After Sun Quan attacked Huang Zu and defeated his general Ling Cao, he retreated to clean up the territory and pacify the bandits, always thinking of revenge.

Suddenly I heard that Liu Cong was rising in Jingzhou, and that Liu Bei's troops defeated Cao Ren and recovered the whole territory of Nanyang. I doubted the truth and ordered people to inquire about the news in detail.

Cao Cao also sent an envoy to Jianye to accuse Sun Quan of resisting the decree and ordered him to immediately send troops to Jiangxia to obey the will of heaven.

At this time, Zhou Yu was training troops in Chaisang, and Sun Quan was discussing countermeasures with Lu Su, Zhang Zhao and others.

Sun Quan said: "If you help Cao Cao, Liu Biao and his son will die soon, and Jingzhou will be captured by Cao Cao, which will endanger Jiangdong; if you don't help Cao Cao, your father's hatred will have to be avenged. What good plan do you two have?"

Lu Su said: "Jingzhou and Jiangdong are closely related. I have recently heard that Cao Cao built the Xuanwu Pond to train his navy. He must have the intention of marching south. Since Jingzhou is lost, he will attack Jiangdong. Liu Qi's resistance to Cao is like a snipe and a clam fighting, so it is better to wait and see.

Change, wait and move to take advantage of it.”

Zhang Zhao sneered and said: "Cao Cao holds the emperor in the north and has more than a million people under his command. Liu Qi doesn't know how high the sky is and if he uses his power rashly, he will be killed. My lord did not send his son to the court last time. Cao Cao holds a grudge. If he disobeys again, he will be killed."

If the Cao family is hostile to them, who can stop them from sending troops for this reason? By sending troops at this time, you can not only get revenge, but also make good friends with the Cao family, so why not do it?"

Lu Su said: "I foolishly thought that Liu Qi's sudden army suddenly emerged and captured Nanyang in half a month, so he would definitely do something. It is better to stand still and watch his movements. If Liu Qi can resist Cao Cao, he should put the overall situation first, delay revenge, and conspire with the Central Plains.

If you can't win, it's not too late to try other strategies."

Zhang Zhao was always dissatisfied with Lu Su because he was young and careless. Hearing this, he said: "Most of the people in charge of the army at Chaisang are well aware of the changes in Jingzhou. Why not order him to make independent decisions? If he can send troops, he will march from Chaisang to Xiakou in the morning and evening."

Come and defeat Huang Zu!"

"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense!" Sun Quan couldn't make a choice, so he had to throw the problem to Zhou Yu.

Zhang Zhao was content with stroking his beard. Zhou Yu had always advocated conquest and disagreed with him, but this time in order to make good friends with Cao Cao, he had to let Zhou Yu agree.

When the envoy went to Chaisang to deliver the order, Lu Meng was overjoyed and said: "Gan Ning has been transferred to Nanyang. The other generals have nothing to fear. The dead bones in Huang Zu's tomb can be determined in one battle!"

Zhou Yu, however, stood at the mouth of the river with his hands behind his hands, looking towards the north in silence. After a while, he slowly said: "The time has not come yet!"

Lü Meng wondered: "Now that Jingzhou is deploying all its troops to fight against Cao Cao, the territory is empty. If we get Jiangxia, we can march westward and seize the Chu Pass to take advantage of the Yangtze River. How can I doubt it?"

Zhou Yu said with emotion: "Liu Qi soared into the sky, shut down and ordered his life, and Xu Shu, Crouching Dragon helped him, the outcome of the battle in Nanyang is unpredictable!"

Lu Meng laughed and said: "Liu Qi, a sick man, has been oppressed by the Cai family for many years. He got up by chance, but it is short-lived. Jingzhou will be acquired by the Cao family sooner or later, why not take advantage of it earlier?"

While they were discussing, Tan Ma came to report that Xiahou Dun's 100,000-strong army was defeated in Bowang. The entire army was wiped out and fled back to Xuchang.

Lu Meng was shocked and said: "Liu Qi is so virtuous and capable that he can defeat Cao's army again?"

"Liu Qi? Are the golden scales/a thing in the pond..."

Zhou Yu let out a long sigh, a ray of light disappeared from the depths of his eyes, and ordered Lu Meng and others to continue training troops and strictly control the water fortresses everywhere.

When Chai Sang returned to the back hall, he smelled a strong aroma of wine and said helplessly: "Shi Yuan is drunk again!"

One of the people in the side room laughed and said: "The Lord of Jingzhou has appeared. My relatives and friends have been saved. There are successors in the Han Dynasty. How can I not celebrate with you?"

Zhou Yu came to the door, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a wry smile appeared on his handsome face, and he sighed: "I heard that the crouching dragon and the phoenix chick have the same names, the phoenix chick is wild and wild, the Crouching Dragon is a villager, and all the people in Jingzhou are so vulgar?"

There was a person in the room leaning on the table, drinking with his chest exposed. He had a short appearance, splayed eyebrows, triangular eyes, a mustache, and a weird smile at the corner of his mouth. The whole person looked extremely vulgar. He was Feng Chu Pang Tong.

Pang Tong traveled to Jiangdong years ago and made friends with Jiangdong Lu Ji, Gu Shao and others. When he returned, he passed by Chaisang and was retained by Zhou Yu. Although he was not a military counselor, he knew everything about Jingzhou.

"Hahaha!" Pang Tong laughed and said: "Wolong Tianzong is a genius, his elegance is not inferior to that of the governor, and even his piano skills are even better than them!"

"Oh?" Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, walked over and sat across from him, "You are so talented, how about Mr. Bi?"

"Ten times as good as me!"

Zhou Yu was surprised. Seeing Pang Tong's calm expression, he asked again: "Today Cao Cao has gathered an army of 500,000 to take revenge and wants to annex Nanyang and take Jingzhou. Liu Qi's army is less than 100,000. How do you think the victory will be, Sir?"

Pang Tong took a sip of wine and asked, "Yuan and Cao fought in Guandu. What do you think of the victory or defeat?"

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Yuan Shao is arrogant and arrogant and cannot use people. Cao Cao is a traitor in the world. How can we be the same?"

Pang Tong tugged at his beard and said calmly: "The governor is familiar with military books. Don't you know that arrogant soldiers will be defeated?"

Zhou Yu sat there and meditated for a long time. When he heard that Pang Tong was asleep and snoring, he was alarmed and got up and returned to the lobby.

He immediately wrote a letter and ordered people to be sent to Jianye to report back to Sun Quan. The navy had not yet been trained and the ships were not ready, so they could not send out troops.

After he finished arranging everything, he came back to ask Pang Tong about Wolong, but he saw that the room was empty. A note of war was left on the table, which read: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!

Zhou Yu looked disappointed and cursed angrily: "Fengxiao, Fengxiao, you are really a gangster! Knowing that Jingzhou was about to be in chaos, he fled to the east of the Yangtze River. Now I see Liu Qi rising up and drifting away again. He will have to pay me back ten times as much one day."

Here comes the wine."

In Jianye City, Sun Quan read the letter, stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Sure enough, heroes think alike!"

He immediately ordered people to invite Lu Su, handed him the letter, and said with a smile: "What Gong Jin said really coincides with Zijing."

Sun Quan was happy because his inner thoughts were consistent with those of Zhou Yu and Lu Su, which greatly increased his confidence.

This is like a student who has just entered high school and finds that his problem-solving ideas are the same as those of his teacher. You can imagine how proud he feels.

"This is also a sign of your lord's wisdom!" Lu Su praised Sun Quan first and then lowered his head to read the letter.

After reading it, he said: "The Central Plains is a land within the sea. Both cities are where the Han Dynasty started their business. If my lord wants to become a hegemon, he should go to Huainan as early as possible, as the governor said. When the money and food of Jingzhou people are exhausted, he can easily get it."

"Although Gong Jin is warlike, he also knows the overall situation!" Sun Quan said with a proud smile: "Cao Cao raised his army in anger and marched towards Nanyang with all his troops. The two armies were already as strong as fire and water. Cao Cao laughed at Liu Qi as a dog and dolphin, and he was just the gatekeeper for me in Jiangdong.

The dog and the two tigers are fighting each other, so I took the opportunity to stabilize Huainan."

Lu Su nodded and said: "Now the two armies are annexing each other. If Liu Qi wins, Cao Cao's army will be severely weakened. They can kill Cao Cao together to control Huainan and enter the Central Plains of Tu. If Cao Cao wins, they can take advantage of the momentum to divide the land of Jingzhou and draw the river.

If we manage and conquer Bashu, our royal career will be accomplished!"

Sun Quan stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Since ancient times, to defend the river, you must defend the Huaihe River. If you get the land of Huainan and use the Jianghuai River as the boundary, you can enter the Central Plains and retreat to the east of the Yangtze River. You can deal with Cao's thieves calmly!"

The two then discussed it, and Sun Quan sent someone to write back to Cao Cao, saying that the clan bandits were rampant in Jiangdong and the naval army was not ready yet, so it was not enough to send troops, so the date could be postponed.
Chapter completed!