System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"Your Majesty, you ask this question three times a day."

"The enemy is preparing for battle, probably formulating a strategic deployment."

Kuai Liang sighed helplessly and said.

It is said that defending a city is difficult, but attacking a city is even more difficult.

Especially Xiangfan, a mutually dependent military fortress.

If the enemy does not prepare well, and does not have complete weapons, supplies, and strategic plans, it will be impossible for them to advance on a large scale.

If there is enough time and sufficient preparation, fewer soldiers will die.

"Is there any news from Jiangdong?"

Liu Biao looked at Liu Bei and frowned.

"Your Majesty, Sun Qian has not returned yet."

Liu Bei said with a somewhat grim expression.

The people who used Liu Bei without his knowledge really made Liu Bei unhappy.

But the one who was most unhappy was Zhuge Liang.

I originally wanted to go to Jiangdong to lobby and demonstrate my abilities.

However, the opportunity was snatched away by Sun Qian in advance.

He didn't blame Sun Qian or anyone else, but only blamed his own luck which always seemed to be a little lacking.

The plan was obviously perfect, but when it came to implementation, I felt restricted everywhere.

"Report!"

"Sun Qian is back!"

Just then, the guard at the door reported.

"Come on, please come in."

Liu Biao ordered anxiously.

Not long after, Sun Qian walked in with a tired look.

It was thousands of miles, but he took less than ten days to go back and forth.

God knows how hard his life was.

"Sun Qian has fulfilled his mission."

Sun Qian bowed and said loudly.

"Hahaha, great, great, I didn't expect Mr. Sun to be so eloquent that he could convince those rats in Jiangdong to agree to send troops."

Liu Biao laughed out loud and said with satisfaction.

Given the hatred between him and the Sun family, he thought Sun Qian would be left there.

Unexpectedly, it worked.

"Does Jiangdong have any requests?"

Kuai Liang, who was standing by, was relatively calm and asked immediately.

He didn't believe that Sun Quan could let go of the hatred for his father's murder and agree to an alliance so easily. He must have a big plan.

"Sun Quan claimed that his father was killed by the king."

"As a son, it would be unfilial not to avenge this vengeance. However, the situation now forces him to send troops to help. However, he needs the king to temporarily lend Jiangxia to Jiangdong for the troops to be sent."

Sun Qian stood in the middle of the field and answered.

"Jiang Xia!"

"Jiang Xia?"

"No!"

"Jiangxia is a crucial place for Jingzhou to control Jiangdong. How can we give it to anyone so easily?"

Everyone present was angry and started to speak out.

"Hahahaha!"

At this moment, a hearty voice that seemed to contain a hint of mockery reached everyone's ears.

"Who is laughing wildly?"

"Ok?"

Liu Biao and others looked over when they heard the voice and found that it was Zhuge Liang who was beside Liu Bei.

Seeing that it was Zhuge Liang, everyone's expressions looked a little better.

Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. Although Zhuge Liang's status was not high, the Cai family and the Kuai family were behind him.

The Cai and Kuai families were like a spider web, entangled with the gentry of Jingzhou.

No one wants to offend such a person.

"Zhuge Liang, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Biao frowned, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and asked in a friendly manner.

"Liang, those who are laughing here are all short-sighted people."

Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan and spoke slowly.

As we all know, Zhuge Liang was a big troll.

What's more, Brother Liang was young and energetic at that time, so he naturally had few concerns.

The fact that he started to rant right away really shocked and angered everyone present.

"Zhuge Liang, considering your youth, if you leave now, I will forgive you for the past."

"If you can't give me an explanation, I will have to punish you."

Liu Biao frowned secretly and reminded in a low voice.

He had already given considerable face to the Kuai and Cai families behind Zhuge Liang.

If any other lunatic dared to speak so arrogantly, he would have been beheaded long ago.

"What Liang said came from the bottom of his heart."

"And the reason why I say you are all short-sighted is because of what happened in Jiangxia."

"Jiangxia and Jingzhou are but one county."

"If you lend it to Jiangdong Jiangxia, you can take it back at any time. Even if Jiangdong refuses to return it, you can use force to take it back."

"Right now, the Dong rebels are at their peak. You are fighting for a county and ignoring the safety of the entire state. Isn't that just short-sightedness?"

Zhuge Liang stood proudly on the spot, waving his feather fan and talking freely.

"Although what you said has some truth, please do not forget the hatred between the Jiangdong Sun family and me."

"They have taken Jiangxia. After they defeat the thief Dong, they will certainly turn against me."

"Jiangxia is the only way for the Jiangdong navy to reach Jingzhou. How can I be willing to give it to Jiangdong for nothing?"

Although Liu Biao felt that what Zhuge Liang said made some sense, he was still quite unwilling in his heart.

How come he had already lost several counties in Jingzhou before the war even started?

Nanyang and Zhangling in the north, and now Jiangxia in the east have to be ceded.

(Zhangling County was a new county created when Liu Biao first became governor of Jingzhou by dividing Nanyang into two.)

He was considered a knowledgeable military officer, but he had never seen the frequent cession of territory before the war even started.

Liu Biao was a man of great reputation after all, so he would never be willing to do such a shameful thing.

"Your Majesty, Jiangxia is but a county."

"Even if you don't give it to Jiangdong, if Jiangdong comes to support, they will definitely station troops in Jiangxia. Now that you voluntarily give it up, we can also establish a good relationship."

"After repelling the Dong thief, we can rely on the military strength of Jingzhou to recapture Nanyang and Zhangling. Then we can negotiate with Jiangdong and reclaim Jiangxia."

"Unless, Your Majesty feels that Jingzhou alone can defeat the thief Dong."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan gently and analyzed the current situation to Liu Biao.

"My king, I'm afraid that relying on Jingzhou alone will not be enough to resist the Dong thief's army."

"According to reports from our spies, Dong's army probably numbers in the hundreds of thousands."

Kuai Liang was persuaded by Zhuge Liang, perhaps he didn't care who would be the ruler of Jingzhou.

No matter who becomes the lord of Jingzhou, there will not be any major changes in the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

Therefore, a shrewd person like him decided to smooth things over from the very beginning.

"Well, never mind. I'll just follow your advice."

"Jiangxia will temporarily borrow Jiangdong's garrison troops. Request Jiangdong to send out reinforcements as soon as possible."

After a long struggle, Liu Biao finally agreed to it.