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The fall of Ruxukou did not cause a great shock to Cao Cao. This was completely as expected by Cao Cao. Ruxukou was difficult to defend for Cao's army. If there was no powerful naval army blocking the river mouth, it would be easy to land once the Han army warships entered the river mouth.

However, Cao's army did not have any naval forces, so Cao Cao was mentally prepared from the beginning. If the Han army found a support point to attack Hefei, it would be Ruxukou.

However, another news made Cao Cao a little unhappy. The Jiangdong Navy in Wuhu was defeated by the Han army. Sun Quan had only 5,000 troops and more than two warships in Wuhu, which was obviously far from Cao Cao's expectations.

Cao Cao hoped that Jiangdong could play a corresponding role in this Hefei war, and could support himself from the side, at least resist the Han army. However, Sun Quan seemed to have not deployed correspondingly, especially not deploying heavy troops in Wuhu. Wuhu was easily occupied by the Han army, which made Cao Cao's heart turn from dissatisfaction to dissatisfaction.

He felt that he needed to beat Sun Quan again. If Sun Quan refused to do his best, he would not expect to get his own help.

"Zhongde, do you think Sun Quan is protecting himself?" Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu thoughtfully.

Cheng Yu smiled, "Mr. Wei underestimated Sun Quan. Wei Chen felt that he would never be vague in key interests. He should know that once the Han army wins the Hefei Battle, it is not us who will bear the greatest pressure."

"Since that's the case, he shouldn't be so careless about Wuhu's defense and let the Han army easily occupy Wuhu."

Cheng Yu could feel the dissatisfaction in Cao Cao's heart, and he smiled and advised: "Duke Wei also needs to understand Sun Quan's difficulties. After all, he had just captured Wu County and had to integrate Kuaiji County and reunify Jiangdong. This took time, but the Han army came in a hurry, and even Yuan was almost unable to come back. How could Sun Quan prepare for Wei Ministers feel that it is reasonable for Liu Jing to easily seize Wuhu."

Cao Cao nodded. In fact, he also knew in his heart that Sun Quan had just unified Jiangdong, and had a lot of internal affairs, so he didn't care about fighting against the outside world. But even so, Cao Cao still felt the need to hit Sun Quan and force him to send troops, otherwise what would be the point of forming an alliance with him?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said to his left and right orders: "Go and invite Mr. Cheng to see me."

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Just when Cao Cao was a little dissatisfied with Sun Quan, Sun Quan had just led his army back to Jianye. In fact, Sun Quan should have gone to Kuaiji County to appease the officials and people of Kuaiji County, condolences to the army, etc.

More importantly, he needed to discuss the future of Kuaiji County with the He brothers. After all, the He brothers only surrendered to him in name, and the Kuaiji army was still in control of their brothers.

But Sun Quan did not have time to stay there anymore. The Hefei War was about to break out, and Jiangdong could not stay out of trouble. Sun Quan knew very well that if the Sun-Cao coalition failed in the Hefei War, Jiangdong would probably face more severe consequences than that of the Wei State. It was precisely because he knew this that he rushed back to Jianye despite the fact that Wu County had just recovered.

In Jianye Palace, Sun Quan returned to his study. As soon as he entered the room, Sun Quan hurried to the sand table to check the current situation of the battle in Hefei. Like the Han and Wei countries, Sun Quan also sent a large number of scouts to explore the terrain and make sand tables. He did not have the strength of Liu Jing and Cao Cao, and could not make sand tables in the world, so he could only temporarily make sand tables in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

Sun Quan received a series of important information in half, including the Han army conquering Nanyang, Xu Huang defeating the Han army in Lu'an, and Ling Tong's defeat in Wuhu. This series of information made him frightened. He deeply realized that neither Cao Cao nor Liu Jing were doing his best to carry out this Hefei battle.

At this time, Zhang Zhao slowly walked to the sand table and said to Sun Quan: "Mr. Wu, I think it is not appropriate to let Huang Gai take over Wu County."

Sun Quan's thoughts were pulled back to Wujun by Zhang Zhao again. He was slightly stunned, "Why?"

Zhang Zhao sighed and said, "Weichen also knows that Wu County has just been recovered and people's hearts are unstable. If Wu County is dealt with fiercely, it will arouse a rebound. Huang Gai is a neutral person. Letting him take charge of Wu County can appease the emotions of various factions and shock He Qi of Kuaiji County. This is the lord's painstaking efforts, and Weichen can fully understand it."

"You're right. If I have time, I will personally take charge of Wujun and sort out all kinds of relationships. However, the situation in Hefei is critical. I must return to Jianye as soon as possible. Wujun can only let Huang Gai, a person who can accept it, take charge. What's wrong with this?"

"What Wei Chen said is inappropriate, it means that the threat from Wujun has not been lifted."

Sun Quan understood a little, and hesitated and asked: "The military advisor is Lu Xun."

Zhang Zhao nodded, "Lu Xun and Sun Shao disappeared unexpectedly, and the two thousand Han troops hidden in Wujun were also missing. Weichen thinks this is actually a big hidden danger. If they are not completely eradicated, something will happen to Wujun sooner or later. Huang Gai is a good man, has a good relationship with several major families in Wujun, and is slightly biased towards Sun Shao. Weichen is worried that even if he knows where Sun Shao is, he will turn a blind eye and indulge them in development."

The heart that Sun Quan had just given up on Wujun was suspended by Zhang Zhao's words. He stared at the sand table for a while and asked, "Where does the military advisor think Lu Xun and the others will hide?"

Zhang Zhao picked up the wooden pole and pointed it at Xindu County. "Now everyone is saying that Lu Xun and others escaped to Xindu County. After all, the mountains and valleys over there are high, and we are out of reach. There is a high possibility of escaping there, but Weichen feels that they did not go to Xindu County. This is not my intuition, but there is evidence."

"What is the evidence for the military advisor?"

"Lord still remember how we took Wuxian. It seems to be an accident. Thousands of old, weak, women and children in Wuxian escaped from the city, giving us the opportunity. They occupied Wuxian without bloodshed. Don't the lord think there is something strange here?"

Sun Quan nodded, "I also found it very strange afterwards. Although the guard general kept saying that he wanted to surrender to us, I think it was completely unnecessary for him to drive so many people out of the city. Just surrender directly..."

When Sun Quan said this, he suddenly realized, "The military advisor said... Lu Xun and Sun Shao were mingling among the crowd and fled from Wu County."

Zhang Zhao nodded slowly, "The lord is right. The guard was originally Lu Xun's old subordinate. He did this to cover Lu Xun's out of the city. As far as I know, he was originally guarding the west city. That night, he temporarily switched to guard the east city. At that time, someone found a black-sailed boat sailing out of Wuxian and heading towards Songjiang. I am sure that the people in the hidden boat were Lu Xun and Sun Shao."

Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao in confusion. He felt that Zhang Zhao had already found out everything secretly, especially Zhang Zhaoer and Zhang Cheng became the Chief of Wu Jun. If he had not sent someone to investigate these things in detail, there would be no way to know. Zhang Zhao was still hiding things from him.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan was a little dissatisfied and said, "What else does the military advisor know? Let's say it together."

Zhang Zhao bowed, "Because the empress had doubts, I asked the dog to check Lu Xun's whereabouts. As a result, I found some lines. First, Lu Xun could have to go from the East City Gate. If he was going to Xindu County, he should have escaped from the West City Gate by horse. Why did they take a boat to the East City Gate? This is one of them. The second is that someone changed the Thousand Stone ship after seeing their ship sailing into Songjiang, which means they had prepared a Thousand Stone ship to wait in Songjiang. Does Wu Hou still think they were going to Xindu County?"

Sun Quan seemed to have thought of something in his mind. He found Songjiang on the sand table and went east along Songjiang. He couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. Songjiang finally drove into the sea.

“They went out to sea”

Zhang Zhao nodded, "Not only Lu Xun and Sun Shao went to sea, but also the Han army in Wujun also went to sea from Songjiang. They had warships and specially left one for Lu Xun. They didn't go to Xindu County at all."

"But... where can they go to sea?" Sun Quan was in a mess. He couldn't understand how many doubts he had in his heart.

Zhang Zhao sighed, "Did you forget the lord when Princess Shangxiang got married, Liu Jing came to Jiangdong. In order to return to Yuzhang County, the lord gave all the overseas islands to Liu Jing. Once, Jingzhou general Lou Fa returned from overseas, and Sun Ben was imprisoned on a deserted island. Who saved him? What can the lord think of?"

Sun Quan bit his lip, "The military advisor means that the Han army has deployed troops overseas."

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "This is what I admire Liu Jing, and I have far-sighted thinking. At that time, I didn't understand what he wanted to do in the deserted islands overseas. Now I understand. He is a wedge behind us, a surprise soldier hidden beside us. The lord, Liu Jing's heart for planning Jiangdong has been there many years ago."

"What should we do now?" Sun Quan also became a little anxious.

"We are now dealing with the war in Hefei and are unable to take care of overseas. We recommend that the lord ask Huang Gai to find a way to solve this threat, but I guess Huang Gai will not do this with all my heart, so we suggest that the lord write a secret letter to He Qi and ask him to send troops to wipe out the overseas Han army."

Sun Quan pondered for a moment and asked, "Where does the military advisor think the Han army will be?"

Zhang Zhao pointed to an island along the coast of Kuaiji County with a wooden pole. "I think the Han army should be here. The so-called going south to Yizhou is just an excuse. If they want to plan for Jiangdong, they will definitely set up a military city here."

Sun Quan walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. He was upset. The Han army fought in Hefei, and he still felt a little lucky. Perhaps the next step for the Han army was to besiege the Central Plains, but now an accidental discovery made Sun Quan understand Liu Jing's intention. Liu Jing began to seek Jiangdong many years ago. After the Hefei war, the Han army's goal must be Jiangdong.

Sun Quan sighed and finally nodded, "The military advisor is right, I'll write to He Qi now."
Chapter completed!