Gan Ning smiled and said, "I think this is not the first time the Jiangdong Army borrowed the route. When the Jiangdong Army entered the four counties of Jingnan last year, I followed the order of His Highness the King of Han to personally escort the Jiangdong Army through the Jiangxia Waterway and enter Dongting Lake. This is within my authority. Please rest assured that the Governor of Lu will not make things difficult for the normal passage of the Jiangdong Army."

Lu Su was stunned. He did not expect that Gan Ning would agree to the use of the truth so easily, and he didn't have to report it to Liu Jing. He had not had time to secretly be happy, but suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "This time is exactly the same as last year, but the number of people increased slightly."

Gan Ning also said lightly: "Last year, there were 6,000 people passing through the border. This time, if the number of people is higher, it would be fine. As long as there is no more than 10,000 people, I will not stop it."

Lu Su had realized what the problem was and was about to reach the upper limit of the number of people. He began to feel uneasy and carefully tentatively: "I'm afraid there will be 30,000 people this time."

Gan Ning's face suddenly sank and said without hesitation: "According to the alliance signed by both sides, we can only allow an additional 10,000 troops to pass through the border, and the total strength of the Jiangdong Army in the four counties in Jingnan is not allowed to exceed 10,000. The alliance is clearly written in black and white, which is related to the security of Jingzhou. This is a matter of principle. Please forgive Gan Ning for insisting."

"But this is just a subordinate. Once we defeat the Jiaozhou army, we will withdraw our troops immediately, and there will never be more than 10,000 people. Please understand General Gan."

Gan Ning still shook his head, "When the King of Han went to Jingkou to marry Princess Shangxiang, Jiangdong's attitude was also very tough. The King of Han brought no more than 6,000 troops, and no more than 500 people were allowed to go ashore. There was no room for negotiation. This is to ensure the safety of Jiangdong. His Highness the King of Han could understand and finally respect Jiangdong's decision. Confucius said, "Don't do to others what he did not want others to do to others. Why did Jiangdong make things difficult for us?"

"This time, that time, it was time to marry two families, and it was meaningless no matter how many troops there were, but this time it was a war between Jiangdong and Jiaozhou. It was because of the war. How could 10,000 troops defeat the Jiaozhou army? Please understand our difficulties and be a little tolerant in terms of the number of people. The Wu Hou would be grateful."

Gan Ning paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, as if he was in a fierce psychological struggle. Lu Su felt a glimmer of hope and added: "After that the Marquis of Wu will personally write a letter to His Highness the King of Han to explain the situation clearly, and will never let General Gan be implicated."

Gan Ning finally sighed and said, "I have been dealing with Jiangdong for many years. To be frank, some of the actions of Wu Hou have made me feel heartbroken, such as the defeat in Hefei. In the end, Wu Hou pushed the responsibility for the defeat on me, Gan Ning, saying that it was because I was late for the army and turned the black and white so much that it turned the deer into a horse. How could I believe Wu Hou's sincerity?"

Lu Su was about to explain, but Gan Ning waved his hand and said, "Of course, I will not affect the relationship between the two countries because of personal grievances. I will also give the Jiangdong Army the greatest flexibility within the scope of my authority. Whether the Jiangdong Army can have more than 10,000 troops in the four counties of Jingnan is not my Ganning authority. I can ignore it and just pretend that I don't know about this. However, the Yangtze River waterway must pass through Jiangxia's strategic important areas, including copper mines and tincture oil production areas. I don't mention the importance of it. The Lu Governor should also understand that, so the Jiangdong Army can pass through Jiangxia at most, and no one more person can be added. Please forgive me."

Lu Su gradually became angry in his heart. He stood up and said in great dissatisfaction: "The two sides signed a covenant to jointly defend the enemy. Now that the Jiaozhou army invaded Jiangdong's interests, according to the covenant, Jingzhou should take the initiative to send troops to assist the Jiangdong army invasion. However, until the Jiangdong army was wiped out in Changsha County, there was no one to send troops to Jingzhou. Since Jingzhou did not take the covenant seriously, why did General Gan say that the covenant is now speaking, isn't this very funny?"

Gan Ning did not give in and said in a row: "The alliance is one thing, and the dispatch of troops is another. Without the military talisman of His Highness the King of Han, who dares to send troops without authorization? When Jiaozhou invaded north, did Jiangdong go to Chengdu to ask the King of Han to send troops to assist in the war? If the King of Han ordered the military talisman to come, would I Gan Ning dare to resist the order and refuse to obey? As for the Governor of Lu that I said that I was unreasonable and did not allow the Jiangdong Army to cross the border to the four counties of Jingnan, I was very surprised, why did I have to go to Jiangxia? I could obviously go to Yuzhang County and enter Changsha County by land, and I could still go to Jingnan County to recover the lost territory. I am very suspicious of the real purpose of the Jiangdong Army. You are not going to Jingnan, do you want to take the opportunity to seize Jiangxia? So I decided now that within my power, Jiangdong will not allow Jiangxia to enter Jiangxia with one ship. If Jiangdong dares to forcibly break, I will regard Jiangdong as a declaration of war on us!"

Gan Ning's attitude was very tough. Lu Su was furious and stood up and glared: "I'm going to find the King of Han to see who makes sense?"

"Please be fine! The King of Han is now in Xiangyang, so the Governor of Lu will go."

Gan Ning turned around and walked out of the tent. When he walked to the door, Gan Ning stopped again and turned around and said coldly: "Pengze is originally the territory of Jiangxia. I allow you to stay in Pengze and go to Ganjiang through Pengze Lake. This is the greatest sincerity. If you really want to turn against me, I won't even allow you to enter."

After saying that, he ordered the soldiers on both sides, "Send the Governor of Lu out of the camp!"

Lu Su had no chance, almost driven out of the barracks by Han soldiers. Outside the camp, Lu Su gradually calmed down. He suddenly realized that if Liu Jing was in the camp, then Gan Ning's attitude must be Liu Jing's attitude. If Liu Jing really went to Xiangyang, then he would have made some explanation. Not allowing the Jiangdong Army to cross Jiangxia, it would probably be Liu Jing's intention.

Understanding this, Lu Su suddenly felt depressed and didn't want to go to Xiangyang to chase Liu Jing. He went back to Peng Ze listlessly.

Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to wait ten days in Nanchang City, in order to allow Lu Meng's Western Army to enter Changsha County and cut off the Jiaozhou Army's retreat. At this time, Lu Meng led 30,000 navy troops to take 400 large ships. Everything was ready. Just wait for Sun Quan's order, the fleet would set off in a mighty manner and sail towards Jiangxia.

But what Lu Su brought back was a piece of news that shocked and frustrated Sun Quan. Gan Ning did not allow the Jiangdong Army to use the Jiangxia waters. If the Jiangdong Army forcibly entered, it would be regarded as a declaration of war. This news made Sun Quan furious. He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "It's simply too much. He Gan Ning is just a small local general. What power does he have to decide the major events between the two countries!"

Zhang Zhao glanced at Lu Su and said coldly: "Is it because of the last battle in Hefei that Wu Hou and Gan Ning had a gap, and Gan Ning held a grudge. Can he take revenge on Wu Hou?"

This clearly refers to Gan Ning, but in fact it means that Lu Su is not doing his job well. Sure enough, Sun Quan said to Lu Su dissatisfiedly: "Zijing, why don't you go to Liu Jing but Gan Ning for such a major matter? What power does he have to decide on such a thing?"

Lu Su hurriedly said: "Reporting to the Marquis of Wu, I believe that Liu Jing is actually in the Jiangling Military Camp, and Gan Ning's words mean Liu Jing."

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "Governor Lu, this is wrong. What basis do you have to say that Liu Jing is in Jiangling? This is just your wishful conjecture. If Liu Jing is really not in Jiangling, but as Gan Ning said, when you go to Xiangyang but you don't go to Xiangyang, isn't this delaying the military affairs of Wu Hou?"

Lu Su hated Zhang Zhao deeply, but could not find evidence to refute it. He could only say: "No matter whether Liu Jing was in Jiangling or not, if such a major incident occurred, how could he not come to Jiangling? He must have explained to Gan Ning. So I think Gan Ning's meaning is Liu Jing's meaning. Gan Ning is a cautious person. If he did not receive Liu Jing's instructions, how dare he deny us entry? At least he would be very reserved and ask the King of Han, and would never refuse it in one go."

"Although that said, Zijing should still talk to Liu Jing in person, rather than inferring and speculating here. Of course, Zijing lacks experience and has been deceived by Liu Jing repeatedly, and this result is reasonable."

Lu Su was furious and glared at Zhang Zhao fiercely, "Why did Military Advisor Zhang have to take advantage of me, Lu Su? Liu Jing refused to see me, what's the use of me going to Xiangyang? He would go to Hanzhong again, and I chased Hanzhong, but he went to Guanzhong. That was the major event that delayed Wu Hou. Now at least Gan Ning rejected us. This is the attitude of Jingzhou."

"alright!"

Sun Quan interrupted Lu Su's words in dismay and said to him: "Zijing, go down and rest first! I will look for you if you have any problems."

Seeing that Sun Quan had completely removed himself from the decision-making circle, Lu Su couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He sighed in his heart, bowed and retreated. At this time, Sun Quan was in a mess and had no time to feel Lu Su's mood. When Lu Su left, he immediately asked Zhang Zhao, "Zibu, what should we do now?"

Zhang Zhao sighed and said, "I am not aware of Zijing. Zijing did this matter unsatisfactory. Weijing dares to assert that Gan Ning will agree to at least 10,000 people crossing the border, because we had 6,000 people crossing the border last year, but I don't know how Zijing got this result, Gan Ning flatly refused. This obviously angered Gan Ning. If you don't go to Chengdu in person and talk to the Peace Zhang Platform, there might be a turning point."

Sun Quan was not stupid either. Although he undermined Lu Su's power, he still knew Lu Su well. He knew that Lu Su was a conscientious person and he would not have made up what he said at will. Although there was no evidence, Sun Quan also believed that Lu Su's words. Gan Ning did get Liu Jing's instructions, otherwise he would not dare to refuse like this. Gan Ning would not be able to bear the consequences.

Sun Quan sighed and said, "The key is that we have too late. If we delay, there will be problems with the supply of food and grass. Zibu should tell us what is happening in front of us!"

Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment and said, "There are two options now. One is to change the Western Expedition Army that transits Jiangxia to 10,000, but it must carry 30,000 troops of grain supply. The other 20,000 troops can go over by land and gather in Changsha County. I believe that Gan Ning will not stop 10,000 people from transiting. After all, there is an alliance. The second option is to give up transiting Jiangxia. All 30,000 troops will go by land and go around Changsha County to capture Linxiang County to obtain food and grass supplies. Although these two plans are a little troublesome, they can eventually form the original plan for the East-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-West-Organized Strike."

Sun Quan took a few steps behind his hands and finally made a decision, "The second plan will have food and grass supply problems, which is too risky. I decided to use the first plan, at least the food and grass will be carried by ourselves and will not be controlled by others."
Chapter completed!