The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 95 Focus on Jingzhou
After moving the capital to Chang'an, Dong Taishi began to build Meiwu. He played and sang every day, drunk and dreamed of death, and the dictator with power in the court did not go to the court to discuss matters. Whenever he had to make decisions on political affairs, he summoned all officials in the Taishi's mansion.

Dong Zhuo, who was indulging in extravagance and lust, moved the capital in embarrassment, but still had a little ambition to win the world. It was well known that he wanted to become an emperor in his heart. The army will attack him again.

Why not do something that is beneficial to him?
Lying on the main seat in the Grand Master's Mansion, Dong Zhuo squinted his eyes as if he was still asleep, and asked listlessly, "Li Ru, have the eighteen princes retreated?"

Standing in the hall, Li Ru calmly replied, "Except for Sun Jian who still had occasional wars with Li Jue and Guo Si in Sizhou, all the other princes have returned to their territories."

Eyes like copper bells opened, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, and scolded: "Luoyang is already in ruins, and Sun Wentai still wants to rebuild Luoyang? Can it be built in ten or eight years? My Grand Master loves his talent." , wanted to get married with him, but he dared to humiliate and slander this grand master, he really didn't know how to flatter him. If he wants to stay in Luoyang, he should stay in Luoyang, and tell Li Jue and Guo Si to leave him alone, but Jingzhou is not yet a state Mu, who do you think is the right person to go to Jingzhou?"

Heartbroken, Li Ru didn't want to hit Dong Zhuo. Now the situation is that the people of the world and Dong Zhuo are at odds with each other. It would be futile to send anyone, but Li Ru still said a name.

"Liu Biao."

Dong Zhuo closed his eyes and thought for a while. Although Liu Biao was a member of the royal family, he was imprisoned by the party in his early years. Later, the party was released. In order to win over the gentry, the general promoted some scholars who had been demoted in the early years. Liu Biao was one of them. After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, the eunuch party of his relatives no longer existed. It is possible that the gentry headed by the Yuan family did not join him, so they could only win over the unsuccessful scholars in the gentry group. Cai Yong was one, and so was Liu Biao.

Let Liu Biao become the shepherd of Jingzhou?Dong Zhuo thought about it but couldn't figure it out, why did he let Liu Biao go?

How can the appointment of a senior official be a joke?Naturally, it is a decision after careful consideration.

Knowing Dong Zhuo's doubts, Li Ru said calmly: "Although Liu Biao had a rough early life, he is still a member of the Han family, and his prestige is very comparable. Liu Jingsheng, one of the Eight Great Horses of the time, went to Jingzhou, which is now in chaos, to shock him. The situation is that as long as Liu Biao has a foothold in Jingzhou, he can contain Guo Jia in Yizhou. At the same time, if Yuan Shu, who is entrenched in Nanyang, Jingzhou, attacks Liu Biao, it is tantamount to committing a rebellion. To strangle the princes in the north."

Dong Zhuoyue's face became more and more happy when he heard it, and when Li Ru's words fell, he clapped the table and applauded fiercely.

He ordered Liu Biao to be summoned immediately, and after a while, Liu Biao, who was gentle, elegant and suave, arrived calmly.

After telling Liu Biao about the appointment of Liu Biao to Jingzhou to serve as the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liu Biao's expression did not fluctuate, and he could not nod in agreement, because Dong Zhuo was messing around, and Liu Biao, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, could not follow and made a fool of himself.

Who will be the shepherd of Jingzhou is indeed Dong Zhuo's decision now, but the imperial edicts must be issued by the emperor. If Liu Biao takes orders from Dong Zhuo, wouldn't it be the same as ignoring the emperor and submitting to Dong Zhuo?

Dong Zhuo didn't care so much, after finishing the matter, he began to win over Liu Biao with words, hoping that Liu Biao would be loyal to him...

In order to express his sincerity, Dong Zhuo personally sent [-] soldiers to accompany Liu Biao to take office in Jingzhou. As a result, Liu Biao had just left Sizhou with these soldiers and found Yuan Shu stationed in Luyang, the northern end of Jingzhou. So Liu Biao had no choice but to abandon his soldiers and sneak into Jingzhou alone, and entered Yicheng.

Here Dong Zhuo appointed Liu Biao to take office in Jingzhou, and Guo Jia in Yizhou also set his sights on Jingzhou.

Since having a heart-to-heart conversation with Qin Mi in Guanghan, Guo Jia has not had any contact with Qin Mi again. There are some things that need not be clarified. Guo Jia hopes that Qin Mi will work for him. It is not to impress Qin Mi with favors, but with ambition and ambition. For public and private purposes, for the benefit of the country's scholars, it all depends on Qin Mi's choice, and Guo Jia can't force it.

Within a month, Guo Jia nominally made all the counties in Yizhou submit to him. After the taxes were collected, there was sufficient food and grass, and the soldiers were strong and strong.

Recently, Guo Jia, who has been discussing the abolition of Ju Xiaolian with his advisers, suddenly brought up another issue.

This topic is to attack Jingzhou.

Whether to fight or not to fight, to fight or not to fight, the advisers did not agree.

There are two distinct factions.

The main fighters are Xi Zhicai and Zhen Yao.

The opposition is Xu Shu, Zhen Yan and Xiu Qi Zhiping.

Guo Jia paced back and forth in the meeting hall, listening to the opinions of the two factions.

"Jingzhou is now in a period of turmoil. Sect thieves everywhere are in chaos, fighting on their own. The combat power is obviously vulnerable. If the Lord raises his troops to attack, it is the right time."

Xi Zhicai's words made Guo Jia nod his head, who wouldn't be greedy in the land of no man in Jingzhou?Yuan Shu of Nanyang must also want Jingzhou, but he is short of soldiers and horses, and the most powerful Sun Jian's troops are still fighting with Dong Zhuo's two generals in Sizhou.

If we don't take Jingzhou at this time, when will we wait?
But Xu Shu objected expressionlessly: "My lord, the previous situation has been analyzed clearly. Although the fourteen counties of Yizhou surrendered to the lord in name, the gentry will not be eliminated. After all, it is a hidden danger after all. Now Yizhou is stable on the surface, but in fact it is countercurrent and dark." Chung, if you send troops to Jingzhou at this time, after the lord takes Jingzhou, you will not only have to face the Yizhou gentry, but also the Jingxiang family. What is even more worrying is that there is Yuan Shu in Nanyang County in the north of Jingzhou. It seems that the lord takes Jingzhou. The territory has been expanded, but in fact it is in a position of direct confrontation with the princes of the world. At that time, the princes outside will jointly attack, and the nobles and nobles inside will make chaos and echo. "

This is exactly why Guo Jia hesitated. Based in Yizhou, the geographical advantage is second, and the external environment is the most fundamental reason. Dong Zhuo in the north is too busy to take care of himself, and Jingzhou in the east is in turmoil. He has enough time to stabilize Yizhou and does not need to be wary of foreign enemies. If you commit crimes, at least for a few years, there will be no major wars affecting Yizhou. If Jingzhou is captured and three parts of the world fall into your hands, will the princes still sit and watch?If Yuan Shu is successful, he will definitely go south to attack Jingzhou, and the victory or defeat will be unpredictable.

It wasn't that Guo Jia was afraid of Yuan Shu, but that he was an out-and-out traitor. Yuan Shu defeated Guo Jia, and the righteousness was on Yuan Shu's side. leg.

However, with the current heaven-sent opportunity, not attacking Jingzhou would be like reckless waste.

Guo Jia didn't express his opinion, but Zhen Yao stood up to support Xi Zhicai's proposition.

"My lord, it is hard to find a good opportunity to attack Jingzhou at this time. My lord is temporarily in Yizhou and the gentry will not interfere with the river. Even if the Jingxiang family does not surrender to the lord, I am afraid that it will be difficult to share the same enemy. As long as the lord wins Jingzhou, they will also be false with the Jingxiang family. Let them be confused about what the lord's attitude towards the gentry is, and if you slowly figure it out in the future, you will definitely be able to take Jingzhou into your pocket. My lord, Chang'an has announced to the world that Liu Biao will go to serve as the shepherd of Jingzhou. At this moment, the lord is the only one who attacks Jingzhou If we have an opportunity, if we win Jingzhou, the Lord’s period of becoming a hegemony can be shortened by at least ten years.”

Looking thoughtfully at Zhen Yao and Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia didn't know that after taking Jingzhou, the south was almost unified. Although most of the Yangzhou gentry supported Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was in Nanyang. Yuan Shu could only flirt and flirt. Formally, Yangzhou was not within Yuan Shu's sphere of influence at all.

It was difficult to make a decision. Xu Shu and Chen Ming's pros and cons sounded the alarm to Guo Jia, but the temptation and benefits of taking Jingzhou were too great.

How many decades and 20 years does Guo Jia have without struggling for ten years or even twenty years?

Everyone could see that Guo Jia was slightly moved by the attack on Jingzhou, and he must be fighting fiercely in his heart at this moment.

Frowning, Zhen Yan stepped out and said in a deep voice, "My lord, if you want to conquer Jingzhou, it's not impossible, but you can't take all of Jingzhou in one go."

Looking at Zhen Yan in surprise, Guo Jia walked up to him and said, "Oh? Go on."

Zhen Yan said nonchalantly: "My lord has captured the fourteen counties in the north of Yizhou. If Jingzhou is included again, the princes of the world must be afraid of my lord. I think the lord Yuan Shao is just a prefect of a county with the largest territory. The feudal lords are just the shepherds of one state, and the lord is not tolerated by the lords, but owns two states, and they are Jingzhou and Yizhou, which are very extensive in the world. The princes are unwilling to be reconciled. The third is for the righteous army to attack the Lord and strengthen himself, therefore, the Lord cannot hold Jingzhou in his hands."

The ups and downs of strength and weakness, one ebbs and another, whether it is the vertical and horizontal alliance during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period or the mutual checks and balances during the Three Kingdoms period, the root cause cannot be to sit back and watch the enemy become stronger. Is Guo Jia strong now?In the eyes of the princes, Guo Jia has more than [-] troops, and he sits on the largest Yizhou in the world. Although he is strong, even if they want to attack Guo Jia, they can only hold back. However, if Guo Jia takes Jingzhou, the territory will be wider, which means The faster and more horse money and food are accumulated, I am afraid that few princes will be able to sit still.

This piece of fat in Jingzhou, Guo Jia gnawed it to the edge of his mouth, maybe before he swallowed it, he was punched by the princes so that his stomach was nauseated and he vomited it all out.

Zhen Yan continued: "My lord wants Jingzhou urgently because he is worried that Jingzhou will be ruled by a hero. At this time, there is no large army in Jingzhou to resist the lord. As long as the lord sends generals to capture Xiangyang and Jiangxia and occupy these two strategic places, the princes Their reaction may not be too intense. Except for Yuan Shu in Nanyang, the counties in Jingzhou are at most the two counties of Xiangyang and Jiangxia taken by the lord. With these two counties, Liu Biao who wants to take over Jingzhou can be rejected for thousands of miles. If the vassals attack with a large army, the soldiers of the two counties will return to Yizhou, so that the loss of the lord will not be too great. Jingzhou."

This is a method that can be tried. Capture Xiangyang and Jiangxia, retreat if you can't hold it, and take Jingzhou in one fell swoop after Guo Jia stabilizes the rear if you can hold it.

All the counselors said in unison: "Good."

Guo Jia then made up his mind to lead Zhang Yan, Zhou Tai, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei to conquer Jingzhou.

(End of this chapter)