Soldiers come to the world

This is the information transferred by Jiang Xia. Cao Cao led an army of [-] to Nanyang County. If the news is true, it means that Cao Cao did not return to Ye County, but went south directly to Nanyang County.

Liu Jing immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. If Cai Mao took this opportunity to surrender to Cao Cao, the situation in Jingzhou would change immediately.

Although there are no ships in Xiangyang and Fancheng, it doesn't mean that Cao Jun can't get ships from other places. Only dozens of small boats are needed, and Cao Jun can cross the Han River in a few days.

Moreover, the news came in time, and it could be used to get out.

With this in mind, Liu Jing decided to return to Jiangxia immediately, not wanting to delay any longer.

Liu Jing said to Li Fu and Jiang Wan: "Go back to your lodging to pack your luggage and get ready to go. I'll go see Marquis Wu."

"My lord, what happened?" Seeing Liu Jing's serious expression, Li Fu became a little worried.

"I'll tell you when I get back, you guys take the little bun back first."

Liu Jing said to the soldiers again: "Come back and eat again! Come with me to the Wu Palace first."

Everyone got up and left Guanyun Tower, Li Fu and Jiang Wan went back to Tao House to clean up, while Liu Jing rushed to Wu Palace with a dozen of his own soldiers.

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Wu Wanggong, in the past two days, Jiangdong has been handling the Jingzhou matter in a low-key manner. This is because Jiangdong needs time to reach a consensus. After all, Sun Quan also needs time to carefully weigh this matter.

Since the emperor had issued a decree to confer Liu Jing as the shepherd of Jingzhou, it was easy to reach a consensus on this matter. In just two days, Jiangdong's internal opinions were basically unified.

It is obviously unrealistic to join forces with Jiangling and Xiangyang to attack Jiangxia, so accepting Liu Jing's Jingzhou orthodoxy and forming an alliance with Jiangxia has become the mainstream opinion.

Although Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin and other important ministers still have reservations, at least they no longer oppose forming an alliance with Jiang Xia.

In the study, Sun Quan was crouching at his desk reviewing documents from various places. These days, his mind was on the affairs of Jingzhou, and he had accumulated a lot of official duties. From the busy morning to now, he hardly raised his head, and he didn't even bother to eat lunch.

"Wu Hou!"

A guard whispered at the door: "Young Master Jing is asking for an audience outside the palace, saying that he has something important to discuss with Marquis Wu."

"Invite him to come in quickly, and meet us in Qingshitang!" Although Sun Quan was very busy, compared with Liu Jing's request to see him, this busyness was nothing.

Not long after, a guard led Liu Jing into the Qingshi Hall. The Qingshi Hall was where Sun Quan received distinguished guests.

As soon as Liu Jing walked down the hall, Sun Quan greeted him, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "What do Yanqing think of the famous places in Wuzhong?"

Yanqing is Liu Jing's Biaozi. Although there are not many people who call him Biaozi, it sounds a bit unpleasant at first, but Sun Quan changed his name to his Biaozi, which is actually a kind of intimacy. , not just talk.

"The scenery in Wuzhong is so beautiful, the beauties are like jade, and the clear water is like a belt. I just wish I could stay longer, but there is something urgent, so I came here to say goodbye to my brother."

'Farewell! '

Sun Quan was taken aback for a moment, "Do you want to leave?"

Liu Jing nodded, "I just received emergency information from Jingzhou, Cao Jun has changed, so I can't leave."

"Let's talk in the hall!"

Sun Quan invited Liu Jing into the lobby, and the two sat down as guest and host. Sun Quan ordered someone to find Lu Su. Lu Su was a bridge between Jiangdong and Jiangxia. Sun Quan tried to let him participate in many things.

Lu Su's official office was also in the Wu Palace. Not long after, Lu Su rushed over and sat down beside him. Liu Jing then said to Sun Quan, "I just received the news from Jiangxia that Cao Cao has led [-] troops to Nanyang."

Sun Quan was also taken aback by this news, and hurriedly said, "Isn't Cao Cao going back to Yecheng? Why did he get to Nanyang?"

"He didn't go back to Yecheng, but came directly to Nanyang. It seems that he got the detailed battle report, which made him angry. Now I am very worried that Cai Mao surrendered to Cao Cao and put Jiang Xia in crisis."

Of course, Sun Quan knew what it meant for Cao Cao to go south to Wancheng. It meant that the north had stabilized and he could free up his hands to clean up the south. Then, a war of confrontation between the north and the south was about to begin.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan sighed, and said to Lu Su: "It seems that next year at the latest, Cao's army will go south in a big way. There is not much time left for Jiangdong. We must step up our preparations."

After a pause, Sun Quan looked at Liu Jing again and asked, "Can you stay in Yanqing for a few more days, and go back after signing the covenant between Jiangdong and Jiangxia?"

Liu Jing pondered for a while and said: "I will keep Li Zhubo in Jiangdong. He can slowly discuss the details of the covenant with Jiangdong on behalf of me. The general direction of the two joint resistance against Cao remains unchanged, but the situation is urgent. I have to stay overnight Hurry back to Jiangxia to deal with the joint attack of Cao Jun and Xiangyang army on Jiangxia."

Liu Jing's intention to go has been decided, and Sun Quan has nothing to do. He is also worried that Cao Cao's arrival will bring about major changes in the situation in Jingzhou, so he agreed to Liu Jing's departure.

"If Yanqing has to leave, of course I won't stop it, but I hope that I can bring Deputy Commander Lu back to Jiangxia. With him, we can maintain timely communication between Jiangxia and Jiangdong. If necessary, Jiangdong will fully support it."

"Thank you Marquis Wu for your support. It's not too late. I'll go back and prepare."

Sun Quan sent Liu Jing out of the Wu Palace. Before the steps at the gate, Sun Quan bowed his hands to Liu Jing and said earnestly: "Cao Jun's march to the south is not only related to the life and death of Jingzhou, but also the danger of Jiangdong. I hope that the two of us can fight side by side forever."

Liu Jing nodded silently, and said sincerely: "This is my hope too!"

Liu Jing walked down the steps quickly, got on his horse, and drove away with his men. Looking at Liu Jing's back in the distance, Lu Su, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but said, "Marquis Wu, do you just let him go like this?"

Sun Quan gave him a strange look, "Does Zijing also want to detain him?"

Lu Su shook his head, "I don't mean that, I just feel that he has only been here for a few days, the alliance has not been reached, and there are still many negotiations that have not been done. He just left like this. Doesn't it seem that the trip to Jiangdong is meaningless? "

Sun Quan shook his head slightly, "Actually, the so-called negotiating and signing a contract does not require his participation. Xu Shu's participation is enough. The key is his attitude. Since he is willing to come to Jiangxia, it shows his sincerity. This is enough. There is no need to detain him. , that would force Jiang Xia to surrender, which is something I don't want to see, Zijing, I will leave it to you to negotiate."

Only then did Lu Su understand the deep meaning of the lord's letting himself and Liu Jing go to Jiangxia. It turned out that he not only allowed himself to monitor Liu Jing, but also gave him full power to negotiate and form an alliance with Liu Jing. This trust moved Lu Su deeply, and he bowed down to do it A salute: "This humble minister will never disappoint Marquis Wu's love!"

Sun Quan patted Lu Su on the shoulder, turned around and went back to the palace, and he told the guards: "Let Governor Zhou come to see me!"

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In the afternoon of that day, Liu Jing's fleet left the Wharf of Dongwu City and sailed along the Xu River to Taihu Lake. This time, Zhou Yu personally led five thousand sailors and hundreds of warships to escort Liu Jing to the west.

A few days later, the fleet sailed out of Lishui and entered the Yangtze River. Everyone's hearts suddenly widened. Liu Jing stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, gazing at the mighty river. It's the end of the day.

His mind suddenly became brighter, and he thought of the various tactics used in this trip to Jiangdong, and he couldn't help laughing. In fact, there is no need to be so narrow-minded, and it is unnecessary to use these shady methods.

If Jiangdong didn't have the sincerity to form an alliance, or if they didn't reach a consensus, then just go back. The critical situation will force Jiangdong to come to him. Isn't that what Sun Quan did in history?

When Cao's army marched southward, Sun Quan sent Lu Su to Jingzhou to discuss a joint fight against Cao.

In fact, with the strength of Liu Bei and Liu Qi at that time, they were not qualified to form an alliance with Sun Quan to fight against Cao. In the entire Chibi War, Jiangdong’s army almost defeated Cao’s army independently. Anti-Cao illusion.

What Sun Quan liked was Liu Bei's reputation, which gave him the legitimacy to fight against Cao Cao. After all, Liu Bei had clothes and belts in his hands. In today's words, it is an intangible asset.

It is this kind of intangible assets that enabled Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou after Cao Cao's defeat and become the biggest beneficiary after the Chibi War. This is also a kind of luck.

Although Jiang Dong succeeded in self-protection, to a certain extent, he made Liu Bei's wedding dress for nothing, which is the eternal saying that he lost his wife and lost his army.

However, with Liu Jing's rise now, history may be rewritten here.

Looking at the majestic river, great ambitions rose in Liu Jing's heart. Golden scales are not things in a pool, they will transform into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds.

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