Chapter 3: Right and wrong

This was the first time Lu Su met Guo Jia, the famous monarch, but he felt an untuning feeling of being a joke.

Just talking to Guo Jia for a few simple words made him have a profound impression of Guo Jia.

A few words from Guo Jia can be said to be full of confidence in his ideas and if he really starts from reality, he is too ambitious and too presumptuous!

At this time, is it time to discuss the ownership of Jingzhou?

No!

It is time to discuss the specific tactics of breaking Cao!

Even if Guo Jia dispatched 100,000 naval troops from Yizhou, 100,000 in Jiangdong, Liu Bei had his own remnants of defeated soldiers and 10,000 soldiers and horses from Prince Liu Qi, the total number was only 220,000 soldiers. How many Cao Cao had? 400,000!

The chances of winning are less than half, but Guo Jia seems to have already won and started to share the spoils?

And the requirements are very strict.

Jingzhou belongs to him?

Lu Su sneered in his heart: When Liu Biao was there, you didn’t even swallow it in Jingzhou. Now Liu Biao was scared to death by Cao Cao. His troops were twice as powerful as Liu Biao was at the time, but you said wildly and wanted to swallow it in one mouthful?

Lu Su fell silent, and the civil servants present held their heads and chests up and remained silent, but Peng, Zhang Song and others looked at Lu Su with joking expressions.

Guo Jia did not urge Lu Su to reply, and ordered people to serve tea, and leisurely picked up the tea cup and blew the heat coming out of the cup.

Lu Su changed his mind. The key question he thought was not whether to agree to Guo Jia's proposal. He had no right to decide such an agreement, and Sun Quan did not give him this task. After defeating Cao, the Guo and Sun families must have agreed on Jingzhou.

Before that, whether to defeat Cao is the top priority.

Lu Su never doubted the sincerity of Liu Bei Group in conjunction with Jiangdong.

Why?

Because the crisis between Liu Bei and Sun Quan is imminent, if they do not unite, they will die.

But what about Guo Jia?

Look at him drinking tea leisurely now, and still has the intention to turn his head and talk and laugh with Xi Zhicai. The topic he vaguely heard was the increasing prosperity of Chang'an.

Lu Su's heart was as cold as Ice. Guo Jia did not have any sense of crisis at all. He seemed to not take Cao Cao seriously at all, or rather, he did not value the survival of Jiangdong.

If Guo Jia is indifferent and Jiangdong falls, then the world's pattern collapses and changes dramatically in a flash. In less than twenty years, Cao Cao will definitely unify the country!

Will Guo Jia remain indifferent?

Lu Su is very sure at this point: No!

But should Guo Jia work together with Jiangdong to deal with Cao Cao, or should he plan with Jiangdong?

Guo Jia said that he would send troops from Hanzhong and Badong to attack Cao Cao, but his main forces were all in Chang'an. Will Guo Jia use Yizhou as his capital to bet on life and death with Cao Cao?

Politics is sometimes a gamble, and whether the capital and profits are the factors that decision makers consider.

What Lu Su can imagine is that if Guo Jia used Yizhou as a gambling capital, he would at best take over Jingzhou, while Cao Cao would at most give up Jingzhou and still have half of the Central Plains and Hebei.

What if he loses? Cao Cao's 400,000 troops first blocked Jiangdong and turned to Yizhou, and Guo Jia's base camp would be in danger of falling.

The consideration between gains and losses seems that the profits Guo Jia earned from spending a lot of money is very unprofitable than Cao Cao.

What if Guo Jia sent troops to Hangu Pass? Not only would he cut off the connection between Hebei and the Central Plains, but he could even sweep the Central Plains and Hebei. After all, Cao Cao's current troops are 400,000 in Jingzhou and 200,000 in the Sili area. The other counties and counties are scattered and no more than 100,000. If Guo Jia sent troops from Hangu Pass, he would lose his troops. If he wins, he would be able to gain a beautiful country, and at least his own losses will not endanger his life.

Lu Su recalled the experience of Guo Jia's emergence to dominate the country.

The princes attacked Dong, and Guo Jia unexpectedly attacked Yizhou.

Li Jue and Guo Si turned against each other in Chang'an, and the emperor returned to the east. In the chaos in Guanzhong, Guo Jia gave him the opportunity to go north.

Behind the intrigue between the two Korean and Ma families, Guo Jia's move to control the situation in the northwest can be vaguely seen, and not only conquered the northwest, but also incorporated the Ma family.

This time Cao Cao went south, it was obviously also an opportunity.

How could Guo Jia turn a blind eye?

But the same boat as Jiangdong, he refused to be Cao Cao in the south, obviously he could not maximize his interests.

Sun Quan wanted to watch Guo Jia and Cao Cao live to the death, but now, Guo Jia may also want to watch Jiangdong fight with Cao Cao to the death. In this way, Guo Jia has the opportunity to take a desperate bet and give Cao Cao a fatal blow from the north.

Lu Su thought he had figured out Guo Jia's wishful thinking.

If this is the case, it seems that he will not see Guo Jia, and the result will be the same.

But if you look farther, Lu Su knows that this trip is right and wrong!

Liu Biao of Jingzhou has returned to heaven, and Liu Cong surrenders to Cao. If Jiangdong defeats Cao Cao, the ownership of Jingzhou will be a problem in front of him.

After a war between Cao and Sun families, even if Jiangdong can take the lead in occupying Jingzhou, it is necessary to ensure that Guo Jia will not take advantage of the situation.

It was expected that Guo Jia would send troops from the north to advance east, but there were only two, either he could not conquer Luoyang or he would sweep the Central Plains and cut off Cao Cao's retreat.

Once Guo Jia cannot conquer Luoyang and Jiangdong defeats Cao Cao again, Guo Jia will definitely not sit idly by and watch Jiangdong become a big shot. At that time, sending troops to sweep Jingzhou was also a smooth road for Guo Jia.

Lu Su looked at Guo Jia who was still talking and laughing freely with Xi Zhicai, and sighed in his heart: This gentle and gentle monarch is intimidating!

From Guo Jia's standpoint, Lu Su put his heart in his shoes. Guo Jia has three strategies to choose from in the current situation: the best strategy is to advance from the north to the east, the middle strategy is to go to Jingzhou after Luoyang cannot defeat it, and the worst strategy is to sit and see success or failure to seek profit.

Even if it is a bad strategy, Guo Jia seems to be profitable.

Regardless of whether Guo Jia will assist Jiangdong on the battlefield between Cao and Sun families, Jiangdong cannot offend Guo Jia now, and they must make friends.

Because after the Battle of Cao Sun, if Jiangdong was defeated, it would be insignificant to have good friends or evil with Guo Jia. But if Jiangdong wins, his troops will definitely lose a lot of losses and sharply reduce his strength. If Guo Jia took advantage of the situation to rob, Jiangdong would definitely not be able to stop the two heroes from the world from taking turns to attack.

The relationship between Guo Jia and the Sun family has always been in a tepid state. On the surface, there are occasional friendly exchanges, but a few months ago, Sun Quan ignored Guo Jia's letter, which led to the relationship between the two families becoming bad. This can be seen from the attitude of Yizhou officials towards Lu Su. After all, Sun Quan lost his courtesy first, and Lu Su was very passive. To reverse this situation, he must first win the other party's favor in the conversation with Guo Jia.

"I am sorry to say for your bluntly that I have no right to decide who this Jingzhou should belong to. However, I hope that the envoy will remember the people and help Jiangdong with a helping hand. This great kindness and virtue will be remembered by the people of the six counties in Jiangdong for a lifetime."

Lu Su said respectfully to Guo Jia, "It's neither humble nor arrogant, but it's not annoying."

I had already thought that Guo Jia would not send troops from Hanzhong and Padong, but Lu Su still wanted to follow Guo Jia's intentions. You can't just talk about Guo Jia's intentions in person, right?

Guo Jia turned his head and looked at Lu Su, smiled faintly, and said, "I want Jingzhou, there is no room for discussion on this matter. Zijing, maybe you don't know. More than ten years ago, I almost died in Jingzhou. This matter has been in my heart for more than ten years and has been resentful. On that day, I made a vow that I can do nothing in my life, but I must step on the land of Jingzhou!"

Guo Jia's tone was unquestionable and his eyes became sharp.

Lu Su lowered his head and said to himself: It’s so artificial!

He believes that Guo Jia must be acting at this moment.

"But, I'm just a young general in the Central Guard Army. How can I decide the ownership of Jingzhou?"

Lu Su said bitterly.

Guo Jia's serious expression relaxed and he laughed: "In this way, Zijing, you will return to Jiangdong as soon as possible to meet Wu Hou. As long as he writes a letter to me, it will be considered that you and my family have reached an agreement. On the day when the Cao thief starts war with Jiangdong, I will send troops to rescue him. After driving Cao thief out of Jingzhou, Jingzhou will be returned to me."

Lu Su thought about it, and now this is the only way to go.

In fact, if there is no decision to Jingzhou, Jiangdong cannot make the decision, and Sun Quan cannot make the decision.

The prerequisite for making decisions is when Jiangdong has the strength and the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou.

But now, Jiangdong wants to protect himself, not be enterprising.

Lu Su saluted Guo Jia and said goodbye.

Looking at his back, Guo Jia raised a chuckling on the corner of his mouth.

"Lu Zijing, talent, it's a pity that I can't use for my own use."

Guo Jia sighed.

Lu Su has ambitions and wants to be the minister of the new dynasty. In fact, Guo Jia is his good choice. Unfortunately, too many people have occupied the high position around Guo Jia. Lu Su's visit to serve Guo Jia is just an icing on the cake. How could he be as deep as the timely help he helped when Sun Quan first took office?

Most of the civil officials in the hall watched coldly. They didn’t know much about Lu Su, and what they could do. Just rely on Guo Jia’s one-sided words, they could listen.

Peng Xu sneered, "The lord is such a bad word. I see that Lu Zijing is nothing but a good person."

Guo Jia laughed and stood up and prepared to go out.

"Don't underestimate Lu Zijing. Think about it carefully. Under Sun Quan's rule, Zhou Yu was young but could leave those older generations of old generals to live in peace with Sun Jian. Lu Zijing's contribution is indispensable. The Sun-Liu alliance is imperative. It is necessary to coordinate and fight against Cao Cao. Lu Zijing and Zhuge Liang are both key figures. Without them contacting them, what's the use of joining the two families in the name?"

The guards outside the door brought a cloak, and Guo Jia put on a tie-up strap.

Huang Quan asked in confusion: "The news came from the east that Zhuge Liang went to Jiangdong alone. The two families have not officially joined forces yet. The Jiangdong officials led by Zhang Zhao seemed to have more intentions to welcome Cao."

Guo Jia sorted out his clothes, turned his head and smiled at Huang Quan, and said, "These are two things. He is not victorious, so he slowly returns to the west without any worries. This is what Sun Ce asked Zhang Zhao before his death. In the current situation, the officials in Jiangdong are not surrendered, but just follow Sun Ce's last words. More or less, they want the Sun family to leave their blood. If they are defeated by Cao Cao, the Sun family may have no successor. As for Zhuge Liang, hehe, Sun Quan does not want to surrender to Cao, Zhuge Liang is just a gun envoy. Sun Zhongmou, the way of power and strategy is indeed a hundred times better than his father and brother."

After Guo Jia said that, he stepped out, and Zhang Ren, the commander of the Guards, came over and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

"Military camp."

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Chapter completed!