My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 98: Would you like to sit at the child's table? Xiao He: Let Cao Cao, this thief's weak spot, pack up and go back to the north!
Liu Bei actually wants to attack Chaisang?

He even made such outrageous remarks that he would chop off Sun Quan's head?

Lu Su shuddered.

With Liu Bei's current military strength, if he really gets angry and sends all his troops to attack Chaisang, they may not be able to resist.

It’s not that after the defeat at Xiakou, Jiangdong fell into decline and became even worse than Liu Bei.

After all, there were still a lot of soldiers and horses stationed in the Three Wus, including Han Dang, Huang Gai, Zhu Huan and other generals, so Sun Quan could still mobilize troops.

But at this critical moment, Chaisang has only more than 15,000 soldiers and their morale is low.

If Liu Bei really wanted to kill Sun Quan, he might have been killed by Liu Bei if he had not abandoned Chaisang and fled east.

"Liu Yuzhou, calm down. Our common enemy is the Han traitor Cao Cao, not each other."

"If Yuzhou fights to the death with my lord, wouldn't that make Cao Cao a laughingstock? In the end, regardless of victory or defeat, all that will be lost will be the strength needed to resist Cao, ultimately bringing joy to the enemy and pain to the loved ones."

Lu Su hurriedly explained the reasons and moved him with emotion, and tried to persuade him earnestly.

Liu Bei's face was filled with anger, and he snorted coldly:
"Now you know that Cao Cao is our common enemy. Why did he betray the alliance and launch a surprise attack?"

"I am marching south this time to make your Lord Sun Quan pay for his treachery!"

Lu Su's forehead was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly advised:
"Liu Yuzhou, please calm down. My lord is young and easily deceived. He was instigated to send troops to Xiakou this time. It was just a moment of confusion."

"Liu Yuzhou is a kind and benevolent elder. He is on good terms with our Wentai Xiangong and his generation. He can be considered an elder of my master."

"Please be magnanimous, Liu Yuzhou, and don't take my master's unintentional mistake seriously."

"Su is here to thank Liu Yuzhou for his generosity on behalf of my master!"

As he spoke, Lu Su stood up and bowed to Liu Bei.

Xiao He saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Sun Quan was really a flexible guy.

Only Sun Quan could allow Lu Su to regard himself as a junior and even confess his crimes in public in exchange for Liu Bei's peace talks.

In Sun Quan's eyes, dignity and face are probably not as valuable as the petty profits in front of him.

No wonder before the Battle of Yiling, even though he had taken Jingzhou and had the upper hand in strength, he still had to beg for peace from Liu Bei in a humble manner.

No wonder that in order to avoid being caught in a two-front war, he was willing to submit to Cao Pi and wear the humiliating title of King Wu of Wei.

However, Lu Su's bow made Liu Bei a little confused.

You, Sun Quan, are the lord of Jiangdong after all, and you have more than 100,000 armored soldiers under your command. Just because I scared you, you just sit at the kid's table?
Liu Bei didn't know whether he should continue singing with such a dark face, so he turned around and glanced at Xiao and Xu Shu.

"My lord, General Sun was instigated by treacherous people, but now he has repented. I hope you will be more magnanimous and not bother with him."

"Zi Jing also said that General Sun is, after all, the lord's junior."

"Besides, our lord's enemy is Cao Cao, the Han traitor. All we should do is prioritize the great cause of resisting Cao and reviving the Han Dynasty."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Xu Shu stepped forward and played the good guy.

After all, Liu Bei's harsh tone just now was to put extreme pressure on Sun Quan in order to gain more bargaining chips later.

Liu Bei understood, and gradually suppressed the anger on his face, pretending to ponder and weigh the pros and cons.

After a while.

Liu Bei just sighed and waved his hand magnanimously:
"Forget it. For the sake of Yuanzhi's advice and the great cause of resisting Cao, I will not argue with your master this time. Let's just leave this matter at that."

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, of course, he was full of compliments like how he was kind and generous, and how he was truly an elder...

Liu Bei's face gradually turned from cloudy to sunny, and he became friendly. He asked Lu Su to serve the soup and tea.

Seeing that Liu Bei's attitude had changed, Lu Su seized the opportunity to propose that the two families reconcile and form an alliance again.

To show his sincerity, Lu Su also repeatedly stated that Sun Quan had learned the lesson of the first attack on Hefei. After Zhou Yu recovered from his injury, he would order Zhou Yu to lead the army north and capture Hefei at all costs.

In short, Lu Su talked so much in order to make Liu Bei believe that Sun Quan no longer had any ideas about Jingzhou and would focus all his efforts on attacking Hefei.

Liu Bei naturally understood that Sun Quan was full of lies and that not a single word of his promises could be believed.

However, according to the prior agreement, he still took advantage of the situation and agreed to Lu Su's proposal for a new alliance.

Lu Su was secretly delighted and finally felt relieved.

So he took the opportunity to ask Liu Bei if Cheng Pu could be released.

"Just as Bowen expected..."

Liu Bei raised the corners of his mouth secretly, turned around and looked at Xiao and Xu Shu, and the three of them smiled knowingly.

Liu Bei did not reply at the moment, but lowered his head and sipped his tea.

Xiao Heze coughed a few times and said:

"Since the two families have reconciled, General Cheng is one of us. If he is willing to return to Jiangdong, my lord naturally has no reason to stop him..."

Hearing this, Lu Su was ecstatic.

But before he could speak, Xiao He changed the subject:
"General Cheng is a veteran of the Sun family for three generations. He would most likely be willing to return to Jiangdong. However, after the Battle of Xiakou, most of the Jiangdong soldiers captured by our army were unwilling to go back."

"These people said they all wanted to stay in Jingzhou, follow our lord in fighting against Cao Cao, and support the Han Dynasty."

"My lord cannot bear to refuse their sincere hearts, so I can only grant their request." "So my lord would also like to ask General Sun to show mercy and send all the families of these soldiers to Jingzhou so that they can be reunited with their wives and children and devote themselves to the fight against Cao without any worries!"

Xiao He finally put forward the conditions.

So plausible and justified!
Your soldiers, Sun Quan, are my soldiers, Liu Bei. We are all fighting for the great cause of resisting Cao. It doesn't matter where we fight, it's the same as fighting.
The smile on Lu Su's face disappeared.

He finally came to his senses a little.

The three of you, the master and his ministers, were just singing the same tune, you playing the good cop and I playing the bad cop, so it seems like they are setting a trap for me?

After all this time, you have already guessed that the real purpose of my coming here is to ask for Cheng Pu back, and you are just waiting for me to speak so that you can take advantage of the situation and ask for the families of the 9,000 surrendered soldiers.

These three masters and ministers are really evil.

Lu Su looked at Liu Bei, then glanced at Xiao and Xu Shu, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Liu Xuande, such a kind-hearted man, was really led astray by the two of them.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Lu Su's eyes, and he opened his mouth to nod in agreement.

After all, Cheng Pu's identity was too special, and his prestige among the generals of Huai and Si was too high, so high that Sun Quan had to buy him back even if it meant bleeding heavily.

There is no way. If you don’t save Cheng Pu, the morale of the Huaisi Group will be dispersed.

The Huaisi Group's sworn loyalty was the foundation for Sun Quan, an outsider, to secure his position as the lord of Jiangdong.

When the words came to his lips, Lu Su's eyes suddenly moved.

"He may have defeated us at Xiakou, but Cao Cao still has an army of 70,000 to 80,000 men looming over Wancheng. Does he really dare to mobilize his entire army and attack Chaisang?"

This question popped up in Lu Su's mind.

Immediately, a barely perceptible sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth.

Liu Bei was just bluffing and trying to scare him.

There are 80,000 Cao troops stationed in Wancheng. Liu Bei has neither the courage nor the ability to lead his troops south to fight a desperate battle with the Jiangdong army!
If that’s the case, why should we agree to Liu Bei’s exorbitant request?

After Lu Su rolled his eyes a few times, he had an idea in his mind.

"The families of those nine thousand soldiers are scattered all over the place, making it difficult to gather and transport them. It would be better for Liu Yuzhou to release them and General Cheng together."

"In this way, my General Sun can immediately send them to attack Hefei and capture Huainan with all his strength."

"Huainan is in danger, so Cao Cao is forced to withdraw troops eastward to provide assistance, and only then can the pressure on Liu Yuzhou in Jingbei be relieved."

"Otherwise, with Cao Cao's 80,000 troops stationed in Wancheng, Liu Yuzhou would always be like a sword hanging over his head. How could he possibly get away and go south to deal with Liu Cong?"

Lu Su suddenly straightened his back and turned against Tian Gang to ask Liu Bei for the 9,000 prisoners.

Liu Bei frowned secretly.

Lu Su was indeed not easily frightened and he still saw through his weakness.

The 80,000 Cao troops in Wancheng are his weak point.

If Cao Cao did not withdraw his troops, his main force would always be stuck on the Xinye-Fancheng line, and he would not be able to devote all his strength to attacking Liu Cong and dealing with Sun Quan.

Lu Su took advantage of this and dared to turn the tables, wanting him to release Cheng Pu and 9,000 surrendered soldiers in exchange for the two families to re-alliance and Sun Quan to attack Hefei with all his strength.

Only in this way can we force Cao Cao to withdraw his troops from Wancheng and help him relieve the pressure in northern Jing.

Liu Bei didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he could only look at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu frowned, and had no good idea for the moment.

Liu Bei looked at Xiao He again.

Xiao Heze lowered his head and sipped his tea, his eyes darting around as he racked his brain like crazy.

"This Lu Su is indeed not a good guy. He is very shrewd and difficult to deal with..."

Xiao He's thoughts were swirling, and his eyes accidentally glanced at the map of the Han Dynasty hanging high on the wall.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Putting down the tea bowl, Xiao He smiled:
"My Lord, Zijing has come a long way and must have worked hard on the journey. We can discuss the matter of General Cheng and the families of the surrendered soldiers later."

"My Lord, please let Zijing go to the guesthouse first and have a good rest before we talk."

Liu Bei understood that Xiao He wanted to get rid of Lu Su first and discuss countermeasures later.

He immediately arranged for someone to take Lu Su to the guesthouse to rest.

"It seems that I have caught them by surprise. Even Xiao He is helpless and has to delay time to discuss countermeasures..."

Lu Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his expression suddenly became confident and relaxed, and he laughed:
"The guest follows the host's wishes. I will leave it to Liu Yuzhou's arrangements and go to rest first."

"I hope that when I come to visit Yuzhou later, Yuzhou will invite General Cheng along so that I can take him back to Chaisang and report to my lord."

After saying that, Lu Su stood up, bowed slightly, turned around and left.

After watching Lu Su leave, Liu Bei sighed:
"Bo Wen, Yuan Zhi, this Lu Zijing has found our weak spot and is clearly turning the tables."

"As long as Cao Cao's 80,000 troops don't retreat, we won't have the confidence to force Sun Quan to surrender and use the families of the 9,000 surrendered soldiers to exchange for Cheng Pu."

Xiao He smiled meaningfully and said comfortingly:
"Don't worry, my lord. I just thought of a plan. Perhaps within ten days, we can make Cao Cao pack up and return to the north!"

(End of this chapter)