"Uncle, my aunt misses you very much in Xiangyang, so my father has come to let me take over for you. Please don't worry!"
"Oh, there's nothing to worry about, but you should be careful in Xiling!"
"Uncle, don't worry! I have a navy trained by my uncle. I think as long as I continue according to your arrangement, Jiangdong's army will not be able to attack... and my uncle's navy will not suffer too much damage."
"My lord, I made a mistake. This is the naval force of Jingzhou Prefecture, the lord's navy."
In September of the fifth year of Jian'an, Xiling in Jiangxia and the navy in Jingzhou changed their commanders...
Regarding the result, Cai Hao always had a cold face, but Liu Qi did not dare to laugh in front of Cai Hao, and instead comforted him with words. However, Cai Hao did not want to talk to him, and left with his guards after a hasty handover.
Although Cai Hao's reaction was slow and his IQ was completely surpassed by Zhou Yu's, Cai Hao had already reacted two months ago when there was some gossip in Xiangyang.
But Cai Mao had no choice - it was easy to break this alienation scheme. As long as he came out and fought a few battles with the Jiangdong navy, most of the misunderstandings would naturally be eliminated. However, Cai Mao knew that he would not be able to gain advantage in a head-on battle!
The massive casualties of the naval force that he poured his own efforts into, as well as the complete failure of the strategic goal of "delaying the Yangzhou offensive", are used as a price in exchange for breaking the alienation plan and regaining trust?
Cai Mao felt that the debt could not be settled in this way, so it was better to "pretend to be dead" to delay it. At least in Xiangyang, there were still Kuai Yue and others who would speak for him.
Who knew that Liu Biao's transfer order would come faster than he thought? Cai Mao also wanted to go back and point at Kuai Yue's nose and ask what the hell they were doing!
At the same time, after leaving the water village, Cai Mao looked south from a distance on the shore...
Zhou Yu's "inseparable" move indeed forced Cai Mao into a dilemma. He could only choose between "wrong" and "wrong more".
Although it was a "disturbance", Zhou Yu did not bribe anyone in Jingzhou Prefecture, nor did he deliberately give Cai Mao any benefits. He just wanted to end the war.
As for the Yangzhou goods in Xiangyang, they all flowed into the past naturally because of the cessation of war between Jiangxia and Zhou Yu. There was no need for Zhou Yu to push them!
Zhou Yu did not take the initiative to make any move to alienate Liu Biao and Cai Mao. He just took advantage of the situation in Nanjun to guide the situation. It was Liu Biao himself who was thinking in the direction of Xiangjian.
Similarly, Huang Chengyan and Zhou Yu had not discussed anything before, and they did not even know each other's plans. It was just that Huang Chengyan "read" Zhou Yu's intentions from the situation in Xiling and Xiangyang, so he also followed the trend and instigated his sister-in-law to make up for it!
Even if Liu Biao and Kuai Yue confront each other secretly about this matter, they still won't be able to find anything wrong with Mrs. Cai...
After all, Mrs. Cai was just crying and describing Liu Biao's reaction in an even more exaggerated way - given the "personality" that Mrs. Cai performed at the time, it was only normal that she would do this!
Moreover, how could Liu Biao and the Nanjun nobles still sit down and confront each other now?
If there is such a tacit understanding, Zhou Yu's inseparability will not work...
Soon Zhou Yu also got the news that the navy army on the opposite side had changed its commander!
"Hahaha, Gong Jin, you still have more evil ideas! Now Liu Biao has brought his own son... I want to see if his father, the housekeeper dog, can give birth to a son with some blood. Gong Jin, we
Take the initiative to attack!" Sun Ce urged, he had been quite idle these past few months.
"No, I don't know if he is bloody or not, but now he must also be seeking stability. He has just obtained some military power and will not take risks easily." Zhou Yu said casually.
Compared with Cai Hao, Liu Qi is obviously an opponent that he is not interested in.
"Ah? What should we do? Wouldn't it just be a different turtle squatting here?" Sun Ce scratched his head in disappointment, as if he was thinking of a solution.
Zhou Yu immediately interrupted his suspicious behavior and corrected him: "Don't worry, he is different from Cai Mao. Although Liu Qi is Liu Biao's biological son, he will not take this risk!"
Zhou Yu's strength is not in party and political struggles, but he is not ignorant either. He is just not very good at it. At least after having a general understanding of the situation in Nanjun, he can make some judgments...
Cai Mao dared to remain unmoved despite being suspected, but Liu Qi would never dare!
"What do you mean? If Liu Qi doesn't take the risk, how can we have a chance?" Sun Ce still didn't understand.
"What I mean is that for Liu Qi...continuing to remain in a stalemate with us is the most 'risky' thing. Even a few small defeats are better than standing still." Zhou Yu explained.
This is just like during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Lu Zhi chased the Yellow Turbans into chaos and could only trap Guangzong. However, this was just because Lu Zhi surrounded and refused to attack. He wanted to further drain the Yellow Turbans' physical strength and morale in Guangzong City.
He was dismissed for neglecting the war and replaced with Dong Zhuo. As a result, Dong Zhuo had to bite the bullet and attack, which resulted in the Han army being directly defeated. Dong Zhuo was also dismissed and replaced by Huangfu Song, who could not be attacked for a long time.
Although Lu Zhi's incident was framed by the eunuchs because he offended the ten regular servants, it was also his experience that put pressure on Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song behind them, forcing them to choose to attack in an unfavorable situation.
Similarly, if Zhou Yu takes the initiative to attack now, Liu Qi will imitate Cai Mao's old method. Even if it is only six or seven points, it will still be a headache. It is impossible to lose, but it is also difficult to win.
On the contrary, if the Jiangdong Navy continues to stand still, Liu Qi will have to take the initiative to attack.
Cai Mao has a number of "teammates" in Xiangyang who can speak for him, and he, Liu Qi, has a number of opponents in Xiangyang.
When he was in Xiangyang, a group of people slandered him every day to Liu Biao, not to mention that now that he could not see Liu Biao, he was even more easily smeared.
In fact, Cai Mao was whipped back so quickly, which was somewhat beyond Zhou Yu's expectation. At the same time, it also made Zhou Yu more convinced that there was a "mysterious force" working with him!
Sun Ce's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "So I can do it right away..."
"No, if Liu Qi sends troops, we can only suffer a small defeat, but we cannot win, nor can we lose too much. We will try to withdraw from the Zhu County area and retreat to Echeng within two months... Now it should be said that we will retreat to Echeng..."
Wuchang is ready." Zhou Yu said ruthlessly.
"Eh? Small defeat?" Sun Ce's eyebrows knitted together in discomfort.
"Now even if Liu Qi takes the initiative to attack, the scale is very limited. If we give him a head-on blow, it will be difficult to achieve any huge results, and this is also for... forget it, you don't need to know other things, let's defeat him first, this is also
For a great victory in the future.”
As Zhou Yu spoke, he found that Sun Ce had become careless and even said willfully: "Then you can make arrangements and call me when you have a big victory in the future."
Zhou Yu:……
In the next few months, Liu Qi reached the peak of his life...