The way Sun Ce ended was a bit surprising, since Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, this was the first prince to be assassinated and killed, and he was also a prince known for his bravery, but it was such a prince with the courage of ten thousand people, but he was successfully assassinated.

As soon as the news came out, Liu Bei subconsciously strengthened his defenses, and even Chen Mo chose another batch of personal guards for himself.

As for the cause of Sun Ce's death, at that time, Cheng Pu sent people to hunt down and ambush Sun Ce's assassins at the first time, but Yang Qing was well prepared, and the people who participated in this killing at that time all had their own identities.

As for Yang Qing, after Chen Mo received the news of Sun Ce's assassination, he never got the news of Yang Qing, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but one thing was certain, Jiangdong was in chaos.

Sun Ce died, who will inherit his position?

Although Sun Ce is the actual lord of Jiangdong, but morally speaking, Jiangdong has a court, and Sun Ce's position as a general is logically no inheritance, although Sun Ce has been strong in recent years, but in the Jiangdong court, there are also people who do not buy Sun Ce's face, only respect the court, not Sun Ce, and at the same time, Sun Ce has supported Liu Ji for so many years, and the Jiangdong court still has some influence in the land of Jiangdong.

Putting aside the pressure of the imperial court for the time being, let's just say that there were also disagreements within the Sun family's forces, when Sun Ce died, he was in the prime of life, the Spring and Autumn Period was at its peak, and naturally there was no clear heir, he had a son and three daughters, the eldest Sun Shao, if you put aside the question of whether Sun Ce's position as a general can be hereditary, Sun Shao is the most qualified to inherit Sun Ce.

Sun Shao is fourteen years old this year, and although he is a little young in terms of age, in this year, a fourteen-year-old boy is already considered an adult.

However, within the Sun family, there are many people who feel that Sun Shao is young, and now that Jiangdong is surrounded by wolves, the young Sun Shao is not suitable to inherit the position of the lord of Jiangdong, and is more inclined to inherit the position of the lord of Jiangdong who is already twenty-six.

Led by Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, and Zhang Hong, they support Sun Quan to inherit the legacy of his father and brother, in addition, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang are also inclined to Sun Quan, emotionally, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang are naturally more inclined to Sun Shao, but they also know that Sun Shao is young, and I am afraid that he will not be able to control the current situation in Jiangdong, and for the sake of the overall situation, they can only choose Sun Quan.

In addition to these people, there are also many people who support Sun Shao, and the son inherits his father's business, which is a truth recognized by everyone, in addition to the neutral faction headed by Lu Su, and there are also people in the Jiangdong court who secretly provoke it.

"It's a pity, if you have to deal with Cao Cao, this is the best time to crusade against Jiangdong!" Suiyang, looking at the news from Jiangdong, Chen Mo sighed, this opportunity is really good, but between Jiangdong and Cao Cao, he can only choose one, Cao Cao's 200,000 army is a threat that Chen Mo can not ignore now, Jiangdong can't attack because of Sun Ce's death, Chen Mo just went all out to meet Cao Cao, and Guangling's 20,000 Chen family troops have been transferred to Langya by Chen Mo.

Despite this, there are still some psychological regrets, and there are not many such opportunities.

"You can't have both, and since the lord has already made a decision, why bother about it? In short, Sun Ce's death is a great benefit for our army. Xu Shu on the side smiled and comforted, I have to say that Sun Ce died at a really good time.

Without Sun Ce's threat, now Chen Mo can go all out to face Cao Cao.

"There are wars and disaster relief, and this year is not easy! [567 Chinese] Chen Mo sighed, in fact, it is best not to fight, but unfortunately Cao Cao's side will send troops no matter what, and it is not appropriate to deal with Sun Ce's recruitment on Cao Cao, so this year Chen Mo has to tighten his belt to live.

Looking at Chen Mo who was crying poor to himself, Xu Shu could only smile, he knew that the current war was coming, this time as the defender, the pressure on his own lord was indeed great, not only to preside over the war, but also to pay attention to the disaster relief in the Central Plains and bandits in various places, the current situation was definitely not good for Chen Mo.

Sun Ce's death, it is not an exaggeration to say that it has affected the pattern of the whole world, the direct result is that the Sun Cao Alliance, which was originally ready to attack the Central Plains in two directions and drive Chen Mo back to Guanzhong, ended up without a problem, Cao Cao because of the closed news, learned that Zhou Yu ordered someone to go to Qingzhou by boat to inform him, and when he learned the news, Cao Cao had ordered Xiahou to send troops to Jiwu Mountain, ready to go to war.

"How could Sun Ce be assassinated!" After Cao Cao heard the news, he looked at the envoy, only to feel that his head was dizzy for a while, and he almost fell down directly, originally this alliance had a great chance of winning, but now that Sun Ce is dead, even if he doesn't know the specific situation, Cao Cao also knows that it is impossible for Jiangdong to send troops in a short time.

Regarding the situation in Jiangdong, Cao Cao may see it more clearly than those civil and military ministers in Jiangdong, the competition between the Jiangdong court, the Jiangdong clan and the Sun family, whether the Sun family can continue to dominate Jiangdong is unknown, and whether Liu Bei will retake the three counties of Jiangxia in the name of Jingzhou Mu at this time is also unknown, after all, although Sun Liu has an alliance, but it is based on the premise that Sun Ce is alive and Jiangdong is strong.

"Lord!" Xu Chu on the side hurriedly supported Cao Cao.

Xun Yu first asked the envoy to rest, and after the envoy left, Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia with some worry.

A minister looked at Cao Cao, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lord, since this Sun Ce is dead, Jiangdong will definitely take care of itself, will our army continue to go on the expedition?" ”

Although Cao Cao's state is a little bad, this is also a key issue at the moment, as soon as Sun Ce dies, Cao Cao's allies are gone, and the southern expedition that originally had a great chance of winning was suddenly halved by half, how can he fight?

"Hit!" Cao Cao motioned for Xu Chu to retreat, leaned on the table and said in a deep voice: "This matter is imperative. ”

Now that the conquest of Xuzhou is ready to be launched, even if there are no allies, Cao Cao must fight this battle.

Qingzhou's current situation, there is still an advantage in terms of troops, but this advantage will not last long, if you wait for Jiangdong to slowly restore stability before making a move, Chen Mo's side is probably already ready, how to fight at that time?

"My lord, since Jiangdong can come in by water, why don't I also build ships and take the waterway to attack the East China Sea and other places?" A strategist whimsical.

"Water warfare is not the same as land warfare, and there are no generals in our army who are good at water warfare, and the soldiers are not accustomed to water warfare." Cao Cao shook his head.

"My lord, the last general is willing to lead a light cavalry to cross the Taihang Mountain, directly attack Juxian and other places, and harass the rear of the enemy army." Xiahou Yuan got up and said.

Chen Mo is guarding the key passes everywhere, but the entire Taishan Mountain Range for hundreds of miles, Chen Mo can't hold it all, if he uses a light cavalry as a surprise soldier to climb through Mount Tai and attack behind the enemy, he may be able to break through the heavy defenses that Zhang He has set up.

It's just that the army wants to fight over the mountains, and it is not easy to fight in a mountain range like Mount Tai, since ancient times, there are only a handful of people who can do this kind of thing.

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Yuan, and after being silent for a long time, he nodded and said, "For your five thousand men, how to fight, you decide for yourself." ”

Too much is impossible, and it is not necessary, this kind of battle over the mountains is a surprise.

"Whoa!" Xiahou Yuan nodded and took the order.

"Wen Ruo." Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice: "In this battle, I should go in person, and Wen Ruo needs to stabilize the rear for me." ”

"Don't worry, my lord." Xun Yu nodded at the moment, generally Cao Cao sent troops, and Xun Yu was in charge of the rear, and this time it was obviously the same.

"The generals will go and prepare, and in three days, they will go with me!" Cao Cao looked at the generals and said in a deep voice.

"Whoa!"

The generals retreated.

Cao Cao's side personally conquered Langya, Suiyang direction, Chen Mo was in charge of the rear with Xu Shu, and he rushed to Langya with Xun You and his generals, and he was also ready to personally supervise the battle, and at the same time, Guangling's 20,000 Chen family troops were also transferred by Chen Mo to enrich the Langya defense line.

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The Central Plains War is revived, in the direction of Jingzhou, Liu Bei is a little entangled, whether to take this opportunity to fight Nanyang again? Or take advantage of Sun's weakness to regain control of Jiangxia, Changsha, Guiyang and other places.

Hesitating, Liu Bei summoned Zhuge Liang and Chen Gong to inquire about the matter.

"Lord, Chen Cao is fighting, but the strength of Nanyang has not decreased, our army has just lost its vitality, this is the time to rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to fight again." Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei and said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei's Nanyang strategy was not successful, which had a great impact on Liu Bei, although the Central Plains is at war again, but Chen Mo's foundation is too thick now, Nanyang is not as empty as last time, and it is difficult to bargain for the army at this time.

"Koto can be an ally, but not in the open." Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei looking at him, sighed and said: "Now our army is weak, although Sun Ce is dead, but there is still Zhou Yu to guard Jiangdong, there is this person, with the current momentum of our army to win, it is quite difficult, and even if the three counties are captured, but it is also evil to the Sun family, when he Chen Mo wins the Central Plains, if my two families are evil, it gives Chen Mo an opportunity to take advantage of, Liang thinks, Jiangdong is not only not attackable, but also needs to take this opportunity to deepen friendship, the lord can send an envoy to Jiangdong to worship Sun Ce, with the friendship of the two families." ”

"In addition......" Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, his family knew his own affairs, after the Battle of Nanyang, many problems of the Jingzhou army were highlighted, and it was indeed not suitable to fight again at this time, but now this opportunity is really rare, Chen Mo and Cao Cao started a war again, Jiangdong Sun Ce died, civil strife was inevitable, no matter which side was profitable, but his fists were not hard enough, he couldn't fight on either side, which made Liu Bei very uncomfortable.

"At this time, it is a rare time to cultivate, Liang thinks, now that one cultivates the people's livelihood, the two can take the opportunity to send people into Sichuan to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, if they can seize Xichuan, even if Chen Mo has the Central Plains, our army can also join the Jiangdong in the east, resist Chen Mo together, and divide the world into three parts!" Zhuge Liang bowed and said.

"Just follow Kong Ming's policy." Liu Bei finally rested his mind about sending troops, and was ready to recuperate from the people's livelihood, train soldiers, and prepare for his military dispatch one day.