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His strategists are all outside to join the army or serve as feudal officials, but this is not a big deal, because Liu Wei himself can also become a strategist.

"Uh-huh...... I'm now at 91, and I can still plan a strategy on my own. In a few days, Wang Jingluo will be recruited to Jinling, Wang Meng on the left and Liu Ji on the right, supplemented by Xun Yu, Lu Su, Liu Ye, Xu Shu, Gu Yong, Di Renjie and others, not to mention crushing other princes, at least not losing to anyone, right? ”

But for now, Liu Wei had to make a decisive decision immediately, because the people of the entire Taiji Hall were watching him, and Wei Yan's envoy was also waiting for the Holy Oracle!

Although there are many strategists, most of them are not around, so Liu Wei can only rely on himself now. An emperor who can achieve great feats cannot be said to not rely on think tanks and advisers, but the ability to strategize and win a decisive victory is also indispensable!

According to Liu Bowen's meaning, it is to unify the south first, and then gradually advance to the north. It is still Zhu Yuanzhang's unification line, and the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang is also the only dynasty in Chinese history that unified the whole country from south to north.

But Liu Wei believes that this strategy is not necessarily the best choice in the late Han Dynasty!

First, Jiangnan is sparsely populated, and after its own vigorous development, the total population of the five counties of Hejianye, Wujun, Huiji, Yuzhang, and Poyang is only 3 million. The two counties of Jian'an and Luling, which have just been zoned in the Lingnan region, are even more shabby, and the total population together is less than 100,000, which is simply a wild place!

Even if Sun Jianjian can be quickly wiped out and the four counties of Changsha, Guiyang, Wuling, and Lingling can be controlled, it will only increase the population by more than one million. The total population of the entire Jiangnan region is only more than 4 million!

In this troubled era, there is no strategic space for a small territory, and there is no source of troops for a small population. The area of the Jiangnan region is vast, but the population is extremely disproportionate, and the total population of more than a dozen counties is not as large as the population of Jizhou alone. Not to mention Yuzhou and Sizhou, which have a higher population density.

Second, although the Jiangnan region is vast, the land is very barren, except for the saline-alkali land, which is the wasteland that has not been reclaimed. In addition, there is a lot of water and mountains in the southern region, and wheat cannot be grown in many places. Rice cannot be cultivated, and although the land is large, it is not as rich as that of the Central Plains.

Sparsely populated and barren land, these two congenital conditions determine that the current Jiangnan cannot be compared with the Jiangnan more than a thousand years later. After a thousand years of development, the civilization of Jiangnan in the late Yuan Dynasty had gone hand in hand with the north. It even surpassed the north in some places, so Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy of unifying from the south to the north could be achieved.

And in the current world, if you want to unify the whole world from south to north, it is tantamount to a fool's dream!

However, what is beneficial to Liu Wei is that he has taken the four counties of Jiangbei, and has taken all the three counties of Runan, Lujiang, and Huainan and some areas of Nanyang in his hands, so that the population has increased by more than 3 million under his rule. This is crucial for Liu Bian's future unification!

"Well, that's true. Unification from the south to the north is not necessarily the best policy! Perhaps, Liu Ji adheres to this strategy. Is it from the deep-rooted subconscious of a previous life? ”

Liu Wei sat on the dragon chair, quietly glanced at Liu Bowen, who was debating with Lu Zhi and Huang Wan, and muttered secretly in his heart.

Since moving from the south to the north is not the best policy, how should we plan for the future?

The answer given by Liu Wei in his heart is from east to west!

Now the entire Jiangdong and Huainan and Lujiang in the north of the Yangtze River have been controlled by themselves, plus the temporary surrender of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, the southeast half of the country has been controlled by himself. If you can take Qingzhou again. Isn't the entire eastern region united into a single territory?

Thinking of this, Liu Bian's eyes brightened. It's like seeing the light in the dawn.

Although strong enemies are around, there are also contradictions between them. Liu Biao and Sun Jian are natural mortal enemies, maybe they haven't come to crusade against themselves yet, and it's not necessarily that these two guys are pinching each other again! It's not a wise move to be timid and miss an opportunity. Only by daring to take risks can it be possible to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Everyone!"

After making up his mind, Liu Wei spit out two words loudly, signaling the civil and military officials to be quiet, "After careful consideration, I decided to go north to rescue Wei Yan, compete with Yuan Shao for Qingzhou, break the Yellow Turban, and absorb the population!" As Lu Situ said, Liu Biao and Sun Jian are just scabies, Jingnan is barren, not enough to be happy, and not enough to be sad! However, if we can take Qingzhou, it will definitely give us wings like a tiger and greatly increase our strategic depth. What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty!"

After listening to the words of the Son of Heaven, Huang Wan, Lu Zhi, Kong Rong and other three princes expressed their approval.

Liu Bowen thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement: "What His Majesty said is also reasonable, maybe Ji is too cautious and subtle!" In the opinion of the ministers, Wancheng has 100,000 horses under the command of Yue Pengju, even if Liu Xie and Liu Biao attack from the north and south, they can be as stable as Mount Tai. It's just that Sun Jian is known as the Jiangdong Tiger, and his subordinates are brave and good at fighting, so they need to be careful. In the opinion of the minister, His Majesty Xià should repair a letter to win over Sun Jian, grant him an official position, and improve the relationship between the two sides. ”

"What Liu Qing said is very true, I will pass on Sun Jian in a while and canonize him as the pastor of Jingzhou!" Liu Wei agreed with Liu Bowen's opinion.

Liu Bowen admonished again: "Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, since returning to Shun, has not yet contributed. There are also 60,000 or 70,000 elite soldiers under his command, and the Langya country under his rule is adjacent to Beihai. ”

Liu Wei bowed his head: "What Taichang said is extremely true, and it can be used by Tao Qian's troops!" ”

After a whole morning of court discussions, Liu Wei finally made a strategic decision at this stage: stick to the west and expand the territory to the north. Fight for Qingzhou, break the Yellow Turban, capture the population, and enrich Jiangdong!

Chang Yuchun, who was stationed in Shouchun, led 20,000 horses from his headquarters as the first road, and immediately marched north after receiving the edict, passing through Pengcheng and Langya in Xuzhou to help Beihai in the starry night. Qin Qiong was ordered to be the main general, Ling Cao was the deputy general, and led 20,000 horses as the second road, set off on the same day, crossed the Yangtze River, marched from Xuzhou, and supported Chang Yuchun.

Yuan Shao did his best to enter Qingzhou this time, with a total of 110,000 men and horses on both sides, plus the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army and 40,000 Taishan Kou, with a total strength of more than 200,000, occupying a huge advantage in numbers. If you just send Chang Yuchun and Qin Qiong, it's far from enough!

Liu Wei issued an order again, ordering Xue Rengui to be the main general of the third road, and Ma Zhong to be the deputy general, leading 30,000 horses to rectify a little, prepare equipment, grain and grass, and cross the river to the north tomorrow. Following the footsteps of Chang Yuchun and Qin Qiong, they marched north to relieve the siege of Beihai and fight for Qingzhou.

He also repaired the book and Tao Qian, asking him to send troops from Xuzhou to support Wei Yan, so as not to fall into a heavy siege in Beihai. Then he passed on Yue Fei to inform him of the strategy formulated by the court, so that his corps could temporarily focus on defense, stick to the four counties of Jiangbei, and assist Gan Ning to hold Chaisang and defend the western gateway when necessary.

After the meeting dispersed, the horns outside Jinling City whimpered and waved flags.

Scouts from all walks of life came in and out, the dust trampled on by the horses' hooves was flying, and Jiangdong, which had been silent all winter, once again became a dark cloud and wanted to destroy the city!

Liu Wei also obeyed Liu Bowen's Jianyì, canonized Sun Jian as the pastor of Jingzhou, the former general, and the Marquis of Xingyang, and ordered the craftsmen to restrain the seal ribbon order overnight, and sent envoys to Changsha to improve relations.

At present, there are 20,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, 20,000 naval divisions, 10,000 forbidden troops stationed in the city, and 5,000 imperial forest troops defending Qianyang Palace, with a total strength of about 105,000 people.

Qin Qiong took the lead in leading 5,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry across the river. The next day, Xue Rengui led 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers to cross the Yangtze River from Moling. The two groups of people directly entered the territory of Xuzhou, which was controlled by Tao Qian, and went north from Guangling and Xiapi.

The total strength of the three-way reinforcements is only 70,000, plus the 30,000 horses of Weiyan in Beihai, the total strength is only about 100,000. Compared with Yuan Shao's more than 200,000 Malaysians, there is a gap of nearly half. If you want to comprehensively suppress Yuan Shao, Liu Wei must lead another team to drive the expedition in person, but before setting out on the expedition, he should arrange the things behind him properly, so that he can compete with Yuan Shao without worries

The envoy to Changsha carried the edict and the seal, and arrived in Changsha three days later.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the report of the spies, Yuan Shao marched into Qingzhou in a big way, breaking the Yellow Turban and Gongsun Zan all the way, and the soldiers pointed directly at Beihai. It is estimated that Liu Wei has the intention of going north to rescue. I am afraid that our army will take the opportunity to attack its rear nest, so it is necessary to attack the inbreeding from afar, how do you think we should deal with it? ”

Sun Jian, who was more than eight feet tall, had a tiger's back and a majestic face, glanced at the martial arts staff under the tent, and asked loudly.

Sun Ce took the lead: "Father, the enmity between my Sun family and Liu Wei is like a sea of blood, if you don't report it at this time, when will you wait?" It's better to rip off the book and declare war on Liu Wei! When he sent troops to Qingzhou, he attacked his rear and made him embarrassed! It's good to take the opportunity to regain your homeland! ”

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and other generals echoed Sun Ce: "What the young master said is very true, we should serve Liu Xie of Luoyang as the Son of Heaven, and announce that Liu Wei is arrogating the emperor, so that the famous teacher can go down the river, go straight to Jinling, and recover the lord's hometown Wu County!" ”

"Lord...... Yu doesn't think so! ”

An alternative voice sounded in the sound of declaring war, and Sun Jian followed the sound to see that it was eighteen-year-old Zhou Yu. With a smile below, he said, "What does Gong Jin mean?" Let me hear it! ”

Zhou Yu bowed his hand and said loudly: "In Yu's opinion, even though Liu Wei's army is heading north, the Chaisang Fortress is garrisoned by Ganning's land and water armies, and the Lujiang River in the north of the river has some of Di Renjie's men and horses to echo it. Moreover, in the past two years, Liu Wei has been invincible, and has successively annihilated Liu Xuan, Yan Baihu, Wang Lang, Yuan Shu and other princes, which shows that there are many fierce generals and strategists under his command, and the soldiers are all good at fighting! Even if the main army goes north to Qingzhou, there is no reason to ignore the end, and it is not easy to threaten Jinling! ”

"Instead of forming a mortal enmity with the Jiangdong court, it is better to accept the canonization of Jingzhou Mu, and take advantage of Jiangdong's use of troops to cross the river to attack Liu Biao and control the entire Jingzhou in his hands. When the time comes, the lord will dominate a state, and he can attack and retreat and defend, no matter how bad he is, he can become a hegemon, and he doesn't have to rely on others to breathe! What does the lord think? (To be continued) R655