Sun Quan quickly hid the joy on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Zijing is right, but Nanjun was beaten down by Gongjin after all, if I lend it to Liu Bei like this, it is difficult to guarantee that the soldiers will not like it." Wait for me to ask his opinion! ”

Lu Su also knew Sun Quan's difficulties, although he knew that Zhou Yu would not agree, but he did not advise.

A few days later, Zhou Yu received a letter from Sun Quan and immediately replied to it and sent it to Sun Quan.

When Sun Quan received Zhou Yu's reply, it was the middle of January 210 AD, and it was approaching the beginning of spring.

Sun Quan received Zhou Yu's response and summoned Lu Su over again to discuss.

In the study, the lord and the minister sat opposite each other.

"This is Gongjin's reply to me, take a look!" Sun Quan handed Zhou Yu's letter to Lu Su.

When Lu Su looked at the letter, he was immediately shocked: "Lord, Gongjin is actually plotting to attack Yizhou?" ”

Sun Quan nodded and said in a low voice: "Yizhou Liu Zhang is weak, and his subordinate is Tian Wuxi, and it is now January, and it is not far from the beginning of spring."

Gong Jin said in the letter that taking advantage of the time before the beginning of spring, the soldiers and horses were secretly transported to Yiling, and when the ice and snow melted in the spring, they raided Yizhou, so that they could go up the river, and when Liu Zhang could not react, he would go directly to Jiangzhou and enter the hinterland of Yizhou. At that time, Yizhou will lose the eastern barrier and will not be able to defend it, so that within half a year, the army will be able to come to CD and force Liu Zhang to surrender. ”

Sun Quan's gaze gradually became sharp, and he said word by word: "Do you think Gong Jin's strategy is feasible!" ”

Lu Su squinted his eyes and said, "I fully believe in Gongjin's strength, as long as the raid on Yizhou is successful, he will enter the hinterland of Jiangzhou." Liu Zhang has no barrier to defend, and he is definitely not Gong Jin's opponent, and within half a year, forcing Liu Zhang to surrender is definitely not empty talk.

But the lord, Liu Zhang's martial arts, are they really all Wen Tian's martial artists? Although Yuan Shao is mediocre, but there are still Tian Feng and other great talents under his command, if there is anyone under Liu Zhang's command who understands, then Gongjin's strategy cannot be implemented, once he is in a stalemate with Liu Zhang in Yizhou. Cao Cao in the north suddenly went south, our army has just experienced a big war, and the elite have been taken to Yizhou by Gongjin, if you are not careful, it will be destroyed......"

Hearing Lu Su say this, Sun Quan's face gradually became solemn, and then he shook his head and said: "No, I believe in Gong Jin, even if there are talents in Yizhou, Gong Jin As long as he does the work of secrecy properly, he can definitely kill the hinterland of Yizhou in the shortest possible time."

And Cao Cao's two-front battle with our army has just ended, even if he goes south, he can't raise many soldiers and horses in a short time, as long as Gong Jin can return to help in time after sweeping Yizhou, I don't have to worry about Jiangdong! ”

"It's too risky, I can't agree to it!" Lu Su shook his head and said.

Sun Quan looked at Lu Su and said in a deep voice: "Zijing, when Cao Cao led his army south, it was menacing, and at that time, Jiangdong civil and military, and even Zhang Zhao persuaded me to surrender. Only you and Gong Jin persuaded me to fight against Cao Cao, at that time Gong Jin could still win the battle, and now Cao Cao has not gone south, why don't you agree?

What's more, now that my Jiangdong occupies Nanjun, Jiangxia, and the entire Yangtze River defense line is under the control of our army, Cao Cao's naval army has not yet been trained, I am sure that before Gongjin returns to help, Cao Cao will not be able to go south to half an inch of land in my Jiangdong! ”

Lu Su shook his head again and again, stating the stakes: "My lord, the situation at the beginning was different from now, at that time, I Jiangdong had no way to retreat, and I could only fight to the death with Cao Cao." And now, my Jiangdong has finally developed and grown, and every step I take, I can no longer take risks, but need to be steady and steady.

And at that time, our army still had Liu Bei as a support, but now Liu Bei sees that the lord does not borrow Nanjun, but goes to attack Yizhou, which he dreams of, will he still help us? ”

"Yes!" Sun Quan said without thinking: "Although I have not met Liu Bei, I know him very well, this person is a descendant of the Han family, and Cao Cao is like fire and water. When the time comes, if Cao Cao really takes advantage of the emptiness of my Jiangdong to go south, do you think Liu Bei will help me or Cao? ”

"This ......" Sun Quan asked, and immediately knocked Lu Su down.

Sun Quan smiled and said in a deep voice: "Liu Bei will definitely help me, because Cao Cao is a thief, Liu Bei can be defeated and defeated repeatedly, and the capital that has been defeated again and again is to set up the slogan that Han and thief are not separated, so as to gain the following of talents." If Cao Cao goes south, Liu Bei will definitely not sit idly by! Between me and Cao Cao, if one person must benefit, he can only choose me! ”

Lu Su nodded and said, "What the lord said is good, I completely agree, but I still don't want the lord to take risks!" ”

Sun Quan sighed and said: "Zijing, I'm not taking a risk, but now this is indeed an opportunity, if I wait for a while, Liu Bei can't borrow Nanjun, how should I deal with it?" When Nanjun gives it to him, I won't have a chance to capture Yizhou. And after Cao Cao recupeserates, he will also go south again, and I can only compete with Cao Cao head-on if I take Yizhou! ”

"Hey!" Lu Su sighed and said, "Since the lord's will has been decided, then I will naturally fully support the lord." If the lord wants to raid Yizhou, he must keep it secret, and before Liu Zhang reacts, he will raid the mountain barrier in the east of Yizhou with the momentum of Mount Tai and go straight into the hinterland of Yizhou.

At the same time, I Jiangdong local, we must also prepare for Cao Cao's southward movement, let the soldiers and horses be stationed in various key roads, and before Cao Cao defeats my Jiangdong, Gongjin must obtain the land of Xichuan. If Gongjin's side is deadlocked for a long time, he must withdraw his troops and come back, otherwise my Jiangdong will be in danger! ”

Sun Quan laughed when he heard this, and said: "Haha, since ancient times, when the opinions of the courtiers and the monarch cannot be unified, the courtiers always admonish each other with death, such as Tian Feng, frustration and the like, all of which are the same. Only Zijing, who can take the initiative, is more loyal to share my worries, I have Zijing in Jiangdong, but I can protect no public opinion! ”

"This is what a courtier should do!" Lu Su bowed and said.

Subsequently, Sun Quan wrote a letter and sent it to Zhou Yu, asking him to secretly garrison troops and wait for the spring to raid Yizhou, which was considered to agree with Zhou Yu's strategy. At the same time, in the interior of Jiangdong, Sun Quan also secretly dispatched troops to prevent Cao Cao from going south after Zhou Yu entered Sichuan.

Early February 210 A.D.

Jingnan, Public Security.

In Liu Bei's study, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other.

On the table was a stove, on which was warm a pot of wine, which was hot, steaming, and filled the room.

Liu Bei poured himself a glass and poured another glass for Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang picked up the wine, drank it all, and said: "Lord, the spies have come to report, during this time, there are a large number of business travelers in Jiangling, and the peddlers and pawns have gone to Yiling, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu has already been tricked!" ”

Liu Bei drank all the wine in the cup, and said with a trace of doubt on his face: "It's all said by the military advisor, next, we should go to get Jiaozhou, right?" ”