It seems that not many major events happened in the eleventh year of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's demise was also expected by many people. After all, only Qingzhou was left in the entire Central Plains. In fact, Cao Cao was able to sustain it for nearly two years before he was defeated.

The breakthrough is already very surprising. After all, Qingzhou is said to be mountainous, but there are not many natural dangers to defend, let alone passes like Hulao, Yique, and Hangu.

Xia Houyuan's battle over the mountains and surprise attack on Zhang He broke the myth of Chen Mo's invincibility. Although it was not Chen Mo's command, it still inspired many people. Chen Mo did not really have all the plans. He would still be able to win every battle.

If you make a mistake, you will be defeated, but Cao Cao's death still makes many people regret it.

But no matter what, with the unification of the Central Plains, Chen Mo became the true overlord of the north, holding the land of Kyushu and lording it over the world. Now, the only princes in the world who can still compete with Chen Mo are Jingzhou Liu Bei, Jiangdong Sun Ce and the King of Shu.

There were three people, Liu Zhang and others, but the three of them were just trying to survive by taking advantage of the favorable geographical conditions. Chen Mo had already begun to dominate the world.

In the first month of the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty, Chen Mo, who had been away from home for several years, finally stabilized Qingzhou and appointed Xu Shu as the governor of Qingzhou.

It took three years for the war in the Central Plains to cease.

Jiangdong, Moling.

"What a pity." Sun Quan sent away Cao Xiu and others who came to ask for orders to go north. Cao Cao was very good at winning people's hearts. This death made these Cao generals who were taken to Jiangdong in advance filled with indignation, but Sun Quan knew that at this time, they had already

The best opportunity for the Northern Expedition was missed. If we could integrate Jiangdong half a year earlier and cooperate with Cao Cao to catch Chen Mo off guard, there would be no problem.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world. Sun Quan's philosophy of governing Jiangdong is different from that of his brother Sun Ce. When Sun Ce was alive, he mostly suppressed the Jiangdong gentry. He had the ability and qualifications, but the price was that the Jiangdong gentry and Sun Ce were not of the same mind and assassinated Sun Ce.

The fact that the assassins successfully ambush so easily has something to do with this. There are even aristocratic families involved, at least helping to hide their whereabouts and provide intelligence.

Sun Quan did not have the prestige of Sun Ce. If he wanted to secure Jiangdong, he could not suppress these nobles in Sun Ce's way. He chose to use a gentle approach, preparing to completely pull the Jiangdong nobles onto his warship and let them be used by him.

It is unclear whether it was right or wrong. Sun Ce did this because he did not want his Northern Expedition to be hampered too much, while Sun Quan chose to win over and appease him in order to ensure the stability of Jiangdong. In fact, Jiangdong was completely stabilized, and there were many incidents.

Talents who are willing to serve Sun Quan and contribute to him.

For Cao Cao's death, Sun Quan could only express regret, but now Sun Quan is not ready for the Northern Expedition, and Zhou Yu and Lu Su do not recommend the immediate Northern Expedition. Cao Cao's death means that Cao Cao's imprint in the Central Plains has completely disappeared, even those who were loyal to Cao Cao

The generals are still resisting, but to be honest, these people can't make any waves. For Sun Quan, although he lost the opportunity of the Northern Expedition, it is not all bad. Cao's trusted generals can only follow Sun Quan now. These

There is no doubt about human ability.

For example, Cao Xiu, such as Cao Ang, who is both civil and military, although it is not possible to be placed in the army now, in the future it will be Sun Quan who checks the power of veteran generals like Zhou Yu.

"My lord, Cao Cao is dead now. Although Chen Mo won the Central Plains after this battle, it was very costly and it may take several years to recover. I think that at this time, we can plan for Xichuan first." Lu Su said.

Sun Quan poured a glass of wine and smiled.

"What Zijing said is indeed true, but Liu Bei was separated during this period. Zijing really thought that Liu Bei would let us plot to seize Xichuan?" Sun Quan nodded, and then said with some distress.

Although Liu Bei only occupies the land of three counties now, one Nanjun is worth several counties of Sun Quan. The land east of Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated. From east to west, on both sides of the Yangtze River, if it is said to have the largest population, it is probably

After years of fighting in Jiangxia, the population of Nanjun was withered. Changsha, Guiyang and even the entire Jingnan were regarded as semi-barbaric lands. Liu Bei sent all the people from Nanyang to Wuling and Lingling, which caused the population of the two counties to increase. Chen Mo fought

In the past two years, Cao Cao has been developing the two counties and encouraging births. If you count the population now, Liu Bei is not much less than Sun Quan.

If Sun Quan is allowed to take Xichuan, Liu Bei will be caught between Chen Mo and Sun Quan, becoming Sun Quan's vanguard against Chen Mo. There will be no room for development. Will Liu Bei be willing?

If Liu Bei refuses, Sun Quan will send troops to Xichuan. Liu Bei will cut off his retreat in the Yong'an area, and Sun Quan will have no other option but to withdraw his troops.

Lu Su nodded, this is indeed an embarrassing place. If you want to capture Xichuan, Liu Bei is a hurdle that cannot be overcome, and Liu Bei is not a fool. He will let Jiangdong go to capture Xichuan.

"My lord." Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and suddenly said: "In order to form an alliance with Liu Bei, the former lord took the initiative to cede the two counties of Wuling and Lingling to Liu Bei. However, he did not specify whether it was a gift or a loan at that time. It is better to send an envoy beforehand.

Go and ask for the second county."

Sun Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this. If Wuling and Lingling counties were in hand, there would be no need to worry about Liu Bei cutting off their retreat. But then, Sun Quan had no choice but to smile and said: "How easy is it? Is Liu Bei willing to let go?"

At the beginning, Sun Ce ceded the two counties to Liu Bei, but he did not say whether it was a gift or a loan. He did have the intention of asking for it back in the future. But now that Sun Ce is no longer around, this has become a confusing account. No matter who says it, it makes sense, but if

He really took over two counties, not to mention that Liu Bei took hundreds of thousands of people to supplement the two counties. He worked hard to manage the two counties in the past two years. Just talking about the territory, Liu Bei was suddenly left with only one county. How could Liu Bei be willing?

"Of course not, but my lord can take this opportunity to use the road to Xichuan." Lu Su said with a smile.

"Let's discuss this matter later." After hesitating for a moment, Sun Quan finally shook his head. This involves many issues, not only the issue of whether Liu Bei will borrow the passage, but even if he is willing, who will fight in Xichuan?

You know, even if Xichuan is captured, for Jiangdong, with Liu Bei in the middle, Xichuan is an enclave. After the Zhengxi coach entered Sichuan, he used Jiangdong's power to capture Xichuan, but suddenly he had other ideas. What should I do?

Speaking of Zhou Yu, even if his brother Sun Yi were to fight, Sun Quan would not be at ease because he was worried that the enemy would be able to stand on his own after defeating him.

Sun Quan felt that the battle against Xichuan, at least for now, was a bit thankless, unless he could conquer Jingzhou, but not to mention that Liu Bei had already become a climate, even if he hadn't, he couldn't stop him from defecting to Chen Mo, and joining forces with Chen Mo to deal with Jiangdong, then it would be

what to do?

There are too many uncertainties in this matter.

When Lu Su heard this, he had no choice but to nod his head, stood up and left.

"Zijing!" Lu Su had just left Wuhou Mansion and was about to get in the car when he was stopped by someone. He looked back and saw Zhou Yu walking towards this direction.

"Gong Jin? When did you come back?" Lu Su was a little surprised. After Zhou Yu returned from Qingzhou, he had been training new troops in Danyang.

"I just came back and was about to find my lord." Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Have you ever told my lord about the Western Expedition?"

"I said it." Lu Su nodded helplessly and said, "My lord is quite concerned about this matter. If Gong Jin comes here for this matter, please don't mention it again for the time being."

If you mention it too much, it will make Sun Quan suspicious of Zhou Yu. Lu Su has finally figured it out during this period. Sun Quan and Sun Ce are different. Sun Ce can trust Zhou Yu and Lu Su without reservation, but Sun Quan can't, and maybe he can't.

It has something to do with the way Sun Quan came to the throne. He was very jealous. He was more like a king, but also more unfeeling.

Zhou Yu frowned slightly when he heard this. He had been planning the expedition to the west for a long time. This was the only way out for Jiangdong. Now there is no chance of victory in the northern expedition. The veteran Han Qiong alone will make it difficult for Jiangdong's son to leave Hefei. In the next few years,

Chen Mo will only get stronger and stronger. It is difficult to win the Northern Expedition. It will only cause more killings. The only thing left to gain now is Xichuan. If the manpower and material resources of Xichuan can be obtained, Jiangdong will at least have the ability to compete with Chen Mo.

capital.

"Don't talk about this anymore. My lord is hosting a banquet for the Cao family tonight. Gong Jin might as well come with me. There are indeed many outstanding people in the Cao family. If they can be used by my lord, it will be a great benefit to me in Jiangdong.

" Lu Su persuaded Zhou Yu when he saw that Zhou Yu's face was not good-looking.

Zhou Yu sighed, nodded and said, "That's fine."

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A few days later, Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

When it comes to the fall of Cao Cao, the one who has the biggest shock in his heart may be Liu Bei. You know, it was Cao Cao who drove Liu Bei out of the Central Plains. Logically speaking, it was a mortal enemy, but when he heard the news of Cao Cao's defeat, Liu Bei was silent.

Already.

The pressure brought by Cao Jun to Liu Bei was not small at the beginning. He had seen how elite and fierce Cao Jun was, but Cao Jun was ultimately defeated by Chen Mo. How strong was Chen Mo?

Thinking about it again, Chen Mo now dominates the Nine Provinces, and most of the world has fallen into Chen Mo's control. Thinking of this, Liu Bei felt sad.

He has a similar background to Chen Mo, and is even higher than Chen Mo. But after so many years, there was only one Chen Mo from Hedong, who already had all the power in the world. However, he has been running around for half his life, but he can only stand in half of Jingzhou. Now Liu Bei is over fifty years old.

, every time he thought about the gap between him and Chen Mo, he couldn't help but feel depressed. He sighed all day long, making both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei a little confused.

"Brother, why are you afraid of him? We are different now from two years ago. Jingzhou has enough soldiers and food, so why should we be afraid of him?" Zhang Fei followed Zhuge Liang and Chen Gong to do business that day. When he saw Liu Bei alone there, he sighed and couldn't bear it.

Can't stop saying.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei, smiled, looked at Zhuge Liang and Chen Gong and said, "You two military advisors are here, do you have something important to do?"

"Lord, Lu Su is here." Chen Gong said with a smile.

"Zijing? Why are you here now?" Liu Bei was a little surprised.

"At that time, I came from Wuling and Lingling counties."
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