Ignoring Zhang Zhao's dissuasion, Sun Quan asked Zhuge Liang to be invited into the front hall.

Entering the front hall, Zhuge Liang first saluted Sun Quan, and then arched his hand to the people seated.

"Mr. Kong Ming is the military advisor next to Liu Xuande." Sun Quan asked, "What are you doing in Jiangdong when you are not by Liu Xuande's side?" ”

"I came to Jiangdong specifically for Wu Hou." Zhuge Liang said: "Seeing that Wu Hou is about to lose his home, I just came to say hello." ”

His face turned pale, and Sun Quan said in a not very good tone: "Jiangdong is very stable now, who said that I would throw it away?" ”

Looking at the people seated, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Just now, Wu Hou should have discussed how to vote for Cao Cao, once he voted for Cao Cao, will Jiangdong still be in the hands of Wu Hou?" ”

"How do you know we're discussing joining Cao Cao?" Sun Quan asked, "Could it be that we can't discuss something else?" ”

"Cao Cao's army broke through Jingzhou, and it will rush to the bank of the Yangtze River in a few days, Wu Hou is not discussing how to work at this time, is it possible that there are other more important things?" Zhuge Liang asked him.

"Zhuge Kongming!" Sun Quan finally became angry, and he glared at Zhuge Liang: "I respect you as a guest, why do you say hurtful words?" ”

"Could it be that Marquis Wu plans to fight against Cao's army to protect Jiangdong?" Zhuge Liang bowed to Sun Quan and made a big salute: "If that's the case, I will confess to Marquis Wu." ”

"Fight against Cao Jun?" Before Sun Quan could speak, Zhang Zhao snorted coldly and asked Zhuge Liang: "Liu Xuande is an enemy of Cao Jun, what kind of fate has he ended up with now?" ”

"Although my lord has been defeated many times in battles with Cao Jun, he has never given up the struggle." Zhuge Liang said: "Defeat without discouragement is a true hero, it is better than surrendering without a fight." ”

Since entering the front hall, Zhuge Liang's words were prickly, and Sun Quan and everyone sitting had very bad faces.

For fear that he would offend Sun Quan, Lu Su just glanced at him on the side.

But Zhuge Liang didn't seem to see it at all, and then said: "My lord doesn't have the Yangtze River, and Cao Jun dares to fight when he comes." Wu Hou now relies on the Yangtze River and has tens of thousands of elites. But it is really incomprehensible to hear that the Cao family has plans to surrender. ”

"You keep talking about fighting against the Cao family, let me ask you, how many soldiers and horses does the Cao family have?" Sun Quan asked Zhuge Liang in a cold voice.

Lu Su had already reminded Zhuge Liang that he would deliberately say less about the number of soldiers and horses of the Cao family.

But Zhuge Liang said: "Cao's army is known as 830,000, and there are 200,000 who left Yecheng to go on the expedition, and Cao Zirong has 30,000, plus Jingzhou's surrender, it is almost the same if there are no 400,000." ”

As soon as he said this, Lu Su felt a burst of chagrin in his heart, and said straight to the point, it's over, it's over, Zhuge Kongming is too bad to come.

The people in Jiangdong were originally afraid of the Cao family, not only did he not talk less about the Cao family's soldiers and horses, but also deliberately exaggerated, and Zhang Zhao and others had more reason to persuade Sun Quan to surrender.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhao opened his mouth and asked: "Dare to ask Mr. Kong Ming, Cao has 400,000 troops, and our army only has 60,000, how can we resist the enemy?" ”

Wei Wei smiled, and Zhuge Liang said: "Back then, Xiang Yu fought against the water, but 20,000 or 30,000 people defeated the Qin army of 300,000. In the first battle of Guandu, the Cao family only had 40,000 horses, while the Yuan family had more than 100,000 troops. Let me ask Zhang Gong, is the Cao family defeated or the Yuan family defeated? ”

When he asked this, Zhang Zhao was also stunned, and he didn't know how to respond.

Zhuge Liang bowed to Sun Quan again and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many examples of winning more with less, I heard that Jiangdong has many talents, and Jiangdong relies on the Yangtze River to rely on natural risks, is it possible that Wu Hou thinks that he is inferior to Cao Cao?" ”

Zhuge Liang said these words, and Sun Quan's face improved a lot.

He pinched his chin, nodded and said, "What Mr. said makes some sense. ”

Sun Quan seemed to have moved his mind to resist Cao Jun, and Zhang Zhao hurriedly said: "Wu Hou, Cao Jun has many fierce generals, and there are far more people who strategize than us in Jiangdong. It is really unwise to start a war with the Cao family! ”

"If I were Wu Hou, I would definitely behead those who begged for peace lightly." Without waiting for Sun Quan to respond, Zhuge Liang said: "These people are only thinking about their own family, where have they thought about the life and death of Wu Hou?" ”

"Zhuge Kongming, don't be alarmist." Zhang Zhao said angrily: "I have been an official in Jiangdong for many years, and I have always been relied on by Wentai and Bofu, will I hurt Wu Hou?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled coldly, shook his head and said: "I have no doubt about Gong Zhang's loyalty in the past, but this time I strongly persuaded Marquis Wu to surrender to the Cao family, which is despicable. ”

He continued: "All the people in Jiangdong have joined the Cao family, and they can all be reused, and it is not impossible to seal their wives and sons in the future." However, Wu Hou voted for the Cao family, and it was not only Jiangdong that he lost. ”

Looking at Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang said: "Wu Hou has occupied Jiangdong for several years, and he has long been a hero, so Cao Cao will not have the slightest fear?" Since he is jealous of Wu Hou, he will always think of a way to get rid of Wu Hou in the future. If you vote for Cao Cao, not only will you not be able to protect Jiangdong, but you will lose your life. Zhang Zhao and the others tried their best to persuade Wu Hou to surrender, if they were not killed at this time, what were they waiting for? ”

When Zhuge Liang said these words, everyone present was shocked.

persuaded Sun Quan to surrender, and almost everyone had a share.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Does Mr. Kong Ming have a way to break the Cao family?" ”

"Now that the Cao family's army has not moved, Wu Hou can also stand still." Zhuge Liang said: "When the Cao family's army has a movement, it's not too late to make plans." ”

"Wu Hou!" Seeing Sun Quan's hesitation, Lu Su knew that Zhuge Liang was a little moved by what he said, and hurriedly said: "Kong Ming is right, the Cao family's army will not move, Jiangdong just needs to be on guard." There was no action against the Cao family, and it could not be regarded as offending them. However, if they moved, they would be trying to disadvantage Jiangdong, and they would deal with it at that time, because they had already deployed earlier, and they would not be very hasty. ”

Sun Quan frowned and nodded, but he didn't say a word.

Always feeling that Jiangdong was not the opponent of the Cao family, Zhang Zhao said: "Zhuge Kongming is clever and tries to bewitch Wu Hou. The Cao family has also attacked others in the past, and Zhang Xiu even rebelled against the Cao family in his early years, hasn't he been pardoned for his sins? ”

Zhuge Liang laughed and said to Zhang Zhao: "What Zhang Gong said is right, but where is Zhang Xiu now?" In the past, he occupied Wancheng, he called for wind and rain, but now? Under Cao Cao, he was nothing more than an inconspicuous little person. Not only is the glory of the past gone, but even living has to be careful. Could it be that Wu Houken is like Zhang Xiu? ”

"Needless to say!" Sun Quan stood up and said to everyone: "I have made up my mind, whether the Cao family has any plans to use troops to Jiangdong or not, make arrangements first, and once the Cao army comes, immediately meet the enemy!" ”