Chapter 747: Sun Quan, who hesitated

The words were divided into two ends, just when Zhuge Liang was about to leave for Jiangdong, Cao Cao also sent a messenger with a letter of persuasion from Cao Jun to set off for Jiangdong. This letter, Cao Cao wrote quite atmospheric, although there are some exaggerated elements in it, but most of it does actually exist.

Cao Jun commanded hundreds of thousands of elite troops, plus the rich Jingzhou naval army. It can be said that today's Cao Army is unprecedentedly powerful, with no internal worries and no external troubles. Internally united, there are no enemies outside who can threaten Cao's army. It can be said that Cao Jun has absolute strength to take Jiangdong.

Cao Cao was very domineering in the letter to ask Sun Quan to surrender earlier, his words were domineering and sharp, and there was a threatening tone between the lines. In this regard, Zhao Fei frowned a little, because Zhao Fei somewhat felt that Cao Cao's tone between the lines was too much, and he had to know the truth that things must be opposed.

Zhao Fei also told Cao Cao about this problem, but Cao Cao was obviously a little proud at the moment, so he didn't care about it. And Zhao Fei saw that Cao Cao didn't care, so he had no idea of continuing to persuade. After all, Zhao Fei would not think that Sun Quan would choose to surrender. That being the case, it is the same to write a letter of surrender.

Although Cao Cao sent an envoy to Jiangdong, he clearly planned for the worst. The elite army of more than 100,000 Cao troops was stationed in Xiangyang City for a short time, and then marched towards Dangyang, while on the other hand, Cao Cao ordered the Jingzhou general Wen Ping, who was willing to surrender, and Chen Bing to the Jiangxia border.

Cao Cao didn't know much about this clerkship in advance, and the reason why he reused the clerk so much was because of Zhao Fei's recommendation. For Zhao Fei's vision, Cao Cao naturally trusts him very much, and many generals under his command have Zhao Fei's figure in it. Therefore, even though Cao Cao didn't know much about Wenpin, he also chose to reuse Wenpin. And when he first saw Wenpin, Cao Cao was obviously very happy, Zhao Fei didn't look at the wrong person, this Wenpin is really a rare talent.

confirmed that Wenpin is a talent, and Cao Cao will naturally not be stingy with rewards. Of course, in addition to the reward, Cao Cao also reused Wenpin. Among the more than 100,000 Jingzhou soldiers who surrendered, Cao Cao gave Wen Ping 30,000 in one go, and asked him to garrison the Jiangxia border to guard against Liu Qi and Liu Bei's attack.

For Liu Qi, Cao Cao naturally would not take it seriously. Liu Qi is just not a stinky hairy child, even if he has some strength, he will not be looked at by Cao Cao. Cao Cao is really wary of Liu Bei, if Liu Bei uses Liu Qi's strength, he may still have an impact on Cao Jun.

Cao Cao obviously didn't want this to happen, and Cao's next task was to be able to occupy Jiangdong. As long as he sweeps Jiangdong away, then there is absolutely no one in the world who is his opponent. Therefore, if Jiangdong is not removed, it will be difficult for Cao Cao's heart to settle down, after all, Jiangdong is a special place.

Cao Cao's letter of persuasion arrived in Wu County earlier than Zhuge Liang, and when Sun Quan received the letter of persuasion from Cao Jun, he hesitated somewhat. Although Sun Quan has some ability, he is far from the courage of his brother Sun Ce and his father Sun Jian. Therefore, in the face of Cao Jun's threatening persuasion, Sun Quan chose to hesitate instead of drawing his sword to face each other, wanting to fight with Cao Jun, and was bound to compete with Cao Jun.

For Sun Quan, the arrival of Cao Jun seemed to him to be a very distant thing. Cao's army marched south, targeting Jingzhou. And Jingzhou is rich and strong. There are more than 100,000 warriors in Jingzhou. Therefore, whether it is the Cao army or the Jingzhou army, both are fierce tigers, and the fierce tiger competition will obviously not end soon. Although Sun Quan thought that the Jingzhou army would be defeated, he obviously did not expect that the Jingzhou army would be defeated so quickly, and directly surrendered to the Cao army.

The Cao army occupied Xiangyang, but instead of losing its troops, its strength increased greatly. The soldiers surrendered more than 100,000 soldiers in Jingzhou without bloodshed, which was obviously something that Sun Quan and all the Jiangdong Wenchen generals did not expect. The Cao army was menacing, and it rose so quickly, which made it a little difficult for the Jiangdong people to accept.

Although Cao Jun was strong and strong, Sun Quan was obviously not afraid of this incident. Jiangdong has a well-developed water system, and there is also a natural defensive barrier of the Yangtze River. It is precisely because of this that the Jiangdong Navy is extremely powerful, and in the face of any invading enemy, the Jiangdong Navy has the confidence to resist.

Cao Cao was a soldier who was a northerner, and they were not good at water, and they did not know how to fight in the water. Combined with this, Sun Quan was not afraid of Cao's attack at all. But now, the problem is here, with the surrender of Jingzhou Cai Mao to the Cao army, this makes all the Jingzhou naval forces also surrender to the Cao army.

For the Jingzhou Water Army, Sun Quan had to pay attention. It is obviously an indisputable fact that the Jingzhou Navy does not have the elite of the Jiangdong Navy Army, after all, in the water war between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, the Jiangdong Navy will win more and lose less. But then again, the victory of the Jiangdong Navy was all based on coincidence. If it really encounters the main force of the Jingzhou Naval Army, then it will inevitably be the Jiangdong Naval Army that will lose. Because whether it is the number of people or equipment, the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy are not at the same level. In this regard, although Sun Quan was very helpless, he was obviously very helpless. After all, Jiangdong is far inferior to Jingzhou.

Whenever he thinks of these helplessness, Sun Quan thinks of his brother and his father. If my father and brother were in such a situation, I guess they wouldn't hesitate as much as they did. With the temper of his father and brother, when he saw Cao Cao's letter of persuasion, he would definitely be furious, and then he pulled out his sword and duel with Cao Cao.

But after all, he is not his father and brother, and he does not have the momentum of his father and brother. As the de facto ruler of Jiangdong, Sun Quan obviously had a lot to think about. Don't say anything else, but the family is not something that can be easily handled, if there is no support from the family, how many soldiers can you command.

The relationship between the family in Jiangdong is complicated, and now the Sun family can have such achievements, mostly thanks to the support of the family. However, the relationship between the Jiangdong Sun family and the major families is obviously not very good, because back then, Sun Ce once did a miserable and inhumane act towards the family.

Now that the Cao army is pressing, it is clear that many Jiangdong people will be ready to surrender to the Cao army. With the precedent of Cai Mao's family surrendering, then presumably the masters of the family in Jiangdong will also choose to surrender. After all, there is a big gap between the strength of Jiangdong and Cao Jun, and in the eyes of most people, the Sun family will undoubtedly lose.

In the conference hall, Sun Quan sat on the main seat with a bitter and hesitant expression. At this time, the council hall was like a vegetable market, and the military generals of Jiangdong were like scoundrels in the market at this moment. They split into two sides and argued in the chamber. There is nothing else to argue between the two sides, that is, in the face of the approaching Cao Cao's army, whether to fight or surrender this time. Looking at the scene in front of him, Sun Quan shook his head helplessly, it was really not bad what he thought.

Now, the ministers are divided into two factions, one side is the main battle, and the other side is the main surrender. The two parties quarreled inextricably, and several attempts by themselves to persuade them were obviously ineffective. However, although it is a two-way struggle for hegemony, Sun Quan can clearly see that the proportion of the main side is much stronger than that of the main battle faction.

Watching the two sides arguing, Sun Quan felt that he had a headache. He slapped the table hard, and then left his seat angrily. It's noisy, it's not the same at all. Where is this council chamber, the vegetable market is pretty much the same. Instead of listening here to their continued quarrel, it is better to go out and be quiet.

Sun Quan's departure obviously did not attract the attention of the two parties who were arguing, but one person quietly followed Sun Quan. This person is none other than Lu Su. When the two sides were arguing, only Lu Su looked at Sun Quan quietly and did not speak.

"Slow down, lord!" Lu Su caught up with Sun Quan, and then stopped Sun Quan. Hearing someone call him, Sun Quan stopped and turned his head to look. found out that it was Lu Su, Sun Quan's expression was obviously a lot better, after all, Lu Su was still a trustworthy person.

"What did Zijing call me?" Sun Quan asked in a deep voice, although Sun Quan's expression was not less. But Sun Quan's tone was obviously not much better. After all, just now in the council hall, Sun Quan was a lot of anger, how could this be eliminated in a short period of time.

"The lord knowingly asked, the lord knows the righteousness, why do you need to make a liver fire for these ** in the house." Hearing that Sun Quan's tone was not very good, Lu Su hurriedly comforted. Lu Su was also quite annoyed by the situation in the house. Especially for those who advocate surrender, what a group of short-sighted people.

However, as a member of the family, Lu Su could naturally understand why they did this. But understanding is understanding, but now that we have all become ministers, since we are courtiers, we must do our best for the lord, and Lu Su can't do such a thing as surrender.

Moreover, these people inevitably see surrender as too simple. Cao Cao is a generation of heroes, such a person is really easy to get along with. Now in front of Sun Quan, this group of children of the family can run rampant and act arbitrarily, but in the face of Cao Cao, arbitrarily and recklessly will only ruin their own lives.

Cao Cao is not Sun Quan, Cao's army is strong, if Cao Cao wants to clean up the Jiangdong family, he will definitely not show mercy. Cao Jun is iron-blooded, if he really makes a move, the Jiangdong family will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Therefore, it is unwise to surrender to Cao's army.

Lu Su knew that he could not surrender to Cao Jun, but he also knew that he obviously did not have a very important position in Sun Quan's heart. After a deep groan, Lu Su opened his mouth and said: "I know that the lord is worried about Cao Jun's affairs again, this is because the lord has not seen the essence clearly!" ”

"Cao Cao loves talents, so I wait for the surrender of Cao Jun as a courtier, and Cao Cao is bound to treat us well. However, the lord is not, if the lord surrenders to the Cao army, it will inevitably bring death to the Jiangdong Sun clan. After all, the lord is in charge of Jiangdong, how can Cao Cao let the threat of the lord continue to exist. Therefore, the Lord must think twice! ”