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Xi Zhicai's head was very stable, because the next day, Zhang Zhiyuan's army pulled out the camp and retreated, and Zhao Yun's cavalry was also retreating with him. The Lu'an war ended. On the same day, Sun Jian from Hefei also began to withdraw his troops, and Xiahou Dun did not pursue him. The two sides fought with extremely low profile and tacit understanding for two months but almost fruitless battle ended.

Cao Cao's army immediately rushed north and rushed towards Qiao County to prepare for the next battle in Qiao County.

Zhao Yun and Xu Shu broke up on the riverside, Xu Shu returned to Qingzhou, while Zhao Yun received the order to reorganize and returned to Xiangyang for reorganization. Huang Zu led his troops to station Xunyang opposite Jiujiang, and used the population from Huainan to accelerate the construction of Xunyang, building Xunyang into the easternmost supply land and bridgehead for the Jingxiang Navy.

Zhang Zhiyuan led his troops through Yuzhang County and went south to Luling. The so-called rebellion was actually the left-behind army that went to war with a large number of mountain and Yue in Luling and Guiyang.

After Sun Jian returned to Lujiang, he began to train the army on a large scale, especially strengthening the training of the navy, and preparing for working overtime in the east.

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Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang County, has been very distressed recently because he was trapped in the middle of two camps in Jiangdong. Originally, Zangmin could still help Zhou Xin withstand these pressures, but now Zangmin is already packing up his feet and preparing to return north. It is said that the new governor of the state Liu Yao is coming soon. Perhaps, these things will still make Liu Yao worry about this at that time.

How could Zhou Xin, as a child of Kuaiji County, not understand the problem between the Jiangdong clans? The problem is that Zhou Xin himself doesn’t really want to get involved. Danyang is not Zhou Xin’s territory, but Wang Lang and Yu Fan both wrote to Zhou Xin to analyze the current situation in Jiangdong. Especially Sun Jian’s strong attitude made the Jiangdong clan worried.

Therefore, Wang Lang meant that he wanted Zhou Xin to deal with Sun Jian in Danyang, and Xu Gong and Kuaiji Wang Lang from Wujun would fully support Zhou Xin, so-called defending the enemy outside the country. At least fighting in Danyang would not affect Wujun and Kuaiji. This is what Xu Gong and Wang Lang thought.

But they now overestimated Zhou Xin's courage and determination. Zhou Xin may be a good local official, but he is definitely not a qualified general, nor a qualified hero. So when facing the cruel war, Zhou Xin's first thought was to escape, and he even had the idea of ​​resigning from office and stepping down.

However, the situation has not reached that point yet, and Sun Jian just sent an envoy to persuade the aristocratic tribes of Danyang County and Zhou Xin. He hoped that Zhou Xin could contribute to Sun Jian's subordinates and unify the entire Jiangdong to deal with threats from the north.

It’s not that Zhou Xin didn’t understand Sun Jian’s idea, nor did he not admit that Sun Jian’s statement made sense, but when it comes to his own family and the pressure from Wang Lang and Xu Gong, Zhou Xin felt that it was too painful to be stuck in the middle. Therefore, Zhou Xin’s approach was to procrastinate. Zhou Xin was delaying the requests of both sides until he could no longer be delayed.

So, in March of Jiangnan, where the bells and swallows danced, Zhou Xin no longer had the interest in going out for spring, nor did he feel like writing poetry and essays. He was alone in the yard in the warm wind, and sighed while drinking muffled wine.

"Sir, someone is asking for a visit outside the door. This is a greeting."

"Who is a local squire? I'm so annoyed!"

"Sir, it doesn't seem to be. The accent of his speech seems to be from the north. So, let's take a look and make a decision."

Zhou Xin glanced at the family in dissatisfaction. It was obvious that this guy had accepted the benefits of the visitor, otherwise he would not have been so careful to help the visitor. However, when Zhou Xin heard that it was a visitor from the north, he moved and opened the famous post. Then, Zhou Xin suddenly stood up from the stone bench! His expression seemed very excited, and his eyes were completely gone from the feeling of laziness and depression these days, but instead shone with a strange brilliance.

"Hurry, invite the guests in, no, you go to the front to serve tea first, I will change my clothes and greet you in person."

Zhou Xin is not a flatterer. Nowadays, even if the third prince from the capital comes, Zhou Xin doesn’t have to be so panic or excited. The reason why Zhou Xin is excited is that the visitor is the one who can relieve him of trouble now, Yangzhou Muslim Liu Yao!

"Zhou Xin, the prefect of Xiaguan Danyang, has met Lord Zhou Mu, and has committed a crime!"

Liu Yao quickly stood up and returned the favor. Liu Yao was in his early forties, in his prime, with a tall and solemn face, and a beautiful beard. He looked very energetic, with a firm light in his eyes. He looked like a very persevering person.

"Haha, Lord Zhou doesn't need to be polite. He suddenly came to visit, but he was an uninvited guest, so he disturbed him!"

"Where can you come? The official here is Penghu Shenghui. Haha, please come in!"

"please!"

Zhou Xin enthusiastically brought Liu Yao to the reception room, and the servants brought tea. The reception room was next to the pond, weeping willows and stroking the window, and the room was burning the fragrance and elegant, which was a good place.

Liu Yao looked at the exquisiteness outside the window with appreciation and smiled: "What a spring scenery in Jiangnan!"

"What the lord said is that the lower officials are not interested in enjoying the spring at all. I believe he also knows that Sun Jian is now hoarding the army in Jiujiang, staring at Danyang with a fierce look. Maybe at that time, Danyang will become a place of war, so why are the people?

Liu Yao looked at Zhou Xin's expression and saw that his face was calm and clear. His words were definitely expressing his true feelings. He couldn't help but exclaim: "Mr. Zhou is worthy of being a parent official in Danyang. He really cares about the people! But how could such a thing change because of the people and the mind of Master Zhou? Like Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and others, even the emperor and the court, not even the emperor or the court, how could he talk about the people? If these people control the place, the people will become their lambs and ask for them to satisfy their own ambitions and extravagances. Lord. Zhou, as the Han ministers, how can you let these traitors harm the Han and harm the people?"

Zhou Xin understood that Liu Yao was also a war-oriented faction, but Liu Yao was in charge of the war or Zhou Xin and did not care. The important thing is that someone came to the front of him and just didn't let himself get angry. This is Zhou Xin's true thought. More importantly, Liu Yao's implication is to support the local Jiangdong clan, which is in line with the demands of Wang Lang and Xu Gong. In this case, for both public and private, Zhou Xin will naturally support Liu Yao without hesitation.

"What the Lord said is very true. After receiving the teachings, the lower officials are shallow in their talents and virtues. They are already powerless and helpless. Fortunately, the Lord has come here, and the lower officials have a backbone. The people of Danyang are very lucky, and the lower officials are very lucky!"

Liu Yao laughed: "You are polite, Lord Zhou. As long as I work together, I will be able to take Sun Jian's traitor out of it and protect the peace of Danyang and Yangzhou."

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Liu Yao arrived in Yangzhou and replaced Zangmin, who had retired and returned home as the governor of Yangzhou, immediately making the situation in Jiangdong clear. Liu Yao firmly opposed Sun Jian's unification of Jiangdong by force. At the same time, the Xu family, Lu family, Yu family, Zhou family, and Wang family all publicly supported Liu Yao's appointment, calling Danyang, Wu County, and Kuaijihui unified under Liu Yao's leadership, becoming a loyal Han minister, and firmly opposed Sun Jian's warlord rule.

The war between Sun Jian and Liu Yao was inevitable. For a moment, Jiangdong was a little surging. Struggles from all sides sent envoys to live on the land of Jiangdong. Cities in Danyang were also recruiting and training, looking like sharpening their knives. Most of the ships passing by the river were loaded with weapons and food, and the war seemed to be about to break out.

At this time, everyone saw the financial and material resources of the Jiangdong clan.

Judging from the comparison of military strength, Sun Jian has strong generals, and his troops have strong combat power and rich experience. On the other hand, most of the soldiers in Danyang are new soldiers and their generals are very limited. However, behind Danyang is Wujun and Kuaiji. With the support of the native tribes of Danyang, his financial resources are amazing. In addition, the local elite soldiers in Danyang are produced. As long as he has money, is he afraid that he will not be able to recruit Danyang elite soldiers with strong combat power?

Moreover, Liu Yao made up his mind to stick to it, so all cities were building defense facilities. Even if Sun Jian could fight one by one, it would require human life to fight against him. After all, Liu Yao wanted to fight Sun Jian who is richer, who has a larger population, and who can hire more aliens.

From this point of view, Liu Yao's strategy is undoubtedly correct. In fact, strong generals and elite troops are the key to the battlefield, but when looking at war at a strategic level, the overall comparison of war potential is the key to victory or defeat. Liu Yao grasped this point very accurately. This shows from one aspect that Liu Yao is still a very capable person.

Moreover, Sun Jian was very depressed to find that the Jingxiang clan, who was standing in the same camp as him, had suddenly turned to Liu Yao. Although he was still providing weapons and food supply to Sun Jian on the surface, more merchant ships were rushing downstream. Sun Jian could only watch but had no ability or courage to intercept. If it was not good, it would be troublesome to get him to fight on both sides.

Sun Jian also understood that none of the forces around him were good people. As long as these people did not stab the knife in the back when they attacked Danyang, Sun Jian would have to burn incense. He also hoped that they could support themselves in unifying Jiangdong and strengthen their own strength. That would definitely be a daydream.

Therefore, while Sun Jian was actively preparing for the war to attack Danyang, he sent generals to key cities to guard against the sneak attacks of Jingxiang and Jingnan forces. In fact, Sun Jian was not prepared to take down Jiangdong at once. Even if he could take it down, Sun Jian did not have enough manpower and troops to manage it. Eating too much at once would be overwhelmed.

Sun Jian’s idea was very simple, that was, to eat away, and with a small amount of troops, Danyang and even Wujun, Kuaiji were always in a state of war or semi-war, and to consume a large amount of the power of these aristocratic races. As long as such military confrontation is maintained for a long time, the side that blindly sticks will definitely be defeated. By then, Jiangdong will be like a fruit that falls into ripe melons, and Sun Jian can get it.
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