Under the battle song of Cao Jun, Zhang Liao put away his crescent halberd. He looked around the battlefield with cold eyes, looking around at the corpses of Jiangdong soldiers.
"Report..." A scout came galloping over. When he saw Zhang Liao, he turned over and dismounted. "The remnants of Soochow have retreated hundreds of miles, and You are retreating in embarrassment."
Zhang Liao did not show any emotion or anger, but gently wiped the blood on his hands. After a while, he sighed the word "what a pity".
Another scout dismounted and reported: "General Zhang, Jiangdong spies have come to report that Lu Su, the governor of Jiangdong, hosted a banquet at Lukou, Chibi. Guan Yu only brought one servant to the banquet."
This news was actually obtained yesterday, but the troops were approaching the city, and the scouts outside the city could not teleport into the city.
It saves trouble now, you can report directly outside the city.
"Explore again!"
"Here!"
Following Zhang Liao's instructions, the scouts walked away.
However, the word "Guan Yu" mentioned by the scout made Zhang Liao's heart waver.
He raised his head, looked at the sun at noon, and sighed:
——"In the end, I couldn't replicate Yunchang's miracle of killing Yan Liang with his white horse!"
——"What a pity, what a pity!"
——"Haha, this battle is not over yet, we will definitely do it next time!"
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Chibi, Lukou.
The sunset dyed the river red, dusk was approaching, the river wind suddenly became cold, and in the faint river mist, a awning boat came quickly.
On the bow of the ship, a majestic Shanxi man stood there, stroking his long beard with his arms, and a man with big arms and round waist beside him was holding the iconic "Qinglong Yanyue Sword" for him.
——Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang are here!
In the center of the Lukou River, outside the stone pavilion on that side of the river, dozens of Jiangdong soldiers looked at the ship.
From time to time, they whispered: "This Guan Yu actually came forward."
"Are you looking down on us Soochow?"
When these sounds came out, the trees and weeds in Jiangzhu shook violently. As you got closer, it was not difficult to see that there were hundreds of swordsmen and axemen lurking inside.
Not long after, the black-topped boat docked. Guan Yu, dressed in green robe, stepped forward while stroking his long beard with one hand.
A general rushed to greet him, "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work. The Governor has been waiting in the tent for a long time."
"Lead the way!"
Guan Yu seemed to be at home, calm and composed.
The Jiangdong soldiers were intimidated by Guan Yu's aura. They lowered their heads subconsciously and stretched out their hands, "Junhou, please!"
Guan Yu stepped into the stone pavilion.
"Ahem..."
At this time, Lu Su, the governor of Jiangdong, had been waiting for a long time. The sudden cold wind on the river made him cough continuously.
But when he saw Guan Yu, he still managed to hold himself up and said, "Yun Chang, forgive me for my poor health. I can't greet you outside. Yun Chang, don't blame me!"
Seeing Lu Su like this, Guan Yu's stern eyes showed a hint of sympathy.
"No problem!"
Lu Su invited Guan Yu to sit down, filled up the wine for Guan Yu himself, and then raised the wine bottle and handed it to Guan Yu, but Guan Yu didn't take it, and just said lightly: "Get a bigger one!"
The guards prepared a large lamp for Guan Yu to replace.
Lu Su scooped up the drink again, and Guan Yu took it and drank it all in one gulp.
"Ahem..." Lu Su coughed lightly again. He looked at Guan Yu and said, "Zhuge Ziyu sent news back from Jiangling, saying that he and Guan Gong made a bet on Hefei. If Wu Hou wins in the battle at Hefei, then
General Guan will return the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia to our Jiangdong. If Zhang Liaosheng wins, there will be no need to borrow Jingzhou. Ahem, Guan Gong can make this agreement, which can be said to be a deep understanding for our Sun Liu Alliance.
Such righteousness!"
"What's more, Zhuge Ziyu went to Chengdu and got a letter from Uncle Liu Huang, ordering Yunchang to hand over the three counties of Changsha..."
At this point, Lu Su also filled up the wine bottle, raised the wine bottle and asked solemnly: "I dare to ask Guan Gong, if the Wu Marquis of Hefei can win, can I, Jiangdong, really take back the three counties of Changsha? Yunchang will not disobey his brother.
Isn’t it against the will of the people of Jingzhou?”
Guan Yu also mentioned the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Zijing invited Guan here today, isn't it just for drinking? Since we are drinking, how can we talk about state affairs?"
Lu Su said seriously: "If we drink this wine, we must also discuss state affairs!"
Having said this, Zhou Cang couldn't help but said: "My general has never made a 'Hefei bet' with the envoy. This bet does not exist at all!"
"Then why is this bet so popular throughout Jingzhou?" Lu Su asked next.
"Shouldn't you ask yourselves about this?" Zhou Cang said tit for tat.
Just then...
"presumptuous!"
Guan Yu refuted, and Zhou Cang shuddered.
Guan Yu's cold voice came out again, "Where do you have the right to speak here? Back off!"
Zhou Cang was startled, but still did not dare to disobey Guan Yu's order. He handed the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to Guan Yu, and angrily retreated to a corner, not daring to come forward again.
This sudden change made Lu Su slightly stunned.
Guan Yu stretched out his hand to indicate, "If Zijing has something to say, don't keep it in your heart."
Lu Su then said earnestly, "Yun Chang, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. A few years ago, my lord only had a mere piece of land east of the Yangtze River, but he was willing to borrow Jingzhou. This was because he thought that Uncle Liu Huang was defeated and had no support.
It was only because of my strong guarantee, Lu Su, that this matter was facilitated!"
"But now, Uncle Liu Huang has captured hundreds of counties in Yizhou, and its fertile soil Toyota has far surpassed our Jiangdong. It stands to reason that you should have fulfilled your promise and returned Jingzhou long ago, but Uncle Liu still said that his foothold in Yizhou is not stable, so he can only return three
County, both Wu Hou and I can understand this, but you, Yunchang, cannot!"
Speaking of this, Lu Su slowly walked to Guan Yu's side, "I can assure you, Yunchang, that the 'Hefei Bet' that has spread throughout Jingzhou has nothing to do with me, Soochow. Maybe... this is God's will!"
"
"Yun Chang, I know you are a person who cherishes your reputation. Due to the current situation, once the results of the Hefei battle are reported back, if you do not return the three counties of Changsha, then your Guan Yunchang's reputation and prestige will be in ruins. How can Yunchang rule Jingzhou?
?How to lead a group of heroes to attack Cao Cao in the north?"
At this point, "Cough cough cough..." There was another violent cough. Lu Su took the initiative to walk to Guan Yu's side. He looked at the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.
His weak but breathtaking eyes seemed to see through everything.
He told him in a voice so low that only Guan Yu could hear:
——"Yun Chang, do you really want to coerce me, Lu Su? Do you really want to bear the reputation of treachery?"
——"Yun Chang, that will destroy your reputation and prestige!"
——"What kind of person are you, Guan Yunchang? Under such circumstances, you openly forced the governor of Jiangdong to sign a contract and abandon Jingzhou. Is this in line with the law? Is it in line with the people's will?"
——"Aren't you afraid that the whole Jingzhou and even the whole world will poke your Guan Yunchang in the back?"
——"Yun Chang, if you don't care about any of this, then you...please put the Qinglong Yanyue Sword on my neck! I will sign this contract, and I won't want Jingzhou anymore, and I will let you escape unscathed."
——"I, Lu Su, am not doing it for you. Everything I, Lu Su, do is for the Sun-Liu Alliance and for Jiangdong!"
Lu Su could understand Guan Yu's state of mind.
Guan Yu can also understand Lu Su's determined eyes...
In the past, he had never taken this "naive" honest man seriously.
But now, among the people Guan Yu admired, there was another "Lu Su".
Then, the problem is on Guan Yu's side.
in front of him.
On one side is the great cause of "no inch of land can be given away"!
On the other hand, there is Guan Yunchang’s illustrious reputation!