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On the Yangtze River east of Chaisang, a fleet of more than 1,55 civil and military ships is sailing eastward. The fleet is huge in size, occupying most of the river and stretching out. This is the largest fleet since the Battle of Chibi.

This includes more than seven warships and eight civilian ships of more than 1,000 stones, and the civilian ships are responsible for transporting food and food, including 100,000 stones of food and countless military supplies.

But there are not many troops, only 70,000 main Han troops, plus the 10,000 troops deployed in Jianghuai and Kuaiji County, there are a total of 10,000 Han troops. If you attack Cao Wei, this army is far from enough, but if you attack Jiangdong, a 100,000 army is enough.

A battle in Fei led the Han army to seize the Jianghuai area. Cao's army was forced to retreat to the Central Plains. The Han army completed a strategic encirclement of Jiangdong. The Han army in the Jianghuai area was like a big knife to cut mountains, pressing heavily on the top of Jiangdong, leaving the Jiangdong army helpless.

The 10,000 Han troops in Kuaiji were a cold arrow on the back of Jiangdong, which could be shot at the back of Jiangdong at any time. The Han navy deployed in the lake was a sharp dagger that held Jiangdong's abdomen and could give Jiangdong a fatal blow at any time.

The Han army surrounded the Jiangdong army limited the narrow counties of Wu County, Danyang County and Piling County, which were equivalent to the southern Jiangsu area in later generations.

It was the completion of the strategy of surrounding Jiangdong, especially the victory of the Battle of Hefei that drove Cao Cao out of Jianghuai, making the Cao army unable to join forces with Jiangdong again. In this way, the time for the Han army to destroy Jiangdong was ripe. Once Jiangdong was destroyed, the Han army would unify most of the southern regions except Jiaozhou.

Jiangdong was also well aware that they were in danger, so they were forced to strategically shrink. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Han army temporarily eased the situation in Jiangdong, they quickly withdrew thousands of troops and all military supplies from Jiujiang County and Yuzhang County, and in fact gave up Jiujiang County and Yuzhang County.

Of course, the loss of Kuaiji County also made Jiangdong abandon Linhai County, Jian'an County and Linchuan County to the south. If the Xindu County, Guangling County and Lujiang County that were previously forced to be ceded to the Han army, only insufficient land would be left in the eleven counties in Jiangdong.

In June of the 22nd year of Jian'an, the Han army launched the final battle of destruction.

In the huge fleet, the Han army's 5,000-stone main ship was located in front of the team, with a thousand-stone warship leading the way, and a thousand-stone warship on each side was guarded.

Liu Jing stood at the front of the second floor of the main ship, facing the river breeze and looking at the vast river. He couldn't remember how many times he had traveled east. More than ten years ago, when he was trapped in Chaisang and was almost destroyed by the Jiangdong army, he never dreamed that he would lead his army to destroy Jiangdong.

But this day came in real life, and Liu Jing looked north again. His greatest desire was to unify the world. I wonder when that moment will come?

At this time, a guard came forward to report: "Your Highness, there are officials on the south bank asking for a visit!"

"Who wants to see me?" Liu Jing asked lightly.

"Your Highness is Lu Su, the governor of Yuzhang County."

"So it's him!"

A smile appeared on Liu Jing's face. He looked ahead. There seemed to be a town on the shore ahead. Liu Jing pointed to the town, "Master Bo, where is that?"

Liu Jing's new leader Bo was appointed by Xi Zheng, a military officer. He was only over 20 years old, but he was quick-witted and knowledgeable. He was recommended to Liu Jing by Sima Yi. Liu Jing admired his talents very much, so he made him the follower leader Bo and replaced Qin Mi, who had already transferred to the Huainan guard.

"Your Highness, it is Fenghuang Town in Nanling County, and it is a famous supply point on the Yangtze River."

Liu Jing nodded. He had heard Tao Zhan talk about it before. The Tao family had several large warehouses in Fenghuang Town and later resold them to other merchants. Liu Jing immediately ordered: "It's too late, so the rest in Fenghuang Town is suspended!"

It is not impossible to sail at night. For example, during the Battle of Hefei, fleets carrying materials would sail at night, but that was because the time was tight and the task was heavy, so they had to take risks.

But if time is not urgent, the fleet would not choose to sail at night. This time, the Han army's eastern expedition was too dense, and night sailing on the river was very dangerous, and it was easy to have ship collision accidents. Especially for a large-scale fleet, once it collided, there would not be only two ships, and the losses would be very serious. Therefore, Liu Jing specially ordered that the fleet would not sail at night and must be docked and rested, and then leave again at dawn the next day.

The fleet slowed down and headed towards the south bank. Liu Jing's 5,000-stone ship slowly approached the Phoenix Town Wharf. Soldiers had already disembarked and martial law were not allowed to approach the pier.

An hour later, more than a dozen horse-riding officials arrived at the dock of Fenghuang Town. The man was Yuzhang Cheng Lu Su, and there were several young followers behind him. Because the Han army completed the strategic encirclement of Jiangdong, Jiangdong had to give up Yuzhang County, Jiujiang County and Linchuan County.

The Han army was about to attack Jiangdong and all the county officials felt great pressure. In order to protect their own interests, the county officials gathered in Nanchang County to discuss countermeasures. The senior officials unanimously decided to surrender to the Han State and recommended Lu Su, who had a relationship with Liu Jing, to contact the Han army.

Lu Su was already discouraged by Sun Quan. He also knew that Jiangdong was in a desperate situation and he had no personal interests, but he was devoted to serving the people. For the benefit of the people of Yuzhang County, he finally decided to surrender to the Han Dynasty and accept the fact that Liu Jing unifies the south.

Lu Su and his group rushed to Fenghuang Town. It was already dark. The soldiers on the dock received orders in advance. When Lu Su announced his name, he was immediately sent to the main ship in the river by a small boat.

Lu Su was taken by soldiers on the main ship and came to Liu Jing's study on the second floor. The guards reported: "Your Highness, the Prince of Lu is here."

At this time, Liu Jing walked out quickly and smiled and said, "Jing, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Lu Su quickly gave a deep bow, "I am going to see His Highness the King of Han!"

"Come on! Come in the cabin and talk."

Liu Jing invited Lu Su into the cabin, and the two of them took their seats. Seeing that Lu Su was very thin and looked very bad, Liu Jing asked with concern: "Jing seems to be in poor health?"

Lu Su sighed and said, "I have had a serious illness last year and have not recovered. In addition, the government is heavy and my health is getting worse day by day. I don't know if I can survive until next year."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "This is not possible. Jing is a pillar of the country. I can't let Jing's body continue to get worse. Jing should not go back. Take care of my illness on my boat and take care of it for a few months to get your body back."

Lu Su was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly, "This is not possible, Yuzhang County is indispensable."

Liu Jing smiled, "What's the point? I will appoint another county magistrate."

Lu Su then remembered that Yuzhang County still belonged to Jiangdong, but Liu Jing said such words, which meant that he was determined. Lu Su was silent for a moment and sighed: "It is really heartbreaking that Jiangdong has fallen into Ruosi."

At this time, the guards sent two cups of tea. Liu Jing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "The unification of the world is what the people expect. What is lost is the interests of the few people. Be respectful and dedicated to the people, why care about the gains and losses of the powerful people in Jiangdong?"

"Your Highness is right. Unification is the general trend. I, Lu Su, are also a Han minister. Seeing that the Han Dynasty is coming, I should be happy. However, nostalgia is also a common human nature. I hope your highness will forgive Lu Su's loss!"

Speaking of this, Lu Su took out a joint letter from the county senior officials and presented it to Liu Jing, "This is a joint letter from the officials of Yuzhang, Jiujiang and Linchuan County to His Highness. We are all willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty to protect the peace of the people of the county."

This letter was expected by Liu Jing. In fact, he had received a private message from the governors of Yuzhang and Jiujiang to Chang'an. Both of them expressed their willingness to be loyal to him, so Liu Jing did not feel any strange when he received the letter of surrender at this time.

He looked at the letter and said to Lu Su: "Ten years ago, Jiujiang County and Yuzhang County were still directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and were later stolen by Jiangdong. Eight years ago, the Jiangdong army was defeated in Chaisang. At that time, it was clear that Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County were ceded to Jingzhou. Later, after the agreement between the two parties, I promised to return Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County to Jiangdong. This was the first time. Four years ago, the Jiaozhou army fought in the northern expedition. Once it occupied Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County, it was taken back by our Han army. I will also temporarily return it to Jiangdong. Whether from history or actual control, Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County should not belong to Jiangdong. It is completely reasonable for the Han army to take back these two counties this time. Don't consider that this was the Han army seizing them, and don't have any melancholy."

Lu Su smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness's words are indescribable, but all Jiangdong people, including me, believe that the capture of Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County was not something that happened before, but the warships of the Han army now."

Liu Jing laughed, "Jing is really interesting!"

Liu Jing talked with Lu Su for a while and then asked someone to take Lu Su down to rest. Lu Su was in poor health. If he didn't recuperate, he would not be able to survive this year. For Liu Jing, Lu Su was of great use and he had to cure his illness.

Liu Jing immediately appointed Kuai Heng as Yu Zhangcheng and rushed to Nanchang with his letter and Lu Su's entourage.

Kuai Heng was Kuai Yuezhi, who was smart and capable, and had a good talent. He ranked 67th in the Xiangyang imperial examination. After joining the army, he was promoted from Shuzuo to joining the army step by step. Liu Jing had already been determined to train him, so he took this opportunity to serve as Yuzhangcheng. After two years of training, he was promoted to Yuzhang Shou.

After arranging everything, Liu Jing then asked the guard who was standing at the door and wanted to speak, "What's the matter?"

"Report to Your Highness, Governor Gan sent someone to send emergency information."

The guard stepped forward and presented a red message tube to Liu Jing. Liu Jing unscrewed the message tube and poured out a roll of white silk from it. He unfolded the white silk. This turned out to be a map of the troops stationed in various parts of Jiangdong. Liu Jing was overjoyed and immediately got up and came to the sand table, and marked it one by one on the sand table according to the map.
Chapter completed!