I have three hundred soldiers, all of whom can warm wine and kill Hua Xiong

With Liu Yao being killed, Sun Jian's [-] troops easily forced Liu Yao's [-] troops to surrender.

Not long after, Zhou Yi and Wu Jing also received good news from Liyang City.

Zhou Yi and Wu Jing joined forces to recruit the troops sent by Liu Yao to Liyang City.

When the other governors in Yangzhou learned that Sun Jian had killed Liu Yao, they also abandoned the secret and turned to the bright side.

Since then, Sun Jian has initially taken control of the overall situation in Yangzhou.

Everything seemed to be going according to plan.

The only fly in the ointment was that Zhou Yu died at the hands of Chen Heng and Fan Neng.

In order to appease Zhou Yi, and to bind Zhou Yi more firmly to his warship.

Sun Jian proposed a marriage alliance with Zhou Yi.

Sun Jian's second son, Sun Quan, married Zhou Yi's eight-year-old daughter.

From this marriage, Wei Chu also saw it.

Although Sun Jian was brave, he lacked political acumen.

In Sun Jian's view, expanding territory relies on war, and consolidating territory relies on marriage.

Sun Jian never uses more complicated means to solve problems.

"Ri Qiang, you have done the most good in this one. After I completely stabilize the situation in Yangzhou, I sincerely invite the world to prepare a grand wedding for you and Shang Xiang."

At the celebration banquet, Sun Jian picked up the wine glass and walked up to Wei Chu first.

It can also be seen from this point that after this war to capture Yangzhou, Sun Jian paid more and more attention to Wei Chu.

Sun Jian even wanted to use Sun Shangxiang to bind Wei Chu tightly.

"Thank you father-in-law for your love, but my wedding to Shang Xiang may need to be postponed for a while."

Hearing Wei Chu's words, Sun Jian couldn't help but frown.

"Why is this? You and Shang Xiang are in love. After I stabilize Yangzhou, I can use your wedding to tell the world that Yangzhou is now mine."

Wei Chu took a step forward, took the initiative to clink glasses with Sun Jian, and said, "My father-in-law, although we have captured Yangzhou, the situation for us is far from reaching the point where the world is at peace."

"First of all, in the land of Yangzhou, Liu Yao's remnants still exist. These people must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise they will become a cancer that threatens Yangzhou."

"Secondly, after we capture Yangzhou, it will stimulate Yuan Shu and Liu Biao. I can almost foresee that Yuan Shu will definitely send troops to counterattack Jiujiang County and Lujiang County next."

"At the same time, Liu Biao will never watch Yangzhou grow and let a powerful enemy appear to the east of Jingzhou."

"Finally, the attitude of Xuzhou Tao Qian in the north also needs to be considered."

"Therefore, Yangzhou is likely to fall into a dangerous situation of fighting on two or even three fronts."

Wei Chu's words immediately alerted Sun Jian and others.

It turned out that it was indeed a bit too early for everyone to be happy.

For today's Yangzhou, whether it is Yuan Shu in the north, Liu Yao in the west, or Tao Qian in Xuzhou, they are undoubtedly powerful enemies.

When Sun Jian frowned and drank all the wine in the glass, Wei Chu continued: "Yangzhou has not yet ushered in the real dawn, and my father-in-law has only completed one step of his great cause. How can I abandon everyone at this time to fulfill my dreams?" small home?"

Everyone in the hall was extremely moved by Wei Chu's words.

Sun Ce couldn't help but stand up, walked up to Wei Chu, raised his fist and hit Wei Chu's chest hard.

"Brother-in-law, you can rest assured. I will leave my words here today. I only recognize you as my brother-in-law. No one can marry my sister except you. Even Wei Chu, who looms in the north, will never want to hit me. My sister’s idea.”

Wei Chu also raised his fist and hit Sun Ce on the chest, causing Sun Ce to take two steps back involuntarily. Wei Chu then continued to ask the people in the hall: "You all know the problems Yangzhou is facing now. I wonder if you can Is there any way to help Yangzhou tide over the difficulties?"

As soon as Wei Chu finished speaking, Cheng Pu stood up and said loudly: "General Wei, please don't embarrass us. It's okay for us guys to fight over food. If you let us use our brains, you are really embarrassing us."

"Not bad!"

Huang Gai also nodded heavily.

"After this close cooperation with General Wei, I understand an important truth. When doing things with General Wei, you only need to obey General Wei's orders."

Sun Jian also stood aside and nodded heavily.

"Ri Qiang, don't be too tight-lipped. If you have a way to help Yangzhou tide over the difficulties, just say it boldly."

Wei Chu glanced at everyone again, secretly glad that he had killed Zhou Yu this time.

Without Zhou Yu in Yangzhou, it was much easier for Wei Chu to manipulate Sun Jian and others.

Thinking of this, Wei Chu felt murderous towards Zhuge Liang and others.

If they cannot be used for their own use, it is best to eliminate all these so-called talents.

"Our top priority is to find a strong ally for ourselves. Let allies help us share part of the danger. At the same time, good allies can also help us deter our opponents."

"Not bad!"

Sun Jian nodded heavily at the side.

"Ri Qiang is right, we should find ourselves a strong ally. But I don't know, who does Ri Qiang think is the most suitable ally for us?"

"Yuan Shu in the north definitely can't do it."

"Ok!"

Sun Jian nodded heavily from the side again.

"Yuan Shu is already a little jealous of me. This time I took away Yuan Shu's Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, and Yuan Shu must hate me even more. Besides, based on my understanding of Yuan Shu, I think Yuan Shu is really not someone we can have a close friendship with." .”

"Liu Biao to the west cannot be our ally."

"good."

Sun Jian raised his eyebrows and quickly asked: "Why can't Liu Biao be our ally? Yuan Shu is more powerful than us. For Liu Biao, uniting us to fight against Liu Biao is the best strategy."

Wei Chu waved his hand towards Sun Jian.

"Liu Biao's Jingzhou was equally strong, and today's Yangzhou is still weak. Our alliance with Liu Biao is like an alliance between a lamb and a wolf. When there is a threat like a tiger from the outside, the wolf and the lamb fight together, and the wolf is likely to take the lead. Push it out. Facing the tiger, even if the lamb cannot weaken the tiger's power, it can at least fill the tiger's belly and give the jackal a chance to breathe."

"Even if there is no threat like a tiger, if we form an alliance with a jackal, we still have to worry about being eaten by a jackal."

Sun Jian and others looked at each other and nodded together.

After a while, Sun Jian asked Wei Chu in a low voice: "Neither Yuan Shu nor Liu Biao are candidates for alliance, so Riqiang thinks it is best for us to form an alliance with Tao Qian?"

Wei Chu shook his head gently, "For us, the best alliance partner is Wei Chu in the north."