"Is it me Liu Gong's strong heir, or is your Cao Zihuan strong?"

The backyard of the Xinxi City Mansion.

Zhen Mi's face was drunk and red, panting, facing Liu Chan, but she had to snort softly, and said in a mosquito voice: "Of course it's Lang Junqiang." ”

"Hahaha~"

Liu Chan laughed.

...

"Your Highness, from the powerful squires of Runan County, you have to donate 30,000 stones of grain and grass."

As soon as Liu Chan came out of the room, his clothes had not been sorted out, and the dedicated Fei Yi hurriedly stepped forward to tell him about the matter.

A soldier's monthly grain ranges from three stones, three buckets, three liters to one stone, seven buckets and four liters, and on average, to support 10,000 soldiers, it takes about 240,000 stone of grain a year.

Only then did he collect 30,000 stone of grain and grass in Runan County?

"How can it be 30,000 stones?"

Liu Chan frowned slightly.

After Zhao Yun's night attack on Xinxi was successful, Liu Chan first made an operation, asking the envoy of the King of Wei to send the last few thousand mobile troops of Runan County, and then sent the county guard Li Ji to say that the cities would be surrendered, and that they could say that they would surrender, but they could not say that they would besiege and besiege the cities...

Unless you are an egg without sewing, he Liu Chan will bite this egg.

In the past ten days, there have been some results.

The two cities of Anyang Jiangting were all taken down without a fight, but as for Shenyang, Ancheng, Baoxin, and Qisi south of Rushui, they were not so easy to capture.

Now that he has laid down several cities in Runan County, Liu Chan is naturally ready to take root in Runan.

I don't want to swallow Runan, but I want to digest what I eat.

That's why.

Liu Chan sat in Runan County to govern Xinxi, preparing to stabilize Runan, and his measures were as follows:

First, appease the hearts of the scholars, summon the virtuous and virtuous scholars, appoint them, and summon the children of the scholars to enter the martial arts hall.

Second, to stabilize the people's minds, order tax reductions and exemptions, reduce the burden on the people, and also send officials into the villages to understand the people's livelihood and suffering, and actively solve problems, so as to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Third, recruit soldiers and strengthen armaments.

Fourth, rectify government affairs, eradicate the rural heroes, and let the squires donate grain.

Fifth, political showmanship, visiting local wealthy families, making a good gesture, going to the countryside and asking the people about their suffering, morning exercises with soldiers in the barracks, etc.

After some operation, in fact, there are still results.

Under the battle of last year, Liu Chan also made a name for himself in the world.

Coupled with the name of Liu Xuande, everyone in the world knows that the people's grievances that originally plundered Runan have been eliminated, and the measures to appease the scholars have also achieved initial results.

The most obvious thing is that when he first came to Runan, Liu Chan couldn't recruit soldiers at all, and after various measures were implemented, Liu Chan had already recruited 10,000 new soldiers in Runan.

Naturally, these recruits cannot be immediately put into the battlefield.

But it's not good to fight in the field, it's okay to defend the city, even if it's used as a people's husband and township to transfer materials, it's still labor, isn't it?

Of course...

The soldiers were recruited.

This grain and grass is a problem again.

Fuck it!

At this time, Liu Chan was a little envious of Cao Pi.

This Wei country has a great cause, more than 100,000 troops marched south, and there is no problem with the grain and grass of the Wei army, and he still attacked the Wei army's grain road several times.

This person is more angry than people.

Fei Yi thought for a while, hurriedly replied to Liu Chan, and said: "Your Highness wants to appease the hearts of the scholars and stabilize the situation in Runan, and we can't go overboard. ”

In fact, it also has something to do with the fact that Runan County has already been requisitioned by Wei.

Cao Pinan's expedition to Jiangdong was naturally the nearest grain supply, and Runan County was naturally the first to bear the brunt of the grain road.

It's been scraped once, and he scrapes it again, and it really can't be scraped.

"The problem of grain and grass is the top priority, and if we don't solve this problem, we may be in trouble."

This is the difficulty of his Liu Chan.

There's no food!

I am afraid that when Zhuge Liang went on the Northern Expedition in later generations, he also encountered the same problems as him.

It's just that...

How did Zhuge Liang solve it at that time?

Wrong...

Didn't this Kong Ming go to Jingzhou?

After so many days, I'm tired of sharing a bed with Xu Shu, right?

This man has not yet come.

"Kong Ming's military division is still in Wancheng?"

Liu Chan asked suddenly.

Fei Yi shook his head and said, "I have left Wancheng, but I will come to Runan." ”

Ay~

Okay.

I can't hold my thighs, and I can't figure it out on my own?

...

Yangzhou.

Jiujiang County.

Chengde City.

On the battlefield of the siege, the smell of blood enveloped the entire land.

The Jiangdong army launched an offensive around Chengde City, waving flags and horns, as if the whole world was in flames of war.

"Rush~"

"Kill~"

"Ahh~"

...

The shouts of killing, the screams are endless.

On the city wall, the defenders of the Wei army resisted desperately, and the arrows were intensively fired at the enemy troops below the city, and in an instant someone fell, and his life died in severe pain.

The ballistas and trebuchets on the city walls kept firing, and huge stones and arrows rained down, smashing the besieging Jiangdong soldiers into a blur of flesh and blood.

However, the crossbow arrows of the ballista are no longer arrowheads, but are purely made of wood from the beams of the houses in the city.

Of course...

Under the huge impact, even if there is no arrow, it is ten dead and dead if it is shot there.

But it can also be seen how embarrassed the Wei army defending the city is.

Inside the city, the Wei defenders engaged in a fierce battle with the Jiangdong soldiers at the mouth of the collapsed city wall.

The sound of boiling flames, exploding bowstrings, and the clashing of weapons mingled.

The soldiers on both sides clashed with their swords in the blazing fire and smoke, but many lost their lives in the battle, and blood stained the walls and land.

The Jiangdong soldiers who besieged the city were not afraid of life and death, and rushed to the city wall one after another, they were armed with spears and ring-headed knives, and fought bravely to kill the enemy, but under the stubborn resistance of the Wei army on the city wall, the number of casualties continued to rise.

Every charge is a bloody battle, and every inch of land is fought for with life.

Outside the city, siege engines and ladders were pushed closer to the city walls, threatening to break through the city.

However, the resistance of thousands of arrows on the city wall and the fierce counterattack of the Wei army at the head of the city made the siege process extremely difficult.

The figures of the Jiangdong soldiers flickered under the siege vehicles, some were knocked down by the catapulted stones, some were pierced by the spears on the city wall, and their shouts, screams, and roars seemed to come from the wails of the Nine Shadows.

Inside and outside the city of Chengde, there is a strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.

On the city wall, Cao Hong's face was iron-blue, and the spear in his hand was already stained with blood, but their will did not waver in the slightest.

Guard!

Keep Chengde!

Numb.

Defend the city for nearly a month.

Cao Hong was already numb.

Now in his heart, there is only one word left: Shou!

Hold it until the heavens and the earth are old, and guard it until he falls!

The Jiangdong soldiers who were besieging the city rushed desperately and stared angrily, their eyes were full of anger and determination, but they were also full of fatigue and helplessness.

Time seems to have become unusually long on this battlefield, the battle continues in blood and death, and both sides are fighting with all their might, at the cost of dearly.

Every attack and counterattack is a life-and-death struggle, and every footstep and every shout represents the heroism and sacrifice of the soldiers.

Woo woo woo~

The remnant sun is like blood.

The sound of gold sounded in the Jiangdong camp, and the Jiangdong soldiers who came from the tide retreated towards the back like the water of the ebb tide.

Soon.

Inside and outside Chengde City, there is only a piece of stumps and broken arms, and the flesh and blood are blurred.

...

"Hey~"

At the gate of the camp, Sun Quan, who was dressed in a purple robe, sighed.

"I'm afraid Chengde, we won't have a chance to capture it."

On the one hand, it was because the siege had been going on for a long time, the sun had gone down, and the soldiers were about to rest.

On the other hand, it was because there were a large number of traces of the Wei army in the north of Chengde, and in desperation, Sun Quan had to shrink the defensive line, so as not to eat the prominent part of the Jiangdong army to the Wei army.

Zang Ba was defeated, no one in the east was involved in the main force of the Wei army, and his Sun Quan's good days seemed to be coming to an end.

Maybe...

I should lend troops to Zang Ba, if he quickly controls Xuzhou, he will inevitably be able to involve the main force of the Wei army again.

He may also have a chance to win Chengde, or even Shouchun.

Pity...

There are no ifs.

Zang Ba didn't get a single soldier from him, and ran straight south, but he didn't go to Xuzhou, but went to Jiangxia.

Thinking about it, I went to Jingzhou to borrow troops.

But...

It's useless to think about that.

It's time to think about how to deal with the main force of the Wei army.

Chengde can't take it.

But in Hefei, he Sun Quan will definitely not spit it out.

What he Sun Zhongmou eats, there is no possibility of spitting it out!

"Enter the camp to discuss how to deal with the Wei army."

Sun Quan threw off his long sleeves and walked straight into the main tent of the Chinese army.

It's just that this ass hasn't been heated yet, and there are guards outside who come to pass it on.

"Newspaper~"

The herald and the guards half-knelt in front of Sun Quan and said, "Lord Qi, the envoy of the King of Wei asks to see you." ”

King Wei's envoy asks to see?

Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Let him in." ”

What did this Cao Pi send a messenger to do?

Is it possible that before the war, there are still three chapters of the law?

Sun Quan's brows furrowed subconsciously.

Before Sun Quan could wait, the Wei envoy arrived.

The envoy of Wei stood solemnly in front of Sun Quan, his gaze firm and serious.

"Prince, I am here on the orders of the King of Wei. The war between our country and Jiangdong lasted for several months, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the people were tired, so our king intended to stop fighting with Jiangdong and no longer fight. ”

Sun Quan glanced deeply at the envoy of Wei.

Armistice?

What kind of calculation did Cao Pi have in his heart?

The envoy of Wei continued: "In addition to the armistice, my King of Wei also hopes to form an marriage with the prince, and my prince of Wei is willing to marry Sun Luban, the daughter of the Marquis of Wu, to promote an alliance. ”

This proposal made Sun Quan's brow furrow slightly.

In-law is a form of political marriage that, while strengthening ties between two countries, can also constrain freedom of action for both parties.

Moreover...

Is Wei really sincere?

Sun Quan pondered for a moment, and then asked, "If I agree, what kind of guarantee is Wei willing to make?" ”

The envoy of Wei replied: "Our lord immediately ceased the war, and gave the city of Hefei to Jiangdong as a condition of the covenant, and at the same time, my Wei State will provide some money, grain and grass to show sincerity." ”

Sun Quan's gaze deepened, and he weighed the pros and cons of this proposal.

Wei is indeed the main threat to Jiangdong at the moment, and it may not be a bad idea to stabilize the situation through armistices and alliances to buy Jiangdong more time.

However, Sun Quan also knew that an alliance with Wei was tantamount to conspiring with a tiger, and they might have more conspiracies and ambitions behind them.

Sun Quan raised his head, smiled and said to the envoy of Wei: "Your sincerity, I know it, but this matter is important, please go and rest first, and then inform the envoy after I discuss it with my ministers." ”

The Wei envoy's expression was slightly disappointed, but he still nodded respectfully: "Since this is the case, I will wait for good news, and I hope that Wu Hou will make a wise choice." ”

Sun Quan nodded, signaling for the Wei envoy to leave.

After the envoy of the King of Wei left, Sun Quan immediately looked at the ministers and generals in the main tent of the Chinese army.

In front of him sat a group of important strategists and generals, including Gu Yong, Lu Meng, Zhuge Jin and others.

His brow furrowed slightly, and his eyes scanned the crowd solemnly.

Sun Quan opened his mouth and said: "Right now, the envoy sent by the Wei State has proposed an armistice alliance, what do you think, how should my Jiangdong respond?" ”

Gu Yong stood up and said solemnly: "My lord, your majesty thinks that now my Jiangdong has achieved the goal of sending troops and successfully occupied Hefei. If Jiangdong agrees to Wei's proposal and an armistice alliance, it can stabilize the situation, buy more time for Jiangdong to stabilize the Hefei defense line, strengthen internal stability, and at the same time allow the soldiers to rest and let Jiangdong restore its people's strength. ”

Several battles, several defeats, and several battles.

Even if Jiangdong saves more, he can't hold on.

If the war can be ended earlier, it will naturally end sooner.

Sun Quan nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Gu Yong continued: "Moreover, if the Wei State chooses to ally with our Jiangdong, it is bound to choose to deal with Liu Gonghei first, let them be dogs, and it is impossible for them to divide too many troops to deal with us, and my Jiangdong can be the fisherman and sit and watch the snipe and mussels fight."

Therefore, His Majesty thought that a temporary truce and an alliance with Wei was a wise choice. ”

Sun Quan fell into deep thought, and at this time, Lu Meng's fists were clenched, he stood up, bowed to Sun Quan, and said firmly:

"My lord, the last general will not agree to a truce alliance with Wei. The purpose of the Wei State was clear, they wanted to free up their hands to deal with Liu Chan. If we agree to a truce, it is to release water to let Wei deal with Liu Chan, Zang Ba has been defeated, if Liu Chan is defeated again, in this world, who can restrain Wei, after Liu Chan is defeated by Wei, next, isn't it my Jiangdong?

Lord, don't lose big because of a small thing, our original intention is to weaken the Wei State and strengthen ourselves, a weak Wei State is what I Jiangdong is willing to see. ”

What Lu Ziming said is also reasonable.

Sun Quan's fingers tapped on the case in front of him, and he seemed to be thinking deeply.

At this time, Zhuge Jin also stood up.

As for Sun Quan's understanding, I'm afraid that Gu Yong and Lu Meng can't compare to him.

This must be based on the character of the lord of the family, and this strategy will be adopted.

"My lord, Your Majesty thinks that I, Jiangdong, can temporarily agree to the request of the envoy of Wei and temporarily suspend the alliance. After the Wei army retreated, we will re-attack Chengde and seek longevity.

In this way, we can not only make Wei relax our vigilance, but also buy us more time to prepare, and at the same time, it can be regarded as achieving the goal of strengthening oneself and weakening Wei as stated by the Grand Governor of Fangcai.

can even support the puppets in Xuzhou and stir up the situation in Xuzhou, but unfortunately, Zang Ba has already gone to Jiangxia. ”

If Jiangdong really lent troops to Zang Ba at the beginning, even if he couldn't control Xuzhou, he would definitely have influence on Xuzhou.

But it's too late to say anything.

Sun Quan pondered for a moment, then looked at Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin: "Your plan is reasonable. I decided to agree to Wei's proposal for the time being and suspend the fighting. As for the attack on Chengde, we will wait until the Wei army retreats before making a decision. ”

Jiangdong soldiers besieged the city for more than a month, and the morale of the army was low.

It's not bad to take a break for a while.

In addition, all kinds of siege equipment have also run out, and it will take time to replenish them.

As for the alliance with the Wei state?

Scold!

That's impossible.

To attack Liu Chan, and to ally with me Jiangdong, is this looking down on me Sun Zhongmou?

Although there was some snickering joy in his heart, the main force of the Wei army was not dealing with him but against Liu Chan, but there was still anger in his heart.

Look down on me?

After you leave, see what kind of waves I set off behind the army!

I, Sun Zhongmou, am not weaker than others in my life!