It's the end of September. The situation in Jiangdong is becoming more and more chaotic, which directly affects the nerves of all forces in the southeast.

The most proud person is naturally none other than Yuan Shu, the initiator. He sent someone to secretly hook up with Xu Gongmen's dead soldiers to assassinate Sun Jian, the purpose was just to sabotage the talks held by Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Wuzhou in Shouchun, but he didn't expect to make such a big move, which not only messed up the situation in Jiangdong, but also turned Wuzhou and Jin against each other. Although Yuan Shu is in Nanyang, he is worried about Jingzhou, and Sun Quan, who is now in charge of Eastern Wu, also seems to be interested in attacking Jingzhou, which is a very good thing for Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu had close contact with Sun Quan for a period of time in Shouchun, and knew that Sun Quan was the kind of person who had both ambition and vision, and as long as he could straighten out the internal relations in Jiangdong, he would definitely be able to achieve great things in the future. As long as Sun Quan was determined to fight against Jin and Zhao Xing, Yuan Shu would have reason to be happy and happy; as long as Sun Quan wanted to expand outward, then Jingzhou and Yangzhou would become the targets he had to take, and once all parties started to fight, the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yuan Shu's hands could be of great use.

Relying on his friendship with Sun Quan in Shouchun, Yuan Shu was very active in sending envoys to Wu County to meet Sun Quan, Ruoruo secretly showed favor to Sun Quan, and expressed his support for Sun Quan's control of Jiangdong, but did not say a word to Sun Ce.

Sun Jian, who was hidden behind the scenes, smelled the breath of conspiracy and calculation from Yuan Shu's actions. He immediately sent his capable men to Nanyang, wanting to see what ulterior motives Yuan Shu was in such a hurry to come and offer his courtesy.

Next, Cao Cao and Liu Bei played a "double reed" together, which opened Sun Jian's eyes.

Although Lao Cao and Da Er Liu Shang could not confirm whether Sun Jian had died, standing on their standpoint, they naturally hoped to see a divided and chaotic Jiangdong. Only when Jiangdong is divided internally will they have the opportunity to win over and exploit it, and finally realize their intention of infiltrating Jiangdong or even controlling Jiangdong. As a result, Liu Bei sent people to win over Sun Quan, who was in control of the situation in Jiangdong on the surface, while Cao Cao made it clear that he opposed Sun Quan's inheritance of his father's business and called for the eldest Sun Ce to take over Sun Jian's position.

Sun Jian secretly pondered to himself that if he really died this time, Cao Cao and Liu Bei would really be able to turn the two sons into enemies, and eventually become puppets manipulated by others. If you really get to that point, it's chilling to think about.

Sun Jian had already sent someone to Panyu in Nanhai County to inform the eldest son Sun Ce, asking him to immediately lead his 30,000 counterinsurgency troops north to Wu County, so that outsiders could create the illusion that Sun Quan and Sun Ce brothers were fighting for family property. The more sensitive it is, the more it is able to distinguish the attitudes of all forces, and it also points out the direction for Yangzhou to carry out targeted countermeasures in the future.

Liu Biao's reaction in Jingzhou was beyond Sun Jian's expectations, Liu Biao neither sent someone to find out Sun Jian's accurate information, nor did he secretly win over either Sun Ce and Sun Quan. Liu Biao's reaction was completely too busy and wanted to stay out of the matter. Sun Jian judged from this that Jingzhou was not involved in his assassination this time.

Liu Biao really didn't have the energy to pay attention to the situation in Jiangdong, just because the current situation in Jingzhou had made him a little big, although he wished that Jiangdong would be a mess, but he would not be bored to the point of sending people to Jiangdong to make peace.

Huang Zu's defection, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's rebellion, and Jingzhou's secret intention to meet Liu Xie, the king of Xiangyang, made Liu Biao a little overwhelmed. Although Xiangyang was still under Liu Qi's control, the northern part of Jingzhou had been opened by Huang Zu's withdrawal from Deng County, and there was an urgent need for additional troops. The crux of the problem is that Jingzhou is currently in a tight period of troops, Li Yan and Huo Jun, who had driven out Sun Quan, had lost nearly 20,000 people, Huo Jun still had to lead his troops back to Changsha to defend, while Li Yan's nearly 30,000 men needed to go to support Huang Zhong in Yiling.

Since Huang Zhong recaptured the lost Jingmen Mountain, Sima Yi suddenly transferred Zhang Ren from northern Sichuan as the commander of the Governor Yizhou to attack Jingmen, and suddenly the battlefield situation changed again, under the personal command of Zhang Ren, the Yizhou two-way army captured Jingmen Mountain again, and now it has launched a tug-of-war with Huang Zhong near Huya Mountain, and the situation is not optimistic.

What worries Liu Biao the most is that he is still in Jiangxia Xiling. Jiangxia is Yuzhou to the north, Yangzhou to the east, and Wuzhou to the southwest, which is the gateway to the east of Jingzhou, and now only 40,000 land and water troops are defending it, which is not enough to resist the attack from the three sides. Cao Cao and Liu Bei have not started to do anything to Jingzhou so far, but it does not mean that it will drag on for such a long time, once Cao Cao and Liu Bei do it, the east and north of Jingzhou will face double danger, and even the rescue will not have time to be implemented.

Fortunately, Lu Meng, who has always been by Liu Biao's side, has always been full of confidence, comforting Liu Biao to endure for a while, and the battlefield situation will undergo a major reversal. Up to now, it is difficult for Liu Biao to turn back, so he simply carries it to the end, but he wants to see who can end up in the end.

Zhuge Liang, who was in Yangzhou, was quietly watching the changes taking place in Wuzhou and Jingzhou, and he always had a bad feeling of being stared at. Based on Zhuge Liang's understanding and analysis of Zhao Xing, whenever there was chaos in various places, Zhao Xing would never sit idly by, but actively planned in secret, thinking that he would seek the greatest interests and benefits. Back then, Zhao Xing dealt with Ding Yuan, Gongsun Zhan, Dong Zhuo, and later Yuan Shao and Gongsun Du and other forces, no matter which time, they were all looking at staying out of the matter and actually taking the lead step by step.

After Cheng Pu led his troops into Xuzhou, although there was a lot of joy in Guangling County, Zhuge Liang's visceral vigilance not only did not decrease, but became stronger. He always felt that there were too many doubts about Sun Jian's accident before and after, although the truth of the matter has not yet been revealed, Yangzhou still has to prepare from all aspects. In case Cheng Pu and Zhang Liao are just to act in a play for outsiders, then Yangzhou will be in great danger in the future.

Thinking from Zhao Xing's point of view, what Zhuge Liang couldn't figure out was how long it would take for Zhao Xing to launch a fierce attack on Yizhou and the imperial court. Zhuge Liang never believed that what the Jin Kingdom was currently exposed was all his strength, and he felt more and more that Zhao Xing seemed to be quietly waiting for something to happen, and then he began to show his true face of choosing people to devour.

Zhao Xing, who has been holding back, is quietly waiting for the end of Guangxi's nine years in Crouching Tiger City, according to his original plan, the full-scale outbreak of the war should start after March next year. After several years of cultivation and development, the territory controlled by Zhao Xing has been able to support the armies of all walks of life in the next few years, and fight the Battle of Attack and the Central Plains in one go.