Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, some were shocked and some were disbelieving, but Cao Cao had always been informal in employing people. Once he had made a decision, he would not discuss it further.
Xun You said: "The Wu army is defeated and will definitely ask for help from Jingzhou. The prime minister needs to take precautions early."
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I am sending troops out of Huainan this time. I want to send troops to Jingzhou to break their alliance. I will ask the Sun and Liu families to attack each other and reap the benefits!"
Xun You was surprised and said: "It turns out that the Prime Minister has a clever plan, but I don't know how to arrange it?"
Cao Cao turned to look at Cao Chun: "Are Peng Hu and others ready?"
Cao Chun clasped his fists and said, "Peng Li's thieves heard that the Prime Minister wanted to show him that he was a general and made him a marquis in Guan Nei. He happily surrendered and was waiting in formation, ready to perform meritorious deeds."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Inform Peng Hu immediately. As soon as the Jingzhou fleet passes Penglize, we will send troops to attack it. After the event is completed, we will reward him based on his merits. It is not a bad idea for me to seal the land of Yuzhang to him."
"Yes!" Cao Chun sent someone to deliver the message immediately.
Xun You twisted his beard and said with a smile: "This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone!"
"Three birds!" Cao Cao stretched out three fingers and said with a proud smile: "Whether Peng Hu succeeds or not, the Sun and Liu families will definitely turn against each other. If the chaos in Yuzhang is stirred up, Sun Quan will have no time to go north; if he can take the opportunity to kill Guan Yu, he can I have a big worry in my heart. Unfortunately, Yun Chang refuses to be used by me, and my heart is as gray as death!"
Xun You was slightly startled: "How did the Prime Minister know that Guan Yu was coming?"
Cao Cao said: "If Jingzhou wants to support Jiangxia, Liu Qi will definitely send a general to lead the troops to show the sincerity of the alliance. Guan Yunchang is the governor of Jiangxia now. Is there any reason not to come?"
Xun You shook his head and said: "Jiangxia soldiers and horses have enmity with Soochow, and Guan Yu is arrogant. If he goes to Jiangdong, it may be self-defeating. Even if Liu Qi doesn't know, Wolong and Fengchu will definitely be able to see it, but I don't think so."
"Oh?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment and laughed: "No matter who comes, my plan will make his two families fight, and we can only take Jiangnan right before our eyes."
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Zhuge Jin came to Xiangyang again and found that there were new changes here. Many shops on the two streets had been replaced. The most eye-catching one was the "Huaji Medical College" opposite the Academy.
There were originally several rows of buildings here, and famous scholars and scholars who came to Jingzhou to escape the chaos could temporarily live here. Now a tall archway has been built, which is even more impressive than the academy opposite.
"Aiming to apply wonderful medicine to a living person, my heart is to save the world and cure the disease!" Zhuge Jin looked at the large gilt characters carved on both sides of the archway and wondered: "What famous doctor in Jingzhou can be so magnanimous?"
Pang Ji, who was in charge of the reception, laughed and said, "You can guess a thing or two just by looking at the name. The college offers wine to the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. There are two other people who are also very famous. They are the sons of the imperial physician Ji Ping. In the past, because of the imperial edict on clothes and belts, Ji Ping was appointed by Cao Cao. He was killed, and the two sons fled into the mountains to escape the disaster. They met Hua Tuo by chance and heard about the war in Nanyang, so they came to Jingzhou together to avoid the chaos."
"It turns out she is Queen Zhongliang!" Zhuge Jin nodded slightly, looked at the two rows of characters again, and stroked his beard and said, "The engraved characters on the archway are quite innovative."
Pang Ji smiled and said: "This is General Liu's idea. During the Spring Festival this year, these words were posted on the doors of every house and mansion to encourage people. Because they are paired and related up and down, they are called 'couplets', and they are now very popular. Jingzhou is very popular.”
"General Liu's youthful ambitions are always unexpected!" Zhuge Jin sighed with emotion.
After meeting Liu Qi, I found that this person seemed simple and peaceful, but in fact he was unfathomable and elusive.
The last time I went to Xiangyang with Lu Su, I saw Liu Qi vigorously supporting business and improving the status of merchants. The two also discussed that this move would definitely make people impetuous, everyone pursues profit, and everyone makes money. There may be no celebrities in Jingzhou until the next generation.
Now I see that Liu Qi attaches great importance to doctors, and seeing that this pomp is as good as that of scholars. In the future, all three religions and nine streams will be able to enter and leave the temple. Isn't it going to cause great chaos?
While thinking about it, the two of them came to the government office. Liu Qi had already heard the news and was waiting. After being greeted and seated, Zhuge Jin was busy asking about the situation in Guanzhong.
When he arrived at Xiakou, he learned that Ma Teng had rebelled and conquered Chang'an, and Liu Qi had just returned to Jingzhou. Jiangdong had no knowledge of such important news, and he was afraid that something had happened to the agents in Jingzhou.
Liu Qi gave a brief introduction and said with a smile: "The thief Cao led an army of 300,000 people out of Huainan to spy on Jiangdong. Sir, I am coming to Jingzhou at this time. I'm afraid you haven't been looking for Kong Ming for a long time, right?"
Zhuge Jin said, "Cao's army is powerful, and the Sun and Liu families have agreed to fight against Cao. Now that the army is invading, the general knows the news, so he has to sit back and watch?"
Liu Qi said: "With the chaos in Guanzhong this time, Cao Cao will definitely withdraw his troops. Marquis Wu is overly worried."
"Could it be that the general is reluctant to send troops after what he said?" Zhuge Jin said displeasedly: "Previously, the two families were married and formed an alliance. Zi Jing and I returned to Jiangdong, which won the praise of the Marquis of Wu. Now that we have not yet gotten married, we are evading it like this. How can I get my life back?" If I return without success, I'm afraid that not only will the alliance fail, but the Marquis of Wu and Cao Cao will come back to capture Jingzhou!"
"Oh?" Liu Qi frowned slightly and asked, "General Sun is in six counties. He has plenty of soldiers and food, and there are many heroes on the river. The Northern Army is not good at water warfare, so why is it afraid of thieves?"
Zhuge Jin sighed: "The general doesn't know something. Most of the people in Jiangdong are content with the status quo and live in a corner. They are also timid because of the battle in Hefei last year."
Liu Qi sighed in his heart. With the mentality of everyone in Soochow, no wonder Cao Cao chose to attack them first.
Compared with the Battle of Chibi, the situation is much better. I still want to sue for peace. I am so willing to compromise. If I don’t fight, who will I fight?
If it weren't for Zhou Yu and Lu Su, there would have been a possibility of falling into the wind. Anyone would want to try the effect.
I remember that when Sun Ce was here, all of them were heroes from Jiangdong, decisive in killing and invincible.
Now that Sun Quan is in power, all of them have become Jiangdong rats, hesitant and timid.
The weaker one is, the more powerful one must be to strengthen oneself. Only in this way can one gain a chance of survival. This is true whether one is a human being or a country.
Although Sun Quan's compromise with the Jiangdong family stabilized the situation, it also became a stumbling block to Sun's hegemony, making it difficult to make further progress.
Thinking of this, Liu Qi frowned and said: "To build a country, we need to strengthen ourselves. If the people of Jiangdong are like this, even if I give my full support, it may not help."
Zhuge Jin sighed: "The people from Jiangdong all avoided fighting. Zhang Zhao and others wanted to return the Lujiang River and seek peace with Cao Cao. Fortunately, Governor Zhou and Cheng Pu and other veteran generals tried their best to lead the battle. The Marquis of Wu had already sent troops to go north. But after all, the soldiers of Soochow Young man, a tree cannot support itself alone. This is the time to test the friendship between the two families. If the general does not send troops, it will be very disappointing. In anger, Marquis Wu may take risks."
For this reason, Liu Qi had no choice but to reply: "Deploying troops and generals is no child's play. Sir, please go to the post to rest. After I have discussed with the civil and military officials, it will not be too late to mobilize troops again."
Zhuge Jin urged: "Rescuing troops is like putting out fire. General, don't delay for too long."
Liu Qi sent Zhuge Jin away and immediately sent someone to invite Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and Pang Tong to come to discuss matters.
Ma Teng took Chang'an and the siege of Hanzhong was resolved. Yang Song had returned to Hanzhong and urged Zhang Lu to send troops to attack Liu Zhang and divide Xichuan.
Jingzhou was secretly planning to invade Shu. Sun Quan was frightened by Cao Cao's 300,000 troops and came to ask for help, disrupting his plan.
