Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 441
"My lord, since there is no chance of winning this battle, why not submit to the king of Tang." Zhang Zhao said.

"What! You came here to ask me to surrender. In the past, you tried to persuade me to surrender again and again, but I still refused to surrender. I also defended Jiangdong." Sun Quan was furious. Zhaobian insisted on surrendering, but after all, he was old and had no bones in his bones.

"That's right! I persuaded the lord twice, and both times the lord obeyed Lu Su and Zhou Yu's words and resisted to the end." Zhang Zhao said.

"At the beginning, I persuaded the lord that Li Song had millions of people, and he used the name of the emperor to conquer the four directions. If he refused, and the lord had the power to resist Song, the Yangtze River was also. At that time, Li Song had just won Jingzhou, and the Yangtze River was in danger. Already with me, it is invincible."

"It's better to accept surrender than a foolish plan. All the counselors are trying to persuade the lord to surrender, but Sun Quan is silent. I then said: "My lord, don't be suspicious. If you surrender Li Song, the people of the Eastern Wu will be safe, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River will be safe." The county can be saved."

"My lord didn't listen, but insisted on listening to Lu Su's words. What happened later? I need to tell you! The second time I persuaded my lord to surrender, but you still didn't listen, my lord. So what happened?"

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Sun Quan opened his mouth, only to realize that since he had nothing to refute.

Zhang Zhao is right!The first time he advocated against Li Song, the result was a big defeat in the Battle of Chibi, and he almost couldn't come back. If the generals hadn't tried their best to break through the encirclement, he would have been decapitated already.

After this time, the generals suffered heavy losses!Not only the generals in the army were lost, but also the natural dangers of the Yangtze River were lost. We had to choose some suitable candidates from the nephews of these generals to fill them.

The second time he fought against Li Song's army was shortly after the Battle of Chibi. At that time, Jiangdong's vitality was seriously injured. If there was a few years of buffer time, Jiangdong might not be able to recover his vitality.

pity!The enemy didn't give him any chance, crossed the Yangtze River directly, and came towards the east of the river. Lu Su once again tried his best to persuade himself to continue to fight, and recommended Bu Zhi to go to Jiaozhou and control Jiaozhou.

Only then was it possible to replenish a large amount of supplies and sufficient sources of troops, and Jiangdong was able to stop the enemy's advance. It lasted for several years, but half of Jiangdong was lost.

"The second time, our army blocked the enemy's attack. I lost half of Jiangdong, but I also took Jiaozhou." Sun Quan said.

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "Although half of Jiangdong was lost that time, there was still Jiaozhou to rely on, but what about now?"

Sun Quan was speechless when asked!What now?He really couldn't figure out what else he could rely on to preserve the remaining half of Jiangdong.

Regardless of Sun Quan's current mood, Zhang Zhao continued, "My lord, Zijing and Gong Jin were here in the past, even if our generals were not picked up, they could barely maintain it. But now that they are gone, who else can give advice to the lord? Lead the troops."

"Aren't there still young generals like Lu Ba? They are all sons of generals, and after all these years of experience, they are enough to stand alone." Sun Quan said.

Even when he himself said these words, he lacked confidence, so how could he speak more than Zhang Zhao.

"Indeed, these young people are talented people! As long as you give them a few more years of effort, they may not be as good as my generation. What a pity! But there is no time." Zhang Zhao said.

Just as Zhang Zhao said, there are still many people in the younger generation who are talented, and the future may not be as good as their parents, but there is no time for them to slowly settle.

Li Song's army was in full swing, the Jiaozhou side lost contact, and Jiaozhou Governor Buzhi was even captured alive.

Today, Sun Quan can be said to be helpless!Defeat is only a matter of time, and the unification of the world is irreversible, since this is the case!Why waste the lives of the soldiers.

"My lord, the reason why I was able to resist Li Song's army in the past is because I, Jiangdong, still have the strength to fight, and Li Song is surrounded by Ma Chao and other princes."

"Before these hidden dangers are resolved, Jiangdong will naturally be temporarily let go. Now, all the heroes have been wiped out."

"In this way, Jiangdong is the only one left! Now, Li Song has come across the Yangtze River with the power to unify the world. If he resists stubbornly, Jiangdong will definitely lose his life, and Jiangdong will be destroyed by then," Zhang Zhao said.

If Sun Quan agreed in this way, he felt very unwilling, and said, "If you surrender, the Jiangdong foundation created by my father and brother will be destroyed in my hands. In the future, how will I meet my ancestors under the nine springs?" Brother."

Sun Quan couldn't find any reason to persuade himself to give up Jiangdong's foundation, so he had to carry his father and brother out. He didn't want to surrender, and he didn't want to be a canary in a golden cage.

If Sun Quan surrendered, he would be no more than a marquis at most, and he would be watched all the time. As Lu Su said, if he surrendered Li Song, he would be no more than a marquis, no more than a car, no more than a horse. There are only a few people, how can there be the joy of being alone in the south!
"My lord, today is different from the past. My lord did not submit to the king of Tang for the sake of saving the people of Jiangdong from suffering. If this is the case, the lord must have known it first, and I will not blame the lord." Zhang Zhao said.

Sun Quan got up and walked back and forth. He didn't answer Zhang Zhao's words immediately. He was really unwilling to let Sun Quan give up easily at the last moment.

"My lord, there is nothing to hesitate now. Surrender is life, and if you don't surrender, you will die. There will be no eggs under the nest. When the time comes, Wu County will be defeated. Don't say anything about the people. Even the lord's family members will die." I'm afraid we won't be able to survive the disaster." Zhang Zhao said, looking at Sun Quan who was walking back and forth in front of him.

Sun Quan couldn't help trembling. If his family members were slaughtered in the end because of this, he would never feel at ease for the rest of his life.

Now there are only two roads before Sun Quan, to surrender or not to surrender, like a boulder pressing on his chest, he can't breathe.

"Old Chang Shi, you go back for now, let me think about it before I talk about it." Sun Quan said.

"Your Excellency, please leave! My lord, you must hold on tight, lest you run out of time." Zhang Zhao got up, bowed his hands and saluted.

Zhang Zhao turned and left, just as Lu Su said when he persuaded Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others surrendered, and they could continue to be officials, but he, Sun Quan, was not as good as he is now.

Surrender or not surrender is related to the future of the people and his family, and he must not be sloppy at all. It all depends on his one thought.

Zhang Zhao left, and after walking out of Marquis Wu's mansion, the servant who was waiting at the side hurried forward, helped Zhang Zhao into the sedan chair, and asked, "Master! Where are we going?"

"I'm not going anywhere, let's go back to my house!" Zhang Zhao said, and his servant understood, and ordered the bearer to pick up the sedan chair and go back to his house.

(End of this chapter)