When Sun Quan learned that Wang Jie went north to fight against the alien race, he immediately summoned his advisers and informed you of the reason for Wang Jie's sudden withdrawal.

Then, Sun Quan asked for advice: "Everyone, Wang Jie's main force is now heading north to fight against foreign races. How should we deal with it?"

Upon hearing Sun Quan's question, Zhou Yu immediately came out and said, "Lord, this is a good opportunity for God. We can go north to attack Zhang Liao's troops and then plan for the Central Plains!" After hearing this, Sun Quan was immediately moved.

At this moment, Lu Su came out and said, "Lord, this is inappropriate!"

When Sun Quan saw Lu Su coming out to stop him, he immediately asked, "Why did Zijing say this?"

Lu Su immediately explained: "Lord, although Wang Jie is a rebellious minister, he is also a Han Chinese. When he goes north to attack foreign tribes, how can we send troops at this time? Once it is spread, the reputation of the lord will be destroyed. At that time, how can the lord compete for the Central Plains?" After hearing Lu Su's words, Sun Quan hesitated.

Then, Sun Quan immediately asked, "Zijing, what should we do in your opinion?"

When Lu Su heard this, he immediately replied: "Lord, we can invite Liu Bei to attack Cao Cao in Jingzhou!"

Seeing that Lu Su gave different opinions, Sun Quan immediately asked everyone: "Everyone, what do you think?"

Hearing Sun Quan's question, Zhang Zhao came out and said, "Lord, I will discuss the opinions of Lord Lu. Although Wang Jie usurped the Han Dynasty, he was a Han man after all. If we attack Wang Jie at this time, once Wang Jie is distracted, he may be afraid that the alien race will go south. By then, the alien race will cause trouble to the Central Plains, and we are all sinners forever!"

Seeing that Zhang Zhao and Lu Su said this, Sun Quan pondered for a while and said, "This matter needs to be discussed again, please come back first!" As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers in Jiangdong said goodbye to Sun Quan one after another.

After that, Sun Quan summoned Zhou Yu alone and said to him: "Gongjin, today Zijing and Zibu advised me not to go north. What do you think about this?"

Seeing Sun Quan say this, Zhou Yu immediately understood that Sun Quan actually intended to go north.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yu immediately asked, "I wonder what the lord is thinking?"

When Sun Quan saw Zhou Yu asking himself back, he thought about it and replied: "Gongjin, I intend to go north to attack Zhang Liao. After all, Wang Jie is powerful. If I don't take this opportunity to go north, I'm afraid I will not have any chance in the future! But I'm also a little worried about what Zijing and Zibu said."

Seeing that Sun Quan expressed his thoughts, Zhou Yu immediately continued: "Lord, if you really want to fight the Northern Expedition, I have a plan to prevent your reputation from being affected!" When Sun Quan heard this, he immediately asked, "Oh? Gongjin, what's the trick? Tell me quickly!"

Zhou Yu immediately explained: "Lord, now that Wang Jie is attacking the foreign race in the north, the one who wants to attack the northern expedition is not us, but Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao was defeated by Wang Jie and thus lost the Central Plains. We can ask Cao Cao for an imperial edict. In this way, the infamy of the Northern Expedition will be carried by Cao Cao, and we can also reap profits!" After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Quan thought about it and found that it was indeed possible.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Quan immediately said to Zhou Yu: "Gongjin, as you say! The task of contacting Cao Cao will be handed over to you!" After hearing this, Zhou Yu immediately took the order and started to act.

Just when Sun Quan contacted Cao Cao to prepare for the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei from Yizhou finally learned the reason for the sudden withdrawal of the new army.

Subsequently, Liu Bei also summoned Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang to discuss the next strategy of Yizhou.

When Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang learned that Wang Jie was forced to retreat because of the attack of a foreign race, they were also shocked.

After Liu Bei was shocked when he saw Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, he immediately asked, "Yuan Zhi, Kong Ming, now that Wang Jie's main force is forced to go north, how should our Yizhou army act?"

When Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu saw Liu Bei ask this, they immediately looked at each other and said something.

Then Xu Shu took the lead and said, "Lord, I believe that we should accumulate energy and seek the nine counties of Jingxiang."

When Liu Bei heard Xu Shu's words, he looked at Xu Shu in surprise, and then asked: "Yuan Zhi, shouldn't we attack Wang Jie in the north?"

When Xu Shu heard this, he immediately replied: "Lord, although Wang Jie is a traitor, fighting against foreign races is a good move to the country and the people. If we send troops to attack Wang Jie, the reputation of lord's benevolence and righteousness may be destroyed!"

After hearing Xu Shu's words, Liu Bei was also very scared, but Liu Bei was still reluctant to give up the Northern Expedition, so he spoke to Zhuge Liang and asked, "Kong Ming, what do you think?"

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei asking him, he immediately replied: "Lord, I agree with Yuan Zhi's opinion. If the lord sends troops to attack Wang Jie, it will be a fatal blow to his reputation. After all, the lord is based on the world with benevolence and righteousness!" After Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu had the same opinion, he had to give up his plan to fight the Northern Expedition.

Then, Liu Bei said to Xu Shu again: "Yuan Zhi, you just said that you asked me to attack Cao Cao, but if you are still at Cao Cao's hands today, wouldn't we betray the nine counties of Jingxiang?"

When Xu Shu saw Liu Bei say this, he immediately replied: "Lord, the nine counties of Jingxiang were originally taken away by Cao Cao from us. I am waiting for Wang Jie to conquer the army in the south, so I did not let the lord and Cao Cao break up. However, at this time, Wang Jie was trapped by a foreign race. We should take this opportunity to retake the nine counties of Jingxiang. If we can defeat Cao Cao, we can not only recruit the elite soldiers under Cao Cao, but also welcome the emperor to occupy the great righteousness."

After hearing Xu Shu's words, Liu Bei suddenly became a little moved.

After Liu Bei thought about it carefully, he said: "Yuanzhi, although Cao Cao was defeated by Wang Jie, his command was still full of fierce generals and his advisers were like rain. It is difficult for me to destroy Cao Cao in a short time with the strength of our army!"

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Xu Shu immediately replied: "Lord, what's the problem? We can contact Sun Quan of Jiangdong to attack Cao Cao together. If Sun Quan does not agree, we can also use the power of the new army."

After hearing this, Liu Bei asked in surprise: "With the power of the new army? How do you say this?"

Xu Shu immediately explained: "Lord, Cao Cao defeated Wang Jie and must have wanted to regain his old place. Once Cao's army attacked the north, his army would definitely not be able to break through the blockade of the new army. At that time, Cao's army was dragged by the new army, and we could send out surprise troops to recapture the nine counties of Jingxiang." After hearing Xu Shu's explanation, Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

Then, Liu Bei said to Xu Shu again: "Yuan Zhi, the task of contacting Sun Quan is left to you. If Sun Quan does not agree, then we will wait and see what the changes will change." After hearing this, Xu Shu immediately agreed.

After talking about Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and after Cao Cao recovered the land of Jingbei, he immediately dispatched troops to Xiangyang City and prepared to go north to regain Xuchang at any time.

At the same time, Cao Cao also invited Liu Bei and Sun Quan to fight together in the Northern Expedition under the pretext of the emperor's edict.

When Sun Quan received the emperor's edict sent by Cao Cao, his envoy also met Cao Cao.

Because Cao Cao and Sun Quan both intended to fight the Northern Expedition, the two of them quickly reached an agreement, and Liu Bei's envoy eventually returned in vain.

Besides, after Liu Bei received the emperor's edict sent by Cao Cao, he did not pay attention to it. After all, Liu Bei's next target was the nine counties of Jingxiang, and Liu Bei was still waiting for Sun Quan's reply.

When Liu Bei sent an envoy to Jiangdong to return to Yizhou, Liu Bei also understood Sun Quan’s plan.

Afterwards, Liu Bei had to prepare for the war alone.

Besides, after the news of Cao's army and Jiangdong army preparing for the Northern Expedition reached Xu Huang and Zhang Liao's ears, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao also led their troops to prepare for war to prevent Cao Cao and Sun Quan from chasing the Central Plains.

Just as the southern princes were preparing to start another battle, Zhao Yun, under Wang Jie, led his army to Youzhou for assistance, and Xiao Ran's army also arrived in Liangzhou. As for the army led by Wang Jie, after a long journey, he also came to Bingzhou to prepare to fight the Xianbei army.
Chapter completed!