Chai Sang, when Zhou Yu came out of Sun Quan's camp, his face looked a little gloomy.

"Gong Jin! Slow down!" Lu Su caught up from behind, stopped Zhou Yu and said: "Gong Jin, my lord is hesitating now because Chen Mo is so powerful that he will win the battle in Jingzhou. If he can't curb Chen Mo's arrogance at this time, wait for him

After annexing the center of Shu, how can our army survive alone?"

"I also know this, but the Donghai Navy definitely exists!" Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su and frowned: "In this battle, our land and water armies are coming together. Whether we can capture Jingxiang is not mentioned, but if the Donghai Navy comes from behind,

If we kill them, Wu Hui's territory will be lost. By then, I'm afraid our army will follow Liu Bei's footsteps!"

"Gong Jin, how can you be sure that the Ming army really has any navy in the East China Sea? Our army has sent people to explore the East China Sea and even the Bohai Sea many times, but there is no sign of the navy." Lu Su frowned. Zhou Yu paid attention to this matter at first.

At that time, Sun Quan was also worried and sent many people to investigate overtly and covertly, but the so-called Donghai Navy never saw it.

"Transportation of grain and grass!" Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Although it is impossible to determine where the Ming Navy's navy is, there was a large amount of grain and grass traffic in the Qingzhou area at first. Later, it seemed that they were aware of our army's investigation and they should have changed places. But from the beginning

Judging from the scale of food and grass, the Donghai Navy is at least 50,000. It is unknown whether it has increased over the years, but 90% of this navy exists."

Lu Su frowned slightly when he heard this. If it were another person, Lu Su would naturally not believe it, but the person who said this now was Zhou Yu, and he believed that Zhou Yu would not make a mistake.

"But our army has troops stationed in Danyang and Qu'a. Even if the Ming army has a navy, it only lasts a few years. How can it resist our Jiangdong navy?" Lu Su said with relief. The land battle in Jiangdong may not be as good as that of the Ming army.

, but when it comes to water battles, Jiangdong claims to be second, and no one in the world dares to claim to be first. You have to show that after a few years of training, the navy can compete with Jiangdong on the river. Not only Lu Su doesn't believe it, but Sun Quan estimates

I thought so too.

"Chen Mo never fights an uncertain battle. This time our army takes the initiative to provoke? Chen Mo will definitely focus on defense? His navy may not be as elite as the main force of our army, but those who remain in each county are all soldiers from counties?"

Will we really encounter the Ming navy heading south? I'm afraid..." At the end of the sentence, Zhou Yu sighed.

"Nowadays, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are not willing to fight this battle? My lord is now trying his best to mobilize a large number of troops. Does Gong Jin have these concerns? Should he talk to his lord in private? Why should he say this to his lord in public?" Lu Su thought.

After thinking about it, I feel that what Zhou Yu said is not unreasonable. It’s just that Zhou Yu usually pays attention to these issues. Why is it unusual this time?

"How could I not know? But although the lord has a generous character, he rarely looks back once he has made up his mind? This time, I had no choice but to unite with the ministers and persuade the lord to give up the idea of ​​​​fighting with all his strength. I won the battle in Jiangdong.

, In a few months? Chen Mo will be able to summon another 200,000 troops, but if he loses? I, Jiangdong, will be seriously injured, not to mention being wiped out by Chen Mo? But in the next few years, we can only watch.

Then Chen Mo is annexing Shu step by step? Is he eyeing the east of the Yangtze River? Can he stop it now? But in a few years, he may not be able to stop the Ming army from crossing the river." Zhou Yu sighed.

Yes, Zhou Yu is a little anxious now. Ever since the news of the fall of Jiangling came, Zhou Yu has been in this kind of anxiety. At the moment, Jiangdong can still block Chen Mo from crossing the river, but Zhou Yu does not guarantee that he will be able to block Chen Mo from crossing the river in five or ten years.

, Today's Chen Mo's power is too huge, and judging from the governance of various places, the Central Plains has been completely recovered by Chen Mo under Chen Mo's various divisions. Compared with Jiangdong, Chen Mo is now difficult to shake.

This behemoth, in addition to the decisive battle with Chen Mo, also hopes to help Liu Bei so that Liu Bei can have more time to plan the Shu land. As long as Liu Bei occupies the Shu land, Jiangdong and Bashu can join forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

If the army competes with one or two, if only Jiangdong or Liu Bei is left, then the general trend of the world will be a foregone conclusion!

Chen Mo has paid attention to people's livelihood cultivation since Guanzhong. Although it was difficult in the early stage, it became smoother as time went by. It was Guanzhong's foundation. Chen Mo showed great stamina both in defeating Yuan Shao and in the process of seizing the Central Plains with Cao Cao. Now

Chen Mo, Zhou Yu estimated that this kind of war with a scale of 200,000, even if it lasted for three to five years, would not damage Chen Mo's foundation, but Jiangdong could not afford it, so this time he attacked Chen Mo, so Zhou Yu suggested leaving some troops behind.

Be prepared for Chen Mo to attack from both sides.

Alas~

Zhou Yu sighed and left directly.

Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu's back and recalled what Zhou Yu said before. The Yangtze River is the last barrier to Chen Mo. Zhou Yu's approach may not be the right one. Facing Chen Mo, with Jiangdong's current family background, if he doesn't do his best, I'm afraid

He is not even qualified to fight with Chen Mo, but until the result comes out, who can say that he is wrong?

After all, they had missed the best opportunity to challenge Chen Mo. Liu Bei and Sun Quan had been plotting against each other and dragging each other down in the past few years, so that neither side could win Shu. From this point of view, it would be better to let them go back then.

Liu Cong succeeded to the throne of Chu King.

The dragon is trapped in the shallows! In such small places as Jiangdong and Jingzhou, two real dragons are trapped.

Back in the lobby, the heated discussion continued. Jiangdong's advisors expressed their opinions. Regarding this initiative to provoke the Ming army, neither Zhang Zhao nor Yu Fan felt that Sun Quan was irrational, and no one came to provoke him.

You, you take the initiative to provoke others. Isn’t this because you have a long life?

But don't these people really know that even if Chen Mo doesn't come to fight now, after they have rested for a while, the offensive will be even more fierce when they come again.

Maybe it’s not that they don’t know, but that many people here have already begun to seek a way out for themselves, right?

Thinking of this, Lu Su sighed. With the situation like this, perhaps what these people are worried about is not the demise of the Jiangdong court at all, but what kind of benefits they can take this opportunity to gain for themselves.

"Shhhh~" Just as he was thinking about this, Lu Su heard a slight whistle in his ear. He turned around and saw the door of the back hall behind Sun Quan, sticking his head out and curling his fingers towards him.

Lu Su glanced at the red-faced Jiangdong ministers, thought for a while and stood up and went to the back hall.

"Princess, what's the matter?" Lu Su came to the other party and said with a wry smile.

"I heard there's going to be another war?" The person who came was Sun Quan's sister, Sun Shangxiang, the little princess of Jiangdong.

"What does it have to do with you?" Lu Su was a little speechless. This little princess from Jiangdong has an indescribable appearance, but she is not good at being a popular actress or a swordsman. Her personality...can't be considered bad, but she is recognized by most people.

There is a big difference between the virtuous and virtuous women among them. Now they are all over 20, but still no one wants to marry her. It's really... Lu Su, Zhou Yu and others are worried about her.

As a close confidant of Sun Quan, Lu Su was not afraid of this little princess, but it just gave him a headache when he saw her inquiring like this.

"Chen Mo?" Sun Shangxiang said with bright eyes.

"Hmm... um? What do you want to do?" Lu Su nodded, then looked at her with a vigilant expression and said: "Don't mess around. Those tricks of yours are useless in front of people like this. No, that's not allowed.

If you run around casually, there will be a war. Now the ferries everywhere have been blocked, so don't run around."

"Don't worry~" Sun Shangxiang nodded obediently: "I won't mess around."

"Then you should act recklessly." Lu Su put his hand on his forehead: "I have discussed with the lord to betroth you to the Lu family. The Lu family agreed with great difficulty. You must not scare people away again.

"

Sun Shangxiang's face turned dark when he heard this. This girl is asking him to marry someone else!?

"We are discussing something, don't let others see it, reputation!" Lu Su waved his hand, indicating to Sun Shangxiang to stay where he could, then turned around and returned to the main hall, continuing to watch this group of people bickering.

But he was thinking about how to talk to Sun Quan for a while. Zhou Yu's worry was not unreasonable. He believed in Zhou Yu's judgment. Since Zhou Yu explained that there were navy troops there, there must be them.

A group of ministers argued for a long time without coming to any conclusion, and finally broke up unhappy.

It wasn't until everyone left that Sun Quan rubbed his temples with a headache on his face, looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, what do you say Gong Jin?"

"Lord, do you all know?" Lu Su asked with a smile, kneeling where Sun Quan was.

"Gong Jin rarely speaks like this. He is probably really anxious when he speaks like this." Sun Quan nodded.

"My lord is wise." Lu Su said with a smile: "Gong Jin is sure that the Ming army has a navy, at least 70,000 navy. Regardless of the combat strength, once our army mobilizes all its elite troops in Jiangxia to fight against the Ming army, this will

No matter where the water army comes from, it can cause great trouble to our rear. Gong Jin is also worried that our rear will be forced by the Ming army without preparation, so he just spoke more fiercely."

"How could I not know?" Sun Quan nodded and said, "But Zi Jing has also seen the current situation. If we cannot win the battle, the people in Jiangdong will probably have to cross the river first!"

Although everyone is just talking about whether to fight or not to fight, how many people have actually thought about surrendering? Lu Su didn't dare to think about it. After all, these Jiangdong officials are all considering their own interests, and how many people care?

What will happen to Sun Quan in the future?

"What about the rear..." Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and asked.

"I have ordered He Qi. Quan Cong is responsible for garrisoning Qu'a and Danyang. The troops and horses are also used to suppress the Shanyue soldiers, which can be considered elite. There are also some Shanyue soldiers and horses who have surrendered, totaling 50,000 people. With these soldiers

With the horses here, even if there is a navy of the Ming army, it will be enough to cope with it, right?" Sun Quan said with some uncertainty.

"It should be enough to just defend Jiangdong." Lu Su nodded. Fifty thousand elite soldiers, using the terrain, should be enough to block the Ming navy.

"As for the battle of Jingzhou, I still need to trouble Gong Jin." Sun Quan sighed. In fact, he wanted to personally command this battle, but he also knew that facing an opponent like Chen Mo, who had never been on the battlefield, he might not be able to do so.

We can defeat him, so we still leave the command to Zhou Yu.
Chapter completed!