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After Sun Yi's death, the situation in Jiangdong was in turmoil, and the Jiangdong civil and military forces were divided into several forces; Some people supported Sun Ce's fourth brother Sun Kuang to succeed to the throne, some supported Sun Lang to succeed him, and some supported Sun Ce's five-year-old son to succeed him, and some even raised Yì to recover Sun Quan, who was detained in Chang'an by Li Li, to lead Jiangdong.

The four forces insisted on their own opinions, refused to give an inch, quarreled so much that their faces were red and their necks were thick, and their heads were broken and bleeding, but they still fought on the basis of reason and did not show weakness to each other.

From ancient times to the present, the greatest merit of a minister is the merit of supporting.

This is a profitable deal, and it is also a hammer deal. Once successful, fame and fortune will roll in; If it fails, the end will be extremely tragic, decades of hard work will be ruined, and families will be ruined. It is a matter of self-interest, and no one will give in, even if it is a battle for scalp bleeding, it will not hesitate.

The chaos lasted for more than a month, and finally Jiangdong veterans Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals and Zhang Zhao and other civil officials reached a reconciliation and jointly supported Sun Ce's son to succeed to the throne and take Jiangdong. Because the young master was five years old and did not know the world, he was assisted by Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, etc., that is, the auxiliary minister; Cheng, Huang, and Han were in charge of the army, and the Zhang brothers were in charge of government affairs.

At this point, the situation in Jiangdong gradually stabilized, but under the repeated heavy blows, the morale of the Jiangdong army was low, the morale was weak, the morale was weak, and the strength was not as good as before, and it was no longer strong.

No matter how the situation in Jiangdong changes, Li Li is beyond the reach of the whip, and he is powerless to intervene at all. And after he learned of the great changes in Jiangdong, the first thing he thought of was that since the situation in Jiangdong was chaotic, it was bound to be difficult to keep secrets. Unable to prevent the news from leaking, why did the Xiliang scouts only spread the news after more than three months?

Who blocked the news of the civil strife in Koto. And wantonly hunt down all parties and eyeliner?

The answer is obvious.

Whoever is most interested in the civil strife in Jiangdong is the one who did it.

Therefore. The person who secretly blocked the news was about to come out, and it was Liu Jingsheng, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, who was only separated by a river from Jiangdong.

"Liu Jingsheng?" In contemplation, Li Li realized that this qiē was directly related to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. To be precise, the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Yi were assassinated one after another, the civil strife in Jiangdong, and the delay in sending back the news from Xiliang Xizuo, and so on, there is actually Liu Biao's shadow behind the mystery. Among the first two, you can vaguely see Liu Biao's shadow, while the latter is due to him, which is what he did; There is no second person other than him.

"Unexpectedly, this world-famous good man. The dying old Liu Biao is already a blockbuster if he doesn't sing! Without moving a single soldier, silently, he actually played with the Sun clan and the Jiangdong sages in applause, and killed hundreds of Xiliang's fine works and eyeliner in a snap of his fingers. It's really a good spirit, a good means, old and strong! Speaking of this, Li Li paused, gritted his teeth with a gloomy face, and said: "Being old and not dying is a thief!" ”

Li Ru, Li Xuan, and Ju Yi nodded lightly in understanding, and Li Ru replied with feeling: "What the lord said is very true. According to the news sent back by the detailed work. If Sun Ce's assassination is not directly related to Liu Biao, then Sun Yi's assassination again immediately after Sun Ce was definitely done by Liu Biao. However, our army did not send back any news for three months, except for Liu Biao in Jingzhou who blocked the north bank of the Yangtze River and pursued it vigorously. There is no second possibility. ”

Before Li Ru's words fell, Li Xuan continued: "It's far more than that. When Wen You reported the military situation before, Wei Chen was thinking. If it is said that our army's meticulous work and eyeliner were all blocked in Jiangbei, so that such important news was delayed for several months. It's child's play. It must be known that half of the counties and counties in Yangzhou have long been under the control of our army, and Jingzhou can be completely avoided. The news came out from Lujiang, which was nothing more than an extension of a few days. It is not difficult to see from this that Liu Biao of Jingzhou has already put his hand into Jiangdong, widely spread fine work and eyeliner in Jiangdong, constantly created incidents, instigated civil strife in Jiangdong, and also sent a large number of assassins to snipe our army along the river and blockade both sides of the Yangtze River, thus blocking the news of the turmoil in Jiangdong south of the Yangtze River.

It was not until the situation in Jiangdong stabilized that he stopped, and deliberately spread the news of the civil strife in Jiangdong, so that we knew that Jiangdong had suffered great changes in turmoil, and Jiangdong had changed hands several times in just three months. If this is the case, Weichen dares to assert that although the civil strife in Jiangdong has subsided at this moment, it is still the Sun family who leads Jiangdong, but it must be secretly reconciled with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the pearl is secretly knotted.

Either there is some kind of consensus between the two forces, or there is a covert alliance. In other words, if the civil strife in Jiangdong can be calmed down this time, it must be that Jiangdong Wenwu privately reached an agreement with Liu Yan of Jingzhou, so as to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, with Liu Biao's old scheming and deep calculations, and with the strong strength of the Jingzhou army, how could he sit back and watch the civil strife in Jiangdong and stand still, and how could he miss the opportunity? ”

Li Xuan's inference was unanimously approved by Li Li, Li Ru and Ju Yi, and Ju Yi echoed: "What the commander said is extremely true. Now only the three forces of our Xiliang Army, Jingzhou and Jiangdong occupy the south of the Yangtze River, and this great change in Jiangdong is the only one in Jingzhou Liu Biao who has the ability to block the news. And it is not enough for Jingzhou to unilaterally block the news, presumably Jiangdong is also deliberately concealing it, while fighting among themselves, while trying to prevent the news from leaking. Only in this way can we keep our army in Jiangdong for several months, and only after the civil strife has subsided will the news be transmitted.

And this great change in Jiangdong, if it were not for the support of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, its turbulent situation would not be stable at all. Therefore, the last general can almost conclude that the two forces of Jingzhou and Jiangdong have formed an alliance at present. In other words, the Jiangdong Sun clan was forced to bow their heads to Liu Biao, release their previous suspicions, form an alliance with Liu Biao, and become a vassal of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. ”

I have to say that Ju Yi's inference is very bold and arbitrary, but it is consistent with the current form. It's just that this is exactly the last thing Li Li wants to see; Once the Jiangdong forces are attached to Jingzhou, then Liu Biao's strength will increase by at least forty percent, and his strength will be equal to that of Jizhou Cao Cao, and he will become another fierce opponent in front of Li Li.

Suddenly, there was silence in the tent, and the four ministers were silent, thinking about each other.

Obviously, although the civil strife in Jiangdong was confined to a corner of Jiangdong, with the assassination of Sun Ce and Sun Yi brothers one after another, the entire pattern was invisibly changed, resulting in a completely clear situation in the world, showing a trend of three parts of the world.

Xiliang Li Li dominated the top with the strong strength of monopolizing half of the country, straddling between Cao Cao in Jizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, becoming a well-deserved first overlord. After Jingzhou Liu Biao had the support of the Jiangdong forces, he crossed both sides of the Yangtze River, and his strength rose sharply, with more than 500,000 troops, and nearly 300,000 people in the naval army alone, becoming the overlord of the princes in Jingchu. At the same time, Cao Cao, who owned the three states of Jizhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou, also had more than 500,000 troops, and there was no real naval army, most of them were foot cavalry, and his combat power was strong enough to confront the Xiliang army head-on, and he was actually the overlord of the princes who occupied the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Judging from the current shape, Xiliang Lili's territory covers Liaodong, the Central Plains and Huainan, and although there are many prefectures and counties occupied, they are in a state of dispersion, lying between the two forces of Cao Cao and Liu Biao, forcibly separating them, making it impossible for them to join forces and form a joint force. Therefore, Li Li's strength is obviously stronger than Cao Cao and Liu Biao, and if he fights with a certain force alone, he will have a certain advantage and have a good chance of winning; However, once the two forces of Cao Cao and Liu Biao break the barrier and join forces to form an alliance, Li Li will face an unprecedentedly severe challenge, and the outcome is unpredictable.

The wisest countermeasure at present is to take advantage of the initial decision in Jiangdong, Liu Biao and Jiangdong forces are still in the run-in period, and lack of trust in each other, send troops to attack Jingzhou, or send troops from Lujiang to directly attack Jiangdong, smash the alliance of Jingzhou and Jiangdong forces in one fell swoop, so as to break the dream of Jingzhou Liu Biao across the north and south of the river, and strangle Liu Biao's overlord of the princes in the cradle. This is the most ideal tactical strategy, cutting off the threat from Jing Chu as soon as possible, so as not to be attacked by the enemy in the future and be in danger of overturning at any time.

How could Li Li's troops be scattered now, and only besieging Cao Cao in Jizhou on three sides dragged down more than 400,000 Xiliang troops, in addition to defending Liu Biao in Jingzhou. According to preliminary statistics, so far, the more than 600,000 troops under Li Li's command have been caught in the containment of these two forces, thus maintaining the current stalemate and balance. At present, Zhuge Liang is leading 200,000 troops to conquer the Southern Barbarians, the war is in full swing, and it is at a critical moment, and it is impossible to draw troops and horses, otherwise the good situation of pacifying the Southern Barbarians will be ruined in one fell swoop, and the previous achievements will be wasted.

In the face of such a grim situation, and coinciding with the sudden change in the situation in Jiangdong, Li Liton felt that it was difficult to ride a tiger. There is no doubt that now is a good time to send troops to Jingchu, but on the battlefield of Yizhou, thousands of miles away, more than 300,000 soldiers and horses under Li Li's command were contained, and the fierce battle was in full swing, and there was no time to take care of anything else; However, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield in the Central Plains were all pinned, and while besieging Cao Cao and Liu Biao, the army under his command was also pinned down, and they did not dare to move as if they were in a quagmire. It is not difficult to imagine that once the army under his command makes a slight move, how can Cao Cao of Jizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou sit back and watch the other party be wiped out, and they will inevitably send troops to help; However, if they send troops at the same time, Li Li will be exposed to the enemy on his back, and the army will be at a disadvantage, and the situation will be worrying.

Therefore, Li Li is really a tiger at the moment, even if he has the intention to send troops to attack Jingchu, but he has many worries, and he moves his whole body, and he has more than enough heart but not enough strength.

After being silent for a long time, Li Li sighed softly: "That's it, Liu Biao's situation on both sides of the Yangtze River is a foregone conclusion, let him go." At present, we are still focusing on defense, keeping the existing situation unchanged, and only waiting for Kong Ming to pacify the Southern Barbarians before discussing. Yuan Zhong ordered that the governor of all towns should not move without permission, and ordered Guo Jia to send an additional 30,000 infantry troops to reinforce Nanyang and strengthen the defense. ”

At the same time as Li Li's ministers and commanders were discussing the secret account, in the hall of the Yecheng Prefecture Mansion hundreds of miles away, Cao Cao angrily slapped the case: "The erector bullied me too much!" ”。

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