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Chapter 540
There was a lot of traffic outside Jianye City, and horse-drawn carriages galloped in from outside the city gate.Looking up, the carriages were all bearing the banners of aristocratic families, not only Zhao, Li, Qian, and Fei from Yuzhang County, but also Gu, Lu, Zhu, and others from Wu County, Kuaiji, and Danyang County. Zhang and more than a dozen prominent high-ranking families.

Thanks to the unique geographical environment, and also benefited from the difficult mountain disasters that have been difficult to subdue for hundreds of years, the strength and rights of the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are greater than those in the Central Plains.Of course, if it goes out of the south of the Yangtze River, it will not be as good as other places.After all, half of the aristocratic families outside Jiangnan are in the court, but Jiangnan is confined to one place.

But in today's world, this is actually an advantage.At least no matter who it is, becoming the lord of Jiangnan will have to face the countermeasures of these aristocratic families.

"Brother Wu"

"Brother Zhang"

"Brother Zhu"

A series of voices rang in my ears, the carriages stopped in front of the restaurant, and the owners inside opened the curtains and greeted each other.It has been a month since Prefect Jia took over, and it seems that he and others have been forgotten.Unexpectedly, after one month, an order was suddenly issued to let all the Jiangnan families go to Moling City, which is Jianye.

Such an abnormal behavior will inevitably arouse people's speculation. It stands to reason that after the prefect repelled Yuan Zhoumu, shouldn't he summon the aristocratic families in the three counties non-stop?But why dragged on for a month.

Moreover, the situation in the world has changed again at this time, and Yuan Zhoumu's strength has increased greatly. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the war in the south of the Yangtze River is about to resume.But at this juncture, it is too late to summon the aristocratic family?In a short period of time, how could it be possible for me to wait for my heart.

"Brother Wu, why do you think Prefect Jia summoned us at this time?"

"Brother Zhang, what do you think is the matter?"

"This?"

The Zhang Da man frowned and shook his head at the man.

He looked at the man who had just asked.

"Brother Wu, have you heard any rumors? Has something happened in Jiangbei?"

"I heard that Yuan Zhoumu is in Runan, busy with Yuan's affairs, even if he wants to attack Jiangnan, it may take a while."

Wu Kai lowered his voice and said to the two people around him.

Another reached out and stroked his beard.

"Since it's not the Jiangbei incident, why uncharacteristically summon us in a hurry?"

"There is a saying that there is no good banquet. I am waiting under Jia Taishou's rule. I'm afraid I need to be more cautious."

The three discussed in low voices.

The man sneered.

"Whether he is a good banquet or not, does the prefect Jia dare to risk the world to kill me and wait?"

"One day your Wu's nephew will attack."

"Brother Zhu is right"

Wu Kai said to Zhu Jun.

Then he seemed to think of something, looked around and saw that no pedestrians around noticed this place, so he lowered his voice.

"I heard that one month ago, Guo Junshi led Yan Baihu and Peng Qing's troops, a total of [-] soldiers from Shanyue, went to the sea by boat. I don't know where they went."

"Is there such a thing?"

The expressions of the two changed greatly.

At this juncture, why did Prefect Jia send [-] soldiers and horses to sea?You must know that the sea is vast, but it is not a good place.Once the food and water are exhausted, it is time to die in the belly of the fish.

"Are you sure this army is not attacking Guangling?"

"impossible"

Wu Kai shook his head, speaking firmly.

Zhang Da and Zhu Jun looked at each other, quickly thinking about the purpose of this army.

"Now the Yuan family has invested almost half of its power on Yuan Shu, making it a dominant force in the Central Plains and looking south of the Yangtze River. It not only holds Yuzhou, Jiujiang, and Lujiang, but also Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, and Gongsun Zan in the north."

"Liaodong?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun and Zhang Da couldn't help but gasped. As one of the few wealthy families and patriarchs in the south of the Yangtze River, they thought of a possibility almost instantly with broad vision.

"Could it be that going to sea is fake, but the expedition to Liaodong is real? After all, Liu Ye, the military adviser under Jia Taishou, is a relative of the emperor, and Liu Yu, the prefect of Youzhou, is also a relative of the emperor."

"Impossible, there is a vast sea between the two, even if Youzhou wants to rush to rescue Jia Taishou and other soldiers and horses to come here by boat, the battle may have already been decided."

"Then why did Prefect Jia divide [-] troops to go to sea at this time?"

Zhang Da showed a puzzled expression.

Wu Kai explained.

"After my speculation, it is possible that they want to unite with Yuan Shao and restrain Yuan Zhoumu, and sending troops and horses is to show sincerity."

"This?"

Zhang Da and Zhu Jun fell into deep thought at the same time.

This reason is probably too forced.

"The battle between Gongsun Zan and Liu Youzhou, what do you think of the outcome?"

"I'm afraid he won't be Gongsun Zan's opponent."

"That is to say, Gongsun Zan will occupy Youzhou and become Yuan Benchu's opponent. At this time, if a group of troops from the south of the Yangtze River cross the sea and arrive at the rear of Liaodong's surprise attack. If they attack Yuan Shao back and forth, how can Gongsun Zan be undefeated? After Gongsun Zan's defeat, Yuan Shao Then we can occupy the land of Hebei and Youzhou to peek at Bingzhou, so wouldn't the north belong to Yuan Benchu?"

"What does this have to do with Yuan Zhoumu?"

"Lord of the Yuan Clan"

Wu Kai emphasized the tone of these four words.

Zhu Jun shook his head.

"Since you want to unite with Yuan Benchu, why send troops? Wouldn't it be better to send envoys? Moreover, the time and money and food it takes for an army to go to sea are difficult to measure, so the gains outweigh the losses."

"Brother Zhu's words are right"

"Then why do you think Prefect Jia sent troops overseas? Although young and strong were recruited to open the Yuzhang County Mansion, there were no more than [-] troops. Now that all [-] soldiers from Shanyue have been dispatched, the four Jiangnan counties in Nuo Da have only [-]. Except for the division of troops The garrison soldiers can only mobilize more than [-] people. At that time, how did the prefect Jia face Yuanzhou Mu, who was in Yuzhou, Lujiang and Jiujiang?"

"unless……"

When Wu Kai said this, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Reminiscent of Jia Taishou's uncharacteristically summoning the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, the purpose is self-evident.

Naturally, the millions of people in the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River will not only have [-] soldiers and horses, but the rest of the soldiers and horses are all in the mansions of aristocratic families, so how can they obey the orders of the prefect?One thing flashed across their minds, and the three of them thought of Liu Biao of Jingzhou almost at the same time. Didn't he set up a Hongmen banquet at the beginning, beheaded all the handsome soldiers in the eight counties of Jingxiang, and gathered all the handsome soldiers, so he had tens of thousands of troops.

Does he, Prefect Jia, also want to follow suit?
Thinking of this, the three looked at each other.

"If we recruit soldiers from the powerful clan like us, we can get more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, but we are not the heroes of Jingxiang, so we must not repeat their mistakes."

"Brother Zhang's words are reasonable. Now it's time for me to make some preparations. If the prefect Jia implements such a cruel strategy, then don't blame me for driving him out of Jiangnan. But all this is speculation, if there is no such thing , it’s better to share some of your duty.”

Zhang Da said to the two of them.

The two nodded at the same time, looked at the rather large restaurant in front of them, and then walked inside.

(End of this chapter)