"Ah, ah..."

Along with the sound of the surging river, roars came one after another.

With the participation of successive rounds of Jingzhou soldiers, the Wu army was frightened by the killings. The morale of the army suddenly dropped sharply, and panic quietly arose.

Facing the recruitment and surrender from Jingzhou Army.

The soldiers who had long lost their fighting spirit chose to lay down their weapons and surrender.

Only Pan Zhang still looked extremely determined at this moment and did not waver in the slightest.

Waving a long knife, he continued to organize his troops to attack.

Look at the look of determination on his face.

Fu Wei waved his hand, and Feng Xi and his troops were the first to kill him.

A fierce battle.

Pan Zhang was exhausted in the battle and died in this battle.

After this battle.

The Jingzhou army annihilated Pan Zhang's troops.

Following this, Pang Tong quickly commanded his troops to attack the Xiakou military camp without any hesitation.

The reinforcements have all been wiped out!

Xiakou's defense strength was already extremely weak.

The Jingzhou Army launched a massive attack with overwhelming morale. Even though Sun Huan tried his best to defend, everything was in vain in the face of the disparity in strength!

Soon after, Xiakou fell and Sun Huan was captured.

The Jingzhou Army achieved a great victory.

This military report also quickly flowed to the Lukou camp like a plague.

When Sun Quan heard the news on the first day of the year, no matter how calm he had always been, he couldn't help but feel a burst of energy and blood, and he almost fell down because he was unsteady on his feet.

Thanks to Gu Yong on the side who had quick eyesight and quick hands, he helped me in time.

There was silence for a long time.

Sun Quan's expression recovered a little, and he asked Youyou: "Yuantan, for the present plan, what should our army do?"

He suddenly felt a strong pressure that was about to invade his mind.

As soon as he said this, his eyes no longer showed the same confidence as before.

Instead, I felt a little more worried.

Can I really conquer the counties in Jingzhou this time?

For a moment, Sun Quan unconsciously had this question in his mind.

Before thinking about it, he confidently recalled Lu Meng and sent his army to march westward, intending to recapture the Jingxiang counties.

But after one scene after another happened.

Things didn't go as smoothly as expected.

Our own offensives were successively resisted by the Jingzhou Army.

Until now.

The important town of Xiakou declared its fall.

The war situation has completely fallen into a disadvantage.

Thinking of all this, how could Sun Quan's mind be calm?

"My lord, now that Xiakou has fallen, if the Jingzhou army marches eastward along the Yangtze River, then our land east of the Yangtze River will have no room for buffering."

"Lukou is also under siege by the enemy at this time."

After saying this, Gu Yong showed a serious expression, raised his hands and suggested with great solemnity: "My lord, send an envoy to negotiate peace with Liu Bei!"

"If we continue fighting, there will be no benefit at all. Our army has lost the opportunity to occupy the counties in Jingzhou."

"Even if both sides suffer losses with the Jingzhou Army, our army is just a wedding dress for Cao's army's massive southern expedition!"

In one word.

Listening to Gu Yong's extremely profound words.

Think carefully.

Sun Quan naturally understood this truth.

After calming down for a long time, he gradually stopped the anger in his heart and turned into a trace of helplessness and said: "Alas!"

"Yuantan, please take a trip to Jiangling."

"Here!"

Seeing his master compromised by the current situation, Gu Yongsui immediately followed the order.

After receiving the order to leave, Gu Yong quickly boarded the boat and sailed upstream along the river, heading straight for the capital Jiangling!

A few days later.

While the Sun and Liu families were still in a fierce confrontation, Gu Yong, as the envoy of Wu, had already arrived at Jiangling City first.

Now Ma Liang is responsible for all affairs in the city.

When he heard that Ambassador Wu was coming, he suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity to resolve the dispute between the two families.

Immediately, he arranged a meeting with Wu envoy Gu Yong.

Meeting room.

After Gu Yong exchanged greetings with him, he said succinctly: "Ji Chang, I wonder if your army is going to fight our army at all costs?"

In one word.

He asked preemptively.

For a moment, Ma Liang smelled the strong smell of gunpowder in his words.

After hearing this, he pondered for a while, then smiled calmly and echoed: "What is the meaning of Yuan Tan's words?"

"Why does our army want to engage in full-scale combat with your army?"

"Then why did you raid our important town of Xiakou?"

"This is actually a misunderstanding!"

Now that the words have come to this point, Ma Liang's face instantly showed a serious look, he nodded and said sternly: "I think Yuan Tan seems to have misunderstood the essence of the matter."

"The Sun and Liu families were originally alliance partners who shared weal and woe and fought against Cao's thieves."

"But Wu Hou has used this conspiracy again and again to destroy the relationship between the two families. How can we blame our army?"

A very serious word was spoken.

After Gu Yong heard this, he also said sophistry: "Ji Chang, did Wu Hou send Ziyu to Chengdu in advance to ask the emperor to return the three counties of Jiangdong to me?"

"Well, it's true!"

"The reason why Wu Hou used force to fight for Jingzhou was because your army was unwilling to return the three counties. Their release would arouse the hatred between the two families. This series of misunderstandings."

"If your army had promised to return the three counties early, how could both sides have fought against each other and frequent conflicts?"

At first glance, these outpourings of words do make sense. If it had been done before, Ma Liang might have been left speechless!

only.

After what happened when I went to a meeting alone.

Now everyone in Jingzhou is no longer afraid that Jiangdong will make a fuss about Nanjun.

"Really? Yuan Tan is also a learned man. You have read all over the world. Have you ever seen the truth that if you borrow one county, you must return three counties?"

Ma Liang responded solemnly, then paused as if on purpose, and then said: "No, it seems to be only half of Nanjun, right? The public security and other places in the south of the river are the rewards for assisting Zhou Gongjin in defeating Cao Ren."

"If you think about it from another perspective, if Marquis Wu borrows Shu County, if my lord asks for the entire Jiangdong land, will Marquis Wu agree?"

Yi Xi asked rhetorically.

Gu Yong's face suddenly froze.

How should I reply to this?

Lu Su also revealed to him the previous situation of attending the meeting alone.

Unexpectedly, Ma Liang would directly use retreat to advance.

Instead, it stumped him.

Gu Yong looked at him silently.

Ma Liangliang was beaming with joy, but without any expression on his face, he continued in a deep voice: "What's more, your army is fighting without declaring it, and our army is just passively attacking!"

"If Marquis Wu is willing to sincerely negotiate for peace, I think the emperor will happily agree."

"If you want to take advantage of the Nanjun incident to claim the three counties, our army will definitely not agree to this."

"Ji Chang, is there really no room for negotiation on this matter?"

Hearing this, Gu Yong's face darkened and he said sternly.

"right!"

"Besides, when Marquis Wu borrowed Nanjun to join our army, it was also because Zhou's new governor had died. Your army was unable to resist Cao's southern invasion on two fronts, so you decided to borrow it just now, right?"

"According to this, the safety of Jingzhou's front line is that our army has been defending the Yangtze River and Han River defense lines for your army, right?"

this negotiation.

The two also want to fight for their own interests without giving in to each other.
Chapter completed!