Xiangyang, General's Mansion.

"Okay! Zhongda has unparalleled wisdom and wisdom. With this good plan to help, Hanzhong Bi is mine!"

Sun Ce was overjoyed when he read a letter.

"Why is Bo Fu so happy?"

Zhou Yu happened to walk in. Seeing Sun Ce's beaming expression, he couldn't help but smile and ask questions.

Sun Ce handed the letter to Zhou Yu: "Zhongda is full of wisdom. He knows very well the character of old Shi Xie and will not wholeheartedly send troops to help us suppress the bandits. Now, as expected, the reinforcements sent by the old bandit acted sluggishly, delayed the military aircraft, and were defeated.

Zhongda was beheaded in front of the army, and the deputy general rebelled before the battle and led the army to flee back to Cangwu County. Now Zhongda reprimanded Shi Xie and ordered him to hand over these generals. Why should these eight thousand soldiers make compensation, otherwise he will be killed

All the scholars regard him as a traitor."

Zhou Yu briefly read the letter and said: "If Shi Xie complies with the instructions, the loss of eight thousand soldiers will be a small matter. From now on, it will be a big deal for Shi Xie to hand over the state's soldiers, and his family will be disappointed. If he refuses to comply, he will be guilty of the serious crime of treason.

In this way, our army's crusade against Jiaozhou is in line with justice."

"Yes. Not only that, if you look at the next page, that is the core of Zhongda's plan."

Sun Ce seemed very happy, which made Zhou Yu a little curious, so he turned to the second page of the letter and started reading.

However, when Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu and looked at him for a long time, not only did he not look happy, but his brows on both sides became tighter and tighter. He couldn't help but be extremely surprised.

"Gong Jin, what, is there something wrong with Zhongda's plan?"

But Zhou Yu shook his head: "No, Sima Yi's plan is so brilliant that it even exceeded my expectations. Even Liu He couldn't have expected it."

This strategy was written on paper, but it only contained a few hundred words, but it shocked the world's top generals like Zhou Yu.

Sima Yi expected that after the eight thousand Jiaozhou sergeants fled back to Cangwu County, Shi Xie would neither hand them over to be disposed of as required, nor openly break up about it. Instead, he would choose to slow down the attack on Sima Yi and then send them to Sima Yi.

The leading generals were sent directly to Sun Ce in Xiangyang. At the same time, they prepared generous gifts and walked among the major wealthy families in Jing and Yang, asking them to give advice and try to get Sun Ce's understanding on this matter.

Sima Yi had already secretly contacted Meng Huo and others from the Nanzhong barbarians. At that time, he would raise 50,000 barbarian troops to raid Jiaozhi County from the mountains and contain the elite troops directly under Shi Xie.

Then the leaders of the two mountain strongholds that had just been conquered fled in all directions under the pretense of being defeated by Sima Yi, and directly invaded Cangwu County, burned, killed and looted, attracting the troops that Shi Xie had just deployed in Cangwu, Hepu and other places not long ago.

Sima Yi himself led his elite troops to pursue and kill the Shanyue bandits in the name of capturing the Shanyue bandits. The two village leaders surrendered in front of the formation, and then attacked from both sides and killed these "rebels" in Jiaozhou.

In this way, the four counties of Yulin, Hepu, Cangwu and Nanhai can be under control, and then the army can be integrated to attack Shixie's headquarters with Meng Huo. In this way, the battle of Jiaozhou can be decided.

And this strategy doesn't stop there. Sima Yi's ultimate goal is not in Jiaozhou, but in Yizhou.

Yizhou is now actually led by the eldest prince Liu He, Liu Zhengheng. He is young and vigorous, and has seen all the elite Southern Barbarians come out, so he has no future troubles. When Sun Ce's army attacks Hanzhong, Liu Zheng will personally lead the army, and even go out in full force, vowing to

They want to capture Sun Ce and Zhou Yu alive in one fell swoop.

In this way, Yizhou was empty. Meng Huo and Samoko's barbarian soldiers walked on the mountain road as if they were walking on flat ground. They returned to Yizhou and rushed straight to Chengdu, making Liu Zheng unable to see each other.

Sima Yi once again instigated rebellion against some wealthy local nobles in Yizhou who were not completely convinced by Liu He, and they cooperated internally and externally.

In this way, not only Hanzhong can be easily captured, but also the entire Yizhou will no longer be owned by Liu He.

In Sun Ce's opinion, although this strategy is not comprehensive, from a strategic perspective, it does not have many loopholes and is extremely feasible. Sun Ce believes that there is at least a 60 to 70% chance of winning. Even if it is not completely successful, it will win Jiaozhou and Hanzhong.

The land can almost be said to be a sure thing.

But Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and said: "Master, what do you think of Sima Yi?"

Sun Ce originally thought that he would bring up some shortcomings of this strategy, but he did not expect to hear such a question.

"Sima Zhongda? He is both wise and courageous. He prepares food and grass at the back and leads the troops personally in the front. He is a genius of the world. Everyone thinks that Lingnan, Jiaozhou and other places are barren land, but they don't want to be under his governance. Now a total of

We have obtained 30% of our army's food and supplies, and nearly 50% of our ordnance. In addition, there are countless treasures, which are collected in the treasury. In addition, we have constant ingenuity, and we use our troops like gods. In our army, it can be said that

Second only to Gongjin, you are the only one."

Zhou Yu said: "Master, don't you think that Sima Yi's current power is a little too powerful?"

Sun Ce was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed it off: "Haha, is it possible that Gong Jin is worried that this person has evil intentions? I, Sun Ce, am not that incompetent man waiting to be deceived and exploited by others, so why should I be afraid of Sima Yi? His family is in Jingzhou, and there are many people around him.

The general is also directly affiliated with me in Jiangdong, so even if he has some disobedience, what can he do?"

If others said this, Sun Ce would only suspect that he was jealous of talents. However, he and Zhou Yu shared life and death, and their level of trust was unparalleled. However, despite this, he did not think that Sima Yi had the ability to rebel against him.

Zhou Yu said seriously: "Sima Yi's methods are extraordinary. In a short period of time, he has established a very high prestige in the army and in the Lingnan area. Even a group of soldiers who were brought out from Lujiang by you and me,

When I wrote to him, they all spoke highly of him and seemed to have become his confidant."

"Also, all the major Shanyue tribes are also friendly with him, and the local nobles often have banquets with him. The newly married wives of his fourth and fifth brothers are the eldest daughters of local wealthy families in Lingnan."

"Now that Jiaozhou is about to be destroyed, the land of Jiaozhou will actually be in his hands. Moreover, Samoko and the Barbarian King Meng Huo have always been contacted by him. This man is watching the wolf with eagle eyes, and I am afraid that his ambition is not small, and even more

What's more, with such strength, even if he is loyal, he still has to be on guard."

Sun Ce nodded slightly when he heard this: "Well, what Gong Jin said does make some sense."

While he was talking, he was pacing back and forth in the room. When he came to a pillar, he suddenly punched him.

"Yes, Lu Zijing is an honest and humble man, and he is quite courageous and thoughtful. After Jiaozhou is won, I will appoint him as the governor of Jiaozhou and transfer Sima Yi back to Xiangyang. He will be promoted to a general of chariots and cavalry, and he will be granted the title of Marquis of Ganxi.

He has eight hundred households in the city, and he is also the governor of Yangzhou, and has him stationed in Danyang to deal with Liu Bei's Xuzhou navy."

"Bo Fu is brilliant. In this way, we can commend him for his meritorious service, prevent him from becoming powerful in Lingnan, and continue to display his talents, achieving three goals with one stone. How wonderful, how wonderful."

"Haha, thanks to Gong Jin for reminding me. This matter has been decided. Come, you and I will discuss the strategy for conquering Hanzhong..."

Liu He was originally scheduled to go to Mount Tai in March to hold a ceremony for consecration. Due to the war, there was a slight delay. However, once the imperial order was issued, it could not be changed at will. Therefore, at the end of March, Liu He took Luoyang's civil and military officials along the Xinjiang River.

The wide and flat official road was built and set off to Taishan County, Yanzhou.

Of course, everyone believed that the ceremony itself was secondary. Your Majesty intended to use this ceremony to frighten those nobles in Qing and Xu who thought that they were superior and the emperor was far away, so after the Land Equalization Order was promulgated, they tried to follow the laws of Qing and Xu. Of course,

, and Yuzhou, which had just been recaptured from Sun Ce and whose imperial rule was not yet very stable.

After all, the Land Equalization Order was undoubtedly a huge blow to the local wealthy families that had annexed large amounts of land. However, after several turmoils in the court, the powerful families in the northern states were completely conquered by His Majesty and were willing to surrender completely.

Such as the Cui family, the Xun family, the Yang family, etc. Or they were cut off and weakened by the Majesty one by one, such as the Chen family, the Yuan family, the Wang family, etc.

Therefore, the remaining noble families are no longer powerful enough to compete with the imperial court. It is absolutely impossible to change this decree. They can only make some stubborn resistance and try to gain more benefits for their families under the decree.

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There are definitely not a few small and medium-sized sects who are connected with Sun Ce, have two boats, and are always ready to serve as a helper.

All the more sober ministers in the court knew that if they went to Mount Tai, they would probably see heads falling down one after another.
Chapter completed!