Liu Qi's request for help was an important opportunity to completely solve the problem in Jingzhou. As long as it was not a trap set up by Liu Biao and Liu Qi, everything would be fine.
Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun and the Imperial Guards went to Xiangyang City to confirm this point. In the end, they determined that the probability of Liu Biao's illness was very high and there was no possibility of Liu Qi lying.
It could be said that until they came back, Yang Rui's mind was still thinking about when Liu Biao would die and when Liu Qi would make his move.
However, without anyone reminding Yang Rui, Yang Rui understood that this opportunity was not simply a matter of waiting. It was a matter of creating an opportunity to take the initiative.
Otherwise, if Liu Biao were to recover from his illness, wouldn't all their preparations be in vain? Yang Rui who understood this would not allow such a thing to happen.
When Yang Rui discussed the matter of Jingzhou with Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian and Xun You and discussed the next step, Cheng Yu and the others did not have much of a reaction. It was obvious that they had already planned this from the beginning.
Their thoughts were very clear. The best case scenario would be for Liu Biao's illness to progress faster in Xiangyang City. After reaching a conclusion, Liu Qi would have no choice but to take action and Yang Rui would only need to cooperate with him.
The key point was that there were too many uncertainties. If Liu Biao was able to endure for a long time or if Liu Biao miraculously recovered, then Yang Rui would not waste his energy on Jingzhou.
In the current game world, it was difficult to assassinate a warlord. Thus, it was not realistic to do anything to Liu Biao in Xiangyang City.
Guo Jia suggested that they could try to harass Liu Biao with imperial edicts. If Liu Biao was a narrow-minded person or felt pressured, then it might be effective on the progression of his illness.
However, Guo Jia himself also felt that this situation was somewhat illusory. If Liu Biao was seriously ill and someone close to him was able to identify the truth, then this method would no longer work.
The second important factor was Liu Qi himself. If they could persuade Liu Qi to take action in advance or use false information about Liu Biao to deceive him, then there was a chance for him to take action first.
However, Liu Qi was not a fool. It was not impossible to persuade Liu Qi to take action in advance. Even if there was a possibility, it would be very small.
If there was no price to pay, then there was no harm in giving it a try. However, that was not the case in reality. As long as Yang Rui's side tried to persuade Liu Qi for no reason, Liu Qi would be the first to suspect their intentions.
At the same time, if they wanted to deceive Liu Biao, it would be difficult to deceive Liu Biao. They would have to get rid of or bribe the spies in Xiangyang City to pass the false information to Liu Qi..
Apart from the above two methods, Yang Rui's side could only take the initiative to take action. However, under this premise, it was difficult to stand on the high ground of public opinion. They could only use it when there was no other choice.
Yang Rui could also instigate Sun Jian of Jiangdong or Liu Shen of Shu to target Jingzhou. Although there was still a risk of the initiator being exposed, after all, there was a layer of power between them, so the impact was much smaller.
Yang Rui also had the Han Emperor, Liu Xie, in his hands. He could also play a role at the crucial moment.
After analyzing various aspects, Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You still could not find an effective and immediate solution.
In the end, they decided to go all out and use all kinds of methods to change the situation in Jingzhou as soon as possible. After all, Wako Uesugi was still waiting for them in the Nihon Civilization. This was related to the overall situation of the Nihon Civilization.
In order to deal with Liu Biao in Xiangyang City, Yang Rui ordered the young Emperor, Liu Xie, to issue an imperial edict every day. It was nothing more than ordering him to attack the Gangdong, blaming him for not managing Jingzhou well, seizing control of Nanyang County, and even dividing Jiangxia.
Of course, the possibility of such an imperial edict being effective was not high. Yang Rui only asked the young Emperor to issue it for three to five days. As long as two or three imperial edicts were sent to Liu Biao, even if he did not see them later, Liu Biao would think that it was his subordinates who detained him.
At the same time, Yang Rui ordered the Ethereal Ninja to step up the investigation of Liu Biao's situation. They tried to find out Liu Biao's real situation through the people in and out of the city.
If necessary, Yang Rui and the others would discuss it. The Ethereal Ninja could take the initiative to cut off Liu Qi's informants. This would cause Liu Qi to lose contact with Xiangyang City and cut into Liu Qi's line.
When the time was right, the Ethereal Ninja could even release some fake news to confuse Liu Qi.
For now, Yang Rui could only use the emissary to gain Liu Qi's trust. This was so that he could disrupt Liu Qi's judgment and ability to make decisions in the future.
As for other methods such as instigating Liu Qi to take action, Yang Rui would not use them for the time being. This was not the time to instigate him to take action. If he acted too hastily, it would be counterproductive.
Yang Rui's forces had also begun to make arrangements. This was especially true after Yang Rui's train of thought had turned into a corner. He had realized that this was a good opportunity to end Jingzhou's power. He could not give up halfway like the previous Moon Seizing Plan.
If it wasn't for the sudden origin tide, the Moon Seizing Plan would've been able to take down Jingzhou in one fell swoop.
Although the previous Moon Seizing Plan had been halted at the last moment, it also provided a basis for Yang Rui's next move. Yang Rui had arranged for most of the generals to take up their positions without making any moves, with the exception of those who had other tasks to do.
During the Moon Seizing Plan, Yang Rui's forces had advanced from Si Li, Youzhou, and Xuzhou. Their targets were Nanyang County, Yuzhou, and Jiangxia.
It was the same this time. Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, Xun You, and the others had already reserved Yuzhou in advance. This was the most important collateral product for this operation.
The forces dispatched toward Jiangxia were mainly the navy led by Taishi Ci. Nominally, they were there to coordinate with Liu Qi and deal with the Jingzhou landowning households' navy. In truth, however, they were planning to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
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