Chapter 748: Zhuge Liang arrives in Jiangdong
Lu Su's words made Sun Quan stunned, it was obvious that Lu Su had never thought of these words. In Sun Quan's view, if he really abandoned his weapons and surrendered, Cao Jun would definitely not take his life, after all, Cao Jun wanted to appease people's hearts, he was the lord of Jiangdong, and killing him was harmful and useless.
But now it seems that what Lu Su said is not unreasonable. Cao's army was so powerful that Jiangdong families planned to surrender. If he really surrendered to Cao's army, after Cao's army stabilized the situation in Jiangdong, his situation would be really precarious. When that time comes, who will dare to avenge themselves.
Taking a deep breath, Sun Quan's face calmed down a lot. However, judging from the situation in the council just now, the main battle faction is obviously weak, and even if it has its own joining, it is still difficult to resist the main voter. After all, many of the wealthy families in Jiangdong said that they wanted to surrender to Cao's army, because Cao Cao was obviously safer than the Sun family.
Although Cao Cao and the Sun family had both done the slaughter of the family, compared to Sun Ce, Cao Cao was obviously more merciful. Although Sun Quan is not as domineering as Sun Ce, hatred is cumulative, and the hatred of the previous generation is not repaid, and it often accumulates to the next generation. Although Sun Quan and Sun Ce are brothers, the result is still the same. After all, it is Sun Quan who is now in charge of Jiangdong, so the object of hatred of the family naturally falls on Sun Quan.
Seeing Sun Quan frowning, Lu Su immediately knew what Sun Quan was thinking. Coughing softly, Lu Su suddenly spoke: "The main faction is powerful, and the lord and several generals alone are obviously weak, but one person can turn things around with his own strength!" ”
Hearing Lu Su say this, Sun Quan's eyes suddenly lit up. Without Lu Su to say, Sun Quan knew who this person in Lu Su's mouth was, and there was no doubt that this person must be Zhou Yu. Looking at the entire Jiangdong Wenchen generals, I am afraid that only Zhou Yu has such ability. In the entire Jiangdong, who else is more authoritative than Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu and Sun Quan both appreciate and hold a grudge against this person. What I appreciate is that Zhou Yu is all-round in civil and military affairs, and he is a right-hand man in governing the country with a family. But what he holds a grudge is that Zhou Yu is the sworn brother of his brother Sun Ce, and because of this, Sun Quan does not dare to easily reuse Zhou Yu.
Sun Quan is in charge of Jiangdong, so he naturally hopes that he can do as well as his brother. But Sun Ce's figure is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and in the face of such a situation, Sun Quan naturally wants to get rid of Sun Ce's influence. And it is precisely for this reason that Sun Quan gradually alienated some important generals under Sun Ce.
However, for Zhou Yu, although Sun Quan was deliberately distant, Zhou Yu's exploits had to make Sun Quan very jealous of him. In addition, Sun Quan was in charge of only Huiji, Wujun, Danyang, Yuzhang, and Luling counties, and their remote and dangerous places have not yet been fully attached. The heroes of the world are scattered in various states and counties, and they have not established an interdependent relationship with the Sun family. At this critical moment, the first to come forward to support Sun Quan were Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Fan, Cheng Pu and others. Zhou Yu brought troops from outside to the funeral, and stayed by Sun Quan's side in Wujun to serve as the central guard. He held heavy troops, treated Sun Quan with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and was in charge of military and political affairs together with Changshi Zhang Zhao.
It can be said that if it weren't for Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others, his position as the lord of Jiangdong would obviously not be reliable. Today, Zhang Zhao is the leader of the main descending faction, and it is precisely because of Zhang Zhao's existence that the main descending faction is unprecedentedly powerful, so now only with the support of Zhou Yu, the main battle faction can be evenly matched with the main descending faction. Moreover, Zhou Yu was in charge of Jiangdong Soldiers and Horses, and only with his support could Jiangdong work together to resist Cao Cao.
But Sun Quan was a little hesitant, now the main faction is unprecedentedly strong, and Zhou Yu will also surrender. For this, Sun Quan has no confidence in his heart.
Lu Su obviously guessed Sun Quan's thoughts again, smiled slightly, and Lu Su said in a deep voice: "The lord can rest assured, Zhou Dudu is a very smart person, how can he not see through the pros and cons of surrendering to Cao Jun." Besides, the Jiangdong counties were conquered by General Sun and Zhou Dudu, so how could he watch Jiangdong surrender to Cao's army. As long as the lord orders the governor of Zhou to return to Wu County, the governor will naturally be able to deter others! ”
Sun Quan nodded, although Sun Quan didn't like Lu Su's words very much, but he obviously had no way to refute them. The Jiangdong counties were indeed fought by the elder brother and Zhou Yu together. For Jiangdong's feelings, Zhou Yu is obviously more profound than Zhang Zhao and others, and Zhou Yu will definitely not give up Jiangdong.
After pondering for a moment, Sun Quan finally made a decision in his heart. Since I want to replace my brother's position in the hearts of the people of Jiangdong, I must make achievements that are not weaker than my brother. Right now, Cao Jun's attack is obviously the best opportunity, as long as he can defeat Cao Cao, who else in the world will underestimate him. However, if you want to win the battle, then Zhou Yu is the most important player in this battle, because Zhou Yu is in charge of Jiangzhou Soldiers and Horses.
"Pass my order and order Zhou Yu to rush back to Wu County as soon as possible!" Sun Quan said loudly. At this moment, Sun Quan already had a little realization in his heart, he categorically couldn't surrender to Cao Jun like a lost dog, even if he died, he would die vigorously and deservedly!
Hearing Sun Quan's words, a smile suddenly appeared on Lu Su's face. He pondered again, and then said: "The lord is wise, but there is one more thing, I hope the lord agrees!" ”
Sun Quan was slightly stunned, and then asked, "What's the matter, but it's okay to say!" With a decision in his heart, Sun Quan's mood was obviously much better.
"Lord, no matter what, the Cao army is strong, and an army of more than 100,000 is not child's play. So I hope that the lord can abandon his previous suspicions, unite all the forces that can be united, and fight against Cao Jun together! Lu Su said in a deep voice. Even with all the strength of Jiangdong, the Sun clan had no way to compete with Cao's army of more than 100,000 troops.
Sun Quan frowned in a deep voice, Sun Quan knew that what Lu Su was talking about was Liu Qi and Liu Bei. But how many troops do Liu Qi and Liu Bei have, and even if they form an alliance with the two, how much benefit can they bring to the Sun family.
Seeing that Sun Quan was still very hesitant, Lu Su spoke again: "Lord, although Liu Qi is mediocre, Liu Bei is a hero. Cao's army has been fighting for many years and has won almost every battle. Over the years, Cao Jun has not been defeated a few times, and Liu Bei has been seen in these times, so Liu Bei is a character! ”
"Moreover, Jiangxia is all the elite divisions of Jingzhou. Although Jiangxia has few troops, it can fight well. Our army has worked hard in Jiangxia for a long time, and it has not always captured Jiangxia, this is not because our army is not strong enough, but that Jiangxia's Jingzhou army is indeed elite! ”
Sun Quan's expression obviously changed, and it was obvious that he had been a little moved by what Lu Su said. And at this time, Lu Su spoke again: "Lord, in fact, Liu Bei's military advisor Zhuge Liang has already arrived in Wu County. But the council hall was so noisy, so I didn't want to be introduced to the lord at the first time! ”
Sun Quan nodded, and then said, "Since Uncle Liu Huang has sent an envoy here, I naturally have no reason not to see it. Let me meet this Zhuge Liang and see what he is capable of. If he can really move me, why not form an alliance with him! ”
Sun Quan and Lu Su discussed for a long time before returning to the chamber again. When everyone in the council hall saw Sun Quan, they finally calmed down. Sun Quan had just left the table angrily, and the important ministers all knew that Sun Quan was really angry, and if he continued to argue at this time, it would definitely attract Sun Quan's anger.
Sun Quan strode to the main seat, knelt on the ground, Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "This matter is very important, so I decided to call Zhou Yu Zhou Dudu back and listen to Zhou Dudu's meaning." As for whether to fight or surrender, I will make a decision when Zhou Yu returns! ”
Hearing this, everyone was silent. Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao were in charge of military and political affairs. Zhang Zhao was in charge, while Zhou Yu was in charge. The surrender of Cao Jun was a major event, and this matter naturally had to be discussed with Zhou Yu. And Zhou Yu has a close relationship with the Sun family, and he does have the right to speak.
Everyone didn't speak, and at this time, Lu Su suddenly got up and said to Sun Quan: "Lord, the day before yesterday, Uncle Liu Huang sent an envoy to Wu County to ask to see the lord, I wonder if the lord summoned him?" ”
"Uncle Huang sent an envoy, how can we be lazy, summon quickly!" Sun Quan hurriedly said. This has already been a matter discussed by the master and servant, Lu Su invited, and Sun Quan agreed logically. Seeing that Sun Quan so readily agreed to summon Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao under the council hall frowned slightly.
Zhuge Liang had already come to Wu County, and he had already had the idea of meeting Sun Quan. But this matter was suppressed by Zhang Zhao, because Zhang still knew that Zhuge Liang must have come to Wu County to persuade the lord to form an alliance with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Jun together.
But in Zhang Zhao's view, Liu Bei's move was a mantis arm as a car. Cao Jun has more than 100,000 soldiers, while Liu Bei has thousands of soldiers. In the battle of Xinye that day, Liu Bei was chased by Cao Jun like a lost dog, and he was defeated and retreated to Jiangxia by Xinye. If it weren't for Jiangxia Liu Qi's rescue, Liu Bei would have died in Xinye.
thought that he would not let the lord get the news, Zhuge Liang had a closed door, and naturally left in a huff. But now that the harmony between the lord and Lu Su has obviously disrupted Zhang Zhao's thoughts, it seems that this Zhuge Liang really can't help but accept it. However, Zhang Zhao will never let Zhuge Liang's treacherous plan succeed.
It didn't take long for Zhuge Liang to come to the council hall under the guidance of a Jiangdong soldier. For this Zhuge Liang, the Jiangdong generals were obviously quite curious. Everyone stretched out their heads to look, wanting to see where this Zhuge Liang was sacred.
Seeing Zhuge Liang, Jiangdong's Wenchen generals couldn't help but be amazed. This Zhuge Liang is full of spirits, and he is magnificent, just looking at it like this, he is really a character.
Zhuge Liang came to Sun Quan and bowed down. After the salute, Zhuge Liang sat upright on the guest seat.