Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 120: Pressure on Sun Quan, Guan Yu wants Lukou Xiakou
Lu Meng looked at Guan Yu again.

Yu Fan was just a condition proposed by Liu Feng, not a condition proposed by Guan Yu.

Lu Meng also did not think that simply giving Yu Fan would make the two sides stop fighting and make peace.

Guan Yu put forward two conditions.

One option was that Sun Quan could only take away the original Jiangdong soldiers, and the other option was to leave behind the rebellious officials such as Pan Jun.

"The Jingzhou army and Wei prisoners cannot be taken back to Jiangdong even if the Marquis of Wu wants to. There is no problem with this. As for Pan Jun and others, the Marquis of Wu will definitely not abandon them. You can give up Changsha and Guiyang instead." Lu Meng bargained, looking sick but with a bright look in his eyes.

Guan Yu snorted, knowing full well what Lu Meng was up to. "Ziming is really calculating. This way, Sun Quan will use Changsha and Guiyang counties to protect Pan Jun and others, which will make Sun Quan gain a reputation for respecting the wise."

Lü Meng did not deny it and said, "Since this is a peace talk, we can't let the Marquis of Wu get nothing, right?"

Guan Yu asked again: "Lu Xun is still in Yidu, what is Sun Quan going to offer in exchange?"

Lu Meng was silent.

Sun Quan of Jiangling was defeated, Jiang Qin and Sun Jiao of Lukou were defeated, and although Lu Xun of Yidu blocked Liu Bei by relying on the dangerous mountains and rivers, he was actually in a dilemma.

As long as Guan Yu sent his navy to block the area near Zhijiang River, Lu Xun would become a fish in the net and would not be able to jump no matter how powerful he was.

a long time.

Lu Meng took a deep breath and said, "Lukou, a complete Lukou!"

Including Lu Xun, Lukou has had four governors. Its water fort has all the facilities and has long become an extremely important military town.

A complete Lukou is even more important than Changsha and Guiyang counties.

Under normal circumstances, Sun Quan would burn Lukou before shrinking the strategic defense line.

Although giving a complete Lukou to Guan Yu would greatly increase Guan Yu's strength, for the sake of Lu Xun and the 10,000 navy, Lu Meng had to weigh the pros and cons.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said: "A complete Lukou can be exchanged for Lu Xun. If you want Lu Xun and his navy, you need a complete Xiakou.

If there was no Xiakou, Lukou would be of no use to Guan, and would instead make Sun Quan's navy in Xiakou live in fear every day.

You probably won't be able to answer this condition on behalf of Sun Quan, so I'll allow you to go back to the inner city and discuss it with Sun Quan first.

If you agree, Sun Quan can withdraw from Jiangling City first, and after Guan takes over Lukou and Xiakou, he can let Lu Xun and his navy return. "

Lu Meng was silent again.

Xiakou is the confluence of two rivers and, like Lukou, is a port in the western waters of Jiangxia County.

If he only gave up Lukou, Sun Quan could still keep Jiangxia.

By giving up Lukou and Xiakou at the same time, Sun Quan could only station troops at Fankou in the waters east of Jiangxia County.

this means.

Whether to capture Jiangxia County depends on Guan Yu's decision.

Liu Feng thought to himself: Old ginger is still spicy.

Guan Yu's capture of Lukou and Xiakou was equivalent to completely driving Sun Quan out of the waters of Jingzhou.

With Nanjun as his base, Guan Yu could establish important naval towns at Jiangjinkou, Gong'anjinkou, Lukou, Xiakou, Miankou, and Yangkou. He could defend against Sun Quan in the east, control four counties in the south, and advance to Xiangfan in the north.

Most of the waters of Jingzhou can be controlled by Guan Yu.

The most important thing is: a complete Lukou and Xiakou, Guan Yu does not need to spend extra money and food to build them, nor does he need to conscript corvée to tire the people.

This is a true negotiation expert!
"Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. I don't have much time left. When I'm gone, the Duke of Wu will no longer have the idea of attacking Jingzhou." Lu Meng was unwilling to lose Xiakou again and continued to bargain.

Guan Yu refused to give in. "When I attacked Xiangfan, Ziming also claimed that he didn't have much time left. As a result, I almost became homeless. Ziming's words are not to be trusted!"

Lü Meng argued again: "If you don't believe me, I can be a hostage in Jiangling. When I die, you can send a few people to escort my coffin back to Jianye. Besides, the Marquis of Wu has Xiakou, so he can help you resist Wen Pin."

Guan stroked his beard and laughed: "Ziming, you are joking. If you die in Jiangling City, the Jiangdong soldiers will hate Guan even more, which is not conducive to the harmony between the two families.

Sun Quan was defeated, and Guan was also worried that Wen Pin would launch a surprise attack at Xiakou to cut off Sun Quan's route back; if Sun Quan was willing to give up Xiakou, Guan would be able to help Sun Quan resist Wen Pin. "

Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, Lu Meng sighed and stood up, saying, "Giving up Lukou and Xiakou at the same time is beyond my authority. I have to go back to the city to discuss with the Marquis of Wu. Zhongxiang, follow me back to the city."

Guan Yu did not stop him.

Lukou and Xiakou were crucial for Guan Yu to build a defense line in the waters of Jingzhou.

While Lu Xun is still blocked in Yidu County, we must naturally try our best to get it.

As for whether Sun Quan would agree?
If they disagree, just force Lu Xun and the 10,000 navy troops to surrender. After they have rested, it is not impossible to seize Xiakou by force.

"You are bullying me too much!"

"Does Guan Yu really think that I dare not fight him to the death?"

Sun Quan could no longer suppress his inner anger.

Broken porcelain bowls were scattered all over the floor.

Sun Quan paced back and forth, his anger unabated.

Liu Feng asked for Yu Fan, but Sun Quan didn't care.

If it weren't for Lu Meng, Sun Quan would never have recalled the exiled Yu Fan.

even.

Sun Quan thought that Liu Feng had a problem with his brain as he actually wanted to have a troll who would speak out against his superiors for no reason around him.

Sun Quan didn't care about ceding Changsha and Guiyang.

If you lose, you can cede land and seek peace. It’s no big deal. You can take it back when you have the chance.

Originally, Changsha and Guiyang were also snatched back from Liu Bei.

even.

Sun Quan could also accept exchanging an intact Lukou for Lu Xun and his navy.

What Sun Quan could not accept was: giving up both Lukou and Xiakou at the same time.

This is to make Sun Quan completely cut off the idea of taking Jingzhou!

Sun Quan personally attacked Xiakou three times, which took five or six years.

Sun Quan knew very well that once he gave up Xiakou, it would be difficult to attack Xiakou again in the future!

Sun Quan's roar did not receive a response from the civil and military officials around him.

After a series of defeats, Zhu Ran, Pan Jun, Wu Fan, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, and Ma Zhong all lost the will to fight again.

Lu Meng also took the blame for Yan He's incident, and no one wanted to bring trouble upon themselves at this time.

Keeping your head down and acting like a grandson is the way to protect yourself.

Even Pan Jun, who had always wanted to show his ability and loyalty, stopped talking.

Make bricks without straw.

Given Sun Quan’s current predicament, even the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty would be helpless.

"Your Majesty, Bo Yan and his navy must not be lost, otherwise Jiangdong will be in danger." Lu Meng reminded solemnly: "Although Your Majesty has given up Lukou and Xiakou, there is no need to divide the troops to resist Wen Pin in Shangchang City.

On the contrary, although Guan Yu gained a lot of benefits, Cao Cao's troops would be mainly deployed in the Jingzhou area, and the pressure in the Huainan area would be reduced, which would be extremely beneficial for the Supreme to capture Hefei in the future.

Liu Bei is now strong and will actively launch a northern expedition. The two sides will not be able to determine the winner in a short period of time. The Supreme can take this opportunity to recuperate in Jiangdong and imitate King Goujian of Yue who was patient and waited for the right time.

Never ruin your chance of survival because of a momentary anger.

I hope that Your Majesty will take this as a lifelong warning and be more cautious in the future. Even if you cannot march north to the Central Plains to seize the world, you can at least preserve Jiangdong and make it the hegemony of Wu and Yue."

It seemed that he said too much at once, and Lu Meng couldn't help but cough violently.

Sun Quan clenched his fists.

The feeling of powerlessness made Sun Quan angry and helpless.

a long time.

Sun Quan closed his eyes and sighed: "According to Ziming's suggestion, I will agree to Guan Yu and Liu Feng's conditions!"

Lu Meng did not leave the city again, but asked Yu Fan to go out of the city to reply on his behalf.

"Zhong Xiang, you can rest assured and stay in Jiangling. I will also arrange for someone to send your family to Jiangling. I wanted to help you achieve merit this time so that you can be employed by the Supreme Lord again, but now I can only break my promise."

Lu Meng sent Yu Fan to the city gate and sighed.

Lu Meng valued Yu Fan's talents very much.

Yu Fan made a great contribution in the capture of Jiangling and Gong'an.

Fu Shiren of Gong'an City was induced to surrender by Yu Fan, and when Mi Fang surrendered the city, it was Yu Fan who reminded Lu Meng to seize the city first and then celebrate.

According to Lu Meng's idea, Yu Fan could at least become a military commander or something like that.

result.

Sun Quan still couldn't stand Yu Fan's outspokenness.

Now he can only send Yu Fan to Liu Feng with regret.

Yu Fan also sighed.

In fact, after entering the inner city, Yu Fan really hoped to hear Sun Quan say, "How could I let Yu Zhongxiang suffer such humiliation?"

This way.

Yu Fan could swear to Sun Quan that he would never speak a word for Liu Feng in his life, and also say "I am in Liu's camp but my heart is with Wu."

however.

From beginning to end, Sun Quan never said a word to Yu Fan to retain him, or perhaps it was already a gesture of grace that Sun Quan did not mock Yu Fan by saying that "he must have wanted to leave a long time ago."

This made Yu Fan quite disappointed.

"I, Yu Zhongxiang, will never forget the kindness of Commander Lu in helping me. This is not Commander Lu's fault, but I failed to control my mouth and failed Commander Lu's kindness."

After paying a solemn salute to Lu Meng, Yu Fan glanced again in the direction of Sun Quan's residence and turned to leave the city.

Just got out of town.

Liu Feng came forward with a smile.

In his left hand he held a sable fur coat, and in his right hand he held a wine bag.

"It was cold and windy, and it was my fault that Zhongxiang had to travel so much. I have prepared a sable coat for him, and some warm wine to help him keep away the cold."

A sable fur coat, a bag of warm wine, and repeated calls of "Mr. Zhongxiang", it would be pure self-deception to say that Yu Fan was not moved at all.

Yu Fan quickly returned the greeting: "I am just an old and frail man, unworthy of the courtesy of a deputy general."

Liu Feng took the opportunity when Yu Fan returned the gift to put a sable coat on Yu Fan and handed him the warm wine: "Mr. Zhongxiang, haven't you heard that 'an old man in the family is like a treasure'? Sun Quan discarded Mr. Zhongxiang like a worn-out broom, but I insist on treating Mr. Zhongxiang as a treasure. A rare and precious treasure that is hard to come by!"

Yu Fan gritted his teeth and held back the turbulent emotions in his heart, saying: "I am not good at being a minister. Not only do I often speak out against my superiors, but I also often quarrel with my colleagues. I was exiled because of my own misfortune. Does the deputy general still regard me as a treasure?"

Liu Feng looked solemn and bowed again, his tone even more sincere and respectful: "In the past, Lord Zhongxiang was Gongcao of Wang Lang, the governor of Kuaiji. At that time, Sun Ce attacked Wang Lang, and Lord Zhongxiang was mourning his father. In order to persuade Wang Lang to avoid Sun Ce, Lord Zhongxiang did not hesitate to take off his mourning clothes to persuade Wang Lang.

Later, Wang Lang was defeated and fled to the sea. Lord Zhongxiang would rather leave his widowed mother at home and follow and protect Wang Lang until Wang Lang escaped safely.

If a minister would rather violate the etiquette of mourning than give advice to his lord, and would rather protect his lord alone even when his old mother is still alive, and these are considered to be bad at being a minister, then how many people in this world understand how to be a minister?
Only those who dare to speak out and remonstrate can be called loyal ministers; only those who can tolerate loyal ministers can be called wise rulers.

Lord Zhongxiang is a loyal minister of the time. I, Liu Feng, am not talented, but I wish to emulate the wise rulers of the past and present!"

Yu Fan looked at Liu Feng in astonishment.

Liu Feng not only knew about the praises in Kong Rong and Zhang Hong's letters, but also knew about the past incident of advising and protecting Wang Lang.

That was more than 20 years ago!
Liu Feng could actually find out so clearly?
I never thought that I, Yu Zhongxiang, would meet a confidant and a wise master when I am in my prime years. God is so kind to me!

Yu Fan could no longer hold back his emotions and bowed: "General, if you don't mind my crudeness and old age, I am willing to serve you!"

Liu Feng took Yu Fan's right arm and walked away: "Today I will drink with Lord Zhongxiang to welcome him."

Yu Fan said hurriedly: "I have official business to attend to when I leave the city this time. Why don't I drink with the general after I finish my business?"

Liu Feng waved his hand and said, "Why should we care about Sun Quan's little matter? He should either agree to your terms or continue to fight with you! How can we let a rat who doesn't listen to Lord Zhongxiang's advice affect our mood?"

After hearing what Liu Feng said, Yu turned his head and thought it made sense, so he put Sun Quan's matter behind him and smiled and said, "General, do you have any good food to go with the wine?"

Liu Feng laughed: "Of course! Xiangfan's famous dish, sweet meat with sand filling! Today I will share it with Lord Zhongxiang!"

(End of this chapter)