Before seeing Sun Quan, just seeing Lu Su was told that the Jiangdong Sun family had no intention of being an enemy of the Cao family, Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Lu Gong didn't hear that Cao Zirong transferred his naval army to the Yangtze River. Not only that, but he also mobilized a batch of ordnance. Jingzhou has fallen into the hands of the Cao family, and the navy is transferred, and then the weapons are transported along the coast, I don't know what the princes in Jiangdong think he has planned? ”

"Jingzhou Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun family have been fighting all these years." Lu Su said: "It has always been the Sun family who landed on the shore to crusade against Jingzhou, when did Kong Ming see Jingzhou land on the south bank? The Cao family's allocation of naval troops and weapons should be to guard against Jingzhou. ”

"Guarding against Koto?" Zhuge Liang shook his head with a smile and said, "If there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, will they guard against Jingzhou, or will they fight it in one fell swoop?" ”

As soon as he asked, Lu Su's face suddenly became a little bad, but he didn't refute it.

"The Cao family has not made a crusade against Jiangdong until now, it is nothing more than a fear of the Yangtze River." Zhuge Liang said: "Most of the Cao army are northerners, they are not water-sensitive, and although the Jingzhou army is strong, they are not familiar with each other with the generals of the Cao family. If the Yangtze River had not been cut off from it, Cao Cao would have led a large army to kill the Yangtze River long ago, and where would there be the Jiangdong Sun clan at that time? ”

"Kong Ming said this, if Wu Hou heard it, he would definitely be unhappy." Lu Su said: "Seeing Wu Hou, Kong Ming can't talk nonsense like this. ”

"Listening to Lu Gong's meaning, you should agree with my statement? Zhuge Liang asked. ”

"I agree with Kong Ming." Lu Su said: "In recent years, the Cao family has defeated the Yuan family in the north, and they are now in full swing. Jingzhou fell into the hands of the Cao family, as long as Jiangdong was obtained again, most of the world would be unified. If I were Cao Cao, I would indeed send troops to Jiangdong. ”

"Since Lu Gong thinks so, why did he ...... it before," Zhuge Liang asked.

"Jiangdong is not my word." Lu Su said: "Since the Cao army broke through Jingzhou, Zhang Zhao and the others have been busy persuading Wu Hou to make friends with the Cao family. There are not a few people who have such intentions, and even if I say anything, I will be drowned in their saliva. ”

"I'm here to help Duke Lu convince Wu Hou." Zhuge Liang asked: "I heard that Jiangdong Zhoulang recently returned to Wu County, I don't know what he thinks?" ”

"Although Wu Hou does not want to be an enemy of the Cao family, he is not defenseless." Lu Su said: "The transfer of Gongjin back to Wu County is precisely to prevent the Cao family. ”

"I wonder if Zhou Gongjin thinks the Cao family will cross the river?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

Lu Su replied: "Gong Jin also strongly persuaded Wu Hou to take precautions as soon as possible, but Zhang Zhao and others are powerful, and now Wu Hou will most of them listen to them." ”

"Since Zhou Gongjin also thinks that the Cao family will send troops to attack Jiangdong, this matter is mostly done." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said to Lu Su: "Please also ask Lu Gong to introduce me to Wu Hou." ”

"Everyone in Jiangdong is afraid of the Cao family's army, and when Kong Ming saw Wu Hou, he couldn't say that the Cao family had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses." Lu Su said: "As long as you tell Wu Hou that the Cao family is just a bluff, and there are only 100,000 soldiers and horses, this matter can probably be done." ”

"Lu Gong rest assured." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "When I see Wu Hou, what to say, I have my own measure." ”

After explaining Zhuge Liang, Lu Su still felt a little uneasy.

On the way to meet Sun Quan with him, Lu Su also reminded him several times that he must not tell Sun Quan about the Cao family's large number of soldiers and horses.

Zhuge Liang came to Jiangdong, and Sun Quan had already gotten the news.

Sitting in the front hall, Lu Su hadn't picked up Zhuge Liang yet, he asked everyone: "Liu Bei ordered Zhuge Kongming to come to Jiangdong, what do you think he will say?" ”

"Zhuge Kongming is Liu Bei's military division." Zhang Zhao stood up and said, "He came to Jiangdong this time to persuade Wu Hou to join forces with Liu Bei to resist the Cao family. ”

"The Cao family has a lot of soldiers and horses, if we unite with Liu Bei, what are the chances of winning?" Sun Quan asked again.

"Not at all." Zhang Zhao said: "The Cao family's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed on the north bank, and now they have the old department of Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou. In terms of military strength, we may be less than one-tenth of the Cao family, and this battle should not be fought and won. ”

"What do you think?" Sun Quan asked the others.

Everyone sitting looked at each other, and after a while, one person said: "Zhang Gong is right, the Cao family's soldiers are ten times stronger than me." Once a war with the Cao family starts, our army will definitely not be an opponent. ”

Some people echoed Zhang Zhao's mouth, and others also followed suit.

Everyone spoke in unison, but Sun Quan's face was very bad.

Since Sun Ce's death that year, he took over Jiangdong, first quelling rebellions in various places, and then fighting Liu Biao in Jingzhou for several years.

Under his rule, Jiangdong merchants are now rich and rich, but their military strength is far inferior to that of the Cao family.

In the battle with Liu Biao, Jiangdong not only will not fall behind, but will often be at an advantage.

However, this time it was Cao Cao!

Cao Cao's troops in Xiangyang were delayed, and Sun Quan already felt something, but it was not good to say it in front of everyone.

Only a few people such as Zhou Yu and Lu Su persuaded him to deploy in time to resist the Cao family.

Back then, Sun Ce had instructed him to listen to Zhou Yu for foreign affairs and Zhang Zhao for internal affairs.

However, the crisis we are facing this time is both a foreign and a domestic matter.

Outside, Cao Cao's army was in Jingzhou, and it could go south to attack Jiangdong at any time.

Inside, Zhang Zhao and others and Zhou Yu and others disagreed, and they insisted on each other's words, as if everyone had a point, but he didn't know who to listen to.

Everyone was still talking, and a guard walked in: "Qi Wu Hou, Lu Gong took Zhuge Kongming here." ”

Before Sun Quan could speak, Zhang Zhao asked him, "Dare to ask Wu Hou, why do you want to see Liu Bei's subordinates at this time?" ”

"Liu Bei is in charge of Xiakou and has fought against Cao Cao before." Sun Quan said: "Since Zhuge Kongming came to see me, it is not good to see me behind closed doors, it may be safer to listen to what he says and then make a decision." ”

"Could it be that Wu Hou can trust Liu Bei?" Zhang Zhao said: "This person has repeatedly defected to others, but in the end he has abandoned the benefactor and left. Back then, he served Cao Cao, but he participated in the edict of the cloth belt. Later, he joined Yuan Shao, but fled from Runan with Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses. This person has never had credibility, and Wu Hou had to be cautious when dealing with him. ”

"I have written down everything that Gong Zhang said." Sun Quan said: "I just planned to meet Zhuge Kongming, and I didn't decide to be an enemy of the Cao family. ”

"I also ask Wu Hou to clarify the situation and make a decision earlier." Zhang Zhao said: "If the Cao family really comes to attack, as long as they sacrifice Jiangdong, they will definitely not be embarrassed, and Wu Hou will at least be able to live in peace for half his life." ”

"I understand Zhang Gong's intentions." Sun Quan first responded, and then instructed the guards: "Invite Zhuge Kongming in!" ”

(End of chapter)