Chapter 624: Opportunity, ambition and talent Chen Wen
Kuai Liang looked at Kuai Yue, a gleam of wisdom flashed in his eyes.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it."
After looking at Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang knew that he must have a solution.
"The only thing we can do now is to send people to Jiangxia immediately to persuade Huang Zu and let him come to Xiangyang."
Kuai Liang looked at Kuai Yue and directly expressed his response.
"You mean to let me go to Jiangxia in person?"
Kuai Yue looked into Kuai Liang's eyes and immediately understood what he meant.
"Well, now you can only ask Huang Zu to come to Xiangyang to report on his work if you go by yourself. Otherwise, there may really be a war with Jiangxia."
Kuai Liang stood up, cupped his fists and bent down towards Kuai Yue.
"Okay, you don't have to wear a high hat for me. Why don't you just let me go?"
Kuai Yue also let out a long sigh, his eyes full of helplessness. You must know that Jiangxia is a tiger's nest. If Huang Zu really has any thoughts, he will be nothing more than a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.
"Well, please move quickly."
"You don't have to rush me, can't I just leave right away?"
After saying this, Kuai Yue left Kuai Mansion directly and ran towards Jiangxia under the protection of his servants. At the same time, Liu Biao's messenger also headed towards Jiangxia at a high speed, and Cai Mao also prepared his army and horses and was ready to march to Jiangxia at any time.
After the Battle of Luxian in Jingzhou, the originally peaceful situation rippled again, and Jiangxia instantly became the center here.
Yangzhou Wujun
"Lord, the result of the Battle of Lu County is out."
Xi Zhicai strode into Cao Cao's house, his eyes full of excitement.
"Yeah?
Seeing that you are so excited, does it mean that Yuan Gongli has lost?"
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai and put down the pen in his hand, also interested.
"No, Yuan Jiujiu won a great victory, and the 130,000-strong Sun, Liu, and Yuan coalition forces were completely annihilated."
After hearing Cao Cao's inquiry, Xi Zhicai directly told Cao Cao the results of Lu County.
"oh?
Sun, Liu, and Yuan's 130,000-strong army was defeated and completely destroyed?
How much damage did Yuan Shu suffer?
After all, in such a big battle, no matter how powerful Yuan Shu is and the Jizhou army is elite, the battle losses are estimated to be around 50,000."
Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai, his eyes full of thinking.
"My lord, Yuan Shu's casualties were minimal because he had two swords in his hand. One sword belonged to Chen Gong, Liu Bei's surrender, and the other sword belonged to the famous general Zhu Jun."
Xi Zhicai didn't say much, but he knew that his lord would definitely understand the whole story.
"What you mean is that Chen Gong and Zhu Jun joined forces with Yuan Shu to confuse Sun Jian's coalition, and suddenly stabbed them in the back when they were attacking. They were attacked from both sides and were defeated."
Sure enough, just as Xi Zhicai thought, Cao Cao directly guessed the development of the war.
"Yes, and I heard that Yuan Shu also sent a third ambush. Zhao Yun's Yingyang Army and Yan Liang's Polu Army set up an ambush in Dongping State. The combined forces of Sun, Liu and Yuan were completely wiped out. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses successfully escaped.
It’s only a few thousand.”
Xi Zhicai told the story completely that Cao Cao did not tell.
"The structure of Yuan Highway is really big. Even Yan Liang, who is far away in Youzhou, has been transferred here. This is because he was planning to use Yanzhou to set up a trap from the beginning to deceive Liu Biao and Yuan Shao."
Cao Cao could also think of setting up an ambush, but if he wanted to send an elite army all the way south, it was not only a matter of courage, but also a matter of overall perspective.
Imagine how long it would take just to break the Lu army's march south from Youzhou, and all this must be calculated on time. It doesn't matter whether the soldiers and horses come out early or late, the effect will not be achieved.
Taken together, these prove that Yuan Shu's commanding art has reached a level of proficiency, and even he himself may not be able to achieve such results.
"My lord, what I said is true, but as the saying goes, when a crane and a clam fight, the fishermen gain, so you don't have any ideas next?"
Xi Zhicai nodded to Cao Cao. He also understood what he said. Yuan Shu's command this time was really amazing. All his actions were smooth and flowing. The three families of Sun, Liu and Yuan were unable to fight back, but he was full of praise. It should be praised.
What goes on still goes on.
"What do you want to do?"
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai. He knew that this guy had a wild heart and must be brewing some shocking idea.
"My lord, although Chen Wen is the governor of Yangzhou, he is old and lacks mental strength. This has caused Yangzhou to be divided now. This is disastrous for the people of Yangzhou. I suggest that your lord petition Chen Wen and ask him to abdicate.
Give way to the wise."
As expected, Xi Zhicai was not holding back any good deeds. He wanted to make Chen Wen abdicate and take full control of Yangzhou.
"We have just arrived in Yangzhou and have an unstable footing. If we rashly force Chen Wen to abdicate, I'm afraid people will turn against us and we won't be able to sit firmly. Also, Chen Wen treats us well, and I don't want to be criticized."
Cao Cao frowned. You must know that although Chen Wen is old and has caused some divisions in Yangzhou, the policies he pursues are still very popular among the people. Going there rashly may cause problems.
"My lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we take Yangzhou before Lu County and they are defeated, it will open the way to Yuzhou.
This Yuzhou is regarded as a forbidden concubine by Liu and Yuan, so both parties will definitely send troops to help Chen Wen.
But now they are powerless even if they want to help Chen Wen, so we can't miss this opportunity."
Hearing Cao Cao's words, he couldn't help but feel anxious. After all, this opportunity was fleeting. If he couldn't seize it, he might have to face three princes to win Yangzhou in the future, which would be too difficult.
"Why don't we invite Xun Yu to come over and discuss it."
Cao Cao also knew that this opportunity was rare, but he was a little undecided. After all, if he took this step, it would be difficult to take it back.
"My lord, Wen Ruo, is an upright man. If you call him here and ask him now, the answer you will get will definitely be no. What should you do then?
As far as I'm concerned, if your lord really wants to do something, you can do it with courtesy first and then attack with force. Once you take this step, there will be no way out. Even if Wen Ruo has any objections, he will have no choice but to continue."
Only then did Xi Zhi know what kind of person Xun Yu was, so he told Cao Cao this strategy of killing first and then showing off.
"Okay, then go ahead and do it."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and felt that Xi Zhicai's strategy was feasible, so he nodded and agreed to his strategy without hesitation.
"promise."
Xi Zhicai nodded and left the prefect's mansion directly to arrange the next thing.
The Battle of Lu County became a trigger, directly detonating the situation in Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Yuzhou. Liu Biao, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each showed their capabilities and began to operate.
During this period of time, the hard-working Dian Wei finally brought his siege equipment to the outside of Chenliu County with his army, and officially met with Yan Liang and Xu Huang who stayed there.
"Lord, it's not good."
Song Xian rushed into the prefect's house in a panic, while Lu Bu was drinking in the house with a beard on his face. During this period, he had been defeated one after another, and he had lost seven or eight of his elite men. His general Gao Shunhe
Zhang Liao also left him,
The most important thing is that he has been frightened by Yuan Shu and has lost all his original ambitions. He can only drink to drown his sorrows all day long.
