Yangzhou, Jiujiang County Government Office, Shouchun City.
Once upon a time, this was the capital of Yuan Shu.
After usurping the throne and establishing himself as emperor, Shouchun was made the capital of the country.
Later, Yuan Shu was overthrown, and Jiujiang County was taken over by Cao Cao.
Shouchun also served as an important town against the forces in the south of the Yangtze River.
Later, Zhou Yu defeated the Wei army and occupied Jiujiang County. Shouchun fell into Zhou Yu's hands.
Because Shouchun is located in a dangerous location, close to the Huai River and connected by tributaries of the Huai River.
Land and water transportation are extremely convenient.
It can also contain Yuzhou and Xuzhou at the same time.
By garrisoning a city, you can keep your enemies awake at night!
Shouchun naturally became Zhou Yu's general headquarters in the Huainan region.
After being built by Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, Shouchun has become an important military town.
Later, it was reinforced by Zhou Yu himself, and it became a military fortress, indestructible.
Zhou Yu could effectively curb Cao Wei's advance by relying solely on Shouchun City.
Unless there is a huge change in Huainan as a whole, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky to eat Shouchun!
Therefore, from the beginning to the end of the Huainan War, there was no fight for Shouchun City.
Everyone knows that it is unrealistic to attack Shouchun by force.
In the Governor's Mansion of Shouchun City, Zhou Yu was watching battle reports from various places and making the latest responses in real time.
After reading all the information, Zhou Yu showed a relaxed smile.
"Phew, it's okay..."
Although the battle in Huainan was a stalemate and bloody battle, the two armies were victorious and generally in a stalemate.
Judging from the current situation, there is no point to break the deadlock.
As long as we keep it up, we can at least remain undefeated.
Similarly, for such a long time, Zhou Yu has not found the key point to break the game.
The goal has also changed from repelling the Wei army and achieving complete victory to defending Huainan and containing the Wei army's offensive.
"Report, the Grand Governor, Lujiang Prefect Lü Meng wants to see you."
Zhou Yu raised his head in confusion.
"Lu Meng, what is he doing here?"
The soldier shook his head.
"I don't know, Governor Lu didn't say."
"Let him in."
Zhou Yu knew the situation in Lujiang, and even more understood how busy Lu Meng was at this time.
He never expected that Lu Meng would suddenly come to Shouchun.
Not long after, Lu Meng in full armor walked in.
"Meet the Grand Governor."
"Ziming, there's no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief."
"Why are you here?"
Lu Meng opened his mouth but said nothing.
After hesitating for a moment, he let out a helpless sigh.
"Eh!"
Zhou Yu stood up and walked to Lu Meng's side.
"Ziming, what's wrong?"
That is to say, Lu Meng was neatly dressed and showed no signs of fighting.
Otherwise, Zhou Yu would have thought that Lujiang was lost!
"Grand Governor, the general is really speechless!"
"Then Duke Wu believed the slander and insisted on joining forces with Liu Zhang! Gu Yong is even more interesting. In order to join forces, he actually gave the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling to Liu Zhang!"
Zhou Yu nodded slightly, he knew all these things.
"The governor knew, but they moved too fast and it was too late to stop them."
Lu Meng became even more angry.
"The last general once gave many instructions to Duke Wu, saying that Liu Zhang had bad intentions, but Duke Wu just didn't listen!"
"It's like a demon is stunned. He won't give up until he gives me two counties! And that Gu Yong is really nothing!"
Zhou Yu patted Lu Meng's shoulder gently.
"Ziming, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to complain."
"Shouldn't you stay in Lujiang yourself to guard against Liu Zhang's prying eyes?"
"Grand Governor, the general was originally guarding against Liu Zhang's sneak attack, but the general had to come!"
"You don't know, Commander-in-Chief, that yesterday Wu Gong led an army of 100,000 men to engage in a water battle with Liu Zhang!"
Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat and he quickly asked.
"How is the result?"
"I heard that Duke Wu mobilized a lot of ships and led them with the Gaihai. Even if they don't win, they should be evenly matched, right?"
Lu Meng sneered and shook his head helplessly.
"Evenly matched? Haha, only a quarter of an hour after the war started, our army was defeated!"
"The general has heard that sixty to seventy thousand soldiers were killed and injured, and 90% of the warships were lost!"
"What!"
Even Zhou Yu couldn't help but scream in surprise.
He has been fighting for so many years, leading the naval force for so many years, and studying so many tactics. He never thought that a naval battle could result in such huge losses in a head-on confrontation!
"what happened?"
Lu Meng was so angry that he gasped for breath.
"The Commander-in-Chief, I don't know what will happen next."
"The general only knows that in this battle, Jiangdong Navy was completely defeated!"
"It shouldn't be. Is your information accurate?"
Zhou Yu was still a little in disbelief.
Even if the commander turned into him, he didn't know how to cause such a huge defeat.
The flag of the Yougai Haihao was standing there. Even if they couldn't defeat the Qin army, they could still maintain a stalemate.
A major defeat in such a short period of time would be impossible unless the army collapsed.
But water battles are different from land battles, and there is not much chance of collapse.
Lu Meng nodded heavily to confirm.
"Grand Governor, it's absolutely true, otherwise the general wouldn't be here!"
Zhou Yu was still a little doubtful.
"How many losses did the Qin army suffer?"
Lu Meng was even more helpless.
"I heard there were only more than a thousand casualties."
"What!"
Zhou Yu's eyes were wide open and he didn't believe his ears at all.
"We lost 70,000, and the enemy lost 1,000? How did we fight this battle!"
"Can you tell me the specific process?"
"I will not know the specific situation, but I will know that this is definitely a loss!"
"this..."
Qiang Ruzhou Yu was also a little speechless.
The situation of both sides of the battle is known, and the losses of both sides are also known, but the process cannot be calculated at all.
"Grand Governor, what do you think we should do now?"
"The general estimates that Duke Wu will come to ask for Chaisang Navy soon!"
Zhou Yu frowned.
It’s not that I don’t want to give it, it’s just that I can’t.
The position of the navy in the Huainan battlefield is not critical, but it also curbs the Wei army's retreat and prevents them from being unscrupulous.
Without the navy, the impact will be huge.
Besides, the actual main strength of the Chaisang navy is only 30,000.
Sun Quan lost 70,000 men in one battle. How long can Chaisang's navy last?
I'm afraid it will be reimbursed in one day!
"We can't figure out the specific reason for the defeat, and the navy can't give it. If the Chaisang navy is lost again, our army will completely lose its reliance in the water war!"
Lu Meng fully agreed with Zhou Yu's words.
"Grand Governor, this is exactly what I mean!"
"Chaisang Navy must not give it to them, they are a bunch of trash!"
"Ziming! Don't be rude!"
Zhou Yu glared at Lu Meng.
Is it okay to talk about Sun Quan in front of him?
"Ziming, come to Shouchun, then Lujiang..."
Before Zhou Yu finished speaking, the soldiers walked in.
"Report to the Grand Governor, Gu Yong to ask for an audience."
