Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 457
In mid-June, Yang Rui returned to Xuzhou, but he was a little worried.Under Bu Zhi's recommendation, Yang Rui met Sun Quan, but it was not as grand as imagined, and it can be said that he was a bit sneaky.

After some chatting, Yang Rui finally knew that Sun Quan's attitude was not as clear as that of Bu Zhi, and he was still a little hesitant.To put it simply, Sun Quan had three kinds of minds, one was luck, Cao Cao would stop in Jingzhou and would not plot Jiangdong; the second was to surrender to Cao Cao and be able to continue to sit in Jiangdong; the third was to fight Cao Cao.Yang Rui has reason to believe that these three ideas of Sun Quan represent the opinions of Jiangdong people, and these three ideas have probably been debated countless times in Jiangdong.

Now that he had debated countless times, Yang Rui didn't think he could convince Sun Quan, so he could only advise Sun Quan to take precautions to avoid being caught off guard.Buzhi thought that Yang Rui could help him persuade Sun Quan, but seeing what Yang Rui said, he could only offer advice to Sun Quan. One was to send Zhuge Jin to meet Liu Bei, and the other was to exchange weapons and arrows from Xuzhou.

Sun Quan didn't like Liu Bei very much, thinking that Liu Bei was insignificant.Buzhi persuaded Sun Quan again that if he wanted to stabilize Jiangdong, he must drag Cao Cao to Jingzhou. Since he could not rely on Liu Biao and could only rely on Liu Bei, Sun Quan reluctantly agreed.To exchange tea for weapons, Sun Quan readily agreed, but to exchange Lu Xun for arrows, Sun Quan hesitated again and again, and only gave an answer to discuss later.

After coming out of Sun Quan, Bu Zhi brought Yang Rui to see Lu Su, but Lu Su took it very seriously. He directly pointed out that the first two ideas were wishful thinking. The only way to keep Jiangdong was to fight Cao Cao, and it was better to fight early than to fight late. .In the end, the three of them agreed that Buzhi would go to see Zhuge Jin, and let Zhuge Jin persuade Liu Bei to go south and then go east to Xiakou to prepare for the meeting with Cao Cao, while Lu Su contacted Zhou Yu to discuss the strategy and location of the meeting with Cao Cao .When they came out from Lu Su's place, Bu Zhi and Lu Su murmured and said something, but Lu Su's face changed drastically at first, and then became serious.

Hearing what Yang Rui said, Zhou Cang and Zhou Wen looked at each other and smiled. What Bu Zhi said must be a strategy to spread the plague, but I don't know if they will adopt it.

Yang Rui stopped by and went home to ask his brother Yang Dun for news.Jiangdong is now divided into three factions: one faction is represented by the local gentry and advocates peace, the other is represented by Sun Jian and Sun Ce's former troops, and the other is ambiguous.As an important minister beside Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao has never expressed his position, and Zhou Yu, the commander of the navy, seems to have been ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhou Wen chuckled: "Perhaps when Cao Cao's soldiers approached the city, these people could wake up."

Zhou Cang immediately ordered to mobilize [-] short knives from Xuzhou and secretly send them to Jiangdong. He also called Zhang Jin and asked him to develop the method of frying and baking tea immediately after finding the tea source.Zhou Cang scratched his head anxiously when the book was ready to use. He only knew clear tea, black tea, and black tea, but he didn't know how to make them. Fortunately, he also knew how to roast and bake tea, so he had to ask Zhang Jin to send more people. Keep trying.

Counting the days, it has been more than three months since Gan Ning crossed the sea and marched eastward. I don't know how the battle is going. It has been two months since Xu Shu went to Jeju. There are five resourceful generals Gan Ning, Sun Da, Xu Sheng, Huang Xu, Liu Qing, and Xu Shu. With the doctor here, Zhou Cang didn't have any worries, but was a little anxious.

Sun Quan was more anxious than Zhou Cang. He was worried that Cao Cao would go south, and he was even more worried that Jiangdong's people would be unstable.It has been eight years since he replaced his older brother Sun Ce in Jiangdong. He has been deliberately consolidating his position and constantly reconciling with the local gentry in order to gain recognition. The Shanyue people rebelled from time to time, ranging from a thousand to tens of thousands, and Sun Quan suppressed them bloodily.But for all this, Sun Quan still worried that his status would not be guaranteed.

Sun Quan was not at ease with the Jiangdong gentry, he knew that these people would do anything to preserve their own interests.Sun Quan was in awe of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, the talented ministers who were both literary and military, and feared that they would not be able to control them.What can make Sun Quan feel at ease is Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, the former subordinates of Sun Jian, the three fathers, and Zhou Tai, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, and Lu Su who were single-handedly promoted by himself. , Chen Wu, and Dong Xi have long been sent by him to exterminate the Shanyue people.

It's not that Sun Quan doesn't want to fight, but he also hopes to completely establish his position in Jiangdong through a battle with Cao Cao.The most urgent thing for him is to win people's hearts. To win people's hearts, it is useless to rely on your own prestige, preaching and debate. Only a sense of oppression can make Jiangdong people hug together.Therefore, he is watching and waiting for the opportunity, but he is not just waiting blindly. He has already secretly dispatched troops and food, and the actions of Bu Zhi and Lu Su are under his control. He even knows that Bu Zhi is going to Lu Su For the poisonous plan proposed, on the third day, he sent his confidant Zhou Shan to take people to Xichuan to investigate the epidemic situation there, and Zhou Shan and others had a lot of money with them.

Sun Quan is not optimistic about Liu Bei, but he also knows that Liu Biao is ill. The only one who can fight Cao Cao in Jingzhou is Liu Bei, and only Liu Bei can restrain the remnants of Jingzhou and contain Cao Cao's troops. As long as he can relieve himself a little pressure, he will use it. superior.Sun Quan is also not optimistic about Liu Qi, but as Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi can still play a little bit of spare time, so Liu Qi has not been disturbed in Jiangxia, and he is even more harmonious with Jiangdong.After Sun Quan planned to use up Liu Bei, he would support Liu Qi to replace Liu Bei, and then destroy Liu Qi, taking Jingzhou into his arms.

Zhou Cang refused to directly send troops to assist, and Sun Quan was very dissatisfied. In addition, when Zhou Cang proposed to exchange Lu Xun for [-] arrows, Sun Quan agreed with twelve in his heart. There is an attempt, if it is not considered too much influence, especially Zhou Yu's attitude, Sun Quan is willing to trade Sun Shao for another [-] arrows.In front of Yang Rui, Sun Quan remained calm, but he was thinking repeatedly in his heart. Regardless of why Zhou Cang traded knives for tea, ten thousand knives are not a minority, which shows that Zhou Cang still supports himself and thinks that he will win, otherwise he will not win. It would take so much trouble.That's why Sun Quan put aside the suggestion of exchanging arrows for Lu Xun for the time being. Before everything is clear, he wanted to wait.

Another point is that Sun Quan was careful about Zhou Cang, whether Zhou Cang would take advantage of the fact that he and Cao Cao had lost both sides to reap the benefits.Lu Su once had a conversation with Sun Quan, suggesting that Sun Quan's strategy of taking Jingzhou and Tubashu to fight for the Central Plains is in line with Sun Quan's wishes, and this is a safe strategy.The total number of soldiers in Jiangdong is only 12, and the number of elite soldiers is only [-]. Sun Quan is already satisfied with being able to repel Cao Cao and keep Jiangdong. It is beyond his power to occupy Jingzhou. If he can seize a few counties, it will be joy. happy.

(End of this chapter)