As soon as Liu Bei said this, the county bureaucrats changed color.

Zhuge Liang was the first to say: "Lord, at the moment, our foothold is not stable, the attached soldiers have not yet had time to be comforted, and the new soldiers have not been trained to become warriors." And Zhou Yu's new South County, the front is in full swing, and there are two soldiers and horses in the south, Huang Gai in the south and Cheng Gai in the east. ”

Then, Xu Shu persuaded the second one: "The military advisor is right." In the previous battle of Nagasaka, the elite of the infantry army was lost, and there were less than 3,000 elite soldiers left, and then the Jingzhou soldiers who surrendered, plus some newly recruited recruits, were less than 6,000 men and horses in total, and with these 6,000 good and bad soldiers, against nearly 30,000 men and horses of Eastern Wu in Jingzhou, the odds of victory were really not very big. ”

Zhang Fei also followed: "If my brother wants to fight, I, Zhang Fei, am not afraid, although we have few soldiers and horses, but if we can surprise and sneak attack Jiangling City in one fell swoop, the number of winners and losers may not be decided." ”

Even Zhang Fei, who has always dared to fight, tends to be conservative in his rhetoric at this time, and it seems that everyone is still very clear about the strength of the other and me.

And Zhuge Liang further persuaded at this time: "Lord, we must take Nanjun, but now is not the time to turn your face with Dongwu, you have endured it for most of your life, so why rush at this time, let's bear it again." ”

Liu Bei was silently persuaded by everyone for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said: "Who said that I was going to turn my face with Dongwu, and who said that I was going to use troops to take Nanjun." ”

Everyone was stunned again, and Zhuge Liang was puzzled: "What does the lord mean?" ”

Liu Bei said confidently: "I mean, I should go to Eastern Wu to meet Sun Quan once and persuade him to give Nanjun to me as the governor." ”

As soon as Liu Bei said this, many people present gasped, obviously disagreeing with his idea.

Liu Bei was very confident, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not unprepared." You have also seen the grand occasion of the return of the people of Jingchu these days, and Zhou Yu on the other side, he occupied Jiangling City and the entire Nanjun, but in the past few months, there were very few people who went to him. Without the support of Jing Chuhao's powerful celebrities, he Zhou Yu could fight Nanjun, but he might not be able to defend Nanjun. And I, Liu Bei, is different, although I can't beat Nanjun, but I can hold it, I believe Sun Quan will not take this into account. ”

"What the lord said is good, and Liang also thinks so." Zhuge Liang also agreed, but then changed the conversation and said: "When Sun Ce conquered Jiangdong, there were few Jiangdong clans who supported it, but now, with a little activation, haven't those clans put aside their grudges and joined them one by one." The same is true of Nanjun, although the people of Jingchu may not be able to let go of their old enmity for a while, as long as they are tempted by profit, if they say that they are said to be the same, they will definitely choose to belong to them in the end, just like those scholars in Wuhui. I don't think Sun Quan will even have this patience after making such a bloody investment. ”

The word is the head, there are many people who can endure it for a while, and there are a few people who can endure it for a lifetime, Zhuge Liang's analysis is very clear, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Liu Bei continued his self-confidence and said: "Of course I also thought of this section, so this time I am confident that I can convince Sun Quan, and there is the second most critical reason, that is, Sun Quan's jealousy of Zhou Yu." Think about it, Zhou Yu burned Chibi and forcibly took Nanjun, his name shocked China, and the people of Jiangdong praised it. The so-called meritorious master, with Sun Quan's surname, will he sit idly by in the face of Zhou Yu's already formed tail? Therefore, he will inevitably find someone to restrain Zhou Yu, and looking at the entire Jingzhou, except for me, who has the strength to compete with the current Zhou Yu. ”

Liu Bei's meaning is very clear, he just wants to take advantage of Sun Quan's suspicion of Zhou Yu and snatch Nanjun back from Zhou Yu.

Everyone was speechless for a while, and Liu Bei saw that no one agreed with his point of view, and he was a little disappointed, so he said sullenly: "Military advisor, Yuan Zhi, take advantage of the suspicion between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan to seek Nanjun, isn't this also what you thought before, why have you changed your words now." And not long ago, didn't we find out that Cao Ying had sent Jiang Gan to Nanjun to recruit Zhou Yu, I think Sun Quan must also know this, his suspicion of Zhou Yu must be deeper, I expect this plan to be successful. ”

Zhuge Liang coughed lightly a few times and said, "Cao Ying sent Jiang Gan to recruit Zhou Yu, obviously with the intention of sowing discord, but it can also be used for us." Liang also knows that the lord is thinking about our future, but he doesn't have to go to Jiangdong in person, or send a messenger, or Liang himself to go there. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, and said: "How could I not take into account the risks involved, but this matter is very important, and I can only show my sincerity by going to see Sun Quan in person, so that Sun Quan can rest assured of me." ”

Before the words fell, the report came from outside the hall, saying that Fang Shao, who was engaged in Zhonglang, had returned from Chaisang, and Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard it, and he was busy calling in.

Fang Shao entered in the dust, and saw that except for Guan Yu, who was guarding Xiakou, the decision-making level of Liu Bei Group had basically arrived, so he had a little guess in his heart, and he didn't have time to ask in detail at the moment, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Shao Yi set off overnight after receiving the secret summons of the lord, but the road was still delayed for a few days, so the lord waited for a long time. ”

Liu Bei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't get in the way, this time you went to Jiangdong, I am very satisfied with your results, hard work." ”

Of course, Fang Shao said something polite like "I did my part, and I didn't live up to the trust of the lord".

Liu Bei then told him what Fang had just discussed, and said: "You have also written many times before, stating the suspicion between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, let me make more use of it, I went to Sun Quan to ask for Nanjun this time, and it is just right to use." It's just that the military advisors all persuaded me not to go on the grounds of being in danger, and I don't know what you think. ”

"Sure enough, I guessed correctly, Liu Bei is going to borrow Jingzhou!"

Fang Shao originally wanted to agree, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly found that Zhuge Liang behind Liu Bei was shaking his head slightly at him, obviously wanting him not to agree with Liu Bei.

"If you stand on Liu Bei's side, you can certainly make a contribution. But Zhuge Liang and everyone are against it, if I go against the tune like this, won't I offend most of the people, it's not easy to do......"

"Well...... Fang Shao hesitated a few times, and decided that it was better not to offend both sides, so he said: "How dare Shao talk about such a big thing." Shao can only say that, according to my observation, Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and other cadres are indeed quite suspicious of Zhou Yu's reputation, and it is not impossible for the lord to use this to seek Nanjun. But what Shao also wants to say is that Sun Quan seems to be approachable on the surface, but in fact he is extremely dangerous and cunning, as long as it is profitable, he will make any kind of ruthless means, if the lord really wants to go in person, this risk is really unpredictable. ”

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