Jiangling.
"Please rise, everyone!"
Wang Ji was a rather reserved man. Deng Ai was like fire; he was like water.
He had always been steady and calm, especially when commanding troops in battle. He never took risks, and one rarely saw any passion in him.
Yet at this moment, even Wang Ji's usually expressionless face wore a smile beyond description.
Wonderful news! Wonderful news beyond measure!
The front line was now a contest between Wang Ji and Lu Kang.
Wang Ji had to admit that Lu Kang was a difficult opponent. After Lu Kang formally assumed military command over numerous regions and became the Wu Kingdom's highest commander on the front, many of Wang Ji's plans had come to nothing.
Lu Kang established defensive lines, reassured the people, and opened land for cultivation, leaving even Wang Ji feeling that he was troublesome to handle.
Fortunately, the Wu Kingdom's imperial court had helped Wang Ji break the deadlock.
Heaven knew how delighted Wang Ji had been when he heard that the Wu Kingdom intended to rebuild the lake fields.
Wang Ji had been asleep in bed at the time. When the scouts brought the news, he leaped out of bed and questioned them repeatedly to verify whether it was true.
Wang Ji simply could not believe it. Things had reached this point, and the enemy still actually dared to launch a massive construction project??
Had Sun Xiu gone mad, or what?
But it was true. Wang Ji found Sun Xiu's thinking utterly incomprehensible, yet this matter was an enormous help to him.
In less than a month, four county magistrates from the Wu Kingdom had already appeared before him, asking to submit.
Looking at the men bowing before him, Wang Ji had smiled so much his face had gone numb.
Smiling