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But for such a result, such a process is unacceptable to him.
"General, now our main enemies are Cao Cao and his son, and Liu Biao is just a mediocre person. After we surrender Cao Cao, we can deal with Liu Biao!"
Zhou Yu then persuaded again.
Sun Ce heard the words, and then thought of Cao Ang.
This is indeed the case, then Liu Biao is just a mediocrity.
Even Sun Ce didn't even pay attention to Cao Cao.
What makes him really afraid is that Cao Ang, he is the most terrible enemy!
Sun Ce finally made a concession, and then Zhou Yu proposed to send Sun Quan as an envoy to negotiate with Liu Biao.
Sun Ce also agreed to this.
Because his younger brother, Sun Quan, although he is only 19 years old, is quite talented, steady and mature in doing things, and has the talent of knowing and employing people.
And in the aspect of driving and managing, he has shown an astonishing talent.
In addition, this Sun Quan is his most trusted younger brother, no one is more suitable to be this envoy than him.
And the final result of the negotiation made him, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu very satisfied.
Under the threat of the Cao family, the Sun family and the Liu family each took a step back, and the sea and the sky were brighter.
Sun Ce stopped his troops in an advantageous state, but the cities that Jiang Xia had conquered were not returned for the time being.
Sun and Liu made a letter of alliance, and they decided to jointly fight against the increasingly powerful Cao Cao. In addition, they are still trying to attract other separatist princes to join this team.
Xu all.
Jia Xu was invited by Cao Ang to drink tea, and when Jia Xu heard the latest information, she was very surprised.
"Is this true? So Sun Ce and Liu Biao have really ceased fighting?"
"It should be true. Regarding the matter in the south, my news will not be wrong."
Cao Ang took a sip of tea slowly and said, "So I don't know what sir thinks about this problem?"
As a great general, how could Cao Ang simply ask him to drink tea?
Jia Xu thought for a while and said slowly: "The current situation is very obvious. The war in the north has basically been settled, and the rest is only the situation in the south, so the future war will be in the south!"
"Although these separatists have many strengths, they can still be divided into three categories if they are subdivided."
"The first part is Han Sui, Ma Teng, Gongsun Du and others. They are just some ordinary warlords. Even if they are not weak, they will not be successful."
"And the second part is Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu and others. Although their strength is not very strong, they have superior geographical conditions. No matter where they are, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. I have no ambition to unify the world, so I can put it aside for the time being."
"And the third part is about Sun Ce and Liu Biao. The two of them are quite powerful, have a large population, and a very prosperous economy. They pose the greatest threat to the imperial court."
"So, I thought it would not be that simple for Sun Ce and Liu Biao to call a truce like this!"
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Chapter 228 Solve Ma Teng First
Although Jia Xu didn't speak too clearly, she expressed her meaning very clearly.
The reason why Sun Ce and Liu Biao made peace was entirely because they found that there was another threatening person besides them, so they wanted to seek cooperation and jointly defend against the enemy.
There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.
Although Sun Ce is young and vigorous, he and Liu Biao's old enmity, and the threat of the Cao family getting out of control, it is still clear which of the two is more important. Even if he can't figure it out, Zhou Yu will help him clear it up. .
At this moment, although no definite news has come out for the time being, Cao Ang believes that Sun Ce is very likely to discuss an alliance with Liu Biao.
Because once Jiangdong and Jingzhou form a military alliance, it will be very difficult for Cao Jun to go south, thus forming a pattern of confrontation between the North and the South.
And in the days to come, no matter if it is Sun Ce or Liu Biao, they will try their best to win as many alliances as possible to deal with Cao Cao together.
Cao Ang nodded slightly: "Although we have defeated Yuan Shao, our own strength will not suddenly increase in a short period of time, and now if various forces join forces to rebel against the imperial court, it is really a headache. "
During this year, the growth rate of the Cao family is really too fast, it has already reached a point beyond everyone's imagination.
From a sudden rise of an upstart, he annexed Xuzhou to the east, occupied Huainan to the south, and defeated Biaoshao to the north, and is crazily encroaching on Hebei.
All of this happened within a year, and such a result can be achieved in a year, which is really unstoppable and unstoppable.
The Cao family is the only force that can make all the princes and warlords dumbfounded and panicked.
The main reason why Sun Ce and Liu Biao ceased fighting was that Yuan Shao's power had already fallen, and the Cao family's development in the Central Plains was too fast. Once they lost control of Cao Cao, they would become the next unlucky people.
But Cao Ang clearly realized that even if the Cao family annexed Hebei, it would not be possible to immediately double their military strength, soar their strength, and then sweep the world.
Everything must have a process.
And that process is to consolidate the territory, digest the population, and eliminate hidden dangers.
This process is the window period for other princes. As long as they make good use of the window period, they will still be able to counterattack the Central Plains and cut off the rising period of the Cao family, so people have to guard against it.
"If the general has any orders, please tell me, I am willing to define it!"
Jia Xu knew very well in her heart that Cao Ang would definitely not ask her to drink tea without a reason, and would not tell him these things without a reason.
It's easy to talk to a smart person, all things don't need to be said too clearly, the other party can understand.
Jia Xu is now the number one editor-in-chief of Cao Ang's newspaper. Under Jia Xu's management, the Zhongyuan Ten Daily has developed a reputation.
And Jia Xu became famous because of the ten daily reports. No matter where he went, no matter what kind of person the other party was, he had to respect Jia Xu three points.
And now the Ten Daily has formed a very strong team.
Even if Jia Xu is not there for a few days, the Ten Daily can still operate normally, and it will not lose too much reading.
"Now there is a very important task. Kong Ming and the others have something to do, and they can't leave for the time being. Besides, other people are not suitable for this task. After much deliberation, I decided to let you Wenhe take the lead. This matter I don’t worry about things, and I can achieve twice the result with half the effort.”
Cao Ang paused for a moment, so he continued: "It's not difficult to say, but it's not that simple. I want to send you to explore the pass and be responsible for lobbying the heroes in the pass. Since they have If they announced their allegiance to the imperial court, then I need to see their sincerity in allegiance to the imperial court."
It turned out that Cao Ang asked him to come here for this matter, and Jia Xu understood instantly.
"Guanzhong and Liangzhou are now divided by more than ten Xiliang warlords. Although they are not too strong individually, they are a force that cannot be underestimated."
"If this force is used by Liu Biao and Sun Ce, it will definitely pose a big threat to Xu Du. Is the general doing this to prevent problems before they happen?"
So why was Jia Xu assigned to this task?