Zhang Xi has already asked Liu Bei whether to fight or make peace, and now it is Lu Su's turn to ask Sun Quan.
To be honest, Lu Su really didn't understand why Sun Quan had to send troops to attack the four counties in Jingnan.
If you say that Liu Bei is being naughty and does not give the provinces and counties, you can use this as a reason to accuse Liu Bei and threaten to break off diplomatic relations and directly send troops to attack. It is a bit unjustifiable.
But since it was Sun Quan who made the decision, Lu Su couldn't say anything, considering that Sun Quan was becoming more and more powerful.
So now that the two armies are confronting each other in Xiangtan and the police front line, we have to ask clearly how it will end.
Should we simply tear up the alliance, compete with Liu Bei, and then occupy Jingzhou, or should we use the existing benefits to negotiate with Liu Bei and continue to maintain the alliance? !
Sun Quan was actually quite hesitant about this.
In fact, Sun Quan, like Liu Bei, has become a little arrogant since the battle of Chibi and his continuous victory.
In the battle of Chibi, a small number defeated a large number. You can say that it all depended on Zhou Lang's power.
But the Battle of Ruxu was personally commanded by Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu only followed orders. The final result was that Sun Quan used 70,000 troops to defeat Cao Cao's 400,000 troops.
Although Cao Cao's 400,000-strong army has the same reputation as Chibi, Cao Cao is, after all, a recognized military expert in the world. The gold content of Sun Quan being able to defeat Cao Cao is not low, right? !
Now they have also raised an army of 70,000, and they have captured Changsha and Guiyang counties in an early sneak attack. Zhou Yu has even approached the police. In this case, even if he has a decisive battle with Liu Bei, why not? !
You must know that Liu Bei's side, including all the Jingzhou troops, will not exceed one hundred thousand.
I even repelled Cao Cao's 400,000-strong army. Am I still afraid of Liu Bei's 100,000-strong army? !
Therefore, Sun Quan was indeed a little proud, thinking that he might just fall out with Liu Bei.
Occupy Jingzhou and control the entire Yangtze River, so that we can protect ourselves.
He marched troops from Jingzhou and Huainan and occupied Qingxu and Yuzhou. He, Sun Quan, also had the strength to dominate the world.
Then Zhou Yu poured a lot of cold water on him.
Lu Su was single-handedly promoted by Sun Quan. As a close subordinate of Sun Quan, Lu Su could only persuade Sun Quan tactfully when Sun Quan became angry.
But Zhou Yu is different. Although he is not old, he is a veteran of Jiangdong.
Although Zhou Yu usually pays attention to the relationship between monarch and minister with Sun Quan and always respects Sun Quan, when Sun Quan is so arrogant, Zhou Yu still rudely exposes Sun Quan's illusions.
The victory of the Battle of Ruxu was indeed the result of Sun Quan's command, but more importantly, Cao Cao's navy was not good enough and could not break through the Jiangdong Army's defense line. At the same time, he was not used to the rainy climate in the south of the Yangtze River. In order to avoid repeating the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao The same mistakes were made, and they were also worried about the breeding of plague, so they retreated.
But if Sun Quan wants to compete with Liu Bei for Jingnan, he will have to fight infantry and land battles. Lu Meng leads an attack with 20,000 soldiers and has the advantage of sneak attacks. Now he is still blocked in Xiangtan, facing a defense of less than 10,000 soldiers. inch forward.
In terms of water warfare capabilities, Zhou Yu is confident that he can block Guan Yu and Wenpin on the Yangtze River, preventing them from supporting Jingnan. But now Liu Bei has personally led an army of 30,000 to Wuling. Once they advance to the front line of Xiangtan, they will rely on Lu Meng. Can those 20,000 people withstand Liu Bei's attack? !
Sun Quan said proudly, "I have also brought troops, and I have brought a total of 40,000, which is 10,000 more than Liu Bei."
Then Zhou Yu bluntly said to Sun Quan - How are our soldiers' land combat skills? Don't you, the lord, have any idea? !
Therefore, Zhou Yu was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic this time and did not support killing Liu Bei. Instead, he supported Lu Su's proposal and negotiated with Liu Bei while Jiangdong still had an advantage.
It's not that Zhou Yu suddenly changed his temper after a serious illness, it was because the situation changed so quickly that Zhou Yu had to adjust his strategy.
When Liu Bei only had Jingnan, Zhou Yu was eager to kill Liu Bei quickly. After all, Sun Quan had the strength at this time, and he was very hopeful that he could take over Jingzhou.
But Sun Quan was concerned about the threat from Cao Cao in the north and did not listen.
Now that Liu Bei has occupied Yizhou and Jingzhou has been connected, the situation has changed.
You can break up the alliance with Liu Bei, but unless you can kill Liu Bei in one fell swoop and make Yizhou leaderless and chaotic again, things will be in trouble once Liu Bei escapes back to Yizhou.
When Liu Bei retreated, although he lost the possibility of conquering the world, he could still stay in seclusion, wait for the right opportunity, and harass Jingzhou from time to time.
And if Jiangdong wins Jingzhou, it will be attacked on three sides. It must not only face the pressure of Cao Jun from Xiangyang and Huainan, but also have to resist the sneak attacks of Liu Bei's group who have turned against each other at any time.
It is too convenient for people to occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and sneak attacks down the river.
Jiangdong's strength will be exhausted sooner or later in such a confrontation, and in the end he can only take advantage of Cao Cao.
The current situation is different from before. We can't kill Liu Bei at once. It's better to think about how to get enough benefits, and then attack north, try to break through Huainan and enter Huaibei, and then capture Qingxu.
At this time, Sun Quan was still clear-headed, and he knew that doing good should be followed. Although Zhou Yu's words were quite rude, Sun Quan knew that Zhou Yu's heart was entirely focused on Jiangdong's foundation, so Sun Quan could accept Zhou Yu's blunt words.
Then, Sun Quan sent Lu Su to tentatively contact Liu Bei's group to see if there was a possibility of peace talks.
Of course, even if it is a peace negotiation, it must be a peace negotiation under the current situation. At least the two counties of Changsha and Guiyang, you Liu Bei have to give me. This was agreed before. If you take Yizhou, these two counties will be Give it to me as compensation.
Liu Bei also wants peace talks, but what Liu Bei hopes is that the two sides retreat to the state before the war, that is, neither Changsha nor Guiyang can be missing, and that is my territory.
It's good enough that I won't hold you accountable for the sneak attack against your alliance.
So, both sides have differences, but at least they can sit down and talk.
Then let’s talk.
This kind of thing must not be brought forward by the masters of both parties, otherwise it will be difficult to bargain.
Therefore, both sides sent two representatives from each side to conduct peace talks.
Therefore, Lu Su proposed to set up a military tent in the middle of the confrontation between the two armies. The peace negotiators sent by both sides could negotiate. Both sides could bring guards, but they could not bring long weapons and could only carry single swords.
That is to say, going to the meeting alone.
It is not true that the second master carried the Qinglong Sword and went to the tiger's den in Jiangdong alone to meet Lu Su. It was the real single-sword meeting in history. In fact, it meant that the guards could only carry single swords.
Even this time, the second master did not attend the meeting alone, and Lu Su was not the main decision-maker in the peace talks.
This time he went to the meeting alone. Although the second master was still the decision-maker, he had Zhang Xi beside him.
Lu Su is not even the decision-maker. The real decision-maker is Zhou Yu.
Just outside Gong'an City, in the middle of the opposing armies of Zhou Yu and Guan Yu, Guan Yu built a military tent. Then Guan Yu and Zhang Xi, as representatives of Liu Beifang, and Lu Su and Zhou Yu, as representatives of Sun Quanfang, conducted a negotiation.
According to the rules of this era, after meeting each other, saluting and saying hello, formal negotiations began.
"In the past, Duke Xuande made an agreement with my lord. After taking Yizhou, he ceded the two counties of Changsha and Guiyang to my lord. Why did Duke Xuande break the agreement now?!"
Zhou Yu was the first to speak and talked about the matter with a secret agreement.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and refused to answer Zhou Yu's words. Instead, he said, "The land of Jingzhou is not owned by Jiangdong. It is the land of Liu Jingsheng. How can Jiangdong ask for it?!"
Lu Su frowned and said, "The Lord's words are wrong. Although Jingzhou is the land of Liu Jingsheng, both Liu Jingsheng and his son are deceased. The land of Jingzhou is a place where virtuous people live. What's more, Liu Shijun has an appointment with my lord. first"
Guan Yu immediately interrupted Lu Su's words and continued, "What do you say, Zijing?! My lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, a virtuous man, and the brother of Liu Jingsheng, so what's wrong with him?" !」
"General Guan, why don't you listen to what Zijing has to say?!" Zhou Yu said with a look on his face, "Zijing and I both made it clear that this matter was made between Liu Shijun and my lord. How can we break the agreement now?" ?!」
Guan Yu frowned slightly.
I felt quite unhappy.
Didn't fool around with it.
Jiangdong must be seizing on the secret agreement to make a fuss. This matter is real, and Liu Bei has not denied it. So when Jiangdong uses this to make an issue, it is Liu Bei's fault.
These days, things like oaths are still taken very seriously, especially for people like Guan Yu who value love and justice.
Therefore, Guan Yu's strategy was to emphasize that the land of Jingzhou was inherited by Liu Bei from Liu Biao. It was reasonable and legal, and it should be Liu Bei's own business whether to give it to him or not.
But no matter what, Guan Yu alone can certainly not defeat two people.
So Guan Yu looked at Zhang Xi, you guys are here to negotiate, not just to watch the fun, right? !
As for Zhang Xi, his thinking is actually different from Guan Yu's.
Zhang Xi smiled slightly and said to Zhou Yu and Lu Su, "What the two generals said is true. My lord made an agreement with General Sun to hand over the two counties to General Sun after taking Yizhou. But now my lord has just defeated Before the people of Yizhou could be reassured, General Sun sent envoys to ask for help. Is it too hasty?!"
Zhou Yu frowned and thought to himself, what tricks is this Zhang Yuanchang going to play? !
Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Xi smiled and continued to Zhou Yu, "Please listen to the governor. My lord has just entered Yizhou and is not popular, so he persuades General Sun with good words. Please forgive me for a while and treat me." The Lord conquered the hearts of Yizhou, and when he marched into Liangzhou, he handed over the two counties to General Sun, but he didn't expect that General Sun would ignore the two alliances and send troops to attack in a sneak attack. What's the point of this?!"
You can hear this, Lu Su couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Why did Yuan Chang say this? It is clear that Liu Shijun did not want to give the two counties to my lord, so my lord took them for himself, why did he break the covenant?" !」
Zhang Xi continued to smile and said, "Brother Zijing, yesterday I got two pieces of beautiful jade from the creek. I liked it very much, so I told my servants that I wanted to give these beautiful jade to brother Zijing. When brother Zijing heard about this, he took advantage of it. Xi Wuxia was not at home, broke into the living room, and took the jade for himself. What is the explanation for this behavior?!"
When Lu Su heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and Zhou Yu didn't sound right. He stood up and said sternly, "Zhang Yuanchang, you have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth!!!"
