Sun Ce glanced sideways at Zhou Yu, and when Zhou Yu nodded, he said, "Of course you can, but how do you get into the city, sir?"
Sima Lang smiled and replied: "When the two countries are at war, if they don't kill the envoys, I don't think they will deal with an unarmed person. Your Majesty, the foreign minister has important matters to attend to. Please give the order, and the foreign minister will do it."
I have the leverage to enter the city and negotiate with the enemy."
Sun Ce said to Zhou Tai: "Youping, you heard everything? Why don't you go and convey the order quickly?"
Zhou Tai said "Promise" and left the tent, and Sima Lang also left.
After Sun Ce saw Sima Lang leaving, he asked in confusion: "Gong Jin, it seems that Sima Lang's purpose here is not to urge us to send troops. It seems that he wants to pick up someone from Jiangling City."
"Just wait and see what happens and wait for the opportunity. Now that the four counties in Jingnan are all in our hands, Jiangling is already an isolated city. As long as it is tightly surrounded, Jiangling will be captured by our army sooner or later. There are currently 100,000 people in Jiangling City.
The army, our army does not
With only 150,000 troops, a forcible attack on the city will inevitably cause damage, and there may be many casualties. It is better to let the Chinese attack first, and our army will wait and see what happens. It is best if they both lose, and then we send troops to occupy Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places." Zhou Yu
road.
"Gong Jin, I really admire you more and more."
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce looked at each other and smiled. For Zhou Yu, he had always been wary of the Huaxia Kingdom, including Sun Ce. In these years, the Wu Kingdom followed the Huaxia Kingdom and launched the steelmaking industry, mining, mining, etc. At the same time,
Progress has been greatly improved in terms of weapons and equipment. We have temporarily bid farewell to the Iron Age and entered the Steel Age.
However, the smelting technology of the Wu people is always not as good as that of the Huaxia Kingdom, the steel equipment they make is not as hard as the Huaxia Kingdom, and the weapons are not sharp enough, but they are still very effective against relatively backward countries such as Shanyue, Yue, and Jinghan.
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However, Wu State has ignored an essential issue, that is, if it wants to develop industry, it must be supported by strong agriculture. In the first few years, Wu State's industry developed by leaps and bounds, but in the past one or two years, many things have appeared in Wu State's territory.
Famines, floods, landslides, and tsunamis all accompanied the Kingdom of Wu, forcing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to temporarily give up industrial development and spend all their funds on building water conservancy projects and reclaiming farmland, gradually stabilizing the domestic situation.
It was not until later that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu figured out why Gao Fei helped them like this, giving them new weapons like crossbows, weapons and armor made of fine steel, and even using pigeons to convey messages.
The technology was also sent over. On the surface, Gao Fei was helping them.
In fact, it is harming them. Because in recent years, Wu State has spent so much on mining minerals and smelting steel that it cannot use money to do other things. Although the soldiers are useful, they have also caused famine for the people. Naturally
Disasters also followed, and people in the newly pacified Shanyue and other places were not secure enough, and riots often occurred.
This is a subtle evolution process for Wu to strengthen the country outside the country, and it is also the ultimate goal of Gao Fei to support the country of Wu. In addition to these aspects, Gao Fei also plundered the country of Wu economically. In every business transaction, he would add
Some common ones in Wu Kingdom, but
It is worthless, and there are some useless things from the Wu Kingdom, such as fruits, vegetables, plants, rubber, etc. in the Wu Kingdom. Gao Fei uses the food produced in the north in exchange. On the one hand, he is supporting the Wu Kingdom.
, but in fact, it is indeed a disguised form of economic plunder.
In particular, the need for some plants led to a large-scale excavation of mountains in Wu State. Pieces of forests were cut down and vegetation was destroyed. Therefore, a heavy rain would cause floods.
Although Zhou Yu and Sun Ce did not see these problems until five years later, it was already too late. There was never much increase in national strength. On the contrary, some places even regressed. In the past five years, all they had gained was the
Weapons and armor, but many beautiful things were lost.
When sending troops this time, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also agreed that they should seize the fertile Jingzhou and use Jingzhou, a place rich in grain, to make up for the serious shortage of grain in Wu State.
On the same day, the Wu army retreated ten miles, and Sima Lang had the leverage to enter Jiangling City for negotiations.
Sima Lang rode alone to the foot of Jiangling City. The snow had stopped at this time, but the thick snow was still there. The Han soldiers on the city were also in full formation. When they saw a knight coming from outside the city, they couldn't help but think...
There was a moment of confusion.
"Sima Lang, the Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, has come to Jiangling to ask for an audience with Mr. Zhuge, the Governor of Jingnan and the Han Dynasty, by the order of His Majesty the Great Emperor of China. I would like to inform you." Sima Lang, the Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is the Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He is also like a fish in water. He has traveled to many places in the past few years, running around here and there. With his sharp tongue, he has also made a lot of contributions to the country of China.
After hearing this, the people in Jiangling City were all surprised, because they were surrounded by Wu's army, but the envoys who came were from Huaxia, and they were riding alone.
However, the captain who guarded the city did not neglect it and hurriedly sent people to the prefect's mansion to inform Zhuge Jin, the governor of Jingnan.
Zhuge Jin has been staying in the four counties of Jingnan for the past five years, assisting Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. After Zhang Fei was transferred, he was named the governor of Jingnan, commanding half of the troops of the Han Dynasty. In fact, the Han Dynasty
The country has three hundred thousand, in Zhuge
The moment Liang took the stage, the troops and horses of the Han Kingdom were ostensibly under the control of Zhuge. Zhuge Liang was in Xiangyang and Zhuge Jin was in Jiangling. The two brothers actually shouldered the lifeblood of the Han Kingdom. It was quite dramatic.
scene.
In the prefect's mansion, Zhuge Jin heard that Sima Lang was coming, so he smiled and said, "After waiting for so long, he is finally here."
Immediately, Zhuge Jin went to the city gate in person, ordered people to open the city gate, and went out to greet him personally. The honor guard was lined up in a line, showing great importance to Sima Lang.
Sima Lang did not expect such a result, and was a little confused when he saw Zhuge Jin personally leading the honor guard.
After meeting each other twice, Sima Lang turned over and dismounted. Dressed in a broad robe, he cupped his hands towards Zhuge Jin and said, "Sima Lang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, has met Mr. Zhuge, the Governor of Jingnan."
Zhuge Jin has a slender body, a white face and a green beard. He looks extremely elegant in a dark robe, and he also has the air of an elder, so he always appears to be extremely friendly when dealing with others. Zhuge Jin is no stranger to Sima Lang, having been in the Shu Han Kingdom before
They had met several times in Chengdu, the capital of China, so the two hit it off immediately.
Zhuge Jin took Sima Lang's hand cordially and said with a smile: "Brother Boda, I've been waiting for you for a long time. It's cold here. Come into the city quickly."
Sima Lang was slightly older than Zhuge Jin by two or three years, so Zhuge Jin called Sima Lang brother Boda. Boda was the name of Sima Lang.
After hearing this, Sima Lang was circling in his heart, thinking secretly: "Why is Zhuge Ziyu so enthusiastic?"
Without thinking too much, he followed Zhuge Jin into Jiangling City. The two of them sat down in the prefect's mansion. Zhuge Jin ordered people to raise the stove, serve wine and food, and then retreated.
"Brother Boda, please!" Zhuge Jin picked up a pot of warm wine and poured a glass for Sima Lang himself.
Sima Lang drank it all in one gulp and was never worried. However, he had doubts and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Ziyu, you seem to know that I am coming..."
Zhuge Jin didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "Not only do I know, but I also know the purpose of your coming here."
"You know?" Sima Lang was surprised.
"Do you know? Are you here for Guan and Zhang's family members?" Zhuge Jin never drank, so he drank tea instead of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Do you really know...how do you know?" In Sima Lang's impression, although Zhuge Jin was smart, he could never predict the future, so he asked this question.
"To be honest, my younger brother told me."
"Your brother?" Sima Lang didn't react for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he called out: "Zhuge Kongming?"
Zhuge Jin nodded and said, "It's Kong Ming."
Sima Lang said: "If it is Kong Ming, then there is no doubt. He must know that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei surrendered to our army before you did..."
"Brother Boda, why do you have to deceive yourself? Generals Guan and Zhang don't seem to surrender to your army so easily, do they? If it weren't for my younger brother who got in the way, I'm afraid that Generals Guan and Zhang wouldn't give up on our lord."
Sima Lang frowned and thought to himself: "Conspiracy! Sure enough, there is a conspiracy! It is absolutely impossible for Liu Bei not to know Guan Yu and Zhang Fei that day. It turns out that Zhuge Liang was the one who hindered everything, but what was his purpose in doing this?
Woolen cloth?"
"You and I have known each other for many years, so I won't hide it from you. Now that the Western Wei army is attacking Western Shu, Liu Zhang is weak, and it is inevitable that he will be captured by Cao Cao. It is worth mentioning that the people Cao Cao used to conquer Liu Zhang this time
Naifeng Chu, this person has vast knowledge of the world, is good at military affairs, and is good at attacking.
Defend, fight through thorns and thorns all the way, pass the pass and kill the generals, take only a thousand elite soldiers as the vanguard, capture and surrender the generals of Shu all the way, win consecutive battles, and defeat more than 20 cities in a row. None of the generals of Shu can stop it. According to reliable information, the Fengchu army has already
When the army approaches Zitong, within half a month, Chengdu, the capital of the Shu Han Kingdom, will be captured."
After Sima Lang heard this, he also felt frightened. With only a thousand elite soldiers, he could conquer half of the Shu Han Dynasty. This man was indeed amazing and dangerous. He glanced at Zhuge Jin, pretended to be calm, and asked: "What about that?"
What does our country of China have to do with it?"
"Of course, if he helps Cao Cao, then Cao Cao will become the number one enemy of China. For this reason, Brother She has already made a plan. As long as the emperor of your country agrees to Brother She's three conditions, Brother She will give away the entire Jingzhou.
Huaxia Kingdom." Zhuge Jin said.
"What three conditions?" Sima Lang asked hurriedly.