After persuaded Liu Bei to send troops to conquer Xiaopei, Zhuge Liang returned to Jiangdong. After returning to Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang was naturally not idle either. He was busy doing logistics for Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu arranged a large army of hundreds of thousands of waterways on the Chanling line, and the food and drink expenses of these hundreds of thousands of people were handled by Zhuge Liang.

You know, there were no planes, trains, or cars in this era. The transportation of these materials was entirely due to people pulling horses, so the work in the rear was not easier than the front line.

Since Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce took over the position of King Wu, and he must also bear the responsibility of being King Wu. Compared with the old master Sun Jian, Sun Ce seems a little immature. However, in terms of courage, Sun Ce is completely inferior to Sun Jian.

Sun Ce was a man who was willing to delegate power and dared to delegate power. The most important thing in Dongwu now is the war with Qin.

Sun Ce gave the war ahead to Zhou Yu in full, and the transportation of food, grass and weapons in the rear was handed over to Zhuge Liang in full.

Sun Ce knew very well that if he charged in the battle, he would naturally have nothing to say. However, the matters in governing the Eastern Wu were not what he was good at.

Eastern Wu, the Palace of the King of Wu.

"Report..."

The attendant of the Palace of Wu rushed to Sun Ce and knelt on one knee and said, "Report to the King of Wu, the Grand Governor has written a letter."

When Sun Ce heard Zhou Yu's letter, his face suddenly became happy. Sun Ce thought, could Zhou Yu's letter be heard at this time?

However, what Sun Ce never expected was that what came from the front line was not a good news, but news of defeat.

"Hurry up, present the letter from the Grand Commander to the orphan king." Sun Ce said anxiously.

The attendant hurriedly handed over Zhou Yu's letter. Sun Ce took the letter. He couldn't wait to know the contents of the letter.

Sun Ce originally thought that this was a good news from the front line, but after opening the letter, he realized that the situation ahead had become so deteriorated. What made Sun Ce most worried was not the situation ahead, but Zhou Yu's body.

As the saying goes, if people lose their land, people and land will exist. If people lose their land, people and land will be lost. Li Chen's command can be said to be civil officials and fierce generals will be like rain. Compared with the Qin Dynasty, Eastern Wu was originally a small country and weak people. If Zhou Yu had any accident, how could he fight the battlefield?

It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general. It is also a blessing that Zhuge Liang came to surrender, otherwise no one in the entire Eastern Wu would be able to replace Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu had already stated in the letter that he was powerless to do anything about the current situation of the war, and his body could no longer support him. In the letter, Zhou Yu recommended Zhuge Liang to Sun Ce and told him that if he wanted to save the Eastern Wu, it was Zhuge Liang.

After reading this letter, Sun Ce's hands couldn't stop trembling. The last time the front line came to report on the battle was when the Qin army was blocked at Liangjiangkou. Sun Ce originally thought that even if the Eastern Wu army could not win a big victory, he could still stabilize the battle on the Liangjiangkou.

But what Sun Ce never expected was that when the war report came, it almost caused the entire Eastern Wu sky to collapse. Wherever Sun Ce was quietly stunned, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

"Can't it be possible that this Eastern Wu will be destroyed by my Sun Ce."

"Father, father, I'm sorry for you."

"No, no, I, Sun Ce, cannot let the Eastern Wu fall to my hands no matter what." Sun Ce couldn't help but shout in his heart.

After a cup of tea, Sun Ce recovered and ordered the attendant beside him: "Go and invite Mr. Zhuge to come."

The attendant was about to leave, but Sun Ce shouted, "Wait."

"Call all our ministers in Jiangdong here."

Now, the situation on the front line can be said to be extremely critical. Sun Ce knew that it would be impossible to hide it. Since this is the case, it would be better to say it calmly.

About half an hour.

The Palace of King Wu, the main hall.

Sun Ce sat on the main seat, with the following of the civil and military ministers in Jiangdong. Now, the number of civil and military officials in this hall can be said to be far more than that of military generals. At this time, almost all military generals were fighting on the front line, or preparing for war.

Sun Ce ordered people to read out the battle report from the front line loudly. As soon as the battle report came out, the faces of these civil officials and military generals of the Eastern Wu were extremely gloomy.

As soon as he heard that the Qin army had already arrived at the city of Chanling, most of the city of Chanling had been burned down. The commander-in-chief Zhou Yu was seriously ill, and now Chanling is in danger.

These news exploded in the hearts of the ministers of the Eastern Wu, like a bombshell. At this time, some active-minded ministers of the Eastern Wu had already begun to find a way out for Qin to occupy the Eastern Wu.

In this era, for the big family, the interests of the family are far above the country. For them, the first thing they need to protect is the interests of the family.

"I wonder, what do you think of the battle situation on the front line?" Sun Ce looked at everyone and asked in a deep voice.

After Sun Ce asked this, the members of the Eastern Wu ministers were silent, like an ostrich, wishing they could stuff their heads into their waists.

Since fighting with the Qin army, even the great commander Zhou Yu, who has always been invincible in the battle, has suffered repeated defeats. Now these civil officials dare not speak out.

Since you don’t speak of war? What can you say? Speak of surrender. You must know that the old master Sun Jian died at the hands of the Qin army. Who dares to surrender in front of Sun Ce? Isn’t that uncomfortable?

However, let alone, there are really many people in Dongwu. There are really some people who dare to surrender in front of Sun Ce.

"I would like to report to the King of Wu."

"The Qin army is powerful. Since the war started, our Eastern Wu has not been less than 100,000 Erlangs died in the battlefield. The Qin army is powerful and our Eastern Wu is weak. I think this battle should not continue."

"I think that our Eastern Wu should surrender to the King of Qin. Whether it is cutting soil or paying compensation, our Eastern Wu's first goal now should be to stop the spear."

"In ancient times, King Goujian of Yue slept with firewood and tasted gall, and swallowed the powerful Wu with three thousand Yue chariots. I thought that at this time, I, Dongwu, should bear humiliation and bear heavy burdens, pay tribute to the Qin Dynasty, so as to stop the war." Among the crowd, a minister named Xue Zong came out and said.

Xue Zong is not old, about thirty years old. Of course, his official position is not very good, standing in the last row of civil officials.

After Xue Zong finished speaking, the civil officials led by Gu Yong and Zhang Zhao first looked at Xue Zong and then Sun Ce's expression.

Since ancient times, when this weak country faces a strong country, it has always been military generals who are in charge of war and civil officials who surrender. In fact, it is not just a small official like Xue Zong who wants to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, but even important officials from Jiangdong like Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong have the intention to surrender to the Qin Dynasty.

However, since the old master Sun Jian died at the hands of the Qin army, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong did not stand up as the leader.

Now, Xue Zong has taken the initiative to stand up and become the pioneer. Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong naturally want to see Sun Ce's attitude.
Chapter completed!