The twenty-first year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty [216], the ninth month of autumn.

It is the golden autumn season, the crops in the fields are ripe, and the autumn harvest is very good.

However, Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, led his elite troops from Yecheng, the capital of the Duke of Wei, across the river southward and stationed in Xudu.

So he wanted to make full preparations for the southern expedition to Jiangdong.

The raised grain, grass and other logistical ordnance materials were first transported by warships along the waterway, transferred to the Huai River via the Wishui River, and then transported to the important town of Shouchun.

And the military forces of all parties are also gathering.

Transfer orders are sent to all parties.

Sun Guan, the governor of Qingzhou, and Zang Ba, the governor of Xuzhou, did not dare to neglect, and quickly gathered their subordinates to prepare for the war at any time.

In order to ensure that the autumn harvest proceeds as usual.

Cao Cao also ordered Zhong Yao to take full responsibility for this matter.

He himself took his troops to Qiaojun, ready to go south along the waterway at any time.

As the campaign against Wu gradually expanded.

The undercurrents in Xudu City are also becoming more and more surging.

In particular, a group of advisers headed by Dong Zhao had ambitions and intended to force the emperor Liu Xie to confer the title of prime minister as king again.

However, this matter was stopped by Dong Zhao.

I saw him explaining to everyone one after another: "Everyone, please be patient. This is not a good opportunity to unanimously elect the prime minister as king."

"It's just Wu land, nothing to worry about!"

"Last year, Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, heard that he personally led more than 100,000 people to invade, but was defeated and returned by Zhang Wenyuan and other Hefei defenders. He was almost captured."

"If you want to destroy Wu, there is no need for the prime minister to go out in person. All you need to do is send a general!"

This statement just fell into place.

One of them looked doubtful, then raised his hands and asked: "Then why did the Prime Minister decide to go on a personal expedition? Is there any deeper meaning?"

"Haha." After hearing this, Dong Zhao's face showed a deep smile, and he responded: "Actually, the Prime Minister also has the intention of taking over and becoming the king."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have just returned from his class and wanted to conquer Jiangdong."

"The first is to revive the morale of the military, and the second is that the prime minister wants to reshape his own power."

"Otherwise, when Hanzhong was defeated for the first time, the traitor Liu Bei had already arrogated the title of king in Hanzhong, and the prime minister did not personally attack Wu Jiangong to regain his prestige. Even if the emperor granted him a title, how could he convince the people of the world?

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The words slowly settled down.

When everyone hears it, it is like waking up from a dream.

Only then did they understand their master's intention.

It turns out that there is such a deep meaning, but they feel that they are a little superficial.

Just when the undercurrent was surging in Xudu.

The garrison troops in other counties were mobilized frequently, and ordnance and supplies were also sent to the front line one after another.

There are countless ships on all the major water systems in the Central Plains.

A steady stream of goods loaded with supplies flowed into the Huai River and arrived at the important town of Shouchun.

The north is mobilizing troops from all walks of life.

A corner of Jiangdong.

Stone City (Jianye), Lord Wu's Mansion.

At this moment, regarding the mobilization of the Central Plains and the massive scale of the southern expedition, the Sun family has already known about it.

Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, lived deep in the palace and constantly learned information from the reports.

He then discussed with his ministers how to arrange defense and other matters.

After Cao's military action was completely confirmed.

The house at this moment.

Sun Quan was wearing a scarlet brocade robe, and was more than eight feet long. He was short at the waist, with a sharp sword hanging on his waist, a pair of piercing green eyes on his face, and a long purple beard growing under his jaw.

He stood high in front of the desk, looking down at the civil and military officials on both sides.

In terms of momentum alone, it has a unique flavor.

"Everyone, according to reports, the Cao family has decided to annex our Jiangdong. Troops are constantly being mobilized among the various states in the Central Plains. Food, grass and other ordnance logistics materials are also being gathered in Shouchun in a steady stream."

"All these signs will indicate that we can no longer retreat this time."

"We can only use our remaining strength to fight Cao Jun."

After speaking out loudly, Sun Quan could be seen shouting with great momentum.

Even if I had the shame of Hefei last year.

There was also a slight fear in his heart about the combat power of Cao's cavalry.

But this time, this battle is related to Sun's life and death.

Even though he did not want to face the main force of Cao's army again, as the leader, he should be the first to stand up as an encouragement and awaken the fighting spirit of his generals.

If not, even him would show fear.

Wouldn’t that mean being cowardly before fighting?

How to make the soldiers under your command fight to the death?

This is the only word that comes out.

All the generals under his command immediately raised their hands and shouted loudly.

"My lord, please be sure to order the last general to be the vanguard, and the last general to defend the enemy north of the Yangtze River. Never let anyone cross the river."

"That's right, so do I."

"The military situation is urgent. I hope my lord will not hesitate and give the order quickly."

A series of words.

Jiangdong's generals each offered their hands to fight, showing their high fighting spirit in their words.

The invasion of Hefei failed the year before last.

More than 100,000 people who rebelled were killed by thousands of enemy troops and returned with a great defeat. This shaken the morale of the entire army, so much so that when Zhang Liao's name was mentioned in the Jiangdong area, their expressions changed.

The generals were filled with anger.

I was worried and couldn't vent my worries. Now I heard that Cao Jun was about to attack, and my momentum suddenly rose.

Especially the general on one side, Ling Tong, had a ferocious look on his face, and his eyes seemed to be full of ferocity due to the gathering of hatred. He straightened his hands and saluted:

"Lord, if you want to raise troops to resist this time, you must also order the last general to be the vanguard."

"The killing will definitely make Cao's army frightened and they will not dare to attack again in the future."

After saying that, his face became more and more serious.

Not a trace of smile.

In his previous defeat at Hefei, in order to cover his superior's safe retreat, all his troops were wiped out. Only he jumped into the water and survived.

Even later, Sun Quan added and supplemented the series to express his gratitude for his contribution.

But Ling Tong couldn't get excited.

This is probably because most of the people under his command are the children of his neighbors, elites who have followed his father and son for many years.

How can it be replenished?

Now, he only has one thought of hatred.

When Cao's army moved south, he raised troops to resist and killed Cao's general Zhang Liao, who was powerful in Jiangdong.

After he finished speaking, he glanced sideways at the man with a menacing look on his face. Sun Quan knew very little about his character, so he responded:

"Thank you for your performance. In this battle, our army will definitely send out all its elite troops."

After receiving several words of relief, his expression relaxed slightly.

After establishing this matter.

Sun Quan went first and comforted the generals with words.

Follow closely.

He then sent troops to rush to Lujiang, and ordered the Lujiang prefect Lu Meng who was stationed there to take charge of building defenses in order to resist the Cao army's troops who were about to invade the south.

Internally, Sun Quan also began to mobilize the entire army.

They were ordered to gather near Jianye, ready to go to the front line at any time.
To be continued...