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When Zhong Hui heard that Yang Zheng's troops were coming to the east of the river, a big stone fell in his heart.

Zhong Yi didn't bring Ji Kang back, so he couldn't help being disappointed again.

But soon, he was in no mood to feel lost because of this. The five prefectures of Qing, Xu, Yan, Henan, and Jing each recruited 5 or [-] civilians, and each inch of land was pushed forward. Heavy siege.

Sima Zhao also issued an edict of amnesty, as long as he surrendered, his previous crimes would not be prosecuted, and he would return home with forgiveness.

Zhong Hui originally had [-] to [-] Chinese troops under his command, and his home was in Luoyang and Hebei.

Several besieged Wubao castles surrendered one after another.

The army also gradually panicked.

Especially the Shu army, they had no home, and seeing that Huaibei was about to be ruined, there were deserters.

"Captain, it's not too late, but concentrate our forces, break through the road, and motivate the soldiers!" Jiang Bin was so anxious that his mouth was full of blisters.

He had already rejected Sima Zhao's secret surrender before.

If the army is defeated, his brain will be over.

The only thing that made him gratified was that his younger brother Jiang Xian was the prefect in Qin State, and the incense of the Jiang family had not been cut off.

"It's a pity, if Zishang leads the army to come, I will play a tricky trick. If you offer a letter of surrender, you can reproduce the old story of Zhou Gongjin and Huang Gong's overthrow of Chibi!" Zhong Hui waved his sleeves, still so graceful.

Jiang Bin's eyes almost turned black. After getting along for a long time, he became more and more uncertain about Zhong Hui's behavior. I don't know why he was deceived by lard back then. Guo, now he is also a prefect or governor.

After the kings and ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty entered Qin, they were all treated kindly. Dong Jue, Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Liu Yin, Huo Yi, and Luo Xian were all general officials. Even Li Mi, Chen Shou, Chang Ji, and Chang Xu were all favored by the King of Qin. .

Zhong Hui will open his mouth to raise important issues together, and keep his mouth shut to share wealth and honor, until now there is not even a shadow of him.

Other generals such as Wang Han and Jiang Shu also felt deeply regretful. If Jiang Bin hadn't suppressed them, these people would have turned over the table and defected to Sima Zhao.

Seeing the resentful look in Jiang Bin's eyes, Zhong Hui laughed dryly, "General Jiang, don't worry, Sima Jun, Sima Liang, Wang Chen, Lu Qin and his ilk are easy to break. Since Sima Zhao can't use the trick of feigning surrender, why not?" Get someone else."

"Another one?" Jiang Bin thought for a while, "Of course it's Wang Chen!"

Zhong Hui shook his head, "Wang Chen betrayed Mr. Gaogui and went to Sima Zhao. It can be seen that this person is very alert. Lu Qin is smart and upright, so it is difficult for him to succeed. Among the Sima family, Sima Jun is the most handsome. Both civil and military skills cannot be taken lightly. Sima Liang is the most mediocre, and he is eager to make contributions, so the trick of feigning surrender can be used on him, breaking one way, breaking all four ways!"

Of course, Zhong Hui would not be idle every day. His greatest advantage is knowing himself and the enemy, and he is familiar with the character and ability of every general.

Jiang Bin was finally relieved a lot.

Now he doesn't ask for any sharing of wealth and honor, but only asks Zhonghui, this broken ship, not to capsize.

Otherwise, I will be sorry for the tens of thousands of Shu troops under my command.

Zhong Hui personally wrote a pen and wrote a gorgeous eloquent letter, blowing Sima Liang into the mainstay of the Central Plains.

Sima Liang was overjoyed when he received the letter. The governor of the four towns, Sima Liang had the highest seniority, and it was reasonable for Jiang Bin to surrender to him.

If he can get the credit for pacifying Huaibei, Sima Liang can also stand up straight in front of Sima Zhao.

Lin Jin.

Before entering October, it was freezing cold, but this year it was neither cold nor hot.

"Could it be a warm winter?" Yang Zheng was puzzled.

"My child has been watching the sky at half-moon nights, and within a month, there will be no heavy snow." Yang Hong said.

The eldest, Yang Yi, has a military post, the second, Yang Wu, maintains the logistics, and the third, Yang Hong, and his eldest son, Yang Xu, are by his side.

Yang Hong was fond of astronomy since he was a child, and he became well-known in the youth camp. He also studied with Ji Kang, Yang Hu and others for many years, and his numerology and astronomy became more and more advanced.

Ruixue is a prosperous year.

Warm winter is not a good thing for this era.

It means that there is chaos in all seasons, and if there is a severe drought, there will be a severe flood.

At the end of the Three Kingdoms period in history, there were several severe droughts in Yongliang, the Sima family was extravagant and eager to pay heavy taxes, and rebellions in Kansai occurred one after another.

Besides, Yongliang's past few years have all been smooth, too smooth, but there is a crisis.

"Send someone to Huayin to ask Meng Guan!" Yang Zheng ordered.

Meng Guan is also a master of astronomy, and has accurately predicted the weather several times, securing the victory for Yang Zheng.

The reply came at noon the next day, which was almost the same as Yang Hong's conclusion. There will be no rain or snow in the next month.

Yang Zheng became alert, it doesn't matter whether he fights in Hedong or not, it doesn't matter whether Zhong Hui is rescued, if there is a severe drought in Guanzhong, the problem will be serious, if not, the people will flee to Shu, and the hard-working land equalization system will be severely damaged .

Linjin is not far from Chang'an, and Kuaima only takes two or three days.

Yang Zheng wrote to Lu Zhi with his worries.

Everything is prepared.

Even if there is no serious drought this year, there will definitely be droughts in the next few years, and a set of effective preventive measures must be established.

There are too many things to mention about a drought and flood destroying a dynasty.

A few days later, Lu Zhi's reply arrived, saying that this year was indeed a bit abnormal, it wasn't cold when it was supposed to be cold, and there would be disasters next year.

He has transferred grain from Hequ, Xiping, Tianshui, and Nan'an, four major grain-producing areas, to Guanzhong.

No matter how difficult the road is, the grain in Shuzhong must be transported to Guanzhong.

In addition, Qin has four large pastures, and the shortage of food can be alleviated by livestock.

With Lu Zhi's reply, Yang Zheng felt relieved.

The Qin State is so big, it can't be all droughts, right?

Hetao and Hehuang are also known as the land of fish and rice even in later generations.

Hehuang, in particular, is nourished by snow water from the Qilian Mountains and the plateau, and has always maintained its harvest in drought and flood.

Yang Zheng then turned his mind back to the battlefield.

Seeing the end of the year, there is still no sign of heavy snow.

The weather was cold and warm, and the Yellow River was not frozen.

The confrontation continued until December, and the situation remained unchanged.

Chen Qian and Liu Hong led the main force of the Jin army into Hedong.

The pressure in Taiyuan was relieved, and Ma Long could take out his hands to deal with the Huns who were jumping up and down.

It is no longer possible to storm Hedong.

There are 15 Qin troops on the west bank, about 20 to [-] Jin troops on the east bank, and more than [-] Chinese troops from Sima Zhao are standing still in Luoyang.

However, the news from Huaibei shocked the world.

Zhong Hui cheated and made Jiang Bin pretend to surrender to Sima Liang. Sima Liang was mediocre in talent and great success, so he was happy to fall into the trick. He was attacked by Zhong Hui in Yingshang and killed four thousand Jingzhou elites. With tens of thousands of people, Sima Liang himself was also captured. Afterwards, Zhong Hui ordered Jiang Shu to select [-] elite soldiers to cross the Huai River south, detour around Huoqiu, and attack Wang Shen's side fiercely.

Wang Chen has first-class political skills, but his military strategy is mediocre, and he has never fought a war, while Jiang Shu is a fierce general trained by Jiang Wei.

Fighting hand to hand, Jiang Shu fought bravely, Wang Chen was caught off guard, the Huainan soldiers under his command were unwilling to be buried with the Sima family, some of them dispersed in a hurry, and some of them defected before the battle.

Wang Chen was surrounded by hundreds of cavalry and fled to Xuzhou.

Zhonghui led the army to cross the Huai River, Shouchun, Hefei and other important towns had already been carefully worked out. Wherever Zhonghui's army went, the city would be annihilated and Kaesong surrendered.

At this point, Zhonghui leaped across Huainan and Huaibei.