Chapter 520: Talking on paper
It is said that although Jiangdong Sun Ce pacified the six counties of Jiangdong on the surface, under the calm appearance, secretly there was a dangerous situation. The conflicts between veteran Sun Jian, the backbone of Danyang, the exiled Northern scholars, and the Jiangdong gentry were almost irreconcilable. In order to suppress the Jiangdong gentry, Sun Ce almost All bloody methods were used.
The bloody methods must have sown the seeds of hatred. The nobles continued to provoke the Shanyue tribe to attack Jiangdong City, causing very heavy losses. In order to reconcile conflicts, eliminate hatred, and gain recognition from all Jiangdong people, Zhang Zhao advocated recruiting outstanding young people from the gentry to serve as officials in the court. Sun Quan happened to be appointed by his elder brother to be responsible for communication and reconciliation with the Jiangdong nobles.
Among Sun Jian's sons, the youngest Sun Kuang died early. Sun Ce and Sun Yi were both tall, handsome, and highly skilled in martial arts, but they had impatient personalities and liked to take risks with their own lives in battle, quite like their fathers. Only the second son, Sun Quan and Sun Zhongmou, liked literature but not martial arts, had a melancholy personality, made friends with lofty ideals, and lived in quiet waters. Sun Quan's aspirations and ambitions have never been revealed to others.
Zhuge Liang knows people very well, and after some observation in the court, he discovered a big secret of Sun Quan. On the way back to the post house with Lu Su, Zhuge Liang told Lu Su all the results of his observations. Lu Su was surprised and came to an extremely shocking conclusion: "Could it be that Sun Zhongmou is equivalent to the lord of Jiangdong?"
Zhuge Liang said seriously: "Zijing, although this judgment is still a bit arbitrary, I think that in all likelihood, Sun Quan is opposed to his brother's high-pressure methods. It is very likely that Sun Zhongmou believes that the energy of the Jiangdong family should be used to strengthen the Sun family. rule rather than bloody suppression. But the most important thing is not this..."
Lu Su obviously hadn't thought about the next level yet and asked: "Is there anything more important?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "The most important thing is how our Qinglong Army can take advantage of Sun Quan's ambition."
Lu Su suddenly realized and nodded in admiration: "Kong Ming is right, everything should be based on the interests of our Qinglong Army. The lord's ideal is to quickly unify the world and give the people a safe and happy life. If Sun Quan can be persuaded to submit to the lord, it will be a good idea. A shortcut to capture Jiangdong."
The two of them talked as they walked, and they had arrived at the post house. The post house had prepared wine and meat. Zhuge Liang muttered as he ate, "I wonder how my two sisters Xue are doing? I really hate Gan Xingba."
Lu Su took a sip of rice wine and said: "Kong Ming, don't worry. After all, Mengxue and Ruoxue are also Zhuge Jin's sisters, so there is no problem with their safety. I will attend a military meeting later. What suggestions does Kong Ming have?"
Zhuge Liang said: "It's just talk on paper. Our Qinglong Army's intelligence troops have already penetrated into this area. It is estimated that the intelligence troops in Lujiang City will send us intelligence later."
Lu Su said: "I don't know what's going on with the war in Jiangxia? Let him find out when the intelligence comes."
Zhuge Liang said: "It's a pity that Yueying and I have never been able to solve the problem of the air communication method provided by the master because of the material problem. Otherwise, we can always find out the news on major battlefields, and it will be much more convenient to mobilize troops."
Lu Su nodded and said: "My lord is really a scholar. I wonder how all these fantastic ideas came into my mind?"
The two of them chatted and ate. After they were full of wine and food, they went back to their rooms to rest. Zhuge Liang muttered as he walked: "This boy Lu Meng kidnapped my two sisters Xue, I must be rewarded." Lu Su heard this and thought that this boy Lu Meng was in trouble.
Zhuge Liang returned to the bedroom, immediately took out a piece of silk, picked up a pen and wrote a battle report to his mistress Zhang Ning. While Chen Long went deep into Tianshui, Xiliang, he handed over the very important task of the Jiangdong Alliance to resist Cao to Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang had to devote all his energy to it. The mobilization of the Qinglong Army around Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou also required the mistress Zhang Ning to pass on orders and deliver intelligence through the spy network that had been deployed for several years. The hundreds of guards who came with Zhuge Liang's warship were also elites selected from the special operations division. Their strength was comparable to the four captains of Chen Long who rushed to Xiliang to rescue Diao Chan.
Guo Jia, the chief military officer of the Qinglong Army in Yecheng, has received the order from his lord. The order was very simple, asking Guo Jia and Zhou Buji to organize troops, contact Zhang Liao and Chen Gong, harass Cao Cao's rear, and echo the Battle of Lujiang. Guo Jia was very excited after receiving the order, and immediately summoned Zhou Buyi, who was at Guan Yu's office in Juancheng on the other side. The two military advisors had not been together for a long time, and finally had the opportunity to study the battle in the Central Plains. The north has been quiet for a while, and is about to become stormy again.
Zhuge Liang wrote the battle report and stuffed it into his sleeve. Sun Bofu has sent people to invite him, and the first military meeting after Sun Long's alliance will be held at the city lord's palace.
This meeting was held in a medium-sized bungalow hall, with a large wooden table in the middle and a map made of silk hanging on the wall. It was a good small combat command room. Zhuge Liang and Lu Su were led into the war room gate by the guards and saw only Sun Bofu, Sun Zhongmou, Zhou Gongjin, Cheng Demou, and Han Yigong. It seemed that Sun Ce trusted the veterans brought out by Sun Jian more. There was also a civil official, wearing a gauze hat and official uniform, with a face like a silver basin, big eyes and double pupils, a moustache covering his mouth, and a fresh temperament. He was introduced to be Yu Fan, Yu Zhongxiang, a great Cao Cao in Jianye. If Lu Meng were here, he would be eligible to participate in this military meeting.
Zhuge Liang was secretly puzzled. He didn't expect that the only civilian official who could participate in the military meeting was Yu Fan, who seemed to be deeply trusted by Sun Ce. Several people were sitting together behind the central wooden table, with two guards standing behind them. One was Sun Quan's bodyguard Ling Tong, and the other was extremely tall, with a dark face, broad shoulders, and messy hair. The most impressive thing about him was his face. A long scar, from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, made him look extremely tough. Zhuge Liang didn't know this person, so Sun Quan introduced him with a smile: "This is my eldest brother's personal guard Zhou Tai and Zhou Youping." Zhou Youping was not as cold as Ling Tong. He looked at Zhuge Liang and smiled brightly, revealing his big white teeth and his face. There was a strange twitching in the upper scar, and it turned out to be a face full of charm.
Zhuge Liang felt Zhou Tai's strong aura and couldn't help but smile in response, not forgetting to steal a glance at Sun Quan. Sun Ce and Zhou Tai's military strength is through the roof. If Sun Quan wants to ascend to power, he may still lack military generals around him.
Zhou Gongjin waited for Zhuge Liang and Lu Su to sit down, then stood up and ripped off the map from the wall, spreading it on the wooden table. Everyone stood up one after another, moved their seats aside, and stood next to the map to point out where the troops were deployed.
Zhou Yu was the first to speak, pointing to the surrounding area of Lujiang River and saying: "Currently, Cao Jun's troops are divided into five groups and have set up five large camps. According to the investigation results, Cao Jun has also set up several empty fortresses, here, here and here. , I'm afraid they are used as suspects." Zhou Yu pointed out a few locations on the map with his hand as he spoke.
Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "Isn't it the Seventh Army that besieged Hefei City? Why didn't the general Xiahou Dun come to Lujiang? Is he guarding Hefei City?"
Everyone looked at each other, as if this was the first time someone had raised this question, they all fell silent for a moment.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
