In the next few days, Wang Xu's mood became very bad, his face was tense all day long, and the ministers tried not to provoke him if they were not in a hurry.

Fortunately, there hasn't been much of a big deal lately, and he has plenty of time to adjust his mood.

Seven days later, the affairs of the expedition to Jiaozhou were ready,

It only took more than half a month before and after this matter, which is already extremely efficient, because as the power grows, the affairs become more and more complicated.

The transfer of military logistics must first be calculated by the Taifu Temple, that is, the department under the jurisdiction of Xu Shu, one of the nine Qings, and then submitted to the Taiwei Mansion, which was approved by Guo Jia and others, and then explicitly forwarded to the Zhongwei Temple, that is, the department under the jurisdiction of Jinwu Chen Deng.

Then, according to the demand, Chen Deng allocated all kinds of grain and grass materials from the treasury and distributed them to the Diannong general Wen Ping, and then the recruits under Wen Ping's command and the recruited people were responsible for supplying the army that went on the expedition.

This kind of process is already the result of extreme streamlining, if it is according to the process of the Han Dynasty or later generations, it will be more complicated, which is the disadvantage of too much power, but there are no rules, if there is no coordination and balance with each other, and the responsibility is shared, then there may be big problems at every moment.

The logistics supply was guaranteed, and Zhao Yun, Huang Xu, and Wang Xiong finally led the Qinglong Legion to march slowly, and of course, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who had been arranged long ago, will go with the army and participate in Zhao Yun's military, and they are also the only Wenchen who accompanied the army.

Before leaving, Wang Xu talked with Zhao Yun alone for a long time, and asked him to listen to the opinions of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong more, as long as it was not a mistake in principle, then the strategy of the two would prevail, and Zhao Yun also solemnly agreed.

Koto. Danyang County Jianye Prefecture Pastoral Mansion!

Sun Jian's mighty body sat high on the top. There are dozens of civil and military people in the main hall. Lined up on either side, their main hall does not use the chairs that are now common, but still covers them with mattresses and sits on their knees, maintaining the traditions of the past.

The next person in the hall has eyebrows like sharp swords, a high nose bridge, and a rather peculiar appearance. It was the important minister of Jiangdong Buqi.

At this time, he was talking eloquently, expressing his opinion: "Lord! Jingzhou Zhao Yun, Huang Xu, Wang Xiong three generals led 80,000 Qinglong Army to the south, if the detailed information is correct, with the strength of Suinan Zhonglang General and Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Xie, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with it, if Jiaozhou falls into the control of the king of Chu, it will become a hidden danger in the south of Yangzhou! ”

"What Zishan said is very true!" Yan Qiqing was a little excited, and then said: "The king of Chu is now sitting in the land of Jing, Yi, and Yongzhou, and he still sends troops to enter Jiaozhou, and his ambition is not small. It must not be allowed to succeed, and the brothers of the Jiaozhou Shijia have always been friendly with the lord. It is time to send troops to help! ”

Sun Jian quietly listened to the words of the two, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, before looking back at the old ministers Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, who were known as Jiangdong Erzhang and were political wizards, and now Jiangdong's internal affairs are headed by these two people.

"Zibu, Zigang, what do you think you should do?"

In the face of Sun Jian's initiative to ask, the old god was there, and the two who seemed to be about to fall asleep raised their heads and glanced at each other, Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "If you follow the will of your subordinates, you should take this opportunity to force the Jiaozhou scholar family to return!" They are already friendly to the Lord, so why not take advantage of this opportunity! ”

"The minister thinks so too!" Zhang Hong nodded in agreement.

"Difficult! It's too hard! There was another person in the hall who spoke up, and everyone looked at it when they heard it, it was Gu Yong and Gu Yuansigh.

"Why did Yuan sigh say this?" Sun Jian asked.

"Lord!" Gu Yong bowed his hand slightly, and replied: "The Shi brothers have been in control of Jiaozhou for more than ten years, and they are deeply rooted. Unless our Jiangdong can obtain the land of Jingnan and completely isolate it in the south, there is a huge disparity in strength between them, and they have no other support, then it is possible to force them to submit. ”

"And now that the Shi brothers have Jingnan in the north and the lord in the northeast, they will inevitably be lucky, eager to use the balance of power of the two families to contain each other and be in a safe corner. If the king of Chu attacks, he will turn to the lord for help, and if the lord attacks, he will turn to the king of Chu for help! After all, for the lord or the king of Chu, whoever captures Jiaozhou will bring hidden dangers to the south to the other party! ”

With his words, a column of generals who had been silent suddenly came out: "Why don't we wait for the Jingzhou soldiers to beat them to the point where they are powerless, how about we force them to return?" ”

Everyone looked over and found that it was a wise and brave general who was deeply loved by Sun Jian and Sun Ce, Tai Shici!

"It's possible in the literal sense, but it's too risky!" Sun Ce, who was silent, finally spoke. "First, if the army of the king of Chu breaks the Shi brothers, the Shi brothers resent us and refused to save us, so what should we do if we take refuge in the king of Chu? Second, if the king of Chu quickly occupies the land of Jiaozhou after defeating the Shi brothers, even if the Shi brothers join us, it will not make much sense at that time, and if we counterattack, we will be at a disadvantage. ”

"So what's the point? Neither is the left, nor is the right, and if you talk about it for three days and three nights, there will be no result! The veteran Zu Mao couldn't bear it anymore and interjected.

Lu Su, who had been meditating for a long time with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes at this time, looked at the excited Zu Mao, and suddenly said: "Jiaozhou will be saved!" It's just that now is not the time for a full-scale war with the King of Chu, we must refrain from it, we can't go to reinforcements too much, and the main forces should still guard Huainan, Yuzhang and Jianye! ”

"Zijing, how do you say this?" Sun Jian seemed to care about Lu Su's opinion, and immediately asked urgently.

"Lord!" Lu Su arched his hand and said with a smile: "If we go out with all our might, the king of Chu will inevitably wave his army to the south and set off a series of wars. ”

"Second, the king of Chu conquered Jiaozhou, refused to go all out, only Zhao Yun as the main general, sent 80,000 troops, should also have scruples, he is not ready for a full-scale war with my Jiangdong, and is worried that Cao Cao in the north will take advantage of the situation, so we can't force him, and Cao Cao is also a great threat to us!"

"Third, if a full-scale war is not started, we will repel Zhao Yun's army, and it will be difficult to hurt the king of Chu, and he will inevitably give up Jiaozhou for the time being, and think about it in the long run, instead of fighting us to the death. Therefore, the momentum of Jiaozhou is actually restraint, and both sides can only divide the victory and defeat with limited forces! An all-out war would be a painful injury to both sides! ”

"As for the reason for saving Jiaozhou, Zhu Gong also said it just now. If the king of Chu has to hand over the state. After two or three years, it was stable. It will surely become another scourge in Jiangdong! ”

As soon as Lu Su's voice fell, when everyone in the hall was still thinking, a hearty laughter suddenly came from outside the hall: "Hahaha...... Zijing's words are good! ”

"General Zhou!"

"Gong Jin!"

After a few exclamations, the majestic Zhou Yu, dressed in iron armor, strode into the hall, saluted under the eyes of everyone: "The last general, Zhou Yu, meet the lord!" ”

"Gongjin is really not slow, and the message has only been transmitted for a few days. I've already rushed back! Sun Jian smiled and praised, obviously knowing about it.

"Since the subordinates received the superstition of the lord, they returned from Huainan with dozens of guards!" Zhou Yu said, his eyes confidently swept over the surrounding civil and military forces, and immediately continued: "I unloaded the sword outside the hall just now, I have heard Zijing's words, and I think it is true!" It's just that there is one thing that Zijing has not yet considered! ”

When Lu Su heard this, his eyes flashed, and he hesitated for a moment. But in the end, he didn't refute anything, just smiled.

Zhou Yu was smiling at this time. He continued calmly: "Actually, the king of Chu sent Zhao Yun to command 80,000 troops to attack Jiaozhou, and his intention has been revealed, he is preparing to take my Jiangdong!" ”

"Hiss......" Many people in the hall gasped.

"Why is General Zhou so sure?" Xiao General Ling Cao asked urgently.

Zhou Yu said: "The heart of the king of Chu is known to the world, and its intention is in the world, not a person who is in a corner, and now it sits in the land of three states, and it is still sent to the state, so you can know that it has the intention of enterprising." Looking at its situation, but the troops entered the Central Plains, the north into the state, and the south to Jiaozhou, and the choice of the army to enter the state, it is self-evident that this is the land of the east of the Jiangdong, and it is eager to unify the south. ”

Hearing this, many people in the hall suddenly understood, and their faces suddenly turned angry.

Zhu Zhi got up suddenly: "Wang Xu bullied me, no one cares about Jiangdong?" ”

"Junli doesn't need to be angry, and wait for Gongjin to finish speaking!" Sun Jian's face has not changed much, and he is very calm at the moment.

"Humph!" Zhu Zhi is an old minister who has followed Sun Jian for many years, and when he heard Sun Jian's words, although he was angry in his heart, he still sat back.

Zhou Yu smiled, and soon continued: "Princes, the king of Chu plotted against me Jiangdong, and he really thought that we were weak, since this is the case, I should give him a head-on blow, but Zijing is right, if it is a full-scale battle, it will be even more unfavorable to my Jiangdong." ”

"North of Huaishui, Li Dian, Cao Ren and other generations have been frequently transferred recently, if the army goes south, the rear is empty, it will be planned. On the contrary, for the king of Chu, the same is true, although his army has more than 800,000 troops, but they are all heavy responsibilities, if he goes south to conquer, he will also be in danger. Although Cao Cao is now bent on purging the entire north, stabilizing internal affairs, and accumulating strength, he will never be relentless if he has the opportunity. Therefore, we don't want to take risks, and neither will the King of Chu. ”

"Therefore, when I go to Jiaozhou, I can only send elite soldiers and strong generals, but I can't go all out to conquer, and the two sides will win by outwitting!"

"Good! Well said! After listening to his analysis, Sun Jian praised him on the spot. Today, it has gradually become a three-point trend, check and balance each other, if there is no complete preparation, no one dares to go out lightly, the battle of Jiaozhou, is to win with wisdom! ”

As soon as his voice fell, Zhou Yu had already asked for his life: "My lord, my subordinates are willing to lead 60,000 elite soldiers and strong generals to help Jiaozhou break the enemy!" ”

"No!" Bu Qi interrupted in a hurry, and arched his hand: "General Zhou, if there is no Your Excellency stationed in Huainan, how to deal with the changes in the north?" ”

"Zishan doesn't need to worry!" Zhou Yu waved his hand and said with a calm smile: "Now Cao Cao is busy completely clearing the north and stabilizing the interior, as long as there is no flaw in the road, he will not take it lightly, and now there are young masters Sun Ce, Lu Fan, Gan Ning, Han Dang, Dong Xi, Zhu Ran, etc., there is no gap to drill!" ”

Zhang Zhao's appearance at the moment seemed to be about to fall asleep again, but when Zhou Yu's voice fell, he did suddenly say: "What Gong Jin said is good, let him go on the expedition!" ”

Sun Jian is a resolute person, and after a little thought, he suddenly got up: "Okay! Zhou Yu was promoted to be the governor of the capital, Lu Su was the governor of the left, Zu Mao was the governor of the right, and the commander of the elite army was 60,000, and immediately rushed to Jiaozhou to help the brothers of the Shijia family retreat from the enemy! ”

"No!"

The civil and military forces in the palace responded violently...... (To be continued......)