Sun Quan listened to Wu Jing's dissuasion and entered the spiritual world. At this moment, Lu Bu only had two health points left. With a total of five health points, he could be considered seriously injured. Even if he continued to pursue, I believe Lu Bu would not be able to recover. When going into battle, Lu Bu is not just one person's force, he is also the spiritual pillar of the entire Lu Bu Army. With Lu Bu and without Lu Bu, the combat effectiveness of Lu Bu's Army are two completely different concepts. Therefore, Sun Quan was really reluctant to give up such a good opportunity.
Just now, if Lu Bu's army ambush in the distance had not heard the movement and rushed to the rescue in time, breaking through the encirclement arranged by Sun Quan, otherwise, Sun Quan would have killed Lu Bu and his cavalry.
The rabbit that had already reached the bowl finally ran away. How could Sun Quan be willing to do this?
The most important thing is that if Sun Quan's prediction is correct, Cao Cao will soon lead an army to attack Lu Bu. If he doesn't take the opportunity to deal with Lu Bu at this time, wouldn't his wedding dress for Cao Cao be in vain in the end?
In the January period of the spiritual world, too many changes are likely to occur, and Sun Quan really couldn't wait. Moreover, after one month, Sun Quan may not be able to draw good cards in the next round of cards and successfully kill Lu Bu in the illusion. Only taking action personally, as he did to destroy Yan Baihu, is the safest plan for Sun Quan.
In addition, even if we don't mention the benefits of Lu Bu's sword to Sun Quan, now, the entire large area of Xuzhou is almost like a beautiful girl lying there waiting for Sun Quan. If Sun Quan can seize the opportunity, defeat Lu Bu and successfully resist Cao Cao, then half of the country will be in the hands of the Sun family. The Sun family that unified the entire south can be comparable to Yuan Shao who unified the north. In the end, it will be Cao Cao who is caught in the middle. There will be no way back.
"How feasible is it to pursue and gather Lu Bu's remnant army at the same time?" Sun Quan asked.
Hearing Sun Quan ask such words, Wu Jing knew that Sun Quan still had not given up and wanted to take advantage of the situation to invade Xuzhou.
"It's not feasible." Wu Jing replied calmly, "Although Lu Bu is injured and defeated, he still has the entire Xuzhou as his backing and is not in despair. Most of his subordinates have followed Lu Bu for a long time, not that You will betray easily."
"What if Lu Bu dies?" Sun Quan suddenly asked.
"What if Lu Bu dies?" Wu Jing narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "If Lu Bu dies, there may be a small number of diehard loyalists who want to avenge Lu Bu, but the vast majority, I believe, are People who are aware of current affairs should be very likely to surrender."
"Don't forget, we still have Chen Deng as a hostage." Sun Quan reminded Wu Jing, "Send someone to secretly contact Chen Gui to see if he can serve as an internal agent. Otherwise, we won't want his son."
"Yes." Wu Jingding nodded, and then said, "But Chen Gui alone may not be enough."
Sun Quan waved his hand,
"There is no problem internally in Xuzhou. The nobles have probably become accustomed to it after changing owners several times. We only need Chen Gui to take the lead, and the rest will fall into place." Sun Quan said, "So, the most important thing is to defeat Lu Bu on the frontal battlefield. . Although Lu Bu was defeated this time, he still has at least tens of thousands of troops under his command. It is indeed too difficult for us in Guangling to conquer Lu Bu. However, now we do not just have Guangling."
"oh?"
Wu Jing's expression changed. Could it be that Sun Quan really wanted to mobilize troops from Jiangdong? Isn't he afraid that the base camp will be empty, but that Shan Yue will seize the opportunity to cause trouble in front and back?
It is true that there is a lack of people with lofty ideals in Shanyue, and they may not necessarily see such opportunities, but it is also true that pure Shanyue talents are more likely to be instigated and exploited. You know, no matter whether it is inside Jiangdong or outside Jiangdong, there are many people who secretly collude with Shanyue and try to cause trouble for the Sun family!
However, Wu Jing's worries were obviously unnecessary, because what Sun Quan was interested in was not the Jiangdong base camp, but——
"Shuchun!"
"Call Yang Hong and Zhang Xun. I want to ask how many available troops Shouchun has left!" Sun Quan ordered, "Yuan Shu has fought with Lu Bu and Cao Cao before and after. Although he was defeated in the end, it took such a long time. Time is gradually closing in on the number of remnant soldiers who have returned. I believe they will not be a small number. Isn’t Shouchun short of food? They definitely can’t afford to feed so many soldiers. If they can’t feed them, then we can help them feed them. It happens that Yang Hong and Zhang Xun are both here Here, it’s easy to recruit and eat our food, so you can’t help but do things!”
"This... is feasible." Wu Jing's eyes flickered, and he began to calculate silently in his mind, "Now Shouchun's military strength should not be less than ours, at least ten to twenty thousand, and Yuan Shu's old troops and remaining soldiers will be recruited along the way. If we come all the way, we can even have 30,000 to 50,000 people, which is enough to fight Lu Bu's army with poor morale. But..."
Wu Jing soon became worried again.
"Doing this will inevitably remove all of Shouchun's troops. What will Shouchun do after that? In addition, with so many troops suddenly added, our food and grass supplies may be tight and insufficient."
"You don't have to worry about Shouchun, just leave it there. If Cao Cao wants it, just give it to him. Now Cao Cao doesn't dare to do anything even if he takes Shouchun away. As long as the line from Lujiang to Guangling is still in our hands, Jiangdong will be safe. . Moreover, occupying Shouchun will only distract Cao Cao's military deployment, which is not conducive to his strategic layout focusing on Yuan Shao. Therefore, Shouchun is useless to Cao Cao today. In my opinion, not only will Cao Cao not occupy Shouchun, Chun will also sell us a good one and give us Shouchun." Sun Quan said, "So, the focus of us and Cao Cao will actually be on Xuzhou. Whoever can seize Xuzhou as soon as possible is the key!"
"What about the food and grass?" Wu Jing asked again.
Sun Quan smiled and said,
"Xuzhou is the granary of the world. Once Xuzhou is conquered, why worry about not being able to raise tens of thousands of soldiers? Besides, even if we don't attack Xuzhou, do you think my eldest brother won't want these Yuan Shu's soldiers? Don't you know how to raise them? ! Jiangdong is so big, it’s bound to be crowded.”
"This matter is of great importance. You'd better write a letter and tell your elder brother personally. Besides, it's not a trivial matter for you to serve as Shouchun's army. If your elder brother has other plans, don't mess with him. plan." Wu Jing finally reminded Sun Quan.
Sun Quan frowned. There were no telephones in ancient times. A letter, even if you agreed directly, would take a lot of time. If you argue a few times, the day lily will be cold. Now Sun Ce is not staying in Wu County, but at the forefront in the west. On the other hand, as for Sun Quan, in the east, the distance between the two is too far, and it is really easy to delay the battle.
"I wrote a letter, but the time was too tight and I couldn't wait for the response, so I had to kill it first and report later. Shouchun is close to Xuzhou, so it is a timely help to attack Xuzhou. Using Shouchun's troops to attack Jingzhou can only be the icing on the cake. . With this kind of opportunity, I believe my eldest brother will make the same decision." Sun Quan thought for a moment and said, "Moreover, in my opinion, seizing Xuzhou is the number one strategy now. As long as Cao Cao completely captures Xuzhou, It is impossible to rashly start a war with us. As for Jingzhou, we can wait until the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao and then slowly make plans."
