The next day, Sun Quan once again convened the civil and military ministers to discuss the direction of Jiangdong. Zhou Yu's participation gave the generals a lot of confidence. Like yesterday, no one spoke at first. Sun Quan glanced at everyone: "Cao Jun soldiers
We are in a critical situation. Jiangdong is in danger. Yesterday everyone expressed their thoughts. I also stayed up all night and thought about it for a long time. This Jiangdong is what my father and brother have worked hard for for more than ten years. It must not be destroyed in my hands, so
…!”
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Zhao hurriedly said: "My lord, think twice! Cao Cao's army is so powerful that we can't fight alone in Jiangdong. We can't resist Cao Cao just relying on the danger of the Yangtze River. If Cao Cao's army reaches Jiangdong, the people in these dozens of counties will be massacred!"
A group of civil servants all rose up to agree, and Sun Quan could not continue what he said. Huang Gai was furious: "You rotten scholars will never achieve great things! We, Jiangdong, have enjoyed peace in recent years. The arrival of Cao Jun is the biggest threat to Jiangdong. The people should fight against it.
My lord, we share the same hatred with the enemy and block Cao’s army north of the Yangtze River!”
Yu Fan shook his head slightly: "But our army is small. If the generals can guarantee victory in this battle, we will naturally have nothing to say!"
"You!" Huang Gai wanted to retort, but Cheng Pu gently pulled the corner of his clothes.
The civil servants burst into tears, and the entire hall was filled with the cries of the civil servants, making those who made the noise feel particularly uncomfortable.
"That's enough!" Sun Quan suddenly shouted and slapped several cases with his palm. The civil servants were startled and quickly shut up. Sun Quan took a few deep breaths, turned to look at Zhou Yu and said:
"Brother Zhong, since you are from Chaisang, you must know the reality of Cao's army. Tell me, are we fighting or making peace?"
"Ahem!" Zhou Yu coughed lightly, stood up slowly, and thought for a moment: "Cao Cao's entire army this time was originally divided into three groups, one stationed in Changshe, one stationed in Pingchun, and one stationed in Pingchun.
The purpose of Hefei is to work together on three sides, to cut off our alliance with Long Fei with Pingchun's troops, and then attack from three sides to include us in Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and at worst, they can entangle Long Fei and deal with us first!"
Lu Su asked: "I wonder how many troops and horses Cao Cao has? If we join forces with Jingzhou, there will be no less than 500,000 troops!"
Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "Since Cao Cao raised his army, he first had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yanzhou. Later he attacked Qingzhou to destroy the Yellow Turban Army and formed Qingzhou soldiers with tens of thousands more. Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou, Liu Pi of Yuzhou and others
They were defeated by Cao Cao one after another, and Cao's army gained a lot of troops. Later, Yuan Shao sent troops to attack, and with the help of Long Fei, he defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu. Cao Cao sent his army northward, captured Jizhou, destroyed Yuan Shao and his son, and sent troops to Liaodong to defeat Gongsun Kang and Wu.
Huan's army gathers Yuan Shao's remaining troops, so Cao Cao's troops are no less than 800,000!"
"Ah!" No matter whether they were civil servants or generals, they were all stunned when they heard this number. An army of 800,000 people attacked Jiangdong, and one person could crush a large area with one foot.
Before anyone could have any more questions, Zhou Yu immediately continued: "Although Cao's army is numerous, it is an army that has been fighting for a long time. Moreover, the newly acquired soldiers from Hebei may not surrender. The Northern army will definitely get sick when they come south and are not accustomed to the water and the soil. What's more, they are not used to water warfare. These
These are all conditions that can be exploited. Although our army is small, we are all warriors. After a long absence from the battlefield, everyone is full of vigor and vitality. When fighting, naturally one will be equal to ten, not to mention we are not fighting alone!"
"Do we still have reinforcements?" Bu Lu asked hurriedly.
Zhou Yu nodded: "General Jingzhou Long has sent people here, please let Mr. Jiang Qian in!"
Jiang Gan looked calm and walked slowly into the hall. Jiangdong's meeting hall was indeed luxurious. Nuo's hall was supported by only three or two pillars. There were butter lamps around it, and the walls were decorated with gold foil. The civil and military ministers were divided.
Sitting on the left and right sides. Facing the gate is Sun Quan. There is a large bookcase. Sun Quan is high up, solemn and majestic. On the left and right sides of Sun Quan, Zhou Yu is on the left, and Zhang Zhao is on the right. They are sitting under Sun Quan's high platform.
After Jiang Gan saluted, he had not yet spoken. Zhuge Jin, one of the civil servants on the left, was the first to express his anger: "Long Fei is really so kind and willing to help me Jiangdong get out of trouble. I wonder what price we have to pay?"
Jiang Gan looked at him and gave Sun Quan a fist: "This time Jingzhou sent troops only for the favor of the alliance of princes. There are no conditions attached. In order to show sincerity, my lord is willing to provide 100,000 dans of grain and grass to support Jiangdong sergeants!"
"What a great gesture! Ha!" Yu Fan sneered: "What kind of ability does Long Fei have to claim to be the leader of the alliance? He is the biggest traitor in the world! How dare he, a man of unknown origin, interfere with Dong Zhuo first and then proclaim himself the king?
Holding the emperor hostage, such treasonous and unrighteous people are not worthy of being together!"
Jiang Gan smiled slightly: "My lord's ancestral home is Chang'an. He is a clansman of Long Bogao, the prefect of Lingling during the Jianwu period. He is also a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. How can you say that he has no origin? Dong Zhuo's rebellion brought turmoil to the world. Yuan Shao led the eighteen princes, especially
His Majesty's siege could not be broken, but my lord, with his own strength, killed Dong Zhuoping and rescued his Majesty from Chang'an. Such a loyal and righteous person is rare in the world. My lord is loyal to the Han Dynasty and has never had a second heart.
But those people who claim to be loyal to the end, surrender to Wang Lang first and the Sun family later, how dare such unfaithful and unjust people talk about world affairs?"
"You!" Yu Fan was hit hard by what Jiang Gan said, and it was difficult to refute him for a moment. Lu Ji chuckled: "Mr. Jiang's eloquence is rare in the world, but Long Fei's powerful men suddenly help me Jiangdong, there will be no other
An attempt, right?"
"Hmph!" Jiang Gan snorted coldly: "How dare a person who steals oranges falsely claim that others are powerful? The world is so big that only the virtuous can live in it. People without virtue and incompetence may not have the capital even if they want power! Instead, they will be beaten by others.
Ridicule!"
Lu Ji was speechless and felt a tightness in his chest. Xue Zong said: "Cao Cao has millions of soldiers. Your Jingzhou and Jiangdong combined only have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. How can we resist the enemy? I advise you to go back and persuade Long Fei."
Surrender as soon as possible, maybe Cao Cao will spare his life for the sake of his son-in-law."
Jiang Gan shook his head: "Although my lord is not talented, he is an important minister of the Han Dynasty. His Majesty has appointed him as the general of Zhennan. The soldiers are not afraid to fight according to the popular will of the people. The whole Jingzhou people share the same hatred of the enemy. But looking at Jiangdong, everyone wants to retreat. What's the use of Cao Cao's millions of soldiers?"
Afraid? Yuan Shao has a mob and has been fighting for a long time. Even without the help of Jiangdong, we in Jingzhou can still defeat him!"
"So, General Long wants to save us Jiangdong out of good intentions?" Xue Zong asked next.
"Of course!" Jiang Gan nodded: "My lord is grateful to the old general Sun Jian for his loyalty to the country, and cannot bear to see the country he has worked so hard to conquer be ruined by his descendants, so he comes to help. Since everyone in Jiangdong has decided to surrender, I will go back now.
I want to meet my lord and have a share of the pie!"
After Jiang Gan said that, he turned around and left. Sun Quan hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Jiang, wait a minute. Listen to what you said, General Long has his own strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Jiang Gan shook his head: "When fighting a large army, you must have the belief that you will win. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. All of you here are generals leading troops. I dare to ask you generals, who can be sure of victory when fighting? General Sun wants to ask, what is the breakthrough?
As for the enemy's strategy, I can tell the general and the soldiers to come and cover it with water and earth. This is the strategy to defeat the enemy!"
"Well said!" Huang Gai was the first to speak as a general. He glanced at the civil servants opposite: "Look at you, and then look at others. Long Fei may not be Cao Cao's opponent, but everyone is united. What about you? Cao Jun
To give up before we arrive is a real disgrace to us Jiangdong people!"
What he said made all the civil servants on the other side blush. Huang Gai was an old minister of the Sun family. When he said such words, everyone did not dare to refute and lowered their heads one by one. Sun Quan took a long breath, glanced at Zhou Yu, stood up in a loud voice, and glanced at everyone.
: "Everyone, I have made up my mind to join forces with General Long to fight against Cao Cao. Do you have any other opinions?"
Everyone was silent. Sun Quan nodded: "In that case, we will start preparing for war from today on. Put aside all other things and just fight for this!" Sun Quan pulled out his sword and slashed at several cases, cutting down several cases.
He cut it into two pieces. He returned the sword to its sheath and said: "From now on, if anyone wants to withdraw from this case, you will obey the order!"
Everyone stood up in a hurry again. Sun Quan said: "I ordered Zhou Yu to be the Commander-in-Chief to lead the war in Jiangdong, Cheng Pu to be the Deputy Governor to stay in Moling, and Lu Su to be the supervisor. He assigned 50,000 soldiers from Moling to rush to Chaisang to join forces with General Long to fight.
Cao Cao!" As he spoke, he took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Zhou Yu with both hands. Zhou Yu hurriedly knelt down and took it. Sun Quan nodded: "Brother Zhong, please take the trouble. If we lose, I will immediately lead the army to fight with Cao Cao.
The fish is dead."
Zhou Yu took the lead, followed by Cheng Pu and Lu Su. The generals clasped their fists and knelt in front of Sun Quan. Zhou Yu said: "Don't worry, my lord, Zhou Yu is going to die and defend Jiangdong!"
Sun Quanyou looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "Order Zhang Zhao as the grain supervisor, with Yu Fan and Bu Lu as assistants. There must be no mistakes in allocating grain, grass and weapons!"
Zhang Zhao hurriedly agreed, looking a little helpless. Sun Quan changed his usual tone and took Zhang Zhao's hand: "Sir, you have a heavy responsibility and you need to take care of it. The victory or defeat of this battle all depends on you!" After that, he was thrown into the case.
Picked up the big seal and handed it to Zhang Zhao: "I, Jiangdong, rely on you sir."
Jiang Gan returned to Jingzhou with this news to meet Long Fei and told him about Jiangdong. Long Fei shook his head and smiled: "This Sun Quan is really good at gathering the hearts of the entire Jiangdong with just a few words. It's good, since Jiangdong is willing to fight
, it can be considered that our work was not in vain!"
Jia Xu frowned: "My lord, are you really going to lead an army to Jiangxia? Cao Jun obviously wants to attack Jiangdong with great fanfare. In fact, the number of troops stationed in Changshe has not decreased but increased. We just received the news that Cao Jun has dispatched another 10,000 troops.
Soldiers and horses came to Changshe, led by Xia Houyuan himself, and Liu Yan also strengthened the defense in the Yingchuan area. If our army goes south, we may fall into Cao Cao's scheme!"
Xu Shu nodded: "Yes! As soon as the army leaves, Cao Cao will definitely send troops to Wancheng. There is no room for loss here. The emperor is under his command, just in case..."
Long Fei smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a contingency. I have countermeasures to deal with them. You don't have to worry. Just focus on Jiangxia!"