Sun Quan and Zhou Yu immediately looked at the banks of the Mian River, looking at three small boats that were sailing towards this side. Not long after, the three small boats were docked one after another. A man dressed as a general and a literati came to the shore along the springboard. The rest of the Liang army generals also brought some items ashore, all of which were carnivorous and wine.

The Wu soldiers around each rushed forward with swords and guns, surrounded them. Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "Let them come here!" These Wu soldiers made way.

The person who looked like a general approached, and Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were shocked and exclaimed at the same time: "Cheng Pu, why is it you? We all thought you had died in battle! How did you get here? Could it be that you were also captured by the Liang army?"

Cheng Pu knelt down on the ground with a thud, and was already in tears. He told Sun Quan and Zhou Yu that his experience was intermittent. He said, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan asked. It took more than half an hour before and finally understood the whole story of the matter. Sun Quan was about to speak, but Zhou Yu pulled his sleeve and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to express your opinion. There are outsiders here. This matter is of great importance. We must make a decision."

At this time, the person who looked like a scholar bowed to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu and said, "The King of Wu, the governor of Zhou. He is Cai Fang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites of Daliang. This matter is clear. What should we do? You can decide for yourself." After saying that, he pointed to the beef, mutton and wine and said, "This is some of my Liang army's wishes, please accept it with a smile."

What Cai Fang said was very particular. He used the Liang army instead of the Emperor Daliang to give these wine and meat. If he used the name of the Emperor, he would use the name of reward. Then Sun Quan would definitely not accept it.

Sun Quan waved his hand coldly, and some soldiers of Wu army had already taken the dozens of loads of wine and meat. Zhou Yu said to Cai Fang from the side: "Since Feng Yu wants you to finish what you do, as for the truth or falsehood, our Wu Kingdom still needs to verify it. We cannot rely on Cheng Pu's words alone. Please go back to the other side of Mianshui first!"

Cheng Pu shouted in grief and anger, "Gongjin, don't you believe me if you don't believe me?"

Zhou Yu waved his hand expressionlessly and said, "Take General Cheng down to rest." Then several Wu soldiers took Cheng Pu down.

Cai Fang smiled and said to Sun Quan without a smile, Zhou Yu: "What Cheng Pu said is the ins and outs of my investigation into the murder of King Wu. Anyway, I tell you that even if we Daliang complete what we should do, as for whether you believe it or not, it has nothing to do with my Daliang."

After Cai Fang finished speaking, he immediately took the rest of the people on the boat and left. Looking at the Liang Jun's boat that was leaving and the backs of the people on the boat, Sun Quan said to Zhou Yu: "Gongjin, do you still have any doubts about Cheng Puzhi's words?"

Zhou Yu said, "Of course I won't doubt this. But we cannot claim to believe this to the outside world. We must also pretend to be confused." Sun Quan, who was still frustrated, asked, "Why do you say this?"

"I dare to ask the king, if we openly break up with Liu Bei for this matter, according to the king's will, what should we do next?"

Sun Quan said angrily: "What else can I do? Gu led tens of thousands of troops to avenge his brothers. After breaking up with Liu Bei, he naturally led his army to the south along the Mian River, attacked the hinterland of Jingzhou, defeated Jiangling, captured Liu Bei alive, and dismembered his five horses to relieve Gu's hatred!"

"But have the king thought about it. This time we led tens of thousands of troops to this expedition, relying entirely on the Wei army's guarantee of my logistics and food supply. The reason they did this is because our goal is Feng Yu, Liang State. If we change our goal now, can Cao Cao continue to do so? If Wei State cut off our food supply and even attack us from behind, it will be a disaster for our tens of thousands of lonely troops far away from the border. If our army is defeated, the Wu State will be greatly damaged, and then the foundation that our Wu State has built for decades will be completely destroyed."

Despite Zhou Yu's persuasion, Sun Quan still said unwillingly: "Then what should we do? Let Liu Bei be free in the world. Let my brother die in an unknown way. If you don't take this revenge, what face will the Lord stand between this world?"

Zhou Yu sighed and said, "It's not that you don't want to avenge you, but now it's not the time to avenge Liu Bei. We must be ruthless and endurance..."

Sun Quan interrupted him and said, "If Gu could be timid and tolerant, he would not have brought these tens of thousands of troops to Nanyang. You said that we would attack Liu Bei and Cao Cao would cut off our food route. But can we still ask Feng Yu? Let Liang provide our army with food and supplies. Even the coalition forces of the two countries jointly attack Linjiang. As long as Feng Yu is willing to join forces with Gu, Gu is willing to give him all the land of Linjiang Kingdom he seized."

Zhou Yu shook his head repeatedly and said, "But the king forgot that Feng Yu is no longer the King of Liang, and he has established himself as the emperor and ascended the throne. If we allied forces with him, what name would we do? Acknowledge that our Wu Kingdom is a vassal state of Daliang, or is the king his subject?"

After pausing, Zhou Yu continued, "Even if we don't care about this position, there is another bigger problem. That is, the Wei State will inevitably attack us with this reason. Now that our army is out, the troops in Jiangdong are empty. We can eat the food of Liang State and attack Jingzhou south. However, the Wei army's tiger and leopard cavalry can cross the Yangtze River at the same time and sweep across Jiangdong. The old and weak soldiers who stayed in Jiangdong are unable to resist. The royal family of the king is still in Jiangdong."

Sun Quan's face was already red and white at this time. Seeing that he did not refute, Zhou Yu continued to persuade: "On the other hand, there are nearly 10,000 elite Wei troops from Zhang He and 20,000 to 30,000 reclaiming troops in Nanyang. They can stab us from behind when we attack Linjiang Kingdom south. Therefore, it is unlikely that we will successfully defeat Linjiang. In addition, if we can conquer the entire territory of Linjiang Kingdom, it is unknown whether Feng Yu can continue to form alliances with us in the future?"

Zhou Yu's long speech gradually calmed Sun Quan's emotions. He asked: "What should Gongjin think we should do? When will the brother's revenge be avenged?"

"What we need to do is to find a way to quickly bring our tens of thousands of troops back to Jiangdong. To protect them, we preserve the foundation of our Wu Kingdom. As for avenging our former kings... Our Wu Kingdom lives in the southeast corner, and can take advantage of the dangers of the rivers, seas, mountains and rivers, sit on the walls, and watch the world. We can always find the opportunity to revenge and kill Liu Bei, the thief."

Sun Quan asked again: "How can tens of thousands of troops be able to quietly transfer them back to Jiangdong. This is impossible not to be noticed."

Zhou Yu said: "As long as we find an excuse to delay the time of launching a general attack on Liang State, we will withdraw our troops to the local area in the name of escorting the baggage. Every time we escort the baggage back, there are fewer people coming. If we repeat this, we can gradually conceal all the troops and horses to retreat to Jiangdong in an attempt to avoid them."
Chapter completed!