Chengdu City, at this time it was already the cold winter season of December in the seventh year of the Warring States Period, the cold wind was dashing, the light snow was fluttering, the wind and snow were in the sky, the city was covered in silver, and it was white.

Xishu Palace.

Sun Quan's tall body stood in front of the door of a large hall, he carried his hands behind his back, and looked at the snowflakes falling from the big point, and suddenly felt some feelings in his heart.

After all, the land of Bashu fell into the hands of the Great Wu Dynasty.

The south has been unified, and the Northern Expedition is imminent, and dominating the world seems to be a low-hanging fruit for Dawu.

Are troubled times coming to an end?

Is the world about to be unified?

So is the boom coming?

After thinking about it, Sun Quan couldn't help but laugh at himself a little in his heart: I think too highly of myself, I have to look at Longwangshu, the south has just calmed down, the Northern Expedition is too urgent, if Cao Mengde is so easy to deal with, he will not be a hero through the ages.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that there was little chance of success in this surprise attack.

But even if there is only a one percent chance, he has to fight this battle.

In this one matter, it cannot be decided by measuring the probability of success and failure, if it is done, he can end this drowsy and cruel chaotic world, and if he fails, he can only bear the consequences.

He longed to put an end to this troubled world.

When he first came to this world, he directly experienced the tragic Kanto War, and he faced an incomparably messy world, and he could bear the battles again and again.

But later Dong Zhuo was defeated, and fled with the people of Luoyang, from Luoyang to Chang'an, and the blood was all over the ground and bones were all over the ground.

It was the first time he faced the cruelty of troubled times, and the two armies faced each other. Death and injury were inevitable, but the tragic death of innocent people really left an impression on him.

Born in troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass mustard.

From that moment in his heart, he had already sworn to give the world a prosperous world and a peaceful and prosperous world.

all these years. He has been walking step by step along this goal, even if his father died in battle and his brother turned against him, he survived, just to see this ideal scene one day.

Now, he seems to be about to do it, as long as the war in the Central Plains is ended, Dawu will be able to open up a prosperous era.

It's just that the closer he gets to success, the more panicked he is. For this surprise attack, he wanted to ask himself all the preparations he had made, and he was very sure that he could kill Cao Cao.

But he didn't have enough self-confidence.

Because the opponent is Cao Cao.

As the saying goes, it is in man to make things happen.

It is really unknown whether this battle can win Cao Cao and destroy Cao Wei in one fell swoop, but he must fight this battle, even if it is just for that one percent chance, he is willing to gamble.

Because. His heart is getting more and more disgusted with troubled times.

Every expedition, every move. Regardless of success or failure, he will have to pay casualties, maybe he is only facing an increase in the number on the martyr's cemetery, but that is also a little unbearable for him.

He desperately wants to end the troubled times, so he wants to take a gamble.

"I hope this battle can end Cao Mengde!" “

Sun Quan did not believe in ghosts and gods, but he was willing to pray. Because he is not confident enough now, just for his own peace of mind.

"Your Majesty, it's cold now, you still put on your tiger jacket!"

At this time, the guard Lei Ding strode up and put a big tiger jacket on Sun Quan's body. Then he said in a deep voice: "Lu Su is asking to see you outside the palace!" ”

"Lu Su? Please let him in! Sun Quan came back to his senses from Lei Ding's voice, and his spirit perked up, the little sadness and indecision just now had been forgotten by him.

"No!"

Lei Dingding nodded and ordered the two guards to go out and bring Lu Su in.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Bashu Governor's Mansion has achieved initial results, and at present, the two counties of Bashu have begun to gradually stabilize, and the old ministers of Shu led by Fei Shi are still supportive, and we have not suffered great resistance!"

Lu Su walked in, patted the snowflakes on his body, and then said to Sun Quan: "And we found that in this land of Bashu, the people's will of our Dawu is still good, and the people's acceptance of our regime is very fast, which greatly saves us a lot of effort, but then there may be some chaos, Dawu's policy wants to be completely implemented in the land of Bashu, there must be people who can't accept it, and many wealthy families will have the heart to resist!" ”

"Bashu used to be the country of abundance, it was very rich here, if it was done well, it would not be inferior to Jiangdong here, this is a thing, I believe in you, you just need to do it yourself!"

When Sun Quan heard this, he sat down in his seat, put his hands on the brazier and roasted it gently, warmed it up, and then said: "But in the past few days, I have heard a news that there is a king of Su Yan in this Chengdu city, who opened the guillotine and killed many old ministers of Shu, what is going on?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, we must use heavy codes to suppress the chaos, although this land of Bashu has fallen into the hands of our Great Wu, but facing the junction of the Shu regime and our Great Wu system, there is still some chaos, so our Governor's Mansion must use some thunderbolt means!"

Lu Su said with a smile.

"Thunderbolt means? So you use Sumen as a target, he kills people and shocks people's hearts, you release people, appease the people, and your trick is also smooth! ”

When Sun Quan heard this, he stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "It's just that you put him on the stage like this, he is not a fool, be careful that he is against you!" ”

"I am willing to fight, he is willing to suffer, this play can be sung well, I didn't force him!"

Lu Su smiled and said: "After all, Su Men is still young, he has stepped from the position of Xuansu County Guard to the deputy of the Bashu Governor's Mansion now, how many people look at him, if he has no achievements, he can't say it, you must know that if his position returns to the court now, at least he is the head of a department, and then he will go up to the six Shangshu, and then enter the cabinet and enter the decision-making level of the court. ”

"It seems that you have high expectations for Sumen?"

Sun Quan squinted slightly, there are not many people with the qualifications of cabinet bosses, which is a high evaluation.

Of course, it does not mean that you can take this position with the ability to climb the official position, step by step. If you want to reach the top, you can't lack ability and luck.

"At that time, the three leaders of Jiangdong Academy were all first-class talents, this kid was more shrewd than Buzishan, Buzishan was steady but lacked a little momentum, steady is steady, but a little less sharp. And Sumen, he can start from the frontier, he does not lack momentum, and the means are sharp, within ten years, if he does not make a big mistake, he should be able to enter the cabinet! ”

Lu Su said in a deep voice.

"What about Lu Xun?" Sun Quan was a little interested and asked.

"Lu Xun, he is the youngest. Talent is also the highest, but his background limits his talent to some extent, and he is one chance away! ”

Lu Su replied: "He is now pressed in the position of Yin of Jinling Mansion, and in a few years, he will fall below Sumen in terms of qualifications!" ”

"What if I release him?"

Sun Quan's eyes flashed with a gleam.

"Your Majesty wants to use Lu Xun?" Lu Su's expression moved, this is not a person's problem, Sun Quan wants to use Lu Xun's words at this time, which is equivalent to announcing the world. completely pulled over the mistakes made by the Jiangdong family in Xuanwumen.

Although the battle of Xuanwumen was only Gu Yong and Lu Xun who turned the tide, half of the forces of the Jiangdong family intervened. has always been a hidden danger, Sun Quan has not said suppressed over the years, but they have always been suppressed.

"Lu Jun has been taken down by me, and as for the Jiangdong family, it is no longer a climate, so it should be lifted. If the arrogance of a businessman is high, it is not appropriate, there should be a balance! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Lu Xun is a talented man. His political talent may not be as good as Su Men, but his strength is not government affairs, in my heart, he is the second Zhou Gongjin, Yunwen Yunwu, but he is better at war strategy! ”

Sun Quan smiled: "It's time for me to let him out and slip away, if I press him again, I will crush him, this is not the result I want to see!" ”

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to have such a high opinion of Lu Xun!"

Lu Su was a little surprised, and then said with some complaints: "But Your Majesty is poaching people for the Military Aircraft Department in front of a dignified cabinet minister, isn't it a bit too much!" ”

"Aren't you digging around digging in the walls too?"

Sun Quan glanced at him with contempt: "This is called fair competition, is it difficult to achieve the first year of junior high school, and not allow me to be fifteen, I tell you, Lu Xun, you can't keep it, I have a lot of use!" ”

"You are Your Majesty, you have the final say, but this matter can be remembered!"

Lu Su gritted his teeth, very unhappy, and said gloomily: "Your Majesty's thunderous means, don't blame the people in our cabinet for making some small means!" ”

"Hey, hey, always welcome!"

Sun Quan said with a smile, then returned to the topic, and said: "Yes, is there any news from Yizhou County?" ”

"Not yet!" Lu Su shook his head.

"Xu Sheng, a general, can be trusted, he has the fierce general Shamoke, the chief of staff Huang Gai, and the deputy general Pan Zhang, if you want to take Nanban, it is not a problem, I am afraid that it will drag on for too long, which is not conducive to the management of the southwest!" Sun Quan said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, Nanban is the same as Shanyue back then, and they can only be subdued, so this battle may be fruitless this year, and even they have to fight for a year or two!"

Lu Su said: "To be honest, I hope that General Xu Sheng can press them to fight, keep fighting, it is best to cripple them, and beat them until they remember the power of Great Wu unforgettable, if they can't completely beat them, it will be difficult to manage them in the future!" ”

"In this way, the War Elephant Army will not be able to free up its hands for the past two years!" Sun Quan had some pity.

"Your Majesty, don't you often say that you have to eat one bite at a time?" Lu Su Ruo has the way where he is.

"You're here to persuade me not to go on the Northern Expedition, right?" Sun Quan asked silently.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, not the time of the Northern Expedition, with the current strength of our Great Wu, as long as we digest the southwest, we will be able to overwhelm Cao Wei with our dignified strength, and the Northern Expedition will be nine out of ten at that time."

Lu Su arched his hand and persuaded in a deep voice: "It's too hasty to send troops now, and you have to go north in person, it's too dangerous, but it's the spirit of Dawu, the body of ten thousand gold, if there is an accident, Huanghuang Dawu will collapse instantly!" ”

"The sky can't fall!"

Sun Quan said lightly: "I have already decided on this matter, you don't need to say more, after three days, I will go north in person, and then you need to create an illusion that I have been in the Xishu Palace, understand?" ”

"Your Majesty?"

Lu Su still wanted to persuade him, but looking at his determined look, he couldn't say anything anymore, he had been with Sun Quan for a long time, and he understood Sun Quan's character, such a big thing has never been the same.

"Obey the order!" He was silent for a while, but nodded his head in agreement.

"Don't be sad, you should be happy, after this battle, maybe the world will be unified!" Sun Quan smiled and said comfortingly.

"Weichen is not as confident as His Majesty!" Lu Su shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This Luoyang City is not easy to break, and whether it is the cavalry of Xiliang or the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou, they can come back to help at any time, once you can't break through Luoyang City, then you will be in danger!" ”

"Ruoyang will definitely be able to break through, I said!"

Sun Quan's firm expression carried a sharp fighting spirit.

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Liangzhou.

Jicheng.

In the palace of King Liang, there is a spacious hall, King Ma Chao of Liang sits on the throne, and in addition to him, there is another person in the hall, that is Pang De, who sits safely in the lower position.

The two looked at each other, and an awe-inspiring aura permeated the entire hall.

"Ling Ming, why you?"

Ma Chao's fists were clenched very tightly, his expression was cold, his eyes were forested, and he looked at Pang De's familiar face deadly.

"Because you're my brother!"

Pound knew his question, so he gave his answer.

What Ma Chao asked was why the Wei army invaded Liangzhou's general Pang De, he didn't care about Pang De's surrender to Cao Wei, what he cared about was that Pang De wanted to fight him on the battlefield.

And Pound's answer is that because you're here, I'm here.

"Because of Lonely?" Ma Chao was silent.

"In front of me, there has never been King Liang, only Ma Mengqi!" Pound said calmly.

"Hehe, it's me who is in the picture!" Ma Chao said with some self-deprecation: "I, Ma Chao, may not have the ability to be the king at all, so I ended up today!" ”

"Brother, you surrender!" Pound was very direct.

"Why should I surrender, I haven't been defeated yet!" Ma Chao said proudly: "I still have the strength to fight, I still have tens of thousands of elite Xiliang soldiers in the city, I have Wudu as support, I have Longyou as the back road, this battle, I may not lose!" ”

"You've already lost!"

Pang De said: "I'll tell you two things, first, Ma Dai was captured in Wudu City, and Wudu has fallen into our hands, and second, Han Sui has surrendered to my Great Wei and sent troops to attack Longyou, he stabilized the Qiang people, and you have no reinforcements!" ”

"It can't be!"

"This is the detailed battle report of Wudu!" Pang De handed over a file that recorded the battle of Biancheng: "There is also Han Sui's handwritten surrender letter!" ”

"Zhang Ren? Han Sui? ”

Ma Chao's eyes widened, looking at this name, his heart was as cold as water.

"Brother, no matter what happened before, you are my brother after all, I don't want you to die, only when I come, you can live, after I walk into Jicheng, there are only two results, either you surrender and everyone can live, or you kill me, and then the city is broken and you die!" Pound's voice was like a sharp knife, as if he was cutting through Ma Chao's heart.

"Ling Ming, you know very well that there is a father-killing enmity between me and Cao Wei, and we don't share the sky!"

Ma Chao's eyes were cold, staring at this Pound: "You can hate your father, but I can't, he is my father, if he doesn't avenge his father, he will be a son of man in vain, you go, I won't kill you, but I won't surrender, I'm willing to fight to the death!" ”

"Is it worth it?" Pound was silent.

"I don't know!"

Ma Chao had a bitter smile on his face: "He has never looked down on me, thinking that I came from a humble background, and the blood of the Qiang people has tarnished the reputation of the Ma family, I understand him, but he is my father after all!" ”

"If you can take revenge, are you willing to surrender?"

"What do you mean?"

"Your enemy is not Cao Wei, it's just Wei Duan, it was Wei Duan who beheaded him back then, and Wei Duan will lead his troops to attack Jicheng from the mountain road, the time is tonight!" Pound said suddenly.

"Wei Duan?"

A wisp of cold qi condensed in Ma Chao's eyes. (To be continued.) )

PS: Happy Chinese New Year's Eve!