In the past year, the Han Dynasty fought in all directions, Lu Lin and Guanzhong Shibu, Liu Bei and Xiahou Yuan, Guan Yu fought Anfeng, Sun Ce fought Huainan, and Cao Cao went to Yizhou.

Under the sudden rise of wolf smoke, the two parties that went the most smoothly were Lu Lin and Cao Cao.

After getting Zhang Song and Fa Zheng as the internal response, he contacted Meng Da, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others of the Dongzhou faction through Fa Zheng, and only relied on the die-hard Zhang Ren to be vulnerable in front of Cao Jun.

The gateway that blocked Hanzhong's entry into Shu was broken in only seven days because of Meng Da's internal response.

And the Shu army that was ambushed in the Sword Pavilion was captured alive because of the rebellion of Wu Yi and Wu Ban.

These two passes were lost, and the Cao army was able to drive straight into the central Sichuan Basin, and the Shu army, which was originally three shocks a day, had reached the point of surrendering to the wind, and it only took more than four months to take the entire Yizhou before and after.

However, as a state's territory is comparable to the profound heritage of the four northern states, the name of the country of abundance is of course good, and it is not so easy to completely govern and use it.

In particular, the weak Liu Zhang's almost ignorant governance methods over the years have led to the factional struggle in this land being even more powerful than in the northern country, and the Dongzhou faction and the Yizhou faction are not to say that they are endless, but they are also at the moment of the needle against Maimang.

After Liu Bei took Sichuandi, it took a few years to barely stabilize the situation.

The last route to take looks like the Shu people ruling Shu, but in fact, it is not at all, judging from the sequence of Wenchen military generals, the important positions are more in the hands of the Dongzhou faction.

For example, Li Yan, Wu Yi, Fa Zheng and others, as for the Yizhou faction of Huang Quan and his ilk, the main focus is on the development of internal affairs.

There is a very interesting place here, Liu Bei adopts more of a balancing technique.

The matters of governance are attributed to the Shu people, but the power has never been delegated, and it has always been held by Liu Bei and his veteran team.

This method is a bit similar to the development of the Shu people, the Dongzhou faction focuses on the outside world, and he Liu Bei and his team are in the middle to stabilize the situation.

It will definitely work, but Liu Zhang can't handle it because of his own weakness, and there is no team that can suppress the overall situation, which cannot be compared with Liu Bei.

And Cao Cao's scheming, hegemony and heritage are above Liu Bei, and it will not be difficult to control Yizhou.

Even, as long as he is willing, he can press Shu Haoqiang on the ground and rub it without making a mess, of course, in addition to Cao Cao's own power and hegemony, the Son of Heaven in his palm is also crucial.

But the problem is that there is not so much time for him to let go of his hands and feet.

Sun Ce's alliance letter was delivered, and he urgently needed to attack Xuzhou with this once-in-a-lifetime fighter to break the passive situation of the Central Plains being pinned down on three sides.

Before leaving, it is necessary to formulate a basic policy for governing Shu.

In general, it is similar to what Liu Bei implemented, in view of the fact that the Dongzhou faction has made the greatest contribution to Shu, it must still be dominated by the Dongzhou faction, and the Yizhou faction focuses on the implementation of political development.

This method is suitable for short-term transition and stability, and the disadvantage is that the Cao family must be in charge.

The cultivation of family factions is very important, there are capable people among the Cao family's relatives and nobles, and there are also mediocre talents, but Cao Cao sometimes has to do it as a last resort.

As his own nest, Xuchang, if it weren't for the Cao faction to balance the Yingchuan faction, he would still fall into the situation of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who became a family and lost a family.

And looking at the whole part, the most suitable person is only Cao Ren, so he can only be left behind.

It's a pity that the army has not yet entered Hanzhong to receive the defeat report of Jingzhou, in the battle of Fukong Mountain, because of the intervention of the barbarian Shamoke, Xiahou Yuan suffered from the enemy, defeated and captured, Zhang He only fled back to Nanjun with more than 2,000 remnants, and urgently asked for help.

"From the area of Fukong Mountain to here, even the eight-hundred-mile express cannot be delivered in half a month, and Liu Bei is only afraid that he is already under Jiangling City at this time."

"Damn big-eared thief, he is not satisfied with stealing the huge land of the three counties, and he has stretched out his hand to Nanjun, Sikong, the last general will ask for orders to lead 10,000 troops to Nanjun, and he will capture and kill Liu Bei to see him!" After Xun You finished speaking, Xu Chu was furious and asked for his life.

In the camp in the wilderness, Cao Cao lowered his head and did not speak with a gloomy face.

Xiahoudun has been killed in battle, and even Xiahouyuan has not been able to save it, is Cangtian going to cut off my arms?

Before he could react from the joy of capturing Yizhou, he received such bad news, which was not a big blow to Cao Cao.

Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, and counting Xiahou Yuan, the Cao family is almost exhausted

Smack

A tear fell, and when Cao Cao raised his head, he was already in tears, crying: "Heaven does not allow orders for filial piety, how can people endure it!" If Feng Xiao is here, An can make me have this defeat! ”

Inside the tent, everyone bowed their heads and looked sad.

I don't know if Cao Cao is crying Guo Jia, or crying Xiahou Yuan, or crying about the precarious Nanjun.

Dying young is always infinitely suffocating.

Even if Guo Jia in this dimension is not as dazzling as in history, it doesn't seem to affect his status in Cao Cao's mind too much.

"Sikong, Nanjun is of course important, after this battle, Liu Bei was also greatly injured, under the strong attack of the main prince and soldiers from all walks of life, sooner or later he would be able to penetrate Jiangling City, but this missed the great opportunity for the Central Plains to march.

In the next suggestion, please ask the Son of Heaven to give him the city reward that Liu Bei has seized to appease, that is, Jiangling has been down, but the city defense of Xiangyang is solid, Liu Bei is difficult to take care of, and he does not dare to think about Xiangyang, and the lord's top priority is to lead the army to the Central Plains to join the troops of the two states, and then go to Xuzhou.

If Xuzhou can be won in this battle, the danger of the Central Plains being attacked from three sides will be solved, and the follow-up can wait for the opportunity to use troops, and when the time is ripe, it is not too late to recapture Nanjun. ”

The man who spoke was dressed in a clear Confucian robe and a goat's beard, and among the literati, his eyes were fierce.

Cao Cao stopped sobbing and looked at him in a daze, with a little sadness in his eyes, "Filial piety is straightforward, but it is the same as Fengxiao's parting words."

Hearing this, Fa Zheng's eyes lit up, thinking that his suggestion would be adopted, but Cao Cao shook his head without waiting for him to speak, "But Liu Bei's guy is too hateful, if I don't kill him, how can I be worthy of Miaocai!" The order was given, and the whole army went to Nanjun to capture and kill Liu Bei in a battle! ”

"Whoa!" Xu Chu shook his chest and tendons excitedly.

Fa Zheng had no choice but to look at Xun You, he felt that maybe this team member could persuade Cao Cao to open his mouth, but the latter just lowered his head from beginning to end, and even refused to make eye contact with him.

"Let's all retreat." Cao Cao crossed his legs on the handsome chair and waved his hand to everyone with his side face, obviously wanting to be alone.

Every time he thinks of Guo Fengxiao, he always thinks that he doesn't belong, and everyone seems to be used to it, so he retreats silently.

Out of the military tent, a cadre of civil and military personnel scattered, and Fa Zheng hurriedly caught up with Xun You.

"Mr. Gongda, Mr. Gongda."

Fa Zheng grabbed the gray-haired old Confucian of Yingchuan, and said puzzledly: "Why don't you persuade it." ”

"Didn't you persuade, it's useless for you to persuade, what's the difference between me and not?" Xun You spread his hands.

"You have bullied an honest man, you have followed Sikong for many years, and you are a man of your word in front of him, if you open your mouth, it will be different." Fa Zheng said as a matter of course.

Hearing this, Xun You chuckled, turned to face Fa Zheng, and looked at each other for a moment before saying softly: "Sikong likes you, do you know?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fa Zheng scratched his head, and the words changed too quickly.

"I've been following Sikong for some years, and he loves Fengxiao the most in Cao Ying, and he has never compared anyone with Fengxiao, what Fang Cai said is obviously to have high hopes for you."

Xun You clasped his hands and said slowly: "But this is also normal, your military habits and style of doing things, you really have a bit of filial piety, and you don't lose filial piety in terms of talent alone."

If there's anything missing, it's that you don't know Sikong. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fa Zheng was also interested, and he was in a particularly good mood to be promoted to a position alongside Guo Jia by Xun You.

"Let me ask you, do you know why Sikong went to Nanjun?"

"This is not clear, General Xiahou has a very high prestige in the army, if he is captured, he does not make a little move, I am afraid that the soldiers will have thoughts; Moreover, it is also to deter Jingxiang's civil and military affairs, after all, Liu Bei even went to Lingling, Wuling, and maybe even Nanjun is also in danger, if Sikong does not take any action, Jingxiang Wenwu is likely to have different intentions. ”

Fa Zheng was not unhappy, and then frowned and said: "I understand the reason, but if you don't take advantage of the current time when Lu Lin's forces are scattered, give them a heavy blow, once they gather a large army, Sikong Ke will be in a passive situation, and the danger in the future is far greater than today!" ”

Xun You chuckled and nodded, this is Fa Xiaozhi, the overall situation is in his heart, he is clearer and more thorough than anyone else in this regard, "Then let me ask you again, what does Sikong mean?" ”

"Isn't it to rescue Nangun?"

Xun You shook his head, leaned a little closer and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, in fact, Sikong is also very clear in his heart, he will also listen to your army to gather in the Central Plains, but Nanjun must also go, even if it is a gesture, it must be shown to the people below."

However, after arriving in Nanjun, if Jiangling City was already in Liu Bei's hands, then Xuchang's urgent report would be delivered immediately, and Sikong would tell everyone that he was originally going to attack Jiangling to take revenge, but Lu Bu had no choice but to attack Xuchang, and he had no choice but to lead his troops back to help. ”

Hearing this, Fa Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of astonishment, his eyes widened, and even his expression was a little dazed.

Miaowow, if Cao Cao really did this, it would indeed be much better than going back to the Central Plains directly.

I had long heard that Cao Cao's power and hegemony skills were first-class, and he reacted immediately when Xun Yu was so discouraged.

Xun You chuckled, "Sikong is not comparable to Liu Jiyu's generation, it's normal that you don't understand him, and you will naturally know it after a long time." ”

"Sir's words are suddenly opened." Fa Zheng bowed to Xun You.

Cao Cao is a hero and a hegemon, which is happier than anything else in Fa Zheng's opinion.

Because only the overlord of the world can control the genius of the world, and his ambition can have a chance to be displayed.

No one is born to like to be a traitor to seek glory, Liu Zhang, as long as he can have a little ambition, he will not find a new master for Yizhou.

Okay, good, this is very good, with such a master, he is more and more looking forward to his blockbuster in the Central Plains War.

Fa Zheng only felt that his heart was agitated, his blood was boiling, and he walked towards his military tent with a smile, he was going to study the next Central Plains war.

How many people have waited for such an opportunity for a lifetime and wasted their lives.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity.

"Old horseman, he deceived me too much, I have to kill him!"

In Zhou Yu's bedroom, Sun Ce, who was blushing, kicked the table over, his whole body burst out with green tendons, and his eyes breathed fire.

Originally, I thought that Qiao Gong's 50,000 stone military rations were charcoal in the snow, but I didn't expect that it was preparing to add fuel to the fire and come to do internal response.

Thinking back to calling him Uncle Yue a few days ago, Sun Ce felt extremely disgusting, and there was a sense of humiliation of being played with in the palm of his hand.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, striding towards the outside of the house.

"Lord!"

Zhou Yu forced himself to get up with his left hand on the edge of the bed, staggering and almost not falling.

"Gong Jin!" Sun Ce hurriedly turned around and helped him.

"Lord, listen to me."

Zhou Yu's arrow wounds were more serious than those military sticks, and his face turned pale at this time, and he said with difficulty: "Lord, Duke Qiao can't be killed." ”

"Why?" Sun Ce asked, clenching his fists.

"First, Qiao Gong's influence in Lujiang is too great, if there is no real evidence, killing him directly will cause the scholars of Lujiang and even the three counties of Huainan to be hostile to the lord, when Lujiang fought a war, more than half of the Lu family was killed and wounded, and how many people still hate the lord.

Even if we dragged Cao Cao to make trouble in the Central Plains and eat the land of these three counties, in the end, we still have to rely on this group of Huainan scholars. ”

Hearing this, Sun Ce sighed helplessly, and his words were reasonable.

Sometimes you can't kill all these people.

Even if you want to settle accounts, you have to wait until you have secured the territory of Huainan.

The reason why he was so angry was that he felt that he had been fooled by Qiao Gong, and the key was that he also took out his daughter's marriage as a guarantee, so he really didn't want any face.

"Second, spies have their own tricks, at least so far Lin Mo doesn't know that we have learned the details of Qiao Gong, or we can plan it."

Hearing this, Sun Ce was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up, "Do you want Zilie to enter the game to lead the Lu army into the city, and then ambush the city to gather and annihilate?" Wow, wow! ”

Zhou Yu coughed dryly twice and shook his head, "Lord, it is naturally not a problem for Zilie to deceive Qiao Gong and others with his bitter tricks, but it is not so easy to earn Lin Mo, this person's heart is too deep." ”

"Then what's the use of me keeping him!" Sun Ce was anxious when he heard this.

"Useful, he is the bridge between us and Lin Mo."

The corners of Zhou Yu's mouth were slightly outlined, "The current situation makes Lin Mo believe that Zilie is deliberately surrendering to sincerity, and he can't be trusted, but since he let Qiao Gong stay in Shucheng, I think he thinks that Lu Jun is unparalleled in foot and horses, and he is not good at land warfare in Jiangdong."

Moreover, he also wanted to use Qiao Gong's chess piece to break through Shucheng's defenses. ”

Listening to Zhou Yu's penetrating explanation, Sun Ce's anger gradually receded, and he bowed his head in agreement from time to time.

"I think that Qiao Gong is now a key chess piece for us, just for the time being, it is best not to have a head-on conflict with the Lu army, for the lord, it is the best policy to stick to the city and wait for Cao Cao to enter the Central Plains.

The purpose of keeping him is to prevent the situation from deteriorating to the point where we do not expect, or we can use him as bait to take risks. ”

As a backhand?

Sun Ce is much more relaxed now, although he also has a gloomy face, after listening to Zhou Yu's analysis, he already knows that he can no longer kill Qiao Gong.

"The lord hates Qiao Gong, I understand this verse, but the lord also needs to think about it, instead of hating him, it is better to let him use it for the lord.

And imagine, once Cao Cao led the army into the Central Plains, Lin Mo would have to retreat, and when the lord took the three counties of Huainan, he would have to use this old horseman.

The lord doesn't have to worry about his bad intentions, just wait for the marriage to be finalized at that time."

Saying that, Zhou Yu sneered, "At that time, everyone in the three counties of Huainan will know about this matter, will Qiao Gong still dare to have different intentions?" ”

"Putting things on the ground? It's interesting. The gloom between Sun Ce's eyebrows finally receded, revealing a playful smile.

"So, what do you mean, are we going to have to deal with this old puppet next?"

"It's also a helpless move."

Zhou Yu swallowed his saliva, and Sun Ce was also caught by this detail, and immediately got up and poured him a cup of hot water.

After drinking, he continued: "The top priority is to cut off the connection between him and Lin Mo first, while the sky is not yet dawn, Shucheng is under curfew, and the order will go down, and the city will be closed after dawn, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave, so that they will not be able to exchange letters."

After that, hang him first, how to use it in the future, whether it can be used, and take a step by step to see it. ”

"Okay, listen to you." Sun Ce calmed down the turmoil in his heart, helped Zhou Yu back to the bed, and covered the quilt intimately.

The two looked at each other and smiled, "Gong Jin, if you hadn't kept an extra eye and let Zilie carry out this bitter trick, I'm afraid that I would fall for the old man's bad deeds, thank you very much." ”

"You and I are both confidants and brothers, and we have long shared life and death, honor and disgrace, so why do you need to say this."

"Yes, you and I are brothers, get better earlier, and I will regain Jiujiang and Anfeng with you."

Sun Ce, who blew out the oil lamp, exited Zhou Yu's bedroom.

Looking at the bright moon on the horizon, I had mixed feelings.

These families are really annoying, but the affairs of the four major families are vivid, and he also knows that he can't follow his temperament, otherwise he will be happy for a while, and it will be troublesome to make up for it.

In fact, the idea of the three counties of Huainan, in addition to wanting to cross the river to the north and go to the Central Plains, also needs the scholars of the three counties of Huainan to fight against the dominance of the four major families in Jiangdong.

Gong Jin is right, the old man really can't be killed.

(End of chapter)