Chapter 659 The general trend is set
"Boyuan gave birth to a good son!" Shouchun and Pang Tong's camp, looking at the battle report sent by Liu Cheng, Pang Tong suddenly had the urge to go back and strangle his son to death and give birth to another one. He learned nothing except his temper.
By the way... Pang Tong suddenly thought of a question, Liu Yi is very good at raising children!
Look at what Liu Yi has brought. From Guan Ping and Liu Feng at the beginning, to Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and Zhao Guang later, to Wei Chang, Wei Rong brothers, Huang Rong and Zhuge Qiao later, it seems that the people who have been under Liu Yi are more promising, not to mention Deng Ai and Liu Cheng who followed Liu Yi since childhood, and even the Chengdu bully Liu Ming, who was not a daughter, would probably be a person who can stand alone now.
If you count this way, you will lose!
Pang Tong patted his head and decided in his heart that he would ignore other things after he went back this time. First, he would send his incompetent son Pang Hong to Liu Yi, and then... give birth to another one!
"Prime Minister?" Guan Ping looked at Pang Tong, who was obviously a little restless, and called out in a low voice.
"Oh~What's the matter?" Pang Tong came to his senses and looked at Guan Ping.
"Zi Xin's troops have begun to recover cities in Runan and Yingchuan areas, and General Wei Yan has also begun to use troops in Chenliu areas. Will our army not move?" Guan Xing looked at Pang Tong and said.
"Move, why not?" Pang Tong smiled and said, "You immediately order Wu Ban, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong and other generals to lead one army to Xuzhou, and plant the cities of Xuzhou with our Han flags as quickly as possible. In addition, you order Liu and Chen Quan to take over the counties of Yanzhou. You lead 20,000 troops to station here with me, and take care of Lu Xun and Guangling for him, but if you dare to take more, you will take action directly!"
If Lu Xun was not on the side, the entire Central Plains could swallow it. However, Lu Xun stationed troops in Guangling at this moment, and Pang Tong was determined to pull Eastern Wu into the battlefield. As long as Lu Xun dared to step over the line, Pang Tong would immediately send troops to attack Lu Xun.
"Here!" Guan Ping agreed and bowed and said goodbye.
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As Pang Tong issued an order, the entire Central Plains began to become chaotic.
Cao Shuang's army was defeated. Although there were many soldiers and horses that escaped, no one had the prestige and status to gather together. The order issued by Cao Shuang to recruit troops and horses to resist the Han army before did not achieve the expected results. After all, in such a short time, even if the prefects had the right to recruit troops, it would be difficult for them to recruit enough troops to join the war. Faced with the Han army that followed, many cities surrendered.
After receiving the news of Cao Shuang's defeat, Lu Xun began to prepare to conquer the city and territories as soon as possible, but Pang Tong was one step ahead of him, occupying Xia Pi, Donghai and other places, and personally led the army to station in Shouchun. At this time, how could Lu Xun dare to move can only remain unchanged after completely occupying Guangling.
Pang Tong and Liu Cheng fought with Cao Shuang in the Central Plains for a year, but this time the city was surrendered, and it took only two months to capture all the territory of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou except Guangling. Although there were also resistance, Cao Shuang was defeated, and the counties in the Central Plains could not gather effective forces to resist the Han army.
In early April, all the cities from the Yellow River to the Huaihe River were recovered by the Han army. The men prepared by the court were quickly sent to various prefectures and counties to quickly restore governance in various places. This digestion took another two months. By early June, all places were basically stable and the troops stationed in various places reassembled.
At this point, the world's trend became more and more prosperous. Cao Wei only had the two states of Youzhou and Jizhou. Although there was enough power, it was no longer enough to fight against the Han Dynasty.
As for the Eastern Wu, there are only four counties left. The original geographical advantage is no longer there, so how can we still fight against the Han Dynasty?
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Eastern Wu, Sun Quan’s mansion.
"The situation is over!" Sun Quan looked up at the clouds in the sky and sighed bitterly.
Zhuge Ke followed Sun Quan silently, and did not speak when he heard this. The man swallowed the Central Plains at once. Although it was expected, it was still a bit unacceptable when this day actually came.
The Eastern Wu wants to fight now, but if he really takes action, he will inevitably be attacked by the Han army. According to recent news, the Han Dynasty has secretly increased its troops in Yuzhang and Jiangxia. If there is any abnormal movement on the Eastern Wu side, the Han Navy will probably go downstream from Jiangxia immediately, and Yuzhang's army will also attack at the same time. The Eastern Wu... cannot stop it at all!
So we can only watch the Han Dynasty reap the fruits of victory unscrupulously, and the Eastern Wu only got Guangling, because the Han Dynasty's main target was still Cao Wei, and he was unwilling to fight on both sides, so he gave up Guangling. It can be foreseeable that when the Han Dynasty completely defeated Cao Wei, it was Dongwu's turn.
But what if you know the result? Now the Han Dynasty has achieved its momentum. Although it seems that it is still divided into three parts, the Cao Wei of the past has been replaced by the Han Dynasty.
But unlike the past, the Eastern Wu had a natural barrier in the Yangtze River, which was more than self-protection. In addition to the Eastern Wu and Liu Bei who was not strong at that time, Cao Wei also had Ma Chao, Han Sui, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu in Shu, Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north, and Gongsun family in the east. There were also many problems within Cao Wei at that time, so after the defeat of Chibi, Cao Cao did not have enough energy to take care of it for a while, and Liu Bei also took advantage of this period to have a territory and grew rapidly.
Compared with Cao Cao, the Han Dynasty is obviously stronger today. There are no other enemies around. Zhuge Liang is responsible for government affairs. It is not a harmonious place, but even if there are any different voices, at this time, the Emperor of Han and Zhuge Liang are enough to suppress it.
Although Cao Wei was strong at that time, Liu Bei or Eastern Wu were both strong, there was no danger to defend. The Han Dynasty had too many places to send troops, but the worst was that when the river freezes in winter, the army could easily cross the river.
Liu Yi made Sima Yi restricted him to the Wei County area and even lost to Hanoi. Now that Pang Tong is heading north, the Han army has surpassed the Wei Dynasty, both the military strength and the commander-in-chief. In this case, does the Wei Dynasty still have a chance to defeat the Han army?
Obviously not, and the Eastern Wu was already seen to death by the Han Dynasty at this time. The Han Dynasty even hoped that the Eastern Wu would take the initiative to find trouble. But at this time, how could the Eastern Wu still find trouble?
"Your Majesty!" Gu Tan came in from outside the door and saw Sun Quan, and hurriedly bowed.
"What's the matter?" Sun Quan forced a smile, but couldn't hide the fatigue on his face.
"Go back to the king!" Gu Tan bowed and said, "Sima Zhao asked for a meeting."
I guess I'm here to bring reinforcements?
Sun Quan sighed and wanted to avoid it, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "Please!"
"Here!" Gu Tan bowed and turned around and left in a hurry.
After a while, Sima Zhao quickly stepped in, bowed to Sun Quan and said, "I have met the King of Wu."
"You don't have to be too polite to you." Sun Quan looked at Sima Zhao and sighed, "Now the pseudo-Han has ordered the water to be stationed in Jiangxia, and Chen Dao led his troops in Panyang. I also knew the intention of my son coming up. However, at this time, it is not enough for me to protect myself in Jiangdong, let alone send troops."
Sima Zhao opened his mouth, but in the end he was unable to tell the request for help. He sighed and said, "If so, Zhao wants to resign from the King of Wu!"
Sun Quan Wenyan frowned and looked at Sima Zhao and said, "Zi Shang, General Cao Shuang is now defeated, and the pseudo-Han army gathers. Wei State is probably... Even if Zi Shang returns, it will be useless. Why not stay in Jiangdong and leave a lineage for the Sima family? If you have the chance in the future, you may not be able to restore the reputation of the Sima family."
Sun Quan really likes Sima Zhao. Now that the Great Wei Dynasty is about to collapse, Sun Quan does not want Sima Zhao to go back.
"Thank you for your kindness, King Wu." Sima Zhao sighed and said, "As a son of man, Zhao is now killed in blood and is in danger. How can he be at peace? If the king is in charge, he will die in battle and will not fall into the name of our Sima family!"
Sun Quan nodded with a wry smile: "Well, I will send two building boats to escort the son to the Bohai Sea, and give them a batch of bows and arrows, all of which were obtained from the pseudo-Han in the past, hoping to help the son with his help."
It is impossible to send troops. Sun Quan now has to consider his own way of retreat, but he will not be stingy with the support he can. If Cao Wei wins, this favor will be a favor of Xuzhou and restore the Central Plains, right?
"Thank you, King Wu!" Sima Zhao bowed to Sun Quan and said, "If this battle can be won, Zhao will do his best to promote the alliance between the two families!"
The Wei Dynasty has now completely broken off from the Eastern Wu, and there is no conflict of interest, and there is also a giant Han in front of you. Even without these, if this battle can be won by chance, the alliance between the two sides will be the best result. Of course, the premise is... this battle can be won!
Sun Quan nodded and ordered people to start loading ships for Sima Zhao. Of course, it was impossible to be in the port on the river. It was likely that the Han army would notice. Dongwu had been studying sea ships for many years. After learning the keel method in the shipbuilding of the Han Dynasty, Dongwu can now build a large ship that is enough to sail on the sea. This time, he sent it back to Sima Zhao and contacted Cao Wei at the same time. Sun Quan was preparing to go on the sea to vent with Cao Wei to see if there was still a chance. This was Sun Quan's last struggle.
A day later, two sea boats left the port with bows and arrows. Sun Quan personally sent Sima Zhao to the ship and watched Sima Zhao leave before returning.
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"The last general Liu Cheng, please see the right prime minister!" Shouchun, Liu Cheng led Guan Xing into the yamen office and bowed to Pang Tong.
"Zi Xin doesn't have to be too polite." Pang Tong waved his hand and said, "You will come back this time, can Zi Xin know what happened?"
"I don't know until the end!" Liu Cheng shook his head and said.
"Twenty thousand people are there for you, watch Lu Xun!" Pang Tong didn't care whether Liu Cheng was real or fake, and smiled at Liu Cheng and said, "Maybe it done?"
"I will do my best!" Liu Cheng bowed and said.
"It's not about doing my best, but it must be done!" Pang Tong looked at Liu Chengsu and said, "This time, I will go north personally and work with Bo Yuan to attack the Wei Dynasty, but Jiangdong must be guarded. You should have heard of Lu Xun. The general was defeated by this man back then, and even failed to swallow Wu in one battle. Zixin only needs to defend him and no need to defeat him. Everything, wait until the Northern Expedition is a result, and then make a fuss!"
"Here!" Liu Cheng said with a stern face.
"Guan Xing left it to you, and Liu Jie and Chen Quan are your father's old subordinates, and I will also stay with you. I need to take the rest of the generals away!" Pang Tong stood up and said, "Transfer as soon as possible!"
"Here!"
Chapter completed!