第124部分(第2/7 页)

ang；　had　surprised　Nanjun；　and　at　hearing　the　same　news　of　Jingzhou　and　Xiangyang；　was　but　natural。　And　this　sudden　fit　of　rage　caused　his　wound　to　reopen。　However；　he　soon　recovered。　All　his　officers　besought　him　to　accept　the　situation。

But　he　said；　〃What　but　the　death　of　that　bumpkin　Zhuge　Liang　will　assuage　my　anger？　If　Cheng　Pu　can　but　aid　me　in　an　attack　on　Nanjun；　I　can　certainly　restore　it　to　the　South　Land。〃

Soon　Lu　Su　came　in；　to　whom　Zhou　Yu　said；　〃I　simply　must　fight　Liu　Bei　and　Zhuge　Liang　till　it　is　decided　which　shall　have　the　upper　hand。　I　must　also　recapture　the　cities。　Perhaps　you　can　assist　me。〃

〃It　cannot　be　done；〃　replied　Lu　Su。　〃We　are　now　at　grips　with　Cao　Cao；　and　victory　or　defeat　is　undecided。　Our　lord　has　not　been　successful　in　overing　Hefei。　Do　not　fight　near　home；　or　it　will　be　like　people　of　the　same　household　destroying　each　other。　Should　Cao　Cao　take　advantage　of　this　position　to　make　a　sudden　descent；　we　should　be　in　a　parlous　condition。　Further；　you　must　remember　that　Liu　Bei　and　Cao　Cao　are　united　by　the　bonds　of　old　friendship。　If　the　pressure　bees　too　great；　Liu　Bei　may　relinquish　these　cities；　offer　them　to　Cao　Cao；　and　join　forces　with　him　to　attack　the　south。　That　would　be　a　real　misfortune。〃

〃I　cannot　help　being　angry；〃　said　Zhou　Yu；　〃to　think　that　we　should　have　used　our　resources　for　their　benefit。　They　get　all　the　advantage。〃

〃Well；　let　me　go　and　see　Liu　Bei　and　talk　reason　to　him。　If　I　can　arrive　at　no　understanding；　then　attack　at　once。〃

〃Excellent　proposal！〃　cried　all　present。

So　Lu　Su；　with　his　escort；　went　away　to　Nanjun　to　carry　out　his　proposal　and　try　to　arrange　matters。　He　reached　the　city　wall　and　summoned　the　gate；　whereat　Zhao　Yun　came　out　to　speak　with　him。

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