At this time, Jiang Wei was worried about how to solve the problem of joint combat forces of the coalition forces. Sima Lun's arrival gave Jiang Wei a good idea. It seems that the solution to this problem did fall on Lu Kang.

Lu Kang lived up to his high expectations. After understanding the whole story, he decisively executed Zhu Qiao, and simply solved the problem by killing one to warn him.

The generals of the Wu army who had two ambitions and had always been waiting and watching had completely cut off their thoughts at this moment. Even Lu Kang devoted himself to surrendering to Shu Kingdom. What reason do they have to have two intentions?

As Zhu Qiao, he is also a stadium-level figure in the Wu army, but Lu Kang killed him without hesitation. It can be seen that Lu Kang's bottom line is very clear. If anyone dares to challenge Lu Kang or Jiang Wei's bottom line, he will only be killed.

Of course, it was hard to say for Lu Kang. Although Zhu Qiao was not his direct line, he was also a native of Wu. He had no grudges in the past and had no grudges in recent days. If Zhu Qiao had not done such a big thing, Lu Kang would not have killed him no matter what.

In fact, Lu Kang surrendered to Shu, in the end, it was a plan to restore the Wu Kingdom. Now that Wu Kingdom's generals have fallen and talents have withered. One less power to revive Wu will be less. How could Lu Kang destroy the Great Wall by himself?

So Lu Kang was actually quite confused and helpless in killing Zhu Qiao. Jiang Wei kicked the ball to him, and Lu Kang had to express his attitude. What's more, now that the enemy is in front of him, stabilizing the morale of the army is the top priority. The generals on the Wu army are waiting for Lu Kang's attitude. If Lu Kang does not correct Zhu Qiao's law, it would be a test of the separation of morale of the army.

On the one hand, Zhu Qiao's death was caused by his own fault, and on the other hand, it was also a need to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Lu Kang knew that no matter what his ultimate goal was, his primary task now was to block the Wei army. Only by defeating the Wei army would he have the qualifications to talk about restoring the country. Otherwise, restoring the Wu Kingdom would be just a dream of Huang Liang.

If you want to block the Wei army, you must cooperate sincerely with Shu. This kind of cooperation is no longer as simple as before. If you want to defeat the Wei army, then Lu Kang must delegate power and hand over the power of the troops controlled by Jiang Wei to command the command. In this way, the Wu and Shu armies can form a joint combat force.

Lu Kang accepted the appointment of the Shu court and also announced the change of flags and flags. All Wu's battle flags will be replaced by the Shu Han flags, and the title of Wu army was abandoned from then on. From then on, the title of Wu army and Shu army unified were all Han army.

Although there were some people on the Jingzhou Army who expressed dissatisfaction with Lu Kang's decision, Lu Kang was the largest official in the Jingzhou area of ​​Wu, followed by Shi Ji and Bu Xie. However, Shi Ji had already left the army and headed south. Bu Xie obeyed Lu Kang's will. The next official generals would be the turn of Zhu Qiao, the prefect of Nanjun.

Now that even Zhu Qiao has been killed by Lu Kang, other generals with lower positions naturally dare not stand up and openly oppose the merger of Wu and Shu. Lu Kang's killing Zhu Qiao is clearly a killing chicken to scare the monkey, but even if the other Wu generals knew it, they did not dare to speak anymore, unless he was tired of living and wanted to follow Zhu Qiao's footsteps.

Lu Kang did have enough authority and reputation among the Wu army. Whether it was his direct line or other people from all walks of life, Lu Kang had absolute control. Since he had decided to surrender to Shu, few people in the entire Wu army would object.

Jiang Wei finally achieved the goal of uniting the two armies and took the highest military command under his command. With such power, Jiang Wei seemed at ease in mobilizing troops and dispatching generals.

However, Jiang Wei also respected Lu Kang quite a lot. He did not take it as he gave power to him and acted arbitrarily. Instead, all military strategies and planning arrangements would humbly solicit Lu Kang's opinions and only put them into practice after discussing common results.

Because Jiang Wei knew that although Lu Kang handed over the command power to him, Lu Kang's influence in the Jingzhou Army would never be eliminated. Although the Jingzhou Army was nominally under the command of Jiang Wei, if they disobeyed or did not work hard, it would have a great impact on the subsequent battle situation.

Therefore, it is the most important thing to do well in unity. Fortunately, Jiang Wei and Lu Kang are both smart people. Dealing with smart people is often much simpler because they can see the overall situation clearly. For the sake of the overall situation, they will naturally abandon their previous grievances, work together to face difficulties and crises.

The strength of the Wei army is beyond ordinary people's imagination. Jiang Wei and Lu Kang all have a clear understanding of this. Now in Jingzhou, they have lost more than 90% of their territory, leaving only Xiling, and they have no choice but to retreat. Therefore, the battle of Xiling is very important to them. If they win, they still have the possibility of regaining Jingzhou. Once they lose, they will have no place to stand in Jingzhou.

For Lu Kang, if the Battle of Xiling was defeated, it would represent the true demise of Wu. From then on, Wu would have no more land, and his great cause of restoration would be completely destroyed and hopeless.

For Jiang Wei, this expedition to Jingzhou was his alternative Northern Expedition. Jiang Wei had conquered countless times in Yongliang, and finally ended in failure. Although Jiang Wei never gave up, the reality was ruthless and cruel, that is, the Northern Expedition was hopeless.

After finding a way out to the north, Jiang Wei locked his eyes on Jingzhou. This time, Lu resisted the surrender of Shu was undoubtedly the best opportunity. As long as Jiang Wei could establish a foothold in Jingzhou, he would undoubtedly open up a second channel for the Northern Expedition. The Wei Kingdom is relatively powerful now, but it does not mean that it will continue to be strong. As long as the Shu army firmly controls Xiling, it is equivalent to building a forward bridgehead in Jingzhou. Once the world changes, Jiang Wei can have a pattern of troops leaving Xiling, all the way out of Hanzhong, and launching a pincer attack on the Wei Kingdom.

Isn’t this back to Zhuge Liang’s original strategy? If the Shu army really had a two-pronged opportunity, then it would be no longer just empty talk to pacify the Central Plains, return to Luoyang, and support the Han Dynasty.

But if even Xiling cannot be kept this time, no matter how big the cake is, it will be meaningless. At that time, Jiang Wei will be defeated back to his original form and retreat to Shu, and all his dreams will be disillusioned from then on.

Therefore, the Battle of Xiling can only be won but not defeated. This is the consensus between Jiang Wei and Lu Kang. For this goal, they must unite and do their best.
Chapter completed!