Ji Han Liu Zhang

Wujun.

"Gongjin." Sun Ce smiled and looked at Zhou Yu who was rushing back to Wujun from Chaisang: "You have been through a lot of hardships along the way."

Zhou Yu also had a smile on his face. He shook his head and said, "The world is in turmoil and the four seas are in turmoil. This is the time for heroes to rise up. If you don't take this opportunity to make progress and stir up trouble, but instead imitate the people in the mountains and farm to make a living, isn't that a big mistake?"

Sun Ce laughed loudly, like the sound of a huge bell. He flicked his finger, pointed at Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin has great ambitions in his heart, which are beyond the reach of ordinary people."

After some back and forth conversation, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu went into the left wing and had a deep conversation behind closed doors.

"What is the purpose of the envoy from King Qin coming here?" Zhou Yu spoke first. He asked Sun Ce about the envoy from Guanzhong.

Sun Ce frowned and replied, "Liu Jiyu sent an envoy here to invite me to join forces to attack the Central Plains. He said that after defeating Cao Cao and conquering the Central Plains, the land of Qingxu would be given to me, and he would only take Yanyu."

"I summoned Gongjin back this time to discuss this matter. I wonder what you think, Gongjin?"

After Zhou Yu pondered for a while, he asked back: "Bofu, are you planning to join forces with Liu Jiyu?"

"I have this idea, but I am still hesitating." Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu: "Jiangdong is remote and far away from the Central Plains. If there is a change in the world, it will be difficult to help for a while. If we get the land of Qingxu, we can take advantage of the situation to plan for Yanyu, dominate the Central Plains, and compete for the world."

Speaking of the word "competition for hegemony", Sun Ce's eyes sparkled. He was not very satisfied with the Jiangdong area that he was currently in control of. After all, Jiangdong was only the area of ​​Yangzhou, which could not compare to the big areas like Yanyu, Qingxu and others in the Central Plains.

"If so, the big deal is over." Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Qingxu is a land-connected place, which is a place for brave cavalry to gallop. We have many navy in Jiangdong, but few cavalry. I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed in the battle for Qingxu. This is the first reason."

"Secondly, I heard that Liu Jiyu and Yuan Benchu ​​are fighting in Bingzhou and Shangdang. How can they cooperate with us to attack the Central Plains? If we send troops and Liu Jiyu does not respond, we will be fighting Cao Mengde alone."

"Third, Bofu and Jingzhou have a blood feud, so he should think about attacking Jingzhou. But now he has abandoned Jingzhou and is fighting for Qingxu in the north. This is not what a son of man should do. He should put Jingzhou first and kill Huang Zu first."

Having said this, Zhou Yu paused, waiting for Sun Ce to frown and think deeply, then he continued: "Fourthly, our army is heading north, and Jiangdong is empty. If the Jingzhou ships go east along the river at this time, they will travel a thousand miles a day, and I am afraid that Jiangdong will be overturned."

"Fifth," Zhou Yu continued to talk to Sun Ce, "Jingzhou and Jiangdong today are like Wu and Yue in the past. Either Wu will destroy Yue, or Yue will destroy Wu. The two cannot coexist. Only one country can survive."

"If we can take Jingzhou, and take Bashu to the west, and take control of the whole Yangtze River, the situation will be even more prosperous. We can establish a title and establish an imperial career. This is the way to be a king and a hegemon."

Sun Ce closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and sighed, "If I follow what Gongjin said, I will be in trouble if I follow Liu Jiyu."

"There is one more thing." After deciding on the next plan for Jiangdong, Sun Ce consulted Zhou Yu, "Zhang Zigang submitted a petition advising that Moling is a strategically located place with mountains all the way to Shitou Mountain, and that it is suitable for being the capital. What do you think, Gongjin?"

"Moling was founded by King Wu of Chu, and was called Jinling at that time." Zhou Yu talked about the history of Moling: "In the past, when Qin Shihuang was on his eastern tour to Kuaiji, he passed through Moling. A fortune teller said that Jinling had a majestic terrain and the aura of a king's capital. Therefore, Qin Shihuang dug through the mountains and renamed Jinling to Moling to cut off the aura of a king."

"Now Jinling is still in existence, and the land has the aura of a king. It is destined by heaven and should be the capital. Zhang Zigang's words are right, and we should follow them." 'Aura of a king.' Sun Ce silently recited these two words in his heart. It was his long-cherished wish to glorify the Sun family and revitalize Jiangdong. And moving the capital to Moling, where the aura of a king is, was what he should do.

"First move to Moling, then attack Jingzhou." Sun Ce gave the two things he would do next, which were also his future strategic plan.

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Yecheng.

Yuan Shao had rarely smiled since the defeat at Guandu last year. Today, he had an even more stern face, as if there was a gloom accumulating between his brows.

It was no wonder that Yuan Shao looked unhappy, for he had received news from a senior official, saying that they were secretly planning to recruit the former Xiongnu troops in Taiyuan County in an attempt to overthrow Taiyuan in one fell swoop, but the plan failed because a Xiongnu captain leaked the news.

Now Gao Gan is leading Zhang He and Gao Lan to confront Zhang Ren, Lou Fa, Zhang Yan and others, and they are unable to make any progress. It is feared that they will not be able to capture Taiyuan County this year.

"How could the envoy sent by Qubei act so carelessly?" Yuan Shao said angrily. He originally thought that Taiyuan County was within his grasp, but now it seems that the war will be delayed for years.

Guo Tu tried to comfort him, saying, "Mingsir, it's not your fault that the envoy of Qu Bei was so arrogant. He was a Xiongnu captain named Huligai. He chose to be a dog for Du Ji and betrayed his own people, doing such a despicable thing."

"The barbarians have beastly hearts and are hard to guess." Yuan Shao made a discriminatory remark, and said angrily, "Because of Hu Ligai, I failed to capture Taiyuan. This ruined my grand plan. It's really hateful."

For the past two sentences, Yuan Shao spoke in an unhappy and angry tone, without his usual graceful manner of speech. Guo Tu could not help but sigh in his heart when he heard it. He knew that this was the result of the failure in the Battle of Guandu, which had brought an indelible psychological shadow to Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao had been moody and unhappy recently.

"Hurry up and order the senior officials to advance quickly. We must capture Taiyuan this year." Yuan Shao declared and issued an order.

When Tian Feng, the deputy driver, heard this order, he felt bad and immediately stood up to persuade him: "Mingsir, the two armies are fighting, and the battle is dangerous. It is not appropriate to strictly order the troops to advance, so as to avoid changes in an emergency."

"Hmm?" Seeing Tian Feng's advice, Yuan Shao was displeased at first, frowning, but then he relaxed his brows, waved his hand and said, "What the deputy driver said is right, and let the senior officials act according to the circumstances and protect themselves first."

Putting aside the Taiyuan battle that he did not like, Yuan Shao smiled for the first time: "Liu Xuande is indeed a hero. In just a few months, Liaodong will be pacified and Gongsun Ji will be subdued. I will seize their land and no longer have to worry about the future."

"This is all due to your wise planning. Otherwise, how could Liu Xuande have captured Liaodong?" Guo Tu flattered him at the right time.

When Yuan Shao heard this, the look of satisfaction on his face became even stronger.

Facing Yuan Shao, who was looking happy, Tian Feng, who had just returned to the table, looked worried. He was not as happy as Yuan Shao about Liu Bei's acquisition of Liaodong. After all, losing a Gongsun and gaining a Liu, Liaodong being occupied by Liu Bei was probably not a good thing. (End of this chapter)