The fighting in the north ceased. He Xian left the Pingbei general Gao Shun and the trap camp to garrison Hejian County. Gao Shun has the most stable temperament, and is good at sticking to it, and Cao Cao, who defended Youzhou in the north, was the most difficult to be tricked. Yangwei generals Zhang He and Jianyi Zhonglang led the lead to garrison Wei County to defend the Gaogan and Yuan Shang's Bingzhou army in Huguan in the west. The Pingdong general Wei Yan led the Fucha Army to retreat to Yanzhou Chenliu, either to the northeast to support Gaoshun or to the northwest to Zhanghe. Coupled with the 30,000 Danyang soldiers of Zang Ba, the general of Xizhonglang stationed in Qingzhou, He Xian deployed more than 100,000 soldiers in the northern region, accounting for half of the total strength of the Nanyang army.

Under the persuasion of Changshi Chen Gong, the general of Fenwu, Lu Bu, surrendered to the Nanyang army. He Xian handed over the 10,000 Flying Bear Army under Lu Bu's command to Zhang Liao's Flying Cavalry Commander. Lü Bu and Zhang Liao once served together under Ding Yuan, and the generals Cao Xing, Hou Cheng and others under Lü Bu's account all knew Zhang Liao. He Xian believed that Zhang Liao would be able to defeat the arrogant soldiers under Lu Bu's command. He Xian didn't dare to let Lu Bu command the troops in a short period of time, Lu Bu's temperament was too wild and capricious, and it was too risky for him to lead the troops outside, so it was better to recall Wancheng to enjoy the blessings. The treatment of General Fenwu and Wen Hou, He Xian gave Lu Bu together, but he was not allowed to take charge of the troops. Although Lu Bu was unhappy, he was not unacceptable. Lu Bu is already in his forties, and although he is still brave and martial, his mood has changed greatly after years of training. He is still the mercenary Lu Bu, but he is no longer so unruly. Life has taught the former world's No. 1 military general to compromise.

The summer of the second year of Jian'an (197 AD) passed, and autumn finally came. Autumn is a harvest season, there are no natural disasters, and Jingzhou and Yuzhou, which have no natural disasters and no natural disasters, have ushered in their own season - a bumper harvest of grain. The Han court, which tightened its belts and looked forward to the stars and the moon, ushered in the newly harvested grain all day long, and the spirit that had been tense for months and was about to collapse could finally be relaxed-to be precise, the nerves of the upper-level civil and military generals of the Nanyang Army led by He Xian had a chance to relax. There is nothing more terrible than famine, and that is more desperate than war. After resisting Jian'an for two years, Jian'an will have a better life for three years. Provided, of course, that there is no large-scale war. War is too much food.

The North has stopped, but the South is still at war. Fortunately, this war has nothing to do with the Nanyang Army. Sun Ce led the 30,000 Jiangdong Army to fight with Liu Xuan and Haihuang County, Yuzhang County. Liu Miao did not have the help of his fellow villager Tai Shici, so he could only rely on Fan Neng and Zhang Ying and others, how could they resist Sun Bofu, who was as fierce as a tiger. After the defeat of Haidu, Liu Miao retreated step by step, and finally under Xu Shao's suggestion, Liu Miao led more than 10,000 soldiers loyal to him and fled all the way to Jiaozhou. After Sun Ce pacified Yuzhang, he divided a part of Yuzhang County and established Luling County, appointing Sun Ben as Yuzhang Taishou and Sun Fu as Luling Taishou, while leaving the Zhonghu army Cheng Pu to guard Baqiu and beware of the Nanyang Army in Jingzhou.

After Sun Ce arranged Yuzhang's defense, he returned to Wu with a proud class. Passing by Poyang Lake, seeing that there were many wild animals on the lakeside, Sun Ce was happy to hunt, so he deliberately left half a day to hunt. Sun Ce rode a fine horse, and after running with all his might, the guards were all left far behind. On the way, he suddenly met three soldiers wearing Jiangdong military uniforms.

Sun Ce asked, "Who are you?" ”

The three replied: "We are the soldiers of General Cheng Pu, shooting deer here." ”

Sun Ce said: "I know all the soldiers of Cheng Pu, and I have never seen you." After saying that, he shot an arrow at one of them, and the man fell to the sound of the bowstring.

The remaining two were very panicked, and immediately bent their bows and arrows and shot at Sun Ce. Sun Ce was in a hurry, and he didn't have time to dodge, and he fell off his horse with an arrow in the cheek. Sun Ce's guards arrived in time to save Sun Ce and kill all the Assassins. These assassins were the disciples of Xu Gong, the former county guard of Wu County. In the process of the Sun clan forcibly occupying Wu County, they killed Xu Gong, and the person who did it was Sun Ce. When Xu Gong was in charge, these disciples hid among the people, looking for an opportunity to avenge him, and this time they finally succeeded.

After Sun Ce was hit by an arrow, he did not die immediately, but he was seriously injured, and he knew that he would die soon, so he invited Zhang Zhao and others who accompanied him to entrust the future. Sun Ce advised: "The Central Plains is in turmoil, with our soldiers of Wu and Yue, the danger of Sanjiang is enough to watch the success or failure of its tiger fight." You are a good helper to my brother! Don't go back to the north. ”

Zhang Zhao and others wanted the third brother Sun Yi to inherit the throne, but Sun Ce called Sun Quan and personally matched him with a seal, saying: "Lead the Jiangdong soldiers, between the two battles, rampant competition for the world, you are not as good as me; But I am not as good as you. If you are undecided about foreign affairs, ask Zhou Yu; The internal matter is undecided, ask Zhang Zhao. That night, Sun Ce died of serious injuries at the age of twenty-three. Sun Quan couldn't stop crying, Zhang Zhao persuaded Sun Quan, helped Sun Quan to lead the army back to Wu County, and sent the news of Sun Quan's succession to the Han Chamber and conveyed it to his subordinates.

Hearing the news of Sun Ce's unexpected death, General Jianwei Gan Ning was overjoyed and immediately invited He Xian, hoping to take this opportunity to lead his troops to attack Jiangdong.

He Xian summoned Guo Jia and Jia Xu to ask for opinions, and both of them objected.

Guo Jiadao: "The Jiangdong waterway is vertical and horizontal, and if you can't fight a quick battle with an absolute superiority of troops, it is easy to fall into a bitter battle. The grain and grass logistics that the Nanyang Army has not yet been able to recover from will fall into a new crisis! ”

Jia Xu also said: "Although Sun Ce is dead, Jiangdong is still the world of the Sun family. If Jiangdong is attacked at this time, it will easily cause the Jiangdong army to have the same hatred and hatred. If you don't occupy the right time and place, and you don't occupy people, there will be many variables in the battle of Jiangdong. It's better not to attack. ”

He Xian listened to the opinions of the two while looking through all the information about the Jiangdong Army collected by the Nanyang Army. According to the data, after Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, he took Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu as the left and right center guards, and led 30,000 Jiangdong troops to garrison Hulin Port and Baqiu respectively. Then appointed Wu Jing as the county guard of Danyang, Zhu Zhi as the county guard of Wu County, Sun Ben as the county guard of Yuzhang, Sun Fu as the county guard of Luling, and appointed himself as the Taishou of Huiji, with Yu Fu as the gong Cao, with Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song, Chen Duan, etc. as strategists, and there were many generals such as Sun He, Xu Kun, Xu Yi, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Song Qian, He Qi, Dong Xi, Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Jiang Qin, Chen Wu, Quan Rou, Deng Dang, Lu Meng and others. After Sun Ce's death, the "blue-eyed child" Sun Quan ascended the throne. Sun Quan's military strength is not as good as his father Sun Jian and his brother Sun Ce, but he is popular and is not weaker than his father and brother in handling political affairs.

"Wen He is right, Jiangdong is full of talents, if it is the same enemy, it is definitely the great enemy of our army. To plot Jiangdong, you still need to plan slowly. He Xian said with emotion.