“…… Only you Jiangdong stayed out of the matter, but there was no movement. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

When Lu Ren said these words, it can be said that he had a calm and breezy expression, but Zhou Yu was a little unsure. After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Yu decided to make a round: "As far as I know, Wu Hou once sent an envoy to negotiate with Lu Yizhou about the purchase of artillery, but Lu Yizhou rejected it. Of course, I'm not accusing you Lu Yizhou, let's not talk in front of the Ming people, there is always a ...... between Wu Hou and you Hehe, don't say it, everyone knows it, so Lu Yizhou's reluctance to sell artillery to Wu Hou is completely reasonable. ”

Lu Ren still smiled: "That's right, that's it." I said Gongjin, wouldn't it be nice for us to say everything like this? Seriously, I'm actually tired from playing all those twists and turns with you smart people. ”

Zhou Yu shook his head. He didn't want to get into trouble with Lu Ren, so saying such things was just a step for Lu Ren. Besides, Lu Ren has already guessed his intentions, and there is no point in deliberately concealing it, the key is that it is easy to cause mutual distrust between the two sides. He is preparing to go to Liaoxi with Sun Shangxiang and a bunch of Jiangdong disciples to participate in the war, if there is a mutual disagreement with Lu Ren, maybe he will not even know how to die at that time.

Moreover, for Lu Ren's firearms, Zhou Yu actually had other preparations, that is, when the battle was almost reached in western Liao, Sun Shangxiang went out to ask Lu Ren for weapon support. If this is the case, Lu Renjie will not be able to pull his face down, no matter what he says, he will pull some out to Sun Shangxiang, otherwise Lu Ren will be a little untenable in public opinion. It's like saying that something happens to someone's family and a friend comes to help, so when it's time to eat, the family has to invite a friend who came to help to have a meal.

Of course, Zhou Yu didn't dare to say it again, and then it was Lu Ren who spoke: "Gong Jin, do you know what is the reason why Jiangdong has been unwilling to let go of your Jiangdong?" ”

Zhou Yu sighed and smiled again: "What else can it be?" ”

Lu Ren shook his head: "Listen to what you say, you know that you are wrong." Do you think I'm really just worried that after I sold these things to you Koto, you Koto will turn around and use these things against me? Although I am a little worried, I am not afraid that you will aim the cannon at me, don't forget that I made this thing up, and I have more experience in dealing with it than you. What I'm really worried about the most is that after you get these things, you will take advantage of the current situation to turn the cannon on Xiao Cao and Liu Bei! ”

Zhou Yu was stunned. However, with Zhou Yu's military talent, he immediately understood the meaning of Lu Ren's words: "Is Lu Yizhou afraid that Wu Hou will not be able to hold back and send troops after getting these sharp weapons?" And with the current situation, and with the current situation, once Wu Hou raises troops to attack Jingzhou or Jianghuai, it will make Liu Bei or Cao Pi difficult to take care of, and then ......"

Lu Ren picked up the words: "And then make the foreign races in the Western Regions and the northern nomads get an opportunity to take advantage of. Gong Jin, let's tell you the truth, do you dare to say that Wu Hou didn't have such a mind there? If I hadn't played a lot of tricks to suppress Wu Hou before this, maybe you would have led troops to attack Jiangling, and Lu Zijing might have led troops to Hefei, right? ”

Zhou Yu is really a little out of temper this time, because the situation that Lu Ren said is completely possible.

By the way, I want to talk about the current strength of Sun Quan Group. In fact, the current Sun Quan's strength should be the worst among the three families of Cao, Liu and Sun, at least the territory is not much bigger, and it is much smaller than the original history.

In the original history, why did Sun Quan attack Jingzhou? Is it really just about expanding territory? Not exactly. The real situation is that after Liu Bei took Hanzhong in Jian'an 24 years, Liu Bei's territory and strength not only surpassed Sun Quan, but at least it was on par with Sun Quan. More importantly, Liu Bei's territory basically occupied the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which posed a great threat to Sun Quan, who was in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so from the perspective of military strategy, Sun Quan also had to grab the important land in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

Let's take a look at the current Sun Quan...... To put it mildly, the current Sun Quan's territory is really much smaller than the original history. Jingzhou has not changed much, but don't forget that Guiyang County was held by Lu Ren, and Sun Quan originally got two counties in Jingnan in his negotiations with Liu Bei, but now he only got one.

Then came Sun Quan's south. Originally, Sun Quan had been developing southward after taking over Shanyue, and finally even got Jiaozhou, but because Lu Ren inserted a lever, a large area that should have been taken by Sun Quan turned out to be Lu Ren. So now do the math, how much territory does Sun Quan own? To paraphrase the geographical terms of later generations, Sun Quan had less than one-third of Hunan, most of Jiangxi, and a small number of areas in Zhejiang and northern Fujian.

In short, Sun Quan's territory at this point is really a bit small, but it is reasonable in terms of national strength. Because in the original history, in addition to the current territory held by Sun Quan, most of Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi, which were preemptively fought by Lu Ren, were originally sparsely populated "wild lands", and the impact on Sun Quan's national strength was not great.

And don't forget, Sun Quan has been doing business with Lu Ren, and the distance with Lu Ren is the closest, so he has borrowed a lot of Lu Ren's actions in terms of development mode and economic operation mode, so Sun Quan's domestic economy is better. It is precisely because of this that although Sun Quan at the current point is inferior to the original history in terms of territory, his comprehensive strength actually exceeds the original history. To be honest, if this situation hadn't happened, Sun Quan might not have been able to withstand the pressure of Liu Bei and Cao Wei.

But in any case, the territory is still a little smaller, so Sun Quan wants to expand a little, as if he wants to take down the key gateway to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. And when the Western Regions Coalition appeared, it triggered some changes in Lao Cao and Liu Bei...... Well, just like Lu Ren said, if Lu Ren hadn't managed to suppress Sun Quan at that time, Sun Quan would probably have done it a long time ago.

Zhou Yu is the military commander of Jingzhou in the area of Chaisang, where can he not understand these truths? Now that Lu Ren said it in front of him, Zhou Yu was naturally speechless. After being silent for a long time, Zhou Yu finally asked Lu Ren in confusion: "Lu Yizhou, I still don't understand, you can stay out of those things in the north before, and you should even say that with your strength, you can take advantage of some turmoil in the north to make a great cause, but why do you have to do your best like now......

Lu Ren waved his hand and interrupted Zhou Yu's words: "Great cause? What kind of business can this be? As soon as I succeed and my bones are withered, just for the sake of me being able to accomplish a so-called great cause, will we let the people of China be wantonly ravaged by the iron hooves of foreign races? Gongjin, there are some things I really don't want to repeat again, because I explained why I did this in the previous letters I sent everywhere. I understand that many people will think that I am just deceiving the world and will not give a damn about what I say. But Gongjin, I'll tell you plainly now, what I'm saying is the truth! Once China is disrupted by those alien races, we will lose far more than just a large area of land. ”

After a pause, Lu Ren shook his head again: "Maybe what I said is still difficult for you to understand, then I'll say something simple and practical." If I had let Wu Hou go alone at that time and let him attack Liu Bei or Lao Cao, you Jiangdong might have been able to get a large area of land and expand your territory fiercely. But! If you do this, it will also bring about another long-term melee situation in the north, countless people will die in the war because of this, and a large area in the north of our Han Dynasty is also likely to fall into the hands of foreign races for a long, long time, is this something that you and Wu Hou's generation can solve? Although you can get benefits for a period of time, I also dare to guarantee that in thousands of years, these people in Jiangdong will be the most fiercely scolded people in the world. ”

“……”

Zhou Yu didn't know how to answer, because what Lu Ren said was mixed with the views of many modern people, so there were many things that Zhou Yu couldn't understand. And Zhou Yu is not irrefutable, it is that Zhou Yu at this time does not want to fight with Lu Ren for anything, after all, it is not good to fall out with him.

Looking at Lu Ren again, he waved his hand again and said: "Forget it, don't talk about it, I feel annoyed when I talk too much, if you can't figure it out, just think that I'm full and have nothing to do." In short, this trip to the troubled waters, I, Lu Ren, are settled. ”

When he said this, the smile returned to Lu Ren's face: "Actually, Gongjin, you and Wu Hou don't have to worry about anything at all. It is true that using artillery well can take a lot of advantage on the battlefield, but it is definitely not as big as you and Wu Hou think, because the role of artillery has been exaggerated a lot. The main reason is that when this thing first moved out, the movement really scared a lot of people. ”

After another pause, Lu Ren continued: "Seriously, I, Lu Ren, am actually not a good bird, and I still have some plans for how to settle down in this troubled world." Let's put it this way, you Jiangdong and I are cold-tongued, if you Jiangdong are destroyed by someone before I can do some of the things I want to do, it will not be good for me. So when the time comes, where will I not care about the life or death of your Jiangdong? You may not be able to understand these truths for a while, but I believe that if Wu Hou hears this, he will understand it immediately. ”

Zhou Yu shook his head: "I understand a little, but I don't understand much." In this way, can I think that Lu Yizhou is not unwilling to sell artillery to Jiangdong, but that the time has not come? ”

Lu Ren said: "That's right, that's what it means." I am now unwilling to sell the artillery to Wu Hou because I am afraid that Wu Hou will recklessly endanger China if he has a sharp weapon. But when the alien race is beaten back, the situation in our China is stabilized, and we need to maintain a balanced situation of mutual checks and balances, I will send some artillery to Wu Hou without Wu Hou saying anything. After a pause, Lu Ren shook his head again: "Maybe what I said is still difficult for you to understand, then I'll say something simple and practical." If I had let Wu Hou go alone at that time and let him attack Liu Bei or Lao Cao, you Jiangdong might have been able to get a large area of land and expand your territory fiercely. But! If you do this, it will also bring about another long-term melee situation in the north, countless people will die in the war because of this, and a large area in the north of our Han Dynasty is also likely to fall into the hands of foreign races for a long, long time, is this something that you and Wu Hou's generation can solve? Although you can get benefits for a period of time, I also dare to guarantee that in thousands of years, these people in Jiangdong will be the most fiercely scolded people in the world. ”

“……”

Zhou Yu didn't know how to answer, because what Lu Ren said was mixed with the views of many modern people, so there were many things that Zhou Yu couldn't understand. And Zhou Yu is not irrefutable, it is that Zhou Yu at this time does not want to fight with Lu Ren for anything, after all, it is not good to fall out with him.

Looking at Lu Ren again, he waved his hand again and said: "Forget it, don't talk about it, I feel annoyed when I talk too much, if you can't figure it out, just think that I'm full and have nothing to do." In short, this trip to the troubled waters, I, Lu Ren, are settled. ”

When he said this, the smile returned to Lu Ren's face: "Actually, Gongjin, you and Wu Hou don't have to worry about anything at all. It is true that using artillery well can take a lot of advantage on the battlefield, but it is definitely not as big as you and Wu Hou think, because the role of artillery has been exaggerated a lot. The main reason is that when this thing first moved out, the movement really scared a lot of people. ”

After another pause, Lu Ren continued: "Seriously, I, Lu Ren, am actually not a good bird, and I still have some plans for how to settle down in this troubled world." Let's put it this way, you Jiangdong and I are cold-tongued, if you Jiangdong are destroyed by someone before I can do some of the things I want to do, it will not be good for me. So when the time comes, where will I not care about the life or death of your Jiangdong? You may not be able to understand these truths for a while, but I believe that if Wu Hou hears this, he will understand it immediately. ”

Zhou Yu shook his head: "I understand a little, but I don't understand much." In this way, can I think that Lu Yizhou is not unwilling to sell artillery to Jiangdong, but that the time has not come? ”

Lu Ren said: "That's right, that's what it means." I am now unwilling to sell the artillery to Wu Hou because I am afraid that Wu Hou will recklessly endanger China if he has a sharp weapon. But when the alien race is beaten back, the situation in our China is stabilized, and we need to maintain a balanced situation of mutual checks and balances, I will send some artillery to Wu Hou without Wu Hou saying anything. ”