"Lu Zhao wants me to find Xu Huang?" Liu Jing asked coldly on the horse.

Zhu Huan lowered his head and said respectfully: "General Lu means this. He is willing to retreat north, but he is just a deputy general. Without General Xu's consent, he dared not evacuate from Xiangyang City."

After pausing, Zhu Huan said again: "The key is that the other generals hope to retreat north, and it can be seen that the general out of the way can no longer bear the pressure."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, you go to Fancheng again and send me a letter to Xu Huang. By the way, you can tell him that if he wants to save the 5,000 troops in Lu Zhaohe Xiangyang City, he will only have this chance.

, If there is no movement in Xiangyang before dawn tomorrow, I think he has refused the peace talks!"

He immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Zhu Huan to take it away. At this time, Wen Pin slowly stepped forward and asked, "Does Zhou Mu think Xu Huang agree?"

Liu Jing was confident and smiled and said, "If Cao Ren had not been wiped out, he might not agree, or would ask Cao Cao for instructions, but Cao Ren had been wiped out. I think he should understand which one is more important."

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At the same time when the Jiangxia army showed its military appearance to Xiangyang City, Xu Huang was anxiously paying attention to the situation on the other side of the Han River on the top of Fancheng City. He could vaguely see the flags on the other side of the river storm, but he did not see any signs of siege.

Xu Huang had already received a letter from Lu Zhao's flying pigeon. Liu Jing actually proposed to exchange the conditions for Lu Zhao's five thousand troops for Xiangyang City. But what surprised Xu Huang even more was that Cao Ren's army was actually wiped out in the county. Cao Ren

My life and death are unknown.

At this time, Xu Huang felt great pressure. If Cao Ren had a few shortcomings, how could he explain to the Prime Minister? Moreover, Cao Ren wanted him to come and respond, but he was worried about being ambushed by Jiangxia's army, so he did not move. If Cao Ren had nothing to do, he would not have

Responsibility, but now that Cao Ren's entire army has been wiped out, he has invisibly assumed the responsibility of ineffective rescue.

If Xiangyang is abandoned, the Prime Minister will definitely blame him for making decisions without authorization, but if Lu Zhaohe's five thousand troops are wiped out again, the consequences will be even more serious. For a moment, Xu Huang was in a dilemma. He did not sleep all night last night and was thinking hard.

Countermeasures.

At this time, a soldier shouted: "General, there is a small boat coming on the river!"

Xu Huang also saw it, and he immediately ordered, "Bring me to see me!" He had a premonition that this must be the messenger sent by Liu Jing.

Soon after, the boat was docked, the soldiers took Zhu Huan to Fancheng. Xu Huang also knew him and immediately asked: "Where is General Zhennan now?"

"Reporting to General Xu, Bei Yi really doesn't know, but he definitely didn't get caught. In addition, Bei Yi heard that he had escaped through a bloody path, but he didn't know if it was true or false?"

Xu Huang could only think about the better place. Cao Ren escaped, and he asked again: "What about Chen Changshi?"

"Chen Changshi Chen was captured, and I saw it with my own eyes."

When Zhu Huan said this, he took out Liu Jing's letter and submitted it, "This is a handwritten letter from Liu Jing to General Xu. Please read it!"

Xu Huang took the letter and read it. The content of the letter was as expected. He handed over to Xiangyang City in exchange for Cao's army to cross the river. Xu Huang did not doubt that Liu Jing was untrustworthy. As Liu Jing's identity, he would not do this.

A little thing hurts one's reputation.

Xu Huang actually agreed to do this. After all, Xiangyang will not be able to be safely protected. It is also a great reward to allow Lu Zhao's army to withdraw safely. The key is how he explained to the prime minister. Without the Prime Minister's consent, can he make a decision without authorization?

Xu Huang looked at the letter carefully again, but the letter had no deadline. At this time, Zhu Huan said again: "Liu Jing also asked Bei Zhi to bring a verbal message. His deadline is before dawn tomorrow morning. If there is no movement in Xiangyang before dawn tomorrow tomorrow, then

It is considered that the general rejected his settlement plan."

‘Before dawn tomorrow!’ Xu Huang felt a sharp pain on his forehead. How could he do it?

"Let me think about it!" Xu Huang sighed and turned to go downstairs.

In the evening, Zhu Huan was taken to Xu Huang's military yamen by two soldiers and waited in the yard for a while. Xu Huang walked out of the room. He had not slept all night and thought hard for another day, looking a little tired, he slowly

He said to Zhu Huan: "You go back and tell Liu Jing that I will add another condition. As long as he agrees to put Chen Jiao back together, I can give up Xiangyang."

Xu Huang's difficulty is that he cannot explain to Cao Cao. So as long as there is another Chen Jiao, he will be at least half of the guilt of giving up Xiangyang without authorization. He said again: "If Liu Jing refuses, then I have no choice."

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In the big tent, Liu Jing stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, listening quietly to Zhu Huan's statement. He finally nodded, "You go down first!"

Zhu Huan retreated, and Wenpin advised carefully: "Why is the governor of the state so anxious to seize Xiangyang? In fact, as long as another 10,000 troops come, you will be sure to conquer Xiangyang. Could it be that the governor of the state is worried that Cao's army will destroy Xiangyang.

?”

Liu Jing shook his head, "I'm not worried about destroying Xiangyang, I'm worried about Jiangdong, I'm afraid that there is too late. I must deal with Cao's army in Xiangyang before the Jiangdong army marched west, force them to retreat north of the Han River and block the river surface.

I will not give them a chance to go south, so that I can relieve my worries.”

Wen Pin was stunned, "Is the Zhou Mu saying that Jiangdong will turn against us?"

"Sun Wentai's son is not a man from Anjiangdong."

Liu Jing sighed slightly and said, "This is obviously a plan for Cao Cao to alienate, but it succeeds. It is clear that God will do so. Once Cao Cao knows that Cheng Pu is expelled in Jiangxia, he will definitely order to defend Xiangyang to death to cause a siege with Jiangdong. I must

We must seize the time difference of the message transmission and take Xiangyang as quickly as possible."

Wen Pin then understood why Liu Jing was eager to take Xiangyang. He nodded, "I understand, and I firmly support the provincial governor to seize Xiangyang as soon as possible."

Liu Jing smiled again and said, "For me, a Chen Jiao is nothing. Although he is talented, I don't lack talented people now. What I need to lack now is time to recover Jiangling and Xiangyang and stabilize Liu Zhang.

I have no worries and can fight Jiangdong with all my might. I must beat Jiangdong with one leg so that I can calmly implement my strategy of moving west. There is a link between them and no accidents can happen."

That night, Liu Jing formally agreed to Xu Huang's request and took the releasing of Chen Jiao as an additional condition. The two sides reached a consensus. Liu Jing transferred out fifty ferries and began to transport Cao's army across the river. Until the fourth hour, five thousand Cao's army was 5,000.

Only then did they all cross the Han River.

It was dawn, and some people who stayed in Xiangyang got up early and went out as usual, but they unexpectedly found that the defenders in the city had changed, no longer Cao's army, but Jingzhou army, and some people heard the soldiers say that it was Mr. Jing who was back.

The news of Mr. Jing's return to Xiangyang went away without hesitation. The city of Xiangyang suddenly became jubilant. Nearly 10,000 people who stayed in Xiangyang rushed to the streets, beating drums and cheering in a row.

Before dawn, Liu Jing led 10,000 troops to enter the city and held a city entry ceremony to return to Xiangyang. On both sides of the street, tens of thousands of people warmly welcomed the return of the Jingzhou army. The cheers were rising and falling, and many elderly people even more

He cried with joy and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the sky.

"Long live the army of Jingzhou! Long live the Prince Jing!"

People were extremely excited and shouted, at this moment, the whole city of Xiangyang was in full bloom.

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News that Cheng Pu was blocked and threatened in Jiangxia had reached Jingkou. Sun Quan was furious and summoned senior military and political officials overnight to discuss countermeasures.

In the inner hall, dozens of civil servants and generals were sitting on both sides. Zhang Zhao tried his best to take advantage of this opportunity to unify Jingzhou. His passionate voice echoed in the lobby.

"Everyone, since the second year of Chuping, the defeat of the generals of the general crossed the river to attack Liu Biao, the westward capture of Jingzhou has been a national policy in Jiangdong. It has been three generations so far, and for twenty-five years, several Jiangdongerlang has sacrificed his life to the country for the past and sacrificed his life to the country.

A hundred thousand people, although Liu Biao died today, his nephew Liu Jing still occupied Jingzhou. Although the two countries had a brief alliance to resist Cao's army, this was not enough to change the national policy in Jiangdong. Now Cao Cao is weak, Guanzhong, Hebei is unstable, and it is impossible to do anything.

Gu, this is our opportunity to unify the south. If we do not seize this opportunity to move westward, we will have no face to deal with our children and grandchildren."

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Zhang Wen, the councillor, also stood up and bowed to Sun Quan and said, "Report to the Marquis of Wu, I believe that what the military advisor said is very true. Although we signed an alliance with Jiangxia, the Jiangxia army destroyed the ship first. Since that's the case

, We don’t have to pay attention to any contract. We should seize this opportunity and attack Jiangxia with all our might. Please make a decision.”

The civil servants here all expressed their agreement. At this time, Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu again. Although Sun Quan had decided, as the lord, he still needed to balance the interests of various factions, especially those like Zhou Yu who control the military and value power.

"Gongjin, you seem to be very silent tonight?" Sun Quan asked lightly.

Zhou Yu was indeed very silent. He knew Wu Hou’s thoughts very well. After the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao’s forces retreated northward, and Wu Hou’s long-hidden ambitions began to expand rapidly. The Jiangling Prefecture Incident was just a key to Wu Hou’s ambitions.

However, this key was actually handed over by Cao Cao to Wu Hou, which made Zhou Yu feel very uncomfortable. It should be said that Cao Cao successfully provoked the conflict between Jiangdong and Jiangxia. Jiangdong's biggest weakness had been captured by Cao Cao, that is Wu

Hou's ambition.

Zhou Yu sighed and said, "I have nothing to say. If Mr. Wu must have wanted to hear it, I just want to say that we were defeated by the Jiangxia army many years ago, and this time it will be the same."

"What did you say?"

Sun Quan was furious and slapped the table hard, "Do you dare to disrupt our morale!"

Zhou Yu also stood up and bowed: "I am not damaging the morale of the army. What I am talking about is the fact that the strength of the Jiangxia army can already compete with us. A battle between Chibi has made him stronger. If we must attack him, we will only

Only take the humiliation..."

"Enough!" Sun Quan shouted angrily and interrupted Zhou Yu's words.
Chapter completed!