In the next few days, the situation and news from all sides also came one after another. First of all, after Liu Bei of Wu County learned that Poyang had been pacified, at the suggestion of Lu Su and Pang Tong, he temporarily stopped military operations and restored some vitality to the two counties that had just been occupied. Therefore, on the afternoon of the day when Zhao Feng pacified Poyang, Liu Bei sent Xu Sheng and Pang Tong to lead 5,000 men and horses to Poyang to assist Zhao Feng in defending the city. As for the Shanyue people mentioned by Zhao Feng who were reluctant to go to Yuzhou, Liu Bei decided to set aside a sparsely populated county under Danyang to settle them, and these works would be carried out one after another after Liu Bei stabilized Jiangdong.

On the side of Jingzhou, the "ally", after successfully occupying most of the cities of Yuzhang, only the remaining Chaisang Jiancheng could not be attacked. Jiang Qinnai, the general of Chaisang, was a loyal minister of the Sun clan, and he knew that his lone army had no future in holding the fortified city, but he still refused to surrender, and even killed the envoy sent by Kuai Liang to persuade him to surrender. In the end, the 8,000 defenders were almost wiped out after holding out for half a month, Jiang Qin was killed in battle, and the city was broken. However, after the two defeats of the Jingzhou army, their vitality was greatly damaged, and for a time they could only temporarily defend Yuzhang, and they were unable to go south to invade the Luling counties. The whole battle has been fought so far, and the Jingzhou army has taken almost 100,000 lives.

As for Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, the former led the remnants to flee to Huiji, while the latter retreated to Luling, and soon after, the two were also connected and merged into one. Judging from the strength of the troops, the two of them still have about Liu Wan's more than first-line combat troops, plus the rest of the county soldiers, they can barely make up 90,000 people. Of course, there are still 60,000 soldiers in Jiaozhou. It seems that there are a lot of people in this calculation, but because the area occupied is too large, it seems that the guards are a little stretched. In addition, the population of Jiaozhou + Huiji and Luling counties is only more than 900,000, of which Jiaozhou is 600,000, and the combined of these two counties is only more than 300,000.

At the same time, Liu Bei and Zhao Feng did not relax their attention to the battle situation in the north. Guan Yu from Yuzhou, Zhang Fei from Qingzhou, and even Sun Qian, who stayed in Xuzhou, would send letters every day to inform them of the latest progress and situation on the front line. Judging from the recent military reports, Guan Yu and Li Yan are busy collecting more than 200,000 Shanyue who have migrated in the past, and 20,000 of them have also been selected to join the army. The people of Shanyue are brave and good at fighting, and Guan Yu is also full of praise in the letter. As for Zhang Sanye in Beihai City, he is really a little idle, and he just watched Cao Ying and Yuan Shao confront each other all day long, and he was helpless against Zhang Jaw, who was sticking to Linzi and avoiding without fighting, so he could only be his Qingzhou assassin.

Of course, Liu Bei, the two bigwigs in Guandu, did not dare to ignore it at all, no matter who wins or loses, it will determine the belonging of the north. At present, it seems that there is still a confrontation, but Zhao Feng knows that Yuan Shao is afraid that something will happen if he drags on like this. Especially now that Cao Ying's military rations are not as often in short supply as in history, with this advantage, Cao Ying's chances of victory are even greater.

The current situation has become relatively clear, that is, to recuperate for the time being, ready to break Sun Quan's last two counties in Jiangdong. After Pang Tong and Xu Sheng came to Poyang, all military affairs were taken care of by them and Zhao Feng, but Liu Bei, who had just surrendered, was handed over to Gu Yong, who had just surrendered. After a month's rest, the war-torn counties have regained a little bit of vitality. Liu Bei himself is still in Wu County, unless there is an urgent matter in Xuzhou, at least until Sun Quan is defeated, he will not return to Jiangbei.

"Whew!" After sorting out another pile of documents, Zhao Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. Now there is a shortage of manpower, and most of the officials of Eastern Wu have gone to Huiji with Sun Quan, and even he, a lazy man, is forced to work harder. "General, now that you are sitting in Poyang and commanding the army's important political affairs, you still need a lot of hard work!" Pang Tong said with a little cheeky smile and no smile. He knew that Zhao Feng was lazy and was not very enthusiastic about these military affairs. If it weren't for Xu Sheng's fact that he couldn't be busy alone, he wouldn't have bothered to do it.

"Shiyuan, how many times have I told you, don't laugh easily, don't show your teeth when you laugh, it's not good to scare others." Zhao Feng deliberately "stimulated", Pang Tong also smiled bitterly when he heard this, his appearance was really a little helpless. After a pause, Pang Tong suddenly smiled again and asked, "General, is that Xiao Qiao really as beautiful and fragrant as rumored?" ”

"Almost!" Zhao Feng replied lightly. Perhaps because of the fright, Xiao Qiao fell ill that day. Zhao Feng didn't want to keep her by his side and cause gossip, but seeing that she was in such a situation, he could only let her live in the county guard mansion first, and he had been living in the military camp. Except for visiting every once in a while, I haven't taken much care of her in the past half a month.

"That commander really wants to admire the general, in the face of such a beautiful woman, the general is unmoved?" Pang Tong smiled a little obscenely, but his eyes were still aimed at Zhao Feng's lower body and nodded again and again. Zhao Feng also frowned slightly when he heard this, but he also knew that Pang Tong was mostly joking, so he just said lightly: "People are married women, don't mess around." ”

"What about a married woman? Then Zhou Yu fought against us first, and his wife was also our enemy, so why not use it for fun? "Pang Tong is a matter of course. Zhao Feng's brows furrowed even deeper when he heard this, and then he said: "Shiyuan, the silver man's wife thinks it is happy, how can it be done by the big husband?" ”

"Even if the general doesn't touch a single hair of her, the world may not be convinced!" Pang Tong is somewhat meaningful. "I originally did things for the people of the world, and only the people of the world knew this heart." Zhao Feng seemed to be talking to himself. Pang Tong's face was stunned when he heard this, and then he sighed: "The general is really a big husband, and it is better for Tong to sigh." ”

"Shi Yuanyan is heavy!" Zhao Feng saw Pang Tong say this, and he accepted it when he saw it. At this moment, someone came to report that Jingzhou should not drive Kuailiang to visit.

"What is he doing?" Zhao Feng was also a little surprised when he heard this, although the two sides were also nominal allies, they didn't move around each other very often, and they just sent a messenger to greet each other. The sudden visit of a heavyweight like Kuailiang was unprecedented.

"General beware, this Kuai Liang Kuai Zi Rou family teacher has seen him once, and even the family teacher said that this person has far-reaching plans. This time, I'm afraid it's not so simple. Pang Tong's face was unusually solemn, and Zhao Feng also nodded when he heard this: "Later, Shiyuan, you will meet him with me!" ”

"General Zhao!" Not long after, a middle-aged scribe walked in with a smile on his face, followed by a military general, Zhao Feng also stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, and hurriedly hugged his fists and returned the salute. In addition, Pang Tong and Kuai Liang are also old acquaintances, and they are also a courtesy at the moment, but the military general who listened to Kuai Liang's introduction was Cai Mao's younger brother Cai Xun.

After some politeness, Kuai Liang didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "General Zhao, Liang came here this time to fulfill the agreement between the two families before, and asked the general to hand over Poyang to my Jingzhou people to take over according to the agreement." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Feng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and looked at Pang Tong with a stunned face, and said a little funny at the moment: "Don't make a mistake, according to the original agreement, your army will take Yuzhang and Luling two counties, but this Poyang County is owned by our army!" ”

"General Zhao's words are wrong, the seven counties of Yangzhou, now Jiujiang County is divided into Shouchun and Nantong, which are eight counties. But this Poyang County was set up privately by the Sun family's traitors, how can it be counted? At present, this area originally belonged to Yuzhang, and our army should naturally take over! Kuai Liang said with a smile on his face.

Absolutely, really, you can think of such an excuse. At this time, Zhao Feng was also quite jealous of this smiling tiger in his heart, and the expression on his face remained unchanged at all, but he just glanced at Pang Tong, who said knowingly: "Don't make such a mistake, what a big deal about the establishment of a state and county, even if it is a state governor, it has no such right, only the current emperor and several local officials can decide." When it was said that the two counties of Shouchun and Nantong were established, it was only because the lord of my family was the current emperor's uncle, and he was ordered to pass through all the military and political affairs in Xuzhou, so there was this. At present, whether this Poyang County counts or not, I'm afraid it will be difficult to say for a while, so let's wait for the head of my family to invite the emperor to make a decision! ”

High, really high! Zhao Feng saw that Pang Tong's move was to use his strength to kick the ball to the puppet emperor of Xuchang, which was really clever. The smile on Kuai Liang's face remained unchanged, but he looked a little reluctant, but Cai Xun on the side stood up and shouted: "If you want to give it to you, you can give it, if not, when my Jingzhou army arrives here, break the city, and then you have to give it if you don't give it!" ”

"Bastard!" Zhao Feng slapped the table, and dozens of guards outside the hall who had already prepared their swords suddenly poured in one after another, surrounding Cai Xun and Kuai Liang at the core. "General Zhao is the Fenwei general of the imperial court, and he is the fourth rank of the dynasty. General Cai dared to be rude to Shangguan and should be punished! Among the guards, Feng Xi, the leader, shouted loudly.

"General Cai, don't be rude!" Kuai Liang's face also changed slightly when he saw the bright sword, but he still maintained a smiling demeanor, and Cai Xun could only make amends to Zhao Feng with his head in this situation, and then sat down. Zhao Feng didn't care much about himself, and also made Feng Xi and the others retreat.

"General Cai is an upright person, don't blame General Zhao!" Kuai Liang arched his hand, and then changed his words and asked: "I don't know where General Zhao's troops will be next, how are you going to enter the army?" If you and I can work together, we can sweep away the remnants of Jiangdong as soon as possible! ”

"Just wait until you have rested before you can march!" Zhao Feng said briefly, but Kuai Liang smiled when he heard this: "There is a plan in the downside, which may allow our two families to reduce casualties and take Huiji and Luling as soon as possible!" ”

"Oh? What does Mr. Unknown have planned? Zhao Feng also asked curiously when he heard this, Pang Tong's eyes rolled, but he seemed to expect something, and his eyes were a little sharp when he looked at Kuai Liang at the moment.

"I heard that Zhou Yu's wife, Qiao, is in Poyang, and she is now a general. This Zhou Yu has a deep relationship with his wife, and if he can coerce him with his wife, it will inevitably be in chaos. Zhou Yu is Sun Quan's number one minion, and once this person goes, Jiangdong will be in a big trend! Kuai Liang smiled.

Enough shade! This is Zhao Feng's intuitive reaction, so even if he wins Huiji, it will be a big blow to Zhao Feng and even Liu Bei's reputation in the future. This Kuai Liang is really not simple, first he wanted to fish in troubled waters to seek Poyang, and if he couldn't make a plan, he wanted to use it to hit Liu Bei's reputation again, he was really a smiling tiger.

"Don't drive, the good intentions are in your heart!" Zhao Feng said noncommittally, Kuai Liang immediately understood that his plan was afraid that it would be ineffective again, and he immediately said a few words of other words and left, Zhao Feng and Pang Tong were also polite enough, and sent the two of them straight out of the door.

"General, the guards of the Shicai County Guard Mansion came to report that a group of people pretended to be our sergeants and wanted to rob Mrs. Zhou Yu. As soon as Kuai Liang was sent away, he saw Feng Xi running panting. When Zhao Feng heard this, he also glanced at Pang Tong, and his heart was full of joy.

"This Kuai Zirou is really comprehensive!" Zhao Feng had something to say, and now he was really afraid of this smiling tiger. At this time, Pang Tong smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, Kuai Liang's life will not be long!" ”

"Huh?" Not only Zhao Feng, but Feng Xi also pricked up his ears to listen to Pang Tong's explanation, and he didn't have a good impression of this smiling tiger. Pang Tong didn't sell Guan Zi either, and said directly: "I look at his popularity, Kuai Liang's face is ruddy and abnormal, and his hands and feet tremble slightly, it must be because of taking Wushi San, I am afraid that he will die within this year or two!" ”

"I see!" Zhao Feng and Feng Xi also suddenly realized, and Pang Tong said again: "General, the Jingzhou army and we are friends and enemies after all, and we need to be careful after defeating Jiangdong!" Especially this Yuzhang and the second county of Luling, bordering our side, I'm afraid they want to do something here! ”

"Shi Yuan, how do you see the combat strength of our army compared to the Jingzhou army?" Zhao Feng smiled slightly when he heard this, and asked Pang Tong rhetorically.

"Heaven and earth!" Pang Tong said concisely, and Feng Xi also added: "Our county soldiers are stronger than them!" ”

"In that case, do you think that Houyuzhang and Luling Second County will still be owned by Jingzhou?" Zhao Feng smiled and said, Pang Tong and Feng Xi also suddenly realized when they heard this, and they no longer worried about anything.

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