When Cao Cao became king and sent troops to attack Jiangdong again.

Guan Ping cooperated with Ma Chao to pacify Liangzhou, and brought back many war horses from Wuguan back to Xiangyang.

After King Cao Cao of Wei finished training his troops, in order to combat Sun Quan's arrogance, he took advantage of the fact that his army was out and attacked Hefei.

He personally led the troops to attack Jiangdong again and stationed himself at Wuchao.

Sun Quan garrisoned along the river and controlled the intersection of Ruxu River and the Yangtze River. With Lu Su as the commander-in-chief, Gan Ning and Jiang Qin were stationed at Ruxuwu.

This time Sun Quan rejected Lu Su's proposal and asked Guan Yu to send troops to support one or two.

He just wanted to rely on his own ability to completely defeat Cao Cao. Why did Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao head-on in Hanzhong and win a large area of ​​land?

As a result, Cao Cao did not dare to look for trouble with Liu Bei after the military training was completed. Instead, he came to look for trouble with me, Jiangdong.

This incident made Sun Quan extremely angry, and he also wanted a chance to prove himself.

Lu Su saw that his lord was determined to show off his strength, so he could only cooperate with his full strength. He set up tens of thousands of powerful crossbows on the dock.

When Cao Jun's vanguard was encamping, he took the initiative to attack and Jiangdong's army won.

Boss Cao arrived in person and began to counterattack, conquering Ruxukou.

Sun Quan used the partial general Dong to attack and supervise the fifth-story ship to guard Ruxukou. During the night, a strong wind arose and he was blown down by the wind.

All the soldiers jumped onto the small boat to escape, but General Dong Xi refused to jump down to escape, and died together with the fifth-floor boat!

Although Boss Cao lost first and then won, drinking from the Yangtze River, the river could not be cut off or crossed.

Sun Quan secretly ordered Gan Ning to kill Cao Jun's front camp at night.

Gan Ning selected more than a hundred athletes, poured the wine himself, and gave each soldier a silver bowl.

Then he led his troops, wrapped in armor, went straight into the camp, beheaded dozens of people, and broke through Cao's army's camp. Cao's army in the north of the Yangtze River was horrified.

Despite the clamor and unrest, Gan Ning has led more than a hundred athletes under his command to return to the base camp safely, and no one has died.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and came out of the tent to greet him personally. His subordinates played drums and music and shouted long live.

Gan Ning dismounted and reported his victory.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and held Gan Ning's hand and said, "This time is enough to scare that old man Cao Cao."

After saying this, he burst out laughing, and everyone was happy.

"Mengde had Zhang Liao, but it's a pity that he died, but I have Gan Xingba, who is enough to defeat him!"

At that time, Zhang Liao also led a small number of soldiers to lead the battle, resulting in Sun Quan's defeat, which he still remembers freshly.

Now Gan Ning also showed up in Cao's camp. Although the loss to Cao's army was not great, it was enough to severely damage Cao's army's morale.

On the second day, Sun Quan ordered to reward Gan Ning with a thousand bolts of silk, a hundred swords, and more than two thousand additional troops.

The two sides began to enter into a confrontation and interception again. Although Boss Cao drank the Yangtze River several times, he lacked a strong naval force and could not cross the river.

Linjiang showed off his force every time, but in the end he had to give up the pattern of coming all the way and returning without success, and prepared to increase troops in the Huainan area, and instead put pressure on Jiangdong for a long time.

Jiangdong relied on its advantage in water warfare to successfully defend against several attacks by Cao's army, which proved the powerful combat power of its navy.

In particular, the establishment of Wu Fort at Ruxukou was an extremely good means to prevent and delay Cao Jun's troops.

However, in terms of land warfare, they could never go beyond Hefei, which exposed the weak nature of Jiangdong's infantry and cavalry combat capabilities.

In particular, Sun Quan had been attracting Cao Jun to the direction of Hefei for a long time, and Jiangdong's main energy was also trapped in it.

On the contrary, it gave Liu Bei an advantage, allowing him to reap the benefits and seize the opportunity to develop his own power.

After Sun Quan suffered repeated defeats in the Hefei War, he knew that he would not be able to win the war against Cao Cao in the short term, and that he would be under tremendous military pressure from Cao Cao in the future.

Therefore, he sent Captain Xu Xiang as an envoy to Cao Cao to secretly request for surrender.

With the experience and lessons learned from the Battle of Chibi, and Liu Bei's strength growing.

Boss Cao readily agreed and led the army back to Yecheng.

Now that the goal of forcing Sun and Liu to slow down and fight later has been achieved, he became ignorant when the army was suppressing the situation.

The two sides fought for more than a month, and the battle ended.

In this way, Sun Quan and Cao Cao eased the hostile tensions, and then began to shift their attention to Liu Bei in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Because Liu Bei became more and more powerful, the threat he posed was fatal to Jiangdong.

Especially since Guan Yu also had elite navy soldiers in his hands, this was an advantage that even Cao Cao never had.

In addition, Guan Yu's unfailing attitude toward Jiang Dong made Sun Quan unbearable.

In reflection, Sun Quan believed that Lu Su once persuaded him to "lend Jingzhou", which led to Liu Bei becoming bigger.

It should not have been assumed that the territory of the four counties in Jingnan belongs to Liu Bei at the beginning, but now a sick man like Liu Qi has become an excuse to inherit Jingzhou.

Then he exchanged part of the land in Nanjun with Liu Bei, resulting in Jingzhou completely having nothing to do with Jiangdong.

Jiang Qin, the right guard of the army, learned about Sun Quan's thoughts and secretly formulated the strategy to capture Jingzhou.

In particular, Guan Yu was good at fighting, had ambitions for external expansion, and was located in the upper reaches of Jiangdong in terms of terrain.

The generals who are good at fighting, the elite naval forces, and the geographical advantage are in a favorable position. The two sides will never live in peace for a long time.

Especially the lord, he secretly made peace with Cao Cao and surrendered.

Therefore, the lord's next goal is not difficult to guess.

That is to occupy the entire Jingzhou, so that neither Liu Bei nor Cao Cao can threaten Jiangdong.

"My lord, ever since Liu Bei and Guan Yu became famous, no matter where they go, they are capricious people. We must not treat them as confidants.

Now it is inconvenient for Guan Yu to develop eastward because our lord, Sheng Ming, and our group are all here.

If we all follow the old general Cheng Pu and don't take advantage of our strong troops and horses to capture Jingzhou,

Once we die, can we still have such powerful power?"

After Jiang Qin finished speaking, he bowed and waited for Sun Quan's decision.

General Cheng died of illness, and Dong Xi, Chen Wu and others died in battle one after another, which made Sun Quan even more depressed.

"My lord, I think it's inappropriate."

Lu Su coughed twice and shook his head, saying that this was a very bad idea to attack his allies.

"Zijing is ill. Let's take a good rest first."

Sun Quan was not in a hurry to make a decision. He turned around and asked Jiang Qin: "What if I attack Xuzhou?"

"My lord, now that we have reached a reconciliation with Cao Cao, Cao Cao has no time to take care of Jiangdong and will definitely focus on Guanzhong.

The soldiers guarding Xuzhou are not worth mentioning. Even if we capture Xuzhou, the terrain there is connected and is a place where cavalry can gallop.

I heard that Guan Ping brought many good horses from Liangzhou, but the horses they sold to me in Jiangdong were still ponies.

Even if we capture Xuzhou, Cao Cao will definitely come to fight for it in the future.

Not only do we have to garrison 70,000 to 80,000 people in Xuzhou, but we may not be able to defend it just yet.

It is better to seize Jingzhou and occupy the entire Yangtze River. The water system is developed, which will help our soldiers east of the Yangtze River to exert their combat power."

"General, what you said is inappropriate. If Guan Ping hadn't sold the pony to me, Jiangdong, then I, Jiangdong, wouldn't even have a place to buy the horse."

Lu Su coughed a few more times, and then said: "Guan Ping brought back many war horses from Liangzhou, and he must be preparing for the northern attack on Yuan.

If you sell Jiangdong to me, will you really attack Xuzhou with all your strength?"

Sun Quan secretly weighed the pros and cons, as well as the consequences of seizing Jingzhou and Xuzhou, and felt that what Jiang Qin said was quite in line with his wishes.

"Okay, let's go back to Jianye for the time being. Zijing will also take good care of his health. I will discuss it later."

~

In Xiangyang City, Guan Ping opened his eyes and woke up from the bed.

Although a breakup is better than a wedding, the feeling of being slept together is even more beautiful.

"Husband, it's already dawn, can't you afford it?"

Zhao Xiang rested her head on Guan Ping's arm, holding the ends of her hair and pulling it.

As for Zhao Min, she huddled in Guan Ping's arms, saying nothing, but still blinking.

"I haven't slept enough today, I can't afford to be too lazy." Guan Ping yawned:

"Besides, there are no new orders now, so what if I take a few more days off?"

"By the way, husband, my mother has said that she wants to have a grandson."

"I'll try."

"Yes, husband, we two sisters heard from someone that you were in Yinping County and you liked the snow-white Orchid?" Zhao Min looked at Guan Ping from the side.

"Rumors are definitely rumors!"

Guan Ping explained seriously: "It's a long story. Those Qiang people don't believe that your husband and I are so handsome. They must think that I am the one who looks evil."

"Then keep your story short."
To be continued...