Jianye, Hukou, Chaoxian, and Wuhu were all bustling with activity. On the docks, rations and military equipment were loaded one after another. Soldiers were also boarding the warships that stood proudly in the middle of the river with war banners raised.
Some of these warships were as big as a few stories high, while others were as small as a small boat that could only accommodate a few people. Although this kind of small boat was small, it was the overlord of the inland river. Its speed was faster than all the other warships. Once entangled by this kind of small boat, even a warship would have a headache. This kind of small boat was mostly used by water bandits. Usually, they could rely on their numbers to rob the passing ship merchants. The speed of the Bi 'an was so fast that ordinary ships couldn't escape.
Moreover, they were small. Once the soldiers attacked, they would hide in the reeds and would not be able to find them.
The entire Jiangdong was moving because Sun Ce wanted to return to the army.
How could they allow others to sleep soundly under their bed? Not to mention, Jiangdong's matriarch died in the hands of the Lvbu's Army. Sun Ce brought back 30,000 navy soldiers. However, there were no less than 100,000 soldiers gathered in the river. The 30,000 navy soldiers were elites. The other 70,000 soldiers were recruited from Jiangdong. Most of them were the private soldiers of the nobles. The death of the Chen family in Wancheng City had touched the nerves of the nobles. The 50,000 soldiers were gathered by 30% of the nobles. The remaining 20,000 soldiers were Sun Ce's own soldiers.
Offending the landowning households would definitely not end well. Didn't you see that even though Cao Wei controlled the entire world, in the end, he could only compromise with the landowning households and establish a nine rank system? Did you really think that Cao Wei didn't want to get rid of the landowning households? It was not that he did not want to, but he could not. In the end, the Sima family of the nobles seized Cao Wei's country.
Such a big movement in Jiangdong naturally could not be hidden from the nobles of the world.
In Xiao Pei, Cao Cao held the military report with a strange expression. He wanted to smile but did not know what to smile about.
The military report said that Sun Ce of Jiangdong had invaded Jiangxia and was about to seize the whole of Jiangxia to annex Jing Province. But suddenly he turned back and his opponent was Boss Cao's old friend, Boss Lu.
Some time ago, there was a rumor that Sun Ce and Lu had formed an alliance. This scared Cao Cao. Originally, a Lü Bu was very difficult to deal with. Cao Cao sent out 100,000 soldiers but was unable to stop the Lü Bu. Moreover, Sun Ce was even more frightening than his father. Sun Ce was called the Little Overlord of Jiangdong. This was not a joke. A young man in his twenties without the protection of his father, he only led a few old generals and a few thousand soldiers to conquer Jiangdong.
If there was a person that Cao Cao feared the most in the world, it would be Lü Bu and Sun Ce.
Once the two formed an alliance, Liu Biao would not be able to defend Jingzhou. Liu Zhang of Yizhou was even worse than Liu Biao. It would be difficult for anyone in Jingzhou to stop the two of them. Once Jingzhou and Yizhou fell, half of the world would be in Sun Ce's hands. He would have the Heavenly Land of Sichuan and Danyang Chu, which was rich in elite soldiers.
At that time, no matter how conceited Cao Cao was, he would know that he would not be a match for Lao Cao. Not to mention, Yuan Benchu was eyeing him covetously.
Now, not only did Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror of Jiangdong, not only did he not form an alliance with Lü Bu, they even turned against each other. Lü Bu, the veteran King of Tigers, met Sun Ce, the new King of Tigers. This was going to be interesting.
"Fengxiao, Gongda, you two tell me what you think!" This was the happiest Cao Cao had been in the past few days. Every time he went to war, he would bring along Guo Jia and Xun You. Guo Jia was Wang Zuozhi's talent, and he was good at managing the rear.
"A few days ago, wasn't there a rumor that the Lvbu's Army and Sun Ce got along very well? They even formed an alliance and even broke through Jiang Xia?!" Xun You's brow wrinkled. He was a bit confused. Liu Mang's battle of words with the group of scholars and Sun Ce's wedding was big news. It was widely spread in the scholarly circles. If there was not a certain degree of personal friendship, then it was impossible to invite someone to sit at the main table.
Moreover, with the help of the Lvbu's Army, Sun Cejun did indeed break through half of Jiang Xia. This caused Liu Biao to be unable to eat or sleep in peace. Not only Liu Biao, but even the world's warlords were also looking at them. The appearance of these two people could cause chaos in the world. If these two joined forces, there would be no place for other people in the world.
Now, there was a rumor that Sun Ce left Zhou Yu and went back to Jiangdong to gather 100,000 troops to attack Wancheng city and eliminate Lü Bu.
"What is so strange about this? A mountain cannot have two tigers, unless it is a male and a female!" Guo Jia was much simpler. He had already seen that the situation in Jiangdong was very changeable.
Lü Bu was the God of War. He alone suppressed all the warlords in Hulao Pass. He could be said to be an invincible tiger among men. How could this tiger be willing to be under people? If the tiger lost its ferocity, how could it still be called a tiger? Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo wanted to turn this tiger into a house cat. Therefore, they paid the price with their lives. Yuan Shao also wanted to subdue this tiger. When Lü Bu was weak, he wanted to hit him when he was down. However, Lü Bu escaped.
Even before the attack on Xiapi, Cao Cao had a talk with Lü Bu. He even wanted to hand over the entire Yanzhou Army to Lü Bu and let Lü Bu lead them to conquer the world. Cao Cao would be in the rear. With the two of them, the warlords would have nothing to fear.
However, these people failed. Cao Cao's 100,000 troops only managed to capture Xu Province. They were unable to trap this tiger. In the end, Xu Province was captured by Liu Bei.
Sun Ce of Jiangdong was an unruly person. His father died early. According to reason, the Sun family should have declined. However, Sun Ce carried the banner of the Sun family.
If Sun Ce was a person who was willing to be under others, then he should have agreed to Yuan Shu's proposal to marry Yuan Shu's daughter and become Yuan Shu's sharp blade instead of using the Imperial Jade Seal to exchange for 3,000 soldiers.
The Imperial Jade Seal was a treasure. If its value was calculated, not to mention 3,000 soldiers, even 30,000 soldiers would be more than enough. However, Sun Ce held back. If you can't bear to part with the child, you can't trap the wolf.
That was the reason why he was able to establish a foundation in Jiangdong.
Both of them were prideful characters. How could they submit to others? A mountain could not accommodate two tigers. Unless this was what the saying of the male and female pair said.
Guo Jia didn't expect that the two would fall out so quickly. If he was Sun Ce, he would first capture Jiangxia and then defend Red Cliff. He would block the entire Jing Province under Red Cliff. Then, he would gather his troops and attack Lü Bu in Wancheng City.
But now, for Sun Ce to lose his mind, then something big must have happened.
"Big Joe is dead!" Cao Cao had a trace of regret. Lao Cao loved beauties more than his country. It was normal for men to like beauties, but he had an indescribable sense of possessiveness towards beauties.
When he was young, he was one of the three playboys in Luoyang. After he became an adult and established a foundation, he married the famous Lady Bian. Later on, he coveted Diao Chan. Some people thought that the reason he attacked Xu Province was because Lao Cao wanted Diao Chan.
Wancheng City lost his son Cao Ang and General Dian Wei because of a woman.
Big Joe and Little Joe. Cao Cao knew about them earlier than Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. They were the daughters of Duke Qiao and were known as the pearls of Huainan. In the future, the Copper Sparrow Pavilion was specially built by Cao Cao for the two girls. Unfortunately, he couldn't conquer Jiangdong.
Now that he knew that one of the two Qiaos had died, he couldn't help but feel regret.
Guo Jia listened to Cao Cao's words and couldn't help but look at Cao Cao. It was easy to change mountains and rivers, but it was hard to change one's nature. His lust would never change.
"Who do you think will win, Lü Bu or Sun Ce?" Cao Cao was very curious. These two were his greatest enemies. They might be the obstacles to his life's ambition. But now, these two were fighting. When two tigers fight, one must be injured.
Would God of War Lü Bu or Jiangdong's Little Conqueror win?
"Both of them?" Guo Jia wanted to say that Sun Ce would win because Sun Ce had the whole of Jiangdong and a strong backing. His subordinates were Huang Gai, Han Dang, and other veterans left behind by his father. As for the scholars, he had Zhang Shao and the others. He also had the support of Jiangdong's beauty Zhou Lang. He already had the capital to contend for hegemony.
However, Guo Jia shook his head as soon as he said that. If it was him, it might not necessarily be the case. Guo Jia suddenly remembered the youth on top of Kaiyang's city wall who made Cao Cao so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Guo Jia was a genius. He didn't dare to boast that his plan was flawless, but he was very confident that under his schemes, it would be very difficult for anyone to break through.
However, that youth made Guo Jia miscalculated time and time again. First, the army surrounded Xiapi. Originally, Lü Bu was going to lose sooner or later due to the Si River's breach. However, he didn't expect that such a variable would appear and forcibly bring Lü Bu out of Xiapi. Later on, Wei Xu and Song Xian, who had already betrayed him, changed their ways.
Later on, during the Battle of Kaiyang, with the Ferocious Cavalry and the siege of the army, Lü Bu couldn't possibly escape. He couldn't even defend Xiapi by relying on Kaiyang.
However, Guo Jia miscalculated again. Lü Bu escaped with the cavalry. Not only did he escape, he also killed Cao Jun, General Cao Chun, and Li Dian.
Even the battle between Guo Jia and Lü Bu could only end in a draw.
"This is an opportunity!" Guo Jia shook his head. He didn't want to think about it anymore.
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