In the naval camp on the bank of the Xunyang River, the right general Yu Ban strengthened the defense of the river bank and sent ships to patrol the river to prevent the surprise attack of the Jiangdong army.

In the last sneak attack on Jiangdong, Yu Ban led a large army and Zhou Yu's army in Peng Lize unexpectedly encountered, this sudden encounter, not only completely destroyed Yu Ban's Jihua, but also made Yu Ban suffer a huge defeat.

His subordinates had a total of 20,000 troops, but most of them were northerners who were not very proficient in water, and when they took the boat, because they could not bear the bumps on the ship, most of the soldiers were seasick, and their combat effectiveness was extremely lost.

Moreover, Zhou Yu's navy is well-trained, plus Zhou Yu's command is well-organized, and there is a great difference between water warfare and land warfare, although Yu Ban occupies an absolute advantage in numbers, but due to various unfavorable factors, he was finally defeated by Zhou Yu.

If it weren't for the timely retreat, there would even be a danger of annihilation. Even so, in the battle of Yu Ban, he still lost nearly 10,000 troops, and these soldiers all fell into the river, and they couldn't even find their bodies.

Since then, Yu Ban has become conservative, and he is also clear about the gap between his army's army and Zhou Yu, although it is only separated from Chaisang by a river, but this river has become his biggest obstacle.

For this reason, Yu Ban even built a camp by the river, officially training the navy here, and wanted to turn his subordinates into warriors proficient in water. In addition, Yu Ban even sent a letter to Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, hoping to recruit soldiers in the local area and form his own naval army.

A few days later, Yu Ban received a reply from Zhang Yan, allowing Yu Ban to recruit soldiers in the local area. Form a water army. And let the new Lujiang Taishou Feng Xi cooperate. And in the letter, he informed Yu of the battle situation in the south of the forbidden Jiangnan.

Only then did Yu Ban learn that the hussar general Chen Deng was defeated and more than 37,000 troops were killed.

However, after reading the letters written to him by Zhang Yan over and over again, Yu Ban did not have a trace of sadness, but smiled on his face, and his heart was even more rippling.

Hussar general Chen Deng was defeated and died of serious injuries, then in the entire Yangzhou region. The only person with an official position that is so big than him has finally died, which means that his right general, Yu Ban, has become the largest official position in this area. Then, it means that he will command the military power of the entire Yangzhou region and once again become the commander of the independent party.

It turned out that Yu Ban's prediction was correct, and it was only a day apart. A brocade guard came to Xunyang City with the edict of Yan King Zhang Yan. personally handed over the oracle to Yu Ban's hands.

Yu Ban opened his hand, looked at it hurriedly, and smiled happily, and said secretly in his heart: "As I expected, as soon as Chen Deng died, the commander of the Yangzhou War Zone, who else should I be!" ”

There is no element of deception in the edict, and the Jinyi Guard is a move that only Zhang Yan can dispatch.

Although Chen Deng instructed Zhang Yan on his deathbed not to let Yu Ban hold important positions, at this moment, there are only two people in the Yangzhou Theater who can take charge alone, one is Zhao Yun, the general of Huwei, and the other is Yu Ban, the general of the right.

However, Zhang Yan chose Yu Ban and ignored Zhao Yun, and sealed Yu Ban as a metropolitan governor and governor of all military operations in the Yangzhou Theater.

Of course, the reason why Zhang Yan did this was because he had a deep meaning, he had his own intentions, but at this stage, he didn't want Yu Ban to feel that he was deliberately suppressing him.

Yu Ban was happy, and immediately rewarded Jinyiwei with a hundred gold, and entertained Jinyiwei very ceremoniously, and after sending Jinyiwei away, Yu Ban found Li Dian and Mao Jue, and told them about his position as the governor of the capital.

Li Dian naturally congratulated Yu Ban, but Mao Jue behaved a little abnormally, and his face showed some embarrassment.

Seeing Mao Jue's expression, Yu Ban asked: "I served as the governor of the capital today and became the first person in the Yangzhou War Zone, shouldn't you be happy for me?" ”

Mao Jue sighed heavily, and said to the ban: "Wen Ze, I have a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"Me and you, as well as Man Cheng, are friends of life and death, after so many years, what else can't be said." In the forbidden road.

Mao Jue said: "Wen Ze, this matter seems to be a good thing, but it may not be a good thing. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yu Ban frowned and asked.

Mao Jue said: "The general has been stationed in Puyang, but on the eve of the attack on Hebei, King Yan transferred the general here with an order, but took other generals to attack Hebei. At that time, it happened that Cao Cao replaced the Yuan clan and occupied Hebei, and King Yan did this because we used to be Cao Cao's old department, and we were afraid that we would have any connection with Cao Cao, and we were afraid that we would ruin the major events of pacifying Hebei. From this incident alone, it is enough to show that King Yan does not trust the general and me and Man Cheng. ”

After listening to Mao Jue's words, Yu Ban frowned tightly, and his face became gloomy.

Mao Jue continued: "Actually, this matter is understandable, even if it is any other person, he will do it. However, later King Yan's approach surprised me a little, the general has been the right general, Chen Deng was only a general at that time, but as Chen Deng proposed to King Yan to attack Jihua in Jiangdong, King Yan named Chen Deng as a hussar general, in the official position, slightly higher than the general. But it was such a small gesture, but it once again showed that King Yan's trust in Chen Deng far exceeded that of the general. Now that Chen Deng is dead, there is no one available in the Yangzhou War Zone, and at this time King Yan only remembered the general, didn't the general feel a little sad? ”

Yu Ban snorted coldly, his brows furrowed even tighter, Mao Jue's words, for him, every word was listened to by him, and even his fists were clenched tightly.

Li Dian was beside him, and when he heard Mao Jue's very provocative words, he immediately interjected: "Wen Ze, filial piety, don't think too much, I once heard someone say that the reason why King Yan can have today is all due to Chen Deng's assistance." At the beginning, King Yan was just a small county lieutenant in Liuxian County, if he hadn't met Chen Deng and received the full help of the Chen Deng family, King Yan might not have been able to have today. After all, King Yan and Chen Deng are both teachers and friends, and the friendship between them is not comparable to us, so it is reasonable for King Yan to do this. ”

Yu Ban listened to Li Dian's words, his mood was a little more relaxed, and his frowning brows gradually stretched a lot. He turned his head to Mao Jue and said, "Xiaoxian, what do you think of King Yan too much...... Actually, King Yan is still very good to us, I want to be a general, and being able to do this position is enough to show King Yan's trust in me. ”

Mao Jue sneered, and said to the ban: "You can't have the heart of harming people, you can't have the heart of guarding against people, not to mention that King Yan is a person above 10,000 people, at this stage he still uses you, in case Jiangdong and Jingzhou are pacified one day, King Yan may not be so polite to you, if you are a little unsatisfactory, a paper order, you can be put on death row from a high official position, so that you will never be able to turn over, at that time, it will be too late for you to regret it." ”

Li Dian hurriedly said: "Xiaoxian, King Yan has always been kind to us, and the rewards and punishments are clear, as long as we don't betray King Yan, King Yan will definitely not do anything that can't do anything against us." ”

Mao Jue stopped talking, got up and said goodbye to Yu Ban and Li Dian, turned around and walked out.

After Mao Jue left, Li Dian said to Ban: "Wen Ze, Xiaoxian's words are very inflammatory, and they have been mysterious recently, you might as well send someone to pay more attention to Xiaoxian's every move, I think it is very likely that he is secretly in contact with the enemy." ”

Yu Ban said: "I know, but I am entangled in all things and can't take care of this matter, so I will leave this matter to you, be careful, don't startle the snake, and send someone to inform me immediately if there is any trouble." ”

Li Dian nodded, hugged his fists, and immediately went out.

After Li Dian left, Yu Ban breathed a sigh of relief, and then said aloud with a calm face: "They are all gone, you can come out now." ”

Yu Ban's voice fell, but he saw a young man in a cloth shirt walking out from behind, the young man was dark-skinned, strong, and looked like an adult, but his face could not hide the immature atmosphere, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

"You heard our conversation clearly, right?" Yu Ban glanced at the young man and asked.

The young man nodded and said, "I heard it clearly, the one named Mao Jie can be used, but the one named Li Dian is too stupid and loyal, find a way to get rid of it." ”

Yu Ban said: "I don't need you to take care of my affairs. I have read your brother's letter, but it is still a little far from what I wanted. I have already written a reply, and all my requests are in this letter, and you can take it back and hand it over to your brother, and if he reads it and thinks that there is nothing wrong with it, I will agree to your terms. ”

The young man took the letter from Yu Ban's hand and immediately said, "Then this time I came for nothing?" ”

"Hehe, as long as your brother is sincere enough, I promise that you will not come in vain next time."

The young man hugged his fists and said: "This place is not suitable for a long time, I better leave as soon as possible, I hope we can reach a consensus as soon as possible, and leave here." ”

Yu Ban called a personal soldier and personally escorted the young man out of Xunyang.

This young man is none other than Sun Quan's younger brother Sun Yi, who came this time mainly to serve as a messenger, Sun Quan sent his younger brother to be a messenger in order to show that he attaches great importance to the ban, but the requirements they put forward were far lower than the expectations of the ban, so that Sun Yi had to return in vain.

Sun Yi left Xunyang under the escort of a pro-soldier, but they didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes staring at them tightly in secret. (To be continued......)