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Chapter 347 Demarcation of the Xiangshui River (9)

Lu Su spent so much effort on making arrangements, so naturally he would not stop talking just because of Guan Yu's words.

He looked at Lu Meng, and Lu Meng stood up and raised his glass, toasted Guan Yu with a glass of wine.

The atmosphere was a little more relaxed, Lu Su continued:

"Please forgive General Guan. The matter of Uncle Liu borrowing Jiangling is not just a matter of Jiangdong, but also my personal affairs. Because as the guarantor of Uncle Liu borrowing Jiangling back then, I naturally had the responsibility to urge Uncle Liu to return it! My Lord Sun Quan paid money, grain, and troops to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi, but he had not obtained any land in Jiangdong. The lord was willing to borrow Jiangling County, which he had won from Cao Cao by spending a lot of money and grain. In order to think that Uncle Liu was defeated from far away, he had no resources. Only when Uncle Liu had a foothold could he grow stronger. Now that he has obtained Xichuan, Jiangling County should return; after Zhuge Ziyu's wish, Uncle Liu agreed to exchange the three counties in Jingnan, but General Guan refused, so he was afraid that it would be unreasonable."

Since Guan Yu dared to come, he was naturally prepared for his words, so he said to Lu Su:

"In the Battle of Red Cliff, the Sun and Liu alliance, General Zuo personally took the arrows and stones and worked hard to defeat the enemy. The alliance made it clear that Cao Cao occupied many prefectures and counties, and whoever captured them belonged to him. The governor of Jiangdong Zhou captured Jiangling County for more than a year, but he could not leave. Fortunately, the military advisor Zhuge successfully attacked Jiangling City, so Cao Ren was hurriedly retreated back to Xiangyang. According to the agreement, it should have belonged to my brother. Now I am here to come and seek the land again?"

After hearing what Guan Yu said, Lu Su knew that this was a ruling, but it was also a fact. And it was something that Zhou Yu was ashamed of back then. Lu Su was so angry that his face was flushed and retorted:

"Otherwise, Zhou Gongjin personally took on arrows and stones and defeated Cao Ren with a plan. Jiangling City had already been in his hands, but in the future he had just entered the city, he was taken advantage of by Kong Ming. Gongjin was about to start a war with Emperor Liu. I persuaded him to use Jiangling and Emperor Huang to resist Cao together. Uncle Liu also believed that Jiangling County should belong to Jiangdong and wrote a loan note. The emperor's uncle had committed good deeds and planned to win Xichuan, and occupied Jiangling, and was greedy and defiant, and was afraid that the world would be ridiculed. "

Of course Guan Yu knew that Zhuge Liang used a trick to attack Jiangling City, but he borrowed it for the sake of not reporting it. In fact, it was not reasonable. Guan Yu didn't want to always make a statement about this, but Lu Su hid Liu Bei's origins from Xichuan and did not want to have a quarrel with Lu Su, so he refused:

"This is all my brother's business, and it is not something I can do."

Lu Su immediately seized the reason and said quickly:

"I heard that Uncle Liu had sent a document asking General Guan to hand over the three counties of Jingnan to me Jiangdong. The general refused to return it. Now, will the general still find excuses to refuse?"

When this was said, Guan Yu was in a loss and was a little speechless, but Zhou Cang, who was standing at the steps, shouted loudly:

"Only those who are virtuous in the world live in the land. The Han thief Cao Cao occupied many prefectures and counties in the Central Plains, and they are close to Jiangdong. Your lord Sun Quan dared not send troops to rob, but stared at the land of our lord, which is why?"

Although Zhou Cang had been waiting under the steps, at first, because the chef was cooking behind the screen, the sound of pots and pans was covered, and there was no abnormality behind the screen.

Now that the food has been served, Zhou Cang soon heard an ambush behind the screen, and then he jumped out and said the prepared lines.

Because what Zhou Cang said is not without reason, Lu Su could not refute it for the time being.

Fortunately, Lu Su lost face this time, and he didn't want to use reason to convince Guan Yu, so he wanted to send a signal to let the swordsman come on the field and forcefully capture Guan Yu.

Although Guan Yu was with Lu Su and Lu Meng, he also noticed the abnormal movement behind the screen, so he pretended to change color and stood up. He grabbed the big knife that Zhou Cang held, stood in the pavilion, gave Zhou Cang a wink, and scolded loudly:

"Where is your turn to say more about this country! Go out quickly!"

Zhou Cang knew it and rushed to the riverside port, took out two small red flags from his arms, and used a move in the wind.

Guan Ping in the reed marsh opposite, saw Zhou Cang sending a signal, and the clutch rushed across the east side of the Yangtze River.

Guan Yu returned to the table and did not sit down. He held a knife in his right hand, held Lu Su's right arm with his left hand, and said in a pretended drunken manner:

"Zi Jing invites me to the banquet now, don't mention the matter of Jingzhou again. I am already drunk, and I am afraid of hurting my old friends. I will ask Zi Jing to come to Jingzhou for a meeting in the future and discuss it."

Lu Su seemed weak and had a lot of strength in his hands, but he couldn't move after being pulled so casually by Guan Yu. He was shocked and no longer allowed the swordsman to come out. He was pulled to the river by Guan Yu.

Lu Meng did not dare to go forward alone, so he quickly rode a horse back to the team, wanting to ask Gan Ning to lead his troops to intercept Guan Yu.

Gan Ning did not receive any signal of Lu Su launching an attack. Seeing Guan Yu holding a big knife in his hand and holding Lu Su in person, he was afraid that Lu Su would be injured by Guan Yu, so he did not dare to move.

Although Lu Meng had no scruples in his heart, without Gan Ning taking action, he was not sure to save his life under Guan Yu's sword, let alone capture and kill, so he had to hold his troops unmoved.

The two of them looked at Guan Yu from afar and then let go of Lu Su, jumped onto the boat, and bowed farewell to Lu Su.

Lu Su came to his senses and sent troops to stop him, so he could only watch Guan Yu's boat ride the wind.

After Guan Yu left, Lu Su asked Gan Ning to return to the military camp first, but left Lu Meng to discuss:

"This plan failed, what if it does?"

Lu Meng knew that Lu Su had a strong relationship with Liu Bei, so he didn't expect him to really capture Guan Yu. Now, as the deputy governor, he naturally needs to take responsibility, so he suggested to Lu Su:

"The governor can declare his lord immediately and demand a rebellion to fight Guan Yu."

Lu Su followed his words and immediately asked someone to declare Sun Quan.

Lu Meng also secretly sent someone to deliver a letter and informed Sun Quan of the meeting with Guan Yu in detail.

When Sun Quan received the letter from the two, he was furious. He was not the one who could suffer losses and was very dissatisfied with Lu Su.

Although Sun Quan felt a little guilty about his sister, his brother-sister relationship was naturally not as important as Wang Tu's hegemony, so he simply "don't do it, never stop." He prepared to set up a large army and lead the troops to attack himself. Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Bei was unable to return to Xichuan, he simply captured Liu Bei's entire Jingzhou.

Just as Sun Quan summoned a group of civil and military personnel to prepare to send troops to Jingzhou, Xuchang's detailed work came to report:

"Cao Cao ordered another 300,000 troops. Although he had not set off, it was rumored in the city that he was going to fight south."

The battle between Sun Quan and Cao Cao in Hefei has never stopped. In general, Cao Cao has the upper hand.

When Sun Quan heard that Cao Cao was going to send troops again, he was very glad that he had not sent troops to Jingzhou yet, otherwise he would have been attacked on both sides. Even if Liu Bei did not go out of the Xichuan army, it would be enough for Guan Yu's Jing army to be uncomfortable!
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