Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

And after the representatives of the Yangzhou families who went to Yizhou for inspection return, it will be necessary to slowly guide the Yangzhou families to shift their focus to Yizhou.

By then, it will also take some time to digest the "cake" left by the aristocratic families in Yangzhou.

After carefully sorting out all aspects of Yangzhou's affairs, April or May of the following year is already a pretty bold estimate.

If the person in charge is less capable, it may take one or two years to properly handle these matters.

"Then why is Zikun in such a hurry to station troops in Chaisang?"

Liu Bei asked.

This was also something Liu Bei had been confused about before, but there were so many people around that Liu Bei did not rush to ask the reason.

"It's very simple."

Li Ji replied. "Relieve the pressure on Yuan Gonglu. Once the pressure on Yuan Gonglu is reduced, the pressure on Liu Jingzhou will naturally increase."

Suddenly, Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he completely reacted.

At present, the three states of Jing, Yu and Yang have formed a three-way balance of power.

Even though Liu Biao used various means to restrain Liu Bei and prevent him from attacking Jingzhou easily.

But even if Liu Biao was 90% sure, Liu Bei would not give up his reputation for benevolence and righteousness. However, under the threat of Liu Bei's large-scale military deployment in Chaisang, he might not dare to gamble with the remaining 10% certainty.

In addition, Yangzhou’s main defense directions were two: one was to station troops in Chaisang, and the other was to station troops in Shouchun to defend against Yuan Shu.

When the troops in Chaisang increased and those in Shouchun decreased, the pressure on Yuan Shu in Yuzhou naturally decreased, which would inevitably put greater pressure on Liu Biao.

When Liu Bei and Yuan Shu both tacitly put pressure on Liu Biao, could Liu Biao free up enough troops to advance to Yizhou?
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Liu Bei clapped his hands and laughed, saying.

"Liu Jingsheng plotted against us with conspiracy, but Zikun defeated him with great momentum, so that even if the gates of Yizhou were opened to him, Liu Jingsheng would not dare to cross the line."

"exactly."

Li Ji said with a smile.

"Even if Liu Jingzhou is decisive enough to abandon Jingzhou and enter Yizhou, as long as he secretly instigates Yuan Gonglu to attack Jingzhou, the lord can also march to Jingzhou on the pretext of preserving the foundation of the same clan, and the fisherman will benefit."

"And the lord saved Liu Jingzhou's foundation from Yuan Gonglu. I believe that Liu Jingzhou, who has obtained Yizhou, will not mind temporarily lending Jingzhou to the lord."

"By then, even if Liu Jingzhou enters Yizhou, what will happen? My lord has united the three states of Jing, Yang and Jiao, and controls the entire Yangtze River, which means he has already secured half of the Han Dynasty's territory."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu couldn't help but curl his lips and thought to himself.

Why borrow Jingzhou?
To put it nicely, after Jingzhou fell into the hands of Li Zikun, even if Jia Xu was killed, Jia Xu would not believe that Li Zikun would return Jingzhou to Liu Biao in this lifetime.

Moreover, if the situation really developed as Li Ji said, it would be meaningless even if Liu Biao seized Yizhou.

To the north, in addition to Hanzhong, there is also the chaos in Liangzhou and the remnants of Dong's bandits and Lu Bu entrenched in Sili;
Going south, they had to face Liu Bei, who was in charge of three states.

As a result, Liu Biao's only fate was to be trapped and die in Yizhou.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu looked at Li Ji with a bit more surprise and shock in his eyes.

I can only say that he is worthy of being Li Zikun.

Less than half a day after learning that Liu Zhang had been attacked, he had already taken advantage of the situation and came up with such a grand plan.

In this regard, Jia Xu, who was not very proficient in it, admitted that he was far inferior to Li Ji.

Except for Jia Xu, everyone else present couldn't help but show joy on their faces.

If they act according to the general plan set by Li Ji, not only will Liu Biao finally expose his bad reputation of holding Liu Zhang hostage, but they can also seize Jingzhou with the help of Yuan Shu, so that Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence will not be damaged, and further establish his hegemony. "Okay, okay, with Zikun's words, I have nothing to worry about."

Liu Bei said this with a smile on his face.

Li Ji bowed his hands and responded modestly, saying, "That's roughly it, but whether we win or lose depends on how the situation develops and we must be cautious in every step. My lord, don't take it lightly."

"Exactly that."

Liu Bei slowly suppressed the joy on his face and answered in agreement.

Being overconfident and forgetting one's composure is the way to failure.

Immediately, after getting Liu Bei's support, Li Ji turned to Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and gave instructions respectively.

Guan Yu was stationed in Shouchun to guard Yuzhou;
Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei will also lead their elite troops to station in Chaisang to threaten Jingzhou.

Therefore, in order to make Liu Biao feel uneasy and let Yuan Shu feel that Liu Bei had no hostility towards Yuzhou, the cooperation of Zhao, Guan and Zhang was naturally required.

Finally, Li Ji's gaze fell on Jia Xu, who was sipping tea with his head down beside him.

It was as if Jia Xu was obsessed with the tea ceremony, without any awareness of the situation.

"Wenhe, it's up to you to figure out how to sow discord between the Jing and Yu families." Li Ji said.

That's it?

Jia Xu raised his eyebrows.

How to sow discord is naturally easy for Jia Xu.

But it was precisely its simplicity that made Jia Xu more or less unbelievable, which was not in line with Li Ji's usual style.

Jia Xu often never gets a chance to do anything easy.

In this regard, Jia Xu developed an inexplicable sense of self-awareness.

However, Jia Xu waited for a while and found out that Li Ji really had no further words to say. This made Jia Xu slightly happy, so he bowed and agreed.

At this point, the meeting came to an end.

It seems that the overall arrangement is no different from the "general meeting" just now, but in fact, only those who participated in the small meeting know the secret arrangements and preparations.

Soon after, Liu Bei felt that Zhao, Guan and Zhang had gone to Shouchun and Chaisang respectively, and it would probably take several months before they could see each other again.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not let everyone leave directly, but instead held a banquet and got him and his brothers drunk, and then said goodbye reluctantly.

A few days after Liu Zhang was attacked, the representatives of the Yangzhou families who had gone to Yizhou returned one by one with excitement and anticipation on their faces, and Li Ji also devoted most of his energy to guiding the Yangzhou families to begin moving to Yizhou.

However, no one knew where the news of Liu Zhang's attack started.

Almost immediately following the "grand military display" organized by Liu Bei, it swept across the entire Han Dynasty.

The oath Liu Bei made to the people is admirable and impressive.
The attack on Liu Zhang was full of a sense of impending storm.

Especially Liu Zhang, who was the only son of Liu Yan, was attacked in Jingzhou on his way out of Yangzhou. He was suddenly connected with three clan governors, which meant he had all kinds of buffs stacked up on him.

Just as Li Ji expected, many people suspected that Liu Bei had staged this incident himself and were prepared to use it as an excuse to seize Jingzhou and Yizhou.

Coupled with the oath that Liu Bei made publicly to the world, this also led to the gradual polarization of people's opinions about Liu Bei.

Either they think Liu Bei is a man of great benevolence and righteousness who supports the Han Dynasty; or they think Liu Bei is a hypocritical man with evil intentions. (End of this chapter)