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The candles in the room suddenly swayed, and a cold wind that blew from somewhere made everyone in the room tremble. Winter is coming!

Sun Ce's face turned pale, obviously he was angry by Zhang Zhao's words. The key was not what Fang Zhiwen suggested, but how Fang Zhiwen viewed Sun Ce. As a newborn baby tiger, Sun Ce was most afraid of being looked down upon. The problem now is that Fang Zhiwen clearly looked down on Sun Ce, which made him angry.

In fact, the negotiations with Liu Bei have now entered a substantial stage, and the two sides have temporarily stopped the war, but Jiangxia has completely fallen into Liu Bei's hands. Therefore, what we are talking about now is Changsha. Sun Ce insists on a standstill under the existing control line, while Liu Bei asks Sun Ce to withdraw from Changsha County in an all-round way, otherwise the war will not be stopped.

It was during the truce that Sun Ce rushed to Jiujiang and summoned the future to listen to the result of Zhang Zhao's mission. However, this result was very surprising. Fang Zhiwen actually proposed the choice of either staying in Jiangdong to fend for himself or going to Yingzhou Island to open up a new world, which made everyone completely unprepared.

Of course, the one that was most surprised and annoying was definitely Sun Ce.

"Fang Zhiwen bullies people too much!" Sun Ce held it in for a long time, and finally made such a meaningless complaint elsewhere. This sentence sounds as powerless as the protest of a child who has suffered a lot of grievances.

Zhang Zhao moved his lips. He was really embarrassed to say anything else. He ran to ask for help with confidence. Who knew that the result he got was indeed such a result. Although this result seemed absurd, it was actually very reasonable. At least from Fang Zhiwen's perspective, Fang Zhiwen did not owe Sun Ce anything. Being able to do this can be considered as the end of kindness, but Zhang Zhao really couldn't say this.

Zhou Yu swept everyone's expressions with different expressions and asked faintly: "What about Lord Lu Fan?"

"The Yiren promised to attack Wuling. But he said that if the territory of Changsha was captured, it would belong to them!"

"This, this" Sun Ce really had nothing to say: "Promise them. We can't hold on Changsha anyway."

"Lord, no!" Zhou Yu hurriedly spoke out against it.

"Gongjin, I can also see that giving up Changsha now is the best way to get rid of the predicament. Since this is the case, it is better to cause some trouble for Liu Bei!"

"I think so. But I can't make it clear. Moreover, since Yi Ren has this idea, whether we agree or not, I'm afraid they will take advantage of the opportunity to penetrate northward!"

"Well"

"As long as we ignore it, they will naturally fight against Liu Bei. It's hard to say how much help it will be. After all, they can't raise troops on a large scale!"

"Yes. Jingnan is now starting a war with the barbarians in the south. It is okay to get a small infiltration and get a bargain. But the war will definitely not be fought."

Zhang Hong also affirmed Zhou Yu's speculation. It is indeed unrealistic to expect Jing Nan Yiren to drag Liu Bei back.

Sun Ce sighed silently, and his palm unconsciously stroked the ancient ingot knife, as if his heart had been knocked over the five flavor bottle.

"Retire from Changsha and concentrating troops can protect Yuzhang and Danyang, but there are only two counties, this one."

"Lord, when the first lord was there, it was just a county, and it could sweep across Jiangdong. What's more, the lord now has two county lands, generals and subordinates, armored soldiers and warships. As long as you pass through this most dangerous time, you will be able to rise again when you wait for the opportunity!"

Seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Huang Gai couldn't help but speak out to cheer everyone up. Of course, in Huang Gai's opinion, now it is just a loss after the defeat. As long as you win in the future, you will naturally be able to grab the territory back. Cao Cao can't beat Liu Bei can't beat him. Could it be that even Yi Ren can't beat him? Now Yi Ren is fighting in Yingzhou. Isn't this a great opportunity to regain Wujun and Kuaiji!

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed and he looked at Huang Gai and said, "What does the timing of the rebuttal mean?"

"Lord, now Yiren is launching a large-scale battle in Yingzhou. Isn't this a great opportunity for us to take back Wujun and Kuaiji? As long as we make peace with Liu Bei and then defend against Cao Cao without naval forces, our army can advance eastward and unify Jiangdong in one fell swoop!"

Sun Ce also looked excited when he heard this, but Zhang Zhao said anxiously: "No! No!"

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhao, and Sun Ce also looked at Zhang Zhao with suspicion. In fact, everyone thought that Huang Gai's suggestion was actually very reasonable. Now Yi Ren's battle in Yingzhou is well known. According to the latest information, Xing Daorong, Chen Heng and Fan Neng are already on Yingzhou Island. In other words, the defenders in Kuaiji and Wujun are relatively empty. At this time, it is not impossible to take down Wujun and Kuaiji in one fell swoop, but Zhang Zhao suddenly refuted, could he have any collusion with those Yi Ren?

Zhou Yu glanced at Zhang Zhao, looking like he was eager to speak but stopped. Seeing this, Zhang Hong immediately spoke, "Zibu, what's wrong? Are you worried about credibility? Not to mention that people who are traitors like Yiren do not need to be credible, even finding a suitable excuse is not difficult, right?"

Zhang Zhao glanced at everyone, and couldn't understand what everyone was thinking from everyone's doubts. But now he knew his own hardships and could only smile bitterly and said, "It's not that he is worried about these things, but that he can't fight. If this battle is unfavorable, he may suffer a strange disaster!"

"Oh? Why can't you fight? Are these two counties the most empty now?"

"It is indeed relatively empty, but it is only relatively empty. This time, my subordinates went to sea and saw a large number of ships from Yiren and Youzhou Navy. Those ships were tens of thousands, and they were connected together, and the sails were covered in the sky and the sun! If these naval troops entered the Yangtze River in large numbers, they would probably be vulnerable. Once these naval troops landed, they would be a disaster for destroying their families and the country. Furthermore, the offensive on Yingzhou Island is now completely dominated by Fang Zhiwen and Yiren. When to fight and to what extent they will be in the hands of Fang Zhiwen and Yiren. If they temporarily ease the war in Yingzhou and turn back to deal with our army, that would be a disaster!"

Zhang Zhao's words made everyone in the room suck the air. So, what is the Jiangdong Cub and the Hero domineering Jiangdong? In front of Zhang Zhao's words, it's nothing big of a bullshit. Isn't this too exaggerated?

"Mr. Zhang, are you too powerful and destroying your ambition? If Fang Zhiwen is so strong, why should you watch the princes of the Central Plains fight? He will directly unify the Central Plains and frame the world!"

Chen Duan's words probably represent the mainstream ideas of the ministers. Zhang Zhao shook his head and sighed, "The subordinates have no exaggeration at all, lord think twice."

Seeing that the scene was a little awkward, Zhou Yu hurriedly smoothed out and said, "General Zhengbei is powerful, and everyone in the world knows that what Mr. Bu said was the navy. In this regard, Fang Zhiwen's strength is recognized by the world, but it is impossible to pacify the Central Plains with the navy."

Zhang Zhao glanced at Zhou Yu and suddenly felt that the so-called Jiangdong heroes in front of him seemed to be very petty, and they were still deceived by themselves at this time. You can tell how strong Fang Zhiwen is? You can go and see it yourself. Zhang Zhao used to be like them before, and foresee that Fang Zhiwen is extremely strong, perhaps just a little stronger than himself, especially in the navy, so he was more powerful. Therefore, he didn't really care about Fang Zhiwen's strength.

However, this trip to the north opened Zhang Zhao's horizons a lot. On the sea thousands of miles, you can see the sails of ships at any time, especially near the Tsushima Strait. Seeing the powerful naval fleet and transport fleet immediately made Zhang Zhao feel powerless as if he was shaking the trees. The navy that Zhu Zhi and Sun Ce were proud of was a joke in front of these fleets.

What made Zhang Zhao even more strange was that Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong must have known this very well, but they had never mentioned it in front of Sun Ce. Then they promoted these things to other Jiangdong clans. Zhang Zhao felt chill all over. Could it be that the Jiangdong clans had some tacit understanding with Youzhou and Yiren in private, but they all concealed Sun Ce? How could this situation not be scared?

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Zhao prefers to let Sun Ce cross the East to Yingzhou Island, but this is impossible to say in such an occasion.

Sun Ce nodded, then looked suspiciously at Zhang Zhao, who looked a little lonely, and couldn't help feeling a little unbearable, but he turned to Zhou Yu and said, "Gongjin, if that's the case, is it really impossible to attack Wujun and Kuaiji?"

"This may not work. If Mr. Zibu said the truth, Yiren and Fang Zhiwen can indeed fight back at any time. In this case, now is not the time to attack the two counties."

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly, glanced at Zhou Yu without saying anything. Zhou Yu was very smart, but he was too timid. He cleverly slandered himself at this time, but Zhang Zhao didn't say it out loud, and he was not in the mood to do these things at this time.

Seeing that Zhang Zhao didn't say anything, Zhou Yu even more doubted whether Zhang Zhao had exaggerated the facts.

Sun Ce sighed regretfully and asked again: "Gongjin, what do you think of Fang Zhiwen's suggestions? Should we continue to stand by the waiting time in Jiangdong, or should we go to sea to cross the east and regard ourselves as an alien?"

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows, raised his body, and said loudly: "Lord, my subordinates think that they should naturally stick to Jiangdong and go to the sea to cross the east is the way to die!"

Sun Ce's mouth curled slightly, slowly glanced at the ministers, and said, "Oh? How do you say this?"

Zhang Zhao raised his head, looked at Zhou Yu who was excited, then looked at Sun Ce with a smile on his lips, and shook his head silently again. These two young people have good relationships and can communicate with each other. However, at this time, can they really act voluntarily? Zhang Zhao turned his eyes to Zhang Hong, but saw Zhang Hong's expression was entangled and hesitated for a while, but Zhang Zhao decided to shut up.

Some people can only use facts to educate them, especially young people. If they continue to talk about it themselves, they will inevitably be considered as ulterior motives, ruining their reputation for a lifetime but not achieving results. Why bother! (To be continued...)
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