Although the starting point is different, Yu Ji's thoughts at this time are somewhat similar to Zhuge Liang's proposal of Longzhong Pair.
Yizhou has a dangerous terrain, vast fertile land, and superior natural conditions. Xiang Yu's old rival Han Gaozu Liu Bang established the imperial industry because of this. However, Liu Yan from Yizhou and Zhang Lu from Hanzhong were not worth mentioning in Yu Ji's eyes. Compared with Liu Yu and Zhu Yuanzhang, these two people seem too ordinary.
Furthermore, the enemies faced when attacking Jingbei were stronger, but the harvest was only half of the state. Even if they are defeated, the next ones they have to face are the princes of the Central Plains. But attacking Yizhou is different. Not only will the enemies we face be much weaker, but the gains will also be greater. And after defeating it, there is no need to face more enemies.
Moreover, while attacking Yizhou, you can send a partial army to attack Jiaozhou. Although Jiaozhou is not very good at this period, if it can be defeated, it can also add considerable strength to the Xiang family.
Although Yu Ji didn’t know much about conquering the world, she still knew the idea of golden horns, silver edges, and grass belly. Instead of fighting for the silver edge of Jingzhou, it is better to capture the golden corner of Yizhou!
Moreover, once the Xiang clan can successfully capture Yizhou. At that time, whether it is the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, attacking Jingbei from Jingnan, or going down the river to capture Jiangdong, the options will be much greater.
As for the Xiang clan, although Fan Zeng did not deny that what Yu Ji said was reasonable, he would not admit that his idea was wrong. Therefore, both sides insist on their own opinions, and no one can convince the other at all.
However, compared to Fan Zeng, Yu Ji received Xiang Yu's full support. As the young master of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yu's attitude is naturally very important.
Therefore, Xiang Yan made the decision to support Yu Ji and attack Yizhou.
In Xiang Yan's view, people of his generation are getting older, and the world still belongs to young people, and some things still need to be decided by these young people. What's more, Fan Zeng and Yu Ji's strategies just have different starting points. There is no right or wrong.
Since both parties were correct, Xiang Yan simply agreed to the strategy of these young people.
The Xiang clan's execution ability is indeed strong. Now that they have made a decision, they immediately start preparing to send troops without any delay.
Yizhou, as the Xiang clan's primary goal this time, must try to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Therefore, since it is the old and strong Xiang Yan who will personally lead the expedition!
In order to train Xiang Yu, Xiang Yan also arranged Xiang Yu to be a leading general. Xiang Yu led the generals Long Qie, Zhong Limei, Yu Ziqi and others to attack Jiaozhou.
Speaking of Xiang Yu, he has indeed changed a lot over the years. Although the weakness in his character is still obvious, at least he is not the boss of the world and the second child. He is a person who regards the heroes of the world as nothing and fanatically only believes in his own force. Looks like it.
The experience on the Yellow Turban battlefield had a great impact on Xiang Yu. After all, he had always believed that he was invincible, but suddenly he found that there were several people who could compare with him. In this case, he felt natural. There are some ups and downs.
Of course, these things became Xiang Yu's motivation. At least at this stage, Xiang Yu has restrained his arrogance slightly and is more diligent in practicing martial arts. Opponents always try to hone themselves to become stronger so that they can defeat him again.
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In addition to the Xiang clan, Dong Zhuo also sent envoys to Qin Zheng in Youzhou, Guo Wei and Dou Jiande in Qingzhou, Hong Xiuquan in Yangzhou, and even Chiyou in Yanzhou.
Let’s talk about Hong Xiuquan of Yangzhou first. When Hong Xiuquan first started his army, he was really prosperous. He took over the six counties of Yangzhou and captured the three counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang and Danyang. However, after that, Hong Xiuquan's life was not so smooth.
Zhu Yuanzhang is like an indestructible stumbling block. Hong Xiuquan seems to be unable to overcome this stumbling block no matter how hard he steps.
At the beginning, relying on its superiority in military strength, Hong Xiuquan's army was still able to control the overall score, forcing Zhu Yuanzhang to be in a passive defensive state.
But as Zhu Yuanzhang's power grew, and as Jiangdong's large and small aristocratic families began to inject power into Zhu Yuanzhang, Hong Xiuquan gradually changed from the top scorer to the equal match, until he became the current situation. Downwind.
In the past few years, Hong Xiuquan's forces lost three important figures, Hong Renfa, Zeng Tianyang, and Hu Yihuang, and the losses were quite heavy.
In fact, what Hong Xiuquan did not expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang had no chance to completely eliminate him. The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not do this was just to support the bandits' self-respect.
On the one hand, with the existence of Hong Xiuquan, Zhu Yuanzhang had reason to continue to strengthen his power and expand his military strength. On the other hand, only by keeping Hong Xiuquan, Zhu Yuanzhang could receive a steady stream of support from Jiangdong's large and small aristocratic families, and strengthen himself by sucking the blood of Jiangdong's aristocratic families. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did these things very covertly, so much so that they are now well hidden and no one notices or even suspects them.
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"Sir, don't worry. With me here, Zhu Yuanzhang's child will not feel uncomfortable this time! I just hope that when the matter is completed, the prime minister will not forget to promise me what he promised." Hong Xiuquan spent a lot of effort to build In the palace, Hong Xiuquan looked like a tiger with its teeth and claws, and he said with confidence.
"Then this time it is thanks to Your Excellency the King of Heaven. After the work is completed, the Prime Minister will not forget the contribution of Your Excellency the King of Heaven!" Gao Jiong looked at Hong Xiuquan above him. After hearing Hong Xiuquan's guarantee, he felt even more excited. A hint of a grim smile.
Gao Jiong was the person Dong Zhuo sent to lobby Hong Xiuquan this time, and Gao Jiong did live up to his expectations. Among the several envoys, Gao Jiong was the first to achieve his goal.
As an outstanding politician, strategist, and military strategist of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Jun was another all-rounder like Wang Meng. In the fourth dimension, except for some shortcomings in force, the other three aspects have developed together. Whether it is politics, intelligence, or military capabilities, they have reached a level that many people may not be able to achieve in their lifetime even if they only focus on one aspect. degree.
Although Gao Jiong was implanted as Dong Zhuo's subordinate, it is obvious that Gao Jiong did not get the status he deserved due to his talents, and he was not used as highly as he should have been.
The king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their masters. Dong Zhuo himself is not a good enough lord, and he cannot be reused. So when Yang Jian gradually appeared in Gao Jiong's sight, Gao Jiong had some other small thoughts in his heart. thought.
And Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was naturally not a person who had lived under others for a long time. He was so affectionate, and under my concubine's intention, the two people quickly became familiar with each other.
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