Three Kingdoms

Facing the hussar general's strategy, Cao Cao had a headache.

As the saying goes, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you.

Cao Cao is now staring at Fei Qianziyuan, as if staring into the abyss. Cao Cao felt that he was calculating Fei Qian, and Fei Qian must also be calculating him, so things in Shanyang could not be ignored, but he did not have more troops to let go of a line, and only relied on Le Jin And Cao Zhen...

Although Cao Cao was unwilling to admit it, he believed in his heart that Le Jin and Cao Zhen might not be able to really stop Fei Qian's Tai Shi Ci's actions. Even Cao Cao was in awe of Taishi Ci's battle back then, but at that time he was from the perspective of a bystander, so his waist naturally didn't hurt when he yelled. But now he finds that when he needs to move by himself, his waist is inevitably not strong enough.

This time against the hussars general, Cao Cao finally realized a very important problem of his, that is, he had too few cavalry. Of course, it's not that Cao Cao didn't understand it before, but because most of the previous battles revolved around the city. Like Fei Qian, he used cavalry to penetrate long distances, circle back significantly, and gave up the high-level strategy of attacking one city and one place. Mobile combat has basically never been encountered.

So is this combat mode the first of its kind created by Fei Qian?

Not necessarily. In history, when the barbarians went south to invade various places, they basically used this method. The defenders are always somewhat passive, that's all. Even in later generations, such battles have been repeated countless times. As a farming nation, China is still difficult to defeat without war horses.

"Fei Qian Fei Ziyuan, are you telling me that Jizhou is my weakness?" "Cao Cao murmured to himself, his voice was too low to be heard, "Yes, this is my weakness...weakness..."

Therefore, if Xia Houyuan brought anger to Cao Cao, then what Le Jin brought to Cao Cao was to once again amplify the uneasiness in his heart, allowing Cao Cao to finally make a decision.

"Someone is coming!" Cao Cao finally made up his mind and shouted in a deep voice, "Send a letter to the governor of Youzhou!" He said that if he could recruit 3,000 Hu cavalry to go south, he would keep his position as Marquis of Ye!

You must ride by riding!

At least make the threat on the flanks less great so that Cao Cao can face Shang Fei Qian head-on. Regardless of whether the Taishi Ci mentioned in Shanyang Lejin's report this time is true or false, and whether those troops are really gone or in hiding, the threat to Cao's army's flanks still exists. Under the chaos and destruction of the rear wing, especially Jizhou, which has just been recovered not long ago, I am afraid it will explode immediately!

Now, the only war horse output window that has not fallen into the hands of General Hussar is Youzhou. The Han Dynasty has always had the practice of recruiting Hu cavalry to fight. Cao Cao's current decision is not an excessive move. It just requires a large amount of wealth, which further worsens the already tight economy.

But is there any other way?

Let’s put the distressed and helpless Boss Cao aside for now. In Jingzhou, the turmoil caused by Fei Qian unexpectedly became more and more intense...

"The prince really said that?" ” Cai Mao frowned.

The Crown Prince, as stated in "Bai Hu Tong·Jue", "Why is he called the Crown Prince?" I wish it would last forever. ’ So the prince he was referring to at the moment was naturally Liu Cong. It's a pity that although the title of Crown Prince is good, you have to really live up to it before you can be called Crown Prince, otherwise you will just be a persimmon.

Liu Cong thought that just saying the word "fishing" would not expose his father's conversation. However, Liu Cong was still too young after all. If there were some clues, it would be enough to attract the attention of others.

Liu Biao said fishing, who was he fishing for? Who is the bait again? Who is the fisherman?

These questions were immediately placed on the table.

"My lord, maybe you are riding a fishing boat, using Zhu and Zhang as bait, stirring up the world, fishing in the river and Luo?" Fu Xun said slowly, "The hussar is now far away from the pass, and he is really harming the world!" If you have any intention of being disobedient, you should be a trouble to the great man! 』

Cai Mao glanced at Fu Xun and said nothing.

For Cai Mao, there are advantages to having a large hussar, but the benefits are obviously not as great as Huang's. Therefore, he neither opposes nor supports the "hussar threat theory" proposed by Fu Xun. What is more important to Cai is Jingzhou's fundamentals. As for the world's problems, although they are related, they are irrelevant.

Fu Xun is actually from the North. Logically speaking, he should be leaning towards the Hussars. But here's the problem. Fu Xun is not in the opposition now, nor is he under the Hussars. If Fu Xun openly declares his position as General of the Hussars, How is it good? What problems will it cause? Therefore, Fu Xun generally maintained the attitude that although the Hussars were good, they were a huge threat to the Han Dynasty.

There is nothing wrong with saying that, but then again, isn't the prince who is ceding territory and ruling it a threat to the Han Dynasty? Isn’t Cao Cao threatening the emperor? Therefore, everyone was silent after hearing Fu Xun's words, neither agreeing nor objecting.

As far as the matter between Zhu and Zhang is concerned, if it is said that the cavalry general Fei used it as bait, it is indeed possible, but the possibility is not very high. After all, there are too many uncontrollable factors. , fishing, the important thing is that there is a fishing rope hooked to the bait. If Zhu and Zhang are said to be bait, then what about the rope behind Zhu Zhang?

Unexpectedly, Kuai Yue suddenly followed Fu Xun's words and said: "Huang Gong has always been impartial, why did he come to the rescue this time?" 』

Cai Mao's eyes flashed with sparkle, but then he hid it again.

This was Cai Mao's concern, but Kuai Liang brought it to the table.

The Cai family has always believed that Jingzhou is their own territory, and Liu Biao is just Cai's agent. For example, Cai is the chairman of Jingzhou, the various Jingzhou nobles are directors, and Liu Biao is just the general manager. Now it seems that the position of chairman is under threat. Although Huang has not expressed his intention to compete for the position of chairman, he already has such strength, and Huang's action is enough to prove this problem.

This is a very serious problem. The change of general manager is like Liu Biao being replaced by Liu Cong. It will not have a big impact on Cai, but if the position of "chairman" under him is gone, This has a profound impact on the Cai family.

Therefore, for Cai, he always supported Liu Cong's rise to power just for this reason.

As for why Cai couldn't sit on it by himself, the reason is actually very simple. You will understand it naturally after looking at Kuai's performance now. After all, Liu Biao was also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Just like Liu Bei, who always said that he was the Queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing, he was still quite popular among the people.

Of course, maybe after some time, Mr. Cai will have some ideas, but no matter what, it can't be done now.

This problem actually emerged in Cai Mao's heart when he heard about Huang Zhong's dispatch. However, Cai Mao did not want to expose this problem, but planned to communicate with Huang Chengyan later. Unexpectedly But he was exposed by Kuai Yue...

This made Cai Mao quite uncomfortable, but it was difficult to say it out loud.

Kuai Yue laughed secretly in his stomach, but his face was serious.

In recent years, the Cai family and the Huang family have often joined forces to suppress the Kuai family. Now, haha, the opportunity has come...

The Cai family and the Huang family originally worked together to suppress the other noble families in Jingzhou. By the way, there was also the Pang family, who stated that he would not participate in Jingzhou affairs, but was still aloof, leaving little room for the other noble families to breathe. Space, if Liu Biao had not consciously supported Kuai, Kuai might have been suppressed to the point of being unable to find Bei.

Now, seeing the cracks between Cai and Huang, is there any reason not to pick up the hoe and get to work quickly?

"The Huang family occupied Wancheng without the lord's permission, and now they have violated the lord's order and attacked Duyang. They already don't take the lord into consideration, and they are quite treasonous!" ” Kuai Yue talked eloquently, “The Lord is a talented man and has a great strategy. He knows Huang’s evil intentions and uses Zhu and Zhang as bait to expose his plot...”

Kuai Yue just wants to cause trouble. Anyway, if Cai and Huang are not cut apart, then Kuai will have no room to breathe after all! Even if Jingzhou is replaced by someone else, it will be the same! In Kuai Yue's mind, he felt that since the Huang family and the Pang family were so close to the Hussars, why not simply move to Guanzhong? Why bother competing with him for food in Jingzhou?

Kuai Yue was already very eloquent, but now he used the topic to be even more sharp. He almost equated Huang's move to openly challenging Liu Biao, and Liu Biao and Liu Cong's intention of "fishing" was also to make Liu Cong be wary of Huang. …

As for whether Liu Biao thought so, is it important?

Family, country and world?

If you don't even have your home, what else can you talk about?

In normal times, Kuai Yue would have cared about it to some extent, but now General Hussars is obviously at loggerheads with Cao Sikong and has no time to care. If such a good opportunity is missed, wouldn't it be a lifelong regret?

On the other hand, Mr. Pang Degong is now old and is said to be bedridden and will die soon. The head of the Cai family, Lao Cai Xi, has also passed away. Can the friendship between Pang, Huang and Cai be continued to the next generation?

If we can take this opportunity to expel the Huang family and Pang family from Jingzhou, then the Cai family will certainly gain considerable benefits, but similarly, the Kuai family can also gain more rights through this action!

Kuai Yue did not believe that Cai Mao had no grudges in his heart and would unconditionally believe and support the Huang family. As long as Cai Mao's heart wavered even a little, this plan would definitely come true!

Sure enough, after Kuai Yue's lips and tongue encouraged him, Cai Hao finally couldn't bear it any longer, and the gap opened wider. He muttered, "The Huang family is deeply rooted and cannot be shaken easily... It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate..."

Although Cai Mao said no, the information actually revealed made Kuai Yue smile proudly, but there was still no big change on his face, and he said slowly: "This matter, Yi Ye!" The Huang family relies on nothing more than to control Jingxiang from the north and the south...Now the Huangjiang River can be adjusted to reach Wancheng in summer..."

Kuai Yue knew that if he went directly to Wancheng, no one would agree. However, if Huang Zu was transferred away from Jiangxia, on the one hand, it would relieve the Huang family from controlling the north and south of Wancheng and Jiangxia, threatening Xiangyang. He also immediately vacated the position of Jiangxia Prefect. Even though Kuai couldn't bite off the biggest piece of meat, he could still cut off a piece...

At the same time, for Cai Mao, instead of being careful about the north and south directions of the Huang family, it is better to gather the Huang family together. In this way, if one day they really fall out with each other, it will be relatively simple to defend. , so Kuai Yue is not worried that Cai Mao will not take the bait!

Cai Hao pondered and remained silent for a long time.

To be honest, a person like Cai Mao is not a qualified family head in the first place, but the problem is that he is Cai Xi's son. If Cai Mao doesn't become the family head, who can? The gentry who are related by blood are like many family businesses in later generations. Problems will always arise when they develop to a certain stage, and it is inevitable in the end.

Although Cai Mao didn't say anything immediately or express anything, his attitude actually revealed something, just like Liu Cong thought that there would be no problem if he just said "fishing". In the end, the whole situation finally turned in an unexpected direction. I don't know whether the content of this discussion was intentionally passed on or accidentally leaked. Huang Zu in Jiangxia expelled the Cai clan members who were originally in the city and expressed his support for Cai Mao. dissatisfaction.

Huang Zu himself is a very impulsive person, so it is not that strange to do something like this now, but for Cai Mao, it was like being slapped in the face, and he finally couldn't suppress his anger. He took his men and horses to Jiangxia and raised an army to investigate the crime...

Does Cai Hao really want to fight Huang Zu?

Not necessarily, but after all, they have lost their face. For nobles, face is sometimes very important, so important that they do not hesitate to spill blood and flesh.

Therefore, Cai Mao just wanted Huang Zu to bow his head and admit his mistake, and then use this to prove that Cai's status was still the leader of Jingzhou, and to let everyone know that Cai's reputation should not be smeared.

So similarly, does Huang Zu also want to fight Cai Hao?

Not necessarily, but whoever wants to change his position will not feel good, especially someone with a bad temper like Huang Zu. If he really does nothing and endures the New Year, he will not be Huang Zu. But if Huang Zu and Cai Mao really wanted to confront each other, Huang Zu was actually not very willing. After all, the whole situation would be irreversible.

However, what is almost the same is that both parties feel that their own face is very important, and that of others is nothing. So for a while, the two sides were in a confrontation, like a quarrel somewhere. One side shouted that if you don't do it, you will be a grandson, and the other side shouted that you dare to try it. Anyway, the voices were louder than the other, but the hands were never moved backwards. forward.

But after all, it is easy for the gun to misfire. After two days of stalemate, a fire suddenly broke out in Cai Hao's camp in the middle of the night. Cai Hao was caught off guard and almost burned down half of the rear camp!

Such an embarrassing scene naturally made Huang Zu feel happy, and he climbed to the top of the city and laughed.

Did Huang Zu set this fire?

Cai Mao doesn't know and doesn't need to know. He just knew that if he returned to Xiangyang in such a dejected manner, he would never be able to raise his head!

Therefore, Cai Mao was naturally angry, and the two sides escalated from a war of words to a real fight. For a time, the flames of war rose in Jiangxia, and they fought with each other bloody. It was like serving Fei Qian and Cao Cao before the dinner was served. Ordered the appetizers…