Seeing that his son had covered up the topic, Mr. Guan put down the letter in his hand:

"Tzuyu, you are the eldest brother of a certain military master, so I won't say anything more.

There is only one thing I don’t know about, and I hope Tzuyu can tell the truth.”

"General Guan, feel free to ask, but if I know anything, I will tell you the truth."

"This time Jiangdong attacks Xuzhou, how many troops can be sent?"

Zhuge Jin pondered for a few seconds and then said:

"General Guan also knows that Cao Cao has 100,000 troops in Huainan. This time I, the commander of the army, attack Xuzhou and want to transfer Cao Cao's troops in Huainan."

"That's right. Xiahou Dun built a new city of Hefei thirty miles away from Feishui."

Guan Ping also smiled: "From now on, if Jiangdong wants to attack Hefei, he may have to get off the ship and walk thirty miles to get it.

There were so many variables and ambushes in these thirty miles, but Xiahou Dun had many ways to deal with them.

Therefore, I think it is a helpless move for Wu Hou to lead his troops to attack Xuzhou, but it can break the rigid situation."

Zhuge Jin nodded, yes, in the past, Jiangdong's warships could sail directly to Hefei City and come and go freely.

It is convenient to give full play to the advantages of one's own navy.

But after Xiahou Dun built the city of Hefei, Jiangdong's naval advantage had vanished.

The army left the warships and walked to Hefei City. The route back could easily be cut off, and the food and grass could easily be burned.

Even warships parked on the edge of Feishui can be attacked by Cao's army!

The newly built Hefei City is very strong and cannot be conquered by Jiangdong in a short while.

After all, the former Hefei City could not be conquered by Jiangdong, let alone the newly built one.

It can be said that Jiangdong is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to Hefei.

Zhuge Jin sighed and said with a smile: "General Guan Xiao is still the one who sees it most clearly."

"It's an exaggeration, but I'm just seeking truth from facts." Guan Ping asked casually:

"Mr. Ziyu hasn't said yet, how many troops did Marquis Wu lead to attack Xuzhou?"

"Probably more than 100,000." Zhuge Jin said happily:

"In order to conquer Xuzhou, my lord has recruited a large number of people from Danyang County to join the army in the past two years, and there are also many Shanyue people.

As a result, our army's infantry and siege capabilities will be greatly improved, and occupying Xuzhou will not be a problem."

Danyang Elite is definitely a golden brand.

Most of Liu Bei's elite soldiers were Danyang elite soldiers given as gifts during the Tao Qian period of Xuzhou.

"One hundred thousand horses!" Mr. Guan said, stroking his long beard: "It's quite a big gesture."

"Then I only hope that Wu Hou will achieve great results again."

Guan Ping was afraid that his father would not be able to make amends with him after he got angry, so he wanted to get angry first.

"Thank you so much, little general."

As soon as Zhuge Jin said the word "thank you", he felt that there was something in Guan Ping's words and immediately denied it secretly.

If Jiangdong successfully captures Xuzhou, it will be enough to attract Cao Cao's attention and create opportunities for Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others to make the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, Guan Ping is telling the truth!

This is definitely not a weird thing to say at this moment!

Mainly because of the impression Guan Ping left on Zhuge Jin, what he said was to praise others, but the meaning behind his words was to belittle you.

When Uncle Liu Huang married Sun Shangxiang in Jiangdong, Zhuge Jin had a great understanding.

"In this way, Jin has fulfilled the lord's request. Then you and I will send troops together to attack Cao Cao, hoping to achieve a great victory."

Zhuge Jin handed over his hand again and expressed his heartfelt wishes for this action.

"Good." Mr. Guan just nodded without saying much.

"I wonder if Jiang Qin, the governor of Jiangdong, is the vanguard this time?" Guan Ping asked casually.

Zhuge Jin shook his head: "The Governor is ill."

"Ah?" Guan Ping blinked: "A person who holds the position of Governor of Jiangdong is so prone to illness?"

"Maybe he got sick from overwork." Zhuge Jin shook his head and said:

"Although the Governor is still insisting, my lord told me when he came that he should return to Jianye for treatment as soon as possible."

"I hope the Governor can live a healthy and long life, otherwise it will be difficult to rely solely on Wu Hou to direct the attack on Xuzhou."

Guan Ping teased.

Zhuge Jin was speechless. This could confirm that Guan Ping just didn't believe in his lord's commanding ability.

Well, who lets his lord personally command the battle? His record so far seems to be a complete defeat!

But there is no other way, my lord just likes to hunt on horseback, even if there is danger, he is not afraid of it.

He strives to be like his father and brother, especially in the military field.

"General Guan Xiao, don't worry. We in Jiangdong also have many experienced generals."

"I hope Wu Hou can successfully conquer the west."

Zhuge Jin nodded and didn't say anything.

Zhou Cang then escorted Zhuge Jin out of the government office.

Guan Yu glanced at Zhuge Jin's back, probably having great doubts about Sun Quan's action.

Xu Shu stood aside, looked at Guan Ping and said:

"Dingguo, you said that this time Sun Quan sent 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou and took the initiative to contact us. Is there any fraud in this?"

After all, this was something that had never happened before. Sun Quan took the initiative to send troops to attack Cao Cao.

That's all because they took advantage before, or they wanted to take advantage.

Now that the city of Hefei has been moved, Sun Quan cannot take advantage of Huainan, and Cao Cao and Chen have 100,000 troops in Huainan.

How could Sun Quan dare to lead 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou without fearing that Cao Cao would come to surround Wei and rescue Zhao?

Although Sun Quan went to attack Xuzhou, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to take advantage of the lax defense in Jiangdong and cross the river directly to seize Sun Quan's hometown!

At that time, can Sun Quan be confident and bold enough to attack Xuzhou?

Not only would Jiangdong's trip be in vain, it would also damage his morale.

No matter how you look at it, you shouldn’t have made such a foolish move!

In particular, our own side did not start a large-scale war with Cao Cao, attracting the main force of Cao Cao's army to block it.

Why was Sun Quan so confident that when he went to attack Xuzhou, Cao's army in Huainan would stand still and be mobilized by him to go to Xuzhou instead of taking the opportunity to attack Yangzhou?

"What do the military advisors think?" Guan Ping asked rhetorically.

"I think Zhuge Jin still doesn't know Sun Quan's true purpose." Xu Shu said, stroking his beard and narrowing his eyes:

"I think Sun Quan wants to plot Jingzhou, and attacking Jingzhou is just a pretense to reassure us to go north.

Jiang Qin, who had some reputation, was seriously ill at this moment and returned to Jianye from Qichun County.

It's also to paralyze us, so we can take no precautions and go north without worry to create opportunities for Jiangdong.

At that time, Jiangdong's army will sail the Yangtze River and attack our empty land day and night. Then Jingzhou can go down, and we may become prisoners of Jiangdong."

Guan Ping nodded, Xu Shu had indeed been in Jingzhou for such a long time and had always been wary of Sun Quan.

This thought, this awareness, this sense of smell.

How can it be compared to ordinary people!

Guan Erye squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Oh, eldest brother and Zhuge Military Advisor have been telling me to restrain myself. I'm afraid they didn't expect that Sun Quan would choose to take action first."

Guan Yu had never had a good impression of Jiangdong, especially Sun Quan's desire to marry him, which was even more disgusting.

Let's not talk about the collusion between the feudal officials and the princes from the other side, but in terms of seniority, the rules are messed up.

He and Sun Quan were related to each other, and Sun Quan's younger sister also married his eldest brother.

So?

As soon as this incident came out, Guan Yu had no good impression of Sun Quan, and naturally he did not want to implement Zhuge's idea of ​​​​alliance with Wu.

"This is also expected." Xu Shu felt that the king's thinking was mainly influenced by Kong Ming.

Because he believed that at this time, we should contact Jiangdong to jointly fight against Cao Cao.

But this is just your wishful thinking. Whether Sun Quan adheres to this principle is a big question mark.

"It happened that Wancheng guard Hou Yin sent a letter of surrender. This matter has been informed to my elder brother."
To be continued...