Jingbei, Nanyang, Wancheng.
"My lord, the eldest son and the second son are urging me to return to King Xiang to mourn the king of Chu!" Deng Yu said in a calm tone, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter.
"Lord, Liu Qi and Liu Cong have asked the lord to return to Xiangyang several times. I'm afraid they want to try to attack the lord!" Wu Han frowned at the side.
Deng Yu and Wu Han were ranked at the forefront among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. At the same time, their abilities were also at the forefront. Both of them were relied on by Liu Xiu as his right-hand man.
Moreover, these two people are not only powerful themselves, but their respective brothers are also extremely brave. Deng Yu's brother Deng Xia and Wu Han's brother Wu Zhiqi are both fierce generals who have gained fame in Jingbei recently.
And because of the relationship between Deng Yu and Wu Han, these two people naturally became Liu Xiu's faction and were highly used by Liu Xiu.
In terms of being a strong general, Liu Xiu is much better than Liu Yu. Apart from Deng Xia and Wu Zhiqi, Liu Xiu had another bad luck not long ago. He casually fought against injustice in the city and was discovered by the reclusive Du Yan and got to know him.
After that, the two sides became familiar with each other. After several visits from Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu gave full play to his courtesy and corporal spirit, and Liu Xiu finally conquered a fierce general again.
As for Liu Yu, he was only close to Wen Zhong and Huang Zhong because they had fought side by side many times before.
However, it is different from Liu Xiu who has clearly conquered Deng Xia, Wu Zhiqi, and Du Yan. Whether it was Wen Zhong or Huang Zhong, it was Liu Biao who was loyal before. After Liu Biao's death, although he was closer to Liu Yu, he was more of a neutral faction and did not clearly express his intention to join any party.
"My lord, in my opinion, if my lord leads the troops to fight back to Xiangyang, the position of King of Chu is best suited only to me!" Wu Han's brother Wu Zhiqi said carelessly, as if the position of King of Chu was already in his pocket. Liu Qi and Liu Cong, who were in Xiangyang, were not even mentioned. Obviously, they were not taken seriously.
Regarding Wu Zhiqi's words, let's not mention Liu Xiu's attitude. Anyway, Deng Yu and Wu Han went straight in with the left ear and out with the right ear, and did not take it seriously at all.
Now Yuan Shu's army is still there. If they lead the troops back to Xiangyang, what will happen to the defense here? By that time, before Liu Xiu ascends to the throne of Chu King and becomes the lord of Jingbei, Jingbei will be beaten by Yuan Shu.
"Don't talk nonsense. Not to mention that my elder brother has an heir, and there is still a second brother here. How can I covet the position of King of Chu!" Liu Xiu waved his hand. How much of this is true and how false is unknown.
"I only hate my two nephews. My brother's body is still cold. There is a huge enemy in Jingbei, and he is surrounded by wolves. However, at this moment, he has no intention of making progress. He wants to hurt me and my two brothers as relatives. Something happened!" Liu Xiu said with a sad look on his face.
"My lord, endure the humiliation and bear the burden..." Wu Zhiqi and the other bosses were fine, but Deng Yu and Wu Han knew that they should behave appropriately at this time.
"By the way, what's happening over there with my second brother?" Liu Xiu asked as if he had thought of something.
"My lord, the second general stationed troops in Jiangxia has also not returned to Xiangyang!" Liao Li sighed as if he was feeling something.
Liu Xiu continued to resist Yuan Shu in Nanyang, and Liu Yu stationed troops in Jiangxia. This was Liu Biao's decision during his lifetime. Obviously, Liu Biao has also realized that Liu Xiu and Liu Yu have been operating in Nanyang and Jiangxia for a long time, so he made such a transfer. Everything is for balance.
Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, any one of these two people is a hero of the generation. If they get one of them in Jingbei, they can occupy a place in the world.
However, now that they have gained two people, it has had the opposite effect. How could others be allowed to sleep soundly on the couch? How could these two tigers coexist peacefully together? Therefore, Liao Li sighed like this.
As for Liao Li, he was a native figure in the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang once commented that Pang Tong and Liao Li were outstanding talents in Chu and should be praised as those who made the world prosperous.
However, although this Liao Li was a genius, he had quite a few character flaws. He once relied on his genius and openly criticized the late emperor Liu Bei for his repeated missteps, which led to the fall of Jingzhou, Guan Yu's death, the defeat of Yiling and the loss of generals, etc. He also slandered the ministers. , and ultimately ended up being deposed as a civilian.
"I, my second brother, did what I expected!" Liu Xiu said as if he had expected it. "Whenever someone comes from Xiangyang, they will say that Nanyang is in danger and it will be difficult for us to return!"
To be honest, although Liu Qi and Liu Cong thought they had laid a dragnet in Xiangyang City, as long as Liu Yu and Liu Xiu returned, they could kill them and gain power in Jingbei.
There is no way, the prestige of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu in Jingbei is too great. If these two people do not die, even if one of the two brothers Liu Qi and Liu Cong takes Liu Biao's position, he will only be reduced to a puppet.
However, what Liu Qi and Liu Cong didn't know was that Liu Yu or Liu Xiu didn't take their brothers' arrangements in Xiangyang City seriously at all. Liu Yu and Liu Xiu have been operating in Jingbei for many years and have already deployed their own forces throughout Jingbei. These two people control more than 80% of Jingbei's military strength.
Even among the supporters of Liu Qi and Liu Cong, many people had secretly defected to Liu Yu or Liu Xiu.
The reason why these two people have not returned to Xiangyang now is just to maintain a balance. As long as the other party does not return to Xiangyang, the other one will not go back easily.
It is true that both Liu Yu and Liu Xiu are ambitious people. However, these two people are extremely calm and sober people, and they see the current situation very clearly.
Of course, Li Xiang, Xiang Yu, and even Zhu Yuanzhang of Jidong were all secretly eyeing Jingbei at this time. Each party had its own ideas. Some people hoped that Jingbei would be temporarily stabilized, while others hoped that civil strife would break out in Jingbei immediately so that they could Take action.
However, with the talents of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, how can others easily manipulate them. Other surrounding princes were carrying out various plans in Jingbei, and these two people also had their own plans. As for how the final situation will develop, it all depends on who is the better one!
These two people now know very well that if the two of them fight with each other, they will both lose, one is light and the other is serious. And how can the injured tiger resist the wolves around them that have exposed their fangs.
Therefore, both men tacitly chose to maintain balance. They prepared to first make the two brothers Liu Qi and Liu Cong fight, and the two of them continued to draw all the forces in Jingzhou to their side.
At that time, when they are almost done, it is time for the two brothers Liu Qi and Liu Cong to decide the winner, leaving one as a puppet in order to maintain peace on the surface.
Next, when these dangerous factors outside are almost eliminated, it is time for the two of them to show off to decide who is the real Lord of Jingbei.
Although these two people are ambitious and can be said to be very ambitious, neither of them will let their ambition affect their minds and sobriety.
As long as Jingbei is still there, the ambitions of the two of them will be meaningful. But if it was because of the fight between the two of them that Jingbei was annexed by other princes, then the fight between the two of them would be meaningless at all. It would simply lead the two of them into the abyss of death!
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