Outside Fancheng, the Jingzhou army under Zhang Yun would transport firewood to the foot of the city wall every day.

Liu Beijun at the head of the city will shoot pieces of feather arrows at the Jingzhou army transporting firewood.

The Jingzhou army, which was killed by feather arrows, had some casualties every day, but these casualties were not very heavy, and they were still within the range that Zhang Yun could bear.

What's more, the Han army didn't just hand over the matter to the Jingzhou army and no longer bothered.

Whenever the Jingzhou army rushed to the walls of Fancheng with firewood, the Han army would send strong crossbowmen to follow.

The range of the Han army's strong crossbow far exceeded Liu Beijun's longbow on the city wall, and the arrows on both sides were staggered, and Liu Beijun on the city wall was also suppressed a lot.

Outside Fancheng, the Han army under Lü Bu and the Jingzhou army led by Zhang Yun launched an attack on Fancheng before Liu Biao ordered Zhang Yun to obey the command of the Han army.

Jian Ye at this time.

Sun Quan had already learned that the Jiangdong spies were being searched for in Luoyang City.

Sitting in the conference hall, Sun Quan's face was solemn.

There are really a lot of spies sent to Luoyang, the Han army has searched and arrested in the city, and now the spies who can still send news to Jiangdong are very rare, and it will not take much time, I am afraid that it will be impossible to get even the last bit ≠of information about Jiangdong.

Looking around at the people in the hall, Sun Quan frowned, and asked them: "Don't hide it from you, a certain earlier sent a lot of scouts to Luoyang, and now the imperial court has wantonly searched for Jiangdong Tanma in Luoyang City, and many people have been caught, in your opinion, what should be done to properly resolve this matter?" ”

Most of Jiangdong's staff and generals didn't know that Sun Quan had sent people to Luoyang.

When he said these words, everyone was stunned.

"Wu Hou is confused!" Just as he was waiting for everyone to speak, Sun Quan heard a person's voice coming from the hall.

Hearing someone say to his face that he was confused, Sun Quan's brows furrowed slightly.

However, when he saw the person who spoke, his face instantly softened again.

In front of everyone, Sun Quan was confused, he was an old minister with gray hair, this person stood up, and did not salute Sun Quan, so he said impassionedly: "Today, His Majesty's martial arts and martial arts, the Central Plains and the north are all broken by the imperial army. How powerful was Cao Cao back then? Gongsun Chan sits in the north all the year round, how will he stay? Marquis Wu occupies Jiangdong, although there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River, how can he stop the imperial army? A certain thief thought that Wu Hou's move was just his own destruction! ”

When this person said these words, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Sun Quan's face also suddenly turned ugly, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched violently a few times, before he tried to calm down as much as possible, and asked the person who spoke: "Zhonglang will speak sincerely, and he is very ashamed!" It's just that I don't know, in Zhonglang's opinion, what should I do to survive this catastrophe? ”

"Wu Hou!" Sun Quan put on a shameless attitude of asking, and the old minister who spoke was no longer aggressive, and said to him with his fists: "In a certain opinion, Wu Hou should go to Luoyang in person and ask His Majesty for the guilt, and this matter will be eased!" ”

"Zhang Zhao, what do you want to do when you speak wildly and instigate Wu Hou to go to Luoyang?" As soon as the old minister finished speaking, a person immediately stood up, pointed at him and said angrily: "If Your Majesty does not forgive Wu Hou today and kills Wu Hou in Luoyang City, can you bear the responsibility?" ”

It was Zhang Zhao, who followed Sun Ce in his early years and was named a long history and a Zhonglang general by Sun Ce, who persuaded Sun Quan to go to Luoyang, and it was Gu Yong, who was very relied on by Sun Quan, who stood up and scolded Zhang Zhao.

Hearing someone scolding him, Zhang Zhao frowned, turned his head to look at Gu Yong, and asked him: "If Marquis Wu doesn't go to Luoyang, the imperial army will go south because of this matter." Now that Zhou Yu has served the imperial court, the Yangtze River is like flat ground in front of the imperial army. If the imperial army comes, will anyone you wait for to be able to retreat from the enemy? ”

Zhang Zhao said a word, and Gu Yong was stunned.

Just when Gu Yong was speechless, a little general stood up, strode to the middle of the hall, hugged his fists and bowed to Sun Quan, and then said: "The last general is a martial artist, and he has never known how to strategize, only knows that he is loyal to Wu Hou and Jiangdong. If the imperial army comes, I will wait for the army to lead the army to kill the generals! ”

The little general who spoke, about ten ** years old, was also the last among the people in the hall.

This person's surname is Ling Mingtong, he is the son of Ling Cao, who has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has a good martial arts.

It was precisely because of the mentality that the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers that when Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong were arguing, Ling Tong dared to get up and interject.

Turning his head to stare at Ling Tong, Zhang Zhao's brows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at Ling Cao, who was sitting on the side.

After all, Ling Cao is an old general in Jiangdong, how could he have no eyes, seeing Zhang Zhao looking at him, he hurriedly stood up, first bowed to Sun Quan with his fists, and then shouted at Ling Tong: "The important ministers are discussing, how dare Huangkou Xiaoer interject?" Sit down yet! ”

was cheered by Ling Cao, Ling Tong didn't dare to say more, and arched at the few people who stood up, and sat down very reluctantly.

"General Ling, in your opinion, what should be done at this time?" Ling Cao stood up and scolded Ling Tong and was about to sit down, but Sun Quan asked him a question.

Hearing Sun Quan's question, Ling Cao clenched his fists and said to Sun Quan: "Back to Wu Hou, we are the generals of Wu Di, if Wu Di Guo has a war, we will die and step forward!" But if we want to make a decision on political affairs, it is quite difficult! ”

Ling Cao said a call with an embarrassed face, which also made Sun Quan feel helpless.

Since he became the lord of Jiangdong, all he has to think about all day long is how to keep Jiangdong in the hands of the Sun family.

If Jiangdong can break away from the Han Dynasty and become a country on its own, it is not impossible, if it cannot be separated, he will pay some tribute every year, as long as it remains in the hands of the Sun family, he will also have an explanation for Sun Jian and Sun Ce!

But now, the situation he is facing is not whether Jiangdong should be allowed to become a country of its own, but how to keep this corner of the land from being taken away by the imperial court.

As soon as Zhang Zhao opened his mouth, he asked him to go to Luoyang in person to plead guilty to Liu Bian, although Gu Yong said that he was likely to be killed on the spot by Liu Bian when he went to Luoyang, but he couldn't say how to choose.

In front of Sun Quan, there was a dilemma that he couldn't choose at all.

"Wu Hou!" Just when Sun Quan didn't know how to choose, a man stood up, clenched his fists and said to him: "Jiangdong has the Yangtze River, and it is not easy for the imperial army to come and cross the Yangtze River. As long as we defend the Yangtze River, we can resist the imperial army. The army of the imperial court came from the north, and the soldiers were not accustomed to water, and it was quite difficult to dispatch grain and grass! Wu Hou went to Luoyang, it is nothing more than a dead end, the current plan, when Zhou Yu is broken, occupy the Yangtze River is dangerous! ”

Someone else stood up and spoke, and also proposed the most urgent thing to do at the moment, and Sun Quan's eyes naturally fell on this person.

The person who spoke also had gray hair, but his body was not as tough as Zhang Zhao's, and after standing up, he shook slightly.

The one who got up to speak was Zhang Hong, who had asked Liu Xie for Sun Ce in his early years.

When he went to Xudu, Zhang Hong stayed there, but when Cao Cao was defeated by the Han army, he returned to Jiangdong.

It's just that Zhang Hong is weak in physique, and after returning to Jiangdong, he rarely asks about political affairs, if Sun Quan hadn't urgently summoned everyone to come to discuss matters, he would still be recuperating in the mansion and would definitely not come here

Seeing that it was Zhang Hong who got up, Sun Quan hurriedly said to him: "Zigang's body is not safe, and he still doesn't forget to worry about something, and he is very relieved!" ”

Maintaining the posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Zhang Hong said to Sun Quan: "Grateful for Wu Hou's concern, how dare you not share your worries with Wu Hou?" There are two urgent matters at the moment, one is to seize Zhou Yu's territory and take full control of the Yangtze River, and the other is to move the administrative office to Moling. Moling is in the south, and the terrain is complicated, even if the imperial army crosses the Yangtze River, it is impossible to enter when it is idle, and Wu Hou protects his family business, it should be safe! ”

After saying these words, Zhang Hong covered his mouth with his hand and coughed violently.

Zhang Zhao, who tried his best to persuade Sun Quan to go to Luoyang to take the blame, heard Zhang Hong say that he wanted to seize Zhou Yu's camp, and hurriedly said to Sun Quan: "Marquis Wu, Zhou Yu has already surrendered to the imperial court, if he rashly crusades, it is nothing more than a reason for the imperial court to send troops south!" ”

"The imperial court has captured many Jiangdong exploration horses, even if Marquis Wu does not crusade against Zhou Yu, the imperial army will have a reason to go south!" Zhang Hong only coughed and didn't speak, but Gu Yong, who was competing with Zhang Zhao, opened his mouth and said: "A certain seconded speaker Shi Zhang Hong!" ”

His gaze first shifted from Zhang Hong's face to Zhang Zhao's, and then looked at Gu Yong, Sun Quan asked everyone in the hall, "What do you think?" ”

asked about the people in the hall, and the Jiangdong staff and generals sitting in the hall could also see some clues from Sun Quan's face.

Some of the people who were thoughtful stood up one after another, clasped their fists and bowed to Sun Quan and said, "Shi Zhanghong, the chairman of the seconded council!" ”

There are also some people who have the same thoughts as Zhang Zhao in their hearts.

But they were not sure whether Sun Quanzhen would come back after going to Luoyang, so they had to remain silent.

Seeing that many generals and staff members seconded Zhang Hong, only a small number of people sat in place and did not open their mouths, Sun Quan did not ask anything to those who did not gnaw, stood up, and said to everyone in the hall: "A certain intention has been decided, immediately select soldiers and horses, and crusade against Zhou Yu!" ”

"Wu Hou, this is self-defeating!" Sun Quan made a decision, and Zhang Zhao immediately shouted: "Marquis Wu should go to Luoyang and ask His Majesty for the guilt of the present, so as to seek His Majesty's forgiveness, not to be an enemy of the imperial army!" It's not a rash crusade against Zhou Yu! ”

Ignoring Zhang Zhao's shouts, Sun Quan waved his hand to everyone in the hall and said, "You can all stand down!" The matter of army preparation was handed over to Ling Cao's father and son, and an auspicious day was chosen, and the expedition was set out! ”

Everyone in the hall responded in unison, and Ling Cao's father and son stepped forward and took the order to lead the troops to defeat Zhou Yu.

Glancing at Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan ignored him, left his seat, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and walked straight to the door of the hall.