Jianye City thousands of miles away.
After waiting for more than a month, Cao Jun led by Pang Tong finally arrived at Jianye City.
"General!"
Everyone saluted Yang Ling, their eyes a little moist!
Speaking of which, they haven't seen each other for more than a year since they parted ways in Jiangling!
"Brother, you can never leave my fourth brother and me again this time."
"that is!"
Zhao Yun and Dian Wei looked resentful.
"Second brother, fourth brother, military advisor, Meng Qi... Don't worry, I will never abandon you this time!"
Yang Ling was quite emotional when she reunited with Zhao Yun and the others.
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they took their seats.
"When the military advisor came here, it was smooth sailing?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
"Although there is harassment from Jiangdong's army, it is all scabies and leprosy, so there is nothing to worry about."
Pang Tong smiled.
After Chaisang was captured by Cao's army and Sun Quan led his army to escape, Jiangdong's defense line in Yuzhang County completely collapsed.
Most of Jiangdong's army fled to the hinterland of Wu County and Danyang County, and only a small number hid in the mountains and became rogue bandits.
Along the way from Chaisang, Cao Jun encountered many ambushes from Jiangdong's army.
However, Cao's army had superior strength, high morale, and Pang Tong's calm command, so naturally there was no trouble.
At present, the south bank of the Yangtze River, from Chaisang to Jianye, is all controlled by Cao Jun.
"May I ask, General, how is Sun Quan's situation?"
Pang Tong asked.
"He is now a bereaved dog. He has fled back to Wu County and is still lingering."
Gan Ning on the side smiled.
According to the news they received, Sun Quan began to gather troops and horses after returning to Wu County.
He completely gave up Yuzhang County and part of the land in Danyang County, and recalled all the troops from the two counties to Wu County.
In addition, Sun Quan also mobilized a large number of troops from Kuaiji County.
The meaning is very clear, that is, he plans to start the final struggle with Yang Ling in Wu County!
After understanding the specific situation, Pang Tong frowned slightly.
"Having said that, Sun Quan has gathered nearly 100,000 troops in Wu County. It will not be easy to conquer them."
"What the military advisor said is absolutely true, but no matter how hard it is to bite off, we have to bite it off!"
Yang Ling sneered.
As long as Sun Quan is eliminated, the remaining Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Liu Bei and others will not be a concern.
Unification of China is just around the corner!
Everyone discussed the military division for a while, and Pang Tongyi patted his head. Then he remembered something and said quickly,
"My subordinates have brought Cheng Pu here. General, do you want to see him?"
Yang Ling thought for a while, nodded and said,
"Okay, just bring him here!"
After a while, Cheng Pu followed several soldiers to the lobby.
He had a high prestige in Jiangdong, and Pang Tong did not make things difficult for him.
Except for looking a little haggard, everything else is normal!
Seeing Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang who were sitting in the hall couldn't help but stand up.
"Mr. Cheng..."
Cheng Pu just glanced at them and said nothing.
"Mr. Cheng, you're fine!"
Yang Ling greeted Cheng Pu with a smile.
Speaking of which, including Sun Jian, Cheng Pu and others, Yang Ling and them were considered old acquaintances.
When the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, Yang Ling also followed Cao Cao and met them all.
Looking at the extraordinary Yang Ling in the high hall in front of him, Cheng Pu felt quite complicated.
Speaking of which, Yang Ling was just a grain transport officer in the Eighteenth Route Prince Camp, and he had to be respectful when he saw him.
Unexpectedly, it took thirty years for Hedong and thirty years for Hexi.
After so many years, Yang Ling transformed into a general of the imperial court, and he became his prisoner!
Cheng Pu sighed and said calmly,
"Could it be that the general wants to humiliate me?"
"Am I that kind of person?"
Yang Ling smiled and motioned to Zhou Cang beside him to give Cheng Pu a seat, and then said,
"Now that Jiangdong's defeat has been decided, why doesn't Cheng Gong follow the example of the two generals Huang Gai and Han Dang and abandon the dark side and join the bright side?"
"I accept the General's kindness, but I have no intention of seeking refuge with others."
Cheng Pu looked indifferent and directly rejected Yang Ling's kindness.
"If they were to defeat the two generals and defeat them, it would be fine for Duke Cheng to be loyal to them. But is a ruthless and unjust person like Sun Quan worthy of being loyal to Duke Cheng?"
Yang Ling asked softly.
"So what? He can be ruthless, how can I be unjust?"
Cheng Pu shook his head, his attitude was extremely determined.
Along the way, people from Jiangdong, including Cheng Pu, Pan Zhang, Ding Feng and others, had become convinced that Zhou Yu was killed by Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu's prestige in the army was so high that many people were disappointed with Sun Quan and chose to join Yang Ling.
Cheng Pu had similar ideas to them, but he had his own code of conduct and was unwilling to betray Jiangdong because of what Sun Quan did!
"Cheng Gong was so loyal and loyal, but in fact it was touching. It's such a pity."
Yang Ling couldn't help but shook his head regretfully.
Among the four old men in Jiangdong, Zu Mao died early in the battle, and Huang Gai and Han Dang had already surrendered.
If Cheng Pu can be persuaded to surrender, the morale of Jiangdong Army will be greatly reduced and their fighting spirit will be destroyed.
However, after hearing his words, Huang Gai and Han Dang panicked.
They thought Yang Ling was going to order Cheng Pu's death, so they hurriedly said,
"Mr. Cheng is so loyal and courageous, why should the general be so generous?"
"Yes, if we kill Mr. Cheng, wouldn't it chill the hearts of all the benevolent and righteous people in the world!"
Before Yang Ling could express his stance, even Ma Chao, Gan Ning and others standing next to him began to plead for Cheng Pu's favor.
Yang Ling immediately couldn't laugh or cry, and explained patiently,
"Don't worry, I won't kill Mr. Cheng! Since Mr. Cheng is unwilling to surrender, I won't force him."
"After I destroy Jiangdong, I will let you go free!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Pu solemnly saluted Yang Ling.
"Thank you so much, General!"
Yang Ling comforted Cheng Pu a few more words, and then asked Huang Gai and Han Dang to take him down.
…
After Cao Jun rested in Jianye City for a few days, Yang Ling led the army and headed directly for Wuxian County.
As Sun Quan imagined, Yang Ling indeed planned to attack Wu County from Dantu and Qu'a.
In less than three days, Cao's army conquered Hushu, Jiangcheng, Jurong and other counties one after another, and advanced ten miles outside Qu'a City.
After receiving the news, Sun Quan was unwilling to be neglected and personally led a group of generals to Piling, a hundred miles away from Aqu, to take command.
Cao Jun also encountered a lot of trouble.
The person responsible for defending Qu'a was none other than Jiangdong general Zhu Zhi.
He learned from Cao Jun's experience in bombarding Jiangling and Chaisang, and did not defend Qu'a.
Instead, like Zhuge Liang back then, they built a defense line along the Huai River outside Qu'a City.
Zhu Zhi ordered the Jiangdong Army to dig several trenches and order the soldiers to hide in them and prepare for the attack!
"General, let me lead the team up and charge!"
Gan Ning took the initiative to ask for a battle.
"Xingba, I'm not happy to hear what you say."
Ma Chao on the side suddenly blew his nose and stared.
