I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 117 The general trend of the world
Regarding the situation of the princes in the world, Li Shimin continuously collected information through the Baiqi Division, so that he could adjust his strategy against other princes in time.

In fact, Li Shimin was also very surprised. He seemed to feel that there was an invisible hand behind the scenes to fuel the flames, pushing these princes to grow gradually.

He had a vague feeling that these princes who were pushed onto the stage by the big hands behind the scenes would probably be his strong enemies in the future.

Even if he has the insight from later generations and the foresight beyond this era, it will be difficult to change the general trend of the world.

He felt more and more that he was also a pawn in this world war, but he was stronger than they looked, that's all.

However, the more it is like this, the more it can arouse his inner ambition. Whether it is the way of heaven or fate, I, Li Shimin, are destined to be the darling of heaven.

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Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Mao Jie and others that Li Shimin really wanted to win over were unwilling to go out to follow him, but took the initiative to join Cao Cao, who was somewhat weak.

This made Li Shimin very depressed.

Guo Jia is definitely one of the top three top strategic advisers in the Three Kingdoms. It can be said that Cao Cao unified northern China, and he made great contributions.If it weren't for his unfortunate early death, I am afraid that the history of the Three Kingdoms will be rewritten.

Perhaps it was a coincidence that after Guo Jia's death, Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, and this led to the subsequent three-point world.

Xun Yu is even more amazing. Behind him is the Xun family of Yingchuan. Having Xun Yu means having a steady stream of talents. Guo Jia and others were recommended by Xun Yu to Cao Cao.

Not to mention Cao Cao's relatives, they are all capable of recruiting and fighting, so it is naturally impossible to join Li Shimin's command.

Another example is Li Shimin's arrangement of Jushou in Han Funa in advance to prevent Jizhou from being occupied by Yuan Shao, but it seems to have little effect. According to Jushou's news, Han Fu has already been persuaded by Xun Chen and others to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

The few senior generals under Sun Jian's command have followed him for many years, are loyal, and will certainly not betray, and Zhou Yu, whom Li Shimin is looking forward to, is originally from the Jiangdong family, and he has long been in love with Sun Jian's son Sun Ce.There is only one Lu Su, and Li Shimin seems to have some chance to fight for it.

Even Liu Bei's side was beyond Li Shimin's imagination.Originally, he abducted his sworn brother Guan Yu.Unexpectedly, a Gongsun Ce appeared out of nowhere. As a result, the three of them became brothers in Taoyuan.

This made Li Shimin even more startled. The appearance of Gongsun Ce made Li Shimin feel a little weird. The appearance of a heroic general whom he didn't know for no reason was very different from his impression of the Three Kingdoms.

On the whole, the strength and potential of the three families of Cao, Sun and Liu are not small, although Li Shiminxiong now lives in Guanzhong and Bingzhou, with a force of 30.

In fact, just like Dong Zhuo in the past, he doesn't have much strategic advantage, and it is not easy to pacify the world.

There is a long way to go…

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Although he kept Guan Yu's [-] troops in Huguan, waiting for his orders at any time, he sent troops to intervene in Yuan Shao's occupation of Jizhou.Whether to make a move in Jizhou now, Li Shimin couldn't make up his mind for a while.

So, he invited several of his think tanks over and asked them for advice.

"I've already received the news from inside Jizhou that Han Fu is going to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao. Should we send troops to intervene? Tell me your opinion." Li Shimin said with a frown.

Xu Shu, Chen Gong and Jia Xu also fell into deep thought.

Because Xu Shu knew the situation best, he stood up first and said, "My lord, according to the current feedback, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou attacked Jizhou with the help of Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan also has a white horse army under his command, which should not be underestimated."

"Besides, our army has no more than [-] active troops. If we send troops to attack Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan will definitely take the opportunity to go south and occupy Jizhou. Moreover, our army's strategic focus should be to lay down Longyou and Guanzhong, and wipe out Han Sui and Ma Teng, so as to have a stable situation. After the rear, it will be safer to send troops to attack Jizhou."

Li Shimin nodded frequently when he heard this, and this was also the reason for his concern. Although he had [-] troops, it was indeed difficult to occupy Jizhou. If he only harassed Yuan Shao, he would definitely let Gongsun Zan take advantage of it.

Seeing that Li Shimin was deep in thought, Chen Gong stood up and said, "My lord, I also agree with Mr. Yuanzhi's opinion. I think Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan will definitely fight for Jizhou. By then, our army will have already wiped out Xiliang. It is the best strategy to send our troops eastward to settle Luoyang in one battle, and then we can take two routes to capture Jizhou."

Jia Xu, who was stroking his goatee at the side, suddenly got his eyes full, stood up and bowed and said, "My lord, I think it's better to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight for a while. Our army can take this opportunity to take Luoyang first. Zhang Yang has no ambitions If you are incompetent, maybe you can persuade this person to surrender, and I am willing to lead the order to assist Fengxian in capturing Luoyang."

Li Shimin looked at the three counselors, and said with a gratified smile: "With the help of all the national scholars, why worry about the world being injustice, haha."

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Based on the opinions of several counselors, Li Shimin adjusted his strategic direction and decided not to attack Jizhou first, but to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought each other, he was reaping the benefits himself. This is more secure and feasible.

At Jia Xu's request, Li Shimin also agreed to let him go to Luoyang, saying that he would surrender Zhang Yang and others. In Li Shimin's view, the possibility of persuading Zhang Yang to surrender is very high. Zhang Yang is a mercenary who only wants to protect himself and has no ambition to compete for the world. .It's just that Yang Feng, who fell into Zhang Yang's arms, is cunning and ambitious, so I'm afraid it's not appropriate to say surrender.

Of course, in order to increase the possibility of persuading capitulation, it is natural that carrots and sticks are the most effective.Li Shimin still prepared force deterrence in advance, not afraid that Zhang Yang and others would not submit.

Li Shimin ordered Lu Bu to send troops from Tongguan and head towards Hangu Pass, showing the state of the army's pressure and releasing huge pressure on Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang and the sergeants who originally belonged to Bingzhou were very aware of Lu Bu's terrifying reputation, so it was natural that he would get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, Cheng Lian, who was stationed in Hanoi County, was ordered to lead his troops to cross the river to the north of the Yellow River, threatening the safety of Luoyang from the north. Now it is spring, the Yellow River has thawed, and the river has not yet shown a rush. Crossing the river is very feasible. .

At this time, under the instruction of Li Shimin, Cheng Lian pulled up a team of 3 people in Hanoi County to guard against Cao Cao in Yanzhou and Zhang Yang in Luoyang.

This is also one of Li Shimin's key training generals. Although his reputation is not as good as other generals, what Li Shimin likes is his bravery, strength and strong obedience.

The standard generals are somewhat similar to Dian Wei. This type of generals is Li Shimin's favorite, such as Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche and others in the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)