On March 20, 267 AD, he simply arrived at Jianye, the capital of the Eastern Wu.

Then, Sun Hao kept him for more than ten days before he was received.

He thought of this treatment before he came, so he was too lazy to care about it. Instead, he took advantage of the ten days to sing and have a banquet with the great families of the Eastern Wu family. Finally, the public opinion in the officialdom of the Eastern Wu began to have an objection to Sun Hao, and Sun Hao met with Zhong Hui.

"Hmph! This time the messenger is here, is he here to confess his guilt and apologize to me, Dawu, or to beg for mercy?"

"Uh, I'm sorry to tell Your Majesty that neither is."

"Aren't your Grand Sima very powerful? When our army was killed in Xiling, he secretly came out to pick peaches at the end. Humph, he took various chances and defeated my Dawu navy once. Shouldn't it be very proud? Why? He is going to fight the Northern Expedition, do you still know that the cooperation of my Dawu must be successful?"

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, Your Majesty. The foreign minister came this time to dedicate his Majesty a chance to make achievements."

"Hmph! The messenger spoke so loudly. I will get it if I need it. Why do you need it?!"

"Haha, Your Majesty. Let me tell you. That's right, my great man is indeed ready to launch a Northern Expedition after the snow on the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains melts in the spring of next year. If your country can launch an attack on Jin in Huainan and Jingzhou at the same time, it will indeed provide great help to my great man. The possibility of the great man's Northern Expedition will greatly increase. Therefore, from this point of view, the great man needs the cooperation and help of your country."

"But from your country's perspective, isn't this Northern Expedition by our great Han Dynasty an opportunity for your country to regain its magnificence? With the reputation of our Grand Sima, this Northern Expedition will surely be highly valued by the Jin State. About 30% of the military strength of Jin State will be poured into the Guanlong region. Your country will also launch the Northern Expedition at this time, will there be more opportunities? Not to mention anything else, the so-called defending the river must defend the Huai River. Just relying on the Yangtze River alone, Jianye is not safe enough. If he could take over Hefei City in Huaibei, then the Great Wu would be as stable as Mount Tai!"

"Hmph! The envoy is indeed very smart and well-known. But why should I fight against Jin State? As long as your country launches a Northern Expedition, I can write a letter to Emperor Jin. Let him hand over Hefei City to me. Then I, Great Wu, will all set up a 200,000 army to attack Badong of your country and help Jin State to pacify the remnants of Cao Wei in Shangyong. Do you think Jin Emperor would agree to such conditions?"

"Oh, it turns out that His Majesty's reputation was fake. Foreign ministers used to hear that His Majesty was the person who looked like King Huan of Changsha for decades. But when did Sun Bofu need to pray to the enemy by betraying the covenant?"

"Jane Wushuang, so brave! Believe it or not, I will cook you today?!"

"Hahaha, a real man will not eat five cauldrons in his life, but he will also cook five cauldrons in his life. Your Majesty wants to cook me, and the foreign minister is extremely honored. But Your Majesty cooks foreign ministers today, and my eldest brother, the eldest Sima, will contact the Emperor Jin immediately. Then the Han and Jin countries will attack Wu together!"

"Hmph! Come on, are I still afraid of you?!"

Alas, the young emperor's impatient temper broke out again. Zhong Hui listened to Sun Hao and his simple confrontation, and felt helpless: You are the emperor, why are you petty with an other person?

"Your Majesty, I have worked hard for the messenger. Why not talk about this today?"

"That's true, Your Majesty. It's a big deal to respond to the Northern Expedition, so..."

"Well, the Prime Minister and the Minister Ling said it is reasonable, so let's do it today."

It was late at night, and Sun Hao's study was brightly lit.

Sun Hao, Lu Kai, Wan Yu, Zhong Hui, Ding Feng and other five people gathered to discuss the proposal of Shu Han.

"Shi Ji, in your opinion, will the Northern Expedition in Western Shu be successful?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not predict whether it can succeed. But what I can be sure of is that Guan Zifeng's prestige and authority in Western Shu are far superior to Jiang Wan and Fei Yi in the past. Therefore, the northern expedition of Western Shu is extremely powerful. The troops launched should not be less than 100,000."

"Well, 100,000. Haha, it's still a small country after all." He reluctantly pretended to be contemptuous and expressed his contempt for the Shu Han, whose national strength was not as strong as that of this side. Sun Hao solemnly said to Ding Feng: "The Right Grand Sima, I am young and have lost my philosophy and read very little. But I also heard that Jiang Wei from Western Shu rarely launches more than 50,000 troops in the past nine Northern Expeditions in the past ten years, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Jiang Wei's nine Northern Expeditions had only one more force than 50,000."

"His~~~ Although there are few soldiers in Western Shu, the combat power cannot be underestimated. Right Grand Sima, if I, Dawu, will the Northern Expedition next year, where do you think the main attack direction of our army is? Well, although Jian Wushuang's son was crazy and rude this morning, his words, "Defending the river must guard the Huai River" are really my heart."

To defend the river, you must defend the Huai River. In this era, of course, it is a vocabulary for travelers. It means that if the separatist regime in the south of the Yangtze River wants to survive, you must not rely solely on one Yangtze River: the Yangtze River with a thousand miles of roads everywhere. A breakthrough will lead to a collapse of the entire line. Therefore, you must control the Huai River basin north of the Yangtze River. This will form a strategic depth so that even if the enemy breaks through the Huai River defense line, the side will have time and space to deal with it.

Speaking of which, the Eastern Wu and Jin have an extremely long border. In Jingzhou, the Yangtze River is basically used as the dividing line. On Yangzhou, the Eastern Wu has devoted all its strength to set up three counties, Qichun County, Lujiang County and Guangling County on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The area of ​​these three counties is not large, but the Eastern Wu spent a lot of money to throw it into it and built a large number of castle fortresses in order to form a land barrier in the north of the Yangtze River to protect the capital Jianye.

Therefore, although it was shocking for the first time that people of this era heard the saying that guarding the river must guard Huai. However, the Eastern Wu had long recognized this. For decades, they have been working hard to build the Huainan defense line in Jiangbei.

However, Eastern Wu realized this, and Cao Wei (Jin State) was not stupid. Since the Cao Cao era, when the border between Wei and Wu gradually stabilized, Cao Cao ordered Sima Lang, Liu Fu and others to use Shouchun on the south bank of the Huai River as a base to continuously build various solid castles to the south. As much as possible, they should extend their own power to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

For decades, the war between Cao Wei and Eastern Wu, at least the line of Yangzhou, has been carried out in areas south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River. One side wants to move the border north to the Huai River to facilitate its own survival. The other side wants to move the border south to the Yangtze River to lay the foundation for eliminating the other side.

After decades of battle, the two sides basically tied. Although the Eastern Wu failed to reach the south bank of the Huai River, he still kept some territory in Jiangbei and built a barrier for the capital. Although Cao Wei failed to reach Jiangbei, he moved south at least from Shouchun. The southernmost Hefei City Pass was less than two hundred kilometers away from Jianye.

Therefore, the Eastern Wu has been thinking about it for decades and has always wanted to take down the Hefei City Pass: this fortress has a great threat to the survival of the Eastern Wu!

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why Guan Yi dared to attack Dongwu in Xiling: Shu Han did not affect the survival of Dongwu at least at this time!

"Your Majesty, the old man fought for the Great Wu all his life. The greatest ideal is to take Hefei for the Great Wu. Only by taking this place can I fall asleep peacefully in Jianye at night. Therefore, in this northern expedition of Western Shu, I must participate in the Great Wu! The old man thought that Western Shu should send troops first. After the central army of Jin was attracted, our Great Wu launched another 200,000 troops to launch an attack on Jin from Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Among them, Jingzhou only needs to allocate 50,000 troops to attack in a virtual manner. In Yangzhou, there is a 150,000 army, and we must take Hefei City!"

"Your Majesty, Lu Kai made a report. Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the political style of our Great Wu has been completely refreshed. At the end of last year, the Prime Minister's Office had counted 300,000 more households controlled by the state than in the seventh year of Yong'an (the year when Sun Xiu was in custody). The national treasury was also full of money and grain. Therefore, I, Great Wu, should have taken this opportunity to expedition the north! Not to mention taking Shouchun and fighting the Huaihe River, at least we must take Hefei!"

"Well, what does Shangshuling mean?"

"Your Majesty, I deeply agree with the opinions of the Right Grand Sima and the Left Prime Minister."

"Hey, I know what you said. But I always feel uncomfortable with Xiling's tone! Guan Zifeng, I used to think he was a great hero. As a result, he was just like their big-eared thief, and he still had a thief who steals his thief!"

"Your Majesty, those who accomplish great things are not limited to minor matters. As the Emperor of Great Wu, this grievance is nothing. The most urgent task now is how to convince the envoys of Western Shu to let them send troops first..."

The right prime minister Wan Yu said this. As soon as he opened his words, Sun Hao's face became even more ugly.

Alas, my brother Wenbin. You still haven't figured out the situation. Your Majesty is no longer the Marquis of Wucheng back then. How could you speak to him so straightforward? Well, your stupid personality is much easier to deal with than Lu Jingfeng. Before Lu Jingfeng fell, I need you to stand in front of me. So, I will help you this time.

"Your Majesty, when it comes to the question of whether the tone is smooth, I have a suggestion."

"Oh, Shiji, tell me!"

"Well, the Northern Expedition of Western Shu would be extremely difficult without our cooperation. Therefore, although I, Wu, had to send troops together due to the general trend of the world, it was ultimately helpful to Western Shu. Western Shu had to show some sincerity no matter what. For example, at the end of last year, a small catapult could be installed on the ship on the Yangtze River..."

"Hmm? Well! Shiji, you are really my nanny! Good, as long as Xishu agrees to hand over this technology, I, Dawu, will send troops after next spring plowing!"
Chapter completed!