Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 691 Power Conspiracy
Wu Gang coughed lightly: "It's really hard to find out the truth of Jin Yi's rebellion, but it is undeniable that he wanted to hold the emperor hostage and conspire with Liu Bei. In my opinion, Liu Bei will definitely send troops. Either Guanzhong or Jingzhou , and Hanzhong is initially determined to be difficult for the army to go out, so it is very likely to be Jingzhou."

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "In the Battle of Hanzhong, Yizhou ran out of money and food. Even if it had a good harvest last year, it could not satisfy the army to fight. In my opinion, it will be at least next year or even the year after."

"Taking Hanzhong, Ba, Shu, Guanghan, and Qian as the country, the administration is based on the old classics of the princes and kings in the early Han Dynasty. The husband's expedient system, the purpose of benefiting the community, and specialization are possible. Then the success is achieved, and the ministers and others retreat to correct their crimes. Even if you die, you have no hatred." Xun Chen twirled his beard with his hands and recited "Han Zhong Wang Encourages Jin Biao" and couldn't help sneering. "Liu Bei's ambition is clearly revealed, and the Han Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty is actually dividing the territory."

"Mr. You Ruo's words are very true. When Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei became king, he even scolded a boy who sells mats and weaving shoes and dared to be king..." Before Zhou Chong could finish his sentence, Mu Nan, the head of the secret spy department of Jinyiwei, asked to see him.

"My lord, there is news from Jiangdong. Liu Bei became the queen, and Zhang Fei strongly advocated sending troops to avenge Guan Yu. He ordered his subordinates to catch up with the white flag and white armor. His subordinates, Fan Jiang and Zhang Day, were beaten by Zhang Fei because they failed to finish on time. With a grudge in mind, the two assassinated Zhang Fei at night while Zhang Fei was drunk, and took his head to Sun Quan!"

Xu Shu couldn't stop shaking his head and sighed. It's a pity that the two generals of Guan and Zhang are gone.Immediately, he was a little confused: "Is the news accurate? Zhang Fei's army strength is only [-] to [-], so how could he not be fully prepared?"

Liu Bei has only 15 men, 2 are in Hanzhong, [-] are in Chengdu, [-] are in Qianwei, and there are also [-] in each of the other counties. That is to say, Zhang Fei has [-] at most [-] in Brazil.Besides, there are not many soldiers wearing armor, so what needs to be prepared is actually white flags and white clothes. Even if it is too late to prepare white cloth, the flags and battle clothes will fade after being boiled in boiling water. Even if they are not pure white, they will be whiter.

Everyone was stunned, Xun Chen was the first to react and laughed. "Fan Jiang's Zhang Da is no more than the second generation. How can they escape and go to Soochow if they dare to assassinate the general?"

Zhou Cang suddenly realized.Liu Bei wanted to conquer Soochow, but many people opposed it. One was represented by Zhuge Liang, who advocated conserving energy, and the other was Yizhou interest groups, especially the local tyrants in Yizhou, who were willing to spend money and food for expeditions. They just wanted to Relying on the dangers of mountains and rivers to hold on to their own one-acre three-point land, they supported the conquest of Hanzhong to defend Yizhou's gate, and supported Liu Bei to call Hanzhong King the local emperor.Zhang Fei, as an intermediate force in the conquest of Soochow, would naturally be resisted by the Yizhou Group. If the resistance failed, he would be assassinated. Fan Jiang Zhang Da was only used as a knife, and Zhang Fei became a victim of the struggle of interests.The death of Sun Ce, the little overlord back then, was a little unclear. There is no commonality between the two. The water here is so deep that Zhou Cang is a little creepy.

Zhou Chong said with a smile, "Hehe, Sun Quan deserves it. Fan Jiang and Zhang Da went to join Sun Quan instead of Cao Cao. Didn't it lead Liu Bei's anger to Jiangdong again?"

The reason why Fan Jiang and Zhang Da did not vote for Cao Cao was very simple, the road was blocked.With Wei Yan guarding Hanzhong, all the main roads and small roads are within his monitoring range, and Wei Yan does not sell anyone's account, so there is no way to get through.Therefore, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da had no choice but to vote for Sun Quan in order to survive.

Xun Chen's eyes lit up: "The last time my lord sent someone to discuss the sale of horses with Sun Quan, but he refused. Now it's time for him to beg my lord to sell him a horse."

"Exactly, exactly." Wu Gang nodded frequently, revealing a treacherous portrait very similar to Zhou Wen, and Zhou Cang couldn't help but froze.

"Well, they underestimated Liu Guanzhang's brotherhood. They thought that after Guan Yu's death, Liu Bei's desire to attack Sun Quan was dissuaded, and Liu Bei was persuaded to become the king of Hanzhong, so Liu Bei's idea of ​​going to war would be dispelled. It was a big mistake." Xu Shu raised his head.

"Huh? Did Yuan Zhi think that Zhuge Kongming would not dissuade him?" Zhou Cang asked knowingly.Now he finally understood why Zhuge Liang said that if Fa Xiaozhi was there, he would definitely dissuade Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang didn't persuade Liu Bei not to go out.Two reasons: one is that Fazheng is the representative of Yizhou Group, without his support, Liu Bei needs to weigh it carefully; the other is Zhou Cang's vicious belief that if Liu Bei doesn't listen to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang will abandon Liu Bei, just like abandoning Guan Yu Same.

When he was studying the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Cang once compared Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, and found the biggest difference between the two. Zhuge Liang likes to give orders for Liu Bei, and is used to saying the same thing; while Xu Shu gives advice to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei gives orders.

"It's difficult. I'm afraid that Liu Bei will send all his troops to the east, and Sun Quan will be hard to resist. We need to make plans early." Xu Shu sighed softly.

Without Lu Xun, perhaps the Xiaoting Huoshao Company would not have appeared, and Sun Quan was very likely to be defeated.Zhou Cang was still silent, Xu Shu pointed to the map and began to explain: "My lord, please take a look. Liu Bei must go to Yong'an to take Jiangling when he leaves Sichuan, and Sun Quan will never let Liu Bei go straight in, otherwise Jiangdong will be in danger, and Jiangling will become a battleground between the two. The two armies gathered in Jiangling, Sun Quan’s Xiangyang must be empty, in my opinion, Cao Ren is very likely to seize Xiangyang! And Xiahou Shang wanted to avenge Xiahouyuan in Chang’an, but Hanzhong’s terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Cao Cao will not Order Xia Houshang to send troops."

"As the commander-in-chief, could it be that Sun Quan is no match for Liu Bei?" Wu Gang asked.

"It's hard to say." Xu Shu shook his head, "The outcome of the confrontation between the two armies is unpredictable. If Cao Cao sends troops, Sun Quan will definitely lose."

Wu Gang laughed and said: "Although Cao Cao covets Jingzhou, Liu Bei's victory will not benefit him. Therefore, I think Sun Quan will win, and Cao Cao will take Xiangyang if Sun Quan wins."

Wu Gang's idea is very novel and reasonable.Sun Quan is an important chess piece used by Cao Cao to check and balance Zhou Cang and Liu Bei. Before the power of the two is weakened and Cao Cao has no absolute advantage, Cao Cao does not want to see Sun Quan suffer a huge loss.Liu Bei has a unique geographical advantage in occupying Hanzhong and Yizhou, and if he cannot conquer Liu Bei, then Cao Cao will compress Liu Bei in Yizhou, and he does not want to see Liu Bei expand.Therefore, Wu Gang believed that Cao Cao would support Sun Quan in defeating Liu Bei, but Sun Quan on the winning side would have to pay a price, and that would be Xiangyang.

"Yuan Zhi, continue." Zhou Cang saw that Xu Shu still had something to say.

Xu Shu sighed, "I wanted to take advantage of Sun Quan's exhaustion and Wen Ze and Xingba to attack Jiangdong from two directions. Hearing what Wu Gang said, it seems difficult."

Baihutang fell into silence for a while.The naval forces of Yu Jin and Gan Ning were not ready yet, so they could only fight a surprise battle. Wu Gang's analysis indicated that a surprise battle would not be possible.Sun Quan repelled Liu Bei, and Cao Cao occupied Xiangyang, which obviously did not conform to Zhou Cang's interests.

(End of this chapter)