"My military advisor said this was just his intention. My military advisor had sent this bamboo slip to Xiangyang for approval. Now it was just right for Wu Hou to prepare early so that he would not be too busy to deal with it." Ma Liang, who was wearing Confucian uniform, did not know how to deal with it."
After Sun Ce and others finished reading the contents on the bamboo slips, they said with a smile on their faces.
Hearing Ma Liang's words, everyone in the tent looked ashen with their faces ashen and looked at Ma Liang with fire, wishing they could swallow Ma Liang alive.
"Is this Zhuge Kongming's attitude?" Sun Ce said in a gloomy face and a cold voice. More than ten major and small items on the bamboo slips trampled the dignity of the entire Jiangdong.
"Yes, this is exactly what my military advisor asks. However, if Wu Hou thinks that Jiangdong can't afford this price, then Wu Hou can say the price that can be afforded, and my lord may consider it." Ma Liang smiled slightly
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"Hmph! You can go back." Sun Ce said that without looking at Ma Liang, he directly signaled Ling Tong to send Ma Liang out of the tent. Sun Ce felt that he was talking to this envoy of Jiang Xia, and maybe he would really be unable to help but put this person in charge if he was talking to the envoy of Jiang Xia.
Kill.
"Goodbye." Seeing Sun Ce like this, Ma Liang didn't care about it and walked out of the big tent. He was originally here to cause trouble for Jiangdong. Now that the matter has been done, he naturally doesn't have to stay anymore.
Ma Liang knew the contents on the bamboo slips very well, so Sun Ce was not angry after reading the bamboo slips just now, which surprised him a little. The rumors were rumored that Wu Hou was extremely strong and could not bear the slightest insult, but today there were more than ten pieces on the bamboo slips.
The request is a heart-bent sentence. Sun Ce can endure such insults, which shows that Sun Ce is not as reckless as the rumors.
Thinking of the flashing light in Ma Liang's eyes, his pace was a little faster.
After Ma Liang left, the tent fell into a strange calm. Although everyone was angry, they all lowered their heads and did not speak, but could hear the suppressed breathing of everyone.
"Tell me, what do you think?" Sun Ce closed his eyes for a while and opened his eyes. His eyes were already calm, and he looked at everyone and said.
"Lord, Zhuge Liang has no sincerity at all. Why would you just capture Jiangxia City and tear Zhuge Liang apart?" Zhou Tai couldn't help but stand up and said furiously.
"Yes, lord Zhuge Liang is clearly watching my Jiangdong joke. If you don't teach him a lesson, how can you bear the face of Jiangdong?" Han Dang beside Zhou Tai also said with anger.
"No, the army's food and grass are not enough to support the army to capture Jiangxia City, and Zhuge Liang is not a good character to mess with. If he gets angry, he will burn all the food and grass in the city when the city is broken. At that time, then
My 100,000 troops in Jiangdong are really in a dilemma." Zhang Hong immediately stood up and opposed when he saw Zhou Tai and Han Dang both support the attack on Jiangxia.
Compared with Zhou Tai and the others, although Zhang Hong was a little angry, he did not lose his mind. Jiangdong borrowed grain from Jingzhou without reason, and he used his power to oppress Jingzhou to borrow grain. If Jingzhou did not counterattack, he would feel abnormal.
Now Zhuge Liang insults Jiangdong in all kinds of ways, which is in line with his guess.
"Lord, Jiangxia City will not be easy to capture for a while, but the adjacent Nanjun and Changsha County are not as tight as Jiangxia. If the lord's army is approaching and breaking Nanjun and Changsha County, it can be robbed in Changsha County and Nanjun.
Grab food and grass to supply the army with emergency response." Taishici also stood up at this time and said. Although he felt that it was not suitable to attack Jingzhou at this time, it was also suitable for Jiangdong by fighting.
When Sun Ce heard Taishi Ci say this, he was obviously moved. Sun Ce raised his head and looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
"Lord, although it is feasible to support war with war, but with our Jiangdong soldiers and horses, we are not enough to support war with war for a long time. After a long time, when the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou gather, there will be no chance again. This will not only bring you the opportunity to do so.
If it doesn’t benefit, it will make me lose my trust in Jiangdong and the people.” Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, the current situation is indeed not about fighting with the war.
If Jiangdong has far better power than Jingzhou, it would be best to support war with war. However, Jiangdong and Jingzhou are now equal in power, so it is a bit ridiculous to support war with war.
"Lord, although the content on the bamboo slips is a bit too much, it is not a bit too much for me to borrow grain from Jingzhou in Jiangdong. Now Zhuge Kongming has just raised the conditions. The lord only needs to bargain with him for the price. I think Zhuge Kongming is just
I just want to take advantage of this matter to exclaim. If the lord is struggling with these subtleties, then when Liu Qi from Jingzhou reacts, Jiangdong may have to pay a greater price at that time." Compared with Zhou Yu and others, Lu Su would be much calmer.
Asking for the price to pay back the money is just a means of competing with the princes.
After Lu Su said that, everyone fell into deep thought again. Everyone present understood that Lu Su said, but it was one thing to do and one thing. For them, it was more uncomfortable to exchange food and grass for such insults than to kill them.
Everyone looked at Sun Ce, and it was Sun Ce's final decision on this matter.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Sun Ce felt helpless. He was so insulted to Northern Jingzhou, but now the situation is more difficult than others, so he had to put down his posture.
"Look at what conditions can be agreed upon?" Sun Ce took a deep breath and handed the bamboo slip to Lu Su and said.
Everyone was relieved when they heard Sun Ce's words. Although they all supported the dispatch of troops one by one, they knew in their hearts that sending troops at this time would not be of any benefit to Jiangdong.
"Lord, Chaisang and Xiushui County will never give up Jingzhou. Although the rest is difficult to do, it does not suffer much damage to Jiangdong. These require the lord to make a decision." Lu Su hesitated for a moment.
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"Oh." Sun Ce also felt it was difficult to make decisions when he thought of the remaining eight requests on the bamboo slips.
In addition to the three requirements mentioned just now, there are seven requirements on the bamboo slips.
Fourth, Jiangdong exchanged 300,000 people for the army's food and supplies.
Fifth, Jiangdong exchanged 500 warships for the food and grass in Jingzhou.
Sixth, Jiangdong needs to pay tribute to Jingzhou, nominally, it is an affiliated person of Jingzhou.
Seventh, Jiangdong will send hostages to Xiangyang.
Eighth, in the future, the troops stationed in Lujiang, Jiangdong shall not exceed 20,000, and the troops stationed in Yuzhang County shall exceed 15,000 troops.
Ninth, Jiangdong provides Jingzhou with 100,000 weapons, 50,000 armor, and 30,000 crossbow arrows every year.
Tenth, Jiangdong needs to compensate Jingzhou for 300,000 gold to repay the plunder of Jingzhou over the years.
More than ten contents on the bamboo slips made it difficult for Sun Ce to make a decision. The easiest one among them is the third one. Sun Ce needs to announce that the world terminates the engagement with Da Qiao. Except for this one, Jiangdong needs to pay a huge price.
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"Lord, the people are the foundation of Jiangdong's foothold, and 300,000 people are unbearable for Jiangdong." Zhang Hong bowed and said. After the war in Jiangdong, there were only not many people left. If you give Jingzhou thirty more people, you will give Jingzhou thirty more people.
Jiangdong is unbearable for thousands of people.
"Lord, warships, weapons and armor cannot be given to Jingzhou either." Taishi Ci said.
"The troops stationed in Lujiang County and Yuzhang County cannot be reduced either." Zhou Tai said.
Hearing everyone's words, Sun Ce smiled bitterly. Apart from what Zhang Hong and the others said, there were only third, sixth, seventh and tenth. It was nothing to lose money, although 300,000 gold was not a small amount for Jiangdong.
, but if Jingzhou didn't give anything substantial, how could Jingzhou agree to give Jiangdong food and grass?
However, although the remaining points did not suffer any substantial losses to Jiangdong, it would have a great blow to Jiangdong's reputation. Whether it was announcing the world to terminate the engagement, sending hostages to Xiangyang, or surrendering to Jiangdong, it made it difficult for Sun Ce to make a decision, regardless of choice.
Everything is a blow to Jiangdong.
Compared with sending envoys and begging for surrender, the impact of termination of the engagement in public is smaller, but the impact on Sun Ce is huge.
"Since that's the case, then choose the 300,000 gold and the third one." Sun Ce said with a wry smile.
Seeing Sun Ce like this, everyone was silent. Although they knew that Sun Ce's choice was correct, everyone was not feeling well. They knew how much insults Sun Ce would suffer if he did this.
"These two points alone are probably not enough to allow Jingzhou to borrow grain, so one more need to be chosen." Lu Su said, only two of them were chosen for ten requirements.
"Then choose the seventh one." Sun Ce gritted his teeth and would never do anything to praise Jingzhou. As for sending hostages to Jingzhou, although it was a bit harsh, it was still acceptable.
Everyone had no objection to the three points selected by Sun Ce, but compared with other requirements, these three points are the most suitable for Jiangdong.
"Since everyone has no objection, then Zijing went to Jiangxia to discuss with Zhuge Kongming." Sun Ce was not in the mood to discuss matters with everyone and stood up and left.
Seeing Sun Ce leaving everyone sighed. Zhou Yu frowned and looked at Zhang Hong and said, "Jiangdong really can't get the food and supplies for the 100,000 army?"
After all, Zhou Yu still didn't want to borrow grain from Jingzhou from the bottom of his heart. The situation in Jingzhou and Jiangdong was the same as water and fire. It would be strange if Jiangdong borrowed grain from Jingzhou and was not robbed.
"Oh, if we could get all of them, it wouldn't be like borrowing grain in Jingzhou. There has been news from Lujiang that those wealthy families are looking for excuses to shirk their graves when they hear that they are going to collect grain again. I think the same is true in other places." Zhang Hong sighed.
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"Oh, it's not too easy for Zibu to collect enough military rations in a short period of time." Zhang Hong sighed.
"I'll leave the trip to Jiangxia to Zijing. I hope Zhuge Liang will not have too much appetite." Zhou Yu sighed and said, "It's a requirement to select three, which is already the limit of Jiangdong. If it increases further, Jiangdong will be unbearable."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down. Even if Zhuge Liang has a big appetite, I, Jiangdong, will not be able to knead you at will." Lu Su bowed. He knew that these three were the biggest concessions that Jiangdong could make.
, If it is added further, Jiangdong will definitely not agree.