Chapter 14 4. Sun Quan made the final decision

After talking with Lu Su, Sun Quan received Zhuge Liang. strangeness!Hasn't Sun Quan already made up his mind to join forces with Liu against Cao?Why do you want to listen to Zhuge Liang again?Because he is cautious.He had to figure out how much strength Liu Bei had and how determined he was.Therefore, when the two met, Sun Quan's mind was completely blank. Zhuge Liang’s opening remarks are a classic: There was great chaos in the country, the general raised troops to occupy Jiangdong, Liu Yuzhou also collected all Hannan, and competed with Cao Cao for the world. This is wonderful!On the surface, Zhuge Liang only described the situation and reviewed the history, but there is a mystery hidden in a few words.For example, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu, who have been eliminated, and Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, and Ma Chao, who are still independent, do not mention a word. It seems that only three are competing together.

There are also articles in order: first Sun Quan, then Liu Bei, and finally Cao Cao.In fact, when Cao Cao raised his troops, Sun Quan and Liu Bei didn't know where they were.What's more, Cao Cao has hundreds of thousands of troops in half of China, Sun Quan also has 100,000 elite soldiers in the six counties of Jiangdong, and Liu Bei and Liu Qi only have 20,000 horses. How can they "conquer the world"? However, Sun Quan likes to hear this kind of statement; and "compete with Cao Cao for the world" and so on, it hints to Sun Quan who is your friend and who is your enemy.The statement has not yet begun, and the camp is already clear.

As for Liu Bei's decline and predicament, he briefly mentioned it: the hero has nothing to use, so Yuzhou fled here.So, why is Liu Bei useless?Because Cao Cao pacified the Central Plains, broke through Jingzhou, and shocked the world. It turned out that the trouble was all because of Cao Cao, but Liu Bei had no problem. Hehe, clever! Next, Zhuge Liang turned against the guest and began to plan for Sun Quan: If he can compete with Cao Cao, it is better to end it as soon as possible; if he cannot resist, he should surrender as soon as possible.Like the general, who appears to be obedient to his orders, but actually has two ambitions in his heart, but he is eager to stop, and he is afraid that catastrophe will be imminent.

So Zhuge Liang said: May the general deal with it according to his ability. It cannot be said that this is unreasonable.Yes, it is true that Liu Bei has no place to use his talents, but he also has no trouble because of it.Because there is a dead end anyway, it's amazing to fight him to death.Calculated in this way, the one who is in trouble is Sun Quan, who waits and sees, is suspicious and hesitant, and "is in a hurry and keeps going". But, obviously he was desperate, but he said that others were in trouble, and he pretended to put himself in their shoes. Of course, Sun Quan would not accept this.He retorted and said, "In that case, why didn't you Liu Yuzhou surrender?"

Zhuge Liang knew very well that at this time, he must not increase the ambition of others and destroy his prestige, but must convey the message of resistance to the end to the other party.So he replied defiantly: Liu Yuzhou's royal family is a member of the royal family, with outstanding talents and great expectations, how can there be any reason to surrender?Even if the resistance fails, that is God's will.Surrender to Cao Cao, absolutely not! This is a dignified statement, but it can only be regarded as diplomatic rhetoric.In fact, Liu Bei, who has changed his master five times, is so hard-headed this time?If he is sure, Cao Cao will never let him go, and it is useless to surrender, he can only die hard to the end.

However, what Sun Quan wanted was Liu Bei's attitude.So he said on the spot: I have made it clear that no one can fight against Cao Cao except Liu Yuzhou.However, before Sun Quan made a decision, he still had to weigh the possibility of war, so he asked bluntly: After Liu Yuzhou was newly defeated, would he still have the strength to resist? Obviously, this can only be settled in real terms. So Zhuge Liang said: Cao Cao marched thousands of miles and ran for thousands of miles. He has become the end of his battle here. How can he have fighting power?People in the north are not familiar with water warfare, how can they have combat effectiveness?Liu Cong's troops surrendered to Cao Cao out of desperation, not because they were sincerely convinced, so how could they have combat effectiveness?

Facts have proved that these judgments of Zhuge Liang are completely correct. More importantly, he also brought an important message, that is, Liu Bei's entire army was not wiped out, and Jingzhou was not completely captured.As long as the two sides work together, there will be no problem in defeating Cao Cao.Cao Cao is defeated and must retreat to the north.At that time, the tripartite power of the Central Plains, Jiangdong and Jingzhou can be formed. So Zhuge Liang said: The chance of success or failure lies in today. Speaking of this, the alliance should have been reached.However, Sun Quan still stood still, because he was waiting for someone to come.

Sun Quan was waiting for Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was recalled from the front by Lu Su's suggestion.He made this suggestion, of course, there are profound reasons, and there are sufficient reasons. Zhou Yu, who was the same age as Sun Ce, grew up with Sun Ce and later became close comrades-in-arms like brothers. They jointly built the Jiangdong Foundation.They also married well-known beauties Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao respectively, and became young heroes who were proud of both the battlefield and love. They were twenty-four years old at the time, and they were called Sun Lang and Zhou Lang. After Sun Ce's death, it was Zhou Yu who took the lead in supporting Sun Quan and became Sun Quan's right-hand man together with Zhang Zhao.At that time, Sun Quan's official position was only a general, but Zhou Yu treated Sun Quan as a courtier.He also told Lu Su that Sun Quan would definitely be able to become an emperor, so Lu Su defected to Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu is Sun Quan's Zhuge Liang. In fact, Zhou Yu's judgment on the battle situation was exactly the same as Zhuge Liang's. He even pointed out the four major drawbacks of Cao Cao's expedition this time: local unrest, future troubles, and rashly going south. It is short, the second is the second; in the cold winter months, the horses have no fodder, and the supplies are insufficient, the third is; Zhou Yu said: These four are taboos for military strategists, but Cao Cao did not lose any of them.Such profit makes the mind faint, it is like coming to die by oneself, how can we surrender instead?I think it is today to capture this thief alive!

The myth of Cao Cao's invincibility was shattered by Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu together. Lu Su settled the political accounts, Zhuge Liang settled the alliance accounts, Zhou Yu settled the military accounts, and Sun Quan was sure, so he showed his trump card: the old thief had long wanted to abolish the Han and stand on his own, but he was only concerned about Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and others. Liu Biao and me.Now the heroes are gone, only the lone one remains.The orphan and the old thief are irreconcilable! In order to declare his determination, Sun Quan cut off the corner of the case with his sword and shouted: Anyone who dares to surrender to Cao Cao will end up just like this book case!

On that night, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan had a private conversation.Sun Quan touched Zhou Yu's back, called his name and said: Gong Jin, you are sent by heaven to help me!I have selected 30,000 elite soldiers, and prepared ships, food and weapons.Please Gongjin, Zijing (Lu Su), and Cheng Gong (Cheng Pu) go ahead, and I will do my best to support in the rear.If the battle is unfavorable, Gong Jin will come back, and this general will personally fight Cao Mengde to the death. It seems that Sun Quan has long been ready to join the war. In fact, it was Sun Quan's plan to unite Liu against Cao.However, he had to get guarantees from Liu Bei, and Zhou Yu and Lu Su, who would actually fight in the future, had to put forward their claims. He also wanted to take this opportunity to examine the loyalty of the group members, so he pretended to have no opinion and refused to express his opinion for a long time. Sun Quan is by no means an idle figure. But anyway, Wu Jun finally set off.With Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu as the chief and deputy commanders (left and right governors), and Lu Su as the chief of staff (Zanjun school lieutenant), they drove the warship to Fankou with full sail. Liu Bei, who sent people to guard the pier every day, finally hoped for help.In order to show his sincerity, Liu Bei went to see Zhou Yu by boat alone.When the two met, they exchanged greetings and condolences, but Liu Bei was most concerned about the military situation. Liu Bei said: General Sun is determined to fight Cao Gong, which can be said to be far-sighted, but I don't know how many soldiers your army has? Zhou Yu said: Thirty thousand. Liu Bei said: Hate less! Zhou Yu said confidently: 30,000 people are enough!Please Liu Yuzhou relax and watch me defeat the enemy!