Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 182 Send troops to Jingzhou, divide the world in two!
At the end of March, Zhang Yun returned to Jingzhou disheartened.

This time, out of the 8 horses he led, less than [-] came back, and most of the food, grass and supplies were taken away by Cao Cao, causing heavy losses.

The situation of Wenpin was a little bit stronger. Except for a small loss when he attacked Cao Cao himself, he was able to retreat completely, with only two or 3000 casualties, and even defeated Cao Cao's partial division.

Liu Bei is similar, but when he returned to Nanyang, most of the old Yuan clan who came with Runan before were dismissed. They were originally from a powerful family in Runan, and their roots were all in Runan, so they would not follow Liu Bei to Jingzhou. .

Knowing that the attack was a complete defeat and that more than [-] troops had been lost, Liu Biao was furious. He wanted to punish Zhang Yun severely, but hesitated again and again, so he still held it high and put it down gently.

After all, he is his own nephew, and besides Huang Zu, he is the most capable general in Jingzhou, so there is really nothing he can do about it.

But in early April, a piece of good news came.

The court named him King of Chu.

In the city of Xiangyang, at the mansion of the Duke of Chu, Liu Biao was very surprised and puzzled when he heard about it, so he summoned Jia Xu to inquire.

The small building in the backyard was filled with incense. After Jia Xu was summoned, he sat on the table and talked.

"This is a plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves."

He said.

Liu Biao was surprised and puzzled: "What's the plan?"

Jia Xu said: "Originally, my strategy was that Duke Chu would go north to attack Cao Cao. If he wins Henan, he will go both ways. First he will win Yangzhou, and if he takes all the south of the river and both sides of the river under his control, he can go north and fight to decide the world. However, I did not expect Cao Cao to repel Yuan Shao. At this time, Cao Cao must only want to destroy Yuan Shao, so he must stabilize Duke Chu. To make Duke Chu king, he would attract Liu Zhang and Sun Quan to attack and restrain Duke Chu, which is called driving the tiger Swallow wolf too."

Liu Biao sneered and said, "Although I'm defeated, I still have thousands of miles of land and more than a hundred thousand people in armor. What can they do to me?"

Jia Xu said: "However, this is also a good thing. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are restraining each other, and it is difficult to tell the winner in a short time. The Duke of Chu has a strong army, and Sun Quan and Liu Zhang are one west and one east. They cannot be united, but they can be defeated one by one. Take Yangzhou first. And Yizhou, the whole south. When there is chaos in the north, if you win the chaos, you can win the world in one battle."

"Well. Wen He's words are indeed reasonable."

Liu Biao pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and then sighed again: "Oh, it's a pity that I'm so old and lonely. Although I am the king at this time, I don't know when I will be the emperor."

Jia Xu said with a smile: "You don't need to worry. Although Huang Zu and Zhang Yun are not good at land battles, the navy is strong. To attack Yizhou Jiangdong, you need a navy. I don't think it will be two years. With Chu Gong's strength, he will definitely be able to fight." Defeat them. If you win Yuzhang, you can go to the hinterland of Jiangdong. If you win Bajun, Chengdu will have no danger to defend. At this time, the Duke of Chu has half of the world, why can't he be called emperor?"

two years?

There was a hint of longing in Liu Biao's eyes.

Is it two years?
Although I don't know if I can live for two years.

But in order to proclaim the emperor.

Even if I forbear for another two years, what's the problem?

At that moment, he seriously said to Jia Xu: "If Gu Zhen can become the emperor in two years, I will worship you as the prime minister!"

Jia Xu thanked him and said, "Thank you, Duke Chu, oh no, Your Majesty!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Liu Biao stroked his beard and laughed, a trace of rosiness flashed on his old face.

Maybe in the future, I can really claim the title of emperor and make some achievements?

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In April of the seventh year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, in May 202 AD, the imperial court conferred Liu Biao as the King of Chu. Liu Biao then expressed his gratitude to the imperial court, and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in the eastern suburbs, officially becoming the King of Chu.

Yizhou, Chengdu.

By May, Liu Zhang got the news.

The imperial court also sent envoys to give him some rewards, such as canonizing him as Marquis of Ting and General Zhenxi, but the envoys of the imperial court hinted at some words, which made him very displeased.

In July, Jiangdong sent another letter, so on this day he convened his staff to discuss major issues.

Now Yizhou Muzhou Mansion is working, headed by Wang Shang and Zhang Song, and the rest are Chen Shi from Anhan, Gong Yang, Zhao Min, Li Jing from Dianjiang, Wang Dan from Langzhong, Meng Biao from Jiangzhou, etc. They are all officials of the state government under Liu Zhang's rule.

However, Liu Zhang valued Wang Shang the most, followed by Zhang Song.

At this time, in the Yizhou Mufu Mansion in Chengdu, many people who were engaged in the governance of different families sat in rows in the hall, and Wang Shang and Zhang Song sat under Liu Zhang's left and right hands respectively.

After everyone had arrived, Liu Zhang walked into the hall, sat on the main seat, looked around everyone and said, "Yesterday, Sun Quan from Jiangdong sent me a letter, saying that Liu Biao has the ambition to annex the south and wants to join the What do you all think of our alliance attacking Liu Biao?"

Wang Shang is Liu Zhang's chief adviser, and immediately said: "Minggong, now Liu Biao occupies Jingzhou, and the population under his rule is very large, with hundreds of thousands of people. He may come to attack us at any time. The alliance should be agreed, otherwise we will wait for you." You can't stand alone."

"good."

Zhang Song also agreed: "We still have Sun Quan and Liu Biao as feuds, and we all wish to destroy each other, but Liu Biao is getting stronger and stronger, and he can't do anything about it. This time, the imperial court made him king, and it was a last resort to ally with Sun Quan. , discussing Liu Biao together is also the imperial court’s hope.”

"Yes."

Wang Shang continued: "Liu Biao was defeated by Cao Gong, so he must not be able to go north. However, his navy is powerful. If we fight against him in Yizhou or Jiangdong alone, we will definitely not be an opponent. If we cannot unite, we may be defeated one by one by him. "

"Zi Qiao and Wen Biao are right. Don't you hear that it's fate, and accept its righteousness. That's why those who know their fate don't stand under a rock wall. Those who die after doing their best are righteous lives; those who shackle the dead are not right lives. Also. Liu Biao is powerful, and he will come to fight against us. If we can't take precautions in advance, Yizhou will be in danger."

"People don't hurt tigers, but tigers hurt people's hearts. What's more, now that Liu Biao has the intention of proclaiming himself emperor, how can he not covet Jiangdong and Yizhou? If Duke Ming can't form an alliance with Sun Quan, Liu Biao will have hundreds of thousands of troops and attack Yizhou in the west. How can I stop it? I am also seconding."

"Second, I also second."

"That's right, Yizhou can be stabilized only by forming an alliance to fight against Liu Biao, and if we win Jingzhou, wouldn't it be?"

Many officials and aides discussed and agreed with the alliance proposal.

After all, Liu Biao is indeed strong and strong. Even though he was defeated by Cao Cao just now, he did not hurt his bones. With a crowd of [-] to [-], he may sweep Jiangdong and Yizhou at any time, so it is only natural to form an alliance with Sun Quan in advance.

Hearing that many staff members agreed, Liu Zhang nodded and said, "I think so too. Well, I will write to Jiangdong immediately, agreeing to Sun Quan's alliance, and then rectify the army, and discuss with him the plan to attack Liu Biao."

Immediately, Liu Zhang wrote a letter with his own hand, and ordered people to go to Berkshire quickly, and send it down the Yangtze River to Jiangdong.

As the saying goes, "Among the colorful clouds of Baidi's resignation from the court, a thousand miles of Jiangling will be returned in one day."

Jiangdong is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and it may take two or three months to deliver the letter, but Yizhou is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and it takes only more than [-] days to arrive in Jiangdong along the river.

At the end of July, Sun Quan received a letter from Liu Zhang, and he immediately called Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Qin Song, Zhang Hong and others to discuss.

Moling, Wuhou Mansion.

After everyone in the hall had arrived, Sun Quan said Liu Zhang's letter of agreement to form an alliance, and said, "I plan to rectify the army and horses, and next year I will make an agreement with Liu Zhang to attack Liu Biao. What do you think?"

"Will it be too early?"

Zhang Zhao said hesitantly, "Jiangdong has just been pacified, and we still need to recuperate. It may be disadvantageous for Jiangdong to start fighting again."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "The knife is already on our necks, but we are still thinking about recuperating. Jingzhou has a huge population, so how can recuperating be better than Liu Biao? Besides, Zibu doesn't know. Soldiers in Jiangxia."

Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "The old thief has never let me die. My father died at his hands back then. My elder brother fought many times for revenge, but he never returned. I will inherit the ambition of my father and brother. How can I sit still and die of sleeplessness?" ?”

Not to mention that in history, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia three times in the past few years. He needed to attack Liu Biao to avenge his father, and to satisfy the hearts of many veterans in Jiangdong.Just say that now Liu Biao is strong and strong, and he is across the river from him, how can Sun Quan feel at ease?
So although Liu Biao is powerful, he must also form an alliance with Liu Zhang to fight against this common enemy together.Just like wolves hunting, both sides are looking for the other's flaws, seeking to find an opportunity to bite the enemy's flesh.

Qin Song hesitated and said, "Marquis Wu, I have a question."

"Mr. Wen Biao, please tell me."

Sun Quan looked at him.

Coincidentally, Liu Zhang's most important counselor in the early days was Wang Shang, who was named Wenbiao.

And Sun Quan's earliest conspirator was Qin Song, also named Wen Biao.

And both of them are relatively good counselors, who can give some good suggestions.

Even the two died at about the same time. One was on the eve of Chibi and the other was after Chibi. It is very interesting that Liu Zhang and Sun Quan each cut off an arm.

At this moment Qin Song said: "Liu Biao is old, and I think he is getting more and more stupid. It is said that he likes the second son and dislikes the eldest son, and the second son Liu Cong is weak. I don't think Liu Biao will last long. If we really join forces with Liu Zhang to attack, we may be able to defeat Yu. He, but how will Jingzhou deal with him afterwards? Divide Jingzhou equally with Liu Zhang, or..."

He made a gesture of chopping down with a knife, and there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes.

Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su.

There was also a hint of sternness in the eyes of the two, and Lu Su said: "Naturally, it is a break with him? If Jiangdong wants to grow stronger, how can he hand over Jingzhou to others?"

"only."

Qin Song hesitated a little and said: "If you suddenly betray the alliance, you may be ridiculed by the people of the world."

"Shame?"

Lu Su laughed loudly and said: "Hahahaha, when we raid Liu Zhang's army, go north along the river, attack Yizhou, and divide the world with the north, who will laugh at us? Cao Cao, or Yuan Shao? At that time, they will only Win us over and act according to our faces."

Sun Quan hurriedly asked, "What does Mr. Zijing mean?"

Lu Su then explained: "Cao Cao made Liu Biao the king this time, nothing more than to stabilize Liu Biao, and at the same time let us fight with him in the south, so he can deal with Yuan Shao wholeheartedly. However, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have been at each other for a long time, and it is by no means a short-term meeting. The winner is determined, but Liu Biao is over sixty years old, how many years are left? When the old thief dies, he will share Jingzhou with Liu Zhang. How can Jingzhou be divided evenly with him? First, capture Yizhou, and the world will have the second. However, the north can’t say that Yuan Cao has not yet decided the winner. We sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When both sides are exhausted, the army goes north and sweeps the world. It can be done, Wang Ba can be happy!"

Zhou Yu also said: "That's right, Zijing and I both think the same way, this is the two worlds!"

"Divide the world?"

Sun Quan murmured to himself that this dream seemed out of reach.

But now that Yuan Cao won or lost, and Liu Biao was old and feeble, even if he had a crowd of more than a hundred thousand, he was no more than a local chicken.

Maybe.

He can really do what Lu Su and Zhou Yu said, first join forces with Liu Zhang to destroy Liu Biao in the south, then attack Liu Zhang, capture Jingzhou, sit south and look north, and sweep the world!

"it is good!"

The 21-year-old Sun Quan suddenly stood up from the table, feeling a surge of pride in his chest, and suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the table next to him.

hum!
The shining Wu Yue sword was so sharp that it easily cut off a corner of the table.

He looked around, raised his sword and shouted, "Where is Zhou Yu?"

"The end is here."

"Let you sit in Chaisang and train the sailors, waiting for the opportunity."

"only!"

"Where is Lu Su?"

"Humble."

"I order you to go to Lujiang, appease the people, and accumulate grain and grass in Huainan."

"only."

"The rest of the people will do their best, send troops to Jingzhou next year, and divide the world!"

Sun Quan's eyes were shining brightly, and between his brows, there seemed to be a bit of heroism like his father and brother!
"Wu Hou Yingming!"

Everyone bowed their hands together and saluted, feeling relieved that Jiangdong had such a wise young master.

So in Jian'an for seven years.

Liu Biao sent more troops to Jiangxia, Wushan and other places, intending to sweep Jiangdong and Yizhou.

At the same time, Liu Zhang and Sun Quan also became allies and wanted to attack Liu Biao.

At this time, Liu Bei returned to Wancheng, training his soldiers day by day, waiting for his opportunity to rise.

Only Shen Chen in Longzhong Township is still teaching steadily, nourishing energy, nurturing scholars, and nurturing fame.

Waiting for the arrival of the right time, place and people!
　I'll explain later that I'm a dog, really.I am very concerned about every reader’s comments, especially paying readers. I will try my best to reply and explain if there is something I don’t understand. The book review scolded me, and the result was to make myself lose my mind.

　　I have always been more logical when I write books, and there are very few logical errors. From the perspective of God, some readers accused me of writing the characters in the book as mentally retarded, which made people really have brain congestion.

　　But now I understand, I can’t spoil the reading experience of most people for the sake of a few of you, so I will never explain anything to you in the future, if you think there are logical problems, go to the book to find the answer, don’t post comments, In the future, when I see such comments, I will delete them one by one.

　　In addition, the main story line is fully opened at present, and the strategy is basically to divide the world, and then the whole process is high-energy, full of dry goods and fast-paced storylines.So why do I say that the book will end quickly after the main storyline is launched, that is, to fight the south, and then the north, to rule the world.The book is relatively slow, and the lack of excitement in the early stage is my problem, but it will definitely be exciting every step of the way, please feel free to read it.

　　
　
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