Chapter 188
The general laughed, Lu Su was ordered by Wu Hou to visit the general. Lu Su smiled bitterly, took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve, and handed it over with both hands.
The guards on the side took the bamboo slips, turned around and handed them to Liu Jue.
This is a little bit of Wu Hou's heart. Lu Su arched his hand and said.
Liu Jue took the bamboo slip, opened it and took a look, it was really a gift, it was all Jiangdong's native products, as well as some precious utensils, it seemed that Lu Su came this time, and he was also fully prepared.
"Thank you Wu Hou for your kindness. Liu Jue put down the bamboo slip and said with a smile: "Zijing is here, I'm afraid it's not just to visit me, right?"
"Marquis Wu sent me over this time, mainly because Cao Cao led the army south, dare to ask the general what his plans are?" Lu Su did not beat around the bush, and directly explained his intention.
Liu Jue suddenly sighed and said: "Cao Cao's army of 800,000, if you want to encircle Xiangfan, it is an easy matter, now I only have two ways, either surrender to Cao Cao, or retreat to the Yangtze River." "
When Lu Su heard this, he was really a little stunned, he had a lot of dealings with Liu Jue, knowing that this person had a strong personality and refused to suffer a loss, why did he retreat when Cao Cao came this time?
"I heard in Jiangdong earlier that the general saved Liu Bei in Xinye, and also defeated the tiger and leopard cavalry, how can he be so afraid of Cao Cao?" Lu Su said hurriedly.
"That's an army of 800,000, if I defend Xiangfan, how can I defend it? The best choice, of course, is to retreat to the Yangtze River and block Cao Cao with a naval army. If I can't stop it, I will have to surrender. Liu Jue sighed and said.
"General, Cao Thief claims to be 800,000, but it's just a bluff, and he may not really have so many troops. Lu Su shook his head and said.
"Even if there are no 800,000 horses, there are always 200,000 or 300,000, I only have 100,000 soldiers and horses in my hands, and half of them are still Jingzhou soldiers left by my father. "
Liu Jue shook his head, but he was smiling secretly in his heart, he wanted me to be in front, you Jiangdong are so cheap, how can there be such a simple thing.
Seeing that Liu Jue didn't seem to be joking, Lu Su couldn't help but be silent for a while, and then said, "I don't know what the general plans next." "
"Well...... this" Liu Jue groaned and said: "Let's talk about it when the thief Cao comes, if Xiangfan really can't hold it, I will immediately retreat to the Yangtze River." "
Lu Su felt incredible, with his understanding of Liu Jue, Liu Jue should fight hard with Cao Cao, block Cao Jun in the Xiangfan area, and confront Cao Cao for a year and a half.
Lu Su arched his hand and said: "The last time the general and Jiangdong clashed, the new steamer, the sharp sword, and the thunderbolt made the Jiangdong army suffer, the general has these sharp weapons, is he afraid that he can't stop Cao Cao?"
Liu Jue shook his head and said: "The war knife is expensive, it can only be equipped with a very small number of elites, the production of thunderbolts is complicated, and the raw materials are difficult to find. "
Lu Su didn't know whether what Liu Jue said was true or not, although he was very puzzled, but he didn't know what to say, if Liu Jue really retreated to the Yangtze River, then Jiangdong couldn't stay out of it.
At this time, Lu Su thought of Liu Bei, although Liu Bei's troops were not much, but he was also a prince, and he also had several good generals under him, and he was also a target to be wooed.
"I don't know what General Zuo Liu Bei means?" Lu Su immediately asked.
Liu Jue sighed and said, "Uncle Huang has been sick these days, and it seems that the situation is not optimistic. "
Lu Su frowned and asked, "General Zuo is sick, I don't know what the illness is?"
"Jin Chuang's scab. Liu Jue looked at Lu Su and slowly spit out four words.
"What? how can this be?" Lu Su shouted, of course he knew that Jin Chuang's scab, if he had this disease, it would basically be hopeless.
"Hey, that day in the first battle of Xinye, Uncle Huang was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, who knew that after coming to Xiangyang, he unfortunately got this disease, he was really jealous!" Liu Jue patted his thigh and said.
Lu Su's heart was suddenly in a mess, if Liu Bei died, then the only way to resist Cao Cao's army would be Liu Jue alone, no wonder Liu Jue wanted to retreat.
But if Liu Jue has the idea of retreating and wants to defend according to the Yangtze River, then Jiangdong will not be able to stay out of the matter.
Lu Su took a deep breath and said to Liu Jue: "General, can you introduce me, I want to visit General Zuo Liu Bei." "
"Of course there is no problem, I will arrange it for Zijing. Liu Jue smiled, and immediately arranged a few guards to take Lu Su to see Liu Bei.
Of course Liu Jue is not interested in going to see it, he has been paying close attention to Liu Bei's condition in the past few days, it is said that Liu Bei is getting sick more and more frequently, and he has invited many doctors to come and see it, all of them say that it is Jin Chuang's disease.
This is undoubtedly Liu Bei's death sentence, or in less than a month, Liu Bei should almost be hanged.
Thinking of this, Liu Jue's heart was relieved, Liu Bei was uneasy and kind, it was a big hidden danger to keep it, get rid of it as soon as possible, and rest assured.
Thinking that Liu Bei also married his two daughters to himself, Liu Jue couldn't help but want to laugh wildly.
On the other side, Lu Su left the Zhennan General's Mansion and, under the leadership of Liu Jue's guards, hurried to Liu Bei's residence.
After handing over the post, it was Zhang Fei who came out to greet him, and he saw Zhang Fei with an anxious face, and arched his hand towards Lu Su and said, "Mr. Lu Su is here to visit, I don't know what you are doing?"
"I came to Xiangyang this time for the sake of Cao's army going south, and I heard that General Zuo was sick, so I came to visit. Lu Su said, asking his entourage to hand over the gifts.
Zhang Fei took the gift casually and said, "In that case, Mr. Lu Su, please sit inside." "
Lu Su asked as he walked, "I don't know how General Zuo's condition is?"
Zhang Fei shook his head, sighed, and said, "Just follow me, sir." "
Lu Su sighed in his heart, could it be that Liu Bei was a hero for a while, and he was really going to die here?
Under the leadership of Zhang Fei, Lu Su came to the backyard, and before he had walked a few steps, he heard a scream, which seemed to be Liu Bei's scream.
Lu Su was taken aback and said, "What's going on?"
"This is my second brother using a soldering iron, burning my eldest brother's wound. Zhang Fei said worriedly.
The ancients did not understand tetanus, and when someone was sick, they often used a soldering iron to burn the wound to prevent the wound from becoming inflamed, but they did not know that this was a way to aggravate the condition and make the patient die faster.
"I heard that General Zuo got Jin Chuang's scab, but it's true. Lu Su asked.
Zhang Fei nodded and said with a wry smile: "I didn't believe it before, but now it seems that this is most likely the case." "
When Lu Su heard this, he immediately lost his mind.