The war in the southeast finally ended.
With Huo Yi's army entering Jiaozhou, Wen Qin could also lead his troops north to join Wang Ji.
The two sides ceased their standoff, and the Wei army withdrew first.
After an entire year of turmoil, the Wu people were utterly exhausted as well, and began withdrawing for home.
This offensive by the Wei army had torn the Wu people's Jingnan defenses wide open, splitting Jingnan in two. The western half had actually become Wei territory, linking the Shu Kingdom, Jingnan, and Jiaozhou together in an overwhelming posture against the Wu Kingdom.
From now on, life would probably be difficult for the Wu Kingdom.
They had almost no room left to maneuver and had lost vast tracts of land. All their hopes rested on those few passes. They did not even dare put their ports into use lightly, and most areas chose the strategy of Iron Chains Across the River to protect themselves.
They had effectively turned themselves into a turtle shell, even locking that shell shut, never daring to poke their heads out again.
They no longer had any opportunity to strike.
Although Guanqiu Jian's navy had not achieved particularly great results, it had, after all, defeated the Wu people on the Jiang and beaten them into not daring to come out.
That alone was an enormous boost to morale.
From then on, the Wei people would no longer fear fighting the Wu people on the river.
At the same time, the Wu people no longer dared casually mention their advantage in naval warfare.
The facts had told them that they no longer had any advantage.
When they learned that the Wei army was withdrawing, the Wu Kingdom's officers and soldiers erupted in cheers.
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