Chapter five hundred and seventy-ninth misfortune and fortune depend on Kuailiang's ability
When Ying Zige convened the ministers to discuss matters in the Wende Hall, the south was not idle either. Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and other princes, around the issue of Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor, actively or passively mobilized troops and horses to gather in Jingyang Land.
The center of attention of the whole world was instantly transferred from both sides of the Yellow River to Jiangxia, Huainan.
Yuan Shu took the lead, and Ji Ling was powerful enough to occupy Jiangxia and other places in advance, solidly building the entire Huainan defense line. Therefore, after Cao Cao and Liu Bei arrived with their troops, although they both hoped to deal with Yuan Shu as soon as possible,
Gather strength again, gather the forces of all the princes, and be sure to
The idea of preparing for a counterattack or meeting the offensive of the restored Great Qin. However, after arriving at the place, I discovered that although Yuan Shu's power at this time was not as strong as it was at its peak, after occupying Jiangxia and building a defense line, the entire power was like a hedgehog.
It makes people feel like they can't eat it.
Especially when the Sun family in the six counties of Jiangdong owed favors and never expressed their stance, Yuan Shu, who seemed to be surrounded and suppressed by all parties and was in a critical situation, had a posture of waiting for work and waiting for the world to change. Even because of the fall of Jiangxia,
The places along the north bank of the Yangtze River such as Nanyang and even Nanjun, which originally belonged to Yuan Shu, had a vague feeling that they were about to be swallowed up by Yuan Shu's forces.
It can be said that if Liu Biao hadn't been timid after Lu Bu went south to occupy Wancheng, he directly ordered Wenpin to withdraw from Nanyang, and after Huang Zu killed Sun Jian, he finally seized Nanyang County from Yuan Shu.
It was given to Lu Bu. As a result, Yuan Shu failed to take advantage of the general trend to retake Nanyang after taking Jiangxia, so as to attack Nanjun and unify the entire land north of the Yangtze River.
At this time, Liu Biao had already fled south to the four counties of Jingnan, so there was no need for Cao Cao and Liu Bei to join in the fun and just sit back and watch Yuan Shu go against the will of heaven.
You know, based on Yuan Shu's family background and heritage, even if Yuan Benchu is defeated, if he really wants to eat up all the Nanyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia areas north of the Yangtze River, combined with the strength of Huainan and other places, even if he is a
The Yuan family, which had openly rebelled against the Han Dynasty, was definitely capable of helping Yuan Shu unify the entire Yangzhou family and lay the foundation for Dingding.
After all, Yuan Shu's advantage was too obvious at that time. Not only did he have Nanyang, the southern capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the first county in the world, as his gateway, he also had the entire Huainan as his foundation, allowing his entire power to span the north and south of the Yangtze River, and he had the opportunity to capture the entire Jing at any time.
Yang, the land of the three states of Yu? Unifying the entire south.
That kind of Yuan Shu was serious enough to become emperor.
If it can seize the opportunity to rise? Such a strong force? According to the connections accumulated by the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family, it will definitely be enough to make most of the southern aristocratic families bow their heads. In the future, as long as Yuan Shu does not act stupidly, relying on the Yuan family's background, he will actively win over the initial stage.
The Sun family, which has wiped out the six counties in Jiangdong, will directly have the strength to arm-wrestle with Da Qin head-on.
Even if he had smaller ambitions and proclaimed himself emperor and stayed in the south, a standard southern dynasty with a lifespan of at least several decades would be born.
Of course, all this came to an end when Lu Bu went south to capture Wancheng and took up residence in Nanyang.
In this life, Lu Bu is not the one in the original history after the Battle of Puyang. The elite under his command were basically destroyed. I am also as panic-stricken as the dog that buries the family.
In the original history, after Lu Bu was defeated in Puyang, did he first go south to Yuan Shu and help him stabilize Nanyang but could not be trusted and reused? He had no choice but to go north to help Yuan Shao fight a wave of Black Mountain bandits, but he was not angry about Yuan Shao's treatment, so he went south to Xuzhou?
When Liu Bei was transferred by Cao Cao and Yuan Shu was dismissed, he took Xuzhou from Zhang Fei, but he was quickly swept away by Cao Cao and ended up dead at Baimenlou.
At this time, Lu Bu was basically evenly matched with Cao Cao in the battle of Puyang. Although he still withdrew from the battle for Yanzhou and chose to go south to Jingyang, with the high increase in the upper limit of force caused by Gangqi and the elite combat power of his subordinates, Lu Bu at this time
The power is like a man-eating tiger wandering the south with its pack of wolves.
This is why Liu Biao, after finally retaking Nanyang County from Yuan Shu, faced Lu Bu who raided south to capture Wancheng. Instead, he did not send troops to counterattack. Instead, after weighing the situation, he directly ordered Wenpin to withdraw his troops, preferring to give up what he had finally regained.
This is the reason why Nanyang County is unwilling to have a head-on conflict with Lu Bu.
Of course, at that time, he was in the midst of a continuous fierce battle with Yuan Shu, and the sudden rise of Sun Ce, a tiger son of the Sun family who had a grudge against him for killing his father, and his performance in sweeping Jiangdong were also one of the reasons that made Liu Biao make up his mind.
However, looking carefully at the situation in the south at this time, it has to be said that Liu Biao made a good move. Lu Bu's existence not only hindered Yuan Shu's rise, but also gave Liu Biao himself a chance after the fall of Jiangxia.
The opportunity to breathe was not taken away by Yuan Shu.
In a word, there are blessings and misfortunes when choosing between choices.
This is the truest portrayal of Liu Biao's heart at this time.
Xiangyang City, the prefect's residence.
Liu Biao said sadly to Kuai Liang in front of him with a hint of luck: "Zi Rou! It seems that at this time, thanks to your advice, I chose to give up Nanyang temporarily and avoided a head-on conflict with Lu Bu, a fierce tiger.
It is to guard the household. Otherwise Jiangxia falls. With Yuan Shu's momentum at this time, he will definitely be able to sweep north of the Yangtze River."
"However, the situation is like this. Although Lu Fengxian frightened Ji Ling's army, after taking Jiangxia, in addition to stabilizing the defense line, he did not continue to advance. But now seeing Meng De and Xuande sending troops, Lu Bu
How come that guy returns it?
There was no movement. And the spies said that Yuan Shu sent someone to contact Lu Bu, intending to marry him as a good friend of the Qin and Jin Dynasties. If this happens, plus the little tiger from the Sun family whose intentions are unknown, then even if we join forces with Meng De and Xuande
,I’m afraid...”
After saying this, Liu Biao couldn't help but have a deep sadness on his face. He sighed deeply and lost interest in continuing to talk. He just looked at Kuai Liang expectantly.
Kuai Liang smiled faintly, bowed his hands to Liu Biao and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I dare to say that the marriage between Yuan and Lu will definitely not happen. As for the little tiger in the east, although he is very capable, he will not be able to do it in a short time.
It doesn’t pose a threat to us yet.”
"Oh?" Liu Biao was stunned, "What does Zirou mean?"
Kuai Liang stood up, took a step forward, pointed at the map in front of Liu Biao and said, "Please take a look, my lord."
Liu Biao followed the guidance of Kuai Liang's hand and looked over bit by bit. The more he looked at it, the look on his face became uglier, and the doubts in his heart became more and more.
After a while, Liu Biao finally couldn't help it, and regardless of the majesty of his lord, he said with a dark face: "Why don't Zirou speak up if you have any ideas?"
"My lord, there is no need to be angry. In fact, the situation has already changed at this time. Yuan Jiujiu is just a dead bone in the grave, and his capture is only a matter of time. I just asked my lord to look at the map. Didn't my lord find anything?" Kuai Liang's face
Said softly with a smile.
"Um?"
As a first-time scribe, Liu Biao was able to capture the entire Jingzhou from Yuan Shu, who was occupying Nanyang at that time. He was naturally not a magic weapon. At this time, he received Kuai Liang's repeated instructions, and he knew it.
Realizing this, he immediately stood up, calmed down, and carefully looked at the Jingyang situation map that Kuai Liang had just pointed out, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.
