After Zhong Hui captured Xiangyang, he restored the banner of the Great Wei, established himself as the king of Wei Xing, and sealed the vassals, Hu Lie as the former general, Xiahou Xian as the right general, Ju'an as the left general, Wang Mai as the rear general, Zhong Yong as the long history, Tian Xu as the Taishou of Xiangyang, Huangfu Min and Zhanqing as the left and right protectors, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the momentum was huge, and it became a third-party force other than Jin, Shu and Wu.

Xiangyang is connected to Eastern Wu in the south, connected to Xishu in the west, and adjacent to Nanyang County of the Jin State in the north.

Xiangyang is the key point of the north and south, east and west, since ancient times for the soldiers to fight, the first thing Zhong Hui should consider, is to avoid the suffering of the enemy, the West Shu side does not need to consider for the time being, even if Jiang Wei takes Hanzhong, it is impossible to march from the Badong road, only need to send a team of men and horses to garrison in the dangerous place of the Badong road, which can completely block the attack of the Shu army.

The only thing that worries Zhong Hui is the enemy of Jiangling in the south of Xiangyang, when Lu Kang attacked Yiyang, he sent Lu Kai to stationed in Dangyang, and he was eyeing Xiangyang, although this road of people was for Lu Kang to attack Yiyang and lead the way, but if Xiangyang changed, Wu people would definitely pounce without hesitation. Although Zhonghui has more people than Lu Kang, Zhonghui will definitely not be stunned if it is one-on-one, but if Lu Kai stabs him in the back when the north is tight, then Zhonghui may really not be able to bear it.

In order to eliminate the hidden dangers on the southern front and allow Zhong Hui to concentrate his forces to deal with the enemy in the north, Zhong Hui immediately sent people to contact Lu Kai and clarified his anti-Jin position, hoping to conclude a friendly alliance with Eastern Wu by calling him a tribute, helping each other, and rejecting ****** together.

From Xiangyang to Dangyang, it was only a hundred and ten miles away, and the messenger sent by Zhonghui arrived in Dangyang in only half a day's journey and presented Zhonghui's letter to Lu Kai.

Because the Xiangyang incident happened very quickly, when Lu Kai got the news, Zhong Hui had already controlled the entire Xiangyang, and even if Lu Kai wanted to make any moves, it was too late, he only had to garrison the troops to watch the changes.

Lu Kai was slightly surprised to see Zhong Hui's letter, but it was normal to think about it, now Zhong Hui has betrayed the Jin State, so he will choose to take refuge in the Wu State, but Zhong Hui's performance is also a little too fast, and he has just taken Xiangyang over there, and he has already sent an envoy to contact Wu Guo, obviously a little impatient.

It's no wonder that Zhong Hui is in a hurry, Zhong Hui rebelled, the shock brought to Sima Yan must be irreparable, in order to extinguish this rebel army, Sima Yan will definitely send troops to suppress it, in order to get the support of Wu State, of course Zhong Hui must send people to Wu State as soon as possible.

The stakes are very high, and Lu Kai naturally can't make decisions without authorization, and he must report to Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, at this time, but before reporting to the lord of Wu, Lu Kai still got in touch with Lu Kang in Yiyang in advance, and tried to reach a consensus on this matter.

It is not the first time that Wu faced the rebellion of Wei and Jin, when Zhuge was in Huainan Rebellion, he asked for the assistance of Wu State, and also called Wu State, and Wu State also sent reinforcements to Shouchun to rescue. At that time, Zhong Hui and Lu Kang joined the war as one side of the hostile camp, and both performed well in the war.

It's just that when the status of Zhonghui and Lu Kang was not high, it was impossible to influence the development of the war, and in the end, Zhuge Dan's soldiers were defeated and died, and the reinforcements sent by the Eastern Wu side also suffered heavy losses.

This is also the main reason why Lu Kai does not dare to call the shots without authorization, Zhong Hui's true intentions are not yet known, but the crazy counterattack of the Jin Kingdom can be expected, if this time the troops are invested to make a gain outweigh the losses, Lu Kai thinks that it is better to watch the fire from the other side.

Lu Kang's opinion is completely opposite to Lu Kai's, although Zhong Hui is his old enemy, the two have fought in Shuzhong for three years, which can be said to be a confidant of each other. Lu Kang also knew that Zhong Hui was the kind of person with great ambitions, and he would not be willing to crouch at the feet of others, and it was just an expedient measure to claim to Eastern Wu.

However, Lu Kang thought that this was an opportunity, the conditions at this time were completely different from the conditions at the time of the Huainan Three Rebellions, when Wei was dominant, the strength was strong, and Sima Zhao commanded the army to personally recruit and suppress, both in terms of troops and material resources, they all occupied an absolute advantage, so in the end, Zhuge was defeated.

Different from the original situation, the general trend of the world at this moment, or can be described as earth-shaking, the Shu people occupy Chang'an, no matter how Sima Yan deploys troops, they cannot break through the defense of Tongguan and Wuguan, on the western front, the two sides have fallen into a stalemate, and such a stalemate will definitely contain the main army of the Jin army, and the defensive force on the southern front will be weakened.

If it was in the heyday of the Wei State, Lu Kang wanted to sneak attack Yiyang, I am afraid it would be quite difficult, even if it was a fluke, in the face of the counterattack of the Wei army, it would be difficult for Lu Kang to resist the enemy. But it was precisely because the main force of the Jin army was pinned down on the Western Front that the battle of Yiyang of Lu Kang was fought unusually smoothly.

And Zhonghui's rebellion, no matter how Yang gave Sima Yan a heavier blow, before Xiangyang rebelled, Lu Kang captured Yiyang, like a sharp knife straight into the enemy's vital point, although sharp, but it seems a little thin, it is likely to be encircled and suppressed by the Jin army from both sides at any time.

And Zhong Hui's rebellion can be said to have completely disrupted Sima Yan's deployment on the southern front, the possibility of attacking from east to west is gone, and the ability to attack head-on is insufficient, allowing Lu Kang to gain a firm foothold in Yiyang. If Xiangyang and Yiyang can be connected, it will be the best result.

There are no eternal friends or enemies in the world, and there are only eternal interests.

Lu Kang highly respected this sentence, in the face of interests, what kind of grievances are not very important, Wu and Wei fought fiercely in Shuzhong, although it caused tens of thousands of casualties, but after all, it was a war for each master, and Lu Kang did not have too much resentment of Zhonghui.

Throwing to Lu Kang agreed to Zhong Hui's request in principle, but this matter still has to be nodded by Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, Lu Kang sent someone to report Sun Hao at an expedited speed of 600 miles, Sun Hao also agreed to Zhong Hui's request to surrender after discussing with the ministers, as for specific matters, it is also necessary to send a messenger to contact Zhong Hui to discuss the plan.

Just when Zhong Hui and Wu Guo were throwing olive branches to each other, Yan Rui also rushed back to Luoyang to meet Sima Yan. (To be continued.) )