Hefei.
Hearing that Zhang Liao and Le Jin were returning with their troops, Sun Quan, who was originally satisfied, decisively chose to retreat.
This decision puzzled Lu Meng, Zhuge Jin and others.
"Wuhou! Even if Zhang Liao returns to help, he has just suffered a defeat in Jiangling. It can be said that his morale is low."
"Cao's army may not be my opponent in Jiangdong. As long as we continue to besiege the city, we will definitely be able to capture Hefei!"
Zhuge Jin spoke uprightly, this was the best opportunity for Jiangdong to capture Hefei.
The enemy's morale was low and Le Jin was wounded.
Leaving him at this time would be the most ridiculous thing in the world!
"Wu Hou, I support Zhuge Ziyu in this matter."
It was rare for Lu Meng to agree with Zhuge Jin, who advocated an alliance between Sun and Liu.
"Revenge is now."
"Neither Zhang Liao nor Le Jin will be our opponent this time!"
"If our army retreats without fighting, it will affect morale."
Sun Quan was hesitant at this time. After the last battle of Hefei, he already knew that he had no ability to lead an army.
"Tzuyu, Ziming, how about I leave first and you command the army to attack the city?"
Zhuge Jin and Lu Meng looked at each other, and they both understood that Sun Quan was already afraid!
If the soldiers heard that the Lord General was leaving, where would their morale be?
Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin were quite helpless. At the critical moment, Wu Hou always slipped up!
"Marquis Wu, if we retreat from this battle, I'm afraid there will be no war between the three parties in the future!"
"Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and the Sun family will enter the stage of competition for national power!"
"We in Soochow only have six counties in Jiangdong, and our national power is far beyond that of Cao Cao and Liu Bei!"
Zhuge Jin made an ultimatum, hoping that Sun Quan would take into account the overall situation.
It's just that Sun Quan has made up his mind not to repeat the same mistakes.
The Battle of Xiaoyaojin completely wiped out Sun Quan's martial ambitions.
"Withdraw your troops... The country in Jiangdong is rich and the people are strong. We may not lose to Cao Cao and Liu Bei!"
Sun Quan waved his hand and finally issued the order.
On top of the Hefei city tower, Zhang Liao looked at the retreating Wu army with a sarcastic look on his face.
"People say that Sun Jian is the tiger of Jiangdong, Sun Ce is the little overlord, but Sun Quan does not have the courage of his father and brother."
"If the siege continues without a fight, the morale of our army will definitely be low, and there may even be a mutiny."
"I can only say that this is God helping King Wei!"
Le Jin and Li Dian nodded in praise. Although the three of them had personal disagreements, they never delayed official business.
"Wen Qian, I'm afraid the era of you and me as generals will eventually come to an end."
"After this battle, unless one side has an absolute advantage, it will never be able to easily raise troops."
"I don't know if I can wait until that time."
Le Jin looked at Zhang Liao's back, looking depressed and lonely.
"It's a pity... Xun Wenruo died too early..."
Li Dian couldn't help but sigh: "Even Lu Bu among the people, among a hundred thousand troops, can only be captured without mercy."
"The King of Wei occupies the Central Plains and will surely be able to kill Liu Bei and Sun Quan with his national power!"
However, Li Dian's words were not recognized by Zhang Liao and Le Jin.
The Battle of Jiangling may have been imprinted in their hearts.
Only true experience can tell how dangerous this battle is.
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Jiangling.
Liu Mang has no plans to return to Chengdu in the short term.
He wants to run Jingzhou himself and cultivate relationships with Zhang Xingcai and Guan Yinping.
After all, Xingcai tends to develop towards Sister Yu, which is Liu Mang’s cup of tea!
As for the silver screen, the childlike appearance is huge!
After all, they grew up as childhood sweethearts and will definitely become Liu Mang's confidante in the future.
"Sir, in the land of Jingzhou, if there is no war, we will surely have enough troops and food, and the country will be rich and the people will be strong."
"Liu Jingsheng became a powerful leader by occupying this place without being disturbed by war."
"After the Gangneung War, the two sides will not start a war openly, but what happens behind the scenes is unpredictable."
Pang Tong held the wine gourd in his hand, "Perhaps this is what the young master calls an economic competition!"
Liu Mang nodded. Fortunately, when he was in Xinye, he had no intention of asking his two uncles to set up a caravan.
Nowadays, the products of Mi's caravan are indispensable in every state in the world.
“Economic warfare is an economic struggle between opposing parties to gain strategic advantage and win the war.”
"Mainly refers to various forms of economic struggle during war, but also includes economic blockades and economic disruptions in peacetime."
"This is not a true peace, but a critical moment in opening up an economic war."
Liu Mang briefly explained his idea to everyone.
"Don't think that if Cao Cao occupies the rich land of the Central Plains, he can use his national power to kill us."
"In fact, during peacetime, our maneuverability is greater."
"The Shu salt and Shu brocade alone are enough for Cao Cao to drink a pot!"
Among the Central Plains nobles, who doesn’t wear Shu brocade?
Cao Cao strictly ordered his men to wear Shu brocade. What was the result?
Everyone is having a meeting with the Beggar Clan publicly, but secretly they are still purchasing large quantities of Sichuan brocade.
Not to mention Shu salt, there are many salt ponds in Yizhou.
Liu Mang told Zhuge Liang all the previous methods of making salt.
Wolong personally went to teach him that the taste of Shu salt was better than that of the Central Plains and Jiangdong.
Regardless of whether they are dignitaries or ordinary people, Shu Han can pluck wool!
Shu Brocade and Shu Salt are two top products.
Not to mention, now that Liu Mang has regained Liangzhou, there are still many natural salt ponds.
"Then we, the general, have become decorations, aren't we?"
Gan Ning couldn't help but sigh. Although it was a good thing to fight without dying, she preferred the feeling of galloping on the battlefield.
"To achieve hegemony, when a country finally achieves its great cause of unification, it will always use war."
"It's just that the economic war is to expand the national strength of the three countries, and in the end it will be you who will deliver the fatal blow."
"Don't worry, this won't take too long!"
Liu Mang understood the thoughts of the generals. Once upon a time, they were the protagonists, but now they were reduced to supporting roles. He must have felt unhappy.
But the real war is by no means the bravery of ordinary people, but the competition of national strength between two countries.
Liu Mang also hopes to take advantage of this moment to accumulate national strength and at least run Liangzhou smoothly.
What's more, there is Jiaozhou, a large producer, which is enough to support the grain consumption of the Han Dynasty.
As for population?
There are so many Qiang and Di people, and they are all in vain if they are not used.
The nature of the people is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. As long as the Shu Han is rich and powerful enough, more and more people will migrate here.
"Your Majesty, how do we start the economic war?"
Pang Tong was gearing up. He had already thought of several good ideas to consume Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
"Recuperate and stay put."
Liu Mang smiled slyly: "Rather than take the lead, I prefer to show weakness to the enemy."
"As long as Cao Cao and Sun Quan pursue the current policies, we, the Han, will surely make profits without losing anything, so why bother to interfere too much?"
When all the generals heard this, they were all stunned on the spot.
"You can make a lot of money every day by doing nothing, so why add unnecessary unnecessary extravagance?"
"By the way, Fourth Uncle Zhao, Xing Ba! You should hurry up and create people while you have time!"
Zhao Yun and Gan Ning looked at each other and smiled. Sure enough, with the prince here, no matter how difficult it was, they could easily solve it.
