Sun Quan did not receive the news that Liu Jing had captured Jingzhou until the beginning of October, almost ten days later than Cao Cao.
The subtle thing is that this news was not told to him by his "ally" Liu Jing, but by his brother Sun Bi, the prefect of Yuzhang, who heard it from Changsha merchants who entered the country.
Sun Quan was amusing himself in his study by copying Liu Jing's calligraphy. When he heard the news, he was so shocked that he dropped his pen to the ground.
Then Sun Quan became jealous in his heart. The development level of Jingnan was far less than that of Jiangdong, and Jiaozhou was even more barren. However, between Jingbei and Jianghan, there were thousands of miles of fertile land and abundant soldiers and people. It was actually the capital of the king and the place to use it.
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Three generations of his Sun family, father and son, have coveted Jiang and Han. Now that Liu Jing is occupying them, how can Sun Quan not be jealous?
In addition to jealousy, Sun Quan's heart was also full of fear. Now Liu Jingnan had taken over the territory and settled in Jianghan in the north. The area was thousands of miles away, he had more than 100,000 soldiers, and his strength was several times greater than before.
Liu Jingsu has different aspirations and ambitions, and will never be satisfied with the land of Jing and Jiaozhou. Where will he direct his troops next?
Should we send troops to the Northern Expedition to compete with Cao Cao for hegemony in the Central Plains? Or march west to Bashu to establish the foundation of the great ancestor? Or even go down the river to seize the east of the Yangtze River?
To be honest, if Liu Jingruo personally proposed an invasion of Jiangdong with 100,000 troops, Sun Quan would not have the confidence to keep his foundation. This was the reason for his inner fear.
Sun Quan was restless for a while and summoned Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Xu Kun and others to discuss countermeasures.
Lu Su was an official in Sun Quan's palace and was the closest, so he was the first to arrive.
Seeing Lu Su taking off his shoes and entering the door, Sun Quan felt extremely uncomfortable and secretly complained: "I really shouldn't have listened to Lu Zijing's suggestion and formed an alliance with Liu Jing to conspire with Liu Biao..."
Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Jiangdong Army died in the battle in Jiangxia. As a result, apart from fighting with Huang Zu, both sides suffered losses, but they did not gain any benefit at all. They made Liu Jing's wedding dress in vain.
It seems that forming an alliance with Liu Jing at the expense of oneself and others is undoubtedly a foolish move, and Lu Su, who proposed this suggestion, is naturally responsible.
"Alas! I wish I didn't listen to Zhang Gong's advice..." At this time, Sun Quan thought of Zhang Zhao's kindness again.
At that time, Zhang Zhao strongly opposed Lu Su's plan of "uniting with Liu Jing and attacking Liu Biao". He believed that Liu Biao occupied the river and the Han mountains and rivers were dangerous.
The situation in Jiangdong is far from stable. There are heroes, mountains and rivers, and Yellow Turbans are all over the prefectures and counties. The army is marching westward, and the interior is empty. Someone will take the opportunity to raise troops and cause chaos.
Things developed just as Zhang Zhao said. The army's westward attack on Liu Biao was defeated, with heavy casualties. Yuzhang, Luling, Danyang, and Kuaiji counties also had rebellions one after another. If it weren't for Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, He Qi and others
There is a question mark as to whether Sun Quan can still secure his position if he uses his life to quell the turmoil in time.
"General..." Lu Su greeted him cautiously. Although he didn't know what was going on, Sun Quan eagerly invited him to come with a hesitant look on his face. It must not be a good thing.
Sun Quan was a well-connected man in the city, and did not reveal his dissatisfaction with Lu Su. He sighed: "Zijing, I just received a report from Yuzhang that Liu Jing has captured Xiangyang. As expected, all the land of Jingchu will be for him."
That’s all!”
"This...!" Lu Su was shocked. Didn't Liu Jing just conquer Jiangling? Why did he go north to capture Xiangyang in a blink of an eye? This was Sun Quan. If it had been anyone else, Lu Su would have thought that the other party was joking with him.
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"Liu Jing's good luck is really like God's help!" Sun Quan could not hide his envy and hatred. "When he went north to Xiangyang, Huang Zu lost all his warships and was unable to rescue him. Liu Biao happened to die of illness again, and his son Liu Cong was young and lacked dignity.
It has the ability to soothe people's hearts, but it has no strategy to resist foreign aggression. Being trapped internally and externally, the entire state surrendered." After saying this, both the monarch and his ministers fell silent for a moment.
Lu Su's will was slightly depressed, and Liu Jing's capture of Jingbei meant that the plan he advocated to carve up Jingbei with Liu Jing completely failed.
Although he made a wedding dress for Liu Jing, Lu Su insisted that it was right to form an alliance with Liu Jing. Why could Liu Jing easily capture Jiangling and Xiangyang, but they suffered a bloody blow in Jiangxia?
In the final analysis, I can only blame myself. If Jiangdong Army was as good at fighting as Liu Jingjun, they could have killed Huang Zu, occupied Jiangxia, and then sat back and watched Liu Jing and Liu Biao fight with each other to reap the benefits. Instead of being like now, watching helplessly
Seeing Liu Jing monopolizing Jingbei, he felt sorry for himself.
But thinking about it, Zhang Zhao will definitely not let this opportunity pass by and will criticize him heavily.
Fortunately, Lu Su was used to it. After returning from Jiangxia, almost every time Zhang Zhao bumped into him, he would sneer at him. If Lu Su could avoid it, he would avoid it.
Don't dare to touch him, just give him a few curse words and get it over with.
Lu Su didn't care much about personal honor or disgrace. What he really cared about was Jiangdong's future.
In the past, Jingzhou was divided between the north and the south, and Jiangdong still had the opportunity to intervene. Now that Liu Jing has unified Jingzhou, Jiangdong has no chance to take advantage of it. Instead, he has to be wary of Liu Jing coveting Jiangdong. Therefore, he must immediately adjust his strategy and switch from offense to defense.
, taking the preservation of Jiangdong as the top priority.
Lu Su told Sun Quan his thoughts. As a leading strategist and diplomat in the Three Kingdoms, Lu Su was quick-thinking, eloquent, and extremely persuasive. Sun Quan nodded after hearing this, and most of his unhappiness dissipated.
Soon, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, Xu Kun and others arrived one after another.
Among the several people, Sun Quan was the only one who showed great courtesy to Zhang Zhao and went out to greet him personally. When talking about Liu Jing's capture of Jingbei, he repeatedly sighed: "I regret not listening to Zhang Gong's advice. I regret not listening to Zhang Gong's advice!"
Zhang Zhao was shocked when he heard the news. He followed Sun Quan into the room, glanced at Lu Su who was standing with a calm face, and said to Sun Quan: "Han Fei said: 'A wise man must be far-sighted and discerning. If he is not aware, he cannot be blind.
Private. "Although Lu Zijing is talented, he is rough in nature and lacks humility. This is a big taboo of a wise man. If he tries to control the princes with his wisdom, he will only harm the country and himself in the end. This is why I often advise the general.
The reason why the son is not of great use."
Lu Su couldn't help but feel angry, but it was difficult to refute, and he felt ashamed and ashamed.
Although Sun Quan was dissatisfied with Lu Su, he still had great trust in his talents. He regarded him as his own Deng Yu and advised Zhang Zhaodao: "Zijing is a rough but not mean man, arrogant but not arrogant, and thinks big."
"If you have an extraordinary understanding of others, then there are things going on in the world. It's the right time to employ people. Even if you have flaws in your temperament, you should tolerate them."
Seeing that Zhang Zhao was unmoved and seemed to want to talk more, Zhou Yu hurriedly spoke to Lu Su to relieve the siege, "We know very little about Jingzhou affairs now. In my opinion, we should send envoys to Xiangyang quickly to find out the truth. If Jingzhou has already
If it is decided, we will renew the alliance to eliminate Liu Zhongda's intention to advance eastward. If Jingzhou is not decided, it will not be too late to try Jiangxia again."
Lu Su asked himself: "General, Su is willing to be the envoy and rush to Xiangyang to find out what's going on."
When Sun Quan saw that Lu Su was willing to "take responsibility for his crime and make meritorious service", he nodded and said: "Okay. Zijing, you are going to Xiangyang now. Don't care about the rest. There is only one thing. You must renew your alliance with Liu Jinggu and lead him to send troops to the west and north." Sun Quan thought in his heart.
He extremely regretted his alliance with Liu Jing, but now he was afraid that Liu Jing would covet Jiangdong, so he tried every means to renew his alliance with him.
"No." Lu Su responded loudly, packed his bags and set off northward that day.