Hearing these four words, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu shook their heads, and suddenly raised their heads to look at Liu Chuang, with a look of horror on their faces.

Last month, there was news of Ma Teng's great victory, but why did he die in a blink of an eye?

Ma Teng's death is of great significance.

His death not only restored peace to Guanzhong, but also freed Cao Cao from Guanzhong's elbows, allowing him to concentrate his forces on attacking Jizhou. Jingzhou Liu Biao? There is no need to think about it at all...... Liu Biao's restraining power against Cao Cao can be described as minimal. Even if there is such an ambitious Cun Zài as Liu Bei, Liu Biao is unwilling, or does not dare to be an enemy of Cao Cao, and he must not threaten him.

At the same time, Ma Teng's death also represented a further decline in the authority of the Han family.

Of those who had signed the edict, only Liu Chuang was still alive......

In the next step, Cao Cao will definitely concentrate his efforts to solve Liu Chuang.

But the problem is that Liu Chuang is not ready for a decisive battle with Cao Cao. His deployment has not yet been completed, and Zhang Yan's million-strong Montenegrin army has not yet been stationed in the state. This is likely to become an uncertain factor, and although Zhang Yan has surrendered to Liu Chuang, it does not mean that he will not change his mind. Once Zhang Yan changed his mind, the million-strong Black Mountain Army would inevitably put tremendous pressure on Liu Chuang, and even cause Liu Chuang to collapse.

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu glanced at each other, both showing worriedness.

"Lord, how was Ma Shoucheng killed?"

They wouldn't believe that Ma Teng died of illness or accident...... Ma Teng was originally a brave man, and his strength was so strong that he had already reached the realm of refining gods, and he could rank among the top five in the entire Xiliang. Such a person is free from illness and disaster. How could he die suddenly?

Liu Chuang handed the letter to Zhuge Liang and the two. There was a gloomy look on his face.

He put his hands behind his back. Pacing back and forth in the big tent, thinking about the impact that Ma Teng would have after he was killed.

Ma Teng's death was too sudden, and Liu Chuang was completely unprepared. Historically, Ma Teng died in the seventeenth year of Jian'an, that is, in 212 AD. And now, it's only been seven years since Jian'an. That is to say, Ma Teng is the one in history. Died ten years early.

Decade!

Recall that Cao Cao conquered Yecheng in one go, and Liu Chuang had realized that history was changing dramatically.

Now the murder of Ma Teng proves this even more. It's just that Ma Teng in history was killed in Xudu, not at all like now, and died in Liangzhou. Moreover, he was killed at the moment when he was about to attack Sili, which inevitably seemed too bizarre and sudden......

"This Korean covenant is worthy of the Yellow River Nine Songs."

Xu Shu finished reading the letter. I couldn't help but sigh.

Ma Teng's death is actually not complicated.

He was after the great victory of the opening mountain. and Han Sui had a disagreement.

Han Sui believes that the great victory at the beginning is enough, and the rash attack on the division will inevitably arouse the disgust of the entire division and even the heroes of Guanzhong, and it will be embattled at that time. Therefore, Han Sui felt that he should take the opportunity to negotiate conditions with Cao Cao and negotiate peace in order to obtain greater benefits; But Ma Teng disagreed. He insisted that only by conquering Chang'an could he be considered a real victory, and that he would be able to obtain greater capital and negotiate peace with Cao Cao. Originally, although the two had disagreements, they were not very strict, so they sat down and discussed.

But at this time, there was a conflict between Ma Teng's youngest son and Han Sui's candidate for general......

Although the two sides are allies, they are very conflicting with each other.

Ma Tie has always looked down on Han Sui, and Han Sui's subordinates think that Ma is vulgar. So, after a conflict between the two sides, they became angry. The candidate was beheaded by Ma Tie, but it angered Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing. That night, Yan Xing led his troops to attack Ma Tie's camp, seriously injured Ma Tie, and killed all Ma Tie's relatives...... Ma Teng has always been fond of his young son. Seeing that Ma Tie was seriously injured, how could he give up?

Although Han Sui apologized to him, Ma Teng, who had defeated Cao's army at the beginning of Fang's mountain, refused to agree, and had to find trouble with Yan Xing......

It was at this time that the news of Han Sui's secret private meeting with Zhong Sui suddenly came, which made Ma Teng even more suspicious of Han Sui.

Under Ma Teng's aggressive persecution, Han Sui was also a little annoyed.

In addition, Zhong Xuan's words made him choke, and his son-in-law and his subordinates also had murderous intentions towards Ma Teng. After thinking twice, Han Sui finally made up his mind to join Cao Cao. He took advantage of Ma Teng's return to the camp of Kaitou Mountain when he suddenly launched an attack, Ma Teng was caught off guard and left in a big defeat, his young son Ma Tie was killed, and Ma Teng was ambushed by Yan Xing on the way to Kaitou Mountain, and was seriously injured and died.

Han Sui is known as the name of the Yellow River Nine Songs.

Saying that he is the Nine Songs of the Yellow River is to say that he has many eyes, and the other is to describe his viciousness.

Anyone who has a relationship with Han Sui will not end up very well.

At the beginning, Han Sui initially served Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and won the position of Jincheng Taishou. But as soon as he turned around, he killed Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou; After that, Liangzhou assassin Shi Geng was killed, and Han Sui and Ma Teng joined forces to promote the kingdom as the main general and stabilize the situation in Liangzhou. But as soon as they turned their faces, the two of them abolished the kingdom and held Yan Zhong hostage. Then the two harmed Yan Zhong and became a prince.

In this series of measures, Ma Tengchong was at the forefront, but behind the scenes it was Han Sui who planned it.

Now, Ma Teng died at the hands of Han Sui again, but he lived up to the name of Han Sui's nine songs.

"Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, what should you think of this?"

Zhuge Liang said softly: "As soon as Ma Teng dies, Cao Cao will definitely concentrate on attacking Handan, and the second son of the Yuan family may not be able to survive this winter." ”

"What Kong Ming said is exactly what Shu thinks."

Xu Shu raised his head, looked at Liu Chuang and said: "The lord should do his best to prepare, once the second son of the Yuan family is killed, Cao Cao will definitely attack Youzhou in one go." ”

"How do you prepare?"

Liu Chuang's eyes closed slightly, and he asked in a low voice.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said softly: "Since you can't avoid the battle with Cao Cao, you might as well take the initiative."

Taking advantage of Cao Cao's failure to destroy Er Yuan, the lord should immediately send troops to seize the Bohai Sea and Qinghe Kingdom. Eliminating Yuan Tan can also help Yuan Shangduo hold on for a while. After Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shang, the lord could attack from the Bohai Sea and attack Qingzhou, causing Cao Cao to shift his target. At the same time, the lord can send someone to Jiangdong again. Asked Jiangdong Sun Quan to send troops...... Although Sun Zhongmou may not be willing to send troops to help. But Liang thought. He wouldn't really refuse the lord. As long as Sun Quan was willing to reveal his willingness to go north, it was enough to make Cao Cao jealous.

Liansun resisted Cao, and the north and south attacked.

This is the best choice for the lord today...... However, in order for Sun Quan to really nod, the lord must show more force. ”

Bohai County?

Liu Chuang's mind quickly came up with the situation in Bohai County.

This Bohai County is a large county in Jizhou, with eight counties and eight cities under its jurisdiction, with a population of 130,000 households and a total of 1.1 million people.

Arguably. With a population of six million, Bohai County is not only the largest county in terms of area, but also the most populous county.

Bohai is the place where Yuan Shao made his fortune, and it can be seen that Yuan Shao did put a lot of effort into governing Bohai. It's just that after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, his focus gradually tilted towards Julu and Qinghe in Wei County. As a result, Bohai County became less important. Second, Yuan turned against him, and Bohai County was ruled by Yuan Tan. It's just that Yuan Tan has no intention of governing the Bohai Sea. Keep your attention on Yuan Shang. Not to mention the Bohai Sea, even the Qinghe Country where Yuan Tan is now located. He didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't care about it at all.

Yuan Tan and Cao Cao became in-laws, and the relationship with Yuan Shang became even worse.

If Liu Chuang eliminated Yuan Tan at this time, he would not only be able to give Yuan Shang some support, but also deal a blow to Cao Cao's arrogance......

On top of that, the Bohai Sea is connected to the Plains State.

If Liu Chuangruo takes Bohai County, he can face Qingzhou and distract Cao Cao.

This is also Liu Chuang's best choice at present, although he has to face Cao Cao head-on in advance, but the impact is huge.

Liu Chuang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Zhuge Liang's plan is quite a bit of a ruin.

If it goes along with it, it can indeed reverse the current unfavorable situation and strengthen the confidence of its own allies.

I believe that if this is the case, Cao Cao will definitely pay a greater price if he wants to sweep Jizhou...... Of course, it can also buy time for Liu Chuang.

"It may not be easy to convince Sun Quan to express his position.

Kong Ming thinks, who can take on this important responsibility? ”

Zhuge Liang showed a resolute look, stood up and said: "It's better to go to Jiangdong by Liang and persuade that Sun Quan to express his position." ”

"You?"

"Brother, although Liang has made some contributions since following his brother, more often than not, it depends on his brother's personal ability to solve it.

Now that my brother has grown up, Liang wants to do his best for his brother.

When I go to Jiangdong, I must let Sun Quan express his attitude so as to promote the union of Sun and Liu. Yuan Shang will never last long, and only by uniting Sun Quan can Cao Cao be jealous. This brother's only choice is also the best choice, Liang is favored by his brother, and he is even more responsible. ”

Liu Chuang smiled bitterly, "Of course I know Kong Ming's intentions.

It's just that Jiangdong is a long way away, and I don't have any help in Jiangdong. Around Sun Quan, there are many capable people. Zhou Yu and Lu Su are all talented in the world, and I am really a little worried that you go alone. In case there are three long and two short, how can I explain to Yueying and your sister? ”

However, Zhuge Liang had obviously made up his mind.

He smiled slightly, "Doesn't my brother often say that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the edge of the sword comes from the sharpening?"

Since Liang followed his brother, he has been under the protection of his brother, although he has grown, he has never been able to really take charge of himself and experience a big scene. In this way, how can Liang help his brother achieve great things? This trip to Jiangdong is a tempering of Liangzhi. Therefore, this trip is also imperative. ”

"In that case......

Liu Chuang saw that Zhuge Liang's attitude was extremely resolute, and he also knew that it was impossible to persuade him to change his mind. So he thought for a while and said softly: "Kong Ming's attitude is so resolute, then I won't stop you." In this way, we will return to Yanjing as soon as it is dawn and discuss it carefully.

If you want to go to Jiangdong, I will let Yuan Chaonian and Quan Niangzi accompany you for protection.

In addition, I will order Huang Ge to try to contact you and cooperate with you when the time comes......"

"Whoa!"

Seeing Liu Chuang agree, Zhuge Liang suddenly became excited, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

At this time, Xu Shu on the side suddenly said: "Shu also has a plan...... The lord seems to have forgotten someone. If the lord can make this person take action, I believe that there is no way to calm the land of Guanzhong. ”

Liu Chuang was stunned for a moment, and then showed a sudden look, "You mean ......" (to be continued......