Chapter 81: A Long Talk
At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly heard a sound of footsteps behind him, which deliberately slowed down, as if he didn't want him to find out.
However, this room was originally very quiet, and after they came here, they didn't have any attendants, so at this time, except for Guan Yu, who knew him, who could take the initiative to come here?
Zhuge Liang didn't turn around, and said: "Since General Guan is already here, then please come in, there are only you and me here, so you don't have to be so formal." ”
Guan Yu smiled heartily, and then pushed the door open.
"General, please take a seat!"
Speaking of which, the two never seemed to have sat down to really talk, because Guan Yu had always disobeyed Zhuge Liang's orders, and he thought that Zhuge Liang was just a sour Confucian student.
And the reason why his eldest brother values this person is nothing more than because of his teacher's face.
Although Zhuge Liang has also put forward a lot of opinions and made a lot of contributions to the development of Jingzhou since he followed the army, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also looked down on Zhuge Liang.
Only by outranking the two of them in force can they be convinced by heart.
Zhang Fei's various peculiar performances before made Guan Yu think that he had fallen for Ye Hui's demon technique, but with the contact in recent days, he found that this was not the case.
Ye Hui is indeed quite talented, which can be seen from the fact that he clicked Lu Lingqi and changed his sword technique.
This person is very deep in the city, and he can develop his own forces under Cao Cao's nose calmly, which also has to make him calm down and think about it.
The main consideration is the next relationship between Jingzhou and Yuzhou.
Although Guan Yu has always been above the top, he is not a fool, he knows when he should bow his head.
And Guan Yu really admires those who have real skills from the bottom of his heart, Ye Hui is one of them.
The two sat down separately, and Zhuge Liang asked, "The general is not resting at this time, why did he think of coming to me?" ”
"I have nothing to do in the past two days, and I want to talk to the military advisor while I have time now."
Hearing Guan Yu say this, Zhuge Liang was really a little flattered.
"I wonder what the general wants to talk to him?"
"I've heard people say before that the military advisor and Jiangdong Wuhou seem to be from the same school, I don't know if there is such a thing."
Hearing Guan Yu mention something about Jiangdong again, Zhuge Liang had already secretly guessed that this time he might have to talk about the Sun-Liu Alliance again.
And now it is precisely this matter that gives Zhuge Liang the most headache.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are now on the united front, and they refuse to form an alliance, after all, these two are brave and warlike generals, so they are naturally unwilling to be driven by others.
As for Zhao Yun, he is now with himself.
It's a pity that Zhao Yun joined later after all, and it is not as deep as the relationship between the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang.
Although Liu Bei is also standing by his side now, he is also afraid that Liu Bei will be shaken, and at that time, he is afraid that the Sun-Liu Alliance will be shelved.
And once this matter is shelved, it means that Jingzhou has nothing to rely on, and once Cao Cao raises troops to attack, they will face a situation of isolation and helplessness.
This is why Zhuge Liang is trying his best to match the Sun-Liu alliance, so that Jingzhou can rely on it next, at least in the face of a strong enemy.
It's just that Jiangdong Sun Quan coveted Jingzhou for a day or two, she had the idea of annexing Jingzhou long ago, but Jingzhou is now owned by Liu Bei, and he can't directly attack it now.
The biggest enemy facing both sides now should be Cao Cao.
It's a pity that everyone has their own ideas, and it's too difficult to get together.
Zhuge Liang nodded: "That's right, Jiangdong Wuhou is indeed from the same family as my division, I don't know why the general brought up this matter again today?" ”
"Don't think too much about it, I'm just hearsay, I want to confirm it."
"Although Wu Hou and I are from the same school, but now after all, it is a troubled world, all we are thinking about now is to get rid of thieves and strong men, each has its own ideas, but everyone has the same goal, the general mentioned this matter today, it is nothing more than to talk about the Sun-Liu Alliance."
In fact, what is the purpose of Guan Yu's coming here, Zhuge Liang already knows it.
Now that the other party has already mentioned it, he might as well bring up this issue generously.
"That's right, I really want to discuss this matter with the military advisor today."
"The general and I have their own ideas, I can understand the general's concerns, but the Sun-Liu alliance is not waiting for me, Cao Cao is now in the north, looking at Jingzhou, maybe when he will raise troops to attack, according to Jingzhou's current strength, how long does the general feel that he can hold out in front of Cao Cao?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and thought for a moment.
"Now there are 100,000 mercenaries in Jingzhou, my second brother and I each have 40,000 elite soldiers, and the eldest brother and Zilong are in charge of 20,000 elites, which together are only 100,000, and Cao Cao is now raising millions of troops in the north, if he really attacks on a large scale, I am afraid it will not last for a month."
This was the first time that Guan Yu began to consider this issue from the perspective of war.
Zhuge Liang nodded: "The general is right, if Cao Cao really attacks on a large scale, Jingzhou can last for a month at most, and Jingzhou and Jiangdong are just across the river, not only do I understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, I think Wu Hou and his advisers should also understand, once Jingzhou falls, then Jiangdong is nothing more than Cao Cao's bag." ”
"In this way, Wu Hou should want to occupy Jingzhou more, why did the military division have to make every effort to match our cooperation with Jiangdong before?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang smiled: "The general's words are bad, although Wu Hou is also eyeing Jingzhou, but now there is a problem, there are still a few fierce generals in Jingzhou, General Guan and General Yide, and General Zilong, which are all brave generals in the world, besides, we are just looking at each other across the river, if we really start to do it now, it is nothing more than a lose-lose end, and then we will not give up the results of the battle to Cao Cao?" So the closer we are, the more Wu Hou wants to throw a rat bogey. ”
"The reason that the military advisor said also understands it, but now there is another problem, the difference in strength between our two sides is too great, even if we cooperate on this, we will be inferior after all, and when the time comes, won't we be restrained by Jiangdong everywhere?"
In fact, this is what Guan Yu said in his heart.
The main reason why he and Zhang Fei were reluctant to cooperate with Jiangdong was that they did not want to be restrained by Jiangdong.
In their hearts, only their eldest brother Liu Bei can drive them and let them rush into battle.