Soldiers come to the world

Although Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang reminisced about the old days, and there was a tendency to rekindle their friendship, when it came to business, the two immediately stopped talking and laughing, and their expressions became serious. His Royal Highness came here with carte blanche, and His Highness the King of Han believes that there are some things that need to be clarified with the Jiaozhou Army, so I want to talk about some unpleasant topics."

Zhuge Liang thought to himself, "This Liu Jing is really getting more and more powerful. Before the battle, he didn't say anything and gave in everything. Once the two armies got into a battle, he started to make demands. It must be asking for a lot of money." '

Zhuge Liang sighed in his heart. He felt very helpless and passive, but he was helpless. At this time, he sent someone to invite Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to participate in the talks. Zhuge Liang knew that once the Jiaozhou Army was forced to make major concessions, Guan Yu would not If he agrees with Zhang Fei, I am afraid that Zhuge Liang will not be able to do it, and more importantly, he will give Liu Bei an explanation.

After everyone was seated, Zhuge Liang bowed slightly and said: "The most important thing in cooperation between the two parties is to treat each other with sincerity. Shi Yuan, please speak frankly."

"Since this is the case, I will say it directly. His Royal Highness the King of Han believes that Jingnan is an inseparable part of Jingzhou. It was a helpless move to give it to Jiangdong before, but in the end it was unanimously opposed by the people of the Han Dynasty. prestige, so we decided to re-incorporate the four Jingnan counties into the territory of Jingzhou after this battle."

Zhuge Liang's face changed slightly. This was the result he expected, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. Both Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were furious. Guan Yu said angrily: "We took Jingnan from Jiangdong, which cost money and food and lost soldiers." , Jingzhou does not have a single soldier, and if it is taken away, it will be taken away, does it treat us as nothing?"

Zhang Fei was furious and furious. He drew his sword and pointed it at Pang Tong, shouting, "Take back your words, or I will kill you with one sword."

Pang Tong said calmly: "I'm just here to convey the opinion of the King of Han. It's not a condition or requirement. We will definitely take it back in Jingnan. As for how to take it back, we didn't let your army give it up. We can take it back in other ways. I didn’t say it’s now, I just let you know that there is such a thing.”

Pang Tong said it very implicitly, but Zhuge Liang understood it. The so-called other method is to use war to take it back. Zhuge Liang quickly calmed Zhang Fei down, and then said to Pang Tong: "I already know about the four counties in Jingnan, but I also know about it." I can't give Shiyuan any answer, please continue to talk."

Pang Tong continued: "Just now I was talking about the four counties in Jingnan. You can slowly discuss the ownership in the future, but the next request, the King of Han hopes that the Jiaozhou Army will fulfill it immediately."

"Please speak!" Zhuge Liang said silently.

"The second request is to ask the Jiaozhou Army to hand over all Jiangdong prisoners of war to us, not only the prisoners of Yu County this time, but also the prisoners of Changsha County. I hope the Jiaozhou Army will do it immediately."

Pang Tong's tone was still so aggressive, and his words were still so sharp and straightforward, Guan Yu gritted his teeth and asked, "What if we don't agree?"

"It's very simple. If your army does not agree to this request, we will immediately send troops to join forces with the Jiangdong army to wipe out you all. At the same time, the Han army will send troops south to destroy Jiaozhou directly."

There was no sound in the big tent. Pang Tong was no longer discussing anything, but threatening nakedly. Even Zhuge Liang's complexion changed drastically, and he said coldly after a long while: "The King of Han speaks loudly."

Pang Tong shook his head slightly, "It seems that Kong Ming still doesn't understand His Highness the King of Han. He will never speak big words, let alone do things that are not sure. We have already led [-] barbarian Han coalition troops to station in Lingling, and we can enter Cangwu County at any time."

The people sitting there were silent, and after a long time, Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "It happened too suddenly, Shi Yuan, please go down and rest first, we need to discuss it."

Pang Tong got up and cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, please discuss calmly, I will take my leave first!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out of the big tent. Zhang Fei watched his back go away, couldn't help but spat fiercely, and cursed in a low voice: "The dog is relying on people's power!"

At this moment, Guan Yu asked worriedly, "Military Master, is Pang Tong serious about what he said?"

Zhuge Liang sighed, "I believe this is true, and it also shows Liu Jing's strength. In fact, this is his long-standing plan. He only brought it up when we were in a bitter battle with the Jiangdong Army, saying that he Whether it's despicable or shameless, or calling him a victim, we have to face the reality, we have no choice."

"But if we obey him, what can we gain?" Guan Yu asked unwillingly.

"We will get Yuzhang County and Poyang County. I believe this is what Liu Jing didn't say out loud. He sent Pang Shiyuan here, and he has already indicated from his gesture that these two conditions are not negotiable."

Zhang Fei's face was flushed with anger, and he said with hatred for a while: "You are simply robbers. We have worked so hard to break through the enemy army and captured prisoners of war, and now we have to hand them over to them. Isn't this just sitting on the ground and taking commission?"

"Liu Jing is indeed going too far, but we can only obey orders. Let's hand over the prisoners to Pang Shiyuan and take them back! As for the four counties in Jingnan, let's see the situation at the end. What do the two generals think?"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, and Zhang Fei said angrily, "I have nothing to say, you decide for yourself."

"Where is General Guan?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

Guan Yu nodded slowly, "As the military adviser said, we have no choice. I agree with the military adviser's plan, and the prisoners of war will be handed over to them first, and the Jingnan four counties will wait for a while."

Zhuge Liang nodded, and immediately said to the left and right soldiers: "Go and invite Mr. Pang again!"

Pengze Lake, this was originally the easternmost naval camp in Jiangdong, close to Chaisang, but since Jian’an’s 14th year of Western Expedition, Jiangdong ceded both Pengze Lake and Pengze County to Jingzhou, this time Sun Quan personally led The Jiangdong Army went west to Yuzhang and Jingnan, and Pengze Lake became the logistics center of the Jiangdong Army. Of course, this had been approved by Jingzhou in advance. It is also an indispensable condition to be stationed at Pengze Lake. To enter the Ganjiang River, one must pass through Pengze Lake.

At this time, the Jiangdong Army had 2 troops stationed in the logistics center of Pengze Lake, and hundreds of large ships were commanded by Sun Quan himself. At noon that day, three five-hundred-stone warships flying the Jiangdong Battle Flag came from the south. Gradually approaching the water army Dazhai, a patrol boat sailed out immediately, and the general on duty shouted: "Who is it?"

A soldier on the warship replied, "It's Dudu Lu's warship!"

The general on duty saw the deputy governor Lu Xun standing on the deck, and immediately waved, "Let the boat into the village!"

Three warships sailed into the water stronghold. On the bow, Lu Xun looked at the densely packed tents on the shore with his hands behind his back. His eyes were very heavy. It's no wonder that the [-] troops were wiped out by the Jiaozhou army in Yu County, which shocked the Jiangdong army. It also made Lu Xun extremely worried. He immediately wrote a letter to Wu Hou, hoping to send troops to Xinwu County immediately, but Wu Hou did not reply for a long time, which made Lu Xun feel bad, so he came to Peng Ze from Nanchang himself. .

Lu Xun's attitude was very clear, either to concentrate his forces and fight the enemy for a decisive battle, or to withdraw his troops and return to Jiangdong. He couldn't do this at both ends, but he felt the hesitation of Marquis Wu.

Lu Xun went ashore and met Zhou Tai head-on. Zhou Tai was the commander of the guards directly under Sun Quan and was named General Pinglu. Among them, there are many generals like him who have no factions, such as Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan, Ding Feng, Ling Tong, etc. Everyone calls them Conglong faction, which means Sun Quan's direct subordinate faction.

Lu Xun greeted Zhou Tai, and quickly asked, "How is Marquis Wu?"

Zhou Tai sighed and said, "Marquis Wu's condition is not good. I heard that something happened in Jiangdong, and he is very anxious."

Lu Xun was startled, "What happened to Jiangdong?"

Zhou Tai shook his head, "I don't know the details. Marquis Wu did not speak for a quarter of an hour when he received the Jiangdong express letter, which shows that something big has happened."

Lu Xun wondered, is there another rebellion in Shanyue?

Zhou Tai pulled Lu Xun aside again, and said in a low voice: "I would also like to ask Governor Lu to speak a few words for Gongyi, Zhou Tai is very grateful."

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were robbers along the river when they were young, and they had a deep friendship. This time, Jiang Qin defeated Yu County, leading to the annihilation of [-] troops. Sun Quan was very angry, and he blamed Jiang Qin. Tai knew that Sun Quan valued Lu Xun very much, so he wanted Lu Xun to intercede for Jiang Qin.

Although Jiang Qin belonged to the Lujiang faction and not to the Wuyue faction, Lu Xun knew Zhou Tai's position in Sun Quan's heart, and he had to give him this favor, so he smiled happily and said, "Since General Pinglu has spoken, how can I not agree? Don't worry. gone."

Zhou Tai was overjoyed, and hurriedly led Lu Xun to Sun Quan's big tent. Some soldiers entered the tent to report, and he came out after a while and said, "Captain Lu, Marquis Wu invites you in."

Lu Xun straightened his clothes and walked quickly into the big tent. In the big tent, Sun Quan stood in front of the table with his hands behind his back, staring at the map on the table, and was silent for a long time. Hou!"

"Why is Boyan here?" Sun Quan asked, glancing back at Lu Xun.

"Reporting to Marquis Wu, I have come here for the military."

Sun Quan nodded, "Sit down!"

"Thank you Marquis Wu!"

Lu Xun and Sun Quan sat down, and Sun Quan sighed and said, "People's habitual thinking is really a terrible thing. Since Jingzhou does not allow us to cross the border, I should change my strategy, temporarily abandon Changsha County, and concentrate my forces on Zhuge Liang. Misled by my habitual thinking, I still have to send troops to Changsha County, which led to the disastrous defeat of Yu County, which is very regrettable."

Seeing that Sun Quan was reviewing himself, Lu Xun even explained: "I believe that this is not a habitual way of thinking. This is a plan we made in advance. Because we have an absolute advantage in military strength, it is beneficial for us to send an army to Changsha County. Wei Chen thinks that it is absolutely correct, if we don’t send troops to Jingnan, then we will probably lose Jingnan, you must know that the Jingzhou army is watching from the sidelines.”

Sun Quan nodded. Although he criticized himself, it was just a form of explaining to his subordinates. If Lu Xun didn't know the meaning and really thought it was Sun Quan's responsibility, then he was asking for trouble. From ancient times to the present, leaders have always been correct, although Occasionally showing a little bit of self-blame is just a pretense. As a subordinate, you must have the consciousness of being a subordinate, and you must have the courage to take responsibility for the leader. officialdom knowledge.

Although Lu Xun is young, his family has deep roots, and he is also familiar with this knowledge. He also said: "My minister believes that the defeat of Yu County is actually a defeat of power. It is Jingzhou's toughness that puts us at a disadvantage. It is inevitable, no matter who it is, they will also suffer defeat, the difference at most is the degree of failure, in fact, it is very rare for General Jiang to save more than 5000 people."

These words made Sun Quan feel much more at ease, his face showed a sullen look, but this anger was aimed at Jingzhou, he clenched his fists and said: "Liu Jing is my sister-in-law, and he is so insulting to me, this account I will settle with him sooner or later."