Ziyu's Three Axes Block Ziyu

Sun Quan sat up straight and tugged at his wrinkled robes, asking in a low voice, "Never mind the infantry and cavalry of Jiangxia. We of Jiangdong are known for our navy; I only wish to know the strength of their fleet."

"Er, although Fa Xiaozhi treated me with warmth, he did not go so far as to disclose military secrets. However, Li Yi arrived with a fleet to report midway, and given the forest of warships at the Jiangxia docks, the number of their naval forces should not be small," Zhuge Jin replied.

"Is that Li Yi the General of the Household responsible for the Jiao Province Navy?"

"That should be him."

Sun Quan stroked his beard and speculated, "The Jiao Province Navy numbers no more than a few thousand. For Lan Tian to have dispatched him all the way to Jiangxia, could it be to guard against us making a comeback?"

"Er, this subordinate truly does not know, but Lan Tian is full of tricks; our past intelligence may not all be true," Zhuge Jin analyzed.

Sun Quan gasped; Zhuge Jin's unintentional remark made him feel a lingering fear. Perhaps it was because he had received faulty intelligence from the start that he had been so thoroughly outplayed by Lan Tian. He sighed, "What Ziyu says is very true. But since even Fa Zheng and Xu Shu cannot make the final decision, who knows when we will ever get our captives back."

"Perhaps we must wait until the war in Xiangfan concludes," Zhuge Jin said with a helpless, bitter smile.

Sun Quan waved his hand gently, signaling for Zhuge Jin to leave. "Ziyu, you have had a hard journey. Go back and rest first."

"Understood." Zhuge Jin rose to salute. As he stepped backward, he accidentally trod on