Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

While Liu Qi was glaring at Sun Qian, Kuai Liang on the side spoke up.

“Why is it that the loved ones are in pain, and the enemies are happy?”

Sun Qian raised his head and said.

"Not to mention that the news that Liu Jingzhou was killed by Sun Bofu of Jiangdong was spread by Yizhou. We don't know whether it is true or not. How can we know whether it is a conspiracy of Yizhou to alienate the Jing and Yang families?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present who had been indignant towards Sun Qian calmed down almost instantly.

At present, the only news known in Xiangyang that is certain and reliable is that the Jingzhou army was ambushed and annihilated when it entered Ba County.

The information that Liu Biao was killed by Sun Ce actually came from some other channels.

Kuai Liang spoke while trying to calm himself down as much as possible.

"Young Master, this does make sense. As to who killed our lord, we must not believe in one person's words, especially those from Yizhou, and then jump to conclusions and become enemies with Uncle Liu from Yangzhou."

Liu Qi gradually calmed down at this moment. He quickly put down his sword, apologized to Sun Qian, and personally invited Sun Qian to take a seat.

At this point, the originally tense atmosphere had finally calmed down a lot, although the tense situation just now was still there.

After Sun Qian sat down, he took a big sip of tea, which calmed his pounding heart a little.

After everyone sat down again, Liu Qi suppressed his grief and asked Sun Qian.

"Mr. Gongyou, so Uncle Liu never ordered the murder of my father? Was it all the evil plot of that villain Liu Yan?"

As a disciple of a great Confucian scholar, Sun Qian might not be outstanding in appearance, but he had an impressive demeanor of a famous scholar, and he answered with a bow.

"My lord is a benevolent ruler. He has always been on good terms with Jingzhou, and is even a brother of Liu Jingzhou. He has previously put a lot of thought into easing the conflict between the Yi and Jing families. How could he possibly do something like murdering Liu Jingzhou?"

After hearing this, Liu Qi nodded slightly unconsciously.

After all, apart from anything else, the war between Yi and Jing has been going on for several months. Yuan Shu has already sent troops to the city of Xiangyang, but Liu Bei has never shown any intention of sending troops into Jingzhou.

Moreover, Liu Qi knew that in addition to asking Sun Qian to spare no effort to negotiate a ceasefire with the Yi and Jing families, Liu Huangshu had even been fighting with Yuzhou in the direction of Shouchun, trying to relieve the pressure on Xiangyang and force Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops.

A gentleman does not care about his deeds.

The human heart is hard to predict, and Liu Qi could not predict other people's hearts either. But judging by Liu Bei's actions, he was worthy of the title of benevolent and virtuous relative.

Not only Liu Qi, many other civil and military officials from Jingzhou present nodded slightly unconsciously to express their approval.

"So, this is undoubtedly a conspiracy by Yizhou, and the purpose is to induce the two families of Jing and Yang to become enemies, so that the now precarious Jingzhou will lose another helping hand."

Kuai Liang also expressed his opinions at the right time, which made Sun Qian couldn't help but glance at Kuai Liang quietly.

Sun Qian had some contact with Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, and knew that they were both extremely intelligent.

'But why does Kuai Liang keep asking to help me?'

Sun Qian was a little confused.

Sun Qian also knew all the information sent back to Xiangyang.

It was true that the Jingzhou army was completely wiped out, but Xiangyang also learned that the Ba County plank road seemed to have been severely damaged. It was just that Xiangyang did not know the reason why the Ba County plank road was damaged.

In this situation, with Kuai Liang's wisdom, he should have known that Yizhou was unable to plot against Jingzhou, so there was little point in spreading this false news.

Soon, Sun Qian changed his mind and vaguely guessed something. The main force of Jingzhou was gone, and Yuan Shu's army was at the gates of the city. Could Xiangyang alone resist the army of Yuzhou without any reinforcements?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

In this situation, Jingzhou's only reliance is obvious.

Regardless of whether Liu Bei has any plans for Jingzhou, Liu Bei is the only choice that Xiangyang can rely on to repel Yuan Shu.

In fact, with Kuai Liang's wisdom, he might have understood that the broken ship of Jingzhou was about to sink, and that the person who would take over Jingzhou in the future might be Liu Bei, so he took the initiative to show goodwill.

When he thought of this, Sun Qian felt relieved. With the support of Kuai Liang, who is now ranked first among the civil officials in Jingzhou, the next things would undoubtedly be much more certain.

However, compared with everyone present, Sun Qian knew very well how Liu Biao died.

Therefore, Sun Qian would not completely distance himself from the matter, lest the boomerang that was sure to hit him would ruin his reputation.

"I am willing to guarantee with my life that Liu Jingzhou's death was definitely not ordered by my master!"

"It's just that I'm not familiar with Sun Bofu, and Sun Bofu and Liu Jingzhou have a grudge against each other for killing their fathers, which is indeed a bit suspicious. It's inevitable that you have doubts."

"However, even if it is unfortunate that Sun Bofu really acted on his own will, my Lord will certainly give you a satisfactory explanation."

"But before the truth comes out, please don't slander my master. Otherwise, Sun Qian is just a scholar, and the sword at his waist will not hesitate to shed blood."

These powerful words not only gave Jingzhou enough face, but also maintained its strength, which was very impressive to hear.

Liu Qi sighed and raised his glass to apologize to Sun Qian.

"I just lost my composure, please don't blame me."

With this temporary conclusion, everyone stopped investigating who caused Liu Biao's death and instead started discussing how to resist Yuan Shu's offensive.

Interestingly, when discussing such important matters, Sun Qian, as an outsider, was not asked to leave, but Sun Qian merely listened and showed no intention of speaking.

The civil and military officials discussed for a while, and finally reached the conclusion that Xiangyang might be able to be defended for a while, but not for long.

In the final analysis, it was because Yuan Shu, as the legitimate son of the Yuan family, had too deep a foundation.

Moreover, most of Nanyang County has fallen, and most of Yuzhou has been controlled by Yuan Shu, which means that the population under Yuan Shu's rule far exceeds that of Jing and Yang provinces.

Yuan Shu had no shortage of money, food, people, and supplies, which meant that he could continue to recruit young and strong soldiers.

Compared with Liu Qi, who was trapped in an isolated city and had lost all his main forces, the two sides were no longer opponents of the same level.

No matter how solid the defenses of Xiangyang were, Yuan Shu would still break through the city gates and attack Huanglong sooner or later.

The more they discussed, the more desperate Liu Qi, who was only an average person, became. He looked at everyone with sad eyes and asked.

"So, Xiangyang will be conquered sooner or later? The foundation left by my father cannot be preserved?"

Liu Qi's response was a period of silence.

Even Huang Zhong, who had gained a lot of confidence after fighting with the Yuzhou army for many days, remained silent.

Perhaps Huang Zhong's strength is such that killing ordinary soldiers is as easy as killing a chicken, but when a person's strength is exhausted, no matter how brave Huang Zhong is, he cannot make up for the huge gap in the strength of the two sides.

Moreover, Xiangyang City has four walls, and Huang Zhong can only rely on his bravery to hold one side of the wall steady. (End of this chapter)