Ma Su was appointed as an envoy by Zhuge Liang and came to Jingzhou with justification.

But he was not optimistic about the prospects of Ma Liang and Shamoko because he did not have the way to escape unscathed.

Therefore, Ma Su did not rush to the horse, but followed the normal itinerary and took more than ten days to arrive at the pavilion to meet Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was worried about the Jiangdong Army's perseverance. He was very happy to hear that Ma Su brought Zhuge Liang's letters.

Liu Bei thought that Zhuge Liang had a plan to defeat the enemy, so he hurriedly invited Ma Su in.

Liu Bei took the secret letter handed over by Ma Su and couldn't wait to read it.

When he opened the letter to watch, Liu Bei's face became increasingly ugly.

Because in the letter, Zhuge Liang did not mention any strategy to defeat the enemy, but instead advised Liu Bei to control his anger, to be cautious in advancing, and even on the grounds that the difficulty of replenishing food and grass was too great, he advised Liu Bei to stop when he saw the opportunity and reach a settlement with Sun Quan as soon as possible.

Liu Bei saw that the Jiangdong Army was defeated again and again. Although Lu Xun could not stand firm, he was confident that he would defeat the Jiangdong Army and recover the entire territory of Jingzhou and should not give up halfway.

Liu Bei put down Zhuge Liang's secret letter casually, looked up at Ma Su and asked:

"You Chang, you came just in time. Since Lu Xun took over as the Grand Governor, he took the initiative to retreat for nearly a hundred miles. Now he is sticking to various passes and cities. It is clear that he wants to fight with me for food and grass consumption. You have a plan to defeat the enemy."

Ma Su understood Zhuge Liang's intention. Although he did not come up with the idea of ​​helping Ma Liang and Shamoke escaped unscrupulously, he thought deeply about the battle with Lu Xun and came up with several feasible solutions. When he heard Liu Bei ask, he immediately replied:

"Your Majesty is wise! Although Lu Xun is fighting for the idea of ​​consuming food and grass, he will not really think that we can use food and grass to destroy our army. Although the journey of Xichuan is long, it is not difficult to transport food and grass. He must have waited for his lord to have a flaw and then defeated the enemy in one fell swoop! Now the lord has been in the east for more than half a year, and the soldiers are exhausted and the burden of food and grass is unbearable. Your Majesty might as well take the plan. On the grounds that there is not enough food and grass, he ordered the army to retreat to Xichuan, leaving only the defenders in Yidu County, waiting for Lu Xun to attack. Then Your Majesty went out to send troops from the water to cut off Lu Xun's retreat, and turned the enemy as the main force, forcing him to fight to the decisive battle. Once Lu Xun was defeated, all the elite troops of the Jiangdong army would be lost. Not only could Jingzhou be steadily taken into his pocket, but it was also very likely to be involved in Jiangdong!"

Liu Bei also had a high opinion of Ma Su. After hearing Ma Su's idea, his eyes lit up and thought it was a feasible strategy.

Just as he was thinking about how to retreat, he suddenly remembered that even if he could ask his generals to kill one of his soldiers, he would have no reason to enter Jingzhou again.

This is actually a disguised attempt to withdraw his troops. He suspected that this was Ge Liang's plan? The purpose was to deceive himself back to Xichuan!

Ma Su was an envoy sent by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang only talked in general in his letter and did not involve strategies to defeat the enemy. He must have expected that Liu Bei would ask Ma Su for advice.

It seems that Zhuge Liang sent Ma Su to deliver the letter, which is of great significance.

Although Zhuge Liang had no malice, the feeling of being fooled must not be good. Liu Bei felt disgusted and immediately stopped talking, his face turned rough, and said to Ma Su:

"The army goes to war, and advances but not retreats, because morale can be boosted! Once the troops retreat, it will be difficult to raise morale again. At that time, the plan will be successful. When the number of troops is equivalent, our army will find it difficult to stop Lu Xun's fight against the trapped beasts, and there is no certainty of victory. This plan is not the best strategy! You Chang, go down and rest first, let me think about it for a few more days, write a reply letter to the Prime Minister, and you will go back to Chengdu!"

When Ma Su heard this, he felt distressed. He knew that Liu Bei had misunderstood himself, but he could not tell, so he had to retreat.

When Liu Bei saw Ma Su coming, he was really happy. He wanted Ma Su to give advice for him. When he remembered that Ma Su was planning for Zhuge Liang, he naturally didn't want to keep him by his side anymore. He wanted to send Ma Su away without hesitation.

After Ma Su went down, he returned to the tent where Liu Bei arranged for a rest. Because of Liu Bei's obsession, he became more and more convinced that Liu Bei's defeat was inevitable. In order to avoid the burning of both jade and stone, he thought about Ma Liang and Shamoke's plan to escape.

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After Sun Quan accepted the title of Cao Pi as King Wu, although he was a nominal subordinate of Cao Pi, he did not take it seriously and still claimed to be King Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, in order to achieve equality with Cao Pi, Liu Bei, and to be a stern player, it is the only way to become king first.

Although the war between Liu Bei on the front line was tense, Sun Quan still made a large-scale construction and built the Palace of Wu in Wuchang.

Just one month ago, the Palace of Wu was completed, and Sun Quan officially announced the establishment of the State of Wu, and designated Wuchang as the capital of the State of Wu, and he also moved into the Palace of Wu.

In Wuchang City, in the main hall of the King of Wu Palace, there are all civil and military officials in Jiangdong, in two rows, and Sun Quan is holding a court meeting.

In the morning court, the ministers handed over the memorials.

The biggest thing in the Wu Kingdom now is undoubtedly the war with Liu Bei, and most of the memorials of the court officials were impeachment of Lu Xun.

Because Lu Xun voluntarily gave up many county towns in the battle with Liu Bei, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers.

Especially those officials of the Jingzhou family who lost their fertile land and real estate were even more dissatisfied with Lu Xun. Most of these memorials were impeached by them, and veteran officials were also fueling the fire.

In the memorial, it was said that Lu Xun had been granted a title for almost two months, and the Wu army gave up many cities, lost a hundred miles of land, and no good news came. It was really cowardly and incompetent.

Another old minister started the news on the spot, saying that there were many rumors in the city, all about Lu Xun, saying that Governor Lu ignored the national crisis, was drunk every day, and sang happily every day. If this continues, the Wu Kingdom was not planned to build, and the country must be ruined.

Sun Quan was concerned about the situation of the war, and he released all the intelligence personnel to inquire about the news.

He had long known Lu Xun's actions that Lu Xun had asked Sun Quan for giving up those difficult-to-guard counties, and only implemented them after obtaining Sun Quan's consent.

As for Lu Xun's situation in the camp, although Sun Quan was puzzled, he had no intention of asking questions based on the principle of "not doubting people", and had always suppressed those memorials and refused to deal with them.

Today, Sun Quan still silently received the memorial. After comforting the old minister, he couldn't help but feel a little angry and ordered his retreat.

Sun Quan's patience was almost exhausted. He was traveling around in the empty hall, but his heart was full of thoughts and muttering in his heart:

"Lu Xun, Lu Xun, the Sun family's three-generation foundation and lonely half-life reputation, will it be destroyed in your hands? Can I continue to trust you?"

At this moment, a small school broke into the palace and reported that the King of Wu's inner brother Fu Jun had gone to fight without authorization. The Grand Commander Lu Xun had ordered him to be arrested. Now he was being promoted to court and was beheaded according to military law! He may not be able to protect his life.
Chapter completed!