The Nameless of the Common Clans

Chai Sang, when Zhou Yu came out of Sun Quan's camp, his face was a little gloomy.

"Gong Jin! Slow down!" Lu Su caught up from behind, stopped Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin, my lord is hesitating now because Chen Mo is so powerful that he will win the battle in Jingzhou. If he can't curb Chen Mo's arrogance at this time, wait until he After annexing Shuzhong, how can our army survive alone?"

"I also know this, but the Donghai Navy definitely exists!" Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su and frowned: "In this battle, our land and water armies are coming together. Whether we can capture Jingxiang is not mentioned, but if the Donghai Navy comes from behind, If we kill them, Wu Hui's territory will be lost. By then, I'm afraid our army will follow Liu Bei's footsteps!"

"Gong Jin, how can you be sure that the Ming army really has any navy in the East China Sea? Our army has sent people to explore the East China Sea and even the Bohai Sea many times, but there is no sign of the navy." Lu Su frowned. Zhou Yu paid attention to this matter at first. At that time, Sun Quan was also worried and sent many people to investigate overtly and covertly, but the so-called Donghai Navy never saw it.

"Transportation of grain and grass!" Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Although it is impossible to determine where the Ming Navy's navy is, there was a large amount of grain and grass traffic in the Qingzhou area at first. Later, it seemed that they were aware of our army's investigation and they should have changed places. But from the beginning Judging from the scale of food and grass, the Donghai Navy is at least 50,000. It is unknown whether it has increased over the years, but 90% of this navy exists. "

Lu Su frowned slightly when he heard this. If it were another person, Lu Su would naturally not believe it, but the person who said this now was Zhou Yu, and he believed that Zhou Yu would not be unintentional.

"But our army also has troops stationed in Danyang and Qu'a. Even if the Ming army has a navy, it will only last a few years. How can it resist our Jiangdong navy?" Lu Su said with relief. The land battle in Jiangdong may not be as good as that of the Ming army. , but when it comes to fighting on the water, Jiangdong claims to be second, and no one in the world dares to claim to be first. You have to show that after a few years of training, the navy can compete with Jiangdong on the river. Not only Lu Su doesn't believe it, but Sun Quan estimates I thought so too.

"Chen Mo never fights an uncertain battle. This time our army takes the initiative to provoke, Chen Mo will definitely focus on defense. His navy may not be as elite as the main force of our army, but those who remain in each county are soldiers from the counties. If we really encounter the Ming navy heading south, I'm afraid..." At the end of the sentence, Zhou Yu sighed.

"Nowadays, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are unwilling to fight this battle. The lord is now trying to mobilize a large number of troops against everyone else's opinions. Even if Gong Jin has these concerns, he should talk to the lord in private. Why should he talk to the lord in public?" Lu Su thought. After thinking about it, I felt that what Zhou Yu said was not unreasonable. It’s just that Zhou Yu usually pays attention to these issues. Why is it unusual this time?

"How could I not know? But although the lord has a generous character, he rarely looks back once he has made up his mind. This time, I have no choice but to unite with the ministers and persuade the lord to give up the idea of ​​​​fighting with all his strength. I, Jiangdong, have won this battle. , within a few months, Chen Mo will be able to summon another 200,000 troops, but if we are defeated, Jiangdong will be severely damaged. Not to mention being wiped out by Chen Mo, but in the next few years, we can only watch. Chen Mo is annexing Shu step by step and is eyeing the east of the Yangtze River. He can block it now, but in a few years he may not be able to block the Ming army from crossing the river." Zhou Yu sighed.

Yes, Zhou Yu is a little anxious now. Ever since the news of the fall of Jiangling came, Zhou Yu has been in this kind of anxiety. At the moment, Jiangdong can still block Chen Mo from crossing the river, but Zhou Yu does not guarantee that he will be able to block Chen Mo from crossing the river in five or ten years. , Chen Mo's power today is too huge, and judging from the governance of various places, the Central Plains has been completely recovered by Chen Mo under Chen Mo's various divisions. Compared with Jiangdong, Chen Mo is now difficult to shake. This behemoth, in addition to the decisive battle with Chen Mo, also hopes to help Liu Bei so that Liu Bei can have more time to plan the Shu land. As long as Liu Bei occupies the Shu land, Jiangdong and Bashu join forces, and they can also fight against the Ming Dynasty. If the army competes with one or two, if only Jiangdong or Liu Bei is left, then the general trend of the world will be a foregone conclusion!

Chen Mo has paid attention to people's livelihood cultivation since Guanzhong. Although it was difficult in the early stage, it became smoother as it went on. It was the foundation of Guanzhong. Chen Mo showed great stamina both in defeating Yuan Shao and in the process of seizing the Central Plains with Cao Cao. Now Chen Mo, Zhou Yu estimated that this kind of war with a scale of 200,000, even if it lasted for three to five years, would not damage Chen Mo's foundation, but Jiangdong could not afford it, so this time he attacked Chen Mo, Zhou Yu suggested to keep some troops Be prepared for Chen Mo to attack from both sides.

Alas~

Zhou Yu sighed and left.

Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu's back and recalled what Zhou Yu said before. The Yangtze River was the last barrier blocking Chen Mo. Zhou Yu's approach may not be the right one. Facing Chen Mo, with Jiangdong's current family background, if he didn't do his best, I'm afraid... He is not even qualified to fight with Chen Mo, but until the result comes out, who can say that he is wrong?

After all, they had missed the best opportunity to challenge Chen Mo. Liu Bei and Sun Quan had been plotting against each other and dragging each other down in the past few years, so that neither side could win Shu. From this point of view, it would be better to let them go back then. Liu Cong succeeded to the throne of Chu King.

Dragon trapped in the shallows! In such small places as Jiangdong and Jingzhou, two real dragons were trapped.

Back in the lobby, the heated discussion continued. Jiangdong's advisors expressed their opinions. Regarding this initiative to provoke the Ming army, neither Zhang Zhao nor Yu Fan felt that Sun Quan was irrational, and no one came to provoke him. You, you take the initiative to provoke others. Isn’t this too long-lived?

But don't these people really know that even if Chen Mo doesn't come to fight now, after they have rested for a while, the offensive will be even more fierce when they come again.

Maybe it's not that they don't know, but that many people here have already begun to seek a way out for themselves, right?

Thinking about this, Lu Su sighed. Given the situation, perhaps these people were not worried about the demise of the Jiangdong court, but what benefits they could gain from this opportunity.

"Shhh~" Just as he was thinking about this, a slight whistle sounded in Lu Su's ears. He turned his head and saw a head sticking out of the door of the back hall behind Sun Quan, hooking his finger at him.

Lu Su glanced at the Jiangdong officials who were arguing with each other, and after thinking about it, he stood up and went to the back hall.

"Princess, what's the matter?" Lu Su came to the other party and smiled bitterly.

"I heard that there will be another war?" The visitor was Sun Quan's sister, Sun Shangxiang, the little princess of Jiangdong.

"What does it have to do with you?" Lu Su was a little speechless. This little princess of Jiangdong had a good appearance, but she was not good at needlework but swords. Her personality... was not bad, but it was quite different from the virtuous women that most people knew. Now she was over 20 years old, but no one was willing to marry her. It was really... Lu Su, Zhou Yu and others were worried about her.

As Sun Quan's confidant, Lu Su was not afraid of this little princess, but he felt a headache when he saw her asking questions like this.

"Chen Mo?" Sun Shangxiang's eyes lit up.

"Hmm... Hmm? What do you want to do?" Lu Su nodded, then looked at her with a vigilant face and said: "Don't mess around, your tricks are useless in front of such people, no, you are not allowed to run around casually, there is a war, and now all the ferry crossings have been blocked, don't run around."

"Don't worry~" Sun Shangxiang nodded obediently: "I won't mess around."

"Then you still mess around." Lu Su stretched out his hand to support his forehead: "I have discussed with the lord and betrothed you to the Lu family. The Lu family agreed with great difficulty. Don't scare them away again."

Sun Shangxiang's face was a little dark when she heard this. This girl is getting married, and she also asked him to marry her! ?

"We are discussing matters, don't let others see it, reputation!" Lu Su waved his hand, signaling Sun Shangxiang to go to a cool place, turned around and returned to the main hall, and continued to watch these people bickering.

In his heart, he was thinking about how to tell Sun Quan about it later. Zhou Yu's worry was not unreasonable. He believed Zhou Yu's judgment. Since Zhou Yu said that the Ming army had a navy, then there must be one.

A group of ministers argued for a long time but could not come to a conclusion, and finally left unhappily.

Until everyone left, Sun Quan rubbed his temple with a headache, looked at Lu Su and said: "Zijing, what does Gongjin say?"

"My lord knows everything?" Lu Su knelt down at the position where Sun Quan started, and asked with a smile.

"Gongjin rarely speaks like this. He is probably really anxious to say this now." Sun Quan nodded.

"My lord is wise." Lu Su said with a smile: "Gongjin is sure that the Ming army has a navy, at least 70,000 navy. No matter how strong it is, once our army mobilizes all its elite troops to Jiangxia to fight the Ming army, this navy, no matter where it comes from, can cause great trouble to our rear. Gongjin is also worried that our army is unprepared and the rear will be forced by the Ming army, so his words just now were a bit fierce."

"How can I not know?" Sun Quan nodded and said: "But Zijing has also seen the current situation. If we can't win a battle, the people of Jiangdong will probably cross the river first!"

Although everyone is just talking about the issue of fighting or not fighting, how many people have actually thought about surrendering? Lu Su didn't dare to think about it. After all, these Jiangdong officials are all considering their own interests. How many people care about what will happen to Sun Quan in the future?

"Then what about the rear..." Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and asked.

"I have ordered He Qi and Quan Cong to garrison Qu'a and Danyang. The troops are also used to suppress the Shanyue soldiers. They are also elite. There are also some Shanyue soldiers who have surrendered, with a total of 50,000. With these troops, even if there is a Ming navy, it should be enough to deal with it, right?" Sun Quan said uncertainly.

"It should be enough to just defend Jiangdong." Lu Su nodded. Fifty thousand elite soldiers, with the help of the terrain, should be enough to stop the Ming navy.

"As for the battle of Jingzhou, I still need to trouble Gongjin." Sun Quan sighed. In fact, he wanted to command this battle personally, but he also knew that facing an opponent like Chen Mo, he, who had never been on the battlefield, might not be able to defeat him, so he gave the command to Zhou Yu.

"My lord is wise!"