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"Lu Zhao wants me to go find Xu Huang?" Liu Jing asked coldly on the horse.

Zhu Huan lowered his head and said respectfully: "General Lu means that. He himself is willing to withdraw to the north, but he is only a lieutenant general. Without General Xu's consent, he dare not withdraw from Xiangyang City."

After a pause, Zhu Huan said again: "The key is that the rest of the generals want to withdraw to the north. It can be seen that General Lu can't bear the pressure."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, you go to Fancheng again and deliver a letter to Xu Huang for me, and you tell him by the way that if he wants to keep Lu Zhao and the [-] troops in Xiangyang City, he only has this chance. , if there is no movement in Xiangyang before dawn tomorrow, I will think that he has rejected the peace talks!"

He immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Zhu Huan to take away. At this time, Wenpin slowly stepped forward and asked, "Does Zhou Mu think Xu Huang will agree?" [

Liu Jing was confident, he smiled and said: "If Cao Ren hadn't wiped out his entire army, he might not agree, or he would ask Cao Cao for instructions, but Cao Ren's entire army was wiped out, I think he should understand which is more important."

At the same moment when Jiang Xia's army was showing their military capabilities to Xiangyang City, Xu Huang was also anxiously watching the situation on the other side of the Han River from above Fancheng City. He could faintly see the flags on the other side flying, but there was no sign of attacking the city.

Xu Huang had already received Lu Zhao's letter from Feige, and Liu Jing even offered to exchange Lu Zhao's five thousand troops for Xiangyang City, but what surprised Xu Huang even more was that Cao Ren's army was wiped out in Bianxian County. I am also unknown.

At this moment, Xu Huang felt great pressure. If something happened to Cao Ren, how would he explain it to the prime minister?Moreover, Cao Ren hoped that he would respond, but he was worried about being ambushed by Jiang Xia's army, so he stood still. If Cao Ren did something wrong, he would not be responsible, but now that Cao Ren's entire army was wiped out, he assumed the virtual responsibility for the ineffective rescue.

If Xiangyang is abandoned, the prime minister will definitely blame him for making decisions without authorization, but if Lu Zhaohe and the Five Thousand Army are wiped out again, the consequences will be even more serious. For a while, Xu Huang was in a dilemma. He stayed up all night last night, thinking hard Countermeasures.

At this time, a soldier shouted: "General, there is a flat boat coming from the river!"

Xu Huang also saw it, and he immediately ordered: "Bring me to see you!" He had a premonition that this must be the envoy sent by Liu Jing.

Not long after, the boat docked, and the soldiers brought Zhu Huan to Fancheng. Xu Huang also knew him, and immediately asked, "Where is General Zhennan now?"

"Reporting to General Xu, I really don't know, but I'm sure he wasn't caught. In addition, I heard that he killed a bloody road and escaped. I don't know if it's true or not?"

Xu Huang could only think about the good, Cao Ren escaped, and he asked again: "What about Chen Changshi?"

"Chen Changshi was captured, I saw it with my own eyes."

Having said that, Zhu Huan took out Liu Jing's letter and presented it, "This is Liu Jing's personal letter to General Xu, please read it!"

Xu Huang took the letter and read it. The content of the letter was within his expectations. He handed over Xiangyang City in exchange for Cao Jun crossing the river. Xu Huang did not doubt that Liu Jing would keep his word. Little things damage your reputation.

Xu Huang actually agreed to do this. After all, Xiangyang will not be able to keep it sooner or later. It is also a big gain to allow Lu Zhao's army to withdraw safely. The key is how he will explain to the prime minister. Without the prime minister's consent, can he make decisions without authorization?

Xu Huang read the letter carefully again, but there was no deadline for the letter. At this time, Zhu Huan said again: "Liu Jing also asked the humble officer to bring a message. His deadline is before dawn tomorrow morning. If there is no movement in Xiangyang before dawn tomorrow, then It is deemed that the General has rejected his settlement."

'Before dawn tomorrow! 'Xu Huang only felt a sharp pain on his forehead, how could he do it?

"Let me think about it!" Xu Huang sighed, turned and went down the city.

In the evening, Zhu Huan was taken to Xu Huang's military office by two soldiers. After waiting in the yard for a while, Xu Huang came out of the room. He said to Zhu Huan, "Go back and tell Liu Jing that I will add one more condition. As long as he agrees to release Chen Jiao, then I can give up Xiangyang."

Xu Huang's difficulty is that he can't explain to Cao Cao, so as long as there is one more Chen Jiao, then his crime of abandoning Xiangyang without authorization will be at least half lightened, and he said: "If Liu Jing refuses, then I have nothing to do up."[

In the big tent, Liu Jing stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, quietly listening to Zhu Huan's narration, and finally nodded, "Go down first!"

Zhu Huan retreated. At this time, Wenpin carefully persuaded: "Why is Zhou Mu so eager to capture Xiangyang? In fact, as long as there are [-] more troops, then Xiangyang can be conquered. Could it be that Zhou Mu is worried that Cao Jun will destroy Xiangyang?" ?”

Liu shook his head, "I'm not worried about destroying Xiangyang, I'm worried about Jiangdong, I'm afraid time is too late, I have to deal with Cao's army in Xiangyang before Jiangdong's army marches west, and force them to retreat to the north of Hanshui River. Block the river and don't give them a chance to go south, so that I can relieve my worries."

Wenpin was stunned, "Does Zhou Mu say that Jiang Dong will turn against us?"

"Sun Wentai's son is not someone who prefers Jiangdong."

Liu Weiwei sighed and said: "This is obviously Cao Cao's plan to alienate people, but it succeeded. We can know that it is God's will. Once Cao Cao knows that Cheng Pu was expelled in Jiangxia, he will definitely order to defend Xiangyang, so as to cause a pinch attack with Jiangdong. I have to seize the time difference in this news and take Xiangyang as quickly as possible."

Only then did Wenpin understand why Liu was so eager to win Xiangyang, he nodded, "My subordinates understand, and firmly support Zhou Mu to seize Xiangyang as soon as possible."

Liu smiled again: "For me, Chen Jiao is nothing. Although he is talented, I have no shortage of talented people. What I need now is time. To recover Jiangling and Xiangyang, and stabilize Liu Zhang, we There will be no worries about the future, and I can go to war with Jiangdong with all my strength. Only by crippling Jiangdong can I calmly implement my westward strategy. There are all links here, and there can be no accidents in any link."

That night, Liu formally agreed to Xu Huang's request, and put Chen Jiao back as an additional condition. The two sides reached a consensus, and Liu allocated fifty ferries to transport Cao's troops across the river. Cross the Han River.

It was dawn, and some people who stayed in Xiangyang got up early and went out as usual, but they unexpectedly found that the defenders in the city had changed. It was no longer the Cao army, but the Jingzhou army, and someone heard from the soldiers that the son had returned.

The news of the young master's return to Xiangyang did not go away, and the city of Xiangyang was filled with joy. Nearly [-] people who stayed behind in Xiangyang rushed to the street, beating gongs and drums, and cheering loudly.

Before dawn, Liu led [-] troops and began to march into the city, holding a ceremony to return to Xiangyang. On both sides of the street, tens of thousands of people lined up to warmly welcome the return of the Jingzhou army. , knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the sky.

"Long live the Jingzhou army! Long live your son!"

People were extremely excited, raising their arms and shouting. At this moment, the whole Xiangyang city was boiling.

. . . . . . . . . .

In Jiangdong, the news that Cheng Pu was obstructed and threatened in Jiangxia had reached Jingkou, and Sun Quan was furious. He summoned senior military and political officials overnight to discuss countermeasures.

In the inner hall, dozens of civil servants and military generals sat on both sides. Zhang Zhao strongly demanded to use this opportunity to unify Jingzhou. His impassioned voice echoed in the hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the second year of Chuping, the general who defeated the captives crossed the river and attacked Liu Biao, taking Jingzhou from the west has always been Jiangdong's established national policy. It has gone through three dynasties so far. In 25 years, Jiangdong Erlang has been the servant of the former, and hundreds of thousands of people have sacrificed their lives to contribute to the country. Everyone, although Liu Biao is dead today, his nephew Liu still occupies Jingzhou. Although the two countries have a short-term alliance against Cao's army, this is not enough to change Jiangdong's national policy. Now Cao Cao is weak and Guanzhong, Hebei is unstable. Gu, this is our chance to unify the south, if we don't seize this opportunity and move westward, we will face our children and grandchildren."

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Yilang Zhang Wen also stood up and bowed to Sun Quan, saying: "I report to Marquis Wu, I think what the military adviser said is very true. Although we signed an alliance with Jiang Xia, Jiang Xia's army destroyed the ship first. In this case , we don’t need to pay attention to any contracts, we should seize this opportunity and attack Jiang Xia with all our strength, please Wu Hou make a decision.”

All the civil servants present agreed. At this time, Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu again. Although Sun Quan had made up his mind, as the lord, he still needed to balance the interests of all factions, especially Zhou Yu, who held important positions in the army.

"Gongjin, you seem to be very silent tonight?" Sun Quan asked lightly.

Zhou Yu had indeed been silent all the time. He knew very well what Marquis Wu was thinking. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's forces retreated northward, and Marquis Wu's long-held ambitions began to swell rapidly. The incident of the prefect of Jiangling was just a key to unlock Marquis Wu's ambitions . [

It's just that Cao Cao handed over the key to Marquis Wu, which made Zhou Yu feel very uncomfortable. It should be said that Cao Cao successfully provoked the conflict between Jiang Dong and Jiang Xia. Fuck it, that's Wu Hou's ambition.

Zhou Yu sighed and said, "I have nothing to say. If Marquis Wu wants to hear it, I just want to say that we were defeated by Jiang Xia's army many years ago, and it will be the same this time."

"What did you say?"

Sun Quan was furious and slapped the table heavily, "How dare you 'disrupt' our morale!"

Zhou Yu also stood up, saluted and said: "This subordinate is not 'disturbing' the army's morale, what this subordinate said is the truth, the strength of Jiang Xia's army has been able to compete with us, and the battle of Chibi has made him even stronger, if we must attack him , we will only bring shame on ourselves"

"Enough!" Sun Quan shouted angrily, interrupting Zhou Yu's words.

The hall suddenly fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a needle drop, Sun Quan snorted coldly, got up and flicked his sleeves, and walked quickly to the back hall.

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