Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition had victories and defeats, but except for the defeat of the first street pavilion, there was no large-scale death of soldiers, and there were even gains.

Therefore, although Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition did not seize much land, he was still loved by the people.

On the other hand, Cao Shuang and Zhuge Ke are two.

In 244 A.D., Cao Wei established military merits and sent troops to attack Shu Han, but suffered a crushing defeat, Yongliang lost a huge amount, the people complained, Cao Shuang lost the popularity, and then simply broke the jar and broke the dictatorship.

And Zhuge Ke is also like this, in 253 AD, he sent troops to attack Wei and mobilized 200,000 people, but he returned with a disastrous defeat, which was also a great loss of popular support. After returning, he threatened his position for fear of defeat, and he also began to dictate power, and was finally killed.

A problem can be seen from these things.

That is, if you lose the battle, you will lose the hearts of the people.

It's like playing a game live broadcast, and if you win, the audience shouts 666 to you, and if you lose, it's all messed up, just looking at the results and not the process.

The same is true with soldiers, if you win, you are wise and martial, and if you lose, you are reckless.

There are only 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and now 50,000 soldiers and horses have been lost, and half of the troops have been lost.

With so many families ruined and dying, the situation of turmoil in the hearts of the people should be so serious.

Therefore, another major consequence of Lü Meng's fiasco is that Sun Quan's reputation will be greatly reduced.

As a ruler, Sun Quan did not bring benefits to our people, but instead used military force and killed our husbands, sons, and fathers.

These people who have a relationship with the soldiers must be disobedient to Sun Quan!

In addition, there are powerful landlords, Jiangdong has always suppressed Haoqiang, and now Sun Quan has lost so many people, and his strength has been greatly damaged. These powerful landlords are likely to take the opportunity to rebel and overthrow Sun Quan's rule.

Just like the Great Han Dynasty at the beginning, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the country basically lost its local dominance, so that there was a situation where the princes rose together.

Jiangdong is also like a small country, when the emperor has little power, other princes must want to replace him.

Zhang Zhao quickly thought of this and asked Xu Sheng, "Have all the 50,000 soldiers and horses been destroyed?" ”

Xu Sheng thought for a while and said, "The 50,000 soldiers and horses should only be about 10,000 killed, and the remaining 40,000 were captured." ”

Zhang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said: "Lord, the 50,000 soldiers and horses have not been wiped out, our top priority is to negotiate peace with Liu Bei and find a way to redeem the captured soldiers, otherwise Jiangdong will be in turmoil." ”

"Peace?" Hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly roared: "Zhang Zhao, do you know what you are talking about? I was about to raise troops for Ziming and Xingba to avenge Xingba, but you actually asked me to negotiate peace? ”

"My lord, please calm your anger!" Zhang Zhao arched his hand and said: "I understand the lord's mood now, but General Lu Meng was defeated, 50,000 soldiers and horses were not in Jingzhou, and my Jiangdong strength was greatly damaged.

The most direct consequence is that the people of Jiangdong are in turmoil, and the lord will lose the popularity of the people, and even the younger ones will emerge in an endless stream, rebelling, directly threatening the status of the lord, so those surrendered troops must come back, otherwise they will have to ......."

Zhuge Jin arched his hand and persuaded him: "Lord, I know that General Lu and General Gan are all the pillars of my Jiangdong, and now that they have died in Jingzhou, you are more heartbroken than anyone else, and you want revenge more than anyone else."

But now my Jiangdong soldiers and horses, in addition to the town guards in various places can not be used, the available soldiers are only 20,000 people, this little force, to defend Jiangxia is not enough, how to attack Jingzhou for General Lu, General Gan and them to avenge them?

My lord, I think with the wisdom of Pang Tong, I am afraid that Jingzhou Xizuo is already on the way to Jiangdong, and in a few days, the news of General Lü Meng's defeat in Jingzhou will spread all over Jiangdong, and Jiangdong will definitely be turbulent at that time.

Therefore, the top priority is to avoid this matter, otherwise when Jiangdong is in turmoil, Guan Yu will lead his troops to attack again, and it will really be out of control. ”

After listening to Zhuge Jin's words, Sun Quan gradually calmed down, and he was a little scared in his heart.

Yes, now that the soldiers and horses have lost 50,000, once the news reaches Jiangdong, it is bound to be in turmoil. When the time comes, my people will be greatly defeated, I will rebel strongly, and there will be strong enemies outside, but I am afraid that the foundation established by my father and brother for three generations will be lost in my hands.

Sun Quan thought for a while and said: "Now that we have united with Cao Cao, we can propose an alliance to Cao Cao and ask for help, if we make peace with Liu Bei, I am afraid that the world will be ashamed."

What's more, Guan Yu has an arrogant personality, and now that he has won a big victory, I am afraid that he will take advantage of the victory to march into Jiangxia, how can he negotiate peace with me? ”

Zhang Zhao arched his hand and said: "Lord, Cao Cao is a disciple of tigers and wolves, and at the moment he is just uniting with the lord to resist Liu Bei's attack, not really wooing the lord."

Moreover, the lord and Cao Cao attacked each other several times, and the two sides had a deep enmity, and if they formed an alliance with Cao Cao, they were afraid that the army and people would be in turmoil.

And once you form an alliance with Cao Cao, you will completely break with Liu Bei. From the topographical point of view, Liu Bei is in Jingzhou and can attack our Jiangdong down the river, while Cao Cao is in the north of the river, which is not convenient to cross the river.

In this way, the lord you need to send heavy troops to garrison Jiangxia, but my Jiangdong has lost so many soldiers and horses this time, when Liu Bei attacks Jiangdong, the heavy troops are in Jiangxia, and Cao Cao wants to come to get a piece of the pie, what should I do at that time?

And the lord and Liu Bei have a red cliff relationship, when he was weak, it was you who helped him, although these times I Jiangdong is at a loss, but after all, it is the defeated side, as long as Liu Bei is in the red cliff feelings, it is not difficult to negotiate peace.

After all, Liu Bei's biggest enemy is Cao Cao, and before Cao Cao is destroyed, Liu Bei will not attack Jiangdong on a large scale. As long as the lord negotiates peace with Liu Bei and brings back those captured soldiers and horses, the crisis can be resolved. ”

"Mr. Zibu is right!" Zhuge Jin nodded and said: "Our army is now under-strengthened, if we form an alliance with Cao Cao, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will have to resist the Jingzhou army and horses, and we must guard against Cao Cao's sneak attack, which will be even more unfavorable to my Jiangdong."

Once the news of Lü Meng's defeat reached Jiangdong, the lord could first send someone to spread the news of peace in Jiangdong, saying that the 50,000 soldiers and horses could come back to quell the civil unrest.

In addition, in sending soldiers and horses to Jiangxia to prevent Guan Yu from attacking Jiangxia, when the time comes, Guan Yu will not be able to take Jiangxia, and it will be much easier to negotiate peace. ”

"Those who are masters of others should endure what ordinary people cannot!" After listening to the words of the two, Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Just do what the two of you want, Xu Sheng, you immediately gather 20,000 soldiers and horses and go to Jiangxia for reinforcements."

However, my Jiangdong soldiers and horses are divided into three kinds of places, and it is difficult to assemble in a short period of time, in order to avoid Guan Yu from sending troops to Jiangxia first, you can send someone to ask Guan Yu for peace first, so that he can be paralyzed and careless, and give me time for my army and horses to assemble, I don't know which of you dares to send Guan Yu? ”

Zhuge Jin arched his hand and said: "Lord, I am wishing to go!" ”

"It's up to Ziyu to go!" Sun Quan said, now only Zhuge Jin can be this messenger in Jiangdong.

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