Chapter 40: Things happened to Jiangxia

After Wang Jin surrendered, Yue Fei left Li Xiucheng and Cai Mao to lead 10,000 troops to stay in Jiangling, and then led a large army to E County.

Under E County, after Yang Yanzhao led his troops to arrive, the commander of the Wu army, Lu Ao, sent someone to quickly inform the King of Wu, and the King of Wu's reply was to act according to the opportunity.

After getting the intention of King Wu, Lu Ao kept hoarding troops under the city of E County, and during this period he also carried out several test attacks, all of which were repelled by Yang Yanzhao.

Five days after Yue Fei left Jiangling, he arrived in E County. This time, Yue Fei brought a 50,000 army, plus the 25,000 troops in E County, the Deng army gathered in E County had 75,000 people. The E County town was small and could not accommodate so many soldiers. Yue Fei led 10,000 troops into the city, and the remaining 40,000 troops were stationed outside the city under the command of Wang Ce and Zhang Fei, confronting the Wu army.

In the E County Government, everyone gathered together.

Yue Fei asked: "What are the actions of the Wu army outside the city these days?"

Yang Yanzhao replied: "Report to the general, before the last general led his troops to arrive, the Wu army had always hoped to surrender General Huang Tong, but they were rejected by General Huang Tong. After the last general arrived in E County, the Wu army kept hoarding troops here and launched several attacks during this period, but the offensive was not strong. The last general thought that this was the Wu army testing the reality of our army."

Yue Fei nodded. The Wu army was just trying to take advantage of the troubled waters this time. If Jiangxia did not have many soldiers to guard, they could easily defeat Jiangxia. However, after Yang Yanzhao's troops arrived in E County, there were 25,000 soldiers in the entire E County. If the Wu army attacked for a strong force, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. The Wu army did not want to lose too much, and at the same time was unwilling to retreat in shame, so they had to hoard troops under the city to see if there was any chance to take advantage of it.

"It seems that the Wu army is not fighting with our army. Now that I am leading the troops to arrive, the Wu army has no chance, and I am afraid that they will withdraw soon." Yue Fei affirmed that there were only 25,000 troops in E County before, and the Wu army dared not attack for forcing each other. What's more, after he led a 50,000 army, the entire E County army reached 75,000 troops, and the Wu army had no chance.

Just as Yue Fei thought, Lu Ao was summoning all his generals to discuss matters in the Wu army camp. He wanted to withdraw his troops. He originally wanted to take advantage of the juncture of Deng's destruction of Jing and take down the fat pork of Jiangxia. But he didn't expect that Jing was so unbearable. In such a short time, he was defeated by the Deng army, which led to a dilemma now. Go ahead, there are only 50,000 troops in his hand, how can he defeat E County? If he still wants to plan for Jiangxia, he must mobilize troops from the country. However, now the main force of the Wu army is confronting the Chu army in Lujiang, and being able to withdraw 50,000 people to come, Jiangxia has already pulled out the troops from the cracks of his fingers. After all, there is an extremely difficult Yue country in the south. Yue country is good at mountain warfare and harasses the Wu border from time to time, which has forced the Wu country to place a large number of troops on the Wu and Yue border.

But when it comes to retreat, Lu Ao is unwilling to accept it. This time, the labor force mobilized everyone to come, and he has never even fought a serious battle. He just retreated in shame. How could Lu Ao meet people if you let him?

"Everyone, now the main force of Deng's army has arrived in E County, and E County is no longer possible. Our army is about to withdraw its troops, but how can we save the two cities of Qichun, which our army occupied? "Yes, now Lu Ao has no fantasies about the other cities of Jiangxia, but the Xiazhi and Qichun Lu Ao he occupied did not want to let go.

Everyone was silent, and Lu Meng smiled bitterly: "General, Deng's army is coming in a fierce manner. It must have come to attack the fourteen counties of Jiangxia. Xia Zhi and Qichun may not give up easily. Moreover, Xia Zhi, Qichun is not a strong city. Once our army withdraws from Jiangdong, Xia Zhi and Qichun cannot defend at all, so why bother with it?"

Lu Meng really couldn't understand what Lu Ao was thinking. Jiangxia could no longer be taken down. What's the point of occupying the two cities of Jiangxia? Isn't this a reason for Deng to find a war in the future? Now that Wu has Chu in the north and Yue in the south, it's really hard to make enemies again. Xia Zhi and Qichun are not strategic places, so don't want it if you don't want it.

But Lu Ao didn't think so. In his opinion, in today's great struggle, the land is the one that can be fought for. How can we give up just by saying it? Moreover, Xia Zhi and Qichun are not just two cities. This is also his military achievements. If even Xia Zhi and Qichun cannot be protected, it means that Lu Ao has gained nothing this time.

"General, didn't you say that the Wu army will withdraw soon? But why are there still no sign?" On the head of E County, Yue Fei and the generals walked up to the head of the city to observe the movements of the Wu army. Ma Chao asked in confusion.

Yue Fei smiled and said, "The Wu army will definitely withdraw its troops. It is probably because the Wu army commander was unwilling to withdraw just like this. He was still thinking about how to protect the two cities of Zhi and Qichun."

"What, Lu Ao is crazy. At this time, he is still thinking about the two cities of Xiazhi and Qichun." Everyone was surprised. Although Xiazhi and Qichun were good, they were not that easy to take. If the Wu army insisted on taking it, wouldn't it be an excuse to give Deng a war? Although Deng's country would not start a war immediately, as long as the Wu army always occupied Xiazhi and Qichun, as long as the Deng army came back, wouldn't it be a matter of starting a war anytime and anywhere? Could it be said that Wu was so strong that he could deal with the attacks of Chu, Deng and Yue at the same time? You must know that Wu is not the Han country. Han country has four obstacles. As long as you guard a few passes, Guanzhong will be as stable as Mount Tai, and Wu has only one Yangtze River. Once the Yangtze River defense line is broken, Wu will face a catastrophe.

"So, if the State of Wu wants to occupy Xia Zhi and Qichun safely, then he has to nod my head. Lu Ao will definitely send someone to discuss the ownership of Xia Zhi and Qichun with me. He is betting that we dare not start a war, so no matter how many people the Wu army sends next, we don't have to pay attention. We must create a posture that the Wu army will not give up if they don't let go of Xia Zhi and Qichun." Yue Fei looked at the Wu army camp with a little meaning.

In the next few days, Lu Ao sent people to E County to see Yue Fei many times, but they were turned away, which made Lu Ao's face even more ugly. Yue Fei's attitude showed that they would not give up on Xia Zhi and Qichun. If they didn't let them out, they would have to start a war. This made Lu Ao furious and wanted to fight with Deng's army several times, but every time they were stopped by Lu Meng, the adviser to the army.

The two armies ended up in quarantine in E County, until an expedited letter from Wucheng broke the deadlock.

In the Wu army camp, Lu Ao held the cloth tightly in his hand. This was an expedited letter sent from Wucheng, which said that the Vietnamese army went north and the Wu army was defeated in succession. The Chu army in the north seemed to have known about the Vietnamese army going north for a long time, and actually increased its troops to Jiujiang. In desperation, the King of Wu had to order Lu Ao not to entangle with the Deng army anymore and retreat quickly.

"Military advisor, I am unwilling to give up." Lu Ao said fiercely.

Lu Meng beside him smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "General, the matter has come to this point, he can only give up Xia Zhi and Qichun, retreat quickly, and return to Jiangdong. If you are not mistaken, Chu must have reached an agreement with Yue. General, don't forget that Deng and Chu are allies, and it is difficult to guarantee whether Chu will send someone to inform Yue Fei in advance. If we don't give up Xia Zhi and Qichun, we are afraid that Yue Fei will not let us withdraw back to Jiangdong so easily."

Lu Ao looked depressed and said, "Send someone to E County again and tell Yue Fei that we are willing to give up Xia Zhi and Qichun. In the future, the two countries will not invade each other, and at the same time, they will order the entire army to prepare for retreat."
Chapter completed!