The Wu Kingdom's attack on Xincheng was very sudden. The Wu Kingdom's army was originally stationed south of Chaohu Lake. After receiving the order from Sun Jun to attack, all the boats immediately crossed Chaohu Lake, landed on the north bank of Chaohu Lake, and rushed straight towards Xincheng.

Xincheng had just experienced a hundred days of bloody battle, and the city defense facilities were greatly damaged. Zhang Teben, who was promoted to Hefei prefect for his military achievements, wanted to carry out large-scale repairs to the city defense of Xincheng, but the resources of the new city were limited, and all the strategic reserves were consumed in the war. Zhang Te could only turn to Zhuge Dan for help.

However, Zhuge Dan was not so passionate about rebuilding Hefei New City. At this time, Zhuge Dan had already had two ambitions. He focused all his energy on the Huaihe River defense line, which would be the possible attack direction for Sima Shi. As for the important Hefei town bordering the State of Wu, Zhuge Dan had already been included in the scope of abandonment, and he even considered giving it to the State of Wu for assistance. Why should he rebuild it?

So Zhang Te repeatedly wrote letters to Zhuge Dan, but Zhuge Dan always refused to allocate military supplies to Zhang Te. Seeing that winter was coming, the renovation of the new city was still impossible. Even though Zhang Te was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, it was hard for a good cook to cook without rice, and Zhang Te could not do anything.

However, there was a civil strife in Wu State, and Zhuge Ke, who was the main war, was killed. The situation in Wu State fell into chaos. Zhang Te believed that the local government would not launch an attack for the time being. At least no war would happen within this year. Even if the city defense of Xincheng has not been repaired this year, it would not be too late. By the time next spring, it would be better to repair it again.

But I didn't expect that the attack of Wu State was so sudden. Without any warning in advance, tens of thousands of troops suddenly crossed Chaohu and came to kill.

The navy of the Eastern Wu had an advantage that the Wei army could not match, so it was difficult for the Wei army to defend on the waterway. The former old city of Hefei was too close to Chaohu. The Wu army could attack the city as soon as it landed, and it was easy to advance and retreat. Therefore, when Man Chong was guarding Huainan, he built a new Hefei New City, so that it was farther away from the landing point.

No matter how far it is, it is only more than 30 miles away. This time, Zhang Te did not expect that the Wu army's attack would be so sudden, so he was caught off guard. Moreover, the city defense of the new city is still in ruins. Although it has been repaired, it cannot meet the needs of high-intensity combat at all, so Zhang Te could only send someone to ask Zhuge Dan for help quickly.

But Zhuge Dan not only did not send reinforcements, but also ordered Zhang Te to lead his army to evacuate Xincheng immediately and retreat to Shouchun.

Zhang Te naturally refused. He was the prefect of Hefei, so how could he escape at the last battle? During the last battle in Xincheng, Zhang Te also held on to Xincheng without food and grass inside and reinforcements outside for more than a hundred days. Zhuge Ke had no choice but to return in defeat.

That big victory earned Zhang Te a lot of reputation and received praise from the court. Zhang Te was promoted from General Yamen to the position of Hefei prefect.

However, Zhang Te's position was higher, and the situation in Xincheng did not improve at all. Originally, there were still 7,000 defenders in Xincheng, but after the battle, the number had dropped sharply to less than 3,000. Logically speaking, after the vacancies of the staffing, Zhuge Dan should timely add new recruits to Zhang Te to maintain the full status of the New City defenders.

But Zhuge Dan shirked everything. Not only did the military supplies not be in place, but the lack of troops was also unable to be filled, which made Zhang Te unable to rebuild the defense system of the new city.

At this moment, the Wu army's large-scale attack put Zhang Te under great pressure. What made him even more angry was that Zhuge Dan not only did not send reinforcements, but also ordered him to withdraw from Hefei. What is the difference between this and colluding with the enemy?

But Zhuge Dan is his immediate boss. If he doesn't take action, Zhang Te really has no way to accuse him.

But the current situation in Xincheng is no longer the condition of Zhuge Ke last time. Even though Zhang Te has ambitions, it is still difficult to defend.

While Zhang Te insisted, he sent someone to report to the court. Since Zhuge Dan was suspected of colluding with the enemy, there was no need for Zhang Te to negotiate with him again. He reported the situation here to the court, and naturally someone in the court could control Zhuge Dan.

Sun Jin and Zhu Yi led the front troops to the new city. They thought that Zhuge Dan had made arrangements and they could take over the new city, but unexpectedly, they rushed to the new city, and the new city was closed with four gates and ready for battle. As soon as the Wu army approached, arrows shot down from the city. Sun Jin and Zhu Yi had to lead the army to retreat and report it to Sun Jun.

Sun Jun was still on the warship in Chaohu at this moment. When he heard the news, he was furious and thought that Zhuge Dan was deceiving himself. He had sent troops to defend the new city to the death. It was really outrageous.

Sun Jun was about to order the withdrawal of troops, but Jiang Ban rushed over and said repeatedly: "Misunderstanding and misunderstanding." He explained the whole story. It turned out that Zhuge Dan had ordered Hefei prefect Zhang Te to abandon the city, but Zhang Te refused to be ordered, so such a quarrel occurred.

Jiang Ban said sincerely: "Prime Minister Don't worry, my governor has cut off all the supply of food and supplies in Xincheng, and ordered Zhang Te to abandon the Xincheng immediately. If he refuses to obey the order, he will definitely be punished by military law. However, the Prime Minister also knew that Zhang Te has always been very stubborn. Last time he refused to obey the order and insisted on holding the Xincheng for more than 100 days. However, this time Zhang Te's soldiers were less than 3,000, and the Xincheng was mostly destroyed. If your army launches an attack, I believe that it will take a few days to take the Xincheng."

Sun Jun's anger was not gone, and he said, "I originally thought that Zhuge Gongxiu was a loyal person, so he would come from a distance, but even such a small matter could not be done well. The promised soldiers could deliver the new city, but we were useless to lose money, grain, and horses to attack. It is really hard for people to believe in Zhuge Gongxiu's sincerity, which is so disappointing!"

Ban Jiang hurriedly said, "Prime Minister calms down. My governor has already stated that all the money and food spent by your army to attack the new city will be spent by our governor. In addition to the 400,000 hu of military food discussed last time, an additional 100,000 hu of military food will be added to supplement the consumption of your army. I wonder what Prime Minister Sun wants?"

Sun Feng also said to Sun Jun: "Prime Minister, the last general believes that the Governor Zhuge is not a dishonest person, but that Zhang Te is too hateful. He resists the military order and resists stubbornly. Since our army has arrived at Xincheng City, why not attack the city with the flow? Zhang Te is just a fight of trapped beasts. Our army strives to attack the city. I believe that within a few days, we will be able to capture the new city."

Sun Jun had no choice but to nod and agreed, and Jiang Ban happily returned to Shouchun and returned to his post.
Chapter completed!