"What!" Zhang Fang and Zhang Liang were shocked, "How dare he?!" ”

Then he said hurriedly, "Let's not get involved in this matter." ”

Zhang Liao smiled coldly when he heard this, "Then if I tell you that I asked Hao Peng to do this, what would you think?" ”

Zhang Fang and Zhang Liang were really stunned when they heard this, and Zhang Liang asked incoherently, "Father, why are you doing this?" Our defeat in Liyang is already a big crime, if we can't hold Hefei anymore, then how to explain to the imperial court? Explain to the King of Wei? ”

Zhang Liao listened and looked at the two of them gloomily and said, "Lao Tzu did this just to keep Hefei." ”

Then, Zhang Liao didn't hide it from the two, "As soon as Sun Quan hit Lujiang, he went to Poyang to quell the rebellion, and then he didn't even have a chance to breathe, so he went to fight with Liu Bei for Jingnan non-stop." His soldiers and horses were already exhausted, and the supply of food and grass was even more scarce. Perhaps, because they have removed too much dingkou to fight, their harvest next year will be a big problem. ”

Zhang Liao glanced at the two sons and continued, "What's more, after my defeat, Ma Zhong sent a cronie to spread the word to me that the Jiangdong Army was very short of food and grass, which corroborated each other with my views. ”

Zhang Liang's conscience moved, and he said, "Is it Ma Zhong's statement?" Could there be fraud in this? ”

Zhang Liao was silent for a while and replied, "It should be true, otherwise Ma Zhong doesn't need to do more." In my opinion, the guy has some ideas of his own. ”

"But, ......" Zhang Fang was a little angry, "Father, no matter what, you can't burn the grain field." Wasn't this grain being harvested by Xue Hujun and others? Isn't it better than burning it for nothing? ”

Zhang Liao said truthfully to the two, "The reason why Sun Quan is so impatient with troops this time is that the imperial court is now using troops against Liu Bei in the west. This is a rare opportunity for Sun Quan, and he will definitely do his best to fight with us. Even if the people are prevented from harvesting food, can they hold on to those scattered villages and forts? ”

Zhang Fang hurriedly said, "But the target of the Jiangdong Army must be our Hefei City, Hefei City is not down, they will definitely not dare to divide the troops." You must know that attacking those dock forts also means declaring war on the local heroes, and when the overall situation is undecided, the Jiangdong Army does not dare to make extraneous branches. ”

Zhang Liao sneered, "Sun Quan is afraid that he doesn't care about anything!" ”

"The reason why I asked Hao Peng to lead people to burn those rice fields first is to do it once and for all, and never suffer from future troubles. And now that we have few soldiers, Hefei City can't be defended at all. I asked Hao Peng to pretend to be the Jiangdong Army and burn the farmland outside Hefei, so that the Jiangdong Army's grain and grass replenishment could be completely blocked. Second, we can anger the powerful people around Hefei, as long as they are mobilized to fight against the Jiangdong Army, then we will have several times more strong soldiers! Third, Ma Zhong and our state soldiers have a common enmity, and I blamed him for the burning of grain, whether it is the imperial court or the Jiangdong army, he will not be let go! We can take revenge without blood! ”

Zhang Fang and Zhang Liang listened to Zhang Liao's words, and then they suddenly realized.

Then, both of them asked, "If there is anything the father wants the child to do, just command!" ”

Zhang Liao nodded with satisfaction, "Okay!" The two of you will take people to spread the news that the Jiangdong Army has repeatedly suffered setbacks under the city of Hefei, and Sun Quan has ordered that the city should be slaughtered as much as possible, so that the heroes and powers in various places will be armed and ready to fight with the Jiangdong Army at any time. As for me, I just went to ask Xue Hujun to see who leaked our army's intelligence. ”

Both of them responded, "No! ”

Sun Quan had several records of brutal slaughter before, and Zhang Liao believed in his lie, and someone would definitely believe it.

As for Xue Yi's side, although he understood that Ma Zhong's secrets might not have been leaked by Xue Yi, it was still crucial to take the opportunity to beat him in exchange for his support.

Zhang Liao saw that the two sons each brought some soldiers to act separately, and slowly calculated in his heart.

……

It has not been a day since the Jiangdong Army arrived at the mouth of the Susu.

Sun Quan finally beat and scolded, and gathered 100,000 troops from the warlords to go on the Northern Expedition, but after crossing the river, he encountered a fatal problem.

That's exactly the same problem as "Huang Chu No. 6" and "Huang Chu No. 6 plus", there is not enough water in the river!

It is a tributary between Chaohu Lake and the Yangtze River, which was originally able to pass large boats, but this summer has been dry and rainless, and the amount of water is simply not enough to support Sun Quan's expedition.

If it was just like this, after Sun Quan crossed the river, not only did he not see the slightest rain star, but the weather became hotter.

The problem that Sun Quan considered was no longer a matter of entering the army.

It was barely possible to go north now, but once he drove his army of sailors into Chaohu, the drought in the rear could not be alleviated.

He can't even get back!

If the war is unfavorable and Hefei cannot be successfully taken before the food runs out, then Sun Quan and his Jiangdong army will be trapped and killed in Chaohu.

Even if they were willing to abandon the ship and leave, what would happen when they got to the mouth of the water?

With the few ships left at the mouth of the water, it was impossible to transport the entire army back to Jiangnan.

Once reinforcements from all sides of the imperial court arrive, Sun Quan will have to face his most reluctant scenario.

On the edge of the Yangtze River, fight with the imperial court!

As soon as he thought of such a dangerous scene, Sun Quan, who was not well prepared, became more and more undecided.

The more you wait, the better the weather, the scorching sun shines everywhere, and the water level in the river is getting shallower and shallower.

Just when Sun Quan and the others were panicking, the news suddenly came like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

Xue Yi, the protector of Hefei City, is organizing people to grab food, and Le Jin and Li Dian have already led troops to block the road!

Even though Sun Quan had long had the idea of looting the surrounding areas of Hefei to replenish supplies, this was only a strategy after all.

Sun Quan's biggest shortcoming in this march is grain and grass, and several generals have bluntly told them that once the food is not available, they will be ready to withdraw at any time.

Sun Quan also had a headache about this.

It's really no wonder that those generals are fighting these successive battles almost from the beginning of last year to the middle of this year, and those powerful warlords can still withstand it, like those small forces who only eat one county and eat yi, or only have a small amount of land to eat, they are a little unbearable.

This means that not only will last year's grain harvest not be guaranteed, but most of this year's land will be abandoned.

Sun Quan didn't know when the last straw that bent the Jiangdong regime would appear.

In fact, Ma Zhong didn't expect that incident.

- Despite his repeated words, he was not aware of the huge hidden dangers behind the incident......

(End of chapter)