Summary of the previous chapter: Cao Cao's offensive was as fast as the tide. Not only did he capture a large number of people, but he also deceived Xu Shu, one of the few counselors under Liu Bei. Of course, because Cao Cao was marching too fast, Ma Xiaoquan
A little story cleverly reminded Cao Cao...
Although Cao Cao was angry, he had to eat food one mouthful at a time, and people had to comfort or threaten him word by word.
Obviously Cao Cao adopted the former method, which was slower to achieve results, but if it produced an effect, it would naturally be much stronger than the latter method.
In the past few days, Cao Cao has been thinking about how to go east along the river, but there are three people in front of him who need him to think carefully about how to solve them.
The first one is Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu.
When Cao Cao mentioned Wu Ju to Ma Xiaoquan, Ma Xiaoquan told Cao Cao that Cangwu was too remote after all. Even if Wu Ju had the courage, he did not have the strength. From this point of view, Wu Ju would probably surrender to you.
Cao Cao listened to Ma Xiaoquan's words and quickly wrote a letter to Wu Ju. As Ma Xiaoquan expected, Wu Ju immediately decided to surrender to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao did not expect to deal with Wu Ju so smoothly. As for the issue of taking over Cang Wu, Cao Cao did not plan to go there himself.
The second one is Liu Bei and Liu Qi.
Cao Cao marched hastily into Jingzhou. In fact, he did not bring many soldiers and horses. Cao Cao left some soldiers behind in the places he passed, firstly to appease the local people, and secondly, to supervise the local officials and soldiers in Jingzhou.
By the time he led the main force to Jiangling, the number of the original Northern Army Group was less than 10,000.
Cao Cao knew very well that he must not use the Jingzhou Army now. Firstly, the morale of the army was unstable and it would take some time to tame it. Secondly, he had received advice from Master Shangxian.
Master Shangxian told Cao Cao that at present, these Jingzhou soldiers are doing well in defense, but if they are allowed to attack, the time is not yet ripe.
However, our Immortal Master Ma Xiaoquan did not rush to Jiangling with Cao Cao, but planned to cross the river alone to visit Jiangdong.
Jiangdong was under the jurisdiction of Sun Quan. Compared with the north, Jiangdong at this time was not wealthy, but it was still a good place.
On the way, Ma Xiaoquan asked Yuan: "Yuan, why don't you think Cao Cao went to fight Liu Bei?"
Yuan responded: "Xiakou, Liu Qi leads 10,000 people, and Guan Yu leads 10,000 people. Although Cao Cao has a large number of people, there are constant internal strife. Although Cheng Yu helped to solve some problems, there are some things that must be done by Cao Cao himself.
Tell me, is Cao Cao in a dilemma now?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "It makes sense. No wonder Cao Cao agreed as soon as I said to guard against Liu Bei and Liu Qi's sneak attack."
Yuan smiled and said again: "Why do I always feel that you support Cao more, but you don't seem to be interested in Liu Bei?"
Ma Xiaoquan was noncommittal: "I admit this. After all, I met Cao Cao the first time I came back from time travel, and after getting along with Cao Cao for a long time, I also found that there is something cute about him. When it comes to Liu Bei, well, that's the case.
There are heroes in the world, but...I prefer heroes to heroes!"
"Aren't you afraid that Cao Cao will become jealous after Chibi's defeat?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said: "Of course I know. Every lord will take action when he gets old. Firstly, it is to protect his rights, and secondly, it is to lay the foundation for his son to inherit his father's business... So I have already
I have thought about it, after the Battle of Chibi is over, I will let all my family members move to Yuyang, and as for Yecheng, only a few will stay."
Yuan hummed twice: "Hmph, I'm afraid the only person you want to stay with you the most is your wife Hua Yuexin, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said nothing.
...
Zhuge Liang followed Lu Su to Jiangdong. At this time, Sun Quan's Jiangdong seat was still in Chaisang.
Upon arriving at Chaisang, Zhuge Liang and Lu Suyi immediately visited Sun Quan.
Seeing Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang was stunned.
Sun Quan was curious and asked: "Mr. Kong Ming, is there anything wrong with me?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and apologized: "General, please calm down. I have no other intention. I just saw the general and suddenly thought of a friend."
Sun Quan chuckled, took out a full-body portrait, unfolded it and said, "Is this the person you are talking about?"
Zhuge Liang took a closer look, sniffed, and nodded: "This is exactly the person. How come the general has a portrait of this person, and the painting looks so like him!"
Sun Quan laughed and said: "I have heard for a long time that this man also has purple hair, but I don't know whether it is his hair or mine. Hmm, this portrait was painted by this man himself. It happened to be the person who painted him.
He is my fellow countryman from Jiangdong..."
Zhuge Liang exclaimed, "I see, I thought this Sun Quan had the habit of Long Yang."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "In that case, I will take the liberty of disturbing General Sun."
Sun Quan waved his hand and laughed and said: "Why don't you bother me? Mr. Kong Ming is out of touch. Mr. Xuande and I have reached an alliance. Naturally, we must support each other."
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he thought to himself: It seems that Sun Quan is also hesitating, but his intention... Well, I have to find a way to arouse Sun Quan's determination to unite against Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang asked Sun Quan: "Now the sea is in turmoil. Since the general took control of Jiangdong, the population has doubled immediately, which is enough to prove the general's wisdom and prowess... My Lord galloped across the Central Plains and fought many times with Cao Cao's thieves. Cao Cao
The enemy that thieves feared... However, since the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's thieves have generally pacified the north. Seeing that the situation was not right, my lord immediately strategically moved to Jingzhou. Now...Cao Cao has set foot in Jiangling.
, it is an indisputable fact that the intention is to Jiangdong. How about this, General, why don't you surrender too!"
Although Zhuge Liang's words were a bit unpleasant, every word came to his heart, making Lu Su beside him very anxious.
On the way here, Zhuge Liang was talking to himself about how to unite against Cao Cao. Why did he immediately change his mind when he saw his lord Sun Quan?
It's not like Sun Quan has never considered surrendering to Cao Cao. After all, with his small military strength in Jiangdong, it is simply incomparable to Cao Cao who dominates the north. In addition, Cao Cao already controls most of Jingzhou... However, as for
If you surrender like this, your father and brother's inheritance will be ruined in your own hands... This...
Sun Quan was unwilling to give in and asked Zhuge Liang: "Why doesn't Duke Xuande surrender?"
Zhuge Liang was about to answer Sun Quan when he heard a male voice outside: "Of course Liu Bei can't surrender, haha..."
Sun Quan frowned, but did not get angry. He drew his sword, shouted out the guards on the left and right, and shouted at the door: "Who is it?"
There was silence for a while, and then, a man with purple hair walked in.
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Master Shangxian?"
Lu Su and Sun Quan were even more surprised, especially Sun Quan, who held a sword in one hand and threw away the scroll with the other hand, carefully comparing the person in the painting with the person in front of him.
"You are..." Sun Quan was a little excited.
The purple-haired man glanced at the portrait in Sun Quan's hand and nodded: "Haha, that's right!"
Sun Quan exhaled and laughed loudly: "Haha, I thought I, Sun Zhongmou, had a strange appearance, but I didn't expect there to be someone like me, haha... you must be the Immortal Marquis, hahaha...
Come on, show me your seat to the Marquis!"
Yes, the purple-haired man is Ma Xiaoquan.
It is said that Ma Xiaoquan rushed to Chaisang in a small boat and arrived at Sun Quan's palace. He was about to inform Sun Quan to see him. He thought it was too troublesome, so he simply went out the back door and played some tricks.
With Ma Xiaoquan's skills, it is not difficult to sneak in.
As he approached Sun Quan's palace, Ma Xiaoquan showed off his purple hair.
The guard outside the door was stunned as soon as he saw it. Ma Xiaoquan was so stunned that he knocked him to the ground with one palm and took the opportunity to get in.
...
When he met Sun Quan for the first time, Sun Quan left a very good impression on Ma Xiaoquan. First of all, although the two met for the first time, Sun Quan not only did not step up his guard, but instead moved a seat for himself. For this demeanor, Sun Quan was indeed very good.
Secondly, Sun Quan can look at himself so calmly and laugh out loud, which is enough to prove that Sun Quan is confident. This calmness puts even Ma Xiao to shame.
After sitting down, Sun Quan raised his hand to Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Why did the Marquis come to my land of pill pills?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded to Sun Quan and said, "Of course I'm here to help you!"
Sun Quan twitched his eyebrows and said hehe: "How can you help us?"
Ma Xiaoquan glanced at Zhuge Liang and said, "How about you surrender to Cao Cao as Kong Ming said? In this case, you can still keep the safety of Jiangdong's fathers. Of course, as for General Sun, I'm afraid you have to go to the central government to do the work."
Become an official."
Sun Quan was silent.
Sun Quan is not stupid, and Ma Xiaoquan's words are also very straightforward. The so-called becoming an official in the central government is actually emptying Sun Quan's rights. Ever since his father and brother took over Jiangdong's foundation, Sun Quan has been painstakingly managing it. If he were to suddenly hand it over,
Sun Quan was absolutely unwilling to do so.
Sun Quan suppressed the depression in his heart and said, "Master Marquis, is there any other way?"
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Zhuge Liang, meaning you said.
Zhuge Liang understood, cupped his hands and said, "General, have you ever heard of Tian Heng, the warrior of Qi State?"
Sun Quan nodded.
"My lord is just like Tian Hengyi!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Sun Quan became furious and said: "Liu Xuande suffered more defeats than wins under Cao Cao. Can he be like Tian Heng?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Although we were defeated by Changban, our lord's general Guan Yu still commanded 10,000 soldiers. In addition, Liu Qi also had 10,000 troops. Although this strength cannot be compared with you, general, it is still an incomparable force."
The strength is missing."
When Sun Quan heard this, he felt a little relieved. If Liu Bei had less than 10,000 people, Sun Quan would probably decide to surrender to Cao immediately.
Zhuge Liang continued: "Most of Cao Cao's troops came from the north, and he occupied most of Jingzhou so quickly. There must be people in various tribes in Jingzhou who are dissatisfied. Therefore, since Cao Cao arrived in Jiangling, he has not moved forward. He must have encountered the same situation here.
Internal disputes. Furthermore, this is the south and there are many waterways. If Cao Cao wants to attack Jiangdong, unless you, general, insist on surrendering, Cao Cao’s northern officers and soldiers may not be able to do anything!"