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Sun Quan finally accepted the plan of Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu and did not send troops to retake Jingkou for the time being, which of course would affect the morale of the army. From the perspective of military generals, this is a serious consequence.

But in the eyes of senior decision makers, military morale is not very important, it is just a tactical issue, and the gains and losses of the overall situation in Jiangdong are the decisive factors.

Although Jingkou's strategic position is important, it is not the main force of the Han army after all. Once the Jiangdong army is dragged down by the Jingkou battle situation, it will fall into a full passiveness. After weighing the pros and cons, Sun Quan chose to remain silent. His eyes were always focused on the movements of the main force of the Han army.

Five days after the fall of Jingkou, more than 1,55 main warships of the Han army finally appeared on the Yangtze River outside Jianye City. In addition, more than 1,77 warships spread out on the river surface. The ship formation was ten miles wide and more than ten miles long. The entire Yangtze River surface seemed to be covered by Han army warships. The masts were like forests, thousands of sails were like clouds, layer by layer, and the momentum was spectacular.

More than 20,000 Jiangdong Army soldiers witnessed this shocking scene at the top of Jianye City and outside the city. The hearts of countless soldiers were cold. Many people's memories were still on the comparison between the Jingzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army ten years ago. The strength of the two armies was almost the same. Perhaps because of the tincture oil, the Jingzhou Navy was a little stronger, and that's all.

They could not imagine what kind of journey the Han army had reached after ten years of development, but the scene in front of them finally made them understand the huge gap between the Jiangdong Army and the Han Army. This huge gap made countless people feel lost.

As night fell, the soldiers of Jiangdong could no longer see the spectacular scene outside the city. The soldiers gathered one after another, whispering to Jiangdong and their respective futures.

In a small tent, General Jiang Qinzheng was drinking alone, and a low voice came from outside the tent, "Can your general be there?"

"My general is in the tent, please wait!"

Jiang Qin heard the voice of General Dong Xi. He hurriedly hid the wine and ear cups. Drinking was strictly prohibited in the army. He didn't want to be discovered. After hiding the wine glass, Jiang Qin said: "Please come in!"

As soon as the curtain was lifted, General Dong Xi walked in. He immediately smelled the wine in the tent and saw the hot water copper basin of warm wine, but he did not say it out loud, and smiled slightly, "Dong Yi seems to have something to worry about?"

Jiang Qin sighed, "Who has nothing to worry about now? Please sit down in the Yuan Dynasty!"

Dong Xi sat down, took out a bottle of wine from his arms and said with a smile: "Although drinking is not allowed in the army, I still want to have a drink with Gong Yi. What?"

Jiang Qin smiled bitterly, then took out the wine pot and ear cup from the box, "I guess it can't be hidden from the Yuan Dynasty, so let's drink it together!"

Both of them laughed tacitly. Jiang Qin took another ear cup, filled him with wine, picked up his own ear cup and said, "Come on! I'll pay a cup to Yuan Dynasty."

The two of them clinked their ears and drank them all in one go. Jiang Qin and Dong Xi were both veterans from Jiangdong and followed Sun Ce to capture the foundation of Jiangdong. However, after Sun Quan ascended the throne, the veterans who followed Sun Ce were gradually neglected. On the contrary, young generals such as Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, and Ding Feng were valued. If young people were valued, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu were still very active and were not treated coldly at all. It was obvious that only the middle layer were neglected.

Zhou Yu, Ling Cao, Shi Ci, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang and other generals died early, Lu Su was abandoned, He Qi was forced to rebel, Jiang Qin, Dong Xi and Song Qian were also

Just for the lieutenant, they were really discouraged.

Jiang Qin sighed: "Today, I saw the powerful strength of the Han army, and I realized why Cao Cao was defeated in Hefei. In the Yuan Dynasty, Jiangdong was over!"

Jiang Qin drank the wine in the glass and couldn't help but cry like rain. He cried bitterly at the desk. Dong Xi used his strength and his ear cup was broken. He said hatefully: "In the past, General Bo Fu was powerful and built a great foundation, but it was passed to the hands of Wu Hou. However, he was defeated repeatedly and civil strife, and he forced all the great foundation in Jiangdong. This was not the strength of the Han army, but our internal disaster."

Jiang Qin was startled and quickly wiped away his tears and waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense in the Yuan Dynasty, be careful of the partition walls."

"It's already here today, what else am I afraid of?"

Dong Xi changed a ear cup, poured himself a full of wine, and drank it all, sneered, "Seeing that Jiangdong is in a desperate situation, everyone is planning their own future. Is Gong Yi going to bury Wu Hou for burial?"

Jiang Qin shook his head, "If I really fell, I would live in seclusion in my ancestral land and farm. I wouldn't think of these troubles. In the Yuan Dynasty, would I plan to go back to Kuaiji to be a fisherman?"

Dong Xi stood up and looked outside the tent, then returned to the tent and sat down, whispering to Jiang Qin: "I heard a news that the nephew of the military advisor also participated in the Chang'an imperial examination, and was also in the top high school list. He was appointed as the magistrate of Wuyin County, Nanyang County."

Jiang Qin was shocked and asked anxiously: "Is this news true?"

"I even know the specific position of office, so it shouldn't be fake."

Jiang Qin was stunned for a while and stuttered: "This... this is simply incredible."

"Hmph! This is called knowing people and not being intimate. Everyone knows that the person who hates the Han army the most is Mr. Zhang, but his nephew has served in the Han Kingdom. If he doesn't know, I am willing to bet on the head of the people."

"Does Marquis Wu know?" Jiang Qin asked in a low voice again.

Dong Xi shook his head, "I just heard about this news just now. I guess Mr. Wu doesn't know it yet, but Mr. Wu is full of secret spies, so he should know it. But he may not reveal the situation in the present situation."

Speaking of this, Dong Xi owed his body again and lowered his voice: "I told Gong Yi these things to make Gong Yi feel at ease. We have to take a little peace of mind in this battle."

Jiang Qin understood Dong Xi’s implication, and he nodded slowly, “I understand the meaning of the Yuan Dynasty!”

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After nightfall, the Han army warships also withdrew their troops to the north bank of the Yangtze River. The dense warships were moored on the north bank. The night wind blew the river water, and the waves slapped the big ships. On the periphery of the big ship, nearly a thousand mail ships patrolled the Yangtze River, closely monitoring the movements on the river surface to prevent the Jiangdong army from sneak attacking the Han army warships.

At this time, a Jiangdong stone warship slowly sailed towards the north shore. As soon as the warship entered the first Han army defense line, it was immediately discovered by the Han army's sentry ship. A rocket rose into the air and drew a bright color. This means that a slight situation occurred. Then seven or eight sentry ships rushed from all directions and surrounded the Jiangdong warships. Several Han army sentries opened their bows and arrows and aimed at the Jiangdong warships.

A Han army sentry, Hou shouted loudly: "Why did the Jiangdong ship break into the world?"

At this time, a middle-aged soldier walked out of the cabin and bowed and said, "I am the special envoy of the Marquis of Wu. Yan Yan, the general of the Marquis of Wu, and come to see His Highness the King of Han under the order of the Marquis of Wu. Please be kind."

More than a dozen Han soldiers jumped onto the warship, checked carefully, and reported to Junhou: "There is no suspicious on the ship."

Even so, the military marquis was still worried. He said to Yan Yan: "The warships in Jiangdong are not allowed to enter, so you can take the Han army's mail ship."

Yan Yan had no choice but to board the Han army's sentry ship. Seven or eight sentry ships were still monitoring the Jiangdong warships. One of the sentry ships was heading towards the main ship. They were still several steps away from the main ship. They were blocked by the second line of defense. The military marquis showed the sentry sign and secret code, and then said: "The Jiangdong envoy came to ask for the meeting of His Highness the King of Han, please inform him on his behalf."

"Please wait here!" Liu Jing's guard ship sailed towards the main ship.

At this time, King Liu Jing of Han was listening to Gan Ning's report in the cockpit. Just seven days ago, Gan Ning led 10,000 troops to land in Jingkou, successfully occupied Jingkou, and cut off the connection between Jianye and Wujun. However, Gan Ning was surprised that the Jiangdong Army did not counterattack Jingkou, and seemed to have agreed to the Han army's strategy towards Jingkou, which was beyond his expectations.

After listening to Gan Ning's report with his hands behind his back, Liu Jing smiled faintly: "It's not difficult to understand. The Jiangdong Army has limited military strength. They will only place the army in the most important place to deal with more important enemies. If I were Sun Quan, I would have given up on Jingkou."

"Your Highness said that Jingkou is not important?"

"Of course Jingkou is important. If Jingkou falls, Piling County will no longer be protected. I believe Sun Quan is very clear about this. I can only say that Jingkou is not as important as Jianye in his heart, nor is it as important as Wu County. Before he can regain Jingkou, he can only choose to give up Jingkou for the time being."

Gan Ning nodded. He understood the meaning of the King of Han. At this time, he thought for a while and said, "There are 80,000 civil servants who are digging the canal south of Piling County. According to the information I just obtained, these civil servants have not withdrawn and are still working under the surveillance of Jiangdong. You only need to send an elite soldier south to rescue these civil servants immediately. I wonder if your Highness can use military service?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Anyway, I will organize the people's forces to dig the canal in the future. Let Sun Quan complete this project for me. What's wrong with this?"

"If this is the case, I'm afraid it will take another half a month to complete the excavation."

"Then let's wait!" Liu Jing said lightly.

Gan Ning bowed and bowed, "Yes! Obey orders and orders."

Gan Ning was about to say goodbye and leave, when the guards reported at the door of the cabin, "Report to Your Highness, Jiangdong Envoy Yan Yan asked to see Your Highness."

The arrival of the Jiangdong envoy was expected by Liu Jing. He pondered for a moment and said to the Lord Bo Xi: "The Lord Bo first receives him for me, and said that I was discussing important military information and could not leave for the time being."

Xi Zheng stood up and bowed and walked away quickly. At this time, Gan Ning whispered from the side: "Your Highness, Jiangdong must be here to seek peace, so why not see him!"

Liu Jing smiled faintly and said, "There is no need to be so petty. If you don't see him, it won't affect our established strategy. Moreover, he came just in time. After all, I also need to make a gesture to win the trust of the officials and military and civilians in Jiangdong."
Chapter completed!