"Thank you for your praise, I am so sorry for Yong!" Gu Yong replied politely. As Liu Bei's identity, he was not very famous and was so polite and kind to him, who was hostile, which was really beyond Gu Yong's expectations.

"Yuansan does not have to be too humble. People in Jiangdong often say, 'The Gu family is very talented', isn't it a vain word?" Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand and said, "A few days ago, there were many young Gu people, Fengzi Zhenggong (Gu Xiu, whose courtesy name was Zizheng.

The leader of the Gu clan, Gu Yong's father, ordered him to become an official in Shouchun. This time, Yuan sighed and came here. He was just seeing him and shared his brotherhood together!"

"Thank you, Uncle," Gu Yong looked grateful, but was quite shocked. Liu Bei quickly brought his relationship with Gu Yong in just a few words, and even more obscurely pointed out the fact that the Gu clan had already become effective.

"Yong is here on the order of Sun to challenge the enemy to see the emperor, and comes here to turn swords into jade and silk."

After hearing Gu Yong's intention, Liu Bei smiled but said nothing, but Guan Yu, who was in the lower head, couldn't help but refute in a deep voice: "Sun Quan is blind to the emperor, bullying the creatures, and his sins are full of sins, and everyone can kill him.

My brother’s attack on Sun Quan was a move by the superiors to safeguard the country and comfort the people. How could he talk to this thief?”

"...This one is Guan Junhou!" Shocked by Guan Yu's stern voice, Gu Yong's expression changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal. After carefully looking at Guan Yu for a moment, he said in harmony: "The name of the Lord and Marquis' divine power and martial arts is well-known.

However, Yong did not agree with the previous words!"

"Hmph..." Guan Yu looked at Gu Yong coldly, and snorted quietly.

"Uncle, can the lord still remember the eighteen princes fighting against the traitors?" Gu Yong for some reason actually changed the topic, "The traitor Dong Zhuo controlled the government and harmed the country and the people.

In order to save the country from water and fire, the eighteen princes of the world jointly developed a righteous army and gathered at Hulao Pass to attack Dong Zhuo. At that time, Duke Wentai, the father of Sun Yinglu, also participated in it personally. In order to defeat the traitor, Duke Wentai was willing to be the pioneer and never regretted it. This is such a loyalty and righteousness.

Besides, when Sun Ying's brother Bo Fu Gong was treason, Yuan Shu, was treasonous and usurped the country, Bo Fu Gong also personally drove the army to attack this thief. All these things can be expressed that our master is a family of loyal and good generations.

After a pause, Gu Yong continued: "Although my lord knows loyalty, righteousness, filial piety and kindness, and has great etiquette, he is still young and was confused by treacherous and slanderous, so he had some misunderstandings with the emperor's uncle and reached the point of fighting.

But now our Lord has understood the right and wrong, and has made up his mind to eliminate the treacherous and slandered, and asked the emperor to be magnanimous. Thinking of the old feelings, we will resolve the grudges between our two families and live in harmony from now on!"

"Gu Yuanshang is very eloquent!" Xu Shu, who was listening quietly, suddenly spoke out, "But unfortunately... although his eloquence is good, he does not understand right or wrong. He does not distinguish the situation!"

"I don't know why this gentleman has a great name, but why does Daoyong not understand right and wrong and not distinguish the situation?" Gu Yong frowned slightly and asked in a harmonious voice.

“In the lower Yingchuan Xu Shu.

Although his courtesy name is Yuanzhi, he is a man from the mountains and fields, but he sees some truths more clearly than Master Gu!" Xu Shu went out to give a tribute to Liu Bei, and replied to Gu Yong, "Mr. Gu used Sun to defeat the barbarians (Sun Jian), and Sun attacked the rebellion (Sun Ce) to attack the thieves for the country. Dao Sun attacked the barbarians (Sun Quan) was a loyal and good family for generations, so he did not agree with it. - A loyal and good family for generations, how could he hide the jade seal privately?

He killed Qin Fengzhou and county officials without permission? (Sun Jian once secretly killed Jingzhou Governor Wang Rui and Nanyang Prefect Zhang Zi) A family of loyal and good people who have been loyal and good people who have been using the imperial seal to exchange for soldiers, horses, food and grass for the treacherous evil spirits? A family of loyal and good people who have been loyal and good people who have been flattering the traitor Cao Cao? Therefore, it is absurd to think that the so-called "Sun family is loyal and good people for generations" is really absurd, and Lord Gu is obviously a person who does not understand right and wrong.

Such a treacherous family, benevolent and ambitious people can be punished, let alone the descendants of our imperial family. He also used the general of the south to attack the south. He used the power to conquer the four barbarians and rebel. It is even more irrefutable."

"Further..." Without waiting for Gu Yong to refute, Xu Shu continued to say eloquently, "Sun Quan has taken counter-attacks and has now become a trend of declining the west and is not far away from the destruction. All the knowledgeable people in Jiangdong abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and choose a higher branch. This is an example of the Gu clan.

Everyone said that Lord Gu is the most wise and visionary among the Gu clan, but when he saw him today, he was a little disappointed. Compared with the wise men of the Gu clan, Lord Gu is a 'inconvenient situation'!"

Under Xu Shu's sufficient eloquence, Gu Yong was speechless for a moment and became silent.

"Hehe... Yuan Zhi's words were a little intense just now, so please forgive me. " Liu Bei smiled, waved his hand to Xu Shu, and said smoothly, "But Bei also thought that every word Yuan Zhi said was pearls and the great scholars of Yuan Tan should not be confused about this principle.

Furthermore, Sun Yingluo should be most worried about the most, it should be Liu Jingsheng, Jingzhou..."

"... Before leaving, my Lord once told me that I would like to worship the land west of Hulin, Haiyang and Le'an to the emperor's uncle, and give them 10,000 taels of gold and 10,000 stones of food and grass, just to wait for the emperor's uncle to stop his war for a year.

"Gu Yong pondered for a moment and said in harmony, "The traitor Cao Cao regarded the emperor's uncle as a thorn in his eyes, and he must be eliminated and then he will be quick.

He is traversing the north and his power is growing. Once he finds an opportunity, he will definitely look south. Yong thought that the emperor's uncle also needs to take the opportunity to recuperate and accumulate strength to prevent Cao Cao. Why not take this opportunity to make peace with my master for the time being?"

"Yuan Tan's words are reasonable..." Liu Bei nodded after thinking for a long time, "But I still can't agree!"

"Why is this?" Gu Yong said in confusion with joy and then surprised.

"One of the matter, Brother Jingsheng and I have already vowed to be the first, and have made an agreement to attack and defend together. Now that the Jingzhou army has attacked the counties of Yuzhang, even if we don't do our own things, our army should send troops to support us!"

"This is better, the emperor can send troops as much as possible, just do a feint attack! The emperor sets up his trust, but if he promises, my master can rest assured." Gu Yong replied anxiously, "What are the concerns about the emperor?"

"Haha..." Liu Bei's eyes flashed slightly, and he laughed, "Yuan Tan may not know that I have handed over the war in Jiangdong to my third brother Yide to fully be responsible. If Sun Haolu wants to temporarily stop the army, he still needs to talk to Yide directly..."

"As long as the emperor's uncle agrees, how can General Zhang oppose it..."

"Mr. Gu, don't think that my lord deliberately recommended the committee!" Xu Shu explained to Gu Yong, "General Zhang is as fierce as fire, and most of the soldiers under his command died in Jiangdong, so he has a deep grudge with the army.

If my lord rashly agrees to the ceasefire, wouldn’t it hurt General Zhang and his soldiers…”

"If Yuan Tan really intends to promote the truce between the two families, he may still have to go to Danyang and discuss with my third brother..." Liu Bei said in harmony.

"..." Although Gu Yong knew that Liu Bei had the intention to urge him, he could not continue lobbying...

After Gu Yong had no choice but to return to the inn, Liu Bei, the monarch and ministers in the conference hall looked at each other and laughed loudly together.

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In the next two days, Gu Yong asked to see Liu Bei many times, but he still concluded a truce agreement. Liu Bei was always upset and always greeted him warmly, but he never let go of the agreement.

On the fourth day, Gu Yong helplessly refused to resign from Liu Bei's monarch and ministers and several clan brothers, and set off for Danyang.

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The urgent documents were sent back to Chaisang from all directions, making the young Sun Quan almost turn white with his hair:

Liu Pan's army invaded Luling County, and the defeated thief lieutenant Zhu Ran took the initiative to retreat because the enemy was too strong and did not confront the enemy head-on, so he took the initiative to retreat and looked for another opportunity to fight. On May 20, Liu Pan's army conquered Xinxing County without any effort. Then.

On the one hand, Liu Pan led the army north to attack Xichang, the capital of Luling County, and on the other hand, he sent a partial army to seize the counties in the southern part of Luling under the leadership of Liu Zhou.

In the E County, Huang Gai led his army to fight with Kuai Liang's army in a row, with heavy casualties. Wen Pin, the commander of Jingzhou Military Academy, even attacked the head of E County twice, but fortunately he was defeated by Chen Wu to do his best. The Jingzhou army absolutely had the advantage in its troops.

Moreover, Kuai Liang's methods emerged one after another, and it was very difficult for Huang Gai to resist. After ten days, the Jiangdong Army had lost more than 10,000 troops. As a last resort, Huang Gai could only send envoys to Sun Quan for help.

Fierce battles were repeated on the western front. The eastern front also had crises--Zhang Fei's army divided into two groups, attacking Sanshan in the north and attacking Xindu in the south. On May 23, Sanshan ordered Xiancheng to surrender, and Zhang Fei's troops pointed directly at Hulin.

The only thing that could make Sun Quan feel a little more at ease was the navy. After three small victories in the previous period, Ling Cao once again attacked the Jingzhou navy, defeating nearly a thousand enemies. He captured and destroyed more than 40 enemy ships.

His son Ling Tong broke into the enemy's formation alone, killed the generals and seized the flag, and even almost captured the commander of the Jingzhou Navy Huang Zu alive.

But the victory of the navy cannot change the passiveness of the overall situation at all.

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Chaisang, in the chamber

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Sun Quan frowned and frowned with his hands.

"Lord, this is the second time Huang Du asked for help..." Lu Su said with a little anxiety.

"...Zijing. How many soldiers can be mobilized here in Chaisang?" Sun Quan raised his head and asked in a deep voice.

"There are more than 10,000 troops garrison in the city, but they must be used to prevent Chaisang!" Lu Su said helplessly. "Now the Ganning Navy can invade the river area near Chaisang without any obstacles. If there are no heavy troops stationed, it is difficult to ensure the safety of Chaisang.

Zhang Fei is good at risking and is very likely to send strange troops to attack Chaisang on water. If so, the consequences will be unimaginable. Lord, these more than 10,000 troops must not be easily mobilized."

"Huh~~!" Sun Quan sighed and nodded slightly and said, "Is there any other soldiers and horses that can be called?"

"Only the Poyang Camp still has more than 10,000 people, but these soldiers are recruiting new soldiers in less than two months. The rest of the troops and horses from all over the country need to prevent the enemy from attacking and cannot move lightly!" Lu Su shook his head and said helplessly.

At present, Liu Biao and Liu Bei's troops were attacking in four directions, and Sun Quan's originally weak military strength immediately became even more empty.

"Brother, in order to solve the current difficulties, we can only step up the recruitment of soldiers! There is no other way!" Sun Yu advised in a deep voice.

"No!" Zhang Zhao stepped forward and did not agree with Sun Yu's proposal. "Now the people's hearts of the counties in Yuzhang are still not stable, and there are undercurrents within. If you ignore the wishes of the people and recruit soldiers randomly, it will only arouse civil unrest. Luling is the lesson of the past! Under the current situation, if there is another civil unrest, the situation will be uncontrollable!"

"Lord! What Mr. Zhang said is very true. Liu Biao and Liu Bei must have a large number of detailed works that sneak into the lord's rule. If there is any abnormal movement, these detailed works will fan the flames and provoke civil unrest." Lu Su said in agreement with Zhang Zhaodi's words.

"This is not possible, that is not possible. Lord Lu, you have come up with a way to solve the urgent problem in front of you!" Sun Yu's face darkened and he said unhesitantly.

"In Su's opinion, now there are only two possible methods to seek soldiers..." Lu Su said after pondering for a moment.

"Zi Jing said it clearly!" Sun Quan was excited and asked anxiously.

"First, seconded private troops to help the clans. Take the four major clans Lei, Hu, Wang, and Yu as an example. It is not a problem for each clan to second thousands of people. Adding to the other large and small clans, you can have more than ten thousand military forces.

However, with the momentum in front of you, all clans may have some concerns and may not be willing to fully support the lord!"

"If anyone dares to refute the Commission, send troops to prosecute him!" Sun Yu said sternly with a hint of hostility.

"Zhongyi, don't be nonsense!" Sun Quan frowned slightly and shouted in a deep voice. Sun Quan knew that the present is different from the past, and he could only win over the clans and should not be easily frightened, otherwise he would only push them to the hostile side.

"This method is feasible and must be implemented quickly. If necessary, I can go and persuade the clans to help you!"

After a pause, Sun Quan continued to ask: "Zijing, what is the other strategy?"

"Send envoys to ask Jiaozhou Governor Shi Xie for help! Shi Xie and Wentai Gong have old friends, and the lord canvass him for the reason that "after the two Lius planned to seize Jiangdong, they would inevitably go to Jiaozhou in the south" and asked him to send troops.

But this method also has flaws———Jiazhou is too far away, and it will probably take more than half a month to wait for the envoy to arrive at Jiaozhi. Even if Shi Xie is willing to respond, he will be from mobilizing troops and preparing supplies to finally send troops, in less than one or two months, it may not be useful.”

"If you can ask for a help, you will be a help!" Sun Quan thought for a moment and said resolutely, "You can send an envoy to Jiaozhi as soon as possible!"

"By the way, Zijing!" Zhang Zhao suddenly remembered something and asked Lu Su, "Is there any news coming back from Yuan Tan?"

"There is no reply yet!" Lu Su shook his head and said.

"I wonder if Yuan Tan will be in danger?" Sun Quan said in a deep voice with a worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, lord! With the reputation of Gu clan, I believe Liu Bei will not make things difficult for Gu Yuan to sigh! But this truce is probably a bit difficult..." Zhang Zhao comforted Sun Quan and said.

"..." Sun Quan looked at Lu Su, and Lu Su could only sigh silently——Lu Su was really unsure of this matter.

"Tao tram..." With a burst of rapid footsteps, a soldier with dust on his face came outside the hall and reported loudly: "Report to the lord, Luling's emergency battle report!"

Sun Quan felt nervous and said anxiously: "Come in and report!"

"The Liu Pan's troops of Jingzhou Army surrounded Xichang City and attacked very quickly. Prefect Sun asked the lord to send more troops to rescue him!" After entering the hall, the soldier knelt on one knee, took out a military silk book from his arms, and said loudly.

Lu Su presented the silk book to Sun Quan. Sun Quan quickly read it, his face darkened: "Reinforcements, reinforcements, reinforcements everywhere, where can I send so many reinforcements!"

"Lord..." Just as Lu Su was about to persuade Sun Quan, a noise suddenly came from outside the hall.

"If the lord is not abandoned, Zhou Yu is willing to worry about the lord!" A clear and joyful voice sounded from the door of the hall with a little tired voice.
Chapter completed!