The news of Long Fei's dispatch of troops was known to almost everyone in the world. Cao Cao laughed and said: "It seems that my son-in-law is still afraid, otherwise he wouldn't take action now. Everyone, please work harder. We are buying time now. If we can defeat Long Fei,
If we finish dealing with matters in the north before taking Jingzhou, we will have an advantage, but if we do the opposite, we will be in danger."
Sun Quan has also been paying attention to the situation in Jingzhou. Sun Quan's heart was moved when Long Fei sent troops. When Sun Ce died, he attacked Jiangxia in order to open up the road from Jiangdong to Jingzhou. If he joins forces with Long Fei at this time, he can gain more Jingzhou.
Several counties and counties, can be considered as his achievements since taking office. On the day Long Fei sent troops, Sun Quan summoned civil and military officials to discuss the matter.
Cheng Pu, Lu Su and others strongly agreed, while Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan and others adopted a conservative approach. Zhang Zhao said: "Long Fei was a treacherous and cunning man who joined forces with Cao Cao to fight against Yuan Shao. Cao Cao's army was almost wiped out, but Long Fei was
We have made a lot of profits, but if we join forces with Long Fei, we may not get any benefits."
Yu Fan immediately stood up and defended: "Master Zhang is right. Long Fei is unreliable. Not only can we not join forces with him, we must also send troops to Jianye to prevent Long Fei from suddenly sending troops eastward." A group of civil servants all nodded in agreement.
Cheng Pu interrupted everyone's discussion: "A group of pedantic people, all major events in the world will happen in this war. Now that Liu Biao is dead, it is our best opportunity. With Long Fei's strength, there is no suspense about taking Jingzhou. If
If we don't get involved at this time, there will be no benefit at all in the end, but it will give Long Fei the advantage. It will be really dangerous when Long Fei gains a foothold in Jingzhou and goes down the river to the east of the Yangtze River."
"Master Cheng is right!" Lu Su also stood up and clasped his fists at Sun Quan: "My lord, Long Fei is not as good as Liu Biao, and he is not Liu Biao's defender. If he takes control of Jingzhou, he will definitely expand in all directions. We in Jiangdong are very likely to
To become its first target, for the sake of our Jiangdong foundation, the four counties of Jiangxia and Jingnan must be in our hands."
Sun Quan suddenly remembered Sun Ce's words before his death. The last words Sun Ce said to Sun Quan before his death were, if you are not sure about internal affairs, you can ask Zhang Zhao, and if you are not sure about foreign affairs, you can ask Zhou Yu. Regarding matters related to Jingzhou, the whole Jiangdong knows best.
None more so than Zhou Yu, who was training the navy in Poyang Lake. Sun Ce raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "I already know about this, let me think about it, and I will give you an answer in a few days."
Returning to the back house, I had just sat down. The waiter came to report that Zhuge Jin, the chief historian, asked to see him. Zhuge Jin had just arrived in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan cherished his talent and made him the chief historian. On weekdays, Zhuge Jin did not interact with anyone and focused on everything.
He is busy with government affairs. In this battle of Jingzhou, Zhuge Jin did not join any party and always remained neutral. He came here at this time for the sake of Jingzhou.
Sun Quan asked, and Zhuge Jin bowed his head and entered Sun Quan's study in a formal manner. After bowing, Zhuge Jin first explained the purpose of his visit: "I heard that my lord is worried about the affairs in Jingzhou. I have some thoughts to express to my lord.
Listen."
Sun Quan smiled: "Speak! I am all ears!"
"The crisis situation in Jingzhou has formed. Liu Biaoxin, Liu Bei, and Cai Mao are fighting for Jingzhou in Xiangyang for various reasons. Long Fei saw this opportunity and took action immediately. These lords know it!"
Sun Quan nodded. Zhuge Jin continued: "Today in the hall, listen to what everyone said, either sit on the mountain and watch the tigers, or join Long Fei, so low-ranking that he thought he could join forces with Liu Bei."
"Oh!" Sun Quan suddenly became interested: "Tell me, why can we unite with Liu Bei?"
Zhuge Jin said: "Liu Bei is weak now, Long Fei is strong, Liu Bei is being chased by Long Fei and has no choice. If the lord lends a helping hand to Liu Bei at this time, Liu Bei will definitely be grateful, and Jingzhou and I, Jiangdong, can reach a long-term alliance. In this way,
The two families will fight against Long Fei together, and when Cao Cao goes north to fight back, if the three families attack together, Long Fei will be dead. At that time, the lord can easily take over the entire Jingzhou with just one general, so why bother to share it with Long Fei?"
Sun Quan kept filtering Zhuge Jin's words in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became. With Sun Quan's encouragement, Zhuge Jin continued: "Liu Bei, a powerful hero, will definitely not just stay in Jingzhou. Sooner or later, Liu Zhang will be weak in Yizhou."
If it is annexed by Liu Bei, Liu Bei occupies Xichuan, and the lord occupies Jiangdong, and the two families unite to fight against Cao Cao in the north, then the tripartite thing is accomplished!"
"Hahaha..." Sun Quan was delighted: "Tzuyu is really an expert! One of his words made me suddenly enlightened, and my analysis was thorough. Liu Bei occupied Xichuan, and the road to Shu was difficult. He could not get in or get out, which limited Liu Bei's ability.
Hands and feet, if the two families work together to destroy Cao Cao, we can destroy Liu Bei in Xichuan step by step, and the whole world will be ours!" Zhuge Jin nodded. Sun Quan's face was full of joy, and he immediately ordered people to prepare a banquet, and wanted to share the wine with Zhuge Jin.
Happy words.
The two chatted all night. Before Sun Quan woke up, Lu Su came. Sun Quan hurriedly got up and yawned to greet him. Seeing Sun Quan's happy face, Lu Su smiled slightly: "It seems that Zhuge Ziyu must have a clever idea.
My lord, my lord is particularly happy today."
Sun Quan smiled: "Zijing has also learned to observe words and emotions. Zhuge Ziyu did come up with a clever plan, not to join forces with Long Fei but Liu Bei!"
Lu Su frowned when he heard this. Sun Quan asked hurriedly: "Why is Zijing like this?"
Lu Su sighed and shook his head: "Don't you know, my lord, that Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin's second brother, is now Liu Bei's military advisor?"
"Oh? Is this really happening?" Sun Quan was also shocked, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
Lu Su nodded: "I just learned about this. The three brothers of the Zhuge family are called dragons, tigers, and dogs. They are all talented and learned. The second brother Zhuge Liang is called Wolong, the eldest Zhuge Jin is a tiger, and the third brother is a tiger.
Zhuge Jun is called a dog. He has three brothers born from one mother. Now one is following the lord and the other is following Liu Bei. Doesn’t the lord feel that there is something fishy in this?"
Sun Quan took a deep breath, lowered his head and thought silently. Lu Su continued: "Master, do you still remember the old immortal in Feixialing outside Moling City?"
Sun Quan nodded: "What does he have to do with this matter?"
"Old Immortal Yu Ji's Taoist skills were broken by Long Fei. Only then did the people of Jiangdong realize that they were all deceptive. My subordinates sent people to investigate and found out that this old Immortal is the leader of Hei Bing in Jiangdong!" Lu Su moved towards Sun Quan.
Nuo: "Yu Ji has many believers, and the Four Elders of Jingshan are among them. Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang are both nephews of Zhuge Xuan, one of the Four Elders of Jingshan. The Lord should be able to understand some of these things."
"What Zijing means is that Hei Bing was the one who hindered the whole thing?" Sun Quan naturally knew Hei Bing. Without Hei Bing, he would not have been able to successfully take the throne of Jiangdong.
Lu Su shook his head: "I'm not sure, but there are various signs that Hei Bing must have been involved in this matter, so we have to take precautions."
Sun Quan's head suddenly became bigger. He thought he had gotten rid of Hei Bing, but he didn't expect that Hei Bing was still there and even sent people around him. Sun Quan was depressed, very depressed. He wondered how Lu Su knew this.
He no longer cares about the news. What he cares about is what exactly does Hei Bing want to do? Based on Zhuge Jin's intention, it seems that it is just to deal with Long Fei. What about after dealing with Long Fei?
No one in power wants to be controlled by others. Not even Liu Xie wants to be controlled. However, many people like to control people in power, and they have the ability to control you, force you, or force you to do what they want.
Do it. Sun Quan put his hand on his forehead and propped his elbow on the desk, and said calmly: "What do Zijing think we should do?"
Lu Su said: "Whether we want to join forces with Long Fei or not, my lord should understand that this Hei Bing has a big appetite. If we can't completely drive him away from us, there will be many problems in the future. Long Fei will do it at this point."
It’s pretty good.”
"What does Zijing mean by uniting with Long Fei?" Sun Quan asked.
Lu Su shook his head: "This is not my intention. Joining forces with Long Fei is very risky. If sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger is even more problematic, why don't you ask Gong Jin? Gong Jin is training the navy in Poyang Lake, and he is closest to Jingzhou.
, he also knows more details than we do, Gong Jin’s intelligence is far superior to ours, he must have better suggestions!”
"Yes, yes, why did I forget Brother Gongjin? I'll write a letter right now!"
Five days later, news came from Xiangyang. Cai Mao surrendered to Long Fei. Long Fei asked the emperor to appoint Cai Mao as Situ and Zhang Yun as Sikong. He gathered Cai Mao's troops and captured Xiangyang in one fell swoop. Liu Bei abandoned the city and fled without knowing where to go. Liu Qi led his troops in Jiangxia
Nanjun is trying to resist Long Fei. The two armies have not yet met, and the situation of the battle is unknown. Along with the battle report, there is a letter from Zhou Yu.
Sun Quan couldn't wait to open the letter. The letter introduced the situation of the Battle of Jingzhou in detail, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of Long Fei and Liu Bei, and predicted the future battle situation. He observed more keenly that Liu Bei's behavior was very abnormal, and made
He made many unwise actions. For example, he massacred Cai Mao's family and tore off his pretense of loving the people. Also, Long Fei's army besieged the city and refused to surrender. These are not Liu Bei's style. Remind Sun Quan to pay attention to the people around Liu Bei recently.
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Seeing this, Sun Quan roughly understood what Zhou Yu meant. Although Zhou Yu didn't say it clearly, his distrust of Liu Bei was revealed in every word. He would never get an advantage by cooperating with such a person. Since he can't cooperate with Liu Bei, the only thing left is
The dragon has flown away. It is up to Sun Quan to decide whether it is a good idea or not.
Zhuge Jin found Sun Quan again. Sun Quan's attitude made a 180-degree turn. Zhuge Jin said: "My lord, have you considered that the benefits of cooperation with Liu Bei are huge, and the risks of cooperation with Long Fei are huge."
Sun Quan looked at him, Zhuge Jin felt a little scared in his heart. Suddenly Sun Quan slapped his palm on the table: "You are so brave, Zhuge Jin, you actually joined forces with your brother Zhuge Liang to play tricks on me, and said, are you Hei Bing early?"
Do you have a premeditated plan to seize my Jiangdong inheritance?"
Zhuge Jin was stunned and hurriedly knelt down to Sun Quan: "My lord, I am loyal to my lord and I will never think of him at all! Everything is for my sake, Jiangdong. Please tell me, lord!"
"Hmph! You are still quibbling when you are about to die. Come here! Get this Heibing spy down for me!"