——Wujun**

"Darong~~My good brother!! Didn't you agree to come back? My brother!!Darong!!!"

When Sun Jian learned that the navy was defeated, General Zu Mao died in the river and immediately burst into tears.

Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and Huang Gai followed him when he swept the Yellow Turbans. Now, except for Huang Gai, who is still at Sun Ce's place, the other three have already lost their battle.

Zhang Zhao comforted the side, "Victory and defeat are common affairs of military affairs, and the old general also asked for mercy. The most urgent task is to clean up the troops and stabilize the hearts of the people!"

Sun Jian wiped his tears, gritted his teeth and nodded.

However, at this time, Sun Jian's heart was already in chaos and he had no idea. He asked Zhang Zhao to take Zumao's position to appease the defeated soldiers and return to his house to rest.

"Zibu, I just returned to the city and rushed over when I heard about this. Where is the old general?"

Zhang Zhao finally settled the wounded soldiers and asked alone.

Zhang Zhao looked at the person who spoke, but it was Zhang Hong.

"The old general was so sad that he almost fainted because of General Zu's affairs. He had already gone back to rest."

Zhang Hong sighed, looked at the river and said, "The waterway is blocked, and the general's food and grass may not last long. We still have to make a decision on this matter early."

Zhang Zhao was silent for a moment, then whispered, "There are already rumors in the city that the general was defeated by Chibi and was seriously injured. He was not aware of his life and death at this time."

Zhang Hong had just returned from urging food outside and didn't know about it. When he heard it, he was shocked and said anxiously, "Where is the rumor coming out?"

"Of course it was from the west, probably from Wuhu." Zhang Zhao looked around and confirmed that no one eavesdropped on the two of them, so he continued to say "This matter is groundless, and there must be a reason!"

Wuhu fell, and although Chibi is far away from Wujun, if the general is still confronting Ma Ziyu in Chibi, our Jingyang naval army is better than the Xiangyang naval army, and the general will definitely dispatch troops to rescue..."

Zhang Hong frowned worriedly, and after a while, he said, "Zhou Lang had built a water camp in Pengze before. If the Red Cliff was frustrated, the general must have retreated to Pengze to defend it."

There is also some food in Chaisang, and there are fish and shrimps in the water. It is not difficult to stick to it for a month.

..Of course, it would be best if this was just fake news released by Wuhu.

If this news is true, what I worry most is not the general who is away..."

Although Zhang Hong had not finished speaking, Zhang Zhao also understood the second half of Zhang Hong's sentence.

"No way? We have no land here, they are born and raised here.

Are they willing to save the land?"

"If possible, of course they wouldn't let Ma Ziyu enter Yangzhou, but what if they can't stop it?

They were able to welcome the general into Wujun back then, can't they welcome Ma Ziyu today?" Zhang Hong snorted.

Just like Yizhou is divided into Dongzhou faction and local faction, the civil officials under the Sun family tent in Yangzhou are also divided into two factions.

One faction is the Xuzhou faction headed by Two Zhangs, and the other faction is the local faction headed by Gu Yong and Zhu Zhi.

Although Sun Jian himself was from Wujun, because Sun Ce returned to Jiangdong, Sun Jian and his son trusted the Xuzhou faction that they were not from Yangzhou.

By counting the civil officials under the Sun family’s tent, you will know how powerful the Xuzhou sect has.

Zhang Zhao, from Pengcheng, Xuzhou;

Zhang Hong, from Guangling, Xuzhou;

Qin Song, from Guangling, Xuzhou;

Chen Duan, from Guangling, Xuzhou;

Zhuge Jin, from Langya, Xuzhou;

Bu Zhi, from Xia Pi, Xuzhou;

Yan Yan is from Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

It can be said that among the middle and high-level leaders, the power of the Xuzhou faction even overwhelms the local faction.

These people are not native to Yangzhou, and naturally they have no land and land in Yangzhou. After becoming a member of the Sun family, they soon bought industries in Yangzhou, so they naturally had conflicts with the native local faction. Although they were harmonious on both sides, they looked down on each other in their hearts.

The Sun family was also happy to see such a situation. Sun Ce needed local dispatches to stabilize the local areas, and Xuzhou dispatches to suppress local factions to prevent them from being gradually undermined by local factions.

It is worth mentioning that the Xuzhou faction was also an important promoter of the Sun's Northern Expedition. When the Three Kingdoms were in power and the north gradually stabilized, and after the Xuzhou faction such as Zhang Zhao passed away one after another, the sound of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the Eastern Wu court became weaker and weaker until it completely disappeared.

Zhang Zhao received the news of the Battle of Chibi, and the powerful Yangzhou on the other side naturally received the news.

And unlike Zhang Zhao, they can confirm that the news is true.

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"We all thought that the Lu family was going to decline. Who would have thought that the Lu family would be blessed in disguise and be favored by the general, and would become our leader in the future!"

"Yes, but thanks to the Lu family, otherwise we would have to wait until the troops arrived at the city to know what the situation is today."

This is Gu's house, and several people are sitting together and talking.

The person sitting in the upper position is naturally the owner Gu Yong here.

Sitting below were Zhang Yun, the leader of the Zhang family, Zhu Huan, the son of Zhu Zhi, and others.

Either the head of a big family or the young family.

They gathered here and were invited by Gu Yong.

Gu Yong was a representative of the Yangzhou gentry who was in contact with Lu Ye.

As for why Gu Yong contacted Lu Ye, this is mainly because Gu Yong's wife is Lu Ye's sister, and the two families are in-laws.

In fact, such in-laws are common among the four major tribes in Wujun.

"Everyone, the old general sent General Zu to lift the siege of Wuhu, but General Zu himself did not come back.

The prosperity of Hebei's military is far beyond our expectations.

The situation in the world is now very clear. It is only a matter of time before the general restores the world. Where can we go, we should think carefully!"

After hearing Gu Yong's words, Zhang Yun smiled and said, "The ancients said, "I will give him a pet to repay him with a pet.

In the past, we raised food for the general, but today, the general also opened up a new look for us.

This so-called special development zone is actually no different from the title of a marquis. Since the general's rebellion, such generous treatment has never been seen before.

Although we are noble people who regard money as dirt, the general's sincerity cannot be disappointed."

Zhu Huan was the youngest. His father Zhu Nengben became an official in Chang'an. Later, he died in the war. Ma Qiang attacked and destroyed Dong Wen, which could be regarded as indirectly helping him avenge him. Therefore, he was the person who had the most favorable impression of Ma Qiang among the people.

Moreover, Zhu Huan regarded himself very high-mindedly, arrogantly, ashamed of others, and was not favored by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. Although he was the head of the Zhu family, he could only lead the army to guard the family, and he was always angry.

"Oh, uncles, it's time for you, why are you hesitating?

This Sun Ce originally forced himself into Yangzhou, and the real governor of Yangzhou was Liu Envoy!

Now the general is here to attack according to the emperor's order. As Han ministers, we should respond!"

Seeing that someone had lifted the lid, these thousand-year-old foxes stopped pretending and began to plan how to sell Yangzhou to Ma Qiang in order to avoid liquidating them after Ma Qiang entered Yangzhou.

After planning, everyone agreed that if they wanted to take down Wujun, they had to take down one person first.

That is Zhang Zhao, who just obtained military power!
Chapter completed!