After listening to what Shi 1 said, Liu Cong understood.
In fact, not only elephants, but most animals are afraid of fire. Even humans in this era have no way to deal with raging fires!
"The power of the elephant soldiers is mainly reflected in the battlefield. There are not many opportunities to encounter fire attacks. Please rest assured, my lord." Seeing that Liu Cong seemed a little worried, Shi 1 spoke to console him.
Liu Cong smiled and said, "I know that I will not abandon such a rare unit because of this shortcoming."
"Later, Guhui will instruct the Research Institute to equip these elephants with special leather armor to strengthen their protection. In the attack on Jiangdong, these elephant soldiers will definitely shine!"
Although elephants are huge in size, they are not clumsy. Even on a steep slope of 45 degrees, they can walk on flat ground. It is perfect for use in Jiangdong, which has many water systems and crisscrossed mountains.
In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, on March 20, Liu Cong set out from Xiangyang with 50,000 troops.
On March 28, we arrived in Xunyang. At this time, Xunyang already had no less than 160,000 troops!
"I respectfully welcome my lord."
"Your Majesty Liu Ba, the last general Huo Jun pays homage to the lord!"
Liu Cong got off the carriage and looked at the two of them with relief, "Zichu, Zhongmiao, I haven't seen you for almost three years. How are you? I miss you so much."
It has been almost three years since Liu Ba and Huo Jun were stationed in Xunyang in 207, and now in 210.
Many major events have happened in the past three years, but no matter what kind of situation Liu Cong faced, Liu Ba and Huo Jun could always stop the rats from Jiangdong in Xunyang and defend the enemy from outside the country, making Zhou Yu's army unable to do so.
Advance!
"Thank you for your concern, Lord. Everything is fine with us."
The two of them were also happy. Today Liu Cong sent troops to Jiangdong. In the future, they will not have to guard the small place of Xunyang. There will be a greater place to use them.
"Hahaha, let's go into the city."
"Lord, Jiangdong has sent an envoy."
"Oh? Sun Quan must be afraid of the battle. Who is here?"
"Lu Su!"
As soon as he entered Chaisang's prefecture, Liu Cong was told that Lu Su wanted to see him.
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Invite him in."
Sun Quan ruled over thousands of miles of land, so it was naturally impossible for Sun Quan to surrender to Liu Cong because of a small diplomatic event. At most, he wanted to rely on Lu Su to talk about Liu Cong's tone and determination. Furthermore, you can also see
Look at the reality of Jingchu.
"Foreign minister Lu Su, pay homage to the Marquis of Chu." After Lu Su came in, he kowtowed respectfully to Liu Cong.
Kneeling on the ground, he kept looking around. He was surrounded by military generals and civil servants, no less than fifty people!
When he heard that Liu Cong had arrived, he hurriedly came to see him and saw this formation. Lu Su was a little nervous. Liu Cong was determined to destroy Jiangdong. Lu Su sighed in his heart.
Liu Cong, who was sitting on the main seat, waved his hand and said, "Come on, Zijing. Speaking of which, we are also old acquaintances."
"Thank you, Lord Chu."
Lu Su frowned, but was thinking in his heart, how to talk to Liu Cong. Looking at Liu Cong's posture, there can only be two results. First, Jiangdong cedes a large area of land and surrenders, and Liu Cong may withdraw his troops.
However, let alone Sun Quan not agreeing, the wealthy families in Jiangdong will definitely not agree either.
This second step is the worst outcome. The negotiations broke down, Liu Cong continued to march eastward, and Jiangdong was forced to face the enemy.
To be honest, not only Sun Quan, but most people in Jiangdong felt that Sun Quan was no match for Liu Cong. Comparing their martial arts skills, the two were as different as clouds and mud.
Liu Cong asked directly, "Zijing, are you here to persuade Gu to retreat?"
When Lu Su heard Liu Cong being so direct, he was stunned for a moment and then said, "No, my lord has sent me down here to apologize to the Marquis of Chu for what happened last time."
"What happened last time?"
"They are Lu Fan and Zhou Shan. My lord originally sent them to deliver gifts to the Marquis of Chu to deepen the relationship between the two families. Who knew that they dared to act on their own, kidnapped the young lady, and even shot the Marquis of Chu. My lord often sighed for this and said bluntly
Ashamed of the Marquis of Chu."
When Lu Su spoke, his face was full of sincerity, as if Sun Quan really didn't know about this and felt guilty.
Unfortunately, Jingchu's civil and military officials did not buy his words. Liu Ba sneered and said, "Haha, I would like to ask the envoy why the Marquis of Wu didn't send someone to apologize after the incident. Today, my lord's troops are approaching the border.
Did you know how to express your apology?"
When Lu Fan and Zhou Shan went to Xiangyang as envoys, they indeed brought many gifts. They did so with the intention of giving gifts to Liu Cong. Liu Ba let them go without thinking much.
Who knew that these two bastards would dare to do such a heinous thing. After this happened, Liu Ba also wrote to Liu Cong, wanting to apologize. Liu Cong graciously replied to reassure him.
Although Liu Cong was generous, Liu Ba could always remember this incident. Since that time, Liu Ba never relaxed his vigilance towards Jiang Dong. Of course, Jiang Dong never asked for trouble by sending envoys to Jingchu again.
"This..." Lu Su was an honest man. When Liu Ba asked him this question, he didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Please give the envoy an answer!" Liu Ba continued to press forward.
"Please answer the envoy!" This time, it was Jingchu's civil and military officials who wanted to humiliate their ministers to death. Sun Quan did such a shameless thing. Of course, they had to find a way to get this situation back for Liu Cong.
"Please ask the messenger to answer!"
"Please let the messenger answer!"
"Silence!" Seeing Lu Su's embarrassment, Liu Cong shouted loudly. When the civil and military personnel stopped making any movement, Liu Cong said to Lu Su again, "Zijing, it is a foregone conclusion to attack Jiangdong alone. I will lead you alone."
Three hundred thousand troops! Jiangdong must be destroyed."
"You don't need to say anything more. Go back and think about it carefully. After Gu kills Sun Quan, Gu hopes that Zijing can serve Gu!"
An army of 300,000! Liu Cong is not afraid of blowing his cover. However, there should still be a half.
"The Lord of Wu ordered the world to be a heroic one, and I will never betray you. Since the Lord of Chu has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. However, although Jingchu's troops and horses are strong, Jiangdong is not without prepared strategies. I still hope that the Lord of Chu will think twice!"
"Haha, who is the hero of the world? Is it Sun Quan? Is he worthy?"
As soon as Liu Cong finished speaking, Lu Su shouted without hesitation, "Although the Marquis of Chu is the lord of one party, you cannot humiliate my lord like this!"
"Be bold!"
"How dare you speak loudly to my Lord!"
Liu Cong waved his hand again, suppressed the noisy crowd, and asked Lu Su, "Zijing, what kind of person do you think Sun Quan is?"
Lu Su said without thinking, "He is a wise, benevolent and wise master of strategy!"
"How can I see it?"
"My lord respects Zhou Yu's decision-making, which is because of his wisdom. He accepts the subordinates as ordinary people, which is his wisdom. He teaches the barbarians who cross the mountains, which is his benevolence. He develops coastal islands, which is his wisdom. He controls the Yangtze River and looks at the world, which is his heroism.
It is a tactic to ally with Jingchu to marry his younger sister from afar."
"To sum up, isn't our Lord a wise, benevolent, and strategic Lord?"
"Hahaha..." After hearing Lu Su's words, Liu Cong burst into laughter, holding his stomach and even burst into tears.
Lu Su said with a gloomy face, "Why is the Marquis of Chu laughing?"
"Gu...haha...Guxiao, you pretend to be a wise man and don't know the wisdom of others!"