Chapter 250 Wang Can offers a plan, Liu Biao’s wishful thinking of “gaining both people and wealth”!

Three days later, Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

Liu Biao in the governor's mansion looked extremely pale when he saw the news from Runan.

He never expected the outcome to be so tragic.

The three reinforcements of Liu Yao, Tao Qian and Cao Cao were all ambushed, and Ye Feng took advantage of the time difference to lure out Liu Bei's main force from the city. Except for the thousands of remnants brought back by Huang Zhong and Wen Pin, all the rest of the Jingxiang army he sent were annihilated.

From beginning to end, every step they took was within Ye Feng's calculations.

"Ugh!!"

With a long sigh, Liu Biao said to Kuai Yue and Cai Mao in front of him: "Yuzhou has fallen into Ye Feng's hands. Tao Qian and Cao Cao's main forces have been damaged. Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou are flat and there is no strategic location to defend. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for long."

"Jingxiang bears the brunt of the impact. What should we do?"

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue looked at each other and said with a wry smile, "Ye Feng's army is at its peak. If we were to rely on ourselves, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to stop him at all."

"The only solution now is to clear the fields and call on all the nobles to fight against Ye Feng together. By combining the strength of all the heroes in the world, we may be able to compete with him."

Liu Biao smiled bitterly and said, "Almost all the princes in the world were defeated by Ye Feng and suffered heavy losses. At this time, I am afraid..."

Cai Mao shook his head and said sternly: "Sir, although Ye Feng won a great victory, not all the princes were eliminated by him."

"In order to prevent an ambush on the land route, Cao Cao specially transported tens of thousands of elite troops to Runan by water."

"But now that Runan City has been destroyed, it is obviously impossible for him to go to support it. Now he wants to stay in Huainan and continue to fight against Ye Feng."

"I think it's better to invite him here. Besides that, send a message to Liu Yao of Yangzhou and Liu Yan of Yizhou, telling them that the Han Dynasty is at the brink of life and death. If they can't defend Jingxiang, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River will fall into Ye Feng's hands."

"As long as the Yangtze River waterway is cut off, both Yizhou and Yangzhou will be meat on the chopping board."

"Therefore, we must not have any plans of our own, otherwise they will be wiped out by Ye Feng one by one."

A solemn look flashed across Liu Biao's eyes: "Yi Du, what do you think?"

Kuai Yue nodded: "Brother Degui's words are true."

"The natural barrier of the Yangtze River is almost the last line of defense. Ye Feng's cavalry is invincible, but he has no navy under his command."

"So the key is that Jingxiang must be defended. Otherwise, as long as he has a navy, it can take Yangzhou and Yizhou completely after half a year of training at most. At that time, the Han Dynasty will be really finished."

Liu Biao nodded slowly: "Cao Mengde can indeed be a helper and an arm, but his prestige is not low. He was the first to initiate the righteous action and fight against Ye Feng. He is almost very popular among the people. If he is like Jingxiang, who has the final say here?"

"The events of Yanzhou and Qingzhou are all before our eyes. Can we trust him?"

Cai Mao said: "To enter Jingxiang, one must naturally obey the orders of the governor. If Cao Cao doesn't even have this awareness, then there is no need to let him in."

"I don't think he is so short-sighted."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps: "Reporting to the governor, the remnants of Liu Bei fled to Xinye, and sent a message to the lord, willing to help the lord to jointly protect Jingxiang and support the Han Dynasty."

"Ok?"

Liu Biao's eyes flickered. "Okay, let this province know. Send a message to the governor of Xinye, asking him to treat Liu Xuande well. He is my brother."

Cai Mao frowned and was about to speak to persuade him, but Kuai Yue beside him clapped his hands and praised, "Excellent!"

"Wonderful!"

"Your Excellency was just afraid that Cao Mengde would compete with us for power in Jingxiang, but now Liu Bei has also fought his way out of the chaos and has brought 20,000 men to Xinye. We can just accept him and let the two sides check and balance each other for your use."

Liu Biao's mouth was filled with a smile: "Wonderful."

"Yidu's words are consistent with what I thought." "Degui, you can have someone reply to Cao Cao and tell them that they can enter Jingxiang. We can provide all the necessary food and equipment, but he must obey the orders of this state. We must work together, so that we can stop Ye Feng's footsteps and jointly support the Han Dynasty."

"Here!!"

The three of them discussed it again, and then Cai Mao and Kuai Yue withdrew.

After the two left, a person slowly walked out of the ear room.

"Zhongxuan (Wang Can's courtesy name), do you think Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are trustworthy?"

Wang Can bowed and said: "Whether these two can be trusted depends on the strength of the lord."

"If Jingzhou changes hands, they will naturally seek a new way to survive."

"If everything is in balance, how can they have the chance to move even if they want to?"

"As long as Generals Wen Pin and Huang Zhong return to Xiangyang, everything will be settled."

"But if we want to unite all the armies, we need to make Jingxiang a united front."

"The Kuai family are all smart people. They won't make decisions on their own when the situation is unclear. The key lies in the Cai family."

"I heard that Cai Mao has a close relationship with Cao Cao. It's hard to guarantee that he didn't plot this incident behind the scenes."

Liu Biao's eyes flashed with a fierce murderous intent: "If you want to be united, you must kill those who are plotting rebellion like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves."

"Although I am kind, I am not a fool. I will not wait until they put a knife to my neck and leave me with no way out."

"so"

Wang Can smiled and shook his head: "My Lord Governor, now is definitely not the best time to take action."

"When the lips and teeth are gone, the people in Jingxiang are already unstable. You also eliminated the Cai family, the leader of the aristocratic families. This will only force others to join Cao Cao or even Liu Bei's side."

"Once we lose the support of the people, even if we can defend Jingxiang, it is uncertain whether this place can belong to the lord."

"So now is not the best time to take action. In fact, we have a better way."

"A better way?"

"What do you mean?"

Wang Can smiled and said, "I heard that Cai Mao's younger sister Cai Jue is as beautiful as a fairy, outshining all the other beauties, and is admired by many young masters in Jingxiang as the most beautiful woman in Jingxiang."

"Everyone wants to pluck this beautiful flower, thus killing two birds with one stone."

"But Cai Jue has very high standards, so no one has caught his eye for many years."

"If the Lord can get the beauty off the shelf, what other options does the Cai family have?"

"I can only sit on the same boat with my lord and share the honor and disgrace."

"If the Cai family doesn't move, the smart Kuai family will naturally not move either. The entire Jingxiang is as stable as a rock. Whether it's Cao Cao or Liu Bei, how could they have other thoughts?"

"When the time comes, we can use the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to stop Ye Feng. Once you take over Yangzhou, you can confront Ye Feng across the river and wait for the opportunity to march north and restore the Han Dynasty."

Liu Biao's eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance. He had also heard of Cai Jue's reputation, but because of the huge age difference between them, he did not dare to have such thoughts, so as not to offend the Cai family. But now...
"Will Cai Mao give in?"

Wang Can stroked his beard and said confidently: "We can force him to submit."

(End of this chapter)