The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 375

"I didn't expect Zijing to be like this, Guo Zhongchen!"

Wei Tao let out a long sigh, Lu Su would go to persuade Sun Quan, naturally because of Wei Tao.

What Lu Su said was not what Wei Tao asked him to say, but Wei Tao thought of it himself. He believed that Lu Su must make a decision after explaining the matter to Lu Su.

In fact, it can be said that Wei Tao guessed correctly, but Wei Tao did not expect that Lu Su would be so loyal. Although he succeeded in persuading Sun Quan, in the end he paid for it with his life.

"General, my lord is already exhausted physically and mentally, and I can't manage things on my own. I believe that the general doesn't have much time, but I don't know if the general can answer my lord's request?"

This time the emissary was Zhang Zhao, who asked Wei Tao with his hand clasped.

"As long as you can keep the lord's wealth and wealth, you can get the land of Jiangdong. I believe the general can still make a choice. What's more, the lord's younger sister is very beautiful and is a good match for the general. If you want to come, the general understands."

Wei Tao nodded slightly, at Wei Tao's status, he naturally wouldn't say he had any resistance to the marriage, and thought of Sun Quan's sister, wasn't it Sun Shangxiang?
Wei Tao is also interested in seeing this strange woman who has the name of "Gong Yao Ji" in history.

"What Zibu said is true, I can guarantee that as long as Sun Quan leads the crowd to surrender, I will guarantee the wealth and honor of the Sun family forever, and Zibu also knows that I am from a family, so I naturally understand the benefits of the family. Send people to occupy it, but it will also maintain the original policy of Jiangdong to maintain the stability of Jiangdong."

As a man of two lifetimes, Wei Tao naturally knew why Zhang Zhao still came here on purpose. Indeed, it would have been enough for Sun Quan to surrender in person, but the interests of the Jiangdong gentry may not be guaranteed in this way.

Zhang Zhao came here probably because of his remarks.

In fact, if it was possible, Wei Tao didn't want to make such a wish. In this way, it would be very easy to form a situation where the tail could not be dropped.

But it's a pity that Wei Tao can't do that.

As Zhang Zhao said, his rear was unstable. Although there was no news, Wei Tao believed that Cao Cao and Liu Bei must be in a hurry to attack at this time, and he could only recruit Sun Quan as soon as possible.

So for the time being, Wei Tao did just that.

"I would like to obey the general's order. I am replying to the lord. I think the lord should leave the city immediately and surrender."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhang Zhao was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly saluted him. Seeing this, Wei Tao couldn't help shaking his head secretly in his heart.

Even though this old official of Zhaoji Dynasty may have the meaning of loyalty in his heart, in fact, I am afraid that self-interest is more important than public interest.

After getting Wei Tao's promise, Sun Quan couldn't help it. Soon after Zhang Zhao replied, he immediately led the people out of the city, walked to Wei Tao's army with the seal in hand, and offered to surrender.

As for Sun Quan, after Wei Tao accepted his request to surrender, he still sealed him as a duke, hereditary.

Having won the duke, Sun Quan also let go of his thoughts, and very cooperatively ordered Jiangdong to surrender.

The news of Sun Quan's surrender quickly spread. Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who were in a hurry to attack, were shocked and had to stop.

However, although Cao Cao stopped his army to attack Jingzhou, Cao Cao deserved to be Cao Cao, and immediately ordered people to send troops to Yangzhou to seize all the land originally occupied by Jiangdong.

If Sun Quan hadn't surrendered, even if Sun Quan was trapped in Chaisang, the generals defending the city would naturally not surrender easily.

But now that Sun Quan had surrendered to Wei Tao, these generals naturally couldn't take care of so many, and they directly led their troops to surrender to Cao Cao. In just a few days, the entire Yangzhou fell into the hands of Cao Cao.

Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei is not so lucky.

Originally attacking Jingzhou was not smooth, Xu Huang was cautious and had the style of a general, and Wei Tao sent Pang Tong to plan for him. Even though Liu Bei was assisted by Zhuge Liang, he still couldn't make an inch of progress.

More importantly, Zhuge Liang was fighting wits with Pang Tong in Jingzhou, and he could no longer be the host in Xiliang.

The real host of the battle in Xiliang is Ma Chao. Originally, Ma Chao can be said to be both wise and brave, and it is more than enough to guard Xiliang.

It's a pity that the Ma family was originally a Xiliang warlord. Although they didn't say that they wanted to betray Liu Bei at this time, they still had a little bit of thought in their minds.

In this way, Ma Chao gave Xun You a glimpse of the flaw, and used his desire to occupy Xiliang to revive the Ma family to directly lure the enemy in.

It not only severely injured Liu Bei's army, but also severely injured all those who were dissatisfied with Wei Tao among the Qiang people, which can be said to be a complete victory.

If it weren't for the difficulty of the road to Shu, it might not be possible to take advantage of the situation to counterattack Sichuan and Shu.

Generally speaking, after this battle, Wei Tao has firmly established his position as the number one prince in the world, and although Cao Cao is slightly inferior, he is enough to stand against Wei Tao.

As for Liu Bei, he can only rely on the hardships and dangers of the Shu road, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It can be said that at this time, Wei Tao is the person who is most likely to unify the world, and Cao Cao is not without a chance, but Liu Bei can only stick to one country even though he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty.

When things got to this point, even Liu Bei knew it well, how could Liu Bei endure such a situation?
After getting the information that Wei Tao occupied Jiangdong, he was recruiting and surrendering all parts of Jiangdong, Liu Bei couldn't hold back anymore and immediately punished his counselors, and Zhuge Liang was found.

"Xiao Zhi, Kong Ming, the current situation in the world is like this. Although our army has a strategy of uniting with Cao to resist Wei Tao, if it is trapped in the middle of Shu, wouldn't it be like that of Sun Quan? Sun Quan has the advantage of the Yangtze River, but he is unable to defend against Wei Tao. , if Wei Tao comes to attack, can our army block it?"

Liu Bei's question was very straightforward. At first glance, it seemed to have the intention of surrendering, but Fazheng and Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's face and knew it was not the case. This was Liu Bei's real question.

"My lord, the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack in the middle of Sichuan is different from Jiangdong. Jiangdong relies on the Yangtze River's natural moat. You can hear it. A few years ago, the general had set up a navy to cross the sea. Therefore, Jiangdong's geographical advantage is very good for our army. , can be said to be a natural danger to Cao Cao, but to Wei Tao, it has the power to fight."

Zhuge Liang knew the principle of step-by-step, and he didn't forcefully argue at the beginning, but slowly analyzed for Liu Bei to reassure him.

"As for the middle of Shu, if there is no topographic map of Shu, the vertical and horizontal roads alone are enough to fascinate people, let alone walk through them. If Wei Tao comes, just send a few troops to hide in the mountains and forests, cruising around from time to time Afterwards, cut off its food supply, and it won't take long for it to retreat without fighting. This is the invincible strategy of our army!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei nodded slightly, his heart was also flat, but his face was still melancholy.

"Bei has been fighting north and south for several years. What he seeks is that one day he can help the Han family and reproduce the majesty of our great man. It is a pity that Bei is really incompetent. He has been running around until now, but he is only in this state. Seeing that Wei Tao There is no way to occupy the big man, but I can't do anything. I really feel sad and can't be myself. But now, can Bei just sit here and wait for the big man to collapse?"

"The lord must not be so downcast. Although the great man has declined, but the great man has been in 400 years, how can he be so easy to fall?"

Hearing Liu Bei's weeping words, Fazheng immediately persuaded him.

"My lord is the orthodox Han Dynasty, and has a large army. Under his command, there are resourceful men like Kong Ming, and brave generals like Yun Chang and Yi De. Why don't you worry about your great achievements?"

"My lord, what Fa Xiaozhi said is not bad, but now that the situation of the Great Han is in such a crisis, it is still necessary to gather the heroes of the world in the name of the orthodox, to help the lord. If it is not because the lord has not enough cronies, how can there be defeat in Xiliang?"

At this time, Zhuge Liang also said slowly, after this incident, Ma Chao and others from Xiliang, who were originally distrusted, were naturally distrusted even more.

Of course, Ma Chao and other Xiliang people are not weak after all, Liu Bei is the time to employ people, and he will not destroy the Great Wall himself.

But a courtier like Zhuge Liang had to plan for Liu Bei's rainy day.

"My lord, let's see that Sun Quan was also a hero for a while, but after all the generals left by his father and brothers died, and the generals he promoted also died, he had no choice but to bow his knees and surrender. With Chaisang's protection, can't it be just a few days? It's nothing more than that Sun Quan has no one to trust, even if the time is delayed, Jiangdong will not regain his possessions!"

Although he didn't come to Jiangdong in person, but he talked about it as if he had seen it in person. Zhuge Liang is really extraordinary.

"What Kong Ming said is not bad, but what should I do now?"

Liu Bei nodded slightly, he can understand this truth, but some things can't be done just by understanding, talents will not come for no reason.

"My lord, please be promoted to the throne!"

Zhuge Liang bowed to Liu Bei without hesitation.

"For 400 years of the Great Han Dynasty, although the Great Han Dynasty is now in decline, there are still survivors, but the Han Dynasty has no hero, and the people of the world are scattered. Today, the only master in the world is the hero of the Han Dynasty. If the Lord can be promoted to the King of Hanzhong, then you can Rise up the survivors of the Han Dynasty to fight!"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, but it meant that he was going all out, but if he thought about it carefully, could Liu Bei not be fighting at this time.

"But the Son of Heaven is still before Cao Cao, what if he doesn't agree?"

This is not the emperor's disapproval, but Cao Cao's disapproval.

"My lord, Fang is in a hurry today! If this is the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of a lot. In any case, the lord is now an orthodox man, and he is doing it for the revitalization of the man. Even if some trivial things are ignored, it is helpless. !"

At this time, Zhuge Liang actually had no other way, but he was so desperate that he knelt down and said.

"Now the Han Dynasty has reached a critical moment of survival. For the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, the Lord must not hesitate any longer. Please fight!"

"Also ask the lord to do a fight!"

Fazheng bowed down and knelt down in the same way.

(End of this chapter)