Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Choice
"Do you think that at the moment, my Jiangdong should be at war or at peace?"
On this day, Jianye City rode the general's mansion, looking at Zhuge Liang's fluttering and dashing back of leaving, Sun Quan, who was the lord of Jiangdong, looked at the civil and military under his command without joy or anger.
It turned out that just now, Zhuge Liang, who came to attend Lu Su's funeral on behalf of Liu Bei, officially met Sun Quan after attending the Lu Su funeral presided over by Sun Quan himself.
Then, under the favorable conditions of having Gan Ning, Buqi and other important ministers of Jiangdong in hand, after a much simpler debate than the Confucianism before the Battle of Chibi, Zhuge Liang proposed on behalf of Liu Chan the conditions of Qinshui as the boundary and the two sides 'equally divided' Jiaozhou.
It's just that although a group of subordinates were dumbfounded by Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan, who was a hero, did not give a direct reply in the end. just said that he had to think about it again, and sent Zhuge Liang back to the post house first.
"Supreme, now that Cao Cao's army has returned to the north, he will definitely fight with Liu Bei in Hanzhong at that time, why don't I take this opportunity to recapture Jingzhou and Jiaozhou?"
"Liu Bei is ungrateful, if it weren't for my Jiangdong efforts to defeat Cao Cao, how could he be ...... today"
"Supreme, we are willing to fight!"
With the death of Lu Su, an important minister who strongly advocated the Sun-Liu alliance, Jiangdong's 'anti-Liu faction' has become the mainstream and cannot be stopped.
Therefore, after hearing Sun Quan's inquiry about whether this was war or peace, the vast majority of the Jiangdong civil and military forces present, except for a few who did not speak to express their position, were clamoring for an immediate war with Jingzhou and the use of force to 'recapture' Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.
There is no way, in the eyes of everyone in Jiangdong, the condition proposed by Zhuge Liang with Qinshui as the boundary is too 'harsh'. This makes Jiangdong Wenwu, who has always relied on stealthily means to take advantage of it, how can he swallow this mouthful?
"What does Ziming think?"
It's just that in the midst of almost everyone's war, Sun Quan did not make a decision immediately, but looked up at Lu Meng, who had just hurried back from Lukou to attend the funeral after replacing Lu Su as the governor of the capital.
Speaking of which, in the midst of the calls for war just now, Lu Meng was surprisingly silent, and happened to be one of the few people who did not open their mouths to support the immediate war with Jingzhou.
However, as we all know, Lü Meng has always been a staunch anti-Liu faction and has always advocated the seizure of Jingzhou by force.
So after seeing his reaction, not only the Jiangdong civil and military forces who supported the war with Jingzhou were puzzled, but even Sun Quan himself couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
You must know that he chose Lü Meng to take over the position of Governor of Lusu, in addition to the recommendation of Lu Su's suicide note, the more important reason is his firm 'anti-Liu' attitude.
But now, this general, who has always been staunchly anti-Liu, has surprisingly remained silent, which makes Sun Quan have to wonder if he chose the wrong person.
"Qi Yu Supreme, the last general thinks that this is still not a good opportunity to go to war!"
Looking at Sun Quan's slightly suspicious gaze, Lu Meng, who has always been tough towards Liu Bei's group, unexpectedly said something similar to Lu Su at the beginning.
"Why?"
Hearing Lu Meng's answer to Liu's hardliners, no matter how well he covered it up, Sun Quan's face still twitched imperceptibly.
"I'm ashamed, but I underestimated this Guan Yu before. According to the last general's inspection of the Jingzhou border, the Jingzhou army not only cleaned up the troops and horses, but also took precautions against our Jiangdong...... The last general thought that if the war started at this time, I Jiangdong would have little chance of winning in the eagerness......"
In the end, Lu Meng, who had never looked down on Guan Yu very much, couldn't help but sigh helplessly this time.
There is no way, his family knows his own affairs, the strength of the Jiangdong Army lies in water warfare, but land warfare has always been its shortcoming.
Therefore, in the face of the Jingzhou army, Jiangdong's consistent choice has always been to take advantage of its unpreparedness to carry out a sneak attack.
But now Guan Yu is obviously on guard, and at this time he goes to fight with the Jingzhou army, isn't that a typical example of taking one's own shortcomings and attacking the enemy's strengths?
"Do you mean that too?"
After listening to Lu Meng's analysis, Sun Quan immediately looked at several other people who had not expressed their position before.
"Supreme, Ziming's analysis is very reasonable. At this time, Jingzhou is guarding against me everywhere, and it is indeed not a good opportunity for conquest......"
Since there is this explanation given by Lu Meng, no matter what the original intention is, at this moment, including Zhuge Jin, Zhang Zhao and several other people who have not expressed their position before, all agree with Lu Meng's analysis.
"If so, then ......"
"Supreme!"
Seeing that Sun Quan was about to make a decision after listening to Lu Meng's analysis, the people who were in charge of the battle couldn't help but be a little anxious.
"You don't have to discuss it anymore, I bother Ziyu to inform Brother Ling, as long as Buqi, Gan Ning and the others are fine, they will be alone...... Lonely wish to Qinshui as the boundary! ”
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"Choke!"
In the study room in the back hall of the General's Mansion, Sun Quan at this moment no longer had the composure he had in the front hall and lobby, his face was full of iron and trembling, but he pulled out his sword violently and slashed at a few things in the study.
In fact, speaking of which, like those subordinates who are clamoring to send troops to seize Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, Sun Quan, who has always regarded Jingzhou as a forbidden body, how could he really be willing to swallow this breath when most of the backyard of Jiaozhou was robbed?
However, he is unwilling to return, not to mention the fact that Jiaozhou has been taken by Liu Chan, just Buqi, Gan Ning and other important generals, he has no way to give up.
What's more, as Lu Meng analyzed, when the Jingzhou army had already taken precautions, he really didn't have that certainty to make the Jiangdong army and the Jingzhou army tough head-on.
Therefore, in the end, with the last remaining reason, Sun Quan could only reluctantly agree to the harsh conditions proposed by Zhuge Liang.
"Hehe, since the Supreme has already chosen to endure for the time being, why don't you just do it more thoroughly?"
Just when Sun Quan finally couldn't help the anger in his heart and vented the case again, with a familiar chuckle, it was Changshi Zhang Zhao who didn't know when he came to the door of the study.
"I don't know what kind of plan Zhang Gong has?"
is worthy of being the 'King of Wu of Great Wei' and the hero of the party in the original work, Sun Quan, who was originally so angry that he couldn't control himself, but after hearing Zhang Zhao's chuckle, he gradually calmed down.
"I heard that after Guan Yu came to Jingzhou, he had a beloved daughter. He is exactly the same age as the prince's son, and he has not yet allowed anyone, so why doesn't the lord send someone to propose marriage......"
Looking at Sun Quan, whose face gradually calmed down, Zhang Zhao opened his mouth to say his thoughts.
"Guan Yu has always been arrogant, and he has a deep prejudice against Wu Jiangdong. This time it's even more ...... If you propose to her, will you not be humiliated? ”
After hearing Zhang Zhao's suggestion to marry Guan Yu, Sun Quan couldn't help frowning.
"Hehe, didn't the Supreme hear about the things of King Yue Goujian? It's just a little verbal humiliation......"
Looking at Sun Quan's frowning appearance, Zhang Zhao ignored it, but once again analyzed the pros and cons of this matter for him.
"If this matter can be accomplished, the Supreme can allow Cao Cao to break Cao Cao and help him take the counties of Nanyang, so that he can let down his guard and prepare for the future...... If it doesn't work, it will not be damaged in my Jiangdong, and the Supreme can also win the trust of Cao Cao at that time, and then attack Jingzhou with him......"