Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

After a few days' rest, Liu Yu felt refreshed.

He was about to reorganize his army and prepare to attack Yuan Shao.

The message sent by Xun Yu appeared on Liu Yu's desk.

A large number of soldiers appeared in Xinye, and it was obvious that Liu Biao had seen through his plan of confusing the enemy with his own troops.

Liu Yu hurriedly called everyone together to discuss the matter.

Guo Jia said, "This matter is a little strange, but since Liu Biao has already sent troops to Xinye, you should return to rescue immediately. Otherwise, once Liu Biao's army breaks through Yuzhou and marches straight to Luoyang, we will face the situation of fighting on two fronts. At that time, our situation will inevitably fall into a passive position again.

As for the four northern states, my lord, there is no need to worry. Yuan Shao's elite soldiers have been wiped out by me. In addition, if the chess pieces we have ambushed in various places are activated at the same time, Yuan Shao will be busy for a while.

Now we can leave a general to station troops at Guandu to bluff, and the lord can lead the army back to Runan in person. This will make Liu Biao afraid and ensure that the rear is safe."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu nodded repeatedly.

"What Fengxiao said is exactly what I want!"

Liu Yu left Guan Yu with 10,000 troops to garrison Guandu.

Then he led the rest of the troops to Runan.

Liu Yu first sent a large number of scouts to Jingzhou to spread the news of his return to help.

While leading the cavalry and keeping up quickly, by the time they reached Runan, Liu Biao had already deployed a force of 100,000 in Xinye.

The two sides are on the verge of war.

However, Liu Yu smelled something different in this war.

There were only 200,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, but he dared to deploy 100,000 soldiers in Xinye alone. Wasn't he afraid of a surprise attack led by Sun Ce?

Liu Biao and Sun Ce were sworn enemies. Although their relationship had eased during this period and no large-scale conflicts had occurred, anyone with a discerning eye could see that both of them were accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity to completely defeat the other.

If Liu Biao is so confident, something big must have happened in Jiangdong. This big event will be enough to make the Jiangdong Group unable to take care of itself and unable to travel west.

The land of Jiangdong faces the sea in the southeast and borders with its own forces in the north. These places do not pose any threat to Jiangdong. Since this situation has occurred, it can only mean one thing: there is civil unrest in Jiangdong.

Liu Yu quickly figured out the reason.

Sun Ce was assassinated!

The news brought by the scouts confirmed Liu Yu's idea.

Sun Ce went out hunting and was assassinated by Xu Gong's followers. He was shot in the face by an arrow and his life or death is now unknown.

Liu Yu was not surprised by this news. When he was in Jiujiang, Guo Jia had made an accurate prediction of Sun Ce's ending.

At that time, Liu Yu also passed the news to Zhou Yu.

The reason why Sun Ce has been able to hold on until now is most likely due to Zhou Yu’s persuasion.

After seeing this news, Guo Jia said slowly: "From the news from Jiangdong, Sun Ce's life is only a matter of time. I think Sun Ce will die this time.

With Sun Ce's death, Jiangdong would have been plunged into chaos. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's uncertainty and Liu Biao's harassment, if we had led our army to capture Yangzhou at this time, we would have been able to take this fertile land into our pockets."

Liu Yu nodded in agreement. Now was indeed the best time to conquer Jiangdong. Once the turmoil caused by Sun Ce had passed, the team would regain cohesion. By then, it would be many times more difficult to conquer Jiangdong.

"My Lord, who do you think will become the ruler of Jiangdong after Sun Ce dies?"

"I heard that although his brother Sun Quan is young, he is quite talented. He has been with Sun Ce for many years and handles government affairs for him. I think the lord of Jiangdong must be this man."

"Zhou Yu is a man of extraordinary talent, the best in Jiangdong. Half of Jiangdong's territory was conquered by him. His prestige among the generals is second only to Sun Ce. Doesn't he have a chance to take over?"

Liu Yu said calmly: "Zhou Yu does have the possibility of becoming the Lord of Jiangdong, but Zhou Yu is quite chivalrous. He and Sun Ce are as close as brothers, and he cannot get over this emotional hurdle. Even if Zhou Yu disregards this friendship and wants to become the Lord of Jiangdong, the resistance he will encounter will not be less than that of Sun Quan.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, Han Dang and other four generals followed Sun Jian from the beginning and were staunch supporters of the Sun family. Once Zhou Yu became the lord of Jiangdong, they would inevitably jump out to oppose him.

Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, is Sun Ce's uncle, and he will certainly oppose this matter.

After all the calculations, Sun Quan becoming the ruler of Jiangdong is the wisest choice at the moment."

Both of them are smart people and can understand many problems at a glance, without the need for excessive explanation.

Sun Ce was also a hero of his generation, but unfortunately he paid too much attention to his manners and his face.

He couldn't accept that such a handsome and extraordinary image would disappear.

This situation may sound incredible when heard in later generations, but in this era, appearance is another face.

If I can't be handsome, I'd rather die!

Sun Ce's departure meant turmoil for Jiangdong, but for Liu Yu, a force that seemed like a thorn in his side temporarily disappeared.

Now that the problem of Liu Biao has been solved, there is no need to worry about anything in the rear.

Liu Yu sent Zhang Fei to test the area around Xinye. His original intention was to let Liu Biao's soldiers take the initiative to attack. However, after trying several times, Liu Biao still did not make any move, which made Liu Yu feel a little crazy.

Liu Biao's intention was very clear. He would not fight easily, but he wanted to pull all of Liu Yu's defense forces here, otherwise he would lead his troops north to attack Luoyang.

However, if he attacked Xinye by force and failed to capture it in a short period of time, it would definitely give Yuan Shao enough time.

In Liu Yu's mind, although Yuan Shao had suffered two major defeats, he was still his most powerful enemy.

"Fengxiao, what should we do now?"

Unable to fight, and unable to retreat, it seemed that Liu Biao wanted to stay where he was.

Guo Jia pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Since Liu Biao resorted to such means, we can only contact Jiangdong."

"Contact Jiangdong?" Liu Yu was puzzled. "Now Sun Ce's life is hanging by a thread. Even if we contact Jiangdong, they will not send troops."

"They won't send troops now, but now that Sun Ce is dead, that may not be the case." Guo Jia smiled mysteriously, with a strange look on his face, "My lord, think about it, once Sun Quan takes the position of the Lord of Jiangdong, what will be the biggest problem he faces?"

"Too young, not enough prestige."

"Exactly. We can't do anything because we are too young, but we can help because we lack prestige."

Liu Yu paused for a moment and understood what Guo Jia meant.

Yes, even if he lacks prestige, we can use the name of the court to give him prestige. In this way, if we let him deploy troops to attack Jingzhou, he will certainly obey.

Even if he is unwilling to obey, Liu Biao will surely be suspicious of us when he sees how close we are. When he wants to send troops, he will certainly be afraid.