Since the war has reached Huainan, it is impossible not to attract the attention of the monarchs and ministers of Soochow.

Since Sun Hao succeeded to the throne, he has implemented a wise government and practiced frugality, showing the demeanor of a wise king.

But before a year had passed, he became a little slack, thinking that there was nothing to worry about in the north, and began to indulge in wine and sex.

"Sima Zhaozhonghui asked me for help in the battle in Huainan. He should immediately send troops to help Zhonghui defend the city!" Veteran general Ding Feng fulfilled his duty.

Regardless of whether Hefei or Xiangyang is captured, Wu's geographical structure will be greatly broadened.

Qin and Jin could not imagine such a good opportunity, but Soochow missed it again and again.

"Zhong Hui must not be Sima Zhao's enemy!" Puyang Xing said.

"Zhong Hui is not comparable to Zhuge Dan, and Sima Zhao is not the Sima Zhao of his time. If our army does not come out, and we sit back and watch Zhong Hui being destroyed, won't we make the world laugh?" Ding Feng said in a tired voice.

After the Battle of Xiangyang, he was obviously much older.

His hair is gray and the wrinkles on his face can no longer be concealed.

"Zhong Hui only asked for help, but never surrendered. Why did I, Jiangdong, send troops for him?" Sun Hao snorted coldly, "Zhong Hui clearly despises Jiangdong!"

When Zhuge Dan asked for help, he even sent his son as a hostage and submitted a detailed list, but Zhong Hui was empty-handed and let Soochow send troops in vain, with no benefit whatsoever.

"Sima Zhao is a tiger, Zhong Hui is a snake! It's better to let the tiger and the snake fight on their own, and your majesty can just wait and see what happens. The veteran will arrange the other things properly." Puyang Xing thought that he had the merit of supporting him, so he spoke.

Big bags are picked up.

When Sun Xiu was in power, the two of them had always been like this. Sun Xiu remembered his old friendship and tolerated it.

This gradually made Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu accustomed to it.

A cold light flashed in Sun Hao's eyes, which was noticed by Wan You who was standing by.

Puyang Xing has been the prime minister for several years. Not only has he made no achievements, but he has made Jiangdong a mess. Now he does not know how to advance or retreat, and he is as domineering as usual. Naturally, he cannot last long.

When a person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven.

As a close minister of Sun Hao, Wan Yu was naturally eager to go further.

"I have a good plan of my own, so I don't have to worry about the Prime Minister." Sun Hao said patiently.

But Puyang Xing was used to seizing power, and he obviously mistook Sun Hao for Sun Xiu, and relied on his old man to show off his wisdom: "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, how can an old minister slack off?"

The cold light in Sun Hao's eyes turned into murderous intent.

Ding Feng spoke in a gentle voice to help Puyang Xing relieve the siege, "Your Majesty knows people well and must have good strategies."

Sun Hao said: "Yes, Zhong Hui is not a minister of Wu, and he has not formed an alliance with me. It is better to make peace with the Sima family, send troops to capture Hefei first, and then spy on Shouchun!"

This strategy is much better than Puyang Xing.

Without Soochow's support, Zhong Hui would be doomed no matter how you look at it.

There is no need to have a grudge against Sima Zhao because of Zhong Hui.

Sun Hao's national policy since he came to power has been to please Qin and Jin, sit back and watch the war between the East and the West, advance in provocations, and wait for opportunities to act.

It is in line with this strategy to attack Zhonghui and capture Hefei.

If Sima Zhao lost his troops in Shouchun, it would not be impossible for Soochow to capture Shouchun.

The Sun family has not captured Hefei for several generations. If he can do it in his own hands, Sun Hao's prestige will definitely rise.

No young monarch can resist this temptation.

But Puyang Xing insisted on saying a few more words as if his brain was wet, "The Great Emperor and the late Emperor have not conquered Hefei New City for decades. Zhuge Ke was defeated and died. Your Majesty must not resort to violence!"

Ding Feng sighed softly, lowered his head and said no more words.

Wan or the corner of his mouth curled up into a gloating smile.

Sun Hao's face sank on the spot, and veins popped out on his forehead, but he restrained himself in the end. After all, he was still a promising man now, "I appreciate the Prime Minister's kindness."

A court meeting ended unhappy.

Puyang Xing was disgraced, and he kept complaining, "If we hadn't supported him, would your Majesty be able to sit on the throne?"

Naturally, others would not dare to make such remarks, so Puyang Xing complained everywhere.

Naturally, it soon reached Sun Hao's ears, "You old thief doesn't know how to die?"

Wan You cupped his hands and said: "Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu are mutually exclusive, and everyone in Jiangdong has a grudge. Now in the main hall, there is blatant disrespect. If this continues, where will your Majesty's majesty be?"

Wan may be Sun Hao's confidant.

It was he who planned everything for Sun Hao to unite the Jiangdong clan, and it was he who persuaded Puyang Xing, Zhang Bu and Empress Dowager Zhu to welcome Sun Hao.

Sun Hao pondered for a while and said, "The people of Jiangdong hate this thief to the core. He is not suitable to live in the position of prime minister. He should be deposed as a commoner and exiled to Guangzhou."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wan You was secretly happy.

The position of prime minister is close at hand.

Puyang Xing had long been unpopular, and no one interceded for him when he was deposed.

However, Sun Hao did not let Ding Feng lead the army. Instead, he promoted his father-in-law Teng Mu, Marquis of Gaomi, as a general and oversaw an army of 70,000 to march north to Dongguan.

When he sent out troops, he sent people to hunt down Puyang Xing who was on the way to exile, and exterminated his three tribes.

Shouchun.

The war is in full swing.

The Jin army crossed the Huai River and was besieged on three sides as before.

Shibao knows the importance of time.

The Huaihe River rises in April and May every year, and there will be floods in July and August, reaching the foot of Shouchun City. By then, the Jin army will have no foothold.

The corpses were piled up on a high slope under Shouchun City, but Shibao still had no intention of stopping. He held a knife and supervised the battle from behind, "If this city cannot be conquered, I will die with you!"

Sima Zhao and Sima Yan also came to the battle in person to boost morale.

Shouchun's pressure is increasing.

Many generals suggested abandoning Shouchun and heading south to Hefei to connect with Soochow and jointly resist Sima Zhao.

Shibao also adopted the method of surrounding three enemies and letting go of Nancheng, intending to let Zhong Hui escape.

In the face of the huge gap in strength, strategy cannot make up for it.

"Give up Shouchun, and I'll die without a burial place!" Zhong Hui knew that his fate had reached a critical juncture, so he pulled out the Heavenly Sword and broke the table in front of him into two parts. "Anyone who says this again will be killed without mercy."

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Then he led his generals to the city in person.

Zhong Hui was dressed in white. He looked weak, but he was extremely skilled in swordsmanship. He leaned on the sword on his wrist, the sword was gleaming, blood was splashing everywhere, and the Jin army's shields and iron armor could not stop him.

The morale of the defenders improved a lot, and Shouchun City was defended tremblingly.

Zhong Hui stayed awake, guarding the city during the day and patrolling at night. He assigned Zhong's tribe to station in various camps to supervise the soldiers. Anyone who surrendered to the enemy or slacked off would be beheaded in public display.

Still, bad news came one after another.

"Captain, we have sent troops to Dongwu. The Lord of Wu, Sun Hao, has personally brought 70,000 troops out of Dongguan." The scout said with a pale face.

Hope rose in everyone's eyes.

"Just send troops." Zhong Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wu Jun went straight to Hefei! He didn't go north!"

"What?" The other generals were shocked.

Hefei New City was guarded by 5,000 people led by Zhong Hui's adopted son Zhong Yi.

The problem is not whether Zhong Yi can defend or not, but that they have no backup.

The war drums below the city began to roar again, and the clanging sound of armor was like the tide.

The entire Shouchun City was covered with a layer of death.

Without the support of Soochow, Zhong Hui will die!

"I didn't expect the dogs in Jiangdong to be so short-sighted!" Jiang Bin had no good impression of Jiangdong.

If Sun Quan had not betrayed his trust back then, the Jingzhou scholars would not have lost their base camp and fled into exile in Shu.

"Jiangdong has always been short-sighted!" Zhong Hui quickly calmed down the frustration on his face and looked around at everyone, "Everyone, the only way to survive is a bloody battle. Defending Shouchun will have a chance of survival. If we can survive this battle, we should

Share Huainan equally with you!"

"I am willing to die for the Governor!" Jiang Bin said with cupped hands.

He had more or less the demeanor of a scholar. He looked down on Soochow, but he looked down on the Sima family even more.
Chapter completed!