Zhou Yu arranged Zhou Yuncong to the guest room. After everything was settled, he hurriedly returned to his room, wrote another letter, and quickly sent someone to Nanchang.

At this time, the clouds of war had been shrouded in the sky above Nanchang City for almost a month. Zhang Yan personally led hundreds of thousands of troops south and stationed on the border, which could attack at any time. Moreover, according to the reports of scouts from various places, the Han army was busy dispatching troops, and subsequent troops would be driven to the border line one after another. The originally smooth trade routes between the north and the south were also cut off. Guards were stationed at each pass, strictly checking the passing of all idle people, cutting off all the traffic from Jiangdong to the east, north and west, and blocking Jiangdong here.

This is not the first time for Jiangdong. As early as when Chen Deng was the General of the Cavalry, he had imposed a large blockade on Jiangdong in the name of economic sanctions. At that time, Jiangdong was as fragile as a baby in a cradle. Under economic sanctions, Jiangdong had severe population loss and severe economic decline. Under the circumstances at that time, even Sun Ce's meal became a problem.

However, because everyone in Jiangdong worked together, they survived it. Finally, at Zhou Yu's suggestion, they married Shanyue and traded through Jiaozhou outside, and gradually restored a certain economy.

At this moment, the Han army re-used the same trick, which was undoubtedly another major blow to Jiangdong, which had experienced economic sanctions.

In the hall of the government office in Nanchang City, Sun Quan was summoning his subordinates to discuss countermeasures, but three days have passed. No one could come up with a good idea and the suggestions he made were still the same, moving the trade route south to Guangzhou and Jiaozhou.

However, Guangzhou and Jiaozhou are remote and barren places, where the degree of Chineseization is very low and the materials produced are very small. Most of the materials demand in Jiangdong come from Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and the Bashu area. Once blocked, it is easy to cause panic in Jiangdong.

In this era, most of the properties on China's land came from the north. The large tracts of land south of the Yangtze River have not been fully reclaimed. The population is also relatively small in the north, which is incomparable to Jiangnan, the so-called fish and rice town of later generations. Therefore, once the blockade is implemented again, there will be turmoil in Jiangdong within three months. It is no wonder that Sun Quan and others will be like ants on a hot pan.

It was precisely because he had experienced an economic sanction before that Sun Quan knew very well that Jiangdong could not withstand the second blow. In addition, what made Sun Quan even more worried was that the Han army might launch an attack at any time, but as for when to attack, it was impossible to know, so he could only strengthen the garrison and be prepared to fight at any time, without any slackness at all.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the letter sent by Zhou Yu arrived. After receiving Zhou Yu's letter, Sun Quan hurriedly browsed it and felt a little joyful. But after a moment, Sun Quan returned to his calmness, and replaced it with a look of worry.

Huang Zhong wanted to surrender, but why did Huang Zhong surrender? The Han army was at its peak, and Huang Zhong was the chief commander of the navy, and his future was bright. Jiangdong was about to face war and would be destroyed at any time. How could Huang Zhong choose to surrender at this time?

Just when Sun Quan was puzzled and thought that Huang Zhong’s surrender was a false surrender, another letter from Zhou Yu was sent over.

Sun Quan opened Zhou Yu's second letter again. After reading it in a hurry, all the questions in his heart disappeared. It turned out that this was the real reason for Huang Zhong's surrender.

Immediately afterwards, the scout sent by Sun Quan came back and reported to Sun Quan what he had inquired, which was the same as what Zhou Yu said in his letter. After King Zhang Yan appointed Sima Yi as the General of Pingnan, Sima Yi was arrogant and domineering and never took anyone seriously. He first blamed Huang Zhong for twenty military sticks, and then removed Huang Zhong from his military position, shocking the entire military system. Then, Sima Yi attacked Taishi Ci and forced Taishi Ci into the navy cell for half a month.

The soldiers of the Han army now all hate Sima Yi very much, but they sent people to impeach Sima Yi but failed because of Zhang Yan's various shelter.

After reading it, Sun Quan laughed loudly, and was so happy that he couldn't stop talking about it. He said loudly: "It's really God helping me! God helping me!"

Seeing that Sun Quan was so happy, everyone went to ask what happened. Sun Quan told him everything that happened in the Han army and said that Huang Zhong was going to surrender. After hearing this, everyone was inexplicably happy.

Even Lu Fan, who has always been quite wise, clasped his fists and said, "Lord, if Huang Zhong really surrendered, it would be a great joy for our army. It is rumored that Huang Zhong is not only skilled in martial arts, skilled in bows and horses, but also has the ability to penetrate Yang a hundred steps. Moreover, this person has a very high influence in Jingzhou and has a great prestige in the army. If he can recruit him to join, it would be equivalent to putting an eye inside the enemy. Wouldn't our army be well aware of every move of the enemy?"

Sun Quan said: "I think so too. But I must be careful. In the past, King Zhang Yan of Yan was extremely good at the world and was praised as the wise master of saviors. But why did he become confused at this time? We have to send someone to investigate this matter clearly. As for Huang Zhong’s surrender, we must also be careful. Ziheng, you go to Chaisang and tell the Grand Governor that I accepted Huang Zhong’s surrender, but Huang Zhong must be our suspicion within the enemy. Whenever there is news, I will immediately send someone to report that you know yourself and your enemy, and you can win every battle. If Huang Zhong really surrenders, the information provided should be true. If it is a fake surrender, we can also try Huang Zhong."

Lu Fan said: "I understand. I will go to Chaisang and tell the Grand Governor about this matter in person."

"Well, let Gongjin take full responsibility for this matter. After you go, come back immediately. Don't go back like last time. You are indispensable to me." Sun Quan said.

Lu Fan said: "I remember everything about the lord. After I told the lord what he meant to the Grand Commander, I rushed back immediately."

Sun Quan nodded, waved his hand and signaled Lu Fan to leave first. Then Sun Quan sent people to Chengpu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other generals to visit and comfort them, encouraging them to do a good job in defense and prepare to fight the invading enemy at any time.

After Lu Fan left Nanchang, he went straight to Chaisang. Originally, Sun Quan could have sent other people to this matter. The reason why he sent Lu Fan was to ask Lu Fan and Zhou Yu to discuss what to do next. In addition, Sun Quan also asked Lu Fan to ask Zhou Yu about a very important thing, that is, if the Han army did not attack by water and instead attack by land, how should he fight against the enemy?

This incident was also the most important reason why Sun Quan sent Lu Fan to Chaisang.

Lu Fan came to Chaisang without hesitation. When Zhou Yu learned that Lu Fan had arrived, he went out of the city to greet him in person. Then the two of them entered the city side by side. After some greetings, Lu Fan explained his intention to Zhou Yu and conveyed Sun Quan's meaning to Zhou Yu.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded repeatedly, and he himself thought so. After all, he must be on guard against others, so he would be safer to them.

Then, Lu Fan asked Zhou Yu what to do if the enemy attacked by land.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "From my understanding of Zhang Yan, this person will definitely not attack by land, otherwise he would have acted long ago. He will definitely launch a water battle first. He naively thought that as long as he defeated my naval army, he could give Jiangdong a deterrent force, so that everyone knew his power and did not dare to be enemies with him. But is my naval army so easy to be defeated?"

Lu Fan said: "What if? What if Zhang Yan really changed the attack route to land, gathered heavy troops, gathered in Jinling, and then divided his troops to advance, how should our army deal with it?"

Zhou Yu said: "I have sent someone to send a map of the distribution of troops to the lord. As long as the lord distributes troops according to the map I have drawn, and sends Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben and other generals to guard it, there will be no big trouble. Although our army has few troops, they are all elite soldiers of a hundred battles. The enemy advances and we retreat. We have been dealing with the enemy in a water area, and then we will win over the people of Shangshanyue to join. The Han army will not want to take Jiangdong in a short time."

Lu Fan said: "Gongjin, I have finished asking all the questions I want to ask. I will give you the matter here. I want to go back and report to my lord."

"Well, now the lord needs someone like you to help him. After you go back, be sure to convey my meaning. With me, Zhou Yu, here in Chaisang, please rest assured, lord." Zhou Yu said.

Lu Fan nodded, got up and said goodbye to Zhou Yu. He came and went in a hurry, and with Zhou Yu's words, he set out on his way back to Nanchang again.

After Zhou Yu sent Lu Fan away, he went straight to Zhou Yuncong and said to Zhou Yuncong: "My lord has agreed to the surrender of General Huang. However, at this stage, my lord believes that it is better for General Huang to stay in the enemy camp. First, if there is any movement in the enemy, General Huang can inform our army as soon as possible so that our army can be prevented, and secondly, it can also help our army incitement or spread rumors within the enemy. However, what my lord is most worried about is that your general is a fraudulent surrender, so you must make your general believe that the information he provides is real, and you must let my lord believe that General Huang's surrender can bring benefits to our army. If I say this, you should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

Zhou Yuncong nodded like pounding garlic and said, "I understand, I understand, I will definitely convey the meaning of the Grand Commander to General Huang."

Seeing that Zhou Yuncong understood what he meant, Zhou Yu immediately sent someone to send Zhou Yuncong across the river and asked Zhou Yuncong to return to the Han army.
Chapter completed!