The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 404 Security
Although Cao Cao is Liu Zhang's subordinate in name, and the prime minister of Cao Cao was appointed by Liu Zhang, Cao Cao should have been under Liu Zhang's jurisdiction.

It's a pity that in this era when the princes came together, even the real emperor of the Han Dynasty would be imprisoned as a puppet, let alone Liu Zhang, an emperor with a bad name, and Cao Cao would listen to Liu Zhang's words.

Moreover, Cao Cao and his subordinates did not take Liu Zhang seriously. In their view, only Cao Cao was their master. As for Liu Zhang, he was nothing.

Now that Liu Bei is proclaiming himself emperor and building a country, Liu Bei, who was originally not as high as Cao Cao in birth and background, has become emperor, and Cao Cao will not be moved. Besides, Cao Cao does not want to be inferior to Liu Bei for no reason.

So Cao Cao was born with the idea of ​​establishing himself as the emperor, and it was out of control. However, the great Han has been passed down to this day, and it has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, let alone proclaiming the emperor.

Although there are constant wars in the Han Dynasty, the situation of the Han Dynasty has improved a lot because of Chen Ziming's joining. There are many more people who survived than in history. There are also two so-called Han clans, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, who personally established the throne of the Han Dynasty. Get the recognition of the Han people.

Although Cao Cao had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor, the morale of the people and the army were unstable, and he dared not proclaim himself emperor at will. Besides, Liu Zhang, the emperor, was pushed up by him alone.

In the past, Liu Zhang was pushed to the front in order to create the general trend of the world and kill Liu Bei in a legitimate way. Now it is different. Liu Bei not only proclaims himself emperor, but also wins the approval of many people. Liu Zhang's role is no longer necessary.

Now Cao Cao and Sun Quan are facing the same problem, how to get rid of the orthodox speech of the Han Dynasty, and how to proclaim themselves emperor in a legitimate way.

"An urgent report from the dark guards, Cao Cao will dispatch troops ahead of time!"

When Chen Ziming got the news, he hurried back to Linzi, and got more accurate news when he entered the city. Cao Cao had already dispatched troops, and the whole army was dispatched, leaving no room for it.

"I thought Cao Cao would wait for the Xianbei army to arrive at Jingyang before dispatching troops. I didn't want him to do it instead. Qiu Liju's army was still half a month away from Jingyang, so he sent his army to attack in all directions."

The movement of the Xianbei army led by Qiu Liju has just been detected by the hidden guards, and they have come straight to Jingyang without any concealment. The purpose is the same as what Chen Ziming and the others guessed. They will not go to Youzhou, Jizhou and other places, but to cooperate with Cao Cao , Attack Jingyang.

"An urgent report from the dark guards. Cao Ren from Yanzhou is mobilizing troops to march towards Mount Tai. Lejin from Yuzhou is also gathering a large army to march towards Xuzhou. The purpose of these two people should be to contain our troops in Xuzhou, Mount Tai, and Youzhou."

After hearing Jushou's words, Chen Ziming frowned: "Can Cao Cao send troops to attack Shangdang?"

"There is no news yet, but Zhang Liao of Taiyuan has been ordered to send troops to Shangdang for reinforcements in case Cao Cao comes to attack, and his troops should have already set off." Chen Gong also knew the seriousness of the matter.

When Cao Cao weakly attacked Jingyang, Shangdang would bear the brunt of it. Of course, they had to be prepared, but they didn't expect Cao Cao to be so decisive that he would start to act without waiting for the Xianbei soldiers to arrive.

"Is there any movement of Jiangdong soldiers and horses?"

Cao Cao moved so fast that Chen Ziming felt a lot of pressure. If Jiangdong's troops were the same as Cao Cao's, then there would be a big problem.

"According to the Dark Guardian News, Jiangdong soldiers and horses are gathering in Huaiyin, but the speed is slow, and they are all garrison soldiers and horses drawn from various places. The combat power is very poor. There is no transfer."

This information made Jushou also very puzzled. It is no secret that Jiangdong will send troops to attack Xuzhou, but now Jiangdong's actions have puzzled Jushou and others. It is true that Jiangdong's main army is in Nanyue, but Jiangdong's Yangtze River navy is elite Therefore, if Jiangdong wants to attack Xuzhou, the Yangtze River navy is the first choice. Even if the Yangtze River navy is not transferred, the elite from Jianye and other places should be transferred.

"Could it be that Sun Quan didn't really attack Xuzhou, but just sent some soldiers and horses to fight against Cao Cao?" Xu Shu guessed Jiangdong's intention.

Chen Ziming suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked: "Do you know who is the commander of the Jiangdong army?"

"The person in charge of the army is Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong. His banner has already been erected in the camp, but according to the Dark Guard, Zhou Yu has not yet reached the camp." He wanted to attack Xuzhou, which made Jushou surprised and speechless.

You say you come to fight when you come, but you haven't even assembled your soldiers and horses, let us investigate clearly, what is this called, it's too childish.

"No!" Chen Ziming felt something abnormal.

"That's not right." Guo Jia also nodded and said: "Sun Quan really wants to attack Xuzhou, he will mobilize elite soldiers and horses, and will not deploy defenses from various places. This kind of defense is weak and unusable."

"But if it's just for show, and will send Zhou Yu to lead the army?" Chen Ziming was puzzled. Who is Zhou Yu?

Since Sun Quan asked Zhou Yu to come to lead the army, it meant that he valued this war very much, but he also gave Zhou Yu a group of miscellaneous soldiers. With such miscellaneous soldiers, what good is Zhou Yu's strategy no matter how good it is?
"Could it be that the thunder is loud and the rain is small?"

Everyone guessed that Sun Quan let Zhou Yu take command, but did not give elite soldiers and horses.

"I heard that Zhou Gongjin went to Nichinan with a weak army a few days ago, captured the king of Nichinan, and became famous in Jiangdong." Liu Bei, who had not participated in the discussion, suddenly said: "Sun Quan is overjoyed, and Zhou Yu was named Commander-in-chief of Jiangdong's armed forces, commanding Jiangdong's soldiers and horses."

"It is true." Chen Gong immediately said: "Ni Nan is the most powerful country in the south, with tens of thousands of mercenaries, Sun Quan's southern expedition was the enemy, Zhou Yu defeated him with [-] troops, and Ri Nan destroyed the country. , Jiangdong’s unification of the south is unstoppable, and Zhou Yu’s contribution is indispensable.”

"Great Master of Shock!!!"

After hearing these words, four words immediately appeared in the heads of several counselors, and everyone was silent. These four words are okay to say in private, but it would be a bit treasonous to say them in front of the emperor Liu Bei.

"Hahaha." Seeing the silence of the crowd, Liu Bei laughed, and said indifferently, "Then Sun Quan must be afraid of Zhou Yu's achievements, and be on guard against him, using his men but not his soldiers, how can he win?"

"If so, Jiangdong should not be a strong enemy." If you cut off your hands and feet, you will not be far from death.

"No!" Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Sun Quan is not stupid. Using Zhou Yu at this time, unless we get rid of it, is actually preserving it."

"Zhou Yu's prestige in Jiangdong is too high. If he loses, his merits and demerits can be offset and used by him." Liu Bei finally judged.

(End of this chapter)