Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 296 290. Partial Division
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Feng Xi stood in front of the carriage, which held Sun Quan's body. Although it had been bumpy for several days, Xu Shu had still performed a simple antiseptic treatment, and now Sun Quan's body was still well preserved except for a few wounds caused by powerful bows and crossbows.

Sun Quan's identity had already been checked. Xu Shu checked it once, and Feng Xi also checked it once. The person who checked it was naturally old man Zhang Zhao.

Zhuge Jin and his family went up the river two days ago, preparing to reunite with his brother in Chengdu. Therefore, the most suitable person to examine the body in Jiangdong at present is naturally Zhang Zhao, who once taught Sun Quan.

The old man was also extremely shocked when he saw Sun Quan's body, and then he burst into tears and cried on the spot. Feng Xi had lived two lives, and seeing old man Zhang Zhao like this, he always felt that things were not simple. This old man must have concealed something. Unfortunately, Sun Quan did not wait until that time, and was ambushed and shot to death by Xu Shu.

After confirming that this was Sun Quan's real body, Feng Xi ordered the matter to be announced to Jiangdong, announcing that the "Wu Kingdom" which had just been established for only a few months was completely destroyed. At the same time, he also ordered the coroner and other professionals in Jianye City to find a way to continue the embalming of Sun Quan's body.

Feng Xi naturally could not handle Sun Quan's body without authorization, and the body had to be transported to Chengdu. No matter how bad Sun Quan was, he was still the king of a country. It was true that Feng Xi was responsible for destroying the country, but the emperor's body was a rare thing. If he wanted to use it to do something, it would not be Feng Xi's concern.

"Did Lord Xu Shu tell us what to do next?"

Feng Xi asked the soldiers from the Shenwu Camp who escorted the body over.

"Grand Commander, Military Advisor Xu said that he would follow the Grand Commander's orders and continue south to recapture Kuaiji County."

The soldiers of the Shenwu Camp answered truthfully, and Feng Xi nodded with satisfaction. It was great to have Xu Shu in Jingzhou, as he had the capital to fight on two fronts.

Originally, it was difficult for the Jingzhou army to fight on two fronts. Even if they could, they would be temporary battles that did not require much preparation, such as sweeping the surrounding counties, conquering and guarding a city, etc.

Feng Xi had never dared to send a detachment of troops to a remote place. No one in Jingzhou could lead a detachment of troops independently and respond to changes while understanding his strategic deployment, except for himself.

However, the arrival of Xu Shu solved this problem. Xu Shu himself was a resourceful man, and was more than qualified to be an ordinary military advisor.

On this basis, Xu Shu was also able to lead troops on his own and become a talented general.

During this Eastern Expedition, Feng Xi's main force was Feng Xi's own army and Zhang Nan's navy, which went down the Yangtze River as a frontal attack. Xu Shu's detachment was the Han army that had previously captured Yuzhang County.

However, because Wu County was unable to distinguish the specific situation at that time, and the two Han army units were active in the Pengli Lake area at the same time, the Wu army scouts did not know that these were two units, and simply thought that Feng Xi had divided his troops to capture Yuzhang County.

After that, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan continued down the river to attack Jianye, while Xu Shu took Bao Yi and the Xi brothers and headed east from Poyang County, along the Zhejiang River to attack She County, and crossed Fuchun Mountain to take Qiantang.

At this time, the Shanyue people were causing chaos in the heart of the Eastern Wu, which led to poor communications. Feng Xi's frontal battlefield was advancing too fast, which made it impossible for many Eastern Wu scouts to deliver news to the Wu army. In addition, Xu Shu's speed was not slow either. When many counties saw the Han army approaching, they almost surrendered without any resistance. Therefore, when Feng Xi was still fighting with Bu Zhi outside Jianye City, Xu Shu had already captured Qiantang County and cut off the connection between Wujun and Kuaiji County.

After that, Xu Shu analyzed it and thought that it would be meaningless to go south to Kuaiji County. It would be better to go north to Wu County and cut off the retreat of Dongwu. Although Feng Xi's troops were sharp, these princes would inevitably have some means of escape. At that time, Sun Quan would have no other way to retreat and could only flee eastward to Wu County.

What Xu Shu had to do was simple. They got a lot of Wu army's clothes and armor along the way. Bao Yi pretended that they were soldiers temporarily recruited by Lu Fan, the governor of Kuaiji County, and they went west through Wu County to rush to Jianye.

Xie Cheng, the governor of Wu County, wanted to ask Bao Yi a few more questions, but was killed by Bao Yi. The three thousand soldiers of the Shenwu Camp disguised as Wu troops, led by Bao Yi, were rampaging in Wu County. How could the less than two thousand county soldiers in the city resist them?

With Bao Yi's internal and external cooperation, Xu Shu's army directly controlled the Wujun county city and captured the prefect Sun Lang alive. At the same time, they learned from Sun Lang that Jianye had been surrounded by Feng Xi's army.

"Military Advisor Xu, should we send our troops directly westward to join the Grand Commander and his men and attack Jianye together?"

After Bao Yi took control of Wujun, he asked Xu Shu. Bao Yi was not a rebellious person, and he always followed Xu Shu's orders meticulously. In addition, Xu Shu was indeed very capable. He led Bao Yi and the Xi brothers to attack the rear of Dongwu as if they were in an empty space. Therefore, Bao Yi admired Xu Shu's ability even more.

"General Bao, I'm afraid there's no need for us to go to Jianye. With the ability of the Grand Commander, it's only a matter of time before we conquer Jianye. If we leave rashly, Kuaiji County may take advantage of the opportunity. If we let Sun Quan go by mistake, all our efforts will be in vain."

Xi Hong, the governor of Lingling who was temporarily transferred to serve under Xu Shu, shook his head and did not agree with Bao Yi's idea.

"What Governor Xi said is correct. If Sun Quan is defeated by the Grand Commander and flees in a panic, his first stop will definitely be Wujun. In the next few days, have the scouts gather more information and have them change into Wu army uniforms. Tell them to be careful and pretend to be Wu army members if they encounter them."

Xu Shu agreed with Xi Hong's opinion. Now that Jianye has fallen, it is inevitable. His army was just icing on the cake. If Wujun is controlled, it will be more effective to wait for the remnants of the Eastern Wu.

So at Xu Shu's request, Wujun was disguised as if it had not been lost, and Han army scouts often patrolled the road from Jianye to Wujun. Finally, their hard work paid off, and Sun Quan, who had escaped a disaster by using Zhuge Jin's family, arrived.

When the scouts returned to Wujun, they reported the situation to Xu Shu and Bao Yi. Xu Shu made a prompt decision and found a very smart scout. He personally taught him a few words of dialogue and asked him to go and lure Sun Quan and others to Wujun.

Fortunately, Sun Quan never expected that Wujun, which was supposed to be a safe rear, had fallen without anyone noticing, and he excitedly rushed into the city gate of Wujun.

The final result is what it is now. Sun Quan died, and the product of his last few months of madness, the Wu Kingdom, also disappeared into ashes.

(End of this chapter)