Fortunately, his relationship with both parties is extremely irreconcilable.
One is an adoptive father, and the other is a playmate who grew up together. They are the perfect bond.
As expected, Sun Quan and Zhu Zhi both gave Zhu Ran face and quickly calmed down.
They are not reckless, and they naturally know the huge hidden dangers caused by internal strife in this situation.
In the end, Sun Quan chose to give in and took the lead to give Zhu Zhi a step up.
"General Zhu, you just had an impulse."
"General Zhu has rich experience. Is there any way to prevent the situation from deteriorating?"
Zhu Zhi did not give Sun Quan any face, and directly shook his head to express his refusal.
"No."
Sun Quan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and his face turned red.
As Wu Gong and as the lord, he has lowered his dignity, but Zhu Zhi still refuses to forgive him?
"you..."
Just as he was about to get angry, Zhu Zhi spoke again.
"Wu Gong misunderstood, the general did not mean that."
"The general's abilities are limited and he is really helpless."
Sun Quan saw that Zhu Zhi was in trouble and looked guilty. In addition, the current situation was indeed difficult, so he believed Zhu Zhi.
After all, Sun Quan himself had no idea at all and couldn't even think of where to start.
"Yi Feng, where is the food in the city? How much is left?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, the food is piled up like a mountain and distributed as needed every day, enough to last for a year!"
Finally heard some good news, which somewhat soothed Sun Quan's devastated heart.
But before the turbid air in Sun Quan's chest came out, he swallowed it back.
One year?
What about a year later?
Wouldn't it be possible to run out of food?
The current food and grass are exactly the same as those for soldiers, without any supplementary methods or means.
One soldier dies and one loses when he runs away.
Eat a little more food, but a little less.
From up close, there is indeed no worry.
But looking at the overall situation, the countdown to ringing the death knell of the Sun family has now begun.
"Yifeng, solitary robbery... Well, after collecting so much food and grass, how can it only be enough for a year?"
The army had such fun before, Sun Quan thought he could survive for ten to eight years!
"Wu Gong, our food and grass are indeed piled up in mountains, but the daily consumption is too huge! With one hundred thousand mouths, the food consumed is almost astronomical!"
Sun Quan dimmed again.
Food is more important than soldiers fleeing!
"Yi Feng, can you go collect more... and grab some more!"
At this point, Sun Quan no longer held back and made his words clear.
Now that I’ve done it, there’s nothing else I dare not admit.
Zhu Ran looked embarrassed, but he had to accept Sun Quan's words.
"Robbing...hey, to be honest, it's very difficult!"
"The last robbery almost robbed the surrounding counties and killed many people."
"If we continue to rob, there will be no results, and it is very likely that the livelihood of the people and the family will be completely cut off. It is really not..."
Before Zhu Ran could say the word "zhi", he was sharply interrupted by Sun Quan.
"When did this happen? Why do you care about the lives of those untouchables?"
"Gu has protected them for so many years, now is the time for them to sacrifice for Gu!"
Zhu Zhi, Zhu Ran and his son were dumbfounded and full of astonishment.
Is this still the Sun Quan they know?
The Sun family is the ruler of Jiangdong, not a bandit, a bandit, or a robber!
Do we have to do things to death and do things to perfection?
Or is it that Sun Quan is already planning to break the pot?
"Mr. Wu, you must not do this!"
After all, they had grown up together, and Zhu Ran couldn't bear the thought of Sun Quan going further and further down the road to death.
Even at the risk of being scolded by Sun Quan, he had to fight to the death to remonstrate.
"If the Qin army is defeated in the future, how will the people view Duke Wu? This will not be conducive to Duke Wu's rule in the future!"
"Repelled the Qin army?"
Sun Quan did not get angry, but smiled sadly.
"Yi Feng, do you think the Qin army can still be repulsed?"
"Is Jiangdong still... alone?"
"Wu Gong, you must have...confidence..."
Zhu Ran said the last two words unusually lightly.
Just the tone of his voice showed how unconfident he was.
Who still believes that Sun Quan has the possibility of a comeback?
"Wu Gong."
At this time, Zhu Zhi spoke again.
Sun Quan thought Zhu Zhi had a good plan, and his eyes flashed a little.
"General Zhu, is there anything we can do?"
Zhu Zhi shook his head awkwardly.
"Mr. Wu, there is no other way. There is... some bad news."
Sun Quan almost collapsed on the ground when he heard this.
Didn’t we agree that there would be no bad news?
Why did bad news happen again in just one sentence?
"General Zhu... what the hell is this bad news!"
"According to the latest intelligence reports, two veteran generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang were attacked by Gan Ning when they were crossing the river, and their five thousand soldiers were wiped out."
"The two generals had no choice but to retreat to Guangling..."
Sun Quan was silent after hearing this, with mixed feelings in his heart.
If it's bad news, it has nothing to do with the current situation.
Cheng Pu and Han Dang arrived successfully, but I'm afraid they can't reverse anything.
But if it is not bad news, the army was defeated by the Qin army again, and the whole army was annihilated.
Originally, Sun Quan did not expect those five thousand people to do anything, but hoped that Cheng Pu and Han Dang, as veteran generals, could help him protect the city.
Since plundering the surrounding areas, most of the generals have abandoned him, and the army is very short of generals.
Otherwise, it would not be Zhu Zhi's turn, and Zhu Ran and his son would command an army of 100,000!
"Forget it, as long as Cheng Pu and Han Dang are fine... that's fine..."
Sun Quan really didn't know what to say, or in other words, he was too lazy to say anything.
Anyway, there are still Zhu Zhi, Zhu Ran and his son.
Cheng Pu and Han Dang defended Guangling, which was considered a way out.
Although this road is almost a dead end, a dead end with no way to pass.
"Mr. Wu, I don't know whether to say something or not?"
Sun Quan raised his head and sighed softly.
"Yi Feng, now that things have happened, what else can't be said?"
"Just speak up, Gu... I don't blame you."
Zhu Ran slightly cupped his hands and squeezed out a smile.
"The issue of food and grass has nothing to do with it. After all, the Qin army will be besieged on all sides in the future."
"As the battle continues, soldiers will continue to suffer casualties. The general estimates that the food and grass can last at least two years!"
Sun Quan was really speechless. What kind of crooked theory is this?
If we support it for two years, wouldn't it cost nearly half of us casualties?
But there is nothing suitable to say in rebuttal, which is really frustrating!
Just then, a soldier broke in from outside.
"Mr. Wu, Mr. Gu Yong and General Zhu Huan are back!"
