Soldiers come to the world

The fall of Ruxukou did not cause much shock to Cao Cao. This was completely expected by Cao Cao. Ruxukou itself was very difficult for Cao Jun to hold. It is easy to land when you enter the river mouth.

However, the Cao army did not have any naval forces, so Cao Cao was mentally prepared from the beginning. If the Han army found a support point to attack Hefei, it must be Ruxukou.

However, another news made Cao Cao a little unhappy. The Jiangdong water army in Wuhu was defeated by the Han army. Sun Quan had only 200 garrisons and more than [-] warships in Wuhu. This was obviously far from Cao Cao's expectations.

Cao Cao hoped that Jiangdong would play a corresponding role in this battle in Hefei, and be able to support himself from the side, at least able to resist [-]% of the Han army, but Sun Quan did not seem to have the corresponding deployment, especially did not deploy heavy troops in Wuhu, Wuhu is so easy Being occupied by the Han army turned Cao Cao's unhappiness into dissatisfaction.

He felt that he had to beat Sun Quan hard, if Sun Quan refused to contribute, he would never get his own assistance.

"Zhongde, do you think Sun Quan is trying to protect himself?" Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu thoughtfully.

Cheng Yu smiled, "Wei Gong underestimated Sun Quan, and I feel that he will never be ambiguous about his key interests. He should know that once the Han army wins the Hefei battle, it is not us who will bear the greatest pressure, but him. .”

"Since this is the case, he shouldn't be so careless in Wuhu's defense, allowing the Han army to easily occupy Wuhu."

Cheng Yu could feel the dissatisfaction in Cao Cao's heart, and he persuaded with a smile: "Wei Gong also needs to be considerate of Sun Quan's difficulties. After all, he has just captured Wu County, and he has to integrate Kuaiji County and reunify Jiangdong. It will take time, and the Han army But he came in such a hurry that even Wen Yuan almost didn't make it back, so how should Sun Quan prepare? I think it's reasonable for Liu Jing to take Wuhu easily."

Cao Cao nodded. In fact, he also knew in his heart that Sun Quan had just unified Jiangdong, and there were too many internal affairs, so he didn't care about fighting abroad. But even so, Cao Cao still felt the need to beat Sun Quan and force him to send troops, otherwise he would fight against him. What's the point of an alliance.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said to the left and right: "Go and invite Mr. Changwen to see me."

Just when Cao Cao was slightly dissatisfied with Sun Quan, Sun Quan had just led his army back to Jianye. In fact, Sun Quan should go to Kuaiji County to appease the officials and people of Kuaiji County, condolences to the army, and so on.

More importantly, he needs to discuss the future of Kuaiji County with the He brothers. After all, the He brothers only surrendered to him in name, and the Kuaiji army is still controlled by their brothers.

But Sun Quan didn't have time to stay any longer. The Hefei war was about to break out, and Jiangdong couldn't stay out of it. Sun Quan knew very well that if the Sun-Cao coalition failed in the Hefei battle, Jiangdong might face even more serious consequences than Wei. It was he who knew this At one point, he didn't care that Wu Jun had just recovered, so he hurried back to Jianye.

In the Jianye Palace, Sun Quan returned to his study. As soon as he entered the room, Sun Quan impatiently walked to the sand table to check the current situation of the Battle of Hefei. Like Han and Wei, Sun Quan also sent a large number of scouts to investigate the terrain. In making sand tables, he does not have the strength of Liu Jing and Cao Cao, and cannot make sand tables in the world, so he can only temporarily make sand tables in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

Sun Quan received a series of important information on the way, including the Han army's capture of Nanyang, Xu Huang's defeat in Liu'an, and Ling Tong's defeat in Wuhu. Both Cao Cao and Liu Jing are going all out for this fat battle.

At this time, Zhang Zhao walked slowly to the sand table, and said to Sun Quan, "Marquis Wu, I thought it would be inappropriate for Huang Gai to sit in Wu County."

Sun Quan's thoughts were pulled back to Wu Jun by Zhang Zhao, he was slightly startled, "Why?"

Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "I also know that Wu Jun has just been recovered, and people's hearts are unstable. If Wu Jun is dealt with too violently, it will provoke a backlash. Huang Gai is a neutral figure. Letting him sit in Wu Jun can appease the emotions of all factions. To be able to frighten He Qi in Kuaiji County is a painstaking effort of the lord, and I can fully understand it."

"You are right. If I have time, I will sit in Wujun personally and sort out all kinds of complicated relationships. But the situation in Hefei is critical. I must return to Jianye as soon as possible. Wujun can only let Huang What's wrong with having someone who is acceptable to all parties come to sit in charge?"

"What Weichen said is inappropriate, it means that Wu Jun's threat has not been lifted!"

Sun Quan understood a little bit, he hesitated and asked: "The military adviser is talking about Lu Xun?"

Zhang Zhao nodded, "Lu Xun and Sun Shao disappeared unexpectedly, and the [-] Han troops hiding in Wu County are also gone. I feel that this is actually a big hidden danger. If they are not completely eradicated, Wu County will sooner or later There will be accidents, and Huang Gai is a good old man. He has a very good relationship with several big families in Wu County, and he is slightly inclined to Sun Shao. The minister is worried that even if he knows where Sun Shao is, he will turn a blind eye and close one eye. , will indulge their development.”

Sun Quan just let go of his heart for Wu Jun, but was suspended by Zhang Zhao's words. He stared at the sand table for a long time and asked, "Where does the military master think Lu Xun and the others will hide?"

Zhang Zhao picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Xindu County, "Now everyone is saying that Lu Xun and others have fled to Xindu County. After all, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and we are beyond our reach. The possibility of escaping there is very high, but Wei Chen feels that they did not go to Xindu County, this is not my intuition, but evidence."

"What evidence does the military division have?"

"My lord, do you still remember how we took Wu County? It seems to be an accident. Thousands of old and weak women and children in Wu County escaped from the city, which gave us a chance to occupy Wu County without bloodshed. Don't you think there is something strange about it?"

Sun Quan nodded, "Afterwards, I also felt very strange. Although the guard kept saying that he wanted to surrender us, I think it was completely unnecessary for him to drive so many people out of the city. Just surrender."

When Sun Quan said this, he suddenly came to his senses, "The military adviser said that Lu Xun and Sun Shao escaped from Wu County by mixing in the crowd."

Zhang Zhao nodded slowly, "My lord is right. The guard was originally Lu Xun's old unit. He did this to cover Lu Xun out of the city. As far as I know, he was originally guarding the west city. That night, he changed it temporarily by himself." Going to defend the East City, someone found a black-padded boat sailing out of Wuxian County and heading for Songjiang, I am sure that the people in the hidden boat are Lu Xun and Sun Shao."

Sun Quan glanced at Zhang Zhao suspiciously. He felt that Zhang Zhao had already found out everything in secret, especially Zhang Zhao's son, Zhang Cheng, was appointed as Wu Juncheng. There are still things that are hiding from myself.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan was a little dissatisfied and said: "What else does the military division know, let's tell it together!"

Zhang Zhaoxing saluted, "Because I was suspicious, I asked the dog to investigate Lu Xun's whereabouts, and found some clues. First of all, Lu Xun can leave through the east gate. If he is going to Xindu County, then he should go through the gate. Why did they escape on horseback from the west gate, why did they have to take a boat to go through the east gate? The big ship is waiting in Songjiang, does Marquis Wu still think they are going to Xindu County?"

Sun Quan seemed to think of something in his mind. He found Songjiang on the sand table and walked eastward along Songjiang.

"They're out to sea!"

Zhang Zhao nodded, "Not only did Lu Xun and Sun Shao go to sea, but the Han army in Wu County also went out to sea from Songjiang. They have warships, and they specially left one for Lu Xun. They didn't go to Xindu County at all."

"But where can they go to sea?" Sun Quan's mind was in a mess, there were so many doubts in his mind that he couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Zhao sighed, "Have you forgotten, my lord? When Princess Shangxiang got married, Liu Jing came to Jiangdong. In order to return to Yuzhang County, my lord gave Liu Jing all the overseas islands. Once, Lou Fa, the general of Jingzhou, led a ship from overseas. The team returned, and Sun Ben was imprisoned on a desert island, who rescued him? Connecting these things, what can the lord think of?"

Sun Quan bit his lip, "The military division means that the Han army has deployed troops overseas?"

Zhang Zhao smiled wryly and said, "This is what I admire about Liu Jing. Foresight and foresight. At the beginning, I didn't understand why he wanted an overseas desert island. Now I understand. He just drove a stick into our backs." Wedge is a strange soldier hiding beside us, my lord, Liu Jing's heart for Jiangdong has been there for many years."

"Then what should we do now?" Sun Quan also got a little anxious.

"We have to deal with the Hefei war now, and we are temporarily unable to take care of the overseas. I suggest that the lord let Huang Gai find a way to solve this threat, but I guess Huang Gai will not do it with heart, so I suggest that the lord write a secret letter to He Qi, let him send troops to wipe out the overseas Han army."

Sun Quan pondered for a moment and asked, "Where does the military adviser think the Han army will be?"

Zhang Zhao pointed at an island off the coast of Kuaiji County with a wooden pole, "I feel that the Han army should be here. The so-called going south to Yizhou is just an excuse. If they want to seek Jiangdong, they will definitely set up a military city here."

Sun Quan walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was upset. The Han army was fighting in Hefei, and he still had a little luck. Perhaps the next step of the Han army was to besiege the Central Plains, but now an accidental discovery made Sun Quan understand. Liu Jing's attempt, Liu Jing started to seek Jiangdong many years ago, so after the Hefei battle, the goal of the Han army must be Jiangdong.

Sun Quan sighed, and finally nodded, "The military division is right, I'll write to He Qi right away."

At this moment, there was an urgent report from the guards outside the study, "Report to Marquis Wu, Prime Minister Cao sent Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Qun to Jiangdong, and Chen Zhongcheng has secretly arrived at Jianye Wharf."