Invincible Three Kingdoms System

Chapter 322 The World Situation
The situation in Yanzhou was still fierce. Liu Bei relied on his excellent equipment and Guan Yu's five hundred school swordsmen to gain an advantage in the next few battles.

Cao Cao seemed to be frightened by the beating, and blindly relied on the city to hold on. Occasionally, he was severely scolded by Liu Beijun, so he sent people out of the city to fight.

However, under the impact of Guan Yu's school knife team, it is difficult to take advantage of it.

The two armies fought each other more than a dozen times. Although Liu Bei's army headed by Guan Yu had the upper hand in the confrontation, Cao Cao often separated a small number of troops and achieved some victories through harassment.

Tao Qian, who was far away in Xuzhou, heard that Cao and Liu were fighting in Yanzhou. Regardless of Mi Zhu's dissuasion, he sent troops to attack Pengcheng, hoping to regain it.

However, Cao Hong, who was sent by Cao Cao, used the trick of "please enter the urn" to trick Tao Qian's soldiers into the city.

Then, Cao Hong closed his doors and beat dogs, almost annihilating Tao Qian's army, including Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Fang who also died in this battle.

Only Cao Bao led more than a hundred remnant soldiers to flee back to Xuzhou, and Tao Qian realized clearly the gap between himself and Cao Cao.

Therefore, Tao Qian took Mi Fang's previous suggestion, and began to take advantage of the gap between Cao and Liu when he couldn't go east, and recuperated. Even if Cao Cao came again, he could stick to it for a while.

Helpless, Mi Zhu saw that Tao Qian refused to listen to his advice many times, and his younger brother Mi Fang died in battle, so he was disheartened and resigned.

Tao Qian was hit repeatedly, and soon fell ill on the couch. His health deteriorated, but he was worried about Cao Cao's return.

At the same time, news spread from Yizhou that Yizhou Mu Liu Yan died of illness, and his son Liu Zhang took over the position of Zhou Mu.

However, Liu Zhang did not report to the imperial court, neither sent envoys to Jinyang nor Shouchun, and he became the local emperor of Yizhou.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Zhang began to retaliate, strangling those gentry who had disrespected him before, causing rebellions in many places in Yizhou.

However, due to Liu Yan's governance, many people were still willing to help Liu Zhang, and soon those rebellions were suppressed.

But through this suppression of the rebellion, some other gentry began to take power, and Liu Zhang's power was slowly disintegrating.

Moreover, after Liu Zhang came to power, he took revenge on the nobles, which also aroused their vigilance, and they were no longer so sincere towards Liu Zhang.

Yizhou is currently in such a state of peace on the surface, but undercurrents are actually surging.

In addition, Liu Zhang was a few lecherous people, and Liu Yan accepted his sister-in-law shortly after his death, which aroused dissatisfaction and ridicule from everyone in Yizhou.

Then, I heard that Liu Zhang was a little eager to move towards Zhang Lu's wife recently, creating many uncertain factors for no reason.

Thinking about it, Liu Yan could be regarded as a capable person, but he never thought that his son would be so absurd. It is estimated that no one can take away the title of the world's most prodigal son from Liu Zhang.

When Zhao Qian got the information about Yizhou, he quickly recruited Guo Jia to analyze it. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia asked Zhao Qian first: "I don't know what the master thinks of Liu Zhang's actions?"

"He's trying to kill himself." Zhao Qian said directly.

"Death?" Guo Jia was taken aback, feeling very novel about this word, nodded randomly and said, "My lord's language is concise, death? This description is very appropriate."

Zhao Qian chuckled, and said, "I'm expressing my feelings. When Liu Yan was alive, Liu Zhang was silent. This kind of forbearance is really amazing."

"Sometimes, the forbearance is too much, and when it explodes, it is also jaw-dropping." Guo Jia echoed, "I just don't know my lord, what are your plans?"

Zhao Qian looked southwest and said, "I want to take advantage of the turmoil in central Shu and send troops to recover it. I wonder if it is possible?"

Guo Jia rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, no."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Zhao Qian asked.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "Shu will be in chaos before the world is in chaos, and Shu will be settled before the world is settled. If you use troops against Yizhou at this time, it will not be difficult to win. The difficult thing is how to govern after victory."

Zhao Qian looked at Guo Jia and signaled him to continue talking.

"Yizhou Shu has little communication with the Central Plains due to geographical and transportation reasons, so Shu people are extremely xenophobic. Liu Yan is also a good way to balance the forces of all parties and secure the position of Yizhou Mu. What a pity. However, Liu Zhang messed up all of Liu Yan's arrangements." Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Feng Xiao means that you can use troops while in chaos?" Zhao Qian asked.

Guo Jia shook his head again, and said: "At this time, using troops, although Yizhou can be easily taken back, unless the lord moves the government to the middle of Shu, those aristocratic families will definitely obey the law."

Zhao Qian frowned, nodded, and agreed with Guo Jia's statement in his heart. Shu people are xenophobic. As we all know, even Liu Bei has not solved this problem well in history, let alone the current situation.

"Then what should I do?" Zhao Qian asked.

"At present, we can send eloquent people to Shuzhong, either to lobby, or to make friends, and win over the family in Shuzhong to lean towards the lord. Especially Zhang Lu, who insults his minister's wife, can make a fuss about this matter. , maybe in the future, Zhang Lu will be useful to the lord." Guo Jia said.

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "It seems that Liu Zhang has to live a better life."

"That's right, there's no need to rush this matter. At least the matter of Yuan Shao must be resolved before we can have the energy to deal with Yizhou." Guo Jia said, "Actually, the longer it takes, the more conflicts will be created in Yizhou with Liu Zhang's heart. , the aristocratic family in the middle of Shu couldn't stand it anymore, and directly welcomed the Lord's army into Shu."

Zhao Qian chuckled, and said: "What Feng Xiao said is very much in line with my wishes, but we also need to prevent others from thinking about Yizhou. Don't let the bamboo basket fetch water and make wedding clothes for others."

"What my lord said is that the middle of Shu wants to be called the land of abundance, and there are many people coveting it." Guo Jia nodded and said, "My lord can focus on attracting those small and medium-sized families, whether it is money or other resources, they can help each other to check and balance Shu. Zhongda family, as long as the time is right, it will be a matter of course for the lord to enter Shu."

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "That's right, let's take a look at the battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Yanzhou. The chaos in Yanzhou is over, and the real chaos will begin."

"Now Yuan Shao is also preparing his troops, and obviously he is eyeing the Central Plains, and he is waiting for Cao Cao and Liu Bei to decide the outcome." Guo Jia also said.

"Who does Feng Xiao think will win?" Zhao Qian asked.

Guo Jia frowned slightly, and said: "In the past, I was not optimistic about Liu Bei, but now it seems that Liu Bei is obviously not simple. It is hard to say who will win and who will lose."

"Oh? This is interesting." Zhao Qian laughed.

Guo Jia glanced at Zhao Qian and said, "However, if Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao, can my lord just sit back and watch?"

Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course not, who made him the uncle of the false emperor."

(End of this chapter)