Chapter four hundred and forty seventh serial alienation plan
However, that feeling of guilt disappeared in a flash.
Quickly calming down, Lu Su said seriously: "My lord, the army at Wankou is now in the hands of Gong Jin, and at least half of the generals in the army are loyal to Gong Jin. If my lord wants to take any action, he should do it slowly."
Try this to avoid causing chaos."
"How could I not know about this? Therefore, it depends on you, Zijing, whether you can smoothly resolve this crisis in Jiangdong." Sun Quan's eyes revealed a look of expectation.
Lu Su was confused for a moment.
Sun Quan said: "In a short time, I will issue an order to appoint Gong Jin as the governor of the left and you as the governor of the right. Then I will slowly mobilize the generals, and finally transfer Gong Jin to Moling to assist the government."
In the army, you will take over as the commander-in-chief of Wankou, and by that time, this crisis will naturally be resolved quietly."
Lu Su suddenly realized this, and when he secretly praised Sun Quan for his mastery of power, he felt a little secretly happy in his heart.
Before the defeat of Chaisang, Zhou Yu was the governor of the Northern Front, while Lu Su had been promoted to the governor of the Western Front. Their official positions were equal.
However, after the defeat of Chaisang, in order to resist Yan Liang's attack, Sun Quan had to re-appoint Zhou Yu as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front. In order to show his trust, he did not appoint a deputy governor for the first time, leaving Zhou Yu alone in charge.
Now Zhou Yu has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the left. Although in name, Zhou Yu is still the commander-in-chief of the entire army, but the addition of Lu Su as the commander-in-chief of the right has secretly divided Zhou Yu's military power.
And when Zhou Yu is transferred back to Moling, Lu Su can once again be promoted to the governor of the Western Front, and this time, Zhou Yu, who is under suspicion, will never threaten his position again.
"Gong Jin, Gong Jin, although I have the loyalty of a friend to you, I have the loyalty of a subject to the lord. For the sake of loyalty, I can only give up my loyalty. Don't blame me..."
Lu Su comforted himself in his heart, and soon the remaining guilt for Zhou Yu disappeared.
Lu Su's expression suddenly became solemn, he raised his hands and said generously: "Lord, don't worry, I, Lu Su, am a minister of the Sun family in life, and a ghost of the Sun family in death. Su will go through fire and water, and I will never let down the trust that my lord has placed in me."
"Okay, okay, very good. I feel relieved to have a loyal minister like you."
Sun Quan felt extremely pleased, stroking his beard and smiling. A cold and sly smile quietly passed through his blue eyes.
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Wankou Camp.
On the trestle, Zhou Yu stood with his hands behind his hands, looking eastward, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
At noon that day, a boat appeared on the river. Under the escort of several sentry boats, it quickly sailed into the Wankou Camp.
On the bow of the ship, a familiar figure was looking at the trestle and waving to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu's handsome face showed some relief, and he waved to greet Lu Su.
After a while, the boat docked, and Lu Su got off the trestle from the boat.
"Zijing, you're back. You've worked hard on this trip." Lu Su's other foot had not yet stepped onto the bridge, but Zhou Yu had already stepped forward with a smile.
Lu Su's expression was natural, seeing that Zhou Yu didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and he responded calmly.
The two of them walked side by side to the big tent. Zhou Yu pulled Lu Su close to him and asked in a low voice: "Zijing, my lord, when you saw the letters I submitted, did you express your trust in me?"
"Well...Gong Jin, let's go back to the tent first and then talk about it." Lu Su said perfunctorily with a smile.
"That's right, there are many people here, let's go back to the tent and talk about it." Zhou Yu didn't know the inside story yet, so he thought Lu Su was planning for him, so he pulled Lu Su and happily went to the big tent.
After entering the tent, Zhou Yu urged: "There are no outsiders here, Zijing, what do you mean by this, my lord?"
Lu Su said calmly: "Gong Jin, don't be anxious. In fact, when I came back this time, I also brought the lord's edict. Please Gong Jin summon all the generals to come. I want to read it in public."
Zhou Yu's brows secretly condensed, and suspicion suddenly arose. He suddenly had a bad premonition. In addition, he also felt that there seemed to be a subtle change in Lu Su's attitude towards him when he came back this time.
Suspicious, Zhou Yu had no choice but to order the generals to be summoned.
All the generals gathered together. Lu Su glanced at everyone, took out the letter of appointment and gave it to Huang Gai.
"Old General Huang, come and read out my lord's appointment."
Huang Gai is a veteran general in the army and has great prestige. It can also show his solemnity if he reads it.
Huang Gai also looked puzzled, so he had to take the letter of appointment and read it out in front of everyone.
The beginning of this letter of appointment was nothing more than some clichés about commending the generals. The generals were used to hearing it and thought it was nothing.
However, when they heard the last word, all the generals' expressions changed slightly.
At the end of the letter of appointment, Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as the left commander-in-chief of the Wankou Army, and Lu Su as the right commander-in-chief, assisting Zhou Yu in commanding the three armies.
None of the generals are idiots. Zhou Yu was changed from the chief governor to the left governor. Although he was still nominally the supreme commander of the Wankou Army, in fact he was promoted openly and covertly, and was given power by Lu Su, the right governor.
Moreover, the phrase "assist Zhou Yu and jointly control the three armies" in the letter of appointment is even more clever.
The word "auxiliary" clearly means that Lu Su is Zhou Yu's subordinate, but the word "shared control" gives Lu Su and Zhou Yu the same military power.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Sun Quan's appointment was to limit Zhou Yu's military power and use Lu Su to suppress Zhou Yu.
The generals knew why Sun Quan did this. Naturally, it was because the rumors about Zhou Yu in Jiangdong affected Sun Quan's trust in Zhou Yu, so they made such personnel arrangements to prevent Zhou Yu from having too many troops.
As soon as the letter of appointment was read out, the big tent suddenly fell into a state of solemnity.
The moods of all the generals are naturally different.
Generals such as Jiang Qin and Pan Zhang were promoted or recommended by Zhou Yu to achieve their current status. Most of them were dissatisfied with Zhou Yu's unfair treatment, but they dared not speak out.
Generals such as Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, etc. were either Sun's Yuan Gong ministers or were highly regarded by Sun Quan. For example, Zhou Tai once saved Sun Quan's life and was regarded as the most trusted general by Sun Quan.
Although this group of generals felt that Sun Quan's appointment seemed inappropriate, they obeyed Sun Quan's orders unconditionally from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhou Yu's face turned even pale, and his eyes flashed with anger and grievance.
"Lu Zijing, it seems that your trip is really worthwhile."
Zhou Yu stared at Lu Su with a sneer, his tone unabashedly sarcastic, and his eyes looked more like he was examining a traitor.
Lu Su had a bright light on his back, but he looked calm on the surface and said calmly: "Gong Jin, my lord is wise and mighty. His appointment was also based on the fact that Gong Jin was injured after all, so he wanted me to serve as his father."
Jin shares some of the military duties, Gong Jin, you should be grateful for your lord's care and love."
"Thank you?" Zhou Yu smiled bitterly, "That's right, that's right. My lord cares for me so much. I, Zhou Yu, should really be grateful for your lord's kindness."
After saying that, Zhou Yu faced the southeast, cupped his hands and said, "Zhou Yu thanks you for your concern, my lord."
Although Zhou Yu's tone was grateful, the sarcasm in his tone was unspoken.
The generals have different expressions and thoughts.
How could Lu Su not feel Zhou Yu's sarcasm, but at this time, he did not show any displeasure at all, but became more calm and indifferent.
Although Zhou Yu was resentful about this new appointment, it was finally completed smoothly, and Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, Governor. Although Su is the right capital, he is still ordered to assist the Governor. He did so in the past, he does now, and Su will still do his best to assist the Governor in the future."
In order to appease Zhou Yu's resentment, Lu Su sincerely expressed his humility.
Zhou Yu sneered, not wanting to pay attention to Lu Su's hypocrisy. Just when he was about to end this military meeting that made him feel humiliated, an idea suddenly flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.
"My lord, don't you suspect that I am colluding with Yan Liang? Well, I will prove it to you!"
Turning around suddenly, Zhou Yu's expression suddenly became extremely solemn.
He glanced at Lu Su and said coldly: "In that case, it just so happens that there is a war going on in Pontus and we need your assistance, Zijing."
"War, what war?" Lu Su asked suspiciously.
"In the next few days, we will mobilize all our troops from Wankou and attack the enemy at Hukou."
As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Su but also all the Wu generals present changed their minds.
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Chaisang City.
In the military mansion, all the generals gathered together, and an atmosphere of an imminent war was circulating crazily.
This was the first time that Yan Liang held such a high-level military meeting since he retired from the army. However, this meeting was held in secret, and most of the generals rushed to Chaisang in a low-key manner.
These generals, who have a strong sense of war, already have a premonition in their hearts before the future.
They had a premonition that after a month of silence, the war to destroy Wu seemed to be igniting again.
Looking around at the generals, Yan Liang said loudly: "Wankou Xiaozhao has sent information. Sun Quan has appointed Lu Su as the right commander, which has weakened Zhou Yu's military power. I predict that Zhou Yu will attack the lake with all his troops in the next few days."
I have ordered you to be ready at any time. I will take advantage of this opportunity to annihilate the Wu army in one fell swoop and level Jiangdong."
In an instant, the generals' silent passion was ignited by Yan Liang's passionate words.
The lobby, which was originally silent, suddenly became agitated.
"Lord, we have no ambiguity in destroying Jiangdong. It's just that Zhou Yu retreated for several months without fighting, but how could he suddenly go to war without warning?" Veteran Huang Zhong expressed his confusion.
The rest of the generals were also puzzled, but only Jia Xu and several other counselors seemed to understand something from it.
Of course Yan Liang has this confidence. His confidence stems from Pang Tong's serial alienation plan, and also from his understanding of Zhou Yu's arrogant character.
Sun Quan must have been deeply suspicious of Pang Tong's attempts to alienate him, otherwise he would not have appointed Lu Su as the right governor to divide Zhou Yu's power.
With Zhou Yu's character, he would never suffer such humiliation. With his temperament, he would definitely attack Yan Liang to prove his innocence.
The reason why Yan Liang withdrew his troops was to create an illusion of lax defenses and strengthen Zhou Yu's confidence in sending troops.
However, this chain of strategies was too subtle, and Yan Liang could not explain it clearly in just a few words.
At that moment, he stood up and said boldly: "I have predicted that Zhou Yu will definitely send troops. You don't need to ask any more questions. Just concentrate on preparing for war. This time, I will definitely fight a bloody road to Moling!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
