Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 325: Blue-eyed thief, the imperial edict is in front of you, why don’t you kneel to receive it?
"Crossing the river in white clothes..."

Sun Quan chewed over these four words over and over again, his eyes flickering and a little hesitant in his heart.

Just as Zhou Yu said, the consequences of doing so would be extremely bad and would inevitably bring him infamy; but as long as he could allow two thousand elite troops to cross the Yangtze River and seize the ferry, the natural barrier of the Yangtze River would no longer be able to stop him.

We can take advantage of the situation and directly capture the two major hinterlands of Kuaiji County and Wu County!

Even if he couldn't take Jiangdong back from Cao Cao in a short time, at least he wouldn't have to face the threat from Zhang Liao.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan turned his gaze to Lu Meng and asked, "Ziming, how sure are you?"

"Ninety percent, I'm ninety percent sure!"

Lü Meng was inspired when he heard this, and said without hesitation: "Cao's army is currently evacuating the people on a large scale, and if two thousand elite troops are mixed in, they will definitely not be able to detect it."

"It will be easy to seize the ferry then!"

Sun Quan nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll leave this matter to you. You can choose the best soldiers from each army. Just let me know what you need."

"I only have one goal, and that is to seize the ferry!"

He didn't care about morality anymore. If he didn't find a way to cross the Yangtze River and return to Jiangdong, he would really be exhausted to death.

"Lord..."

When Zhou Yu heard that Sun Quan decided to adopt Lu Meng's strategy, he suddenly felt very anxious and wanted to continue persuading him.

But at this time Lu Su grabbed his arm and shook his head slowly at him, his eyes full of helplessness.

Sun Quan had made up his mind and it was useless to persuade him.

Instead, it will bring trouble to yourself.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su have been friends for many years and they understand each other very well. He naturally understood what Lu Su meant, but he still firmly chose to stand up the next moment.

"This plan is not appropriate, please think twice!"

Lu Su sighed slightly.

Sure enough, after Zhou Yu said this, Sun Quan's face suddenly turned cold, and he said coldly: "This plan is not appropriate, then what plan is appropriate?"

"You couldn't come up with a suitable plan when I asked you for it, and you discouraged me when I had a feasible plan. Are you so unwilling to see me defeat Cao Cao and take back Jiangdong?!"

The last sentence is really heartbreaking.

Although Sun Quan was dissatisfied with Zhou Yu before and suspected that he had secret connections with Cao Cao, he only kept it in his heart and did not speak out.

So all the generals were surprised after hearing this.

Because the words just now were almost pointing at Zhou Yu's nose and scolding him for harboring evil intentions, which was quite a heavy statement.

Zhou Yu was shocked, his face full of disbelief.

Because he never expected that Sun Quan would look at him this way!

Looking at Sun Quan in front of him with a face as cold as iron, Zhou Yu felt extremely unfamiliar. He was completely different from the respectful look when he asked Sun Quan for help to stabilize the situation.

So he shut his mouth and remained silent.

At this time, Sun Quan also realized that what he said was a bit too much, but the words had already been spoken and could not be changed, so he could only retract his gaze and change the subject.

"Prepare for this matter quickly, don't delay!"

"We will break camp and return to Xia Pi tomorrow!"

Danyang County cannot be captured, and it is useless to continue staying here. It is better to go back and prepare for the Baiyi Crossing of the River.

All the generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.

But at this time, Sun He hurried into the tent and reported to Sun Quan: "My lord, the emperor's envoy is here to deliver the decree and is now outside the camp!"

"what?"

Sun Quan and everyone in the tent were all shocked.

Han Dang was surprised and asked, "Why would the emperor send an envoy? Are you sure he's not a fake?"

Now they are enemies of the imperial court!

What is the emperor sending an envoy for at this time?
Sun He said: "The other party is carrying a staff, and he is indeed the emperor's envoy. I have checked it."

It is easy to tell whether it is fake or not at a glance. People can be fake, but the scepter cannot be faked. Only the true envoys of the emperor can possess this item, and no one dares to usurp it.

Even though Sun Quan is now opposing the imperial court, he is still doing so under the pretext of clearing the court of corrupt officials.

In theory, they dare not do anything beyond the rules.

"Bring the people here."

Sun Quan gave the order after thinking for a moment.

Sun He turned and left the tent.

Soon after, everyone heard footsteps coming from outside the tent, so they all stood up straight and squinted towards the entrance of the tent.

A scholar with a distinguished appearance and bearing walked into the tent, holding a gorgeous golden scepter, and behind him followed two men who looked like eunuchs.

One of them was holding a brocade box in his hand.

And this person is Cui Lin!

As he walked into the tent, all the generals in the tent turned their eyes to him. Each look was quite unfriendly, with a sense of scrutiny or sizing.

The numerous generals in the tent were all fierce warriors who had fought their way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Any one of them was extremely murderous and their imposing manner was needless to say.

But Cui Lin simply ignored everyone's gazes, strode into the tent with his head held high, and went straight to Sun Quan who was sitting in the main seat.

"stop!"

Zhou Tai snorted coldly, and stepped forward with Xu Sheng to block Cui Lin, not allowing him to get close to Sun Quan.

"presumptuous!"

Being blocked by the two, Cui Lin's face suddenly turned cold. He stared at them and said sternly, "I am the emperor's envoy, and I have come here to convey the imperial decree. Who do you think you are? How dare you block me?"

"Get out of here now!"

Faced with the arrogant Cui Lin, Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng were furious and were about to draw their swords, but Sun Quan stopped them.

"Go back!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng could only glare at Cui Lin hatefully and retreat unwillingly.

Cui Lin snorted coldly, strode to Sun Quan, took out the imperial edict from the brocade box held by the eunuch behind him, and said expressionlessly: "Blue-eyed thief, you are facing the imperial edict, why don't you kneel to receive it?"

This one sentence directly angered all the generals.

Even Sun Quan's face turned dark instantly. Calling him a blue-eyed thief in front of him was simply not giving him the slightest face!
Seeing Sun Quan sitting there without any reaction, Cui Lin's expression became more and more unhappy. He said unhappily: "A traitor is a traitor. He has no manners at all!"

"Forget it. The imperial edict has been delivered and my mission is accomplished."

After saying this, he placed the imperial edict on the table in front of Sun Quan, looked around at the people who were glaring at him, then snorted coldly, turned around and strode away.

Looking at Cui Lin's departing back, the murderous intent in Sun Quan's eyes rose and fell, but he finally suppressed it.

Killing an angel without permission is a very serious sin.

He was attacking Lu Bu in the name of the attack, but the envoy in front of him came on behalf of the emperor and was not someone he could touch.

Under the murderous gazes of many generals, Cui Lin walked out of the tent smoothly. But the moment he stepped out of the tent, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"He's still not arrogant enough. If I had known, I should have thrown the imperial edict directly at the blue-eyed thief's face and slapped him in the face."

"Alas, I wonder when I will be killed and my name will go down in history..."

Cui Lin shook his head, somewhat regretting that his behavior just now was not aggressive enough.

Inside the tent.

Sun Quan looked at the imperial edict on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then unfolded it to read it, but soon he could no longer remain calm and a look of genuine shock appeared on his face.

"My Lord, what does the imperial edict say?"

Cheng Pu asked when he saw this.

Sun Quan placed the imperial edict on the table and said slowly, "The emperor has issued an edict, saying that if I am willing to surrender and cooperate with the court to defeat Cao Cao, all my sins will be pardoned."

Hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Cheng Pu snorted coldly: "What a Lu Bu! He actually dared to coerce the emperor to issue such an edict and induce us to surrender!"

The emperor was held hostage by Lu Bu, so the imperial edict sent by the emperor was naturally a false one by Lu Bu.

Not only Cheng Pu, but all the generals present thought so.

Only Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Lu Su knew that this imperial edict was the emperor's will and that it was the emperor who was trying to persuade them to surrender!

If it were before, Lu Su would have chosen to come forward to persuade Sun Quan to agree, but now he just stood by and watched Sun Quan's reaction.

Agree, or refuse?
Sun Quan was also hesitant at this time. Although being pardoned by the emperor was a good thing and gave him a way out, the key was whether the emperor would really pardon their Sun family?
He secretly kept the imperial seal, started a rebellion and fought against the imperial court.

These are all things that his Sun family has done.

Looking at the seal of the imperial seal stamped on the imperial edict, a trace of deep fear flashed in Sun Quan's eyes.

"I think... we can agree to it." After a long time, Sun Quan spoke slowly and made a decision that surprised everyone.

A hint of surprise flashed across Lu Su's eyes.

Han Dang was immediately anxious when he heard this, and stepped forward and said, "My lord, this is obviously Lu Bu's trick! He wants us and Cao Cao to kill each other, and let us be his pawns!"

"Once we agree to surrender, he will definitely order us to attack Cao thief with all our strength and try to consume our strength as much as possible!"

If they agreed to surrender, and the imperial court told them to attack Cao Cao at all costs, would they listen or not?

Zhang Liao wants to take over their army, will they give it to him or not?
If you give it, you will be like a fish that can be slaughtered at will; if you don’t give it, what is the point of agreeing to surrender?
"General Han, please don't worry."

Sun Quan comforted Han Dang and then explained to everyone: "Of course it is impossible to surrender, but it is okay to pretend to surrender."

"If you agree to surrender on the surface, you won't have to worry about Zhang Liao's threat for the time being. You can put all your worries aside and focus on attacking Cao Cao and taking back Jiangdong."

He has agreed to surrender, so Zhang Liao can't attack him again.

Without the constraints and threats from Zhang Liao, he could deal with Cao Cao with all his might. When he took back Jiangdong, wouldn't it be up to him to decide whether to surrender or not?

"madness."

After hearing what Sun Quan said, the little bit of anticipation that Lu Su had finally built up in his heart suddenly disappeared completely, and he couldn't help but shook his head.

Even though the way to retreat was right in front of him, Sun Quan actually wanted to pretend to surrender. He really wasted such a good opportunity.

It is really hesitant and short-sighted.

However, after Sun Quan expressed his idea, he won the unanimous approval of generals such as Cheng Pu. They all agreed with Sun Quan's decision and settled the matter.

After the crowd dispersed, Lu Su and Zhou Yu left the tent together.

Zhou Yu's face was filled with dejection. It was obvious that Sun Quan's previous words had caused a great shock to him, and he still hadn't recovered.

Lu Su saw his state and could not help but sigh: "You are sincere and loyal, but Sun Zhongmou is so suspicious of you. It shows that he is not a wise leader."

"Gongjin, listen to my advice, let's go."

Not only did Sun Quan remove Zhou Yu from his position as Grand Commander, he also said such words in public. To be honest, he was a little annoyed.

With Zhou Yu's talent, where would he not be treated as a guest of honor?
Why should I stay here and be ostracized and suspected?

Zhou Yu did not want to discuss this matter, so he skipped the topic and asked, "Zijing, do you think the emperor really intends to surrender, or is he just pretending?"

"What's the point of whether it's true or not?"

Lu Su said calmly, glancing at the general's tent not far away, "Whether the emperor is really asking for surrender or pretending to ask for surrender, it's the same to him."

"Crossing the river in white clothes... Haha, even if we defeat Cao Cao and take back Jiangdong with such despicable means, what does it matter? Can we compete with the imperial court with just Jiangdong?"

"The emperor doesn't care whether he surrenders or not. What the emperor wants to see is that he and Cao Cao fight each other and consume their strength."

"No matter what, the court will benefit in the end."

Lu Su felt that the emperor's decree was very wise. He took the initiative to relieve Sun Quan's worries and allowed him to fight Cao Cao with confidence.

As for the final result, whether both sides suffer losses or one side wins, there will be no loss for the court, and it will be much easier to deal with.

"Ugh."

Zhou Yu sighed deeply, the empire was about to collapse, but he could only watch Sun Quan go to his doom step by step, unable to do anything.

What can I do?

……

Xuzhou, Tan County.

Sun Quan's reply was soon delivered. Zhang Liao was not happy to learn that the other party was willing to surrender.

"It's a pity that the military exploits are gone."

Zhang Liao threw the reply letter in his hand onto the table.

His expression was quite depressed.

It would certainly be a good thing to be able to eliminate a powerful enemy without bloodshed, but he would rather defeat Sun Quan head-on and win this military achievement.

However, surrendering Sun Quan was the emperor's order, and it was indeed a good thing from a strategic perspective, so there was no point in him being reluctant.

Putting these thoughts aside, Zhang Liao called Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, and Qu Yi and instructed them:
"General Huang, General Qu, you two will lead your troops and follow me to stop Cao Cao from moving the people to Jiangdong."

"Ziyi, you stay in Xuzhou to guard it and keep an eye on Sun Quan."

The emperor had ordered that if Sun Quan was willing to surrender, then he should stop attacking him and instead try to stop Cao Cao from relocating the people.

However, out of caution, Zhang Liao decided to let Taishi Ci stay in Xuzhou with a part of the troops to prevent Sun Quan from going back on his word and launching a surprise attack.

"The last general takes command!"

Taishi Ci and the other two clasped their fists.

Zhang Liao then asked Qu Yi, "General Qu, can you find out where Cao Cao has relocated the people?"

Qu Yi replied, "General, a large number of people have been relocated from Yuzhou to Yangzhou by Cao Cao and are now stranded in the Huainan County area."

"The largest number of people are stranded near Hefei."

Zhang Liao nodded, stood up and said, "Pass my military order, gather 10,000 troops and head to Huainan County!"

……

Relocating people is not an easy task.

Even though Cao Cao had been doing this secretly before the war, the people in the two states encountered many difficulties in relocating.

He simply drove most of the people to Yangzhou. It was not until he led his troops across the river and settled in Jiangdong that he began to move the people to Jiangdong in batches.

Fortunately, with the help of the major families in Jiangdong, the current progress is quite good. About 30% of the people have been relocated, and it will take more than a month to complete the relocation.

Lujiang County, Tongling Ferry.

On the vast and boundless river surface, hundreds of ships travel back and forth between the two banks of the Yangtze River, all of which are large enough to carry more than a thousand people.

On the shore, Cao's soldiers were driving the people onto the boats.

Some people were leading cows, some were pulling horses, or they were carrying various other things - and this was the biggest reason why the migration was slow.

Migrating people does not mean just taking people with you. People have to take their livestock, food and other things with them. After all, these are their belongings and their lifeblood, and they cannot leave them behind.

"Hey, hey, stop, stop, stop!"

A soldier from Cao's army stopped a man.

The man had a dark face and looked honest. When he was stopped by Cao's soldiers, he immediately showed panic and said fearfully, "General, General, what's wrong?"

"You asked me what happened?"

The Cao army soldier glared and pointed at the oxcart road behind him: "Livestock can go on the boat, but oxcarts can't!"

"Besides, why are you carrying so many things in your car? Aren't you afraid that the plank bridge will collapse and you'll fall into the water when you cross it later?"

"Hurry, hurry, unload the stuff for me!"

The man planned to pull an ox cart onto the ship, but the key point was that the ox cart was carrying a lot of goods, and to get on the ship, he had to cross a plank bridge, which would easily collapse the bridge.

The man became anxious upon hearing this and begged, "Sir, I sold all my belongings to buy these goods. If they are unloaded, I will not be able to survive!"

"General, please be kind and let me get on board!"

The Cao army soldier said impatiently: "It's not allowed. If you want to take the goods on board, go to the cargo ship. Only people and livestock are allowed on board here!"

"Go, go, go away! Get out of here now and don't prevent others from boarding the ship!"

As he spoke, he pushed the man who was chasing people aside and let the people queuing behind him get on the boat.

A strange look flashed in the man's eyes. He cast his gaze towards the cargo ship not far away. Without saying anything, he slowly walked over with the ox cart.

The cargo ship was very large, had a deep draft, and its plank bridge was very sturdy. This time the man was not stopped and boarded the ship smoothly.

He wasn't even questioned.

On the shore, many civilians and merchants who were also pulling ox carts or horse carriages saw this scene and lined up in front of the cargo ship and boarded the ship one after another.

on the deck.

The man who boarded the boat first, after putting the ox cart in place, came to the stern to get some fresh air, and then he came to a man dressed as a merchant and spoke in a low voice.

"General, the first group of people have all boarded the ship."

Hearing what the man said, the merchant narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Be sure to be cautious on the ship and be careful not to reveal your identity."

"And those weapons and armor hidden in the cargo must not be seen by anyone, otherwise we will be dead!"

"Gather at the designated location after crossing the Yangtze River!"

The man nodded respectfully, then turned and left, leaving the merchant alone on the deck to continue enjoying the breeze.

The big ship slowly left the shore and headed towards the other side.

(End of this chapter)