"Continuing friendship?" Wang Zongshou was obviously stunned for a moment.

Although he had indeed guessed that Wu Jun might come to negotiate peace, he was still surprised when Zhou Zong said what he meant.

There was no friendship between Wu and Shu, and the two seemed to be talking enthusiastically just now, but in fact, they didn't say anything important, and what they said was basically nonsense.

And now Zhou Zong actually beat the snake with the stick, and really talked about the friendship between the two countries, which made him feel a little incredible.

But then, he sneered in his heart again: "It seems that King Wu really has no certainty of defeating our army, so he wants to use this method to persuade our army to retreat." But the matter has come to this, how can this king really withdraw from the army because of a word? ”

He immediately pretended to be a little puzzled and asked, "I wonder what your envoy plans to do to continue the friendship between our two families?" ”

Zhou Zong replied solemnly: "Please also ask His Highness to retire and go back, and the friendship between the two families will naturally be continued!" ”

Hearing Zhou Zong's straightforward proposal to let the Shu army retreat, the generals of the Shu army naturally would not agree.

Zhao Ben stood up and asked loudly: "Since your envoy said that the friendship between the two families will be continued, why doesn't King Wu withdraw his troops and return to Jinling?" As long as King Wu withdraws from the army, the two families will naturally be fine! ”

Another lieutenant general, Wei Qun, sneered directly: "King Wu has now annexed the south, and now he wants to get involved in Jiangling; If King Wu really defeated Jiangling, then will King Wu do something to my Shu Kingdom next? ”

Zhou Zong sighed and said, "Whether you believe it or not, but I can guarantee that my king has no plan to attack your country, so why should your country ruin the friendship between the two families for the sake of a Gao Jichang?" ”

Zhao Ben shook his head, sighed, and said, "Don't you know? The envoy of Jingnan Jiedu surrendered to my majesty a few months ago, and the Wu army invaded Jingnan, which was an invasion of our country; Is it true that our army cannot send troops to defend its territory? ”

Zhou Zong was stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Ben to directly admit that Gao Jichang had surrendered to Shu.

But then he reacted again, Shu and Liang jointly sent troops to prevent the Wu army from attacking Jiangling this time, and it was obvious that the two families had a tacit understanding on these things; Even if he admitted that Gao Jichang had belonged to the Shu State, the Liang State would not look for trouble on this issue.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zong said in a deep voice: "If Gao Jichang has really surrendered to your country, then it is reasonable for your country to send troops to rescue Jiangling; But did Gao Jichang really surrender? This person has the most cunning temperament, and if he is worried, he will surrender to your country, which is also a ghost! ”

Wang Zongshou finally spoke at this time, and he also said directly: "Okay, your envoy doesn't need to say much, it is impossible for His Majesty to let the land of Jiangling fall into the hands of your country; If King Wu wants to capture Gangneung, then let him rely on his own ability to capture it! ”

Wang Zongshou said it so clearly, Zhou Zong had no choice but to give up.

But then he asked, "Your Highness, the matter of the battle between these two armies is not understood by the next scribe; However, I also know that the relationship between your country and the Liang country is also not very harmonious; At the beginning, the Shu army also sent troops with King Qi to crusade against Liang many times, and when Zhu Wen usurped the throne, the lord of your country also passed on the world with the king of my family, calling on the princes of the world to crusade against Liang together. ”

"Although it did not work out in the end, it can also be seen that the relationship between your country and Liang ......"

Wang Zongshou frowned and asked softly, "What does your envoy mean by this?" Do you want to sow discord between our army and the Liang army? If that's the case, you'd better go back early! ”

Zhou Zong shook his head and asked with a smile: "Is the relationship between your army and Liang Jun very close?" ”

Of course not!

At first, the Shu army did not plan to join the Liang army, but wanted to kill under the city of Jiangling first and lift the siege of Jiangling; As for the Liang army, Wang Zongshou's plan was to let them go to fight against the main force of the Wu army, and it was best if both of them would lose.

It's just that later due to the situation, the Shu army could only rush to join the Liang army, and finally formed a coalition army to go south together; But this does not mean that the relationship between Liang Jun and Shu Jun is really intimate.

At this time, in the face of Zhou Zong's rhetorical question, Wang Zongshou and the others looked a little unsightly.

Zhou Zongke didn't care about the faces of the generals of the Wangshu army, he said directly: "I can't hide it, this time the king of my family sent troops to Jiangling, and the original plan was to capture the entire Jingxiang, and then he will go north to the Central Plains and recover the Tang Dynasty!" The lord of your country also said that he would restore the Tang Dynasty, and now that the opportunity has come, does His Highness want to help the thief instead? ”

Wang Zongshou and the others suddenly changed their faces.

In any case, Zhu Wen's reputation is infamous among many forces in the world.

The Tang Dynasty has been established for 300 years, and its prestige has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; And Zhu Wen's usurpation of the Tang Dynasty naturally became the object of condemnation by major forces in the world.

Wang Jian also said that he would crusade against the traitor Zhu Wen, but now he is mixed with Zhu Wen, and his reputation is naturally not very good.

Wang Zongshou sneered: "Even if our army doesn't help the thieves, it is impossible to help you!" Your envoy can go back! ”

After speaking, Wang Zongshou was ready to serve tea to the guests.

Zhou Zong hurriedly smiled and said: "With His Highness's words, you can rest assured!" ”

After speaking, Zhou Zong said goodbye and left.

Wang Zongshou and the others all looked thoughtful when they saw each other.

"Could it be that the purpose of this Zhou Sect coming here is to make us not help Liang Jun?" After a while, Zhao Ben took the lead in breaking the silence.

"That's how it should be! This person was talking about it at first, full of friendships between the two families. Hehe, Wu is in the east, Shu is in the west, the two families are thousands of miles apart, where did the friendship come from? ”

"The so-called friendship between the two families, if there is anything to persuade us to withdraw from the army, it is simply covering up people's eyes! His real purpose should be to hope that we don't help Liang Jun, so that they can let go and deal with Liang Jun! Wei Qun replied with approval.

Wang Zongshou nodded with a smile and said, "It seems that our previous prediction was right, Wu Jun still regards Liang Jun as the primary target!" ”

In these days, Wang Zongshou and other generals naturally had many discussions, and in the end, everyone felt that it was most likely that the Wu army would continue to target the Liang army, because in order to occupy Jingxiang, it was necessary to eliminate Kou Yanqing first.

However, the foundation of the Shu army is in Shu, even if Wang Zongshou, the Shu army, is eliminated, it will not have a great impact on the national situation of Shu; With the foundation not shaking, it won't take long for Shu to recover.

Not only Wang Zongshou and other Shu generals thought so, but also Kou Yanqing, Gao Jichang, and Liu Jun, who had just arrived with the army, and their opinions were similar.

Now, after Zhou Zong's envoy, Wang Zongshou and others are more certain of Wu Guo's intentions.

Only Zhang Wu still felt that something was wrong, but unfortunately he didn't know what was wrong, let alone how to persuade Wang Zongshou and the others, and finally could only remind: "Your Highness, generals, I think that King Wu's intentions may not be so simple, so we should be cautious!" ”

Zhao Ben said disappreciably: "Be cautious? How to be cautious? Could it be that General Zhang's plan was that when the Wu army launched an attack on the Liang army, our army would sit idly by and let the Wu army destroy the Liang army? ”

Zhang Wu was choked for a moment, he turned his head to look at the generals, and then looked at Wang Zongshou who was sitting at the top of the place, and saw that everyone was a little dissatisfied with him, so he couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, and then sighed and didn't say more.

"There are so many generals, many of whom are veterans who have been fighting all year round, since everyone thinks it's okay, maybe the old man is too worried? That's it, anyway, the old man is humble and light, is there enough reason, no matter how he says it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade everyone. In that case, why bother? I just hope you're right, I'm wrong! Zhang Wu thought in his heart.

Wang Zongshou saw that Zhang Wu didn't say anything more, and immediately stopped dwelling on this issue.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "This time to send troops to Jiangling, the task that Your Majesty has given to this king is to keep Jiangling from falling into the hands of the Wu State, so if the Wu army attacks the Liang army, our army will definitely not be able to sit idly by, there is no doubt about this." ”

The generals nodded yes.

Wang Zongshou continued: "However, before sending troops, Your Majesty also said that we should try to retain the strength of our army, in other words, we can only let the Liang army consume the strength of the Wu army. Do you understand what this king means? ”

The generals suddenly understood in their hearts, and replied one after another: "The last general understands!" ”

What Zhou Zong said before was indeed good, the relationship between Liang and Shu was indeed not so close, but it was because of the threat of the Wu army that they were united, and in secret they were still competing with each other.

Wang Zongshou's meaning naturally means that if the Wu army storms the Liang army, then on the one hand, they must ensure that the Liang army is not completely defeated, and on the other hand, they must reduce the losses of the Shu army as much as possible.

If these two points can be achieved, then this time the troops will be sent to Jiangling, and the Shu army will become the final winner.

However, after Zhang Wu listened to Wang Zongshou's words, his face became even more worried.

Wu Jun is not a soft persimmon, but a fierce tiger that retracts its claws, and may hurt people at any time.

It can even be said that if the coalition forces are not paying attention to it, they may suffer a major defeat.

In this case, Wang Zongshou and the others were still discussing how to pit Liang Jun without a trace, which made Zhang Wu feel a little ridiculous after hearing it.

At this moment, the guards outside came in and reported that the Liang army generals Kou Yanqing and Liu Yan had come to visit together.

Wang Zongshou's heart sank, and he immediately understood that the news that the envoy of Wu State had come to envoy Shu Camp had been known to Kou Yanqing and others.

However, this kind of thing is not so easy to hide, after all, the camps of the two families are so close to each other, even if they want to, they can't hide it.

Therefore, Wang Zongshou simply went out generously to welcome Kou Yanqing and the others in, and told the two of them bluntly about Zhou Zong's visit. 1910