Sun Jian's tent was quiet. After being resurrected, Huang Gai returned to the battlefield, Cheng Pu, who came from Shu County to reinforce, has officially become the chief secretary of Sun Jian, and Zhu Zhi, who escorted the supply, almost all the important generals of Sun Jian in Lujiang are now in this tent.

Although a large group of people stayed together, the atmosphere was surprisingly quiet. Everyone had their own ideas and didn't say anything. Of course, they were embarrassed that they didn't know what to say. As for Sun Jian, the look on his face was very strange at the moment, with helplessness, unwillingness, anger and shame.

"What do you think about this?"

Sun Jian finally raised his head, his face regained a firmness and asked in a solemn voice.

Cheng Pu looked up at the silent people, snorted with disdain, and said with a loud voice: "Lord, this is purely an excuse for the Heaven and Earth Society. What the rebellion of the Jingnan barbarians is, I think it is the excuse they were looking for when they did not want to continue to fight. And what Zhao Zilong said about the need for repairs for a long time, all of them are excuses. These people are cowards who are profit-oriented and are not trustworthy at all. At that time, I opposed the alliance with them. To form an alliance with these people who are fickle and have ulterior motives, we must be the ones who suffer losses in the end."

"General Cheng's words are wrong!" Gu Yong retorted lightly, twisting his beard.

Cheng Pu glared at Gu Yong with dissatisfaction. He was an elder. When was this turn of such a fence-like literati to criticize him? Cheng Pu did not hide his dissatisfaction in his heart.

"What am I wrong? Are these not their excuses? Aren't they treacherous?"

"It's another saying to betrayal, but how can you be sure that this is an excuse? Isn't there a barbarian riot in Jingnan? Hasn't Zhao Yun's troops been fighting for two months? Isn't it true that soldiers are tired and horses are thin?"

"This...but we are still fighting. Wouldn't they let our army sit on wax after they retreat like this?"

"That's right, but this is a two-part matter. Besides, when we formed an alliance, our main strategic goals were Yuzhang County and Lujiang County. Now these two counties are under our control, and later attacking Cao Cao was our own need. Without weakening Cao Cao's growing strength, would we sleep peacefully in Lujiang County?"

"This...at this...at this is a treason at this critical moment, it is a treason. Tianxiahui and Zhao Yun are both treasonous villains. That's what I think."

Sun Jian suddenly smiled: "So you can only be a general, but you can't be a commander. You know nothing about politics. The political thing is mutual compromise and sharing of interests. If you share less, you will scold people. Next time, who will share food with you. If everyone is enemies with you, in the future, it will not be us to share food, but others will share food, and I will wait."

"Sir, I'm right. Although the current situation seems to be unfavorable to our army, it even makes our army's situation very embarrassing. But Yuan Tan said it well. Since our first strategic goal has been achieved, the purpose of attacking Cao Cao is to weaken Cao Cao. Although we hope to destroy Cao Cao, once Cao Cao is destroyed, the surrounding Jingxiang forces and Yiren forces will probably be extremely uneasy. In the uncertain state behind us, it is hard to say whether they will directly attack Jiangdong. Therefore, in this sense, Cao Cao's existence is also a shield in front of us, and is endured by the hostility of Yiren and Jingxiang forces."

Zhu Zhi also slowly spoke out his opinion. Of course, Zhu Zhi still had some ideas. In fact, if Cao Cao really lost his strength, there would probably be a bigger threat in the east, and this threat may be brewing now. There are also various rumors about Danyang and Wujun in Jiangdong.

The most worrying thing is tantamount to the rumors of Zangmin's resignation and Liu Yao's reign to serve as the governor of Yangzhou. If this is true, a countercurrent might be set off in Danyang and Wujun. If Cao Cao grows stronger, the surrounding forces may continue to support the unification of Jiangdong, but Cao Cao's weak power will become the first choice to divide Jiangdong.

"Your reason is thorough. Although Cao Cao is our evil neighbor, we are temporarily unable to live without this evil neighbor. It is quite a bit of the intention of raising enemies to respect themselves. Therefore, excessively weakening Cao Cao is also unfavorable to us. I only realized this. Therefore, when Cao Cao was in crisis in the north, they intended to untire Cao Cao from the south, which was also the purpose. Keep Cao Cao to fight us. Similarly, we also need to keep Cao Cao to resist the hostility from them. This is the politics, do you understand the key points? "

"This... lord, I don't understand these things. Anyway, if you say you will hit someone, I will hit anyone. If you say you won't hit, I won't hit you. I am a general, not a military advisor, haha."

"Haha, what about the refusal? But I feel ashamed that I have any thoughts. I can't help you revenge this time!"

"Lord, the two armies are fighting each other, what are the personal grudges? They are not as good as others on the battlefield. They can only blame themselves for not working hard and never blame others. The lord must not worry about this matter, and the subordinates will not have such thoughts. Please put the overall situation first and do not need to consider other matters. The subordinates will fully support the lord."

Huang Gai straightened his body and replied loudly, his voice as strong as ever.

"Okay! A big picture is the most important thing, I understand the loyalty and righteousness of the public."

Sun Jian praised Huang Gai, slowly lowered the smile on his face, and looked at Zhu Zhi and said, "I heard that the news of Zangmin's resignation in Danyang County and Wu County have been circulating recently. The new provincial governor is about to arrive in Jianye, but is there any incident?"

Zhu Zhi nodded calmly: "This is true, but it is a bit strange where this statement came from. Moreover, Zangmin has been closed to thank guests these days, so this news cannot be confirmed."

"I think someone wants to use this news to fight against the adults. Now the Xu family, Qiao family, Zhang family, and Lu family are likely to have small moves underground, especially the Xu family and Lu family, the Xu family, the Wu County Prefect Xu Gong, the Danyang County Prefect Zhou Xin, and the Kuaiji County Prefect Wang Lang. The attitudes of these people are a little swaying now. It is better for the adults to take this opportunity to quickly advance eastward and unify Jiangdong."

Gu Yong's statement was a bit anxious because things in Jiangdong were already a little unstable. Things could not be described by the word "swing", but each had different intentions. If Sun Jian can accomplish things, why can't Xu Gong, Wang Lang and Zhou Xin succeed? Also, Sun Jian took the position of the Lu family and replaced him, and his attitude towards the aristocratic race was also tough. His behavior of living and rebelling gradually made the Jiangdong clan feel worried and rebellious, and there were also people who were determined to provoke it.

Therefore, Gu Yong believes that the focus should be on Jiangdong, rather than competing with Cao Cao in Huainan. Anyway, Cao Cao is unstable in the north and has no intention of looking south. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Jian should first integrate Jiangdong and then plan for others. Otherwise, if Jiangdong is not protected, Sun Jian will be in a situation where he is attacked from both sides, no, and is attacked from all sides.

Sun Jian nodded: "What Yuan Tan is worried about is exactly what I am worried about. If Jiangdong wants to integrate, it will definitely limit the interests of the aristocratic races. Even if there are people who are interested in inciting it, the longer the time will be, the more unfavorable it will be for me. Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of the world's withdrawal of troops this time, we should also focus on Jiangdong's affairs. Also, once things change, your families may be implicated, and you must also prepare early."

Zhu Zhi smiled: "Yuan Tan and I have slowly moved our tribe members to Jiujiang. Jiujiang is located in an important place and is a good place."

"That's great!" Sun Jian said with a smile, and a big stone in his heart was finally put down. If Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong did not move their family to Jiujiang or Changsha, Sun Jian would always be worried about the recurrence of these two people, which would be a very fatal thing.

If Zhu Zhi could stand firmly on his side, then the Yangtze River would be Sun Jian’s world. With the Yangtze River in hand, Sun Jian could put intensified pressure on the three counties of Jiangdong. Even if he didn’t take action, he would just block their trade channels, and these Jiangdong clans would not be able to stand it.

Of course, Sun Jian thought so, intentionally or unintentionally and deliberately forgot Fang Zhiwen, because with his and Zhu Zhi's ability, it would be absolutely boring to compete with Fang Zhiwen's navy.

"Then this matter is settled. You all start to prepare for the withdrawal of troops. Demou and Junli will return to Shu County to make arrangements first. Yuan Tan will go to Jiujiang to take charge, prepare food and equipment, and perform naval ships. After I return to Shu County, I will formally negotiate with Zhou Xin of Danyang."

"promise!"

"Abide by the order!"

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"Lord, don't worry, Zhang Zhiyuan withdrew his troops in the past two days. The lord can quietly transfer the elite troops to Shouchun north first. Even if they discover it, they will not really take any action. The worst case is that Lu'an is just robbed like Bo'an."

Xi Zhicai had learned the essence of Spring and Autumn Period and cleverly used words to push Bo'an's affairs to the enemy. Cao Cao was a little embarrassed, but then he felt that Xi Zhicai was very considerate.

It’s not that Cao Cao didn’t understand the current situation. If he still couldn’t understand the matter involved, Cao Cao wouldn’t be Cao Cao. To put it bluntly, he made a small fortune. Some people couldn’t see it and insisted on making trouble. Even if he couldn’t make a difference, he would be disgusted by Cao Cao, and even let Cao Cao break the money.

Cao Cao has always been restrained, just not wanting to fight the war too much. At that time, it will not be a loss of money, but will become a life-and-death situation. However, Cao Cao is now facing the situation of being attacked from both sides of the north and the south. His concerns and anxiety about his territory will overflow from the rational dam from time to time, which is also a common sense.

"Zhicai said, but I am still worried. If we do not withdraw our troops here, we will not dare to go north to fight against the Second Yuan. If these guys take the opportunity to attack behind their backs or sweep the entire Huainan, it will be too late to regret it."

Xi Zhicai raised his lips and smiled: "Don't worry, lord, it won't be like this!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath, looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Zhi Cai is sure?"
Chapter completed!