On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Yecheng, the governor's mansion in the prefecture.

Cui Lie got out of the car, holding his waist with one hand and the car door with the other, calming down. Time never forgiving people, and even after he had been in the car for more than ten days, he had a sore waist and back pain, dizziness, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Tian Feng, who was waiting in front of the door, hurriedly stepped forward to salute. "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Cui."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Cui Lie waved his hand and said weakly. He glanced at the gate. The gate was quiet, and only the halberd guards stood like wooden stakes. He snorted: "Envoy Yuan is very busy. Is this New Year's people not in the city?"

Tian Feng smiled and said, "Mr. Cui came unfortunately. The bandits in the Black Mountains caused trouble. The envoy led his troops to fight, but he had not come back yet."

Cui Lie sighed softly. "Tian Yuanhao, I know that the court moved westward and could only protect itself. You occupy a million states and do not take the court seriously. But don't forget that the court still has some status. Sun Ce dared not act rashly, so he could only slowly take it. You have no status. Once the court can't stand it, the survival of Jizhou is only between chatting and laughing. Black Mountain bandits? Black Mountain bandits are just making a living. What's the matter if they are later or later?"

Tian Feng smiled but said nothing and welcomed Cui Lie into the door. He and Cui Lie had been familiar with each other for a long time. Although Cui Lie was the Grand Marshal and he was just a clerk in Jizhou, the court was now in a downturn and an old minister like Cui Lie was not favored by the emperor. He was Yuan Tan's confidant and important ministers, and both sides could be on par. When he learned that Cui Lie was coming to pass the imperial edict, Yuan Tan knew what the court was going to do and hid in Heishan to suppress the bandits. He was now the plenipotent representative of Yuan Tan. If Cui Lie made a statement, he would leave Cui Lie for a few days to let him see the situation clearly.

The two of them went to the hall and took a seat. Yuan Tan was not there, and there was no way to talk about the edict, so they could only speak as old friends. Cui Lie was exhausted and didn't want to talk nonsense with Tian Feng, but he also knew that if he could not persuade Tian Feng, it would be useless for him to live in Jizhou until the New Year.

"Xu You arrived in Hanzhong, do you know?"

Tian Feng nodded. Although Xu You left Yuan Tan, he never cut off contact and often gave Yuan Tan information. They not only knew that Xu You went to Hanzhong, but also knew that Xu You was in Shangyong and confronting Huang Zhong, but he didn't need to tell Cui Lie about these situations.

"Do you think he can defeat Huang Zhong this time?"

"I don't know. What does Mr. Cui think?"

"It is indeed not easy to attack against the current, but Mian River is not the Yangtze River after all. As long as Sun Ce is given time, it is not impossible to break through Hanzhong."

Tian Feng responded, not commenting.

"Sun Ce is in Xiangyang and is eyeing Yizhou. In addition to arranging Huang Zhong to capture Hanzhong, he also sent Zhou Yu to launch an attack in Jiangnan. This winter and next spring, Zhou Yu will launch an attack. Cao Cao fights on both sides. How long do you think he can last?"

Tian Feng's eyes flashed slightly, and his erotic expression was moving. Xu You came in Hanzhong from time to time, so they learned about the situation in Hanzhong. But it was difficult for Jiangnan to do so. Cao Cao basically did not contact Yuan Tan, and Jingzhou was controlled very strictly. It was difficult for their meticulous works to pass the news back to Yecheng through Jingzhou and Yuzhou. Even though Guo Tu spent a lot of energy, there was still little news in Jiangnan, and it was severely lagging behind.

They only knew that Zhou Yu was stationed in Jiangling, but they didn't know that Zhou Yu had moved to Jiangnan.

"Zhou Yu went to Jiangnan, who is in Jiangling?"

"There is no news yet, but Yiling has Lou Gui, Jiangling has Li Tong, and Cao Cao has no courage to attack Jingzhou's hinterland. He can only go to Jiangnan to fight with Zhou Yu. In the mountains, he is not Zhou Yu's opponent. The Jiangdong army's biggest advantage tactics are not cavalry, but mountain warfare and navy. He Qi, who assisted Zhou Yu, and Zulang are all generals who are proficient in mountain warfare."

Tian Feng didn't say anything. He knew that He Qi and Zulang were good at mountain warfare, and he also knew that the Jiangdong army had advantages, but having advantages and winning were two different things. The offensive and defensive situation was different, and the offensive side had to overcome more difficulties than the defenders. Unless the advantage was large enough, it would be a stalemate. When Wu Yi attacked Xiangyang and was defeated by Xu Huang alone. Now Huang Zhong attacked Hanzhong, not only Xu Huang, but Wen Pin was the deputy, but Sun Ce also transferred Wuguan Duwei Xu Shu to assist the attack, because of the difficulty of attacking. Even so, wasn't Huang Zhong still blocked in Fangling and could not defeat it for a long time?

However, Cui Lie's mention of Zhou Yu's movement made him confused. Zhou Yu and Cao Cao confronted the Three Gorges, and the possibility of going upstream was almost zero. In this case, Sun Ce turned to Xiangyang and sent Huang Zhong to attack Hanzhong to win some advantages. When Huang Zhong had not made substantial progress, what did Sun Ce mean to send Zhou Yu to advance from Jiangnan?

Do you think Hanzhong is difficult to take, and then test it in Jiangnan? Or do you rely on your strength to attack two groups? If it is the former, then this test will not last long. Once Zhou Yu is frustrated, Sun Ce will give up the attack on Yizhou. If it is the latter, then Sun Ce may seize Yizhou, which is faster than they estimate. Once Sun Ce takes over Yizhou, the situation will have a significant impact.

This situation cannot be ignored, and you must be vigilant.

Tian Feng thought in his heart, but his face was not full of voice. "Isn't Sun Ce's military force and wastes money and food? Isn't it a good thing for the court?"

"If Sun Ce cannot capture Yizhou and waste money and food, it will certainly be a good thing for the court. But what if Sun Ce takes Yizhou?" Cui Lie sneered: "Just relying on the little tax you paid and the military farm in Guanzhong, the court can stop Sun Ce? Then Sun Ce travels west from Hanzhong, passes through Wudu, Longxi, and joins forces with Han Sui and Ma Teng, and attacks from east to west. The court will have to bow its head if it does not bow its head. Apart from abdication, it will only surrender."

"Abdicate?" Tian Feng smiled a little reluctantly. The words from Cui Lie's mouth indicate that the court is already considering this issue.

Cui Lie didn't talk much, and signaled his followers to take a large volume of newspapers and throw them in front of Tian Feng. Tian Feng picked them up and looked at them, and couldn't help but be frightened. The newspapers were full of articles. Although they did not mention the word "abdication", they were discussing Wang Mang, which was quite meaningful to justify Wang Mang. He was also a scholar, so he naturally knew these public opinion methods, saying that Wang Mang was abdicating, that is, Sun Ce, which was obviously a matter of establishing the new dynasty for Sun Ce.

Before the war began, public opinion took the lead. Since Sun Ce had instructed man-made public opinion, he was naturally prepared to seize it by force. In this way, it was not a test for him to send Zhou Yu to attack Yizhou from Jiangnan, and he had a very sure strategy. As Cui Lie said, once Sun Ce seized Yizhou, the court would have no source of financial resources, and he would have to bow his head even if he did not bow his head.

The court lowered its head, and Jizhou could not stop Sun Ce at all. Compared with Yizhou, Jizhou was flat and there was no place to resist, and the Yellow River could not stop Sun Ce at all. Sun Ce had never attacked Jizhou. It was not that he did not have the strength, but because Yizhou was behind him, Cao Cao could go down the river and hit his hinterland at any time.

"Good article." Tian Feng played the finger and tried to calm down. "The more Lu Cui wrote his articles, the more powerful they became."

Cui Lie sneered: "Don't worry, when Sun Ce commands his troops north, you will feel the momentum of Luci from the manifesto."

Tian Feng laughed, without comment, thought for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Cui, even if Jizhou sends troops, he will face Yanzhou and cannot directly threaten Yuzhou. How did the imperial court arrange Yanzhou?"

Cui Lie stroked his beard and said proudly: "When you come to the Yellow River, you will naturally understand."

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Montenegro.

Yuan Tan tied his mount and looked at the battlefield in the distance. The high-language battle flag was waving in the wind on the hill in front, and the sound of war drums came one after another, and from time to time, cheers and killing sounds came. Scattered Black Mountain soldiers dragged the battle flag to escape to the depths of the mountains. Hundreds of corpses were hiding from the valley in front of the slope. Blood flowed, dyeing the soil slope red, flowing into the water, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood.

After more than three years of practical combat and training, especially the confrontation with Liu Bei the previous year, the Jizhou army has basically recovered its strength. Not only Gao Lan, Xun Yan and others have grown into experienced generals, but their soldiers have also become real elites. In addition to their strong military strength, their combat effectiveness is even better than Yuan Shao's back then.

In front of them, the Black Mountain Army led by Yu Du was vulnerable. After several consecutive battles, they easily won the victory and even took the mountain village. Yu Du could only escape to the depths of the mountains.

Unfortunately, New Year's Day is just a few days away, so he cannot let the soldiers fight on New Year's Day. Even if he does not retreat to Yecheng, he will still be resounding for the New Year.

I don’t know how Tian Feng was there, and whether he had dealt with Cui Lie. When Yuan Tan thought of Cui Lie, he found it funny. The court actually hoped that he would send troops to attack Sun Ce, which was ridiculous. Sun Ce attacked Yizhou, and knew that there was no hope for the Three Gorges all the way, so he could only go to Hanzhong. As a result, Huang Zhong and others entered the mountain for several months without any results. Even Fang Ling could not be captured. The result that is Xu Shu killed more than 100 Shen Dan’s troops in the field.

The Jiangdong Army has good training and equipment, and it has obvious advantages over Wu Yi and others, but the city is still insurmountable. Marines in the mountains, large ships are inconvenient to pass, and transportation of military ordnances is difficult. Apart from besieging the city, there is no way to think of a better way, and Huang Zhong is good at fighting.

Hanzhong is a quagmire, and Sun Ce may suffer a loss this time. When he is exhausted in Hanzhong, the opportunity will come.

Before this, we must deal with Taishi Ci and Liu Bei to relieve our worries.

If Liu Bei and Taishi Ci could turn against each other and attack each other, that would be great. Only when the snipe and clam fight would he have the chance to be a fisherman.

Yuan Tan was thinking, and Ju Su walked over quickly. Yuan Tan took back his mind and turned to Ju Su, but saw that Ju Su was not only in a hurry, but also had a nervous look. He looked at the documents in Ju Su's hand and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Public, what's the matter?"

"The news about Tian Zhizhong. Cui Lie said that Zhou Yu moved his troops to Jiangnan and might launch an attack on Yizhou from the direction of Wuling."

Yuan Tan was shocked. "Split the troops to attack? Is Sun Ce so confident?" He said as he took the official document from Ju Su, read it quickly, and his face turned darker. His thoughts were the same as Tian Feng. If what Cui Lie said was true, this was really an opportunity to attack Sun Ce, and the last chance. If no troops were sent to restrain him, once Sun Ce took over Yizhou and crossed the river, Jizhou would have no chance to counterattack.

"What do you think of Mr. Gong?"
Chapter completed!