A.D. 203, the eighth year of Jian'an, February.

Liyang, the camp of the Wei army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, a middle-aged man sat on a couch, less than seven feet tall, with dark skin, and because he was approaching middle age, his figure was out of shape, and his appearance was not unusual. However, his serious demeanor, sharp eyes, and majestic temperament did not dare to be looked at directly.

This person is Liu Bei's lifelong opponent, Cao Mengde, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty!

"Fengxiao, how is the Hedong battlefield?"

Guo Jia flipped through the military information from Guanzhong and said: "Lord Qi, Zhang Derong (Zhang Ji) has successfully persuaded Ma Shoucheng to send troops to help. His sons Ma Chao and Pang De led 10,000 horsemen to fight, and they were under the account of Zhong Sili (Zhong Xuan), and followed him to conquer Guo Yuan, Gao Gan, and Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu. Today's soldiers have arrived in Binh Duong and are confronting it. ”

"Good!"

After Cao Cao welcomed the Han Emperor, although his influence did not expand significantly, his influence actually expanded dramatically. In the Guanzhong region, he appointed Zhong Xuan as the lieutenant of Sili to balance the warlords of Liangzhou. During the Battle of Guandu, Zhong Miao also sent 2,000 war horses to Cao Cao.

After Guandu, in order to cooperate with the frontal forces to attack Yecheng, Zhong Xuan sent troops and horses to attack Hedong. But he met his nephew Guo Yuan and led a large army to rescue, Zhong Miao had few soldiers and horses, so he sent Zhang Ji to ask Ma Teng and Han Sui for help.

Under the persuasion of Zhang Ji, Han Sui and Ma Teng not only sent reinforcements, but also sent their sons to Xuchang as protons. Obviously, the two of them are optimistic that after Cao Cao takes Hebei, he will be able to unify the world.

Cao Cao laughed a few times and said: "De Rong should have great merit, the Hedong soldiers are weak, and the current Yuan often has 10,000 soldiers and horses in Guanxi, which is enough to compete with Gao Gan and Guo Yuan." ”

"Exactly!" Guo Jia said: "Guo Yuan is a stubborn person, and he can be defeated with the ability of Yuan Chang. Guo's reinforcements were defeated, and Hedong could go down. Once Hedong falls into the hands of the lord, the annexation state is within reach. ”

After a pause, Guo Jia said: "The current matter lies with the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand, not caring, and said: "Man Cheng (Li Dian) and Zhong De (Cheng Yu) have now led their troops to break through Gaobo and master the river and grain channels. If Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang don't go to war, their food and grass will be cut off. Our army can sit back and wait for it to fight, and then strike at it. ”

Cao Cao was currently fighting against Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and in order to cut off the grain of the Yuan brothers, he had ordered Li Dian and Cheng Yu to defeat Wei County Taishou Gaofan.

is different from Romance, there are very few simple strategists in history, Cheng Yu is the general who leads the troops to fight, Zhong Xuan is the general who goes out of the town, and even the old hard man Jia Xu will lead the troops to fight, Xun Yu is similar to the logistics director. In Cao Cao's army, only Xun You and Guo Jia were simple military advisors and strategists.

After all, simple military advisors and strategists are not popular, and they can't get much military exploits, and after Gaozu leveled the world, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were only ranked sixty-two or forty-seven in the list of heroes.

Flipping through the letters, Guo Jia saw the letter from Jingzhou and said with a smile: "Lord Qiqi, a letter from Cai Mao from Jingzhou, saying that Liu Qi and Liu Bei planned to attack Jiangdong, and he was worried that Liu Qi would make contributions to Jiangzuo and replace Liu Cong. Let me wait if I can send soldiers and horses to the south to Weihe Liu Biao, let the soldiers benefit Nanyang, and reduce the troops under Liu Qi's command. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao took the letter, looked at the content on it, laughed, and said: "Liu Xuande is very restless, and he actually wants to fight Jiangdong." ”

Saying that, Cao Cao put down the letter and said: "De Jue's worries are not unreasonable, but this Jiangdong Sun Quan is not obedient either. asked him to send protons to Xuchang, and he also vetoed it. ”

Huo Jun was right that day, after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao relied on the might of the army and asked Sun Quan for a proton. Sun Quan hesitated, and under Zhou Yu's persuasion, Sun Quan vetoed Cao Cao's request.

"What does the lord mean?" Guo Jia asked.

Cao Cao pondered a little and said, "Although Sun Ce is dead, Jiang Dongran should not be underestimated. Sun Quan's reluctance to send the proton shows that he is openly and covertly violated. Now Liu Bei wants to attack Jiangzuo, let him and Sun Quan have internal friction, wait for a certain unification of the Central Plains, wave troops to Jianghan, then the south can be determined! ”

"Lord, Liu Bei is a hero, and he will never be under the people, and if Sun Quan can't stop it, then it will be the trouble of the lord, and it should be prepared, not to make it big. It is better to follow Cai Mao's words and send troops south to deter Liu Biao and let the soldiers benefit Nanyang. Liu Bei's young soldiers are difficult to defeat Sun Quan. Guo Jia suggested.

Cao Cao bowed his head slightly and said, "What Feng Xiao said is not unreasonable. At the moment, let Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dun) lead 3,000 troops to Xiping, and let out the rumors, and not fight with the enemy. ”

"No!"

After speaking, Cao Cao stroked his beard and stared at the map of the Central Plains hanging in the camp tent. I thought in my heart, Lone swept Henan, unified Hebei, if Wu Chu can be subdued, and the northwest will surrender, then the world can be determined.

At that time, he replaced the Han family, and the lone general ascended the throne as the emperor.

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Xiangyang, the eldest son's mansion.

Liu Bei walked into the hall with an ugly face, and when Liu Qi saw this, he asked, "Uncle, what kind of words are there on Cai Mao's side?" ”

During the time that Huo Jun left Xiangyang, Liu Bei and Liu Qi had a close relationship, and under Liu Bei's charm offensive, Liu Qi gradually called Liu Bei his uncle to show the intimacy between the two of them.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Cai Mao said that the Jiangling Ordnance and Baggage No. 2 Depot caught fire, and the grain, grass and equipment that were originally going to be sent to the army were damaged, and it will be delayed for a month before the troops can be dispatched. ”

Liu Qi angrily patted the case table and said: "Last month, I urged Cai Mao many times, and he used words to excuse himself, and now he said that Jiangling was on fire, how could there be such a coincidence." ”

"Can there be any punishment for its personnel?" Liu Qi asked.

"Cai Maoyan said that the people who guarded the second warehouse of grain, grass and equipment have not long been in office, and now they have all been sentenced to prison." Liu Bei said.

"Where is such a coincidence!" Liu Qi sneered and said, "From what I see, it must be a good thing done by Cai Mao." ”

Saying that, Liu Qi let out a long sigh and said, "Today, Zhongmiao is going to Jiangxia for nearly February, but it is difficult for us to send troops, Cai Mao is really hateful!" ”

"Uncle, what should I do now?"

Liu Bei thought for a while, and said unhurriedly: "I have reported to the envoy that there was a fire in Jiangling. The envoy urged Cai Mao to transfer materials from him as soon as possible, and in the spring and summer, the tide rose and the boat rose, which was conducive to the time of the water war, and Cai Mao had already responded, and Cai Mao did not dare to disobey the yang and the yin when he wanted to come. ”

"Bo Wei, is there a reply from Changsha?" Liu Bei asked.

Hearing this, Liu Qi smiled, took out the letter from his sleeve, handed it to Liu Bei, and said: "Brother Pan has agreed to send troops, and he said that when our army sends troops, he will ask Xiangyang for battle, lead the Changsha troops to attack Yuzhang, and help us contain Tai Shici." ”

Liu Bei looked at the content of the letter and laughed too. Next, Cai Mao still wants to find an excuse to delay time, and this letter may be used.

In the letter, Liu Pan said that Changsha has a lot of military resources, grain and grass, and it can also be transferred if the army needs it. At the same time, Tai Shici's subordinates often attacked Changsha, and many of the people of Changsha were plundered, hoping to send troops to Jiangdong to restore the peace of Changsha.

Liu Bei looked up and looked at the map of Jiangdong hanging on the wall. Thinking secretly in his heart, prepare the words of Zhong Miao, take Jiangzuo as the base, take Qingxu on the top, connect Jingyi in the west, build the emperor, and rejuvenate the Han room.

However, if it doesn't work, you will be idle in your life!

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Wu County, Wu County.

In the palace, I saw a young man who was only about 20 years old, with a tall figure, long at the top and short at the bottom, wearing armor, quite heroic.

This person is the new lord of Jiangdong, and he will guard Sun Quan too much!

Holding the long sword, Sun Quan said to the handsome general: "Gong Jin, the lonely general will conquer Jiangxia, and the affairs of Wu County will be more laborious Gong Jin." ”

Zhou Yu arched his hand slightly and said: "Lord, Huang Zu has been guarding Jiangxia for many years, and it is not something that can be overcome for a while, and it must not be underestimated. This battle can be won, and then the lord can take advantage of the momentum of Huang Zu to deter the counties. Among the generals, Xu Pingyu is known as a military strategy, but he can be in charge of the army, and he hopes that the lord will listen to him. ”

The Xu Pingyu in Zhou Yu's mouth is Xu Kun, the general of Pingyu.

Xu Kun was born in the Xu family of Wu County, and his mother was Sun Jian's younger sister. He was cousins with Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and he followed Sun Ce in the early days of his army, and he made outstanding achievements. After Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, he was appointed as the general of the overseer army, and he supervised all the troops and horses.

After Sun Ce died of illness, Sun Quan ascended to the throne, don't look at Zhou Yu as the central protector, but the real military power is in the hands of Xu Kun.

In the early days of Sun Quan's ascension, Lujiang Taishou Li Shu rebelled. In order to conquer Li Shu, Sun Quan personally conquered Lujiang, but how could Sun Quan, who had just ascended to the throne, have high prestige, and it was Xu Kun who actually led the army. After Xu Kun broke through the Lujiang River, he was named the Marquis of Guangde County, and the official worshiped General Pingyu.

In Jiangdong, the title can have a county marquis, and a miscellaneous general, the last one is Sun Ce. At present, Sun Quan is only to beg the general and comprehend Ji Taishou.

Zhou Yu is now leading Jianwei Zhonglang General, only one level higher than Huo Jun's captain. Even after the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu was only a partial general, and he was a head lower than Xu Kun.

Sun Quan pressed his sword and said with a smile: "Don't worry, how can you not accept Xu Pingyu's opinion." ”

Out of the lobby, Sun Quan looked up at the blue blue, and whispered to himself: "When will Lone really be in power!" ”

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ps: After Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, the people who served as the taishou in various places were almost his own relatives, so Sun Ce was more like the boss of the family business. Sun Ce died of illness, and the relatives who had shares in the company must have different thoughts. Sun Quan was nineteen years old when he ascended the throne, what influence could he have.

If it weren't for Xu Kun's protection, Zhou Yu would have come back with his troops, and Sun Quan probably wouldn't have been able to take the position.

Talk about the black history of the three Sun Quan before he ascended to the throne.

When Sun Ce was in charge of Jiangdong, Lü Fan managed the finances. Sun Quan privately asked Lü Fan for the property in the treasury, but Lü Fan refused to give it and was hated by Sun Quan.

At the age of fifteen, Sun Quan served as the magistrate of Yangxian County, and privately embezzled the county's money, fearing that his brother Sun Ce would find out, so he asked Gongcao Zhougu to make false accounts for himself.

Sun Quan and Zhou Taitun soldiers Xuancheng, thieves rebelled. The thieves raided the camp, the soldiers were lax, and when they were killed in front of Sun Quan, Sun Quan had just mounted his horse. If it weren't for Zhou Tai sacrificing his life to save him, Sun Quan would have died long ago.