Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 34: Business is coming
If Wei, Shu and Wu were the Three Great Kingdoms in the later period, then the area north of Jing was a Small Three Kingdoms.

After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was defeated by the allied forces of Sun and Liu on the Yangtze River and led his troops back to Ye.

Cao Ren, Xu Huang and others were left to guard Jiangling, and Le Jin was left to guard Xiangyang.

Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu as the left and right commanders, led Gan Ning, Ling Tong and other generals, and attacked Nanjun with Liu Bei. Sun Quan himself led the army to attack Hefei and sent Zhang Zhao to attack Jiujiang.

Cao Cao's Jiangling was attacked by the Wu army led by Zhou Yu, and suffered repeated defeats. Yiling was also captured by the Wu general Gan Ning. The situation was isolated, so he voluntarily abandoned the Jiangling and Yiling line and retreated to Xiangfan.

Soon after, Sun Quan lent Nanjun to Liu Bei at the suggestion of Lu Su, hoping that Liu Bei could directly resist Cao Cao in the north.

Therefore, the so-called borrowing of Jingzhou was actually borrowing Nanjun, and Jingzhou's Xiangyang, Fancheng and other places were still in Cao Cao's hands.

Later, Liu Bei's army marched down and first attacked Lingling, which was the moment when Xing Daorong traveled through time.

In this way, the four counties in southern Jing were conquered and the current territory was formed.

So why did Zhou Yu ask Liu Bei to return Jingzhou? In fact, what was returned was Nanjun which Zhou Yu had conquered himself!
You say there is something wrong with that person?
From Zhou Yu's perspective, there is nothing wrong with him!
But Jiangling is so important, how could Liu Bei let it go?

Besides, although Cao Cao was defeated, he was still very powerful. If Sun Quan did not have Liu Bei to restrain him, he would probably not be able to face Cao Cao alone.

That was why he went back and forth so much on the issue of borrowing Jingzhou, which led to more and more frictions later on, and he was even willing to "cross the river in white clothes" and bear the eternal infamy in order to take back Nanjun.

This is because it is not only a strategic location for Shu Han, but also a strategic location for Dong Wu. It is also the last wish of their first Grand Commander before his death.
Now, things have just begun, but dangerous signs have already appeared.

In Jiangling City, Xing Daorong, whose wounds have improved in the past few days, is now participating in a high-level meeting in Liu Bei's camp.

But I heard that Liu Bei was sitting in the middle, and on his left were Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xiang Lang, Jiang Wan and Sun Qian.

On the right are Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xing Daorong, Xiang Chong and Huo Jun.

Judging from this seat, Xing Daorong's rise to fame was indeed quite fast.

"Everyone, Sun Quan of Jiangdong has sent a letter, saying that he wants us to return Nanjun. What do you think about this?"

As soon as Liu Bei asked, Zhang Fei stepped forward and said, "It is unreasonable to return a place that has been borrowed! If Sun Quan wants this place, he can bring his troops here. It will be a good opportunity to settle the matter in Jiangdong!"

Although Zhang Fei's words were rather rough, the truth is that "it is unreasonable to return what you have borrowed", which sounds a bit strange.
Naturally, it was impossible for anyone present to agree to return Nanjun, and they all echoed the sentiment.

Seeing this, Liu Bei said, "Nanjun cannot be returned. Sun Quan said that he wants to use the passage to attack Yizhou."

Borrow the way?

Can you do this?

Xing Daorong frowned when he heard this, thinking it sounded strange.

Not to mention that it is unrealistic for Sun Quan to cross Nanjun to attack Yizhou. Even if he goes to attack Yizhou, what are we fighting for?

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Before anyone could speak, Zhuge Liang said, "Yizhou is not so easy to seize. If Sun Quan wants to borrow the road, then let him do so."

Zhuge Liang had the most weight among this group of people. Everyone wanted to say no, but as soon as Zhuge Liang opened his mouth, they all shut up.

It’s not that I’m afraid of Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang never speaks without a purpose. Since he said that, there must be a reason.

However, everyone was thinking hard and did not realize Zhuge Liang's profound meaning for a while.

Xing Daorong glanced over and saw that Zhang Fei seemed to be completely confused, while Guan Yu was unfathomable and it was hard to tell whether he understood or not.

Let's not talk about the military commanders, the civil officials are even more interesting. Pang Tong is probably the one who can understand Zhuge Liang's thoughts the most, and he seems to be thinking about something. Xiang Lang and Jiang Wan frowned, and they seemed to have caught the inspiration. As for Sun Qian, his expression was indifferent, and it seemed that he didn't think about it at all.

This guy is quite calm.

While Xing Daorong was looking left and right, Zhuge Liang was staring at him.

Seeing that this guy didn't think about his words at all, but instead looked at other people's expressions, he secretly laughed in his heart and couldn't help asking: "General Xing, what do you think?"

Xing Daorong felt that joining Liu Bei was quite beneficial.

When it comes to fighting a war, you basically don't have to use your brain. Now you look left and right, and your mentality is quite relaxed.

As a result, it seemed that Zhuge Liang was unwilling to give himself this benefit.

There are so many people out there, but he doesn't look for anyone else but himself. I really have to accept it.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xing Daorong had no choice but to speak.

I thought to myself that I was just a military general, so it didn't matter if I was wrong. Besides, this was not my ambition.

Then he said, "Sun Quan was imprisoned by the lord before, but failed. Today he wrote again, asking for permission to pass through his territory, as if he had let go of the previous grudge."

“Those who achieve great things must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. We should put aside past grudges and not hold personal grudges.”

"However, I'm afraid that Dongwu's intention is not to drink. They are borrowing the road in the name of borrowing the road, but they are actually using it as a pretext to attack Guo."

As Xing Daorong was speaking, he saw Zhuge Liang looking at him with a smile on his face, and for some reason he felt a little uneasy.

Fearing that he had said something wrong, he couldn't help but take back some of his words and said, "Well, I'm not saying that the military advisor is wrong. I just thought about it briefly. Please forgive me for laughing at you."

After Xing Daorong finished speaking, a few people around him also thought about the same thing, but since Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, they didn't know how to continue the conversation.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Fei stood up and said, "Brother, I think what brother Ziyu said is right. If Dongwu wants to attack Yizhou, no matter how they go, you should find a way yourself!"

"If you want to borrow our way, that's absolutely impossible."

Liu Bei turned around and looked at Zhuge Liang, only to see him nod slightly. Then he said, "In that case, I will write back and reject Sun Quan's offer."

Zhuge Liang then said, "My Lord, you can reply. If Sun Quan still asks for it, he is determined to take back Nanjun. In that case...it is better to let him in, so that he won't be worried about us outside. We must be on guard at all times."

"But if he really borrows our passage and defeats Yizhou, it will be troublesome."

"When they take Yizhou, we will form an alliance with them. We can't attack them from behind, right?"

"So, this matter is entirely up to Dongwu's choice."

It is said to be Dongwu's choice, but it is obvious that Dongwu will definitely take action against Nanjun.

Liu Bei understood immediately, and bowed to Zhuge Liang and said, "I understand what Kong Ming meant. I will reply now and will not respond to Dongwu's request."

Xing Daorong also figured it out. It turned out that Zhuge Liang had intended to close the door and beat the dog from the beginning.

It would be fine if the Eastern Wu army just obeyed and allowed us to pass through, but if they dared to take action, they would definitely suffer a defeat.

It's Zhuge Liang indeed, he figured it all out long ago!
Of course, Xing Daorong still hopes that Soochow will make a mistake. No matter if it is a big battle or a small battle, as long as they can fight, that's fine!

(End of this chapter)