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The Battle of Shentingling, which involved three parties and had a total force of more than 24,000 people, was completely put on a verge when night fell. The two parties that first participated in the battle, Sun Jingjun and Lu He rebels, became the losers of this struggle. After losing a large number of living forces, the remaining soldiers of the two armies ended up being imprisoned. Our army, who benefited, used this battle to eliminate the living forces of Wujun. As a result, Wujun was exposed to our army without defense!

In this battle, the total military strength of the Jiangdong Army participated in the war was 7,000, and the entire army was wiped out! Among them, more than 3,100 were seriously injured, and more than 3,800 were abandoned and surrendered. The commander of the army and the prefect of Wujun Sun Jing was killed; the total military strength of the Lu He rebels participated in the war was 10,000, and the entire army was wiped out! Among them, more than 8,000 were seriously injured (most of them were caused in the battle with the Jiangdong Army), and only more than 2,100 were abandoned and surrendered, and the rebel leaders Lu He and Qin Lang were all killed. In contrast, the casualties of our army were much smaller. There were about 600 soldiers who died in battle or lost their combat power due to serious injuries, and most of the casualties were caused when fighting against the elite troops under Zhu Huan, who had strong combat power.

Whether from a strategic or tactical perspective, our army was definitely a complete victory in this battle. The only thing that makes people feel a little regretful is Zhu Huan's escape. He was able to lead the army to force the defense of the Tiger Gun Camp, which was quite unexpected. When I realized that something was wrong, he had already broken out of the encirclement and ran wildly. Because the sky was getting darker, I had no choice but to give up the pursuit. But under the current situation, even if Zhu Huan could escape back to Wucheng safely, it would not be enough to pose any threat to our army, because there was no soldiers available in the entire Wu County. If Zhu Huan wanted to defend Wu County, he could only destroy himself.

In addition, from this battle, I finally saw the true combat power of the Jiangdong Army. Unlike the soldiers with low combat power that I encountered before, our army endured the test of the truly elite in the Jiangdong Army. The elite army of nearly 1,000 people, after a melee with the rebels, encountered a surprise attack from our army. In such adversity, they were able to resist until the last moment and caused nearly 500 casualties to our army. The combat power was really strong! If there were such elite soldiers in Sun Quan's army, our army would be unable to move forward on the road to attack Jiangdong!

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Because the sky was already sunken, after sorting out the battlefield and gathering the prisoners, I ordered my troops to move to the flat land of Shenting Lingnan to camp for rest. The nearly three hours of marching and half an hour of fighting had already made the soldiers very tired.

In the military camps, piles of bonfires were lit, and soldiers surrounded the fire, eating dry food to satisfy their hunger, while talking about the battle that had just ended, and bursts of laughter might sound. A few soldiers were too tired and fell asleep on their companions.

In the main tent of the central army, I and the generals and officers in the army sat on the ground and discussed the following combat plan.

"Yuan Jian, have the prisoners been placed properly?" I asked Liao Hua in a voice and said, playing with the seal of the "King of Wu" found from Lu He who died in battle.

"Yes, General!" Liao Hua nodded and replied quickly, "The 6,000 prisoners were detained by the U-Genius in 5 places, and the Wolf Tooth Battalion was in charge of guarding them. The U-Genius has also ordered people to distribute some dry food to them to satisfy their hunger!"

"But what kind of abnormal movement? Is there anyone trying to escape or resist?"

"Don't worry, General! Most of the captives are recruits. After today's battle, they have lost their courage. No one dares to make any changes." Liao Hua said with a smile.

"Yeah!" I nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice, "After this battle, the living military power of Wujun has almost been completely wiped out by our army. Next, all we have to do is to occupy all cities, counties, counties, Yuan Jian, and Zi Feng in the fastest time!"

"The last one is here!" Liao Hua and Lin Xue were about to get up to receive the order, but then sat down under my gesture.

"Tomorrow morning, you will lead the second camp of Wolf Teeth and Tiger Spear, and directly attack Wucheng. After seizing the city, you will soon spread the "Edict to Defend Sun Quan" to all counties, and order all cities in Wucheng to surrender as soon as possible!"

"Get orders!"

"After our army seized Wu County, if we calm the people and restore the county government as soon as possible, we will never be able to do without the help of the local gentry." Turning his head, I said to Quan Cong, who was sitting at the bottom of Guanping, "Zihuang, your Quan family is a prominent family in Wu County. At that time, I hope you can convince the elders of the clan to help me stabilize Wu County!"

"The last general must do his best!" Quan Cong responded without hesitation. So far, the Quan clan and our army have basically become grasshoppers on the same rope, and Quan Cong couldn't help but refuse to agree.

"Well~! After pacifying Jiangdong in the future and exterminate the Sun family, I can recommend to my brother that the entire clan is the prefect of Wu County!" I nodded to Quan Cong with a smile.

"Thank you, General!" Quan Cong showed a strange look of joy on his face, and immediately stood up, knelt on one knee and thanked me. Although the Quan family is one of the most prominent families in Wu County, no one has served as the county magistrate so far. Today, hearing my promise today made Quan Cong overjoyed.

"Get up, Zihuang!" I waved my hand and said to Quan Cong with a smile.

Promising to recommend the Quan clan as the prefect of Wujun to my elder brother in the future, it was not my whim or random promise, but the result of my careful consideration. The power of the gentry in Jiangdong, especially Wu and Kuaiji counties, can be said to be deeply rooted. These gentry have a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and have a deep reputation. The strength must not be underestimated. Gu, Lu, Quan, Zhou, Sheng, and Zhu are the leaders of the gentry, and these prominent clans have close ties with each other. Therefore, no matter who they want to rule Jiangdong safely, they must protect these Jiangdong prominent clans.

Holding a good relationship. It is not difficult to capture cities and land, but it is not easy to make these gentry return home. The people of Wu govern Wu and entrusting important tasks to the elite talents among these prominent families is the best way to conquer their hearts. In the original historical trajectory, after the eldest brother captured Yizhou, he adopted such a policy for the local gentry, which quickly stabilized Yizhou. After the eldest brother's death, the gradual decline of Shu Han was to a certain extent because Zhuge Liang failed to properly handle the relationship between Jingzhou Scholar Group and Yizhou Scholar Group, which led to the lack of talents available in Shu Han in the later period...

"Report~!" Just as I and the generals carefully discussed the details of seizing Wujun, a sudden emerged from outside the tent, "Qu Ah urgently reported!"

I had just left for a long time, and something happened to Qu'a? I frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Come in!"

"Wow~!" A soldier who was exhausted and opened the curtain and entered the tent. As soon as he saw me, he immediately knelt on one knee, took out a slender bamboo tube and raised it over his head, and said loudly, "See General! The villain was ordered by the navy commander Ding Duwei and passed an urgent letter!"

Quan Cong stepped forward and took the bamboo tube from the soldier, observed it for a while, then took out a silk book from the tube and handed it to me with his hands.

After taking the silk book, I quickly expanded and browsed...

"General, what did Chengyuan say in his urgent matter? Could it be that Qu A was in danger?" Liao Hua couldn't help but ask with concern when he saw my expression gradually became serious.

Shaking my head, I handed the silk book I had read twice to Liao Hua, who was next to me, and then said in a deep voice to the other generals who were looking at me with the same hopeful eyes: "This urgent piece was written by Xingba, and Chengyuan was only responsible for passing it..."

"Uncle San, what did Brother Xingba say in his urgent article?" Guan Ping asked anxiously.

"What???Kuai Yue is ready to retreat..." Liao Hua finished reading the silk book, looked up at me suddenly and said in surprise.

"It seems like this!" I nodded and said in a deep voice, "Kuai Yue is now unable to get off the tiger, and he is trapped outside the Chaisang City and cannot advance or retreat, and food and grass cannot be provided. It is normal to retreat!"

"But general..." Liao Hua casually passed the silk book to Lin Xue and said in confusion, "If Kuai Yue's army retreated, the main elite of the Jiangdong army could be withdrawn and then return to the eastern front to attack our army. And now is the critical moment for our army to attack Wujun and even Kuaiji. If the elite of the Jiangdong army returned, our army would inevitably divide its troops to fight. Wouldn't the general's plan to sweep across the three eastern counties be delayed?" After a pause, Liao Hua continued, "Why is Brother Xingba so confused and actually helped Kuai Yue retreat? If Kuai Yue could hold Zhou Yu's army back for another ten days and a half months, our army could even take Kuaiji!"

After pondering for a while, I shook my head and said to Liao Hua, "Yuan Jian, you blame Xingba for wrongly... If I were Xingba, I would also assist Kuai Yue in retreating!"

"General, why is this?" Liao Hua asked in more confusion.

"There are two reasons. First, our army has an alliance with the Jingzhou army. If we do not save it in the face of difficulties, our relationship with the two allies will inevitably be unsustainable. Today, our army still relies on Jingzhou a lot, and it is really not appropriate to break this alliance. Second, even if Xingba does not assist Kuai Yue in retreating, the food and grass of Kuai Yue's army will never last for another ten days and a half months. If Kuai Yue collapses due to the exhaustion of food, the biggest benefit will not be us, but the Jiangdong army. The two armies of Jingzhou attack Jiangdong, and Cai Mao has already lost all the way. If Kuai Yue ends up completely, the Jingzhou army will inevitably be greatly damaged and will no longer be able to pose a threat to Jiangdong in the short term. If the threat of Jingzhou is lost, the Jiangdong army will be able to tangle with our army with all its might. If this is the case, it will be very unfavorable to our army!"

"Oh~~!" I sighed lightly, and I continued, "Xingba must have seen the interests in the inner world and was willing to assist Kuai Yue in retreating!"

"General, then do we still want to continue the attack?" Lin Xue asked with a little worry.

"Of course we have to attack, but we can only take down Wujun first for the time being, Kuaiji can only wait a moment!" Seeing that everyone in the tent showed a worried look, I smiled comfortably and said, "Don't worry too much. Even if Zhou Yu's main force wants to return, at least 8-10 days will leave us with a lot of time. Moreover, maybe when Kuai Yue's army retreats, it will give us an unexpected surprise!"

"An unexpected joy?" Guan Ping asked inexplicably, "Uncle San, what unexpected joy?"

"After receiving the urgent request for help from Jinfan Army to Kuai Yue, Liu Biao will inevitably order Cai Mao to send elite troops to rescue him. At that time, if Kuai Yue can echo the Jingzhou Army that was receiving his retreat, and coupled with Xingba's disturbance, he might be able to come to Zhou Yu's army in the end!" I analyzed in a deep voice, "However, the most urgent task at the moment is to seize Wu County as soon as possible and stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible!"

"Yuan Jian, Zi Feng, it seems that you can't wait until dawn to set off again! After two more hours of rest, you two will lead the army to attack Wucheng overnight!"

"yes!"

"Zihuang, you are most familiar with the terrain paths of Wujun. Wait for you and Yuan Jian and Zifeng to rush to Wucheng together!"
Chapter completed!