Zhang Song's death can be regarded as completely ruining Uncle Liuhuang's hope of dominating the Quartet and sweeping Liuhe, directly forcing Uncle Liu Huang to a dead end that is difficult to break through, and also making Uncle Liu Huang, who has been abducted and deceived everywhere in the world, no longer have a target for fraud, and he can no longer find a wronged boss to contain him.

Yes, in the current situation, it is no longer any problem for Uncle Liu Huang to gain a firm foothold in the Hanzhong granary that was abducted and deceived by the pit, and at the same time, Hanzhong is indeed a good place, Liu Huangshu's self-proclaimed ancestor Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, is the home of this Hanzhong granary, with Hanzhong as the rear to expand to the Central Plains, and finally defeat Xiang Yu to win the whole world! However, if Uncle Liu Huang wants to go further, it is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Because this time is different from the past, Liu Bang was able to make a fortune in Hanzhong because the world was divided, the princes were scattered in the same way, and although the most powerful opponent Xiang Yu was a military genius, he was even more a political idiot, a scheming idiot, and he was consumed to death by Liu Bang with political means, and his insidious and despicable shameless scheme was killed in Wujiang, and he didn't understand how he lost until he died.

Uncle Liu's political intrigue and insidious cunning are by no means under Liu Bang, and it can be said that he has a fight with Liu Bang in terms of knowing people and being good at his duties, but unfortunately Uncle Liu's main enemy is more insidious and cunning, and he is more proficient in scheming and knowing people well.

It is precisely because of the existence of Boss Cao's traitor in Guanzhong that Uncle Liu completely lost his hope for expansion, and he was not sure that he would be able to defeat Boss Cao when he sent troops to the north. To the west is Liangzhou, which is vast and sparsely populated and has strong cavalry, and to the east is the Shangyong Mountain Road, which is rugged and difficult to travel, and it is difficult to use a large army. The south is relatively the best to fight and the most promising to win, but after the plan and ambition to occupy Xichuan was exposed to the world by Zhang Song, the south is not so easy to fight, even if Liu Zhang is not Uncle Liu's opponent, as long as he comes to guard the dangerous pass of Shu Dao, Uncle Liu Huang no matter how smooth the progress is. There is no two or three years to touch the edge of Chengdu!

And so it goes. Uncle Liu, no matter which direction of expansion is in the east, west and south, and Boss Cao, who has coveted Hanzhong for several years, will inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob as soon as possible, and go all out to attack Uncle Liu's lair behind his back and copy Uncle Liu's lair, so that Uncle Liu Huang's back will be killed by the enemy and there will be no place to bury! In such a situation where strong enemies are waiting. If Uncle Liu Huang can go one step further. and further expand the territory and strength. In turn, if he overwhelms his rival Deputy Director Tao, then Uncle Liu's ancestor can't be called Liu Bang, he has to be called an immortal.

The unfavorable situation is placed here. So when he heard the news that Zhang Song was defeated and killed, Uncle Liu Huang, who had just broken Zhang Lu's counterattack and took Xicheng, sat paralyzed on the spot in the hall of Xicheng County, which had just been robbed, and couldn't say a word for a long time. ”

also learned the news that Zhang Song was defeated and killed, Boss Cao immediately scolded the case, "Heaven kills Tao Ying traitor!" When he does this, what is Liu Zhang helping there, he is helping himself! He made it clear that he wanted me to lock up the chain with the big-eared thief, so that neither I nor the big-eared thief could take Xichuan, so he took the opportunity to rest and prepare for the war, and then slapped me and the big-eared thief to death, and he went to take Xichuan himself! Despicable traitor, he is full of meat, and he doesn't even want us to drink soup! Lao Tzu was under the city of Xuzhou back then, what kind of medicine did he take, how could he let go of this traitor whose skin is thicker than the city wall?! ”

No matter how much you regret and hate, it's useless, taking advantage of the time when Cao Boss and Uncle Liu Huangshu were holding each other back, the Xuzhou army had completely gained a foothold in Jiyou and other places, and Hou Cheng also used force to surrender and take the remaining three small counties in Jiyou, and officially unified Jiyou and the three states. In May of the tenth year of Jian'an, Deputy Director Tao led the main force of the Xuzhou Army to return to the dynasty and returned to Xuchang City.

So far, the Xuzhou army has directly controlled the seven prefectures of Hebei, You, He, Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan, occupied most of Yangzhou and part of the land of Sili and Jingzhou, with more than 550,000 men wearing armor, a vast area, strong soldiers and horses, and the strength has reached several times the total strength of the rest of the princes in the world, and it is only a matter of time and way to dominate the world. The princes who had not yet been wiped out were all expelled to the west of Songshan, south of the Han River, and they were desperate in the face of the threat of the Xuzhou army, and they had no power to fight back, and it was only a matter of time and order before they perished.

For Deputy Director Tao, the issue of time is naturally the most worrying, because among the princes in the world, the youngest leader was originally Deputy Director Tao, and he was strong and never had any headaches and brain fevers, and even the number of colds and coughs in the past ten years was only a handful. Therefore, for Deputy Director Tao, how to dominate the world is actually only the question of how to eliminate the remaining princes in turn.

Deputy Director Tao is a cautious and good public servant, knowing that the nail household does not get out of the demolition house for a day, and cannot be taken lightly for a day, and has personally seen colleagues fall under the nail household knife when demolishing the last room, there are lessons to learn from, and experience can be expected, so even at the last moment, Deputy Director Tao still kept a cool head, and did not decide to rely on the strength of the soldiers and horses to fight in a hurry, but summoned several henchmen respectively to ask for their opinions on the next move, to see that they think it is better to demolish Boss Cao's broken house first, Or is it better to dig the wall of Liu Biao's house first? Or retreat to the next best, while recuperating and recuperating in the fields and accumulating grain, while devoting part of their strength to the land south of the Yangtze River and killing the last few small nail households in Jiangdong.

The reason why the Xuzhou army had already exhausted the money and grain it had accumulated for many years in the northern war was that even if this year's winter wheat had been harvested and put into the warehouse, it was difficult to guarantee that a large-scale war would be launched again and there would be no shortage of food and grass, so Deputy Director Tao also took the time to ask the opinions of several strategists during the period of handling other official duties. As a result, to Deputy Director Tao's surprise, the opinions of several strategists were unanimous.

Xun Chen, who is very belligerent in his bones, suggested that Deputy Director Tao send troops to attack all parts of Guanzhong as soon as possible. Kill the last remnants of Cao Boss, the reason is that Cao Boss is a traitor in the world, if he is given too much respite, he will turn over and make a comeback, so we should seize the opportunity of Cao Jun now surrounded by enemies, and eliminate the most dangerous opponent Cao Boss as soon as possible, and the Xuzhou Army is responsible for monitoring Uncle Liu Huang who is entrenched in Hanzhong, and can also prevent Cao Boss and Uncle Liu Huang from joining forces to resist the Xuzhou Army. In this regard, although Deputy Director Tao also admits that Boss Cao is the most dangerous enemy, it is because of the historical prophet. I don't believe that Cao Laohui will really reunite with Uncle Liu Huang.

The answer given by Liu Ye was to recuperate for two years. Detach part of the forces to completely sweep the entire territory of Jiangdong, relieve the worries of the Jiangdong Army, and also take the opportunity to digest the newly occupied land, and then consider sending troops to destroy the remnants of the enemy. The reason is that the Xuzhou army expanded too quickly. There is some lack of control over the new land. It is not possible to twist all forces into a single rope and form an effective threat to the enemy. In this regard, Deputy Director Tao also agreed with Liu Ye's opinion that it was not appropriate to immediately launch a large-scale war. But he still feels that Liu Ye's strategic plan is a bit conservative, but where the conservative is, Deputy Director Tao himself can't say.

Jia Lao Poison's strategic advice is the most to Deputy Director Tao's appetite, Jia Lao Poison also believes that the Xuzhou Army's primary goal at present should be to recuperate, stock up on grain and prepare for war, and then suggest dispatching two partial divisions, one partial division to sweep away the remnants of the enemy in Jiangdong, relieve the worries of the Lusu Corps, and one partial division to the west of the division and Hanoi, take the city land west of Hanoi and Tongguan, build a buffer zone between the Cao army, ensure the safety of Xuchang, and also easily end Cao Boss's largest source of military expenditure, Yuncheng Yanchi, so that Cao Boss can not develop and grow, obediently guarded Uncle Liu Huang, Ma Teng, and Han Sui for the Xuzhou Army.

If it weren't for Yi's resolute opposition, Deputy Director Tao would have already adopted Jia Lao's strategic suggestion, but Yi pointed out: "You must not attack Hanoi and Hongnong and other places, if you send troops to seize these places, Cao Mengde will have to fight with us immediately!" Because judging from the intelligence collected by our army, the money and grain produced by Hanoi and Hongnong have accounted for more than seventy percent of Cao Jun's money and grain income, if our army attacks these two places, Cao Mengde will definitely fight to the death with us to the end, and then not only will the scale of the war be very huge, but also Liu Bei's traitor who was trapped and died in Hanzhong in vain! ”

After reading the money and food information of Cao Jun summarized by Shi Yi, Deputy Director Tao secretly sympathized with the current old man, and immediately agreed with Shi Yi's judgment, because for Cao Boss who fell into Pingyang, Hongnong and Hanoi are indeed too important, if these two counties are lost again, Cao Boss will not even have the strength to contain Uncle Liu Huang and resist the Xiliang coalition army - although Hongnong and Hanoi at this time are far from catching up with the grand scene before being tossed by Dong Boss for thousands of miles, but for the Cao army team that has been greatly injured, But it is already the largest source of money and food at present.

After listening to Shi Yi's opposition and vetoing Jia Lao's proposal that he had a very good appetite, Deputy Director Tao naturally had to ask Shi Yi for advice on future strategies, but Yi had the most long-term strategic vision in the Xuzhou army, and the answer given made Deputy Director Tao completely surprised - Shi Yi suggested: "Fight Jingzhou!" Don't pay attention to the western part of the country, and don't pay attention to the small bandits and powerful families in the southeast of the Jiangdong, and go all out to take the counties of Jingzhou! At least take the Jingzhou counties north of the Yangtze River! ”

"Mr. Ziyu, you shouldn't be joking, right?" Deputy Director Tao was a little surprised, and said: "Among the enemies around us, Liu Biao in Jingzhou has the most money and food and the most troops, and Liu Biao's old nest Xiangyang has the Han River to defend. ”

"My lord, please rest assured, Yi thinks that the Battle of Jingzhou will never be a war of attrition, on the contrary, it is very likely that it will be resolved quickly and seize the money and food that Liu Biao has saved for us." Shi Yi replied confidently.

"Mr. Ziyu, please." Deputy Director Tao put down the official document in his hand and sat and listened.

"Yi believes that our army will attack Jingzhou and have three victories." It was Yi Zhengse who replied: "One will win, our army is famous, and the enemy is poor." At the end of the eighth year of Jian'an, Liu Biao suddenly tore up the peace treaty and sent his son Liu Qi to attack the Chaisang City and Poyang Lake Water Division controlled by our army. Our army sent troops to Jingzhou to take revenge, it must be high morale and invigorating military spirit, but the Jingzhou army is self-inflicted, and the soldiers are centrifuged. ”

"Two will win, our army is united, and the enemy is divided internally! Your lord, you are wise and martial. appointing people on the basis of merit, military and political affairs are under control, and orders and prohibitions are like commands; Liu Biao's control of Jingzhou was all supported by the powerful lords, and the name of the military administration was Liu Biao's order, but in fact it was an internal exchange of interests, and the military forces were uneven, and the clans such as Cai Mao, Huang Zu and Kuai Yue were in power in the state, and they were intrigued with each other, fighting for power and profit, and there were many contradictions. Conflicts of interest never stop! Our troops scattered in a volley. If the upper and lower levels work together to make profits, the enemy is constantly strife, and each has its own plans, how can our army not be victorious? How can the enemy be undefeated?! ”

"Three must win. The geographical advantage is also in the hands of our army! The third argument is even more striking. Said: "Jingzhou money and grain." Xiangyang, Jiangling and Jiangxia on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and almost all of the elite places with a large population, money and food are also north of the Yangtze River. Although our army was blocked by the Han River in the south. But after all, the Han River is far less wide than the Yangtze River, and the naval division cannot play a decisive role, and our army has captured a large number of Jingzhou warships after the victory of Chaisang, and the number of ships has surpassed that of the Jingzhou naval division, and it is easy to receive our army to cross the Han River, and as long as our army gets the land of Jingzhou north of the Yangtze River, even if Liu Biao refuses to surrender and flees to the south of the Yangtze River to survive, he will no longer have the strength to threaten our Xuchang and Jiangdong places, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

After listening to Shi Yi's analysis of these key points, Deputy Director Tao inevitably began to be tempted, and Yi, who is good at strategy, pointed out again: "My lord, our army has taken the land of Jingzhou south of the Yangtze River, and there are three benefits, the first benefit is to obtain Jingzhou's money and grain supply to the west, and the second benefit is to liberate our Jiangdong Army, so that Lu Dudu's team can worry about the future and show their strength; The third advantage is to beware of changes in Yizhou, if Cao Cao or Liu Bei suddenly invades Xichuan, our army can immediately go up the Shuojiang River, or go straight to Chengdu to take Xichuan first, or reinforce Liu Zhang, so that it will not be broken by Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and not give Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the two traitors, the opportunity to occupy Xichuan and protect themselves! ”

"Since there are these three benefits, and there are these three wins, it is decided!" Deputy Director Tao slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and said viciously: "Send troops to clean up Liu Biao'er as soon as possible, snatch his money and food, and then consider sending troops west!" ”

It is Yi long in strategy and conspiracy, short in deceit, although the shortcomings and advantages are equally prominent, but it also just makes up for the biggest shortcomings of the Xuzhou decision-making level that is full of bad seeds, that night, Deputy Director Tao held a meeting in the Taiwei Mansion to convene civil and military ministers to discuss the southern expedition, as a result, the generals of Xuzhou really applauded, competing to be the first to fight south to take revenge, and Jia Lao Poison, Liu Ye and Yang Changshi and others listened to the analysis of Shi Yi, and immediately agreed with the southern expedition to Jingzhou, and then quickly started the head full of bad water, Pondering how to quickly take over the land of Jingzhou north of the Yangtze River.

As a result of the discussions, the troops attacked Jingzhou in two ways, the main force of infantry and cavalry marched south from Xuchang to attack Xinye and Xiangyang, and the naval division traced the river from Jiangdong to attack Wuchang and Xiakou, which made it difficult for the Jingzhou army to take care of the head and tail -- this was also the strategy that Deputy Director Tao had been pondering for a long time, so it was immediately approved. And when discussing when to send troops, Jia Lao Poison suggested: "My lord, I think that our army should hurry up and prepare for war, and at the same time send an envoy to Xiangyang to negotiate, asking Liu Biao to return Yuan Mai immediately, and send his son Liu Qi to Xuchang to enter the court as an official. ”

"Why does this make the enemy less resistant?"

Deputy Director Tao didn't react in a hurry, but this time Yang Changshi, who rarely spoke in military and political decision-making, reacted first, applauded and laughed: "Brilliant plan!" Brother Wen He really has a clever plan! Let Cousin Liu hand over my unscrupulous protégé as a hostage, Cousin Liu's husband and the brothers of the Kuai family will definitely not agree, and the brothers and sisters of the Lao Cai family and the grandfather and son of the Huang family will definitely be very happy! At that time, the old Cai family and the old Huang family will definitely not fight hard in order to get rid of Liu Qi, and try their best to force Liu Biao to hand over Liu Qi and remove the stumbling block of Liu Cong's heir, and the resistance we encounter will be reduced, and we can deepen the internal contradictions in Jingzhou. ”

Deputy Director Tao, Jia Lao Poison and all the Xuzhou Wenwu present all widened their eyes, and looked at Yang Changshi as if they didn't know each other, Yang Changshi thought that there was something wrong with his dress, and after carefully checking that there was no abnormality, Yang Changshi was inevitably a little weak-hearted, and asked timidly: "Lord, Mr. Wenhe, Zhugong, am I wrong?" ”

"I didn't say it wrong, I just thought it was a little strange." Deputy Director Tao said a little strangely: "Mr. Zhongming, why are you all right this time?" I'm not as quick as you are. ”

"yes." Jia Lao Poison also asked with a puzzled face: "Brother Zhongming, why didn't you mention who and whose house you copied after conquering Jingzhou this time, isn't this like your usual person?" ”

"This ......." Yang Changshi was a little stammered when asked, and only after a while did he say very awkwardly: "Brother Wenhe, don't be surprised, when you are a father, why can't you always drag your son back?" ”

Everyone laughed together, and finally remembered that since beating Yang Changshi's precious son to show his talents, Yang Changshi has indeed taken the initiative to restrain a lot in terms of corruption and bribery, at least the Xuchang Ke Cao Zhong under his control has not heard rumors of buying and selling officials. And Deputy Director Tao was also dumbfounded, and instructed Yang Changshi: "Mr. Zhongming, send a letter to your eldest son, this time he accompanied Zijing to attack Jiangxia, let him sell more strength, as long as he can kill the main force of Jiangxia, I will naturally give your father and son an explanation at that time." ”

"Thank you, Lord." Yang Changshi happily agreed, and hurriedly volunteered: "Lord, this time, please still take your subordinates to the south, your subordinates will not raid your home, go and contact Huang Zu and Cai Mao for you, they are old acquaintances with your subordinates, and it is easy to contact, and they will definitely be able to contribute to the lord when the time comes." ”

"Mr. Zhongming has indeed changed his sex." Deputy Director Tao laughed again, nodded again and said: "Okay, let's go together, I also believe that you will be able to play a role when the time comes, do a good job, and I will still send you to be responsible when you raid the house in Xiangyang." ”

In August of the tenth year of Jian'an, Deputy Director Tao sent an envoy to contact Liu Biao in Jingzhou, asking him to return his wife and brother Yuan Mai, and send his son Liu Qi to Xuchang as an official. Deputy Director Tao was furious when he heard the news, and immediately asked the court to march south, and personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Nanyang County in Jingzhou in late September, and Lu Su also sent 50,000 troops from Jiangdong in the same month, tracing the river to attack Jiangxia County in Jingzhou, together with the 40,000 troops deployed in Nanyang County before, a total of 190,000, known as 300,000, with an absolute crushing momentum to advance north and south, and attack Jingzhou together! (To be continued......)