In front of the palace of Wuhou Mansion, there was a large cauldron filled with scalding hot oil. When Ma Liang walked past the cauldron, the hot oil inside kept rolling and splashing around. On both sides of the road in front of the palace, there were two
A row of tall soldiers, holding broadswords, glared at Ma Liang.
Ma Liang seemed not to have seen this. He walked straight into the main hall and bowed slightly to Sun Quan who was sitting in the main seat. "Ma Liang, the envoy of the Marquis of Chu, pays homage to the Marquis of Wu."
"Mr. Ji Chang, this is not the first time you come to Jiangdong. Why don't you even understand the etiquette?" Seeing that Ma Liang did not kneel down, Zhang Zhao asked.
Ma Liang chuckled, "I came to Jiangdong before to salute my allies. Now that Jiangdong has betrayed his alliance, I am here to reprimand Jiangdong for his actions. How can I kneel down?"
"Bold, didn't you see the big cauldron outside the palace?"
"Lord, cook him!"
"The envoy from Jingzhou is simply arrogant!"
After Sun Quan and others scolded Ma Liang, he said leisurely, "Mr. Ji Chang, you said that I, Jiangdong, betrayed the alliance. Where did this come from?"
"My lord once made a brotherly alliance with the Marquis of Wu, and even made a betrothal to the Marquis of Wu's sister. But now, the Marquis of Wu has sent Zhou Yu to lead troops to attack Xunyang County. Isn't this a betrayal of the alliance?"
"Haha, Xunyang County? It was newly established after Liu Cong took away my land in Jiangdong. As for the alliance with Jingxiang, it was just an expedient measure at the time. If the envoy has no more excuses, Gu Yao
Let someone drive you into the cauldron."
"Since my lord has been in charge of Jingxiang, he has defeated Cao's thieves and shocked the world. Does Wu Hou think Zhou Yu can defeat Pang Tong? When he fought with Cao's army, my lord had already increased his troops in Xunyang and was prepared for Jiangdong. Zhou Yu had already laid siege to the city.
It has been ten days, has he captured Jiujiang? Our Lord has sent Cai Mao to lead the army to support him. After he solves the Jingxiang matter, he will definitely lead the army to punish Soochow! By then, the two parties will have no room to turn around."
Ma Liang's face turned red after what he said.
Sun Quan also recently received Zhou Yu's battle report. Huo Jun, the defender of Jiujiang, is a rare good general. Even if the people of Xunyang still have their hearts set on Soochow, it will be difficult to conquer them for a while.
After Jiangdong heard the news of Cao Jun's defeat, he wanted to quickly send troops to regain the lost territory, but he did not expect that Liu Cong had already been prepared for Jiangdong. Even in the face of Cao Jun, he did not deploy Xunyang's troops, but instead increased his troops here!
"If Jiangdong is willing to withdraw his troops, and my lord marries Wu Hou's sister, then the two families will be friends with Qin and Jin again. Otherwise, it will be a fight to the death. I have finished what I have to say, so Wu Hou will think about it." After that,
Ma Liang stood there with his eyes closed, as if waiting for the soldiers to drive him into the oil pan!
"Hahaha, Mr. Ji Chang is so brave, but I wonder if the Marquis of Chu is still willing to have a good relationship with me, Jiangdong?" Sun Quan is not a fool. If he failed to capture Xunyang quickly, there is no need to continue to lose strength.
"Wu Hou Yingming, the wedding date of my lord and your sister has arrived a long time ago, but it was delayed due to the battle with Cao Jun. I have another task this time, which is to discuss the marriage of your sister and my lord. If you get up early to get married, you can also use it.
The alliance between our two families will be even better."
"In that case, the envoy will go to the posthouse to rest first, while Gu and his mother will discuss the marriage."
"I'm going to retreat." After Ma Liang left, Zhang Zhao immediately asked Sun Quan, "My lord, are you really going to retreat?"
Sun Quan sighed, "The letter from Zhou Gongjin bluntly stated that Jiujiang is unbreakable and we have no choice but to withdraw our troops."
Changsha City has been surrounded by large armies, and Pang Tong had led the army there three days ago. When Huang Zhong arrived at Wuling, Guan Yu refused to fight, so Huang Zhong entered Wuling County to govern Linyuan.
Just when Liu Cong and others surrounded Changsha, a big event happened in Changsha city.
Standing in the courtyard, Liu Bei looked ugly, quite ugly, and you could even see his shoulders shaking with anger!
There was a corpse in front of him, still disheveled on the ground!
"The bastard has mistaken me! The bastard has mistaken me!" Liu Bei was so angry that even the hand holding the sword hilt turned red.
The corpse in front of him is Liu Qi.
After Liu Qi arrived in Changsha, he continued to go his own way, drinking and having fun every day. Liu Bei didn't pay attention to him and just let him go as he pleased.
Unexpectedly, this afternoon, the servants of Liu Qi's house came to report that Liu Qi had died of anger!
Liu Bei immediately went to Liu Qi's mansion to check, and after asking his servants, he found out that Liu Qi died suddenly while working with his maid today.
Looking at the corpse in front of him, Liu Bei's expression was uglier than eating shit. Zhuge Liang on the side also had a look of regret. However, he was not sorry that Liu Qi died, but regretted that Liu Qi died. The possibility of Liu Bei mastering Jingnan became
Very little.
"My lord, it's useless to be angry now. What's important now is to find a way to get Liu Cong to retreat as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang took a step forward and said to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei sighed and said, "What's your best plan?"
"My lord, I can go as an envoy to Liu Cong's army first. If we can retreat the enemy, we will retreat. If not, lord, we can only go south to Cangwu."
Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu, was a good friend of Liu Bei. Going to Cangwu to attack Jiaozhou was Zhuge Liang's worst plan.
"That's all it can do. Thank you Kong Ming for your help."
Liu Cong's Chinese army tent, Pang Tong was explaining to Liu Cong the map.
"My lord, Zhang Fei of Lingling was surrounded by five thousand troops led by Wei Yan and Liu Pan. Zhao Yun of Guiyang was also surrounded by Grandfather Huang. Although Guan Yu of Wuling County was not allowed to enter the city, he also stationed troops in Linyuan to contain Huang Zhong in the city.
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"Our army can order Wenpin and Wang Wei to lead another 10,000 troops to attack Guan Yu. The rest of the army does not need to attack the city. If it continues like this, Liu Bei's food and grass will not be enough."
Liu Cong nodded, still angry in his heart. He originally wanted to gather his troops to attack Wancheng, but who would have thought that Liu Bei was so despicable that he wanted the four counties of Jingnan in one operation. Soochow was also hateful, and wanted to make a sneak attack while Jingxiang had just finished the war.
Xunyang.
If these two parties had not restrained Jingzhou, Pang Tong would have taken advantage of Cao's army's defeat to capture Wancheng. If Jingzhou captured Wancheng, it would not only strengthen the strategic depth in the north, but the greater advantage is that it could directly threaten
Xuchang and Luoyang areas.
But now, everything has come to naught with the changes that have occurred. Compared with Wancheng, Jingnan cannot afford to lose anything, and Liu Bei must not be allowed to control Jingnan.
With the bravery of Guan Zhang and Zhao, and the wisdom of Zhuge Liang, if Liu Bei has a territory, it will be like a hidden dragon ascending to heaven!
"Our cavalry is harassing Guan Yu's grain road. Guan Yu doesn't need to worry about it. It won't take long for him to run out of food and retreat. Let Wenpin and Wang Wei lead another 20,000 troops to Guiyang and surround Zhao Yun to death!"
Liu Cong's eyes lit up as he looked at the map.
Jiang Wan on the side asked with some confusion, "What do you mean, lord?"
"Our army has been confronting Liu Bei for a long time. Our army will win and Liu Bei will definitely be defeated. I must teach Liu Bei a lesson and leave Zhao Yun behind!"
Compared with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Cong cared more about Zhao Yun. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must have followed Liu Bei wholeheartedly. Zhao Yun was not necessarily the case. Although he and Liu Bei were life and death friends and were as close as brothers, Zhao Yun was not unconquerable.
"My lord, Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to ask for an audience."
Liu Cong and his men looked at each other, "What is he here for?"
Liu Cong and others thought that the confrontation would turn around after a long period of time, and Liu Bei's group also thought the same. The longer the delay, the greater their control over Jingnan. Unfortunately, they underestimated the importance Liu Cong attached to Jingnan.
"My lord, Liu Bei deliberately held off, but now Kong Ming is anxious to come as an envoy, something must have happened in Changsha City." Pang Tong thought for a while and said.