The order of King Wei was handed down, and it was boiling for a while.

The officers and men of the Soviet Army, who had rested for nearly a month, will embark on the journey again.

This time, they are no longer going to the enemy in the north, but to go to the warm and humid south to sweep away the Sun clan who have seized a corner of Jiangdong.

According to the battle plan drawn up by Su Zhe, the Soviet army divided its troops into two routes and mobilized nearly 100,000 troops to launch an attack on Sun Ce.

On the east road, Su Zhe ordered Zhang Liao Gaoshun to lead an army of 30,000 to Shouchun, join the Wenpin Department guarding Huainan, and march south along the river with 40,000 troops to attack Hefei City.

The right direction on this road is the hinterland of Jiangdong, where Jianye City is located, although the number of troops is small, but the deterrent effect on Sun Ce is great, and it will definitely be able to contain Sun Ce's considerable troops, so that he does not dare to transfer to Jingzhou.

On the first line of the west road, Su Zhe personally led 40,000 soldiers and horses south to Jingzhou, met with 20,000 men and horses of Ganning's department, and went east along the river with 60,000 troops to take Jianye City.

The combined strength of the two route armies was less than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and with the grain and grass stocks in Huainan and Jingzhou, it was enough to supply 100,000 mouths, and there was no need to send grain and grass from other states to support.

The soldiers of the battalions prepared for three days, and after three days, the eastern and western armies divided their troops and marched south from Xudu.

Su Zhe led the main army, from Xudu to Wancheng, and then from Wancheng all the way to the south, arrived at Fancheng in a few days, crossed the Hanshui in the south, and arrived at Xiangyang City.

On this day, the sky was high and the clouds were light, Su Zhe stepped off the boat, looked up into the distance, and finally saw the familiar figure of Xiangyang City again.

"After many years, I didn't expect to come back again......" Su Zhe looked at the towering city and couldn't help but have mixed feelings.

Back then, he captured Xiangyang in a bloody battle from Liu Biao, and became the lord of a state from a Hanmen county commander.

Xiangyang City is the place where he prospered.

It was from here that he led the sons of Jingzhou all the way to the north, defeated many strong enemies, and achieved today's hegemony.

The Jingxiang army that followed him north back then has now returned to his hometown with him, but unfortunately half of Jingxiang Erlang has been buried in his hometown, and he will never have the opportunity to set foot on his homeland in Jingzhou and take another look at Xiangyang City.

"This farewell, it's been almost seven or eight years, the old man remembers that when he left, his hair was not completely white, and now when he comes back, not a single black hair on his head is gone."

The veteran Huang Zhong looked at Xiangyang City, touching his white hair, and he was also full of emotion.

Su Zhe sighed lightly and whipped his whip: "Let's go, enter the city, and go to the villagers in Xiangyang for a while." ”

Continuing to ride his horse forward, at dusk, he finally rode his horse with his head held high and slowly stepped into the north gate of Xiangyang.

At this moment, the officials and people of Xiangyang City had already gathered on the street, waiting for Su Zhe's arrival.

The moment Su Zhe stepped into the city gate, the entire Xiangyang City was boiling.

Thousands of Xiangyang officials and people, pressed into pieces and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Su Zhe, and shouted "Long live King Wei".

Looking at this scene, Su Zhe's heart was hot, he didn't expect that he would be so spontaneously welcomed by the people of Xiangyang.

He rode forward, smiling and greeting the prostrate, and looking at the grateful faces, he suddenly understood why.

They are really grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts.

Su Zhe is indeed a benefactor of Xiangyang people and even Jingzhou people.

In the past ten years, the world has been in turmoil, all states and places have been full of wolves, the princes have killed you to death, I don't know how many states and counties have been poisoned by the war over and over again, and the people have also been broken and died again and again.

Yanzhou, Su Zhe, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and the four of them fought several times, and tens of thousands of people were killed or injured and fled from their hometowns.

Hebei Prefectures, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Su Zhe, Cao Cao, and Iron Hoof were also trampled on over and over again by Hebei Prefectures.

Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou......

In the past ten years, the people have lived in fear most of the time, not knowing which prince will die under the blade of one of the princes.

Only Jingzhou is an exception.

When Su Zhe destroyed Liu Biao at a miraculous speed, after replacing him, Xiangyang City, and even the entire Jingzhou, were no longer poisoned by the war.

For ten years, the people of Xiangyang lived a peaceful and peaceful life under the protection of Su Zhe's wings, as if they forgot that they were in an era of chaos in the world, as if they were in a paradise outside the troubled times.

The people of Xiangyang have to admit that compared with the people of other states, it is a miracle that they can enjoy a peaceful life for nearly ten years.

And the person who created this miracle for others is the current King of Wei, the pride of their Jingzhou people, the head of the Nine Wonders, and Su Zhe of Wolong.

It was also with great gratitude that they heard that Su Zhe was coming to Xiangyang today, so the officials and people of the city would spontaneously come to welcome Su Zhe's return of the king.

"If it weren't for the King of Wei, then Liu Biao would definitely not be able to keep Jingzhou peaceful for ten years, and I Jingzhou would be able to produce the immortal hero of King Wei, which is really the luck of our Jingzhou people."

Huang Zhong sighed with emotion, and looked at Su Zhe with gratitude and admiration.

Su Zhe laughed, he was already accustomed to such a scene, although there were small waves in his heart, it was just a moment.

Riding his horse into the state capital, Su Zhe sat down on the throne that had been set up for him earlier, and then summoned the Jingzhou officials present to inquire about the situation in Xiakou.

According to the latest information, the number of Jiangdong troops that invaded Jingzhou has reached 40,000, and Sun Ce is still leading another 20,000 soldiers and horses on the way to Xiakou.

In Hefei, Sun Ce left Zhou Yu to command 30,000 soldiers and horses to defend it to deal with Zhang Liao's Eastern Route Army.

This also means that once Sun Ce and Lü Meng join forces, the enemy's strength in Jingzhou will reach 60,000.

This number is comparable to the number of Su Zhe's Western Route Corps.

Moreover, Sun Ce's men and horses are all sailors, and on the Yangtze River line covered with a dense water network, they are obviously more effective than Su Zhe's 60,000 soldiers and horses.

"What about Lu Meng, where is he now?" Su Zhe stared at the map.

"Back to the King of Wei, then Lü Meng Liuling Cao Huang Gai led 10,000 soldiers and horses to defend Xiakou, and led 30,000 sailors to the west, seeing that the intention was to attack General Gan's headquarters in Baqiu, and wanted to completely cut off the Yangtze River."

Deng Ai, who arrived in Xiangyang in advance, pointed to the map and gestured.

Su Zhe's brows condensed slightly, and he snorted coldly: "This Lu Meng, his appetite is really not small, he just got Xiakou, and he wants to cut off my Yangtze River waterway!" ”

Huang Zhong immediately said: "King Wei, Baqiu is the key pass connecting the Xiangshui Yangtze River, once Baqiu is lost, the enemy army will not only be able to go straight to Jiangling and cut off the Yangtze River waterway, but even Xiangshui will be controlled by the enemy, and the entire four counties of Jingnan will be in danger of falling." ”

Huang Zhong's tone was already full of anxiety, he had been guarding Jingnan all the year round, and he was naturally very clear about the importance of Baqiu City.