"Okay, I'll accept your wish."

"You all retreat first."

Sun Quan waved his hand with a smile.

When everyone saw Sun Quan's attitude, they laughed and breathed a sigh of relief, and then retreated respectfully.

"Master, good means!"

A glimmer flashed in Lu Su's eyes, and he also understood what Sun Quan did.

But Lu Su did not blame Sun Quan, but instead felt that this was the appearance of the wise ruler.

"In a few words, the lord impressed the Lujiang family and obtained a lot of food and money. Su was deeply impressed!"

Lu Su couldn't help but flatter.

"Look, Zijing, you are here again, aren't you?"

"Why do you and me say such compliments?"

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su with a blame.

But the smile in my eyes could not be hidden.

Comfortable, so comfortable.

"Haha, the lord taught me a lesson that Su was so happy." Lu Su retreated with a smile.

Zhou Yu, who was standing aside, looked at this scene helplessly. When Lu Su retreated, he came out and said: "Lord, Jiangdong is now stable, but people's minds have changed. Our army urgently needs a big victory to stabilize the morale of the army."

"The last general requested to lead troops to attack Jingzhou!"

Zhou Yu finished speaking.

The air is stagnant.

Lu Su said helplessly: "Gongjin, Jiangdong urgently needs rest and rest now, how can we fight again?"

Sun Quan didn't say anything, just looked at Zhou Yu lightly.

"Zijing, now Cao Cao is leading his troops to the north and Jingzhou is empty, which is the best time."

"If we miss this opportunity, we may never be able to seize Jingzhou again."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said righteously, "What's more, our army is tired. Are the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou not tired? Our army needs to rest and recuperate, but Jingzhou doesn't need them?"

"The military strategy is to attack him without any preparation. At this time, Jingzhou thought that we would not dare to attack, so the defense must be relaxed."

"As long as the lord agrees, I will lead a surprise soldier to invade Jingzhou, and I will definitely be able to fight in one battle!"

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, Sun Quan nodded subconsciously.

yes.

In the Battle of Chibi, Jiangdong suffered heavy losses, but Cao Cao suffered a lot.

Moreover, Cao Cao was invaded by Ma Teng, the Western Liang Dynasty and the northern Xiongnu, and took away most of the troops when he returned to the north.

As far as he knows, there are only about 100,000 soldiers and horses in the two counties under Cao Cao's rule.

Divide troops from all over the country.

The soldiers and horses in Jiangling City will not exceed 60,000.

The defensive forces in other small cities will only be smaller.

At this time, it is indeed a good time to attack.

"Lord, don't listen to Gongjin's words." Lu Su still tried his best to stop him and said loudly, "Now Cao Ren is staying in Jingzhou, and Su Jijiu is helping him from the side. Both of them should not be underestimated."

"And they gave up Jiangxia first and retreated all more than 30,000 Jiangxia's troops into Jiangling City. They obviously had expected that they would be attacked by us. How could they not be fully prepared?"

When Sun Quan heard this, he thought it made sense.

If the other party has not abandoned Jiangxia, it will be easy.

He and Liu Bei can attack Jiangling and Jiangxia respectively.

If the opponent divides Jiangling troops to support Jiangxia, Jiangling will be empty and he can lead his troops to attack Jiangling.

If Jiangxia's troops were divided into support Jiangling, Jiangxia would be empty and Liu Bei could lead his troops to attack Jiangxia.

By then, neither city will be preserved!

But the other party took a step forward and saw the opportunity, and directly gave Jiang Xia to Liu Bei, avoiding the situation of being attacked from both sides.

Although he lost Jiangxia, he saved Jiangling.

In this way, it is equivalent to protecting the foundation of Jingzhou.

Sun Quan would not believe that he could respond like this and that the other party did not set up defense in advance.

"Zijing, how can you improve others' ambition and destroy your own prestige?"

"Even if there are 60,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangling City and are strictly defended, as long as the lord gives me 60,000 soldiers and horses, I will have the confidence to take them down."

Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su and said confidently.

"Gongjin, you are too confident." Lu Su shook his head, "Cao Ren is a good soldier, and Su Jijiu is a good planner. Our army has suffered several times in the hands of the other party. How could it be so easy to deal with?"

"Zijing, you..." Zhou Yu was angry and glared at Lu Su.

But Lu Su was unmoved and looked at Zhou Yu lightly.

"Okay, don't argue for now."

"Even if you want to raise an army to attack Jingzhou, it's not our family's business. I'm sorry to ask you for your hard work and go to Jiangxia to ask Liu Bei if he is willing to send troops."

"If the two companies join forces, the chances of winning will be much higher."

Sun Quan wanted to fight, but he didn't want to fight.

He wanted to get Jingzhou, but he didn't want to lose too much.

In this way, I can only pull Liu Bei up. Even if I lose, the loss will not be too great.

"No." Seeing Sun Quan speak, Lu Su had no choice but to bow and respond.

"Gongjin, please return to Jiangdong and recruit 150,000 troops from various counties. As long as Liu Bei agrees, we will do our best to take down Jingzhou."

Sun Quan turned his head to look at Zhou Yu and said.

"So much?" Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment.

The 150,000 soldiers and horses are almost half of the soldiers and horses of the six counties in Jiangdong.

Fortunately, there are no enemies near Jiangdong, otherwise I would not dare to do this.

"Lord, will there be too many 150,000 soldiers? This food and grass preparation is quite time-consuming." Lu Su said worriedly.

"If you want to fight, you must do your best to keep the enemy from any chance to resist."

Sun Quan said with a fierce look, "And, except for Jingzhou, I plan to take Hefei in one fell swoop, connect Huai River, and hold the throat between Shouchun and Lujiang!"

As soon as Sun Quan said this.

Lu Su didn't respond, but Zhou Yu's eyes lit up.

As a leader, he naturally knew the importance of Hefei.

Don't say anything else,

Hefei is Cao Cao's most important grain storage place in the south, and it is built by guarding the Huai River and adjacent to Chaohu Lake.

Cao Cao had Hefei, so he could enter the river from Chaohu Lake along the southeast, thus directly avoiding Lujiang and heading straight to Moling.

This is a huge threat to Jiangdong.

If they can successfully take Hefei, they will directly strangle Cao Cao's way south, and they can also go north to attack Shouchun, threaten Xuchang, and conquer the world!

Three wins in one go!

However, Hefei's strategic position is too important.

Among them, there were heavy troops, including food and supplies, and supplies.

Although Hefei's defense became much looser after Cao Cao returned to the north, he heard that Zhang Liao had already recruited 5,000 troops to reinforce Hefei a few days ago.

Thinking of this.

Zhou Yu also had to sigh.

That Su Jijiu was so evil. He was always looking forward to the enemy, but he had been in advance so long before he was deploying defense in Hefei.

Obviously, I expected that they would fight for Hefei.

After coming back to his senses, Zhou Yu looked up at Sun Quan.

"Who is the lord planning to send to attack Hefei?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Haha... Since I have arrived in Lujiang, I will naturally lead the troops myself."

"I think it's no problem to win a small Hefei city."

Sun Quan said confidently.

Because this is not the first time he has led his troops.

Before, he had led his troops to almost conquer Jiangxia City.

This made Sun Quan think that his ability to lead troops was also good. Although he was not as good as his father and brother, he was well-versed in military tactics, right?

Moreover, Sun Quan also wanted to use this battle to prove his ability to lead troops and improve his prestige in the Jiangdong Army!

"this……"

Zhou Yu hesitated immediately.

He still knows the level of his lord.

He brought tens of thousands of troops to fight Jiangxia County, but he fought three times but failed to defeat him.

He also killed the handsome general Ling Cao!

Although Hefei is just a small city, its high city and thick walls are not much worse than Jiangxia City.

The most important thing is that the famous general Zhang Liao, under Cao Cao, guarded Hefei.

This man had already become famous after following Lu Bu. Later, he accompanied Cao Cao to fight in various places. He was skillful in the army and knew the art of war. He was many times better than Huang Zu, who was guarding Jiangxia.

General is a brave soldier!

If Zhang Liao is like this, his troops under his command must be the elite of Cao's army.

This Hefei City is not easy to fight.

Zhou Yu sighed, then quickly bowed and said, "Lord is a Marquis of Wu, how can he be in charge of his own? This is how I send Lu Meng to lead 50,000 troops to capture Hefei."

With the addition of Zhang Liao's troops, the maximum number of troops was 20,000.

Lu Meng brought 50,000 people there, but he still had a chance to fight.

However, there are too many variables in this, so Zhou Yu is not sure that he can defeat it.

The number of winners and loses is about 50% or 50%.

“No need.”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei can lead troops to fight, and they must be on the front line in every battle. Why can't I?"

"Besides, my father and brother are famous generals all over the world. As the Sun family in Jiangdong, how could I defile my father and brother's name for war?"

Sun Quan waved his hand directly and rejected Zhou Yu's proposal.

If you really follow Zhou Yu's words, sending Lu Meng to fight against Hefei, no matter whether he can defeat him or not, it will be harmful to him.

After all, everyone knows that Lu Meng is a general promoted by Zhou Yu.

Lu Meng respected Zhou Yu with his teacher's respect.

The credit for conquering Hefei was made by Lu Meng and Zhou Yu. If he could not conquer Hefei, he would have to bear the consequences of being unknown to others.

It’s better to lead the troops yourself as long as you can take Hefei.

It not only greatly weakens Zhou Yu's influence on Jiangdong, but also stabilizes his position.

The best of both worlds.

"Master!"

Zhou Yu was very anxious.

He quickly advised, "This battle is dangerous, please do not take risks."

Lu Su didn't want Sun Quan to take risks and bowed: "Lord, Gongjin is right. Let's leave this kind of conquest to General Lu Meng to do."

"Okay!"

Sun Quan glared at Lu Su angrily.

Zhou Yu refuted him, but he didn't expect that even Lu Su would object.

Do you really think that Sun Quan won’t lead the troops?

"I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade me anymore."

Sun Quan said.

I was angry when I saw Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su sighed helplessly, knowing that they could not persuade their lord.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask my lord to lead 100,000 troops to attack Hefei. I only need 50,000 troops to attack Jingzhou."

"In addition, veterans such as Han Dang and Cheng Pu followed the former lord for many years and have rich experience. Please keep the lord by your side in case of an accident!"

"Hmph!" When Sun Quan heard this, he immediately looked at Zhou Yu with some anger.

What's the meaning?

Lu Meng only had 50,000 troops to attack Hefei, but if he had to do it, he would have to have 100,000 troops?

And Han Dang and Cheng Pu are also required to help.

This is clearly despising him.

But even though he was extremely angry, it was not easy to get angry at this time, otherwise he would seem to be petty and had to say lightly: "Haha, why do you need such trouble? I only need 50,000 troops. As for Cheng Pu, Han Dang, the Grand Governor, please bring them together."

"After all, it's more important to take down Jingzhou."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu was stunned.

He quickly looked at Lu Su.

Lu Su understood and bowed: "Lord, although Jingzhou is important, Hefei is also an important city for Jiangdong."

"Didn't the lord just say that since you want to fight, you must try your best?"

"In the opinion of my ministers, the lord led 80,000 troops, and Cheng Pu and Han Dang were the pioneers to attack Hefei."

"Gongjin led 70,000 troops to attack Jingzhou."

"What does the lord think?"

Seeing Lu Su say this, Sun Quan had no choice but to nod and respond.

"That's it."

Sun Quan said helplessly.

"promise!"

Both of them bowed at the same time.

"Then lord, I'll go and recruit troops first." Zhou Yu said.

Sun Quan waved his hand and Zhou Yu retreated.

After Zhou Yu took the people away, only Sun Quan and Lu Su were left in the hall.

Sun Quan immediately took a stern face.

"You actually helped Zhou Yu just now. Are you still the lord in your eyes?"

Sun Quan said angrily.

"Lord, although I have different political views with Gongjin, Gongjin's words just now are indeed correct."

"The war in Hefei is a big deal, so the lord must not take it lightly."

A look of worry appeared on Lu Su's honest and honest face, and he said helplessly.

"Then Hefei is only 20,000 troops. Our army crossed the river and headed straight to Hefei through Chaohu."

"Even if you can't beat it, you can withdraw from the ship and cross the river to evacuate. Can Zhang Liao still get into the water?"

"I don't know what you have to worry about."

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su and felt that Lu Su was making a big fuss.

“Be careful, you can’t be wrong.”

"And lord, don't forget who asked Zhang Liao to join 5,000 troops to Hefei."

Lu Su reminded him.

Sun Quan's eyes suddenly condensed.

Cao Cao's military advisor offered wine!

This person has always been steady in his behavior, and every arrangement he has arranged must have its profound meaning.

Since the other party arranged for Zhang Liao to go to Hefei, it was obvious that he was confident.

Although Sun Quan was dissatisfied.

But Su Jijiu still needs to take this seriously.

Immediately, he stopped his anger and nodded, "You are right. Since that's the case, I will lead 80,000 troops to go."

"Hmph, when I take Hefei, I will definitely go to Jingzhou and see that Su Jijiu."

"Let him know that the Sun family in Jiangdong is the whole goalkeeper."

"His mere plan is not worth mentioning."

Sun Quan seemed to have thought of something, and a slightly smug smile appeared on his face.

"well……"

When Lu Su saw his lord like this, he couldn't help but sigh.

He was a little worried, but he was not good at military strategy and could not make any good suggestions for this.

I can only wait and see what's going on.

"Okay, go to Jiangxia quickly. You must persuade Liu Bei and lead the troops to attack Jingzhou." Sun Quan took back his mind and ordered with a calm expression.

"No." Lu Su bowed.

In the afternoon of that day.

Sun Quan stayed in Lujiang, while Zhou Yu returned to Chaisang Camp to mobilize troops, while Lu Su rushed from Lujiang to Jiangxia with fast horses.

at the same time.

Jiangxia!

After many days of comfort, the people of Jiangxia have settled down.

Liu Bei also took over the defense of most cities in Jiangxia, especially Xiakou. On the day he entered Jiangxia, he sent heavy troops.

But what was left to Liu Bei was just an airport.

Although Liu Bei had expected this, he was also very disappointed.

Fortunately, the port is still there.

He had no choice but to recruit boatmen from Jiangxia, and the boatman went to Xiakou to build a warship.

The money and food consumed in it are naturally not a small amount.

In addition, the large amount of food stored in the people over the past few days has been consumed.

The food and grass transported by Liu Bei from Lujiang could not withstand such a large amount of consumption.
Chapter completed!