Fan Jiang and Zhang Da knew that this was Sun Quan's refusal, but people had to bow their heads under the roof.

Zhang Da was impatient and wanted to curse.

Fortunately, Fan Jiang was quick-witted and covered Zhang Da's mouth, so he didn't curse.

Zhang Da was impatient, but he was not stupid, so he suddenly woke up.

My scolding was a rhythm of seeking death! I didn't say anything anymore, just watched Jia Hua leave with hatred.

After the guards walked away, Fan Jiang whispered to Zhang Da:

"No matter what Sun Quan wants to do in his heart, we came to join us with Zhang Fei's head, and at least we are nominal guests. Even if he doesn't accept us, there is no need to kill us. Putting us under house arrest now means that things have a turnaround. You must keep calm. If you show off your verbal advantage, you will just seek death!"

Zhang Da nodded and said with a wry smile:

"Now I can only stay at ease. It may not be true that Sun Quan protects us, but it also saves us from being scared outside!"

Sun Quan really thinks it is a hot potato when he seeks Fan Jiang and Zhang Da’s turn!

He could not make a decision himself, so he summoned the strategists to discuss countermeasures.

There were endless debates about how to deal with the advisers under Fan Jiang, Zhang Da and Sun Quan.

Although the pro-Cao faction led by Zhang Zhao was dissatisfied with Liu Bei's proclaim of benevolence, righteousness and morality, he was particularly concerned about maintaining Sun Quan's reputation.

They believe that everyone can kill traitors like Fan Jiang and Zhang Da who are against the king and killing the master. As a wise ruler, Sun Quan will never accept such a person!

Even if they are not killed, they should not be taken in, but deported.

In this way, the two of them had no choice but to go to Wei State and then to bring hatred for killing Zhang Fei to Cao Pi. With Cao Pi's share of Liu Bei's anger, they might be able to avoid the battle in front of them.

However, Zhang Zhao's proposal was opposed by many people. Before the pro-Liu faction could come out to refute, Gu Yong stood up first and refuted:

"Fan Jiang and Zhang Da have already brought Zhang Fei's head to Jingzhou, so they must not hide it from Liu Bei and Cao Pi. Even if they change their way to Wei, it is not difficult to see that the two were forced to go, and Cao Pi is not a good-looking person. If he threatens and induces the two to fabricate facts and accuses the lord of being the protagonist of the plot. Now he will destroy the bridge across the river and repay the kindness of the lord, and blame others. At that time, the lord will not be able to clear the eyes of the Yellow River, which is not beautiful! It is better to kill the two people directly and give them the lord to Liu Bei, which can be regarded as indirectly revenge for Zhang Fei. It doesn't matter if Liu Bei is not grateful, but we have occupied the righteousness anyway!"

The two sides were in a stalemate, and Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Jin.

This time, Zhuge Jin did not have to sing a rival scene with Zhang Zhao. The bystander was clear and he suggested very pertinently:

"Lord, it is not advisable to expel Fan Jiang, but directly killing and giving Liu Bei the head to Liu Bei is obviously suspected of killing people to silence him. It may not be possible to let Liu Bei retreat, but it weakens our own momentum and is also very unfavorable to the morale of the army. It is better to put the two in house arrest first and think that they will use it later. Now Liu Bei has gathered troops to fight the east, but has not yet entered our territory. I am willing to go to Xichuan to meet Liu Bei, and make the two countries harmonious and fight against Cao Pi usurp the Han Dynasty.

Crime. If Liu Bei agreed to peace agreement, then he would escort Fan Jiang and Zhang Da directly to Liu Bei, whether to kill or cut, and Liu Bei himself was not afraid of the two bites. This would not only prove the innocence of the lord, but also increase the bargaining chips for negotiation! If Liu Bei insisted on refusing to stop the army, he would have to let go. It would not be too late to reward the two again. It would not only inspire morale, but also lure the unsuccessful generals in Liu Bei's army to come and seek for a revenge. Why not do it?"

Although Zhuge Jin's method was to take the doctrine of the mean, it was a very clever strategy to make use of Fan, Jiang, Zhang and Da as the most valuable thing.

Once proposed, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong immediately remained silent and quickly gained everyone's recognition.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and sent Zhuge Jin to persuade Liu Bei to discuss peace, and put Fan Jiang and Zhang Da on house arrest, thinking that he would use it later.

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After Zhang Fei's death, Liu Bei felt too sad and lacked energy, and was even more eager to recover Jingzhou.

Using Chen Zhen's plan, Li Yi's fortune-telling was used as a cover, eliminated rumors in the army, and sent troops as scheduled.

But because of the need to re-plan the combat strategy, the advancement was very slow.

Because Zhang Fei's death was not a loss of an ordinary general, but a loss of an irreplaceable commander, which seriously affected Liu Bei's entire combat plan, and he had to make a new plan and deployment.

In order to maintain morale, Liu Bei first sent Wu Ban, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan to lead 30,000 troops to Zigui, seized the mouth of Wu Gorge, prepared to advance along the water route, and attacked Jingzhou.

This time the attack on Jingzhou, the importance of Shangyong was revealed.

According to Liu Bei's arrangement, he originally wanted Zhang Fei to conquer Shangyong first, block the military route of the Wei State's troops, and then attack Jingzhou from Linju and Maicheng.

Liu Bei has been fighting for many years and has a good strategic vision. This time he did not raise troops with anger. He had already made careful arrangements. It was the most prepared battle in his life and the chances of winning are very high.

With the Jingnan army led by Xi Zhen and Fan Zhou, Liu Bei planned to attack Jingzhou from three sides.

Sun Quan's army was attacked from three sides and threatened by Wei, and would fall into a very passive situation. Liu Bei was very sure to defeat Sun Quan and recover Jingzhou in a very short time.

But man's plan is not as good as God's plan. Zhang Fei actually died before he succeeded, which immediately disrupted Liu Bei's entire plan.

After Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei died one after another, the Liu Bei Group seemed to be full of talents, but only Ma Chao was the general who could stand on his own.

Ma Chao was once a prince. After surrendering to Liu Bei, Liu Bei still had great vigilance against him.

Liu Bei rewarded Ma Chao very much, but he would never let him stand alone. Therefore, this time he placed Ma Chao's brothers in Yangping Pass to assist Wei Yan in resisting the Wei army's attack.

Without a general who was the only one, Liu Bei had to give up his plan to attack Shangyong.

But Zhang Fei's absence not only prevented Liu Bei from attacking Jingzhou, but also had to send troops to prevent the Wei army from attacking behind the scenes.

But who to send to resist the Wei soldiers was difficult for Liu Bei to decide.

If veteran Huang Zhong is still here, he will naturally be the best candidate, but he has died of illness last year.

Wei Yan was also a suitable candidate, but Liu Bei was worried about handing over Hanzhong to Ma Chao.

Moreover, Wei Yanyuan was in Hanzhong. When he handed over Hanzhong to Ma Chao, he sent troops from Hanzhong to capture Shangyong, it was obviously not something that could be done in a short period of time. It would undoubtedly affect the speed of advance and thus affect morale.

Although there are many generals in Xichuan, because Liu Zhang has never used troops, all the generals have insufficient battlefield experience and it is difficult to take on major responsibilities.

The only one who can show off is Yan Yan, a veteran, but he is over 70 years old and is already lying in bed this year.

Just when Liu Bei had difficulty deciding who would resist the Wei army, Huang Quan came to the door.

Huang Quan originally did not agree with the Eastern Expedition. Although Liu Bei also included Huang Quan as the generals of the Eastern Expedition, he did not entrust the important tasks.

Before leaving, Huang Quan was entrusted by Zhuge Liang to persuade Liu Bei to stay in Baidi City and not to take risks in the Jingzhou front line. He came to volunteer. He said to Liu Bei:

"The Jiangdong Army is fierce and good at fighting, especially water battles. Our army sends troops on the water, and goes downstream, which is easy to advance but hard to retreat. Once it is defeated, it is difficult to retreat unscathed. We must also guard against the attacks of the Wei army. I ask Your Majesty to let me be the vanguard of the Jiangdong Army for safety plans, and Your Majesty should be in charge of the situation and plan for everything."

Liu Bei was ambitious this time and wanted to lead the army himself to inspire morale, defeat Sun Quan's army, and establish his authority. Although Huang Quan's words were pertinent, he still did not follow Huang Quan's advice.

However, Liu Bei still admired Huang Quan's loyalty very much. He appointed him as General Zhenbei, and led five thousand troops to defend against the Wei State's troops. Liu Bei personally led his troops to the Jingzhou front line.
Chapter completed!