The news that Cao Ren withdrew from Shangyong and that Liangzhou soldiers and horses occupied Shangyong overnight spread quickly, and all the princes in the world fell into silence.
Cao Ren took the initiative to withdraw from Shangyong before the fight. Considering Cao Cao's current situation, everyone in the world had to wonder whether Cao Cao could no longer hold on at this time.
After more than ten days of stalemate with Yuan Shao, did Cao Cao really come to the end of the pressure? Princes all over the world speculated.
In Zitong County, Liu Qi looked at the bamboo slips in his hand in astonishment. He was a little disbelieving for a moment. After confirming it again and again, he exhaled. Zhuge Liang and others on the side also had a look of surprise and confusion on their faces.
"Kong Ming, what do you think about this matter?" Liu Qi put down the bamboo slips in his hands and looked at Zhuge Liang. Cao Ren actually gave up on Shangyong, which surprised Liu Qi. Although the relationship between Jingzhou and Cao Cao at this time was not incompatible, but
It can be considered a tit-for-tat confrontation.
No matter what aspect you consider, Cao Cao cannot allow Jingzhou to rise. How Liangzhou’s soldiers and horses reached Shangyong is no secret. Ma Chao’s attack on Shangyong is to a certain extent Jingzhou’s attack on Shangyong. This is Cao Cao’s point.
It is impossible not to see that Cao Cao had no reason to voluntarily abandon Shangyong and let Jingzhou rise.
"Lord, Cao Cao's move should be a decisive battle with Yuan Shao." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said, only when the decisive battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is at the most critical juncture, Cao Cao will not allow any accidents to happen. Even so.
Said, but Zhuge Liang's brows were always furrowed. Even if Cao Cao had no confidence in Cao Ren's defense of Shangyong, there was no need to withdraw from Shangyong so quickly. At worst, he would have to wait until he could no longer withstand the situation before retreating. Why?
Such a hasty retreat.
"Decisive battle?" Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He remembered that when Xu Shu left Jingzhou, he told him that after taking Hanzhong, he would try to get Cao Cao to fight Yuan Shao. The key to the Battle of Guandu in history was that Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao.
The grain and grass stored in Wuchao, but with his arrival, history has changed too much. I don’t know whether the grain and grass of Yuan Shao’s army are really stored in Wuchao, and whether Yuan Shao really wants to be like this in history.
How much precaution?
"Lord, now that Shangyong has fallen into the hands of Ma Chao, are you going to send someone to take it over?" Li Hui was also in a daze. He didn't react until this moment and asked in a daze.
"Accept?" Liu Qi frowned. Now that Shangyong has fallen into the hands of Liangzhou soldiers, he wonders whether Ma Chao will hand over Shangyong to Jingzhou as agreed.
After thinking for a while, Liu Qi turned to Li Hui and said, "General Li will go to Shangyong to ask about this matter. When will Ma Chao transport the grain and grass back to Liangzhou?"
"Uh... Nuo." Li Hui was stunned for a moment, then woke up and hurriedly bowed in response.
Jingzhou doesn't believe in Liangzhou, and Liangzhou doesn't believe in Jingzhou either. Liu Qi's doing this is tantamount to handing over the choice to Ma Chao. Shangyong and Liangzhou are only separated by the Hanzhong counties, and Ma Chao has no choice even if he takes Shangyong.
What's the use? On the contrary, Jingzhou is in urgent need of Shangyong and other places. Ma Chao will understand this truth. Instead of occupying a useless Shangyong, it is better to use Shangyong from Jingzhou in exchange for something beneficial to Liangzhou.
After Li Hui left, Zhuge Liang stepped forward again and said: "My lord, now Yizhou Liu Zhang has made up his mind to open war with your lord. Both the troops of General Huang and General Gan encountered stubborn resistance from Yizhou soldiers and horses.
Compared with the smooth sailing before, it can be said that it is difficult for the army to move forward in Yizhou now."
Liu Qi nodded, Liu Zhang's order had spread throughout Yizhou, and Liu Zhang was determined to drive Jingzhou soldiers and horses out of Yizhou at all costs.
Yizhou was originally a dangerous terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. After receiving Liu Zhang's order to defend, soldiers and horses from all over the place firmly defended the dangerous places. Although Gan Ning and Huang Zhong had the map of Yizhou in their hands,
But it is difficult to capture fortresses one after another in a short period of time.
Although the map given by Zhang Song clearly explained the situation of various fortresses in Yizhou, Yizhou is not just a few dangerous places. Almost every county has several places that can be defended.
, if the Jingzhou army wants to continue advancing, it must conquer all these fortresses.
No one can help Jingzhou at this point. Unless Jingzhou thinks of other ways to disintegrate Liu Zhang's power in Yizhou, otherwise if he wants to capture Yizhou, he must first defeat the defenders in various places. It must be the same as Liu Bei's conquest of Yizhou in history. Liu Qi must have
It was much more difficult, as Liu Qi's prestige at this time was far from being overshadowed by the world.
"Lord, this is the situation of Yizhou aristocratic families collected by the Jinyi Guards." As he spoke, Zhuge Liang took out a bamboo slip from his arms and handed it to Liu Qi.
If you want to capture Yizhou, the easiest way is to disintegrate Liu Zhang's power from within. This method is the simplest and most direct way. Liu Zhang and his son have been operating in Yizhou for more than ten years, but since Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, the internal situation in Yizhou
The contradictions have become more and more obvious. It is not uncommon for major families to fight with each other. These are the targets that Jingzhou wants to take advantage of.
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"Please, General Wu." Outside the tent, two soldiers in brocade uniforms raised their hands to Wu Yi.
"This..." Wu Yi looked at the two people in confusion. Ever since Jiange was controlled by Jingzhou, he had been under house arrest in Jingzhou. He had not had contact with anyone for more than ten days. This time he was suddenly brought here, but he was
Somewhat surprised.
"The Lord is waiting in the tent, General Wu please." Seeing Wu Yi's confusion, one of the soldiers in brocade clothes reminded him.
"Liu Qi?" Wu Yi frowned, his eyes full of confusion. Why did Liu Qi see him?
Opening the curtain, Wu Yi stepped into the big tent. Although he was confused, he would not be restrained by this. If Liu Qi wanted to kill him, he would have done it a long time ago, so why wait until today.
As soon as Wu Yi entered the main tent, he saw a young man in his twenties, looking at him with a smile, as if he was specifically waiting for him.
Is this person Liu Qi? He could clearly see the situation in the big tent without leaving a trace. At this time, there was no one else in the big tent except the young man in front of him and himself. There was no doubt that the person in front of him was Liu Qi, the shepherd of Jingzhou, but this
Why is Liu Qi like this?
"I have met Mr. Zhou Mu." Wu Yi bowed and saluted.
"General Wu, please rise." Liu Qi raised his hand slightly and said with a smile.
"Does General Wu know the current situation in Yizhou?" Liu Qi turned around and sat down, motioning for Wu Yi to sit down with him, and then asked.
"I don't know the end of the general." Wu Yi shook his head and said.
Liu Qi nodded, pushed several bamboo slips on the table in front of Wu Yi, and visually signaled Wu Yi to check them.
"Huh?" Wu Yi was a little surprised. He picked up the bamboo slips on the table and opened them to check. He frowned after just one glance, and his face couldn't help but become gloomy.
Liu Zhang actually blamed the Wu clan for himself. Although he had long known that Liu Zhang would probably be angry with the Wu clan for this, why couldn't he suppress the anger in his heart when he saw this order.
The Wu family has fully supported Liu Yan since Liu Yan came to Yizhou. After Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, the Wu family helped Liu Zhang stabilize the major families in Yizhou, allowing Liu Zhang to secure his position as Yizhou shepherd.
, and now Liu Zhang actually angered the Wu family because of the Jiange incident, without caring about the past friendship at all.
Although the Wu family is a large family in Yizhou, they have been very close to Liu Zhang and his son in recent years, so they are not accepted by the Yizhou aristocratic families. They are often the spokespersons of Liu Zhang and his son among the aristocratic families, helping Liu Zhang appease the major aristocratic families and coordinate various
Regarding the relationship between the big families, it can be said that the Wu family contributed a lot to the success of Liu Zhang and his son.
Moreover, the bamboo slip said that he had died in the line of duty. This did not make Liu Zhang feel pity and appease the Wu family. Instead, it directly turned against the Wu family and forced the Wu family into a dead end.
Without Liu Zhang's support and being ostracized by Yizhou's aristocratic families, one can imagine the situation of the Wu family at this time.
Clenching his fists, Wu Yi read through the bamboo slips on the table one by one. Each bamboo slip recorded the suppression of the Wu family by the Yizhou family, but the anger in his eyes could no longer be suppressed.
With a bang, the bamboo slips on the table fell to the ground.
"Dengdengdeng..."
The sound alerted the Jinyi guardsmen outside the tent. Immediately, several Jinyi guardsmen suddenly rushed in, holding long swords and looking at Wu Yi calmly. After confirming that Liu Qi was fine, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"There's nothing going on here, just wait." Liu Qi waved his hand.
"No." Although they were confused, everyone still bowed and left.
After everyone left, Liu Qi looked at Wu Yi and said: "Now Yizhou is extremely repulsive to Jingzhou. If we want to capture Yizhou as soon as possible, we must start from within Yizhou. The current situation of the Wu family, I think General
Already know. Although it is because of the Jiange incident, with Liu Zhang's temper, even if there was no Jiange incident, he would do this to the Wu family when the Wu family made other mistakes. How to make a choice, the general must think carefully."
Hearing Liu Qi's words, the anger in Wu Yi's eyes subsided slightly, and he felt helpless. He knew that Liu Qi was telling the truth. The Wu family has been too dazzling in Yizhou over the years and has made Liu Zhang jealous. Even without what happened today
, Liu Zhang would also find other excuses to suppress the Wu family.
Although the Wu family will not take the initiative to betray Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang is the unjust one now, and it is not an exaggeration for the Wu family to make any choice in the future.
"The last general has seen my lord." Wu Yi took a deep breath and immediately knelt down on the ground. Jingzhou's attack on Yizhou was a foregone conclusion. At this time, all the princes in the world were busy with their own expansion and had no time to take care of Yizhou's affairs. It seemed that he had taken refuge with Liu Qi.
It is the only choice for the Wu family.
"General, please rise." Liu Qi smiled.
"I don't know, my lord, what do you want me to do in the end?" Wu Yi said with cupped hands.
"Although today's Yizhou seems to be monolithic, this is only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, the aristocratic families in Yizhou have long been restless. What I want you to do is to win over the aristocratic families in Yizhou who can be used by me, and provoke those
The relationship between the evil-minded family and Liu Zhang caused Yizhou to become disorganized and civil strife began." Liu Qi stood up and said.