Qian Liu and Ma Yin's future was already doomed from the time they subconsciously expanded their power.
For a monarch, the key is whether you want to threaten them, but whether you have the ability to threaten them! At this point, Qian Liu and Ma Yin have already begun to violate taboos!
Besides, when Qian Liu and Ma Yin took advantage of this opportunity to constantly deploy their own people, it already showed that their intentions were impure!
After this war is over, when the time comes to be free, any normal monarch will probably not tolerate the existence of Qian Liu and Ma Yin!
Therefore, Zhang Yi used this as an entry point to continuously attack the psychological defense lines of Qian Liu and Ma Yin.
There really weren't many options left for Qian Liu and Ma Yin. From the moment they started, there was actually no way out. Once you start on some roads, you can't back down, you can only go on unswervingly!
It was also under this environment that Qian Liu, Ma Yin, and Zhang Yi, who lobbied them, reached a tacit agreement. Huo Qubing continued to cause sabotage in Chi You's base camp, and Qian Liu and Ma Yin took this opportunity to continue to expand their strength.
As for Zhao She and others who came to encircle and suppress Huo Qubing, they had never paid attention to the problems existing within Chi You, and they had no need to pay attention.
Zhao Kuangyin and Cao Cao are not philanthropists. Their alliance is only to deal with common foreign enemies, but it does not include helping each other solve internal problems! If there are any problems internally, it can only be said that everyone has to sort out the trouble on their own!
In fact, they are eager to see if something goes wrong within the other party! When the time comes to deal with the common foreign enemy and it's time to attack the allies, none of these people will be soft-hearted! The worse the situation of allies is at this time, the more comfortable they will be as allies in the future!
After all, Qian Liu and Ma Yin are not stupid. Expanding their power is all about expanding their power. Even though they have become more and more powerful under Chi You, they still do not publicly stand against them, let alone openly do so. Stand on the side of the Jin army.
This is the bottom line for Qian Liu and Ma Yin. No matter how eloquent Zhang Yi is, Qian Liu and Ma Yin cannot cross this bottom line!
Once they cross this bottom line, they are not far from death.
They still maintain this state. As long as they do not openly side with the Jin army, the other princes only regard it as Chi You's internal conflict. Those princes probably did not see it at the time and were prepared to defend them at the critical moment. Seek profit for yourself.
However, if Qian Liu and Ma Yin were really on the side of the Jin army, then these princes could not turn a blind eye. They are now allied to fight against the Jin army. At this time, two people suddenly appear, claiming to be the younger brothers of the Jin army, and provoking all the princes. If these princes do not respond, then what is the meaning of their alliance?
What's more, if that situation really develops, Chi You may be forced to use the power of the princes to help him solve this difficulty!
On the contrary, Zhang Yi remains in this state now, which makes it easier to contain the energy of those Central Plains princes.
As far as Chi You was concerned, it was obvious that someone in the rear wanted to rebel against him. How could he maintain a stable mentality and fight peacefully on the front line? I'm afraid that even if he is still on the front line, his heart has already drifted back to the rear!
As far as Zhao Kuangyin was concerned, as a prince who aspired to unify the three states of the Central Plains, Chi You showed such a big flaw at this time. If he had pretended not to see it, then he would not have been as good as he is today!
Now Zhao Kuangyin, even if he did not intervene due to alliance reasons, he must always pay attention to the development of the situation. Once the right opportunity to seek benefits comes, you can see if Zhao Kuangyin will be soft on Chi You?
As far as Cao Cao is concerned, he may be in a dilemma at this time!
On the one hand, this is also a great opportunity for Cao Cao to take advantage! By sucking the flesh and blood of allies to replenish oneself and allow oneself to develop and grow, you can also ask me, Lao Cao, if he has any psychological burden in doing such a thing?
However, on the other hand, among the three major princes in the Central Plains, Zhao Kuangyin is indeed the more powerful one. From a rational analysis, Cao Cao needs allies like Chi You to help him share Zhao Kuangyin's pressure!
It can be said that because of Qian Liu and Ma Yin, the three princes of the Central Plains, who were originally very different from each other in appearance, became even more like bedfellows at this time, and each of them did not know what they were thinking!
There is also Huo Qubing. Although Zhao Kuangyin and three other princes from the Central Plains have formed a coalition to deal with Huo Qubing, although Zhao She and others are also famous generals, they cannot compare with Huo Qubing in terms of cavalry tactics.
Huo Qubing acted like the wind, not giving Zhao She the possibility of a head-on fight. He avoided Zhao She wholeheartedly and concentrated on destroying him!
Huo Qubing and his team, to put it bluntly, went to the Central Plains to cause destruction. Naturally, they didn't have much mercy when they took action. Looting food and grass, killing people and setting fires were just trivial matters. Taking a step back, Huo Qubing, who did not have any logistical support, wanted to solve his logistical problems, so he could only use cruel methods.
If Zhao She failed to keep an eye on Huo Qubing and allowed Huo Qubing to slip out of their sight for just half a day, tens of thousands of refugees would probably be born.
It can be said that with Huo Qubing outside and Qian Liu and Ma Yin inside, they have begun to work hard to make things happen. Chi You is already worried and has no extra mood to pay attention to the war on the front line. He paid more attention to the battle situation at the rear.
Among the three princes in the Central Plains, and even among all the princes who sent troops to the Jin army, Chi You was considered the most unlucky. If this situation continues to develop, even if the Jin army can be eliminated in the end, it will not be worth the loss for him, and it will simply benefit other princes!
If something went wrong in the rear, no matter how lively they fought, it would be meaningless to Chi You.
If his own forces are no longer able to compete for world hegemony, even if he defeats the Jin army, it will be the other princes who will benefit, not Chi You himself!
(End of chapter)
