After Chen Zheng learned of Wang Mingshan's real appeal, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity for him to make a career. In order to compete for Huainan, Wu and Wei invested countless troops and fought countless battles. Now,

Wang Ling, the Taiwei of the Wei State who was stationed in Huainan, actually had the intention of surrendering to the Wu State. Isn't that a good thing that will bring pie to the world?

As the first Soochow general to approach this matter, if this matter can be accomplished in the end, wouldn't it be a great achievement that falls on him in vain? Chen Zheng couldn't help but be secretly happy, and personally brought Wang Mingshan into the country.

Went to meet the general Zhuge Ke.

At this time, the political arena of Soochow was already different from seven years ago, and things and people had changed.

Prime Minister Lu Xun passed away two years ago. As one of the most important figures among the founding fathers of Soochow, Lu Xun's sudden death also meant that all Jiangdong's important officials had withdrawn from the stage of history.

Two years before Lu Xun's death, Prime Minister Gu Yong passed away, and General Zhuge Jin died earlier in the Battle of Huainan seven years ago. These heavyweight ministers passed away one after another, leaving a power vacuum in Soochow politics.

However, these vacuums were quickly filled by latecomers, and Zhuge Ke got his wish and ascended to the position of general. It was in this position that his father, Zhuge Jin, died seven years ago.

In fact, Zhuge Ke's rise to power was quite tortuous. Zhuge Ke had been very smart since he was a child, and Sun Quan admired him very much. During the battle to pacify Shanyue, Zhuge Ke performed outstandingly, and was promoted to General Weibei by Sun Quan. However, in the subsequent battle of Huainan

During the battle, Zhuge Ke behaved in a panic because his father Zhuge Jin was killed by Cao Liang, which led to the Wu army's defeat.

Lu Xun believed that Zhuge Ke was clever and self-willed, and was ultimately not a minister of the country, so he advised Sun Quan to be cautious when appointing Zhuge Ke. Due to Lu Xun's detached status and the weight of his words, although Sun Quan intended to promote Zhuge Ke, it was not in Lu Xun's favor.

, had to give up, so after the Battle of Huainan, Zhuge Ke had been depressed and frustrated.

It was not until Lu Xun's death that Zhuge Ke had the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of general. Above him, only the general Lu Dai and the prime minister Bu Zhi were left.

Lu Dai was stationed in Wuchang and took over Lu Xun's position, while Zhuge Ke was stationed in Niuzhu and was responsible for the entire Huainan defense line.

After Zhuge Ke was promoted to general, he immediately began to deploy troops in the Huainan area and plotted an attack, hoping to avenge his previous humiliation.

What bothers him the most is naturally the murder of his father Zhuge Jin by Cao Liang. Over the years, he has been inquiring about the news about Wei. Unfortunately, Cao Liang left the Huainan area after the Battle of Huainan.

, moved to Hanzhong and Bingzhou, which made Zhuge Ke's wish for revenge come to nothing.

After all, Huainan and Bingzhou are too far apart. They are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Only if Zhuge Ke destroys Wei and fights all the way to Bingzhou can he have a chance to avenge his father.

But the possibility of this is almost zero. The strength of the Wei State makes it impossible for the Wu State to pass through the Huainan line of defense. It is no more than a fool's dream to lead troops to Bingzhou.

However, Zhuge Ke was not discouraged. The Huainan offensive plan led by him had Sun Quan's approval and had entered the preparatory stage. All Zhuge Ke needed to do now was to wait for a suitable opportunity.

Sima Yi's Gaopingling coup made Zhuge Ke very excited. What could make him more happy than a civil strife in Wei State? Isn't this the opportunity he has been waiting for for a long time?

But Zhuge Ke soon became disappointed. The coup in Luoyang happened suddenly and ended quickly. Sima Yi defeated Cao Shuang and usurped the power of the court almost without a fight. However, Huainan was hardly affected at all, and the garrison

Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou in Huainan, was promoted to Taiwei. The unchanged Huainan defense line seriously hindered Zhuge Ke's plan to send troops.

Zhuge Ke couldn't help but feel depressed. He had spent nearly two years planning this attack. Now seeing the civil strife in Wei, it was a great opportunity to attack Huainan. However, the Huainan defense line was impeccable. It can only be said that Wang

This old guy Ling is so powerful that he doesn't give Zhuge Ke any chance at all.

At this time, Zhuge Ke received a report from Ruxu Guards General Wu Nan Supervisor Chen Zheng, saying that Wang Ling was being forced by Sima Yi, and in order to protect himself, he specially sent his son Wang Mingshan to discuss the matter of surrender.

When he first heard the news, Zhuge Ke was so excited that he almost jumped up. The main reason was probably because Zhuge Ke was too fat and couldn't jump even if he wanted to.

However, despite the excitement, Zhuge Ke still kept calm. The first thing he thought of was the Battle of Shiting. It was precisely because of Zhou Yi's plan to fake surrender that the Wu army was able to severely damage Cao Xiu and achieve a great victory at Shiting.

Could it be that Wang Ling saw Soochow preparing to attack and deliberately faked a surrender, hoping to lure Zhuge Ke into being fooled?

We have to say that there is such a possibility. After all, this is a battlefield, full of intrigues. If you are not careful, you may easily trick the other party.

As a veteran, Wang Ling has been guarding Huainan for many years. With such a cunning and cunning opponent, Zhuge Ke naturally had to be very alert and did not dare to act rashly.

Zhuge Ke personally went from Niuzhu to Ruxu to meet with Wang Mingshan to find out what was going on.

After all, Zhuge Ke only suspected Wang Ling of being deceitful. In fact, deep down in his heart, he still hoped that Wang Ling's surrender was true. If so, Wu would be able to obtain the land of Huainan without any blood, which was the dream of Emperor Sun Quan.

’s matter.

Wang Mingshan also saw some clues from Zhuge Ke's doubtful expression. After all, this incident happened very unexpectedly. With Zhuge Ke's cleverness, it was impossible not to take precautions.

Wang Mingshan spoke openly and honestly about the dangerous situation Wang Ling faced. At the same time, he did not deny that Wang Ling was involved in plotting with Linghu Yu to establish a new king. It was precisely because of this that Sima Yi, Chen Bing, and Yanzhou were in constant conflict.

Preparing to launch an attack on Huainan, Wang Ling was forced to surrender to Wu.

Of course, Wang Mingshan naturally did not forget to bargain with Zhuge Ke. Wang Ling's surrender was not false, but it was not unconditional. Therefore, Wang Mingshan mentioned to Zhuge Ke Wang Ling's request for the town of Huainan after Wang Ling surrendered to Wu.

Even if Wang Ling passes away in the future, the land of Huainan will still be controlled by the Wang family. The only difference is that the flag of Cao Wei will be replaced by the flag of Sun Wu.
Chapter completed!