Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 157

"But it's not over yet. You went to Wancheng on the same day as Liu Zhang attacked Yiling. Is there not a single defender in Wancheng?"

Ji Ling took a sip of his wine and said, "That's true. At that time, I wondered, so it turned out to be the case. From this point of view, I should have followed my suggestion and used Wancheng as a stronghold for going south, but Zhang Liao refused to let it go." .”

"Zhang Liao is right, Ji Ling, when will you have an excellent overall view? Don't read rote books all day long, think more, if you lead the army alone, I can't see you now It's your turn, you know?"

Ji Ling touched his head and smiled.Han Yang didn't get angry when he saw it, and asked him, "Do you know why Zhang Liao didn't let you do this?"

"It's not because Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Zhang Lu are all staring at this place. Xiliang is too far away from Wancheng to provide timely support."

"It's good to know, think about it in the future, don't say anything, you look like this, how can I hand over the army to you with confidence!"

"What the king taught is that Ji Ling will keep it in mind."

"Okay, let's continue with the business. After you left, Cao Ren and Xun Yu arrived outside Wancheng."

"Because Cao Cao was worried about Xun Yu's danger, he asked Cao Ren to go to Yizhou to rescue Xun Yu, but Liu Zhang followed Zhang Song's advice and let Xun Yu go back. They met in Nanyang County."

Zhang Liao suddenly said: "Your Majesty, what you mean is that now Wancheng has become Cao Cao's domain, and Cao Ren is the guard?"

"Wen Yuan is right. When Cao Ren saw the situation in Wancheng, he led the army to check and found that there was not a single defender in the city. He thought it was sent by Liu Zhang for free and occupied it directly."

"Hmph, the city was laid down by us. It's fine if it was laid down by Liu Zhang for no reason. I really don't want to be so simple to take advantage of Cao Cao."

"So what if you don't want to? If you have the ability, you don't need to rely on the Xiliang Army, and you can defend that city by yourself. But you are right in one point, it is a bit cheap for them. Of course, the king will not make them feel better." Yes, at least it won't be cheap for them."

The three continued to eat, and while the three were talking, Feng Lu walked out of the darkness in the corner and handed a secret letter to Han Yang.

Zhang Liao and Ji Ling were taken aback by Feng Lu's appearance. Since Feng Lu took over the shadow, he also had this strange habit. He liked to follow the shadow when he appeared and left, which seemed very unique.

Han Yang was not surprised at all, he opened the secret letter, and the information in the letter made his eyes shine, "Whatever you say, take a look too, this time, Cao Cao will be very uncomfortable."

Han Yang handed the letter to Zhang Liao. After the two read it in turn, they didn't know the meaning of Han Yang's words.

The letter mentioned the news that Cao Cao led his troops to Wancheng, but in the eyes of the two of them, it was a matter of course.

Jingzhou is the place that all the princes dream of, and it is a place that military strategists must contend for.The areas controlled by Cao Cao are all in the north, mostly land.

But Jingzhou is different. Next to it is the Yangtze River. If you go down the river, you will reach Sun Ce's territory. Up along the river is Liu Zhang's territory, which is a springboard for attacking Liu Zhang and Sun Ce.

Without Jingzhou, Cao Cao would have to march thousands of miles to fight, but once he had land in the Jingzhou area, Cao Cao could use Jingzhou as a transfer point for troops, and deploy troops to every place on the battlefield.

So for Cao Cao, occupying Wancheng is the first step to occupying Jingzhou, how could he not pay attention to it.

Han Yang saw their doubts and said, "I know what you are thinking, and I have thought about what you are thinking. Jingzhou has been a place that people want to occupy since ancient times. With Jingzhou, there will be a fortress in the world. , that’s true.”

"Of course Cao Cao knew its value, so he paid so much attention to it, but he didn't think about it carefully about the result after paying attention to it."

Zhang Liao thought for a while, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I understand what your majesty means, it's getting late, the last general and Ji Ling will leave now."

After speaking, he pulled Ji Ling up and walked towards the door. Ji Ling was very puzzled, and said reluctantly, "If you want to go, go, I'm not full yet."

Zhang Liao's head is full of black lines, he just knows how to eat, can't he use his brain?The king had already expressed his intention to see off the guests, he still ate, and he was not afraid of eating himself to death, so he dragged Ji Ling away abruptly.

Han Yang looked at the two of them, smiled wryly, and Zhang Liao was able to cure him. If it was someone else, he would have started a fight with his violent temper.

He sent an order to Feng Lu to take the secret passage and pass on his message, be sure to tell Sun Ce the news.

Feng Lu took the order to leave, and Han Yang sat alone in the courtyard and poured himself a drink, "Cao Cao, Cao Cao, I will not give you Wancheng for nothing, wait for the next big gift."

In Wu Commandery, at Sun Ce's mansion, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao were all here. They had watched Sun Ce smash a dozen teacups, but Sun Ce's anger had not subsided.

Zhou Yu couldn't stand it any longer, and said, "My lord, please stay sensible, it won't help if this continues."

Sun Ce was even more furious when he heard these words, "How can I keep calm? I only learned about the battle report in Jingzhou this morning that our army won the battle of Yiling. Let's not talk about it. After all, we won the battle."

"But can anyone tell me why Wancheng was occupied by Cao Cao? Shouldn't he be in Xudu? Why did he come to Wancheng in person?"

Zhou Yu knelt in front of Sun Ce, pleading guilty and said, "It's all my fault as the governor, I can't know such an important matter in advance, I didn't share my master's worries, I really have no words to face my master, and I have no words to face Jiangdong's elders."

Zhou Yu's words extinguished Sun Ce's anger. He regained his composure, helped Zhou Yu up, and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Gong Jin. It's my fault that I didn't lead the whole army well. These things. The top priority is to find a way to solve these problems."

Zhang Zhao said: "My lord, according to the old minister, there must be something strange about the whole matter. Otherwise, we and Liu Zhang have not interfered with the river water for so many years. Why would he attack suddenly? It doesn't make sense."

"Furthermore, according to the battle reports of Ling Cao and Tai Shici, the situation on the frontal battlefield is very tragic, and both sides have been hit hard. It shows that Liu Zhang put all his preparations in Yiling City to the west, so how could he secretly Send troops to Wancheng?"

"Besides, it's fine to send troops to Wancheng. Why didn't Yiling City take a feint attack, but fight to the end, putting on a posture of immortality, and must fight our Jiangdong army to the death? These questions, the old minister feels very suspicious. "

(End of this chapter)