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Compared with the triumphant cheers of Jiangxia Military Camp, the Jiangdong Military Camp seemed particularly quiet, and a depressing atmosphere spread throughout the camp. Huang Gai led his army to raid Cao's water camp. Not only did he fail, he was wiped out by the entire army. Even Huang Gai was captured by Cao's army, which became a great humiliation for the Jiangdong Army.

It is also true that the Jiangdong Army had some complaints, which was dissatisfaction with the governor Zhou Yu, and he failed in the first battle. However, the Jiangxia Army and Cao Army had never lost many battles. In the army, heroes have always been judged by success or failure. If they lose, they will be defeated, but they will not care about why they fail.

At night, Lu Su passed through a large tent and quickly walked towards Zhou Yu's central tent. He suddenly slowed down. He heard someone talking about the war during the day. This was Shi Ci's voice. The dozen other people in the tent seemed to be ordinary generals in the army.

"Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Failure is not terrible. The key is whether this failure is necessary. Huang Gongfu underestimated Cao Cao's naval army and thought that only a few people could kill Cao's naval camp to seize the flag. He could be so impulsive, but I think the governor should not be so careless. There is no need for this failure."

Shi Ci has always been famous for her straightforwardness, and she can say whatever she wants. She can say that she is unrestrained. When Lu Su heard that he criticized the governor so much, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Just as he was about to leave, he heard another officer say, "What will happen to this failure?"

Lu Su couldn't help but slow down again, and Shi Ci snorted coldly, "The consequences are of course very serious. Today, Jiangxia's army won a great victory, but our army was defeated. Moreover, this is the first time to fight, which has a great impact on the morale of the army. The governor acted so aggressively, and I don't know how many people's hearts were cold. At least in front of the Jiangxia army, we can't raise our heads."

Lu Su couldn't help but sigh secretly. Shi Ci's words reached his heart. Not only did he not be able to raise his head, but the Jiangdong Army would also inevitably be affected if he wanted to win the dominance. I guess he would have to follow the arrangements of Jiangxia Army in the future.

Lu Su didn't want to listen any longer and left quickly. Every time he walked through a few big tents, he always heard soldiers discussing the matter, and his words were either angry or depressed.

"It's so embarrassing. Before the war begins, I will lose the general first."

"Hey, the governor is still young and energetic. If General Cheng was in charge of the army, he wouldn't have been so careless."

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Lu Su was in a heavy mood. As soon as he left, he soon arrived at Zhou Yu's central army tent. From a distance, he saw Zhou Yu walking with his hands in front of the tent, lowering his head, as if he was thinking about something. The soldier was about to report, but Lu Su waved his hand and signaled not to disturb the governor, but he stood aside and waited patiently.

Zhou Yu felt something, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Su, and smiled and said, "Why is Jing here?"

"Come and see the governor. It's very cold outside. Why is the governor not in the account?"

"I am a person who is prone to fever and needs to calm down outside."

Lu Su smiled bitterly, "The Governor is telling a joke."

"It's better to get in and say that standing outside is not a way to entertain guests."

Zhou Yu invited Lu Su into his tent, ordered his personal soldiers to pour two cups of hot tea, and asked with a smile: "I guess everyone in the camp is scolding me, right?"

After a while, Lu Su said: "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, don't take it to your heart."

"Of course I won't be worried about a defeat, but if I have trouble, I have to find a way to solve it."

"The Governor is saying..."

Lu Su asked tentatively: "General Huang's affairs"

"Yes, I have to find a way to fight a war and capture several generals of Cao's army to exchange for the rebuttal. I'm afraid that Cao Cao will not fight with me again."

Lu Su hesitated for a moment and asked, "The Governor thinks how much impact the battle today will have?"

The smile on Zhou Yu's face disappeared, his expression became solemn. After a long time, he said: "There will definitely be an impact. At least when discussing the combat plan with the Jiangxia army, we have no say, and it will have a certain impact on the future division of interests. Respect, I understand in my heart that I will apologize to Mr. Wu, you don't have to worry about me."

At this moment, a soldier reported at the door: "I reported to the governor, there was a person outside the camp, saying that he was an old friend of the governor, but someone recognized him as the envoy of Cao's army last time."

"Jiang Gan is here"

Lu Su was the first to react. His heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but think of Liu Jing, but he didn't say it, just said: "Governor, I'm afraid that Jiang Gan's coming here is related to General Huang."

"I think so, Cao Cao asked me to offer a offer."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "But Jiang Yi is indeed my old friend, I want to greet him in person."

Zhou Yu immediately went out of the camp. Lu Su hesitated for a moment and followed. Outside the camp, Jiang Gan was worried. He really didn't like his identity. He appeared to represent Prime Minister Cao, but in fact he was controlled by Liu Jing.

On the surface, Cao Cao wanted to provoke the relationship between Jiangdong and Jiangxia, but in fact, he made Prime Minister Cao step into Liu Jing's trap.

Prime Minister Cao gave a handwritten letter to Zhou Yu, but Jiang Gan knew that he could not give this letter to him, at least until Liu Jing agreed, he could not give it to Zhou Yu, and he had to keep it.

At this time, the camp gate opened, Zhou Yu quickly came out and laughed and said, "Yi, why did you leave without saying goodbye in Qichun County this time? I must punish you ten glasses of wine to relieve my grievances."

Jiang Gan bowed and said, "Gongjin, I came here on the order of the Prime Minister. Let's talk about official affairs first, and then reminisce about the past, how about it?"

"Well, I should talk about business first, and talk about it in detail in my Central Army tent."

Zhou Yu invited Jiang Gan into the central army tent. At this time, Shi Ci, Zhou Tai, Lu Meng, Chen Wu, and chief clerk Kan Ze and others came to the tent after hearing the news. When everyone saw that it was Jiang Gan, their faces suddenly sank. At the last banquet, Jiang Gan insulted the previous lord Sun Ce, which made them feel resentful.

On the big tent, Zhou Yu and Jiang Gan sat opposite each other, and everyone stood below. They all knew that Jiang Gan must have come for Huang Gai's affairs, and everyone was filled with worries.

Jiang Gan bowed and said, "I am here to talk about General Huang Gai on the order of Prime Minister Cao. First, let me explain that General Huang Gai was captured alive and is now imprisoned in the camp, and everything is fine."

Cao Cao asked Jiang Gan to come this time, and he did have the intention of alienating Jiangdong Army and Jiangxia Army. He first let Jiang Gan reveal that Huang Gai was betrayed by Liu Jing behind the scenes, which aroused the anger of Jiangdong Army. Then he exchanged Huang Gai for Ma Yan. Liu Jing would definitely refuse. As long as Huang Gai was killed because of this, both of them would inevitably turn against each other.

But Cao Cao never dreamed that Jiang Gan had become a two-faced man. He deliberately hid Liu Jing from behind the scenes and used Zhang Ji's opportunity to betray Huang Gai in Cao's camp and only talked about the transaction.

Zhou Yu heard that Huang Gai was well, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart and asked, "I don't know what conditions do you need to put General Huang back?"

"Prime Minister Cao's conditions are very simple. He deeply hated that Ma Yan killed Zhu Ling and surrendered. He must tear the man apart, so Ma Yan had to replace Huang Gai."

Zhou Yu and the generals all looked embarrassed on their faces. They looked at each other. Ma Yan had surrendered to Liu Jing. How could he use him to exchange for Huang Gai? Zhou Yu asked coldly again: "What if I can't get Ma Yan?"

Jiang Gan shook his head, "We don't want to get to that point, but Prime Minister Cao asked me to tell the governor that if Ma Yan could not be handed over in the sky, Cao's army would use yellow gauze to sacrifice the flag."

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Lu Su settled Jiang Gan and hurried back to the central army tent. At this time, Zhou Yu was the only one left in the tent, sitting at the table in a daze.

Lu Su had never seen Zhou Yu so despair. He could feel the huge pressure he was under. He couldn't help but sigh and advised: "It's over, so we should think of a way to rescue General Huang as soon as possible."

Zhou Yu sighed for a while, "If there is any length or shortness of the reversal, how can I explain it to the Marquis of Wu?"

Huang Gai was one of the elders of Jiangdong and had a high status in Jiangdong. Because he was very excited, he allowed him to challenge Cao's army. As a result, he was captured. Once Cao Cao used it to sacrifice the flag, Zhou Yu could not explain to Sun Quan or to the elders of Jiangdong. This made Zhou Yu feel depressed.

Lu Su had no choice but to comfort him and said, "At this point, I can only go to Liu Jing to see if he can hand over Ma Yan to us."

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Jing, do you think it's possible, Ma Yan just surrendered to Liu Jing, and now he is handing him over to Cao Cao. Could Liu Jing agree to such a ridiculous condition?"

"But... I have to try it out. The world is bustling with people, all for profit, and the world is bustling with people, all for profit. As long as you give enough benefits to Liu Jing, he may not agree."

Zhou Yu hesitated for a long time. Although he didn't want to find Liu Jing, there was no way. Moreover, Lu Su said something reasonable. It was just such a big favor to exchange for benefits. I don't know what benefits to do, but Liu Jing agreed.

"Okay, tomorrow morning, I'll accompany me to Liu Jing's camp." Zhou Yu said helplessly.

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The camp where Jiang Gan lives is not far from Zhou Yu's tent. Although he had met Zhou Yu and explained the matter, his mission had been completed in a certain way, Jiang Gan was still uneasy, as if he had done something huge and detrimental to him, which would be revealed at any time.

He really couldn't calm down. After all, he concealed what Cao Cao had told him again and did not reveal the truth about Huang Gai's defeat to Zhou Yu, which made him feel very guilty, but it was more of a kind of fear. Once Zhou Yu confronted Cao Cao, his life would be over.

Jiang Gan stood in front of the tent with his hands behind his back and sighed. He felt like he was trapped in a huge quagmire. He struggled to figure it out, but the result was that he fell deeper and deeper. What should he do in the future...

At this moment, a soldier came with a mattress and some daily use and smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, I am ordered by the Deputy Governor of Lu to send some daily use to the teacher, where to put the things?"

"It's fine to put it in the big tent."

Jiang Gan quickly took the soldiers into the tent, pointed to the bed and said, "It's fine to put it on the couch, I will sort it out myself."

The soldier put the things on the couch and saw that there was no one around, but he took out a letter from his arms, stuffed them into the bedding in front of Jiang Gan, smiled at Jiang Gan, turned around and left.

Jiang Gan was stunned. An unknown soldier actually sent him a letter. This must be Liu Jing, and he was simply omnipresent.

Jiang Gan hurriedly found the letter from the bedding and opened it with trembling hands. As expected, it was Liu Jing's handwritten letter.

The letter said it very clearly. If he was unwilling to do it, he would return the original letter of guarantee to Sun Quan to Cao Cao.

Jiang Gan felt dizzy and sat heavily on the bed, sweating all over, and felt a deep sense of fear.
Chapter completed!