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"Changwen, what do you think are the chances of winning the Great Wei Kingdom this time?" Sima Yi poured Chen Qun a glass of wine, which was a small pot of wine that he secretly left behind at the risk of breaking the law. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"If the current siege is followed, within eight months, Yecheng will be broken." Chen Qun drank all the wine in one gulp, and said categorically, he paused, and then added: "Yecheng is not as good as Xiapi, these high-ranking officials and nobles who are accustomed to a luxurious life can't endure it for long, and eight months will be their limit." ”

When Chen Qun said these words, his face was expressionless and his tone was cold, as if the predicament that Yecheng was facing had nothing to do with him at all, and he was completely out of the matter.

However, Chen Qun was right, in the battle of Xiapi last year, 200,000 Wu troops besieged Xiapi, and there were only less than 3,000 Wei troops left in the city at that time, and the people starved to death were countless, even in this extremely bad situation, the city was not broken, this is largely due to the lack of awareness and courage of the people in the city to save themselves, and their hope of survival was completely only pinned on the basis of waiting for help.

But Yedu is different, there are wealthy and powerful people here, dignitaries and nobles, these people are used to the life of golden night and jade food, and he can't bear the hellish life like Picheng at all. And the point is that these powerful people have more prophetic awareness of self-help than the people, and they also have considerable influence, and when they can't bear it anymore, that is, the entire Yecheng will be destroyed.

Obviously, the Han army outside the city spared no manpower, and the intention of digging a river around the city was exactly that.

Chen Qun saw through the situation he was in, the clever Sima Yiyan could be ignorant, his eyebrows furrowed, and his metallic voice cursed: "This damn Fang Shao is really a vicious character, he is trying to force us to kill each other." ”

Chen Qun looked regretful: "I heard about Liu Bei's death before, and the Han State caused a disaster in Xiao Wall, I thought that most of the civil strife would break out, and I would fight for a breath of breath for my Great Wei, but I didn't expect that in the end, Zhuge Liang and Fang Shao's gang stabilized the situation, in my opinion, the last glimmer of hope in the Great Wei State has been wiped out." ”

Compared with Chen Qun's loss, Sima Yi was much calmer, he took a sip of wine unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "Why should Changwen be discouraged, in fact, for us, it doesn't matter who wins or who loses, I think that if you return to the Han Kingdom at this time, it will be more favorable than the last time." ”

Chen Qun's expression was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Sima Yi said proudly: "It's very simple, now that Liu Bei is dead, the Han State has lost a powerful person who can balance the various factions under it with his own prestige. In this case, no matter who is in power, they will inevitably try their best to win over our Central Plains scholars in order to enhance their own strength, what do you think? ”

Chen Qun was amnesty, patted his thigh, and said excitedly: "What Zhong Da said is extremely true, and sure enough, you have far-sighted vision and can see it thoroughly enough." ”

Sima Yi smiled: "Changwen has won the award, then we should secretly contact Fang Shao outside the city as soon as possible, I think there are many people in the city who are ready to move at the moment, such a great achievement, we can't let others take the lead." ”

"That's right, then let's go our separate ways."

………… Jianye, the Imperial Palace.

The moonlight is white, and the autumn breeze is bleak.

In the silent corridor, a hurried footstep came, and when it approached the brightly lit hall, the footsteps suddenly changed, becoming calm and light, and leisurely walking.

Jiang Gan deliberately slowed down, he knew that Emperor Wu Sun Quan was the kind of person who was extremely "slippery", and the footsteps could reveal the trajectory of his heart, as an excellent diplomatic envoy, Jiang Gan would certainly notice this.

"Mr. Jiang, His Majesty has announced that you will enter, please come in."

Jiang Gan took a deep breath and tried his best to freeze an indifferent smile on his face before following a eunuch into the palace.

The hall is full of singing and dancing, and the scene of luxury and erosion.

More than a dozen dressed and coquettishly dressed dancers are dancing from the center of the hall, and on both sides of the hall, thirty or fifty servants are playing the harp, bells and drums. And on the high throne, Sun Quan tasted the wine and fruits, and admired the graceful figure in front of him with a smile.

Seeing this, Jiang Gan's heart was much more stable, and he even felt a little contempt.

This majestic and magnificent hall is Sun Quan's emperor, after the requisition of more than 30,000 strong men near Jianye, it took several months to build it day and night, it is said that in the process of building this hall, there are as many as 2,000 Ding Fu who died of exhaustion.

Two thousand people is already a large number for the sparsely populated Jiangnan. And the magnificence of this palace is not inferior to any palace in Chang'an and Yecheng.

Even Cao Ying, who ruled almost the entire north back then, hesitated again and again when building Tongquetai, and finally took many years to build it on the premise of not daring to consume more people's resources. Today's state of Wu is far less wealthy than the two kingdoms of Han and Wei, and Sun Quanfang built a lot of construction as soon as he became emperor to satisfy his personal pleasure, which was very inappropriate in Jiang Gan's view.

"After all, Sun Zhongmou is still inferior to his brother Sun Ce, after all, he is just a dog guarding the land."

Jiang Gan stepped forward with the irony in his heart and saluted Sun Quan without humility or arrogance. Sun Quan just nodded slightly, waved his hand slightly, and the maidservant took a seat for Jiang Gan.

"Wei envoy, I heard that your country is now being invaded by the three-way army of the Han State, and all the battlefields are in a hurry at the moment, but Wei Envoy, you don't seem to be worried at all." Sun Quan's tone was careless, and his words were obviously a little ironic.

Jiang Gan smiled faintly: "Your Majesty is not worried as the king of a country, Jiang Gan is just a small role, so why worry." ”

Sun Quan was stunned at first, and then said with a smile: "I haven't given you wine yet, Wei has made you drunk first, it is your country that has been invaded, what do I have to worry about." ”

Jiang Gan said four words expressionlessly: "Lips are dead and teeth are cold." ”

In an instant, a look of horror flashed on Sun Quan's face, but it was only fleeting, if it wasn't for Jiang Gan's deliberate close observation of him, it would be difficult to find Sun Quan's change in thoughts in an instant.

Seeing this, Jiang Gan felt a little low in his heart, and then said: "There are no two heavens, and there are no two lords of the people, this is the most obvious truth, I think with Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, naturally I will not know it." If the Han State swallows up my Great Wei, the next target will naturally be His Majesty's turn to be the Wu State. If Great Wei can't stop the attack of Han, then I think that Wu can't stop it either, and at that time, it's only a matter of time before we follow in the footsteps of Wei. ”

Knowing that Jiang Gan had a plan for this, Sun Quan's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

"As far as Jiang Gan is concerned, if Da Wei dies, I will not be able to return to the countryside and go back to my hometown to study, but I will be happy, if I am in a good mood, I may also find a half-official position in Xinjun, and I will still live comfortably as a child. However, Your Majesty is different, if the Han State attacks the Wu State, Your Majesty is only afraid that it is, hehe......"

Jiang Gan didn't finish speaking, but the lethality of wanting to stop talking was even greater.

Sun Quan's brows furrowed even tighter, and he waved his hand to show off the kabuki, and the hall quickly fell silent, while Sun Quan looked angry and asked, "Wei envoy, if you dare to say such disrespectful things to me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you in a fit of anger?" ”

Jiang Gan smiled indifferently, completely fearless: "If Your Majesty kills Jiang Gan, Jiang Gan will be as famous as Su Wu and Zhang Qian, and will be admired by future generations. ”

Facing such a self-contained Jiang Gan, Sun Quan was angry for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Sure enough, you are worthy of being Gongjin's classmate, Jiang Gan, you are really unique in the world with this mouth." ”

Jiang Gan smiled modestly: "Your Majesty has won the award, in fact, it is just a matter of facts." ”

Sun Quan stroked his purple hair and said with interest: "Since Mr. has described such a terrifying future to me, I wonder if Mr. has a solution?" ”

Jiang Gan said: "Since Your Majesty asked, then you won't do it, in fact, you do have a plan." ”

Sun Quan asked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

After a moment of silence, a murderous voice rang out in the hall.

"Surprise attack on Jingzhou!"

………… Lukou.

At this time, Lukou is no longer the sparsely populated small village and town of the year, as the most important military fortress east of Chaisang, after more than ten years of operation of the Han and Wu countries, this place has become a prosperous port for both military and civilian use.

The Han army set up a huge water village in Xiakou here, and as the most important outpost base to defend against Eastern Wu, Lukou gathered nearly 700 large and small warships, which was close to two-thirds of the Jingzhou naval division.

For most of the time before the death of Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty, the size of the Han army in Lukou remained at least about 20,000 men, and most of the time, this number would be adjusted accordingly according to the number of Wu garrisons in Chaisang in the east.

On the high platform of the water village, Xu Shu watched the ships full of soldiers sail away from the water village, and his face gradually showed anxiety. Guarding Lukou, a town is Xu Shu for nearly ten years, at this time has been the position of the right Sima, although this official position is extremely prominent, but in fact, the troops he can use, most of the time only tens of thousands of garrisons in Lukou.

But now, this pitiful force under his command is also going to be taken away, and Guan Yu, the general on the front line, has ordered to transfer most of the troops from Lukou to reinforce the front line, which means that the current troops in Xu Shu's hands are less than 5,000 left.

"Yun Chang is too big, he is afraid that he will take advantage of others by doing this."

Xu Shu looked to the east and sighed, his eyes full of worry.

(To be continued)