Chapter 692: Brightness and Darkness
(Thanks to General Zhao for his re-shot, Xiao Zhuge is really ashamed, it looks like he has to fight again, the support and enthusiasm of the book friends in July are as hot as the weather, thank you!) )
This change in Jiangnan was not only expected by Liu Yi, but also somewhat unexpected by him, because Beiping was rewarded before a lot of information was probed by Tian'er from all over the world, and after understanding this information, it is not difficult to deduce some clues from it with the vision and analytical ability of Liu Yi and several military advisors, Cao Cao will never condone Liu Biao to go down in the four counties of Jiangnan, even if the other party still has a strong naval army to rely on the most! As early as the beginning of the spring, Guo Jia once proposed the joint speculation of Cao and Sun, which was also recognized by everyone.
However, it can be roughly inferred that Cao Cao Sun Ce's actions do not mean that Liu Yi will take action, the biggest reason is naturally that he is at a critical moment of recuperation, and the principle of the two-year strategy has just been formulated, Liu Yi is unlikely to immediately go against it, of course, sometimes the plan is not as good as changing, and the overall strategy will be adjusted with the evolution of the current situation. The current Liu Biao can no longer be this reason!
If he still occupies Liu Jingsheng in the nine counties of Jingxiang at this time, Liu Yi may be desperate to hurt some vitality and rescue him, because that Jingzhou can play a great role in Cao Cao's rear, but he is not, since the day he was defeated by Cao Cao and retreated to the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, he has lost his use value in Liu Yi's heart, and the temporary peace is just a lingering breath! As a more qualified master of success, he doesn't have much comparison in the face of troubled times! This may sound a little ruthless, but it is a fact that competes for the world, all the princes and princes are in a relationship of use and use, once you lose the value of being used, naturally no one will help, and Liu Yi spent a lot of effort to restrain Cao Cao before, and the change came from the Han Zhang coalition army in Sizhou, and it also came from Liu Biao's own inadequacy.
As for Zhao Yun's dispatch of troops, it is just Liu Yi showing an attitude to the world, Cao Cao's move is not in line with the wishes of the imperial court, and he is also a member of the Han family, Liu Yi will not sit idly by and watch Liu Biao's downfall, but that's all, it is said that Zhao Yun personally led the army to fight with Cao Ren In fact, Zilong himself has never left Jizhou, and the thousands of Xiliang cavalry troops cruising on the border of Jiyan are only thousands of Xiliang cavalry troops of Huaxiong, of course, this momentum is still relatively strong. Liu Yi's choice was also shown in Liu Bei's hands, and the only difference was that Liu Xuande played an extremely beautiful hand here.
With the prediction of the Cao-Sun coalition army, everyone will also make a detailed analysis of the success or failure of this battle, Liu Biao's defeat can be determined, but how much time will the whole battle take? How much loss can the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River bring to Cao and Sun? Including how to divide the spoils after the two of them take this place? These will have a corresponding impact on Liu Yi's coping strategy, if you think about it, I am afraid that I should also hand over some of the four counties to Sun Ce, in fact, Liu Yi also had an idea in his heart at that time, that is, Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined forces to quickly defeat Sun Ce, I am afraid that Cao Cao and his strategists will also have such an idea in their hearts, and the current situation does not mean that this speculation is not possible, although Sun Ce got Wuling, The three counties of Lingling and Changsha were not enough to make up for his losses in the battle of Yangzhou, and the Guiyang County that Cao Cao took alone was like a fish in his throat, and the existence of this place would greatly weaken the advantage of his naval army, and sure enough, the general left by Cao Mengde here was Xiahou Yuan, who was proficient in Tao strategy!
It is likely that the existence of Liu Biao made Cao Cao temporarily dispel the idea of defeating Sun Ce, of course, the reasons are also complicated, he and Liu Bei have been in a state of hostility since the previous battle of Xuzhou, and the mutual trust and cooperation between the two is a problem after all, and although Sun Ce lost in the battle of Yangzhou due to improper strategy, it is undeniable that he still retains a quite strong military force, once the little overlord is desperate, it is difficult to predict how much power it can exert when the little overlord is desperate, The combination of various conditions and situations has produced the changes in front of us, which is exactly what Jia Xu said that day, these three are likely to join forces to fight under Liu Yi's huge pressure, but when he does not move, there are still irreconcilable contradictions between them! Now, although the coalition forces annihilated Liu Biao, although it can temporarily alleviate the contradictions, it cannot completely solve it!
It can be said that the evolution of all this and the mentality of several opponents did not surprise Liu Yi and several military advisors, the only thing is Liu Bei's accuracy, Zhang Fei appeared in the most appropriate place at the most appropriate time, Cao Cao Sun Ce got the four counties of Jiangnan in a big battle, but Liu Bei's ingenious hand allowed him to get a lot of talents from Liu Biao's subordinates, and with the existence of Liu Qi, Liu Bei can use the good to Liu Biao's eldest son to collect the hearts of everyone, which is also his best place, In terms of acting skills, Liu Xuande is definitely at the level of an actor, and it has reached a very high level, it is difficult for people to see any clues! Huang Zhong, Wen Ping, Yi Yuan, Wang Wei, and even the Kuai brothers are also in the team that fled with Liu Qi, how powerful is this talent resource? Compared with Cao Cao and Sun Ce's on-the-ground benefits, Liu Bei's gains this time are by no means below the two.
And it is not easy to succeed in doing this, Zhuge Kongming used a trick to hide from the world! Guan Yu's 80,000-strong army attacked Shouchun is the Ming Xiu plank road, Liu Bei's intention is extremely obvious, he will not take advantage of Sun Ce's emptiness, all this is a disguise, it is more likely that this is the two of them have been discussed in advance, in the troubled times, the transformation of friends and enemies is extremely fast, maybe the last moment the two sides are still fighting to the death, the next moment they will fight hand in hand, and it is the interests that drive all this. And Zhang Fei's way of darkness Chen Cang's response is the finishing touch of the whole plan, before this Liu Beijun's secrecy is extremely in place, even Liu Yi, the king of Yan who is thousands of miles away, also praised the ingenuity and accuracy of this design, and Wolong lives up to its name.
Liu Bei, who has been around and has endured in Xuzhou for a long time, immediately showed his sharp fangs after being like a fish in water, with Zhuge Liang's strategy, he, the uncle of the Han Emperor, can finally start to raise his eyebrows, don't forget that there is a young hero who is not inferior to Kong Ming under him, Sun Quan can have that vision and courage to use the notorious Lu Xun and Lu Boyan, Liu Bei will definitely be able to do it, Liu Yi never doubted the vision of the two heroes in the late Han Dynasty, and he valued Cao and Liu more in his heart. Although Sun Quan is not good, after all, he relies on his father and brother's foundation, and without the hardships of establishing a business, it is still quite inferior to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, at least in Liu Yi's eyes, his mediocrity in his later years and his youth and wisdom just became a contrast.
Zhuge Liang in this world has been out of the mountain seven years earlier than the original trajectory, but the talent he showed is by no means under another time and space, he had the merit of connecting Jiangdong back then, and now he also has the move to stabilize Jiangdong, and even according to the Romance, so his trick to hide the sky and pass the manatee knife test in Liu Yi's heart is no less than burning Bowangpo, and even has to be excessive!
Pang Tong is like this, Sima is like this, and now Zhuge is also like this, which makes Liu Yi even more vigilant that he must not despise these talents because of their youth, otherwise he will pay a heavy price like Cao Cao in history! Putting aside Liu Bei for the time being, the cooperation between Cao and Sun is also strategic, especially Cao Mengde, who can tolerate people to sleep peacefully under the couch and Liu Yi did not hesitate to lose that day to vigorously support Liu Bei in the battle of Sili, in his heart, the biggest enemy has always been Liu Langsheng in the north, in addition to constantly enhancing his own strength, he also has to seek reliable allies to fight side by side. Liu Yi's last actions preserved Liu Bei's strength and laid the groundwork for him to take Jizhou and defeat Yuan Shao in the future, and his strategy proved to be successful, but did Cao Cao's move to unite with Sun Ce have the same effect? All this can only be proved by the facts of the future.
In any case, today the south of the Yangtze River has shown a trend of three side by side, and Cao Cao also occupies the vast land of Yuzhou, Qingzhou and the entire Yanzhou north of the Yangtze River, and now for the three have the same needs as Liu Yi, that is, stable development and recuperation, it is foreseeable that for a long time in the future, Cao Liu and Sun will maintain a certain degree of restraint, but this also provides Liu Yi with space to display his means, which can also be seen that the existence of Liu Biao does not have much impact on the overall situation, he can only withdraw gloomily from the stage of the hegemon's competition, the family is dominant, and the four sides stand side by side to become the pattern of the Han at this time!
Of course, in addition to these four families, there are also the existence of Yizhou Liu Zhang and Hanzhong Zhang Lu, but I am afraid that no one will think that these two people still have the power to compete with the four families, but their existence is the last variable in the Han world, especially the Yizhou, which is known as the country of abundance, and the fertile Yizhou, if Liu Yi can get Hanzhong and Yizhou, he will be able to form an encirclement of Cao Liu and Sun, and if Cao Cao can get it, he can really compete with Liu Yi alone, I am afraid that Sun Ce will also have the idea of going upstream, compared to the remote Jiaozhou, Yizhou is a hundred times better!
Except for Liu Bei, who is limited to the terrain and can't covet it, the other three will inevitably have this idea, but now there is a subtle mutual containment between everyone, and no one will act rashly without certainty, which will only break the temporary balance and expose their own flaws! Moreover, even if Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, the stable time in Shu is more long-term than Jing Xiang, not to mention its rich strategic resource reserves, even Shu Dao, which is difficult to reach the blue sky, will also make all forces who have a heart for this must be cautious!