Su Jun's Liyang Army and the Huainan Army totaled 100,000 people. That night, 20,000 people were trapped on the sandbank and could not get out. When the second group of 20,000 people crossed the river, they were sunk by Qin's warships.

Nearly thirty ships were captured, and the remaining ships took advantage of the

The heavy fog dispersed and fled, and a considerable number of them miraculously escaped far away and successfully crossed the river. This part was mainly composed of Han Qian tribe, with about ten thousand people, but that was all. Su Jun's plan to cross the river was completely

Declare bankruptcy!

Although Su Jun was so anxious that he didn't know what to eat, there was nothing he could do. The escaped ship could not come back. Even if he got another ship, he would not be able to leave the shore. It was still not feasible to cross the river elsewhere. The Qin army's warships were there all day long.

They were swimming in the river, and it was impossible to cross the river in foggy weather, let alone weather without fog. Therefore, Su Jun and the remaining more than 60,000 troops could only be trapped in Liyang, unable to move.

At this time, no one, including Liu Kun, could save him. Su Jun was in panic all day long, as if a catastrophe was imminent.

As for the Wei Ce Ministry who was besieged on the sandbank, there was an endless stream of people asking for surrender from the Qin army. They had no choice but to leave here as soon as possible. There was nothing on the sandbank except weeds and small trees, and the food and grass they carried could not last a few days.

, if you stay here, you will only starve to death, so why not take a gamble on your own fate?

Huan Wen let the refugees flow into the river, and he sent a small boat to pick them up. According to Yunfeng's instructions, all the refugee commanders who had a subordinate tribe, no matter how big or small, were separated from their tribes and detained alone until Yunfeng had crossed the river before they were dealt with.

As for Liyang City, there is an atmosphere of decadence. Even if they return to Shouchun, the Qin army will come sooner or later, but it will be in vain and they can't go to the south of the Yangtze River. There is no place to stay in the north of the Yangtze River. No one can see the way out.

.Therefore, people leave the city and flee every day, hoping to become an honest farmer in the future.

In this way, the days went by day by day, and ten days passed by in a flash. As the weather became warmer and warmer, the Yellow River floods finally ended. On March 10th, Yunfeng personally led 100,000 infantrymen and began to cross the Yellow River. As the ice and snow melted, the river water

The crossing of the river is not very fast due to the rapids. The most optimistic estimate of the 100,000 troops and their equipment would take three days to complete the crossing.

On this day, in Jiangling City, Tao Kan had just received Liu Kun's order to march into the army and to be promoted to a higher rank!

After accepting the order in an orderly manner and sending the envoy to rest for a while, Tao Kan's face changed and he showed an obvious look of struggle.

Mao Bao couldn't help but ask: "Master, your Majesty is in a very bad situation now. Are you hesitant about this?"

Tao Kan looked outside the house, stroking his beard and sighed: "It's not just that, our Jingzhou has Yongsi in the north, Si in the east, Yu, Liangzhou in the west, and south of the river, there are Jiangliang and Jiangzhou.

Zhou Wen Taizhen, who is my junior brother, has secretly surrendered to the Qin State. I am afraid that your Majesty still has some expectations for him.

Haha~~Jingzhou has always been a place of four wars, but now it is really surrounded by enemies on all sides. It has too much time to take care of itself, so how can it spare the effort to help His Majesty?

What's more, His Majesty is a sinister man with cruel methods. You can share the difficulties with him, but you can't share the wealth and honor with him. Under the difficult situation, he promised a high-ranking official a generous salary at all costs. If he is lucky enough to retreat from the Qin army in the future, he will definitely declare him as his teacher.

Jiankang, remove military power."

"This..." Mao Bao gritted his teeth and said: "Today, the general situation is gradually becoming clearer, but Your Majesty relies on the hundreds of thousands of Xianbei elite cavalry, and the trapped beasts still fight and refuse to surrender with their hands tied. Who knows, from the top to the ministers, to the bottom?

As for the common people, they have all abandoned him, and their defeat will only happen sooner or later. Master, how about we... also ask the King of Qin to surrender?"

Tao Kan hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "It's not like you don't know that your uncle Gan was ambushed and killed when he was my teacher, and he had a grudge with the King of Qin and his junior sister. If it hadn't been for this, he would have been demoted to the King of Qin even if he was not as good as Wen Taizhen, and he was assigned to Chang'an as a casualty.

It's also within easy reach, but now, forget it, just don't mention it!" As he spoke, he shook his head repeatedly.

Mao Baoxun thought: "My disciples believe that the King of Qin has always been known as an open-minded person, and at that time, he was unjust and sent out cavalry to ambush Uncle Gan for no reason, causing Uncle Gan to die unjustly. So he shouldn't hold on to the past?"

What's more, when Han Yong attacked Shangyong, you didn't have much reaction. Didn't you already make your attitude clear?"

Tao Kan did not answer, and the look of struggle on his face became more obvious. He had no choice but to get some quick pleasure, and he scolded Yunfeng and Xun Guanniang with extremely vicious words.

Mao Bao wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and the master and apprentice quickly looked over.

A personal attendant quickly walked into the palace and gave a salute: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from the King of Qin asking to see you!"

"Oh?" Tao Kan couldn't help but look at Mao Bao, and said hurriedly: "Quick! Invite him in quickly!"

"Yes!" He bowed and left.

Mao Bao couldn't help but guess: "Master, why did King Qin send a messenger here? Could it be... to surrender to you?"

Although Tao Kan had this guess, he was not sure. He was very nervous. However, he forced his face to remain unchanged and said nonchalantly: "When he comes, just ask him. There is no need to make random guesses."

After saying that, he returned to the head of the palace without any hurry, straightened his robes, and then sat down upright.

Mao Bao looked at it and shook his head. Of course he understood what the master was thinking. He was already at this point, why should he pretend? As a disciple, it was not easy to offend the master's face, so he followed the attendant and stood next to Tao Kan.

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After a while, the messenger walked into the palace and cupped his hands: "By order of the King of Qin, I am here to deliver a letter to Tao Shijun!" Then he took out the letter from his arms and handed it over.

Mao Bao stepped down to take it and handed it to Tao Kan.

Tao Kan slowly opened it and took a closer look, but he didn't see any movement in his expression.

Mao Bao was secretly worried and couldn't help but squint at the cases. He wanted to see what was written in the letter, but Tao Kan had already nodded and said: "Please tell the King of Qin, I will do as you are told. Jiangling will be temporarily controlled by Mao Bao.

When the Qin State sends someone to come, I should offer it with both hands!"

"Master..." Mao Bao's expression changed and he blurted out his words, but was interrupted by Tao Kan with a wave of his hand, indicating that he would talk later.

The messenger saluted and said: "In this case, I will tell the truth to the king and say goodbye!" Then he turned and left.

Tao Kan stared blankly at the back of the messenger. It took him a long time to come to his senses, handed the letter over, shook his head and sighed: "The King of Qin promised not to leave immediately, but as a teacher, he must put up his seal and go into seclusion. You can just watch Jingzhou for the time being.

Don't let trouble arise, King Qin will send someone to come in a year and a half at most."

Mao Bao said in astonishment: "Master, this...how could it be like this? Isn't it just a quarrel? How could the King of Qin be so narrow-minded? With your talent, it is more than enough to control one side, not to mention that the Qin State has taken over the world.

, a prosperous age can be expected, but under such circumstances, who dares to have a different intention? Is it possible that King Qin is still worried that you will be dissatisfied? "

There was a deep thought in Tao Kan's eyes, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe it's because of the emperor and his courtiers, or maybe it's because he led sleuths to sack Wuchang, or maybe it's because he attacked Baiyue when he assassinated Guangzhou.

I am quite dissatisfied with the appeasement measures adopted. Forget it, why do you want to do so much? Ninety-nine of my teachers are in their sixties this year. As the saying goes, people in their seventies are rare and it is time to take a rest." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!