"Send men to Jian'an Commandery at once and have them muster their troops and head for Shangrao!"
"Send men to Linhai Commandery and have them join forces with Kuaiji Commandery and head for Xinding!"
"Send men to Xindu Commandery and Wu Commandery and have them dispatch troops to Huai'an!"
Beside a campfire, Lu Kang sat straight down without a thought for the muddy ground. He sketched a map in front of him with his finger, rapidly issuing orders to the deputy generals around him.
Lu Kang had finally given up pursuing Guanqiu Jian.
Throughout the pursuit, Guanqiu Jian's attacks had grown fiercer and fiercer, while Lu Kang's army had begun to buckle.
Not everyone could race cavalry!
Even in familiar territory, pursuing him all this way had brought Lu Kang close to collapse.
Lu Kang had not accomplished nothing. Along the way, he had recovered many cities and gathered many routed soldiers, but none of this was of any use to him.
The enemy had never intended to leave themselves a route of retreat. All they wanted was to pursue Sun Hao.
After following Guanqiu Jian for so long, Lu Kang finally abandoned the pursuit and adopted another strategy: encirclement!
He intended to notify the generals and commandery governors throughout the region and trap Guanqiu Jian's army in Danyang Commandery. Guanqiu Jian had no logistical support. Once surrounded by a great army, he was certain to die!
The Wu Kingdom could still muster a great army within its borders. Guanqiu Jian had come with an isolated force; whatever happened, they could not let him leave alive.
As for Sun Hao, Lu Kang was no longer worried.
The emperor had already fled to Danyang. Sun Hao believed that the commanders left to defend Jianye must already have joined up with the