Although the peace talks led by Zhang Zhao and other groups of civil servants temporarily stopped because Sun Quan personally arrived in Qichun County, as the content of Cao Cao's secret letter was announced, they felt as if they were given a shot in a heart attack, and they were excited again, strongly demanding that Sun Quan give up the alliance with Jingzhou and retreat to Jiangdong.

They persuaded Sun Quan again and again, round after round, so that Sun Quan was so disturbed that he closed the door and did not meet anyone. Despite this, they refused to give up persuading Sun Quan.

Zhang Zhao had realized that this was the best opportunity to let Sun Quan give up the Sun-Liu alliance. Under his planning, dozens of civil officials and important officials were divided into several shifts, and took turns to Sun Quan's residence to ask for a meeting every day and persuaded him to accept Cao's army's proposal.

事实上,张昭的轮劝策略还是比较成功,正是在他们一次次的劝说下,孙权已渐渐偏向于解除孙刘联盟,不过张昭却不知道,安陆郡之战使已经偏向解盟的孙权又再次动摇了.

Zhang Zhao's residence is located on the side of the county government. It is a small house covering an area of ​​three acres. Only military advisor Zhang Zhao and his few of his own servants lived. At this time, the lobby was brightly lit. Gu Yong, Yu Fan, Zhang Wen, Bu Zhi and other four were discussing the next countermeasures with Zhang Zhao.

Yu Fan said worriedly: "Military advisor, I don't think things are that simple. The rise in water levels is extremely common for the navy. Marquis Wu will not meet Zhou Yu for this small matter. I thought Zhou Yu must have something big to report to Marquis Wu. We must not take it lightly, so that Zhou Yu can convince Marquis Wu."

Zhang Wen next to him also said, "What Zhongxiang said is very true. I think we have ignored the most important person, that is Liu Jing. From beginning to end, as the other party to the alliance, Jiang Xia seems to have no news. This is a bit strange. This matter has caused a lot of controversy. How could Jiang Xia not do it in Qichun? Liu Jing must have learned about this. I suspect that Zhou Yu went to see Wu Hou and must have something to do with Jiang Xia."

"Everyone, just be quiet, listen to me."

Zhang Zhao smiled and waved his hand and said, "I know everyone is in a hurry. In fact, we have already persuaded to this point. It is difficult to impress Wu Hou by just talking. Not only us, but also the same is true for governor Zhou. Unless they can get news that the Jiangxia army has changed the situation, even if the Wu Hou meets the Zhou army ten times, it will be meaningless. The question is, can the Jiangxia army change the situation in such a short two days?"

Everyone laughed heartily. At this time, an engaged in the workplace hurried into the lobby and whispered a few words in Zhang Zhao's ear. Zhang Zhao laughed, "Everyone, it's true that Jiangxia sent an envoy to negotiate the meeting between Liu Jing and Wu Hou. Apart from face-to-face negotiations, the Jiangxia army had no chess to go."

"But if Liu Jing agreed to make concessions, Wu Hou finally decided to join the Jingzhou alliance," Gu Yong asked with a serious expression.

Zhang Zhao smiled, "If Jingzhou really decides to make concessions and makes considerable concessions, I will support the Sun and Liu alliance. After all, we have to consider the best interests of Jiangdong. If Liu Jing agrees to allocate the five counties of Changsha, Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang, Hengyang, and the south part of the Yangtze River to Jiangdong, I think this deal can be done."

At this time, Bu Zhi, who had been silent, said: "But don't forget that except Changsha County, half of the other four counties are in Liu Bei's hands. Even if Liu Jing agrees, it doesn't make sense."

Zhang Zhao smiled slightly, "Zishan only knows one thing, not the other. As long as Liu Jing agrees to the conditions, he will not be able to stop us from entering Jingzhou. Frankly speaking, I not only want to march into Jingzhou, but also seize Yizhou. In this way, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be the territory of my Eastern Wu."

"What if Liu Jing doesn't agree?" Bu Zhi continued to ask.

“Good question”

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "If he doesn't agree, then what's the point of forming an alliance with him? Then we might as well negotiate with Cao Cao to destroy Jingzhou together, and we can also get land south of the Yangtze River. I think Cao Cao will definitely consider this suggestion."

...........

After leaving Sun Quan's mansion, Lu Su came to find Zhuge Liang again. At this time, Zhuge Liang had received Liu Bei's quick message, and his heart fell to the ground. His mood also emerged from the depression of Jiangling's fall, and he returned to his usual self-confidence and wisdom.

It was drizzling in the sky, making the night cooler. Zhuge Liang wore a large embroidered crane cloak, a lotus hat, and a feather fan in his hand. He looked at Lu Su on the opposite side with a smile and said, "Zijing, don't worry, what Liu Jing has done these days is enough to save Wu Hou's wrong decision."

Lu Su smiled bitterly, "I hope he will do something, I heard that the day after I sent someone to deliver the letter to him, he rushed to Xiakou, and I don't know what he sold in the gourd."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed. He took out a map from the book next to him, spread it on the table, and said to Lu Su: "You said that Liu Jing went to Xiakou, and I understand that if I was not wrong, he must have seized Anlu County and wiped out the Cao army of Anlu County. Only in this way can he have the confidence to negotiate with Wu Hou, and only in this way can Wu Hou not dare to form an alliance with Cao Cao easily."

Lu Su looked at the map for a while, and he also felt that Zhuge Liang was right. The main force of Cao's army was far away in Jiangling, and Liu Jing could not go to Jiangling. It was unlikely that he would kill Fancheng. It was too late. Then there was only Anlu County on the other side of Xiakou. Anlu County had only 30,000 Cao's army, led by Zhao Yan, and it was a piece of fat that was not big or small, just for Jiangxia's army to swallow it in one bite.

Thinking of this, Lu Su couldn't help but take a breath of air, "But even so, it would be a little too fast to annihilate Cao's army in two days."

"If it was a surprise attack, it would be different."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Zhao Yan is a scholar after all. He is not like other generals who use actual combat to hone his weaknesses. His weaknesses will be obvious. Once he is captured by the Jiangxia army, not to mention two days, he will be wiped out overnight. The war is so cruel. I think Liu Jing will not give him a chance to adjust. The war should be over at this time, so Liu Jing will send an envoy to contact the meeting in Jiangdong."

"According to my brother's wishes, this time Liu Jing and Wu Hou met, there should be a consensus."

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Things are not that simple, there will definitely be twists and turns, but... we must think in a good direction."

After pondering for a while, Zhuge Liang said again: "I want to talk to Mr. Wu again. Can Zijing arrange it for me?"

Lu Su nodded silently, "I'll try my best but I'm afraid it will be two days later."

"It's okay, it's enough before Liu Jing and Sun Quan meet."

In fact, what Zhuge Liang was worried about was that Liu Jing and Sun Quan would eventually reach a consensus by betraying the interests of his lord, and he had to convince Sun Quan to give up this idea.

.........

At the fourth update, a passenger ship of 500 stone was docked on the Chibi Wharf. Chibi Town has been an important supply station for the Yangtze River between Jiangling and Jiangxia for many years. Every day, merchant ships and passenger ships traveling around Chibi Town will stop in Chibi Town, rest and eat and supply grain.

But with the establishment of the city in Xiakou three years ago, most of the business in Chibi Town was stolen, and fewer and fewer Yangtze River ships docked in Chibi, and the town began to become desolate.

But just last year, the Dow Trading Company bought half of the small town land at a low price and converted it into a warehouse, making Chibi Town a transfer trading station for the Tao family. A large supply shop was built near the dock, mainly to supply the Dow Trading Company's ships, and at the same time, it also supplies merchant ships and passenger ships.

The 500-stone passenger ship was moored at the dock, and immediately a boat owner jumped off the boat and headed towards the supply shop. After walking a few steps, a burly man walked out of the cabin and called him, "Boss Qin, where are you going?"

"Go and buy some food and old wine."

The boss of the ship explained: "Don't you don't want to dock in Xiakou and Wuchang, then you can only replenish supplies here. If you miss this place, we can't support our food."

The people on the boat obviously did not want to go to Xiakou and Wuchang to replenish supplies, so the man waved his hand and said, "Then you go but don't talk about our affairs."

"I know, I won't talk too much."

The boss of the boat laughed and quickly walked towards the supply shop a hundred steps away. The shop was closed at this time. The boss of the boat knocked hard, "Old Song, it's me, Boss Qin."

At this time, the lights in the store were on, the door was opened, and the boss of the boat immediately squeezed in. The manager of the store was a short, fat middle-aged man named Song Fu.

He has been a clerk in the Dow Business Company for nearly twenty years and has a wide connection. He knows all the people in all walks of life on the Yangtze River. Last year, he was promoted to serve as the manager of the supply shop and has five clerks under him.

Song Fu held the oil lamp in his hand, yawned sleepily, patted his mouth and said, "Boss Qin, the rules on the Yangtze River are that they will not be supplemented after entering the update. Now it's the fourth update, what are you going to do?"

The boss of the boat smiled and said, "Old Song, I'm in a hurry to rush to Qichun, you can do it, okay, don't go there."

"Why don't you go to Xiakou to replenish supplies? It's dawn there, and the rice price there is much cheaper than mine. You don't know when your oil-scraping skin will become so rich."

The oil-scraping is a Jingzhou dialect, which means a miser. The boss of the boat smiled bitterly and said, "The guests on the boat are not allowed to park in Xiakou, nor are they allowed to park in Wuchang. Anyway, they pay for the money, so I don't care. Stop talking nonsense. I buy two stones of rice, and then take five jars of wine to move to the boat for me."

The rule of the supply shop is to not ask about the customer's situation. Song Fu did not ask much, so he called two friends to get up to move the rice and the wine jar. One of the friends carried a bag of rice and rushed to the dock.

After a moment, the guy looked a little surprised and quietly pulled Song Fu aside and whispered: "The person on the boat actually brought crossbow arrows and spears."

Crossbows are forbidden items among the people, and Jingzhou strictly prohibits private storage by the people. Although these bans were still in name only during the war years, they were strictly controlled in Jiangxia County.

When traveling to and from the Yangtze River passed by Jiangxia County, they would deliberately hide the prohibited weapons, but the guy actually saw crossbows and spears on the ship.

This is a violation of the rules. Song Fu was a little confused. He walked back and asked without saying a word, "Who is your guest, why don't you stop the boat in Xiakou and Wuchang?"

"Old Song, according to the rules, it seems that you can't ask about this," said the boss of the ship a little dissatisfied.

Song Fu's face sank and said coldly: "Since you want to follow the rules, I will report to the Red Cliff soldiers immediately. Your guest has brought a crossbow and a spear. You are the boss of the ship and you should know the consequences."

The boss of the ship was scared and sweated. Of course he knew the consequences. If it weren't for the people of this county who had been passing by on a boat with banned weapons, the boss of the ship would be severely punished. He quickly clasped his hands and begged: "Old Song, we have known each other for more than ten years, let me go."

Song Fu snorted, "Then tell me what I asked just now."

The ship boss had no choice but to whisper: "They got on the boat from Jiangling, and I suspect they were Cao's army." Although the peace talks led by Zhang Zhao and other groups of civil servants temporarily stopped because Sun Quan personally arrived in Qichun County, as the content of Cao Cao's secret letter was announced, they seemed to have been given a shot in a heart attack, and they were excited again, strongly demanding that Sun Quan give up the alliance with Jingzhou and retreat back to Jiangdong.

They persuaded Sun Quan again and again, round after round, so that Sun Quan was so disturbed that he closed the door and did not meet anyone. Despite this, they refused to give up persuading Sun Quan.

Zhang Zhao had realized that this was the best opportunity to let Sun Quan give up the Sun-Liu alliance. Under his planning, dozens of civil officials and important officials were divided into several shifts, and took turns to Sun Quan's residence to ask for a meeting every day and persuaded him to accept Cao's army's proposal.

In fact, Zhang Zhao's strategy of persuasion was quite successful. It was precisely after their repeated persuasion that Sun Quan gradually favored the dismissal of Sun and Liu. However, Zhang Zhao did not know that the battle in Anlu County caused Sun Quan, who had already favored the dismissal, to shake again.

Zhang Zhao's residence is located on the side of the county government. It is a small house covering an area of ​​three acres. Only military advisor Zhang Zhao and his few of his own servants lived. At this time, the lobby was brightly lit. Gu Yong, Yu Fan, Zhang Wen, Bu Zhi and other four were discussing the next countermeasures with Zhang Zhao.

Yu Fan said worriedly: "Military advisor, I don't think things are that simple. The rise in water levels is extremely common for the navy. Marquis Wu will not meet Zhou Yu for this small matter. I thought Zhou Yu must have something big to report to Marquis Wu. We must not take it lightly, so that Zhou Yu can convince Marquis Wu."

Zhang Wen next to him also said, "What Zhongxiang said is very true. I think we have ignored the most important person, that is Liu Jing. From beginning to end, as the other party to the alliance, Jiang Xia seems to have no news. This is a bit strange. This matter has caused a lot of controversy. How could Jiang Xia not do it in Qichun? Liu Jing must have learned about this. I suspect that Zhou Yu went to see Wu Hou and must have something to do with Jiang Xia."

"Everyone, just be quiet, listen to me."

Zhang Zhao smiled and waved his hand and said, "I know everyone is in a hurry. In fact, we have already persuaded to this point. It is difficult to impress Wu Hou by just talking. Not only us, but also the same is true for governor Zhou. Unless they can get news that the Jiangxia army has changed the situation, even if the Wu Hou meets the Zhou army ten times, it will be meaningless. The question is, can the Jiangxia army change the situation in such a short two days?"

Everyone laughed heartily. At this time, an engaged in the workplace hurried into the lobby and whispered a few words in Zhang Zhao's ear. Zhang Zhao laughed, "Everyone, it's true that Jiangxia sent an envoy to negotiate the meeting between Liu Jing and Wu Hou. Apart from face-to-face negotiations, the Jiangxia army had no chess to go."

"But if Liu Jing agreed to make concessions, Wu Hou finally decided to join the Jingzhou alliance," Gu Yong asked with a serious expression.

Zhang Zhao smiled, "If Jingzhou really decides to make concessions and makes considerable concessions, I will support the Sun and Liu alliance. After all, we have to consider the best interests of Jiangdong. If Liu Jing agrees to allocate the five counties of Changsha, Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang, Hengyang, and the south part of the Yangtze River to Jiangdong, I think this deal can be done."

At this time, Bu Zhi, who had been silent, said: "But don't forget that except Changsha County, half of the other four counties are in Liu Bei's hands. Even if Liu Jing agrees, it doesn't make sense."

Zhang Zhao smiled slightly, "Zishan only knows one thing, not the other. As long as Liu Jing agrees to the conditions, he will not be able to stop us from entering Jingzhou. Frankly speaking, I not only want to march into Jingzhou, but also seize Yizhou. In this way, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be the territory of my Eastern Wu."

"What if Liu Jing doesn't agree?" Bu Zhi continued to ask.

“Good question”

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "If he doesn't agree, then what's the point of forming an alliance with him? Then we might as well negotiate with Cao Cao to destroy Jingzhou together, and we can also get land south of the Yangtze River. I think Cao Cao will definitely consider this suggestion."

...........

After leaving Sun Quan's mansion, Lu Su came to find Zhuge Liang again. At this time, Zhuge Liang had received Liu Bei's quick message, and his heart fell to the ground. His mood also emerged from the depression of Jiangling's fall, and he returned to his usual self-confidence and wisdom.

It was drizzling in the sky, making the night cooler. Zhuge Liang wore a large embroidered crane cloak, a lotus hat, and a feather fan in his hand. He looked at Lu Su on the opposite side with a smile and said, "Zijing, don't worry, what Liu Jing has done these days is enough to save Wu Hou's wrong decision."

Lu Su smiled bitterly, "I hope he will do something, I heard that the day after I sent someone to deliver the letter to him, he rushed to Xiakou, and I don't know what he sold in the gourd."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed. He took out a map from the book next to him, spread it on the table, and said to Lu Su: "You said that Liu Jing went to Xiakou, and I understand that if I was not wrong, he must have seized Anlu County and wiped out the Cao army of Anlu County. Only in this way can he have the confidence to negotiate with Wu Hou, and only in this way can Wu Hou not dare to form an alliance with Cao Cao easily."

Lu Su looked at the map for a while, and he also felt that Zhuge Liang was right. The main force of Cao's army was far away in Jiangling, and Liu Jing could not go to Jiangling. It was unlikely that he would kill Fancheng. It was too late. Then there was only Anlu County on the other side of Xiakou. Anlu County had only 30,000 Cao's army, led by Zhao Yan, and it was a piece of fat that was not big or small, just for Jiangxia's army to swallow it in one bite.

Thinking of this, Lu Su couldn't help but take a breath of air, "But even so, it would be a little too fast to annihilate Cao's army in two days."

"If it was a surprise attack, it would be different."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Zhao Yan is a scholar after all. He is not like other generals who use actual combat to hone his weaknesses. His weaknesses will be obvious. Once he is captured by the Jiangxia army, not to mention two days, he will be wiped out overnight. The war is so cruel. I think Liu Jing will not give him a chance to adjust. The war should be over at this time, so Liu Jing will send an envoy to contact the meeting in Jiangdong."

"According to my brother's wishes, this time Liu Jing and Wu Hou met, there should be a consensus."

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Things are not that simple, there will definitely be twists and turns, but... we must think in a good direction."

After pondering for a while, Zhuge Liang said again: "I want to talk to Mr. Wu again. Can Zijing arrange it for me?"

Lu Su nodded silently, "I'll try my best but I'm afraid it will be two days later."

"It's okay, it's enough before Liu Jing and Sun Quan meet."
To be continued...