As in history, Cao Cao had just retreated from Hebei, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan started fighting. The reason was that Yuan Tan asked Yuan Shang for troops, horses and armor on the grounds of pursuing Cao Cao.

Yuan Shangke is not stupid. The other party is obviously trying to suck his blood to strengthen himself. It would be fine if the two brothers are harmonious, but now that they are at odds with each other, there will be a battle sooner or later. How could he do something stupid to benefit his enemy?

Come, so neither soldiers nor armor are allowed.

Seeing Yuan Shang's persistence, Yuan Tan couldn't help but became furious. The counselors Guo Tu and Xin Ming used it for their own selfish purposes and sow discord, which directly caused Yuan Tan to rise up in anger and counterattack Yecheng.

The two sides fought at the outer gate of Ye. Although Yuan Shang was young, he was brave and good at fighting. He had severely defeated Cao Cao's army before, and now he defeated Yuan Tan's army. Yuan Tan did not even dare to return to Liyang, and led the defeated troops to flee eastward to Bohai Nanpi.

Bohai County belongs to Jizhou, where Yuan Shao started his career. It has a vast area and a large population. It is called a county, but in fact it is no different from a state. How could Yuan Shang let Yuan Tan steal the territory? Soon he personally led an army to pursue Nanpi. Yuan Tan once again

After a huge defeat, they had to abandon the Bohai Sea and retreat to the plains.

Pingyuan County belongs to Qingzhou, but is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is an enclave of Qingzhou. After Yuan Shang recovered the Bohai Sea, he took advantage of the victory and went south to attack Pingyuan, vowing to completely drive Yuan Tan out of Hebei.

Yuan Tan relied on his age and talent, but Yuan Shang was just an ignorant boy in his eyes. Although he suffered repeated defeats, he refused to admit defeat. After receiving support from Wang Xiu, he refused to return to Henan and defended the plains, fighting to the death.

Don’t retreat.

However, Yuan Tan was alone in the end. He was no better than Yuan Shang, who had Jizhou with his back and had more soldiers and food. By August, Yuan Tan gradually couldn't stand it any longer. After much deliberation, he actually listened to the advice of his adviser Xin Pi and tried to use Cao Cao's help.

, to suppress Yuan Shang, Xin Pi volunteered to serve as Yuan Tan's envoy to Xuchang, to seek peace and assistance from Cao Cao.

Little did he know that Xin Pi had already left Yuan Tan and joined Cao Cao. As soon as he entered Xudu, he immediately informed Cao Cao of all the information about Hebei and presented the strategy for conquering Hebei, urging Cao Cao to accept Yuan Tan's invitation and send troops to Hebei.

Xun You, Guo Jia and other close advisers also believed that the two Yuan's fight would lead to self-destruction and that the time had come to pacify Hebei. Therefore, Cao Cao made a decisive decision and sent troops to attack Liyang again to rescue Yuan Shang and relieve Yuan Tan's distress.

While Cao Cao led his army north to rescue Yuan Tan, Jingzhou was busy with the autumn harvest.

After two consecutive years of bumper harvests in the Jingnan area, floods occurred in many places in Jingnan this year, resulting in a crop failure. Fortunately, the weather had been kind in the previous two years, and Liu Jing had banned alcohol and conserved grain, so the people had a surplus of grain and the state had savings.

The Jingbei area was devastated by war last year, and it was difficult to recover in just one year. Fortunately, Nanxiang County was taken under Liu Jing's rule. The refugees from Guanzhong gathered on both sides of the Mian River and planted millet and wheat extensively. This year's harvest was good, and the rent was collected for three days.

More than 100,000 hu of dendrobium.

All the rice from Jingnan was sent to Changsha for storage; all the valleys from Jingbei were transported to Jiangxia for storage. For a time, boats filled the rivers, and carts filled the roads. There was an endless stream of vehicles, one after the other. Who is this aimed at?

it goes without saying.

In fact, as early as last year, Liu Jing "refused" to renew the alliance with Jiangdong, and the officials in Xiangyang guessed that Liu Jing had the ambition to annex Jiangdong.

Soon Liu Jing revealed the next strategic direction to the outside world. It was Jiangdong and Jingzhou that began to prepare for the war with all their strength around this plan.

As the saying goes, to fight against the outside world, you must first settle the inside. The first step is to eliminate bandits and barbarians within the territory. This can not only eliminate internal hidden dangers, but also train troops.

The suppression operation lasted for more than half a year and was very fruitful. Not only did the local area become safe, but more than 30,000 households were recruited and 5,000 elite soldiers were recruited to serve as troops.

At the same time, Liu Jing ordered people to stock up on materials, build ships, mine and smelt iron, forge armored soldiers, pass through Guanzhong, and purchase war horses. After more than half a year of full-scale production, military supplies and equipment were piled up, enough to support the needs of the war.

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Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind. Even if there is no east wind, we must create one.

At the end of August, the autumn harvest in Jingzhou was basically over, and armies stationed in various places began to gather in Xiangyang, Jiangxia, and Changsha.

At this moment, bandits from Yuzhang suddenly crossed the border and invaded Ancheng, Changsha, and were immediately annihilated...

Since this year, Sun Ben, the governor of Yuzhang, was afraid that Liu Jing would use the Yuzhang bandit incident to attack him, so he began to launch a crazy attack on the Shanyue bandits entrenched in the valleys. In order to achieve the greatest effect, he even joined forces with his brother Sun Fu, the governor of Luling.

Acting together can be said to be a waste of effort.

However, there are many mountains in Yuzhang, especially at the junction with Changsha. There are many mountains that stretch for thousands of miles. The mountains are so high that the bandits can't be wiped out all at once if they burrow into the mountains.

The encirclement and suppression by the Yuzhang officers and soldiers forced the bandits to turn their attention to Changsha to the west. At this time, as long as Liu Jing allowed a slight opening in the defense line to lure the Yuzhang bandits into a trap, Dongfeng would naturally succeed.

With an excuse to start a war, Liu Jingda summoned a meeting of ministers. Not only were all the officials from the two mansions (General Annan's Mansion and the Governor's Department) present, but most of the generals from all directions also rushed back to Xiangyang to attend the meeting, including Han Guang, who was stationed at Wuguan. In addition to

Except for Liu Xiu, Xizhen and other generals who were far away in Jingnan, only Gan Ning and Liu Zhu from Jiangxia were training their warships and preparing for war with all their strength and had not returned.

Today, Liu Jing took off his honorary robes and crown, changed into a military uniform and a large crown, sat on the high hall with his sword, and looked around at the dozens of civil and military personnel in the hall.

Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the general's office, Shi Huanjie, the right commander, Pang Tong, the left Sima, Li Yan, the right Sima, Wang Can, the East Cao, Han Ji, the West Cao, Jiang Wan, the chief secretary, Liu Miao, the chief secretary, Sima Zhi, the chief minister, Han Song, the middle lieutenant, Fu Xun, and Cui

Jun, Yang Yi, Liu Min, Pang Lin...

Partial General Liu Zong, Assistant General Cai Sheng, Han Guang, Huang Zhong, Shangyong Prefect Zhonglang General Liu Liang, Zhonglang General Ma Zhou, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Wenpin, Yu Zheng, Dan Rixi,

Colonel Shen Yi, Mei Fu...

Liu Jing started his career in military affairs. After integrating the talents and people living in exile in northern Jing Dynasty, he now has a cloud of generals and a rain of advisors under his command.

The lobby was as quiet as death, and everyone was silently waiting for Liu Jing to speak.

Finally, Liu Jing's voice resounded in the hall: "Since I raised my army, I have taken Jiaozhou in the south and Jianghan in the north. I have been invincible and have not encountered any obstacles. However, the bandits from Yuzhang often invade and cause trouble, and they are endlessly killed and beheaded. Really,

hateful!"

Liu Jing said angrily: "The key reason why Yuzhang thieves are repeatedly banned is that there is someone behind them to support them. This person is none other than Sun Bi, the prefect of Yuzhang. Last year, Lu Zijing came as an envoy, and I asked him to tell Sun Zhongmou to remove Sun Bi and carry out the purge.

The Yuzhang thieves tried to compensate for the losses in Changsha, but after waiting for more than half a year, they only waited for a few so-called thieves' heads. Recently, the Yuzhang thieves entered Kou'an City again. They were simply bullying people! I am determined to lead the army myself to attack Yuzhang.

, kill Sun Bi and completely eradicate the banditry! I wonder if you guys have any suggestions?"

Although Liu Jing intended to annex Jiangdong, he could not say it clearly. Even if he used the Yuzhang bandits as an excuse to send troops, the reason was slightly untenable.

Moreover, Sun Quan's official official position was as a general against captives and the governor of Kuaiji, while Sun Bi was a general against captives and the governor of Yuzhang. Although the two were monarchs and ministers, they actually had no subordinate relationship.

Liu Jing only talked about attacking Sun Ben, which meant that he was only targeting Sun Ben alone and had no intention of becoming an enemy of Sun Quan. If Sun Quan sent troops to support Sun Ben, he would be provoking it, and then Liu Jing could justifiably attack Sun Quan.

Zhuge Liang was the first to speak: "The thief Sun Ben first attached himself to the rebel Yuan Shu, attacked and burned the prefectures and counties, and killed the defenders; then he stole the land of Yuzhang, with evil intentions, and invaded Changsha. Previously, Jingchu was not settled, so we could only tolerate it temporarily.

Now that Jingchu has been secured and the troops are in full strength, how can we allow others to snore and sleep on the couch? The general must not let Sun Ben continue to cause harm. He must command the three armies as soon as possible and march eastward along the river to destroy this traitor!"

Pang Tong nodded and said: "The general has always wanted to revitalize the country. He wants to go north to China and join the imperial family. Sun Ben, this thief, must be eliminated."

Han Song worriedly said: "Sun Ben is Sun Quan's brother. He lives in Yuzhang and is outside the Jiangdong screen. If our army attacks Sun Ben, Sun Quan will definitely come to rescue him. Then there will be a big war. Year after year of military attacks, many soldiers died and the warehouses were exhausted.

What’s in it for the country?”

Han Song was a former minister of Liu Biao, and his heart was devoted to the imperial court, so his starting point for considering the issue was completely different from that of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others.

"Otherwise." Wang Can immediately retorted: "Back then, King Wu Qiang of Yue believed in the slanderous words and launched an army against Chu without any reason. In the end, he was defeated by Chu and his country was destroyed! If Sun Quan protected Sun Bi, Wu Qiang's fate would be right in front of him!

"

"Don't Wang Dongcao hear that soldiers are the most dangerous weapons of the country, and saints have to use them as a last resort..."

Han Song immediately started arguing with Wang Can, not wanting to stir up a hornet's nest. He was immediately besieged by Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Deng Zhi, Li Yan and others. Even the young and unqualified Yang Yi dared to

He jumped out and slapped him in the face. Han Song was so angry that he almost lost his breath. He had always been proud of the hope of the Chu Kingdom, but he had never been in such an embarrassment today.

Seeing that his two fists were no match for his four hands, Han Song hurriedly signaled Fu Xun with his eyes, but Fu Xun pretended not to notice and remained silent.

Fu Xun did tend to Xu Du in the past, but that was because Liu Biao did not have the talent to overlord and was not the master of bringing chaos. In comparison, Liu Jinglong, Zhang Fengzi, a hero of the world, the same as Fu Gao, could really be called a wise master in troubled times.

In today's troubled times, not only the king chooses his ministers, but the ministers also choose their king. Since he was lucky enough to meet the Ming Dynasty, Fu Xun naturally wanted to help him with all his heart and jointly pursue the cause of the king's hegemony. In the future, his name will be engraved on bamboo and silk to hang down for future generations to shadow his descendants.

Isn’t it beautiful?

"Alas! Shuzi is not enough!" Seeing that Fu Xun remained silent, Han Song couldn't help but cursed secretly. However, he also realized that everyone in Jingchu wanted to conquer Yuzhang. This was the general trend, so he spoke out to oppose it, which was completely a mantis mantis.

This move could not change the outcome at all, so Han Song simply stopped speaking.

In fact, there are many people in the hall who have the same thoughts as Han Song, but they are weak and weak, and they have witnessed Han Song's experience with their own eyes, so how can they dare to express their true thoughts.

Seeing that Han Song was silent and there was no objection in the hall, Liu Jing, who was sitting high on the throne, spoke again: "Since everyone thinks that Yuzhang can be conquered, I will personally lead the Shuibu army to attack Yuzhang in the near future...

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