Zhou Yu led the navy to sneak out of Peng Li and go east to Chaohu Lake, Lu Su proposed two countermeasures to this, but at the same time, he also estimated their respective risks, and he couldn't make up his mind, so he sent Jiang Ji to report to Cao Cao and ask for instructions.

Of course, there is never a risk-free strategy between military battles, first, to see whether the intelligence collection in the early stage is accurate, whether the risk can be minimized, and second, to see the general's on-the-spot adaptability. However, Lu Su's correspondence ability is not subject to it for the time being, but he really doesn't dare to boast that he can eat Zhou Yu in terms of intelligence collection.

But in fact, Zhou Yu in this year is just like Lu Xun, who was originally evaluated in history before the Battle of Yaoting, "without a long name". He has been fighting with Sun Ce in Jiangdong, at most he has sent troops to Jiangxia, and has fought Huangzu a few times, and the scholars of the Central Plains are rarely able to understand his ability and value more clearly and objectively. Even in the original history, it was only after Chibi first burned a fire, and then stormed Jiangling for a year and defeated Cao Ren, before he finally became famous in the sea - unlike what was said in the romance, in real history, Cao Cao sent Jiang Gan to lobby Zhou Yu after losing Jiangling, and before that, where was he willing to bother with this kind of thought?

Therefore, Lu Su was ordered to guard the Lujiang River, and he didn't care about Zhou Yu at first, but he was repeatedly cared for, saying that Zhou Gongjin was a masterpiece, a man who could fight in Jiangdong, and he took it as the most, plus Lu Zijing was cautious by nature, so he didn't suffer the other party's big loss. However, the two armies confronted each other in Pengli, occasionally clashed, each with its own victory or defeat, Lu Su plotted many times, or fate, or sent envoys, and even used tricks such as deception and rebellion, but they were all seen through by Zhou Yu one after another, and they were never able to obtain first-hand accurate information in the enemy army.

Lu Su increasingly realized Zhou Yu's strength, so this time he hesitated between the two strategies. Don't dare to make a decision. Did Zhou Yu really transfer the main force to Chaohu? Did he set a trap in the south of Peng Li to lure himself into the bait? Or do you want to cut yourself off? If Lu Zijing can really collect relevant information accurately. So which of the two strategies is superior, or simply static braking, it is not difficult to make a decision at all.

Jiang Ji advocated not moving for the time being and waiting to see the opportunity, he believed that Zhou Yu would never let go of his foundation in Chaisang, and go all out to the east to cooperate with Sun Quan to harass Jiangbei. Lu Su said that it is not known, now that Wang Shi has gone straight to Jingxiang, Sun Quan has also been under great pressure. Then it is also possible to abandon the western front for the time being and concentrate all efforts in a vain attempt to open a gap between the central and eastern fronts. As long as they can really cross the river and gain a firm foothold, the situation of the Sun family will be opened, and the Cao family will be forced to mobilize the main force to conquer and suppress, and it is likely that they will be forced to terminate the Jingxiang Campaign-this is what Sun Quan and Zhou Yu want.

Because we made a mistake here and directly led the plan to go bankrupt, I can't afford to take this responsibility.

However, Jiang Ji was stubborn and persuaded each other, and Lu Su said that it was okay. You will personally take my letter to Nanyang to meet the prime minister. It is up to the Prime Minister to decide. If the prime minister doesn't ask, then forget it, if you ask, you can report your thoughts, which is our third policy.

Sure enough, Cao Cao couldn't make up his mind about Lu Su's second strategy for a while, so he casually asked Jiang Ji: "According to what Qing sees, what is the best strategy?" But you can be blunt. Jiang Ji took the opportunity to say: "If you think of Ji, the two strategies of the government and the king are not available!" Then he reported his worries to Cao Cao in a coherent manner.

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said in his heart that this is a talent, his thinking is so clear, and his tongue is so easy to give, it is rare among the state and county officials. He pondered for a while, and continued to ask Jiang Ji: "How much is Zhou Yu's water master?" What is the geometry of my sailor? If you are above the rivers and lakes, face to face the enemy, what are the odds of victory? ”

Jiang Jiyu reported that Zhou Yu had nearly 10,000 troops in Chaisang, the same number of sailors, no less than 10 ships, and more than 100 fighting ships, but the infantry in Jiangdong were all familiar with boats, so they really had to be anxious to search for nearby civilian ships, and even set up some rafts, so that everyone could go into the water to fight. As for the Lujiang Naval Division, even after years of operation in Lusu, the number of boats and boats barely reached half of the opponent's, and the Jiangbei people's ability to fight in water was poor. If the main forces meet, we will have no reason to win, and if the same number of enemies meet, the chance of winning will not exceed fifty percent——

"My elder, build a water village in the north of Pengli, densely covered with buildings, connected layer by layer, that is, Zhou Yu's whole division will also make it return with a feather - the minister thinks that it should not be moved lightly, and it should be guarded."

Cao Cao nodded, and said that you are serious, but it does not conform to the current big form. If Zhou Yu really cooperated with Sun Quan's whole division to attack Jiangbei, in a vain attempt to gain a firm foothold in Huainan or Huaidong, and Lu Su shrank in Peng Li and did not move, then it would be meaningless; It is better to chase Zhou Yu at the end, and Tai Shici is in a situation of land and water, so there is a great chance that he can disrupt or even destroy Jiangdong's plan. If Sun and Zhou land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, I will have to march eastward, and the plan to attack Jingxiang and Liu Biao will definitely come to naught.

You said that with my Lujiang water division, I can defeat half of Zhou Yu's water division, then this risk is worth taking, I believe that Yi Zijing's caution will not really trap himself in the ground. There is no need to attack Chaisang, if Zhou Yu dares to advance eastward, the rear must be fully prepared, even if it can really be taken, our army will suffer heavy losses. So it's better to chase Zhou Yu and cut off the entrance to Chaohu Lake - you can take my words back and tell Zijing as they are.

Jiang Ji was still waiting to persuade him again, but Cao Cao waved his hand and signaled Liu Fang to send off the guest. Immediately, Cao Cao summoned Wenwu to report the situation in the east, and at the same time - "Order Zhang Zibu to report to the door!" ”

Previously, Zhang Zhao was ordered by Sun Quan - in fact, he also fell into Zhou Yu's calculations - to persuade Cao Cao not to cut down Jiangdong, he was afraid that he would be detained by Zhou Yu's subordinates in the main battle when he passed through Chaisang, so he did not dare to take the waterway, and crossed directly from the river to the north, first went to visit Chen Deng, and then Chen Deng sent people to send him to the foot of the green forest. Cao Cao originally listened to Shi Xun's Jianyì and didn't want to stimulate Jiangdong too much, but since the other party sent it to the door and begged bitterly, Cao Cao couldn't help but take the opportunity to take it. Cao Cao said that if I didn't cut down Jiangdong, Sun Quan hurriedly sent the hostages, whether it was a brother or a son, to Xudu.

Zhang Zhao said that my lord's three brothers: Danyang Taishou (Sun Yi) was killed by a traitor not long ago, Wuchenghou (Sun Kuang) also died of illness, only the half-brother Sun Lang is still in Chongling, and his mother can't bear to stay away - General Sun is a filial son and can't bear to rebel against his mother's will, so he has always hoped that the imperial court can give some time, and when Sun Lang is an adult, it is not too late to send it to Xu. Just mentioning the brother and not mentioning the son, is to say that even the brother is too young to let go, let alone the son?

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but sneer: "Lang has not traveled far, so what is the right?" "You said that Sun Lang is still young and it is inconvenient to send him as a hostage, so what about Sun Quan? Sun Quan is not small, right?

The implication is that I am the patriarch of your Sun family or Sun Ben, as for Sun Quan? Hehe, he will either send his younger brother or son to be a hostage, or give up his foundation to be a hostage, is the territory important, or the survival of the Sun family is important, you should weigh it carefully!

Zhang Zhao repeatedly persuaded Cao Cao, but Cao Cao just insisted that I want the hostages not to speak. Zhang Zhao had no choice but to stay in Cao Ying temporarily, and then saw Tian'er to visit Xun You, Jia Xu and others, and asked them to speak for Guan on his behalf. Xun Gongda entertained Zhang Zhao warmly every time, recounting the past - the two were old acquaintances - but he refused to express any attitude on serious matters; As for Jia Wenhe, including his own illness, he used different excuses to keep Zhang Zhao out.

Zhang Zhao was the leading politician in Jiangdong at that time, but he was not an ordinary lobbyist, in other words, he was not a diplomatic talent, and he was helpless in the face of such a dilemma. However, if he couldn't get better conditions from Cao Cao, it was impossible for him to go back to defeat Zhou Yu and grasp the dominance of the surrender, so he didn't dare to go. In the end, he even put his mind on Cao Cao's henchmen Yang Xiu, Liu Fang and others, but they still found nothing.

But even so, Zhang Zibu is an old filial piety after all, a well-known person in the world, and Cao Cao's ministers have always been very polite to him. Sent someone to summon today, but suddenly asked him to "report to the door and enter", Zhang Zhao was strange, and said that something was wrong? Does Cao Cao want to turn his face seriously with us Jiangdong?

I was puzzled, but I couldn't investigate, so I had to stand in front of the door and report in a long voice: "Zhang Zhao, the assassin of Minzhou, came to meet the prime minister." "He was under Sun Ce back then, and his positions were Changshi and Fujun Zhonglang General, but these two positions were just shogunates, not recognized by the imperial court, and the imperial court gave him a formal worship, and there was only one nominal Minzhou Assassin History.

The guards led Zhang Zhao to the hall, only to see Cao Cao facing him coldly, and he didn't even set up a seat. Zhang Zibuna is also a proud person, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but stroke his beard and reprimand Cao Cao: "The public is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, you should know etiquette, why is it a slow man?!" ”

The prime minister is courteous to hundreds of officials, no matter how honorable the official position and title, when you see the prime minister, you must salute first, but this does not mean that the prime minister can not return the courtesy, and it does not mean that when you meet with high-ranking officials of more than 2,000 stones, the prime minister can not set up a seat, but let the other party always reply with a pestle. Of course, it's not for nothing that there are prime ministers who really do this, for example-Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying. Zhang Zhaoxin said that you are so contemptuous and arrogant and rude, do you want to learn from Dong Zhuo? Zhou Yu scolded you for being a thief, and I was arguing with him, if you put on such an attitude for no reason, then you are really a thief!

When Cao Cao heard this, "Hehe" sneered: "Zibu is willing to be a national thief, why should I be courteous?" ”

Zhang Zhao was taken aback, and said in his heart, why am I a national thief? "What do you mean by that?"

Xun You couldn't look at it from the side, and said in his heart, Prime Minister, you obviously guessed that there were seven or eight points, Jiangdong Xingbing was done by Sun Quan and Zhou Yu without Zhang Zhao, and he still had to play him here, he was almost fifty years old, what should you do if you want to be angry? Anyway, the attitude has been made clear, so let's get to the point, so I straightened my waist and lifted my hips away from my legs - this means, I'm going to get ready to speak.

Who knew that before he could speak, he heard Jia Xu next to him preemptively say: "Zhang Gong, Junshi was framed by Zhou Yu, but he didn't know it?" ”

As soon as Xun You heard this, he slowly put down his ass again, and said in his heart that Jia Wenhe was really anxious, he didn't mention Sun Quan, only mentioned Zhou Yu, this was to take this opportunity to trigger infighting in Jiangdong. Okay, then I won't speak, and let him play. (To be continued......)