The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chaisang.

It is now an important town on the east side of Jiangdong and also the dividing line between the imperial court and Jiangdong.

"There is accurate information that Gan Ning is leading his troops to the south, and at the same time, Guan Yu in Yuzhou is also sending reinforcements to Hefei instead of Jingzhou."

As the chief general, Zhu Ran listened to the intelligence obtained by Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang.

"it is good!"

Zhu Ran's original name was Shi Ran. Because Zhu Zhi had no children, he adopted his sister's child, Shi Ran, so he was named Zhu Ran.

Zhu Ran was very brave and calm in times of crisis, which was beyond compare. That was why Sun Quan entrusted the battle that would decide the fate of Jiangdong to Zhu Ran.

When Zhu Ran heard that Gan Ning had already sent out his troops, he did not hesitate at all.

"Tonight I will personally lead the troops to attack E County!"

"Pan Zhang, you can drive straight through the Yangtze River and head to Xiakou, which is further west. Don't be afraid."

"Xu Sheng, you set up camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Until I capture E County, you will not be able to retreat. You must be nailed to the north bank of the Yangtze River like a nail!"

"Here!"

At this point, Jiangdong no longer had to worry about deploying troops.

Wen Pin, who was guarding Jingzhou, had also proved that he was absolutely likely to make mistakes and allow Jiangdong to take advantage of the situation.

In this case, let’s fight to decide the outcome!

Zhu Ran personally led the navy from Chaisang and arrived at E County, an important town on the south bank of the Yangtze River!
Like Xiangyang, E County has mountains and rivers as natural military barriers to protect it.

To the east and north, the Yangtze River suddenly changes its course here because of the uplift of the Dabie Mountains on the opposite bank, forming a corner here that can just protect both sides.

To the south is Tianping Mountain, where the defenders built fortifications and sentry posts.

The only weakness is the plain to the west.

However, the plains in the west can be protected by the navy stationed in Xiakou, forming a joint defense and building a complete Jiangxia defense system, so there is no need to worry too much.

However, when the commander of E County saw that a fleet from Jiangdong did not stay in E County, but went upstream and headed west, he suddenly became panicked.

"Hurry to Xiling City and ask General Wen Pin to send the remaining navy to defend it!"

In fact, Wen Pin saw through the beacon fire at the beginning that soldiers from Jiangdong were approaching E County.

"Is it really Jingzhou?"

Wen Pin was surprised but not too surprised when he thought that Sun Quan finally chose Jingzhou as the main attack direction.

With a one-third probability, it is reasonable to choose Jingzhou.

Rather than being nervous, Wen Pin felt more relieved.

The attack on Jingzhou at least completely exposed Jiangdong's main attack direction.

This means that there will be no trouble in Huainan and Jiaozhou.

Now, as long as we can defend Jingzhou, the war in Jiangdong should come to an end!

Just when Wen Pin was about to go to E County to supervise the battle, a soldier came to report: "General, we have not been able to break through the Wu troops on the north bank. Please give us some instructions."

After knowing the specific actions of the three armies in Jiangdong, Wen Pin ordered all his naval forces to go to Xiakou to intercept Pan Zhang. At the same time, he ordered his captain to lead 5,000 soldiers to defeat Xu Sheng who was camped on the north bank. He himself wanted to lead his troops to E County.

But when he heard that his army had not broken through Xu Sheng's camp, Wen Pin frowned: "Does the enemy have a lot of soldiers?"

"do not know."

The soldier who came to report explained:

"After Xu Sheng came ashore, he built a fence several miles long on the shore to conceal the number of his troops."

"Afterwards, Xu Sheng beat drums at various points along the fence, preventing our troops from detecting the specific movements of his army."

"There are still quite a few floating boats on the river. I really don't know how many Wu troops are behind the fence!"

"Later, our army chose a direction to attack, but found that behind the fence were the elite troops under Xu Sheng's command, and they were defeated by them!"

"..."

After listening to the other party's description, Wen Pin also understood the defeat of his soldiers.

"Is there such a general in Jiangdong?"

Wen Pin was a little embarrassed for a moment.

If Xu Sheng, the thorn in the north bank, could not be removed, once the Han army was dragged south of the Yangtze River, it would be very likely that Xu Sheng would launch a sneak attack on the empty Xiling City behind them and cut off the retreat route of the Han army and the north bank of the Yangtze River.

However, if the troops were deployed to fight against Xu Sheng, the soldiers of E County might not be able to withstand the all-out attack from Jiangdong this time.

"It seems that the opponent's commander is no ordinary person!"

On the north bank, let Xu Sheng set up camp and force Wen Pin to attack him.

On the south bank, they tried their best to attack E County and provoke Wen Pin's nerves.

Finally, they took advantage of Jiangdong's naval superiority and headed for Xiakou, trying to use the mobility of the navy to surround E County from the west and cut off E County from all sides...

After thinking for a moment, Wen Pin finally decided to lead his troops to E County!

"Xu Sheng set up camp in Jiangbei in order to disperse our army's strength so that our army cannot support E County."

Diploma quickly saw through the other party's intentions.

"Once E County is lost, Jiangdong's navy can move freely along the Yangtze River and even threaten Changsha and Jiangling."

"Therefore, E County is the key to this battle!"

Once a war breaks out, there is a high probability that the scene will be covered by the flames of war.

And an excellent general must be able to distinguish the priorities on a chaotic battlefield!
Although the battlefield is chaotic today, there is still a hierarchy!
Is Xu Sheng the commander of the camp in the north?
No!

Is Pan Zhang’s navy the main one?

No! This battle has only one focus - E County!
All of Zhu Ran’s plans are aimed at capturing E County!

So before leaving, Wen Pin only settled the soldiers who stayed behind.

"If Xu Sheng attacks, don't worry about it!"

"After all, Xiling is the capital of Jiangxia County. Huang Zu, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others have successively reinforced the city walls. It is not something that Xu Sheng can easily shake!"

"Here!"

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Jiangdong, Wu County.

Li Ru looked at Gu Yong opposite him with a smile.

"Since Marquis Wu went to Lujiang to supervise the war, Yuan Tan has been coming to my place more and more frequently."

"Why? Are you afraid that I will leak the information about the attack on Jingzhou to the court, causing the war to fail?"

After hearing this, Gu Yong did not refute, but he also did not admit it.

Li Ru smacked his lips, and his upper and lower lips and tongue touched each other, making strange noises.

"Yuan Tan, you and Lord Wu underestimated the emperor after all."

"If the imperial court wants to win this war, why would they need to ask me to pass on information?"

"I am now just a half-buried man. All I want to do is to retire in the beautiful Jiangdong. Why do you have to be so wary of me?"

Gu Yong stared at the kind smile on Li Ru's face.

If he didn't know that the other party had done countless things that changed the world in the past decade, he would have really believed Li Ru's lies!
"Although the imperial court is powerful, it is not invincible after all."

"Back then, the Overlord Xiang Yu was also very powerful. He once conquered the world and became the common ruler of the world. But in the end, wasn't he overthrown by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang?"

"Until the dust settles, no one can say that they will be the winner!"

After hearing what Gu Yong said, Li Ru couldn't help but admire him: "No wonder you were called Cai Yong's favorite student back then."

"If you really surrender to the imperial court and the emperor, just based on your unyielding character... I'm sure the emperor will love you very much, right?"

After saying these completely unrealistic assumptions, Li Ru asked: "Yuan Tan is not a fool... and of course Wu Hou is not either. Don't you know that the world today is different from the time of Emperor Gaozu and Overlord?"

"Besides... let me say something disrespectful. Even if Emperor Gaozu were to be resurrected and occupy the land of Jiangdong, could he resist the current emperor?"

If the current emperor had the same starting point as Emperor Gaozu and had the same territory, it might be hard to say who would win.

But now the gap between the imperial court and Jiangdong is too big. Even if Emperor Gaozu were to be resurrected, he probably wouldn't be able to use Jiangdong alone to fight against the entire imperial court, right?
Not to mention Emperor Gaozu, even if Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and even Han Xin were resurrected, how could they resolve this irreversible dilemma?

"The Emperor is indeed terrifying."

As an enemy, Gu Yong paid the highest praise to the emperor.

"So, the only one who can defeat the emperor is the emperor."

"And even if he is the emperor, he still has weaknesses."

"Oh?"

Gu Yong's words aroused Li Ru's curiosity.

"What is the emperor's weakness?"

"Call it kindness or something else...Although I have never seen the emperor, I think that he is just too proud to do certain things."

Gu Yong put down the teacup——

"The emperor was in Qingzhou at the time, he should have killed all those alchemists!"

"The emperor shouldn't allow those alchemists to have contact with outsiders again."

"Especially... a place like Qingzhou is the base camp of the so-called "toad Confucianists" mentioned by the emperor."

"We have seen the situation clearly. We just want to protect ourselves, but the Toad Confucianists really want to put the emperor to death!"

Gu Yong finally confronted Li Ru——

"Does Wenyou really think that I am here just to watch you and prevent you from passing on the information about the army's battle?"

……

creak.

In the silence, the door of their room was pushed open, but the young man who pushed the door took a look at the two of them and tried to escape quickly.

"It's okay, Bohe, come in."

Li Ru acted as if nothing had happened and called the other person over.

Gu Yong also looked at the person who came, frowning slightly: "Who is this?"

"Han Zong, his father is Han Dang."

Gu Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Li Ru reveal the other party's identity.

Because they were afraid that Li Ru would pass on information to outsiders, both Gu Yong and Sun Quan strictly prohibited unidentified people from approaching Li Ru.

But Han Zong is obviously not an unidentified person.

His father Han Dang was an old man who had followed Sun Jian. At the same time, Han Dang was killed by Liu Bei in Yiling before, and he was an irreconcilable enemy of the Han Dynasty. Gu Yong certainly did not believe that Han Zong would betray Sun Quan.

Li Ru asked Han Zong to add some tea for him, and brought a plate of green tangerines. After taking a sip, he looked at Gu Yong curiously.

"It's okay, Yuan Tan, let's continue chatting."

"Why don't you tell me why the emperor should kill those Qingzhou alchemists?"

"..." (End of this chapter)