Overall, Yang Rui's crusade against Jingzhou's Yang Rui was going well. After ten days, Yang Rui's troops had gained control over Nanyang County, Yuzhou, the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River and Jiangxia County.
At the same time, even though Liu Dan and the other external forces did not participate in the crusade against Jingzhou, both Liu Dan and Sun Jian's troops had taken a stance. This was enough to tie down a lot of Liu Biao's energy.
Liu Dan's troops did not have as much energy as Liu Biao's troops. Liu Biao was certain that Liu Dan would not cross the river and attack Liu Biao. Thus, Liu Biao did not take as much precautions against Liu Dan's troops.
Moreover, the location of Liu Dan's troops was a natural stronghold. Moreover, it was a place that Liu Biao had to defend between Jingzhou and Shu. Originally, Liu Biao had a lot of troops stationed nearby. Thus, Liu Dan's actions did not affect Liu Biao too much.
However, Sun Jian's situation was different. Liu Biao and Sun Jian already had a grudge against each other. When Sun Jian's troops responded to Yang Rui's command to attack Xiangjiang River and Dongting Lake, it attracted Liu Biao's attention.
In terms of traditional strength, Gangdong's troops were very good at naval warfare. Moreover, the number of warships they were equipped with was also increasing. In Liu Biao's view, the threat of Gangdong's Sun Jian's navy was even greater than Yang Rui's navy.
After all, Yang Rui's navy had only attacked Liu Biao's troops twice. Even if they managed to capture a lot of Liu Biao's ships, Liu Biao only saw it as Yang Rui's troops taking advantage of a loophole.
Liu Biao's response to Sun Jian's movements was not small. It exceeded Yang Rui's expectations and caused Jingzhou to be under a lot of pressure. Even Yang Rui did not expect Sun Jian's troops to respond.
At this time, Gangdong's territory was not peaceful. Although Sun Jian's troops had unified most of Gangdong's territory, there were still many unstable factors. Apart from the various aristocratic families, the biggest one was the Yue people.
Under such circumstances, Sun Jian's troops still sent out more than 200 warships with 70,000 to 80,000 people to threaten Liu Biao's naval forces. Yang Rui also carefully considered the reason..
On the surface, it seemed that Sun Jian's forces were responding to the request of the little Emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict. They were actively mobilizing their forces to cooperate with Yang Rui's crusade against Jing Province. It could even be understood as the starting point of Yang Rui's long-term alliance. However, the real reason behind this was not so simple.
Thinking about it from another perspective, it was very clear. Yang Rui first attacked Cao Cao in the north and then attacked Yuan. He had eliminated most of his opponents in the north. At this time, he was going to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Gangdong's Sun Jian would naturally not allow Yang Rui to grow stronger without any resistance.
At the very least, Sun Jian's troops were considering Gangdong's own interests. He wanted to fish in troubled waters. If Liu Biao really could not hold on, he would first obtain benefits from Jingzhou and then restrict Yang Rui's expansion to the other side of the Yangtze River.
This analysis was supported by many of Yang Rui's subordinates and should be very close to the truth. However, Yang Rui was happy to see this. At least for now, Sun Jian's troops were restricting Yang Rui's forces.
Yang Rui had a thorough understanding of the various factors of the war and was in control of the overall progress of the crusade against Liu Biao. If there were no other accidents, Yang Rui estimated that he would be able to deal an irreparable blow to Jingzhou in two to three months.
The reason he set the time target was because Liu Biao had managed the cities in Nanjun for a long time. Their fortifications were one of the best in the three kingdoms. Furthermore, the water was vast and it was difficult to coordinate with the water. Overall, Jingzhou was a place that was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Secondly, Jingzhou had not been affected by natural disasters in recent years. The impact on the grain harvest was also very limited. Most of the large scale battles did not affect Jingzhou. Thus, the Liegeman NPCs lived a rich life and had a lot of strategic reserves.
Furthermore, Yang Rui also had to consider some special factors. Yang Rui had discovered that Liu, Guan, and Zhang were currently in Liu Biao's territory. Their role could not be underestimated. Furthermore, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were not necessarily not involved.
Combining these factors, Liu Biao's war in Jingzhou was not as simple as the war against Cao and Yuan. Furthermore, he also needed to prepare for a long time to slowly whittle down the various powers within Liu Biao's territory.
Of course, the power situation in Liu Biao's territory was different. This also created an opportunity for Yang Rui to take advantage of.
Even if Liu Biao had occupied Jingzhou for a long time and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had worked hard to govern it, there were still many powerful families in the area. As long as Yang Rui grasped one or two opportunities and used some of the powers in the area, it was not impossible to win over "allies".
As for the crusade against Liu Biao, Yang Rui could be said to have sought the advice of his subordinates. He tried his best to unite all the powers that could be united. He was also prepared to break through the situation of previous wars and use some special methods.
However, plans could never be faster than changes. Just as Yang Rui achieved some of the above results and gathered many troops to threaten Liu Biao's Jingzhou, something unexpected happened.
The information regarding the scattering of the origin power was announced to the world. The content of the announcement also determined that Yang Rui would not be able to make any military moves for the time being.
"World Announcement: 0,3000 Information to all levels and races. After half a year, the origin power tide will arrive. It will have an unpredictable effect on all levels and races. All levels and races should make the necessary preparations.
This origin power tide will last for half a year. The conduction and interruption medium will be soul type items. During the origin power tide, the conduction and interruption medium will have an effect on the origin power. It will also determine the origin power scattering direction to a certain extent.
From this moment until the origin power tide occurs, cultivation, war, etc. will all have the effect of diverting the origin power tide. The local level and race's origin power fluctuation will resonate with the origin power tide scattering density. Conversely, it will decrease the resonance scattering density. "
The sudden announcement about origin power scattering or origin power tide was made three times in a row. This indicated the importance and immediacy of the origin power tide.
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