The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

The moon is clear on the river, and the sky is covered with white smoke.

The clouds have gone, and the sky of Chu is all the color of deep autumn!

Guan Yu led the troops in Jiangling and rushed to Xiling.

After arriving in Xiling, Guan Yu ordered scouts to check and found that a section of the city wall on the south side had collapsed.

"Bo Yan's prediction was indeed correct!"

Guan Yu confirmed that the city wall of Xiling had not been repaired yet, and immediately rushed towards Xiling!

When the commander of Xiling heard that it was Guan Yu who was attacking, he was frightened and quickly ordered his soldiers to defend.

But the holes in the Xiling city wall doomed the city to failure in this defensive battle.

After Guan Yu captured Xiling City, he counted and found that there were only more than 2,000 defenders there, which made Guan Yu more convinced of Lu Xun's judgment.

"In this way, Jiangdong will lose the support of the north bank, and Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang will be trapped in a jar!"

As Guan Yu retook Xiling, the offensive and defensive situation changed instantly!
He ordered his soldiers to beat drums and gongs in Jiangbei, and the noise was obviously heard by Wen Pin and Zhu Ran in E County.

When Wen Pin learned that Guan Yu was planning to recapture Xiling, his confidence was immediately boosted!

"With Yun Chang here, the Jiangdong rats will never be able to seize Jingzhou!"

For the imperial court, the war situation returned to the starting point in an instant!

But for Jiang Dong, it was extreme panic!
When Zhu Ran heard that Guan Yu had captured Xiling, he was still a little skeptical.

"How could Guan Yu have such wisdom?"

It was not until he personally took a boat to observe the battle situation on the north shore that he covered his face and returned.

"Order Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang to withdraw their troops immediately!"

Jingzhou, forget it!

Zhu Ran did not expect that Guan Yu's actions would be so swift, bold, and accurate.

It was not until he heard that Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun had both come to Jingzhou that Zhu Ran sighed and said, "There are so many heroes in the court!"

Facing an increasingly powerful feeling of powerlessness from the imperial court, Zhu Ran has begun to ponder how Jiangdong should respond to the imperial court's counterattack in the future.

……

Lujiang.

Since arriving here, Sun Quan has been waiting for news from the west.

Xiling City was broken, Wen Pin was trapped, and Jiangling was besieged!
Everything made Sun Quan feel comfortable.

Jiangdong simply cannot afford to fight a war of attrition with the Han Dynasty, or a slow strategic confrontation!

Only if we are unstoppable from the beginning, completely capture Jiangling and control the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, will there be a glimmer of hope!
The battle in Jiangdong was undoubtedly extremely smooth.

Sun Quan waited quietly, waiting to hear the news that Xu Sheng had captured Jiangling!
"Guan Yu arrived in Jiangling just in time!"

"Changsha has volunteers heading to Jiangling to help the Han army defend the city!"

"Zhuge Liang, Huang Quan and other reinforcements have already rushed to Jiangling!"

"Xi Ling has been captured! Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang are trapped. Zhu Ran requests Marquis Wu to send troops to support them!"

"..."

Just half a month!
In just half a month, Jiangdong's offensive in Jingzhou came to an abrupt halt!

The most important thing is... not only did they fail to capture Jiangling, but even Jiangxia, which had already been in their grasp, was recaptured by the Han army!

Sun Quan's eyes couldn't help but darken.

Jiangdong...is over!
When fighting against the Han, we must make a concerted effort to gain victory during the chaos, and then slowly maneuver politically to consolidate our power.

But if he didn't rush forward, Sun Quan himself knew what kind of blow Jiangdong would suffer!
"no!"

No!

If this war ends like this, Jiangdong will no longer have the qualifications to protect itself in front of the imperial court!

"Send a message to Gu Yong and ask him to transfer all the remaining 20,000 soldiers in Jiangdong to Lujiang!" People around him thought Sun Quan was angry and confused: "Shouldn't we send reinforcements to Jingzhou now? Why let them come to Lujiang?"

"The current war situation in Jingzhou has become devastating!"

"All Zhu Ran can do now is to preserve the troops as much as possible. There is nothing else he can do."

"But here in the east, there is still hope!"

Sun Quan looked to the north.

Hefei!

To be precise, it is Huainan!

Since Jingzhou is out of reach, we must seize Huainan at all costs!

Although this would most likely completely anger the imperial court, Sun Quan could not care less about that at the moment.

If you don't draw your sword, you will die!
Sun Quan...will personally lead an expedition to Hefei!

Xu Xiang and Hu Zong, two of his confidants, advised: "Marquis Wu should stop the loss in time and write a letter to the emperor to ask for forgiveness."

"The one guarding Hefei is Zhang Liao! Isn't the Marquis of Wu worried that he will be defeated by Zhang Liao?"

Sun Quan stared at him and said, "How can you ask me if I am afraid of Zhang Liao? Why don't you ask Zhang Liao if he is afraid of me?"

"Although I have not personally commanded the battle, when my father and brother were fighting, I often reviewed and rehearsed in the rear, so I am very skilled!"

"Even the emperor back then, wasn't he taught the art of war by Dong Zhuo himself using weapons in the palace?"

"My Sun Quan has the potential to become a great general in the world!"

"..."

Xu Xiang and Hu Zong didn't know whether Sun Quan said this to boost morale or because he really believed it...

Both of them hoped it was the former. If it was the latter... that would be really scary!
After knowing Sun Quan's decision, Gu Yong was silent for a moment, and then transferred all the remaining troops in Jiangdong to Sun Quan.

Jiangdong is now completely tied to the chariot.

Only a complete victory can stop this chariot.

Otherwise, whether it is Gu Yong, Sun Quan, or the emperor on the other side, they will never allow Jiangdong to live a peaceful life.

……

As soon as the Jiangdong troops moved, Wei Yan, who was stationed in Guangling, immediately realized something was wrong.

Wei Yan sent a letter to Zhang Liao, asking him to be careful. Zhang Liao also wrote a letter to Wei Yan, asking him to be on guard against Sun Quan's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west again, and to launch a surprise attack on Guangling.

But these worries soon vanished.

Sun Quan brought 20,000 troops from his own army, and brought another 20,000 troops from Jiangdong, assisted by farmers and militia, totaling 100,000 troops, and officially marched towards Hefei!

"It seems that Sun Quan is very angry about losing in Jingzhou."

Due to the delay in information, Zhang Liao did not know the current situation of the war in Jingzhou.

But seeing that Sun Quan was determined to fight to the death, Zhang Liao knew that Jingzhou would be in no danger at all.

Otherwise, Sun Quan should have honestly stepped back and started preparing for the talks, and would never have done such a crazy thing.

"General Zhang, Sun Quan is coming with such force, should we send a letter to the imperial court asking for help?"

Although Lu Meng beside him was not afraid of Sun Quan, the number "one hundred thousand" was still a bit scary, which made Lu Meng want to ask for help.

"No need."

As one of the earliest generals to follow the emperor, Zhang Liao has also figured out some of the emperor's temper over the years.

"The emperor must want to accumulate strength and then conquer Jiangdong in one fell swoop. He will not mobilize the army meaninglessly, waste national strength, and delay the time to completely pacify the world."

"Besides..."

Zhang Liao stretched his muscles.

"With only 100,000 people, why would they need reinforcements?" (End of this chapter)