Zhuge Liang knew that Nan Ye's sudden appearance was to increase his bargaining chips in the negotiation, and smiled at Nan Ye to express his gratitude. Since Lu Su was in a hurry to form an alliance at this time, Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry. Said slowly: "Uncle Huang and General Sun have no old friendship, but are more friendly with the national teacher. It is better to go to Jiangdong to make an alliance with the national teacher. ”

Lu Su said hurriedly: "Although the general of my family has no old relationship with the imperial uncle, the ancestor has formed an alliance with the imperial uncle to fight against the Yellow Turban and Dong Zhuo. I would like to introduce Mr. Kong Ming to meet with General Sun to discuss important matters. ”

After Lu Su finished speaking to Kong Ming, he said to Nan Ye: "Cao Cao is very ambitious, although the national teacher is unwilling to raise troops to compete with him, Cao Cao may not be able to wave his army south. There is a way that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the national teacher and my Jiangdong have always had a good relationship, and I implore the national teacher to join us and others to fight against the Cao army. ”

Nan Ye's impression of Lu Su has always been a good man, but he didn't expect his words to be so sharp. It seems that it is not unreasonable for Lu Su to succeed Zhou Yu, for the grasp of the overall situation, Lu Su is by no means under Zhuge Liang, and instantly thought of winning over Nan Ye to resist Cao.

After listening to Lu Su's words, Zhuge Liang looked at Nan Ye and said, "I don't know what the national teacher thinks Zijing said?" ”

Nan Ye originally came to play soy sauce, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to put himself in front as a gunman, but he couldn't destroy the Sun-Liu Alliance, so he could only say: "What Zijing said is extremely true!" At the moment of the great enemy, we should unite and cooperate. It's just that I have an agreement with the princes not to attack each other, so that I can get the safety of the dart bureaus and money villages in various places. Therefore, Cao Cao will not come to attack me, and I will not be able to send troops, so I can only help secretly this time, and I also ask for the understanding of Duke Xuande and Zi. ”

Liu Bei and Lu Su both knew that Zhenyuan's dart bureau and money village were all over the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao occupied the land of Bazhou, and there were countless dart games and money villages under his rule. The dart master in the dart game is equivalent to Nan Ye's human resources, and the gold and silver in the money village are Nan Ye's economic resources, once Nan Ye is the enemy of Cao Cao first, Cao Cao may close the dart game and loot the money to make Nan Ye empty of people and money, and it is natural for Nan Ye to have scruples about Cao Cao.

Lu Su still has a righteous and heroic side, he understands that Nan Ye's hardship will naturally not force Nan Ye to send troops, but said: "The road of the national teacher is full of gods, and it can defeat Cao Cao's millions of soldiers." I am grateful that the national teacher can help me secretly, and I dare not ask for anything more. ”

After Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan's intention to jointly resist Cao was basically reached, the details had to be discussed in Jiangdong. Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to cross the river with Lu Su, Nan Ye took Pang Tong, Dian Wei, and Zhou Cang to accompany him, and Zhuge Jin, Ma Chao, Zhang Baiqi, Ma Yunluo, Hua Bei and the guards stayed behind to help Liu Bei defend the city. This time I went to Jiangdong for cooperation, not for war, so Nan Ye didn't need to bring too many people with him.

After Zhuge Liang and Nan Ye said goodbye to Liu Bei, they boarded a boat with Lu Su and went to Chaisang County. Everyone sat in the warehouse, Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and then looked at Nan Ye and said: "Don't hide it from the national teacher and the two gentlemen, Cao Cao has already written to persuade my general to surrender, and wants to hunt Jingzhou to attack the imperial uncle." Although I know that this is Cao Cao's plan to divide the wedge, there are also Jiangdong princes who agree with Cao Cao to attack Liu because of Cao Cao's great power. When you see General Sun, you must not say that Cao Cao has many generals. ”

Nan Ye knew that Lu Su was afraid that the generals of Jiangdong would learn that Cao Cao was cowardly, and he also knew that Zhuge Liang would persuade them to unite against Cao. Therefore, he smiled and said: "Zijing doesn't have to worry, Mr. Kong Ming has his own answers, and I just keep my mouth shut." ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at Nan Ye in surprise when he heard this, and Lu Su nodded at Zhuge Liang and said, "Then there is Mr. Lao Kongming." ”

When everyone got off the boat in Chaisang, Lu Su first settled Nan Ye and Zhuge Liang in the pavilion to rest for a while, and went to see Sun Quan by himself. At this time, Sun Quan was discussing with the generals, and before Lu Su entered the door, he listened to the chaos in the hall, as if he was quarrelling. Lu Su didn't need to listen to it to know that they were fighting and arguing again, so he couldn't help but shake his head.

Sun Quan has been dizzy by a group of civil and military quarrels for several days, and suddenly heard the soldiers come to report that Lu Su returned and said with great joy: "Zijing has returned from Jiangxia, you wait and discuss first, I will listen to Zijing's words." "Just get up.

A group of civil and military officers were stunned when they saw Sun Quan leaving, they quarreled back and forth just to get Sun Quan's approval, what else to quarrel about when the lord was gone? I saw that everyone stopped in unison, it was time to rest, drink water, and prepare for the next round of quarrels.

As soon as Sun Quan saw Lu Su, he asked: "Zi Jing goes to Jiangxia, how can you find out the truth and the truth?" ”

Lu Su said: "I know the general outline, and I am about to report to the lord." Why have I been gone for so many days, and the generals are still arguing about war or peace? ”

Sun Quan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "As soon as Cao Cao's text arrived, everyone argued endlessly. The generals swore to fight to the death, and the Wenchen was the majority of the lords, among which Zhang Zibu was the leader. Zijing should also know that those military generals are not as good as the ministers, and Gong Jin has not returned, but he has let the lord and the people have the upper hand. ”

Lu Su said hurriedly when he heard this: "I don't know what the lord wants?" ”

Sun Quan said: "Originally, I wanted to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao, but what the strategists said may not be unreasonable, but at this time I was a little hesitant. ”

Lu Su said more anxiously: "What Zhang Zhao and others said is deeply wrong about the general. Everyone can surrender to Cao Cao, but the general cannot surrender to Cao Cao. ”

Sun Quanqi said: "Why is this? ”

Lu Su said: "If I wait for the exercise, I can be an official for the state and county, and if I don't want to be an official, I can also return to my hometown to live in seclusion." What about the general's surrender? The position is not a marquis, the car is only a ride, the ride is not a horse, there are never more than a few people, all day under the supervision of Cao Cao, it is impossible to return to seclusion, how can it be called lonely in the south? The will of the people, each for himself, should not be heard! ”

Sun Quan sighed when he heard this: "Everyone is talking about missing my expectations. Zijing's words are exactly the same as my meaning. This heaven is blessed with the Son! However, Cao Cao first won Yuan Shao's people, and then got Jingzhou's troops recently, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to resist the enemy. ”

Lu Su smiled when he heard Sun Quan's wish to fight: "Don't worry, general! We are waiting to win this battle! ”

Sun Quan asked, "Why did Zijing say this?" ”

Lu Su said: "Su to Jiangxia, in addition to Uncle Liu Huang, I also saw a person, this person is invincible, with this person, Cao Cao will be defeated." ”

Sun Quanqi said: "There are still such characters in the world? I don't know who Zijing is talking about? ”

Lu Su said: "It is the Guanghua National Teacher!" ”

Sun Quan really didn't expect Nan Ye to be at Liu Bei's place, and he was overjoyed at that time: "So the national teacher is willing to send troops to fight Cao?" If that's the case, it's a big deal! ”

Although Lu Su didn't want to discourage Sun Quan's enthusiasm, he had to explain Nan Ye's intentions. So he told 1510 about Nan Ye's inability to send troops. In the end, Sun Quan was advised: "It may not be beneficial for the national teacher not to send troops and horses. If the national division sends troops, the land of Jingzhou will be gained, and although it is easy for the lord to win, the profit is small. The national teacher could not send troops, and although it was difficult for the lord to win, the benefits were great. ”

Sun Quan also knew what Lu Su said, Nanye had already won the four counties of Jingnan, and it would definitely be more convenient than himself if he sent troops to occupy Jingbei. However, Sun Quan was worried about whether Nan Ye would be able to defeat Cao Cao if he didn't send troops, so he frowned and said, "If the national teacher doesn't send troops and horses, what's the use of forming an alliance with us in this battle?" ”

Lu Su said: "The road of the national teacher is full of gods, and there is the magic of an unpredictable prophet. During the battle of Xu Yang, our army was weak and Yuan Shu was strong, but the national teacher helped us to win. During the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was strong and Cao Cao was weak, and the national teacher was helping the weak to defeat the strong. Now that Cao's army is strong and our army is weak, but the mage is helping us to wait, what does the lord think will win or lose? ”

Sun Quan thought for a while and said, "Zijing is saying that the national teacher expects me to win this battle?" ”

Lu Su nodded and said: "One of them is that, the other is that the national teacher has always helped the way and cut down the non-way. The national teacher is on our side, and the righteous people's heart is on our side, how can we not win this battle? ”

Sun Quan nodded and smiled: "Zi Jing's words are really reasonable!" Where is the national teacher now? So I went to pay my respects. ”

Lu Su said: "The national teacher and Mr. Kong Ming, the emperor's uncle, are all resting in the pavilion. Tonight, the lord can send an invitation first, and see you in the hall tomorrow. ”

Sun Quan said: "That's fine! Let the national teacher and Kong Ming also meet me Jiangdong handsome, and then just go to the court to discuss the matter. After that, he wrote an invitation and ordered Lu Su to send it.

The next day, Tianming Lu Su led Nan Ye, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong to see Sun Quan. Because Nan Ye was there, Sun Quan didn't dare to slack off, leading a group of civil and martial arts to sit upright. After seeing the salute, everyone sat down one after another and once again discussed the matter of forming an alliance against Cao. Because of the appearance of Nanye, the Jiangdong generals had more confidence in defeating Cao Cao, and they also had less blame for Zhuge Liang. The battle of Confucianism did not happen, and the focus of the discussion was mainly on how to defeat Cao Cao.

Sun Quan asked Zhuge Liang: "If you are in Xinye and assist Liu Yuzhou in a decisive battle with Cao Cao, you must know the reality of the other army." I don't know how many Cao soldiers there are? ”

Zhuge Liang knew that it was better to ask the generals than to provoke them, so he didn't say less and said more: "The horse infantry water army is about more than one million." ”

Sun Quan and the generals were all shocked when they heard this, and Lu Su frequently looked at Zhuge Liang and asked him to speak carefully. Sun Quan also heard that Cao Cao had a million people, but he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he asked: "Is it true that Cao Cao claimed to have a million soldiers?" ”

Zhuge Liang pinched his fingers and calculated: "Cao Cao originally had 200,000 Qingzhou troops, and after Yuan Shao was pacified, he got 300,000 or 400,000, Xiliang won 120,000 soldiers in the first battle, and now he has 230,000 Jingzhou soldiers, plus Cao Cao's newly recruited soldiers are enough to have a million people." ”

Sun Quan was shocked and asked, "How many generals are there under Cao Cao?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Resourceful people, who can recruit generals who are accustomed to war, are more than one or two thousand. ”

Sun Quan said: "The Cao army is so powerful, how can we be the enemy?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "If the general dares to fight, I will have a plan to fight, if the general does not dare to fight, it is useless to have a thousand clever plans." Let me ask the general if he dares to fight? ”

Sun Quan suddenly changed color and said: "Liu Yuzhou's soldiers are few and dare to fight, my Jiangdong soldiers are full of food, and there is the danger of the Yangtze River, don't you dare to fight?" ”

Zhuge Liang saw that Sun Quan's blood was aroused, so he said: "Although Cao Cao has millions of people, he is tired from afar, and he travels 300 miles a day to chase my lord Liu Yuzhou. And the people of the north are not accustomed to water warfare. Jingzhou's annexation was forced by Cao Cao's strength, not his own intention, so he was not afraid. Jiangdong soldiers are full of fine food, Liu Yuzhou and his son Liu Qi also have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and then there are national teachers to help each other, and work together to break Cao's army. ”