Chapter 285

"Elder brother, we are too far from Guanzhong; even if we defeat Liu Bei, we may not be able to obtain land and population; it would be better to attack Liu Biao and take Jingzhou while they are fighting in the Central Plains!"

Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan in surprise.

"Quan's idea is good; this is indeed a good opportunity."

"Zhou Gongjin, what do you think?"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands.

"My lord, Liu Bei has nearly two hundred and fifty thousand troops in Guanzhong and Bingzhou, with many soldiers and generals, groups of strategists, and passes to guard; whether this alliance can succeed is unknown, but if we can weaken Liu Bei's strength, that would also be good."

"Liu Biao has more than one hundred thousand troops and is in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River; if our army attacks, I fear it will make Liu Biao lean toward Liu Bei's side."

Sun Ce nodded; everyone was fighting for Liu Biao, so attacking now was indeed not a good time.

"Good, I will lead sixty thousand troops to the alliance at Suanzao; Quan, you guard Jiangdong well and help me guard the rear!"

"Yes!".

Jingzhou, Xiangyang City, had been very lively recently.

Liu Biao was very troubled recently.

Liu Bei took the entire territory of Yizhou in three months; this was something he didn't even dare to think about.

It could be said that Liu Bei overturned his cognition of ability; such a large Yizhou, Liu Bei took it almost without bloodshed!

It wasn't his kind of compromise to take Jingzhou, but true control.

"Liu Bei occupies Yizhou and let Zhuge Zhang Liang manage Hanzhong; he can attack our Jingzhou from three places in the future; we must guard against it!"

Kuai Yue cupped his hands.

"My lord, Liu Bei is training the navy in Badong Commandery and managing Shangyong in Hanzhong; his ambition for our Jingzhou is clearly revealed!"

Kuai Yue and Kuai Zhang Liang originally had a decent relationship with Liu Bei.

However, Cai Mao's sister was already Liu Bei's concubine, and the relationship was even closer.

In the future, when Liu Bei enters Jingzhou, their Kuai family will have to stand aside, so they secretly contacted Cao Cao.

Cai Mao sneered.

"Liu Bei helped our army defeat Zhang Han Xian and also repelled Sun Ce; now Cao Cao is sharpening his horses in Xuxian and has heavy troops in Yexian, also having evil intentions toward our Jingzhou!"

"If Liu Bei is defeated by the coalition, who will Cao Cao attack next?"

Cai Mao looked around.

"Gentlemen, Cao Cao attacks Nanyang Commandery, Sun Ce attacks Jiangxia Commandery; can we block two with one?"

Everyone was shocked; Liu Bei was still an ally with Jingzhou now, but Cao Cao and Sun Ce were both mortal enemies!

Liu Biao sighed in his heart; don't look at these guys talking reasonably; in reality, they had all found their own next masters!

"As if I didn't know!"

He waved his hand.

"Don't be in a hurry to make a decision; wait until Liu Bei's envoy comes."

Two days later,

Liu Bei's envoys Lu Su and Sun Tao Qian arrived in Xiangyang City and first went to visit Liu Biao.

Lu Su cupped his hands.

"Governor, my lord Liu Bei sent me specifically to discuss the alliance."

Kuai Yue snorted.

"Your Liu Bei is sharpening his horses in Badong Commandery, Shangyong, and other places; what is there to discuss about an alliance? Just come and attack directly."

Lu Su frowned.

"Kuai Yue, less than twenty thousand troops in Badong, Shangyong, and other places are all described by you as sharpening horses; what about Cao Cao's sixty thousand troops garrisoning Yexian and eyeing Nanyang Commandery?"

"You!"

Kuai Yue still wanted to say more!

Lu Su's voice was louder.

"People in Jingzhou all know that you, Kuai Yue, often praise Cao Cao to others; could it be that you have already defected to Cao Cao?"

Kuai Yue pointed at Lu Su.

"Good you, Lu Lu Zijing, actually slandering people!"

Lu Su, however, smiled.

"Whether it's true or not, you know, Cao Cao knows, we really don't know."

Kuai Yue wanted to argue again, but Liu Biao waved his hand impatiently.

"Enough, Lu Zijing, tell us about Liu Xuande's thoughts."

Lu Su cupped his hands.

"Governor, my lord only asks you to remain neutral."

Liu Biao's eyes lit up; this could be used. When the eighteen feudal lords crusaded against Dong Zhuo, he watched from the sidelines eating melon seeds to preserve his strength; now he could too!

The neutral faction in Jingzhou praised it one after another; they didn't want to send troops to fight; there were no benefits to be gained, and people would die; how uneconomical!

Cai Mao cupped his hands.

"My lord, our Jingzhou is politically clear and the people are peaceful; not provoking war is the best."

The Pang family, Ma family, and Yang family all supported it one after another.

Liu Biao nodded.

Just do it this way; he had long lost his ambition; guarding his own small piece of Jingzhou and living a small life was also good; those feudal lords were best off hurting each other!

Lu Su and Sun Tao Qian successfully completed the task.

Chang'an, the inner courtyard of the General of the Flying Cavalry's mansion,

Bai Yuekui was sitting on Liu Bei reporting work.

"Captain, Ding Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, the Western Xianbei, and the Wuhuan have all reached an agreement and are preparing to attack us."

Liu Bei held Bai Yuekui's waist.

"I knew this day would come long ago; Cao Cao can really endure; now that he has three commanderies, he is still willing to be Ding Yuan Shao's little brother."

"Captain, do you have confidence in defeating the coalition this time?" Bai Yuekui's bright eyes stared at Liu Bei.

"Confidence is naturally there; the coalition has ghosts in their hearts and all want to preserve their strength; who is willing to fight hard?"

"Our army only needs to block the coalition's attack; after a long time, they will surely return without success."

Bai Yuekui hooked Liu Bei's neck and said coquettishly,

"Captain, you are truly amazing!"

Liu Bei moved.

"So, what exactly do you mean by amazing?"

"Ah! Captain, you are so bad!"

The two whispered, seemingly plotting something.

After 'discussing' with Bai Yuekui, Hua Hua Mulan flashed in.

Liu Bei?

"I said, Immortal Sister, even the donkeys on the production team aren't this rushed."

"Why don't you report work together next time?"

Hua Hua Mulan rolled her eyes at him.

"No, I just like reporting work this way."

Liu Bei sneered at this preference and naturally used family law to serve her!

The netizens in the live stream almost cracked, but unfortunately, they couldn't see it!

【Ding! Liu Bei, you occupied Yizhou and defeated Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu; special reward: Physique +5, Lifespan +10 years, obtained Daoist Nose-Penetration.】

【Obtained Divine Ability: Fire Immunity!】

Liu Bei?

"My sense of smell is sharper than a dog's?"

"Why give me a skill of the Dragon Mother? This is telling me that if I am defeated, I can't even learn from Brother Gongsun Zan and burn myself to death? Monster!"

Hua Hua Mulan?

"Captain, what's wrong with you? Can you be serious? I'm reporting work!"

Liu Bei was angry.