Sun Quan finally accepted Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu's plan to temporarily send troops to retake Jingkou, which of course affected the morale of the army, and from the perspective of the military generals, this was an extremely strict consequence.

However, in the eyes of high-level decision-makers, the morale of the army is not very important, it is only a matter of tactics, and the gains and losses of Jiangdong's overall situation are the decisive factor.

Although the strategic location of Jingkou is important, but after all, it is not the main force of the Han army, once the Jiangdong Army is dragged by the Jingkou battle situation, it will fall into a comprehensive passivity, after weighing the pros and cons, Sun Quan chose to be silent, his eyes have always been concerned about the movement of the main force of the Han army.

Five days after the fall of Jingkou, more than 1,500 main warships of the Han army finally appeared on the Yangtze River outside Jianye City, plus more than 200 warships on the river, more than 1,700 warships spread out on the river, the width of the ship array is ten miles, more than 30 miles long, the entire Yangtze River seems to be covered with the warships of the Han army, the mast is like a forest, a thousand sails are like clouds, layer upon layer, the momentum is extremely magnificent.

Jianye City Head and the military camp outside the city, more than 20,000 Jiangdong Army soldiers witnessed this shocking scene, countless soldiers' hearts are cold, many people's memories are still stuck in the comparison between the Jingzhou Army and the Jiangdong Army ten years ago, the strength of the two armies is almost the same, perhaps because of the oil, the Jingzhou Navy is a little stronger, that's all.

They couldn't imagine what kind of journey the Han army had reached after ten years of development, but the scene in front of them finally made them understand the huge gap between the Jiangdong army and the Han army, and this huge gap made countless people feel lost.

When night fell, the Jiangdong soldiers could no longer see the spectacular scene outside the city, and the soldiers gathered one after another, talking in a low voice about Jiangdong and their respective futures.

In a small tent, the general Jiang Qin was drinking alone when a deep voice came from outside the tent, "Is your general here?" ”

"My general is in the tent, please wait!"

Jiang Qin heard that it was the voice of the general Dong Xian, he hurriedly hid the wine and ear glass, drinking is strictly forbidden in the army, he doesn't want to be discovered, he hid the wine glass, Jiang Qin said: "Please General Dong come in!" ”

As soon as the curtain was lifted, the general Dong Zheng walked in, he immediately smelled the wine in the tent, and saw the hot water copper basin of warm wine, but he didn't say anything, and said with a slight smile: "Gongyi seems to have something on his mind?" ”

Jiang Qin sighed, "Who doesn't have a heart now, Yuan Dynasty, please sit down!" ”

Dong Xi sat down, but took out a bottle of wine from his arms, and said with a smile: "Although alcohol is not allowed in the army, I still want to have a drink with Gongyi, how about it?" ”

Jiang Qin smiled bitterly, and then took out the wine jug and ear cup from the box, "I guess I can't hide it from the Yuan Dynasty, so let's drink it together!" ”

Both of them laughed tacitly, Jiang Qin took another ear cup, filled him with wine, picked up his ear cup and said, "Come!" I salute the Yuan Dynasty with a cup. ”

Jiang Qin and Dong Xi are both Jiangdong veterans, following Sun Ce to lay the foundation of Jiangdong, but after Sun Quan ascended the throne, these veterans who followed Sun Ce were gradually left out in the cold, but Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, these young generals have been reused, if it is said that young people are reused, but Huang Gai, Han Dang, Cheng Pu, these veterans who follow Sun Jian are still very active, and they have not been treated coldly at all, obviously only these middle layers have been neglected.

Zhou Yu, Ling Cao, Tai Shici, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang and other generals died early, Lu Su was abandoned, He Qi was forced to rebel, Jiang Qin, Dong Xi and Song Qian and others also died

Just for the captain, it really made them disheartened.

Jiang Qin sighed: "Today, I saw the strong strength of the Han army, and I knew why Cao Cao was defeated in Hefei, the Yuan Dynasty, Jiangdong was finished!" ”

Jiang Qin drank all the wine in the cup, couldn't help but tears like rain, crying bitterly on the desk, Dong Xi used his strength in his hands, and the ear cup was broken in response, he said hatefully: "In the past, General Bo Fu shook Jiangdong and laid a good foundation, but it could be passed to Wu Hou, but he was repeatedly defeated, and the civil strife continued, and he tossed the good foundation of Jiangdong alive, this is not because the Han army is strong, but our internal disaster." ”

Jiang Qin was startled, and hurriedly wiped away his tears and waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense in the Yuan Dynasty, and strictly prevent the wall from having ears." ”

"It's got to this point, what am I afraid of?"

Dong Xi changed one ear cup, poured himself full of wine, drank it all, and sneered repeatedly: "Seeing that the general trend of Jiangdong has gone, and now everyone is seeking their own future, does Gongyi want to give Wu Hou a funeral?" ”

Jiang Qin shook his head, "If the day it really falls, I will live in seclusion in the ancestral land, cultivate the land and farm, I don't want to worry about these troubles, what about the Yuan Dynasty, do you plan to go back to Huiji to be a fisherman?" ”

Dong Xi got up and looked outside the tent, then went back to the tent and sat down, and said to Jiang Qin in a low voice: "I heard a news that the nephew of the military advisor also participated in the Chang'an imperial examination, and he was also on the high school list, and was appointed as the Cheng of Wuyin County, Nanyang County. ”

Jiang Qin was taken aback and asked urgently, "Is this news true?" ”

"I even know the specific official position, so I shouldn't be able to leave it."

Jiang Qin was stunned for a long time and stammered: "This is simply incredible. ”

"Humph! This is called knowing the face and not knowing the heart, everyone knows that the one who hates the Han army the most is Zhang Junshi, but his nephew has served the Han State, if he doesn't know, I am willing to gamble on the head. ”

"Then does Wu Hou know?" Jiang Qin asked in a low voice again.

Dong Xi shook his head, "I just heard this news, and it is estimated that Wu Hou doesn't know it yet, but Wu Hou's secret agents are all over the place, he should know, but in this situation, he may not show it." ”

Speaking of this, Dong Xi stepped forward again, and said in a low voice: "I sued Gongyi for these things, so that Gongyi has a bottom in his heart, and we have to take it easy in this big battle." ”

Jiang Qin understood the meaning of Dong Xi's words, and he nodded slowly, "I understand what the Yuan Dynasty meant!" ”

After night fell, the Han warships also collected their troops and went to the north bank of the Yangtze River, the dense warships were moored on the north bank, the night wind shook the river, the waves beat the big ships, and on the periphery of the big ships, nearly 1,000 sentinel ships patrolled the Yangtze River, closely monitoring the movements on the river, and preventing the Jiangdong Army from sneaking up on the Han warships.

At this time, a Jiangdong Baishi warship slowly sailed to the north bank, when the warship just sailed into the first Han army defense line, it was immediately discovered by the Han army sentry boat, a rocket soared into the air, drawing a bright color, which means that a slight situation occurred, and then seven or eight sentry ships came from all directions, surrounded the Jiangdong warship, hundreds of Han army sentries opened their bows and arrows, aimed at the Jiangdong warship.

A Han army sentry marquis shouted: "Why did the Jiangdong ship break through the boundary? ”

At this time, a middle-aged scribe walked out of the cabin and arched his hand: "I am the envoy of Wu Hou, and I am Yan Ji, who is engaged in Zhonglang, and I have come to meet His Royal Highness the King of Han on the order of Wu Hou, please be accommodating." ”

More than a dozen Han soldiers jumped onto the warship, searched it carefully, and reported to the military marquis: "There is nothing suspicious on board. ”

Although this is the case, the military marquis is still not at ease, and he said to Yan Ji: "Jiangdong warships are not allowed to enter, but they can enter by Han army sentry ships." ”

Yan Jian had no choice but to get on the Han army sentry boat, seven or eight sentry ships were still monitoring the Jiangdong warship, a sentry ship went to the main ship, hundreds of steps away from the main ship, they were stopped by the second line of defense, the military marquis showed the sentry and the code, and then said: "The Jiangdong envoy came to ask to see His Royal Highness the King of Han, please report on your behalf." ”

"Please wait here!" Liu Jing's guard ship headed for the main ship.

At this time, Liu Jing, the king of Han, was listening to Gan Ning's report in the cockpit, just seven days ago, Gan Ning led 10,000 troops to land in Jingkou, successfully occupied Jingkou, and cut off the connection between Jianye and Wu County, but to Gan Ning's surprise, the Jiangdong army did not counterattack Jingkou, and seemed to acquiesce in the Han army's strategy towards Jingkou, which was very unexpected to him.

After listening to Gan Ning's report, Liu Jing smiled lightly: "This is not difficult to understand, the Jiangdong Army has limited strength, they will only put the army in the most important place to deal with more important enemies, if I were Sun Quan, I would also give up Jingkou." ”

"Your Highness is saying that Kyoguchi is not important?"

"Of course Jingkou is important, if Jingkou falls, Biling County will not be guaranteed, I believe Sun Quan knows this very well, I can only say that Jingkou is not as important as Jianye in his heart, nor as important as Wu County, before he has the certainty of recapturing Jingkou, he can only choose to temporarily give up Jingkou."

Gan Ning nodded, he somewhat understood what King Han meant, at this time, he thought for a while and said: "In the south of Piling County, there are still 80,000 people digging the canal, according to the information just got, these people have not withdrawn, they are still working under the surveillance of Jiangdong, and they only need to send an elite army to the south, and they will be rescued immediately. ”

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Anyway, in the future, I will organize the people to dig the canal, so I will simply let Sun Quan complete this project for me, what's wrong with this?" ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid it will take another half a month to complete the excavation."

"Then we'll wait!" Liu Jing understated.

Gan Ning bowed, "Yes!" Obedience. ”

Gan Ning was about to say goodbye and leave, when the guard reported at the door of the cabin, "Your Highness, the Jiangdong envoy Yan Zhen asks to see Your Highness." ”

The arrival of the Jiangdong envoy was expected by Liu Jing, he pondered for a moment, and said to the lord Bo Yin: "Lord Bo first received him for me, and said that I was discussing an important military situation and couldn't leave for a while. ”

He Zheng got up and saluted and walked away quickly, at this time, Gan Ning whispered on the side: "Your Highness, Jiangdong must be here to ask for peace, it's better not to see it!" ”

Liu Jing smiled faintly: "You don't have to be so petty, seeing him or not won't affect our established strategy, and he came just in time, after all, I also need to put on a posture to win the trust of Jiangdong's hundred officials and military and civilians." ”