Liu Bei Group's move to mobilize troops and generals in preparation for entering Sichuan was obviously unable to be concealed from the Jiangdong Group next door.
Both families often send troops to mix sand into each other's territory. They may not know about the slightest disturbance, but if they don't know about such a big thing as troop deployment, they will be doomed.
Therefore, Sun Quan soon learned that Liu Bei, at Liu Zhang's invitation, planned to enter Sichuan to help Liu Zhang fight against Zhang Lu.
Who believes this? ! !
Sun Quan dared to bet his son, so Liu Bei took the opportunity to enter Xichuan and take Bashu.
Sun Quan was immediately furious.
Good guy, when I wanted to march into Xichuan, you asked the navy to go south and station troops at the mouth of Youjiang River. Now you want to march into Xichuan? !
There are no doors.
Sun Quan immediately ordered Sun Yu to lead four thousand troops and set off from Baqiu, preparing to "assist" Liu Bei and "rescue Liu Zhang" in the name of the Allies.
Lu Su really didn't know about this. It was Sun Quan who bypassed Lu Su's order and gave it to the clan general Sun Yu. Sun Yu only listened to Sun Quan and would not bother Lu Su.
Lu Su was anxious, and while asking Sun Yu to wait a moment, he hurried to Chaisang to dissuade Sun Quan.
It's not that I am against Sun Quan preventing Liu Bei from entering Sichuan, but I have to pay attention to methods and cannot just send troops to threaten him.
Furthermore, using anger to raise an army is a taboo for military strategists.
Sun Yu did not listen to Lu Su and continued to lead his troops out of Baqiu and into the Yangtze River to threaten the mouth of Youjiang River.
At this time, Youjiangkou had been renamed Public Security Bureau by Liu Bei, and the guard was still Xu Shu, and there was an additional deputy general Wenpin beside Xu Shu.
Xu Shu crossed the river to inform Liu Bei, then organized his army to prepare for war, and ordered Wenpin to lead the navy to confront Sun Yu.
As soon as Liu Bei heard about the dispatch of troops from Jiangdong, he immediately convened civil and military discussions.
Fortunately, the military discussion in Sichuan ended not long ago, and many people had not had time to go back, so it was convenient to discuss it again.
In fact, there is nothing to discuss, Liu Bei is very angry now.
Last time you wanted to advance westward from Jiangdong, you didn't listen to me no matter how hard I tried to persuade you, and you didn't care about any alliance.
If Zhou Yu hadn't been seriously ill, you might have all fought to Chengdu now.
But as for me, I just made some moves and you sent troops to threaten the police. What do you mean? !
Only you can go west, but I can't, right? !
Liu Bei directly made arrangements at that time, asking Zhang Fei to quickly return to Yidu and station troops in Yiling. Guan Yu led the troops to support the public security, and showed an attitude of not willing to fight to prevent Jiangdong's army from advancing westward.
Sun Yu was confused.
It's not that he doesn't dare to fight, Sun Yu's ability is still good, at least in Jiangdong, he can be regarded as a brave and strategic general.
But if he was really beaten, Sun Yu would be a little bit unbearable if the blame for breaking the covenant fell on him.
But Sun Yu did not dare to retreat. At least he could not retreat without Sun Quan's order.
Recently, Sun Quan, at Zhou Yu's suggestion, has increased his support for the promotion of clan generals. He is a typical clan general established by Sun Quan. If he retreats without a fight, Sun Quan will not be able to spare Sun Yu.
So, they are stuck with each other.
Lu Su hurriedly hurriedly arrived at Chaisang and asked Sun Quan about his true intention.
It's not okay to use anger to raise an army.
Sun Quan calmed down at this time, and knew that using anger to raise an army was no small matter, but for this matter, Sun Quan had the blame to throw away.
"This is Gong Jin's plan!"
Lu Su was stunned for a moment.
If it was Zhou Yu's plan, it would not be based on anger, there must be a reason.
Lu Su quickly asked.
Sun Quan immediately sent someone to invite Zhou Yu, and the two talked face to face.
To be honest, Sun Quan was indeed furious and used anger to raise troops, but Zhou Yu was much closer than Lu Su. As soon as he heard about this, he immediately asked to see Sun Quan.
After persuading Sun Quan, Zhou Yu also began to wipe Sun Quan's butt.
Although Zhou Yu has recovered from his serious illness, his body is no longer as good as before and he is a little weak. Therefore, Sun Quan is worried about letting him go out to lead troops again. He thinks that he can recuperate for two years before giving Zhou Yu military power.
Zhou Yu had nothing to say about this, so he could only continue to recuperate in Chaisang while giving advice to Sun Quan.
Although Sun Quan's move of sending troops was a hot-headed move, Zhou Yu believed that sending troops was not impossible.
It's not that you really want to fall out with Liu Bei, but you need Liu Bei to make a promise.
Although Zhou Yu acquiesced in the land change, the result was not satisfactory to Zhou Yu.
Most of Nanjun was exchanged for only one Jiangxia and half of Changsha. This transaction was a loss.
Of course, from a neutral point of view, everyone should win or lose in this transaction, and it is impossible to say who suffers.
But Zhou Yu's butt is sitting on Jiangdong's side, so of course he feels that his grandma's family has lost money in this transaction.
It was originally agreed that one would be exchanged for three, but how did it end up being one and a half counties? !
Another one, why does Liu Bei not agree with me if I want to move east of Jiangdong to the west, but we have to raise our hands to support your move to the west? !
When you caused trouble for me, why didn't you expect that I would also cause trouble for you.
Therefore, it is right to send troops. Liu Bei's group must know Jiangdong's attitude. They cannot just let them go westward and expand their sphere of influence so easily.
But you can't really fall out. After all, now Zhou Yu also recognizes the necessity of the Sun-Liu alliance. When discussing with Lu Su, he also felt that it would be more beneficial to Soochow to let Liu Bei resist Cao Cao's pressure.
Therefore, sending troops this time is to make a posture, and finally return to the negotiating table.
Zhou Yu has only one purpose.
Either everyone doesn't go to take Xichuan, you and Liu Bei go out to Xiangyang, we go out to Huainan, and attack Cao Cao from both sides.
Alternatively, you can go and take Xichuan, and we can even send troops to help you take Xichuan, but if you take Xichuan, you have to hand over the four counties of Jingnan to us in Jiangdong.
Choose one or the other, or the two will fall apart.
This was Zhou Yu's purpose, and Lu Su had a headache after hearing this.
On the one hand, I have to admit that Zhou Yu's idea is feasible. On the other hand, I am the one who is negotiating. Is it that easy for me to talk to Liu Bei about this? !
But Lu Su couldn't help it. Now that things were like this, there had to be a solution, and Lu Su didn't want to see Liu Bei develop and grow so quickly. After all, he was also on Jiangdong's side.
Therefore, Lu Su had to leave Chaisang again and go to Jiangling to meet Liu Bei and state his interests.
Liu Bei was so angry that he almost died.
I conquered the four counties in Jingnan myself, why should I hand them over to you Jiangdong?
But after he was angry and calmed down, Liu Bei also knew that if Jiangdong followed suit and caused instability in Jingzhou, and if Cao Cao went south from Xiangyang at this time, he might lose his development base again.
Therefore, Jiangdong's side must not betray anyone.
But this condition is a bit too harsh. The four counties of Jingnan are a large area of land, and Zhang Xi's plan to transform swamps into fertile farmland is also being implemented. If completed, Jingnan will become a granary that is not inferior to Nanjun.
Liu Bei was really confused, and Zhuge Liang was even more confused.
Zhuge Liang can't tell Liu Bei, let's pretend to agree to them first, then take Xichuan back, and then find an opportunity to refuse the debt.
People cannot stand without faith. This is something that should never be said in this era.
In fact, Zhang Xi does not agree with leaving such a hidden danger. After all, the appetites of Jiangdong's people are not familiar to you no matter how much you feed them. If you are vague, they will definitely take advantage of them.
Therefore, Zhang Xi suggested that Liu Bei should not give all the four counties of Jingnan, but the other half of Changsha and Guiyang County could be given to Sun Quan.
But you have to establish written evidence. The people in Jiangdong Province are greedy.
Liu Bei hesitated for a long time before deciding to adopt Zhang Xi's suggestion and send Sun Qian to negotiate with Lu Su. The two parties agreed that when Liu Bei took over the land of Bashu, Changsha and Guiyang counties would be handed over to Jiangdong.
However, there is still no written agreement, so it can only be regarded as a secret agreement.
Obviously, Liu Bei most likely did not want to leave any evidence so that he could default on his debt in the future.
Zhou Yu was still dissatisfied with Liu Bei's suggestion, but Lu Su persuaded him again and again.
First, Liu Bei's group set up two lines of defense in the Yangtze River. Sun Yu only had 4,000 men. He was unable to make progress and would be embarrassed if he retreated.
Second, we really can't fall out with Liu Bei now. An alliance is still necessary. As for this kind of territorial gains, we can only do it bit by bit. If it really annoys Liu Bei, it will not be of any benefit to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan then ordered Sun Yu to withdraw his troops and return to Baqiu, and then asked Lu Su to quickly return to Baqiu to continue guarding and observe the movements of Liu Bei's army.
At this point, the confrontation ended. Although Liu Bei was angry, he finally solved the threat from Jiangdong, and he could finally send troops to Xichuan with peace of mind.
In the autumn of the 16th year of Jian'an, after the autumn harvest and with sufficient food and grass, Liu Bei marched to Yiling, and then went upstream from Yiling along the Yangtze River waterway to Zigui.
Upon arriving at Zigui, just as Fazheng said, Meng Da led four thousand Yizhou soldiers to greet Liu Bei and brought Liu Zhang's personal letter.
Liu Zhang said in his letter that he sent Meng Da as the chief envoy and Fazheng as the deputy envoy, leading four thousand troops to assist Liu Bei, and agreed with Liu Bei that the two would meet in Fucheng.
Sure enough, at this time, Fa Zheng was really not reused by Liu Zhang. As an envoy, he was actually the deputy envoy, ranking under the repeated villain Meng Da.
As for Meng Da, Zhang Xi doesn't care, this repetitive villain has nothing to say.
Zhang Xi now has more troublesome things than dealing with this repetitive villain.
His wife, through some unknown means, managed to infiltrate her own bodyguards. It wasn't until she arrived in Zigui that Zhang Xi discovered her.
Zhang Xi had to think carefully about what kind of crime it should be according to military law to go with the army and bring his family members with him.
Shouldn't it be included in the Seven Bans and Fifty-four Kills? !
The content of this chapter is actually a reference to the video of Mangshan Savage, the owner of Xiaopo Station UP, about "borrowing" Jingzhou. If you are interested, you can check it out. I think it makes sense.
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