The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Town Liaocheng, Da Sima Mansion.

Zhou Cheng is shooting archery in the courtyard. Now that he has to deal with more and more affairs every day, Zhou Cheng's time for practicing martial arts has also been relatively reduced.

To be a pure general, you just need to rush and kill in front of the formation.

However, there are so many things to consider when being a monarch.

In contrast, Zhou Cheng missed his days as a moth thief.

If there is nothing to eat, he will loot everywhere, and he can kill as much as he wants...

But now his goal is the world. By killing, he can only fight for territory, but he cannot secure the world.

When Zhou Cheng was shooting arrows, several people were already waiting, including Xu Fang.

They are all waiting for the report to be completed.

After Zhou Cheng shot a hundred arrows, he stopped.

Xu Fang was the first to come to Zhou Cheng and said:"My lord, Liu Bei's new defeat and Sun Ce's defeat severely defeated the Wu army."

Then Xu Fang roughly told how Wu's army was ambushed.

"Pity. Zhou

Cheng said calmly.

When Liu Bei and Sun Ce are fighting, if one of them dies, it will be a good thing for Zhou Cheng.

After all, Liu Bei and Sun Ce are not mediocre, and they are more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others.

However , , now that Sun and Liu are at odds, an alliance will not be formed for the time being.

Of course, Zhuge Liang's talents have made Sun Ce and Zhou Yu understand that they cannot underestimate Liu Bei.

The current situation in the south, Sun Ce wants to monopolize Yangzhou, but Liu Bei wants to get a share of Yangzhou Soup.

Liu Biao stood still, but was also wary of Sun Ce. At the same time, Liu Biao would also be wary of Liu Bei.

No matter what Liu Biao's attitude was, Liu Biao would also have plans to stand on his own after this war.

Having been attached to Liu Biao for a long time, let Liu Biao is even more eager to have his own territory.

And now Yangzhou is a fertile soil, a place worth fighting for.

Therefore, what Zhou Cheng has to do now is to turn Yangzhou from fertile soil into scorched earth.

Let Yangzhou fight, and finally It will spread to the south and further consume the population and resources in the south.

Although Zhou Cheng's plan does not have a"benevolent" heart, it is still necessary to rule in the future.

For example, Qingzhou people will understand only if they have suffered it. , a stable life is the most precious thing.

People also recognize and approve of Zhou Cheng’s rule.

Even in terms of loyalty, it is higher than that of Jizhou

……

November 202 AD.

Sun Ce chose to withdraw, and Liu Bei also chose to withdraw.

Both sides have little food and grass, and are not suitable for a long-term confrontation.

Sun Ce wanted to occupy Yangzhou for a long time, so he really couldn't 'requisition food' excessively. Otherwise, Yangzhou's population would be lost, the people would be disgusted, aristocratic families would no longer be attached, and even clan traitors would be everywhere. These are not what Sun Ce wants.

Sun Ce's choice was wise. This time he followed Zhou Yu's advice and not only temporarily stopped his troops, but also sent envoys to Jingzhou to reconcile with Liu Biao.

If Liu Biao is willing, then Sun Ce is willing to sign an agreement with Liu Biao to jointly resist Zhou's army going south.

Although there are conflicts between Sun and Liu, Zhou Cheng poses the greatest threat.

The less Zhou Cheng is in a hurry to go south, the more it means Zhou Cheng is accumulating strength.

Sweep the world in one go

……

The war between Sun Ce and Liu Bei has come to an end for the time being.

In Yizhou, Liu Zhang took Zhang Ren as his general and commanded 30,000 troops, preparing to attack Cao Cao.

These 30,000 people were all elites, and they had fled from Guanzhong. They were grateful to Liu Yan for taking them in.

When Liu Zhang suppressed the rebellion, he relied on this army composed of Guanzhong people.

Facing Liu Zhang's army, Cao Cao immediately held a meeting of military advisors.

Although Cao Cao now has a lot of troops, these troops have not been trained.

Moreover, including the surrender of Pang Xi and Zhang Lu, their loyalty is unreliable.

In addition, the biggest problem lies with Cao Cao himself.

Cao Cao was new to Brazil County and had no close contact with the local aristocratic families in Brazil County.

Therefore, it is slightly difficult to raise food and grass.

Wanting to face Liu Zhang's army, hastily responding to the battle when there is insufficient food, grass, and soldier training is not a stupid thing for a wise general to do.

However, Liu Zhang would not give up the opportunity just because Cao Cao was not ready.

Liu Zhang was not stupid. He knew that if Cao Cao could not be killed in one fell swoop, Cao Cao would gain a foothold in Brazil County.

Now Liu Zhang also began to regret. If he had known that he was luring a wolf into the house, he should not have taken Cao Cao in.

Of course, regrets are regrets, and Liu Zhang has now made up his mind.

On the one hand, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren, and on the other hand, he transferred Yan Yan and other generals to mobilize their troops to increase the offensive against Brazil County.

This time, nearly 50,000 people may be dispatched to attack Cao Cao.

This was Liu Zhang's first large-scale use of troops after he succeeded to the throne. _Feilu reminds you: three things about reading-