The Jingzhou army besieged Jiangxia City, the Jiangdong army was frustrated, and Ling Tong led the army to defend the city, and no longer dared to fight lightly.

A few days later, inside the city of Jianye.

Knowing that the Jiangdong Navy was defeated and returned, Sun Quan's face turned pale, and he sat in the first seat, looking around at the people in the hall, and was speechless for a long time.

The imperial court pacified the north and the Central Plains, and the Cai family sacrificed Jingzhou, and now there is no submission to the imperial court, only Jiangdong!

If he refused to hand over Jiangdong, Sun Quan and the imperial court would definitely turn against each other.

First, he sent Ling Tong's father and son to lead the army to attack Zhou Yu, but was repelled by Zhou Yu's army, and Ling Cao was also killed in the battle.

I thought that the powerful navy could defeat Zhou Yu's navy in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect that it was also defeated, and only dozens of small boats returned to Jianye.

In the hall, the Jiangdong ministers sat in the ring.

The Jiangdong army suffered repeated defeats, and the ministers lowered their heads one by one, not even daring to look at Sun Quan.

The most worried was Lu Xun standing in the hall.

Before setting out, he had made a military order to Sun Quan, and this expedition would definitely defeat Zhou Yu's army and capture the port on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

But in the end, he led dozens of small boats to flee, and Zhou Yu's water village still stands!

Cai Mao took over the Jingzhou Naval Army, and he was good at training the naval army, and it didn't take long for the Jingzhou Naval Army to be trained into a naval division that was enough to support the army to cross the river.

The situation is already very unfavorable for the Jiangdong Sun family.

There was no sound from everyone in the hall, even Lu Xun lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, Sun Quan's face became more and more ugly.

Looking around at everyone, Sun Quan finally spoke: "Why don't you speak? ”

As soon as he opened his mouth to ask, everyone hung their heads on their chests, and none of them dared to answer.

"Sending troops on land, our army lost troops and lost generals, and General Ling Cao also died on the battlefield!" Frowning, Sun Quan said to everyone: "Troops are sent by water, there are countless warships, and our army is still losing its armor!" ”

Speaking of excitement, Sun Quan slapped the low table in front of him, stood up suddenly, his eyes wandered around everyone's faces, and said to everyone: "Who can tell so-and-so, how to deal with this?" How to stop the Han army from moving south? ”

No one answered, and after Sun Quan shouted this voice, the hall was silent, and there was not even half a person who dared to speak.

His cheeks twitched violently twice, Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was also gloomy.

"Brother!" Just as everyone didn't dare to say anything, and Sun Quan's nameless fire was about to jump out of his head, a person ran in from outside the hall and called him crisply.

Entering the hall was a woman in armor with a brass helmet between her armpits.

The woman's face is delicate, her slender waist can only be held, and her body is covered with armor, which makes her full of sassy energy.

Seeing the woman, Sun Quan, who was full of frustration, asked angrily, "Why are you here?" My brother is discussing with everyone how to retreat from the enemy, and this is not the place where women should come! ”

Standing still in the hall, the woman looked around at the people in the hall and said to Sun Quan: "Brother's words are wrong, although Shang Xiang is a woman, she has also learned martial arts, and she has also obtained the rank of general on the battlefield. ”

"Nonsense!" was discussing with everyone how to retreat from the enemy, Sun Shangxiang, who was dressed in military uniform, suddenly ran in, disturbing the proceedings, and Sun Quan, who was full of frustration, scolded: "As a woman, you should learn some methods of husband and children, and you can marry in the future!" We are discussing important matters, what kind of system do you have when a woman enters the house to stir up trouble? Don't go back quickly! ”

"Brother!" was reprimanded by Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang had no intention of withdrawing, but arched at him with his fists and said, "The little sister is outside the hall, and I have already heard what my brother said. Our army failed to defeat Zhou Yu on land, and suffered a big loss on the water. If Zhou Yu's military camp is not pulled out, the imperial army will go south, and the army will definitely drive straight in, and Jiangdong will be in danger! ”

Although she thought that Sun Shangxiang was just a woman and should not come to the hall, what she said made some sense, Sun Quan frowned, and did not speak, just looked at her silently.

was no longer scolded by Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang's courage grew a little stronger, and then said: "What my brother wants, it is nothing more than to keep what my eldest brother got back then!" Today, the imperial court is strong and strong, and the north and the Central Plains are all pacified by the imperial court. In a corner of Jiangdong, it is really unwise to try to resist the heavenly soldiers! ”

Sun Shangxiang's words made Sun Quan very unhappy in his heart.

But he couldn't find a reason to refute, so he had to wrinkle his face and wait for Sun Shangxiang to finish speaking.

Sun Quan still didn't say anything, Sun Shangxiang said: "Our army has repeatedly attacked Zhou Yu's military camp, although the imperial court soldiers and horses have fought with our army, but they have not really turned against each other. The little sister is willing to go to Luoyang on behalf of her brother, talk to the imperial court, and keep Jiangdong! ”

Before her words fell, the people sitting in the hall who had not dared to say anything before looked at each other, and a few of them couldn't help but chuckle.

Hearing someone snickering, Sun Shangxiang also lowered her face, looked around at everyone, and asked angrily, "What's so funny?" If you don't think what I'm saying makes sense, you can come up with an idea for your brother! ”

Sun Shangxiang's words were like a slap in everyone's faces, and all the Jiangdong ministers hung their heads on their chests, and they didn't say anything.

Lu Su and Lu Meng went to Luoyang earlier and have not returned, and Sun Quan also disagrees with Sun Shangxiang's method.

But the appearance of the staff and generals also made him feel depressed.

Sun Shangxiang's words said what he wanted to say but it was inconvenient to speak.

Looking around at everyone, Sun Quan frowned, and asked angrily: "Do you really want a woman to go to Luoyang?" ”

Then said such a sentence, Sun Quan was also stimulating everyone, and the implication was that they were not as good as women.

This time, Sun Quan's voice lagged behind, and everyone sitting finally couldn't sit still, one of them stood up, clasped his fists and said to him: "Wu Hou, a corner of Jiangdong, if you talk about wealth, it is not inferior to the Central Plains. But Jiangdong has few people after all, and the waterways are crisscrossed. It is really not the foundation of the hegemony! ”

The person who stood up to speak, about early in his twenties, had a white face and looked like a child.

This person Sun Quan recognized, although he was not very old, but his knowledge was not shallow, and he was quite courageous, and in the past, among the Jiangdong ministers, he was also considered to be a little famous, but because of his young age, he was just a small county magistrate now.

There are countless Jiangdong County orders, but there are very few people who can sit in the hall and discuss with Sun Quan, which shows that this person's talent and courage are not comparable to ordinary people.

He is none other than Kan Ze, the county magistrate of Chenxian County.

Kan Ze's words, although they were pertinent, but to Sun Quan's ears, he undoubtedly asked him to give up Jiangdong and hand over the country that Sun Ce had laid down back to others.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Emperor Ling changed the history of assassination to the state pastor, so that all prefectures and counties could train their own troops to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves.

When the Yellow Turbans were exterminated, the prefectures and counties refused to disperse the rebels, and many local officials held heavy troops and became a hero.

In the era of heroism, the princes of all walks of life attacked each other, and finally achieved several local separatist forces.

Among them, the most powerful princes such as Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao annexed each other in the war, and Liu Wei took the lead from behind, contributing to the revitalization of the Han family.

After more than ten years, Jiangdong has always been able to retain its strength in the world's disputes, on the one hand, the Jiangdong Sun family has a good governance and manages the place in an orderly manner, on the other hand, it is because of the protection of the Yangtze River, it is difficult for other princes to break through, so it has achieved the hegemony of the Sun family in Jiangnan.

If the power that has already been handed over is handed over, no matter who it is, it will not be very comfortable in the heart.

Hearing Kan Ze's words, Sun Quan frowned tightly and asked him: "What does Kan County Order think should be done to resolve the current crisis?" ”

Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing deeply to Sun Quan, Kan Ze said to him: "Marquis Wu, Jiangdong is sparsely populated, and it is not easy to recruit soldiers and horses, but the Han Dynasty occupies the Central Plains. Although the Central Plains has been in war for many years, the number of people is dozens of times greater than that of Jiangdong. It is not a proper move to be an enemy of the imperial court! ”

"Kan County's order only needs to say what should be done!" Sun Quan was already a little impatient with Kan Ze's remarks, he frowned and waved his hand, interrupting Kan Ze's words, and pointed the problem directly to the point.

Under Sun Quan's questioning, Kan Ze lowered his head and said to him: "Wu Hou don't be annoyed, the reason why the subordinates said this is not to ask Wu Hou to give up Jiangdong, but to ask Wu Hou to mediate with the imperial court, and strive to surrender the imperial court soldiers without a fight!" ”

As an enemy of the Han court, Sun Quan already felt that he had no chance of winning this war.

Kan Ze's previous words made him very unhappy in his heart.

When Kan Ze said that he could surrender the soldiers of the imperial court without a fight, Sun Quan's spirit suddenly lifted up, and he hurriedly asked him: "With the meaning of Kan County's order, what should I do, can I surrender the soldiers of the imperial court without a fight?" ”

First glanced at Sun Shangxiang, Kan Ze said to Sun Quan: "What Miss Fang Cai said is not completely unreasonable. Although the eldest lady is now married to Zhao Yun, the two have not yet been married, and the eldest lady's mother and son also went to Luoyang. Miss and the eldest lady used to be quite similar, but now to find a reason, it should be necessary for the young lady to go to Luoyang to visit the eldest lady! ”

"Our army has already fought against Zhou Yu twice, and Ling Tong has also captured Jiangxia!" Kan Ze's mention made Sun Quan hesitate a little, and with a touch of entanglement on his face, he seemed to say to himself: "If Shang Xiang goes, I'm afraid it's inappropriate!" ”

"Wu Hou is nothing more than worried about Miss's safety!" Seeing Sun Quan's entangled face, Kan Ze hurriedly said: "Today, His Majesty escaped from Luoyang back then, and he was in a deep crisis but refused to leave Empress Tang behind. Lu Su and Lu Meng went to Luoyang, and although they had not yet returned, they had not heard of the victimization. It can be seen that His Majesty still has a generous heart for the ministers who go to Luoyang! As a woman, the young lady went to Luoyang just to visit her widowed sister-in-law, with her majesty's mind, how could she secretly poison her? ”

Kan Ze praised Liu Wei in front of Jiangdong's ministers, which made Sun Quan very unhappy in his heart, but after thinking about it, what he said was not unreasonable.

Sun Quan nodded, and finally said to him: "Since this is the case, according to your words!" ”