"Now that Lu Bu has occupied the land of Qingzhou and Jizhou, and Xuzhou is close to Qingzhou, if Lu Bu sends troops to attack Xuzhou in the future, it will be a huge trouble." Cheng Yudao, he is also extremely afraid of Lu Bu's methods, dare to confront the strength of the family, and let the family settle down, just this courage is not something that ordinary monarchs can have, and the army under Lu Bu has strong combat effectiveness.

If Liu Zhang hadn't invited Liu Bei to enter Yizhou, I'm afraid that Yizhou at this time was already in the hands of Lu Bu, and that kind of Lu Bu was even more terrifying, Yizhou has no doubt about how important an important role a prince has, and owning Yizhou is equivalent to having a granary, and you don't have to worry about grain and grass in the future.

Cao Cao sighed: "It's a pity that Yuan Shao committed suicide in Jizhou. He still regrets Yuan Shao's defeat and suicide, no matter what he thinks of Yuan Shao, after all, the two have known each other since childhood, and they have come step by step from crusading against the Yellow Turban and Dong Zhuo to the point where they are now.

However, this is also the trend of the times, the world has been chaotic for a long time, and there will definitely be strong figures born to sweep away the troubled times, but what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Lu Bu would become stronger and stronger in this troubled times.

In terms of the talents under his command, Lu Bu is much worse than Yuan Shao, but in such a situation, Lu Bu not only defeated the alliance of princes, but also eliminated Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, and Zhang Lu.

"It doesn't matter, Lu Bu will definitely not tear his face with Ben Hou at this time, the army under Lu Bu has been fighting for a long time, although the combat effectiveness is strong, but the soldiers are tired, and it takes time to stabilize under the rule, and the speed of expansion is too fast, it will backfire." Cao Cao said, he still knows a lot about Lu Bu's character, in the eyes of outsiders, every battle of Lu Bu has some danger, but in fact, every time he goes out, Lu Bu has a huge grasp, such as fighting against the princes, attacking Ma Teng, sweeping Youzhou and Xianbei.

Xun You thought about it for a while, and then understood the reason, the two sides are currently in an alliance, and Lu Bu is afraid of the other princes, and he can't wait to see the princes fighting each other and profiting from it, just like Lu Bu eliminated Yuan Shao's forces this time, that is, when Cao Cao led his troops to attack Jingzhou, otherwise Cao Bu can let Lu Bu take care of himself as long as he is slightly restrained from the battlefield.

As the war progresses, the princes who can't bear it will be eliminated, and the princes who remain are all people with a certain strength.

Jingzhou, Cao Cao is determined to win, even if the Jiangdong Army attacks Jingzhou, it will not give up easily, the Jiangdong Army attacks Jingzhou, it is also the embodiment of ambition, the importance of Jingzhou, Sun Ce understands, the Jiangdong Army wants to chase the Central Plains, it needs a springboard, and Jingzhou must be obtained, otherwise Sun Ce has repeatedly invaded Jiangxia over the years, as long as Jiangxia is captured, Sun Ce has the possibility of further seizing Jingzhou.

"Command the army to continue the siege." Cao Cao ordered that only by constantly attacking the city could the defenders show their flaws, and now Xiangyang has revealed its shortcomings in the successive battles.

Whether it was Zhuge Liang or Liu Bei, neither Cao Cao really regarded him as an opponent, and the most terrible opponent in Cao Cao's eyes was Lu Bu.

The reason why Cao Cao reached an alliance with Lu Bu was that he saw the discord between the princes, and sooner or later he was taken advantage of by Lu Bu, and he took advantage of this time to expand his strength at the fastest speed and have the background to confront Lu Bu.

And said that the Cao army attacked the city fiercely, not only to make the defenders of Xiangyang suffer heavy losses, but also to defeat the reinforcements of Jingzhou's navy, so that Sun Ce was ready to move, the biggest threat to the Jiangdong army is the Jingzhou navy, these years the Jiangdong army has suffered a lot in the hands of the Jingzhou navy, different from the soldiers on the land of Jingzhou, in the navy, the Jingzhou army has a unique feature, perhaps the lack of resourcefulness in the navy, but the strength is extremely strong, especially Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in the Jingzhou navy.

However, the current Jingzhou Navy not only lost a large number of sailors, Cai Mao died, Zhang Yun was feared by Liu Bei, and no longer had enough strength, as long as the Jingzhou Navy was defeated, the Jiangdong Army could take advantage of the situation to capture Jiangxia, and then capture the four counties of Jingnan, or even the five counties.

The longer the Cao army was blocked in Xiangyang, the more beneficial it was for the Jiangdong army, during this time, the Jiangdong army has been paying attention to the war in Jingzhou, Sun Ce had to admit that the Cao army was indeed strong, but the Jiangdong army was not weak, and now the opportunity for the Jiangdong army to attack Jingzhou was coming.

"Gong Jin, now the war in Xiangyang is critical, if we send troops, we will definitely be able to capture Jiangxia, if the four counties of Jingnan and the southern counties fall into the hands of Benhou, even if it is the elite of Cao's army, they will not want to seize Jingzhou from Benhou." Sun Ce's words revealed a strong sense of confidence.

Zhou Yu said: "Lord, now that the Cao army is attacking Xiangyang at a critical moment, sending troops to attack Jiangxia can have a surprising effect, but the Cao army is extremely strong, and if he learns that the lord will seize most of Jingnan, how can he give up, there will definitely be a battle between the two parties, and Nanjun is the richest place in Jingzhou, Cao Cao will definitely not give up." ”

"In Gongjin's opinion, what should I do?" Sun Ce asked.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said: "When Lu Bu contacted him, he thought that he would respond, if Lu Buken sent troops to respond to one or two, Cao Cao would definitely take care of himself, even if the lord seized the four counties of Jingnan, he would be helpless." ”

Sun Ce said: "At the beginning, Benhou and the princes led the troops to attack and merge the state, which had completely offended the Marquis of Jin, and now that he is united with the Marquis of Jin, how can he easily agree." ”

"The lord is relieved, if you send an envoy there, you will surely reap the rewards." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Gong Jin will tell me more." Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu's expression and knew that Zhou Yu had already made a plan.

"The lord tried to think, if Cao Cao seized Jingzhou, the strength will inevitably be stronger, the Marquis of Jin sits on Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places are strong, naturally do not want to appear powerful princes, and Cao Cao reached an agreement with Lu Bu, more because of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao gave up helping Yuan Shao contain Lu Bu, and Lu Bu is allowed to Cao Jun to seize Jingzhou, and now Cao Jun is blocked by Jingzhou Army in Xiangyang, according to the current situation, even if there are two more months, if there is no internal response, it is not necessary to break Xiangyang, and after the Marquis of Jin stabilizes Qingzhou and Jizhou, How could he sit back and watch Cao Cao grow, and the lord only needed to send an envoy to ally with the Marquis of Jin, and the Marquis of Jin would definitely agree. Zhou Yu said slowly.

"Okay, in Gongjin's words, it seems that Liu Daer can only hide in Yizhou." Sun Ce said with a smile.

(End of chapter)