The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 222 Truce, peace? (seeking subscription)

"Send your troops to the east and raise your troops to attack Wu."

Hearing Zhang Xiu's heroic voice, all the generals in the hall showed excitement, they clasped their fists together and shouted sonorously: "We are willing to hold spears and spears, open up the territory for the Lord, and put down Sun Ce."

"Haha, okay, the generals listened to the order and prepared the army immediately. Three days later, the soldiers marched to Yangzhou and slaughtered Sun's son." Zhang Xiu shouted loudly.

"Wait a minute, my lord," said Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Xiu looked at Zhuge Liang suspiciously, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

"My lord, in Liang's opinion, it's better to delay sending troops." Zhuge Liang said with burning eyes.

When the words came out, all the generals were displeased.

Even if they still don't accept this young scholar, it's fine to govern the state and county before. After all, he has studied for several years, but he even has to intervene in the war.

As for Jia Xu, Chen Qun and others, their eyebrows were raised and they were deep in thought, as if they could understand why Zhuge Liang had to postpone sending troops.

"Kong Ming, now that our army is winning, why delay sending troops? It is better to put down the Sun family in one go and occupy the south of the Yangtze River, and occupy the natural moat of the Yangtze River."

Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, all the soldiers in Jingzhou are warriors who have fought a hundred battles. However, most of the soldiers are exhausted in this series of battles. Although the soldiers are victorious, it is difficult to sustain them for long, my opinion."

"Isn't Mr. Zhuge trying to scare you? Why are our soldiers tired?" Wei Yan frowned. He hadn't gone to war before, so he couldn't help but walk sideways: "My lord, Wei Yan invites you to fight."

Zhang Xiu frowned, pressed his hands and signaled: "Mr. Wen is too rude, Kong Ming will speak."

"My lord, I would like the three armies to take some time to recuperate, not to mention that it is now summer, and the summer is hot and dry, and the three armies are prone to malaria, which will inevitably cause panic."

"Besides, the weather in summer is often windy and cloudy. Sometimes it rains cats and dogs, and sometimes the sun shines brightly. If you are afraid of flooding while marching, you might as well order to repair it."

"First, it can restore the vitality of the three armies. Second, it can prevent the three armies from encountering floods. Third, the lord can order the county magistrates to sort out the tributaries of Jingxiang to prevent floods and avoid Jingxiang's poor harvest."

Zhuge Liang was dignified in front of him, bowed his head with his fists folded and said.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and food and grass are the most important thing. After the rainy season is over, it will not be too late to go out again.

After listening to Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Jia Xu nodded his head. He is from Xiliang and has a little understanding of Jingzhou's boundaries. Zhuge Liang's words are very good.

Zhang Xiu pondered for a while. He was thinking about Zhuge Liang's words. Marching during the rainy season is indeed forbidden. Firstly, the roads are muddy and difficult to transport food and grass.

"Since that's the case, when does Kong Ming think it's better to send troops?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked Zhuge Liang who was planning a strategy.

"After the rainy season, before the autumn harvest." Zhuge Liang clasped his feather fan and said with a light smile, "My lord, after the three armies have repaired for a whole month, the Dingbing front is strong, and it is by no means comparable to the children of Soochow."

"And after the rainy season, Soochow will prepare for the autumn harvest. At that time, our three armies can storm Sun Ce's various fortresses and pull them out to enter the country. This is the way to win because of food supply to the enemy."

Zhang Xiu looked at Zhuge Liang amusedly, he was trying to plot the food and grass of Soochow, and he thought that as long as he broke through any of the fortresses, Sun Ce would suffer heavy losses.

"There are still two months before the autumn harvest. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to wait quietly? What's more, Cao Cao's Central Plains is already in danger, and Yuan Shao is about to go south. I don't have much time left."

Zhang Xiu looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

If he remembers correctly, it seems that Gongsun Zan died in the spring of 199 in history, but now it is the summer of 198, with only half a year left. He must take Yangzhou, otherwise he will lose his chance.

"My lord, two months to build an army is more important than two months to fight." Zhuge Liang said something without beginning or end, and then explained:
"Nowadays the situation in the world is gradually becoming clearer. The only small feudal lords are Gongsun Du of Liaodong and the tribes of Xiliang. The rest are heroes."

"This time the Central Plains structure is with Cao Cao and Liu Bei. If Cao Cao wins Liu Bei in this battle, then he will probably retreat to Guanzhong. On the contrary, he will belong to Yuan Shao's command, so as to recuperate."

"If it's the latter, then when Yuan Shao enters the Central Plains, his number one enemy is the lord, so the next goal of the lord is the decisive battle between Yang, Yi, and even Yuan Shao."

"However, before that, the lord needs to take advantage of the time when the princes from all walks of life have no time to take care of him, and arrange secret work with the four prefectures of Xu, Yang, Yi, and Ji, and at the same time bribe and bribe the important officials under the command of the princes from all walks of life, in case of emergencies."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhang Xiu nodded.

"My lord, if Youbei Gongsun Zan is defeated, Yuan Shao will definitely swallow his trilogy and grow stronger. Moreover, after he takes over Youzhou, there will be countless cavalry."

"Liang thinks that craftsmen can make spears and crossbows. Soldiers can practice spears day and night in case of emergencies. As for the horses from Liu Bei, it is better to train iron cavalry faster."

Zhuge Liang looked very dignified.

If Yuan Shao really takes control of the Central Plains in the future, besides fighting, the pressure brought by his identity will be even greater. No one can ignore the influence brought by the four generations and three princes.

"Well, I will give orders later." Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.

"My lord, Yuan Shao has a close relationship with Wuhuan, and Wuhuan is good at shooting. Just in case, my lord can send an envoy to the north to contact the Xianbei leader on the Mobei grassland, and we can join forces with him to attack Yuan Shao in the future."

Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and said softly.

"Xianbei?" Zhang Xiu looked cold, and said in a low voice: "How can foreigners interfere in the affairs of the Han people? From now on, no one will mention it again."

Zhang Xiu was not aimed at Zhuge Liang. After all, in the late Han Dynasty, many people in power mainly wooed foreigners. For example, Cao Cao used the Huns and Yuan Shao wooed Wuhuan.

Even Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition in the later period secretly communicated with Xianbei.

These are just common things, but Zhang Xiu will never tolerate this group of greedy people slaughtering the children of Han people. If there is a chance, he will kill them all the way to Mobei and let the foreigners know about it.
Whatever is illuminated by the sun and the moon, and wherever the rivers and rivers go, are all Han soil.

No matter how chaotic the Han Dynasty is, they can't tolerate their arrogance. If they don't accept it, they will be slaughtered!
Seeing Zhang Xiu's solemn expression, Zhuge Liang panicked.

Although he was puzzled, he knew that Zhang Xiu was not joking, so he couldn't help but change his words: "If the lord doesn't like foreigners, you can send envoys to join Gongsun Du in Liaodong."

"He has lived in Liaodong for a long time, and he has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. He has fought against Fuyu and other countries and flees with his head in his arms. We can form an alliance with him."

"Well," Zhang Xiu nodded, and Gongsun Du could form an alliance so that he could echo him from the north to the south, as long as he made a gesture of attacking Youzhou to share his pressure.

"My lord, I think that a two-month truce between Kongming and Ming would be a good idea, but my lord can mobilize an elite team to go out at night and day, and assume the posture of stationing troops in Chai Sang, with the intention of attacking Yangzhou."

"In this way, Sun Ce will definitely dispatch the three armies to Pengze Water Village, so the already limited military rations will be even more stretched." Jia Xu also stroked his beard and smiled lightly.

The method of increasing troops, combining reality and reality, will surely make Sun Ce always on guard.

After listening to Jia Xu,

The corners of Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and he said with a light smile, "My lord, there is one person who may be useful, and speaking with his mouth is better than our three armies' tossing about several times."

"Did Kong Ming mean Lu Su and Lu Zijing?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows, and Hu asked in question.

"Exactly, my lord, it's better to have a good show with the generals, and then let the generals move with the whole army, as if sending troops to Yangzhou." Zhuge Liang said with a chuckle.

"Hehe, good! Come and summon Lu Su, I want to meet Lu Zijing." Zhang Xiu shouted heartily.

Although Lu Su was not prominent in history, his talents are not weaker than Zhou Yu in a certain sense, but he is more inclined to govern.

After a long time, he will be outside the house.

As Lu Su approached, his eyes were deep, and he was thinking about how to persuade Zhang Xiu not to send troops. Although he had repeated these persuasion words countless times, he was still nervous.

However, before he entered the mansion, he only heard the sonorous and powerful voice of Zhang Xiu in the mansion, he was ordering all the generals to arrange the troops.

"It's broken," Lu Su hurriedly quickened his pace.

Obviously, Zhang Xiu was arranging the details of capturing Yangzhou, and after he entered the mansion, he also saw Wei Yankuo stepping in, with a slightly excited expression on his face.

Lu Su took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "Yangzhou Mu's chief, Lu Su, has seen the Hussar General."

Zhang Xiu frowned, his eyebrows were not friendly, and he said in a low voice: "Lu Su, I heard from my subordinates that you came to Jingxiang a few days ago to ask to see me, I don't know what it is."

Lu Su looked at Zhang Xiu with burning eyes, and immediately put his hands on his chest, bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "The seven counties of Jingxiang, the life and death of millions of people is a major event."

"Heh, let's hear it." Zhang Xiu chuckled.

"Duke Ming wants to raise his troops to attack Yangzhou, so that he can occupy the Yangtze River basin, relying on the Yangtze River's natural moat, so as to fight against Cao Cao, or Yuan Shao in Hebei?"

Lu Su asked tentatively.

"So what?" Zhang Xiu shrugged, noncommittal.

"Hehe, Su originally thought that Minggong knew the priorities and knew how to make choices, but he didn't know that he was short-sighted, and only knew how to guard the dead end in the south of the Yangtze River." Lu Su raised his head and sneered.

Zhang Xiu was not angry either, she shrugged her shoulders teasingly, and said in the tone of a bystander: "I'd like to hear the famous Lu Su Lu Zijing's high-level remarks."

"I dare not, but if I were the Duke of Ming, I would pretend to agree to Cao Cao's peace, and then lead the army to kill Cao Cao and return the carbine, taking Xuchang in one fell swoop, and catering to the emperor."

"In this way, Duke Ming can use the order of the emperor to take Yanzhou with lightning speed, occupy the south of the Yellow River, and at the same time send troops to capture Xuzhou."

"It's okay, Jingzhou is the base, the Central Plains is the board, the emperor is the banner, and the millions of soldiers under his command are the sharp spears, so as to achieve the king's hegemony."

"In this way, if Xuchang is lost, Cao Jun's army will be defeated. There is no doubt that he will be defeated. Minggong only needs to develop based on the Central Plains for three years, and Yuan Shao in Hebei will also be a dead bone in the grave, not worth mentioning."

"Isn't that wonderful?" Lu Su said loudly.

"Heh," Zhang Xiu smiled sarcastically, what Lu Su said was not wrong, but he was just wishful thinking, because Xu Chang is not so easy to break.

What's more, Yan and Yu are dilapidated, and Yuzhou is the base camp of the Yuan family. If they fight Yuan Shao next year, it is estimated that all parts of the Central Plains will be ruined by him.

Seeing that Zhang Xiu was unmoved, Lu Su was also expected, and then smiled lightly: "Of course, Xu Chang is the foundation of Cao Cao, and Duke Ming may not be able to shake it in a short time."

"But Liu Zhang in Yizhou is incompetent, and his civil servants and military personnel are devoid of morality. Although he has more than [-] armors, he guards that corner of the land by himself, which is difficult to achieve."

"Why don't Minggong capture Yizhou and occupy Guanzhong? In this way, Minggong can surprise the Central Plains and even Hebei from Guanzhong, and can also confront Yuan Shao in Nanyang."

Lu Su raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Xiu.

It's just that Zhang Xiu looked at him with a half-smile, which made Lu Su extremely headache, and said again: "Ming Gong takes Yizhou to search for things, but if he takes Yangzhou, both sides will suffer."

"Oh~ Zijing thinks too highly of Sun Ce, doesn't he? Just because you are waiting for Yangzhou to think that we will lose both? It's really ridiculous." Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically.

Lu Su frowned,

"My lord has under his command Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other talented kings, and Wu has hundreds of generals such as Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, etc., and Zhou Yu is in charge of the three armies,"

"In addition, my lord still has hundreds of thousands of fine armors, hundreds of large and small ships, and nearly ten thousand ships of different sizes, including more than four million people. I dare to ask Ming Gong, what are you going to do?" Victory?"

Lu Su stared at Zhang Xiu closely.

On this trip, he was asking for peace. Sun Ce occupied Yangzhou by force. The time was too short to give full play to Yangzhou's strength. Otherwise, even if it was difficult to win, he would not be afraid of it.

Zhang Xiu: "???"

Zhang Xiu twitched the corners of his mouth, bragging doesn't pay taxes these days, right?Hundreds of thousands of refined armor?Hundreds of boats?Damn, why don't you go to heaven?
"Hey, you can play better than me." Xing Daorong touched the tip of his nose, his face full of admiration, he met his opponent today.

"Come here, go and lead the cow, let Zijing have a good time." Zhang Xiu said seriously.

"Ah," Lu Su was surprised, "Minggong, what are you doing with the cow?"

"Let you keep playing," Zhang Xiu said solemnly, somewhat speechless in his expression.

Lu Su: "."

Lu Su's whole face collapsed, he was a little anxious, this Zhang Xiu was not allowed to enter, his heart sank, and he couldn't help saying: "Minggong, to tell the truth, I sincerely seek peace with Minggong."

"As long as the general is willing to make peace and return to Xiangyang, my lord is willing to cede five counties including Xiacai, Shouchun, Ping'a, Dangtu and Yicheng."

"In addition, my lord will give an additional gift of a thousand pieces of gold, three thousand pieces of cloth, and a hundred female concubines as a token of his heart. I don't know what to do with the public's will?" Lu Su's eyes revealed hope.

"Oh, is your lord sending beggars away? Let alone the five counties to the north of Jiujiang, even if he ceded the whole of Jiujiang to me, I wouldn't care."

Zhang Xiu stared at Lu Su closely.

"This..." Lu Su raised his eyebrows, a little impatient.

"Go back and tell Sun Ce that since you want to seek peace, then show your sincerity. How many empty counties want to send me away? It's ridiculous." Zhang Xiu said coldly.

"But this..." Lu Su was not reconciled.

"There's nothing wrong with it. If there's no sincerity, let him wash his neck and wait for me. I'll lead an army to pay a visit in a few days." Zhang Xiu's voice was cold.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lu Su to say more, he waved his hands and said, "Come, see off the guests!"

"No!" The guard responded, "Please!"

Lu Su gritted his teeth, seeing that there was nothing he could do, he immediately flung his sleeves and left. He had to find a way to avoid the war when he went back, otherwise Yangzhou would be bound to civil strife.

As Lu Su left, all the generals also retreated under Zhang Xiu's arrangement, and went down to rectify their troops one after another, pretending to be ready to go out.

This also made Lu Su terrified and returned in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)