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Cao Cao suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down. He said to Cheng Yu: "Tell me what I should deal with now"

"I first ask Duke Wei whether he intends to withdraw Yu Jin's army?"

Cao Cao shook his head, "If Jiangdong has no need to 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 easily fight the battle against Jiangdong."

"Weichen guessed that Liu Jing would not withdraw the garrison in Jiangdong. Jiangdong would have a stalemate and would not be able to participate in the Hefei war anymore. We have to deal with this war. We recommend that Wei Gong increase his troops in Hefei."

Cao Cao nodded, "You are right. I can't lose this battle anymore. I will transfer 50,000 Qing Xu's army to Hefei to help the battle, and then transfer 20,000 troops from Yedu to the south. In this way, the army in Hefei will increase to 150,000."

Cheng Yu said again: "Weichen also suggested giving up the periphery, General Xu should withdraw from Hefei."

"Why is this?"

"Because the Han army controlled the rivers and lakes, the main force of the Han army would go from Chaohu to Lu'an and catch General Xu off guard. Although Liu Jing had not done this, once he broke the situation in Jiangdong, he would first get rid of our periphery and concentrate superior forces to defeat the Lu'an defenders. Duke Wei might as well withdraw General Xu first."

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

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, no matter whether there is or not, he will easily cut off the transportation between Shouchun and Hefei."

"You're right"

Cao Cao nodded, "The army of Lu'an was set up to deal with the Han army's attack from the west. Now without the restraint of the Jiangdong naval army, the Han army warships can easily go north and control the Chaohu water system. We do not have the navy, and it is indeed easy to be defeated by the Han army one by one. Xu Huang's army should withdraw from Hefei."

"Youyuan and Gongming guard Hefei. I think it is not easy for the Han army to capture Hefei. If the Beishi is not wrong, it will be a long-term war, ranging from half a year to a year. It depends on who can last until the end. Duke Wei should return to Yedu."

Cao Cao pondered, but still shook his head, "Liu Jing is in charge of Hefei, I can't leave. The Hefei war is related to the rise and fall of the Han and Wei. If this battle fails, not only will Jiangdong be unable to protect, but the entire Central Plains will also face the Han army's attack. The Wei State is also in danger. I will never fail this battle."

Cheng Yu had no choice but to say, "Since that's the case, let General Cao Ren guard Shouchun to prevent the Han army from breaking through Shouchun."

Because Jiangdong broke the situation, Cao Cao was forced to decide to increase his troops in Hefei, and Liu Jing also needed to control Jiangdong. Almost at the same time when Cao Cao decided to increase his troops, Liu Jing also decided to increase his troops in Ruxukou. At present, he had 80,000 troops in Ruxukou and 10,000 troops in Chaisang. It was still insufficient to completely defeat Cao's army and conquer Hefei City. Only 80,000 troops were still insufficient. Liu Jing immediately ordered another 60,000 troops from Guanzhong and Bashu to rush to Hefei to participate in the war.

At the same time, Jiangxia, Nanjun and Xiangyang County were ordered to collect civilian ships, and all ships above stone were recruited for military use, and all 100,000 stones of official grain from Xiangyang and Wuchang were transferred to Chaisang.

For Liu Jing, he could not afford to lose the Battle of Hefei. Once he lost the Battle of Hefei, it would not only make Cao Cao break the deadlock in the southeast, but also make Cao Cao and Sun Quan united, but even Jingzhou would be difficult to protect. The strategic advantages he had worked hard to seize over the past few years would be lost. At least ten years later, his dream of seizing the world would be shattered.

It is precisely because he can't afford to lose this battle that the Han Kingdom has devoted himself to the whole country to carry out this battle that is no less than the Battle of Red Cliff.

Jianye and Yu Fan brought back Liu Jing's oral message to Sun Quan and agreed to the peace between the two sides. Liu Jing almost unconditionally ceased the war and met Sun Quan's series of requirements, including repatriation of the people of Wu County, releasing Jiang Qin and prisoners of war, and returning to Xindu County. However, in terms of the most core interests, Liu Jing did not make any concessions, that is Kuaiji County.

Liu Jing's reason is very simple. Kuaiji County was recaptured from the He brothers, not occupied by Jiangdong, so Jiangdong had no right to take Kuaiji County from the Han army. Furthermore, Kuaiji military and civilians supported Sun Shao as the guardian of Kuaiji.

Liu Jing's toughness made Sun Quan helpless. After all, Jiangdong was no longer qualified to bargain with the Han Kingdom again. Sun Quan had to abide by the Han army's occupation of Kuaiji County and had to settle for the second best, hoping that the Han army could withdraw from the Lake.

But Liu Jing's withdrawal conditions were made very clear. If Cao's army did not withdraw from Jiangdong, the Han army would never withdraw from Lake. This made Sun Quan feel disgusting as if he had eaten a fly.

In the lobby, Sun Quan threw a teacup to the ground with a crisp bang, and the teacup was smashed to pieces. Sun Quan's roaring sound echoed in the lobby, "Do they treat Jiangdong as a brothel when they want to come, and leave when they want to go. At worst, they can fight to the death and let Jiangdong burn all the jades and stones. I don't want it either. Kill them all, and they can go."

At this time, Zhang Zhao quickly walked to the hall and heard Sun Quan's roar and scolding. He whispered to a guard who escaped from the hall, "What's wrong?"

The guard sighed and said, "Mr. Deshu has returned from Wu County, bringing bad news. Cao's army occupied Piling County and refused to retreat north to the Yangtze River. Yu Jin said it was the order of Duke Wei to prevent being intercepted by the Han army on the Yangtze River, so the Marquis of Wu was very angry."

Zhang Zhao nodded. He knew that the reason for Sun Quan's anger was not that Cao's army refused to leave, but that the Han army also had excuses to rely on Wujun. Zhang Zhao couldn't help but sigh. Cao Cao was cunning and the Jiangdong army had no warships, so Cao Cao naturally would not give up Jiangdong easily. It was normal that Cao's army refused to leave.

Liu Jing also knew that Cao's army refused to leave, so he used the condition that Cao's army evacuation. Even if Cao's army wanted to withdraw, the Han army warships on the Yangtze River would intercept. After all, Liu Jing did not want to give up the interests of Jiangdong. Both sides played strategies, and only Wu Hou was played in the hands of the two of them. This is the gap.

Zhang Zhao didn't want to comfort Sun Quan. It would be useless for anyone to persuade him to do this. He had to wait until Sun Quan calmed down and finally accepted the reality, and then Jiangdong would calm down.

Zhang Zhao shook his head, turned around and left. It was noon. Zhang Zhao took 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 had a lunch break. After all, he was old and his physical strength was not as strong as before.

After lunch, Zhang Zhao sat in the study room and closed his eyes to rest. At this time, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the room. He stopped at the door, and seemed very hesitant. Zhang Zhao heard that these were long footsteps. He knew that he wanted to rest and came to the study room, which must be important.

"Come in," Zhang Zhao sat up and ordered.

The door opened, and Zhang Cheng walked in slowly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The child has disturbed his father's rest."

Zhang Cheng was originally an official and served as the governor of Lujiang County. After Lujiang County was transferred to the Han Dynasty, Zhang Cheng transferred to the army and was named General Fenwei and Deputy Chief Commander of Danyang. Zhou Tai, the chief commander of Danyang, was Sun Quan's confidant and held the power of ten thousand military power. Zhang Cheng, the deputy chief commander, was just named.

Zhang Cheng is generous and easy to make friends. Because his father is in power, there are many friends around him, most of whom are senior officials. These people hang out together every day, thus gradually forming the Jianye sub-official world.

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

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "What's the urgent matter for me?"

"The child got a piece of news that the Wu County Governor Kan Ze surrendered to the Han State and has now gone to Kuaiji."

"What"

Zhang Zhao was shocked and asked anxiously: "When did this happen?"

"The incident has been in the past for a while. I heard that it was hidden by Lu Meng, and Kan Ze's family was also missing. It was probably sent to Kuaiji by the scout of the Han army."

Zhang Zhao was really surprised. Kan Ze's surrender to the Han army was a big deal. He made a very bad head, which was likely to attract the tide of abandonment or surrender of officials in Jiangdong.

Zhang Zhao's thoughts changed rapidly. Lu Meng would not hide the Marquis of Wu, and must have reported to the Marquis of Wu. It was Marquis of Wu who concealed the news and even concealed it from himself. It seemed that Marquis of Wu was also worried about him.

"Then how did you know this news?"

"Father, this news has spread to Jianye. It can be said that everyone knows that the child just went to Kan Ze's mansion and only then did he know that his wife and children have disappeared. This news must be true."

Zhang Zhao sighed, needless to say, this news was released by the scouts of the Han army. In order to disrupt the officialdom and army in Jiangdong, Liu Jing reconciled openly, but secretly took the knife. This man's methods were really vicious.

At this time, Zhang Cheng bit his lips tightly and stuttered: "Father, the child also feels that Jiangdong is out of power and has become a trapped beast, and will sooner or later be destroyed by the Han army."

"Don't talk nonsense"

Zhang Zhao interrupted Er unhappily. He knew what Er wanted to say and said coldly: "The Battle of Hefei has not yet begun. It is still unknown who will win. Once Cao Cao defeats Liu Jing, Jiangdong will turn over completely. Cao Cao will definitely support a powerful Jiangdong to form a strong momentum. We will even seize Jingzhou and Jiaozhou and occupy most of the south. So don't think about it now, let alone talk nonsense outside."

"It's the child who understands."

After a pause, Zhang Cheng whispered again: "Can your father tell the child who can win the Hefei battle between Cao Cao and Liu Jing?"

Zhang Zhao also understood the mood. He pondered for a moment and said, "Frankly speaking, Liu Jing had a little upper hand. It was not that the Han army was powerful. The Han army and Cao army had a good combat effectiveness, but the Han country's national strength was stronger than the Wei country. The Han country had a large population, a lot of food and pig iron, and he also obtained a lot of wealth from the Huns.

The Wei State was relatively short of financial resources, the population of the Central Plains was sharply reduced, the people in Hebei were unstable, and only half of Bingzhou was available, but I think these are not problems. The key is that the gentry in the Central Plains did not support Cao Wei, which is a fatal problem. If Cao Cao could not handle it well, he might not be able to hold on to this battle. However, it is hard to say that with Cao Cao's cunning, if Liu Jing makes a slight mistake in his decision, he will be turned over by Cao Cao. Xu Huang defeated Zhao Yan is a typical example, so I can't say who wins and who loses now, so I can only watch."
Chapter completed!