Wu envoy Gu Yong continued to rush into the county government office to chat with military advisor Pang Tong.

The two launched an extremely fierce debate to fight for their own interests.

"If Marquis Wu insists on occupying the three counties of Jingnan, then the two armies should continue fighting."

"Even if your army and Cao's thieves join forces to attack, our army will still accompany you to the end!"

At the end of his words, a serious look appeared on Pang Tong's face, and he said in a deep voice with a straight face.

As soon as these words came out.

Gu Yong's face darkened.

It seems that everyone in Jingzhou unanimously holds a tough attitude.

He knew that apart from occupying it by force, there was no way for him to take back Jingzhou with words!

But now the war situation is unfavorable, and Cao Cao's focus is on conquering Hanzhong. He can only attack Jingzhou with a small-scale attack with partial troops, and is unable to suppress the situation with a large army.

Now even if the two armies fight, the outcome is still uncertain!

What's more, even if the Jingzhou army was defeated, it would still be a situation where one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred were lost.

The gain outweighs the loss!

If the stalemate continues like this, the Jingzhou Army has restrained part of Cao's army, reducing the pressure on Liu Bei to fight for Hanzhong, but it will not have the slightest impact.

But the stalemate persisted. For them, they could not take advantage of Cao's army's lack of time to care about the east and take advantage of the northern expedition to encroach on the Huainan area.

Thinking of this, Gu Yong shook his head.

"It seems that I need to write a book to persuade my lord to make some concessions and get out of this war quagmire as soon as possible."

He thought to himself.

Looking at the expression on his face and not saying a word, Pang Tong felt clear in his heart but calm on the outside.

Still sipping hot tea with a leisurely expression.

His face was relaxed, not in any hurry.

Now we have the initiative.

As long as the peace negotiation can be postponed.

Another round of talks collapsed.

Gu Yong left the county government and returned to the post house with his heart hidden, and wanted to repair the book and send it back to Lukou.

Peace talks have yet to be reached.

The war spread all over Jingzhou, and the wars affecting various places continued to intensify.

A few days later in the camp.

As Sun Quan received a letter from Gu Yong.

He also began to feel anxious.

"The Jingzhou Army actually wants to build a city on a small island west of Xiakou?"

"If the city wall is really built, then with the strength of the fortified city, our army will be locked downstream, and it will be difficult for us to get a chance to get involved in the Jingxiang land."

Muttering to himself.

Sun Quan looked calm at this moment and was analyzing calmly.

He had already seen through the Jingzhou Army's plan.

In response to this matter, he recalled the governor Lu Su from the front line and truthfully informed Gu Yong of the current situation.

"Zijing, what do you think we should do now?"

After hearing this, Lu Su's face did not change, he raised his hands and said: "My lord, Su still suggested as before, it is not appropriate for our army to start a tug of war with the Jingzhou army in Jingzhou."

"A war between the two sides can only lead to a lose-lose situation for both sides."

"And now Cao Cao's focus is on Hanzhong County."

"This place is related to the peace of Bashu, Liu Bei will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it!"

"The battle between Cao and Liu cannot be decided in a short period of time. The defense force in the east of Cao's army is weak, which is where our army comes in!"

"I hope my lord will make a decision quickly and early."

A very solemn speech.

Lu Su persuaded again with a serious expression on his face.

All along, he insisted that Sun Quan place his strategic focus on Jiangbei.

If Huainan is not taken, the land east of the Yangtze River will be uneasy.

On the contrary, if we enter the Yangtze River and Huaihe River area, we have a buffer zone, so we can use the navy to deploy calmly along the Huaihe River and other lines to ensure the safety of the east of the Yangtze River.

It can also wait for opportunities to connect directly to the major tributaries of the Central Plains along the Huaihe River system.

Take the important town of Xudu directly.

"But now the Jingzhou Army is extremely tough and determined not to let go."

"If we don't ask for the three counties, wouldn't our army return empty-handed this time?"

After hearing these words, Sun Quan's eyes narrowed slightly and he seemed to have pondered for a long time. For the first time this time, he did not directly reject Lu Su's suggestion like before.

Then he said with some reluctance.

"My lord, now the whole front line in the north of Jing is under the control of Cao's army. The Jingzhou army is based on the four counties in Jingnan, so that it can fight against Cao's army."

"No matter what, it is impossible to return to the three counties through peace talks!"

The words are over.

Lu Su changed the topic and said with a serious look on his face: "In that case, why does my lord insist on fighting for the ownership of the three counties at this time?"

"It's better to be a favor, go with the flow and continue to belong to Liu Bei, maintain the status quo, and let Guan Yu lead the Jingzhou Army to resist the pressure of Cao's army from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River."

"Our army took advantage of the Hanzhong battle to seize the land of Huainan and occupy a favorable situation. We will work together to weaken the sole strength of Cao Cao's family."

"By then, it will not be too late for my lord to lead the army to conquer Jingxiang in the west!"

At this moment, Sun Quan seems to be a little obsessed with this.

Lu Su thought for a while and then once again organized and outlined the strategic blueprint for Sun Quan.

Of course, there was something he didn't tell him completely.

"My lord, do you want to compete in the Central Plains, compete with Cao Liu for supremacy, and establish an inheritance for eternity, or do you only want to stick to the land of Jingxiang and sit on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to separate the land south of the Yangtze River?"

These solemn words gradually emerged in Lu Su's mind.

In terms of his overall view.

Which is more important, the capture of Jingxiang or the complete control of Jianghuai?

no doubt.

Unless the situation in the world changes drastically, otherwise, based on the current situation, he will only choose the latter.

Now that Cao Qiang and Sun Liu are weak, if the two families still refuse to give in to each other, wars will break out one after another.

Even if we can annex the Jingxiang area, what can we do if we completely occupy the Yangtze River defense line and complete the closed loop?

How much manpower and material resources would be required to defend and deploy the east and west fronts with Jiangdong's strength alone?

The pressure you will face will also increase exponentially.

At that time, in addition to sitting on the natural danger of the Yangtze River and separatist control of the south of the Yangtze River, what remaining power did we have for the Northern Expedition and the Central Plains?

Thinking about this difficult problem.

Lu Su did not truthfully tell Sun Quan that he had all his money and power.

After pondering for a long time, he changed his approach, reorganized his language, and said euphemistically: "My lord, just think about it, even if our army can completely occupy Jingzhou, Liu Bei will only have a corner of Bashu left."

"If Liu Bei is defeated by Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong, how long can Liu Bei's group support Cao Cao's offensive with Bashu alone?"

"Once Bashu is destroyed, will our strength be able to compete with the Cao family on our own?"

After hearing these words, Sun Quan couldn't help but have a look of thoughtfulness on his face.

Seeing his master lost in thought.

Lu Su's tone became softer and he continued: "My lord, Su hopes to get the Jingzhou Army to buy time for our army to resist the Western Front."

"So that our army can go all out in the northern expedition to Hefei, seize the front line of the Jianghuai River, and increase the strength as soon as possible to compete with the Cao family."
Chapter completed!