Soldiers come to the world

Before dawn, the mighty fleet of Jiangdong Army arrived at Pengze Water Village. The fire in Pengze had just been extinguished, but the remaining smoke was still there. Green smoke curled up in the distance, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

Sun Quan stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, staring at the burnt warship wreckage in the water village with a gloomy face. He didn't lose his temper. At this moment, he had calmed down and was able to face the failure of the Western Expedition.

More importantly, Peng Ze's army and warships did not suffer much loss, but the warehouses and food supplies were burned. Although it is heartbreaking, only more than [-] soldiers were killed or injured, which made Sun Quan feel a little relieved.

The big ship slowly approached the shore, Sun Quan disembarked, and Lu Fan, who had been waiting on the shore, immediately led a dozen officers to meet him.

Lu Fan knelt down and bowed respectfully to Sun Quan, "I pay homage to Marquis Wu with a lowly position. It is not good to keep the camp with a lowly position, which has caused great setbacks to the camp. I am willing to be punished by Marquis Wu."

"We'll talk about the punishment later, General Lu can take Gu to see the warehouse!"

Sun Quan was not in the mood to punish his subordinates at this time. If he wanted to be punished, he should be the first to punish himself.

Lu Fan couldn't understand the complicated emotions in the lord's heart, but he understood the meaning of the lord, not punishing for the time being, this is a language art, the so-called not punishing for the time being is actually an implicit expression of not punishing.

As long as the defeat is not too miserable, even a far-fetched reason will become an excuse not to punish, and finally nothing will happen.

And he, Lu Fan, kept most of the ships and troops, which would be a reason not to be punished.

Feeling at ease, Lu Fan quickly got up and led Sun Quan and the generals to the warehouse area behind the barracks.

The fire in the warehouse has been extinguished, and dozens of warehouses that were burnt to pieces are still emitting green smoke. More than a thousand soldiers are busy cleaning up the warehouses. Bags of unburned grain have been pulled out and piled up in the open space. , like a hill.

Another pile of armor next to it is unburnt armor, and hundreds of soldiers are picking one by one, picking out the complete weapons and armor.

After walking around for a while, Sun Quan felt exhausted. He turned his head and said to everyone, "Go back to the boat! I just want to rest, everyone is also very tired, everyone go to rest!"

After returning to the boat, the generals also went to rest. After a sleepless night, coupled with days of exhaustion and tension, Sun Quan's body was extremely exhausted. Even so, he couldn't fall asleep.

He stood up, walked to the small window on the bulkhead, and stared in the direction of Chaisang from afar. This time, in the expedition to Jiangxia, [-] troops went out, and nearly half of them were lost in the end, and Jiangxia became nothing.

Although he cut off Huang Zu's head, he can sacrifice to his father's spirit in heaven, but can his father really feel at ease?

Thinking of Chaisang's disastrous defeat, Sun Quan felt extremely ashamed. This was the worst defeat since he came to power. Although he could use the domestic Shanyue rebellion as a cover, he had to go back, but deep down, he had to admit his fail.

Sun Quan was pacing back and forth in the cabin with his hands behind his back. He was slowly recalling the reasons for the failure of the Chaisang battle.

On the way back, many generals attributed the failure of the Chaisang Battle to the Jingzhou Army's use of "fire oil". They learned the word "fire oil" from a prisoner of war.

Sun Quan did not deny that kerosene had a great effect, especially on the morale of the army, but Sun Quan did not think that kerosene defeated the Jiangdong army. If Huang Zu used kerosene, then the Jiangdong army would still win in the end. The key is people.

Thinking of people, he couldn't avoid Liu Jing. Although he didn't want to think of this person at this time, Sun Quan knew very well that this time, he was actually defeated by Liu Jing.

Liu Jing's resourcefulness and tenacious resistance caused him to be defeated first in Yangxin County, then in the south of the city, with General Pan Zhang, and finally in the city, with General Ling Cao killed.

Thinking of the death of Pan Zhang and Ling Cao, Sun Quan felt a throbbing pain in his heart, and there was a trace of remorse in that throbbing pain. If he had followed the advice of Lu Meng and Zhou Yu and killed Liu Jing at the beginning, then there would be no future Neither Pan Zhang nor Ling Cao will die.

In the final analysis, it is his Sun Quan's responsibility, he is the one who is really responsible for Jiang Xia's failure this time.

Sun Quan walked to the window of the ship again, staring at a ray of bright color appearing in the sky, heaved a long sigh.

At this time, Lu Su's voice came from outside the cabin, "Marquis Wu, can I come in?"

Sun Quan was slightly taken aback, how did he know that he hadn't rested?But Sun Quan still nodded, "Come in!"

The cabin door opened, Lu Su walked in, knelt down and bowed, "Su bow to see the lord!"

Sun Quan also sat down and waved his hands, "Your Majesty, please stand up!"

Lu Su sat up straight and smiled, "I think the lord is tired, but his heart is in turmoil, and he must not be able to fall asleep. In fact, I am the same, so I took the liberty to disturb you. The guard at the door said that the lord did not rest."

Sun Quan smiled wryly, "I'm afraid it's not just you and me. Most people can't fall asleep. Only when they calm down now can they feel the pain in their hearts."

Lu Su pondered for a while, "Is my lord feeling sad for Pan Zhang and Ling Cao?"

"not quite."

Sun Quan shook his head, his eyes became sad, "Whether it is Pan Zhang or Ling Cao, they have followed my brother for many years and made great achievements for Jiangdong, but I failed to make good use of them, causing them to die young. Not only that, but the root cause of Jiangxia’s failure this time lies with me, Zijing, I want to write a letter of guilt and publish it in Jiangdong, so as to give an explanation to the soldiers who died in battle.”

Lu Su was shocked, and quickly dissuaded him: "My lord, you must not do it!"

"Why?" Sun Quan looked at him puzzled.

"If the lord has been in power for many years and has a stable foundation, it is okay to sin against him by chance. But now the lord has not been on the throne for a long time, and the foundation is not yet stable. If the lord publicly blames himself, it will greatly damage the prestige of the lord. Letting some unfinished sins stir up again is not conducive to the rule of the Lord, nor is it conducive to the stability of Jiangdong, please think twice."

Sun Quan walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He was persuaded by Lu Su. Lu Su's words were very reasonable. How to explain to the people of the country?"

"My lord, all the generals are saying that the main reason for the defeat of Chaisang this time is that the Jingzhou army used kerosene. My lord, you might as well agree with this statement and push the reason for the failure to kerosene. Then we will also look for this kind of kerosene. Once we find it , It will definitely boost morale and popular support, and the shadow of this failure will be swept away.”

Just as Sun Quan was about to speak, Lu Su continued: "Secondly, the Lord cannot be said to have been defeated by Liu Jing, but by the Jingzhou Army. Liu Jing must be downplayed so as not to affect the Lord's prestige."

Sun Quan nodded, Lu Su was very thoughtful and thoughtful, he didn't think about it, he felt a little better, sat down again and said with a smile: "Zijing has dealt with Liu Jing several times, how do you think of this person? "

Lu Su also laughed, "Gong Jin and I also talked about this person just now. Gong Jin said that he underestimated this person at first, thinking that Liu Jing would withdraw from the south gate like an ordinary general, so he did not attack the south gate, but Unexpectedly, he saw through the south gate that there was an ambush, and went to the north gate, this matter made Gong Jin feel pained, he thought that he underestimated the enemy."

Sun Quan sighed, "Actually, why don't I underestimate the enemy? I always thought that Jiangxia Huang Zu was more important than Liu Jing, so I was anxious to destroy Huang Zu first, but in the end Liu Jing got a chance to breathe. This is also my fault ah!"

Lu Su bowed his head and remained silent for a while, Sun Quan looked at him a little strangely, "Zijing, did I say something wrong?"

Lu Su shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Personally, I think that Marquis Wu is not underestimating the enemy, but has moved his love for talents. It's just that he didn't think of the consequences of the second attack on Chaisang."

Sun Quan was silent, Lu Su's words exposed his true thoughts, why he let Liu Jing off repeatedly, it was not because of his stupidity, but because of his great wisdom.

If there were no Liu Jing's Sun Liu united against Cao Zhixin, if there were no Liu Jing's filial piety to Mrs. Sun, would Sun Quan have the heart to let Liu Jing go?

As a ruler, Sun Quan will think more far-reaching, because Liu Jing also has his long-term interests. If Liu Biao cannot be eliminated, then Sun and Liu will reconcile and fight against Cao Cao. The key to the joint obstacle is Liu Jing.

It was just because he wanted to leave some room, so after capturing Chaisang for the first time, Sun Quan did not attack Xiazhi County and Yangxin County again, but how could he not have imagined that his kindness made him pay a heavy price in the end .

Sun Quan never wanted to admit this matter, but Lu Su immediately uncovered it at this time. Sun Quan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, with a gloomy face, without saying a word.

Lu Su understood Sun Quan's mood. He also thought about it all night before mustering up the courage to come to Sun Quan. He sighed and said: "The humble official said this, but he actually wanted to go to Chaisang again for Marquis Wu."

Sun Quan still didn't speak, but he was a little tempted. It's not that he thought of the Sun-Liu alliance again. It was a long-term prospect. He was worried that Jingzhou would take the opportunity to expand eastward, and Jiangdong's troops were insufficient, so a large number of troops must be dispatched to pacify Shanyue. , the western counties will be empty of troops. If Liu Biao takes the opportunity to expand eastward, it will be a little troublesome.

But if there is a reconciliation with Liu Jing, then even if Liu Biao wants to expand eastward, but Liu Jing disagrees, it will be difficult for the Jingzhou army to advance eastward.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan finally asked, "Do you think Liu Jing will agree to a settlement?"

Lu Su smiled slightly, "His affairs will not be simple. As far as I know, the relationship between Liu Jing and Liu Biao has already cracked a bit because of the Tao family's affairs. At least Liu Biao is afraid of him. Now Liu Jing has annexed Jiangxia , his wings are gradually growing, plus he defeated the Jiangdong army, his reputation will definitely surpass Liu Qi and Liu Cong, many people will consider him as the successor of Jingzhou Mu, does my lord think that Liu Biao will really let his nephew replace his son?"

Sun Quan laughed, "Zijing is right. Liu Jing first won Jiang Xia, and it will take time to consolidate his position. He will fight Liu Biao in secret next time. At this time, he also needs to stabilize us. Then the two sides will settle down immediately."

"So I would like to ask you to go to Chaisang again, talk to Liu Jing about the exchange of prisoners of war, and then talk about the reconciliation between the two parties."

Sun Quan pondered for a long time, then smiled and said, "I will write a letter to support him as the Lord of Jingzhou, Zijing will hand it to him for me, and then send someone to Xiangyang to promote it. I think Liu Biao will be very interested."

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