Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Lu Meng shuddered.

Things that I didn’t want to face still happened.

Since retreating to Niuzhu, he has been carrying a thorn on his back, fearing that Sun Ce would be angry and question him because of the fall of Wankou.

After all, Zhou Yu has learned from his mistakes.

Sun Ce kept saying that he regarded Zhou Yu as his brother.

But after Zhou Yu killed Chai Sang in battle, Sun Ce didn't feel any pain for him, only deep resentment.

He resented Zhou Yu's incompetence, causing him to lose his troops and generals, and the important town of Chaisang.

At this time, Sun Ce, stimulated by successive tragic defeats, had long lost the magnanimity of the hero.

Zhou Yu is like this, let alone a"villain" like him who succeeded once and for all.

Until now, Sun Ce led his army to retreat to Niuzhu to rendezvous.

As soon as the account was raised, he said"You know the crime", and the anger can be imagined.

Lu Meng's eyes flew, thinking quickly about how to respond.

How to explain it so that Sun Ce can be prevaricated, so as to avoid being accused by Sun Ce in anger, and even losing Sun Ce's trust and being kicked from the high position of governor.

Suddenly, a coldness flashed through his eyes

"Lord, calm down"

"Meng didn't expect that the big-eared thief would use fire attacks to break through my iron chain blocking the river. This was indeed Meng's mistake."

"But at that time, when Meng saw the enemy attacking with fire, he immediately adjusted his strategy and immediately led the navy to attack, hoping to overturn the fire raft and save the iron lock formation."

"It's just that Ling Gongji was afraid of the enemy and was timid. He first insisted on fleeing without fighting, which shook the morale of our army."

"Later, when the fire raft overturned, he was too lazy to fight and refused to use his full strength to fight with his life."

"Only then did Meng Feng fail to overturn the fire raft in time, causing the enemy to release the ramming boat and break through our iron lock formation in one fell swoop!"

Lu Meng was full of grievances and helplessness, and put all the blame on Ling Tong.

Then he handed over to Sun Ce and said with a tragic face:

"My lord, although Wankou fell because of Ling Tong's indolence in the war, Meng, as the commander of the navy, failed to urge his generals to fight to the death, so he cannot escape the blame."

"Please punish me, Lord!"

As soon as these words of rebuttal came out.

Lu Meng put all the responsibility for the defeat on the captured Ling Tong, and established an image of taking the responsibility for himself.

At this time, Sun Ce learned that Ling Tong was captured. As a prisoner, he failed to die loyally for him, and he was already dissatisfied.

Now after hearing Lu Meng's eloquent words, his anger was quietly transferred to Ling Tong.

"Lingtong, Lingtong——"

He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

At this time.

A middle-aged general came out angrily, pointed at Lu Meng and scolded:

"Lu Meng, it is clearly your responsibility for the fall of Anhui Province, why do you want to blame it on my son?"

"Since my father and son followed the lord, they have always taken the lead in every battle without caring about their own lives. When have they ever feared the enemy and fought cowardly?"

"Lu Meng, you must not slander or slander my son!"

The middle-aged general was none other than Ling Tong's father, Ling Cao.

Lu Meng said seriously:

"General Ling, you and your son did indeed charge into the battle for our lord and made great contributions."

"But that only represents the past, not the present"

"You were not present at the battle at Wankou, so how did you know that Ling Tong was not timid?"

Ling Cao was speechless.

Lu Meng didn't give him a chance to speak, and then asked:

"If Ling Tong was truly loyal to his lord, he should have been loyal to his lord to the death in the battle of Wankou, but why did he become the prisoner of the big-eared thief?"

"Isn't this the ironclad proof that he is greedy for life, afraid of death, and afraid of the enemy?"

Ling Cao was speechless. He could no longer defend his son.

Who knew that Ling Tong was indeed captured by Liu Bei? Being captured seemed to be the biggest stain on Ling Tong, no matter how much contribution his father and son had made previously. , there is no way to clean it up.

If it were left in the past, Sun Ce still had the courage to be captured, and he could barely understand his last resort.

After all, since ancient times, the number of military commanders who can fight to the death can be counted on their fingers..The

Ling family and his son have come to you with their army of soldiers and horses. On the surface, they are your Sun Ce ministers, but in fact they are bringing capital to invest in them.

Ministers of this status, unlike your Sun family generals, theoretically do not have to die for you. The duty of integrity.

If you are willing to fight and die for you, you will naturally be able to sing and cry, and you will be praised by the world as a loyal person.

If you are not willing to die for you, if you are defeated and captured, you will not be too harshly punished.

What's more, Ling Tong did not go without a fight. Surrender, no matter whether it is as Lu Meng said, it is to eliminate stalemate and neglect fighting, after all, they have fought for you.

Now Sun Ce cannot accept it at all

"Ling Xiaode!"

"You keep swearing that father and son will be loyal to me, Sun Ce, and will go through fire and water for me!"

"Why did your son, Ling Tong, save his own life for Gou in times of crisis, instead of dying for me?"

"He actually dares to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and is willing to be captured by big-eared thieves. Is he worthy of my trust and respect for him?"

"What does he care about my face, Sun Ce!"

Sun Ce jumped up and pointed at Ling Cao and asked angrily.

Ling Cao was shocked, and his face was filled with deep shock. Apparently he didn't expect that Sun Ce actually believed what Lu Meng said and blamed him in public.

"My lord, it's his fault, he..."

Ling Cao felt guilty, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and was speechless for a moment.

Lu Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Ling Cao who was in an embarrassing situation, a flash of light flashed in his eyes. apologetic

"Ling Xiaode, I have no choice"

"I, Lu Meng, am just an illiterate commoner. I am powerless and unknown. I have struggled for many years and finally got to where I am today!"

"I must never lose my lord's trust in me, and I must never lose the power and position I have now!"

"Looking at Jiangdong, only I, Lu Meng, have the strength to help my lord reverse the defeat."

"Whether in public or private matters, I cannot be demoted by my lord."

"For the sake of my lord's foundation and for the survival of Jiangdong, I have no choice but to wrong your son..."

In his heart, Lu Meng paved a path of righteousness for himself.

The guilt in his eyes also disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"well~~"

Facing Sun Ce's rebuke, Ling Cao just sighed bitterly and lowered his head silently.

Most of Sun Ce's anger towards Lu Meng was transferred to Ling Tong.

When he looked at Lu Meng again, there was no longer so much disappointment on his face, and he waved his hands and said:

"Why are you still kneeling? Get up!"

Lu Meng was relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he dared to stand up.

"Now the entrance to Anhui has been lost, the big-eared bandit's land and water army has approached Niuzhu, and our situation in Jiangdong is critical."

"If you have any good strategies to defend against the enemy, don't hide them behind your back, tell them."

Sun Ce calmed down and had to face the reality.

No one among the generals present said a word.

At this point, Sun Ce had less than 20,000 troops at hand.

But Liu Bei had an army of 60,000. They are coming in a mighty force.

Lu Meng's plan of blocking the river with iron locks has been cracked by Liu Bei. What other good strategies can they think of to turn things around?

Even Lu Meng, at this time, does not dare to make any rash remarks.

"You all claim to be heroes, but at this critical moment, you have all become useful mutes!"

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

Sun Ce's anger rose, and he waved his hands impatiently at the ministers.

The generals in the tent did not dare to express their anger, and hurriedly and cautiously retreated.

In a blink of an eye, everyone left, and only Sun Ce was left in the tent.

"Could it be that I, Sun Ce, have really reached the point where I have no one to help me and I can only fight alone..."

Sun Ce shook his head helplessly and sighed, with a hint of helpless bitterness on his face. The curtain was lifted, and a young master stepped into the tent.

"I'm not telling you to get lost, who let you——"

When Sun Ce raised his head and was about to curse, he recognized the young man.

The person who came was none other than his second brother Sun Quan

"Zhongmou, if you are not guarding Jianye, what are you doing in Niuzhu?"

Sun Ce put away the arrogance and anger on his face.

Sun Quan obviously knew the situation of the previous military meeting, so he stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Sun Ce.

"Yudi heard that Wankou had been lost and his elder brother retreated to Niuzhu. The big-eared thieves' land and water army was approaching Jianye, so he came to Niuzhu to see if there was anything he could do to help his brother."

As he said this, Sun Quan offered the tea cup with both hands.

Sun Ce drank it all in one gulp and sighed bitterly:

"The big-eared thief has grown up and has many times the strength of our army. With the help of Deng Mu, a wise and almost demonic disciple, he is now unstoppable."

"It's a shame that my brother's subordinates are all drunkards, greedy for life and afraid of death. They are either defeated by the big-eared thief, or they switch sides and join the big-eared thief!"

"Even Lu Meng greatly disappointed Brother Wei."

"At this critical moment, none of them could come up with a good strategy to defend themselves against the enemy, and no one could share their worries for their brother!"

The more Sun Ce said, the more angry he became, and the tea cup in his hand made a rattling sound.

Sun Quan rolled his eyes a few times, and after hesitating again, he said cautiously:

"Brother, since the enemy is strong and we are weak, why don't we endure the humiliation and temporarily ask the big-eared thief to send envoys for peace?"

As soon as he said this,

Sun Ce was shocked, and his surprised eyes suddenly shot towards his younger brother.

"Only those who can bend and stretch are true heroes"

"Back then, Gou Jian had to endure hardships before he could become a king. Han Xin was humiliated and finally became a soldier."

"Now I have lost many soldiers and generals, and my army's morale is low. However, Liu Bei's troops and horses are several times that of our army, and his morale is as high as a rainbow."

"The disparity in strength is such that if we force ourselves to fight again, it will only be a disaster."

"Brother, why don't you put the overall situation first, endure the humiliation for the time being, and bow your head to the big-eared thief and ask for peace in exchange for him withdrawing his troops?"

"In this way, we can gain valuable breathing space and take advantage of the situation to regroup."

"After our army regains its strength, my brother will lead his army to the west again, regain the lost territory, and fight the big-ear bandits again. It will not be too late to be ashamed."

Sun Quan was a persuasive and sincere exhortation. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

This is the truth. How could Sun Ce not understand it?

But the pride and self-esteem of the little overlord made him The more I listen, the more my anger rises.

"Click!"

The wine glass was crushed.

Sun Ce slapped the table and said sternly:

"Gou Jian and Han Xin could bear the humiliation and bear the burden, but I, Sun Ce, cannot bear it!"

"How can I, the dignified little overlord, the son of Sun Wentai, bow his head to Liu Bei, a man who weaves mats and sells shoes and sells shoes?"

"I would rather risk the life and death of Jiangdong and fight to the death with that big-eared thief. I will never bow down to him and ask for peace!"

Sun Quan frowned. He didn't expect Sun Ce to be so impulsive. He was still waiting to persuade him again.

But Sun Ce waved his hand and said decisively:

"Okay, you don’t have to persuade me anymore."

"If you weren't my brother and you dared to persuade me to bow to the big-eared thief, I would have been rude to you long ago."

"You are the brother of my Sun Ce, and all the children of my Sun family are bloody sons and daughters. We would rather die standing than live on our knees!"

"Don't mention the word"harmony" to me again, otherwise don't blame me for not being brotherly!"[]

Sun Quan was scolded, so he was submissive and did not dare to say anything anymore.

Sun Ce drank several glasses of wine, and his anger gradually subsided.

"My brother ordered you to recruit new soldiers and win over and appease the powerful Jiangdong family. How did you do?"

Sun Ce's expression and tone softened at this moment.

"Returning to my brother, my foolish brother said that he recruited many famous Jiangdong officials as high-ranking officials and generous salaries."

"Yudi has sent these celebrities to Danyang, Kuaiji and Wu counties as parents officials, using their influence to recruit Jiangdong children to join the army."

"Thousands of young men have been recruited and are still being trained."

Sun Quan replied cautiously.

"Only a few thousand young and strong? Too little, not enough!"

"You have to recruit at least 20,000 troops for me within two months!"

Sun Ce was obviously dissatisfied with Sun Quan's recruitment results.

"Reporting back to my brother, the recruitment of troops is progressing slowly. In the final analysis, it is still the four Jiangdong surnames such as Lu, Gu, Zhu, Zhang, etc., and I have not yet made it clear that I am loyal to my brother."

"So I want to marry my little sister to the leader of the Lu family, Lu Xun, and tie the Lu family and our Sun family tightly together through marriage."

"As long as the Lu family can stand up and support their brother, the other three surnames will surely follow suit."

"In this way, the four surnames in Jiangdong all expressed their support for their brother. With the help of their influence, they were able to recruit 20,000 elite soldiers within two months, which was no problem!"

Sun Quan arrogantly proposed another marriage plan.

But Sun Ce frowned and said coldly:

"When he fought against Lujiang for his brother, Lu Kang refused to surrender and died at his brother's hands."063

"There is a blood feud between the Lu family and my Sun family."

"You actually want to marry our little sister to Lu Kang’s nephew Lu Xun?"

"Zhongmou, thank you for being able to figure it out! Sun

Quan looked helpless and could only say with a bitter face:

"The Lu family has a grudge against my Sun family. How could my foolish brother not know this?"

"But Yudi feels that for the sake of my Sun family’s foundation, if we can resolve the grudge with the Lu family through marriage and gain Lu Xun’s allegiance and Lu family’s support, it may not be a bad thing."

"Brother, please put the overall situation first."

Sun Ce was silent.

Sun Quan was nervous. He was afraid that Sun Ce would lose face and would neither ask for peace with Liu Bei nor marry with the Lu family.

After weighing it again and again,

Sun Ce's face softened and he said silently:

"Your marriage plan may not be impossible. Let me think about it again."

Sun Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Sun Ce did not refuse, which means that there is still hope for this marriage.

Sun Quan then stood up and left, not wanting to sit on pins and needles here and be scolded by Sun Ce again.

Before leaving,

Sun Ce suddenly Thinking of something, he asked:

"Brother, I heard that Da Qiao and his mother have lived in Jiangdong, my country."

"I have secretly ordered you to search secretly in various counties. Do you have any clues? Sun

Quan said hurriedly:

"As soon as Yudi got his brother's secret order, he sent more people to search everywhere. Now he knew the whereabouts of their mother and daughter, and had sent people to pick them up."

Sun Ce had a rare smile of satisfaction on his face, nodded and praised:

"You handled this matter very well. Da Qiao is your future sister-in-law. Please bring them to Jianye as soon as possible for your brother."

"Yes, yes, please remember this."

Sun Ce then waved his hand, indicating that he could get out.

Sun Quan just bowed and left.

The moment he walked out of the tent, Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief, and his waist that had been half-bowed straightened up again.

"Everything the second young master did was to preserve the Sun family's inheritance."

"The lord just didn't listen to the Second Young Master's advice, but he still scolded the Second Young Master like that. Even the general couldn't stand it anymore."

Zhou Tai, the commander of the guards beside him, muttered a complaint for Sun Quan.

A hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of Sun Quan's mouth, he shook his head and sighed:

"My elder brother is known as the little bully, and his temperament is as headstrong as that of Xiang Yu. He regards the illusory so-called dignity as more important than life."

"My younger brother is nothing in his eyes, and my Sun family's foundation is nothing, they are nothing compared to his face..."

There was no one around, and Sun Quan's words clearly showed his sarcasm and dissatisfaction with Sun Ce.

Zhou Tai frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:

"What should we do? Should we just let the master continue to be stubborn and ignore the survival of Jiangdong Jiye and the Sun family?"

Sun Quan was silent and clenched his fists quietly.

After a while, a cold flash flashed in his eyes.

"The Sun family's inheritance is not his alone. I can never sit back and watch this family inheritance be destroyed in his hands."

"Go quickly and invite Lu Meng and Zhang Zhao to come to my tent for a secret meeting!".