The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 390 Chen Qun Lobbying Liu Xuanqian

Liu Xiao glanced at Zhou Yu, and his mood had gradually calmed down. He said calmly, "Gong Jin, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. It's just a setback. Why take it to heart? Although our army suffered heavy casualties, neither did Liu Bei's Jiangdong Army. There is no damage, not to mention that we broke Pang Tong's gossip formation, which is also a big blow to Pang Tong. He beat him on the formation that he was most proud of. Without the formation that he thought he was invincible, he just Relying on strategy, Pang Tong may not be able to defeat you and Gongda, and I am by no means comparable to that idiot Liu Bei, we will definitely win this battle!"

"Report!"

While Liu Xiao was talking, the soldiers of the Chinese army ran in and said anxiously, "My lord, Cao Cao sent Chen Qun to see you!"

Liu Xiao raised his eyebrows, turned around and sat down, and shouted, "Mr. Chen Qun, please come in!"

Not long after, Chen Qun walked quickly into the handsome tent and met Liu Xiao.

"Mr. Changwen, I don't know what you can do to come to my camp?"

Liu Xiao asked with a smile.

Chen Qun bowed and said: "General Xuangan, my prime minister ordered me to come to meet the general, intending to be a lobbyist for the general and Liu Xuande, to persuade the two envoys to care about the common people in the world, and the two armies stop fighting and cease fighting."

Liu Xiao said calmly: "Mr. Changwen, this Meng De just wanted the land of the four counties back from me, and now he turns around and wants to persuade the two families to cease their troops. The land of the four counties is too much Relax, right? If you want us to retreat, it’s okay to return the land of the four counties!”

Chen Qun's face froze, and he smiled awkwardly: "The general was joking, the land of these four counties belonged to us in the first place, and it should be returned to Zhao. Of course, my prime minister did this for the people of Xuzhou and Jiangdong, not just the general, And Liu Xuande, we will also persuade him to retreat, and now the prime minister has sent Mr. Hua Ziyu to Liu Bei's camp."

"so what?"

Liu Xiao sneered and said: "Liu Bei forced my elder brother Liu Jingsheng to death and occupied Jingzhou by force. The old grievances are still there. Now he is taking advantage of my army to attack Xuzhou forcibly. It's just that the people of the state are suffering. It is tolerable and unbearable. If Liu Bei is not broken With ten thousand pieces of corpses, I will never give up!"

Chen Qun hurriedly said: "General Xuangan, the problem is that you don't have the upper hand now. You have to work far away, and the people from the north will attack the south of the Yangtze River. The right time, place and people are not in your hands; the defeat of the former has already proved this point. Just now when I entered the camp, I saw that the morale of the soldiers in the army was low, and there were many wounded. This cannot be reversed by manpower! Once the general is completely defeated in this battle, not only Xuzhou will not be able to keep, even Qingzhou may be lost. It's going to be dangerous!"

Just as Liu Xiao was about to speak, Xun You smiled and said, "Mr. Changwen, you are right. Now that our army has been defeated and the initiative on the battlefield is in Liu Bei's hands, then Mr. Changwen should go to Liu Bei's camp and persuade Liu Bei to strike and withdraw from the army." Xuzhou is the one, but he came to lobby my lord, wouldn't it be the opposite?"

Chen Qun replied: "Gongda, I have already said that Prime Minister Cao ordered me to come and persuade General Xuan Qian, and Brother Ziyu has already gone to Liu Bei's camp to persuade Liu Bei. Prime Minister Cao has no intention of forcing him. At the same time, we persuade the two families to withdraw their troops and return to their own borders so that they can live in peace and harmony. As long as Xuzhou is still in the hands of General Xuanqian, what does a few casualties of soldiers mean?"

Xun You glanced at Zhou Yu and signaled Zhou Yu to speak.

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Since Prime Minister Cao is like this, if we continue to fight, it will appear that my lord is too militaristic. Mr. Changwen, as long as Liu Bei is willing to withdraw from Xuzhou and retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, it is all right for us to stop fighting here!"

"really?"

Chen Qun's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously.

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Really! However, Liu Bei must withdraw his troops first and withdraw from Xuzhou, otherwise, we will not withdraw our troops. You also said that now Liu Bei occupies half of Xuzhou, and even Huainan County has been captured. Liu Beizhi If you are proud to ask him to withdraw at this time, I'm afraid Hua Ziyu doesn't have such great ability, right?"

Chen Qun said anxiously: "Since this is the case, General Xuangan should temporarily withdraw his troops and retreat [-] miles to show his sincerity. Hua Ziyu will have something to say in front of Liu Bei!"

Liu Xiao raised his brows and said in a cold voice: "Changwen, this is still the realm of Xuzhou. If I withdraw my troops, isn't it my intention to bow my head and admit defeat? What's more, the two armies are facing each other. Liu Bei didn't say anything, so I let my army retreat Withdraw, if Liu Bei chases him, how can my tens of thousands of troops resist it? You have a good plan!"

"Lord!"

Xun You said in a low voice: "It doesn't matter. With Changwen as a guarantee, it doesn't matter if we retreat [-] miles. Mr. Changwen, we are willing to retreat [-] miles, and we will allow ten days for Liu Bei to reorganize his troops and withdraw to the Yangtze River." In the south, after ten days, if Liu Bei still has no intention of withdrawing his troops, then I'm sorry. Although our army is newly defeated, our strength still exists. In Youzhou and Jizhou, we still have tens of thousands of cavalry. At worst, we will be transferred again. Fifty thousand steps to ride south, as long as he is not afraid of Liu Bei, then we will accompany him to the end!"

Ten days!

Chen Qun let out a long sigh of relief. It seems that Liu Xiao has faintly regretted it now. As long as Liu Xiao is willing to give in, Liu Bei shouldn't have too many problems. It's up to Ziyu now. , Can you convince Liu Bei?

Liu Xiao said indifferently: "Changwen, you go down to rest first, and I will clean up the dust for you in the evening. The army will rest for a whole day tomorrow, and the troops will retreat for thirty miles the next day. However, I hope Liu Bei can get acquainted, otherwise, we I don't mind even swallowing Jiangdong and Jingzhou in one go!"

Chen Qun's face froze. Although Liu Xiao had lost the battle, his tone and self-confidence hadn't changed at all. That's right, Liu Xiao had only suffered a dull loss, and his strength was still there, especially with Yue Fei's tens of thousands of troops in Huainan Well, if you really mobilize tens of thousands of troops from the rear to go south, it will be really difficult to say who will win. I hope Liu Bei will be more acquainted, and it will be fine to take advantage of it. If you continue to do things, then you will find yourself in trouble...

Chen Qun cupped his hands towards Liu Xiao, and followed the soldiers out of the tent.

"Gongda, Gongjin, what do you two mean?"

Liu Xiao said displeased.

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "My lord, this defeat has made your mentality a little confused. A battle on the battlefield is more obsessed with the gains and losses of one city and one place? So what if we retreat thirty miles? How about showing weakness to Liu Bei and Chen Qun? It will weaken our strength. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Cao Cao to send people to mediate, it is a good opportunity for us to rest the army, and it can also kill the spirit of Liu Bei's army. With Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and others absolutely unable to stop him, as long as the governor defeats Huang Zhong and Jingzhou's reinforcements and occupies Huainan County, then Liu Bei will fall under the huge scissors formed by our two armies , will definitely be defeated, even if the governor leads the army westward, the defenseless Jingzhou will be defeated in one battle!"

(End of this chapter)