Cao Cao took the bamboo tube from the little official's hand suspiciously, opened it, and took out a strip of cloth from it.

Jingzhou 100,000 urgent?

I had already arranged it according to Guo Jia's four-step strategy.

What else can there be in the urgency of 100,000 now?

However, when he saw the contents of the strip of cloth, he only felt a splitting headache and was unsteady on his feet.

The people around said: "Sikong! ”

"Ming Gong!"

"Father!"

Mrs. Bian hurriedly supported Cao Cao on the side and said, "Husband, what's wrong?" ”

Cao Cao forcibly stood up, did not fall, and trembled handed the strip of cloth to Xun Yu behind him and said, "Wen Ruo, read it to me, see if I read it wrong?" Recently, there has always been some numbness and pain in the skull, which may have affected vision. ”

Xun Yu took the note suspiciously.

What is there here that shocked Sikong so much?

The others were also so angry that they didn't dare to make a sound.

Xun Yu opened the note.

The next moment, his face was also pale and he had a shocked look.

Beside him, Guo Jia hurriedly poked his head over, his eyes shrunk slightly, and he said in disbelief: "Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao died of illness in Xiangyang, the four major families are mainly Cai Mao, support the second son Liu Cong to ascend the throne, Jiangdong unites Changsha, and the two armies come out together to conquer Jiangling County and Jiangxia County, and Jingzhou is in danger!" ”

The officials around were dumbfounded.

"Why is this happening?"

"Why did Liu Jingzhou die suddenly? No sign at all! ”

"Liu Jingzhou died of illness, and Jiangdong united Changsha to conquer Jiangling County and Jiangxia County? The timing is just right! ”

"Why did Jiangdong unite with Changsha?"

Guo Jia was also a little confused.

Liu Biao died of illness suddenly, which was completely unexpected by him!

Also, he ghostwrote Sikong and wrote a letter to Jiaozhou Shixie, asking him to unite the Baiyue people and bandits to make trouble in the rear of Jiangdong.

Didn't it work out?

Otherwise, why is there no explanation in this 100,000 urgency?

Why didn't it work out?

For a long time, the people of Baiyue and the bandits have been stubborn diseases in Jiangdong!

Sun Ce, the old lord of Jiangdong, also died at the hands of Xu Gongmenke and the Baiyue people and bandits!

Why didn't the Baiyue people and the bandits do it this time?

and Changsha, obviously in the name of the Son of Heaven, he wrote a letter to Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, and asked him to unite with Jingzhou to drag Jiangdong.

Changsha Taishou Zhang Xian has always regarded himself as Hanchen.

Over the years, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao has repeatedly attacked Changsha, wanting to take Changsha into his pocket.

However, Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, has always resisted stubbornly, believing that he is a Hanchen and will not accept any compromise from the princes.

Why did he not listen to the imperial court's order this time, and instead of uniting Jingzhou and dragging Jiangdong, he formed an alliance with Jiangdong and attacked Jingzhou together?

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao.

Compared with the doubts in his heart, he is now more guilty and self-blaming.

Sikong trusts himself so much.

And his plan this time was so wrong!

Guo Jia walked towards Cao Cao with heavy steps, lowered his head and said: "Sikong, Guo Jia is incompetent, let-"

Cao Cao came back to his senses, waved his hand, and said, "It has nothing to do with Fengxiao." Even I never thought that Liu Biao would die of illness suddenly. ”

"If I had expected it, I would have personally rushed to Jingzhou to remind Liu Biao."

"As soon as Liu Biao died, it was expected that such a disaster would occur in Jingzhou."

"Although Cai Mao is the head of the Cai family, the head of the four major families in Jingzhou, I used to be a classmate with him and know him quite well."

"This person is very ambitious, and he has no ability to take charge alone."

"Liu Biao's death must have something to do with him."

"killed Liu Biao, but he was unable to take charge of Jingzhou, and even leaked the news of Liu Biao's murder, which led to Jiangdong sending troops at the right time, thus causing this catastrophe."

Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed: "This is really heaven not helping me!" ”

"This news only came at this time, and most of Xiangyang is gone."

"Jiangdong, is it really destiny?"

Guo Jia's expression was also a little sad.

Xun Yu's heart was also heavy.

I really didn't expect that things would go in the worst direction.

Jiangdong captured Jingzhou, and the possibility of the northern army going south was basically cut off.

With such a vigorous method as the new lord of Jiangdong, it is unlikely that he will give the northern army a chance to go south.

As long as heavy troops are sent to control Xiangyang, Hefei and Guangling.

Thousands of troops are moving south, and it is difficult to shake this defensive line.

Moreover, in the future, the side will no longer have the initiative.

Once Jiangdong tears up the alliance agreement, the army will go north, and its own side can only be passive.

The only hope now is to be able to carry the next Yuan Shao to the south.

There is also Wancheng.

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao and said, "Sikong, now is not the time to be sad, we have more important things to do." ”

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu said: "We must take advantage of Yuan Shao's not yet going south to conquer Wancheng and take Zhang Xiu." ”

"Jingzhou looks unlikely to be able to hold it."

"Once Jingzhou is taken by Jiangdong, it is impossible for them to let Wancheng go."

"Occupy Wancheng, they can either go straight to Xudu or go west out of Guanzhong."

"At that time, we will have to move the capital."

"Otherwise, the Jiangdong army will be launched from Hefei and Wancheng at the same time, and Xu will be broken!"

Guo Jia also said: "Seconded." ”

Cao Cao let out a long sigh.

Are you going to conquer Wancheng again?

With the scene of Dian Wei, his eldest son Cao Ang and others dying in battle came to mind, Cao Cao said in a hoarse voice: "Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, you help me arrange it, mobilize the army as soon as possible, and we will go to Wancheng again." ”

"Send an envoy to Chang'an again to see how the relationship between Zhong Xuan and the princes of Guanzhong is."

"The direction of Guanzhong is our last way of life, and we must get through."

Xun Yu and Guo Jia responded in unison.

Cao Cao covered his forehead with his right hand and said: "My head is still numb and painful, so I won't accompany you to Shangshutai, unless necessary, don't come to me in the last two days." ”

Liu Bei watched Cao Cao leave, with a ray of light in his eyes.

Jiangdong wants to take Jingzhou?

Now Yuan Shao is going south again.

This was Cao Cao's most dangerous moment.

It is really the ancestors of the Han Dynasty who bless it in heaven!

There is hope for the big man!

After laughing with other civil and military officials for a while, Liu Bei walked back to the city quickly.

He had to inform the second and third brothers to get ready.

Maybe this conspiracy will really succeed!

At that time, it will also be time for his imperial uncle to take action and stabilize Xu Du.

And at this time, Wancheng.

The government office.

A man in his thirties, holding a letter in his hand, with his hands behind his back, was spending his steps in the garden.

This person is the current lord of Wancheng, Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu, born in the Zhang family of Wuwei Hao, is the nephew of Zhang Ji, the former general under Dong Zhuo's account.

Later, Dong Zhuo was ambushed, and Zhang Ji led thousands of troops all the way to Nanyang.

Unfortunately, during the attack on Nanyang City, Zhang Ji was shot by a stray arrow and died, and Zhang Xiu, as a nephew, took over thousands of Zhang Ji's parts, and made an agreement with Liu Biao in Jingzhou: Liu Biao ceded Wancheng and let Zhang Xiu and his troops garrison, while Zhang Xiu existed as the horn of Jingzhou, and coordinated with Jingzhou to prevent the enemy from attacking in the north and east.

Two years ago, Cao Cao led his army to attack, and he originally followed the advice of his advisor Jia Xu and chose to surrender.

Who knew that Cao Cao didn't take him seriously at all.

not only ignored him at the banquet, but even sent someone to take away his aunt Zou, making him lose face.

What he couldn't accept the most was that although he surrendered, he never mentioned handing over the military power.

But Cao Cao bypassed him and privately contacted his most proud subordinate Hu Che'er.

Is it tolerable or intolerable?

Under Jia Xu's strategy, he rebelled after surrendering to Cao Cao, killing Cao Cao to lose his armor and flee in the wilderness.

Even, his troops killed Cao Cao's personal guard captain Dian Wei in the chaos, as well as his eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin and others.

Although Cao Cao was defeated, Zhang Xiu could not be stable in the past two years.

Cao Cao is now holding the Son of Heaven hostage and is a hot person in the imperial court.

Moreover, Cao Cao was extremely strong, and successively defeated Yuan Shu, Li Dao and others.

He killed so many of his important ministers, he would definitely not let him go.

Fortunately, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao repeatedly reassured him, and Jingzhou would be his strongest backing.

Even, Liu Biao also asked him to contact Jingbei General Wenpin.

Originally, I thought that this situation would last at least for a long time.

But he didn't expect that he had just received a battle report from Jingzhou, which made him instantly lose his master.

Thinking that he has been fighting all the way since he was a teenager, and he has never had a stable life, and now that he is at this age, he will be devastated, Zhang Xiu's heart is heavy.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiu stopped at the beam at the entrance of the garden and hit his head, causing the beams and pillars to rattle.

Zhang Xiu said with a look of annoyance: "What have I been doing all these years! Auntie, aunt didn't keep it; Now, even my uncle's thousands of parts, can't I keep it? ”

"I, Zhang Xiu, will die if I die, but these parts of my uncle, I want to bring back Wuwei!"

At that moment, a scribe with a somewhat slumped body and a loose robe walked in from outside.

The scribe looked to be in his early fifties.

However, his brows have always been slightly furrowed, as if he has a very heavy heart.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu hurriedly greeted him and said, "Jia Gong! ”

Jia Xu, the epigraph, Wenhe, Zhang Xiu's mastermind, and Zhang Xiu are also friends.

In the early years, both of them were under Dong Zhuo's account.

At that time, Zhang Xiu was a young man and heroic, and he was bold.

And Jia Xu also began to emerge under Dong Zhuo's account.

Although the two are in their twenties, they hit it off at first sight and became confidants.

Later, Dong Zhuo was killed in a troubled court, and he and Jia Xu went their separate ways.

It wasn't until two years ago that he took over his uncle Zhang Ji's subordinates, and inquired and learned that Jia Xu was in an unsatisfactory situation, so he urgently sent someone to take Jia Xu and his family over.

Although the relationship between the two is superior-inferior, Zhang Xiu has always regarded Jia Xu as a friend and a gentleman.

If there is any problem, I will consult with him.

Jia Xu is quite satisfied with this father-in-law who is both a lord and a friend.

It's just that in troubled times, there are some things that can't be measured by friendship.

Especially Jia Xu knows that Zhang Xiu is just a general, and there is no possibility of dominating the world.

He also told Zhang Xiu about this.

At this time, facing Zhang Xiu's anxious expression, Jia Xu said: "I already know why the lord came to me, and there is also a plan to deal with it, it depends on how you choose." ”

(End of chapter)