Since both Sun Quan and Liu Bei were ready to break off relations at any time, Sun Quan was not unprepared either; he had always been well-prepared. He was just waiting for the word "start the fight" to come, and then he would take up his spear and go into battle.
The outcome is determined by force.
Sun Quan wrote a letter to Lu Su, asking him to propose marriage to Guan Yu.
Meanwhile, Qiao Jingjing was in Xiamen.
Gulangyu Island.
Those days of working three days and resting two, and then eating different kinds of seafood every other week, were very leisurely.
Qiao Jingjing had originally planned to live a life of seclusion.
Although he had fulfilled Sun Shangxiang's wish.
But then there was Sun Yerong, who replaced Sun Shangxiang to complete that tragic mission.
Even though she wanted to stay out of worldly affairs, Qiao Jingjing still couldn't rest easy.
She always kept an eye on Jingzhou.
Liu Bei has already gone to Sichuan.
Logically and conventionally, Lady Sun, also known as Sun Yerong, should have been taken back to Jiangdong by Sun Quan.
But the reality took a turn here.
Sun Yerong did not return to Jiangdong.
Sun Yerong and Zhuge Liang went to Sichuan one after the other.
Qiao Jingjing knew that once Liu Bei went to Sichuan, he would repeat the same pattern and arrange marriages with powerful and influential families in Sichuan once again.
Regardless of how harmonious and inseparable Liu Bei and Lady Sun appeared on the surface when they were in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.
Political marriages cannot withstand the test of self-interest.
Sun Yerong will ultimately be let down.
Qiao Jingjing was unwilling for her people to end up like this.
Coconut Flakes is such a good girl, she deserves good karma.
Therefore, Qiao Jingjing made a very unexpected decision.
She said to Aro and Ling Tong:
"Let's go, let's go somewhere else to have fun!"
The sea is beautiful, the sun is shining, and the seafood is delicious, but there are typhoons, and the weather can change suddenly. Why don't we go to Sichuan instead?
There, many, many, many years ago, was a sea. Now it's incredibly prosperous, producing grains, fine wines like Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, Luzhou Laojiao, Honghualang, and Qinghualang, as well as giant pandas and hot pot..."
!
What exactly is the purpose of going to Sichuan?
Enjoying fine wine, after all.
Or is there another purpose?
A Luo and Ling Tong found it quite difficult to carry out Qiao Jingjing's decision.
The reason they are living peacefully now is because they are all in Jiangdong territory.
Because Jiangdong is relatively peaceful and stable, they travel around, disguise themselves to avoid attracting attention, and each of them is skilled in martial arts, so self-defense is not difficult.
To leave Jiangdong's territory, one must travel from Guizhou, cross the Chishui River to Jiangyang, pass Rongzhou, and then go upstream along the Min River to Chengdu.
They said they traveled by boat the whole way.
Experience the scenery of the Yangtze River and the turbidity and grandeur of the Min River.
And they even brought the kids along!
This level of security is extremely difficult to achieve.
"What are you all so nervous about! We're just going sightseeing! Even if we get spotted, we'll just identify ourselves!"
"Don't worry! With my current status and position, Da Qiao, while I can't do whatever I want in this world, I'm absolutely confident I can keep my life."
Qiao Jingjing was so confident that she didn't even send a message to Sun Quan.
Ling Tong and A Luo are not allowed to cause trouble.
"Don't let them know! If they find out, they'll be in a real panic! Let them mind their own business, and we can be more at ease!"
Sun Quan and Guan Yu wanted to discuss marriage between their children.
This can be considered Jiangdong's "openly repairing the plank road" strategy.
Qiao Jingjing set off from Guizhou, passing through Chishui and Jiangyang, and arrived in Sichuan, intending to bring Sun Yerong back.
This is a covert maneuver by Jiangdong.
As expected, Guan Yu sternly rejected the plank road that had been openly constructed.
Guan Yu was awesome.
When Cao Cao treated him with great courtesy, granting him the title of Marquis of Hanshou and the prized Red Hare horse, he was treated with great respect.
Guan Yu's attitude towards Cao Cao was very amicable: he would find an excuse to surrender to the Han Dynasty but not to Cao Cao.
When it came to Sun Quan, he wanted to arrange a marriage between Guan Yu and his children.
Guan Yu, despite being a warrior, was also quite savvy when it came to politics.
Guan Yu cursed Sun Quan:
"How can a tiger's daughter marry a dog's son!"
Guan Yu was a tiger, and Sun Quan was a dog.
Guan Yu gave Lu Su, the matchmaker sent by Sun Quan, a thorough dressing-down.
Lu Su was just short of running away with his head in his hands.
"Get out of here! Get far away! Don't ever mention this again! Watch out for my Green Dragon Crescent Blade!"
Guan Yu expressed his loyalty to his sworn brother Liu Bei in this way.
Sun Quan understood this perfectly well.
Even though Sun Quan understood, he could only sigh inwardly, thinking it was a pity.
It's a pity that Guan Yu was such a clear-headed and loyal man.
It's a pity we're not on the same path!
All right.
Next.
Jiangdong is about to concentrate its firepower and target Guan Yu.
Recapture Jingzhou.
Sun Quan simply didn't believe that Liu Bei, having just taken control of Xichuan, a region still in disarray and fraught with uncertainty, could possibly spare the time to rescue Guan Yu.
The strange things Liu Bei did in Jingkou back then.
And then there was Zhuge Liang's scheming against Jiangdong at that time.
Sun Quan then explained the details to them one by one.
Those who coveted Jingzhou, those who coveted Da Qiao, those who coveted the women of Jiangdong—Sun Quan made them pay with their blood.
Because Liu Bei's main forces had gone to Xichuan, his strength in Jingzhou was relatively weak.
Sun Quan was certainly not afraid that Liu Bei would ally with Cao Cao.
At this moment, Liu Bei and Cao Cao could not unite at all.
Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, and Cao Cao was too afraid of Liu Bei to possibly make peace with him!
After Liu Bei, he could travel from Sichuan along Mianzhou and Lizhou, out of Hanzhong, and then threaten Cao Cao's heartland.
Will Cao Cao still ally with Liu Bei?
The global situation has undergone a tremendous change.
If Sun Quan were Cao Cao, he would have chosen to ally with Jiangdong to deal with Liu Bei.
However, Cao Cao couldn't immediately fathom Sun Quan's attitude. After all, wasn't Sun Quan Liu Bei's brother-in-law?
Cao Cao was so angry that his teeth were grinding together.
They were already preparing to send troops to deal with Liu Bei, but had not yet decided whether to attack Yizhou from Hanzhong and Longxi or to directly attack Guan Yu from Fancheng.
This time, Liu Bei...
This has certainly made them enemies.
Just wait to lose Jingzhou.
Now let's look at Guan Yu.
Guan Yu's fame and reputation grew steadily from the time he was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Hanshou by Cao Cao.
If Jiangdong had sent Zhou Yu to confront Guan Yu, Guan Yu would have been somewhat afraid of him. After all, Zhou Yu was the one who burned the Red Cliffs, causing Cao Cao's powerful crossbows to be reduced to ashes, and a great scholar-general who was on par with Sun Ce in his time.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu had already gone home to recuperate.
Zhou Yu was succeeded by Lu Su, a man who was rather unassuming.
After being severely scolded by Guan Yu, Lu Su was unable to do anything, and to make matters worse, he fell ill and had to return to Jiangdong to recuperate.
The rest were all nobodies, young kids who hadn't even grown up yet.
What was Guan Yu afraid of?
In Guan Yu's view, there was no one left in Jiangdong!
The old folks, like Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, are all too old to stand still. Jiangdong is suffering from a severe shortage of talent; they even sent a mere bodyguard from Lady Da Qiao's side, a man named Ameng, to oppose Guan Yu.
They simply don't respect Guan Yu, this great god!
Guan Yu held firm and defended Maicheng.
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