Eastern Wu took advantage of the defeat of Cao's army in Nanyang to attack Jiangbei, and although Zhou Yu captured the Lujiang River, Sun Quan lost in Hefei.

Although Huang Gai accidentally killed Huang Zu to take revenge, Guan Yu was in Jiangxia, and many of Dongwu's plans were completely disrupted.

For Dongwu, it is like killing an old wolf, but provoking a tiger, not only is it hopeless to take Jiangxia, but it is necessary to worry about Guan Yu crossing the river to attack.

At this time, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to rush to the aid of Huainan and Xiahoudun to defend Guangling, and according to Huai's plan to defend the river, it also came to naught.

Sun Quan had no choice but to withdraw from Chaohu Lake, ordered Zhou Yu to return to Chaisang, and sent Sun Yu to guard the Lujiang River and Zhu Huan to guard the wet beard, and return to Jiangdong.

In the first battle of Hefei, the prestige that had been accumulated for several years plummeted, Sun Quan regarded it as a shame in his life, vowed to take revenge, and was worried about the retaliation of Cao's army, so he moved the administrative office from Wu County to Jingkou and defended along the river.

Hearing that Liu Qi inspected Jingnan, stabilized Jingzhou, made peace with Cao Cao, and reorganized the wedding for Zhang Fei, Sun Quan was worried and asked Lu Su to discuss with Zhang Zhao.

Lu Su said angrily: "Liu Qi was a blockbuster and defeated Cao Jun, I am afraid that the world will not expect it!" Although Cao Liu communicated with each other, it was just that Liu Qi had a hostage in his hand, and Cao Thief was compromised and hated very much, and he wanted to take revenge. And Liu Qi is a nobleman of the Han family, and he claims to follow Liu Xuande's ambition to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty to collect the soldiers under his command, and he must take the removal of the thief and the king of Qin as the first, although the two sides look the same, in fact, there will be a fight in secret! ”

Zhang Zhao sneered: "Although Liu Qi shines, I think it is just a flash in the pan, and he should be destroyed before his wings are full." ”

Sun Quan frowned and said: "Liu Qi ordered Guan Yu to go out of Zhenjiangxia, which is not comparable to Huang Zu, and he trained the naval army in Dongting, and it is not a matter of day and night to attack Jingzhou against the current, once the army is dispatched, the Cao army will come to retaliate, how is it good?" ”

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Liu Qi did a marriage for Zhang Feizhi, but it was just to buy Guan Zhang's heart, and it was not a marriage. If you talk about in-laws, the lord and the Cao family are close relatives, and they wanted to send my son to the court before, why not order me to go and make peace with the Cao family? Cao Cao's troops in Xuchang will be eager to destroy Liu Qi to take revenge, and agree to send troops to divide Jingzhou on two roads, and the lord will take the land of Jingnan, cross the river and guard the south of the Yangtze River, and protect the foundation! ”

Sun Quan said unhappily: "I thanked the envoy before, and now I have taken the land of Huainan, and I have broken with the Cao family. ”

"What is the restraint of those who have achieved great things?" Zhang Zhao hugged his fists and said: "The old minister is willing to go to Hebei to persuade Cao Cao with a three-inch tongue, which not only solves the danger of Jiangdong, but also shows the will of the lord and the loyal monarch, and kills many birds with one stone." ”

Sun Quan hesitated and looked at Lu Su, who was silent: "Zijing, what do you think?" ”

Lu Su said: "He Cao is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, and it is foolish to think that it is better to join Liu and fight against Cao thief." ”

Sun Quan was dumbfounded and snorted coldly: "Liu Biao and I have a grudge against my father, I and Liu Biao's father and son don't share the same sky, how can we join forces?" ”

Lu Su hugged his fists and said: "Now Huang Zu has been killed by Huang Gai, and the great revenge of the ancestor has been avenged, which is enough to comfort the soul of the hero!" Liu Qi tried the courage to destroy the Cai family, and the lord was slightly better than the king of Yue Goujian, and his bearing should be the same. ”

Zhang Zhao sneered: "Although Huang Zu is dead, but Liu Biao is still alive, if he unites with the Liu family, wouldn't he recognize the thief as his father?" Liu Qi is a son of a yellow mouth, he won by luck, and An Neng is more heroic than Wu Hou? ”

Lu Su said slowly: "Jingzhou and Jiangdong are dependent on each other, if Cao Cao gets Jingzhou, half of the country will be in his hands, how can Jiangdong be at ease?" ”

"Why did Lu Zijing say this?" Sun Quan's face turned pale when he said this, and he said angrily: "A certain person inherited the foundation of his father and brother, worked hard for seven or eight years, and had enough food and food, so why be afraid of Cao thief?" ”

Lu Su lowered his head and was silent, Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and sneered, Sun Quan took a deep breath, and let the two of them retire temporarily and think alone.

In the evening, Sun Quan sent someone to secretly invite Lu Su to the study, hugged his fists and said: "Today's banquet is a collision, and I hope Mr. will not be strange." ”

Lu Su said with a smile: "I knew that Wu Hou was angry, and I have sent someone to invite Gong Jin to come to discuss the matter!" ”

Sun Quan was stunned: "How does Zijing know?" ”

Lu Su said: "In today's situation, if you don't contact Liu, you should be with Cao, the lord has not allowed Zi to face the saint, which shows that he may not be willing to do Cao, and the words during the banquet are just the hearts of the people of An Jiangdong!" ”

"Those who know me, Zi Jingye!" Sun Quan sighed angrily: "Since my brother's assassination, I have tried my best to stabilize all ethnic groups in Jiangdong and use their talents, but people's hearts are different, and they only seek personal gain. The defeat of Hefei, I don't know how many people were frightened by Cao thieves, secretly going to and from Jiangbei, and they couldn't be guarded against. ”

Lu Su sighed: "Cao Cao suffered a heavy blow in Nanyang, and moved the capital to Yecheng, and his prestige plummeted, which shows that he may not be invincible!" The people of Jiangdong only want to protect their family business, and if they want to achieve a great cause, they also need to be self-reliant and self-reliant. ”

Sun Quan shook his head weakly, frowned and said: "In the past, he and Zi Jing discussed the major affairs of the world, and Zi Jing proposed to take Jingzhou and the Yangtze River to observe the situation in the world, why do you want to unite with Liu Qi now?" If Jingzhou is not taken, it will be difficult to become a full trend! ”

Lu Su replied: "In the past, Liu Biao had no plan, and the two sons were useless, if the north was not peaceful and Cao Cao had no time to look east, he could take the opportunity to take Jingzhou, and then Tu Bashu, and fight against Cao Cao." Now Liu Qi rises, and close Zhang and other tiger generals, Jingzhou is anxious, the north is flat, Cao Cao has the intention of going down to the south of the Yangtze River, the timing is different, when another plan is good. ”

Sun Quan frowned and said: "However, if you unite with Liu Qi, isn't it laughed at by the people of the world?" ”

"Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, how can he be afraid of people's words?" Lu Su said: "If it becomes the cause of the king, future generations will praise the lord for his ability to bend and stretch, and judge the situation." Just like King Goujian of Yue, if the restoration fails, I am afraid that he will be laughed at for not being able to do anything, self-defeating, and laughing about it for the ages! ”

"Zijing's words made my mouth stop!" Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and he puffed up his chest: "The first brother once said: I don't decide to ask Zhou Yu about foreign affairs." When Gongjin arrives tomorrow, we will discuss major matters. ”

The next day, Zhou Yu sailed to Jingkou overnight, visited Sun Quan, and laughed: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord." ”

Sun Quan was stunned and said, "Where does the joy come from?" ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Yesterday, Liu Qi actually took advantage of the Cao family's visit to deceive Cao Cao's Qingyu Sword and earn the martial arts. ”

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su and said with a smile: "Cao Cao was deceived by Liu Qi's son again, and he will be angry and raise troops, I just took Jingzhou by the wayside, forgive Liu Qi's child, even if he has three heads and six arms, it is difficult to take care of the end." ”

"Never!" Zhou Yu waved his hand and persuaded him: "Cao Liu Zhengfeng, the lord can not move troops to Jingzhou, and when he takes the opportunity to go north, the Central Plains can become a hegemon!" ”

"I have a grudge against Liu Biao to kill my father, this is a God-given opportunity, how can I miss it?"

Sun Quan then informed Zhang Zhao of what he said yesterday and asked, "What is Zhang Gong's plan?" ”

Zhou Yu was furious when he heard this: "The eldest and the old bald man, want to descend to Cao Hu? ”

Lu Su smiled and asked, "I don't know what the Grand Governor has?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled proudly: "If Liu Qi dies quickly, Cao Cao will go south, and it will be a big disadvantage to Jiangdong." Why don't you see it as a gatekeeper dog to contain the thief? There is a clever plan, sooner or later, the lord will get revenge, and Jingzhou will be at his fingertips. ”