Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 733

Liu Bei was hit one after another and was very annoyed.First, he was hit by a brick, and the emperor ascended the throne again in Jinan, which made Liu Bei lose face. Although he declared that the emperor was a fake, the paper could not contain the fire after all, and the truth would come out one day; then Liu Bei was hit in the head again, and Sun Quan suddenly The withdrawal of troops from Xiaoting and the establishment of a line of defense along the river put Liu Bei in an embarrassing situation facing Cao Ren and Wenpin in Jingbei. It is false, because Sun Quan's surrender has also become true. Liu Bei has already received news that Zhou Cang's navy has moved to Xiakou, which undoubtedly poses a threat to himself.

For this expedition, Liu Bei's navy is not good at water warfare, so the number is not large, and they are not opponents of the Jiangdong navy. Now with the addition of Zhou Cang, Liu Bei completely cut off his thoughts of crossing the river to attack Sun Quan. It will be even worse than Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi, and he does not have as strong capital as Cao Cao.Ma Liang and Huang Quanquan persuaded Liu Bei to retreat, but once Liu Bei withdrew his troops, Jiangling would be left hanging alone, and he must give up. Wouldn't it become a laughing stock again?
He came to seize Jingzhou aggressively, and only won Zigui and Jiangling, but Zhou Cang became the biggest winner, and Cao Pi also got a share of Xiangyang and Hefei.How could Liu Bei swallow this breath.What can I do if I can't swallow it?Are you venting your anger on Cao Ren?Cao Ren is not Xia Houyuan, let alone Jiang Xia's Wenpin on his flanks. Liu Bei is even more worried that when he fights Cao Ren, Sun Quan sends troops to cut off the Shu army's way back to Sichuan!
After repeated defeats and repeated battles, Liu Bei, who kept a low profile and endured humiliation in adversity, lost his way after becoming king and emperor, and like Cao Cao, his temper became more irritable and he could not listen to others as he aged.

After Cao Ren captured Xiangyang, he stationed troops in Dangyang, but he was watching Sun Liu.However, after three months of confrontation between the two families, Sun Quan suddenly withdrew his troops and ended hastily. In order to guard against Liu Bei, he led Li Ji and Li Xu to guard Fancheng and Xiangyang, and Dong Ligun guarded Wancheng, always preparing for a possible war.It has been half a year since Liu Bei sent troops, Cao Ren is sure that as long as he sticks to it for another three months, the morale of Shu County will be exhausted, and then it will be time to fight back.

Liu Bei really felt the pain of Cao Cao during the Battle of Hanzhong. He was unable to fight, and the food and grass were transported long distances. The army wasted money and food here.He was even more afraid of being questioned after returning to Yizhou, how could there be two big men in the world.

Zhao Yun, who was transporting food and grass, came to the front of the army and urged Liu Bei to withdraw. Now that Fan Jiang and Zhang Da have been beheaded, Zhang Fei's revenge has been avenged, and Fu Shiren's killing is also half of Guan Yu's avenge, and it is useless to fight Jingzhou again. , It is better to return to Chengdu.It is better to give Cao Ren an empty Jiangling.

In the first month of the [-]th year of the Han Dynasty, with anger, humiliation and unwillingness, Liu Bei withdrew to Yizhou along the way, leaving Qian as the prefect Li Yan to guard Yong'an and build Baidi City.

Sun and Liu fought, Liu Bei's expedition was in vain, Sun Quan lost his base and saved his troops.The two fishermen gained huge benefits, Zhou Cang stole Jiangnan, Cao Pi won the three counties of Jingbei and Hefei.The form of the Quartet changed again, Sun Quan withdrew from the competition, attached to Zhou Cang and began to open up to the south; Zhou Cang's power increased sharply, and to eliminate the hidden dangers that Sun Quan might bring, he only needed to deal with Cao Pi with all his strength; Cao Pi became a firewall in front of Liu Bei, Also beware of Liu Bei stabbing him in the back.

In February [-] of the Han Dynasty, Jia Xu, a poisonous man, was seriously ill. Cao Pi visited Jia Xu's mansion in person and asked about the affairs behind him.Even if Jia Xu has all kinds of clever tricks, it will be difficult for him to turn things around, unless Zhou Cang commits a crime or Zhou Cang's sudden death causes chaos.

"I am deeply grateful for His Majesty's kindness, and I wish I could no longer advise His Majesty. I have thought hard about a few strategies for His Majesty's reference. The enemy of my lord, Zhou Cang'er. This man's mind is extremely difficult to figure out, and now he is implementing his new policy. It is unstoppable, if it is lost, it will collapse. Therefore, His Majesty wants to win the hearts of the people..."

Cao Pi nodded. Chen Qun also said this to himself, but Cao Pi misunderstood. Both he and Chen Qun believed that they should win the hearts of the scholars and gain the support of the scholars. "I want to take advantage of the initial settlement in the south of the Yangtze River, but the people's hearts are not attached, and I will personally conquer, and I am afraid that the future will be empty. What's Wen He's advice?" This is Sima Yi's idea for him.

Jia Xu shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty's expedition is probably going to involve Zhou Cang again. The old minister thought that the only way to deal with Zhou Cang is to be safe, so that he has no chance. Your Majesty is in his prime, and how long can Zhou Weiguo be in power? If he If he is not there, his government will be in chaos." Cao Pi is only 35 years old, and Zhou Cang is 58 years old, so Zhou Cang can be relied on to die.After all, what Zhou Cang is doing is incompatible with the present, and it can only be implemented due to Zhou Cang's power and prestige. Many people don't agree with it from the bottom of their hearts.Let me ask, after Zhou Cang's death, who can have his intelligence and prestige?And who can continue his strategy of governing the country, as long as there is a change, there will be chaos, that is an opportunity.

With a sigh of relief, Jia Xu said slowly: "The old minister is most worried that His Majesty will not be able to hold his breath, and easily send troops to compete with Zhou Cang."

"What do Mr. Wenhe think of Gangdang?"

"Defend from the east and attack from the west. The old minister thought that His Majesty could seize Hanzhong first and Yizhou to eliminate future troubles. Although Hanzhong and Yizhou are in a difficult position, they are not indisputable. Your Majesty can join the Western Qiang and Nanman for help. In addition, Sun Quan is forced by us. Fencing had to surrender to Zhou Cang. How could his subordinates miss their homeland and have no resentment towards Zhou Cang? Your Majesty might as well grant Yizhou to Sun Quan and lead him to attack Sichuan. Liu Bei will be exhausted. At this time, Your Majesty will send another If the general goes out of Chang'an, Hanzhong can be obtained."

Jia Xu is mature and prudent. He is not optimistic about Zhou Cang's new policy. He believes that if Zhou Cang dies, the new policy will be chaotic. Therefore, there is no need to compete with Zhou Cang in the military.Although the road to Shu is difficult, there are many examples of taking Bashu by force, and it is not impossible to take it down.Eliminate Liu Bei first, and then Zhou Cang.

Cao Pi didn't regret that he sent troops to Xiangyang and pushed Sun Quan to a dead end, but he hated Sun Quan for being hopeless, why he retreated instead of fighting.When Sima Yi came up with the idea of ​​sending troops to Jiangdong, he wanted to attack Sun Quan again, and once again pulled Sun Quan into his camp.

There was a disagreement between the two major planners, and Cao Pi was a little undecided for a while.But Jia Xu didn't speak anymore, he said everything that should be said, and it was up to you whether you listened or not, he never tried to persuade you.

"Wenhe takes a good rest, I will think about it~"

Jia Xu sighed softly and closed his eyes.

Three days later, Jia Xu died of illness at the age of 76. Cao Pi buried him richly and gave him the posthumous title of Marquis Su.The eldest son, Jia Mu, took the throne, the second son, Jia Fang, and the third son, Jia Ji, was a marquis.The so-called austerity, respect, and seriousness, Jia Xu has changed hands several times, and he has done his best to offer advice and suggestions. Whether a strategy is good or not is a matter for a counselor, and whether it is adopted or not is a matter for a monarch. It can be regarded as an objective portrayal of Jia Xu's legendary life.

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