Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 306

All civil and military people sit on both sides.Lu Su sat next to Kong Ming, didn't talk much, just watched him speak.Zhuge Liang told Sun Quan what Cao Ang meant.

After finishing speaking, he peeked at Sun Quan, only to see Sun Quan with blue eyes and purple beard, and a dignified appearance.Zhuge Liang thought to himself: "This man has a very good appearance, but he is young and vigorous. He just needs to be provocative! When he asks, he will be provocative with words.

After the tea offering was over, Sun Quan said: "I have heard Lu Zijing talk about his talents many times. It is a great honor to meet you today. Please enlighten me."

Zhuge Liang said: "I have little knowledge, but I should not ask for advice."

Sun Quan said: "You are near Xinye, assisting Cao Ang in the decisive battle with Li Song, I think you must know the truth of Li Song's army."

Zhuge Liang said: "Cao Ang has few soldiers, and Xinye City is small and has no food. How could we fight against Li Song's army? As soon as we heard that Li Song's army was coming, we ran away in a hurry. I'm afraid Marquis Wu heard the story."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, everyone in the hall roared with laughter, and Zhuge Liang also laughed.

Sun Quan reached out his hand to silence everyone, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming is really interesting! I just wonder how many soldiers and horses there are in Li Song's army?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "The combined horse-step and water armies number about one million."

Sun Quan said: "Is there some bragging here? Where did Li Songjun get so many soldiers?"

Zhuge Liang said: "These are not bragging, it's completely true. Li Song won Yanzhou with 20 Qingzhou troops; he won another 60 million when he defeated Yuan Shao; the Central Plains recruited 40 million soldiers; now he has another Jingzhou's army is 30 to [-]; according to this calculation."

"No less than 150 million. If I'm telling the truth, I'm afraid to scare you Jiangdong soldiers and civilians, so I said a million." Lu Su was beside him, his face turned pale when he heard the words, and he winked at Zhuge Liang desperately; Zhuge Liang pretended not to see it. , Lu Su was so angry that he was half dead.

At this moment, Sun Quan was a little unconfident: "How many generals under Li Song's men are there?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Li Song's subordinates are resourceful and resourceful men, who are able to recruit generals who are accustomed to fighting. After all, there must be one or two thousand of them!"

After Sun Quan heard this, he sneered in his heart. He still knew how many advisers and generals Li Song had. There were not thousands of them at most, and there were only a few hundred at most. I wonder if he has any other plans?"

Zhuge Liang asked back: "Now that Li Song is going down to the stronghold along the river to prepare warships, besides plotting Jiangdong, what other plans can he have?"

Sun Quan said: "If he intends to annex Jiangdong, I still need to ask Mr. Jiangdong whether to fight or not. I hope you can tell me."

Zhuge Liang said: "I have something to say, but I'm afraid that General Sun won't listen to it and don't take it seriously."

Sun Quan said: "How come, I am very willing to listen to the master's high opinion."

Zhuge Liang said: "When the world was in great turmoil, General Sun set up Jiangdong, and General Cao collected the people from Hannan to fight for the world with Li Song. Now Li Song has pacified the princes in the north; There is no place for a hero; that's why my lord has fled here. If General Sun wishes to join us, if he can use Wu and Yue to contend against the Central Plains, it is better to make up his mind to fight early; if he does not dare to fight, just listen to him If you are a counselor, put on your armor and surrender to Li Song!"

Before Sun Quan could speak, Zhuge Liang continued: "Now, General, you pretend to obey other people's opinions, but you are still hesitating in your heart. If you cannot make a decision when something is urgent, I am afraid that disaster is not far away!"

Sun Quan said, "It's exactly as you said, why didn't Cao Ang surrender to Li Song?"

Kongming said: "In the past, Tian Heng and the strong men of Qi were able to keep the morality in their hearts and not be humiliated. What's more, Cao Ang and Li Song have the hatred of killing their father, the hatred of their family and the country! What's more, my master is loyal to the Han Dynasty, how can he submit to Li Song This traitor surrenders! That's why I advise you to surrender, General."

After hearing what Kong Ming said, Sun Quan suddenly changed color, brushed his clothes, and retreated into the back hall.Everyone laughed and dispersed. Lu Su scolded Kong Ming and said, "Why do you say such things, sir? If it weren't for my lord's generosity, I wouldn't scold you face to face and embarrass you! What you said, sir, is very contemptuous of my lord."

Kongming looked up and said with a smile: "It is not I, Zhuge Liang, who really despises Marquis Wu, but Li Song! I have my own plan to defeat Li. If Marquis Wu doesn't come to ask me, I have to hide it in my heart."

Lu Su said: "If you really have a good plan, I will immediately ask my master to come out for advice."

Zhuge Liang said: "I regard Cao Cao's millions of people as a colony of ants on the ground! I just need to raise my hand, and I can turn them into dust!"

After hearing this, Lu Su asked Zhuge Liang to wait here, and he immediately went into the back hall to meet Sun Quan.At this time, Sun Quan's anger has not subsided.

Seeing Lu Su coming in, he said to Lu Su: "This Zhuge Liang is bullying me too much! I can't throw him out face to face. This is not my way of hospitality in Soochow. You let him leave by himself, so as not to hurt anyone's face." It's not pretty either."

Lu Su cupped his hands and said: "The minister just reprimanded him for this matter, but Kong Ming joked that the lord can't hold things."

"Kong Ming has a good plan to destroy Li in his heart, and Kong Ming refuses to say it casually. Why didn't the lord ask him?"

Sun Quan replied angrily and said happily: "It turns out that Kong Ming had a good plan to defeat the enemy in his heart, so he used words to provoke me. I almost missed the big deal at the moment."

After finishing speaking, he went out of the hall again with Lu Su, and then asked Zhuge Liang to talk.Seeing Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan thanked him, "I have offended you just now, please don't take it to heart."

Zhuge Liang also thanked him: "Your Majesty has offended you a lot with your words just now, and I hope Marquis Wu will forgive me." Sun Quan invited Zhuge Liang into the back hall and treated him with wine.

After several rounds, Sun Quan said: "Li Song's lifelong enemies are nothing more than Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Ang, and myself, Sun Quan. Now that the heroes are gone, only me and your master Cao Ang are left. Land, controlled by others, I have already made a decision. Only you and I can resist Li Song's army together; now that Cao Ang is defeated, do you still have the strength to fight against Li Song with me?"

Kongming said: "Although my lord has just been defeated, there are more than [-] soldiers under his command; the Jiangxia soldiers under Liu Qi's command also have [-] soldiers and horses."

"Li Song's people are exhausted from the distance; when chasing our army, Qingqi traveled three hundred miles in a day and a night, but at the end of the so-called crossbow, none of the arrows shot could penetrate Lu Jin."

"Besides, people in the north are not familiar with water warfare. The people of Jingzhou who joined Li Song were forced by the situation, not their will. Now if the general can really work together with my lord, defeating Li Song will be no problem."

"When Li Song is defeated, he will definitely return to the north. In this way, the strength of you and me will increase, and then we will form a three-legged confrontation. Success or failure depends on one action! Please make the decision, the general."

Sun Quan said joyfully: "The words of the master made me suddenly enlightened. I have made up my mind. I will discuss to raise troops today to destroy Li Song! Zijing, please convey my intention to the civil and military officials, and even Cao resists Li."

(End of this chapter)