"Governor Qiyu, our army has recovered Fuling County."

"Well, the Jin army didn't stop it? Or has it gone on its own? ”

"Du Du Shen calculated, the Jin army did retreat on its own. Our army entered Fuling and there was no fighting. ”

"Hehehe, this Wei Boyu is really a soldier. Back then, in my shogunate, I still underestimated him. It was ordered that after taking Fuling, our army stopped advancing westward. This reconquest of lost territory is about to be suspended at this point. ”

"No!"

Watching the herald leave in a hurry, Zhong Yong couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, since this Wei Boyu is shrinking the defensive line, why don't we expand our own front to the west and north a little more?" ”

"Hehehe, Yong'er. That Wei Boyu wanted to transfer part of the troops of the Yangzhou Corps into Luoyang to help Sima Yan'er rebuild the Chinese army. Therefore, we had to give up the fortress that we had gained since the war. But after the defeat in Hefei, we also had a serious shortage of troops. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary for the commanders of both sides to form a tacit understanding with each other. Both sides know where the other side's bottom line is, and each takes what it needs. If any blind front-line general is insatiable and provokes the two countries to fight again...... Don't say that Uncle Wei and Wei Boyu can't bear it. It's that the two Majesties of Jianye and Luoyang can't bear it! ”

"Don't your two Majesties want to fight anymore? Speaking of which, uncle, is Wu Jin going to form an alliance? ”

"Yes, yes. Wei Boyu had already written to Uncle Wei some time ago to test him. He said that after Xishu took Yongliang, the momentum of strengthening Qin in the past has been achieved. Wu and Jin Ruo did not join forces. Sooner or later, they will all be wiped out one by one like the six countries of Kanto! ”

"What does Uncle think about this?"

"The situation is not as serious as Wei Boyu said. However, it is an indisputable fact that the national strength of Western Shu has surpassed that of Great Wu. His Majesty Jianye's mind has changed a little now. If it is not bad as expected by the uncle, the alliance between Jin and Wu should be the trend of the times. ”

"But if Jin and Wu form an alliance, there will be no war here in Yangzhou. My uncle has just taken over as governor of Jiangbei......"

"Hehehe, that's fine. As a neighbor with Wei Boyu, many times he will cooperate with Uncle Wei's ambitions. Speaking of controlling Jiangbei well, have you figured out what Uncle asked you to investigate? Which private soldier gave up the defense line in the first place, causing the entire army of General Ding to collapse? ”

……

"Shunmin, have you found the root cause of this defeat? Which private soldier gave way to the line? ”

The same problem, Jianye Palace, Sun Hao is also grasping it.

The Hefei city fortress that Dongwu has been striving for for decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China was almost taken down by a little bit. If you take this stronghold that has been repeatedly attacked since the founding of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, but has never been able to take it. In addition, Jingzhou took Xiangyang, which had never been taken since the founding of Eastern Wu. There is no doubt that Sun Hao's prestige in Dongwu will surpass Sun Quan and become the true supreme of the entire Dongwu. At that time, Sun Hao will be able to carry out domestic reforms with greater boldness.

Therefore, in the face of such a situation, how could Sun Hao not chase and fight fiercely, and how could he not get to the bottom of it?

"Your Majesty, the school has been running for this for more than a month. What is almost certain is that the two armies gave way to the defensive line. ”

"Hmm. Which two? ”

"One is Huan Sheng's army. That night, according to Ding Da Sima's arrangement, his army was the first line of defense on the west side of Dazhai in the south of our army. This army consisted of three thousand people. Among them, there are 500 private soldiers of the Huan family and 2,500 members of the national army. According to the minister's later visits to the junhous, chiefs and other low-ranking officers in the army at that time, they all said that the Jin army suddenly rushed in that night. The sentinels didn't give any warning at all. The inference of the school is that the private soldiers of the Huan family secretly solved all our sentinels, thus giving Meng Guan the opportunity to approach our camp. ”

"Huan Sheng? Huan Yi's son? ”

"Yes, yes. Your Majesty, this Huan clan is the Changsha Huan clan. The Changsha Huan clan began with the Huan rank, and this person was first a subordinate of Emperor Wulie (Sun Jian). After Emperor Wulie was attacked and killed by Liu Biao, he stayed in Jingzhou. After Cao Mengde took Jingzhou, most of the members of the Huan family came out of Cao Mengde. Only Huan Yi came to Yangzhou from Jingzhou to become the emperor. ”

"Hmph, this is what these families with many children are used to. Bet on it separately. In the end, he was more optimistic about Cao Mengde than the emperor, and only sent an abandoned son to my Great Wu. ”

"Uh...... Your Majesty, this Huan Yi is still loyal to Dawu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been given ...... by Sun Qi in the first place."

"Humph! The father was loyal to Da Wu, but he gave birth to a son who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and ate inside and out! Don't talk about him. The role of the Huan family that night was to ensure that the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom could get close to our Dazhai, right? But this alone will not lead to the total collapse of our army. What else? ”

"There is also the private soldier of the Yu family. That night, Ding Da Sima arranged for Yu Yan of the Yu family to lead 2,000 soldiers of the Yu family to be stationed in the rear of Huan Sheng. According to the minister's visit, many low-ranking officers and soldiers present at the time said that less than a quarter of an hour after Huan Sheng's troops were attacked, a fire broke out on the Yu family's position, and the shouts of 'Jin army is coming' were everywhere. This has led to great confusion in the hearts of our troops......"

"Hmph, Hui Ji Yu, good, very good." After gritting his teeth and saying this, Sun Hao turned around: "Wen Bin, if I remember correctly, this Yu Fu had more than ten sons back then, and now all of them are in my big Wu, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. At that time, Yu Zhongxiang spoke openly, offended the emperor, and was exiled to Jiaozhou. Later, the emperor had remorse and sent people to find Yu Zhongxiang. But Yu Zhongxiang had already died at that time. Therefore, the emperor treats this person's descendants well, Yu Zhongxiang's eleven sons, all of whom are in my Great Wu. The highest official position is a famous general, and the lowest is a county magistrate. There are also those who hold central official positions such as court lieutenants and Huangmen squires. ”

"Hehehe, what a big family. But if you think that there are too many people, I can't do it, but I am very wrong! ”

After saying this murderous sentence with a smile, Sun Hao turned around and said to Wang Cheng: "How is the situation on Shiji's side?" ”

"Shi Ji sent a long letter to his ministers yesterday. Now the lost territory of our army in Jiangbei has almost been recovered. During the entire process, the Jin army was engaged no more than five times, and the casualties on both sides did not exceed 1,000. Shi Ji said that now the meaning of the Jin State has been very clear, and they are in a hurry to transfer some of the elite of the Yangzhou Corps that still has field capabilities back to Luoyang, and use this as the basis to reorganize the Luoyang Chinese Army. Therefore, within three to five years, there will be no danger in Jiangbei. ”

Wang Cheng talked for a long time, but Sun Hao's face above became more and more impatient. If it weren't for the other party's loyalty when he was at the end of his life, Sun Hao would have wanted to scold his mother.

"Shunmin, don't talk about the reaction of the Jin Kingdom, Your Majesty means, now Shiji, well, have you captured all the troops!"

"Huh? Oh, your majesty forgives your sins. Wen Wenbin reminded him that Shi Ji's letter mentioned the following sentence: "The reappointment of officers at all levels has been completed, and all the junior officers from private soldiers have been exiled. ’”

"That's it! Wen Bin, I thought, the three-step plan we set when we entered Jianye. Now it's time to start the second step. ”

"Hmm. With the fall of the Bu family, the Lu Wang Party no longer exists. Now it's time to purge the Guild Clan. ”

"Well, Yu, Wei, Kong, Xie, Huiji's four surnames. This time, it's going to be all gone. In this way, the state's household registration will increase by at least 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, and I am afraid that there will be no more than 10 million yuan of registered fertile land. ”

"Your Majesty, it is okay to take advantage of the Yu family's collaboration with the enemy to set off a big prison and exterminate the Huiji family. But before that, there are three things that Your Majesty must do first. ”

"Well, the first thing is to form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The trend of Xishu to strengthen Qin has been achieved. In the north, occupy the high ground and look down on the Central Plains from a high position. In the south, occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, if its national strength is strong enough, its naval army will go down the river and pose a great threat to our Great Wu. Therefore, it is necessary to form an alliance with the Jin State. ”

"Oh, that's true...... I didn't expect that my Dawu was still fighting hard for a Hefei city fortress and couldn't do it. Xishu has been silent...... Well, this has to be done. However, about the alliance between the two countries, the one in Luoyang should be more anxious than me. So, I'm waiting for his messenger in Jianye. Well, Wen Bin, the second thing is to say hello to the family of Wu County first? ”

"Yes, yes. Hui Ji Yu Wei Kong Xie, Wu Jun Gu Lu Zhu Zhang. These eight surnames are the two cornerstones of the country's stability. If His Majesty wants to move one of them, he must stabilize the other. ”

"I have already started this matter, my daughter is married to the second son of Youjie, the daughter of Youjie is married to Gu Qian, and the daughter of the Gu family is married to my younger brother...... But Wen Bin said that there is one more thing? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. General Shangda has written many times asking for the withdrawal of troops from Xiangyang......"

"Hey, I don't know, after the failure of Yangzhou along the way, the lonely city of Xiangyang in Jingzhou cannot remain in my hands for a long time. But ......"

"Your Majesty, if you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it. Xiangyang, far from the Yangtze River. Even though our navy was able to defeat the Jin navy in the Han River, it continued to maintain the grain route. But Xiangyang is a lonely city, far from the mainland. Leaving the army there for a long time is really more than worth the loss. We always hold Xiangyang and don't leave, and there is no way to talk about this Jin-Wu Alliance. If the war between the two countries breaks out in the future, what if the Jin State bypasses Xiangyang and goes directly to Xiling? If Xishu fights with me in the future, Xiling's side is in danger, but the main force of our army's Jingzhou Corps is trapped in Xiangyang. After the alliance between my Great Wu and the Jin State, Xiling's strategic position will be infinitely raised. Therefore, it is in the interests of our Dawu to give up Xiangyang and re-defend Xiling. ”

“…… Wen Bin, sometimes you are so straight that I feel uncomfortable. That's it, the people over there in Xiangyang have almost moved, right? ”

"Lu Youjie wrote ten days ago that more than 70,000 people in Xiangyang City have all been transferred to Jiangling."

"Good, then wait for the envoy sent by the Jin Kingdom. When the time comes, I will be a favor and return Xiangyang to them. ”