Chaisang conquered, and the battle flag of Daqi flew proudly at the city gate of the east and west rivers.

On that day, Yuan Fang entered the city with his head held high, and a grand celebration banquet began in Chaisang City.

When Yuan Fang was immersed in the joy of celebrating the achievements, Sun Ce, who was located in Wankou Shui Camp, and his remaining defeated generals were licking the wounds of the defeat.

Chibi, Xiakou and Fankou were defeated in three major battles, losing 50,000 or 60,000 elite navy troops. All the troops of the Sun family had almost lost two-thirds.

This heavy loss is almost irreparable for Sun Ce, who only owns half of the Jiangdong area.

Just as Sun Ce met Zhou Yu and slightly revived the army, the bad news of Chaisang's fall came, and he gave him a heavy blow again.

Chaisang was trapped, and all 10,000 soldiers were destroyed. General Zhou Tai was killed. Wen Pin and Xun Yu and other old generals of Cao's army were all killed by Yuan Fang. Even Sun Quan, the second son of the Sun family, was killed by Yuan Fang.

A big defeat, a shocking defeat.

The news spread to Jiangdong, and the Three Wu Zhen was terrifying. Even those three-year-old children did not dare to cry again after hearing Yuan Fang's name.

Wankou Shui Camp, the Central Army’s tent.

Sun Ce's face was gloomy and dull, his eyes were flashing with anger and helplessness, and his hands were tightly clutching the information sent just from Chaisang.

Chaisang lost his destruction and Sun Quan was granted the title of head!

Sun Ce hated that, he hated Yuan Fang and also hated Sun Quan for being incompetent, and continued to stick to his general orders.

"Yuan Fang, if you kill my brother, you will not avenge this revenge, and I, Sun Ce, will not be a human being!"

In anger, Sun Ce was almost crazy, roaring and cursing, completely losing the style of a little overlord in Jiangdong.

The generals listened silently, but secretly sighed in their hearts, and they were all deeply intimidated by Yuan Fang's power.

In the month when Chaisang was surrounded, Sun Ce finally gathered more than 30,000 troops in Wankou, claiming that he would never give up Chaisang, nor would he abandon Sun Yu and more than 10,000 soldiers surrounded. Once the time is right, he will raise his troops westward to break the siege of Chaisang.

However, Sun Ce's slogan was actually shattered by a series of crushing defeats. He never dared to send troops to Chaisang.

All the generals knew that there was not much grain in Chaisang City, and it was very difficult for Sun Quan to stay for a whole month when the food was out of stock. Now that the food and grass are cut off, he led his army to break through and was killed. In fact, it was expected.

After Sun Ce cursed Yuan Fang, his mood seemed to be a little relieved, and he tore the information apart and threw it on the ground.

"Chaisang is my gateway to Jiangdong. It cannot be lost. I swear that I must take it back. We must send troops immediately to capture Chaisang and avenge Zhongmou."

Zhou Yu, who was also angry, endured the unhealed pain and gritted his teeth.

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Su and other generals all changed their expressions slightly.

All the generals knew that under such severe losses in the army and low morale, it was almost impossible to retake Chaisang, and no one responded to him for the moment.

Zhou Yu originally thought that the people would respond to his intentions, but when they saw the generals remain silent, they said unhappily: "What are you doing with a bitter face? Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Are you scared by Yuan Fang just because of the defeat? Could it be that you dare not fight again?"

The generals looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Zhou Yu became more angry and touched the wound and felt a vague pain.

Sun Ce was not as excited as Zhou Yu. After losing his temper, he forced his anger and glanced at the generals, and finally fixed his eyes on Lu Su.

"Zijing, tell me, how should we take back Chaisang."

Lu Su coughed a few times, took a deep breath, bowed and said, "It is natural to take back Chaisang, and it is also necessary to avenge the second young master. However, Su thought that with our current strength, it is probably unlikely to take back Chaisang without a period of rest and recuperation."

Lu Su dared to reveal the facts. After he said this, the other generals including Gan Ning nodded one after another.

Sun Ce frowned and said in a deep voice: "If you don't take back Chaisang, are you just waiting for Yuan Fang to lead his troops eastward and invade the hinterland of Jiangdong?"

"Since Yuan went south, he had fought with our army on the Yangtze River for several months. His soldiers were afraid that they would need to rest. Su thought that we might as well take this time to make peace with him so that we could gain enough time for our army to revitalize our army."

When Lu Su mentioned Yan He, Sun Ce's expression changed immediately and he was about to get angry.

At this time, Lu Su did not wait for Sun Quan to speak, and said first: "Only by Goujian was able to kill Fuchai and achieve hegemony when he was sleeping on firewood and tasted gall. The lord was the unparalleled master at this time. What's the harm in being a little tolerant for the sake of his great cause in the future?"

Sun Ce also knew that his current strength could not be regained Chaisang, and the reason why he kept shouting to counterattack was nothing more than to save face.

Lu Su knew that Sun Ce was arrogant and knew that he wanted face, so he cleverly laid the steps for Sun Ce.

Sure enough, Sun Ce, who was about to get angry, did not erupt, but calmed down more. He frowned and thought for a while, but sighed softly.

"Yuan Fang is now prevailing, even if we want to make peace, he may not be willing." Sun Ce said worriedly.

Lu Su hurriedly said, "Su has a plan, maybe he can make Yuan Fangyan and."

"What strategy?" Sun Quan was happy.

Lu Su coughed a few times and said two words: "Good marriage."

Marriage?

Sun Ce showed confusion and did not understand what Lu Su meant for a moment.

"Then Yuan Fang has an old relationship with Miss Sun. He gave Miss Sun a second son the previous one, which also gave Miss Sun a face. It can be seen that he must have some friendship with Miss Sun. Now that Miss Sun has unfortunately fallen into Yuan Fang's hands, Su thought, why don't the lord take the opportunity to marry Miss Sun and marry Yuan Fang with him. In this way, Yuan Fang may agree to make peace with us because of Miss Sun."

Lu Su was not too slow and expressed his so-called marriage plan.

Sun Ce's expression changed, he slapped the table and said angrily: "My Sun Ce's sister is not going to marry Yuan Fang's traitor. If this matter is reported to be the general, everyone in the world knows that I, the little overlord of Jiangdong, was forced to marry my sister to the enemy. How can my Sun Ce have the face of her!"

The so-called Jiangdong little overlord is still concerned about face.

Lu Su had no choice but to patiently persuade: "As the saying goes, you can bend and stretch. Just now, you are a true hero. The lord has made this inferior plan today, which is a temporary measure. In the future, you will eliminate Yuan Fang and avenge him. Today's humiliation will only make people all over the world admire his lord's mind and demeanor even more. For the sake of the overall situation, I beg you to think twice."

Lu Su set up a ladder for Sun Ce with good intentions. After these words, Sun Ce, who had originally had a stern expression, gradually calmed down.

He stood up and walked in the tent, thinking hard, as if he was making difficult choices.

After thinking for a long time, after weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Sun Ce sighed helplessly.

When he turned around, the frown brow had already loosened, leaving only a little worry.

"Zijing is right. If I, Sun Ce, don't even have this demeanor, how can I achieve great things? It's just that this matter is related to my sister's lifelong affairs. I don't dare to make a decision privately, and I have to send someone to report to my mother first."

The mother Sun Ce mentioned is Wu Guotai.

Lu Su said again: "The situation is urgent now, and Wankou goes to Jianye. I don't know how much effort it will take to go back and forth. As the saying goes, the elder brother is father. Su thought that the lord could be executed first and then report on Miss Sun's marriage."

Sun Ce thought about it, Chaisang was only a few dozen miles away from Wankou, and Yuan Fang's hundreds of thousands of troops could launch an attack at any time, so the marriage matter could never be delayed.

After pondering for a long time, Sun Ce gradually became a waver.

Seeing that Sun Ce was shaken, Zhou Yu hurriedly said, "Bo Fu, Zi Jing's plan is a disaster for the country, so you must not agree!"

But Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu and said sternly: "Gongjin does not agree with my plan, so I want to ask, Gongjin is absolutely sure, can I defeat Yuan Fang and return Chaisang with my mere 30,000 soldiers?"

"I-" Zhou Yu was speechless.

Obviously, he is as proud as Zhou Yu. At this moment, facing such a dilemma, he has the confidence to win.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was speechless, after thinking about it for a while, Sun Ce had no choice but to sigh helplessly and wave his hand and said, "Come on, please send me Lu Fan."

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Chaisang City.

The celebration banquet lasted for three days, and the tired body and mind of the soldiers also recovered a lot due to the celebratory atmosphere.

In the military palace, Yuan Fang was already discussing with the civil and military officials when he would raise an army to launch an attack on Wankou.

It is now cold winter, and the air is unbearable. Most of Yuan Fang's soldiers are northerners. When the war reaches this point, they are exhausted and have begun to become less adaptable to the wet and cold weather in the south.

Therefore, the opinions of Guo Jia and other advisers were to temporarily garrison the troops in Chaisang and remained unmoved. It would not be too late to advance after the winter and the weather became warmer.

At the suggestion of the ministers, Yuan Fang also began to temporarily suspend his troops and rest.

Just as he was pondering, the righteousness outside the hall came to report, saying that it was the envoy of Jiangdong, Lu Fan, who asked for a visit.

"Sun Ce sent Lu Fan to come at this time, and he must be seeking peace." Yuan Fang immediately made a conclusion.

Many of the generals did not believe it, and Yuan Disin asked the general to pass it in.

A middle-aged scholar stepped in, bowed to Yuan Fang, and smiled and said, "General Sun is engaged in Lu Fan, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Yuan Fang looked down at him and said coldly: "Lu Fan, Sun Ce sent you here. Is it because he can't beat me, so he wants to make peace?"

Lu Fan didn't expect that Yuan Fang was so straightforward that he didn't even give him the chance to say something polite, and he was embarrassed for a moment.

When everyone saw Lu Fan's situation, they knew that their emperor was like a god, and they guessed Lu Fan's intention.

In this situation, the offensive and defensive momentum on the Yangtze River has been reversed. Even if Sun Ce is arrogant and arrogant, in this unfavorable situation, he must have no choice but to let go of his face and seek peace.

Lu Fan was embarrassed for a moment and said embarrassedly: "My general and Your Majesty have no grudge against each other. The previous conflict was just blinded by Cao. My lord actually admired Your Majesty for always. Now he sent his subordinates to turn wars with Your Majesty into jade. The two families will stop fighting and make peace from now on."

"My hundreds of thousands of troops can be raised to the east anytime and anywhere, and to pacify Jiangdong in one fell swoop. Sun Ce wants to make peace with me. What capital can he have for peace."

Yuan Fang gave Lu Fan a little face, and Bajue's arrogant words made it clear that he was ambition to wipe out Jiangdong.

Lu Fan wiped a handful of sweat beads on his forehead and said with a smile: "That's right, my lord has a sister who is beautiful and virtuous, and is named Shangxiang. Now it happens to be in the hands of Your Majesty. He wants to give this sister to Your Majesty to show my lord's sincerity."

Hearing this, not only Yuan Fang, but everyone present looked moved, all surprised by Sun Ce's proposal.

It turned out that Sun Ce was going to give him a beauty trick to marry a girl and exchange it for peace.

Guo Jia and other advisers kept hinting to Yuan Fang repeatedly and persuaded Yuan Fang to agree to Sun Ce's request.

Originally, Yuan Fang also wanted to temporarily stop the army. Now Sun Ce took the initiative to seek peace and was able to marry a strange woman like Sun Shangxiang upright. For Yuan Fang, it seemed like a one-stop deal.

At this moment, even Yuan Fang was a little moved, wondering whether to agree to Sun Ce’s request.
Chapter completed!