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"Military advisors say it bluntly"

In fact, Sun Quan also knew in his heart that this defeat was indeed related to his temporary change of commander change, but he could not admit it, and there was nothing wrong with the temporary change of commander change. After all, the Lu family already favored Sun Shao, so Lu Xun, who holds military power, would be very dangerous. He could launch a mutiny at any time. No matter any monarch, in this case, he would change commander change without hesitation.

It was precisely because of this idea that Sun Quan did not care much about the defeat in Xinwu County. Zhang Zhao was obviously very considerate of his difficulties, which made Sun Quan very satisfied. His attitude towards Zhang Zhao became more and more pleasant.

Zhang Zhao bowed and said, "Weichen is considering what position Jingzhou is in this battle. Are they really standing by and watching? Weichen is very suspicious that they support the Jiaozhou army behind their backs. Our defeat this time may be related to them."

Sun Quan took a few steps behind his hands. He actually considered and doubted this issue, but he had no evidence. The more important thing is that he could not turn against Liu Jing, which was related to the release of Jiangdong prisoners of war. In this case, they could only try their best to please Jingzhou, and they would never blame it. Even if there was evidence, they could only bear this tone, let alone there was no evidence.

Sun Quan smiled bitterly and said, "Suspicion is suspicious, but there is no evidence, so we can't say anything. Is the military advisor suggesting us to find evidence?"

"No, no"

Zhang Zhao shook his head quickly, "I don't mean this. I suggest that I clarify the status of Yuzhang County and Poyang County with Jingzhou. I suspect that Liu Jing will soon take the opportunity to expand eastward."

Sun Quan frowned, "Will Liu Jing do this?"

Zhang Zhao nodded and said in a affirmative tone: "We have been dealing with Liu Jing for many years. When he was in Chaisang, he took advantage of our Western Expedition to occupy the entire Jiangxia territory. He is very good at taking advantage of the situation. Now he signed a ceasefire agreement with Cao Cao. Logically, the current situation in the Central Plains is beneficial to him, but he stopped attacking the Central Plains. On the one hand, although he wanted to attack the Qiang Di and consolidate the occupation of Guanlong, but on the other hand, he was also very capable of taking action in the south and expanding the sphere of influence in the south. The Weichen repeatedly considered it in the past few days and gradually saw Liu Jing's thoughts."

"Speak on," Sun Quan said with a serious expression.

Zhang Zhao walked to the map beside the wall, picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Jingnan, saying, "From the beginning, Liu Jing set up a trap for us, and the earth assigned Jingnan to us. In name, it was to deal with Cao Cao together, but in fact we did nothing. Looking back on the battle of Chibi, when Weichen and Jingzhou negotiated with Jingnan, Liu Jing was very tough on Jingnan. This shows how important Jingnan is to him, so Weichen is sure that he set a trap."

Zhang Zhao pointed his wooden pole at Jiaozhou again and continued: "The reason why Liu Jing dared to set this trap is because he knew the situation in Jiaozhou well. He knew that Liu Bei had unified Jiaozhou and was eager to fight north, but he was afraid of the Han army, so he gave Jingnan to us, which gave Liu Bei a chance."

Sun Quan nodded silently. It seems that this is true now. Liu Jing's far-sightedness was still not enough. Sun Quan sighed, "Military advisor, please continue"

Zhang Zhao said again: "After the 14th year of Jian'an War, Yuzhang County was actually assigned to Jingzhou, but in the end Liu Jing returned it to us. It cannot be said that he did not want it. It was just because the time to annex Yuzhang was not yet ripe. He would return it to us. Now the territory of the Han Kingdom has been expanded like never before, and its strength has been side by side with Cao Cao. The time to annex Yuzhang County was ripe, but due to the alliance relationship between the two countries, he did not want to break morally. In this case, the best way is to let Jiaozhou occupy Yuzhang and Poyang counties, and then he took it away from the Jiaozhou army, and he would also call it defending the alliance between the two countries. But I believe he would not return it to Jiangdong again. In fact, we and Jiaozhou are the two chess pieces in his chess game."

"The military advisor can see through it thoroughly."

Sun Quan was very helpless. He knew that he was being played with by Liu Jing, but he had no choice. However, Sun Quan was still unwilling to accept it and asked again: "What can the military advisor do to avoid this ending?"

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said, "Unless it is used to exchange other interests, Liu Jing will never let go of the fat meat in his mouth easily, but Wei Chen can't explain clearly what interests to exchange for. However, Wei Chen suggested that Jing could talk to Liu Jing again and touch his background, and at the same time, he also asked Liu Jing to ensure that Lu Meng's army could retreat smoothly."

"But Liu Jing was unwilling to see Jing last time. Can Jing see him this time?" Sun Quan asked worriedly.

Zhang Zhao smiled slightly, "This time is the time, and I believe that I will definitely meet Liu Jing this time."

Sun Quan pondered for a moment, and Zhang Zhao was right. Instead of thinking about it here, it was better to attack and use the alliance relationship to fight for the rights and interests of Jiangdong to the greatest extent possible. Yuzhang and Poyang are very important to Jiangdong, and he can no longer sit still and wait for death. Thinking of this, Sun Quan resolutely ordered: "Please ask the Governor of Lu to come immediately."

The news of the Jiaozhou Army's victory in Xinwu County soon reached Chaisang. At this time, Liu Jing was still in Chaisang. Although this result was as expected, the process of the Jiaozhou Army's victory over the Jiangdong Army made Liu Jing a little worried. Zhuge Liang chose a clever opportunity, not when the Jiangdong Army was sleeping, but when the Jiangdong Army was preparing to retreat. At this time, the Jiangdong Army had no intention of fighting and was about to collapse at a touch. This shows that Zhuge Liang's talent was extraordinary.

This made Liu Jing put aside his intention of underestimating the enemy. In fact, he did not send Huang Zhong to lead 50,000 troops to station troops in Lingling. Huang Zhong was still in Ba County, and the Jingzhou army was mainly concentrated in Xiangyang for farming. He just put pressure on the other party in order to let Zhuge Liang hand over the prisoners of war to himself.

Of course, Liu Jing would not establish another enemy in order to attack one enemy. He would not allow Liu Bei to expand north, which would not be in his interests. He hoped that Liu Bei would focus on operating Jiaozhou and manage Jiaozhou well for himself. Once Liu Bei focused on expanding north, his limited resources would inevitably not be used to operate Jiaozhou.

The Jiaozhou Army was just a chess game in his chess game. Now that the chess has completed its mission, it is time to drive it out of the board. On the night of receiving the battle report from Xinwu County, Liu Jing secretly issued an order, ordering Huang Zhong to rush to Nanjun immediately, and mobilized thousands of troops from Xiangyang and Bajun to gather towards Jiangling. At the same time, he transferred the Jingzhou naval army to Chaisang to prepare for his final chess.

All the war deployments were carried out in an orderly manner, but before declaring war on the Jiaozhou army, he still needed to negotiate with Jiaozhou, such as transferring all Jiangdong prisoners of war to Jiangxia. These Jiangdong prisoners of war were very important to him. When he visited Jiangdong, he was warmly welcomed. The gratitude from the people of Jiangdong for him was related to his release of Jiangdong prisoners of war.

The Sun family's management of Jiangdong has been around for generations, and its power has been deeply rooted in Jiangdong. Even if Jiangdong rebelled, it was just an internal strife between the Sun family. If Liu Jing wants to seize Jiangdong from the Sun family, he must win over the people of Jiangdong in advance, and the release of prisoners of war is a good entry point.

More than 10,000 prisoners of war in Jiangdong were placed in the military camp outside Chaisang City, and were guarded by General Shen Mi, the Thousand Han Army. This was the original Jiangxia Army's camp, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people. Due to the large reduction of Chaisang's troops, the military camp was abandoned and was not re-activated until it was re-installed in order to resettle Jiangdong Army prisoners of war.

Accompanied by the general Chen Mi, Liu Jing was inspecting the prisoner-of-war camp. The prisoner-of-war camp was orderly and not chaotic. Chen Mi introduced to Liu Jing: "Although the prisoners of war are temporarily calm, it is just because they temporarily got rid of the fear of being taken to Jiaozhou. In fact, the prisoners of war are still very uneasy. Over time, there may still be trouble."

"What's the upset about them?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"The main reason is that they are worried about being sent to the mine and cannot return to their hometown. Beiyi feels that these prisoners of war are very tired of war and are eager to return to their hometown to reunite with their families, especially at night, they can sing Wu songs, but the entire military camp sings together, and they are very sad."

Liu Jing nodded, "I came to inspect today to solve these problems. You gather all the prisoners of war and I want to give them a lecture."

"Abide by the orders of humble duties"

Chen Mi hurried away. Soon, the sound of rumbling war drums sounded in the prisoner-of-war camp. This was the order to assemble. Groups of prisoners of war ran out of the barracks. Under the scolding of the guardians, they quickly assembled on the training ground. Soon, more than 12,000 people had already assembled.

At this time, Liu Jing walked up to the two-meter-high military parade wooden platform. He looked at the dense Jiangdong soldiers below and whispered loudly: "Brothers in Jiangdong, let me introduce myself first. I am Liu Jing, the King of Han. I believe everyone has heard of me, and many people have seen me. Today I am visiting you very much."

Ten thousand prisoners of war were silent, with solemn expressions. Most of them knew Liu Jing. Seeing that everyone was nervous, Liu Jing smiled and said, "Actually, I am half a native of Jiangdong. I am the son-in-law of Jiangdong. There is no saying in Jiangdong. A son-in-law is half a son. If I marry your Princess Shangxiang, this Jiangdong half of Jiangdong will not be able to escape."

The relaxed words made everyone laugh. Liu Jing said it well. When everyone thought of Princess Shangxiang, they couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope. Even if Liu Jing refused to let them go, Princess Shangxiang would definitely help them. At this time, Liu Jing waved his hand and calmed down on the training ground again.

Liu Jing said loudly again: "I heard that many brothers are worried about being sent to the mine. Today I want to explain it to you clearly. First, you are not Han army prisoners of war, but Jiaozhou army prisoners of war. I used huge interests to exchange you from the Jiaozhou army, because I can't bear to be taken to Jiaozhou, and I will leave you forever with my parents, wife and children. I will rescue you from the Jiaozhou army."

Liu Jing said this, many people's eyes turned red, and many soldiers in Jiangdong still cried in a low voice. Seeing that their emotions were stirred, Liu Jing continued: "Secondly, the Han Dynasty has abolished the practice of mines with prisoners of war, so don't worry, I will not send you to the mine. I will send you back to my hometown to reunite with my family. It will be implemented after the war is over. Please wait with peace of mind, take good care of your health, and strive to go home as soon as possible."

The prisoners of war were immediately excited, and somebody shouted, "Long live the King of Han."

It immediately resonated with more than 10,000 people. They shouted together, "Long live the King of Han" sounded across the sky and soared into the sky. Everyone's shouts were heard from the heart, and almost everyone shed tears of gratitude.

This is exactly the effect Liu Jing needs. He turned around and said to the generals: "People's hearts are full of flesh. Although they are soldiers of the Jiangdong Army today, they will be my people tomorrow. We must treat them well."

Liu Jing ordered Liao Li again: "Gongyuan wants to organize a group of scholars to come to the military camp to write letters for them. They must deliver all their letters to their families, so that their gratitude can be conveyed to their families. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone bowed and replied, "As for orders."
Chapter completed!