Chapter 502 Two Tigers Compete

Liu Ye and Jia Xu expressed their opinions, but Guo Jia remained silent. Liu Ye asked curiously, "Feng Xiao, don't you have anything to say?"

Guo Jia heard Liu Ye's words, and said with a smile: "Zi Yang and Mr. Wen He's words are good, I combined the opinions of the two, and came up with a plan in my mind, I ask the general to make a decision."

"Let's listen to it." Liu Ye stretched out his hand to encourage.

"Now the land of Yangzhou can be described as intertwined and chaotic." Guo Jia said to himself: "The land of Huainan was originally the place of the Fourth World War. It borders Xuzhou in the north, Yuzhou in the west, and Yangzhou in the south. Now Sun Ce occupies most of Yangzhou, and Cao Cao annexed it. Xuzhou, Liu Bei occupy Yuzhou, Huainan has become a three-way border!"

"Since ancient times, where the borders of various countries have always been the place where great wars break out, Cao, Liu, and Sun must be sharpening their knives, and there must be constant friction. However, among these three parties, their strengths are different."

Guo Jia analyzed: "The most powerful one is naturally no more than Cao Cao, who is backed by Qingzhou and Xuzhou. He has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and has a lot of food and grass, while Liu Bei and Sun Ce are slightly weaker."

Liu Ye interjected: "Although Liu Xuande occupied Yuzhou, Yuzhou was once under the control of Yuan Shu and was exploited, so the people's hearts were uneasy. Liu Bei did not dare to recruit too many troops, and he still relied on Cao Bao's old Danyang army, which was stronger than Sun Ce. Not as good."

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "However, Liu Bei is backed by our army and is a vassal of our army. If you attack Liu Bei, the general will definitely return to the army to rescue him. With Cao Cao's cunning, he will never attack Yuzhou."

"So, Sun Ce and Cao Cao will launch an offensive in Huainan?"

"Not bad!" Guo Jia affirmed: "There will be a battle between the two sooner or later, and how the general rewards Cao Cao and Sun Ce will determine the order and intensity of this battle."

"General, please grant Sun Ce the title of Inspector of Yangzhou, Marquis of Fuchun, in charge of important military and political affairs in Yangzhou, but not Cao Cao. The merits of defeating the false emperor Yuan Shu plus a salary of 500 shi will be used to offset the merits and demerits of leaving the country without authorization!"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "In this way, Jiujiang County where Shouchun is located is the territory of Yangzhou. Since Sun Ce has been named the Governor of Yangzhou, there is no reason not to attack Huainan, and whoever Cao Cao is, naturally he will not easily talk about it. If the flesh is spit out, then the Huainan War is bound to break out, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Chen Bing will all be injured, and our army will be Bian Zhuangzi!"

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Jia Xu's eyes lit up, she clapped her hands and applauded, and said to Liu Ye, "General, this plan is very clever. In this way, our army will rest and recuperate and watch from the sidelines, while Sun Ce and Cao Cao will lose their strength in vain. The key is that the imperial court has never allowed these two people to attack, but these two people have to attack, our army can take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters."

"Okay, what a plan to drive away tigers and wolves!"

Liu Ye suddenly remembered, isn't this just a copy of Guo Jia's "drive away tigers and devour wolves"? It's just that before it was to provoke the relationship between Liu Bei and Lu Bu, but now it is Sun Ce and Cao Cao.

Cao Cao once said with emotion: It is difficult for a lion (referring to Sun Ce) to compete. Now that the two are facing each other, will the wily Cao Cao win, or the aggressive Sun Ce win?

"Sun Ce and Cao Cao are both great men, and they have heroes to help them, and both have their own solid bases." Liu Ye sighed: "The battle between the two cannot be determined in one battle, and there will definitely be a tug-of-war in the north and south of the Huaihe River. With the stalemate and continuous military disasters, it is a pity that the people of Huainan will suffer."

Liu Ye's complexion darkened, Guo Jia frowned, raised his elbow and stabbed his old friend, and signaled with his eyes: Are you crazy? Why are you bringing this up?

Liu Ye realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly made amends: "General, I don't mean that."

"No."

Liu Ye raised his hand high, signaling Liu Ye not to say more, and then sighed.

"Since Emperor He (the fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty), the relatives took power, and until Emperor Huan, there were many eunuchs, and the common people were in dire straits. The majesty of our Han Dynasty was demolished, and the princes of the world came out in large numbers. They wanted to sweep the world down, just like Emperor Guangwu, and rejuvenated the Han Dynasty. Disaster?"

Liu Ye sighed and said: "This general is not an unkind person, but our army's soldiers are all veteran soldiers. If we go to Yangzhou to fight Sun Ce and Cao Cao, even if we can win, we will be defeated. I am afraid that we will not be able to suppress the ambitions of other wolves. only."

"When Huainan returns to the imperial court in the future, I will definitely personally collect the corpses for the bones of Huainan. Please order to exempt Huainan from taxes for two years." Liu Ye said solemnly.

Liu Ye's eyes lit up immediately, he made a big salute, and fell to his knees with a plop.

"Your Majesty, Yulu! Didn't know that the general is so compassionate, and that the general assisting the government is really a blessing to His Majesty, and a blessing to all the people in the world!"

Liu Ye helped Liu Ye up with a chuckle, and said in a warm voice, "Zi Yang, we, the descendants of the Liu surname, naturally take the world as our responsibility. Now that there is turmoil everywhere in the sea, we have a long way to go."

Liu Ye, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu clasped their hands together and said in unison: "I would like to serve the general like a dog and a horse, sweep the world down, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty!"

"Okay!" Liu Ye ordered: "Zi Yang, Wen He, after the imperial decree from Luoyang is delivered, you two will each go to visit Lu Su and Cheng Yu, tell them about the appointment of the imperial court, and then send them away, understand? ?”

"promise!"

Liu Ye immediately followed the country's policy of two tigers fighting each other, and obtained appointments from Luoyang for Cao Cao and Sun Ce respectively. Jia Xu and Liu Ye met with Cheng Yu and Lu Su respectively.

"Yangzhou Inspector?" Lu Su was slightly excited: "The general is really clear about rewards and punishments. Your majesty is wise. My lord is indeed a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Please brother Zi Yang report to the general and your majesty. Sun Dangkou will definitely govern Yangzhou well. "

Liu Ye chuckled, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "In that case, I won't stay for long, and please brother Zijing bring this good news to Sun Dangkou as soon as possible."

"It's easy to say, so I personally sent brother Ziyang." Lu Su sent Liu Ye out with a smile on his face, but his expression suddenly changed when he returned to the camp.

"The governor of Yangzhou?"

Although Jiujiang County is still in the hands of Cao Cao, it also belongs to Yangzhou County. Who should be under its jurisdiction? After Lu Su figured this out, he dared not neglect, and immediately went to look for Liu Ye, but Liu Ye had "other important tasks", so Lu Su had to wait a few more days, but Liu Ye never came back. In desperation, Lu Su had no choice but to sigh, and returned to Wu County with the imperial decree appointing Sun Ce as the governor of Yangzhou and Marquis of Fuchun.

After Cheng Yu and Jia Xu met, they were very dissatisfied.

"It's a great achievement for my main soldier to defeat the puppet emperor Yuan Shu in Shouchun! Why is the imperial court so stingy with rewards?" Cheng Yu said angrily.

"Didn't Guo Changshi already say that?" Jia Xu said with a half-smile, "Although General Cao defeated Yuan Shu, he violated the law of the Great Han."