The next day.

Yang Ren was recruited to Xiangyang City.

Yuan Xi named him the deputy general of the former army and listened to him under Ma Chao.

Yang Ren was grateful to Dai De and thanked him repeatedly.

"I don't know how the battle in Wuguan is going, I want to go and see. Wen He can lead the army to Nanyang County, and once the Wuguan changes, he can lead the army to enter. Yuan Xi and Jia Xu said.

"It's better not to go."

"Why?"

"If the lord goes, Cao Liu will not dare to attack, which is somewhat contrary to our previous plan." Jia Xu chuckled and said, "The lord should believe in General Gao Lan, he has experienced a hundred battles and made countless meritorious contributions. This time, there are 30,000 elites, and they will not fail. ”

"Having said that, but the Cao Liu coalition army has 200,000 people, and no matter how unexpectedly our people are, I am afraid that they will be invincible with two fists and four hands." Yuan Xi thought about it and said, "I still want to go and see." My behemoth can help when necessary. ”

"That's fine."

Jia Xu said: "Jingzhou has been roughly pacified, and the remaining Jingnan region is occupied by Lu Xun, presumably Sun Quan will not give it." The lord can send a general to lead the army to Jingnan to see how Lu Xun reacts. If he does not resist, he will immediately occupy Jingnan and recover the entire territory of Jingzhou. ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi already had a candidate: "Let Pang De go." ”

...........

Yuan Xi wrote to Sun Quan, asking him why he attacked Xu Huang. Is it preparing to occupy Jingzhou? If not, let Lu Xun lead the army to Jiangling and attack Xu Huang with Yuan Xi in the north and south.

After Sun Quan received the letter, he didn't say a word, and ordered Lu Xun to go.

But it didn't take long...

Sun Quan received letters sent by Yuan Xi one after another.

The last letter states that Xu Huang is dead, and that Xiangyang, Jiangling and other places have been recovered. Now only Jingnan is left for pacification. Ordered Lu Xun to retreat to Jiangdong. Handed over Jingnan to Pound to garrison.

This letter made Sun Quan hesitate.

He never thought of surrendering to Yuan Xi. It was only on this ground that the Jiangdong Army had a chance to rest for a short time, avoid the attack of Northern Yuan Xi, and expand its strength at the same time.

But now the situation is different.

If you follow what Yuan Xi said, transfer Lu Xun out of Jingzhou. Then the nine counties of Jingxiang will all fall into the hands of Yuan Xi, and he can't even drink the soup.

What bothered him the most was that Yuan Xi didn't mention anything about attacking Yizhou, and he didn't even have the opportunity to send troops.

Sun Quan hesitated and invited Lu Su to discuss.

Lu Su sighed and said, "Lord, Yuan Xi is in the limelight now. Even Cao Liu joined forces, but he couldn't defeat him. How can we be his opponents? If I don't do what he says, I, Sergeant Jiangdong, will be in great trouble. ”

Sun Quan sat down and said, "But I repeatedly backed down and gave Jingzhou to Yuan Xi, so there will be no chance to make trouble." ”

To this day, Sun Quan is still thinking about the incident.

I have to say it's very resilient.

Lu Su didn't know how to persuade and asked, "The lord still wants to fight with Yuan Xi?" ”

"I thought about it. I can't wait to go into battle myself! Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said.

"Ugh..."

Lu Su shook his head.

If it had been ten years earlier, Sun Quan would still have a chance to win.

But now, Yuan Xi has captured Hebei, the Central Plains, and even the Cao-Liu coalition army has been defeated and retreated, and it is about to be wiped out. In the land of Jiangdong, the land is narrow and the people are widowed, and it is difficult to support the food, how can it compete with the powerful Yuan Xi.

In his opinion, even if Sun Quan is ambitious, it is impossible to win.

Lu Su arched his hand and said: "My lord, the minister has a word, don't vomit or be unhappy." ”

"Son, please speak."

Lu Su said: "Now the general trend is clear at a glance, Yuan Xi's great achievements are a matter of time, the lord is different from Cao Liu, Cao Liu is Yuan Xi's sworn enemy, and the lord... The existing lady is in Hebei and is Yuan Xi's wife, and she is very favored. The lord voted to rely on Yuan Xi, and there is no need to worry about his life, perhaps... It can also be reused. Served as a party assassin and governor. Isn't that much better than it is now? ”

"If the lord is really ambitious and doesn't want to be subservient, he can develop secretly after taking refuge in Yuan Xi, and then try to do it later."

Sun Quan was a little displeased and said, "Zijing." You've said these things before. ”

"Yes. This is the minister's sincere words. ”

"Ugh...."

Sun Quan's mind was now a mess, and he didn't know how to make a decision.

Taking a step forward and taking a step back, you can fall into the abyss.

Should he surrender to Yuan Xi at all? Or resist to the end?

"This matter is too important, I have to ask the old lady first." Sun Quan said suddenly.

"Okay."

Lu Su nodded.

The old lady in Sun Quan's mouth is Wu Guotai, the wife of the ancestor Sun Jian. She loves Sun Xiaomei the most. Now that Sun Xiaomei is Yuan Xi's wife, and Yuan Xi is about to unify the world, Wu Guotai's choice should not be like Sun Quan.

Lu Su waited in the hall.

While drinking tea, I thought about countermeasures.

If Wu Guotai supported Sun Quan and was ready to go to war with Yuan Xi, how should he advise?

Of course, this is very unlikely.

But he could not fail to take into account.

Sun Quan went to the backyard to see Wu Guotai.

Wu Guotai said: "Son, everything is providential. Jiangdong can stand in troubled times for ten years, which is already the limit. Now that the Han family is dead, why should you insist on it anymore. Your little sister is still in Hebei, if the station is open, Yuan Xi takes him as a hostage, how should you choose? The people and courtiers of Jiangdong could not escape the doom. Actually, your father was... I didn't think about rebellion, I just wanted to protect the people. Why don't you carry on his legacy. ”

Wu Guotai's words clearly wanted Sun Quan to surrender.

Sun Quan, who has great ambitions, is really unwilling.

He said: "Mother, although Yuan Xi is strong, he is at war with Cao Liu, Yizhou is rich for thousands of miles, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is Zhuge Kongming in charge. It is expected that within three to five years, the war may not be over. If I, Jiangdong, can seize the fighter plane and fight hard, I may not lose. ”

"Son, why don't you understand. Even your father didn't want to take over the world, he just wanted to protect the people. If you are selfish and affect the people of Jiangdong, how can you be at ease? Let alone... Is the current situation really as you say? I heard that Yuan Xi's army is invincible. Even Cao Liu can't be defeated, how can you be an enemy? Wu Guotai chuckled: "Don't bully my old lady to be fooled." We, the Jiangdong Army, rarely participated in the Great War in the Central Plains. The biggest battle ever fought was a stalemate with Yu Ban for several months in Yangzhou. It was still commanded by Zhou Gongjin. Even he can't win. What can you do? ”

Sun Quan wanted to tell Wu Guotai that Lu Xun, who is now in charge of the army, is no worse than Zhou Yu.

But he didn't say it after all.

In Wu Guotai's heart, she has some affection for the old ministers of Jiangdong, including Zhou Yu, she takes special care and gratitude. Every time Sun Quan wants to dispose of someone, Wu Guotai will stand up.

The last time he seized Zhou Yu's military power, Wu Guotai made a big fuss.

If you talk about Lu Xun again, I'm afraid it won't help.

"Since the mother has made up her mind, the son obeys the order." Sun Quan was like a swallowed ball, with a depressed face.