Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As Liu Qi glared at Sun Qian, Kuai Liang interjected from the side.

"What does 'grief to our own, joy to our enemies' mean?"

Sun Qian raised his head and said.

"Let's not talk about the matter of Liu Biao of Jingzhou being killed by Sun Bofu of Jiangdong. This news was released by Yizhou. Whether it's true or false is still unknown. How do you know it's not a treacherous plot by Yizhou to sow discord between Jing and Yang?"

As soon as these words came out, almost instantly, the people present, who had originally expressed righteous indignation towards Sun Qian, calmed down.

Currently, the news known in Xiangyang, apart from the fact that the Jingzhou army that entered Bajun was ambushed and completely annihilated, is indeed credible.

The information regarding Liu Biao's assassination by Sun Ce was indeed spread through some other channels.

Kuai Liang, trying his best to calm himself, said.

"Young Lord, these words have some truth to them. We must not blindly believe one side's story regarding who killed our lord, especially what Yizhou says, and rashly draw conclusions, thereby antagonizing Liu Huangshu of Yangzhou."

Liu Qi also gradually calmed down at this moment, quickly put down the sword in his hand, apologized to Sun Qian, and personally invited Sun Qian to take a seat.

At this point, the originally tense atmosphere calmed down a lot, without the previous state of imminent conflict.

After Sun Qian took his seat, he took a big gulp of tea, which finally calmed his racing heart a little.

After everyone had taken their seats again, Liu Qi suppressed his grief and asked Sun Qian.

"Master Gongyou, does this mean that Liu Huangshu did not order the assassination of my father? Was it all a treacherous plot by that villain Liu Yan?"

As a disciple of a great Confucian scholar, Sun Qian may not have been outstanding in appearance, but he had a demeanor that was admired by people. He cupped his hands and replied.

"My lord is a benevolent ruler, and has always been on good terms with Jingzhou. He and Liu Jingzhou are even brothers of the same clan. Previously, he spared no effort to mediate the conflict between Yizhou and Jingzhou. How could he possibly do something to assassinate Liu Jingzhou?"

Liu Qi couldn't help but nod slightly after hearing this.

After all, not to mention anything else, the war between Yizhou and Jingzhou has been going on for several months. Yuan Shu has already sent troops to the city of Xiangyang, but Liu Bei has never shown any signs of sending troops into Jingzhou.

Moreover, Liu Qi also knew that besides constantly letting Sun Qian spare no effort to try to persuade Yizhou and Jingzhou to stop the war, Liu Bei had even been fighting Yuzhou in the Shouchun direction, trying to reduce the pressure on Xiangyang and force Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops.

A gentleman judges by actions, not by intentions.

People's hearts are difficult to fathom, and Liu Qi cannot fathom the hearts of others, but judging from Liu Bei's actions, he is worthy of the title of benevolent relative.

Not only Liu Qi, but many of the other Jingzhou civil and military officials present also nodded slightly in agreement.

"In that case, it is indeed a treacherous plot by Yizhou, in order to induce Jingzhou and Yangzhou to turn against each other, so that Jingzhou, which is now in turmoil, will lose an arm."

Kuai Liang also expressed his opinion in a timely manner, which made Sun Qian couldn't help but take a quiet look at Kuai Liang.

Sun Qian had some contact with Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, and knew that they were both extraordinary in wisdom.

'But why does Kuai Liang repeatedly speak to help me?'

Sun Qian was a little puzzled.

Sun Qian was also very clear about the information that was sent back to Xiangyang.

It is true that the Jingzhou army was completely wiped out, but Xiangyang also knew that the Bajun plank road seemed to have been severely damaged, but Xiangyang did not know the reason for the damage to the Bajun plank road.

Under such circumstances, with Kuai Liang's wisdom, he should know that in the situation where Yizhou is unable to plot against Jingzhou, the significance of spreading these false messages is not great.

Immediately, Sun Qian vaguely guessed something in a flash of thought.

The main force of Jingzhou was completely destroyed, and Yuan Shu's army was approaching the city. Can Xiangyang resist the Yuzhou army without any external reinforcements?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

Under such circumstances, Jingzhou's only reliance is obvious.

Regardless of whether Liu Bei has any plans for Jingzhou, Liu Bei is now Xiangyang's only choice to rely on to repel Yuan Shu.

Even, with Kuai Liang's wisdom, he may have already understood that Jingzhou's broken ship is about to sink, and that Liu Bei will be the one to enter Jingzhou in the future, so he will take the initiative to show his favor.

Thinking of this, Sun Qian felt a little more at ease in his heart. With Kuai Liang, who is now at the top of the Jingzhou civil servants, helping him, then the next thing will undoubtedly be much more certain.

However, compared to everyone present, Sun Qian knew very well how Liu Biao died.

Therefore, Sun Qian would not completely clear his relationship, lest the boomerang that was bound to hit him would ruin his reputation, and said.

"I am willing to guarantee with my life that Liu Jingzhou's death was definitely not ordered by my lord!"

"It's just that I'm not very familiar with Sun Bofu, and Sun Bofu has a feud with Liu Jingzhou for killing his father, so there is indeed some suspicion, and it is inevitable that you all have some doubts."

"However, even if it is really Sun Bofu's willful actions, my lord will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

"It's just that before the truth comes out, please don't slander my lord, otherwise, even if Sun Qian is just a scholar, the sword at his waist will not hesitate to draw blood."

These sonorous words gave Jingzhou enough face, and did not lose its strength, which made people admire him.

Liu Qi sighed and took the initiative to raise his glass to apologize to Sun Qian.

"I lost my composure just now, please don't blame me."

With such a conclusive statement for the time being, everyone was not in a good mood to continue to investigate who Liu Biao died at the hands of, and instead discussed how to resist Yuan Shu's offensive.

Interestingly, when discussing such important matters, Sun Qian, as a foreign minister, was not asked to leave, but Sun Qian only listened and did not show any tendency to speak.

After a group of civil and military officials discussed for a long time, the final result was that Xiangyang might be able to hold on for a while, but it would not last long.

In the final analysis, Yuan Shu, as the direct son of the Yuan family, had too deep of a foundation.

Moreover, now that most of Nanyang County has fallen, and most of Yuzhou is also controlled by Yuan Shu, this makes the population under Yuan Shu's rule far exceed that of Jing and Yang.

Yuan Shu does not lack money, food, population, and materials, which means that Yuan Shu can continue to recruit young men to enlist in the army.

Compared with Liu Qi, who is trapped in an isolated city and has lost his main force, the two sides are not opponents of the same magnitude.

No matter how solid Xiangyang's city defenses are, they will be worn down by Yuan Shu in this way, and sooner or later the city gates will be breached and the Yellow Dragon will be directly attacked.

The more they discussed, the more desperate Liu Qi, who was only of average talent, became, and looked at everyone with a sad expression and asked.

"So, Xiangyang will be broken sooner or later? Can't the foundation left by my late father be defended?"

What responded to Liu Qi was a silence.

Even Huang Zhong, who had accumulated a lot of confidence after fighting against the Yuzhou army for many days, was silent.

Perhaps Huang Zhong's strength in killing ordinary soldiers is as easy as killing chickens, but people have times when their strength is exhausted. No matter how brave Huang Zhong is, it is impossible to make up for the huge difference in strength between the two sides like a gully.

What's more, there are four sides to the city wall of Xiangyang. Huang Zhong can only stabilize one side of the city wall like a pillar in the middle of the stream with his martial prowess.