Seeing Sun Quan like this, the officials of Jiangdong were puzzled.
In the past few days, the commoners in the capital had been discussing Da Qiao's private letter. When King Sun Quan learned that Zhou Yu had returned to the capital, he ordered the soldiers to guard the city gates.
Zhuge Liang's reputation had spread far and wide, and the officials of Jiangdong had all heard of him.
It was clear that Zhuge Kongming had run back to Jiangxia when he saw that the situation was not good.
Why was Wu Hou still laughing?
Zhou Yu was also confused. Sun Quan saw this and beckoned Zhou Yu over.
"Gongjin, come over here and see what Zhuge Liang wrote."
Zhou Yu immediately stood up and walked over to Sun Quan. He took the note and carefully read it.
There were very few words on the note, but after reading it, Zhou Yu laughed out loud.
"This Zhuge Kongming is truly interesting. This plan can be considered a foolproof one."
Sun Quan, on the other hand, waved his hand and shouted in a low voice,
"Jiangdong Ministers, listen up!"
"From today onwards, the Jiangdong Navy will join forces with the Liu Bei Army to resist Cao Cao!"
Although the officials did not understand, they hurriedly accepted the order.
Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and the other officials in charge of surrendering frowned slightly, but they did not say anything.
Sun Quan's sudden announcement meant that he had already made up his mind. As officials, they could not force their king to do anything, so they could only accept the order.
However, compared to this, Zhang Zhao was more interested in Zhuge Liang's note.
"My Lord, what did Zhuge Liang write on the note that made my Lord and the Commander in Chief like this?"
Zhang Zhao could not help but cup his hands and ask.
Zhou Yu walked over with the note and handed it to Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao looked at the note and saw that it said:
"Zijing, please pass on a message to Wu Hou."
"Something important has happened in Jiangxia. My lord summoned me back. At this moment, I have already left for Jiangxia."
"If Wu Hou is willing to join the coalition, then we can announce it to all sides."
"Our army will definitely do our best to help!"
Seeing this, Zhang Zhao understood why Zhou Yu and his lord had called it interesting.
Zhuge Liang saw that the current situation in Jiangdong was real, and he was afraid that some unforeseen event would cause him to fall into deep trouble.
Therefore, he found an excuse to return to Jiangxia.
The only thing that could threaten Jiangxia was the Cao Army.
However, the Cao Army was wholeheartedly training their marines. How could they have the time to attack Jiangxia? Why would Jiangxia have anything important to do?
However, Zhuge Liang didn't say anything definite. He only said, "If Wu Hou agrees," and expressed that he still wanted to join the alliance.
"As expected of the Hidden Dragon. Cunning indeed."
Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and murmured.
After Sun Quan left, Zhou Yu followed Lu Su to the city gate.
"Zijing, don't send us off."
Zhou Yu waved his hand and smiled.
"Since my lord has given the order to fight, then I have to hurry up and arrange for training. How can the men of Jiangdong lose to the Cao Army in naval warfare?"
Lu Su sighed.
Zhou Yu asked in confusion.
"Zijing, aren't you always in favor of war? My lord has already agreed. Why are you sighing? "
Lu Su shook his head.
"I'm not sighing because of this war. I'm naturally happy that my lord has agreed."
"I'm sighing for you!"
Zhou Yu was even more confused. Lu Su looked around and after making sure no one was around, he said in a deep voice.
"Did you forget to explain the matter of Da Qiao's secret letter when you came back?"
"Among the Ministers, you should greet your lord as his subject, but you openly kneeled on one knee. This is the Imperial Court, not the army!"
"Although my lord has not said anything on the surface, my lord has extremely deep thoughts. With the enemy before us, my lord naturally won't bicker with you."
"But after this war, regardless of whether we win or lose, my lord will definitely settle the score with you!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes.
"Zijing, don't try to scare me!"
"We are subjects, and my lord is the sovereign. How can a subject speculate about the sovereign's intentions?"
"I don't have time to worry about such things. As long as we win this war, my name will be known throughout the world. When the time comes, why would my lord bicker with me over such a trivial matter?"
"You, haaah …"
Lu Su sighed once more.
Zhou Yu truly did have the talent to command an army, but he knew very little about the affairs of the Imperial Court and his lord.
Now that he had taken the risk of telling Zhou Yu about his conjecture, Zhou Yu was conceited enough to not appreciate it.
After that, there would definitely be a calamity!
Zhou Yu patted Lu Su's shoulder and said, "Zijing, don't think too much.
"Zijing, don't let your imagination run wild. Right now, national affairs are more important. I'll take my leave first."
With that, Zhou Yu urged his horse out of the city and followed the army outside the city to the frontlines.
Lu Su looked into the distance, all sorts of thoughts surging in his mind.
Although his lord did not blame Zhou Yu, from today's matter, it could be seen that Mr. Bai's plan was already effective! At this moment, an unbridgeable gap had already formed between his lord and Zhou Yu.
Although Lu Su did not have a good personal relationship with Zhou Yu, he knew that Zhou Yu was an indispensable talent in Jiangdong. If he died on the battlefield, Lu Su would not feel that it was a pity.
But if it was really as he guessed, that his lord already had the intention to deal with Zhou Yu, then it would truly be a pity!
Regardless of whether he won or lost the Battle of Red Cliff, his lord would make things difficult for Zhou Yu!
If he lost, needless to say, as the commander in chief of the three armies, he would have to die to atone for his sins.
If he won, then his merits would be greater than his lord's. At that time, with Zhou Yu's personality, he would be extremely arrogant. If his lord wanted to punish him, wouldn't it be easy?
Furthermore, many of the officials in the court were unhappy with Zhou Yu's way of doing things.
"Haiz … it's not looking good."
Lu Su helplessly sighed, turning around and leaving the city gates to return home.
He had already done everything he could. If he still could not protect Zhou Yu, then it could only be said that it was fate.
A few days later, on the east shore of Red Cliff, Jingzhou.
At this moment, Cao Cao's navy was more or less trained. He led his troops to the north of Changjiang and was ready to attack Jiangdong at any moment.
South of Changjiang, Zhou Yu had already set up his formation. He placed his soldiers in every possible ambush spot and sent out scouts. The moment the Cao Army acted strangely, they would be ready for battle.
The Battle of Red Cliff was about to begin!
However, at this moment, Zhou Yu was worried.
He was not worried about the Cao Army but the Shu Army.
Zhuge Liang said in his note that once the Alliance Army gave the order, he would immediately lead his troops to help Jiangdong.
However, the Shu Army still had not arrived.
Although the Shu Army did not have many troops, the war was about to begin. The more people they had, the higher their chances of winning.
"Is this Zhuge Liang going back on his words?"
A strategist said to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu rubbed his forehead and said softly,
"He won't."
"Currently, Liu Bei needs the Alliance Army more than our Jiangdong. He was the one who suggested the Alliance Army. If he goes back on his words, once Jiangdong falls, Jiangxia will be in danger. How can the Shu Army beat the Cao Army?"
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