Soldiers come to the world

At night, Lu Su left Chaisang City from Shuimen in a small boat and sailed slowly towards the north bank of the river. The boat gradually approached the temporary water village of Jiang Xia's army. defense.

Lu Su's boat was still two miles away from Jiang Xia's temporary water fortress, when several patrol boats spotted him, the soldiers shouted, "Who is it?"

Lu Su hurriedly said loudly: "I am the envoy of Marquis Wu, and I have been ordered to see Liu Zhoumu."

A sentinel boat approached, and the head of the ship recognized Lu Su, "So it's Duke Lu!"

"Exactly!" Lu Su smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I'm here to ask you to see your state shepherd, and please take me into the village."

"Duke Lu, please come with us!" Lu Su came to Jiangxia many times, and all the soldiers knew him.

The sentinel boat led Lu Su's boat into the water village, and waited for a while at the gate of the camp.

"Duke Lu, the State Shepherd is here to invite you!"

"There is Lao Dong joining the army!" [

Lu Su chuckled, followed Dong Yun into the camp, and headed for the camp of the Chinese army. Jiang Xia's camp hadn't been completed yet. The camp was very busy planning roads and setting up tents. Soldiers came and went.

"Excuse me, join the army, how does Zhou Mu feel today?" Lu Su asked cautiously with a smile on his face.

Lu Su was well aware of the heavy responsibility he shouldered this time, and he was very nervous. He even felt that Liu Jing's mood would affect the outcome of his peace appeal this time.

Dong Yun sensed Lu Su's nervousness, and smiled slightly: "Does Duke Lu think that Zhou Mu's mood will affect the overall situation?"

Lu Su also laughed and breathed a sigh of relief, he was a little worried

In the big tent, Liu Jing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, patiently waiting for news from Lu Su. Frankly speaking, Liu Jing did not expect Lu Su to come, but Lu Su's arrival did not surprise him.

Of course he knew why Lu Su came here, the annihilation of Cheng Pu's army, and the opening of Jiangdong's northern gate had already heralded the failure of Sun Quan's western expedition.

As a rational leader of Jiangdong, Sun Quan will never sit still, he will definitely retreat with the least cost, and Lu Su's arrival is just a test, to test what price Jiangdong needs to pay.

As for Liu Jing, he is also eager to end the war with Jiangdong and concentrate on expanding westward, but he must have a long-term strategic vision and must take this opportunity to lame Jiangdong, otherwise Jiangdong will take advantage of his spare time to take care of Jingzhou. Now that he is making a comeback again, in this battle, he must at least guarantee Jiangdong's internal force to march westward for ten years.

At the same time, he can't fight too hard, because Cao Cao can take advantage of this opportunity. He must grasp this speed, so that Sun Quan will not dare to go west, but preserve a certain amount of strength. The best way is to fight psychologically. Defeating the other party made Jiangdong fear Jingzhou from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, the soldiers came to report, "Report to Zhou Mu that Lu Su has already entered the account."

Liu Jing nodded, sat down, and entered into a state of meditation like an old monk.

Lu Su followed Dong Yun into a large tent, and to his surprise, the person waiting for him in the tent was not Liu Jing, but Jia Xu. Lu Su was stunned for a while, and turned to look at Dong Yun, meaning Said, 'Why not Liuzhou Mu? '

Jia Xu chuckled, "Zhou Mu is feeling unwell, so he asked me to receive Lu Gong for him, please sit down, Lu Gong!"

Lu Su suddenly understood that Liu Jing must have seen through that he was only here for testing. Of course, he would not show his cards prematurely, but retreated and hid himself in the account, and brought Jia Xu to the front desk to test himself. Thinking of this, Lu Su Naidi gave a wry smile, stepped forward to salute and sat down. [

Dong Yun ordered the soldiers to serve tea, and he also sat aside. He participated in the interview with Lu Su as a member of the army, which was enough to show that Liu Jing attached great importance to this meeting. Dong Yun's existence was a gesture of sincerity.

Lu Su pondered for a while and said: "During the Battle of Chaisang, we captured nearly [-] Jiangxia Army prisoners of war, and would like to talk to you about the exchange of prisoners of war."

Jia Xu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "It turns out that Duke Lu just came to discuss the issue of prisoners of war, so I don't need to participate. I will invite General Gan here. He will be in charge of the issue of prisoners of war. Please sit down for a while, Duke Lu."

After he got up to leave, Lu Su became impatient and hurriedly said: "The prisoners of war are only one aspect, and there are other important matters to discuss with your army. Please stay with Master Jia."

Jia Xu sat down again, smiled without saying a word, and waited for Lu Su to continue. Lu Su already knew that Jia Xu had seen through him.

Lu Su pondered for a while and said: "Because Shanyue is making trouble in Kuaiji and Jiangdong's interior is unstable, Marquis Wu wants to end this battle, so he specially ordered me to discuss with your army."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Yun next to him said angrily: "Tear up the agreement without authorization, capture my Chaisang, treat Jingzhou as a vegetable garden, come and leave whenever you want, is there such a good thing?"

Jia Xu stopped Dong Yun's anger with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile, "Of course we can discuss anything, as long as Marquis Wu can show enough sincerity, I think my lord will definitely remember the brotherhood with Marquis Wu , and respectfully send Marquis Wu back to Jiangdong."

Lu Su blushed, and after a while he said, "I don't know what the sincerity the military division is referring to? Can you tell Su clearly."

"Hehe! There are only a few small requests."

"Sir, please tell me!"

Jia Xu smiled treacherously like a fox, and said unhurriedly: "The first request is that I hope the eldest son of Marquis Wu will come to Jiangxia to study."

Lu Su couldn't accept the first request. To put it nicely, why come to Jiangxia to study is clearly to come to Jiangxia as a hostage, and the eldest son is still young, less than one year old, how could he come to Jingzhou?

He hurriedly said: "Wu Hou intends to betroth his sister, Princess Shangxiang, to Chu Hou as his wife. The Jing and Wu families are close to Qin and Jin. I think this is enough to show Wu Hou's sincerity. Wu Hou's eldest son is still young. In my opinion, Jiang Xia's study will be avoided!"

Jia Xu laughed loudly, "This is a good thing! But I still need to ask Zhou Mu himself if he is willing, and besides, shouldn't Marquis Wu also ask Mrs. Wu for instructions? Let's discuss this matter later, of course, we also know Marquis Wu's eldest son is young, so we can discuss it later!"

Lu Su understood what Jia Xu meant, and he neither said yes nor no, that is to say, Jingzhou refused to cancel Sun Deng's pledge, but there was room for negotiation, that is to say, other conditions could be exchanged. .

He nodded, "Mr. Jia, please continue."

"There are three more things in the back, so I'll talk about them together!"

Jia Xu's attitude became serious, and his tone became very firm. He used the change of attitude to indicate that the next three items were not negotiable, "The second item is compensation. We demand that Jiangdong pay 100 million shi for grain, and we promise to pay it within five years; The third is that Jiangdong is not allowed to have warships of more than [-] shi, and all warships of more than [-] shi must be destroyed; the fourth is to open trade, Jiangdong must not prohibit trade with Jingzhou, including iron ore and grain trade. "

Lu Su seemed to be stepping into the abyss step by step. His heart was extremely bitter, and cold sweat broke out on his back. Except for the fourth one that could be accepted, none of the other three Marquis Wu would accept it. It was too harsh and would almost kill Jiangdong.

Lu Su sighed, "Except for the fourth item, I can agree, and I have the right to agree to the other three items. I can only go back and report to Marquis Wu, and I also ask Jia Junshi to tell Liu Zhoumu, hoping that he can be rational and calm, and propose some terms that Jiang Dong can accept. That's all, farewell, Su!"

Jia Xu gave Dong Yun a wink, and Dong Yun stood up and said, "I'll send Duke Lu out!"

Lu Su was dissatisfied, turned around and left angrily, but Jia Xu watched him go away with a smile, and then went out to see Liu Jing.

He went to the big tent of the Chinese army and said to the guards, "Please report to the state shepherd for me."

"You don't need to report, military advisor please!"

Jia Xu walked into the big tent, saw Liu Jing standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and asked with a smile, "Is Zhou Mu really so calm?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "The interview will be over so soon, of course I know what the result will be, so there is no need to look forward to it."

"But there are also windfalls."

"Oh? What is it?" Liu Jing asked with a curious smile.

"Wu Hou wanted to betroth Princess Shangxiang to Zhou Mu as his wife, in order to imitate Qin and Jin. Isn't this an unexpected harvest?"

Liu Jing said with a bitter face: "I don't dare to marry that Princess Yonglie, she will stab me to death on the couch in the middle of the night."

Jia Xu laughed out loud, even the guards next to her couldn't help saying 'Pfft! Laughing out loud, Liu Jing turned his head and glared at the guards, then asked again: "What else do you gain?"

"There is nothing else. I don't think Zhou Mu is interested in exchanging prisoners of war. It can be seen that Sun Quan wants to escape at the lowest price. Therefore, except for the fourth of the four conditions proposed by Zhou Mu, they can agree to the rest. unacceptable."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu asked with a low laugh, "Isn't one million shi grains a little too harsh?"

Liu Jing chuckled, "Since Sun Quan wants to do business, I will naturally ask for a price. If he doesn't agree, then hit him. If he is crippled, he will naturally agree. Isn't that what war is all about?"

Jia Xu nodded and praised sincerely: "My lord is getting better and better."

Liu Jing glanced at Jia Xu, Jia Xu actually called himself the lord, it seems that he really wants to admit the lord.

Jia Xu didn't realize the change in his mentality. He pondered for a while and added: "Since Sun Quan asked for peace, it means that he already has the intention to retreat. In order to prevent the Jiangdong Army from withdrawing from the land, it is suggested that we strengthen the surveillance on the land."

Liu Jing nodded, "It is indeed necessary!"

Lu Su returned to Chaisang with a heavy heart. The boat entered the first water gate along the Cao River. Inside was the Wengcheng, and there was another water gate to enter the inner city. As soon as he entered the Wengcheng, a young woman came from the bank next to him coldly. The voice said, "Lu Canjun, you left the city without authorization, where did you go?"

When Lu Su turned his head, it turned out to be Princess Shangxiang, holding a sharp spear, staring at him coldly. Lu Su hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Returning to the princess, Lu Su was ordered by Marquis Wu to leave the city without authorization." Out of town."

After finishing speaking, he took out Sun Quan's gold medal and showed it to Sun Shangxiang, but Sun Shangxiang ignored him. With a wave of the spear in his hand, the sharp point of the spear pressed against Lu Su's chest, and snorted, "Lu Canjun, tell the truth, Did you go to see Liu Jing?"

The reason why Sun Shangxiang "threatened" Lu Su so much was because she met Bu Zhi just now, and Bu Zhi congratulated her with a weird smile, which puzzled her.

Although Sun Shangxiang is a brave and strong daughter, she also has a clever side. She understands what it means to say congratulations to an unmarried woman, and it must be related to her life-long events. Puzzled, he stood in the urn and waited for him to come back.

Lu Su felt a stabbing pain in his chest, and the point of the spear pierced his skin, so he could only sigh: "This is a major military matter, why should the princess intervene?"

"Hmph! I don't care about any major military affairs. I just want you to swear that I have nothing to do with your going out."

Lu Su's face showed embarrassment, he is not a liar, how could he swear?

Sun Shangxiang immediately noticed his hesitation. She grabbed Lu Su's skirt, dragged him ashore, drew out the Qingyue Sword to hold him against his neck, and asked in a low voice, "Speak! Brother, do you want to marry me?" For Liu Jing?"

Lu Su smiled wryly and said, "Liu Jing is a hero in the world. He is extraordinary in martial arts and is about the same age as the princess. Does the princess still look down on him?"

"Pooh!"

Sun Shangxiang's face was full of anger, "Who wants to marry him, he is Jiangdong's enemy, I want to kill him, let alone marry him, just dream!"

Lu Su shook his head and said dejectedly: "Princess, even if she wants to marry him, it may be very difficult. Jiang Xia's conditions are too harsh for us to accept. Princess, don't think too much."

Sun Shangxiang originally wanted to ask about the conditions, but after a second thought, this was not what she should ask. She let go of Lu Su, and said bitterly: "Since you dare to go west, you should have the courage to bear the failure. The man died in the battle, and there is no need for him." The son can inherit the business, so what is there to talk about, the elder brother insists on humiliating himself, and falling into the prestige of his father and brother will only make the world feel ashamed."

Lu Su couldn't help being awed, and he also felt a little ashamed that his knowledge and courage were not as good as that of a woman, so he nodded silently, "The princess scolded well, but this matter is of great importance, so don't let it out, Wu Hou repeatedly told me."

"I don't know anything!" Sun Shangxiang said coldly, then turned and walked towards the city.

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