Sima Yi finally received the holy decree and went south. His family www.biquge.info was taken to Dongjun by his brother Sima Lang shortly after he left. It's all done in a somewhat secretive, but not entirely sneaky way. For these small actions of Sima Yi, Cao Cao knew all about them almost the day after Sima Lang picked up his brother's wife. But in the face of Jia Xu's report, Cao Cao only smiled faintly, waved his hand and asked him not to care anymore: "Zhongda's matter will end here." There are still a lot of things we need to do, and we don't need to put our minds on such a small person at all. In Cao Cao's opinion, although Sima Yi also has some ability, his ability is limited, coupled with his repeated disrespect to himself, so that he has never entered the core of his group, and it is useful to gain it, and it is okay to lose it.

It is different from a few years ago, because at this point, there is no need for me to prove that I attach importance to talents and clans with a few children of a well-known family. "I'm already strong. It should and must be exercised some control over the power of those people. After knowing how Li Sheng solved the big clans in Jiaozhou, Cao Cao, who had been silent for many years, had a disgust for the big clans and jumped again with joy, and he was a little nervous.

Of course, you can still take your time to deal with the affairs of the big clan. At present, the biggest problem for Cao Cao is not the threat from those big clans, but the threat of the princes in all directions and the restraint of those royalist forces in the court.

"Some people. Until now they have not found their place. Cao Cao sighed, but his eyes were very determined. Although he had planned to deal with the internal troubles, it would only be done after the problems in Huainan had been resolved. He was persuaded by Cheng Yu to do his best to keep Huainan, and what he was most concerned about at the moment was the battle situation against Liu Bei and Sun Quan. At this moment, he was listening to Jia Xu's report: "Sun Quan wants to take Hefei alone, and has now subdued Liu Bei and ordered him to be his backup, and has Cheng Pu's army of tens of thousands to press directly towards Hefei." ”

"Sun Quan wants to attack Hefei independently?" Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, and said to Jia Xu noncommittally: "Do you think their behavior is good or bad for us?" ”

"That's a good thing, of course. If Liu Bei attacks Huainan, we may be nervous. After all, Liu Beijun's combat experience is there. But now it is Sun Quanjun facing Hefei. Hehe, I'm afraid that Blue-eyed will have to suffer. Sun Quanjun's level of land warfare was not as strong as his level of water warfare. He wants to eat Hefei, but he is afraid that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Jia Xu said with a smile. He was not optimistic about Sun Quanjun's siege level.

"Well, if that's the case. That seems to be reassuring. Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and had a faint smile on his face: "How is the military situation in Huainan now?" ”

"Sun Quan's army was divided into two routes. He captured Lu'an himself, and ceded Shuxian to Cheng Pu, and at the same time, the Jiangdong Naval Division had already entered Chaohu. Jia Xu pointed to the map on the table in front of Cao Cao and said to Cao Cao.

"What about Liu Bei? Where is his team? Cao Cao asked again, "Is he still in Fubo?" ”

"Yes." Jia Xu nodded heavily: "According to the main force of our spies to report to Liu Beijun, they are still in Fubo at the moment." ”

"It seems that he doesn't want to irritate me too much." Cao Cao smiled a little strangely: "Although I always make a very careful appearance, it is still too dangerous." Wuyang's Cao Hong's department has almost been rectified, and I think it should be necessary to let him press to the south. ”

"West first, then east?" Jia Xu immediately guessed Cao Cao's plan.

"Yes." Cao Cao nodded: "Runan's threat to Xuchang is too great. ”

"Is that all?" Jia Xu thought so, but didn't pick up the conversation, because he already knew what Cao Cao's unspoken words were: "Liu Bei's threat is even greater than Sun Quan's. For the lord, Liu Bei is a dragon, a hero, and can be compared with his lord. 'The only heroes in the world are the envoys of Jun and Cao'er!' The Lord has not forgotten these words until now. As for Sun Quan, the lord has not taken it to heart until now, and seems to only think that he is a great man who has been able to juxtapose with the foundation of his father and brother. Thinking of this, Jia Xu suddenly became a little uneasy: "Is there anything that can't be worried?" Although Sun Quan only borrowed the inheritance of his father and brother, he also had his own talents. Although the lord is not very interested in him, it seems that we also need to strengthen his intelligence, and Sun Quan, who is at the border with us and fights with us, needs more attention than Li Sheng. "—We must step up the collection of intelligence on the Jiangdong side. Jia Xu secretly made up his mind in his heart.

Time passed like the wind, and more than ten days of hard work passed. The detailed news of the Huainan battle situation was also sent to Cao Cao in more detail with Jia Xu's attention: Sun Quan's army was in a hurry to attack the city, but as analyzed by his own side, his siege ability was too poor. In the face of the perfect preparations of Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Le Jin and others, Sun Quan's tens of thousands of troops besieged Hefei, a city with only more than 10,000 people, but there was still no progress. The entire Eastern Front seemed to be very stable.

As for Liu Beijun in the west, there doesn't seem to be any special movement. He didn't take a step forward to attack, but just honestly stayed where he was and watched Sun Quan's move to attack Hefei. Of course, he was not without action, as Wuyang Cao Hong's troops moved south to pose a threat to Liu Bei's Runan territory, Liu Bei sent his general Chen Zhi to lead 10,000 troops back to Shangcai to garrison, and sent Guan Ping's Rushui naval army to support, and seemed to have made up his mind to stay there.

"That's how it is now." Cao Cao, the great tent of the Chinese army, gathered his advisers together to analyze the latest battle report received, and formulate the corresponding situation according to this battle report. Although there is no special list of obvious goals, Cao Cao's current meeting in accordance with the Huainan war situation is quite similar to the "Joint Chiefs of Staff" held by various countries in later generations. Cao Cao's strategists were undoubtedly Cao Cao's best advisers.

As the meeting progressed, Cao Cao sat on the first place, while his subordinates sat on either side of Cao Cao according to their official positions. At the moment, the discussion was about the Western Front, and Liu Beijun always felt that there was some conspiracy that made Cao Cao very worried. Compared with Hefei, the eastern front, which can completely put his mind at ease, has not made any moves, and it is only Liu Bei's department that grinds his teeth on the side that gives Cao Cao the most headache. "What exactly is Liu Bei's plan?" This is the problem that Cao Cao asked everyone in the tent to use their brains to think.

If Liu Bei will honestly stay where he is and remain motionless, this is completely impossible. - None of the people from Cao Cao or below believe this.

"I'm afraid Liu Bei also has selfish intentions towards Sun Quan." After thinking for a long time, Xun You, the Chinese military division, suddenly spoke.

"This is normal, Sun Quan ordered Liu Bei to guard the rear, and he was originally selfish towards Liu Bei. Under such circumstances, he Liu Bei is not a fool, how could he be willing to watch Sun Quanzuo attack Hefei and collect all the land of Huainan? Zhenwei General Cheng Yu said disapprovingly, and at the same time he expressed his opinion of Liu Bei: "I think the reason why Liu Bei is guarding Fubo is just to see Sun Quan's jokes." We all understand that Sun Quanjun can't fight on land, so how could he Liu Bei not know. If he had the heart to help Sun Quan in the war, he could follow Sun Quan's army, where would he put his army in Fubo motionless? ”

Zhong De's words are wrong. Why did Liu Bei Shou Fubo just make up his mind and remain motionless? In fact, in my opinion, Liu Beizhi is the biggest move in Fubo. He stayed there, whether Sun Quan won or lost, he could get benefits. is not like Sun Quan, if he can't beat Huainan, he will have no interests, because Lujiang has long been in his hands. Xun Yu calmly retorted to Cheng Yu.

"Oh? What do you mean by this? Tell me quickly. Hearing his own military advisor say this, Cao Cao was happy again, with a curious look on his face.

"Fubo is here." Xun Youjing stood up and walked to the map hanging in the big tent and said, "Although it is Liu Bei's territory, its location belongs to the key chong. If Sun Quan conquered Hefei, Liu Bei could order Guan Yu's army to go down Rushui to Shaohu Lake to threaten Yangquan, and then take advantage of the chaos to capture Shouchun; If Sun Quan attacks Hefei and is not harmonious, then Liu Bei can also cross the Rushui River and attack Luo County, and then attack Anfeng County, connecting the southern part of Runan, Xiyang County and Anfeng County as a foundation, so that Liu Bei's territory in Runan can be consolidated and have the possibility of entering and leaving at any time. ”

"In other words, no matter whether Sun Quan wins or loses in Hefei, Liu Bei can gain his own benefits in this battle and revitalize his own territory, right?" Cao Cao suddenly realized: "If the first part of Runan is half a living eye, then Xinxi is a living eye, and at the same time, whether it is Shouchun or An Feng, it is also a living eye." If nothing else, Liu Bei will have two and a half living eyes in one go. In this way, Liu Beijun has a lot of room for maneuver, and it is difficult for him to collect him as ruthlessly as he did when he collected Runan. What a clever layout, this is a problem. Cao Cao sighed. Although he had long thought that Liu Beijun, who had been helped by the military advisor, might be very powerful, he never thought that Liu Beijun's might be so powerful - not only did his tactical skills become stronger, but now Liu Beijun's strategic arrangement with the help of the military advisor has also become very strong.

"Alas...... What do you say we should do with Liu Bei's arrangement? The problem has been figured out, and then it is natural to find a solution to the problem, Cao Cao's question, almost forcing everyone to use their brains nervously. For a moment, the big tent was speechless again.

Although most of the world's problems can be solved, or there are solutions that can be solved. But there are also many problems that you can't achieve even if you think of a solution. Because Liu Beijun has completely possessed the southern part of Runan, and Huainan is frequently involved in wars, this makes Anfeng County almost an enclave, and the place where it can accept support is only Yangquan, and Yangquan is really under the edge of Liu Beijun at the moment, and its defenders are only more than 1,000, so it is easy for Liu Bei to go down. How can such a critical situation be changed in just a few days? Even if the defenders of Huainan are transferred to Yangquan, I'm afraid it's too late. What's more, Yangquan is close to Shaohu Lake, but it is within the combat range of Liu Bei's army and Guan Yu's army.

Obviously, if Liu Beijun really has the idea of choosing one of Shouchun and An Feng as Xun You said, then Shouchun can still say that he can still send troops from Xuchang to reinforce him, but this Anfeng has no way, and the time is simply not in time.

"Unthinkable! It seems that Anfeng County can't be saved no matter what. At present, we can only weigh the lesser of the two, abandon Anfeng County, and go all out to reinforce Shouchun. Fang has a glimmer of hope to keep Huainan from losing. After thinking about it for a long time, there was still no way to do both, so they had to tell Cao Cao the truth.

"That's all there is to it." Cao Cao knew that they were telling the truth, so he had no choice but to accept such an ending and ordered: "Yuan asked you to quickly order 10,000 soldiers and horses to help Shouchun." ”

"Yes!" Xiahou Dun glared at his one-eyed and got up to receive the order, and quickly turned around and went out.

Looking at Xiahoudun's imposing back, Cao Cao's heart calmed a little: "Shouchun already has Cao Chun's 5,000 cavalry, and at this moment, plus Yuan Rang's 10,000 infantry, it should be able to hold it." ”

"If General Xiahou guards the city, there will be no problem. It's just that I'm worried about it right now, what if Liu Bei launches an offensive now. It will take four or five days for the news from our side to reach Shouchun. And Liu Beitun's Guan Yu Navy stationed in Fubo only takes one day to get from Fubo to Yangquan, and it only takes two days to get from Yangquan to Shouchun. General Cao Chun's cavalry is good at attacking and neglecting defense. Xun Yu said worriedly.

"That's just a matter of fate." Cao Cao shook his head and said helplessly: "Wenhe, you will send someone to pass the news to Cao Chun now, and let him hold on for six days no matter what." Of course, this was when Liu Bei did not capture Shouchun City. If Liu Bei has already made a move, then you can ask Yuan Rang to withdraw the men and horses. That's not something that Yuan Rang can solve, and I will personally lead the troops to solve Liu Bei. ”

"Yes!" Jia Xu bowed down and said.

And so, another two or three days passed. The situation has changed:

First of all, good news came from Hefei, Zhang Liao used the strategy of the Eastern Wu Army to deceive the city, and used the means of the general to plan the city, and broke the Eastern Wu army under the city of Hefei, and the Eastern Wu general Tai Shici was seriously injured and died, and the Eastern Wu army had to retreat, and Hefei was safe.

This is, of course, something that makes Cao Cao happy. After all, from the Battle of Chibi to the present, Fang Shi has had such a big victory, which can be regarded as a sweep away from the past mildew.

However, Cao Cao was not happy for long after all. Because after this good news, a series of bad news came next: first, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to attack Yangquan County by water, and before the city was broken, the county ordered Wang Guan to surrender. Followed by Liu Beijun to follow Guan Yu's naval division to the east, surrounded Shouchun overnight, Shouchun City Gate guard Qin Wu was afraid of Guan Yu opening the door and surrendered, Shouchun City fell, Taishou Li Feng was captured, and then surrendered. Cao Chun, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry stationed in the city, hurriedly broke through, and more than half of the five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry elites lost. Before that, Anfeng County Taishou Pan Yun surrendered, and Anfeng County fell into the hands of Liu Bei. In less than ten days, the entire Huainan battle situation was too bad to be recovered.

"How so?" As soon as the battle report was delivered to Jia Xu, Jia Xu took a look at it, Xiao was extremely calm, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the situation. He didn't dare to be the slightest slack at the moment, although Cao Cao had just taken a nap for lunch, he still hurriedly asked Xu Yu, the general in charge of Cao Cao's safety, to wake up Cao Cao: "Zhongkang, this is Huainan's battle report." If the matter is urgent, you have to let the lord know, otherwise it will delay the big thing. ”

Xu Yu originally didn't allow it, but seeing that Jia Xu said it so solemnly and urgently, he naturally didn't dare to stop it anymore, and immediately entered the account to report it. After a while, Cao Cao's eagerly majestic voice came from inside: "Wenhe, come in quickly." ”

When Jia Xu entered the big tent, he saw Cao Cao, who was wearing a single coat and sitting on the edge of the couch. He was obviously woken up from a dream, and his whole person was sleepy and a little tired. When Jia Xu saw Cao Cao, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment and hurriedly saluted Cao Cao, bowed his hand and said, "I've seen the lord!" ”

"Excuse me. Wenhe, but Huainan's war report? Cao Cao waved his hand, and his face was anxious to remember the news that Jia Xu asked Xu Yu to report.

"Exactly." Jia Xu hurriedly took a few steps forward and handed over the battle report in his hand to Cao Cao, and said: "Now that An Feng and Shouchun have fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, General Zhang Liao is already in a critical situation, please make plans in advance!" ”

"What?" While listening to Jia Xu's explanation, Cao Cao looked at the battle report in his hand, and found that the battle situation in the entire Huainan was so bad in an instant that he couldn't help but be shocked: "How could Liu Beijun's offensive be so fierce? ”

"I heard that the big clans around Huainan have all rebelled and surrendered to Liu Bei." Jia Xu lowered his head and explained. This matter belonged to another piece of information reported by his own subordinates, but it was not put together with the battle report handed to Cao Cao.

"Ah...... No wonder, no wonder. It is no wonder that Cao Cao said twice, but he already understood why Huainan was lost so quickly: whether it was the previous emperor or the current Cao Cao, their rule over the local area could only reach the county at most, and as for the county and the places below the county, most of them were controlled by the big clans. If you want to stabilize your rule, you must stabilize the local clans and gain the support of those clans. The key to Cao Cao's failure and later success lies in this. The reason why Liu Bei stationed troops in Fubo did not make any moves, the key was not what he wanted to wait for, or he planned to get angry with Sun Quan, but he planned to gain local support while paralyzing himself, he planned to plan and then move - once he obtained the support of the local clans, he would be able to sweep the entire Huainan like this time, almost without giving himself any respite.

“…… Lord, the key now is to let General Zhang Liao go to Xuzhou. Shouchun is lost, no matter how Hefei defends, it will be useless, it is better to collect troops in Xuzhou to strengthen the land of Xuzhou for Liu Bei's prevention, and on the other hand, we will try our old plan as much as possible. Soldiers, for the southeast, can be defensive. Because Liu Bei and Sun Quan's power has been established, they can't plot in a hurry. The lord should find a way to cut off our own elbow first. The situation has become like this, Jia Xu can only give Cao Cao such a suggestion based on the current situation. This is also a very practical plan, there is no ghost to speak of, it is completely a conspiracy. Although it is to give up and hold on to Hefei City for many days, there is no way to do it. As soon as Shouchun was lost, Hefei was already almost an enclave, and the connection between it and Cao Cao's headquarters could only be turned over through Xuzhou. However, in practical terms, the land of Xuzhou does not seem very reliable. It should be remembered that Xuzhou was slaughtered by Cao Cao once in the fourth year of the early peace, and Liu Bei Xuzhou has always had a good foundation, and its popularity in Xuzhou is indeed much higher than that of Huainan, which was almost won by Liu Bei without a fight.

"We must send someone to deal with the affairs of Xuzhou as soon as possible. If we wait until Liu Bei comes to his senses, I am afraid that this Xuzhou will no longer be owned by us. It must be known that Xuzhou Mu Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong was originally Liu Bei's subordinate. If Liu Bei's power is far inferior to the lord. If Liu Bei's power is equal to that of the lord, then Chen Deng may be between the two ends, as he is now. Jia Xu's next analysis made Cao Cao even more upset than what he had said before, but he always understood that the matter in Xuzhou was as critical as Jia Xu said.

"What should I do?" While Cao Cao was thinking about this problem himself, he also asked his staff to help him find a solution to the problem.

"The loss of Huainan is not only the biggest threat to Xuzhou in history, but it is also extremely bad for us. Losing Huainan is like being forcibly stripped of a piece of meat from our body, and the pain is tight. Now that the southern part of Runan has fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, the Xuchang area is directly exposed to Liu Bei's troops, and Huainan has also been lost, and Xuzhou and Yanzhou have also become the front line. It can be said that this is the most severe test for us in the past decade. With almost no resistance, the enemy can come to the city. If it weren't for the fact that Liu Bei had just acquired these places, and the foundation in the local area was not very solid, I am afraid that what we would encounter next would be a full-scale attack by Liu Beijun. The danger of the whole situation is a little more direct than when Yuan Shao was there in the past. In the past, Yuan Shao's army, we still have a big river to resist, but now Liu Bei is completely in front of us. This is a big trouble, and Liu Bei is not comparable to Yuan Shao in the past. Cao Cao was very aware of the current situation, and couldn't help but raise his voice in a hurry: "Everyone, how to solve this matter?" ”

"My lord, I don't think this matter should be as troublesome as I imagined." Seeing that Cao Cao was a little irritable and anxious, Xun You, who was sitting on Cao Cao's left hand, suddenly spoke.

"How?" Cao Cao asked puzzled. The situation has been clearly placed in front of him, but it is extremely critical, how can this Xun You not be more troublesome than in the past? Cao Cao was curious about this.

"My lord, although Liu Bei has obtained Huainan and Zhan has the southern boundary of Runan, its power has not always been like this. Although there is a reason that the family of everyone is anxious and cannot be could, its power is still unstable. Compared with the aggressive Yuan Shao in the past, I am afraid that Liu Bei needs a period of cultivation more than us. I don't think for at least these three or five years, Liu Bei won't attack us again. After all, we can't just eat it in one bite. Xun You explained.

"That's true in three or five years, but what about three or five years from now?" Cao Cao asked rhetorically: "I also know that leaving Liu Bei like this will not have much impact on us. But Shouchun is good to say, Runan is too close to us. If we don't have him to use troops, and this Liu Bei appears under Xuchang City overnight, then everything is difficult to say. This is where Cao Cao really worries.

"Somewhere else? Does the lord want to? Xun You's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this.

"But so." Cao Cao nodded heavily: "The southeast is already powerful, and it is impossible to rush it." For the southeast, our army is newly defeated, and a victory is needed to wash everything away. But this victory, it is clear that we cannot recover it from the southeasterners, so I intend to lead our troops to the northwest. The day before yesterday, there were rumors that Ma Teng and Han Sui wanted to start a mutiny, which was a very dangerous signal. Xijing's defense force is not large, but it is also the elite of our army, and it is not a good thing to keep them there cold. So I plan to quickly solve the problem in the northwest, and then gather the soldiers and horses into a fist, and smash Liu Bei, the enemy. Cao Cao said excitedly, completely revealing his plan.

"But, my lord!" Xun You stood up from his position, arched his hand towards Cao Cao and said, "Whether it is the southeast or the northwest, it is not the most critical right now. In the past two years, our army has fought many times, and the state's expenditures have reached a dangerous level. The army's food and grass are also quite insufficient. Now, the lord should re-plan the things in Tuntian while temporarily resting his troops. Although most of the injuries in Chibi were caused by the men and horses who occupied Jingzhou later, it is undeniable that in absolute numbers, the casualties of our sergeants have been very heavy. In addition to the current situation in Huainan, many people have fled, and Xuzhou is also frightened every day, so it is really impossible to use swords and soldiers in vain. He also asked the lord to take into account the people's strength a little, and implement the three strategies of 'resting the army, tuntian, and reassuring the people', and try to win Sun Liu with strategy. Xun Yu earnestly suggested to Cao Cao. As Cao Cao's military advisor, he had to think more about the overall situation. This overall situation is not only in terms of military strategy, but also includes civil affairs.

"Gongda, it makes sense." Cao Cao nodded yes, and then put the arrangements in his heart for the next day: "Zhang Liao's department gave up Hefei, led troops to Pengcheng to garrison, and was responsible for the defense of Xuzhou; Cao Hong's troops were ordered to defend Wuyang, and they could not easily go south. Cheng Yu's Chang'an City Staff Officer is in charge of Xijing affairs, and I am waiting for the headquarters to return to Xuchang. ”

"Yes!" And all the people in the tent gave up their hands and commanded the way.

The operation was soon carried out, Zhang Liao, Cao Hong, and Cheng Yu all rushed to their own places, and Cao Cao also led his troops back to Xuchang. The war in Huainan for nearly two years has finally come to an end, but the last laugh is not Sun Quan Sun Zhongmou, who has exhausted his mind and spent a lot of troops, and finally has a general, nor has he occupied Huainan for several years, and Cao Mengde, who has a relatively high advantage in strength and terrain, but has always stayed aside as Sun Quan's strategy, and has never moved, and Liu Bei Liu Xuande, who shocked the world as soon as he made a move. With the fall of Shouchun, the land of Hefei was already undefensible, and Zhang Liao's introduction of troops made Liu Bei have this place in the first place. With Liu Bei of Huainan, Zhan already has six counties with the five counties of Runan, Xiyang, Geyang, Nanjun, and Nanyang, which is not below Jiangdong in terms of scale, and has become one of the powerful forces that has attracted the attention of the world. For a while, this Liu Bei could be regarded as a spring breeze and a horse's hooves were in a hurry.

However, a few families rejoiced and some were sad. Although Cao Cao and Cao Mengde are absolutely indispensable in the family of this worried person, as Liu Bei's ally, Sun Quan and Sun Zhongmou of Jiangdong are not happy about this result.

"We spent money and food, wounded soldiers, and lost generals, and spent our efforts, but we got nothing, and Liu Bei's big ears, without an inch of effort, relied on the support of the local government to get him such a piece of land, which is really unwilling." The young and vigorous monarch Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said. It's no wonder that he is uneven, from the Battle of Chibi to the present, he Jiangdong has spent no less effort in previous campaigns, but in the end what he got is just a Jiangxia County that has long been plundered by himself, which can be said to be a loss, and the input is much higher than the output: Jingzhou was divided by Li Sheng and Liu Bei together, Jiaozhou was a novice by Li Sheng, and Huainan, which he had fought for more than a year, was also taken by Liu Bei in one go. Although Huainan's loss was largely related to his impatience and improper leadership of the troops, he couldn't help but admit that Liu Bei finally played himself a trick in this matter. If Li Sheng took Jingnan, plundered Jiangling, and occupied Jiaozhou, he Sun Quan could still because these places were not his traditional sphere of influence, and the methods used by Li Sheng were bright and bearable, then Liu Bei's "robber" behavior was unbearable for Sun Quan.

"Give me all the soldiers! I want to give Liu Bei a good look. Sun Quan, who had just received the news, was annoyed for a long time, and finally couldn't give such an order himself. He intuitively thought that he would never tolerate Liu Bei's behavior. The loss of Jingzhou made it impossible for Sun Quan to go west, while the loss of Huainan made him lose the opportunity to go north. This is undoubtedly a heart-wrenching blow to him who wants to become a monarch who is much more powerful than his eldest brother. For a while, he couldn't stand it anymore.