For seven consecutive days, Yan Liang did not attack. The fearful soldiers of Wu did not feel the threat of war for a long time.
Zhou Yu did not relax because of this. He knew that Yan Liang had always been cunning and cunning, and this sudden silence must be brewing some new conspiracy.
Therefore, the alert Zhou Yu instead sent additional scouts to closely monitor Yan Liang's every move to prevent Yan Liang from playing any tricks.
However, Zhou Yu was shocked by all the information sent back by the scouts:
Instead of continuing to attack Wankou, Yan Liang abandoned the Jiangnan camp and retreated to the Hukou Fortress upstream.
While Yan Liang's main force was retreating, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and other troops also retreated one after another.
Yan Liang, who retreated from Hukou, strictly restrained his soldiers from crossing the border and invading Zhou Yu's defense area, and assumed a posture of switching from offense to defense.
At the same time, Yan Liang began to write letters to Zhou Yu.
Handwritten letters one after another were sent from Hukou to Wankou.
In the letter, Yan Liang expressed his admiration for Zhou Yu's talent in very sincere words, and at the same time expressed regret and apology for hurting Zhou Yu with the previous arrow.
Yan Liang's sudden softening of attitude made Zhou Yu very uncomfortable. He almost instinctively felt that Yan Liang must be acting or brewing a conspiracy.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the two armies, it would be disrespectful for Zhou Yu not to reply to the letter from the other party.
So Zhou Yu had to write a letter to reply. In the letter, he condemned Yan Liang's "invasion" in a very high manner, and asked Yan Liang to withdraw from the land belonging to Soochow and return their captured soldiers and people, otherwise
He will surely suffer the final revenge from Soochow.
Yan Liang was not angry either, and wrote back explaining his reasons for having no choice but to attack Soochow, and expressed his regrets tactfully.
Zhou Yu knew that it was impossible for Yan Liang to return Yuzhang and other lands to Soochow. Since they had shown an intention to relax, it would have no practical significance for him to continue to be tough regardless of the fait accompli.
Therefore, Zhou Yu also softened his attitude in his reply, hoping that the two families could stop fighting, otherwise both sides would suffer losses and the northern princes would only benefit.
After several exchanges of letters, Yan Liang finally waited until Zhou Yu's attitude softened.
Therefore, Yan Liang immediately said that for Zhou Yu's sake, he would withdraw his troops and the two states of Jing and Yang would be repaired and there would be no further war.
Of course Zhou Yu knew that Yan Liang's so-called "repair from now on" was just a delaying tactic.
In Zhou Yu's view, Yan Liang was probably afraid that Liu Bei's rise would threaten his rule in the north, and he had been unable to capture Wankou for a long time, so he decided to withdraw from the quagmire of the Jiangnan War and move north to the Central Plains.
Yan Liang's initiative to stop his troops was in line with Zhou Yu's plan. In addition, Yan Liang gave Zhou Yu enough face in the letter and regarded Zhou Yu as the main reason why Yan Liang had to end the war against Wu. All of this made
Zhou Yu felt doubly proud.
Yan Liang kept his promise, and the 50,000 troops gathered on the Eastern Front began to gradually return to Jingzhou. After half a month of withdrawal, only 20,000 naval troops in Hukou remained on the entire Eastern Front, and less than 7,000 troops were left in Poyang.
Nearly half of Yan Liang's infantry has withdrawn to Jingzhou.
Yan Jun's large-scale withdrawal of troops immediately reduced the pressure on Wankou, and all the Wu people breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Yu himself felt that the burden on his shoulders was much lighter, but he did not relax his vigilance. After all, there were still 20,000 Yan Jun naval forces in Hukou, and Yan Liang did not return to Jingzhou, but just moved to
Chaisang.
Yan Liang, who moved to Chaisang, did not stop communicating with Zhou Yu's letters, but the content of the letters no longer mentioned military affairs, but became a simple conversation between friends.
The scope of the discussion is also very wide, ranging from wars in the north to commentaries on the personalities of Jing and Yang states.
Yan Liang also specifically claimed that among the heroes in Jiangdong, apart from Zhou Yu, the person Yan Liang admired the most was Sun Ce, the little overlord. He deeply regretted Sun Ce's untimely death and inquired about the welfare of Sun Ce's family.
Zhou Yu regarded Sun Ce as his brother, and Zhou Yu was naturally happy that Yan Liang could respect Sun Ce so much, so he thanked Yan Liang for his condolences on behalf of Sun Ce's family.
I have been exchanging letters like this for more than half a month without realizing it.
Chaisang City, Military Mansion, at night.
When the lanterns were first lit, the aroma of wine and meat spread in the study.
Yan Liang was dressed in casual clothes, sitting at the table, sipping a glass of wine.
Footsteps sounded, and not long after, Zhou Cang led someone into the study.
"Lord, Zhuge Jin has been brought here." Zhou Cang cupped his hands and said.
Yan Liang waved his hand and retreated from Zhou Cang. There was no one else in the study.
Zhuge Jin stood there blankly with a sad face. When he saw Yan Liang, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
Yan Liang was beaten hard by Yan Liang, and the scar on his butt has not healed yet. In Zhuge Jin's eyes, Yan Liang is already like a demon. Now that we meet again, how can we not give him chills now?
"Tzuyu, why are you still standing? Sit down quickly." Yan Liang called enthusiastically.
Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment and reluctantly sat down.
Yan Liang poured him a glass of wine himself and said with a smile: "Ziyu, I was a little rude to you earlier. Don't take it off. With this glass of wine, I will treat you as if I am trying to calm you down. Come on, let's do this."
Already."
Yan Liang drank it all in one gulp as he spoke.
Zhuge Jin was stunned at this time.
Maybe it was because he had become a habit of being "abused" by Yan Liang. He originally thought that Yan Liang would summon him from Xiangyang, but he didn't know what kind of punishment he would be punished for, but he didn't expect that Yan Liang suddenly became so enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that Zhuge Jin was a little afraid to bear it.
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The flattered Zhuge Jin was at a loss and didn't know what to say, so he just drank the wine stiffly.
Next, Yan Liang became more and more enthusiastic and drank several cups in a row.
After several rounds of drinking, Zhuge Jin's nervousness was relieved by the alcohol, and his spirit began to relax.
"I wonder what the general has to say when he calls Jin here this time?" Zhuge Jin asked boldly.
Yan Liang smiled and said: "Actually, it's like this. Our two families went to war before, and there were countless casualties. I feel that the gains are not worth the losses. Now that I have married Miss Sun, our Yan and Sun families are already married, and they should no longer kill each other."
, so I decided to shake hands with Marquis Wu and make peace, so I planned to send Tzuyu back to Jiangdong to convey my intention of reconciliation."
Do you want to make things right? Let me go and return Wu?
Zhuge Jin thought that his ears had heard wrongly, and he was stunned for a long time before he realized what he was saying. He couldn't help but feel excited in his heart.
"Why, is it possible that Ziyu is still used to living in Jingzhou and doesn't want to go back to Jiangdong?" Yan Liang asked with a smile when he saw him in a daze.
Zhuge Jin was shocked, and he immediately reacted and said hurriedly: "If General Yan is willing to repair it, it will really be a blessing to the people of the two states. How can Jin not want to convey the general's good intentions?"
"With Tzuyu's words, I feel relieved. Come, let's drink."
Yan Liang laughed heartily and was in a good mood, so he and Zhuge Jin drank to their heart's content. They drank very happily.
After several rounds of drinking, Yan Liang was already half drunk.
Just as he was getting excited, Zhou Cang walked into the study and whispered a few words.
Yan Liang nodded and glanced at Zhou Cang.
Zhuge Jin saw that the two people were mysterious and expected that they must have something secret, so he immediately became interested. However, when Yan Liang turned his head, he was busy acting drunk again.
"Tzuyu, you drink slowly, I will go out to drink some water, empty my stomach and continue drinking with you."
"General, please help yourself."
Yan Liang stood up unsteadily and walked out of the study smelling of alcohol. Not long after, Zhuge Jin heard a voice coming from outside, talking to Yan Liang, and the voice was quite familiar.
When Zhuge Jin saw that no one else was present, he became interested in spying. Then he stood up and tiptoed to the door. He took a look with half an eye and was shocked.
The person talking to Yan Liang was none other than Lu Fan.
"This traitor, I don't know what he is talking to Yan Liang. Let me listen carefully. After returning to Jiangdong, I can repay my lord..."
Thinking of this, Zhuge Jin stood up and listened.
"My lord, Zhou Lang said that he has secretly sent people to lurk in Moling. Once the opportunity is right, he will secretly take Sun Shao to Wankou."
Hearing Lu Fan's words, Zhuge Jin's expression immediately changed.
How could Zhuge Jin not know who Sun Shao was? He was the surviving son of the late general Sun Ce who had rebelled against him.
Why did Zhou Gongjin secretly bring Sun Shao to Wankou? Why did Lu Fan report to Yan Liang? Is there some connection between Zhou Gongjin and Yan Liang?
Suddenly, all kinds of doubts arose in Zhuge Jin's mind.
"The same goes for Zhou Lang. He just wants to take control of Huainan and stand on his own. Why must he support Sun Shao as the leader? Isn't this asking for trouble?"
Yan Liang's words were like a bolt from the blue, instantly splitting the eavesdropping Zhuge Jin into pieces.
Zhuge Jin couldn't believe that Zhou Yu actually wanted to be independent and wanted to support Sun Shao as his master.
Sun Shao was Sun Ce's son. Legally speaking, when Sun Ce died, he could have established his son as Jiangdong's heir.
However, Sun Shao was still young at the time, so Sun Ce had no choice but to pass the throne to his younger brother Sun Quan in order to take into account the overall situation.
Although Sun Quan has been in power for a long time, Sun Ce's status as the pioneer of Jiangdong is unquestionable. If Zhou Yu relies on his own prestige and Sun Shao, the de jure heir to Jiangdong, can stand on his own, he will indeed be able to compete with Sun Quan.
"Gongjin, why is he doing this?"
Zhuge Jin was in a horrified mood, frightened and suspicious, and a huge question mark flashed in his mind.
"Zhou Lang only obeyed Sun Bofu in his life. When General Bofu passed away, he originally wanted to support his son. However, due to General Bofu's last will and testament, he changed his mind to support Sun Quan. Who would have expected that Sun Quan would be mediocre?
As a result, Chai Sang lost his troops and territory, and Jiangdong was in danger of being destroyed. Zhou Lang was extremely disappointed with Sun Quan, so he wanted to support Sun Shao as the leader again."
Lu Fan, who was outside the door, seemed to know that Zhuge Jin was eavesdropping, and quickly gave the answer Zhuge Jin wanted.
At this time, Zhuge Jin suddenly realized why Zhou Yu wanted to support Sun Shao and betray Sun Quan.
But, even so, why did Zhou Yu collude with Jiangdong's mortal enemy Yan Liang?
A huge question once again arose in Zhuge Jin's mind. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
