The more you pay, the more generous the rewards will be. This is what Sun Ce did to Huang Chao this time. Just when Huang Chao was high-spirited and ready to continue his efforts, Huang Gai, who had successfully gained Huang Chao's trust, finally showed his fangs and gave Huang Chao a hard blow.
A backstab came.
During the battle, with Huang Gai's secret cooperation, Sun Wu directly rewarded Huang Chao with a huge ambush.
After the first battle, Huang Chao's troops were reduced to ten, and he himself paid the price of losing his arm before Yiqiang escaped under the protection of Meng Juehai. Generals Cui Qiu, Huang Kui, and Ji Kui were two dead and one was captured. Of course,
None of the prisoners escaped being beheaded in public.
Moreover, this was a situation when Sun Ce had used a large part of his strength and generals to defend against Yuan Shu and was unable to use all his strength. If Sun Ce could deal with Huang Chao wholeheartedly, Huang Chao would probably be dead on his grave at this time, let alone escape.
The grass is out!
Next, Huang Chao not only regained the newly seized territory, but also lost most of the original Liang Kingdom. It can be said that at this level, Huang Chao was finished, but at this time, Yuan Shu pulled
A handful of Huang Chao.
Although Li Mi was angry at Huang Chao's incompetence, he still did not want to lose such a chess piece as Huang Chao so quickly. Therefore, he immediately suggested to Yuan Shu to help Huang Chao. This suggestion even made Yan Xiang, who had always competed with Li Mi,
I agree with both hands. After all, this matter is definitely beneficial to Yuan Shu.
And Li Mi's next actions fully demonstrated the ruthlessness of a counselor who would do anything to achieve his goal. Li Mi directly and secretly handed Sun Jian's body to Huang Chao, and ordered someone to give Huang Chao some hints.
Of course, in terms of ruthlessness, Huang Chao can only do better. When Sun Ce's troops came to the city, Huang Chao showed Sun Ce the body of Sun Jian, which was still relatively intact after special treatment, as well as several trapped animals around it.
A wild dog that has been hungry in a cage for several days.
Sun Jian's body is on the cage. As long as Huang Chao and others open the cage door above, there is no need to think about what will happen. This is Huang Chao's threat to Sun Ce, a naked threat.
The little overlord's character was shattered. Seeing this scene, his teeth were about to burst. The next moment, he was seriously injured by the arrow and vomited out a mouthful of blood and passed out. Without Sun Ce, who would dare to make the decision to attack the city in this situation.
Not to mention those people, not even the Sun family dared to do so. If anyone dared to give such an order, Sun Ce himself would sneeze at him. If he was thinking more darkly, if someone really dared to give such an order.
, not only can solve the current dilemma, but also successfully become a scapegoat to help Sun Ce maintain his reputation.
Therefore, although Sun Ce could deal with Huang Chao with a wave of his hand, under the threat of Huang Chao, the situation became deadlocked.
Okay, let’s not talk about Sun Ce and Huang Chao for now. Let’s turn our attention back to Li Xiang.
"Why did Zifang set his target in Jingzhou?" Li Xiang pointed to several places on the map, and then asked after he calmed down for a while. According to Li Xiang's idea, after staying for a few years to recuperate, the next target should be
It was Hebei or Yizhou. But today, Zhang Liang provided Li Xiang with a new idea.
"Lord, if our army wants to send troops now, it must be in Hebei, the Central Plains, Jingchu, and Yizhou.
In the land of Hebei, the princes are very powerful. Even if our army takes it, it will be severely damaged. My lord, please take a look at these places!" With that, Zhang Liang pointed on the map.
And with Zhang Liang's point, Li Xiang also had a huge headache. Indeed, he had ignored an issue before. If he took over the three states of Ji, Qing, and You in Hebei, then the grasslands and Goguryeo in the north and east would
It can be said that everyone is his enemy.
In other words, he will have to conquer these foreign forces by himself. By then, I am afraid that all his troops will have to be used to defend these foreign forces. How much strength can he spare for the next step of expansion?
Moreover, if all the power is concentrated in the north and the south is empty, what if the Central Plains princes invade Hebei?
And if he lets go of Hebei first, occupies other places first, and chooses other expansion directions, at least he won't have to face these alien forces alone!
"As for the land of Yizhou, there have been dangerous mountains and rivers since ancient times. Its leader Liu Che is a group of talented people and has a strong strategy. His civil and military forces are united. He has both geographical advantages and people. It is difficult to conquer easily!" Zhang Liang pointed to the location of Yizhou,
He spoke out again.
As for the Central Plains, Zhang Liang did not mention it, and there was no need to mention it at all. It would be foolish to regard the Central Plains as the next direction of attack.
Even if it can be defeated, it is still a question whether it can be defended in the future! If it really targets the Central Plains, after it is defeated, the princes from the north and the south will attack from both sides, and the Jin army that has just captured the Central Plains will definitely suffer losses
Not small. In this case, the land of the Central Plains will only be gained and lost. Not only will it be unprofitable, but it will be a waste of its own strength!
"And in the land of Jingchu, the Liu family and the puppet emperor have been fighting one after another. On the other hand, if the lord recuperates and then attacks with thunder, the result will be twice the result with half the effort. And if the land of Jingchu is down, whether the lord sends troops to Yizhou from Jingchu or Yongliang, he will also
Or you can go down the river and attack Yangzhou, both will be profitable!"
Zhang Liang's intention was very obvious. He wanted to find a way to make Yuan Shu and the three Liu brothers fight each other first, while they themselves took this time to recuperate. After a few years, when their strength recovered, they would directly launch firepower against the three Liu brothers.
Crazy output, killing these three brothers with lightning speed.
Once they capture the land of Jingchu, there will be more directions in which they can attack Yizhou, so that they can better utilize their superiority in command and strength. If they attack Yizhou from multiple directions, as long as Liu Che does not block one of them,
Liu Che needs to be cool!
After all, if he just marched into Bashu from Yongliang, then Li Xiang would not be able to use his strength and commanding superiority at all. Instead, Liu Che could concentrate his forces to defend in one or two directions and make the best use of his own advantages.
With the terrain of Yizhou, if they insist on attacking by force, and with Liu Che's current talent lineup, as long as the opponent insists on guarding and defending, as long as the opponent is not aggressive and beats all the bones and blood of the Jin army, they may not be able to defeat it.
Of course, after capturing the land of Jingchu, in addition to the option of attacking Yizhou first, you can also develop a naval force first, and then go down the river to attack Zhu Yuanzhang in Yangzhou, establishing the situation in the south in one fell swoop.
And if Li Xiang owned the land of Kansai and the entire southern land at the same time, he would not have any fear even if he were to go head-to-head with all the other princes in the world.
Marching into the land of Jingchu, they may face the military fronts of the surrounding princes, but as long as they can survive and conquer Yangzhou or Yizhou, the situation for the Jin army will be bright in the future.
"My lord, if we take the lead in attacking the land of Jingchu, we still have an advantage. The land of Nanyang is the top of the Han Dynasty in terms of population and food money. The value of this county alone is not lower than that of other states."
Guan Zhong interrupted at this time.
Guan Zhong also sharply pointed out another benefit of taking the time of Jingchu as the next target. When the princes compete for hegemony, in addition to competing for the strength of the army, the more important thing is to compete for the amount of population and silver grain. Undoubtedly, in this regard,