Regarding the incident of Sima Yi coming to surrender, Yu Ji was both surprised and happy. Naturally, she was shocked because she knew exactly what kind of person Sima Yi was. This kind of person was not easy to control.
I am also happy that Sima Yi has taken refuge in him. Although the opponent is indeed difficult to control, it is undeniable that this is a real talent, and they happen to be very short of such talents.
The Xiang clan is almost good at military generals, but the number of civil servants is not satisfactory.
Next is the situation in Yuzhou. Sun Wu's plan is indeed good. Because of the geographical location, the Yellow Turbans who finally got the opportunity are bound to win the territory of Lu County.
Based on Sun Ce's current situation, he is indeed unable to defend Lu County. Of course, at this time, it is absolutely impossible to provoke another prince.
As Sun Wu expected, the Yellow Turbans were unwilling to see the strength of their old rival Cao Cao expand. Zhang Dingbian didn't mind doing a small favor for Sun Ce when he could get Lu Commandery, and at the same time, he wanted to cause trouble for Cao Cao, his old rival.
However, when Chi You sent troops to Qingzhou, and the territory was already obtained, the strength of this support was naturally limited. Although he took advantage, Zhang Dingbian would not really fight to the death with Cao Cao for Sun Ce.
Cao Cao felt a certain amount of pressure and did not dare to go all out to deal with Sun Ce. Zhang Dingbian believed that he was worthy of this transaction.
At the same time, on the front battlefield, Sun Wu used Sun Ce to cheat his death in order to trick Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, and counselors such as Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Chen Gong were not vegetarians. They used small groups of troops to lure out Sun Wu's back-up. Although it was a small defeat, fortunately the loss was not too big.
Next, Sun Wu won a few small victories again. Although the gains were not much, they also boosted the morale of the army and swept away the previous dejection of consecutive defeats.
And it was precisely because of these few small defeats that Cao Cao understood that when it came to his own art of war, which he had always been quite proud of, it seemed that he really couldn't defeat Sun Wu.
Fortunately, although Cao Cao has many shortcomings, his advantages are equally obvious, and his good mentality is one of his advantages. Since Cao Cao couldn't defeat his opponent in the art of war, he would not use his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points.
Since Cao Cao was no match for the opponent when playing tactics from the front, it was fortunate for Cao Cao to seek a breakthrough from the flanks. He personally led the army to confront Sun Wu head-on, while Tian Ji and Cao Ren looked for fighters from their respective flanks. No matter how strong Sun Wu was, he couldn't possibly master the art of clones. As long as one of the three battlefields cannot withstand it, the Sun family will have a hard time in the future.
In Yongzhou, Li Xiang carefully read this sealed report. What was written here were all the recent major events in all parts of the world. If it wasn't a big deal, these things wouldn't have been passed on to Li Xiang.
This has become a habit of Li Xiang. He must know in the shortest possible time what major things are happening all over the world. Only in this way can we grasp the pulse of the world and make reasonable decisions about the future based on actual conditions.
"Tell Jinglue that there is no need to intervene in a hurry. Let's issue an imperial edict to admonish both parties first!" Li Xiang thought for a moment and then ordered to the people below.
Sun Ce ordered people to come to the imperial court to ask for help. However, in the imperial court today, the decision was not made by Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, but by his king Li Xiang of Jin Dynasty. Therefore, Wang Meng ordered people to come quickly to report the matter, and asked Li Xiang's decision by the way.
To be honest, Li Xiang is not ready to intervene in this matter for the time being. The Sun family is not easily beaten. Let them continue to fight for now. Whether or not they will intervene in the end depends on how the situation develops!
What's more, Li Xiang now represents the imperial court after all, so it's not good to blatantly sidetrack him. In this matter, anyone with knowledge can see that Sun Ce fell into Cao Cao's plan, and this gave Cao Cao a reason to send troops.
But it is obvious that without evidence, it is of no use. We can only blame Sun Ce for being inferior to others.
No matter how much pain or resentment there was behind this matter, Sun Ce had to swallow it himself!
To give an inappropriate example, in the original Three Kingdoms, what happened between Cao Cao's father and Xuzhou, no matter whether it was Tao Qian himself or not, but since he was caught by Cao Cao and had a reason to beat him, it can only be blamed. He is on his own, and he can only bear the blame for this, and no one else can blame him.
As for the so-called issuing an imperial edict to exhort, it is just a formality on the surface. He, Li Xiang, didn't even have that face. He casually asked Han Xian Emperor to write an imperial edict, and Cao Mengde was willing to lead the army back obediently, giving up this hard-planned opportunity.
However, Li Xiang really admired Sun Wu and Sun Ce this time. Although they moved less than half of the population, Sun Ce only had a small amount of territory after all, and he actually gave up the territory of a county.
Of course, although this method is helpless, it is also a wise move. First of all, Sun Ce could not spare any troops to defend Lu County. In other words, even if he did not give up Lu County in exchange, this place would basically not be saved.
Secondly, making another enemy will only make Sun Ce's current situation worse. By doing this, at least they can use all their strength to defend the remaining territory.
Even if Li Xiang were in Sun Ce's position, he might temporarily give in to Yuan Shu at this time and improve the relationship between the two parties.
If you don't ask for a support force, you must at least stabilize Yuan Shu first and free up that part of the force. If it weren't for the constant threat of Xian Zhen, why would Sun Wu have fought so hard?
"Fight, fight, the more intense the fight, the better!" Li Xiang looked up at the starry sky and muttered to himself.
For Li Xiang, the more aggressive these people fight, the better. The more intense the fight, the better it is for him.
Today, Yuzhou has become one, but Jingzhou is still brewing. This powder keg will not be stable for long.
Not to mention the Xiang family, which has been preparing for an attack, Zhu Yuanzhang of Yangzhou has almost digested Hong Xiuquan's power at this time, and has begun to look for the next target.
In recent years, although Lao Zhu was one of the earliest princes born, he acted quite steadily. The weaker aristocratic families gradually annexed the Shanyue population little by little, until they had completely laid a solid foundation, and then they took over Hong Xiuquan, the piece of meat that had been on their lips for many years.
Among the princes in the world, if anyone has the strongest foundation, Lao Zhu is definitely the first choice. In this regard, Li Xiang also expressed that he felt ashamed.
Among the princes in the south, except for Yizhou, which is isolated from the world, Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely the strongest. Although talent is important, it would be a dream to really think that having talent can defeat everything. Xiang Yu has the highest strength, and Jingbei's generals have an advantage in numbers, but if a hundred thousand soldiers pass by, your generals will have to run.
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