Can I get to the other side?

If you want to get the support of these Jiangdong families, you will definitely not be able to do it without showing some trump cards, so Cao Cao directly stated his next plan.

That is to combine the power of the two states, rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and dominate the east of the Yangtze River!

Even without Sun Quan, he can still compete with Lu Bu!

"you……"

Yu Fan was stunned. Not only him, but everyone present was shocked by the plan revealed by Cao Cao.

At first they thought Cao Cao lost Yanzhou because he couldn't defeat it, but now they realized that Cao Cao didn't want to defend it at all.

Abandon the two states of Yan and Yu, and concentrate the troops, population and materials to Jiangdong, leaving only the open space in Lu Bu's two states.

What a bold idea!

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Cao Cao was very satisfied and continued: "Although Lu Bu is powerful, as long as he acts according to my plan, he may not be able to compete with him."

"You also know the situation of Sun Quan in Xuzhou. He can't even defeat Zhang Liao, let alone Lu Bu? If you continue to support him, I don't need to say more about what will happen to him in the end."

"It is said that good birds choose trees to roost in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes. The situation is now clear. Please make your decision as soon as possible."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank.

He looked unhurried and unhurried.

He has already made clear the interests and risks, and now it is up to the representatives of these aristocratic families to make their own decisions. Anyone who is not stupid knows who to choose.

However, in order to further shake the minds of the representatives of these aristocratic families, he quietly glanced at several people at the table.

Among the Jiangdong families who were invited this time, several families had been secretly attracted by him, and it was time for them to appear.

"I, the Zhou family, are willing to support Sikong in taking over Jiangdong!"

A man in rich clothes stood up first, raised his wine bottle to Cao Cao, and drank the wine in one gulp.

This person's name is Zhou Xin, and he is from the Zhou family in Kuaiji.

He is also one of the local wealthy families.

Although Zhou Yu is also a descendant of the Zhou family, he is not a native Zhou family in Jiangdong. He is from the Runan Zhou family and has nothing to do with the Zhou family in Kuaiji.

In addition, the Zhou family and the Sun family in Kuaiji are feuding. Zhou Xin's two younger brothers were killed by Sun Jian and Sun Ce respectively, so they defected to Cao Cao early.

"I, the Sheng family, would like to support Sikong!"

After Zhou Xin stood up, the representatives of the Sheng family also stood up and followed Zhou Xin's example in drinking all the wine in the cup.

The two prominent families took the lead in supporting Cao Cao, and many representatives of the aristocratic families immediately stood up to express their support without hesitation.

"I, the Zhu family, are willing to support Sikong in taking over Jiangdong!"

"I, the Gu family, are willing to support Sikong in taking over Jiangdong!"

"I, Zhang, are willing to support Sikong in taking over Jiangdong!"

…

Representatives of aristocratic families stood up one after another, and even the six wealthy families in Jiangdong no longer waited and watched. Three of them all chose to support Cao Cao.

Seeing this, both Wei and Lu hesitated.

As for Yu Fan, he was more straightforward and angrily yelled at everyone: "Breach of trust, how could you do such a shameless act?"

"I, the Yu family, will never collude with you!"

After he finished cursing, Yu Fan knocked the wine in the wine bottle to the ground and left the table angrily.

Cao Cao was still drinking and turned a blind eye to this.

It was as if he didn't care about Yu Fan's departure at all.

Just after Yu Fan took a step out of the pavilion, Xu Chu, who was guarding beside him, strode forward and without hesitation drew out the sharp blade from his waist and chopped off Yu Fan's head!

"Boom!"

The head fell to the ground with a dull sound. Yu Fan's body fell heavily, and the blood sprayed out quickly flowed all over the ground.

Immediately afterwards, rows of heavily armed soldiers armed with crossbows came from a distance and quickly surrounded the entire pavilion.

He looked at the people in the pavilion with eager eyes.

This sudden change frightened many representatives of the aristocratic families at the table into panic. They could no longer maintain their previous demeanor and even hid under the table.

"S-Sikong, what are you doing..."

The head of the Lu family looked at the crossbow arrows with cold light, feeling frightened in his heart, and forced a smile on his face.

"It's just courtesy first and then attack."

Cao Cao raised his eyes slightly and said calmly: "I have given you all the courtesy. If you still don't obey, then we will have to fight with swords."

"I led an army of 30,000 people here not just to sit down and reason with you. I don't have that much patience."

"Xu Chu——"

Xu Chu strode forward and clasped his fists heavily: "The end will be here!"

Cao Cao ordered with an expressionless face: "Send my military order, the Yu family will collude with the rebels, and the entire clan will be killed immediately. All their heads will be hung on the wall of Kuaiji!"

"The last general takes command!"

Xu Chu accepted the order without saying a word, then walked out of the pavilion with Yu Fan's head, got on his horse, and returned to the camp.

Not long after, everyone saw a battalion of soldiers coming out of Cao Jun's camp, led by Xu Chu and heading toward Kuaiji with murderous intent.

The faces of all the family representatives were pale.

They suddenly realized that the man in front of them was not a virtuous person who was easy to get along with, but an evil ghost who had massacred Xuzhou three times and had countless blood on his hands!

"I, the Lu family, are willing to support Sikong in taking over Jiangdong!"

The head of the Lu family did not dare to hesitate any longer and made an immediate decision to support Cao Cao, fearing that he would be killed on the spot if he had been slower.

Abandoning Sun Quan and supporting Cao Cao to take control of Jiangdong is something that cannot be done in principle, but now Cao Cao holds the principle in his hands.

Soldiers and horses are principles.

Gu Yong opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, and sighed, "I, Gu, am willing to support Sikong to rule Jiangdong."

Five of the six great families in Jiangdong chose to compromise.

The remaining families who had not yet made a decision dared not remain silent, and they stood on Cao Cao's side one after another.

"You have made a wise choice."

Cao Cao took the handkerchief from the maid and wiped his mouth. He finally smiled on his gloomy face and said, "You will be glad for today's decision in the future."

"Soon, I will move all the people and materials in Yanzhou and Yuzhou to Jiangdong. The population and materials in the two states are enough for you to benefit from it."

"But for now, please help me again to eliminate the remnants of Sun Quan and completely control the counties in Jiangdong."

The big stick and sweet dates are the eternal means of controlling subordinates.

After using force to deter, it is necessary to promise benefits, otherwise how can these Jiangdong families work hard?

To eliminate the remnants of Sun Quan and control Jiangdong, they cannot do without their help.

"Sikong!"

Zhou Xin couldn't wait to say to Cao Cao: "Zhang Zhao is now in Wu County. He is an old subordinate of Sun Ce and a backbone of Sun Quan. He will definitely not surrender. He must be eliminated!"

Although Zhang Zhao's surname is Zhang, he is from Pengcheng, not from the Zhang family of Jiangdong. He is currently ordered by Sun Quan to stay in Wu County and coordinate logistics.

As an old subordinate of Sun Ce, he has a very high prestige. At the same time, he also has close contacts with the major clans in Jiangdong, and is mainly responsible for balancing the relationship between various families.

However, Zhou Xin wanted to get rid of everyone who worked for the Sun family, so he sold Zhang Zhao first.

"You go and deal with it."

Cao Cao nodded and handed the matter to Zhou Xin.

He didn't think about winning over Sun Quan's people. Not to mention how much effort it would take to win over, most of the subordinates of the Sun family were loyal people, and even if they were won over, there would be hidden dangers.

It would be more appropriate to kill them directly.

After the matter was settled, Cao Cao listened to the compliments of many representatives of the noble families, cast his eyes on the vast Taihu Lake outside the pavilion, and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The plan was complete.

…

Xia Pi, Xuzhou, the study of the prefect's mansion.

Holding a piece of intelligence in his hand, Sun Quan said to Lu Su with a happy face: "Sir, you are really good at predicting things. You even guessed that the enemy would attack our army's food road!"

"If we hadn't changed the transportation route in advance and deceived the enemy with fake baggage, the loss this time would be huge!"

Sun Quan's tone was full of admiration.

Before, he often heard Zhou Yu praise Lu Su's talents, and he was actually a little skeptical in his heart, but since Lu Su came, his situation in Xuzhou has improved.

The battle with Zhang Liao is no longer at a disadvantage everywhere, and occasionally he can even win and recapture several cities.

All of this is Lu Su's credit.

Lu Su said modestly: "General, you are too kind. I just fulfilled my duty of giving advice. It is nothing, let alone merit."

"Sir, you are too modest."

Sun Quan put down the information, held Lu Su's hands, and said sincerely: "I would like to worship you as a military advisor and work together for the great cause. What do you think?"

After seeing Lu Su's talent, how could he be willing to let go of such a great talent? He must keep him for his own use.

Faced with Sun Quan's plea, Lu Su took a step back and bowed: "Thank you for your kindness, General, but I am not talented enough to take on such a great task."

Sun Quan was stunned when he heard this.

But he heard the refusal in Lu Su's tone, so although he was a little unwilling, he did not continue to force it.

Sun Quan said: "If you change your mind in the future, you can come to me at any time. I will definitely keep the position of military advisor for you."

Lu Su bowed deeply again.

The two chatted for a few more words, and then Sun Quan left the study. Lu Su looked at his back and shook his head, and continued to deal with the military affairs on the table.

When it was almost dark, Zhou Yu came over.

As soon as he entered the door, he asked Lu Su: "Zijing, I heard from the lord that you refused the position of military advisor. What's the matter?"

Tonight, Sun Quan mentioned this matter to him and implicitly expressed that he hoped he could persuade Lu Su, so he rushed over after finishing his work.

Sun Quan thought that Lu Su might be dissatisfied with this position, but Zhou Yu knew that Lu Su was not the kind of person who was ambitious, and the position of military advisor was indeed not low.

"I just don't want to be an official."

Lu Su smiled, piled up the military affairs he had dealt with aside, and answered casually.

Zhou Yu frowned and asked, "Why did you say you wanted to get a salary from me?"

Not long ago, Lu Su came to him and asked if there was an official position here. He was not sure about the arrangement at that time, so he asked Lu Su to help him make plans and show his ability.

But now that Sun Quan recognized Lu Su's ability and decided to appoint him as a military advisor, Lu Su refused the invitation again.

"That's just a joke."

Lu Su put the brush in his hand on the inkstone, looked at Zhou Yu steadily, and said, "Gongjin, do you really want to fight against the court with Sun Zhongmou?"

"You should know what the consequences of doing so are."

Zhou Yu's eyes changed slightly, and he said calmly, "Zijing, what are you talking about? Lu Bu held the emperor hostage, and we are not fighting against the court, but fighting against the traitors and supporting the Han Dynasty."

Hearing this, Lu Su couldn't help but sigh slightly: "This kind of words can fool those fools, but with your intelligence, Gongjin, don't you know whether Lu Bu held the emperor hostage?"

"You don't know, or don't want to know?"

It has been said that Lu Bu held the emperor hostage, and it is also the banner of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, but Lu Su knows that the fact is not so.

Because Lu Bu does not have such courage.

Lu Bu is just a common man. He killed his master twice for a red rabbit horse and a beauty. How dare such an unambitious guy hold the emperor hostage?

He can see this kind of thing. He doesn't believe that Zhou Yu can't see it. The other party's intelligence is better than his.

After listening to Lu Su's words, Zhou Yu was silent.

After a long time, he said faintly: "Zijing, since you know the truth, why... come to me again?"

It is a great rebellion to confront the court.

Lu Su should stay away from him if he knows this, and don't have anything to do with him, so as to avoid being implicated, but Lu Su came here knowing it.

"Why did I come here? Don't you understand?"

Lu Su raised his hand and punched Zhou Yu in the chest, staring at him and said, "You and Sun Bofu are close friends, so even if you know that the Sun family is against the court, you will help the Sun family and assist Sun Zhongmou without hesitation."

"Is the friendship between you and me worse than that between you and Sun Bofu? I still regard you as my best friend, but you really don't regard me as a friend."

Of course he knew that Zhou Yu was against the court, and he came here just to help Zhou Yu, but he would not work for Sun Quan.

This is why he refused Sun Quan's official position.

Hearing Lu Su's words that seemed to be a rebuke but were actually full of affection, Zhou Yu felt mixed emotions and felt a little sour in his nose.

It is rare for a person to have a best friend in his life.

And he, Zhou Yu, can have two!

What a blessing!

Zhou Yu stood up straight, bowed solemnly to Lu Su, and choked up and said, "Brother Zijing, thank you."

"There is no need for this between you and me."

Lu Su reached out and helped Zhou Yu up, then said to him, "Gongjin, I know you value friendship and loyalty, but you must know that the Sun family cannot win."

"The unification of the world and the revival of the Han Dynasty are the general trend, which cannot be changed by human power. Even if you and I join forces, it is difficult to reverse the situation."

"You have done your best to help the Sun family so far. Don't continue to be stubborn and follow me to surrender to the emperor."

He came here to help Zhou Yu.

More importantly, he persuaded Zhou Yu to surrender to the court.

If Zhou Yu continued to assist Sun Quan, he would eventually end up dead, and he would also be charged with treason and implicate his family.

He couldn't bear to see Zhou Yu fall into such a situation.