"Bo Fu, in my opinion, our army must not fight on multiple fronts at this time. We must concentrate our efforts to repel Cao Mengde." Sun Wu said slowly.
"Master's intention is to abandon Lu County and concentrate troops to guard the remaining places!" Zhou Yu suddenly interrupted.
Zhou Yu knew that what Sun Wu was going to say next was not easy to mention. Therefore, as a disciple, he took the initiative to speak out these words.
Lu County was originally supposed to be called the State of Lu. During the Yellow Turban Period, all members of King Lu's lineage perished in the Yellow Turban wave. Only then did they become a county, and Sun Jian, who had made numerous military exploits in the Yellow Turban War, became the Sheriff of Lu County.
Therefore, this can be said to be Sun Jian's first territory and the place where the Sun family started. Although due to geographical constraints, the Sun family's political center of gravity later tended to shift southward, Lu County still has extraordinary significance to the Sun family.
Giving up Lu Jun's proposal was a decision that was hard to make, let alone make.
"Wrong, Lu County was exchanged for the Yellow Turbans!" Sun Wu corrected him.
"Grand Governor, you must not do this. County Lu is where my old lord's passion lies!" A group of veterans led by Cheng Pu stood up and objected. Most of this group of people were the first to follow Sun Jian. It was they who made military exploits with Sun Jian and finally obtained such a county.
At the same time, Sun Ce's face also showed an expression of opposition, and even a hint of anger. However, now that one of the people who proposed this proposal was his uncle and the other was his childhood friend, and the veterans headed by Cheng Pu expressed their objections, he restrained himself from having an attack for the time being. .
"Master wants to exchange Lu County for Zhang Dingbian to send troops to help!" Zhou Yu ignored the opinions of the opponents for the time being, but continued following Sun Wu's words.
"Yes, the Yellow Turbans and Cao Cao are old enemies. The Yellow Turbans will not simply sit back and watch Cao Cao become stronger. Using Lu County as a matchmaker to get the Yellow Turbans to attack Cao Cao, this matter is very promising!" Sun Wu continued to explain.
Over the past year or so, the Sun family has suffered two major changes: Sun Jian's death and Huang Chao's rebellion. They had little financial resources to begin with, and after such repeated hardships, their actual power was even more severely damaged.
But now, with some of the troops allocated to defend Yuan Shu, the remaining troops are barely able to deal with Cao Cao, and their chances of winning are not great. At this time, the Yellow Turban forces intervened in Lu County. It can be said that they had no possibility of protecting Lu County.
Instead of doing this, since losing Lu Jun is a foregone conclusion, it would be better to use Lu Jun to negotiate a deal with the Yellow Turban. Perhaps the Yellow Turbans also knew that as long as they sent troops, they would be able to capture Lu County in the end.
But since Lu County is certain to be obtained, it is a matter of discussion whether this time the troops are sent to attack Lu County or to prevent his old rival from getting stronger!
"Bo Ce, I once heard that King Li Zifeng of Jin once said that if you save people and lose land, everyone and land will survive; if you save land and lose people, everyone and land will be lost. I hope Bo Fu will consider this matter carefully!" Sun Wu stood up and patted him. Sun Ce's shoulder said meaningfully.
Sun Ce looked at Sun Wu's tired look. After returning from a long journey, he began to think about a strategy for them to survive this crisis without taking a moment's rest. Although he wanted to object to Sun Wu's proposal this time, he opened his mouth and said It's on my lips but I can't say it anymore!
"Yes, Bo Fu, the foundation that Uncle Sun has built must not be ruined in our hands. As long as I wait, we can survive this crisis, and the lost territory can be regained one day!" Zhou Yu carefully said Staring into Sun Ce's eyes, he said seriously and firmly.
"This...uncle, Gongjin, this matter is important, I have to think about it for a while, and I will give you an answer tomorrow, how about it?" Sun Ce said with a long sigh.
"That's fine, but Bo Fu, you can send a message first and make plans to transfer the population of Lu County to Pei State. Make preparations in advance. Transferring more people can also leave a little more vitality for my Sun family!" Sun Wu sighed. road.
Yuzhou is located in the Central Plains and is a populous state. Let's not talk about Runan, a county like Nanyang that has a population that can even equal that of other states. Even the other counties can be ranked at the forefront among the counties in the world in terms of population.
Although Sun Wu proposed to use Lu County to negotiate terms with the Yellow Turbans, this does not mean that he is prepared to package the population here to the other party!
"Second, report to the imperial court for help. If necessary, hostages can be sent to the imperial court!" Sun Wu's expression changed again.
Sun Wu is a general, and for a general, he cannot defeat the enemy, but has to rely on sending protons to get reinforcements to rescue the siege. This is a shame for them.
Moreover, it is said to be the imperial court, but it only refers to Li Xiang's power. It's just that Li Xiang's strength is really strong. While capturing Yongliang Prefecture, he also repelled the attacks of a lot of princes. It was when his prestige was rising that he was called the imperial court.
Otherwise, like Yang Jian back then, when he was polite, he called you Sui King, but when he was not polite, he just called you Sui Thief. What can you do? Is it possible that we can still send troops to attack?
"Third, if possible, reconcile with the puppet government first and concentrate all your efforts against Cao Cao!" Even Sun Wu himself said that this last suggestion was very unconfident!
Not only are the two sides already life-and-death enemies, there is almost no possibility of turning hostilities into friendship. Moreover, with the strong character of the little overlord Sun Ce, he would never do this just to survive.
"What..." Sure enough, as soon as Sun Wu said these words, Sun Ce could no longer sit still and stood up as soon as he slapped the table. However, a sudden exertion of force seemed to affect the wound a little, and Zhou Yu was so shocked that he immediately comforted it.
Although the first two are humiliating and useless, it is not impossible for Sun Ce to consider it, but this last one cannot be considered. The revenge of killing his father cannot be punished. Sun Ce is not Sun Quan. Perhaps Sun Quan may bow to his enemy for the sake of expediency, but Sun Ce cannot do this.
"Forget it!" After seeing Sun Ce's look, Sun Wu didn't insist anymore. If he insists on forcefully, it will only cause conflicts between him and Sun Ce. The enemy is facing the enemy. If he and Sun Ce had a conflict at this time, then there would be no need to continue the battle. They could just go out and surrender!
Moreover, Sun Wu knew very well that judging from Sun Ce's performance at that moment, even if he persisted in this matter, he would not get the result he wanted in the end.
In the Sun family, the one who is in charge is still Sun Ce after all. He, Sun Wu, can make suggestions, but he cannot make decisions for Sun Ce.
