Chapter 322: Jingzhou Battle
Wei Tao didn't mention the battle again, and neither did Cao Cao, and the two of them didn't say much as if nothing had ever happened.
However, the two armies are still facing each other, and the key to the confrontation has changed from Wei Tao's desire to suppress Cao's morale to Cao Cao's desire to find out what the Son of Heaven is.
For Cao Cao to be able to do this, even Wei Tao sighed.
This is why Cao Cao has such courage, even if it is Wei Tao himself, if he really changes places, he may not dare to make such a big bet.
"Cao Mengde is now tempting for the future to go south to Jingxiang, just like my purpose."
Wei Tao can still see what Cao Cao did, but Cao Cao Chen Bing is here, and Wei Tao can't leave, but fortunately, there is no big deal today, and Wei Tao is not in a hurry.
"So what is Liu Biao's situation now? But is there any clear statement of which son will be the heir? ”
For other things, Wei Tao can relax, but it is impossible to relax in the slightest about Liu Biao's life and death.
But I didn't expect that although Liu Biao was old, he was so concerned about power, and until now I haven't heard that he has made any sons. Even if Cai Mao and others are in the book, this is the case. ”
Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, now these things have to be dealt with by him.
"But there is one more thing, that is, now the various families in the land of Jingxiang are moving around frequently, and the various strategists under our army, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan are all wandering around each other, or soliciting promises, or coercing down, in short, each has a plan, but I haven't heard of any family explicitly saying that they have taken refuge, but they are biased to have. There are really not many people who are biased towards us. ”
Wei Tao frowned slightly. A four-way scuffle is imminent. A little bit of an advantage is an advantage. What's more, the strength of the local warriors in Jingzhou is strong, and the reason why Liu Biao can sit firmly in Jingzhou is inseparable from them, and it is the most important thing to get their support.
"Why?"
"Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, and Cao Cao controls the Son of Heaven, which is why the two armies recruit each other in the name of orthodoxy, and the locals in Jingzhou are naturally convinced. And that Sun Quan is even more simple, he directly makes an explicit promise. It is almost a promise that Jingzhou is ruled by Jingzhou people, and even Jiangdong people will not infringe on his interests too much. ”
When Zhou Yu said this, Wei Tao also understood.
Wei Tao is also from a big family, so he naturally knows what the big family needs most, that is, to continue the privileges of the family, in other words, to be an official.
For this, Wei Tao is actually not too disgusted, after all, there are many talents in the family, although there are many heroes among the poor families. But it's still a lot less.
What's more, Wei Tao is a human being in two lives, and he knows that even in the next life. The family has never really been severed.
So Wei Tao didn't have much opinion on the family to be an official.
But there is no opinion, it does not mean that Wei Tao will support it, he will not make himself a miasma because of those big families.
After all, once the power of the family is too great, then Wei Tao can also be overhead.
In this way, even though Wei Tao has a lot of promises, it is indeed too far behind compared to others.
"In that case, what do Gong Jin and Wen He think I should do?"
Wei Tao was slightly silent before he opened his mouth to ask Zhou Yu.
"If I could, I would also want to strike first, but the current situation is to move the whole body for a trigger, if I move first, and there is no righteousness, then I am afraid that there will be no one to help when I arrive in Jingzhou, and it may also attract the hostility of the three parties, which can be described as more than worth the loss."
"The lord, as the so-called distant friendship and close attack, now the lord is also bordering Liu Bei and Cao Cao, so now it is necessary to unite Sun Quan first to deal with everything."
Hearing Wei Tao's question, Jia Xu was slightly silent for a moment and then spoke.
"If the lord is relieved, he is willing to make this trip to unite Sun Quan."
"If Wenhe goes, this matter will be done!"
Wei Tao nodded, for Jia Xu's ability, he naturally still believed.
If you can unite with Sun Quan, not to mention how much your strength can be improved, but with the help of this, then you can still do something.
As for the rest, there is no better strategy for a while, but Wei Tao believes that as long as this is the case, then it is not impossible to take down Jing Xiang.
Time passed quickly, and things were very much as Wei Tao thought, for Jia Xu's arrival, many people in Jiangdong still agreed to unite and got Jiangdong's promise.
At the same time, Cao Cao's territory was suffered, and although Liu Xie, the son of heaven, did not act so radically after suffering losses, he still wanted to meddle in everything to show his ability.
It's a pity that when did Liu Xie have the experience of the ruling party, and with such interference, he did not let any problem be solved, but instead made the problem worse.
But Liu Xie still thinks that what he did is correct, and he is directing the action.
If it weren't for Cao Cao's transfer of his auxiliary ministers, but the people who did the work below were still appointed by Cao Cao, but there was something, one was sent to the imperial court, and the other was sent to Cao Cao on a fast horse, respectively, to let him make a decision, I am afraid that the situation would be even more out of control.
If it is a time of peace, then Cao Cao may be able to slowly point out the shortcomings of the Son of Heaven, and with the wisdom of the Son of Heaven, he may not be able to become a Ming Jun in the future.
But it's a pity that Cao Cao has that time?
The big war that will decide the world is just around the corner, and Cao Cao can't spend time here, so after finding that what the Son of Heaven did was indeed a little unbearable, Cao Cao immediately returned to Xuchang.
However, at this time, even Wei Tao didn't know what kind of means Cao Cao would take, but only after Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, the places under Cao Cao's jurisdiction were all restored to calm, and there were no bad rumors.
"I really don't know what Cao Cao did!"
Wei Tao shook his head slightly, and sighed a little, but this sigh didn't last long, because soon something else came.
Liu Qi openly invited Liu Bei to Jingzhou, and he already called him uncle.
More importantly, after getting Liu Qi's invitation, Liu Bei did not delay much, and immediately raised Xichuan's troops to come to Jingxiang, with that posture, not so much to help Liu Qi to seek justice, but also to force Jingzhou's posture.
All of a sudden, the Jingzhou family was also frightened.
But Liu Qi is the eldest prince of Jingzhou, and there is a tradition of passing on the heirs on the surface, and his invitation to Liu Bei to come to be a witness is really not too contrary to the family motto of the ancestors.
Unless Liu Biao came forward, it was impossible for others to stop him from doing something on the surface.
But at this time, Liu Biao lingered on the bed for a long time, and he was holding on hard in one breath, and he really didn't have the heart to care about this matter.
What's more, Liu Biao also has such a meaning, if his son has the ability to control Liu Bei, then his foundation is still not lost, if he doesn't have that ability, Liu Bei is also a member of the Han family, and he will treat his son better than others.
So at this time, Liu Biao also turned a blind eye and did not interfere too much with Liu Bei's actions.
With such an attitude that Liu Biao was close to acquiescence, Liu Bei could naturally lead his troops to Jingzhou in a grand manner.
"Lord, this matter is not good, if Liu Bei is allowed to go to Jingzhou, I am afraid that within March, the people of Jingzhou will yearn for it, and it will be impossible to enter Jingzhou at that time."
After getting the news, Zhou Yu came to report it as soon as possible, and Jun's face couldn't hide the slightest urgency.
"If the lord can't make a decision as soon as possible, I'm afraid that it will be too late then!"
"Gong Jin, and it is a wide sitting, although this matter is urgent, but it can't be messed up because of this, otherwise how can it be an enemy?"
After all, Wei Tao is a prince, but he is more calm in the face of such a situation, seeing Wei Tao like this, Zhou Yu's heart suddenly widened, and after a little thought, he immediately smiled.
"It's still the lord's atmosphere. Indeed, now that Liu Bei is the first to enter Jingxiang, we are in a hurry, others are also in a hurry, and those Jingshi who are unwilling to join Liu Bei are even more anxious! ”
Zhou Yu must have figured out the truth in his heart, but Zhou Yu hurriedly continued.
"But after all, there is still one person in Jingzhou who can do this. Although I don't know what will happen to Liu Cong, but the Cai family from which Liu Cong was born is very close to Cao Cao, if he recruits Cao Cao into Jingzhou again, and Liu Bei and Cao Cao reach an agreement, then it will be difficult for either us and Sun Quan to continue to get involved in Jingzhou. When the time comes, it is better for two families to fight than four to fight. ”
Wei Tao nodded slightly, this is also what Wei Tao is worried about.
"What Gong Jin said is very true. Although there is no great righteousness in hand now, I intend to raise troops directly, regardless of the people of the world, if I can take down Jingxiang, then everything can be said. ”
Wei Tao has the intention of pressing everything up, once the capture of Jingzhou fails, then it may be a brewing defeat, and Wei Tao's situation will not be much better than Cao Cao's defeat in Jiangdong.
So even Zhou Yu couldn't make a decision for a while, and after bowing his head and thinking for a while, he persuaded him.
"The lord is the first to dispatch troops, but it is not as good as going south immediately, as long as the lord has such a posture, it is enough to be a mighty Jingxiang, which will make people's hearts turbulent, and then it will be clear which scholar clan will be towards whom. And only if this is the case, the lord can profit from the chaos, not to mention that things may not turn around at that time. ”
"Huh...... What Gong Jin said is exactly what I am talking about! ”
Wei Tao said this before, but in fact, where is Wei Tao the kind of person who is reckless, and then he laughed.
"It seems that the prelude to this Jingzhou war has been opened by that Liu Bei, but no matter what, this time I am imperative, I must take Jingxiang and stabilize the Central Plains, and then I can go north to the Sai, achieve my wish, and bless my Han people from being invaded by foreign enemies!" (To be continued......)
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