"What should we do?" This question was placed in front of everyone and could not be avoided.

"In Runzhou, it is difficult to maintain its long-term defense, and the Yue army and the ant thief must form an offensive and defensive alliance, and the two fangs must have the intention of dividing the south of the Yangtze River." Xiao Yan said with some difficulty: "Qian Yuanyuan, the wolf's ambition, will never stop. Jiangning and Dantu are both cities along the river. Once the Yue navy goes up along the river, we will lose its foundation and we cannot resist it."

Even Xiao Yan, who had always been smart, made such a judgment. Li Bing felt like he was lost, collapsed in a chair, and said nothing.

"Then we can only wait for death?" Bian Hao couldn't help but roar, "We still have tens of thousands of troops in our hands. Can't we fight for it? Qian Yuansheng can collude with the ant thief and Xuzhou. Can't we talk about peace with the ant thief and discuss with Xuzhou?"

Xiao Yan said with some difficulty: "It is not difficult to talk to the ant thief, but it is difficult to talk to Xuzhou and Yueguo."

"Why?" a general next to him couldn't help asking.

"The ant thief is not welcomed and not recognized by the court, but fights for survival. Xuzhou and Yue are trying to seize the foundation of our Wu Kingdom. Xuzhou has Chu Yang and Yue Kingdom has Runchang. This must be the agreement between Xuzhou and Yue Kingdom. The reason why the ant thief is willing to cooperate in this way must be the endorsement of Xuzhou and Yue Kingdom. There are certain secret agreements in secret, which will be like this." Xiao Yan sighed to the sky.

"What should I do now?" Bian Hao stroked the sword with his palm, his face serious.

"I'm afraid I can only fight with my back." Xiao Yan also looked a little desperate, "Under this situation, he was attacked from all sides, his morale was low, and he was powerless to turn the world."

Li Bing, curled up on a Hu chair, almost closed his eyes, and failed, and regretted it too much. He had known that he would have given up Runchang and held on to Chu Yang. But as Bian Hao and Xu Jie said, it would be impossible to compete with Xuzhou with the strength of Chu Yang alone. It would be a matter of time before he was destroyed by Xuzhou. Could it be that he was born to be a monarch?

"We can't just sink!" Bian Hao shook his head and took a deep breath. "We can negotiate with the ant thief. Ant thief is not a monolith. Qin Quan needs to consider the threat of Han Baling. We had taught them a lesson in the battle at Chishan Lake before, and they dared not act rashly. What's more, I judged that Runchang and the other states were also a place where Qian Yuanguan must get. Ant thiefs were not likely to get involved. They just wanted to take advantage of the situation, so this was our opportunity."

Bian Hao's words seemed to arouse confidence among others. Even Li Bing couldn't help but open his eyes, but it did not impress Xiao Yan: "There is no chance. Xuzhou is heading south with the top of Mount Tai, and Chu and Yang states have no chance at all. Even if the ant thief ceases, the Yue Kingdom will not give us a chance to breathe!"

"Precisely because we don't seem to have a chance now, we have to fight for opportunities ourselves!" Bian Hao roared in a deep voice: "It is because of your frustrated attitude that makes the army panic! The Vietnamese army is not that powerful, and we all know their background. The victory they won in the early stage was unexpected, and the ability to take down Wu Jin was piled up by soldiers' bodies. Wen Zhen used 20,000 troops to fight against his 100,000 troops. After eight days of fierce battle, he caused nearly 30,000 casualties to the other party, which is enough to show all this."

Bian Hao was right. Although Xu Wenzhen retreated in Wuzheng, the damage it caused to the Vietnamese army was quite serious. The Vietnamese army had to stay in Wuzheng and breathe, which gave the main army of Wu, who had already penetrated into Xuanzhou, to return.

Bian Hao believed that the Vietnamese army had damaged its vitality in the Wujin battle, especially in morale, but if the Vietnamese army was allowed to continue to advance and win in this way, its morale would slowly recover, so the other party could not be given this opportunity.

Bian Hao's words slowly became aroused, and both Li Bing and Xiao Yan were moved by it. Xiao Yan pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Kang Le, what do you mean?"

"I'm afraid we have to give up Chu Yang and the other states." Bian Hao said with a bitter face, licking his dry lips, and he said with difficulty.

"Give up Chu Yang?! No, absolutely not! That is the land of our ancestors and the foundation of our Wu Kingdom. Our relatives are all in Yangzhou, how can we give up?" Xiao Yan subconsciously resisted.

Li Bing suddenly stood up, his face full of fear, and he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he still didn't say anything.

"What if you don't give up?" Bian Hao smiled bitterly: "No need to mention Chuzhou, even if you have wings and flying north, it's too late. Yangzhou, if you return to the army in a hurry, the Xuzhou navy must be waiting for us on the river. Even if we defeat the Xuzhou navy and return to Jiangdu, the tired army will probably be unable to withstand the siege of the Xuzhou army."

"Can we be willing to give up Chuzhou..." Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment.

"Whether we give up or not, it will definitely fall into the hands of Xuzhou. We all know that due to the raging ants of the Chuzhou countryside, the gentry in the Chuzhou country is very resentful..." Bian Hao sighed, "And only an isolated city in Yangzhou is left. Even if we keep it temporarily, how long can we survive? Will Xuzhou allow us to exist all the time?"

"But Yangzhou is our foundation." Xiao Yan moaned in pain: "If you give up Yangzhou, the country will not be a country."

"Give up Chu Yang, we can free up our hands." Bian Hao's tone returned to calm, "And I judge that Xuzhou's interests may not be consistent with the Yue Kingdom and the Ant Thief. Xuzhou may not be willing to see a unified Jiangnan. They are willing to see our strength exist in Jiangnan, rather than handing over the Runchang and the two states of Yue Kingdom to the Yue Kingdom. They are just temporarily conjuncting for interests. Now Yue Kingdom and the Ant Thief are no longer of much use for Xuzhou. Although Jiang Feng's foundation is in Huainan, with Jiang Feng's character and ambition, his main goal in the future is still in Jiangbei. In the Central Plains, and even Heshuo, his great enemy is the Great Jin and the Khitans. They seized Chu Yang only because it is profitable. The two states of Chu Yang can be a cornerstone for their consolidation of Huainan rule, and Jiangnan cannot take care of it in the short term."

"Then we will be in the future..." Xiao Yan and Li Bing asked almost at the same time.

Bian Hao shook his head tiredly, "If Jiang Feng lost in the battle for the Central Plains with the Great Jin Dynasty, we might still have a chance, but the premise is that we must survive now."

"How to survive?" Xiao Yan seemed to understand something.

"Friend a good friend to the ant thief, then give up Chu Yang, ask for peace from Xuzhou, counterattack against Yue State, and take back Changzhou!" Bian Hao said almost gritting his teeth.

"There is no problem with the ant thief. I am willing to go on a mission to negotiate with Qin Quan, but I give up Chu Yang, the foundation of this 100,000 army..."

Xiao Yan glanced at Li Bing.

The soldiers of the Wu army were mainly selected from two places. One was Jurong and Yanling in Runzhou. This is the so-called Danyang soldiers. Since the Han Dynasty, they have been the place where elite infantry have been produced. The other is Shanyang in Chuzhou. The navy comes from Dantu, Jiangyin and Jiangning. But the problem is that most of the family and relatives of the military generals are in Yangzhou, including Li Bing, Bian Hao and even his Xiao Yan's family are in Yangzhou. If they are thrown away Yangzhou, all their family and relatives fall into the hands of Xuzhou. What should we do?

"It is simple to get along with the ant thief. As long as you admit the ant thief, you are willing to make peace with the ant thief. With the current internal situation of the ant thief, there is still a large army of Zhong to approach the west, so it is not difficult to solve it. Brother Xiao does not need to go there. However, Xuzhou needs Brother Xiao to go immediately. You can go directly to Yangzhou to meet those who can make the decision on the Xuzhou army. We are willing to give up the Chu and Yang states, but please be kind to our family. I heard that the Xuzhou army under Jiang Feng has never had any burning, killing and looting. I believe this is not difficult. The key is to preserve our Chu and Yang states, especially Yangzhou's troops, so that they can retreat to Dantu and Jiangning. In addition, we also need to obtain Xuzhou's support for our survival in Jiangnan in the future, and to maintain our willingness to serve Xuzhou with our father and brother!"

When Bian Hao said the last sentence, his face was already a little distorted, and he was obviously trying his best to suppress his inner emotions.

As soon as this statement was spoken, everyone looked at Li Bing. This attitude was humiliating, but this may really be the key to solving the current future prospects of Wu Jun.

"Can we survive in this way? Can we gain a foothold in Jiangnan?" Li Bing's words were full of hesitation and weakness.

"Of course it's not just that, but this is the prerequisite for us to survive. Only with the support of Xuzhou, we must launch a desperate battle against the Vietnamese army, completely defeat the invading Vietnamese army, and force them to give up the ambition of invading Runchang. Only when these two conditions are met can we survive!" Bian Hao exhaled a breath of turbid air, "As for what I said just now, I can only wait for the result of Xuzhou's battle for hegemony in the Central Plains. If Xuzhou is defeated, we still have the chance to return to Chuyang. If Xuzhou wins, the end of the separatist rule of the vassal states since the Middle Tang Dynasty may end? Whether it is our Wu Kingdom or Yue Kingdom, they may be swept into the pile of old papers of history."

Bian Hao's words were deafening, which not only made Xiao Yan and Li Bing stunned, but the other generals were also shocked, and no one dared to speak out for a moment.

"How is this possible? Xuzhou can actually make this step?" After a long time, Xiao Yan said a word.

"Look at Jiang Feng's work in recent years, he has made his fortune from Gushi County. As soon as Shouzhou entered, he dared to take the opportunity to seize Luhao. Moreover, going north to conquer Xuzhou was the most courageous fight. This success laid the foundation for his struggle to compete for the Central Plains. This person is very good at seizing opportunities. Once he sees the opportunity, he will not ruthlessly. Pacifying Lu Ziqing was successful in this way. I believe that after he seizes Chu Yang, he will never give up. Either he will compete with the Shatuo people in the Central Plains, or it is more likely to annex the land of Heshuo."
Chapter completed!