Vologis VI, of course, was overjoyed by this, and expressed his willingness to pay any price to get this mortar line.

Lu Bu was also unambiguous, and expressed his understanding of his urgency, and directly left the mortar battalion of the Second Garrison Division to them, and the mortars were sent to the resting people, and the artillery of the Han army temporarily stayed as instructors to train the first batch of artillery of the resting people.

Vologis VI was again very grateful, and he could only repay Lü Bu with hospitality, and gave him many exquisite gifts on his own behalf, including many national treasures treasured by the royal family.

For example, precious manuscripts of books from ancient Greece written on parchment or engraved on clay tablets are very valuable.

Lu Bu cherished such a gift, and he knew the preciousness of these books from thousands of years ago, which are also the precious heritage of all mankind.

I changed them with only one mortar battalion, which was a big bargain.

Finally, Lu Bu led the army back triumphantly, and it was full of harvest.

The Han army also won the first national war with a regional power after the founding of the Han Empire, and gained great benefits.

The crown prince and the auxiliary ministers went out of the city twenty miles to greet their father and emperor, and the queue of hundreds of thousands of Han troops meandered for dozens of miles.

Next, in addition to celebrating the merits, it is to announce to the world that the great victory in this foreign war will inspire the people and deter the stubborn enemy.

During the period of Lü Bu's expedition to Guishuang, although Eastern Wu was ready to move, it did not have the courage to do it after all, and the hundreds of thousands of Han troops waiting on its surrounding borders made it difficult to sleep.

And with the end of the Kushan War, Lu Bu can put all his energy on Dongwu, he is also in his forties, the life span of the ancients is not as long as that of modern people, time is not waiting for me!

In this way, Soochow could immediately feel the tremendous pressure, and the garrisons in the surrounding states and counties controlled by the Han Dynasty had increased significantly, and the inventory of the people traveling between the two countries became more and more strict.

The Yangtze River Fleet and the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Han Dynasty accelerated the pace of mine clearance, advancing from the east and west directions of the Yangtze River.

The previous effective method of mine clearance has been redoubled and implemented, and although it is a stupid method, it is an unsolvable situation for Soochow.

The floating fort restrained the ships of the Eastern Wu mines, and even if they secretly laid mines at night, they could not avoid the flares of the Han army.

Finally, the two fleets advancing from east to west met victoriously on the Yangtze River waterway outside Jianye City, and the Eastern Wu Naval Army Dazhai located in Niuzhu had been blocked by the Han army's Yangtze River fleet, and it was impossible to fight at all.

Lü Meng had relinquished control of the Yangtze River waterway, and he had transferred the main force of the Eastern Wu Navy from land to Jiaozhou, leaving only some old buildings and boats in Niuzhu Dazhai.

In view of the loss of control of the Yangtze River, Lü Meng once again solemnly suggested that the lord Sun Quan should move the capital as soon as possible, from Jianye to Jiaozhou, and Panyu could become the new royal capital of Eastern Wu.

Sun Quan also knew that what Lu Meng said was the correct disposal, but he was really reluctant to build Jianye City that he had worked hard for many years.

Since his elder brother Sun Ce Xingbing, the Jiangdong Sun clan has been working hard here for 20 years, but now he wants to abandon the city, how can he be reluctant.

Therefore, in the face of the pressure of the Han army, Sun Quan also delayed his decision, but only moved part of the government departments and materials, as well as the treasury of Eastern Wu to Jiaozhou.

and Sun's family members also evacuated Jianye and sent them to the south.

Zhang Zhao and others have already gone to Yizhou in advance to carry out development and construction, in case of emergency.

In August, in Chang'an, Lu Bu, who had not rested for a few days, personally came to Liyang, which is located on the opposite bank of the Niuzhu Water Army Dazhai in Dongwu.

This is where Lü Bu personally selected the location for the launch of the battle of crossing the river with the army, and the Han army will cross the river from here to attack Eastern Wu.

Prior to this, all the territories north of the Yangtze River in Eastern Wu, that is, all the county towns of Lujiang and Jiujiang counties, had been recovered by the Han army.

The army of Eastern Wu did not practice the tactics of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and they sent the people of Yangzhou, who were willing to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, to cross the Yangtze River by all means.

Therefore, the buildings in Lujiang and Jiujiang have been well preserved, but the military factory in Jiujiang has long been relocated, leaving only empty factories.

The army of Eastern Wu was not completely without fighting, and when protecting the people of Jiangdong to cross the river, the army of Eastern Wu, which was ordered to block the Han army, also had a fierce battle with the advance of the Han army.

The overall quality of the Eastern Wu Army was significantly higher than that of the previous Wei army, which brought a lot of trouble to the Han army, and the flintlock pistol was also reasonably used by the Wu army, trying to engage the enemy at close range.

However, after all, the general trend has gone, and in terms of military morale, Wu Jun is obviously at a disadvantage.

And the people of Jiangdong, especially many who migrated from the north, refused to move further south, but chose to stay there, and they also wanted to see what the new Han Dynasty was like.

A reconnaissance unit had already crossed the Yangtze River and had a clear picture of the situation in Niuzhu Dazhai on the opposite side, and had also made contact with the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence.

The main force of the Soochow naval army had all been withdrawn to Jiaozhou, leaving only a few thousand people in Niuzhu, who were mainly responsible for laying mines and blowing up Niuzhu Dazhai.

Lü Meng didn't want to leave Niuzhu Dazhai intact to the Han army, especially since Niuzhu Dazhai had a large dock that could build a 500-ton ship.

Lu Bu called Wang Quan to his side and asked him to send powerful subordinates to try his best to preserve the Niuzhu Water Army Dazhai intact, and the personnel of the Intelligence Department would give the greatest help.

Wang Quan sent the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Special Operations Division to carry out this important task, and the commander of this regiment was none other than Li Yan.

Wang Quan handed over the words that Lu Bu had given him to Li Yan intact, and Li Yan thought about it, but the difficulty was not small.

However, the generals of the Han army have always been in the face of difficulties, but no one has retreated.

When he returned to the regiment, he first checked the equipment of the whole regiment, brought enough ammunition, and then ran to the division commander to ask for a mortar company and ten mortars for fire support.

Then he took the whole regiment to the river to meet with his naval colleagues who had been waiting for a long time.

The navy had enough transport ships to transport the personnel and equipment of his entire regiment to the other side of the river at one time, but the navy cooperated with him, so the time and place of crossing the river were decided by Li Yan.

Li Yan found the guide assigned to him, who was also an agent of the Ministry of Intelligence in Yangzhou.

The guide answered all Li Yan's questions about Niuzhu Water Army Dazhai in detail, which made Li Yan very satisfied.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent has won all battles -- this is a key point of operations that the instructors of the Central Military Academy have repeatedly emphasized.

He decided to cross the river in the middle of the night, and then attack Niuzhu Dazhai overnight, of course, to quietly enter the village, and strive not to alarm the Wu army, and touch into Dazhai.

Anyway, the uniforms of the special operations divisions are all black, which is just right for night operations.

The Navy also sent a battalion of Marines to cooperate with the operation, and at the very least, they could sneak to the opposite shore and dispose of the opposing observation posts so as not to startle the snakes.

However, the Wu army sent dense observation posts along the Yangtze River to prevent the Han army from sneaking across the river.