“Great!”

When Zhang Zhao heard Sun Shao say that Taishi Ci would lead an army of 100,000 to Hefei to rescue Sun Quan, he clapped his hands and laughed, feeling completely relieved. He said with a smile:
“When Marquis Wu learns that Marquis Peng has sent troops to help, he will be overjoyed. From now on, the two families should advance and retreat together.”

Zhang Zhao was delighted, and Lu Su beside him also smiled.

When the news reached Jia Xu and Cao Pi’s residence in Pengcheng.

Cao Pi said to Jia Xu excitedly:
“Haha, that’s great. Since Sun Shao is going to send troops to help Sun Quan, then Sun Shao has no other choice but to form an alliance with us. With Sun Quan and Sun Shao in Guandong, it will be much easier for father.”

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu nodded, stroked his beard and smiled:

“Yes, this time when Liu Wu sent troops to Hefei, we actually didn’t suffer any losses. On the contrary, we gained an ally in Xuzhou.”

After a pause, the smile on Jia Xu’s face disappeared, and he shook his head and sighed:
“But we made money, and Liu Wu didn’t lose anything.”

“The Sun family members, whether it’s Sun Quan or Sun Shao, all changed sides based on their own interests. For example, Sun Shao, strictly speaking, has betrayed Liu Wu twice and even stabbed him in the back.”

“Perhaps this time, Liu Wu sent a large army to attack Hefei directly in order to force Sun Shao, the unstable Penghou camp, out in advance. After all, it is better for Sun Shao to betray him now than for Sun Shao to stab Liu Wu when the situation in Xiangyang becomes critical.”

Jia Xu shook his head and said that it was obvious that he was also disgusted by the Sun family’s frequent changes of camp, even if Sun Shao changed camps many times for his own sake.

When Cao Pi heard what Jia Xu said, his eyebrows immediately raised, and he hurriedly said to Jia Xu:
“So, although we rely on the Sun family as our ally, we still have to be on guard against them. Otherwise, they might betray us and stab us in the back at any time!”

“Pi returned to Luoyang and reported this to his father.”

Cao Pi’s quick reaction made Jia Xu stroke his beard, look at Cao Pi with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

“Your concern is not without reason.”

“However, now, the Sun family can only fight against Liu Wu if they choose us.”

At this moment, a waiter quickly entered the room.

“Mr. Wenhe, sir, Xuzhou Governor and Marquis of Peng Sun Shao is hosting a banquet at his residence!”

“Just as you said, it will come true. Sun Shao has been afraid to see us. Now, let’s hold a banquet to entertain you, young master.” Jia Xu said to Cao Pi with a smile.

Cao Pi nodded. He also felt Jia Xu’s calmness.

In fact, apart from guarding against the threat from Liu Wu’s people, they really don’t need to worry about Sun Shao doing anything bad to them.

After all, Cao Pi was Cao Cao’s second son. After Cao Ang’s death, he was the most qualified heir.

How dare Sun Shao, a treacherous rat from Jiangdong, do anything bad to him?
……

Just as Guan Yu led an army of 200,000 to Hefei, they had just entered Yangzhou.

Sun Shao brazenly sent out an army of 100,000, with Taishi Ci as the commander-in-chief, and marched into Yangzhou to assist Sun Quan. The situation in Xuzhou and Yangzhou became turbulent.

In Yangzhou, all the noble families under Sun Quan’s command cheered and were excited.

Sun Shao is now also a local lord and occupies a state. Together with Sun Quan’s military force and the combined strength of the two states, even if the two Suns fight Liu Wu on the front battlefield, they will not be able to resist.

However, if the two Suns were on the defensive and still defended the city, Guan Yu’s army would not be able to defeat them in a short time.

Moreover, when Sun Shao sent troops to help Sun Quan and the army marched into Shouchun, Cao Cao also announced that he had assembled an army of 200,000 from Hanzhong to help Sun Quan and Sun Shao attack Xiangyang.

For a while.

Liu Wu gathered an army of 200,000 and appointed Guan Yu as the supreme general, intending to attack Hefei.

Sun Shao, Marquis of Peng, rebelled and gathered a force of 100,000 to support Sun Quan. Cao Cao claimed that he would raise an army of 200,000 to attack Xiangyang from Hanzhong and save the Sun family from danger.

Zhou Yu, who was west of Xiangyang, also mobilized troops to garrison the Qinling Mountains and did not dare to be distracted.

The two sides frequently mobilized their troops, with hundreds of thousands of them engaging in a game of chess.

The world is in turmoil.

All forces were in an uproar. Liu Zhang, who was guarding Xichuan, was so scared when he saw this that he dared not speak.

He was afraid that Liu Wu would send people to find him again and ask him to send troops to help and participate in this war that would affect the situation of the Han Dynasty.

Lujiang County.

Lu’an is not far from Hefei.

Guan Yu stationed his troops here.

Inside the rolling camp.

In the big tent.

Generals including Chen Dao, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua all had gloomy expressions.

“Damn it, Sun Shao has really changed his ways. What a coward.”

Guan Yu slammed the table and said angrily.

However, the news that Cao Cao and Sun Shao had sent troops had already arrived.

“Father, what should we do now?”

Guan Ping asked Guan Yu.

Guan Yu also slowly calmed down his emotions. After all, the overall situation was more important.

“How is Yide doing now?” Guan Yu looked at Chen Dao and asked.

Chen Dao hurriedly bowed and replied:
“Reporting to the Supreme State, General Yide secretly assembled tens of thousands of troops in Jiangxia ten days ago.”

“Then it seems that Yide should take action soon. Send a letter to Zilong and ask him to lead the army into Shouchun and approach Shouchun City. Since the Jiangdong rats want to defend the city, let them defend it to the death. Cooperate with Yide to seize Jiangdong!”

Guan Yu snorted coldly.

The real purpose of their sending troops this time was not to fight to the death with Cao Cao and the Sun family, but to seize the land of Jiangdong and force Sun Shao to choose a camp.

Now Sun Shao has made his final camp choice.

Then, they can cooperate well, attract the attention and troops of Sun Quan and Sun Shao, and assist Zhang Fei in taking over Jiangdong.

in fact.

Whether Sun Quan knew that their real purpose was to seize Jiangdong or not was no longer important.

Because Sun Quan did not have enough troops to defend Hefei and Jiangdong at the same time.

You must choose one of the two.

If he chose Jiangdong, Guan Yu would directly march to Hefei, capture Hefei, divide Yangzhou in two, and cut off the connection between Sun Quan and Sun Shao.

Later, Liu Wu was able to defeat Sun Quan and take over the entire Yangzhou by relying on the strength of his navy.

If Hefei is chosen, Zhang Fei will be able to take over Jiangdong, south of the Yangtze River. If Sun Quan defends Hefei, and Sun Shao sends troops to help, he will be able to hold half of Yangzhou, north of the Yangtze River.
With Guan Yu’s order, the 200,000-strong army marched forward from Lu’an to Hefei with earth-shaking power.

On the other hand, Zhao Yun, who had been stationed in Runan, also mobilized a large army across Shouchun to threaten Taishi Ci for support.

North of the Yangtze River, the sky was covered with military flags and the situation was tense.

Many counties in Jiangdong south of the Yangtze River were quite peaceful.

It seems that many people did not expect that this tranquility was about to be broken.

This day.

At Zhang Fei’s command, he led 80,000 troops and charged into the Danyang, Kuaiji, Wu, Yuzhang, Luling, Linhai, Jian’an, Poyang, and Linchuan counties which were already depleted of troops because Sun Quan had withdrawn his troops to Hefei in the north, and the defenses of many counties were not tight.

The army led by Zhang Fei was like tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves. They quickly captured cities and territories, and occupied three counties in half a month.

at this time.

The news that King Liu Wu of Chu appointed Zhang Fei as his general to attack Jiangdong had spread throughout Jiangdong. The wealthy and powerful families in Jiangdong were in panic, but the common people at the bottom were all looking forward to it, and some even vied to lead the Chu army.

The reason for this was that the offer of a 20% tax reduction for the people within the territory of the Chu State was too attractive.

……

Hefei.

Outside the city, Guan Yu, who had come from afar, had already set up camp for his army for several days and did not attack the city.

Sun Quan’s troops on the Hefei city wall were all very nervous, alert to the countless Chu troops outside the city.

Finally, on this day, the news from Jiangdong reached Hefei city.

Wu Hou Mansion.

“Damn Liu Wu, he actually attacked Jiangdong!”

Sun Quan looked at the news from south of the Yangtze River and was so angry that he trembled all over, his face turned blue, and he cursed loudly.

Inside the hall, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, Zhuge Jin, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others all had livid or even pale faces.

When Zhang Zhao returned from his diplomatic mission to Xuzhou, he was reminded by Jia Xu that Liu Wu might attack Jiangdong.

However, even though Zhang Zhao brought back the news, Sun Quan was helpless.

The truth is, there are not many soldiers and horses in Yangzhou. It is not easy for Hefei to be defended when Guan Yu has an army of 200,000 and Guan Yu, who is feared throughout China, is leading the army himself.

Where are the troops to support Jiangdong?

Therefore, after Zhang Zhao returned from Xuzhou, Sun Quan and a group of civil and military officials had been praying that Liu Wu would not attack Jiangdong.

However, when Guan Yu arrived at the city of Hefei, he did not attack.

This made their hearts sink and they became even more worried.

Now, Jiangdong’s urgent call for help has made their hopes of success sink to the bottom.

“My lord, Jiangdong can no longer be defended. We have no choice but to defend Hefei and the northern half of Yangzhou. We will also have the offensive and defensive alliance of Marquis Peng to fight against Liu Wu.”

Lu Meng stood up, bowed to Sun Quan with a heavy face and said goodbye.

Survive with a broken arm.

After suffering the terrible defeat at the hands of Huang Zu and Gan Ning in the naval battle, Lu Meng became more mature.

He clearly understood what Yangzhou might be facing now.

All the counties in Jiangdong were lost! The Jiangdong navy was completely destroyed!
“Oh! That’s enough. I understand. I want some quiet time. You all should go out.”

Sun Quan slumped down in his seat somewhat weakly and waved his hands.

“promise!”

All the civil and military officials sighed and retreated.

“The counties in Jiangdong are going to be gone. Brother, Quan didn’t protect the family business. It was taken away step by step by Liu Wu. I should have known this from the beginning.”

Sun Quan’s eyes were filled with tears, which he couldn’t stop flowing.

At this moment, let alone any ambitious plans or grand blueprints, Sun Quan, who had lost his base in Jiangdong, felt a sense of powerlessness.

Nowadays, I am afraid that Sun Quan no longer has a place as the chess player in the world.

I’m afraid we can only survive in this chaotic world by struggling to stay alive.

“Husband, the trainer has prepared a meal for you.”

After an unknown amount of time, a pleasant voice was heard.

The extremely beautiful, charming, voluptuous and attractive Bu Lianshi, accompanied by her maid, carried the food and whispered to Sun Quan.

Bu Lianshi looked at Sun Quan’s decadent appearance, with a look of distress and sigh in her eyes.

Ever since she was taken as Sun Quan’s wife or concubine, she had never seen Sun Quan as decadent as he is today. All she had seen was Sun Quan full of vigor and vitality, and his unparalleled ambition for the future.

“I’m not hungry. Please go out first. I want to be alone.”

Sun Quan was not as happy about Mrs. Bu’s arrival as before. He went to see Mrs. Bu, but without even looking at her, he waved his hand and said.

“Well… well, husband, if you need anything, you can always call the trainer!”

Master Bu Lian said softly.

Having said that, Master Bu Lian and the maids retreated.

As for Hefei, Guan Yu prepared an army of 200,000 troops but did not launch an attack on Hefei. Even after receiving an urgent report from Jiangdong that Zhang Fei had captured the city, Guan Yu ordered the army to retreat ten miles.

This made Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and others in Hefei City so angry that they vomited blood.

Obviously, from the very beginning, Guan Yu had no intention of attacking Hefei city.

Just to attract them and hold them back.

Upon learning of Guan Yu’s sinister intentions, the civil and military officials in Hefei became furious and cursed Guan Yu’s ancestors, but they did not dare to leave the city to attack.

Zhang Fei led tens of thousands of troops to capture cities and territories in Jiangdong with great momentum. The news that Guan Yu stationed 200,000 troops outside Hefei but did not attack soon reached Taishi Ci, Sun Shao, and Lu Su.

Even though Lu Su was extremely talented and unrivaled in the world, he could not help but sigh to the sky. The Jiangdong foundation was gone, and the Sun family had completely lost hope of dominating the world. Even if the two Suns united, advanced and retreated together, and formed an offensive and defensive alliance, it would be in vain. They could only survive in this chaotic world and depend on others.

Zhang Fei was unstoppable in Jiangdong. Even the remaining counties and prefectures in Jiangdong, seeing that Sun Quan had not sent troops to rescue them, realized that Sun Quan could not take care of them anymore, so they abandoned their cities and fled, or surrendered.

Two months later, the counties and prefectures in Jiangdong south of the Yangtze River, including Danyang County, Kuaiji County, Wu County, Yuzhang County, Luling County, Linhai County, Jian’an County, Poyang County, and Linchuan County, all hung the flag of Chu. The counties in Jiangdong became part of the territory of Chu. The news spread throughout the world, and all parties in the world were in an uproar and shocked.

At this time, both Guan Yu and Zhao Yun received orders to withdraw.

Without any hesitation, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun led the army and withdrew in a swagger. Zhao Yun continued to lead the army to station in Runan, while Guan Yu returned to Xiangyang.

Only Sun Quan and Sun Shao were left, who had become a joke and a cause for pity.

Not bad.

Sun Quan was blocked in Hefei by Guan Yu. His rear base and base were taken away right before his eyes. He became a laughing stock of the world, and people felt pity and sympathy for him.

However, Sun Shao became a laughing stock among the people of the world because he once again betrayed the alliance with King Liu Wu of Chu. Liu Wu supported Sun Shao, but Sun Shao betrayed the alliance again and again and formed an alliance with Cao Cao. He was a good son of a tiger father, who kept doing treacherous things and ruined the reputation of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, and Sun Ce, the little tyrant of Jiangdong.

……

Luoyang, Sikong Mansion.

“What a good move! This Liu Wu is ten or even a hundred times more cunning than Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei. He is sending troops to Hefei in the name of seizing Jiangdong and forcing Sun Shao to choose a side. This Liu Wu will definitely be the greatest rival of my life!”

Cao Cao was holding the Guandong battle report, which clearly stated that Liu Wu occupied the Jiangdong area, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun withdrew their troops, while Sun Quan and Sun Shao made a fool of themselves. Cao Cao’s fear of Liu Wu soared again, and he said.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Liu Ye and other counselors in the hall also looked heavy when they heard this.

(End of this chapter)