In May 272 AD, Ji Han sent troops to Tongguan, and the Han-Jin War was unveiled.

In mid-October, due to the fall of Taiyuan County, the country was already at a disadvantage in the war. With Sima Yan's decision, the Jin court made the decision to ced Shouchun, an important town in Huainan, to the Eastern Wu in exchange for the Eastern Wu to send troops.

In late October, Zhang Hua came to Jianye, the capital of Eastern Wu again on behalf of Jin.

After hearing Zhang Hua explain the decision of Jin State, there was no doubt that all the monarchs and ministers in the Eastern Wu court had a shot of chicken blood.

According to the alliance agreement signed with Wu after losing Yongliang, the State of Jin destroyed the Hefei City Envoy, but the soldiers of the State of Wu were not allowed to go north to the base of the Hefei City Envoy, and of course, they could not build the Hefei New City under the control of the State of Wu.

This treaty only eased the tension that Jianye was always on the front line. It did not completely improve the security of Eastern Wu: the Jiangnan regime must control the Huainan area and have enough strategic buffer zones with the northern regime based on the Huaihe River.

So, when Zhang Hua proposed: You send troops to attack Ji Han to alleviate the pressure on our Great Jin Dynasty, we will ced Shouchun to you. The joy of the monarch and ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty was around the old bureaucrats who were so cunning, and they could not hide it.

"Hmph, it's indeed a group of short-sighted mad dogs." After secretly despising the monarch and ministers of the Eastern Wu in his heart, Zhang Hua bowed again: "Your Majesty, what the foreign minister said just now is what His Majesty our country meant, and it also received the consent of our Shangshutai and the Young Tutor. The significance of Shouchun City to your country does not need to be emphasized again. Therefore, how your country responds, please decide in one word!"

"Well..." After a long exam, Sun Hao looked up: "Shouchun, our country is all about everything. However, since your country has taken out such an important city, I think the Emperor Jin would not give us this city directly, right?"

"The wise and wise are no better than Your Majesty. Your Majesty of our country means that your country will send troops to Badong County or Jiaozhou, which will be the first to take down the Shu thief. As long as we can take down a city of Shu thieves, our country will immediately hand over Shouchun."

When I heard this, I found that this requirement seemed very reasonable, but the Minister of the Eastern Wu who was a little familiar with the situation at the junction of Ji Han and Eastern Wu, after listening to Zhang Hua's words, all realized that this was really difficult to achieve.

Because, the first city in Badong County was Yong'an, which had been operated by Sun Gang into a super fortress with complex water and land defense facilities. What about Jiaozhou? Well, Ji Han currently only has three southern counties in Jiaozhou, and the place bordering Dongwu is Pheasian Ji Pass (the later Zhennan Pass). That place has long been poured into an extremely solid castle by Wang Qi with cement.

If the Eastern Wu had the ability to take one of these two places, not all the main forces of Ji Han's Eastern Expedition would have to return to the army to rescue him. In this way, the Eastern Wu's restraint on Ji Han could be achieved, and the pressure faced by Jin State would naturally be reduced a lot.

Sun Hao is not an idiot, so he naturally knows this. So he also made a difficult situation.

"Your Majesty, the battle between Jin and Shu is a battle of national destiny between the two countries. If we want to enter the game, we must be cautious. Therefore, what I mean, should the important officials discuss it carefully after the court meeting?"

"Well, what Shi Ji said is very reasonable. Maoxian, let's do this. Please rest in the inn first. I will give you a clear answer within three days. How about it?"

"Foreign ministers are obeying Your Majesty's will."

After the court meeting, Sun Hao directly called Wan Yu, Wang Cheng, Zhong Hui, Zhang Ti and other confidants to his study.

"I don't want to say more if there is more, whether it is the ceasing of Jin State or the acquisition of my Dawu by myself. I am sure to win Shouchun."

"Your Majesty is going to take Shouchun, it is very easy now." Intelligence chief Wang Cheng left the list: "According to the repeated investigations of the Dianjiao, the Jin State has taken the Yangzhou Corps to the extreme due to the tight war in the north. Now, only 10,000 people in the entire Jin State Yangzhou Corps are hiding near Shouchun. Last month, our army entered the city base of Hefei. Although the scouts of Jin State discovered it, the Yangzhou Corps of Jin State did not react."

"Haha, if Your Majesty wants to start a war against Jin State, it is not just Shouchun, but Xiangyang, which can be easily taken. Follow the people. If I expected it, the Jingzhou Corps of Jin State is only about 10,000, right?"

"Shi Ji's eyes are as sharp as a torch."

"Well..." After thinking for a while, Sun Hao looked at Zhong Hui: "Shiji, how has the recent battle between Shu and Jin State progressed? What do you think about the next battle situation?"

"Report to Your Majesty... The progress of the war some time ago is roughly like this. I think that if Shu Kingdom is defeated in this battle, it will only temporarily retreat and lick the wounds. If Jin Kingdom is defeated, it will destroy the country. According to the current situation of the war, the situation of Jin Kingdom is very bad. It can be said that the initiative is exhausted and can only passively deal with Shu Kingdom's attack. I dare to predict that if my Great Wu does not intervene, Jin Kingdom will be destroyed within one to two years!"

"Ah?! Shi Ji, are you a little alarmist? I am not optimistic about Jin's victory. But if you say that the country is destroyed in one battle, then Jin is a big country."

"Your Majesty, there are two main problems with Jin State. First, Yongliang was lost, and Luoyang did not move the capital in time after losing the barrier. So in the current war between the two countries, Luoyang was too harsh as the capital. The Shu State had only 20,000 to 30,000 people in Tongguan, which made Luoyang's 100,000 central troops unable to move. In this regard, the mobile force of Jin State was seriously insufficient and could only passively deal with it on other battlefields. Second, the aristocratic family was apart. The Sima family was legitimate to promote the title of Jin Duke, but it was too forced to promote the title of King of Jin. After the Wei and Jin Dynasty, they were quickly lost.

After falling off Yongliang... Your Majesty should be very clear about the nature of this aristocratic family (fence-skinned grass). Not to mention that Guan Zifeng used all kinds of means to tie up the Guandong family and win over the years. Therefore, if Jin State was defeated in Bingzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places would quickly rebel against Jin and return to Shu... Luoyang would quickly become an isolated city. I have lived in Luoyang for many years. Although this is indeed the most solid city in the world, no matter how strong an isolated city is, how long can it last? Therefore, if my Great Wu does not intervene, Jin State will be destroyed!"

"I understand what Shi Ji means. Wenbin, Shunmin, Juxian, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty!" The first person who stood up was Prime Minister Wan Yu: "Your Majesty, although it is very unpleasant, I still want to say that if Jin is destroyed, my Great Wu will be in danger. Therefore, my Great Wu will send troops to attack Shu immediately!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"Well, I understand what you mean. But if you want to send troops, how much force should you use? Where is the main attack direction?"

"Your Majesty." Zhong Hui looked at Wan Yu, got Wan Yu nodded slightly and said, "I have exchanged letters with the Supreme General (Lu Kang) a few days ago. I think that if I want to send troops, I can send 100,000 national troops and 50,000 national troops. A total of 150,000 troops will be carried on the county!"

"Jiu County? Shi Ji, although I don't know the military, I also know that the place of Jiu County is undulating, and it is rainy and wet, and mosquitoes are surging. This is really not a good place to march."

"It is true, but it is precisely because of this that the defense of the Shu thieves here is almost nothing. As long as our army enters Jingxian County and takes down several cities, we can ask Jin for Shouchun. At the same time, the Jiaozhou Nanzhong Army and the Chengdu Left-behind Legion of the Shu thieves will definitely be alarmed by us. At that time, the country will provide the main force and attack Jiaozhou again!"

"Well... it's just that the army is traveling to such a difficult place to transport, this food route?"

"The food route is indeed a problem. But this time, I have some ideas."

"Shiji, please speak."

"This time, we can let the Kuaiji families dispatch private troops!"

"Ah? Well, wonderful! Extremely wonderful!"

According to Sun Hao's plan before ascending the throne, the next internal target after destroying the Lu King Party was the Kuaiji family. So what Zhong Hui meant was: Isn't the troops sent by our Eastern Wu the country and the aristocratic family spending a minority? This time, the share of the aristocratic family will be shared by the Kuaiji family.

Of course, Sun Hao accepted this opinion happily.
Chapter completed!