Soldiers come to the world

The news of the fall of Jingkou followed the defeated soldiers and fugitives to Jianye, which caused panic among the people of Jianye and the ruling and opposition parties. No one thought that the war would come so fast, and Jingkou fell before they were even ready.

For ordinary people, the landing of the Han army at Jingkou meant the beginning of the war, which immediately triggered a wave of panic buying of supplies. In just half a day, all kinds of daily necessities in only a dozen shops were sold out, and the price of food on the black market Skyrocketing, a bucket of rice is more than a thousand dollars.

Under the panic, there was even a two-way fleeing wave. Women, children and the elderly in the city rushed out of the city, preparing to flee Moling County, while residents outside the city wanted to escape into the county for refuge, crowding the gate of the city.

As for the officials and the army, the landing of the Han army at Jingkou meant that the connection between Jianye and Piling County and Wu County was cut off, and Jiangdong was divided into two battlefields. Whether to recapture Jingkou caused intense debate in the court.

In the meeting hall of the Jianye Palace, more than a hundred high-ranking military officials gathered to discuss the next move of the Jiangdong Army. They were divided into two factions.

The other faction is the conservative faction headed by Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu, advocating the preservation of strength and a decisive battle with the main force of the Han army, rather than spending limited troops on battles like retaking Jingkou.

Sun Quan sat at the head with a gloomy face. He didn't say a word, and he didn't interfere in the debate. His face was uncertain. No one knew what he was thinking.

"Why are military advisers and old generals so afraid of war?"

Lu Meng's voice was very high, and he could hear his inner anger. He said loudly to Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu: "Warrior, courage! If we just watch Jingkou fall, and don't want to take it back, but have to accept defeat, that's a big deal. It will only lead to lower morale and make the army more war-weary."

Lu Meng no longer cared about etiquette because of his anger, but this made Cheng Pu, who attached great importance to the superiority and hierarchy and order, very dissatisfied. In Cheng Pu's view, Lu Meng was just a young man with inexperienced qualifications, but he dared to reprimand himself for fear of war, making him Cheng Pu was very annoyed, he said coldly: "Dudu Lu, please pay attention to what you say, this is not a military camp, nor a tavern, this is Jianye Palace, please pay attention to your identity!"

"I am telling the truth!"

"Is it true that I am afraid of fighting?"

Cheng Pu snorted heavily, "When I followed the Former Lord to crusade against the Yellow Turban and fought on the battlefield, you were probably still breastfeeding. You knew what war is, what courage is, and what fear of war is? What right do you have to criticize me? ?”

"You!" Lu Meng was trembling with anger, pointing at Cheng Pu but unable to say a word.

At this moment, Zhang Zhao smoothed things over with a smile and said, "You don't have to be angry, Dudu Lu. We're just discussing the matter. Of course, I also hope to take back Jingkou, but the matter is not that simple. We have to face the reality and not act on our will."

Lu Meng ignored Cheng Pu no longer, and turned to Zhang Zhao, "Excuse me, military advisor, what reality do we need to face?"

"It's very simple. If we want to take back Jingkou, we must send troops. Then I would like to ask Governor Lu, how many troops do we need? Should we send troops from Jianye or from Wu County? If we send troops from Jianye, then the troops on the river outside Jianye City How should the Han army respond? If troops are dispatched from Wu County, will the Han army in Kuaiji County take the opportunity to go north?"

"The military division is too extreme. Sending troops to recapture Jingkou does not require the use of many troops. After all, Jingkou only has [-] enemy troops. We only need to send [-] troops to deal with it. We can transfer [-] troops from Jianye and Wu Jun to attack Jingkou from the north to the south. , Facing our superior force, Gan Ning had no choice but to retreat."

"and then?"

Cheng Pu asked with a sneer: "Should we keep [-] troops at Jingkou to prevent them from attacking Jingkou again? If the Han army stops attacking Jingkou and instead attacks elsewhere, shall we send another [-] troops to intercept it? "

"If the old general thinks like this, let's not do anything, just keep Jianye and let the Han army occupy Jiangdong."

At this moment, Sun Quan stood up suddenly, snorted heavily, turned around and left the inner hall through the side door, the meeting hall suddenly became quiet, Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu and others smiled and left the meeting hall. Only Lu Meng and a group of generals were left in the hall, and Lu Meng sighed, "Marquis Wu makes his own decisions, we can't control them, we just execute orders!"

Everyone also felt that Marquis Wu had no intention of taking back Jingkou, so he had to follow Lu Meng away unhappy.

When Sun Quan returned to his study, he immediately ordered: "Let Master Zhang and Old General Cheng come to see me!"

After a pause, he ordered again: "Invite Dudu Lu!"

It's not that Sun Quan doesn't want to take back Jingkou. He also knows that the occupation of Jingkou means that Wu Jun and Jianye have lost contact, and the entire Jiangdong is divided into two battlefields. But from the debate just now, he found that those who strongly demanded to send troops to take back Jingkou The general is generally more impulsive and considers problems more simply, which makes him have no confidence in taking back Jingkou.

After a while, Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu walked into Sun Quan's study. Cheng Pu had seldom been involved in military and political affairs, and mostly recuperated at home, but this time he probably also realized the critical situation and took the initiative to participate in military and political affairs.

When Sun Quan saw the two people coming in, he waved his hands and said, "There's no need to salute, please sit down!"

Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu sat down. At this time, Lu Meng also walked into the study quickly. Sun Quan ordered him to sit down as well, and said to the three of them: "With me, the three of you should stop arguing and express your opinions. We need to make an agreement. decision making."

Zhang Zhao first said: "Reporting to Marquis Wu, it's not that I don't want to take back Jingkou, it's just that I think we should weigh the pros and cons and adopt the most effective countermeasure."

Sun Quan nodded, "The words of the military adviser are in line with my wishes. Now the situation is complicated, and we really can't act rashly. But Jingkou is a strategic place. Losing it makes us very passive. I think we should take it back as soon as possible, so I am in a dilemma. I think Listen to the wise words of military advisers and old generals."

Lu Meng had already realized that Marquis Wu came to him not to make decisions, but to execute them. He didn't say much, and sat quietly by the side. Cheng Pu glanced at him triumphantly. The topic said: "The old minister's intention is not to give up Jingkou, but the main force of the Han army has not arrived. We cannot be held by the Ganning army too early. Once our army is trapped in Jingkou, and the main force of the Han army arrives at this time, Jianye will defend Insufficient troops, the consequences are disastrous."

Zhang Zhao also interjected: "Old General Cheng is right. Why did Gan Ning attack Jingkou suddenly? What was his purpose? I don't think it is as simple as cutting off the connection between Wu Jun and Jianye, but more likely to disrupt the Our deployment, when we advance, he will withdraw, and when we retreat, he will come back again. If we move back and forth in this way, we will fall into a great passive situation, so I suggest that we wait and see the main force of the Han army first. If we enter Lishui from Wuhu, we will immediately send troops to recapture Jingkou. If the main force of the Han army does not go to Taihu Lake, but kills Jianye, then we can send Wu Jun’s army northward and retake Jingkou as well.”

At this time, Lu Meng couldn't bear it anymore and said, "If the main force of the Han army is divided into two groups, one goes to Wu County and the other comes to Jianye, what should we do?"

"Then don't worry about Jingkou, Jianye and Wujun will deal with it separately!"

At this moment, Sun Quan nodded. He finally approved of Zhang Zhao's plan. He said to Lu Meng, "I understand Dudu Lu's feelings. The fall of Jingkou will make anyone feel uncomfortable, but we must take the overall situation into consideration and consider our own affairs. Our own strength is insufficient, and the weak fight against the strong. In this case, we cannot fight every enemy, and we cannot fight head-on with the Han army. We can only gather our forces to deal with the main force of the Han army. In one fell swoop."

Lu Meng got up and saluted: "The humble official obeys the order of Marquis Wu!"

"Okay! You go to appease the generals, tell them why you can't take back Jingkou immediately, calm their emotions, and strictly abide by Jianye!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Lu Meng saluted and left in a hurry. Sun Quan said to Zhang Zhao again, "Moling is in chaos and the people's hearts are not stable. I have ordered General Xie to close the city gate and prevent the people from entering or leaving. The military division must arrange food rations to stabilize the people's hearts in Moling."

"Please don't worry Marquis Wu, the old minister will arrange it right away."

Zhang Zhao also got up and went. At this time, there were only Sun Quan and Cheng Pu in the room. Sun Quan glanced at Cheng Pu, and then said coldly: "I find it very strange. It seems that the Han army knows our army deployment and accurately When sending troops to Jingkou, I suspect that someone from Jiangdong’s high-ranking officials secretly communicated with the Han army, and the old general told me, who could this person be?”

Cheng Pu's heart skipped a beat, he got up hastily and said, "I don't know who it will be, but I promise Marquis Wu that I will never betray Jiangdong."

"is it?"

Sun Quan said lightly, "I feel relieved when the old general says so."

Cheng Pu quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said again: "Perhaps no one has betrayed the information, but the Han army scouts are powerful, and Marquis Wu is too worried."

"I hope so too, but Jiangdong is in adversity, it is inevitable that someone will betray Jiangdong for their own benefit, old general, we have to guard against it!"

When Sun Quan said this, he looked at Cheng Pu sharply. Only five people knew the details of the deployment of Jiangdong's army. Of these five people, he least believed in Cheng Pu. It really made him suspicious, but Sun Quan had no evidence, so he could only warn Cheng Pu implicitly.

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