"What's going on?" Yang Zheng was shocked. Jin and Wu had been in peace for more than half a year, and were they going to fight again?

"Sun Hao summoned Bu Xie, and Bu Chan's brother returned to Jianye as the governor of the bypass. The two brothers suspected that Sun Hao was going to attack him, so they surrendered Xiling City to the Jin thieves, sent their son Bu Ji, and Bu Xuan into Luoyang as a hostage!"

The Governor of the Overlord was actually the commander of the imperial army in Soochow, and his position was not unimportant.

But with Sun Hao's reputation and calling the two brothers back to Jianye at this festival, any fool would know what to do.

Xiling's military value is more important than Jiangling.

It not only blocked the Qin army from marching eastward, but also protected the Jiangling flank.

The source of the Soochow Yangtze River Defense Line is actually in Xiling.

"What did Du Yu, Luo Xian and Linghu Sheng say?"

Pang Qing took out two memorials and said, "Both Governor Du and Governor Linghu have memorials."

"Oh?" Yang Zheng's expression changed.

All matters in Shu are decided by Du Yu. What does Linghu Sheng mean by following the last memorial?

After opening the memorial and reading the contents, Yang Zheng suddenly realized.

It turns out that the two have different strategies.

Du Prelude stated in the table that although the state of Wu was in decline, it still had the strength to fight. Ding Feng and Lu Kang were both wise and brave generals, and Zhong Hui was among them. The Qin army's navy was at a disadvantage and it was difficult to compete with them.

Moreover, the main force of the Qin army is in the north. There are only 50,000 combatable troops in Shu, while the Jin and Wu forces have more than 100,000 troops. If you are not careful, Shu will also be affected.

Linghu Sheng felt that the war between Jin and Wu was a God-given opportunity, and he should seize this opportunity. Zhou Zhi, Liu Yin came out of Shangyong, Du Yu, and Luo Xian came out of Shu, and mobilized the soldiers and civilians of Han and Shu to compete with Jin and Wu for Jingzhou!

Looking at Yang Zheng, his expression darkened.

Linghu Sheng was suspected of overstepping his authority and acting too aggressively.

A few months ago, Jin Yiwei secretly came to the table, and Linghu Sheng and Du Yu were at odds.

Yang Zheng didn't take it seriously, Du Yu had a stable and humble temperament, and Linghu Sheng was also a good man for a while, so he should not cause trouble.

But now it seems that it is inappropriate to place the two of them in Shu.

Discord between generals and ministers has been a taboo since ancient times.

Of course, according to the emperor's mentality, the way to control people is to disagree with each other and fight openly and secretly.

But Yang Zheng was no ordinary emperor, and Du Yu was no ordinary general, so there was no need to doubt his loyalty.

Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious.

In addition to the equalization of land, Qin's advantage lies in less internal friction, strong morale, and strong vigor.

Yang Zheng felt that the fundamental reason why the Sima family was able to seize the power of Cao Wei was various internal struggles.

Cao Wei's clan members were at war with each other, the noble clans were fighting within themselves, and then they were fighting with the noble clan. The fights continued, creating opportunities for the Sima family.

The nobles promoted Sima Yi to power because they wanted him to be Yi Yin Huoguang. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi was a tiger in the chessboard and used the nobles to seize everything from the Cao family.

In a word, if a fly does not bite a seamless egg, Cao Wei himself will have no problem, and Sima Yi will not find a chance.

Therefore, Yang Zheng did not allow internal fighting in Shuzhong at this critical moment.

"Promote Husheng to the position of Minister Zuopushe and enter the capital." Yang Zheng quickly made a decision.

The Qin State has just been stable for a year, and Jin and Wu have heavy troops on the front line in Jingzhou. If Linghu Sheng's method is followed, it will definitely be a war that will overwhelm the country.

Still passively involved.

Instead of doing this, it is better to keep Jingzhou and slowly let the blood of Jin and Wu go.

Yang Zheng had an intuition that once he sent troops, Jin and Wu would probably stop fighting, quickly compromise, and then unite to turn the spear and attack himself first.

Because Jin and Wu were both dominated by noble families, they were naturally in conflict with Qin.

"Then Shuzhong..."

"Captain Du Yu oversees all the military forces in Shu. Whether to fight or not to fight is all decided by him!" Yang Zheng said decisively.

Du Yu has guarded Shuzhong for many years, and he knows best whether he can fight or not.

Looking around the world, Du Yu's military ability is also one of the best.

"only!"

Xiangyang.

Yang Hu looked at the information sent back from Soochow and sighed, "It's not the right time!"

Just as Jingzhou was improving, the war broke out.

Although everyone wanted the important land of Xiling, Yang Hu was not ready.

He always warned the Bu brothers to be patient and wait for the opportunity.

The Bu brothers have also been hesitating. After all, the fate of a family attached to the Jin Kingdom is unpredictable. As long as Sun Hao does not cause trouble in Xiling, everyone can turn a blind eye and get by.

The Bu family is also a famous family in Jiangdong. Who is willing to betray the motherland unless it is absolutely necessary?

The reputation of generations of business will also be ruined.

But no one expected that Sun Hao would break the tacit understanding between them and pierce the window paper in advance.

The Bu brothers immediately rebelled.

Sima Yan of Luoyang also responded positively. He appointed Bu Xie as General of the Guard, Kaifu Yitong of the Third Division, Shizhong, and concurrently served as the pastor of Jiaozhou. He also explained the affairs of Xiling, the governor of Xiling, and led the pastor of Yizhou, making him the Duke of Yidu.

Then the king of Dongguan County, the right servant of Shangshu, and the general of the Fu army Sima Nian led the 50,000 elite troops southward, and ordered the governor of Jingzhou Yang Zhao, the governor of Yuzhou Wang Rong, and the governor of Jiangbei Sima Liang to lead the 70,000 troops of Jingyu and Yu south to support Yang Hu.

Xiangyang City's military strength reached 80,000, and Sima Min's 50,000-strong Chinese army was still on the way.

Jianye also hurriedly summoned an army of 60,000 to support Jiangling.

A war is inevitable.

However, Jin and Wu both responded in a hurry, and their armies were preparing in the rear.

On the front line of Jingzhou, there are more than 80,000 Jin troops in Xiangyang, more than 20,000 Wu troops in Lexiang, about 10,000 Wu troops in Jiangling, and 30,000 defenders in Xiling.

The Jin army had 110,000 troops on the front line alone, while Lu Kang had only 30,000 Wu troops under his command.

However, the look on Yang Hu's face was not good-looking. He was the governor, and Sima Liang was also the governor, and they were members of the clan. Their duties and responsibilities were unclear.

Yang Hu has already experienced how powerful Lu Kang is.

In July of this year, Lu Kang ordered Zhang Xian, the governor of Jiangling, to divert the Han River to Dangyang in the north of Jiangling because of the flat and open terrain to the north of Jiangling to isolate the Jin army from raids and internal defections.

It happened that Yang Hu also wanted to use the waterway to transport grain to the forts north of Jiangling, so he threatened to break the dam to pass the infantry, hoping that the Wu army would step up to intercept the water flow.

Unexpectedly, Lu Kang saw through Yang Hu's intentions at a glance, and deliberately waited for Yang Hu's grain ship to arrive, and ordered Zhang Xian to immediately destroy the dam. Yang Hu lost thousands of stones of grain and grass and switched to land transportation, which was time-consuming and laborious.

Although it was just a small confrontation, Lu Kang left a deep impression on him.

Yang Hu's original intention was to let Lu Kang fight the Bu brothers first, wait for Sima Mian's 50,000-strong army, and then move the army south in one fell swoop to break through Jiangling.

But Sima Liang, Yang Zhao, and Wang Rong all believed that the opportunity was too good to miss. Their own reinforcements arrived, and so did Jianye's reinforcements.

It is better to advance together, with Yang Zhao attacking Xiling, Yang Hu attacking Jiangling, and Xu Yin attacking Gong'an. If you cast the net widely, you can always catch a fish.

If any point is broken, the Yangtze River defense line will also be broken.

Yang Hu didn't want to offend anyone, so he thought this strategy was good, so he followed the public's wishes.

The strength of the Jin army was more than twice that of Lu Kang, not counting the troops of the Bu brothers in Xiling City.

The strategy of moving forward together is also in line with the current situation.

If Jiangling were besieged first, Lu Kang would only have more than 20,000 troops. With such a small number of men, there would be nothing he could do, let alone attack Xiling.

As long as any one army bites Lu Kang and the other two armies follow up, Lu Kang will be almost finished.

In this battle, the Jin army had all the advantages.

The three armies marched in with great noise, and people in Soochow were panicked.
Chapter completed!