The letters of surrender from Nanjun, Wuling, Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang counties have been sent back, and the prefects of the five counties have all chosen to submit, which strengthened Wang Can's control over Jingzhou again.
The counties in Jingzhou surrendered and their influence on the world was undoubtedly huge.
Wang Can occupied Yizhou, occupied Liangzhou, and captured Chang'an and Luoyang. Now he has captured the strategically important Jingzhou. His strength is extremely powerful. Wang Can has such a powerful strength, as long as he stamps his feet, the whole world will be conquered.
Be shocked by it.
North, Yecheng.
After Cao Cao moved the capital, he ordered Xia Houyuan, the governor of Jizhou, to send troops. He also sent Yue Jin, Yu Jin, Man Chong, Zhang Jia and others to attack Youzhou and attack Yuan Shao.
In the palace, in the main hall.
Cao Cao summoned Liu Ye, Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Sima Lang and others to discuss the war in Youzhou.
In the main hall, there was a burst of hearty laughter.
This unbridled laughter was undoubtedly caused by Cao Cao. Cao Cao laughed because news about Yuan Shao came from the north, saying that Yuan Shao's health had been deteriorating since the Battle of Guandu. Recently, Cao Cao launched a fierce attack on Youzhou.
Yuan Shao was worried every day. He coughed up blood and was critically ill. He was about to die.
In this situation, Cao Cao was naturally happy.
Once Yuan Shao dies of illness, Yuan Shao's sons will definitely fight with each other for power. At that time, Cao Cao will benefit and can easily take over Bingzhou and Youzhou. Cao Cao now has Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, plus Youzhou
Zhou and Bingzhou immediately had the capital to compete with Wang Can.
All of this is based on defeating Yuan Shao, otherwise Cao Cao would not be able to free his hands to attack Wang Can.
Cao Cao flicked his sleeves and said: "My lords, Yuan Benchu is suffering from internal and external troubles and is already dying. Is there any way, lords, to give Yuan Shao another dose of strong medicine to make Yuan Shao die of anger?"
Cao Cao was eager to win and hoped that Yuan Shao would die of illness so that he could sweep across the north.
Sima Yi stood up, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Yuan Shao is already seriously ill. If you want to hasten Yuan Shao's death, you can use a trick to make Yuan Shao anxious and die of worry."
Cao Cao smiled and asked: "Zhongda, what do you have in mind?"
Historically, Cao Cao disliked Sima Yi because of Sima Yi's appearance and Sima Yi's excuse for illness.
Now, things have changed.
Cao Cao discovered that Sima Yi was full of talents and immediately relied on him as a loyal minister. Wang Can had Guo Jia, Jia Xu and other counselors under his command, and Cao Cao also had Liu Ye, Sima Yi and others. Both sides had counselors, and Cao Cao felt balanced. Sima Yi's
The appearance also diluted the sadness of Cao Cao's defeat. With talents under his command, he had the capital to compete with Wang Can.
Sima Yi said: "My lord, I think that in order to promote Yuan Shao's early death, a two-pronged approach is needed."
Cao Cao asked: "How to attack both sides?"
Sima Yi said: "At present, although our army has won the victory, it has not yet become overwhelming. Therefore, the first step is to promote the military power of our army and promote our army as an invincible army that is invincible in city battles. The Lord only needs to
In a few months, the entire Youzhou can be captured and Yuan Shao can be annihilated. In this way, Yuan Shao is always worried about his current situation, and Yuan Shao's nerves are always in a state of tension. Yuan Shao is anxious, can't eat to his taste, can't sleep at night, and is worried and anxious.
, not far from death.”
After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
He leaned forward slightly and listened carefully to Sima Yi's suggestions.
Sima Yi continued: "Secondly, the Yuan Shao family has a great cause, and all the sons have grown up, but they have not established a heir apparent. This is the second reminder for the lord to attack Yuan Shao. Everyone knows that Yuan Shao likes his youngest son Yuan Shang and hates his eldest son Yuan Tan.
He and his second son Yuan Xi were unwilling to make Yuan Tan his heir apparent."
"Yuan Shao wanted to establish Yuan Shang, so my lord went against Yuan Shao's approach."
"When promoting the victory of our army, we can promote Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan and describe them as good men who fought bloody battles. Just imagine that they are still fighting hard despite losing. This is not very good.
Talents? As long as the lord operates properly, the prestige of the two of them will be enhanced step by step, and eventually they will be able to compete with Yuan Shang."
"In this way, Yuan Shao's three sons stand on the same level, making it even more difficult for Yuan Shao to make a choice."
"Yuan Shao wants to make Yuan Shang, but Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan are both pretty good people who can be supported. Yuan Shao can't decide who is better to make him the heir. This makes Yuan Shao think about it day and night and become even more anxious."
"If things go on like this, Yuan Shao will not only have to consider the corrupt situation, but also his successor. Whether it is foreign affairs or internal affairs, Yuan Shao will be in an extremely embarrassing situation. Yuan Shao's nerves are always tense, and he will definitely quickly
He will lose weight and eventually die."
After Sima Yi finished speaking, he bowed to Cao Cao again.
He returned to the queue and stood respectfully, looking extremely calm.
It seems that what I just said is just a piece of cake.
Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "Okay, what a trick to attack the heart. This strategy can only be used against people like Yuan Shao who favor the youngest son. Zhongda, you and Ang'er will discuss and deal with this matter and complete it as soon as possible."
"promise!"
Sima Yi and Cao Ang responded at the same time. They looked at each other and nodded in greeting.
Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ang with satisfaction and was secretly glad in his heart. His eldest son Cao Ang was humble, honest, resolute and decisive. Cao Cao was very happy to have such an heir, because Yuan Shao was a bit shorter than him.
There was a sound of footsteps, and a soldier hurried in and handed over a bamboo slip.
After taking it, Cao Cao looked at it carefully. He was overjoyed at first, and then his expression changed drastically.
Finally, Cao Cao threw away the bamboo slips in his hand and cursed: "Sun Jian is a fool. He let Wang Can take over the land of Jingnan without any effort. He is a fool. Sun Jian let Wang Can take over the land of Jingnan. He is simply seeking death."
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Chen Qun picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, and his expression changed after reading it.
The content on the bamboo slips is the news that Wang Can's navy suffered a disastrous defeat and Wang Can conquered the land of Jingnan.
After everyone had finished reading, Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Wang Can captured the entire Jingzhou and became even stronger. Soon, Wang Can will definitely send troops to attack Sun Jian. Once Wang Can pacifies the Sun family in Jiangdong, the spearhead will definitely point to the north. So.
, our time is very tight, we must defeat Yuan Shao within this year and gain more time."
Cao Cao issued orders one after another to advance some steady battles.
It is urgent to attack Yuan Shao.
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Jiujiang County, Taishou Mansion.
In the hall, Sun Yi is furious.
Sun Yi yelled: "Wang Can is so abominable. Before we had a chance to take action, Wang Can had already sent people to take over Jingnan. As a result, we failed to recruit people to deal with Wang Can, but instead countless people appeared.
Our enemy, General Taishi, is in a critical situation, what do you think we should do?"
Taishi Ci said in a deep voice: "One step was wrong, one step was wrong, we were one step behind Wang Can, and now we are passive everywhere. The general thought that we should gather our soldiers and tighten our defense, and sent a message to Zhou Gongjin at Poyang Lake to ask him
Always pay attention to the movements of the Yangtze River, so that Jiujiang County can be defended and remain in an invincible position."
Sun Yi frowned and said: "General Taishi, can't we retreat?"
This point is not in line with Sun Yi's ideas.
He knew that Sun Jian suffered a defeat, but he never thought that Wang Can was invincible. Sun Yi was not afraid of tigers when he was born, and he wanted to make great achievements and defeat the Shu army. Moreover, Sun Yi also knew that there was no general Wang Can in Jingnan, so he should
Easy to attack.
It was precisely because of this that Sun Yi had the idea of sending troops.
However, the person who made the decision was Taishi Ci, not Sun Yi.
