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Although the fall of Moling County was expected by everyone, when the Han army battle flag was erected on the Moling County inside and outside, it still made Jianye's defenders feel sad.

On the top of the city, Zhang Zhao looked particularly solemn. He looked at Moling City, whose flags had been replaced, and the complexity in his heart was hard to describe. Although the families of important officials in Jiangdong had moved to Jianye City and there was no concern in Moling City, the fall of Moling City still made everyone feel particularly heavy.

In fact, they were surrounded by the Han army and cut off their ties with the outside world. In other words, they could not expect any foreign aid to rescue them. They could only rely on themselves. But Zhang Zhao knew that even if the defenders resisted bravely, Jianye City was only the difference between being broken in the sky and being broken in ten days. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

"Why do the military advisor sigh?" Bu Zhi's voice came from behind.

When Zhang Zhao turned around, he saw Bu Zhi coming behind him at some point. He smiled bitterly and said, "I feel it in my heart, so I sigh."

Bu Zhi walked forward and asked in a low voice: "I heard that the military advisor advised Wu Hou to surrender yesterday, will there be a result?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head, "Wu Hou closed the palace gate, no one saw him. I waited outside the palace for more than an hour, but I never saw Wu Hou."

After pausing, Zhang Zhao asked back: "The chief minister should know the situation of Wu Hou. How is Wu Hou now?"

Zhang Zhao implied that Bu Zhi's daughter was the second concubine of Sun Quan. Bu Zhi should have heard from her daughter. Bu Zhi did not deny it, and said with a sad expression: "I heard that Wu Hou was either drunk or lost his temper and smashed things and whipped the maid. Now no one dared to approach him."

Zhang Zhao frowned, "How did he become like this? He despised Sun Ben's indulgence in his heart, but now it's his turn, and he is also decadent, which is really disappointing."

"It's indeed disappointing, but it's understandable that as the lord, we can't understand that despair of his despair as he is.

As he was speaking, Lu Meng hurried over and clasped his fists at Zhang Zhao and said, "Military advisor, I have important things to report."

"What's up?"

Lu Meng said a few words in a low voice, Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi looked at each other, and Zhang Zhao asked anxiously: "Where is the patient?"

"It has been quarantined."

"Look at it!"

Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi were anxious and followed Lu Meng quickly to the city. They came to an abandoned small schoolyard in the southwest corner. The schoolyard was surrounded by guards and no one was allowed to enter and exit.

There are only seven or eight tents in the empty schoolyard. The tent is surrounded by wooden fences. A thick layer of quicklime is covered with inside and outside the wooden fences, and the pungent smell of lime can be smelled from a distance.

Last night, Lu Meng received a report from the military doctor that several soldiers had symptoms of an epidemic, which made him anxious. Fortunately, Zhang Ji promoted many methods to prevent and treat epidemics, and wasolating patients in time. The soldiers involved in isolation covered their bodies with cloth bags, wore leather stools, gauze covering their mouths and noses, and burned everything from the patient in time, etc.

These prevention and control measures are not only circulated in Jingzhou, but also in Jiangdong. After years of practice, they have effectively prevented the large-scale spread of the epidemic. These tents at the school are isolation areas.

Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi looked at Muzha from a distance, and both of them were extremely worried. Jianye City was small and had a large population. Once the epidemic broke out, the consequences would be serious and their families would not be spared.

At this time, Lu Meng whispered: "Someone suggested that you can use epidemics to deal with the Han army!"

Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi's face changed drastically at the same time, and he said in unison: "Absolutely not possible!"

Although it is an effective tactic to cause the Han army to have an outbreak of the epidemic, this move is contrary to nature and violates the moral bottom line. Zhang Zhao and Bu Zhi are absolutely not allowed to use this method.

The two of them looked at each other and suddenly realized that if the matter was known to Wu Hou, he would definitely use this method. Zhang Zhao immediately asked: "How many people still know about this matter?"

"Qi Bing Military Advisor, many generals knew about it when they started to make trouble last night."

Zhang Zhao immediately made a decision: "We can send troops to surround Jianye Palace, and no one is allowed to enter the palace. In addition, all Eagle Beaks are arrested. In short, this matter must not be known to Mr. Wu. I will bear all the responsibility!"

Lu Meng also said this. He immediately agreed and turned around and went to make arrangements. At this time, Bu Zhi said worriedly: "Once the disease breaks out in the city, there is no need for Jianye City to defend anymore. What do the military advisors think?"

Zhang Zhao nodded, "It's true that the chief minister said."

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In the afternoon of that day, 100,000 Han troops surrounded Jianye City. Jianye City was just a small city with a circumference of less than ten miles. Qinhuai water passed through the city and finally poured into the Yangtze River. Compared with the dilapidated city of Moling County, Jianye City's walls were tall and strong, with a wide city wall of eight feet high, surrounded by a moat of five feet wide. There was a city gate of the south city and the north city. There was also a water gate beside the city gate. The suspension bridge was pulled high, and the water gate was protected by an iron bar as thick as an arm.

Not only was the city wide and strong, but the defense was also tight. Ten thousand elite Jiangdong Army guarded the four walls. Not only that, a large amount of military capital and food were stored in Jianye City, countless arrows and weapons, and there were 200,000 stones of grain alone. In addition, Cao's army left behind 200,000 barrels of turtle oil.

Forty large trenchers were also installed on the four city walls, which could launch tinder bombs and boulders. With the careful deployment of Lu Meng, Jianye City was built like an iron barrel.

But any defense has flaws, and Jianye City is no exception. The biggest flaw of Jianye City lies in the unstable morale of the military, which is also the determination of Jianye City's own status. Jianye City is not a county town with concentrated residents, but a military and political city. There are only official offices, military camps and Jianye Palaces in the city, and there are no houses and shops. All the soldiers' families are outside Jianye City.

Sun Quan also realized this problem. Before the Han army reached Jianye, the families of ten high-ranking officials were taken to Jianye City, and the soldiers and low-level officers were helpless. First, the Jianye City was small and could not accommodate so many people. Secondly, the Jiangdong Army had no time to migrate the population on a large scale, which separated the 10,000 soldiers from their families.

Jianye has become an isolated city, and the rest of Jiangdong has been occupied by the Han army, which means that the hometown of 10,000 soldiers in Jianye City has become the territory of the Han army. No matter how elite soldiers are, they must take into account their parents, wives and children. People's hearts are fluctuating and their army's spirits are shaken.

But at this time, an epidemic broke out in the city. Although Lu Meng ordered the blockade of the news, there was no airtight wall in the world. The news of the outbreak of the plague was still spread from various channels and spread quickly in the army. The morale of the army began to panic.

Compared with the uneasiness of the Jiangdong Army, the Han army seemed very calm. A hundred thousand troops set up four camps and surrounded Jianye City in four directions. However, the Han army showed no sign of attacking the city immediately and was waiting and waiting.

At this time, King Liu Jing of Han was not in the army, but inspected Moling City. Martial law was lifted. The Han army set up more than ten relief porridge sites in the city. Each relief porridge site was lined up in a long queue, and several officers began to register from house to house. In fact, all population and household registration information were included in the government office, but the Han army needed to know how many soldiers in Jianye City had their homes in Moling County.

Liu Jing came down to a relief site with the guards of famous cavalry. There were long queues here, with several people in each team, and dozens of soldiers moved quickly, making the relief was orderly and the team was very calm.

After watching for a moment, Liu Jing turned his horse's head and came to a mansion not far away. This was the mansion of veteran Huang Gai. Huang Gai was beaten to the point of blood. After repeated pleading by military generals such as Lu Meng, Sun Quan finally let go and asked Huang Gai to go home to heal his wounds, and ordered Zhou Tai to send someone to closely monitor his every move.

With the fall of Moling City, the soldiers who were monitoring Huang Gai also fled. The city was in chaos. Huang Gai ordered his family to close the door, but no one saw him.

A guard came forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a crack was opened in the door and window. Someone asked, "Who is it!"

"Go and inform your master, and His Highness the King of Han will come to visit him."

The concierge was startled and turned around and ran towards the inner house. At this time, Huang Gai's injuries had not healed and could only lie on the bed to recuperate. He was talking to his son Huang Bing. His son Huang Bing was the county magistrate in Jiujiang County. The situation in Jiangdong was critical, and Huang Bing also abandoned his official position and went home to watch the current situation.

While the father and the two were talking, the housekeeper came over in a panic and reported urgently: "The Old General, the King of Han is coming down."

Huang Gai was still calm, but Huang Bian stood up with a 'ah!' and was extremely nervous, "Father, what should I do?"

"What are you nervous?"

Huang Gai said a little dissatisfied: "After you have been a county magistrate for a few years, why can't you hold back at all?"

By this, Huang Gai was also a little nervous. He did not expect the King of Han to come to the door in person, which made him a little moved and embarrassed. But at this time, he could no longer wait for him to think about it, so he said to his son: "You invite the King of Han for your father, and your words should be appropriate, and you are not allowed to flatter yourself."

"Boy understand!"

Huang Bing quickly walked out of the hall, Huang Gai sighed in his heart. Of course he knew why Liu Jing came to see him and made him embarrassed!

After a moment, Huang Bing respectfully invited Liu Jing into the inner hall, "My father is recuperating in the hall, Your Highness, please come in!"

Liu Jing quickly walked into the inner hall. Seeing Huang Gai struggling to get up, he hurriedly stepped forward and held him down, "The old general is injured, so he will be exempted from courtesy."

Huang Gai smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for being busy visiting Beiyi. Beiyi is very grateful!"

Huang Gai ordered the Hanwang pavilion to put a soft mat on the Hanwang again. Liu Jing sat down and asked with concern: "How is the old general's injury now?"

"It's okay! Thanks to the executioner's mercy, he saved his life by hitting two sticks. The wound has begun to scab. You can get out of bed and leave after resting for another month."

Liu Jing nodded, "The old general must recover from his injuries. If you have any needs, I have given instructions. Soon, the best military doctor will come to heal the old general, and food will be delivered."

"Thank you for your concern. There is still something in my mansion that I don't need to do. I just beg you to treat the people of Moling and the people of Jiangdong well."

"The country is based on the people. Of course, I will treat the people of Jiangdong well. The people of Jiangdong are like the people of Chang'an, all Han people. I hope to restore the prosperity and prosperity of Jiangdong as soon as possible."

"The country is based on the people!"

Huang Gai sighed softly, "Mr. Wu once said to me like this, but in order to collect grain and recruit soldiers, he put this sentence behind him. Your Highness, it is easier said than done!"

"The old general is right. I also believe that Sun Quan does not want to fish out of the lake. However, in recent years, the internal part of Jiangdong was broken and his vitality was severely damaged. He also wanted the army to return to its prosperity. That would only be the misfortune of the people of Jiangdong."

Liu Jing spoke sincerely and did not avoid reality. Huang Gai was speechless. Liu Jing understood Huang Gai's mood. He was loyal to Sun's family and now he surrendered. He probably wouldn't agree. As long as Huang Gai did not resist him, sooner or later he would turn to be loyal to him. It was only a matter of time.

So Liu Jing did not mention surrender at all, but came to visit Huang Gai's injuries. He stood up and smiled and said, "The old general needs rest, so I won't disturb you. I hope the old general will go back to his hometown to see after healed his injuries. The villagers of Lingling said that the old general has not been back for a long time.
Chapter completed!