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In the room, Sun Quan had a dark face and listened to Lu Su's report. He slapped the table and said furiously: "It's so deceptive."

Sun Quan walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. He could not believe that Liu Jing would put forward such harsh conditions to make his young children hostages and compensate for 10,000 stones of food. He could not own warships of more than five stones and fully liberalized trade. This would simply destroy Jiangdong.

"I won't accept anything," Sun Quan said gritting his teeth.

Lu Su sighed. He felt that Wu Hou had lost his composure and had lost his calmness. This was not the demeanor of a king of a country. He whispered: "Wu Hou was so angry that he might have hit Liu Jing's plan."

Sun Quan was stunned. Lu Su's words were poured on his head like a basin of cold water. He slowly walked to the window with his hands behind his back and forced himself to calm down. After a long time, he slowly said: "Jing thinks I can accept such conditions?"

"Of course not acceptable"

Lu Su said without hesitation: "I made a statement on the spot that Wu Hou could not accept such conditions, but"

Lu Su hesitated and said, "Today, Jia Xu proposed these conditions to me, and it was not said by Liu Jing. So I thought that this was not the real condition and I could bargain."

Sun Quan shook his head and sighed, "At such a high price, how can we bargain for 800,000 shi or 600,000 shi. Destroy 2,000 shi, return 1,000 shi warships, send my son to you, or let your brothers go, we can't afford it. Respect, do you understand Liu Jing has no sincerity to negotiate at all."

Speaking of this, he turned to the guard at the door and said, "Go and invite the governor Zhou."

Governor Zhou Lu Su was stunned for a moment.

Sun Quan smiled faintly, "Gongjin has come back. I will revoke the position of Governor Cheng Pu and reappoint Gongjin as the Governor. I believe he will not disappoint me."

Lu Su was a little disappointed. It should be said that Wu Hou did not have the sincerity to negotiate, but just asked himself to test it. When he encountered setbacks, he refused to continue the talk. Liu Jing and Wu Hou were both testing it and refused to give in. It seemed that he was going to fight to the death.

In fact, Lu Su did not understand Sun Quan's heart. Sun Quan was very conflicted, with war and harmony each accounting for 50%. On the one hand, he was far from the end of his life. He still had 60,000 elite navy troops and Chaisang City to rely on. He believed that he still had a chance to win.

On the other hand, Cheng Pu's entire army was extinguished and he felt tremendous pressure. He was afraid that the navy would also be extinguished, so he wanted to get out of the trap at the lowest cost.

But Liu Jing saw through his scheming and blocked his attempt to get out of trouble at the smallest price with sky-high conditions, forcing Sun Quan to have to fight.

At this time, Zhou Yu walked into the study. Zhou Yu had just rushed back, and his army was still returning halfway. He received a message from Xu Sheng. Of course, he knew that the situation was serious. The main force of Jiangxia went south along the Yangtze River, so their turmeric oil could not be transported out.

Xiazhi City without tinder oil is no longer important, so Zhou Yu gave up seizing Xiazhi City and rushed back to Chaisang. He stepped forward and gave a deep bow, "See Wu Hou"

"Sit down first"

Sun Quan still did not look back, but said lightly: "Jing, tell Gongjin about his situation when he saw him."

Lu Su told Zhou Yu in detail about his visit to Jiangxia Army for peace talks. Zhou Yu also felt a little angry, "Wu Hou, Liu Jing has no sincerity at all, so there is no need to talk about it."

Sun Quan nodded, "Go down and rest first, everyone else goes down."

Lu Su stood up and took a break, and several guards also retreated, and only Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were left in the room. Sun Quan turned around and stared at Zhou Yu, "I want to know what chance we have to win, tell me the truth."

Zhou Yu pondered for a long time and said, "Frankly speaking, we only have the chance to win. This is not because General Cheng's defeat in Lujiang, but because our strength is not enough."

Sun Quan sat down and asked, "Where do you think we are inferior to Jiangxiajun in any aspect? turtle oil?"

Zhou Yu smiled and explained: "Nutilus is only one aspect. Now we also have tinu oil. Although the amount is small, it can play a role after all. The key is the timing. This Western Expedition happened to be after the Jiangxia army defeated Cao's army. It was full of morale and local warfare, and had the psychological advantage of sharing the same hatred for the enemy. We traveled thousands of miles across the West Expedition and soldiers left the country expedition. This is an unfavorable factor in itself. One grows and the other disappears, so we only have the chance to win."

"Only Cheng" Sun Quan sighed softly, his expression seemed a little disappointed.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said, "If the Marquis of Wu just wanted to withdraw his troops, perhaps Weichen would have an adventurous plan."

Sun Quan was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Please tell me Gongjin."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "We can use the strategy of escape from the shell, retreat openly and secretly, and use water battles to attract Liu Jing, but we actually withdraw from the land, so that we can save the main force and withdraw back to Jiangdong at the lowest cost."

Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, "Gongjin means that we give up the warship, but there are nearly 70% of our warships in Jiangdong here. If they are thrown away, we will not be able to overturn within at least five years. What is the difference between this and Liu Jing's request to give up the warships of more than five stones?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "No loss, no gain. Not only warships, but at least ten thousand troops must be given up to ensure the safe retreat of the main force,"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu stopped. He found that Wu Hou was a little absent-minded and seemed to be thinking about something. He waited for Wu Hou to think patiently.

Sun Quan was shocked and hurriedly said, "I'm listening, Gongjin, please continue."

Zhou Yu then continued: "And we must evacuate tonight and send military ships to attack the Jiangxia army's water camp at night. At the same time, the main army evacuated eastward. Only by marching continuously can the heavens escape the pursuit of the Jiangxia army."

"Why are you going to evacuate tonight?" Sun Quan asked in confusion.

"It's very simple, because Wu Hou had sent Jing to talk to Liu Jing, which exposed the lord's intention to make it weak. How could Liu Jing not prevent us from evacuating from the land? So time is very tight and we must evacuate tonight."

Sun Quan couldn't speak for a long time, and he lowered his head and said, "Let me think about it for a while before thinking about it."

Zhou Yu sat outside alone and drank tea silently. He knew Wu Hou very well. The hesitation shown by Wu Hou made Zhou Yu understand that Wu Hou would not adopt his plan. Wu Hou did not want to pay a big price and gave up all warships and ten thousand troops. Wu Hou refused to accept it.

More importantly, Wu Hou was still holding a glimmer of luck at this time, and at least he had hope of defeating the Jiangxia army, which left Zhou Yu speechless.

At this time, the door opened, Sun Quan came out of the inner room, slowly walked to Zhou Yu and asked, "Gongjin just said that if the two armies fought to the decisive battle, we would at least have a successful chance of victory. What can we do to increase it to 50%?"

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment and said: "If soldiers who are encouraging the morale of the army and pay attention to their performance in the future, they may have a chance of victory of 40% to 50%, but I really can't guarantee it."

Sun Quan showed a smile on his face, but he smiled reluctantly, and his smile flashed, and his expression became solemn. He clenched his fists tightly, as if he had made up a great determination, "I decided to fight Jiang Xia first tomorrow."

The next morning, the eight thousand troops stood neatly under the city, with bright armor and high morale. A 100-meter-high wooden platform had been built in front of the city gate. Sun Quan was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, holding an ancient ingot knife in his hand, and his eyes were sharply staring at the soldiers.

Behind him, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai stood on both sides respectively. Zhou Yu had no expression on his face and did not say a word, while Huang Gai was a little excited. He held a spear in his hand, was wearing an iron helmet and armor, majestic.

At this time, Sun Quan raised the ancient ingot knife high and shouted sternly: "This is the ancient ingot knife of Wucheng Hou, the Jiangdong Army's army-controlling sword. Under this knife, he has never been defeated. Today, this knife will protect you from going to war, promote the power of our Jiangdong Army, and defeat the Jingzhou Army."

Eight thousand soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "Defeat Jingzhou Army"

The shouts resounded throughout the sky, and Sun Quan turned around and looked at Huang Gai, "General Huang obeyed the order"

Huang Gai strode out, knelt down on one knee and said, "The last one will be there."

Sun Quan took the tiger talisman and the golden arrow and handed it to Huang Gai, "I will leave this battle to you, don't let me down."

"The humble position will never disappoint the Marquis of Wu"

Sun Quan nodded and shouted loudly to the eight thousand soldiers: "Kill one enemy, reward five taels of gold, ten acres of fertile land, kill or capture the enemy's chief general alive, reward a thousand taels of gold, boys, fight to the death."

The Jiangdong Army suddenly became very morale and murderous. Sun Quan pulled out his sword and pointed it at the water camp and "got to fight"

The eight thousand Jiangdong troops, led by Huang Gai, lined up to the water camp. They boarded a thousand stone warship. At this time, the sound of horns on the top of the city was long, and the sound of "woo" horns resounded throughout the city. Warships slowly sailed out of the water camp and headed towards the river.

At the same time, the Jiangxia Navy scout had already discovered the situation on the river and drove the fast ship back to the Jiangxia Navy.

After Liu Jing negotiated with Lu Su, he learned that the Jiangdong Army had the intention of retreating. He mobilized troops overnight to intercept the Jiangdong Army from Lu to retreat eastward.

After receiving the report, Liu Jing and dozens of soldiers rushed to the big ship and looked across the Yangtze River from afar. The river surface of Chaisang was wide, more than ten miles long. Everyone had already seen small black dots on the river surface, probably warships, and they were all thousand stone warships.

Without waiting for Liu Jing to speak, Gan Ning stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to lead the army to fight and give the Jiangdong Army a headache."

Liu Jing nodded in praise, Gan Ning must be the battle. He said to Shen Mi and Lou Fa, "General Shen and General Lou can be the left and right deputy generals. I will give you ten thousand naval troops, warships, and attack the Jiangdong Army with me."

"Zhou Ling" the two left quickly.

At this time, Jia Xu next to him laughed in a low voice: "I think it's better to lose."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Although it can confuse Sun Quan, it will also affect morale. I will still take every step to defeat him completely."

Jia Xu nodded and smiled, "It's okay to win by using the clarity, but I still like to do some tricks."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu whispered a few words to Liu Jing. Liu Jing understood and smiled and said, "Yes, just follow the teacher's plan."

At this time, the sound of horns in the Jiangxia army's water camp also sounded, and the sound of horns echoed on the river surface. Huge warships broke through the waves and drove out of the water camp, rushing towards the river surface. Gan Ning stood on the main ship of Qianshi, staring at the river surface with sharp eyes.

He knew very well that as long as the Jiangdong Army was defeated in this battle, they would be the lord of the water in the south. Seeing that the fleet had already begun on the water, Gan Ning shouted loudly: "Beat the drums and set the formation"
Chapter completed!