Although Yang Rui had no intention of using the emperor to command the princes, he had such advantages and conditions in his hands. After Xu You's suggestion, he might as well take it out and use it.

After the meeting of the attack on Liu Biao in Jingzhou was over, Yang Rui immediately drafted several copies of the manuscripts of Chen Lin, which was actually to ask the young emperor Liu Xie to issue the first draft of the imperial edict, just like the manuscript of the imperial edict when the imperial wedding was given. However, Yang Rui only asked Chen Lin to state it in the form of suggestions and did not do such a transcendent move.

At the same time, Yang Rui also provided enough reason to the young emperor Liu Xie, that is, that is, Liu Biao of Jingzhou took the lead in robbing the land of Yuzhou for no reason, which was a great challenge to the majesty of the Han Dynasty.

As the saying goes, there is no reason to be a crime to be added. At this time, the young emperor Liu Xie was within Yang Rui's sphere of influence and was living with others. Basically, no matter what Yang Rui said, he could only do it.

Although Yang Rui himself did not have the desire to manipulate the emperor, he had not left much time for him to integrate the regional forces of the Three Kingdoms civilization, so several imperial edicts were issued and passed on to Liu Zhang, Liu Dan and Zhang Lu respectively.

However, Yang Rui did not have much hope for this move. As the situation in the Three Kingdoms civilization region has developed so far, most of the princes have long recognized the situation and are in a state of being in a state of disobedience. Yang Rui asked the young emperor to issue an imperial edict, which is largely just to leave a reason for future investigation.

As for Sun Jian in Jiangdong, Yang Rui directly sent an envoy to seek his joint troops to deal with Liu Biao in Jingzhou. This is the real possible ally. You should know that Sun Jian had a deep hatred with Liu Biao. At this time, Yang Rui was preparing to send troops to attack. Even if he didn't say hello, the other party might take the initiative to send troops to provide assistance.

"The flight unit obeys the order and throws aviation bombs continuously at the level ahead. Yu Zhong buried his pot and cooks rice. Let's rest for two hours."

Several game days later, the imperial edict sent by the young emperor Liu Xie to several princes had been issued, and Yang Rui's troops had also launched a freestyle attack on the forces of Liu Biao in Jingzhou from several directions.

After several discussions on how to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Yang Rui and a group of civil and military generals finally decided on a multi-party attack plan. Whether it was Yang Rui's troops or other soldiers assisted by the princes, the situation was all independently selected attack routes and methods, and the trend of a large-scale encirclement of Jingzhou, which was originally in the central position of several sides.

For example, the troops of Yang Rui's headquarters can advance from all directions of Silizhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou. The first target can also be placed in Nanyang County, Yuzhou, Jiangxia County and other directions.

However, Yang Rui's troops also have several main lines in the attack, and the first goal is to seize all the land of Yuzhou first.

Previously, when Yang Rui went north to Jizhou to fight Yuan, Liu Biao launched three troops and seized almost two-thirds of the area of ​​Yuzhou. Only two places in Xuzhou were left, and the two places in Xuzhou were still controlled by Yuan Shu's subordinates, and they were already in danger.

The generals who controlled the last two Yuzhou enclaves were mainly Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bo and others who were released back in order to support Yuan Shu. There were only tens of thousands of soldiers left, and they had asked Yang Rui for help many times.

Yang Rui's purpose was to clearly capture the land of Yuzhou. Going to support a few people was a good excuse and it was also the best opportunity to clear the mixed situation of various forces in Yuzhou.

The second goal that Yang Rui wanted to achieve in the attack on Jingzhou Liu Biao was to seize most of the area in Jiangbei of Jingzhou.

The land of Jingzhou is not only a prosperous place, but also a place where talents gather. In addition, Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for a long time, so it is a big cake. The most important thing is that Yang Rui wants to eliminate Liu Biao's influence in the civilized area of ​​the Three Kingdoms.

Jingzhou is among several prefectures and counties in the northern part of the Yangtze River, and Nanyang County is the first to be the brunt of it. It was the county that Yang Rui's generals Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu had occupied at this time, so it was not difficult to obtain it.

Even Liu Biao did not invest much energy here. In terms of historical facts and legends, Nanyang County seemed to be used only by Liu Biao as a barrier.

It is not difficult for Yang Rui to seize Jiangxia County. When Yang Rui went to Xuzhou, he was already bordering Jiangxia County. Moreover, Yang Rui's troops once passed through Jiangxia County, especially the navy troops were even closer to Xiangyang City, Nanjun.

The most difficult thing to conquer is the Nanjun of Jingzhou. This is where Liu Biao has managed for a long time and is also a place where prominent families in Jingzhou gather. Among them, Xiangyang City is one of the best cities in the entire Three Kingdoms civilized area, and even this is true for several dynasties.

Therefore, Nanjun was destined to be the final decisive place between Yang Rui and Liu Biao, and this was also determined by the direction and route of Yang Rui's dispatch of troops. Yang Rui's attack on Jingzhou was a large-scale encirclement and siege, covering Nanyang County, Yuzhou and Jiangxia County, and the final direction was Nanjun.

The form of troops sent by all parties seems to be advancing in an orderly manner. In fact, Yang Rui's main troops are still pointing to key nodes in Jingzhou, including levels and cities.

It is worth mentioning that due to the clarity of the situation in Jizhou and Silizhou, Yang Rui could already mobilize most of the navy troops to the Yangtze River Basin. Only the Navy Fang Lan troops were left in the north and entered the Yellow River for inspection. Taishi Ci and Ganning Navy troops all participated in the campaign to attack Jingzhou.

"Swoosh!swoosh!swoosh!"

"Huh! Huh! Huh!"

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The raindrop-like aviation bomb fell, and the one who was using the flight units to attack the level was the general Dian Wei's troops. Since the troops set out from Sili Prefecture and arrows were directed to Nanyang County, Yang Rui equipped him with a flying pet unit of more than one-third to get him to take over the Nanyang County city of Chongjun as soon as possible.

Originally, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu were the most suitable to advance from Nanyang County, but the two had an old age with Liu Biao. It was not that Yang Rui did not believe the two, but that he tried his best to avoid embarrassment for him and mobilized him to the East Road and marched to the Yuzhou direction from the northern part of Xuzhou, mainly responsible for seizing the territory of Yuzhou.

The generals assigned by Yang Rui to Nanyang County were still Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Dian Wei and others who were already familiar with each other, and they were also troops who had experienced several wars.

During this expedition, while Yang Rui invested a large number of naval forces, he also reduced the investment of cavalry. It was just because the Jingzhou rivers and wetlands were numerous, which were not suitable for cavalry to fight. For example, Zhao Yun and his cavalry officials were left in Jizhou to deal with possible remaining wars in the north at any time.

However, Zhang Liao and Yu Jin were still brought by Yang Rui. Just because of historical facts and legends, Zhang Liao and Yu Jin participated in the Battle of Jingzhou and achieved remarkable achievements.
Chapter completed!