"Should we transfer Minister Jia back?" Xu Shu asked.
Xu Shu did not have enough manpower. Zhuge Liang had not returned yet. Liu Ye was still digesting his Yangzhou Industrial Zone. As for Lu Su and the others, they were also doing their own jobs. Yangzhou was now open and needed to be taken care of in all aspects. It was no longer the same as before.
"No need!" Liu Mang shook his head. If Jia Xu had only defeated Zhao Wei, Liu Mang would have transferred Jia Xu back.
That was because Jia Xu was not of much use in Wuxi. The punishment given to Jia Xu was enough.
However, now that Jia Xu had taken Yunnan and killed Zhao Wei, they could make a fuss about it.
"My lord, what do you want?" Xu Shu was not stupid. He immediately figured out the key point.
"Jianning has been conquered by Zhao Wei! Liu Zhang's army is now stationed in Tongguan to guard against Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. There are only Jianning's defeated soldiers and Zhang Ren's reinforcements near Chengdu! "Liu Mang looked at the map of Shuchuan and pondered.
With Fa Zheng in Yizhou, it was easy for Liu Mang to know the layout of Yizhou.
"Yuanzhi. What do you think will happen if we march to Chengdu?" Liu Mang asked with glittering eyes.
"March into Chengdu?" Xu Shu also hesitated. He knew how many soldiers Jia Xu had. Xu Shu recognized Jia Xu's ability. It was not without reason that he was called the Poison Warrior. With such a person, he could bring chaos to the country.
However, after the battle with Zhao Wei, how many soldiers would Jia Xu have left? At that time, he only brought 3,000 barbarians from Wuxi.
"Don't worry about the army. That old fox won't throw himself into danger!" Liu Mang and Jia Xu had worked together before.
He knew that this old fox had always believed that a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. Now that he had taken down Yunnan City, this old fox would definitely not give up on the opportunity to expand his army.
"If a new army is established, how will it be able to fight?!" Xu Shu was still worried.
"That's a problem!" Liu Mang frowned. Jia Xu's troops might only be able to protect themselves.
Liu Mang was also having a headache. This Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, was able to take down Yunnan City with just three thousand soldiers. What if he was given another three thousand barbarian soldiers?
Liu Mang regretted not increasing the support for the Wu Xi Barbarian Tribe. Now, even if he wanted to transport weapons and armor, it was too late.
"My lord, we don't only have Jia Xu's troops in Yizhou!" Xu Shu suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Mang.
"Kuai Yue and Cai Mao!" Liu Mang also remembered that he did not only have one troop in Yizhou. He also had Kuai Yue and Cai Mao.
Why did Jia Xu want to attack Yunnan? Wasn't it to reduce the pressure on Liu Zhang so that he could send Zhang Ren to help Cai Mao and Kuai Yue open up a path to Jingzhou?
Unfortunately, Liu Zhang was not a master with foresight. When he saw that the Jianning area was in trouble, he immediately abandoned Cai Mao and Kuai Yue and sent Zhang Ren back to Jianning with his troops.
"If Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops can enter Jiangzhou and reach Jianning, then Minister Jia might be able to fight! But … "Xu Shu said hesitantly.
"But what?" Liu Mang asked curiously.
"I'm just afraid that Cai Mao will overstep his boundaries and not listen to Minister Jia's orders!" Xu Shu explained to Liu Mang. After all, these troops belonged to Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. If they entered Jiangzhou, they would definitely clash with Liu Zhang. At that time, the losses would not be small.
This way, the country would be fought for Liu Mang and the losses would be suffered by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Do you think Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would agree?
"Haha, Yuanzhi is worried about this matter! If that's the case, this plan will work! " Liu Mang laughed. If it was in the past, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue might not agree. However, after Liu Mang received Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's letters, he knew that the two of them were bound to the Yangzhou Army.
Furthermore, did Cai Mao and Kuai Yue still have a choice? They were blocked by Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan's army in Yongan and could not return to Jingzhou.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army's rations were almost used up. If they could not clear the path, they would be trapped in Yizhou.
Therefore, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue did not have a choice.
"If that's the case, Yizhou is really possible!" Xu Shu's eyes also lit up. Jia Xu could take Yunnan and kill one-third of Yizhou's Zhao Wei with his 3,000 Barbarian Army.
Now that Jia Xu, Cai Mao, and Kuai Yue's troops joined forces, Yizhou would be within their reach.
Liu Mang immediately wrote a letter and had someone send it to Yizhou as fast as possible. It was written that although Liu Mang considered himself a junior, he still had the prestige of His Royal Highness, the King of Han.
He asked Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to help Jia Xu. If they succeeded, they would be rewarded.
As for the sympathy that Liu Mang had for Liu Zhang, Liu Mang had already thrown it to the back of his mind. Now, Liu Mang could see that he had changed. He was no longer the sentimental person he used to be. Instead, he had the majesty of a leader and a cold storage that treated everything as a bargaining chip.
As for Liu Zhang, Liu Mang no longer had any thoughts about Liu Mang. Since Liu Zhang could not handle Yizhou, he would hand Yizhou over to Liu Mang.
As for Liu Zhang, Liu Mang would leave him an idle position and a hereditary title.
"You want us to go to Jianning through Jiangzhou?" Cai Mao and Kuai Yue quickly received Liu Mang's letter.
Cai Mao was about to object because Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's soldiers were the private soldiers of the nobles. It was their own property. Now that they were going to Jianning to help Liu Mang conquer the world, it was a loss.
Moreover, it was written that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had to listen to Jia Xu's orders.
Why should they do that?
However, he was stopped by Kuai Yue. "Brother Desi, this is a good opportunity!" Kuai Yue thought differently from Cai Mao. He did not see the loss, but the benefits of taking over Yizhou.
"A good opportunity?" Cai Mao was not in a hurry. He wanted to hear Kuai Yue's explanation.
"Brother Desi, although you and I have promised His Highness the King of Han to enter Yangzhou, you are also talented. However, Brother Desi, I believe you also know that although both of us are talented, there are many people in Yangzhou who are stronger than us. In terms of strategy, I'm not as good as Xu Shu and Tian Feng. Even Zhuge Kongming and Lu Su are on par with me! Moreover, you and I are already old! "Kuai Yue persuaded Cai Mao.
Cai Mao couldn't help but nod when he heard Kuai Yue's words. Cai Mao was a General and thought that planning was Cai Mao's strength. However, he also knew that Cai Mao couldn't compare to the fierce Generals in Yangzhou.
The closest ones were Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and the others. They were all talented generals. After them were Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, and the others. They were all capable of taking the head of a general.
How could Cai Mao compare? If he only relied on the overall planning, Cai Mao would at most be a general until the end.
"Brother Desi, this time, you and I will go to Jianning and join forces with Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. You should know about this Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe! His intelligence is unparalleled! " Kuai Yue praised Jia Xu. Kuai Yue had even fought with Jia Xu before. Previously, Liu Biao wanted to use Zhang Xiu as the opening dog of Jingzhou's northern gate.
If it were not for Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu would have been annexed by Jingzhou.
However, because of Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu became more active and even caused trouble in Jingzhou.
"Brother Desi, if you and I take Yizhou together with Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, then it will be different!" Kuai Yue persuaded Cai Mao.
"Jingzhou and Yizhou are connected. Previously, we could use Jingzhou as a gift to the King of Han, but now, we can only give Nanyang County! That's a little stingy. If we take Yizhou, Brother Desi, this contribution will be enough to make you a core member! "Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao.
"Take down Yizhou!" Cai Mao's eyes lit up.
His original plan was to rely on his younger sister to give birth to Liu Mang's son and rely on this nephew to protect Cai Mao's wealth.
However, Cai Mao was also worried because his nephew's opponent was too strong.
First, Lady Cai was not Liu Mang's first wife. Therefore, the son he gave birth to was only the eldest son, but not the eldest son.
Second, Liu Mang's wives were not weak at all.
For example, Lady Lu. In Yangzhou, she was supported by Lü Bu's military group.
She was considered a powerful force in the military.
If this Miss Lu gave birth to a son, then the moment this kid was born, he would have a large number of generals standing behind him.
Second, there were Qiao Xuan's two daughters. The original Big Joe was at a disadvantage.
Big Joe did not dare to acknowledge her father, so Big Joe's status was very awkward.
Now, Qiao Xuan had already acknowledged Liu Mang as his son-in-law.
Therefore, he had already received Qiao Xuan's approval. Although Qiao Xuan was an old man, he was a great scholar. Qiao Xuan was the Deputy Dean of Yangzhou Academy, and every book in Yangzhou had Qiao Xuan's name on it.
It could be said that Qiao Xuan represented a large group of civil officials in Yangzhou. Qiao Yu also had a huge figure behind her. Moreover, Big Joe and Xiao Qiao were sisters of the same mind.
Even Yuan Fang, who was the weakest among them, was still Yuan Shu's daughter. She was one of the three grandsons of the Yuan family for four generations. Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao had died, there were still many people who gave face to the Yuan family.
For example, Yang Hong and the others were dead set on Yuan Fang. Yang Hong controlled more than half of Yangzhou's intelligence department. Yang Hong's son was now an assistant minister. In the future, it was not impossible for him to be a minister.
They were also very powerful. There was also Tian Feng. Although he had given up on Yuan Shao, he was still very grateful to the Yuan family. Yuan Shao was dead, and Yuan Shao's niece, Yuan Fang, was taken care of by Tian Feng.
Now, it seemed that his sister was the weakest one.
The current Lady Cai had nothing except for her son. In the past, Cai Mao might have been able to help his sister. After all, he was the Military Advisor of Jingzhou. But now, Cai Mao was only left with Nanyang Prefecture.
This was Cai Mao's entire family's wealth, the foundation of an aristocratic family for hundreds of years.
If it was just the position of Prefecture Overseer, Cai Mao would still have some influence. But now, Yangzhou's King of Han was not just a Prefecture Overseer.
Yangzhou, Jiangdong, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and even Jingzhou were about to fall into the hands of Yangzhou's King of Han, Liu Mang. It could be said that he was the overlord of the Central Plains.
This person would definitely be able to become the Emperor in the future. Even if he could not, he would be able to rule alongside Cao Cao.
In this way, Cai Mao's power was really awkward. He was equivalent to a local tycoon. He might be useful in a county, but in the capital, he was just a local tycoon.
Cai Mao still wanted to rely on his nephew to bring glory to the Cai Family.
Now, the opportunity had come. Cai Mao's power was small, but it could still rise. If he could take over Yi Prefecture, it would be a great contribution. Yi Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture.
He, Cai Mao, can say that one fifth of Liu Mang's empire was won by me, Cai Mao.
Cai Mao already had the support of the nobles in Jingzhou. If he could take over Yi Prefecture and gain the support of the nobles, his family might be able to compete with Lü Bu's military group and Qiao Xuan's and Yang Hong's civil officials' groups.
Let them know that there were also local tycoons.
Cai Mao composed himself and his eyes lit up. "Pass down my orders. Start a fire at three o 'clock and cook at five o' clock. After eating, immediately set off for Jianning."
"Haha!" Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao and knew that it was a success. Cai Mao was Cai Desi. Kuai Yue had been with Cai Mao for decades. How could he not know Cai Mao's mentality?
Instead of saying that he was a general, he was more like a businessman.
Businessmen were greedy for profits. They would not do anything without profits. How could Cai Mao be a person who would make a loss?
And now, there was a big deal in front of him. It was just that the capital required was huge, but if it succeeded, it would be a huge profit. Even if it failed, he believed that in the end, that person would compensate for Cai Mao's loss.
Do you think Cai Mao wouldn't accept such a lucrative deal?
"Brother Desi, don't worry. We won't be able to leave tomorrow. Today, we still have to fight with Pang Shiyuan!" Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao.
This Pang Shiyuan was right behind them. If they left directly, it was inevitable that Pang Shiyuan would bite their tails and make it difficult for them to take care of their heads and tails. That would not be good.
Therefore, Kuai Yue had to beat Pang Shiyuan up so that he would not dare to chase after them.
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