Hearing these four words, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were so excited that they suddenly raised their heads and looked at Liu Chuang, with a look of horror on their faces.

Last month, news came from Ma Teng’s victory at the beginning, but why did he die in a blink of an eye?

Ma Teng's death is of great significance.

His death not only restored the peace of Guanzhong, but also allowed Cao Cao to get rid of Guanzhong's slant. He could concentrate his strength to attack Jizhou. Jingzhou Liu Biao? There was no need to consider it at all... Liu Biao's restraint on Cao Cao was very small. Even with an ambitious existence like Liu Bei, Liu Biao was unwilling, or he did not dare to be an enemy of Cao Cao, and he would not threaten him.

At the same time, Ma Teng's death also represents the further decline of the authority of the Han Dynasty.

Those who once signed the edict, Liu Chuang is still alive now...

In the next step, Cao Cao will definitely concentrate his efforts to solve Liu Chuang.

But the problem is that Liu Chuang is not ready to fight Cao Cao. His deployment has not been completed yet, and Zhang Yan's million-strong army has not yet entered Bingzhou. This is likely to become an uncertain factor. Although Zhang Yan has made a profit in Liu Chuang, it does not mean that he will not change his mind. Once Zhang Yan changes his mind, the million-strong army will inevitably put huge pressure on Liu Chuang and even cause Liu Chuang to collapse.

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu looked at each other and both showed concern.

"Lord, how did Ma Shoucheng be killed?"

They would not believe that Ma Teng died of illness or was killed by accident... Ma Teng was originally a brave man, and his martial arts were so powerful that he had already reached the realm of refining the gods. He could rank among the top five in the entire Xiliang. Such a person was free from illness and disaster. How could he die suddenly?

Liu Chuang handed the letter to Zhuge Liang and the others, and a gloomy look was covered with his face.

He paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking about the impact that Ma Teng would have when he was killed.

Ma Teng's death was too sudden, and Liu Chuang was completely unprepared. In history, Ma Teng died in the 17th year of Jian'an, that is, in 212 AD. Now, it is only the seventh year of Jian'an. In other words, Ma Teng died ten years ago than him in history.

ten years!

Recalling that before Cao Cao conquered Yecheng in one go, Liu Chuang realized that history was undergoing tremendous changes.

Now Ma Teng's murder proves this even more. However, Ma Teng in history was killed in Xudu, which was completely different from now on, and died in Liangzhou. Moreover, he was killed at the moment when he was about to invade Sili, which seemed too bizarre and sudden...

"This Korean agreement is worthy of being the Nine Curves of the Yellow River."

After reading the letter, Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh.

Ma Teng's death is actually not complicated.

After the great victory in Shan at the beginning, he had a disagreement with Han Sui.

Han Sui believed that the great victory at the beginning was enough. Ridiculously attacking Sili would inevitably arouse the disgust of the entire Sili and even the powerful people in Guanzhong, and would inevitably be surrounded by enemies. Therefore, Han Sui felt that he should take the opportunity to negotiate terms with Cao Cao and negotiate peace with him to obtain greater benefits; but Ma Teng disagreed. He insisted that only by conquering Chang'an could it be considered a real victory, and he could obtain greater capital and negotiate peace with Cao Cao. Although the two had differences, it was not very serious, so just sit down and discuss it.

But at this moment, Ma Teng's youngest son and Han Sui's candidate for generals had a conflict...

Although both sides are allies, they have great conflicts.

Ma Tie has always looked down on Han Sui, and Han Sui's generals think that the Ma family is vulgar. So, after a conflict between the two sides, they became angry. The candidate was killed by Ma Tie, but angered Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing. That night, Yan Xing led his troops to attack Ma Tie camp, seriously injured Ma Tie, and killed Ma Tie's personal followers... Ma Teng has always favored his young son. Seeing that Ma Tie was seriously injured, how could he give up?

Although Han Sui apologized to him, Ma Teng, who defeated Cao's army at the beginning, refused to agree and insisted on finding Yan Xing's trouble...

It was at this moment that suddenly the news that Han Sui secretly met with Zhong Yao, which made Ma Teng suspicious of Han Sui.

Under Ma Teng's aggressive pressure, Han Sui was also a little angry.

In addition, Zhong Yao's words made him feel like he was choking, and his son-in-law and his generals also had the intention of killing Ma Teng. After thinking about it, Han Sui finally made up his mind to surrender to Cao Cao. He took advantage of the time when Ma Teng returned to the camp of Kaitou Mountain. Ma Teng suddenly launched an attack. Ma Teng was caught off guard and was defeated. His youngest son Ma Tie was killed. Ma Teng was ambushed by Yan Xing on the way to Kaitou Mountain and was seriously injured and died.

Han Sui is known as the Nine Curves of the Yellow River.

To say that he is the Nine Betrayers of the Yellow River, one reason is that he is very sensible, and the other reason is to describe his viciousness.

Anyone who has a relationship with Han Sui will not end up well.

Back then, Han Sui initially participated in Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou and got the position of prefect of Jincheng. But when he turned around, he killed Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. After that, Liangzhou Geng Bi was killed, and Han Sui and Ma Teng joined forces to promote the kingdom as the main general, stabilizing the situation in Liangzhou. But afterwards, they both abolished the kingdom and held Yan Zhong hostage. Then the two of them killed Yan Zhong and became a prince.

In this series of measures, Ma Tengchong was at the forefront, but behind the scenes was Han Sui's plan.

Now, Ma Teng died again at the hands of Han Sui, which is worthy of Han Sui's reputation as the Nine Songs.

"Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, how should we view this matter?"

Zhuge Liang whispered: "As soon as Ma Teng dies, Cao Cao will concentrate his efforts to attack Handan. The two sons of the Yuan family may not be able to survive this winter."

"What Kong Ming said is exactly what the common people think."

Xu Shu raised his head and looked at Liu Chuang and said, "Lord, you should prepare as soon as possible. Once the second son of the Yuan family is killed, Cao Cao will definitely attack Youzhou in one go."

“When how to prepare?”

Liu Chuang's eyes closed slightly and asked in a low voice.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said softly: "Since you can't escape this battle with Cao Cao, you might as well take the initiative to attack.

While Cao Cao has not yet eliminated the two Yuans, the lord should immediately send troops to seize the Bohai and Qinghe Kingdom. Destroy Yuan Tan, and also help Yuan Shang persist for a while. After Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shang, the lord can attack from Bohai, attack Qingzhou, and allow Cao Cao to divert his target. At the same time, the lord can send people to Jiangdong and ask Sun Quan to send troops to Jiangdong... Although Sun Zhongmou may not be willing to send troops to help, Liang thought that he would not really reject the lord. As long as Sun Quan was willing to show his willingness to go north, it would be enough to make Cao Cao afraid.

Joined Sun to fight against Cao, and attacked north and south.

This lord is the best choice now... But if Sun Quan really nods, he must show more powerful force."

Bohai County?

The situation in Bohai County quickly emerged in Liu Chuang's mind.

This Bohai County is a major county in Jizhou. It has eight counties and eight cities under its jurisdiction, with a population of 130,000 households and a total of 1.1 million people.

It can be said that the nine counties and states in Jizhou have a population of 6 million. Bohai County is not only the largest county town, but also the most populous county town.

Bohai was Yuan Shao's place of wealth. From this, it can be seen that Yuan Shao did put a lot of effort into governing the Bohai Sea. However, after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, his focus gradually tilted towards the three parts of Wei County Julu and Qinghe. In this way, Bohai County became less important. The two Yuan turned against each other, and Bohai County was governed by Yuan Tan. However, Yuan Tan had no intention of governing the Bohai Sea. He always focused on Yuan Shang. Not to mention Bohai, he didn't pay much attention to the Qinghe Kingdom where Yuan Tan is now. He was not very careful and had no intention of taking care of it.

Yuan Tan and Cao Cao became in-laws, and their relationship with Yuan Shang became even worse.

If Liu Chuang eliminated Yuan Tan at this time, he would not only give Yuan Shang some support, but also hit Cao Cao's arrogance...

The most important thing is that the Bohai Sea is connected to the Plain Kingdom.

If Liu Chuang takes over Bohai County, he can face Qingzhou and distract Cao Cao from his attention.

This is also Liu Chuang's best choice at present. Although he has to face Cao Cao head-on in advance, the impact it has had is huge.

Liu Chuang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Zhuge Liang's plan was quite a bit like a destruction.

If it goes well, it will indeed reverse the current unfavorable situation and strengthen the confidence of one's own allies.

I believe that if this is the case, Cao Cao would definitely pay a greater price to sweep Jizhou... Of course, he could also buy time for Liu Chuang.

"It is probably not easy to convince Sun Quan to express his opinion.

Kong Ming thought, who could take on this important task?"

Zhuge Liang showed a decisive look and stood up and said, "It's better to let Liang go to Jiangdong and persuade Sun Quan to express his opinion."

"you?"

"Brother, although Liang has made some contributions since he followed his brother, he still relies on his personal abilities to solve the problem.

Now that my brother has achieved great success, Liang must do his best to do his best for his brother.

I went to Jiangdong and I must let Sun Quan express my attitude to promote the alliance between Sun and Liu. Yuan Shang will never last long. Only by uniting Sun Quan can Cao Cao be afraid. This brother's only choice is also the best choice. Liang is grateful to his brother and has no choice."

Liu Chuang smiled bitterly, "Of course I know Kong Ming's intentions.

But Jiangdong is far away, and I am not helping me in Jiangdong. There are many talented people around Sun Quan. Zhou Yu and Lu Su all have the talent of conquering the world. I am really worried when you go alone. If there are three longs and two shorts, how can I explain to Yueying and your sister?"

However, Zhuge Liang had obviously made up his mind.

He smiled slightly, "Didn't your brother often say that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpness of the sword comes from the sharpening?

Since Liang followed his brother, he has been under his elder brother's wings. Although he has made progress, he has never been able to truly stand alone and experience big scenes. In this way, how can Liang help his elder brother achieve great things? This trip to Jiangdong is a training for Liang. Therefore, this trip is also imperative."

"Since that's the case..."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was particularly determined, Liu Chuang knew that it was unlikely to persuade him to change his mind. So he thought for a while and said softly: "Kong Ming's attitude is so firm, then I won't stop you. In this way, we will return to Yanjing at dawn and discuss it carefully.

If you want to go to Jiangdong, I will let Yuan Chaonian and Niang Quan accompany you to protect him.

In addition, I will order Huangge to contact you and cooperate with your actions at that time..."

"Here!"

Seeing Liu Chuang agreeing, Zhuge Liang suddenly became excited and showed a bright smile on his face.

At this time, Xu Shu suddenly spoke, "Shu also has a plan... The lord seems to have forgotten someone. If the lord can make this person take action, I believe that the land in Guanzhong will never be able to be peaceful."
Chapter completed!