After Pang Tong retreated, Sun Quan asked Lu Su, "What does Liu Xuande mean?" It is not wanted to make Gangneung. ”

Lu Su nodded slightly and said, "Almost." It's just that Liu Xuande chose to talk to us! ”

Sun Quan said: "Is Pang Tong's condition value?" ”

Lu Su said: "If Liu Bei keeps his promise." Value. After Changsha and Guiyang, it is connected with Jiaozhou. In this way, Gangneung has a rear. Money, food, taxes, and soldiers were all self-sufficient. The question is how many years to lend Liu Bei? If you borrow it for a long time, you won't be able to get it back. There is less time to borrow, Liu Xuande will not agree! ”

Sun Quan said: "Ten years is my bottom line. ”

Lu Su said: "Then you need something else!" ”

Sun Quan said: "What does Liu Xuande want?" ”

Lu Su said: "Although Liu's won Yizhou. The Northern Han Dynasty was still in the hands of Zhang Lu. And if I'm not bad as I expected. Liu Xuande's next step must be there! And Liu Bei became stronger. The person who doesn't want to see it is Cao Cao, and it is likely that Cao Cao will do it next. Why didn't the lord take the lead in proposing that if Cao Cao was stationed in Guanzhong and attacked Hanzhong, we would immediately lead our troops to besiege Hefei and share the pressure on Liu Xuande! Let him take Hanzhong. Guan Yunchang attacked Xiangfan. At that time, my Jiangdong will also send troops to divide the momentum of Cao's army. You can even lead troops to Xiangyang to help. Let's see if Pang Shiyuan can agree! ”

Sun Quan said: "Reasonable! Good. Tomorrow I will say this to Pang Tong. ”

That night, Sun Quan set up a banquet for Pang Tong to receive the wind. The next day, Lu Su said the conditions.

Pang Tong laughed and said, "We will attack Cao Cao in the north, and you will share the pressure." If we attack north, Cao Cao will inevitably entangle with us, and you will inevitably attack north, this is a perfect opportunity.

We carried the pressure. Take advantage of the opportunity to conquer the city. It's just that there is no such thing as Jiangling, Cao Cao's army is entangled with us in Hanzhong, so you won't attack Hefei? Let Cao Cao card you, General Sun, to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Lu Su said: "Shiyuan, you hear clearly. As soon as we started, 100,000 soldiers and horses. Will Cao Cao turn a blind eye? In order to reduce your pressure, we are going to beat Cao Cao, and what will happen after that?

Cao Cao will immediately press on our side. It's risky. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao has attacked us three times so far, almost every year.

You're very quiet in Jingzhou! Even if you fight like we fought with Cao Cao, it wouldn't be as ruthless! How strong Hefei is, you can try it, the army will fight together, and the cost can be replenished with Changsha and Guiyang? Is the food produced in Xia Kou enough for Xia Kou to eat himself? My lord has already said, share your pressure, Cao Cao will attack you, and we will send troops.

As long as Cao Cao does not withdraw his troops, we will continue to attack, and the amount of losses and expenses has nothing to do with you. I'm next to each other, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied.

We would have suffered a loss by giving you Gangneung, but now we will each take a step back. Speaking of the land of Hanzhong, the degree of wealth and importance, this is comparable between the two counties?

And within ten years, even if you capture Xiangyang and Fancheng, as long as it is less than ten years, we will not want it.

Ten years from now, depending on the situation, if you use it. Negotiable. I Jiangdong didn't say that I insisted on you to pay it back! ”

Pang Tong understood Lu Zijing's strength at this time, and secretly admired: Lu Zijing, you will grasp our psychology of wanting Jiangling, and desperately card us, I Pang Tong can say that after all, I still ask for help.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want to repay the lord." ”

Lu Su said: "Naturally, I have to inform Liu Yuzhou." Pang Tong reported back to Liu Bei, and Sun Quan ordered Zhuge Jin to go with him to express his sincerity to Liu Bei.

Back in Chengdu, Liu Bei listened to Pang Tong's detailed words, and couldn't help frowning: "It's too harsh!" We added two counties to Xiakou for 10 years in Gangneung. ”

Pang Tong said: "The whole has the trust of the lord. Sun Quan is not a good type. May the Lord forgive your sins! ”

Liu Bei said: "Shiyuan doesn't have to be like this. If I were Sun Quan, I would do the same! ”

Then Liu Bei began to calculate the gains and losses, Pang Tong stood quietly, because ceding the near territory is not a trivial matter, and the general government cannot and cannot express support or opposition, land and resources are the capital of the lord in the final analysis, and the control and disposal of these capitals are only the lord himself to make decisions.

After a while, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, this also shows that Sun Quan has the sincerity of the alliance, Shiyuan, you go to Jiangdong again, I agreed to the conditions, but I want to make an alliance with Sun Quan." ”

Pang Tong agreed, and couldn't help but admire the courage of the lord, this is not an easy decision to make, strictly speaking, Pang Tong is really a little unwilling in his heart.

When Zhou Yu attacked Jiangling, Cao Cao moved a large number of people. After that, Cao Ren and Zhou Yu stumbled for a year, but they couldn't hold on anymore and gave up Jiangling.

This battle abolished Gangneung, so that now Gangneung has not returned to the prosperity before the Battle of Chibi.

Xiangyang was once the capital of Jingzhou, needless to say, the degree of solidity, and the Cao army in the north could come to the aid in time.

If Xiangyang is attacked, in addition to adequate preparations, a protracted and tough battle may be inevitable at that time, and Jiangdong may also have the intention of making our army and Cao's army defeat to the death.

Everything is unknown, and Pang Tong doesn't know whether the land exchange strategy he proposed is right or wrong, so he can only take one step at a time, hoping that God will be on his side.

What Pang Tong didn't know was that the reason why Liu Bei dared to agree was because of the influence of the ancient city of Taoweng.

Liu Bei thought to himself: If you don't consider anything else, this deal is not cost-effective, after all, Xiakou, Changsha, and Guiyang are real territories.

But back then, he was instructed by Tao Weng, which included the word "fighting for Nanyang", which means that he had the opportunity to fight with Cao Cao in Nanyang City.

Since he wants to compete with Cao Cao, he must have the corresponding strength, and Xiangyang will inevitably be in his hands at that time, otherwise he will not be able to compete with Cao Cao without the support of a stable rear.

The belonging of Xiangyang is equivalent to a metaphorical manifestation of oneself, since it is already ironclad, then what else is there to be afraid of, as long as Xiangyang is taken and enterprising Nanyang, the loss can be completely made up.

Gangneung is an outpost to attack Xiangyang and Nanyang, and he can't give up. So Liu Bei made up his mind and agreed to Sun Quan's conditions.

Then he summoned Zhuge Jin and said: "Ziyu, I have agreed to General Sun's conditions, but the northern attack on Xiangyang is not something that can be achieved in a short time, this matter should not be rushed, you can tell General Sun in a hurry." Things can't be said to die. I have sincerity, and I hope that General Sun will do the same. ”

Zhuge Jin said: "Jin remembers. So that the king's will Jin will tell the lord well. ”

Liu Bei said: "A month later, I swore an oath with General Sun in Xiakou, and after the oath was completed, General Sun could accept Xiakou." ”

Zhuge Jin agreed, and returned to Jiangdong with Pang Tong to reply to Sun Quan.

After Pang Tong finished saying the conditions, Sun Quan immediately understood that this was to show Cao Cao and demonstrate to Cao Cao, but since Liu Bei had agreed to change the land, it was not easy to refuse.

He said: "Okay, a month later, I swore an oath with Liu Yuzhou in Xiakou." ”

Pang Tong said: "Now, General Sun can go to Changsha and Guiyang." ”

Sun Quan said: "Don't worry, I want to entertain Mr." ”

There was a banquet that night, and during the banquet, Sun Quan was very happy, slightly drunk, showing the intention of soliciting, and Pang Tong pretended to be drunk.

Sun Quan also understood that he had lost his words and did not say anything more. A few days later, Pang Tong returned to Jingzhou, and Sun Quan personally sent him off.

After Pang Tong left, Sun Quan said to Lu Su: "At the beginning, Pang Tong was in the Gongjin Army, and Zijing once recommended Pang Tong, but now he regrets not accepting Zijing's recommendation." ”

Lu Su said: "The children of Jiangdong are full of talents, so how can I not worry about Pang Shiyuan's talent." Sun Quan nodded slightly.

A few days later, Sun Quan ordered Lu Su and Lü Meng to take over Changsha and Guiyang. Before leaving.

Lu Meng said to Sun Quan face to face: "Lord, ten years later, Liu Bei will take Xiangyang, but he will not return it." We're going to be on the back foot! We can't take it, we beg hard, and we don't want it. And in ten years, there are too many variables. In the long run, we suffer. ”

Sun Quan said: "I also understand, but now we haven't fought with Liu Bei, and we can still withstand the strength of Cao Cao's conquest!" Ziming, there must be trade-offs. Now it seems that this is the best. ”