Sun Hao was unwilling to leave, but Shi Bao traveled day and night, leading his generals Qian Hong, Yan Xun, and his fifth son Shi Jun to lead 30,000 elite infantrymen and ride eastward.

Sima Yan made a grand show of force in Yiyang and pretended to attack Jiangxia.

The Jin army's rangers were everywhere in Huaixi and Huainan, hunting and killing Wu army scouts.

When Shi Bao arrived in Lu'an, the Wu army was still unaware of it.

At this time, Ding Feng's health had been going up and down, and Ten Thousand Steps was moving slowly, still floating in the wet water.

Hefei only had 20,000 troops garrisoned.

Shi Bao made a prompt decision and went straight to Hefei Xincheng.

The general who defended the city was He Shao of Zuodian Army of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and the grandson of General He Qi.

However, Shi Bao's attack was so fierce that he ordered his son Shi Jun to launch a fierce attack in the vanguard, and he personally carried his sword to supervise the battle behind.

Shi Jun fought bloody battles, but the city was strong and the Jin army could not defeat it. Shi Jun himself was hit by three arrows and was rescued by Bu Qu.

Shi Bao, however, was merciless and said, "Soldiers use their lives, but you are my son, how can you spare your life?"

He had his seriously injured son carried to the battlefield.

Shi Bao pointed at Shouchun with his sword and said, "If we cannot defeat this city, we and you will both die here!"

The 30,000 Jin troops were already elite, and upon hearing this, they fought to the death and refused to retreat.

Generals Qian Hong and Yan Xun took the lead and attacked the city wall several times.

He Shao also led several bloody battles and drove the Jin army off the city wall again and again.

Hefei has been unable to be conquered for a long time.

Ding Feng's navy entered Chaohu from behind, and Sun Hao sent Ding Gu to support him. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Shi Bao's reinforcements also arrived.

Xun Xu came with two thousand cavalry and asked himself to be the vanguard.

Shi Bao tried his best but failed to capture the new city. When he saw Xun Xu volunteering for military service, he couldn't help but become confused.

Xun Xu smiled and said nothing.

At this point, we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

After all, Xun Xu was the first to propose the strategy of attacking Hefei, and Shi Bao also tried his best to encourage Sima Yan.

The two of them are grasshoppers on a rope.

If you fail to win Hefei, you will lose face in front of Sima Yan.

The competition in Luoyang is too fierce.

The old ones have gone, and the new ones have come up.

In essence, there is not much conflict of interest between Shi Bao and Xun Xu. Thinking deeply, the Xun family has a transcendent status in the Central Plains. Xun Xu is as shrewd as a ghost in the court and will definitely not do anything thankless. Shi Bao is a mature man

Jing, naturally knew that there must be something fishy in it, so he nodded in agreement.

Let Yan Xun be the deputy general and select five thousand men who dare to die to attack the city.

Sure enough, as soon as Xun Xu's flag appeared, the resistance in the city weakened a lot, Yan Xun easily attacked the city, and the gate of Hefei was opened somehow.

Shi Bao quickly mobilized his army to launch a general attack.

The Wu troops in the city dispersed and fled among themselves, leaving He Shao alone.

He Shao looked up to the sky and sighed, "If people's hearts are like this, isn't it God's will?"

He set fire to the grain, grass and ordnance in the city, and fought a bloody battle with 300 troops, killing several times the Jin army, but he was still unable to save himself, and finally died under Yan Xun's sword.

Hefei New City fell into the hands of the Jin army.

A fire also broke out in Hefei, with black smoke filling the sky. Even the sky in Huainan seemed to be blackened...

A group of disturbed crows flew from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, flying to Jianye.

Zhong Hui's gaze followed the crow and swept to the north of the Yangtze River. When he was excited, he opened his hands and recited casually: "In June, the army and chariots are in order. The four horses and horses are carrying ordinary clothes.

I am in a hurry. The king is going out to fight to save the kingdom!"

Zhong Yi stood behind him respectfully.

The confidants sent back the battle reports from the north one by one.

Zhong Hui did not read any of them.

I don’t look at it because I am confident.

"My father and son have been wandering for half their lives, but great things will eventually come true!" Zhong Hui said with a smile.

"But Prime Minister Lu didn't let my father take back the military power!" Zhong Yi said honestly.

"That's wrong. I think my father's power has actually surpassed that of Lu Kai's. He didn't give him the military power." Zhong Hui waved his hand back, and a dozen capable men walked out.

The eyes he looked at Zhong Hui were filled with fanatical brilliance, and his aura was as heavy as a mountain.

These dead soldiers have been trained by Zhong Hui since childhood, and their martial arts and intelligence are all top-notch. Everyone has been favored by Zhong Hui.

"You could have been generals and officials, but it's a pity that you were buried under my hands!" Zhong Hui said with emotion.

No one answered, and everyone's eyes did not waver at all.

They don't need to answer either.

And these words were not originally meant for them.

Although Zhong Yi knew about the existence of these dead soldiers, he had never seen them before, "Did father want to assassinate... Prime Minister Lu?"

In Jianye City, the only person who can check and balance Zhong Hui is Lu Kai.

Zhong Hui shook his head, "Lu Kai, Lu Kang is guarding the outside and inside, so don't touch him lightly. Do you think Lu Kai can really control his father?"

"Of course... you can't." Zhong Yi felt that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

Lu Kai has long been unable to suppress Zhong Hui in terms of reputation or power.

Therefore, Zhong Hui has always been pretending, to reassure the Jiangdong nobles and to appease Lu Kang!

However, if it wasn’t Lu Kai who was assassinated, then who could it be?

As soon as he mentioned Lu Kai, a confidant whispered outside the pavilion: "Prime Minister Lu summoned the Lord to discuss matters!"

Zhong Hui's lips curled up into a smile again, "Look, isn't military power here?"

The dead soldiers retreated one by one as if they knew their mission.

Zhong Yi said worriedly: "This is an extraordinary time. People are harmless, but tigers have intentions of hurting others! I'm afraid I don't have good intentions when I call you at this time!"

The story of Hongmen Banquet is well known all over the world.

Jiangdong is prone to such incidents, and Zhuge Ke died because of this.

In the face of power, everyone will become ambitious.

Get rid of Zhong Hui, and the Lu family will rise up with Lu Kai inside and Lu Kang outside.

Previously, Lu Kang unscrupulously annexed the tribal territories of the Shi family and the Bu family in Jingzhou, which aroused dissatisfaction among the Jiangdong gentry.

But Lu Kang was able to block Jin's attack, so the Jiangdong nobles turned a blind eye.

Zhong Hui put one hand on the long sword at his waist and said with a long smile: "I have Yitian in my hand, so why should I be afraid of Lu Kai, a scribe? When Lu Su went to Guan Yu alone with one sword, I should imitate him!"

With only four or five personal followers, he rushed to the Lu Mansion.

Lu Kai had been waiting for many days, with a strange look on his face, as if he was worried, helpless, or hesitant, "Shi Bao sneak attacked Hefei, He Shao died in battle, Hefei fell, and His Majesty was trapped in a tight siege!"

As soon as Zhong Hui took his seat, he immediately jumped up from the soft couch and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in danger!"

Then he walked around anxiously, "What, what should I do?"

"What do you think Shi Ji should do?" Lu Kai is almost 70 years old, and it is quite difficult for him to act in front of him.

However, Zhong Hui is also a man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life and is extremely smart, so the two of them are equally matched.

"I am in a state of confusion and have nothing to do. I hope Mr. Lu will take the people of the country into consideration and rescue Your Majesty!" Zhong Hui was not only frightened on his face, but also in his eyes.

Lu Kai couldn't see the clue for a while.

The hall suddenly fell into silence.

But this silence is the prelude to the coming storm, it is two beasts looking at each other.

The last secret conversation was just a test, this time it was just to show off.

A gust of breeze came from outside and blew the curtains.

From the corner of his eye, Zhong Hui seemed to catch a glimpse of the light of a knife behind the curtain, but he remained calm as if he hadn't seen it.

After a long time, Lu Kai coughed and said, "The only person from Jiangdong who can rival Shi Ji is my brother Lu Youjie!"

This sentence undoubtedly tickled Zhong Hui. In an instant, Zhong Hui beamed with joy, "I have also admired Governor Lu for a long time, and I just wish I couldn't meet him."

Lu Kai changed the subject, "His Majesty's defeat has greatly damaged Jiangdong's vitality. For Jiangdong's sake, I am planning to establish a new king. What do you think of Shi Ji?"
Chapter completed!