Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu, wondering what his lord was thinking.
"Gongtai, you are a fan of the authorities. You and I both know how big Jingzhou is. If Cao Cao enters Jingzhou now, who will he be most worried about?
Not us, but Liu Biao and Yuan Shao,
It can be said that Cao Cao came here with bad intentions this time. His arrival in Jingzhou will definitely weaken the strength of the two of them in Jingzhou. Can they make Cao Cao comfortable?
Taking a step back, so what if they can coexist peacefully with Cao Cao?
Is the threat to Jingzhou greater if it is occupied by one person, or if it is occupied by three pillars?
To forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. Instead of worrying about the development of others' strength, it is better to concentrate on developing yourself.
As long as we take Yangzhou, take Liangzhou, and then take Sizhou and Yongzhou step by step, then the world will be in our hands. Will we still be afraid of Jingzhou when we occupy the land of ten states?
Let Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Yuan Shao invade Jingzhou."
Yuan Shu smiled slightly. Since he couldn't stop it, he might as well let nature take its course. Besides, Cao Cao's entry into Jingzhou might not be a bad thing at all. At least with him joining Jingzhou, it would only become more difficult to unify Jingzhou, so let them interact with each other.
Go ahead and fight.
"My lord really sees things more clearly than I do, Chen Gong admires me."
Facing Yuan Shu's words, Chen Gong was indeed a little impressed. His lord was really a god. Even if he now knew that Cao Cao, a tiger, could not be caught, he could still see the benefits to himself.
"These are just superficial views, and cannot be regarded as wisdom."
Yuan Shu shook his head. The policy he was implementing now was actually the strategy Cao Cao had implemented at the beginning, which was to occupy the north and then rely on the north's strong population base and economic strength to crush any opponent.
"But even so, we should immediately send troops south to hunt down Cao Cao, and drive him directly to Jingzhou without giving him a chance to regain his strength."
Chen Gong admitted that what Yuan Shu said was right, but now is not the time to relax. What should be done is to seize the time and drive Cao Cao out of Yangzhou.
"Well, send people north immediately, and let Ma Chao and Yan Liang lead their troops south to Shouchun to join us. At the same time, order all the ministries to rest and regroup. When their troops arrive, they will march south."
Yuan Shu nodded. Now is indeed not the time to relax. In that case, prepare to continue fighting.
"promise."
One by one, the messengers carried Yuan Shu's orders directly to the north. At the same time, Wen Chou led the Hu Lie Army and the trapped army to finally return to Gao Shun who was heading north, and then the army headed north back to Shouchun City.
"General, my lord has an order for you to leave Dangtu immediately and lead your army south to Shouchun."
The messenger read Yuan Shu's order directly to Yan Liang.
"Master, you want us to go south immediately?
Then who will stop the Han Emperor?"
Yan Liang was immediately stunned after receiving Yuan Shu's order. Why, didn't he want to block Chen Wen and the Han Emperor's passage north to Yuzhou?
"General, Your Majesty has been captured by General Gao Shun in Anfeng City and is now being sent to Shouchun. The Lord wants you to go south to attack Cao Cao in Yuzhang."
The messenger heard what Yan Liang said and quickly told him the reason for the incident.
"I see. Come here, gather your troops and go south to Shouchun immediately."
Yan Liang and Zhang He immediately packed up their troops and headed south to Shouchun. Ma Chao was even more swift, with the cavalry running towards Yuan Shu with rumbling hooves.
Cao Cao marched southward to Yuzhang non-stop. He first deceived Poyang City Gate into an ally, and then took a short break to regroup and attack Nanchang, the county seat of Yuzhang. Although Qiao Pan, the prefect of Yuzhang, fought to the death to meet the enemy, he still lost to Cao Cao's elite troops. Three days later, Nanchang
fall,
After taking Nanchang, Cao Cao used Qiao Pan's name to recruit the county magistrates of Haihun, Moling, and Chaisang to come to Nanchang to report on their duties. The magistrates of the three places did not dare to delay and came all over to kill them all. Then he sent his confidants to serve as county magistrates of the three places.
At this point, his passage into Jiangxia has been completely opened and unfolded.
Immediately afterwards, he began to recruit troops, and got 30,000 soldiers. Then, with Cao Ren as the commander, he stationed 50,000 soldiers in Chaisang and sent troops to Jiangxia at any time. At the same time, Xi Zhicai was sent as an envoy to Jingzhou to discuss with Liu Biao about entering Jingzhou.
Xi Zhicai drove westward from Jian, passed Changsha, passed through Nanjun, and finally arrived at Xiangyang where Liu Biao was.
"Sir, should we go directly to see Liu Biao?"
Entering Xiangyang City, Li Dian, who was following Xi Zhicai, asked him directly.
"Liu Biao won't go to see you now, but come with me to see Kuai Yidu."
However, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly and did not choose to see Liu Biao, but chose to see his great conspirator Kuai Yue Kuai Yidu.
"Sir, why don't you go to see Liu Biao but to see Kuai Yue?"
Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Li Dian's face was full of questions.
"Haha, you don't understand. Jingzhou seems to be calm now, but in fact it is turbulent inside. Liu Jingsheng relied on the support of several big families to defeat Jingzhou alone. Why is he sending troops to attack Jiangxia now? In fact, he wants to kill chickens and scare monkeys.
To annihilate Huang Zu to intimidate other aristocratic families,
So when I go to Jingzhou now, I will go to see Kuai Yue instead of meeting Liu Biao. I just want to give Liu Biao a false impression and make him feel that others only know the aristocratic family but not Liu Biao. In this case, what do you think will happen to Jingzhou?
If Liu Biao attacks the aristocratic family, he will definitely become disloyal. Even if he doesn't respond, it doesn't matter. As long as the seed is planted, Liu Biao will respond sooner or later."
Xi Zhicai glanced at the prosperous Xiangyang City, and a gleam of wisdom flashed in his eyes.
"Mr. Da Ming."
After hearing Xi Zhicai's explanation, Li Dian could not say anything except admiration.
The two of them strolled all the way to the outside of Kuai Yue's mansion, then reported their names to the servants outside the door and asked to see Kuai Yue.
When the servants heard that Cao Cao was the envoy, they did not hesitate and went directly to the government to report.
"Sir, Cao Cao's envoy Xi Zhicai asked to see you."
"Who did you say asked to see you?
Playing Zhicai?"
Kuai Yue, who was resting, was immediately confused when he heard what his servants said. Why did Cao Cao's envoy Xi Zhicai come to Jingzhou?
And why he wants to see him.
"It's absolutely true, he is indeed a talented actor."
The servant nodded in response.
"Tell him that I am away from home because of something, and ask him to come back in the evening."
Kuai Yue basically understood the meaning of Xi Zhicai's visit, but he couldn't meet him now because there was something going on.
"promise."
The servant immediately clasped his fists and went out to reply to Xi Zhicai.
"Quai Yidu is indeed extraordinary, let's go."
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but shook his head when he heard the servant's reply, and then left Kuai Yue's mansion.
After the servants left, Sun Tong, the lower court man, looked at Kuai Yue with doubts on his face.
"Brother Yidu, why don't you meet this Xi Zhicai?"
Looking at Sun Tong, Kuai Yue smiled.
"Zhang Fu, Xi Zhi came to Jingzhou instead of seeing the lord but came to see me first. You have a bad intention."
Upon hearing Kuai Yue's words, Sun Tong was immediately confused as to what it meant.
"Please ask Brother Yidu to clear up the confusion."
"Xi Zhi is Cao Cao's big plan. Cao Cao is currently at war with Yuan Shu in Yangzhou. It is difficult to resist him. Xi Zhi came to Jingzhou to discuss Cao Cao's entry into Jingzhou, but he bypassed it.
My lord came to me first, why?"
Kuai Yue looked at Sun Tong with a flash of light in his eyes.
"I must be looking for Brother Yidu first so that you can put in a few nice words in front of my lord and facilitate his entry into Jingzhou,"
Sun Tong was puzzled. Could it be that there was another meaning behind Xi Zhicai's arrival?
"Zhang Fu, what you are talking about is just one of them. Jingzhou seems to be stable now, but there is a turmoil inside. Why does the lord insist on attacking Huang Zu? In fact, it is just to show the Jingzhou nobles.
Now the Jingzhou nobles are relying on helping their lord to win Jingzhou, and they are a little arrogant. The lord saw this sign and wanted to destroy Huang Zu to frighten other nobles.
As for Xi Zhicai coming to see me now, he actually just wants to alienate the relationship between the lord and the Kuai family. Just imagine what his lord would think if Xi Zhicai met me first and then the lord when he heard about it?"
When Sun Tong heard Kuai Yue's words, he immediately started to make associations.
"My lord will think that the world only knows my Kuai family and ignores him as the real master of Jingzhou. In this case, my lord will definitely be wary of adults. This is such a cruel plot."
