"Oh? What clever plan does Adou have?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

If Yang Huai and Gao Pei can be persuaded to surrender, then not only the defenders at Baishui Pass can easily accept them, but they can also get a lot of help on their way south to Chengdu.

But Liu Bei knew in his heart that Yang Huai and Gao Pei were Liu Zhang's loyal generals, and it was not easy to persuade them to surrender.

Pang Tong also stepped forward at this time and said: "Young master, I don't know something. Yang Huai and Gao Pei have written to Liu Zhang many times since my master entered Shu, urging Liu Zhang to drive my master back to Jingzhou and ask him to surrender voluntarily.

It’s really not an easy task.”

It is precisely because of this that when Pang Tong gave Liu Bei advice, he only said "therefore stick to it" without any intention of persuading him to surrender.

Liu Chan smiled and said: "This is the same as that! Back then, Liu Zhang was the lord of Yizhou, and his father came from Jingzhou. As generals of Yizhou, they naturally had to think about the pros and cons, and it was their duty to give advice to Liu Zhang."

At this point, he paused for a moment, looked at Liu Bei who nodded slightly, and then continued: "But no matter what, they are all ministers of the Han Dynasty. At the critical moment, they should still stand for the restoration of the Han Dynasty."

On one side."

"..."

Pang Tong frowned and looked at Liu Chan without speaking.

"Well……"

Liu Bei made a sound involuntarily, but it was more embarrassing than saying nothing.

Liu Chan's remarks obviously did not satisfy them, and could even be said to be a bit disappointing.

As early as more than ten years ago, the people of Yizhou, under the leadership of Liu Yan, had severed ties with the imperial court.

Although it was said that it was still an official title from the imperial court, it was already an independent "small kingdom".

Under such circumstances, it is simply foolish to hope that these people can contribute to the restoration of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Pang Tong responded with silence, and Liu Bei was also disappointed.

When Liu Chan saw this, he didn't care much. He smiled and said, "Don't father and Mr. Pang believe that I can persuade them like this?"

"Adou, although what you said is the right way, the right way often doesn't work." Liu Bei patiently explained to Liu Chan.

"Yes! Young Master, if they really have big ambitions, why would they have repeatedly advised Liu Zhang to drive us out of Yizhou?" Pang Tong also agreed.

Liu Chan heard this and said seriously: "Since father and Mr. Pang don't believe it, why not let me give it a try when your persuasion fails?"

"this……"

Pang Tong looked at Liu Chan's confident expression and couldn't help but start to daydream.

"Okay! I'll let you give it a try then!"

Liu Bei was very happy and agreed.

He very much wanted to know how Liu Chan had the confidence to persuade Yang Huai and Gao Pei to surrender even they could not persuade them.

And even if Liu Chan didn't succeed in persuading the two of them to surrender, Liu Bei would still be willing to let Liu Chan experience some experience and suffer some setbacks.

After all, Liu Chan is still too young now, and his life seems to be too "smooth", so everyone praises him.

If a person wants to grow, he still needs to experience many setbacks.

This was what he had in mind.

However, little did he know that this "Liu Chan" had already experienced too many setbacks in his twenty-five years of life, and his mind had already been tempered and grown.

Liu Chan didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking, and he had already begun to make plans in his mind, thinking about how to break through the inner defenses of Yang Huai and Gao Pei.

…

However, the Ruxukou battle situation analyzed by Pang Tong just now was also quietly changing at this time.

Relying on the Ruxu Wu built by Lu Meng himself, Sun Quan's Jiangdong army was not completely trapped in the Ruxu River, and there were still many soldiers fighting against Cao's army on land.

However, after losing the Jiangxi camp, these struggles seemed to have become very weak.

That night, Sun Quan summoned Lu Meng and Gan Ning alone in a huge ship.

The three of them were in the warship. Sun Quan was sitting at the head, while Lü Meng and Gan Ning were sitting opposite each other.

"Ziming, Xingba, now Cao Jun's offensive is fierce, the Jiangxi camp has been destroyed, and the soldiers on the river bank are also unable to support themselves. Now, should we continue to defend Ruxukou, or should we retreat to the Yangtze River and prepare for defense?"

From the beginning, Sun Quan went straight to the point and stated the current situation and his doubts.

When Lu Meng heard this, he suddenly stood up, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, we must not give up this Ruxukou. Once we give up, our army will no longer have a defensive advantage against Cao's army. If Cao's army goes down the river, Jianye will be in danger!"

He had a serious look on his face, his voice was loud and somewhat urgent, and he was full of the importance he attached to this matter.

"..."

After hearing Lu Meng's words, Sun Quan did not express his opinion, but was stunned.

He also knew the importance of Ruxukou to the defense of Jiangdong. Once Ruxukou was lost, Cao Cao would have a smooth pass into the Yangtze River, and they would lose control of Jiangbei.

The entire Jiangdong will always live under the terrorist threat of Cao Jun.

Even if he just moved his administrative office to Jianye, it is possible that he would move his administrative office back to Jingkou.

But such an approach will undoubtedly make the world laugh.

Seeing this, Lu Meng knew that what he said had had an effect, so he said no more and slowly retreated.

After a while, Sun Quan said: "What Ziming said is right, Ruxukou must not be lost. Now that Cao Cao is out in force and wants to surround Ruxukou from the land, the defense of the main camp must be empty. We only need to send

When his elite troops attack Cao's camp, his troops who are desperately besieging our army's waterfront will definitely come back to help. As soon as he returns to help, it will not be so easy to attack us again like now!"

This is a not uncommon move in the art of war, "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao".

Although Ruxukou is still under Sun Quan's control now, once the entire waterfront around Ruxukou is lost, Ruxukou will definitely not be able to hold it.

And by then, if they want to withdraw their troops, it will no longer be easy.

At least Cao Jun will not let them retreat intact. Even if they leave, they will suffer great losses.

But now that the waterfront has not been completely lost, Sun Quan can choose to send more troops to defend the waterfront, or he can choose to withdraw and abandon Ruxukou.

However, the war had only started not long ago, and although he had already suffered losses, he couldn't bear to give up a strategic location like Ruxukou so quickly.
Chapter completed!