Chapter 738: Giving Birth to a Son Should Be Like Sun Zhongmou

"This move has completely aroused the anger of the Shanyue tribe. Tens of thousands of Shanyue are preparing for a decisive battle with Captain He. If they withdraw their troops at this time, the Shanyue people will definitely follow. If they cooperate with Cao's army, Kuaiji and Wu Commandery will be in danger!"

Zhang Zhao, who was refuted, frowned and said: "According to your opinion, doesn't it mean that our army can only sit back and watch Cao's army come?"

Yu Fan was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Zibu Gong, if you transfer Zhou Governor and He Xiaowei, it is just drinking poison to quench thirst, and it is also undesirable."

Seeing that the two people were discussing but still couldn't come up with anything meaningful, Sun Quan couldn't help but sigh.

Suddenly, Sun Quan turned his attention to Lu Su.

"Zijing, do you have any good ideas?"

Hearing Sun Quan speak, Zhang Zhao and Yu Fan stopped arguing, while Lu Su stood up and saluted Sun Quan and everyone around him.

"My lord, as Duke Zibu and Duke Zhongxiang said, the current situation is critical and reinforcements should be dispatched. However, dispatching reinforcements will definitely affect other situations. It is actually drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Cao Cao obviously had a premeditated plan. He led his army to contain Governor Zhou. This was exactly what happened with the surprise attack on our Lou County."

After hearing Lu Su's analysis, some of the civil and military generals on the left and right finally understood. It turns out that Cao Cao's grand attack on Lujiang was not really to capture Lujiang County, but to send a surprise army to annex the entire Jiangdong.

The grumpy Ling Cao shouted: "Mr. Zijing, we all understand what you said, but now that Cao Jun is invading our Wu County, you have to find a way out."

Lu Su looked at Ling Cao: "Captain Ling, please be patient for a moment, I will speak soon."

Sun Quan also looked forward to it after hearing this. Although Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan and others were senior, they were very good at managing local affairs and handling government affairs, but they were not very good at this kind of conspiracy, but Lu Su was different.

"First, our army submitted a petition to the Luoyang court and asked Liu Ye to send troops to attack Cao Cao's homeland and surround Wei and rescue Zhao."

Lu Su said seriously: "Now in the world, the two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side. Cao Cao and Liu Ye each supported the emperor, and most of the princes in the world accepted the canonization of the two emperors together. No one can be offended."

"Now what our army needs to do is to turn to one side, completely surrender to the Luoyang court, declare vassal status, and ask for reinforcements."

"Cao Cao and Liu Ye are at odds with each other. If they annex our Jiangdong, their power will inevitably expand further. Liu Ye will definitely not want to see this happen. Therefore, if our army asks Liu Ye for help, we will definitely get permission."

Sun Quan nodded, then frowned and said, "But the road from Jiangdong to Luoyang is far away. It will take at least a month to get back and forth. It's hard to save a fire from afar."

"Please don't worry, my lord, I have a second plan."

Lu Su looked confident and said with a smile: "A certain man has a hundred soldiers and is willing to organize them into the Wu County garrison to share the Lord's worries."

"But what use can a mere hundred soldiers be used for?" Ling Cao muttered in disappointment, while Sun Quan's eyes lit up.

"Family soldiers, family soldiers!"

Sun Quan burst out laughing, and Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan and other civil servants also understood the point and laughed one after another.

"Well done, Lu Zijing, great!"

Sun Quan laughed loudly, looked around at the civil and military ministers on the left and right, his eyes were bright, and he said loudly: "This battle is related to our survival in Jiangdong. Please bring out all the soldiers in your house. As long as you can survive this difficulty, I will not treat you badly." "

Zhang Zhao was the first to stand up and said: "I am willing to provide fifty soldiers from the mansion to protect Wu County!"

"There are also one hundred and fifty private soldiers in a certain house."

"There are eighty private soldiers in a certain family, and they are also willing to guard Wu County."

The officials spoke enthusiastically, and a private army of nearly 2,000 people was gathered together. Together with the original guards from Wu County, the total number was 5,000.

"Zibu Gong."

Sun Quan bowed to Zhang Zhao and said: "Please ask Duke Zibu to persuade the wealthy families in the city to provide private soldiers, food and grass to help. After this battle is over, I will definitely return double the amount."

Zhang Zhao returned the courtesy and said: "Please rest assured, my lord, this old man will definitely do his best."

Sun Quan nodded and solemnly said: "I leave everything to you, sir."

The situation in Jiangdong is unique. The local aristocratic families usually maintain hundreds or even thousands of private soldiers, store grain, grass and weapons, and are extremely powerful. The reason why Sun Ce was able to sweep across Jiangdong was because he had the support of some noble families, and the reason why Sun Ce was killed had a lot to do with the fact that he implemented policies that were not conducive to these noble families.

In fact, ancient regimes often borrowed money from others to quell rebellions. For example, during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, in order to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, but the military resources were insufficient, the generals had to borrow money from the wealthy families in Chang'an City. At that time, a businessman named Wuyan lent money to the army at an interest rate of ten times. After the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion was put down, he made a fortune.

Behind Li Hongzhang was Sheng Xuanhuai, and behind Zuo Zongtang was the red-top businessman Hu Xueyan. When Zuo Zongtang pacified Xinjiang, it was thanks to Hu Xueyan's military expenditures that he raised for him.

Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "Don't tell the governor about Cao's invasion this time. Just let him fight at the front with peace of mind. The supply of food and grass must be guaranteed in time."

"promise!"

Zhou Yu's authority is very important. Although he is very loyal to Sun Quan, Sun Quan always feels unhappy. This time Cao Jun's invasion of Wu County is a good opportunity for him. If he can successfully solve it, Sun Quan's prestige will definitely increase. A big improvement.

After Zhang Zhao put forward the entrustment to many wealthy families in the city, many of the wealthy families in the city were also willing to provide help. After all, Cao's army may not be able to firmly occupy Jiangdong. What if they rush into the city, burn, kill, and loot? After all, the Sun family was born in Wucheng County, Wu County, so they should help if they can.

Therefore, the wealthy families in the city provided Sun Quan with 1,500 private soldiers and 3,000 shi of food and grass. This brought the number of troops in the city to 6,500, and there was a steady stream of soldiers from the surrounding counties. Keep gathering towards Wu County.

Sun Quan was confident and prepared to defend Wu County, but Xia Houyuan adopted another strategy.

In Haiyan County, after receiving Sun Quan's order, the 500 garrison troops in the county were dispatched urgently and gathered in the direction of Wu County.

Five hundred county soldiers, led by the county captain, headed north from the official road.

"Hey, these new recruits, I don't know when they will be able to train well."

County Lieutenant Zhu Ju sighed, and from time to time he would catch a few recruits who were lagging behind, urging the five hundred recruits to continue moving forward.

The five hundred recruits complained endlessly. After marching for more than an hour for dozens of miles, they were all sweating profusely and their legs and feet were aching.

"County Lieutenant, take a rest."

"Yeah, let's take a rest."

Zhu Ju snorted: "Forget it, you new recruits, stop and rest for half a quarter of an hour before continuing to march!"