After a roar, Sun Quan was already furious. He immediately ordered: "Send all the officials to come into the palace to see me. I want to attack Shu, attack Shu——"
While he was talking, he slapped the table next to him, causing the table to bang loudly.
The eunuch who sent the order did not dare to neglect,
He immediately agreed and ran out.
Cutting down Shu——
This term is actually somewhat unfamiliar to the monarchs and ministers of Soochow. In the past ten years, Soochow’s basic national policy was to unite with Shu to resist Cao.
Only this time, we adopted an alliance with Cao to fight against Shu.
"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Gu Yong came out and said: "The battle to conquer Shu cannot be carried out lightly. The current Shu Kingdom,
It is no longer the Shu Kingdom of the past."
Gu Yong was able to achieve the position of Prime Minister of Soochow,
Naturally, we can also understand the current situation in the world.
In the past, Wu and Shu were weak, while Cao and Wei were strong.
Wu and Shu wanted to coexist, so they had to unite with each other to resist the powerful Cao Wei.
But things are different now.
The current Shu Kingdom can no longer be described as strong. If compared, the current Shu Kingdom is already more powerful than the Cao Wei of the past.
If you look at the results of the Wu-Wei coalition's attack on Shu, you can already understand it.
The combined forces of Wu and Wei totaled 180,000, but the final outcome was that both Wu and Wei lost cities and territory, and the emperor of Cao Wei became a prisoner.
Cao Wei lost Bingzhou, and Soochow Wu lost a large area south of Jiaozhou.
Fighting on two fronts, the Han army can win.
This——
"Your Majesty..." Gu Yong saw that although Sun Quan was very angry, he did not stop him immediately, so he continued: "The situation in the world has been reversed. If I, Wu, want to stand among the Three Kingdoms... the only way..."
Gu Yong suddenly stopped.
"Only what?" Sun Quan asked.
The other civil and military ministers in the main hall suddenly became nervous. Of course they could guess what Gu Yong didn't say.
Just——
Sun Quan asked, Gu Yong had to tell.
"Your Majesty..." Gu Yong saluted Sun Quan and then said: "Now that Wu wants to stand among the three kingdoms... we can only rely on Shu!"
Hiss——
As soon as Gu Yong finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers here took a breath.
"What did you say?" Sun Quan scolded in a deep voice.
"Attachment to Shu——" Gu Yong still said without changing his words: "Now among the Three Kingdoms,
The Kingdom of Shu is the strongest,
Wei and Wu are weak. Even if Wei and Wu unite to deal with Shu, they may not be able to win."
"Only relying on Shu..."
Gu Yong is not afraid of death. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that. At this time, Sun Quan is already furious. Are you telling him to attach himself to Shu at this time?
This is basically like courting death.
But as Gu Yong was the Prime Minister of Wu, he had to say it. Even if he was ruined because of it, he had to say it.
You can't just follow the emperor's wishes at this time and really support Sun Quan in launching an army to conquer Shu.
Cutting down Shu——
Easier said than done.
Aren’t the lessons learned in the past few months profound enough?
How many Wu troops are dead outside Jiaozhou City now?
But Jiaozhou is still in the hands of the Han army.
If you want to conquer Shu, you must unite with Wei. Then Wei and Wu will use all their troops to defeat Shu.
But——
Soochow Wu can use all the troops in the country, but will Cao Wei do it?
Their emperor had just been captured by the Han army on the battlefield in Jinzhong, and he is still imprisoned in Chang'an.
Do you want Cao Wei to attack Guanzhong now?
It’s simply a fool’s dream.
Without Cao Wei's response, only the power of Soochow wanted to shake the morale-rich Han army——
Haha...
"Have you surrendered to Shu, sir?"
Sun Quan asked coldly: "As the prime minister of Wu, why do you persuade me to surrender to Shu..." Sun Quan suddenly stood up, pointed at Gu Yong and cursed angrily: "You are a common man and don't want to serve your country.
But you have to humiliate and surrender."
"Come here!"
"Push it out!"
"Cut——"
Sun Quan was really angry. He originally wanted to send someone to Chang'an to reconcile with Liu Chan, but Liu Chan not only refused to accept his kindness, but also insulted him with words.
As an emperor, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated.
Since Liu Adou doesn't know how to praise, he can only use Da Wu's sword to teach Liu Adou how to behave.
But——
His prime minister not only did not support his use of troops against Shu, but instead made him rely on Shu.
This...
"Hahaha!"
"Hahaha!"
Gu Yong laughed loudly, but the other civil and military ministers in the hall were all frightened.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty will retain people under your sword." General Sun Shao of Zhenbei said hurriedly: "The Prime Minister has always fulfilled his duties and will never be a traitor to the country."
"Do you think I am a fool?" Sun Quan said angrily.
"I don't dare—" Sun Shao said: "It's just that the Prime Minister's so-called dependence is definitely not asking His Majesty to surrender."
"???"
Everyone was stunned.
Doesn't relying on Shu mean to make Soochow a vassal of Shu?
If you don’t surrender, how can you become a vassal?
"Your Majesty—" Sun Shao said again: "If my guess is correct, what the Prime Minister said is a pretense of attachment to Shu to temporarily calm down the war."
"Your Majesty——"
"Right now, our army is blocked in Jiaozhou," Sun Shao asked deliberately: "Your Majesty, how many soldiers and horses does your Majesty think Wu has that can compete with the Han army?"
Sun Quan stopped talking.
"The Han army is strong, but our army is weak." Sun Shao said, glancing at Gu Yong again, and then said: "If I, the Great Wu, raise an army to attack Shu, the Shu Kingdom will attack our army from two sides... If so, I, the Great Wu...
It’s dangerous.”
Sun Shao's words were very brief, but they revealed the current lifeline of Soochow.
Now that the war between Han and Wei has ended, if the Wu State now raises its troops to attack Shu, the Shu State can face it calmly, and now both Jiaozhou and Guilin counties have been occupied by the Han army.
If the two countries go to war, the Han army will most likely attack the Wu army in two groups, going all the way north from Jiaogui and all the way down the Yangtze River towards Wuchang.
This——
Sun Quan also felt chills running down his back.
Liu Chan's words were very irritating, but after he got angry, he realized why he dared to do this.
Because now the Han army has won both battles, it is understandable to face Soochow as a winner.
If he really wanted to attack Shu, Sun Quan wouldn't even know where to attack.
Attacking from the south, Li Yi of Jiaozhou is still blocking Lu Xun from advancing. Attacking from the Yangtze River, Soochow needs to go up the river.
Haha——
Previously, Soochow's 80,000 navy troops failed to break through the Han army's Yangtze River defense line. Instead, they were beaten and fled by the Han army.
Now that we are continuing to fight the Han army, we have freed up our hands from the Jinzhong battlefield. If the Han army makes a big move and attacks the Wu army in two directions...
Sun Quan did not dare to think any further.
"Your Majesty -" Sun Shao continued: "Right now, we need to end the war in time. We, Wu, need to recuperate and recuperate, and we need time to strengthen our troops."
"As long as you give Wu Wu time to breathe," Sun Shao said, "Your Majesty can plan a grand plan to conquer Shu."
"Wei Chen thinks that this should be the Prime Minister's plan to rely on him."
After Sun Shao finished speaking, Sun Quan slowly raised his eyes and looked at Gu Yong. He said nothing. After all, he was the emperor. How could he admit in public that he had made a mistake in his understanding?
Sun Shao was very smart and saw at a glance that Sun Quan needed a step up, so he immediately saluted Sun Quan and begged: "Your Majesty, please forgive the Prime Minister and allow him to make meritorious deeds."
"Humph!"
Sun Quan snorted.
"Your Majesty, please forgive the Prime Minister!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive the Prime Minister!"
In an instant, all the civil and military ministers in the main hall ran out to ask Sun Quan to forgive Gu Yong.
"Hmph!" Sun Quan snorted again, then glared at Gu Yong and said sternly: "You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the living crime."
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This chapter has been completed!