yuan Xi said with a smile: "There is a saying, there are no eternal friends, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, all wars and diplomacy are based on the word interests." Diplomacy is inseparable from war. If we want to gain an advantageous position in diplomacy and promote peace talks with Koto, we must win a complete victory in war. Otherwise, why did Sun Quan agree to give Shouchun to us? And why show weakness? ”

"What the lord said is reasonable."

"Since that's the case, this battle must be fought..." Zhang Jaw took out the map, hung it on the screen, and said, "Zhou Yu's camp is five miles to the south, not far from us. The cavalry attacked, and it was coming in an instant, and the last general thought... You should make full use of the mammoth's advantage to knock Zhou Yu's camp away, and then rush into his camp with five thousand chariots, cooperate with the mammoth, and mess up everything inside. Then the cavalry will be mobilized for battle.... ”

Jaw said a lot.

Yuan Xi shook his head secretly, and after Zhang Jaw finished speaking, he got up and said, "General Zhang, your map can only be used as a reference." Your strategy just now, if you face ordinary enemy troops, you can still implement it, but in the face of Zhou Yu, it won't work at all. ”

"Why?" The jaw is puzzled.

This is what he thought of with his heart, how could it not be effective.

"Because I've surveyed the terrain. Zhou Yu's camp is extremely huge, capable of accommodating 100,000 troops. Although he did not have a hundred thousand troops in his battalion, but... Because the camp is too big, how can we control the situation if we go to attack the camp? Can only eleven mammoths and 5,000 chariots destroy all the camp facilities? We don't even know where the enemy is. ”

"Also, his camp, backed by a big mountain, clamped down on two official roads, can be attacked, retreated can be defended. We want to win the first battle, and it's almost impossible. He can walk away at any time, and he can rescue Shouchun at any time, or go up the mountain to guard. ”

"In general, Zhou Yu's camp is impeccable...."

Yuan Xi denied the strategy of opening his jaw and told everyone about the situation of the enemy village, which made everyone realize that this battle was by no means as simple as they imagined.