The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 370

After some ups and downs, Dongfang Sheng finally returned to Yizhou, but before he could go home, an urgent report from the scout camp came.

"Liu Biao is dead!" There were only four words on it, but Dongfang Sheng was shocked.

Although Liu Biao has been watching the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao with cold eyes, his strength should not be underestimated. He has hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers under his command, and the economic level of Jingzhou has also recovered very well.

He was called "Sick Tiger" and also known as the Three Shepherds at the end of the Han Dynasty, but he was the most promising of the three Shepherds. He died by himself, and the other two died at the hands of others.

Dongfang Sheng immediately changed his route and went to Jia Xu's side first. Once Liu Biao died, Jingzhou was a great opportunity. Now, Cao Cao was fighting Yuan Shang fiercely, and Sun Quan couldn't take care of himself. If he could take the opportunity to send troops at this juncture, he might be able to reap a big benefit.

Jia Xu was resting on the rocking chair with his eyes slightly squinted, when Dongfang Sheng rushed in and startled him.

"Meng Ren, you're back!" Jia Xu immediately stood up excitedly after seeing that it was Dongfang Sheng.

"Hey, you've gained weight recently." Dongfang Sheng joked.

Jia Xu rubbed her belly and said with a smile, "I haven't used this precious sword for a long time, and it's getting old now."

"It's all my fault for letting you stay in Yizhou, but soon you will have a chance to play your best." Dongfang Sheng said with some guilt.

Jia Xu laughed and said, "What chance are you talking about? Is that old guy Liu Biao dead?"

"How do you know?" Dongfang Sheng asked curiously.

Jia Xu restrained her smile and asked, "Is he really dead?"

"Well, I just received a secret report from the scout battalion that Liu Biao is dead." Dongfang Sheng replied.

Snapped!
Jia Xu slapped his thigh and said, "Good news! Now that Cao Mengde just captured Jizhou, he has no time to take care of Jingzhou, and Sun Quan in Jiangdong is not full-fledged, so the lord can choose Jingzhou."

"Mr. Jia, how do you think we should capture Jingzhou?" Dongfang Sheng asked.

Jia Xu fanned her with a feather fan and said, "Your Majesty, you can rest in Yizhou for a while, and then you can go to Jingzhou to clean up the mess."

"Although Liu Biao is talented, he is too old." Jia Xu explained with emotion, "His two sons compete for the position of Lord of Jingzhou, just like Yuan Shao's two sons. If you now Immediately attacking them may make them more united, but as long as you ignore them, they will mess up, and the Lord will come out to clean up the mess when the time comes."

Although Dongfang Sheng agreed with Jia Xu's point of view, he was a little worried about Liu Bei who was stationed in Xinye.

But as Jia Xu said, as long as outsiders intervene, no matter how stupid Liu Biao's two sons are, they will fight against foreign enemies together.

Of course, Liu Biao's death also caused a lot of trouble among the princes. The first to get the news was naturally Liu Bei who was stationed in Xinye, and he became eager to move as soon as he heard the news.

However, Pang Tong poured cold water on him and said, "If my lord jumps out to snatch Jingzhou now, I will definitely get nothing in the end."

"Why is this? I don't want to take the opportunity to grab more territory now, should I have Yizhou Mu Dongfangsheng and Cao Mengde come together to grab it?" Liu Bei asked a little puzzled.

"My lord doesn't know something. If you seize Jingzhou right now, you will definitely become the target of public criticism." Pang Tong analyzed patiently: "The Liu brothers will definitely fight against you together. They are just like the Yuan brothers now. The way to survive, once separated, will be destroyed one by one."

"Well, I know this, but if we don't take advantage of this time to take action, we will have nothing to do with other people when they come to Jingzhou." Liu Bei said helplessly. He has been displaced for several years, and his military strength is also weak.

"Others, what does Cao Mengde care about?" Pang Tong sneered, "If he doesn't take Jizhou as soon as possible, he may be in big trouble. This time he pretended to attack Jingzhou just to make the two Yuan brothers fight among themselves."

"Jiangdong Sun Ce is dead, and Sun Quan is still young." Pang Tong stood with his hands behind his back, with an air of commenting on the world, "The one who is most likely to come to Jingzhou to compete with the lord is probably the so-called benevolent general Dongfang Sheng."

"However, my lord can rely on the strength of Jiangdong Sun's family at that time, just fish in troubled waters." Pang Tong said confidently.

Liu Bei showed a smile. He has been wandering for a long time these years, and he always wants to have a piece of his own territory, so that he can achieve a hegemony.

When Liu Bei was planning Jingzhou, Liu Biao's two sons also had a dispute with each other. Liu Qi was the eldest son. He should have the position of Jingzhou Mu, but Liu Biao later listened to Mrs. Cai's pillow talk and began to like Liu. Cong, and Liu Cong has the support of Cai Mao and the local gentry, Liu Qi can only knock his teeth down and swallow.

In order to save his life, he even volunteered to take Huang Zu's position and defend Jiang Xia. It can be said that the two brothers are already in the same situation.

Even when Liu Biao was about to die, Cai Mao and the others stopped Liu Qi from going in to meet him. When he heard that Liu Cong had taken over as Jingzhou Mu, Liu Qi immediately mobilized troops to attack Liu Cong.

At this moment, Liu Qi heard the wind that Cao Cao was going to attack Jingzhou, so he panicked and ran away.

However, Liu Cong, the newly appointed Jingzhou Shepherd, was caught in the dilemma of surrendering or resisting.

However, the local gentry forces dominated by Cai Mao all suggested that Liu Cong surrender to Cao Cao. They all believed that Cao Cao was invincible, but Liu Cong himself did not want to give away his ancestors as soon as he took over.

So Liu Cong couldn't come up with a reliable method for a while.

But at this moment, Cai Mao and the others suddenly learned that Yizhou Mu Dongfangsheng had dispatched troops to Jingzhou, and was going to take Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

This made Liu Cong anxious like an ant on a hot pot. He didn't know what to do anymore. Similarly, even Cai Hao and the others didn't know what to do, because Cao Cao and Dongfang Sheng were not easy to mess with. Surrendering at this time will not necessarily lead to good results.

It was precisely at this juncture that Liu Bei, who had been stationed in Xinye, came to personally say that he could help Liu Cong solve his current predicament.

As soon as they saw Liu Bei, Cai Mao and the others stood up enthusiastically and said hello: "Oh, we are really honored that Uncle Liu Huang is here."

Contrary to Cai Mao's enthusiasm, Liu Cong's attitude was rather indifferent, and he just asked casually, "Why is Liu Yuzhou here?"

Liu Bei didn't care about Liu Cong's attitude at all, and found a seat to sit down on his own. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed him like shadows, and a man in white was beside him, who was his chief adviser, Pang Tong.

(End of this chapter)