"Okay!" Sun Jian was really angry when he saw a bunch of spineless civil servants under his command, all of them vying to express their desire for peace.
He, Cao Cao, can claim the title of king, and so can I, Sun Jian! Both myself and Cao Cao are heroes, how can I surrender to Cao Cao?
"Zibu, in your opinion, in the current situation, should we fight or surrender?" Sun Jian glanced at Zhang Zhao and asked.
Sun Jian asked Zhang Zhao, not to ask for his opinion, but to ask Zhang Zhao to stand on his side and announce his intention to go to war. Zhang Zhao had an extraordinary status, and as the leader of Jiangdong civil servants, he
As long as you show some fighting spirit, you can suppress all those voices seeking peace.
Zhang Zhao naturally knew what Sun Jian meant. If it were for his own consideration, Zhang Zhao, like those literati, hoped to make peace with Cao Cao. However, Zhang Zhao had assisted Sun Jian for many years and had a good grasp of Sun Jian's temper.
He knew very clearly that Sun Jian would never be willing to beg for mercy from Cao Cao. The words of Yu Fan and Cheng Bing just now had already made Sun Jian quite angry. If he was still ignorant, everyone in the hall wanted to make peace.
It is very likely that civil servants will have to bear the thunderous wrath of King Wu.
If Sun Jian is angry, he may not be punished too severely, but Yu Fan, Cheng Bing and other people who are interested in peace talks may not be so lucky. After all, he is a veteran of Jiangdong and has followed Sun Jian for more than ten years.
He had no shortage of credit and hard work. Even if he offended the King of Wu, he would not punish himself too much. But Yu Fan, Cheng Bing and even others did not have such a status as him. The King of Wu was angry.
It is not impossible to pick out a few unlucky people in a fit of anger to scare others.
Therefore, in order to prevent the situation from getting out of control and to prevent others from dying on the spot, Zhang Zhao could only follow Sun Jian's wishes.
"What the king said is absolutely true. The only way to protect the peace of Jiangdong is to fight Cao Cao and drive him back." Zhang Zhao did not state the reasons why he supported the war. Anyway, Sun Jian just wanted someone who agreed with him.
It's just a voice, not to mention Zhang Zhao's qualifications. Even if he doesn't give any reasons, just stating his position is enough, and no one dares to question anything.
Sure enough, seeing that Zhang Zhao did not oppose the war, Yu Fan and Cheng Bing, who had previously talked about suing for peace, both shut their mouths, and other civil servants who also wanted to talk about peace also stopped talking.
"Since everyone has no objection to the war, let's prepare for the war. I hope you will work together to drive Cao Cao back to the north!" Sun Jian was very satisfied with the impact of Zhang Zhao's stance and said with high spirits.
In order to give Cao Jun a decisive blow, Sun Jian decided to send a group of troops to give Cao Jun's 50,000 vanguard a crushing defeat before they arrived at Sanjiangkou.
Sun Jian took Tai Shi Ci as his general, Chen Wu and Ling Tong as his deputy generals, and led 30,000 troops to deal with the vanguard of Cao's army.
Although the 30,000 men were less than the 50,000 men in Cao's vanguard, Sun Jian was confident that Cao's army would not be as good as his own in fighting on the river. The 30,000 men were enough to defeat the opponent's 50,000 vanguard.
———————————————————————————————— On the Yangtze River, Dongwu boats advanced side by side, gradually approaching Cao Jun’s water stronghold.
"The Jiangdong Navy is indeed well-deserved, and its march is very organized." In the water camp of Cao's army, Lu Xun looked coldly at the Jiangdong fleet approaching from far away, frowning and thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy.
Sun Jian had a genocide hatred against Lu Xun. Of course, Lu Xun had to volunteer for this attack on Wu, and he would definitely defeat or even kill Sun Jian in order to avenge his deep hatred.
"There is a folk proverb in Jiangdong: In a water battle along the river, there is Zhou Lang. The naval army built by Zhou Yu cannot be underestimated." A middle-aged man next to Lu Xun said.
"Why, General Cai is scared?" Lu Xun joked.
The person who spoke to Lu Xun was Cai Mao, a surrendered general from Jingzhou and appointed by Cao Cao as the commander of the navy.
"Although Zhou Yu is good at water warfare, I am not inferior to him. It's just that he has been training Jiangdong's navy for ten years, while I have been training Cao's army for only a short time, so our navy's combat effectiveness is not as good as Jiangdong's." Cai Maohuan.
Xu said, "In fact, in my opinion, now is not the best time to start a war with Jiangdong. Let me train the navy carefully for another three years. By then, our army will no longer be afraid of Jiangdong's army."
"Sun Jian was rebellious and proclaimed himself king. How could the King of Wei wait until three years later without attacking him? Now even if our naval force is not as powerful as Jiangdong's, we can only fight with him. Our army is far superior in number, even if our fighting force is
If there is any gap, it is enough to make up for it with quantity." Lu Xun said lightly, "What's more, even if you give us another three years, the general will certainly train our navy well, but Jiangdong will also accumulate strength. Under Zhou Yu's training,
The strength of the Jiangdong navy may even improve."
When Cai Mao heard this, he nodded. He could understand what Lu Xun said. The three years just mentioned was just a casual mention by him.
"So, how does the general plan to deal with the invading enemy in front of him?" Lu Xun asked. "Haha, Mr. Boyan must have already had a good plan, so why bother asking again and again?" Cai Mao laughed and said.