Chapter 495: Two or Three Incidents of the Sun-Liu Alliance Army
The loss of the kit was just a small incident, and soon such regrets and worries were washed away by the joy of wine, singing and dancing.
Xu Shu, who had never said a word in the past, seemed to be particularly flamboyant today. He inevitably sang a few songs, which made Cao Cao laugh out loud.
"Xu Yuanzhi now has a sense of belonging. I will make more suggestions for the Prime Minister from now on. The old lady will definitely be happy for you!"
"Xie Cheng believes in me!"
Xu Shu held the wine glass and bowed to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao returned the favor happily.
The banquet continued in such an atmosphere.
And across the calm river surface, we came to the other side of the river where the lights were quite dim.
Under the Red Cliff, the army is heavily armed.
Here is Zhou Yu's 30,000-strong naval force that has been training for years, while Liu Bei's 20,000-strong army is stationed near Xiakou.
Tonight is the first meeting between Zhou Yu and Liu Beijun’s senior officials.
The reason for the meeting is also very simple.
Cao Cao's envoy has arrived.
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Speaking of which, since Zhou Gongjin hurried back to Chaisang from Jiangxia last time, he saw Sun Quan and Zhuge Liang who were worried that day.
Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu did not negotiate immediately, but some more discordant voices came from the hall at that time.
"Lord! I think that this envoy named Zhuge Liang has clearly exaggerated the other party's strength, and even deliberately threatened our families' foundations. Now our Jiangdong family is in chaos, and this person is absolutely involved!
His heart can be punished! His heart can be punished!"
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong spoke at the same time.
Originally, Zhang Zhao was the only one in the hall, but since Zhuge Liang talked about Yi Xiaotian, a very serious civil strife broke out in the Zhang family.
Conflicts arose between the branch family and the main family, and Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were very busy over this.
Therefore, this time, Zhang Hong decided to come and see what kind of virtue Zhuge Liang was, who had deceived the public with his lies.
He was aggressive as soon as he opened his mouth, causing Sun Quan to fall into chaos again.
When the Zhang family opened their mouth, all four families including Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang began to accuse.
They are the determined nobles of Jiangdong, and to some extent they even feel that the existence of Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, is not as important as their own interests.
Over time, the trend of ignoring Sun Quan became particularly prevalent among these four families.
Gu Yong had studied with Cai Yong in the early days. He had an upright and domineering attitude, and he always had a sense of majesty when he spoke. His responsibilities made Zhuge Liang a little unbearable.
"Zhuge Liang, have you ever seen that person named Yi Xiaotian?"
"I have been in Jiangdong for many years, and I have never heard of such a number one person. What are your intentions in disturbing the credibility of our Jiangdong army and the people!"
The literati took the lead, while the warriors raised their voices infinitely, and for a while there was confusion in the hall.
It wasn't until Zhou Yu cleared his throat outside the door and walked past everyone with confident and elegant steps that the chaotic hall finally calmed down.
"Yes...is Gongjin here?"
Zhang Zhao finally straightened up his figure. After all, although Zhou Yu is young, he has assisted three generations of Jiangdong Tigers. He still needs to give him the respect he deserves.
The appearance of Zhou Yu also made Sun Quan feel at ease.
Then Zhou Yu announced the decision very simply, and Sun Quan followed suit naturally, suppressing all objections to a minimum.
"This battle has to be fought. If you don't want to, you can leave Jiangdong."
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In short, the Sun-Liu coalition was finally formed with the help of Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Sun Quan and Lu Su.
Moreover, during the few days of running-in, Zhou Yu felt that Zhuge Liang was not inferior to him in talent and learning. Although the battle in Chibi was very likely to be more secure, he still had a headache when he thought about having to fight against someone like Zhuge Liang in the future.
But right now, Cao Cao is their common enemy. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
Zhuge Liang was playing the harp, and Cao Cao's envoy raised his head as soon as he came in, looking arrogant. This basically represents the current situation of Cao Cao's army.
Everyone felt that they could not fail in this battle, and the envoy had the confidence to force the weak Sun-Liu coalition to collapse on the spot.
He came here with this purpose, but found that there were only three people in the hall to receive him.
"Liu Bei, where is Sun Quan? Are you looking down on Prime Minister Cao?"
The envoy frowned and glanced around, only to see a few relatively young people. Even Lu Su, who was less than forty this year, looked quite young. At this glance, he did not have any imposing manner to receive the team.
It became a way for the messenger to vent.
"Cao Cao is just the prime minister. Only the emperor's personal visit is enough for Wu Hou and my lord to go out to greet me, let alone your mere envoy..."
The more Zhuge Liang played the harp, the more irritable Cao Cao's envoy became, and his words failed, but he still held a trump card in his hand that could attack the opponent's alliance.
"snort!"
"Let's see how long you can laugh!"
"This is the letter that Prime Minister Cao gave to Sun Quan. Which of you will receive it?"
Lu Su stepped forward to take the letter, looked at Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, then opened it and read it.
After silence, Lu Su's face looked a little ugly.
He is not a person who regrets easily, but the conditions written in the letter actually made him waver.
Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu looked together. After seeing Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang's expressions did not change, especially Zhou Yu, he directly twisted up the letter and placed it on the candlelight aside.
Under the unbelievable gaze of the messenger, the letter slowly burned and burned to ashes in a moment.
"You...are bold!"
"Bold? What's so bold? If you want to fight, you'll fight. You talk so much nonsense that I think Prime Minister Cao is afraid of the coalition forces of our two families?"
"How is this possible! No matter what, we are bound to win this battle. When your words of speech today are heard by Prime Minister Cao, I want to see how you will beg for mercy when you are defeated!"
"Rhetoric?"
The messenger's angry roar echoed in the corridor, which stood out particularly prominently in this quiet night.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and had already closed his eyes, while Zhou Yu smiled slightly and waved his right hand down heavily.
"Prime Minister Cao can't hear this."
"Cut it off."
Zhou Yu's words in a rather cold-blooded tone made the envoy's mind go blank. Only when the soldiers outside the door dragged him away did he realize the other party's abominable behavior.
"The two armies are fighting, don't kill the envoy! Zhou Gongjin, you are not worthy of being a commander!"
However, soon, the sound of the head being chopped off by an ax was heard, and the outside became calm again.
The messenger's godless head was carried by the soldiers outside the door. Lu Su also shook his head when he saw this.
"Gong Jin, killing Cao Jun's envoy will only make the other party more angry..."
"It doesn't matter, the governor's move has inadvertently increased the possibility of Cao Jun making mistakes... And I have already found out clearly that Yi Xiaotian is not in his army now. With just a few tips, Cao Cao is definitely not
A saint is bound to make mistakes."
Zhuge Liang shook his head, making Zhou Yu chuckle.
He comforted Lu Su and said:
"Zijing, just be optimistic about this battle..."
Zhou Yu waved, summoned a soldier, and ordered him:
"Prepare a small boat and send the envoy's head to Cao Cao first."
"If you can anger Cao Cao with just this one move, I'll beg for it!"
"yes!"
The soldiers outside the door responded and quickly left the pavilion.