Liu Biao had many things to consider and worry about, which also led to him never really making up his mind.
On the one hand, Liu Biao was worried that while he would join forces with the Xiang clan to deal with Li Xiang's Jin army, their war with Yuan Shu was not over yet. They had made too many enemies, and the gains outweighed the losses.
On the other hand, after all, the Liu and Xiang clans had hundreds of years of grievances and resentments. Liu Biao was worried that if he rashly united with the Xiang clan, he might be wiped out by the other side.
Of course, this issue is not something Liu Biao is worried about. Among the Xiang family, many people also have doubts about this point.
Even if they can unite to deal with Li Xiang's Jin army, the Xiang clan's army must pass through Liu Biao's territory, and their food routes are all under the control of the other party.
Once the war between the two sides begins and Liu Biao has any bad intentions, they will surely die without a burial place.
In addition, Liu Biao may not have no fear in his heart towards Li Xiang, the number one prince in the world, and subconsciously he does not want to offend Li Xiang. Once he really offends Li Xiang, but does not beat Li Xiang to death in one go, what will happen next?
It was his Jingbei that was unlucky, not Jingnan, where the Xiang family lived.
For various reasons, the two parties have not reached an agreement until now.
"Everyone, what do you think of the Jingzhou incident?" Li Xiang briefly explained the situation and asked his subordinates.
Of course, the main questions he asked were Wang Meng, Liu Ji, Yue Fei and a few others. As for the others, Li Xiang didn't expect them to come up with any good ideas.
"My lord, if the Xiang clan and the two princes Liu Biao join forces to deal with our army, there are only two ways to advance. One is to attack Guangcheng Pass and threaten Luoyang; the other is to join forces with Yang Jian and enter the central pass from Wuguan to face us directly.
Army!" Yue Fei stood up, spread out the map, and gestured to the crowd.
"How should I choose if I am Pengju?" Li Xiang asked, pointing to the two places circled by Yue Fei.
"Enter Wuguan in the dark and attack Guangcheng secretly!" After thinking about it, Yue Fei said solemnly, "If Guangcheng is defeated, we can divide our troops into two groups, attack Luoyang all the way, attack Hulao secretly all the way, and attack from both sides with Cao Yuan.
The tiger prison will be broken, and by then, our army will be in ruins in Sizhou!"
As soon as Yue Fei said these words, all the generals in the tent couldn't help but fell silent. It was okay that Yue Fei didn't say anything, but this statement immediately made them realize the seriousness of it.
"Bo Wen, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Looking at Liu Ji who was hesitant to speak, Li Xiang asked. After all, this is the only god-level counselor in his account. At this time, he should take action.
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However, after Li Xiang finished speaking, Liu Bowen showed a troubled expression.
"My lord, I will retire!" Li Siyuan and Li Cunxu could be considered emperors after all. After seeing Liu Bowen's expression, they quickly reacted. Although they were a little unhappy, they knew what to do.
"Lord, I will retire!" With Li Siyuan and Li Cunxu taking the lead, the generals began to react one by one and knew what to do next. Even those who did not react were forced out by their colleagues around them.
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Even Xing Tian and Dian Wei, after seeing the reactions of the generals, took the initiative to guard the entrance of the tent.
"My lord, do you know the master of Li Shui and Li Bizhi under the command of the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu?" When only Li Xiang, Yue Fei, Wang Meng and Liu Ji were left in the tent, Liu Bowen finally spoke.
In fact, Liu Bowen deliberately showed an embarrassed look just now to make the generals leave voluntarily. Otherwise, even if he wanted to say something, he could just find a reason to fool him first, and wait until later to go privately
Find Li Xiang.
Sometimes, if you don't get along well with the colleagues around you, your life will be more comfortable.
"Bowen, how did you guess it?" Having roughly guessed that Liu Bowen must have known something, Li Xiang simply asked straight to the point.
"My lord, judging from what Li Bizhi has done in recent days, he must be a great talent. However, he supports Yuan Shu in proclaiming himself emperor, yet he is so short-sighted. There seems to be some contradiction in this!"
"Furthermore, the timing of Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor was a bit of a coincidence. It really helped my lord a great favor, so Bowen has such speculation!" Liu Bowen said slowly.
In fact, in addition to these, Liu Bowen also has some other things that he did not say. For example, it is also the news about the Floating Water House, but the news from Yuan Shu is much more accurate than the other news from the last side. It can even be said to be completely accurate.
, and the delivery time should be earlier and the speed should be faster.
"Yes, Bowen is indeed right about this matter. Li Shui and Li Bizhi, whose real name is Li Mi, are great talents of their own family! In addition to Li Mi, there are still several generals in Yuan Shu's pseudo-dynasty who are the secret sons of the lone family."
Li Xiang looked at Liu Bowen and couldn't help but said with a hint of approval.
As expected, Liu Bowen had reached the level of intelligence. Wang Meng, Jia Xu and other talents under his command were able to guess things that none of them had noticed.
"In this case, my lord, I can ask Mr. Li Mi to encourage Yuan Shu to send all his troops to Jingbei!" After listening to the conversation between Li Xiang and Liu Bowen, Wang Meng couldn't help but stepped forward and said with a hint of joy. "Now that Huang Chao is independent and fighting with Sun Ce, if
Mr. Li Mi, on the grounds of sitting back and watching Huang Chao and Sun Ce suffer both losses, advised Yuan Shu to counterattack Liu Biao during this period, which would surely alleviate the danger of Guangcheng!"
At the same time, Wang Meng couldn't help but secretly sigh that his lord had actually laid so many secrets. Li Mi alone had directly or indirectly affected the movements of several princes.
However, I don’t know what it is like among the other princes except the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu!
"Okay, this is a way!" Li Xiang nodded and said, "But if the Xiang clan and Liu Biao really join forces, Yuan Shu alone may not be able to stop the other party from sending troops."
Li Xiang's considerations are indeed reasonable. Even if Yuan Shu can contain Liu Biao, he will never be able to contain the Xiang family. Moreover, even if he can, Yuan Shu may not be willing to do this. He is not really stupid.
To that extent.
As long as Liu Biao is willing to make way for the Xiang family, he will still be a huge threat to Li Xiang.
Calculating it this way, the top priority is still to fight for speed and time. If Bai Qi can completely solve Liangzhou and eliminate Fu Jian and Ma Yuan before the two princes in Jingzhou make up their mind to launch an army.
At that time, even if the two princes in Jingzhou really send troops, they can allocate enough troops to deal with it.
