Chapter 877 Forced
Zhuge Liang's palm that was slapping the penis hurts. He used too much force just now, and the metacarpal bone may have been damaged.
But he did not feel pain, but was a little stunned.
In the past month, Zhuge Liang has been too tired and worked too hard. He has always been very nervous and every string in his mind has been almost broken, which has led to his loss of composure at this moment.
After all, what he cares about is not just Jingzhou.
In this battle in Guanzhong, the Han army was not at a disadvantage in terms of killing and injury, and even had a strong advantage. However, in the end, they failed to gain a foothold in Guanzhong. When they were forced to retreat, they were pursued by Cao's army several times and several fierce battles broke out.
In the end, nearly 70,000 troops were invested in the Guanzhong battlefield, and only 40,000 were able to return safely, and nearly 30,000 were killed or injured. Such losses could really hurt the vitality.
Among these 30,000 people, there were wounded people. Several troops had to abandon them because of the fierce battle situation when they retreated. They immediately fell into the hands of Cao's army, either being killed or tortured by hard labor. This situation will have a greater blow to the morale of the army.
Because of the concern that Cao's army was irritating Hanzhong and inciting local rebellions, the military was in the front lines from Hanzhong to Nanzheng to Chengdu. After the army returned, it seemed quiet and bleak everywhere, which was in contrast to the light, cold and warm spring scene.
During this period, Zhuge Liang, who was in Chengdu, fell into a nearly crazy busy life.
In the military advisor's general's mansion, officials working far away could hear the sound of bamboo slips turning from the hall. The subordinates of each department trotted to deliver the files and letters, and then rushed to the various cadres to supervise the work.
Military advisor General Pang Tong died in the battle, but the military system under the King of Hanzhong could not stop operating, and the military orders and military affairs should not be relaxed at all. The more unfavorable the battle situation on the front line, the more we should use greater strength to invest in it to ensure the smooth operation of the system.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang took over Pang Tong's power in the shortest time, so that the two subordinates, Xi Zhen and Ma Liang, seemed to be unable to feel any difference from Pang Tong when they were there except that they were busier.
It was not until the King of Hanzhong himself arrived in Nanzheng and reorganized the front command of the enemy in Nanzheng. Such busyness was slightly relieved, and Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he got the news that Sun Quan had betrayed the alliance and launched a large-scale raid on Jingzhou.
Over the past few years, the Sun and Liu families have been on guard against each other, but they are not really allies in the true sense. However, at this time, Sun Quan used such a means to use such a huge force to turn against Zhuge Liang, which was shocked. He immediately arranged a response, and went to Jiangzhou to take charge in person, summoned county soldiers along the way, and gathered along the Xiajiang Water and Land Road just in case.
After a few days, Zhuge Liang felt a little relieved. After more than ten days of letter confirmation, he obtained the authorization of Duke Xuande as a representative of the determination of the war against Jiangdong and the corresponding conditions.
So he immediately sailed to the east.
Before arriving in Jiangling, Zhuge Liang formulated a complete plan and thought of various tricks that both soft and hard were used in advance. However, when he saw the messenger who came to Jiangdong for the meeting, he suddenly felt short of breath and tightness in his chest, so he put all the tricks aside.
He could not control himself and shouted loudly in a rare manner.
What hurts even more than his roar is his slightest fire-breathing eyes.
When Zhuge Liang was young, he followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jiangdong, and Zhuge Jin served his stepmother and stayed in his hometown. What made people destined was that many years later, Zhuge Jin went to Jiangdong to avoid chaos and served in the Marquis of Wu, but Zhuge Liang left Jiangdong for various reasons and arrived in Jingzhou.
Over the years, the two brothers rarely met, but in Zhuge Liang's eyes, Zhuge Jin was always the elder brother with a high-end temperament and moral integrity.
Zhuge Liang believed in his elder brother's character, his vision, and his position; thus, he also thought that the elder brother's lord would be at least a hero.
On that day, Zhuge Liang urged Duke Xuande to use Jiangdong as a supporter to fight against Cao's thieves. Although it was due to his judgment of the general trend, Zhuge Jin was also included.
What's the result?
What has Jiangdong done in the past few years? If Jiangdong’s plan is successful, what will happen to the Hanzhong King’s regime?
When Zhuge Jin, as the representative of Wu Hou, stood opposite Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang only wanted to ask: "This short-sighted person is the lord you chose by brother? How can you, such a despicable villain, be as kind as flesh and blood as his flesh and blood, and be deeply rooted in the same way?"
But Zhuge Liang couldn't drink it.
Since ancient times, to compete for the world, we naturally tried our best to do everything we could. It was precisely because Sun Quan had ambitions that he had his own positions with Duke Xuande; he did what he had done when he attacked Jingzhou, but he failed. If the Marquis of Wu won, he would naturally be wise and would not accept any condemnation.
Zhuge Liang could only announce the request of the King of Hanzhong in an almost harsh tone and expressed his dissatisfaction with the most violent attitude.
Zhuge Jin was weak, and at this time his entire upper body was leaning against the cabin wall.
He had never seen his younger brother so angry, and this situation made him at a loss.
In the dim cabin, the two looked at each other for a while.
Sunlight was projecting in from the porthole, as if it divided the entire cabin into two parts: light and dark.
Zhuge Jin first relaxed his body. He smiled a little flatteringly and said, "Kong Ming, you have worked so hard lately. You have lost weight."
Zhuge Liang has indeed lost a lot of weight.
He was originally a tall and strong body, with a rosy and bright face and his eyes were shining. But at this moment, his cheeks were obviously sunken, his cheekbones and eye sockets were raised high, causing deep shadows to appear around his eyes. There were also faint wrinkles on his forehead.
Zhuge Liang smiled self-deprecatingly.
Both battlefields were in danger at the same time, which made him, the general who coordinated everything, very anxious. Although he always showed a confident and confident attitude in front of others, he could not sleep all night and had no appetite for eating.
Since that's the case, how can you not lose weight?
He knew that the belt had grown a piece. It was just that it was well concealed and not easily seen by outsiders.
But Zhuge Jin noticed it.
After all, he is the elder brother, and his bloodline is related to love, which no one can change.
Zhuge Liang took back his hand that was slapping the table table and pushed the file in front of him at Zhuge Jin.
He lowered his voice and said as calmly as possible: "Let's do it today. If you hold on to this, you can repay the Marquis of Wu."
Zhuge Jin said loudly: "Kong Ming! Your request is to cut off the road to Jiangdong! We are to force us to surrender to Cao Gong!"
"It turns out that the Marquis of Wu has not yet surrendered to Mr. Cao? I am actually ignorant." Zhuge Liang bowed apologetically.
"Kong Ming!"
Zhuge Jin shouted.
He re-pread the file and said in a deep voice: "So, Kong Ming, please listen to me!"
Zhuge Liang clenched the feather fan and slowly let go: "You said!"
"East to Nanhai County, Longchuan, Jieyang, Zengcheng and Boluo all belong to Xuande Gong, there is no problem. There is no problem in the northeast of Changsha County, Xiajun, Hanchang, Liuyang and Zhouling all belong to Xuande Gong, there is no problem in the northeast of Changsha County."
Zhuge Jin's fingers slowly moved along the entry on the file: "The east side of Jiangxia County, from Puqi to Xiakou, including Shaxian, as well as the second gate of Mabao on the riverside, Jiangbei Zhu County and Zichun, all belong to Xuande Gong, no problem!"
He took a quick breath: "But, E County, Xiazhi area, along with the river and mountains, the left Dongting and right Pengli, the waist of Jingyang and the two states; as for Chaisang... that is even more important to Jiangdong's confidant! You must not let it go! If Duke Xuande insists on forcing him, the two families will fight to the death! I still have more than 100,000 people in Jiangdong, which can be fought!"
Speaking of this, Zhuge Jin looked up at Zhuge Liang's face.
Zhuge Liang didn't speak, and his hand holding the feather fan didn't move.
So Zhuge Jin continued: "There is another one, allowing Jingzhou Military Prefecture to send troops across the border, enter Yuzhang, Luling, and Poyang County, and clear Shanyue by themselves? This...this..."
"Kong Ming, don't you think this is too ridiculous?" Zhuge Jin shook his head repeatedly: "You should know what Mr. Wu is relying on to establish himself in Jiangdong!"
Jiangdong was despicable, and there were only four counties during the Han Dynasty. The reason why the Sun family was able to compete with the power of the four counties was because dozens or even millions of Shanyue clans were spread across the thousands of mountains and valleys in Jiangdong. By attacking Shanyue, Jiangdong could obtain a long-lasting source of military force and leasing.
If the King of Hanzhong was allowed to reach out to Shanyue, if they could share one of the most important reliances of Jiangdong with the King of Hanzhong... Zhuge Jin had no doubt that with the King of Hanzhong's governance, he had too many advantages in fighting for Shanyue than Jiangdong. After all, they only needed to disrupt the situation!
Chapter completed!