Cao Cao pondered for a long time and looked at Guo Jia. Guo Jiadao: "Lord, Duke Yuan has the meaning of the northern map, and Liu Qingzhou also has the intention of annexing Duke Yuan. The war between the two families cannot be stopped for a while. If the lord and Yuan Gong are together, Liu Qingzhou can also be with Youzhou, so it will become a trend of perseverance. Victory or defeat will be determined by heaven. In my opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to go south again, attack Liu Biao, and capture Jingzhou. If Jingzhou can be occupied, then you can attack Yangzhou in the east, Yizhou in the west, and Jiaozhou in the south. But it is up to the Lord to decide. ”

Cao Cao listened, and his eyes flashed. What Guo Jia said was exactly what he wanted. Ally with Yuan Shao and attack Liu Bei together. Although it looks wonderful, this kind of war involving several states, both sides must do their best. Just like Guo Jia said, the four states of Hebei, He, Yan, and Henan united to attack You, Qing, and Xu. If there is no quick victory, the war will enter a phase of stalemate. I have the confidence to win, but in the years to come, no one knows. Where the war will go and what the outcome will be is unknown. Perhaps a small factor will change the overall situation, and it is really up to the sky to win or lose. And with the big war, will Liu Biao, who has an enmity with him, sit idly by? How will Jiangdong's Sun Jian move? Is it necessary for me to bet on everything to bet on Yuan Shao? defeated Liu Bei, Yuan Shao was also on his own list, whether it was attacking Liu or Yuan, it was all harmful to others and not beneficial to himself, so he let the two of them fight to the death.

In the Northern War, whether it is Yuan Shao or Liu Bei, it will definitely be difficult to take care of himself anymore. When the time comes, he will raise troops to the south and attack Liu Biao, who else in the world will dare to come to his aid? When the war in the north was tight, Guan Yu of Jiujiang might have to be transferred back, where would he dare to provoke himself. Sun Jian? Sun Jian and Liu Biao have become mortal enemies, if he raises troops, he will only snatch and carve up Jingzhou with himself, and he will definitely not rescue Liu Biao!

On the one hand, it was an alliance with Yuan Shao, and the two families worked together with Liu Bei to fight to the death and exhausted, and then let Sun Jian, who was in Jiangdong, pick up the opportunity for development; On the one hand, he left Yuan Shao and Liu Bei alone, went south to annex Jingzhou, and took the opportunity to strengthen himself. After the dust of the Great War in the North settles, no matter who wins or loses, it will definitely be a miserable victory. At that time, he led the elite soldiers of the three states and decided the north in one fell swoop. The business of the king is complete.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao immediately made up his mind, so he said: "The generals listen to the order and return to the camp to reorganize the army on the same day." The long history and master of the Fuzhong and I raised military rations and materials, and when the spring of the next year came, I sent troops south to attack Jingzhou! ”

The messenger also arrived in Jiangdong, and Yuan Shao was really angry, and planned to contact his little friends to destroy Liu Bei, who had repeatedly done bad things to him. The letter advised Sun Jian to send troops across the river and attack Jiujiang and Xuzhou. Yuan Shao swore to Sun Jian: "If Wentai sends troops to help me, after defeating Liu Bei, I am willing to rule the world with Wentai." ”

Sun Jian saw it, sneered, threw the letter to the eldest Sun Ce, and said, "Yuan Benchu was forced by Liu Bei, but he coaxed me with lies, isn't it ridiculous?" "If Yuan Shao can defeat Liu Bei and annex You, Qing, and Xu Prefectures, I am afraid that the world will change the dynasty immediately. But who will be willing to share the fruits of victory with others when they have won the world? I'm afraid that once Liu Bei is defeated, after Yuan Shao takes a breath, he will turn his gun and deal with the rest of the princes?

When Sun Ce saw it, he smiled and said, "Father, it seems that the situation of Yuan Gong is very urgent. "Also, if a high-minded and arrogant person like Yuan Shao hadn't reached an urgent moment, how could he say the words of ruling the world with others, even if it was a lie.

Sun Jian said: "Don't care about him!" Taking advantage of the Great War in the north, we quickly pacified Dingzhouzhong, and then reorganized the troops and horses to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou. "Sun Jian was at Liu Biao's place, he suffered enough losses, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and his nephew Xu Kun also died in the army, but he didn't get a bargain. My sister washes her face with tears all day long, and she ages rapidly. I didn't dare to come to the door. Therefore, Sun Jiancai has always been obsessed with Jingzhou. As long as there is an opportunity, he wants to attack.

When Sun Ce heard this, he said: "The two generals of Jiujiang Guan Yu and Gan Ning are very hateful, not only recruiting Jiangdong talents, but also sending several meticulous attacks to harass the counties. Why don't you take advantage of the war in the north and take Jiujiang first? ”

Sun Jian pondered for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "If I attack Jiujiang, the soldiers of Xuzhou will definitely come to help." At that time, the continuous fighting will definitely affect the north. I don't want Liu Bei to win, and I don't want Liu Bei to lose. The best ending is that both of them lose. The whole body is moved, and the civil strife is not settled, and our army must not move lightly at this time. ”

Sun Ce said: "It seems that in this situation, Yuan Gong has fallen behind, if I don't help, Yuan Gong is afraid that he will not be Liu Qingzhou's enemy." "Yuan Shao was beaten by Liu Bei and moved around to rescue soldiers, and messengers were sent to Jiangdong. At this time, if you don't pull Liu Bei's hind legs, when will you stay?

Sun Jian has been fighting for many years, and he may not be as good as his own son when he goes into battle to kill the enemy, but when it comes to the situation in the world, his vision is still stronger than Sun Ce's. He smiled lightly when he heard this, and said: "This battle is Yuan Benchu's defeat, and Liu Xuande can't help Yuan Shao." Jizhou is rich in the world, with elite soldiers and horses, abundant grain and grass, if Liu Xuande wants to annex Yuan's original foundation, it will be difficult. "Indeed, even if Cao Cao won more with less in history, he defeated Yuan Shao's main force in the Battle of Guandu. It was not until two years after the Battle of Guandu that Yuan Shao died of depression and the three sons fought for power, and Cao Cao had the opportunity to break through. Seven years after the war, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were killed, and the Yuan forces were completely eliminated and the north was unified.

Of course, at this time, Yuan Shao did not unify the four northern states, only Hebei and the two states in hand. But if you want to say that Liu Bei can decide Jizhou in one battle, let alone Sun Jian, who in this world can believe it?

Since they can't decide or win in a short period of time, it is the best choice to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, while burying their heads in practicing internal skills.

Sun Jian made a decision and replied to Yuan Shao. Of course, he was a prince canonized by the imperial court controlled by Yuan Shao, and nominally had to obey Yuan Shao's dispatch, in order to avoid Yuan Shao's victory in the future, to catch him, Sun Jian found a good reason: Jiangdong Shanyue and Haiduan Liu's civil strife was not settled, Jiujiang Guan Yu was eyeing each other, the two families had been sabotaging each other's territory, and small-scale raids and wars had occurred from time to time. The defense of the river was already very difficult, and it was really impossible to send troops to help. Please also forgive your sins.

In the war between Yuan and Liu in the north, the two princes in the world who had the strength to change the direction of the war invariably chose to sit back and watch and quietly be a melon-eating masses. At the same time, they also coincidentally chose their own strategic goals.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou, after Sun Jian and Cao Cao's troops retreated, quickly raised troops and surrounded Changsha, Zhang Xian had died of fear and illness, although the thieves in Changsha were still based on Zhang Xian's son, and they were determined to resist to the end. But the momentum is not as good as it used to be. Liu Biao has already seen the dawn of victory. As a result, in Xiangyang, whether it is the pastoral government or the people, it is a group of singing and dancing. But he didn't know that there were already two princes, who had already opened their bloody mouths against the fat Jingzhou, revealing their fangs.