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Cao Cao held back the anger in his heart, forced himself to calm down, and said to Cheng Yu, "Talk about it, military advisor! What should I do now?"

"My minister first asked Wei Gong if he planned to withdraw Yu Jin's army?"

Cao Cao shook his head, "No! Jiangdong must have my army. I don't allow Liu Jing to get Jiangdong so easily. As long as Jiangdong has my army, Sun Quan will resist to the end, and Liu Jing dare not launch an attack on Jiangdong easily. war."

"I estimate that Liu Jing will not withdraw the garrison in Jiangdong. Jiangdong will form a stalemate and will not be able to participate in the Hefei battle. We have to deal with this war independently. The humble official suggests that Wei Gong increase troops in Hefei."

Cao Cao nodded, "You're right, I can't lose this battle again, I will transfer 15 Qing and Xu troops to Hefei to help in the battle, and then transfer [-] troops from Yedu to the south, so that the number of troops in Hefei will increase to [-]." .”

Cheng Yu said again: "Weichen also suggested to abandon the outskirts, and General Xu should withdraw to Hefei."

"Why is this?"

"Because the Han army controls the rivers and lakes, the main force of the Han army will go from Chaohu to Lu'an and kill General Xu by surprise. Although Liu Jing has not done so yet, once he breaks the Jiangdong situation, he will first get rid of our periphery Concentrating superior forces to defeat the defenders of Lu'an, Duke Wei might as well withdraw General Xu first."

"But in this way, the Han army can easily cut off the connection between Shouchun and Hefei."

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly: "Actually, no matter whether there is an army from Lu'an, he can easily cut off the transportation between Shouchun and Hefei."

"You're right!"

Cao Cao nodded, "The Army of Lu'an was set up by us in response to the Han army's land attack from the west. Now that there is no Jiangdong water army to contain it, it is easy for the Han army warships to go north and control the water system of Chaohu Lake. We do not have a water army, so it is really easy. After being defeated by the Han army, Xu Huang's army should retreat to Hefei."

"Youyuan and Gongming are guarding Hefei. I don't think it will be easy for the Han army to capture Hefei. If the humble officials are not mistaken, this will be a long-term war. It will take half a year at least, or a year at most. It depends on who can persist until In the end, Duke Wei should return to Yedu."

Cao Cao pondered, but still shook his head, "Liu Jing sits in Hefei, and I can't leave either! The battle in Hefei is related to the rise and fall of the Han and Wei Dynasties. If this battle fails, not only Jiangdong will be in danger, but the entire Central Plains will also face the three-sided attack of the Han army. Wei Guo is also in danger, and I must not lose this battle."

Cheng Yu had no choice but to say: "In this case, let General Cao Ren guard Shouchun to prevent the Han army from breaking through Shouchun."

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Because Jiangdong broke the situation, Cao Cao was forced to decide to increase troops in Hefei, and Liu Jing also needed to control Jiangdong. Almost at the same time when Cao Cao decided to increase troops, Liu Jing also decided to increase troops in Ruxukou. Currently, he has [-] troops stationed in Ruxukou , There are [-] troops stationed in Chaisang. To completely defeat Cao Jun and conquer Hefei City, [-] troops alone are still not enough. Liu Jing immediately ordered that another [-] troops be transferred from Guanzhong and Bashu to Hefei to join the war. (Update is the fastest and most stable)

At the same time, the three counties of Jiangxia, Nanjun and Xiangyang were ordered to collect private ships, and all ships with more than 30 shi were collected for military use, and all the [-] shi official food from Xiangyang and Wuchang were transferred to Chaisang.

For Liu Jing, he also couldn't afford to lose the Battle of Hefei. Once he lost the Battle of Hefei, it would not only make Cao Cao break the situation in the southeast, but also make Cao Cao and Sun Quan unite as one. All the advantages will be lost, at least ten years later, his dream of conquering the world will be in vain.

It is precisely because this battle cannot afford to lose that the Han Dynasty also went all out to carry out this battle no less than the Battle of Chibi with the power of the whole country.

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Jianye, Yu Fan brought back Liu Jing's oral message to Sun Quan, agreeing to the two sides to negotiate a peace, Liu Jing almost unconditionally ceased fighting, and met a series of demands of Sun Quan, including repatriating the people of Wu County, releasing Jiang Qin and the prisoners of war, and returning to the new capital County, but in terms of the most core interests, Liu Jing did not make any concessions, that is Kuaiji County.

Liu Jing's reason was simple. Kuaiji County was taken back from the He brothers, not from Jiangdong, so Jiangdong had no right to claim Kuaiji County from the Han army. Moreover, the Kuaiji army and people supported Sun Shao as Kuaiji prefect.

Liu Jing's toughness made Sun Quan helpless. After all, Jiangdong was no longer qualified to bargain with Han. Sun Quan had to acquiesce in the Han army's occupation of Kuaiji County, and had to retreat to the next best thing, hoping that the Han army could withdraw from Taihu Lake.

However, Liu Jing's conditions for withdrawing troops were made very clear. If the Cao army did not withdraw from Jiangdong, the Han army would never withdraw from Taihu Lake. This made Sun Quan feel as sick as eating flies.

In the lobby, Sun Quan slammed a teacup on the ground, 'Bang! With a crisp sound, the teacup was smashed to pieces, only to hear Sun Quan's thunderous voice echoing in the lobby, "Did they treat Jiangdong as a slave? Come and leave as you want, or fight to the death, and let Jiangdong be destroyed. I don't want it anymore, kill them all, let them go!"

At this time, Zhang Zhao walked quickly to the hall, and heard Sun Quan's roar, he asked a guard who escaped from the hall in a low voice, "What happened?"

The guard sighed and said: "Mr. Deshu came back from Wu County and brought bad news. Cao Jun occupied Piling County and refused to withdraw northward across the Yangtze River. Yu Jin said that it was Wei Gong's order to prevent being captured on the Yangtze River. The Han army intercepted, so the Marquis of Wu was furious."

Zhang Zhao nodded. He knew that the reason for Sun Quan's anger was not that the Cao army refused to leave, but that the Han army also had an excuse to stay in Wujun. Zhang Zhao couldn't help but sigh. Will give up Jiangdong easily, and it is normal for Cao Jun to refuse to leave.

Liu Jing also knew that Cao Jun refused to leave, so he used Cao Jun's withdrawal as a condition. Even if Cao Jun wanted to withdraw, the Han army warships on the Yangtze River would intercept him. After all, Liu Jing didn't want to give up Jiangdong's interests. Marquis Wu was played in the hands of the two of them, this is the gap!

Zhang Zhao didn't want to try to comfort Sun Quan either. It was useless for anyone to persuade him about this kind of thing. He had to wait for Sun Quan to calm down and finally accept the reality, and then Jiang Dong would calm down.

Zhang Zhao shook his head, turned around and left. It was already noon. Zhang Zhao got into the carriage and returned to his mansion. This was also a habit he had developed for many years. He had to go home for lunch and take a lunch break. After all, he was old and physically weak. Not as good as before.

After lunch, Zhang Zhao sat in the study and closed his eyes to rest. At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the room, and they stopped at the door, showing hesitation. Zhang Zhao heard the footsteps of the eldest son. Taking a break and coming to the study must be something important.

"Come in!" Zhang Zhao ordered, sitting up.

The door opened, and the eldest son, Zhang Cheng, walked in slowly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "My son interrupted my father's rest."

Zhang Chengyuan was an official and served as Lujiang County Chancellor. After Lujiang County was ceded to the Han Dynasty, Zhang Cheng transferred to the army and was named General Fenwei, Deputy Captain of Danyang. Zhou Tai, the captain of Danyang, was Sun Quan's confidant and controlled a group of soldiers. Wan Junquan, Zhang Cheng, the deputy captain, is just a name.

Zhang Cheng is bold and easy to make friends, and because his father is in power, he has many friends, most of them are the children of high-ranking officials.

They are not playboys. Everyone has ambitions and opinions. They discuss state affairs, put forward their own opinions, worry about the future of Jiangdong, and even use their contacts to influence various decisions. They are a political force that cannot be ignored.

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "What's urgent for my son?"

"My boy got the news that Kan Ze, the prefect of Wu Jun, surrendered to Han, and now he has gone to Kuaiji."

"what!"

Zhang Zhao was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "When did this happen?"

"It's been a while since the incident happened. I heard that it was concealed by Lu Meng, and that Kan Ze's family members also disappeared. They were probably sent to Kuaiji by Han army scouts."

Zhang Zhao was really surprised. Kan Ze's surrender to the Han army was a big event. He made a bad start, which might trigger a wave of Jiangdong officials' abandonment or surrender.

Zhang Zhao's thoughts turned sharply. Lu Meng would not hide the news from Marquis Wu, and must have reported it to Marquis Wu in secret. Marquis Wu concealed the news, and even hid it from himself. It seems Marquis Wu was also worried about him.

"Then how did you know the news?"

"Father, the news of Jianye has already spread. It can be said that everyone knows that the boy has just gone to Kan Ze's house, and only then did he know that his wife and child have been missing for three days. The news must be true."

Zhang Zhao sighed. Needless to say, the news was released by the scouts of the Han army. In order to disturb Jiangdong's officialdom and the army, Liu Jing made a reconciliation openly, but secretly used a knife. This person's methods are really vicious!

At this time, Zhang Cheng bit his lip tightly, and stammered: "Father, my son also feels that Jiangdong is over, and has become a trapped beast, and will be wiped out by the Han army sooner or later..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhang Zhao interrupted his son very unhappy. He knew what his son wanted to say, and said coldly: "The Battle of Hefei has not yet started, and it is still unknown who will win the battle. Once Cao Cao defeats Liu Jing, Jiangdong will turn around completely. Cao Cao will definitely support a powerful Jiangdong to form a three-legged confrontation, and we will even capture Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, occupying most of the south, so don't think about it now, let alone talk nonsense outside."

"Yes! My child understands."

After a pause, Zhang Cheng said again in a low voice: "Father, can you tell my son, between Cao Cao and Liu Jing, who can win the Hefei battle?"

Zhang Zhao also understood his son's mood. He pondered for a moment and said, "Frankly speaking, Liu Jing has the upper hand, not because the Han army is so powerful. The country has a large population, a large amount of grain and pig iron, and has obtained a lot of wealth from the Huns.

However, Wei’s financial resources are relatively poor, the population of the Central Plains has dropped sharply, the hearts of the people in Hebei are uncertain, and only half of Bingzhou is available, but I think these are not problems. The key is that the gentry in the Central Plains do not support Cao Wei. I'm afraid he won't last until the end of this battle, but it's hard to say. With Cao Cao's treacherous and cunning, if Liu Jing makes a slight mistake in his decision-making, he will be overthrown by Cao Cao. Xu Huang's defeat of Zhao Yan is a typical example, so I can't say now Who wins and who loses can only be watched. "