"Lieutenant, Jiang Gan has replied, the Han envoy Chen Zhen has been controlled, and Sun Quan is ready to take over Jiangling City.
Now we have the opportunity, but... Sun Quan refused to send Chen Zhen's head, which is really abominable! "
Cao Pi came to Jia Xu's side again. In addition to excitement, his eyes also contained a bit of hatred and ferocity that could not be concealed because he was about to get revenge.
It was the look of anger that had been suppressed for a long time finally bursting out.
Jia Xu just smiled slightly after hearing Cao Pi's words, and there was no wave or ups and downs in the smile.
"Your Majesty, why would you do this? Sun Quan is a man of two kinds. When Your Majesty asked him to send a son to pay tribute, he was not willing to send the child, let alone to make him and Liu Bei completely fall out with each other?
He has already sacrificed a lot. If we can't hold on in this battle, how can he, Sun Quan, hold on.
There are few people in this world who have such bloody courage as Liu Xuande, although we can also call it recklessness regardless of the overall situation.
But... at this time, his bravery is the biggest threat to us. After all... it is true that he dares to fight to the death. I... I will forget it after thinking about it. Bar. "
Jia Xu's laughter did not appease Cao Pi, but it did make Cao Pi reluctantly calm down.
"What the Lieutenant said is true, but...I'm still a little worried."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"Although we are willing to give up the land of Jiangling and Xiangfan, but...now Xiangfan is completely ruined. It was Da Sima who took the initiative to give up Xiangfan and burned the city with flames.
There is no harm in the difference between gain and loss.
But this Jiangling..."
"We can't defend Jiangling!" Jia Xu shook his head and broke Cao Pi's illusion, "Jiangling is not the gateway to Jingzhou, but it is the gateway to Jingnan.
Whoever gets Jiangling can get Jingnan, so Jiangdong will not give up Jiangling, and Liu Bei will not give up Jiangling.
But it’s a pity..."
"It's a pity, Lieutenant, that Liu Bei and Sun Quan can't bite each other?"
"Well..." Jia Xu nodded directly, "If Liu Bei were here, with his explosive personality, he might still be able to provoke.
But although Zhuge Kongming looks young, he is sensible.
He knew that even if he took Jiangling, he wouldn't be able to hold it.
Xichuan no longer had any extra financial and material resources to support Jiangling, nor could it provide enough corvees and troops to station and repair.
In addition, after Guan Yu's death, a fire in Yiling caused Liu Bei's talents to wither.
The veterans have ended, the young players have not yet risen, and experience is completely equivalent to nothing.
In this case, no one can garrison Jingzhou even if he wants it.
Therefore, he will not ask for Jiangling, and he has never thought about actually taking Nanjun. He just wants to go to Yongsanjun and at the same time want to calm the war.
They want to regain their strength, not really to die. "
Cao Pi kept nodding under Jia Xu's guidance, and gradually gained a clearer understanding of the current situation.
"But the old lieutenant is really sure that Sun Quan will definitely negotiate peace with us?"
"Of course he will talk, and he will agree to our request without hesitation." Jia Xu stroked his beard, his expression still calm, "The reason why Sun Quan held me back before was just because of Liu Chan's coercion.
Liu Chan betrayed Jiangling and gave General Cao Zhen a huge feat, which led to the complete loss of Sun Quan's front line and left Jiangdong in danger.
Then he took a detour to Nanyang, cutting off His Majesty's retreat.
In this way, it becomes the most subtle balance. Sun Quan is worried that if Liu Chan is defeated, His Majesty will make a comeback and directly attack Xiaoling!
After all, Chiling is not Jiangling, Hengjiangwu has not yet been built, and Sun Deng is not Lu Xun. He cannot withstand General Cao Zhen's fierce attack.
Therefore, it was a helpless move for him to hold back His Majesty to give Liu Chan a chance.
At that time, even if His Majesty was willing to negotiate peace with him, he would not dare to agree.
But today is different from the past. Liu Chan has held back Xu Huang and King Ren Cheng, and His Majesty has entered a dilemma.
The weather is cold and the plague is rampant. It is useless for Your Majesty to continue to attack. Even if you defend, you may not be unable to defend.
Only then would Sun Quan feel at ease about the peace talks. "
"Then if he proposes..."
"He is not qualified to make a request." Jia Xu took out another letter directly, "This is the news from the school affairs office, your majesty can read it.
This thing was originally going to be passed on to His Majesty, but Your Majesty asked the veteran to temporarily take charge of the war, so I haven't had time to give it to Your Majesty. "
The letter had just been delivered. Cao Pi just looked at it with a suspicious look and couldn't help but exclaimed.
The content of the letter is not much, but there are quite a lot of things mentioned in it.
Simply put, it’s three things.
"There is a rebellion in Kuaiji County, Shanyue, with great momentum!
Among the three counties of Danyang, Kuaiji and Wujun, there were strong and powerful clansmen who caused chaos and ran rampant. "
"Some people in Poyang Lake who claim to be descendants of Youtu continue to gather bandits to cause chaos in Poyang and disturb the stability of Jiangdong."
"Shi Xie from Jiaozhou returned home seriously ill, and his son Shi Hui seemed to have the intention of causing trouble..."
There were these three important things in a short silk letter, which made Cao Pi's eyes widen. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at the old Taiwei Jia Xu on the other side.
Among these things, he could vaguely see a familiar flavor, as if his late father had asked someone to do this many years ago.
But now that his father is looking at him under Jiuquan, how can he still use such methods... Cao Pi couldn't help but look at the silent Jia Xu on the other side.
As if feeling Cao Pi's gaze, Jia Xu, who had his eyes closed, nodded directly.
“Your Majesty’s guess is correct, this is indeed my method.
We originally had a lot of experience in starting a rebellion within Jiangdong, but now we are just repeating the same old tricks.
Give them some official positions, promise them some benefits, and then persuade them, and they will send troops one after another.
What's more, all Jiangdong's soldiers and horses are fighting with us now, and the internal emptiness is the best opportunity for them.
As for Jiaozhou...it's true that Shixie wanted to surrender to Jiangdong, but Shixie's descendants didn't want to do that. This was no secret, and Lu Dai and Bu Zhi were able to suppress them.
Unfortunately, Liu Bei suddenly sent troops. In order to prevent Jingnan from further damage, Sun Quan could only transfer Lu Dai to Jingnan to take charge.
In this way, the empty state of Jiaozhou also gave me an opportunity. I just told Shi Hui that I was willing to give him the positions of governor of Jiaozhou and general of Zhennan.
He couldn't wait to contact his old department.
Now this news... I'm afraid it has also reached Sun Quan's ears.
He may not be too worried, but the generals and subordinates under his command are all from Jiangdong's local wealthy families..."
