"ah?"

Liu Bei was stunned and asked,

"Didn't you two get on the boat together? How could she be missing?"

"I don't know, she disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Guan Ping said helplessly.

On Guan Yu's order, he took Guan Yinping from the city gate to the governor's mansion.

It happened that Liu Bei and others were preparing to retreat, so he took Guan Yinping on board the warship.

But he didn't expect that after the warship set off, she was nowhere to be seen.

"Have you looked everywhere?"

Liu Bei asked again.

"I've searched the whole boat, and even the boats next to it, but I haven't found Yin Screen."

Guan Ping said anxiously,

"With her character, she is very likely to go back to save her father! Please ask uncle to think of a way!"

Liu Bei remained silent.

Just kidding, he didn't even bother to save his own woman and Guan Yu.

If Guan Yinping really returns to Jiangling, how could he think of a way?

"Young Master Tan, please be patient and don't be impatient."

Pang Tong on the side stepped forward in time to rescue Liu Bei.

"Now that Jiangling has been captured by Cao's army, if we go back now, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."

"Besides, we can't be sure that Miss Guan will really return to Jiangling."

"But it's a good thing that she returns to Gangneung."

Guan Ping was stunned,

"How do you say this?"

"When Miss Guan fell into the hands of Cao Jun before, Yang Ling didn't embarrass her, and I'm sure he won't embarrass her this time. Mr. Tanzhi, think about it, is this true?"

Pang Tong smiled.

Guan Ping thought about it carefully, and it made sense.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said,

"It was Tanzhi who was too anxious. Please forgive me, uncle."

"It's okay, you can go down first."

After Guan Ping left, Liu Bei looked at the turbulent river outside the window and sighed with sadness on his face.

During the Battle of Jiangling, not only was Guan Yu captured, but Gan Mei and his two daughters were also missing.

The most important thing is that Jiangling City is lost!

In order to defend Jiangling, Liu Bei and Liu Qi invested a lot of resources!

With the loss of Jiangling, all these resources fell into the hands of Cao Jun. Not only that, everything north of the Yangtze River was occupied by Cao Jun.

The four counties in Jingnan, which originally had different intentions, may be ready to take action!

Pang Tong seemed to sense Liu Bei's thoughts and comforted him by saying,

"My lord, there is no need to worry. When Kong Ming persuades the Marquis of Wu, we will join forces and rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to resist Cao's army!"

Liu Bei forced a smile and said nothing.

…

Chaisang County.

Zhuge Liang took Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and several followers ashore and saw Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others waiting on the shore.

"Is Kong Ming okay?"

Lu Su greeted with a smile.

"I hope Zi Jing will forgive me for disturbing you this time."

Zhuge Liang also smiled.

"Okay, you two don't have to be so polite."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly,

"My Marquis Wu has hosted a banquet in the city, waiting for Mr. Kong Ming's arrival."

"In this case, we cannot keep Wu Hou waiting for a long time."

Zhuge Liang nodded.

"please!"

"please!"

Several people showed humility to each other and walked towards the city.

At this moment, Lu Su suddenly pulled Zhuge Liang and whispered,

"After several previous failures, the princes in Jiangdong no longer agree to join forces to fight against Cao Cao."

"If you want to continue to join forces in the future, today we have to look at your eloquence, Kong Ming."

Zhou Yu on the side said calmly.

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, nodded and smiled,

"It's easy to say, it's all about Liang."

…

A banquet has already been set up in the city's lobby.

Sun Quan, who has a purple beard and blue eyes and has a dignified appearance, is high in the hall, and a group of Jiangdong counselors and generals are sitting on the left and right.

Not long after, Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and others arrived hand in hand.

"I've seen Wu Hou!"

Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian saluted together.

"Mr. Kong Ming, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down quickly."

Sun Quan smiled lightly.

Compared with when he was captured alive by Yang Ling in Hefei, he is now a little less frizzy and immature, and a little more calm and generous.

After Zhuge Liang and others took their seats, everyone began to enjoy the delicious food.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhuge Liang chuckled and said,

"To be honest, Wu Hou, Liang came here this time, firstly, to thank Jiangdong for his previous assistance to Jingzhou, and secondly, he also wanted to discuss important matters with Wu Hou."

"Oh? What's the big deal?"

Sun Quan said calmly.

"Although the traitor Cao is dead, his son Cao Pi will succeed him, and he has the vague idea of ​​usurping the Han Dynasty and establishing himself on his own. As Han officials, we should fight to the death to resist the traitor Cao!"

Zhuge Liang said loudly.

Sun Quan smiled slightly but did not speak.

Chang Shi Zhang Zhao on the side smiled lightly and said,

"What Mr. Kong Ming said is indeed good, but it also depends on the specific situation."

"Currently Cao Cao controls the land of Kyushu, with strong generals like clouds, counselors like rain, and millions of men in armor."

"With the strength of Jiangdong and Jingzhou alone, how can they be Cao Jun's opponent?"

Before Zhuge Liang could speak, counselor Yu Fan continued,

"What Zhang Changshi said is absolutely true. Besides, Cao Pi's son has Yang Ling to help him. This man has evil plans. Mr. Kong Ming and Uncle Liu have been defeated by him one after another, so why should they fight to the death?"

After Yu Fan finished speaking, Bu Zhi, Yan Suan and other Jiangdong literati spoke one after another. The meaning was very clear, that they were unwilling to join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao!

Sun Quan's face in the hall was as dark as water, and he could not see any joy, anger or sorrow.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, and both could see the other's worry.

Can Zhuge Liang do this?

However, Zhuge Liang's expression remained unchanged and he gently shook his feather fan.
To be continued...