Chaisang conquered, and the battle flag of Daqi flew proudly on the city gate of the east and west gates of the Yangtze River. On the same day, Yuan Fang entered the city with his head held high, and a grand celebration banquet began in Chaisang City. While Yuan Fang was immersed in the joy of celebrating his victory, Sun Ce and his remaining defeated generals in the Wansou camp were licking the wounds of their defeat. Three major defeats in Chibi, Xiakou and Fankou resulted in the loss of 50,000 to 60,000 elite navy troops. The Sun family had lost almost two-thirds of its entire force. This heavy loss is almost irreparable for Sun Ce, who only owns half of Jiangdong. Just when Sun Ce had just joined Zhou Yu and regained his military strength, the bad news of Chaisang's fall came and dealt him another heavy blow. Chaisang fell, all 10,000 soldiers and horses were destroyed, General Zhou Tai was killed, Wenpin, Xun Yu and other old generals of the Cao army were all killed by Yuan Fang. Even Sun Quan, the second son of the Sun family, was also killed by Yuan Fang. . A big defeat, a shocking defeat. When the news spread to Jiangdong, Sanwu was shocked. Even the three-year-old children did not dare to cry anymore when they heard Yuan Fang's name. Wankou Camp, the main tent of the Chinese army. Sun Ce¡¯s face was gloomy and gloomy, his eyes flashed with anger and helplessness, and what he was holding tightly in his hands was the intelligence just sent from Chaisang. Chaisang fell, and Sun Quan granted him the title! Sun Ce hates Yuan Fang. He also hates Sun Quan for being incompetent. He refuses to abide by his orders and continues to hold on. "Yuan Fang, if you kill my brother, if you don't avenge me, I, Sun Ce, will never be a human being!" In anger, Sun Ce almost went crazy. Roaring and cursing, he completely lost the demeanor of Jiangdong's little bully. The generals listened silently, but secretly sighed in their hearts. Each one of them was deeply frightened by Yuan Fang's hegemony. In the month since Chaisang was besieged, Sun Ce managed to gather more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Wankou, claiming that he would never abandon Chaisang, let alone Sun Yu and the more than 10,000 besieged soldiers. When the time comes, we will definitely raise our troops and march westward to break the siege of Chaisang. However, Sun Ce shouted slogans loudly. In fact, his confidence was shattered by a series of disastrous defeats. He never dared to send troops to Chaisang. All the generals knew that there was not much food in Chaisang City, and Sun Quan was able to defend the city for a whole month without food. It has been very difficult. Now food and grass are cut off. He failed to lead the army to break out and was killed. In fact, it is also expected. After Sun Ce scolded Yuan Fang, he seemed to feel a little better, and he tore the information into pieces and threw it on the ground. "Chaisang is my gateway to Jiangdong. It must not be lost. I vow to take it back. We must send troops immediately to recapture Chaisang and avenge Zhongmou." Zhou Yu, who was equally angry, endured the pain that had not healed and gritted his teeth. cried. As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Lu Su and other generals changed slightly. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out??? Zhou Yu originally thought that the generals would respond to his initiative, but when he saw that the generals were silent, he said displeasedly: "What are you all doing with a sad face? Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. Is it possible that you are defeated just because of one defeat?" Yuan Fang was so frightened that he didn't dare to fight anymore." The generals looked at each other, but no one said a word. Zhou Yu became more and more angry, and the wound was affected, causing a dull pain. Sun Ce was not as excited as Zhou Yu. After losing his temper, he suppressed his anger, glanced at the generals, and finally fixed his eyes on Lu Su. "Zijing, please tell me how we should take back Chaisang." Lu Su coughed a few times, took a deep breath, and said, "It is natural to take back Chaisang, and it is also necessary to avenge the second young master. , But Su thinks that with the current strength of our army, it is impossible to recapture Chaisang without a period of recuperation. " Lu Su dared to tell the truth. When he said this, the rest of Gan Ning and others were defeated. The generals all nodded. Sun Ce frowned and said in a deep voice: "If we don't take back Chaisang, are we just waiting for Yuan Fang to march eastward from Chaisang and invade our hinterland of Jiangdong?" "Yuan Fang has fought with our army successively since he went south. The Yangtze Army has been at war for several months, and his soldiers probably need to rest and recuperate. Su thought that we might as well take this opportunity to make peace with him, so as to buy enough time for our army to regain its strength." Upon hearing Lu Su's mention of peace. , Sun Ce's expression suddenly changed, and he was about to get angry. At this time, Lu Su didn't wait for Sun Quan to speak, and spoke first: "Back then, Gou Jian was able to defeat Fu Chai and achieve hegemony by lying on his salary and tasting courage. My lord is an unparalleled hero in the world. For the sake of his future great cause, there is no harm in being a little patient." Sun Ce also knew that with his current strength, he could not take back Chai Sang. The reason why he kept clamoring for a counterattack was simply?Just to save face. Lu Su knew that Sun Ce was arrogant and wanted to save face, so he cleverly laid steps for Sun Ce to step down. Sure enough, Sun Ce, who was about to get angry, did not explode, but calmed down even more. He frowned and thought hard for a long time, but sighed softly. "Yuan Fang has the upper hand now. Even if we want to make peace, he may not be willing." Sun Ce said worriedly. Lu Su hurriedly said: "Su has a plan, maybe he can make peace with Yuan Fangyan." "What plan?" Sun Quan was delighted. Lu Su coughed a few times and said two words: "Marriage." "Marriage?" Sun Ce looked confused and didn't understand what Lu Su meant. "Yuan Fang has an old relationship with Miss Sun. He gave Miss Sun face by releasing the second young master. It shows that he must have some friendship with Miss Sun. Now Miss Sun has unfortunately fallen into Yuan Fang's hands. , Su then thought, my lord, why not go with the flow and marry Miss Sun to Yuan Fang? In this way, Yuan Fang might agree to make peace with us because of Miss Sun. " Lu Su took his time and said what he said. The marriage plan. Sun Ce's expression suddenly changed, he stood up and said angrily: "My Sun Ce's sister has not married that traitor Yuan Fang. If this matter is spread, everyone in the world will know that I, the little overlord of Jiangdong, was forced to do so." If my sister marries an enemy, how will my Sun Ce¡¯s face be saved?¡± The so-called Jiangdong overlord is still worried about his face. Lu Su had no choice but to patiently persuade him: "As the saying goes, he can bend and stretch. He is a true hero. My lord's decision today is actually an expedient move. In the future, Yuan Fang will be wiped out and revenged. Today's humiliation will only make the people of the world even more miserable." I admire your lord's magnanimity. For the sake of the overall situation, I beg your lord to think again." Lu Su put up a ladder for Sun Ce with good intentions. After these words, Sun Ce's expression gradually softened. He will stand up. Walking in the tent. I was thinking hard and seemed to be making a difficult decision. After thinking for a long time and weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Sun Ce let out another helpless sigh. When he turned around. The frown on his face has relaxed. Only a little worry remains. "Zijing is right. If I, Sun Ceruo, don't even have this kind of magnanimity, how can I achieve great things? It's just that this matter is a life-long matter for my little sister. I don't dare to make the decision privately. I have to send someone to inform my mother first. ¡± The mother Sun Ce was talking about was none other than Wu Guotai. Lu Su added, "The situation is urgent now. We need to go to Jianye from Wankou. I don't know how much time it will take to go back and forth. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father. Su thought that Miss Sun's marriage should be decided first and then announced later." Sun Ce thought about it. Chaisang was only a few dozen miles away from Wankou, and Yuan Fang's hundreds of thousands of troops could launch an attack at any time. There was no need to delay the marriage. After pondering for a long time, Sun Ce gradually began to waver. Seeing that Sun Ce wanted to waver, Zhou Yu said anxiously: "Bo Fu, Zijing's plan will harm the country. You must not agree to it!" But Lu Su looked Zhou Yu squarely in the face and said sternly: "Gong Jin doesn't agree with my plan, so I will." I want to ask, is Gong Jin absolutely sure that with our mere 30,000 troops, he can defeat Yuan Fang and recapture Chaisang?" "I¡ª¡ª" Zhou Yu was speechless. "Obviously, Zhou Yu is as proud as he is. At this moment, facing such a predicament, he has no confidence to win. Seeing that Zhou Yu was speechless and thinking again and again, Sun Ce had no choice but to sigh helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Come here, please bring Lu Fan to me." Chaisang City. The celebration banquet has lasted for three days, and the tired bodies and minds of the soldiers have recovered a lot because of the festive atmosphere. In the military mansion, Yuan Fang was already discussing with the civil and military officials on when to raise troops to attack Wankou. It has now entered the cold winter, and the air is unbearably damp and cold. Most of Yuan Fang's soldiers are from the north. After the battle, they are exhausted and have begun to not adapt to the cold and humid weather in the south. Therefore, the opinion of Guo Jia and other advisers is to temporarily station the troops in Chaisang and hold the troops stationary. After this winter has passed and the weather gets warmer, it will not be too late to advance again. Under the advice of his ministers, Yuan Fang also began to intend to temporarily stop his troops and rest. At the time of groaning, the righteousness of the hall came to report, saying that Jiang Dong's messenger Lu Fanqiu met. "Sun Ce sent Lu Fan here at this time, it must be to seek peace." Yuan Fang immediately came to a conclusion. Many of the generals did not believe it, so Yuan Fang ordered Lu Fan to come in. A middle-aged scribe stepped inside, bowed to Yuan Fang, and said with a smile: "I am working under General Sun, Lu Fan, and I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty." Yuan FangLooking at him, he said coldly: "Lu Fan, Sun Ce sent you here because he couldn't defeat me, so he wanted to ask for peace." Lu Fan didn't expect Yuan Fang to be so straightforward and even asked him to say something He wasn't given a chance to say polite words, and he was embarrassed for a while. "When everyone saw Lu Fan's behavior, they knew that their emperor was very knowledgeable about events, and they had guessed what Lu Fan wanted to do here. Under this current situation, the offensive and defensive momentum on the Yangtze River has reversed. Even if Sun Ce is arrogant, in this unfavorable situation, he must put down his face and seek peace. Lu Fan was embarrassed for a moment, and then said with a smile: "My general and your majesty have no enmity at all. The previous conflicts were just deceived by the Cao family. My lord has always admired your majesty. Now I am sending my subordinate here." , I just want to turn the feud with your majesty into friendship, and the two families will stop fighting and make peace from now on. " "My hundreds of thousands of troops can march eastward at any time and bring down Jiangdong in one fell swoop. He, Sun Ce, wants to make peace with me. Let me ask him. How can he have the capital to make peace? " Yuan Fang gave Lu Fan no face at all, and his domineering and arrogant words clearly demonstrated his ambition to wipe out Jiangdong. Lu Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a forced smile: "It's like this. My lord has a sister who is beautiful, virtuous and virtuous. Her name is Shang Xiang. Now she happens to be in the hands of your majesty. My lord, he will I want to give this sister to Your Majesty to show the sincerity of my Lord's reconciliation." Hearing this, not only Yuan Fang, but also everyone present looked at him, surprised by Sun Ce's suggestion. It turns out that Sun Ce wanted to use Yuan Fang to trick him into marrying a girl in exchange for peace. Guo Jia and other advisers on the left and right gave Yuan Fang hints and persuaded Yuan Fang to agree to Sun Ce's request. Originally, Yuan Fang also had the intention of temporarily suspending his troops. Now that Sun Ce has taken the initiative to seek peace and can openly marry such a strange woman as Sun Shangxiang, for Yuan Fang, it seems to be a deal that kills two birds with one stone. At this moment, even Yuan Fang was a little tempted, wondering whether to agree to Sun Ce's request. At this time, the Yi Cong from outside the tent re-entered and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, General Zhao Zilong from outside the Great Wall has sent a messenger to arrive, saying that he has urgent information and wants to report to Your Majesty." (To be continued)