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is invading from both land and water

Cao Cao's real target is not to defeat Liu Bei

but to conquer Wu!

Your Highness governs the vast Southland,

and has many extraordinary gentlemen in your court

If you are determined to oppose Cao Cao's invasion,

then please prepare for war!

My Lord!

Do not fight!

When the late Duke was still alive,

he always told me

that nothing is more important

than the peace of Wu's people!

We cannot fight, my Lord.

That's right. To surrender is not so bad

For the cowardly, in fact, the earlier the better

That way everyone can stop worrying

If that is the case,

then why didn't Liu Bei surrender?

Confucius spoke of giving oneself to justice,

and Mencius spoke of sacrificing for righteousness

Surrendering is not a matter of victory or defeat,

but rather one of virtue!

Cao Cao, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister,

controls the Han Emperor, and

fabricates His Majesty's commands

If he conquers the Southland, he will surely usurp the throne

If we surrender to Cao Cao, then we would be aiding a tyrant

Lord Mayor Liu Bei is of His Majesty's Royal Family

His wisdom is known to the world and respected by the people

If a noble man, who has been loyal to the Han court all his life,

fails to succeed, then that is fate

But, how could he surrender to Cao Cao?

That would be

an unbearable shame!

However, it is fine for Your Highness to surrender

At least, you will be able to keep your life and possessions

At Cao Cao's mercy,

he may let you remain as the ruler of the Southland

So why not?

You are saying I am nothing compared to Liu Bei?

No,

Your Highness shows an outstanding brilliance

greater than that of most and akin to that of Lord Liu

Your Highness is capable of ruling the vast Southland

This alone, is a major advantage over Lord Liu

My Lord,

Mister Zhu-ge has come before you

with a plan for fighting Cao Cao

It would not hurt to hear him out

Though my Lord suffered a recent defeat,

we still have Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun,

as well as the Navy that they command

with at least ten thousand men

If we join forces with the elite generals and troops of Wu,

the alliance will strengthen us both

Although Cao Cao's military outnumbers ours,

more than half of his troops only just surrendered to him

and are not entirely trustworthy

They have traveled over one hundred miles every day

They are exhausted

As the saying goes, a worn spear

cannot even penetrate a thin cloth

Moreover, Northerners are not used to the Southern terrain,

and they have no naval experience

Their abrupt invasion is destined to result in failure

You make well reasoned points

My Lord,

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