In Xiangguo City, Shi Le has been in a very bad mood recently. Information from the outside world has been sent to him one after another. His mood began to deteriorate from that time. Everything that was originally planned was ruined by Liaodong and the king of Nanyang, who suddenly occupied Chang'an.

Outside the window, the sky was gray, and it began to rain lightly from noon. In the afternoon, a dark cloud the size of a city appeared over Xiangguo City. The clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and there were faint bursts of thunder, which came from above from time to time.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, the thunder was getting louder and louder, the residents of the city hurried back to their homes, and the small traders and vendors packed up their goods and ended their business early.

Shile was standing by the window at the moment, watching the rain trickle down the eaves, watching it grow denser and denser, and finally became a hanging curtain of water. The sound of rushing water was like a small river flowing outside the window, and the bright light of lightning reflected on his face, and his face looked more gloomy and cold.

Under the aggressiveness of Liaodong, the future of Xiangguo is as dark as the weather in front of him. Shi Le immediately had an uncomfortable feeling in his heart, the Hu cavalry that had been in the Central Plains had lost its former glory, and now the most prosperous one was the Liaodong Army.

Shi Le did not put the responsibility for the failure of the plan on Zhang Bin, and even thought that if it were not for the intervention of the king of Nanyang, Xiangguo would definitely be able to continue according to Zhang Bin's plan. Therefore, as the lord, he naturally takes all the responsibility for his previous failures on his own.

In order to discuss countermeasures, all the high-level leaders of Xiangguo today were summoned by Shile.

Shiler usually does not easily reveal his thoughts to the crowd, but allows everyone to fully express his opinion, and then he chooses the one that best suits him.

Under the leadership of Shile, the people were able to sweep all the way through the powerful and rise strongly, which was inseparable from Shile's ability to listen to his subordinates.

As for how to break the current deadlock, Schler still had no clue, so he had to pin all his hopes on many aides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the defeat in the Battle of Qingzhou is not a crime of war, mainly because it failed to break the alliance led by Liaodong, which ultimately led to the failure of the military operation. Next, how to break the deadlock and get Xiangguo out of the current predicament, please try to say, listen to your ears. ”

Zhixiong, one of the eighteen horsemen, has a fiery personality, does not care about the consequences, as long as he is happy and revenge, he feels refreshed. He was one of the first to defect to Shile's Xiaobaqi, so he was also one of the oldest people under Shile's command, and he was the central henchman.

Seeing that everyone was crying and mournful, Zhixiong couldn't help but stand up and shouted: "Why bother so much, the lord directly sent a large army to Youzhou to capture Wei Shuo!" Back then, the lord was able to successfully attack Wang Jun with 2,000 cavalry, but today it is rare to rely on 100,000 soldiers and horses to defeat Jicheng? ”

Zhixiong's words are not taken to heart, as long as those with a little insight know that Xiangguo is by no means an opponent of Liaodong at present, and the Liaodong army has defeated the Xiongnu and Xianbei in a row, and its combat effectiveness is not blown out!

After a period of silence in the room, it was Zhang Bin who spoke first: "My lord, the minister has thought twice, if you want to break the situation, you have to use diplomatic means to destroy the alliance around Xiangguo according to what was discussed before." ”

"But how easy is it to break this alliance? Not to mention that Li Ju, Zu Ti, Shao Xu, and Wei Shuo are all diehard anti-Hu factions, and even if the remaining Zu Yue and Cao Wei have the heart to live in peace with Xiangguo, they dare not act rashly due to the pressure of the surrounding areas. ”

In the face of everyone's doubts, Zhang Bin settled down and cleared his thoughts before he analyzed: "The minister thinks that everyone has exaggerated the cohesion of that alliance, but in fact, if you think about it seriously, Li Ju, Zu Yue, and Cao Wei may not be willing to respect Liaodong." ”

"Especially Cao Wei, this old boy has always only cared about himself, and rarely cares about the external situation. If Xiangguo hadn't forced him into a desperate situation, presumably he would not have invited the Liaodong Army to station, and this alliance might not have been formed. ”

"The lord didn't know that the Qingzhou family had never been willing to see Liaodong, and it was only because the proximity of Xiangguo was a great threat to it that he had to join the alliance. If the lord can secretly send a man who can speak well, he will move Cao Wei to sign the "Non-Aggression Pact" with Xiangguo, and then further reduce the Qinghai-Hebei-Yan border garrison to show favor to Cao Wei. ”

"I think that even if Qingzhou doesn't immediately rebel against the alliance, it will be impossible to keep pace with Liaodong."

"After pacifying Qingzhou by means of diplomatic relations, the next step is to settle the Yuzhou Zuyue by military means!"

"Zuyo? Why Zuyo? Most people, including Shi Le, don't understand why Zhang Bin's first target was Yuzhou.

This is to see Kui An stand up and continue: "Lord, the reason why Lord Zhang regards the target of the attack as Yuzhou is because Yuzhou is the most suitable for sneak attacks. ”

"Those who know me, Master Kui! Indeed, the northeast of Yuzhou is the territory of Xiangguo, adjacent to Zuyue in the south. As long as the elite cavalry is secretly transferred to Yuzhou, a surprise attack can completely destroy the Zuyue, and it is not impossible to take the Zuyue even before all parties react. ”

"As for why he didn't choose Sizhou Li Ju and Jizhou Shao Xu, it was because Shao Xu was narrow and had few people, and it would not help Xiangguo at all, but would completely anger Liaodong. And Li Ju has been sitting in the Central Plains for many years, has experienced battles, has rich experience, and has the Yellow River natural danger in hand, which is not a momentary opportunity. ”

"Yuzhou Zuyue is different, his talent is not as good as Li Ju, Shao Xu, Zu Ti, he is quite proud, he has always had no one in his eyes, as long as he uses a little means, it is not difficult to make a move. Taking Yuzhou can not only expand the strength of Xiangguo, but also open the door to Jingxiang in the south. ”

Zhang Bin talked eloquently, and said the truth, everyone frowned at first and was silent, and then they all bowed down, and Shi Le also showed appreciation.

At this time, Kui An coughed, cleared his throat and said: "Mr. Zhang's words are very reasonable, it is indeed a little difficult to persuade Cao Wei to stay still, but it is not hopeless. Cao Wei was certainly worried about Xiangguo's annexation of him, but didn't he fail to be wary of Liaodong? ”

At this time, Shi Le glanced around and asked everyone, "Do you have any other opinions?" ”

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Shi Le ordered: "Ben will officially announce: Xu Guang will go to Qingzhou immediately from now on, and he must try to persuade Cao Wei, even if he pays a big price." In addition, he ordered Shi Hu, Kong Chang, Zhixiong, Ma Qiu and other 30,000 cavalry to go south to Yuzhou in the name of sweeping away Xu Gong. ”

Subsequently, after soliciting the opinions of Zhang Bin, Kui An, and others, Shi Le fully considered the situation in various places, and believed that there were still many weaknesses in the current anti-Hu alliance that could be exploited.

For Shi Le, the southern expedition to Yuzhou was another military adventure in his life. Although Shi Le had taken many adventures before, he still couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, his eyes were blazing, shining sharply, and his face was slightly red from excitement.

Shi Le's life seems to be inseparable from various choices and adventures, the first time he chooses, he and Xiao Baqi followed Ji Sang to participate in the rebels of the king of Chengdu, that time was the first time Shi Le appeared on the stage of history.

The second time was after the defeat of the king of Chengdu, when Jisang had just died in battle, and Shile had to choose to go north to join the Huns. And it was this speculation that allowed Shile to quickly rise to the land of Hebei with the rise of the powerful Xiongnu Han State.

The most recent military adventure, in addition to the surprise attack on Jicheng, was the expedition to Qingzhou, where the former achieved a great military victory, while the latter was defeated.

This expedition to Yuzhou is his military adventure again, and no one knows what fate awaits him after this choice, but now there are not many paths for him to choose.

Just when Shi Le was plotting to go south again, the king of Nanyang, who was far away in Chang'an, finally couldn't help but poison Sima Ye. Under the prodding of Yang Ci, Zhang Chun, Yang Man and others, Sima Bao completely tore off his hypocritical face, and brazenly announced the abolition of Sima Ye's throne in the name of colluding with Hu Lu and not cultivating virtue and blessing.

When the news came out, the world was shocked!

The ambition of the king of Nanyang to covet the throne was completely exposed in front of everyone! (To be continued.) )