Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 28 I have a plan to make sure Cao Cao’s thieves are both head and tail!

Cao Cao's takeover of Jiangxia is almost equivalent to his occupation of Jingzhou. After all, Jingzhou now has no obstacles at all except Liu Bei, a force that is about to be wiped out.

Even Mrs. Cai and the new Jingzhou Mu were sent to Xuchang, obviously as hostages, indicating that Jingzhou had completely fallen into Cao Cao's hands.

Of course, this news also reached Jiangdong, which immediately shocked Jiangdong. Cao Jun's speed was too fast.

Originally, they were still determined to compete for Jingzhou, but now it is completely impossible.

Cao Cao's withdrawal made them relieved, but now their hearts are in their throats again. After all, Jiangdong and Jingzhou are across the river. There is no doubt that Cao Cao's next target is Jiangdong!

Sun Quan looked unkind and glanced coldly at the ministers below.

"Everyone, it is only a matter of time before Cao Cao takes Jingzhou. Moreover, I heard that Cao Cao's army is intensifying training of the navy on Dongting Lake. It is obviously coming to our Jiangdong!"

"What are you thinking at this time?"

Cheng Pu took the lead to stand up. He was a veteran general from Jiangdong. He had served the Sun family since Sun Jian and had been with Sun Quan. He was loyal to the Sun family and had a high prestige in Jiangdong.

"Lord, I think Cao Jun is a tiger and wolf army. We must not be careless. We should gather the army as soon as possible to prepare for Cao Jun's invasion!"

"Although the water stronghold was breached before, it was also Cao Jun's trick. If we fight head-on, our Jiangdong Navy is unparalleled in the world and we are not afraid of Cao Jun at all!"

The veteran general Huang Gai also stood up and said with a sincere face: "My lord, Cheng Pu is right. Although Cao Jun has temporarily retreated, he must not be careless!"

"If Cao Jun dares to invade again, I am willing to be the vanguard and will definitely repel Cao Jun!"

Lu Meng also stood up at this time, cupped his hands and said: "Lord, I think what Jiangdong needs to do now is to continue recruiting troops. When Jiangdong has enough troops, Cao Cao will naturally be nothing!"

Several other generals also stood up and agreed. They all felt that Cao Jun was a tiger and a wolf and should not be underestimated, but they also had absolute confidence in Jiangdong's navy.

Sun Quan nodded slowly. He naturally thought so in his heart. He had always trusted the generals under his command.

Even though Zhou Yu suffered a big loss on the front line, he still trusted Zhou Yu, because he knew that Zhou Yu's ambition was definitely not limited to Jiangdong, and he was the best person to help them expand their power in Jiangdong!
  "That's right. How can I, Jiangdong Erlang, be afraid of Cao Cao? On the water, I, Jiangdong Navy, are invincible!" Sun Quan said proudly.

But at this time, an inappropriate voice sounded.

The one who stood up was the veteran Zhang Zhao, who was also a representative of Jiangdong's powerful gentry.

"My lord, I think this is not allowed. Cao Cao's army is so powerful that we cannot compete with it. Jiangdong has also been plunged into war and the people are in dire straits. So I think we should make peace with Cao Cao!"

Gu Yong also stood up at this time and echoed: "I think what Mr. Zhang said is right. It was Zhou Yu who was eager for quick success and provoked Cao Jun first, and then Cao Jun counterattacked. If I, Jiangdong, take the initiative to make peace, Cao Cao will definitely agree. When the time comes, Jiangdong can also be safe."

"My lord, Cao's army has many soldiers and generals, and in the east of the Yangtze River, we only have the Yangtze River to rely on. However, Cao's army has begun to train the navy. When the time comes, our advantage will no longer be there. How can we win?" Kan Ze also stepped out and said.
  Yan Zhen, who was also a counselor in Soochow, was also pretentious and said hypocritically: "My lord, if you surrender to Cao Cao now, he will definitely not make things difficult for us, but if you wait until Cao Cao comes to fight, it will be too late to regret it!"

When Sun Quan heard these people's words, he felt disgusted in his heart.

They said it nicely, saying they were doing it for Soochow, but in fact they were just doing it to protect Mingzhe and their family.

For the sake of the family, even changing owners is nothing to them. They need a Lord of Jiangdong, but it doesn't matter who the Lord of Jiangdong is!

If they surrender, nothing will happen to them and they can even keep their current official positions. However, as the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan's best outcome is to be put under house arrest for life. “A bunch of damn old foxes!”

Sun Quan cursed secretly in his heart, and his face suddenly darkened, but he still did not say the curse.

At this moment, Zhuge Jin, who had been in the corner, stood up. He was Zhuge Liang's eldest brother and a minister of Jiangdong.

"My lord, I thought that we could not surrender. Cao Cao was cunning and suspicious, and he wanted to fight for victory. If Cao Cao surrenders, there will be no peace in Jiangdong, so we must resist to the end!"

Sun Quan was greatly relieved to see some among the civil servants advocating resistance.

When Zhang Zhao and others saw some objections, they all turned to look at Zhuge Jin, their eyes full of resentment. How could a mere outsider want to compete with a clan as deep-rooted as theirs?

It’s simply overestimating one’s capabilities!
  There was a lot of commotion in the court hall, with people calling for war and peace. Even if Sun Quan wanted to fight Cao Cao to the end, he did not dare to offend the clan to death.

After all, Jiangdong needed the support of these clans, so he could only end the discussion hastily.

Not long after, Zhou Yu, who was far away in Jiangdong Water Village, found out what happened in the court. He became furious, slapped the table and stood up.

"A group of rotten scholars who are greedy for life and afraid of death are simply trying to destroy my great cause in Jiangdong!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's anger, Lu Su quickly asked why. When he found out that it was Zhang Zhao and other veterans who advocated surrender to Cao Cao, his face became very gloomy.

"Gong Jin, don't be angry. These people are my Jiangdong veterans, and they all have their own reasons for saying this!"

Zhou Yu sneered: "What's the reason? It's just to protect the clan members. They are all selfish and have no intention of making progress. In the end, they can only destroy themselves!"

"Do you really think that if Cao Cao gets Jiangdong, he will treat them well? It's just a dream!"

Lu Su sighed: "Gong Jin, now Cao Cao's army is powerful and eyeing me Jiangdong. You can't be too demanding on them. If you want to defeat Cao Cao, you still need their support."

"But for the current situation, Gongjin, do you have any good ideas?"

He cleverly changed the topic. Although he was very unhappy with Zhang Zhao and other veterans, he did not want to see Jiangdong's internal fighting, so he could only try his best to mediate.

Zhou Yu slowly suppressed the anger in his heart and chuckled: "Of course I, Zhou Yu, will not admit defeat. It is not that simple for Cao Jun to deal with me, Jiangdong. Now I have a plan in mind."

Lu Su was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Gong Jin, what is this good plan?"

Zhou Yu is full of confidence.

"Xiliang Ma Teng!"

Zhou Yu looked confident, with a look of pride in his eyes. He was a very smart and proud person, and after thinking of a good plan, he also wanted to show off.

But Lu Su frowned, looking a little confused?

(End of this chapter)