In the Central Plains, even if Huo Qubing could harvest and reduce soldiers, he would not be able to do such a thing. After all, people in the Central Plains are not like those in the grasslands who can mount their horses and fight at any time.
The reduction of pawns was a drag on Huo Qubing, affecting his most powerful weapon, his mobility. If he loses the mobility of his cavalry, even Huo Qubing, represented by Zhao She, cannot be the opponent of the famous generals in the Central Plains. The cards in the hands of both sides are not of the same level.
Although Zhao She had no obvious solution to Huo Qubing, with this little bit of wear and tear, the bigger and brighter Huo Qubing's troops were, the easier it would be to deal with him in the future.
But just when Zhao She was finally confidently preparing to launch the final blow against Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing had already reached the Yellow River and was under the protection of the Yellow River Navy.
Therefore, although the Central Plains princes took the initiative to withdraw their troops in the end and suffered relatively small losses in military strength, Cao Cao and Chi You were actually the two princes who suffered the most tragic losses.
After this battle, the gap between the three princes of the Central Plains was completely widened.
Among the three princes in the Central Plains, Zhao Kuangyin was originally the strongest, and he gained a lot of benefits from the Japanese country. Among the three major princes in the Central Plains, Zhao Kuangyin was the most powerful, and only Zhao Kuangyin had the ability to continuously purchase war horses from the north. In the final analysis, it was the confidence he got from the Japanese country.
Zhao Kuangyin was originally one of the strongest princes in the three states of the Central Plains, but now that Cao Cao and Chi You have suffered major losses, it is the best time for Zhao Kuangyin to unify the three states of the Central Plains.
And how could Zhao Kuangyin miss such a great opportunity?
Of course, Zhao Kuangyin did not directly send troops like Zhu Yuanzhang. Although the foundations of Cao Cao and Chi You were damaged, they were not comparable to Liu Xiu's power. Zhao Kuangyin had just experienced a big battle, and he didn't have enough confidence to fight one against two. He had to at least wait until he could catch his breath.
The general trend of the world is that one step is slow and one step is slow. If you take a step slower, how sure are you of catching up? While you are catching up, are others just standing still waiting for you to catch up? Among the princes who have been able to persevere until now, which one is mediocre?
There was a huge gap between Zhao Kuangyin and the Jin army. Once the news came that Li Xiang had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, how could he not be anxious?
But no matter how urgent it is, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang are facing different situations, and he cannot directly send troops like Zhu Yuanzhang!
It was under this circumstance that Yi Yin and Zhao Pu jointly proposed a plan to lure Dou and Liu into the army.
Yi Yin and Zhao Pu are extremely unified on one point. If they want to fight, among the two targets, Cao Cao and Chi You, Cao Cao should be the first and Chi You second.
In fact, the loss of Chi You's foundation was more serious than the loss of Cao Cao, but because of this, Chi You was less likely to recover.
Moreover, Chi You had obtained the food and grass from the north after all, and was still able to fight. In comparison, dealing with Cao Cao is much easier.
Introducing Dou and Liu to the scene, Dou and Liu only have one target to choose from, Chi You. With Dou and Liu facing off against Chi You, Zhao Kuangyin can capture Cao Cao as quickly as possible and then encroach on Chi You's territory.
As for Dou and Liu, they may indeed get a big piece of the cake in this process, but so what? After all, the Dou and Liu families were weak. After Zhao Kuangyin unified the three states of the Central Plains, they would be their next target. When the time comes, let Dou and Liu spit out everything they have eaten!
After unifying the three states of the Central Plains, the only soft persimmons around Zhao Kuangyin were Dou and Liu.
Dou and Liu have had constant minor conflicts over the years, but they have not gone to war with each other. Why? The reason is that the two of them are too weak and can only hug each other for warmth.
The two hugged each other to keep warm, and they had the strength that other princes were afraid of. If the two of them went to war with each other, how could Yuan Shao and Chi You, who were nearby, let them go?
As for whether Dou and Liu will agree, then they don't have to worry!
Dou and Liu, apart from Liu Xiu who had just been destroyed, were the two weakest princes in the world. In troubled times, if you don't advance, you will perish. Chi You finally became weak. If Dou and Liu did not seize this opportunity to develop and grow, what awaited them would only be their own destruction.
Perhaps Dou and Liu could not see that they would face greater challenges after conquering Chi You, but they would not be worse than the current situation. Only when you are stronger will you have more opportunities to turn things around.
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin personally sent counselor Wen Zhong to Liu and Dou as envoys, hoping to get the three families to establish an alliance and jointly divide the two big cakes of Chiyou and Cao Cao.
Wen Zhong was a relative of Wen Zhong, the former general of the Jingzhou Army. In the Battle of Jingbei, Wen Zhong, Wen Pin, Wen Pin and other members of the Wen family all died generously in the battle. Wen Zhong and the Jin Army were There has long been a deep hatred between them.
Wen Zhong originally wanted to see a few more princes before deciding on his choice.
However, in these troubled times, how far can a weak scholar like him go?
Just after entering Xuzhou from Jingzhou, the people from Floating Water Fang had already traced him. If Zhao Kuangyin's Imperial City Division hadn't taken action, Wen Zhong would have already gone to meet his relatives at this time. Got it!
Based on the principle that the enemy of his enemy is his friend, Zhao Kuangyin asked the Imperial City Secretary to take action and spared Wen Zhong's life from the hands of Fushuifang.
But Zhao Kuangyin didn't expect that he would get an unexpected surprise. This kind of literary genre actually had talents of all ages, but in less than a year, he had already made his way out of Zhao Kuangyin's civil and military lineup!
Moreover, he quickly overtook his predecessors and became one of the most important counselors under Zhao Kuangyin.
And it was precisely because Zhao Kuangyin attached great importance to this incident that he sent one of his most important counselors out.
And Wen Zhong is also full of confidence in this matter. No matter from any aspect, he has no reason to fail.
Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin is not weak among the princes in the world, but he is not also the strongest, and he is far behind compared with the Jin army. Only by helping Zhao Kuangyin develop and grow, Wen Zhong can rely on Zhao Kuangyin's power to avenge his relatives.
However, something Wenzhong didn't expect was that when he finally arrived in Qingzhou after running all the way, the first thing he saw was many familiar figures.
Moreover, on the same day that he arrived in Liu Bei's sphere of influence, Qin Zheng in Youzhou also sent an envoy to Liu Bei's sphere of influence!
Since then, Qin Zheng and Zhao Kuangyin sent envoys to Dou and Liu in Qingzhou at the same time.
(End of chapter)
