After Zhou Yu entered, Sun Quan greeted him as usual, but Zhou Yu's face was very different from Zhang Zhao's.

Zhou Yu didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Although the lord said before that he had set a plan to resist Cao, Yu looked at the lord's expression, in fact, there were still doubts, yes or no?" ”

Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "Those who know me, only Gongjin also!" I really don't hide it from Gongjin, although now Lone has forcibly set a decisive battle strategy with you, but many Wenchen generals are still afraid of Cao Thief, and Lone is afraid that Jiangdong will face a strong enemy with such a pessimistic mood, and it will inevitably be powerless. ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "In fact, the reason why the princes didn't dare to fight was mostly because they were frightened by the 800,000 army on Cao Thief's letter. They didn't know Cao Jun's reality at all, so they were frightened, which was really ridiculous! The real situation is that at present, the soldiers of the Central Plains led by Cao Thief are only 150,000 or 60,000, and they have been exhausted for a long time; The most Liu Biao's army is no more than seventy or eighty thousand, and they are all suspicious. With a tired pawn to control the fox suspicion, although its soldiers are numerous, what is there to fear. As the saying goes, the soldiers are fine but not many, the lord only needs to give me 50,000 elite soldiers, I am enough to defeat Cao Ying, and the lord and everyone don't have to worry. ”

Sun Quan listened to Zhou Yu's words, and even relieved, stroked Zhou Yu's back and said: "Gong Jin, you can be regarded as talking about being lonely." Zibu and other princes are only for their own interests, each with selfish intentions, it is really disappointing for Lone, only you and Zijing and Lone are of the same heart, even if Cao Ying really led a million soldiers to come, what is Lone's fear. ”

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Quan was in high spirits, and immediately said: "Without further ado, please ask the lord to order the dispatch of troops immediately, and Yu can seize the upstream danger before Cao's army." ”

At the mention of sending troops, Sun Quan's face immediately drooped again, and he changed his words and said: "Of course this soldier is going to be dispatched, but I am afraid that these 50,000 horses will be difficult to gather in a short time." ”

Zhou Yu's eyes moved slightly, and said: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the lord can give Yu, for the sake of safety, too few will not work." ”

Sun Quan calculated for a while and said, "50,000 is not, 30,000 should be no problem, and the warships, grain and grass are also ready." Lone should appoint you and Cheng Pu as the left and right governors, and then Zijing as the counselor of the army, the three of you can lead the generals to send troops first, and Lone is here to be your backup, and there will be no shortage of military food and grass. If you can deal with Cao Ying, you will fight a decisive battle with him, and if things are not good, you will withdraw to Chaisang, and you will personally go into battle with Cao Thief! ”

Zhou Yu originally thought that Sun Quan would give him all the military power when he went out to fight this time, but he didn't expect that at the critical time, he appointed a right governor. That Cheng Pu followed Sun Jian from Changsha to raise troops, and assisted the Sun family for three generations, which can be described as a meritorious veteran, although at that time the left was respected, Cheng Pu, the right governor, was nominally to listen to the orders of the left governor, but Sun Quan's appointment like this clearly meant to restrain him.

Zhou Yu's face suddenly looked a little displeased, and said: "This battle is very important, the soldiers of the whole army must work together to win, Cheng Demou is a meritorious general, Yu Pingsu is also very respectful, but I am afraid that the deployment of soldiers and horses will be inconvenient." ”

Sun Quan said: "Gong Jin's scruples, of course Lone knows. It's just that among our Jiangdong generals, there are many meritorious veterans who follow their fathers and brothers, and I am afraid that these people think that Gongjin is young, so they have the heart to rely on the old and sell the old. Therefore, Lone Cai arranged for Demou to assist you, and with his prestige, he could subdue those veterans. Lonely, this is also for the sake of the overall situation, Gong Jin should be able to understand. ”

Sun Quan said to this, what else could Zhou Yu say, although this appointment could not make him completely satisfied, but this did not affect Zhou Yu's self-confidence, and he said happily at the moment: "Since the lord has made this decision, Yu should obey everything." Just ask the princess to sit in Chaisang, and before she can say it, Yu will send good news to the lord. ”

The situation in the east has become very clear after a thrilling debate, and at this moment in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, a huge army of land and water is also covering the sky.

At this time, the river breeze was in full swing, and above the battleship, the Cao Zi flag was displayed head-on.

A wave hit, and the huge hull shook a few times, Cao Ying on the deck stood unsteadily, swayed and almost fell, and Cai Mao beside him reached out to help him, but he stood firmly after the wave passed.

"There are big waves on the river, so the prime minister should sit down."

Cao Ying nodded, and with the support of the left and right, he sat back on the couch specially set up for him.

Cao Ying looked at the waves on the river, and couldn't help but sigh: "The lonely horse galloped wildly, as if walking on the ground, standing on this flat deck, but was almost shaken by a few waves, it seems that the northerners ride horses, and the southerners ride the boat is really good." ”

Cai Mao hurriedly said: "If the prime minister can't sit on the boat, then Mao will immediately order the boat to dock, and the prime minister will go ashore and ride a horse." ”

Cao Ying waved his hand and said proudly: "Alone in the world, there is nothing that cannot be controlled alone!" Although the waves of this river are prosperous, how can there be a lonely time when he crossed the desert and marched north to Wuhuan, and he had to know the difficulties and advance. ”

Cai Mao praised: "The prime minister is ambitious, and Mao admires it very much, but it doesn't take much to say that we can approach Xiakou, when the south bank is open, and the infantry can be unimpeded along the Xianpu corridor, the prime minister doesn't need to work so hard." ”

"With the help of this naval army, it will not be far from unifying the world alone."

Cao Ying made this bold statement, and most of the left and right echoed it, but only one Confucian in Tsing Yi kept silent, and this person was Jia Xu.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Cao Ying said: "Wenhe is worried, but there is something on his mind. ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "Since the prime minister asked, Na Xu didn't dare to hide it." Xu actually felt that the prime minister was only here for Jingzhou this time, and now that Jingzhou has been obtained, why rush to attack Wu. It is better to return the army to the north, leaving only the general to guard Jingxiang, while calming the hearts of the people, while training the navy, when the time is ripe, you might as well wave the army eastward again, and it is not too late to destroy Sun Wu. ”

Cao Ying smiled when he heard this, and said, "Wenhe is too conservative." Now that the soldiers have won Jingzhou without blood, Liu Bei is even more determined by a battle, and the morale of our army is at its peak, and now there is the help of Deqi sailors, so I don't take this opportunity to pacify Jiangnan and wait for when. ”

Jia Xu was even more worried, and said: "I am afraid that the army is in such a hurry, so Liu Bei and Sun Quan will unite against our army under heavy pressure." The Sun clan is based in Jiangdong and is good at water warfare, but he is afraid that it will be difficult to defeat in a hurry. ”

Jia Xu said here, but Cai Mao said over there: "Wen He is too worried, his Sun family is good at water warfare, and my Jingzhou water master is not a vegetarian, and that Sun Jian didn't die under Xiakou City back then." Now that the prime minister is advancing by land and water, the danger of Sun's Yangtze River no longer exists, and it is the right time to attack it. ”

Cao Ying approvingly: "De Jue's words are deeply lonely. Besides, Gu has sent a handwritten letter to Sun Quan, Sun Quan's yellow-haired child, I am afraid that at this time I have been so frightened that I have sent a messenger to ask for surrender, maybe we can pacify Jiangnan without wasting a single soldier. ”

While he was talking, someone suddenly came to report that the people who had sent Chaisang had returned, but more than 30 people, including the envoys, were killed by the Wu people, and only escaped by luck with two or three alive, saying that Sun Quan refused to surrender and had decided to fight side by side with Liu Bei's alliance.

When Cao Ying heard the news, he couldn't help but change color, took the case, and scolded angrily: "Sun Quan is so rude, pass on the life of Lone, and whoever gets Sun Quan's head will be rewarded heavily!" ”

;