In Shouchun City.
Yuan Shu held the appointment edict from the imperial court and looked slightly hesitant.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue and Guo Si drove away Lu Bu.
Controlled the city of Chang'an and the little emperor.
They adopted the same strategy as Dong Zhuo during his lifetime, focusing on wooing Yuan Shu.
So he simply gave Yuan Shu a blank appointment edict in the name of the imperial court.
Tell Yuan Shu clearly:
You can appoint anyone you want to be the governor of Danyang! As long as you don't cause trouble for us.
Yuan Shu originally wanted to appoint Wu Jing as the governor of Danyang.
But when he got the blank edict, he hesitated.
The reason is still because of Sun Ce.
He really didn't want to see Sun Ce become powerful, lest it go beyond his control.
When Sun Jian was ambushed by troops sent by Liu Biao, it was because he received a secret letter from Yuan Shu.
It comes down to it.
Yuan Shu can be regarded as half of Sun Ce's father-killing enemy.
Sun Ce doesn't know about this at the moment, but it will come to light in the future.
I don’t know if the blade of Sun Ce’s knife will curl inward.
He must not only use Sun Ce to clear obstacles for himself, but also restrict Sun Ce's own development.
This is in line with Yuan Shu's interests and needs.
Unfortunately, Yuan Shu didn't know that Sun Ce had traveled through time.
I already knew what Yuan Shu was.
The reason why Sun Ce has been holding back until now is actually to accumulate strength secretly.
And this is what Yuan Shu is most worried about.
Just when Yuan Shu was hesitant.
Chief adviser Yan Xiang walked in with the information:
"My lord, I'm here to report: Yangzhou Shepherd Liu Yao is busy preparing food and fodder for his troops and horses. It seems that he is going to launch an attack on Danyang."
Yuan Shu nodded slightly:
"This is normal. How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed? Liu Yao wants to take Danyang back into his own hands."
Yan Xiang blinked:
"Then what my lord means is..."
Yuan Shu finally stopped hesitating and wrote Wu Jing's name on the blank edict.
Then he handed the edict to Yan Xiang:
"Send the imperial edict to Sun Ce. If I have to choose between Sun Ce and Liu Yao, I will naturally choose Sun Ce."
"Lujiang and Danyang are the buffer zones between our army and Liu Yao. Let Sun Ce be a loyal guard dog."
Although Yuan Shu was arrogant and arrogant, he was able to achieve his current status.
Still somewhat capable.
Yuan Shu knew very well how to choose at the critical moment.
It is possible that Sun Ce's blade will turn inward in the future, and that is also a matter of the future.
Right now, containing Liu Yao is the top priority.
Yan Xiang expressed his approval of Yuan Shu's decision and praised with a smile:
"My lord is wise!"
The ink was still wet on the edict, and Yan Xiang arranged for it to be sent to Danyang quickly.
This edict was the driving force that prompted Sun Ce to fight against Liu Yao.
Or in Yuan Shu's eyes, it was the chain tied around the neck of the guard dog.
Wherever he pulls the chain and points, the guard dog will obediently pounce!
Use Sun Ce's troops to consume Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao.
Isn't this what Yuan Shu wants to see?
The edict wandered on the road for several days, and finally fell into Sun Ce's hands.
Send away the people sent by Yuan Shu to declare the imperial edict.
Sun Ce's face was instantly covered with a layer of frost:
"Hmph! Yuan Shu wants to drive away tigers and devour wolves... He is ugly, but his thoughts are quite beautiful!"
Wu Jing advised from the side:
"Now is not the time to fall out with Yuan Shu. Liu Yao is not only Yuan Shu's formidable enemy, but also our formidable enemy."
"Even without Yuan Shu, Liu Yao would not tolerate us. Sooner or later there will be a battle between us and him."
Sun Ce nodded with a frosty face:
"My uncle is right. Liu Yaokong is known as Yangzhou Mu, but in fact he controls at most one-third of Jiangdong."
"If we can swallow him in one gulp, we will have the ability to protect ourselves from now on."
Zhou Yu and Lu Su nodded repeatedly.
He believed that Sun Ce's policy of defending against enemies was very correct.
Jiangdong is the boundary of Yangzhou.
Yuan Shu controlled part of Jiangbei's territory.
Plus the two counties of Lujiang and Danyang in Sun Ce's hands.
Can be counted as one third.
Liu Yao controls the territory in the southeast of Yangzhou, which can be regarded as one-third.
The other third is more scattered.
They were scattered in the hands of Xu Gong, the prefect of Wu County, Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji, and others.
They nominally obey Liu Yao, but in fact their relationship is similar to that of Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.
They all belong to independent separatist forces.
Even local tycoons like Yan Baihu are too lazy to do superficial things.
Liu Yao couldn't command him at all.
In other words.
If Sun Ce really fights with Liu Yao.
Wang Lang, Xu Gong and others will most likely sit back and watch.
No one will take the initiative to help, but sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
When Sun Ce and Liu Yao were almost fighting, the winner was about to be decided.
They then choose the team that best suits their own interests based on the fighting situation.
This gave Sun Ce the opportunity to become a fat man in one bite.
By annexing Liu Yao's power, Sun Ce could rely on the dangers of the Yangtze River to hold on to one side.
Then they turned around and dealt with Wang Lang, Xu Gong and others.
Unify Jiangdong!
When Yuan Shu arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Ce could take the opportunity to draw a clear line with Yuan Shu.
Truly become the Lord of Jiangdong!
"Gong Jin! Send the order quickly and mobilize all members of the Flying Tigers and Snow Leopards to come to Danyang!"
"He also told Zhuge Jin, Han Dang and others to strictly guard the gate of Lujiang. We must allow our army to have no worries in the process of conquering Liu Yao!"
Zhou Yu saluted solemnly and said:
"promise!"
Among Sun Ce's troops and generals.
Two elite teams, the Flying Tigers and the Snow Leopards, quickly assembled towards Danyang.
When he went to Danyang, Sun Ce did not bring all his elite troops with him.
After all, he wanted to hide his strength and show his weakness to the enemy.
At the same time, it was also necessary to confuse Yuan Shu so that Yuan Shu could not figure out how many soldiers and horses Jiangdong Army had.
But now the situation is a bit complicated. Liu Yao is also a Yangzhou pastoralist.
He has many soldiers.
It is difficult to compete with Liu Yao with only Danyang's elite soldiers.
How can you underestimate an opponent who can make Sun Ce become a fat man in one bite?
He had no choice but to transfer all the elites from the Flying Tigers and Snow Leopards.
It can be regarded as adding two layers of insurance to Jiang Dongjun.
When two teams of elite soldiers rushed to Danyang.
The people who stayed behind in Lujiang remained tight on the outside and tight on the inside.
Strictly guard all ports and passes entering and exiting the Lujiang River.
All preparations were made for the subsequent battle.
Yu Laoliang even led dozens of alchemists to rush to make a large number of golden sore medicine and healing powder.
He was handed over to two elite teams and taken to Danyang.
in case for need.
At critical moments, these pills can save lives!
Authentic elixirs with sufficient ingredients can help Jiangdong's soldiers reduce a lot of losses.
When the Flying Tigers and Snow Leopards arrived at Wanling.
Liu Yao's troops have also been assembled.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in Hengjiangjin, with the potential to capture Danyang in one fell swoop.
It was learned that Liu Yao took the lead in taking action.
Sun Ce led his troops northward without hesitation.
Came to live in Moling County, the northernmost part of Danyang County.
Fight against Liu Yao.
