From Zhou Yu's words, it is not difficult for Zhao Yu to understand that Jiangdong has secret agents in ambush on his own territory, and there must be a lot of secret agents, and he knows a little about his preparation to build a naval army.The design of the structure of the naval warship is indeed very important, Jiangdong has been the main force of the naval army since ancient times, and the design and construction of the warship must also be superior to other princes.It can be said that in addition to the dangerous land in Jiangdong, there is only one trump card for the navy, Zhao Yu knows that Jiangdong can open such excellent conditions, and its needs will definitely not be bad.Zhao Yu hesitated, and Guo Jia on the side waited for him to speak: "Presumably, Your Excellency will expel such a condition, and the conditions he asks for will definitely not be bad, I am very curious." ”Zhou Yu said without hesitation: "I hope that your army can provide Jiangdong with good war horses and some military supplies." ”"War Horse Military Assets" Guo Jia asked again."
I know that your lordship has been struggling to prepare funds to build a naval army, so I hope that your lord can provide our army with 100 war horses and 50,000 arrows and feathers every month.Of course, we will buy everything at the normal trading price, which can be regarded as a kind of military exchange for adults. ”After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he quietly picked up the teacup in front of the table and drank, ignoring the strangeness of others.100 war horses and 50,000 arrows per month, which is also a bit too lion-mouthed, even if the other party says that they will trade with money, but war horses are not ordinary horses.War horses can be said to be the most expensive and precious thing in the military camp, especially on the battlefield, the mortality rate of war horses is extremely large, and the losses are also the greatest, and there may be casualties of war horses in ordinary training.But the birth and growth of a war horse is also extremely difficult, and in the case of Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou being attacked everywhere, the war horse is even more precious.It is really difficult to have 100 war horses per month, and arrows and feathers are extremely important weapons and materials whether they are attacking or defending.Jiangdong suddenly wants to purchase such a huge quantity, there must be some conspiracy, it is not that Jiangdong wants to build cavalry.It is precisely because of the main force of the Jiangdong naval army and the lack of infantry and cavalry that it is difficult for Jiangdong to compete in the Central Plains like other princes for a while.If Jiangdong had a strong cavalry, the consequences would be different, thinking of this, a feeling of uneasiness kept thinking in Zhao Yu's mind.Suddenly, one of them responded on his behalf: "A hundred war horses, 50,000 arrow feathers are just a fraction of the bucket for our army, as long as Your Excellency is sincere, when we return to the state city, we can immediately send people to communicate with them and carry out material freight channels." ”The person who spoke was none other than Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.In the face of Guo Jia's words, not only everyone in Jiangdong was surprised, but even Zhao Yu and his party were also a little surprised.However, everyone knows Guo Jia's words and deeds better, and knows that he must have meant what he said when he said this, so they all pretended to be calm and did not speak.Sun Quan couldn't help but take the lead in asking: "Do you really have any doubts about this transaction between the two armies?"
Guo Jia immediately retorted: "It is really a blessing for our army to be able to meet such a strong ally in Jiangdong, what is there any doubt about this." ”"Very good, come, celebrate the alliance of our two armies and drink together."
Under Sun Quan's opening, the personnel of the two armies finally gave up the previous estrangement and instantly became happy and happy, and everyone let go of everything and drank happily.It's just that a few people have hidden things, such as Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, and one is Lu Xun.It wasn't until the banquet was dismissed and Zhao Yu and the others returned to their rest residence that they had the opportunity to ask Guo Jia curiously: "Fengxiao, why did you agree to Zhou Yu's trading request so readily today, war horses and arrow feathers are very important to our army, if so many are sold every month, I am afraid it will be a little unbearable for our army." ”Guo Jia said calmly: "Jia naturally understands the lord's intentions, but at that time in the hall, if we don't agree to the other party's request, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave Jiangdong safely."
Moreover, Ejia's guess that the reason why the other party proposed such a deal must have been premeditated. ”Dian Wei couldn't help but ask curiously: "What kind of premeditated plan can they have" Suddenly, Lu Xun on the side spoke: "I'm afraid that Sun Quan and Zhou Yu want to take Jingzhou." ”As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, but Guo Jia couldn't help but look at Lu Xun with a hint of surprise and said: "I didn't expect Bo Yan to think of it with me, lord, it seems that I didn't guess wrong, Jiangdong wants to attack Jingzhou." ”Zhao Yu took a step closer and asked: "Then do we have to agree to exchange materials with Jiangdong, if we don't get along with Jiangdong, it is difficult to guarantee that Jiangdong will not be an enemy of me along with Cao Cao in the future." ”Facing Zhao Yu's question, Guo Jia and Lu Xun glanced at each other, and Guo Jia said slowly: "As for how to choose, in fact, it ultimately depends on your decision." ”"My decision," Zhao Yu couldn't help but wonder.Guo Jia slowly analyzed it: "Although Jingzhou is still in charge of Liu Biao at the moment, the Cai family, the largest group in Jingzhou, has an extraordinary relationship with the lord, and the lord supported Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong that day, so it is a matter of time before Liu Cong inherits the position of Jingzhou."
In other words, Jingzhou is the closest alliance of our army, and now Jiangdong wants to ally with our army, and the purchase of our army's war horse is to want to enter Jingzhou. ”Zhao Yu immediately said without thinking: "For me, Jingzhou is like a ploughing ox, with fertile land and superior water army.Although the soldiers and horses are not as strong as Cao Cao and Zhou Yu, it is still no problem to improve themselves.And the people in Jiangdong are like jackals, although they don't seem to be big at the moment, but if they are allowed to indulge and grow, they will one day bite me back.I'd rather be with a ploughing ox every day than have an ambitious jackal by my side for half a moment. ”As soon as Zhao Yu's voice fell, everyone immediately said in unison: "The lord is wise." ”At the end, Lu Xun said: "Although the lord has made a decision, but at this moment we are in Jiangdong, it is better to be careful, Jiangdong Sun family and Zhou Yu are not idle people.We must hide from them and return as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no guarantee that nothing will go wrong. ”Guo Jia hurriedly echoed: "What Bo Yan said is extremely true, the lord should be ready, stay for a few more days, and then set off and return as soon as possible."
If someone stays and obstructs it, it can be said that a messenger has come to report that there are people in Xuzhou who are in turmoil and need to go to quell it in person, and Sun Quan does not dare to stop it. ”"Okay, just do it, and we'll leave in two days."
For the past three days, Zhao Yu took a group of people to play in the city all day long, and he was idle every day, so that Sun Quan and the others couldn't guess each other's thoughts at all.It wasn't until three days later that Zhao Yu suddenly came to see Sun Quan and Zhou Yu with a panicked look.According to Guo Jia's original words, he informed Xuzhou word for word that there was chaos and needed to be quelled, at first Sun Quan and Zhou Yu also considered that Zhao Yu would leave one day, and secretly thought of many ways and excuses to delay and stay, but they never thought that Zhao Yu would find such a reason.Looking at his nervous look, Sun Quan couldn't help but suspect that something seemed to have happened to Xuzhou, so he had to say: "Since the adult has something important to do, then Sun Quan will not keep too much of it, I just hope that the adult can remember the matter of our two armies, and after the adult calms down the incident, I will send someone to send a military ship to Jizhou to find the adult." ”Zhao Yu immediately said: "Sun Taishou just rest assured, after I calm down the incident, I will immediately start preparing the first batch of supplies and send someone to contact Taishou in advance." ”Seeing that Zhao Yu said so sincerely, Sun Quan seemed to be reassured, nodded slightly, and said again: "My lord left this time, I specially asked people to prepare some small gifts, and I hope that my lord will not dislike it." ”"Zhao Yu, thank you Sun Taishou."
When Sun Quan and his entourage sent Zhao Yu onto the ship, temporary, Zhou Yu suddenly called Guo Jia and said: "I have heard of Guo Fengxiao's ghost talent for a long time, but it is a pity that I have not been able to fight with him, but I hope that you and I will not have this kind of opportunity in this life." ”Guo Jia immediately replied: "Brother Gongjin's eloquence is also widely spread, Feng Xiaotong is looking forward to it, but he is also unwilling to fight with Gongjin." ”As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Zhou Yu stepped forward and whispered in a voice that only Guo Jia himself could hear: "However, this trick you gave to Zhaozhou's pastor this time is very ingenious, and I thought of all kinds of reasons but didn't think of this, admire." ”After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu returned to his original position again and looked at Guo Jia with a smile, but Guo Jia smiled and said nothing, everything was silent.After sending Zhao Yu and his party away, Sun Quan couldn't wait to chase after Zhou Yu and asked: "Gong Jin, do you say that this Zhao Yu is playing some tricks?"
”Zhou Yu thought for a while and said again: "In my guess, there must be nothing wrong with Xuzhou this time, this is just an excuse for Zhao Yu to leave." ”Sun Quan couldn't help but complain a little: "Since Gong Jin guessed why didn't he stop them" Zhou Yu explained: "Lord, the tiger and the dragon can't be trapped with the beast cage, even if we have all kinds of reasons to trap him, he has a thousand excuses to escape.What's more, Zhao Zilong, Dian Wei, and Gan Xingba around him are all fierce generals in the world, and they are not ordinary generals who can deal with them, so it is better to show them friendly, so that they can help us capture Jingzhou. ”Sun Quan immediately praised: "It is worthy of Gong Jin, it is really great wisdom, and there is Gong Jin in the world." ”Zhou Yu suddenly asked: "Lord, can there be a reply to the letter sent by Gong Jin to Cao Cao before" "I wrote to Cao Cao according to Gong Jin's meaning, probably because of the long distance, I haven't received a reply from Cao Cao, but I have received another secret letter." ”After Sun Quan finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Yu with a mysterious expression.Zhou Yu asked rhetorically: "Oh, look at the look of the lord, Zhou Yu is very curious about who wrote the letter." ”Sun Quan said without concealment: "It is Liu Bei Liu Xuande, who is known as the emperor's uncle today." ”: