The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 188 Cunning Shixie! (seeking a monthly ticket)
Jian'an three years, mid-May.

The situation in the 13 states of the world is already clear.

Yuan Shao dominated Hebei, occupying the three prefectures of Qing, Bing, and Hebei, with more than hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and millions of people under his rule.Once Gongsun Zan is eliminated, he can dominate Hebei and overlook the Central Plains.

Cao Cao was allied with the Central Plains, sitting in the three prefectures of Yan, Yu, and Xu, with more than [-] armies, second only to Yuan Shao in Hebei in strength, and now he is extending his hand into Guanzhong, wanting to occupy the old capital of Han.

In addition to these two, such as Zhang Xiu of Jingzhou, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Sun Ce of Yangzhou, and Shixie of Jiaozhou, these four divided Jiangnan, Sichuan and Shu, each occupying a state, and their strength was second only to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Then there are the tyrants from all walks of life in Xiliang, or Gongsundu in Liaodong, or Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, or Zhang Yang in Hanoi, or the Heishan bandits in Jizhou, or Liu Bei who entered Guanzhong.

They are all the little princes who cracked the earth and sealed the king.

During this period, Jingzhou Inspector Zhang Xiu married Yuan Shu's daughter as his wife, relying on his wife to step into the ranks of the aristocratic family.

The civil servants and military generals under the original Yuan Shu rushed to vote first, and the civil servants and military generals who were interested in Zhang Xiu's future development also came to Jingzhou. After all, Zhang Xiu's rank in the family is of great significance.

Sikong and Cao Cao sent the left general Liu Bei to lead the army into Guanzhong, summoned many powerful men in Guanlong, and attacked and killed Li Jue.

After flattening Guanzhong, Liu Bei worked hard to govern. While wanting to restore the former vitality of this red land in Guanzhong, he sent Guan Yu to station troops outside Wuguan, and set up a strong village.

At the same time, Corporal Liu Bei Lixian kept visiting Guanlong tycoons, and at the same time kept writing letters to those princes in Xiliang, trying to win over Ma Teng to annex Han Sui and other tycoons to strengthen himself.

As for Cao Cao, he dispatched people to stabilize Xuzhou and manage people's livelihood, and at the same time arranged detailed operations to attack Hanoi and Qingzhou.Of course, he concentrated his forces more,
Liu Bei was ordered to unite with the princes of Guanlong to station outside Wuguan, and to unite with Sun Ce to send another envoy to Jiaozhi. This was to discuss a joint attack on Jingzhou and wanted to capture Nanyang in the first battle.

Cangwu County, Zhisuo, Guangxin.

In the general's mansion, Shi Xie looked at the envoy sent by Cao Cao and said euphemistically: "The envoy is exhausted from the journey, so let me go down and rest first. As for forming an alliance and cutting down the thorns, let me think about it for a while."

Chen Jiao frowned, he asked for orders to come to the alliance, if successful, he could be promoted to a noble, but Ke Shixie actually said that he would think for a while, which made him a little displeased.

"My lord, please think clearly. My lord Cao Cao represents the will of heaven. In this battle, my lord has formed an alliance with Sun Ce, raising hundreds of thousands of troops. I am determined to win. If my lord goes against the sky, I'm afraid..."

When Chen Jiao said this, he said frankly: "Of course, if the envoy is willing to help and send troops to Guiyang to echo with my lord from a distance, and when the matter is completed, the three counties in Jingnan will be under the envoy's name, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

After finishing speaking, Chen Jiao looked at Shi Xie with burning eyes.

"What the envoy said is very true, but sending troops to help is a major event, I can't make the decision alone, and give me half a day, and I will answer you after half a day of discussion." Shi Xie said with a smile.

"Then envoy, please consider carefully, and I will leave first." Chen Jiao clasped his fists, his words were not good, and he said in a well-balanced tone.

Watching Chen Jiao leave, Shi Xie looked gloomy.

Seeing his elder brother frowning and hesitating, his brothers Shi Yi and Shi on both sides couldn't help saying: "Brother, why shouldn't we besieged and killed Zhang Xiu by Cao Cao's order from the emperor?"

"That's right, brother, Cao Cao gave us the Marquis and the three counties of Jingnan. And this time Cao Cao's main attack, we just sit back and watch the changes."

"Hmph, so stupid." Shi Xie shook his sleeves, and said with gloomy eyes, "Is it true that Cao Cao has good intentions? He just wants to use us as spearmen."

"What's more, who is Zhang Xiu? With just a few thousand soldiers, he was able to gain a foothold in Nanyang, the land of the Four Wars. Not to mention the two defeats of Cao Cao, he also flattened Liu Biao to secure Jingzhou, defeated Zhang Xian to secure Jingnan, and expelled Sun Ce. to take Lujiang."

"How can we provoke such an overlord?" Shi Xie said coldly with fierce eyes.

He Shixie has been running Jiaozhi for more than ten years, and he has made the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can he be mediocre?It is unwise to offend Zhang Xiushu so easily, but Cao Cao represents the emperor, sitting in several states in the Central Plains, and is also the overlord.

To put it simply, he didn't want to get involved in the fight between gods, but he had to express his opinion.

"Brother, do you mean not to help Cao Cao?" Shi Yi frowned and said in a deep voice.

"No, Cao Cao has dragged me into the water. Even if we want to sit back and watch the changes, we will be tolerated by Zhang Xiu. Now we can't do it alone." Shi Xie said.

"Then what should we do? If we can't, we reject Cao Cao? Let Chen Jiao bring those gold, silver and jewels back to Xuchang?" the scholar asked.

"Hmph, Cao Cao wants to kill people with a knife, and Zhang Xiu is not a good person, so it's better for us to sit on the sidelines and watch the flowers, leaving us clean, but we can please both sides."

The corners of Shi Xie's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of brilliance.

"What do you mean by that, big brother?" The two met each other with surprise.

"Didn't Cao Cao send someone to form an alliance with gold, silver and jewels? Then let's agree, and promise to echo him from a distance, and we can also accept these gold, silver, jewels and jade."

Speaking of this, Shi Xie sneered, and immediately said: "But after Cao Cao's envoys leave, we will send envoys to Zhang Xiu to inform Cao Cao of our alliance."

"Cao Cao's plan will be fully revealed at that time. In addition, tell Zhang Xiu that we will pretend to echo Cao Cao at that time, but we will never send troops to help."

"In this way, Cao Cao is grateful to us, and Zhang Xiu also has goodwill towards us."

"Haha, Dashan, in this way, both Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu are grateful to us, and no matter who wins at that time, we will benefit from it!" Shi Yi said with a smile.

"It's nothing more than a small profit," Shi Xie snorted coldly, and said immediately: "Cao Cao and Sun Ce form an alliance to attack Jingzhou, then we will wait and see what happens. If Sun Cao wins, then our army will attack with the whole army, and take advantage of Zhang Xiu's unpreparedness to attack." In the rear, occupy Jingnan."

"On the contrary, if Zhang Xiu repels the two of them, then we will pay tribute as ministers, and Zhang Xiu will not have time to pay attention to us for a short time." Shi Xie finished speaking with a sneer on his face.

Cao Cao used him as a spearman, and Zhang Xiu would not let him go sooner or later. Instead of doing this, it is better to make preparations early and have a complete plan.

"Brother, this plan is very good," Shi Yi said with a smile.

"Okay, let Cao Cao's envoys hang out first, and I will respond at noon." Shi Xie said loudly: "In addition, the food, grass and military equipment in various places have been adjusted recently."

"Mobilize all food, grass and military equipment to Cangwu as much as possible before Zhang Xiu is aware of it. As for the soldiers and horses from all over the place, we will practice more from now on in case of emergencies."

Shi Xie said in a deep voice.

"Promise!" The two scholars agreed.

Watching the two of them retreat, Shi Xie frowned slightly. The sixth family of his family and Jiaozhi had already established a deep-rooted management, and he was really not willing to surrender.

What's more, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are both heroes, and if they join forces, even if Zhang Xiuxiong is talented, it is difficult to defeat them.At that time, as long as he captures Jingnan, he will have the confidence to challenge him.

PS: It's my birthday today, just one chapter.

It was a very happy day, but also quite irritable. The results of the physical examination a few days ago showed hyperlipidemia, some fatty liver, and a headache.

I was in a bad state, and I slowly rationalized my thoughts.

Make up tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)