Guan Yu hurriedly asked, "What is it?" ”

"Surrender!" Pang Tong, who was sitting at the bottom, said with a smile: "General Guan, what Sun Quan cares about most is to surrender troops!" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Chan nodded and said: "There are only 100,000 soldiers in Jiangdong, and this time we lost 50,000 people, and tens of thousands of families in Jiangdong will be separated because of this."

The consequence of this is that people's hearts are in turmoil.

And what Sun Quan is most afraid of is actually this.

When a monarch loses the hearts of the people, then he is not far from destruction.

If you don't surrender the troops, these tens of thousands of people will no longer turn to Sun Quan, and Sun Quan will lose the support of the people.

Moreover, if the troops are insufficient, the powerful and powerful in Jiangdong will also raise troops to rebel, and when the time comes, the situation in Jiangdong will fall into a state of being out of control.

Therefore, what Sun Quan wants most at present is to return these surrendered troops. Since we have what Sun Quan wants most, then we can exchange what Sun Quan wants most for what we need most.

And this thing is Jiang Xia! ”

Liu Chan said, took out the map and spread it on the table, and said Guan Yu said: "Second uncle, you see, my Jingzhou South County is very vast, and the public security is to the east, and the section of the Yangtze River that belongs to my South County is still hundreds of miles.

However, the hundreds of miles of river are too flat, and there is no city nearby.

Therefore, every time Jiangdong sends troops, it can send troops along the river and directly kill the public security, and once the public security is lost, Jiangling, the capital of Jingzhou, will be in danger.

Just like this time, Jiangdong had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so they directly sent troops to bypass the public security to attack Jiangling, but fortunately Jiangling was defended, if it was not defended and the place of governance was lost, then Jingzhou would also be lost.

Looking at Jiangxia, there are several cities along the river in Jiangxia County, and the section along the river is high and low, with a large drop, and it is very good to defend.

If we can exchange the soldiers for Jiangxia, we can not only solve the geographical defects of our Jingzhou, but also threaten Jiangdong one step closer.

Even if Sun Quan takes the opportunity to attack my Jingzhou again in the future, the cities along the river in Jiangxia will be enough to defend themselves, and they will not easily threaten Jiangling Zhongzhou! ”

At present, Liu Bei is in Guanzhong, and it is indeed unrealistic for Jingzhou to send troops to attack Jiangdong on a large scale, but if he can exchange Jiangxia with the surrender of troops, even if the troops return to Jiangdong, Jiangdong will no longer have the ability to threaten Jingzhou.

Because there are many cities along the river in Jiangxia, the difference between the river sections is huge, and it is difficult to attack Jiangdong under the condescending position, and 10,000 soldiers and horses are enough to block tens of thousands of sailors.

Moreover, it is much easier to send troops to attack Jiangdong and go down the river in the future.

Unlike guarding Nanjun, Jiangdong can directly send troops from Jiangxia to kill the public security, and directly threaten the capital of Jiangling, and if you are not careful, Jingzhou will fall.

Therefore, if you get Jiangxia, you can consolidate the defense of Jingzhou, abolish the Jiangdong threat, and threaten Jiangdong to expand your own strength, which can be described as a lot of benefits.

And now, without sending troops, you can get Jiangxia by virtue of peace talks.

As for how to change it, it depends on Liu Chan's mood.

Guan Yu listened to Liu Chan's words, but he was a little moved, and immediately shook his head and said, "Just return those surrendered troops, it's too cheap for them." ”

Liu Chan said with a smile: "There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangdong, so naturally it is impossible to return them all, as the victorious party, we have the capital to negotiate." ”

Guan Yu laughed and said: "Also, since Sun Quan proposed peace talks, he has to pay the price." ”

Pang Tong smiled: "Let's hang Zhuge Jin first, don't worry, it's them who should be in a hurry." ”

Three days passed in a flash.

On this day, Liu Chan received a letter from Sun Quan, in order to calm the people's anger, Sun Quan could only choose peace talks, so he gave up Ling Tong in order to stabilize the people's hearts.

Receiving Sun Quan's reply, Liu Chan was very happy, he had no intention of continuing to fight, and Sun Quan was forced to give up Ling Tong in reluctance, which was a surprise.

It was Zhuge Jin who sent Sun Quan's letter, and after the envoy arrived in Jiangling, he found Zhuge Jin and asked Zhuge Jin to hand in the letter.

Zhuge Jin handed over the surrender letter and said to Liu Chan: "Shizi, my lord has written a letter of persuasion to General Ling according to the agreement, can the prince fulfill his promise and negotiate peace with my lord?" ”

Liu Chan smiled: "Of course you can, I have always believed in my word!" ”

Zhuge Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Then I don't know when the prince will let those soldiers go back to Jiangdong?" ”

Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Let go of the pawn? Why should I let them go? ”

Zhuge Jin's face changed slightly: "Since the prince fulfilled his promise and agreed to negotiate peace, shouldn't he let those soldiers go back?" ”

Liu Chan sneered: "Negotiation of peace is negotiation of peace, and letting go of the pawn is letting go of the pawn, I just promised to negotiate peace, and I didn't promise to let the pawn go back." How can the two be confused?

Since ancient times, the two countries have been at war, and there are those who quit their troops and made peace because of the anxiety of the war, and there are those who cut the land of the defeated side to seek peace. But I haven't heard that there are those who have won and suffered, and you, Jiangdong, have been defeated in the war, and you should cede the land and sue for peace.

However, I cherish Ling Tong's talent, and take the initiative to strike the army and make peace, since Sun Quan sent the letter as promised, I will not attack your Jiangdong again, so I don't want you Jiangdong to cede the land, as for the surrender of the army, it is impossible for me to put it back. ”

Zhuge Jin's face turned pale.

You don't attack my Koto? We, Jiangdong, are not afraid of your attack!

All we want is to surrender the pawns, and we want to use the pawns to quell the civil unrest, and now Sun Quan has agreed with the people, and the pawns will go back after the peace.

But now that peace is being negotiated, do you want to go back?

If the soldiers don't go back, then the people will be in turmoil again, and what should we do then?

Zhuge Jin bowed to Liu Chan and fell to the ground: "Shizi, these soldiers are also innocent people, Jiangdong women and children are looking forward to their fathers and husbands day and night to be able to go home and reunite with them, and ask Shizi to let them go back." ”

Zhuge Jin can see that the current Jingzhou is basically Liu Chan in charge.

"Don't come with me!" Liu Chan frowned slightly, moved away, and said: "It's not impossible to put these tens of thousands of soldiers back, but at that price, I'm afraid Sun Quan can't afford it." ”

Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "Gold and silver, cloth, grain and grass, although the prince mentions, but the prince is willing to surrender and return to Jiangdong." ”

"I don't want anything, just Jiang Xia!" Liu Chan said lightly: "You can't be the master of this matter, go back and discuss it with Sun Quan." ”

"Shizi, Jiangxia is impossible, can you exchange it for something else?"

Liu Chan walked out of the room with the letter: "I said that you can't be the master of this matter, go back and tell Sun Quan."

If Sun Quan doesn't agree, hehe, when the time comes, the people in Jiangdong will be in turmoil and the heroes will rebel, since I have negotiated peace with him, I think I can go over and help him quell the chaos, right? ”

Liu Chan said a few words, and then resolved the trap set by Sun Quan for him.

You sent a letter of surrender, and I promised to negotiate peace as promised, and I would no longer send troops to attack Jiangdong, but if you Jiangdong was in civil strife, I could send troops to help you quell the chaos.

If you want to send troops, just find a reason.

"Hey!" Zhuge Jin looked at Liu Chan's departing back, sighed helplessly, and left the room, preparing to return to Jiangdong to discuss with Sun Quan.