The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 319 The Battle of Jingzhou Begins
Wei Tao didn't mention the battle again, neither did Cao Cao, both of them didn't say much as if nothing had happened.

However, the two armies still confront each other, and the key to the confrontation has changed from Wei Tao's desire to suppress the morale of Cao's army to Cao Cao's desire to find out the truth of the emperor.

For Cao Cao to be able to do this, even Wei Tao couldn't help but sigh.

This is why Cao Cao has such courage, even if Wei Tao himself, if he really changed places, he might not dare to place such a big bet.

"To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. Cao Mengde is now testing for his future southward trip to Jingxiang, just like my purpose."

Wei Tao can still see clearly what Cao Cao did, but it is impossible for Wei Tao to leave when Cao Cao and Chen Bing are here. Fortunately, there are no major events in the world today, and Wei Tao is not in a hurry.

"Then what is Liu Biao's current situation? But has it been stated which son will be the heir?"

Wei Tao can relax about other things, but he can't relax at all about Liu Biao's life and death.

"It's unexpected that although Liu Biao is an old man, he is so concerned about power matters. Until now, it has not been heard that he has made any sons. Even if Cai Mao and others have written letters one after another."

Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, and now these things have to be handled by him.

"However, there is another thing, that is, the various families in Jingxiang now move around frequently. Our army, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan's advisers are all wandering among them, either to win promises, or to threaten them. However, I haven’t heard of any family that expressly joins us, but each of them is partial to their own. Among them, there are not many people who are partial to our side.”

Wei Tao frowned slightly, the melee is imminent, a little bit of advantage is an advantage, not to mention the strength of the local gentry in Jingzhou, the reason why Liu Biao was able to secure Jingzhou is inseparable from them, to get their support is the most important .

"Why?"

"Liu Bei is the clan of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao controls the emperor. That's why the two armies recruited each other in the name of orthodoxy. The local people in Jingzhou naturally have the intention of convincing. Sun Quan is even more complicated. He just made a clear promise. It is almost a promise that Jingzhou will be ruled by Jingzhou people, and even Jiangdong people will not infringe on his interests too much."

When Zhou Yu said this, Wei Tao also understood.

Wei Tao is also from a noble family, so he naturally knows what the noble family needs most, and that is to continue the family's privileges, in other words, to be an official.

Regarding this point, Wei Tao is actually not too disgusted. After all, there are many talents in the aristocratic family. Although there are many heroes in the poor family, relatively speaking, there are many fewer.

What's more, Wei Tao has been a human being for two generations, and he knows that even in later generations, the aristocratic family has never really been cut off.

Therefore, Wei Tao didn't have much opinion on the aristocratic family wanting to be an official.

But if there is no opinion, it does not mean that Wei Tao will support it. He will never make a mess of his subordinates just because of those aristocratic families.

After all, once the power of the aristocratic family is too large, then Wei Tao can also be emptied.

In this way, even though Wei Tao has made a lot of promises, he is indeed far behind other people.

"Since that's the case, what do Gongjin and Wenhe think of me?"

After Wei Tao remained silent for a while, he opened his mouth to ask Zhou Yu.

"If possible, I would also like to strike first, but the current situation is to move the whole body for one strike. If I move first, and there is no righteousness, then I am afraid that there will be no one to help when we arrive in Jingzhou, and it may also attract hostility from three parties. , it can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.”

"My lord, the so-called long-distance friendship and short-term attack, my lord is also bordering Liu Bei and Cao Cao, so now it is time to unite with Sun Quan to make sure."

Hearing Wei Tao's question, Jia Xu was silent for a while and then spoke.

"If the lord is at ease, Xu is willing to make this trip to unite with Sun Quan."

"If Wenhe goes there, this matter will surely happen!"

Wei Tao nodded. He naturally believed in Jia Xu's ability.

If we can unite with Sun Quan, not to mention how much our strength can be improved, but with this help, we can still do something.

As for the others, there is no better strategy at the moment, but Wei Tao believes that as long as this is the case, it is not impossible to win Jing Xiang.

Time passed quickly, and things were exactly as Wei Tao thought. Regarding Jia Xu's arrival, many people in Jiangdong still agreed to join forces and got Jiangdong's promise.

At the same time, Cao Cao's territory has suffered. Although Liu Xie, the son of that day, was not so aggressive after suffering a loss, he still wanted to intervene in everything to show his ability.

It's a pity, when did Liu Xie have experience in ruling the party, such a meddling did not solve any of the problems, on the contrary, it created new problems.

However, Liu Xie also thought that what he did was correct, and he even directed his actions.

If it weren't for Cao Cao to transfer his assistant ministers away, the people who do things underneath are still appointed by Cao Cao, but if they have something to do, one will be sent to the court, and the other will be sent to Cao Cao on a fast horse. I'm afraid the situation is even more out of hand.

If it was a peaceful time, then Cao Cao might be able to point out the shortcomings of the emperor slowly, because the emperor's intelligence may not be able to become a wise king in the future.

But it's a pity why Cao Cao has that time?
The great war that will decide the world is just around the corner, and it is impossible for Cao Cao to waste time here, so after discovering that what the Son of Heaven did was indeed a bit unbearable, Cao Cao immediately returned to Xuchang.

But at this time, even Wei Tao didn't know what kind of measures Cao Cao would take to act, but only after Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, all the places under Cao Cao's jurisdiction returned to calm, and there was no bad news. .

"I really don't know what Cao Cao did!"

Wei Tao shook his head slightly, sighing a little, but this sigh didn't last long, because soon another incident came.

Liu Qi openly invited Liu Bei to enter Jingzhou, and he has already called him uncle.

More importantly, after receiving Liu Qi's invitation, Liu Bei didn't delay too much, and immediately mobilized Xichuan's soldiers to attack Jingxiang. With that posture, it was more like helping Liu Qi to seek justice than helping Liu Qi. Very much want to force the posture of taking down Jingzhou.

All of a sudden, the Jingzhou aristocratic family was also terrified by it.

But Liu Qi is the eldest son of Jingzhou, and there is a tradition of passing on the lineage on the surface. He invited Liu Bei to come to be a witness, and it really didn't violate the ancestor's family precepts.

Unless Liu Biao came forward, it was impossible for other people to prevent him from doing things in the open.

But at this time, Liu Biao was lingering on the sick bed for a long time, all relying on his breath to hold on, and he really didn't have the mind to take care of this matter.

What's more, Liu Biao also has such a meaning. If his son has the ability to control Liu Bei, then his foundation will still be intact. If he doesn't have that ability, Liu Bei is also a clan member of the Han family after all, and he will treat himself more kindly than others son.

So Liu Biao turned a blind eye at this time, and did not interfere too much with Liu Bei's actions.

With Liu Biao's attitude close to acquiescence, Liu Bei can naturally lead his troops to Jingzhou openly.

"My lord, this matter is very bad. If Liu Bei is allowed to go to Jingzhou, I am afraid that within three months, all the people of Jingzhou will yearn for him, and it will be impossible to enter Jingzhou again."

After getting the news, Zhou Yu came to report immediately, and Jun couldn't hide the slightest urgency on his face.

"If the lord can't make a decision as soon as possible, I'm even more afraid that it will be too late!"

"Gong Jin, let's say Kuan Zuo, although this matter is urgent, it can't be messed up because of it, otherwise how can we be an enemy?"

After all, Wei Tao is a vassal, but he is more calm in the face of such a situation. Seeing Wei Tao like this, Zhou Yu suddenly felt relieved, thought about it for a while, and then smiled.

"My lord still has the spirit. Indeed, now that Liu Bei is the first to enter Jingxiang, we are in a hurry, and the others are also in a hurry. Those Jing clans who are unwilling to submit to Liu Bei are even more anxious!"

Zhou Yu was determined, and had already figured out the reason, but Zhou Yu hurriedly continued.

"But that's the case, but there is still one person in Jingzhou who can do this. Although I don't know what will happen to Liu Cong, but Liu Cong's Cai family is very close to Cao Cao. If he uses this trick again If Cao Cao enters Jingzhou, and Liu Bei reaches an agreement with Cao Cao, neither we nor Sun Quan can continue to touch Jingzhou. At that time, it will be better for two families to fight each other than four families."

Wei Tao nodded slightly, this is exactly what Wei Tao was worried about.

"What Gong Jin said is very true. Although there is no righteousness in my hands now, I intend to raise troops directly. Regardless of the people in the world, if I can take down Jing Xiang, then everything can be said."

Wei Tao meant to push everything up. Once the capture of Jingzhou fails, a big defeat may be brewing. At that time, Wei Tao's situation will not be much better than Cao Cao's big defeat in Jiangdong.

So even if Zhou Yu couldn't make a decision for a while, he bowed his head and thought for a while before persuading him.

"My lord is to dispatch troops first, but it is better to go south immediately. As long as the lord has such a posture, it will be enough to make people's hearts disturbed. At that time, it will be clear at a glance which scholar family will be facing everyone. And also Only if this is the case, the lord is taking advantage of the chaos, not to mention that things may not turn around when the time comes."

"Hehe... What Gong Jin said is right in my heart!"

Wei Tao said so before, but in fact Wei Tao is not the kind of person who acts recklessly, and immediately laughed.

"It seems that the prelude to this battle in Jingzhou has already been kicked off by Liu Bei, but no matter what, this time I have to do it. I must take down Jingxiang and stabilize the Central Plains. At that time, I will be able to go north from the border. , fulfill my wish, and protect my people from being invaded by foreign enemies!"

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