Chapter 432 The Battle to Surrender

"My lord, with the current general trend of the world, the unification of Taiwei has been completed. It is difficult for Jingzhou and Jiangdong to do anything anymore. If we continue to fight at this time, let alone what the outcome will be. However, as far as Jiangdong is concerned, it is definitely not a good thing. I hope Lord, think twice!" When Zhou Yu returned to Moling, Jiangdong's important officials such as Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Bu Zhi, and Yu Fan had already gathered around Sun Quan.

There are those who lead the battle, and there are those who lead the surrender. The one who leads the surrender is Zhang Zhao, and the ones who lead the battle are Gu Yong, Buzhi and other people from the Jiangdong clan. The Jiangdong gentry have always been different from the Central Plains gentry, and they are serious about xenophobia. Interest groups basically lasted for hundreds of years, and the court's new policies were very harmful to these people, so they firmly opposed Sun Quan's surrender to Lu Bu.

But for Zhang Zhao, the overall situation of the world has been decided, and there is no need to make these struggles anymore. Instead of fighting to the death, it is better to negotiate terms with Lu Bu while Jiangdong is still intact.

Zhou Yu came in and didn't interrupt when he heard the words. He sat quietly and watched everyone quarreling.

"What Mr. Zi Bu said is certainly reasonable, but has Mr. Zi Bu ever thought that not only did my lord and Lü Bu have a grudge for killing their father, but also the former lord Sun Ce died at the hands of Lü Bu's generals. If the lord surrenders, don't say that Lü Bu will If you don't want to harm the lord, even if you don't have such intention, how do you want the lord to deal with it?"

Zhang Zhao frowned and said: "Although it was a matter of revenge for killing my father and my brother, there is no right or wrong in fighting on the battlefield. Everyone is his own master. The Taiwei killed Duke Wen Tai because he was ordered by Dong Zhuo, and each of them acted for his own sake." My lord, why can I blame the Taiwei for this? As for the hatred of the late lord, the two armies are fighting, and casualties are inevitable. Both of them are public, how can it be turned into a private grudge?"

Zhou Yu raised his head and glanced at Zhang Zhao. If you want to make sense, there is nothing wrong with what he said, but the hatred of killing his father and brother was just mentioned in such an understatement? Does it fit?

Yu Fan said disdainfully: "Mr. Zibu's words are wrong. I dare to ask Mr. Zibu, who can separate public and private affairs so clearly?"

Without waiting for Zhang Zhao's reply, Yu Fan said coldly: "From my point of view, there are only two kinds. One is a sage who puts aside personal grudges and only works for the public benefit. We also admire this person; the other is a sage. He is a person who is inferior to a beast. He is willing to be humble and pretends to be a sage under the guise of killing his father, but in fact he is inferior to a beast!"

"Now my lord is charged with killing his father and brother, but because of the lustful power of Lu Bu, he is willing to give up such revenge. If it is really to save the people of Jiangdong, then that's it. Is this really the case? What the gentleman said Where is the trend? Why didn’t I see it?”

Zhang Zhao frowned and said: "There are thirteen states in the world, and the Taiwei alone wins eleven, and the emperor fully supports him. Isn't this considered a great trend?"

"It's ridiculous!" Yu Fan sneered and said, "Lü Bu is a traitor to the country. He holds the emperor hostage to order the princes. He relies on his great achievements and bravery, and threatens the world with force. He is called a Han official, but he is actually a stupid thief. Although he is powerful now, in fact, all the people in the world are dissatisfied. It has been a long time since ancient times. Since ancient times, there has been a natural chasm in the east of the Yangtze River. There are 100,000 Jiangdong naval forces. Who can fight across the river? There is no doubt that the defeat is due to the geographical advantage; although Lu Bu is powerful, he has no virtue; although there are many soldiers, he is mean and ungrateful; although the population is large, the land of the Central Plains is new, but it will not be popular among the people; and we, the people of Jiangdong, are united, and even more of the Central Plains Countless people with lofty ideals are eager for the Ming Lord to save the Central Plains. This is because of the harmony of the people. The right time, place and people are all in our Jiangdong. This is the general trend, and the direction of the people is the direction of the general trend!"

Zhang Zhao was amused, looked at Yu Fan and said: "I'm afraid Zhong Xiang is not living in a dream. In the past, my lord went to Chang'an in person. All the people in Guanzhong regarded the Taiwei as a sage of the world. All the nations of the Chang'an court came to court. What a scene, Zhong The general trend Xiang mentioned is probably the general trend in your mind.”

"It's nothing more than lies to deceive the people and the ignorant people in Guanzhong. Let's not talk about anything else, just the Central Plains. Lu Bu conquered the Central Plains in less than two years. Although he proved to the world that the Guanzhong army was brave, the people of the Central Plains, those who lost their brothers and fathers , Will the people of the Central Plains treat Lu Bu like the stupid people in Guanzhong? Brother Zibu is just deceiving himself!" Yu Fan said disdainfully.

"You are unreasonable!" Zhang Zhao was furious when he heard this and wanted to argue, but Sun Quan interrupted everyone's quarrel by slamming the table.

"Gong Jin, you came just in time, what do you think of this matter?" Sun Quan had already noticed Zhou Yu coming in.

Everyone also turned their attention to Zhou Yu. As a veteran who created the foundation of Jiangdong with Sun Ce, and also a hero who supported Sun Quan's rise to power, Zhou Yu's position in Jiangdong is naturally very important, not to mention that the military power of Jiangdong is basically in Zhou Yu's hands. The attitude of the Jiangdong Governor is very important here.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu saluted Sun Quan, thought for a while and said, "My lord, I have something to ask you."

"Gong Jin just said it doesn't matter." Sun Quan said with a smile.

"I'm just hypothesizing. If one day, my lord captures the Central Plains, Lu Bu's power is gone, and he leads his troops to surrender, how will my lord treat him?" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan and said.

Sun Quan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment and then said: "If a battle can be avoided, I will surrender."

Sensing the flash of hatred in Sun Quan's eyes, Zhou Yu smiled and said: "What my lord has not said is probably Lu Bu's attitude towards my lord in the future. My lord remembers killing his father and brother, so how could Lu Bu not know about it?" Will you rest assured that your lord is alive and well?"

Sun Quan suddenly realized, looked at Zhou Yu, nodded silently and said: "Of course not!"

Zhang Zhao's expression changed when he heard this, and he opened his mouth and said: "My lord..."

"Zi Bu, there is no need to say any more, I have made up my mind!" Sun Quan took a deep breath, stood up and said, "I will not surrender in Jiangdong!"

There is one thing Yu Fan said rightly. Jiangdong now has absolutely no problem in his determination to fight against Lu Bu. People like Gu Yong and Yu Fan are determined to fight Lu Bu to the end.

Zhang Zhao sighed, then looked at Zhou Yu and said: "Gong Jin, if we defend the Jiang, we must defend the Huai. Now that our army has lost Jiujiang and Lujiang counties, how can we still resist?"

"Lu Bu's Vulcan Cannon is indeed powerful." Zhou Yu sighed after hearing this: "But although this thing is powerful, it cannot be moved to the river for use. It is not easy to cross this river! If we fight in the water, I, Jiangdong What should the navy be afraid of?"

Sun Quan nodded silently after hearing this. Indeed, the navy is the only weapon in Jiangdong that can restrain Lu Bu. He immediately looked at Zhou Yu and said, "In this case, Gong Jin will be fully responsible for this battle. All the troops in Jiangdong will give their full support!"

These words not only represent Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong, but also represent the countless noble families in Jiangdong. In the past, they might have secretly hindered Zhou Yu because of the power struggle, but this time, they will definitely support Zhou Yu in his crusade against Lu Bu.

"Thank you, Lord!" Zhou Yu stood up, saluted Sun Quan, and then saluted everyone with clasped fists: "In that case, I will prepare for this battle!"

The defense is not good enough. Zhou Yu wants to defeat Lu Bu in order to establish a pattern of dividing the river to rule in the future. Now it is nonsense to talk about recovering the Central Plains. Sun Quan does not have this ability, and Zhou Yu does not have it. He can only stick to the east of the river and wait for the right time!

But the prerequisite for holding on to Jiangdong is to be able to defeat Lu Bu once to restore the morale and confidence of the fall of Fei and Lujiang!

"Gong Jin will go on his own. If you need anything, please send someone to pay for it immediately!" Sun Quan nodded.

"Here!" Zhou Yu nodded, turned and left.

After returning to the camp, Zhou Yu immediately began to mobilize his troops. However, not long after, Lu Su brought back the bad news that Jingnan had been lost!

"How long has it been!?" Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su in disbelief: "Lü Bu's army has no navy, how could Jingnan fall?"

"I don't know the details, but when I went there, a large number of warships were already being prepared in the Jiangxia area. The Jingzhou Navy is now all under Lu Bu's control!" Lu Su sighed.

Zhou Yu sat down absentmindedly. The loss of Jingnan not only meant that Lu Bu's army might invade from the Yuzhang area, but more importantly, Lu Bu had a navy in his hands. The Jingzhou navy had not been obtained from the Jiangdong navy in these years. Cheap, but Jiangdong Navy failed to completely defeat Jingzhou Navy. If Lu Bu had the help of Jingzhou Navy, Jiangdong's advantage over Lu Bu would be weakened by most. Considering the sophisticated equipment of Guanzhong Army, this battle would be Hard to beat.

We must try to destroy the Jingzhou Navy before Lu Bu uses it!

A solemn look flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes. If Jingzhou lost, it would be equivalent to Jiangdong being the only one in the world to compete with Lu Bu. As for Jiaozhou Shixie, in this case, he would never fall to Jiangdong.

In order to cope with the current crisis, we must capture the Jingzhou Navy and the four counties in Jingnan!

"Gong Jin?" Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu in a daze and couldn't help but push him.

"Zijing, this matter is important. I need to discuss it with my lord!" Zhou Yu stood up and said. If nothing else happens, the battle plan will have to be changed. The main focus will be on annihilating the Jingzhou navy. In addition, Yuzhang may have There is a big battle!

"You come with me to discuss!"

"Okay!" Lu Su nodded after hearing this, and the two of them left the camp and went to Moling to discuss the matter with Sun Quan.

"Jingzhou has been lost?" Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu, and suddenly there was an unspeakable feeling of powerlessness in his heart. Among the princes in the world, he was the only one left to contend with Lu Bu? To compete with the world with the power of four counties? Is there any chance of winning?

And just the year before last, Lu Bu was only one of the three heroes in the north, standing side by side with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. In just a short time, Lu Bu had conquered the world and threatened Jiangdong! ?

Well, maybe it’s not called coercion, it’s called siege!

"Not bad." Zhou Yu nodded.

"Zibu..." Sun Quan opened his mouth. He suddenly felt that Zhang Zhao's proposal was actually a good one. What a slap in the face.

"Lord!" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan.

"What strategy does Gong Jin have to defeat the enemy?" Sun Quan closed his eyes helplessly. It was difficult to explain in words the anxiety he felt at this time. If the battle was about to be defeated, his family's continuation would be a problem, let alone revenge.

"I'll try to get rid of the Jingxiang navy. As long as the navy is eliminated, our army can take advantage of the situation and take over the four counties of Jingnan and rule it across the river with Lu Bu!" Zhou Yu sighed.

Sun Quan nodded and was about to say something when he saw a man walking in quickly. He saluted Sun Quan and Zhou Yu each and said, "My Lord, Commander, our army's scouts on the river found a large ship entering Ruxukou. It seems to be going there." Go to Chaohu!”

"Big ship?" Zhou Yu frowned.

"Yes, it is said to be huge!" The general nodded and emphasized.

Zhou Yu frowned slightly, how big is this? He looked at the visitor and said, "Let's explore again!"

"Here!"

In fact, unless the other party comes out, nothing can be detected. Now that Lu Bu has sent his troops south, there are forts along the river, and ships can't get by at all. Even the villa has been allowed to infiltrate and investigate, and the most they can do is wander around the perimeter to see what's going on. , it is not easy to obtain information!

"Gong Jin..." Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu.

"Don't worry, my lord, it won't be a problem. I will go and meet him for a while!" Zhou Yu stood up and said with a smile.

"Be careful." Sun Quan nodded and watched Zhou Yu leave. I hope it is true as he said...