The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 557 Unreasonable
The wars in Jingnan, Jiaozhou, and even on the river were already in a state of decline.

The State of Wu itself was at a disadvantage in terms of troop numbers, morale, and the quality of generals, and only had some advantages in fighting on its own territory. However, these important advantages, such as logistical supplies, were destroyed by the magical operations of its own people.

The result was that the Wei army pressed the Wu people everywhere. Except for the dangerous checkpoints, the rest of the places were vulnerable, and the Wei army captured more and more places.

The Wei army could continuously transport supplies and even reinforcements from Jiangbei and Yizhou.

The armies in Nanzhong and other places are also ready to move at this moment. General Huo Yi, who has just been appointed by the emperor, has returned to his territory and is reorganizing the army in preparation for the expedition.

Lu Kang felt that he could no longer passively take the beating.

Wang Ji, this bastard, mainly pursues a step-by-step approach, and the most serious impact is the impact of these battles.

As they passively took the beating, all the soldiers and officials from all over the country heard was the news that the Wei army had captured some new place.

Although the important checkpoints have not fallen, how can these people tell what is important and what is not?
In their view, the Wei people were unstoppable and winning continuously, while the Wu State was suffering defeat after defeat and was almost doomed.

Such a pessimistic mood enveloped the entire Wu State, and the result was that no one was willing to fight anymore.

Generals and officials in various places began to defect and surrender.

Lu Kang believed that if this continued, the fighting spirit of the entire Wu State would collapse, and an attack was necessary.

Now that Wei's front line was stretched out, Lu Kang wanted to use his navy to attack Xiakou and Jiangling. It wasn't about whether he could capture them, but his main goal was to let them know that Wu wasn't just passively being slaughtered, but could also take a bite. Don't be so excessive!

After meeting with the two old generals, they both recognized Lu Kang's abilities and decided to act according to his strategy.

Immediately, the situation on the battlefield began to change.

Wang Ji was the first to discover this. He found that Shi Ji's army had been readjusted. He had originally deployed his troops at various important checkpoints and cities leading to Jiaozhou to stop Wen Qin. After Wen Qin entered Jiaozhou, he tried to regain control of those places.

But now, Shi Ji's army suddenly calmed down, and voluntarily gave up competing with Wen Qin and others for the important intersection, and gathered together directly, as if they were ready to fight to decide the outcome.

Wang Ji quickly changed his strategy and summoned the troops he had sent to various places to attack cities to his side, so as to prevent the enemy from using its main force to directly attack his headquarters, thus ruining the current good situation.

Just as Wang Ji expected, as soon as Wang Ji began to gather his troops, Ding Feng led his elite troops and began to attack his main force.

Behind them, the door opened wide.

This is simply abandoning the rear area and telling Wang Ji that Nai Gong will not defend today and will fight you to the death! !

If the commander of this army was Deng Ai instead of Wang Ji, the Wu Kingdom would have been destroyed.

Deng Ai really dared to bypass the enemy army and head straight for Jianye.

However, Wang Ji was a cautious person, and the enemy's crazy strategy made him more worried. He did not fight Ding Feng head-on, but began to shrink his own front line.

At this time, Lu Kang led his elite navy on a long journey to Bazhou, from where he crossed the river and headed towards Jiangbei.

The battles in Jingnan and on the river did not affect the situation in Jianye at all.

Jianye is still the same.

Sun Xiu sat in the upper seat, and the ministers sat around him.

They were discussing the war.

"General Wu Yan dispatched troops without authorization, seeking fame and fortune without regard for the greater good, thus sacrificing his elite troops in vain. Our navy, despite having the upper hand, has been repeatedly defeated by the Wei army. Wei Miao is cowardly and has yet to engage the enemy head-on!!!"

Zhang Bu sat in the upper position, spitting out saliva.

He looked quite agitated, his eyes full of anger.

They could accept that Wu was at a disadvantage in southern Jing. After all, it was a land battle, and facing two large enemy armies, it was normal that they could not defeat them. But in terms of naval battles, they were defeated by the Wei army twice, which was unacceptable to everyone.

That's the area we're best at. How could we lose to the enemy?

Zhang Bu always felt that Lu Kang was against him.

Lu Kang didn't want Zhang Bu to make any achievements on the front line, so he found someone to replace him. Now those people have suffered a crushing defeat. In Zhang Bu's view, this is a very good opportunity to defeat Lu Kang and let himself take over as their commander.

At this moment, he was leading his confidants to loudly slander the soldiers on the river and attack those generals.

Everyone was talking at once, belittling those people as worthless.

It seems that victory can be easily achieved by simply replacing anyone.

The noise in the temple was particularly noisy.

Sun Xiu couldn't help but frown.

Zhang Bu continued, "Your Majesty, we are defeated in the naval battle. This is something we cannot accept. The commanders should be punished, and even the people who recommended them should not be spared. Jianye is in shock."

"You also know that Jianye is shocked?!"

Suddenly someone interrupted Zhang Bu.

Zhang Bu looked up and saw the furious General Lu Kai. Wu and Wei had different situations. Wei's four generals were stationed in different places, but many of Wu's generals held honorary titles.

That is, he can lead troops to war, and at other times he will hold other positions.

Lu Kai was sitting among the ministers at this moment, looking at Zhang Bu with a very unfriendly look.

He said, "The water battle was just a minor setback!"

"They said from the beginning that their strategy was to hold the enemy back, not to proactively attack and defeat them. Did their strategy succeed? Did the enemy break through their defenses?!"

"General Wu fought to the bitter end, even feigning surrender to serve his country. How could you humiliate him?!"

Lu Kai was really angry. He shouted, "These two defeats were only minor ones. Our strength didn't suffer much damage, and we even delayed the enemy's offensive. But it was all because of you villains!"

"You are not incompetent, you are just selfish and vicious!"

"At this point, are you still thinking about how to fight for power?! Do you have to use this incident to gain benefits? We should be promoting the success of our strategy and comforting those generals who died fighting for our country, but it's all because of you!"

"You deliberately slandered the war, creating the appearance of a major defeat, chilling the hearts of the people and making them panic. All of this is for your own selfish desires!"

Lu Kai gritted his teeth and looked at Sun Xiu who was in the upper position, "Your Majesty, you can execute these people!!"

Zhang Bu was different from Puyang Xing. He had always tried to maintain friendly relations with the larger clans. Seeing Lu Kai's spearhead pointed directly at him, he was shocked and furious. He quickly jumped up, pointed at Lu Kai and said, "You're trying to clear your brother's name!"

"Everyone knows that all this was caused by Lu Kang."

"You're just doing this because you're afraid he'll be punished!"

Zhang Bu looked at Sun Xiu and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, the Wei invaders are powerful, but their navy is not. We could have defeated them directly. Why bother delaying the enemy?"

Sun Xiu looked at the two of them and pursed his lips.

"Mr. Zhang, Wu Yan and the others died for their country. Accusing them of incompetence is a bit too much. Pass on my decree to posthumously confer titles on the generals who died in battle, and to enfeoff their descendants as marquises!"

Zhang Bu lowered his head.

Sun Xiu added, "Battles are always won and lost. We have kept the enemy at bay. Our strategy is in place. This is victory. There is no need to talk about a major defeat or to disrupt the morale of our own army."

"only"

Zhang Bu's voice suddenly became much weaker.

Sun Xiu looked at Lu Kai again and said, "Mr. Lu, as ministers of the same dynasty, we should work together to govern the country. How can you open your mouth and ask for the execution of your colleagues?"

Lu Kai's expression also eased a little, and he bowed and apologized.

Sun Xiu then instructed everyone to cooperate more and be united and harmonious, and then left the court.

Zhang Bu was about to leave when Lu Kai caught up with him.

"General."

Zhang Bu's expression was unhappy, but since Sun Xiu had just given him the order, he had to force a smile. "The argument just now was all about state affairs. General, don't take it to heart."

Lu Kai also nodded.

"For now, we must prioritize the affairs of the world. General, we have no intention of dealing with you. We simply want to let you know that you underestimated the Wei army."

"Chibi is different now than it was back then."

"The Wei army is not good at naval warfare, but it's just because they are more ferocious in land warfare. It doesn't mean they don't understand naval warfare at all. How much weaker are the Cao Wei navies in Huainan, Jingzhou, and Qingxu than us?"

"You always treat present affairs with the perspective of the past. This will not succeed. My cousin wrote to you not to lead because of this contempt you gave him."

"The Wei army now has almost as many warships as we do, but their morale is much higher, and they have sufficient food and supplies."

"Have you ever seen their crossbows? Their power and range surpass ours. We really shouldn't underestimate them."

Hearing Lu Kai's words, Zhang Bu nodded with a smile on his face, and seemed to agree with what the other party said very much, but what he really thought in his heart, only he knew.

However, a minister beside Zhang Bu could not help but say, "Warships and bows and crossbows are not important. What is important is the generals. Wei State does not have generals who are good at naval warfare."

Hearing this, Lu Kai smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Who said there weren't any? Maybe there were very few in the past, but now, there are so many soldiers running away from us. Don't these people understand?"

"Back then, when Sun Chen and Sun Jun rebelled, so many soldiers fled to Wei. Now, it's these same people, Tang Zi, who are attacking us. General, are you confident you can defeat him?"

After hearing this, Zhang Bu pondered for a long time before saying, "Lord Lu, Your Majesty has ordered that the old Chen Gu Jun be honored."

The smile on Lu Kai's face gradually froze.

He shook his head, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)