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Chen Qun came from the north bank of the Yangtze River and secretly came to see Sun Quan under the order of Cao Cao. The reason why Chen Qun came secretly was not because he was worried about Jiangdong, but because he was afraid that the Han army would find out and reported to Liu Jing, thus revealing the reality that the Sun and Cao families did not cooperate tacitly.

A carriage drove out of the dock and rushed into Jianye City, driving into Jianye Palace. The carriage slowly stopped on the steps, and Sun Quan was already waiting here.

"Sun Quan failed to go to the dock to greet him. I hope Chen Zhongcheng will be more forgiving in his rudeness." Sun Quan smiled and said.

"Mr. Wu is polite. I am hereby obeying the order of Duke Wei. If you have important matters to discuss with Wu, it is better to keep a low profile."

"Since that's the case, please Chen Zhongcheng"

"please"

The two of them exchanged a few greetings, and Sun Quan took Chen Qun to the study room. Zhang Zhao also attended the meeting. He sat down. Sun Quan ordered the maid to serve tea. Chen Qun then said straight to the point: "Liu Jing led a 100,000 army to capture Ruxukou. Has Wu Hou received the news?"

Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao looked at each other. Although Chen Qun did not say it clearly, his implication was that it was implying that the Han army in Wuhu was not restrained, which led to the Han army occupying Ruxukou. Sun Quan immediately felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't like this tone of accountability.

"Although I haven't heard of it, I can also imagine how to reach the attack of the Han army with only 10,000 troops."

Chen Qun sighed and said, "If the Jiangdong Navy could block the Ruxu River into the mouth of the river, the Han army might not be able to occupy Ruxukou. Originally, General Zhang He had successfully blocked the Han army from landing at the Yangtze River Wharf, which was a pity."

Sun Quan's face suddenly sank and said unhappy: "Is Chen Zhongcheng accusing the Jiangdong Army of not being able to restrain the Han army?"

"Mr. Wu misunderstood. I have no intention of this. Duke Wei has no intention of accuseing the Jiangdong Army. He knew that Duke Wu had just captured Wu County and had a lot of things to deal with. It was reasonable that he didn't care about Wuhu for a while. Duke Wei just said that as long as the two sides joined forces, they could indeed defeat the Han army."

Chen Qun's tone was very sincere, and Sun Quan's dissatisfaction was relieved a little. He said slowly: "In fact, I also know that the battle in Hefei is tense, so before I could handle the matter of Wujun, I rushed back to Jianye. I only rushed back this morning, and it was only an hour now. Duke Wei was a little anxious."

"The Marquis of Wu attaches great importance to the Battle of Hefei, which is admirable. The emperor came here this time to discuss the next battle plan between the two sides. If Marquis of Wu is willing, I can tell Duke Wei's plan first."

Sun Quan knew that Chen Qun was actually here to urge him to send troops, and Cao Cao was still worried about him. He sneered in his heart and said, "I hope to hear about Duke Wei's plan first."

"The plan of Wei Gong is very simple. The Han army is currently building a water camp in Ruxukou. The Han army's front army has entered Chaohu, but it has not taken action. Wei Gong's intention is to delay the time of the Han army's north attack as much as possible and create opportunities for the Jiangdong naval army."

After all, he still had to force Jiangdong to send troops. Sun Quan was angry and snorted heavily, "Don't Chen Zhongcheng know that Liu Jing has established a military city on the island outside Kuaiji County. There are thousands of troops stationed there. Lu Xun and Sun Shao are there. Just wait for our Jiangdong army to send troops, and they will make a comeback. Do you think Liu Jing has no backup plan to deal with Jiangdong?"

Chen Qun was stunned. He never expected that such a thing would happen. After a while, he was surprised and said, "Can the Marquis of Wu confirm this matter how many Han troops?"

"Although I cannot be sure of this for the time being, there should be thousands of Han troops in Wu County, but they have no trace and have not retreated to Xindu County. Apart from that, I can't think of any other place to go."

Chen Qun was silent for a while and asked, "As far as I know, the islands outside Kuaiji County are all deserted islands. The Han army has no food supplies, so how can they survive?"

Sun Quan suddenly felt a sudden jump. Chen Qun was indeed very smart. He asked a key question in one sentence. He had always been very secretive when he assigned the island to Liu Jing. Except for a few senior officials, he was not known to outsiders. Should he be honest with Cao Cao about the original story?

Sun Quan quickly glanced at Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao sighed and said, "We reached a compromise with Liu Jing to allow the Jingzhou fleet to enter the sea from the Yangtze River. Later, Jingzhou borrowed 50,000 stones of grain to Liu Bei. Part of it was to go to Jiaozhou by sea. Moreover, Jingzhou had a large sea fleet, all of which were cargo ships of more than 1,000 stones, and could withstand the sea storm. Liu Jing should have established a supply point on the island outside Kuaiji at this time. Of course, their initial plan was to transport supplies, but now it has become a sharp blade to deal with me. We didn't expect it at the beginning."

Zhang Zhao first confirmed that this was happening, but he was ambiguous. He did not say that Jiangdong had to let the island, but the Han army built supply points on the island without authorization. In this way, it also cleared the inevitable connection between Jiangdong and the matter, because if the responsibility was in Jiangdong, Cao Cao would not understand their difficulties and just suppress Jiangdong to send troops.

Zhang Zhao said it reasonably, and Chen Qun could not believe it. Chen Qun asked for a moment of silence: "Wu Hou said that Jiangdong will not participate in the battle in Hefei. Is this what it means?"

"No, no"

Sun Quan waved his hand quickly, "The Battle of Hefei is related to the future of Jiangdong. How can I stand by and watch? I will definitely send troops. But I hope to get the support of Duke Wei again so that we can have the ability to deal with the counterattack of the Han army from the outer islands at the same time."

After all, Sun Quan still wanted benefits, which was as expected by Cao Cao. Chen Qun nodded and asked, "I don't know what support Wu Hou needs."

Sun Quan smiled slightly, "The Han army's counterattack from the island must be a waste of water. When dealing with the Han army's warships, tincture oil is the first weapon. Unfortunately, our tincture oil inventory is insufficient and Jiangdong does not produce carbohydrate oil. I can only ask Duke Wei to provide us with another 10,000 barrels of tincture oil. In addition, the military rations are insufficient. Can Cao's army support another 100,000 stones of grain?"

Zhang Zhao was also a little embarrassed when Sun Quan's lion opening command. He didn't expect that Wu Hou would react so quickly and turned the threat from the outer island into an excuse to ask Cao Cao for support. He was indeed an extraordinary black man in his heart.

Chen Qun was silent for a moment and asked, "If Duke Wei agreed to the conditions of the Marquis of Wu, how many troops will Wu Hou plan to send, and when will he send troops?"

Sun Quan said happily: "As long as Mr. Wei is willing to relieve my worries, I will send out tens of thousands of navy troops, five warships, and the queen of heaven."

Chen Qun stood up and bowed, took out a brocade scroll from his arms, and said to Sun Quan: "This is a letter of full power of attorney to me before leaving. On behalf of Duke Wei, I can agree to the conditions of Duke Wu, but I hope that Duke Wu will keep his promise and the Queen of Heaven will send troops."

Sun Quan's eyes narrowed, "Please rest assured, Chen Zhongcheng, after all, the battle in Hefei is also related to the danger of Jiangdong, so why can't I do my best?"

The outer island referred to in the conversation between Sun Quan and Chen Qun is today's Zhoushan Islands, located on the sea east of Yin County, Kuaiji County, which is today's Ningbo. The coastal fishermen here have been fishing for generations.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, although Zhoushan Island belonged to the territory of Jiangdong, Jiangdong did not effectively control it, and the islands had no name. The government regarded them as deserted islands. However, there were also coastal fishermen living and thriving on the islands. Local fishermen called them Yinwai Island, which means the outer islands of Yin County, which are also abbreviated as outer islands.

Liu Jing reached a compromise with Sun Quan on Beigu Mountain in Jingkou, and used Yuzhang County to exchange for all overseas islands, including outer islands. Of course, Liu Jing's original intention was to develop Yizhou and ensure that Yizhou belongs to Jingzhou. However, before the New Year, Liu Jing changed his strategy and decided to establish a supply military city on the outer island, gather food and food supplies, and station five soldiers on the outer island.

This incident was carried out in a concealed manner. Although some fishermen knew something, they all received benefits from the Han army and no one was willing to report it to the officials, so the Jiangdong government knew nothing about it. It was not until Lu Xun and Sun Shao had suspicious whereabouts that Zhang Zhao vaguely guessed something.

After several days of coastal sailing, Lu Xun and Sun Shao finally arrived at their destination on a boat. Lu Xun knew a little about the situation, but Sun Shao knew nothing. When the ship gradually approached the island, Sun Shao's eyes were full of surprise.

I saw that there were several large and small ships moored in a harbor on the island, and a wharf was built. At the foot of the mountain not far from the wharf, there was a considerable city, comparable to a small county town.

At this time, Lu Xun's long asked, "Father, is this by the sea?"

This is also Sun Shao’s question. This island is so big and has rolling mountains. He looked back at Lu Xun in confusion.

Lu Xun didn't know how to answer. At this time, a boatman next to him smiled and said, "Xiao Gong, this is a large island with a larger territory than a county. The locals call it the outer island, which is less than a small distance from Yin County. We call it Dinghai Island, and this military city is Dinghai City."

While speaking, the ship slowly approached the dock. A Han general had been waiting for a long time on the dock. Lu Xun recognized him as Lou Fa, a side general in Jingzhou, one of the two heroes of Jingzhou naval forces, as famous as Shen Mi.

When they got ashore, Lou Fa came up with a smile and bowed: "Welcome to Mr. Sun and Governor Lu, thank you for your hard work."

Finally got ashore, Sun Shao suddenly felt a sense of stability. Lu Xun introduced Lou Fa to him. Sun Shao asked curiously: "How long has General Lou been here?"

Lou Fa smiled heartily and said, "I just arrived half a month ago, but after this military city was built before the New Year, there have been five garrisons. These soldiers have been stationed on the island for 2008. After being arduous, they are the real tough guys."

Sun Shao saw a group of dark-skinned soldiers standing behind Lou Fa. He knew that these soldiers were Han troops stationed on the island for a long time. He couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration in his heart.

Sun Shao and Lu Xun's wife and children were both seasick and were arranged to go to the city to rest, but Lu Xun's heart was up and down. He stood at the top of the city and looked at the west. On the other side, the mainland was Kuaiji County. The Han army actually hid thousands of troops here. Once the Han army began to attack Jiangdong, there was a sharp dagger inserted into Jiangdong's back.
Chapter completed!