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After Liu Jing's reinforcements arrived in Xiangyang, the strength of the Han army in Xiangyang increased to 1000, and they confronted Cao Jun across the river. Liu Jing ordered Huang Xin, who died in the battle, to be buried generously, and he was named General Bravery. A few days later, the Jiangling Navy The 9 and two hundred warships also sailed into the Han River, increasing the total strength of the Xiangyang Han Army to [-].

But Cao "Cao" did not order the withdrawal of the troops, and still stationed troops in Fancheng to confront the Han army. Not only that, Cao "Cao" also ordered Cao Chun to lead the [-] cavalry who had arrived in Wancheng to continue south, stationing heavy troops on the north bank of the Han River, Put on a non-stop trend.

Cao Cao's strategic purpose is also obvious, which is to drag Liu Jing and the main force of the Han army in Jingzhou, so that the Han army can't carry out the northern expedition on the western front, and buy time for Xun You's defensive deployment on the western front.

Half a month passed, and the situation in Jingzhou was still stalemate. The Cao army showed no sign of withdrawing. The Han army also calmed down and confronted Cao army. The [-] Jiangdong army had been stationed in the south of Hefei, but they were reluctant to launch an attack. The attitude of Sun Quanxu and the snake has become more and more obvious.

It was already mid-March, and it was mid-spring. Jiangbei and Jiangnan were full of purples and reds everywhere, and spring was full of spring. Huainan County also entered the most vibrant time of the year. Huainan County is located on the north bank of Danyang County. It used to be the core area where Yuan Shu dominated. Yuan Shu's capital, Shouchun, is to the north of Huainan County.

The geographical location of Huainan County is extremely important. It is the hub connecting the Jiangbei to the Central Plains, and it is also the bridgehead for the Central Plains to go south to the Jiangdong. Among them, Hefei is the center. At most, Cao Jun stationed 1 troops in Hefei. However, because of the outbreak of the Battle of Jingzhou, Hefei troops were transferred to Jingzhou. , making Hefei's military strength only [-], led by General Man Chong.

This morning, a fleet of fifty thousand-stone warships lined up on the vast Chaohu Lake. The blue sky was like an empty and quiet sea, without a cloud, and the air was fresh and humid. Under the sun, With full sail, the fleet sailed through the waves.

On the prow of the first big ship, Gan Ning, dressed in armor, held his sword hilt and looked to the north. This is the Ten Thousand Rivers Xia Navy led by him. Ruxukou entered Ruxushui, went north all the way, entered Chaohu Lake two days later, then entered Feishui from Chaohu Lake, and finally arrived in Hefei. Their goal was Hefei.

Gan Ning seemed to still be able to hear Liu Jing's words, "This time Cao's army conquered the Hanshui defense line in Yicheng County, the responsibility lies not with Xingba, but with me, Liu Jing, with 20 Han troops and only [-] in Jingzhou. They are all in Hanzhong, and Jingzhou's defense is weak. How can Cao Jun not take advantage of the weakness and enter?So I won't blame Jiang Xia's navy. '[

Gan Ning sighed softly. Although Zhou Mu didn't blame him for his ineffective defense against the Han River, he himself felt great pressure, especially this trip to Hefei. If he didn't succeed, he would really be ashamed of Zhou Mu. Gan Ning knew the importance of this trip to Hefei.

Although the Jingzhou navy has completely blocked the Han River, Cao Jun can't go south again, but the battlefield is in Jingzhou, which has a great impact on the morale of the Han army, and on Jingzhou's agriculture, trade, and people's stability. Harm the interests of Jingzhou, it can be said that the longer Cao Jun garrisoned in Fancheng, the greater the damage to Jingzhou's interests.

From a strategic point of view, the current center of gravity of the Han army is on the western front, and Jingzhou's strength and attention are naturally weakened. This allows Cao Jun to take advantage of the gap and break Jingzhou's strategic balance. Liu Jing is particularly worried that the delay will be too long. It will form a de facto occupation of Fancheng, which will push the forward forces from the south of Wancheng to the front line of Hanshui, which is too much of a threat to Jingzhou. In particular, Cao Jun successfully evacuated from Longzhong Ferry using sheepskin rafts, which shows that Hanshui has been unstoppable Live in Cao Jun.

Therefore, we must force Cao Cao to withdraw his troops as soon as possible. To break the current stalemate in Jingzhou, we can only break the situation from the east front. Ning Qianli rushed to Hefei and opened up a new battlefield in Hefei.

"General, our sentry ship is back!" A soldier pointed to the distance and shouted.

Gan Ning also saw that the three fast boats were approaching from the east, and the red flag of the Han army was planted on the bow of the leading boat, which was particularly eye-catching in the sun. Gan Ning waved his hand, "Slow down! "

The fleet gradually slowed down, and after a while, three fast boats approached the Han army ships.

These three fast boats were the scout ships that went to contact the Jiangdong Army first. They brought information about the Jiangdong Army. Smiling and saluting to himself, Gan Ning recognized at a glance that this person was Lu Meng, General Jiangdong Army.

This made Gan Ning a little surprised, why did Lu Meng follow, he quickly went up to meet him, smiled back and said: "General Lu, don't come here!"

Lü Meng was the deputy general of the Jiangdong Army's dispatch to Hefei this time. He was entrusted by the chief general Huang Gai to discuss with the Han Army about the joint operations between the two armies. This time the Jiangdong Army dispatched troops to Hefei. It was an offensive posture, but the Jiangdong Army strongly advocated using this opportunity to capture Hefei.

Military generals including Lu Su, Huang Gai, Lu Meng, Tai Shici, Lu Xun, Han Dang, etc. all hoped to send troops to attack Hefei. Even Cheng Pu, who had always been hostile to Jingzhou, suggested to Sun Quan twice to seize Hefei. Opinions were divided, and senior officials such as Zhang Hong, Lu Fan, and Bu Zhi also began to support the opinions of the military.

It was under repeated pressure from the military and some civilian officials that Sun Quan's position finally wavered a little, and he ordered Huang Gai to wait for an opportunity. This order was still very vague. , In fact, it is to let Huang Gai wait for the opportunity. If the opportunity is right, then he can consider attacking Hefei.

Now that the arrival of the [-] sailors of the Han army undoubtedly made Huang Gai see an opportunity, but at the same time he also had some doubts. Why did the Han army attack Hefei?If Hefei was captured, who would own the strategically important land? Because of these doubts, Huang Gai sent Lu Meng to negotiate with Gan Ning.

Gan Ning and Lu Meng exchanged a few words, then walked into the cabin, they sat facing each other, Gan Ning smiled and said, "I didn't expect General Lu to come here in person, I think he must have brought news that interests us. "

Lu Meng hurriedly leaned forward and said: "Because the matter is of great importance, General Huang hopes to fully communicate with your army. If possible, we hope to cooperate in combat."

Of course, Gan Ning understood the real purpose of Lu Meng's visit. It should be that the sudden appearance of the Han army aroused their doubts. They were worried that the Han army would also participate in the competition for Hefei. In fact, this was Liu Jing's decision to send troops to Hefei. It is almost impossible to force the Jiangdong Army to really send troops to Hefei, otherwise it would be almost impossible to take Hefei with a [-] navy army.

Gan Ning smiled lightly, "Because the confrontation between Xiangyang and Cao Jun has a lot of influence on Jingzhou, so my lord hopes to break the situation in Hefei and force Cao Cao to retreat. Originally, Jiangdong Army was expected to take Hefei, but more than a month has passed , The Jiangdong Army has never moved, of course, my lord also understands the difficulties of the Jiangdong Army, so we decided to work harder and take Hefei by ourselves."

Lu Meng's face became hot for a while, and Wu Hou's small movements were clearly seen, which made him feel ashamed. Lu Meng was a little embarrassed and said: "We are indeed in a bit of trouble, because the supplies are insufficient and the food for the army has not arrived, so we can't Launch an attack on Hefei, now that the problem of food and grass has been resolved, and your army is also here, General Huang means that he hopes that the two armies will join forces to take Hefei, what does General Gan want?"

This is not Lü Meng's arbitrary decision, but Huang Gai's intention. The key is that Wu Gong has let go, so Huang Gai decided to join forces with the Han army to attack Hefei. Hefei must not be given up to the Han army. Gan Ning is waiting for Lu Meng's words He said with a hearty smile: "Of course we are willing to join hands with the Jiangdong Army again, but can General Huang make the decision? Should we report to Marquis Wu first?"

Lu Meng shook his head and said solemnly: "General Huang can decide the attack on Hefei. If General Gan thinks that we still need to discuss the details, he can wait for General Huang to come."

"No, I have a plan, we might as well talk about it."

Gan Ning turned around and told the soldiers at the door, "Bring me the map!"

The Jiangdong army was stationed about [-] miles away from Hefei, and only a few miles away from Chaohu Lake. The barracks covered an area of ​​hundreds of acres, rammed with earth and wood, with tall and strong board walls, and neatly arranged rows of tents. There were a total of [-] garrisons.

The Jiangdong army has been stationed here for nearly a month, but they have never launched an attack on Hefei City. Similarly, Cao Jun has not launched an attack on them. The two sides seem to have a tacit understanding and do not test each other.

At noon, Lu Meng rushed back to the barracks, and he went directly to Huang Gai's big tent. At this time, Huang Gai was thinking about the plan to capture Hefei in front of the map. This was the second time the Jiangdong Army attacked Hefei. The first time was during the Battle of Chibi. , Sun Quan took advantage of the opportunity of Cao Jun's main force being pinned down in Chibi, and launched a campaign against Hefei. Unfortunately, he was caught by Cao Jun's false strategy and withdrew his troops hastily.

But this time, Sun Quan had no actual idea of ​​attacking Hefei, but just wanted to make a gesture, which disappointed Huang Gai deeply, but he was not reconciled, so he wrote to Sun Quan continuously. With the joint efforts of other senior officials, Sun Quan finally promised him to wait for the opportunity .

Now that the Han army is attacking Hefei, Huang Gai thinks this is an opportunity. If Hefei is really captured by the Han army, the Jiangdong army will suffer huge strategic losses. In any case, Huang Gai must not allow Jingzhou to capture Hefei. Of course, he will not fight with Cao Jun Cooperate to prevent the Han army from moving, but will seize Hefei before the Han army.

At least in this way he can find a reason to explain to Sun Quan, which is undoubtedly an exciting thing for Huang Gai, who is determined to capture Hefei.

At this time, a soldier reported outside the tent: "General Qi, Captain Lu is back!"

"Let him in!"

Lu Meng quickly walked into the big tent, bowed and said, "It's a good news that I have received good news from my humble position."

"Zi Ming sat down and said."

Lu Meng sat down, then smiled and said: "I met Gan Ning, they are indeed going to attack Hefei, after our discussion, Gan Ning agreed to cooperate to conquer Hefei together."

"Then who owns Hefei after the capture?" This is the most critical question for Huang Gai.

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