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Time flies, and another year is coming.

In the past year, the peaceful sunshine shines on the earth and the situation in the world remains stable.

Although there are constant frictions and never stop fighting on the borders of various forces, they are all small fights and no large-scale wars.

During this year, the rain was a little more than in previous years, so that the north was in a good weather, while the south was flooded frequently and natural disasters continued. This seemed to indicate that the seemingly stable land of Jingchu was not actually calm. The Jiangdong forces, who were forced to rely on Liu Biao in Jingzhou, were unwilling to be satisfied with the status quo, and were still trying to get rid of Liu Biao's restraint and restore the original separatist situation.

When Liu Biao's vital interests were involved, he would not let himself go, and he would never sit idly by and watch the fat meat in his mouth be lost again. As a result, the continuous rain disappeared one after another and one desperate battle after another, covering up the battle again and again. Although it was a small-scale local war, the battle situation became increasingly fierce and the scene was extremely tragic. Moreover, the heavy casualties and wide range of losses were no less than a large-scale confrontation between the two armies.

According to detailed post-war data sent by various parties, during the year of open and secret struggles, more than 30,000 troops under the tent of Liu Biao in Jingzhou were lost, and the casualties of the Jiangdong Army were comparable to those of the Jingzhou Army, and even worse. It is worth noting that the Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army did not collide head-on, and all battles were carried out through dark means such as ambush, assassination or assassination. Therefore, the soldiers and horses on both sides were elite soldiers selected from one hundred, mainly dead soldiers trained by major families and princes, which means that most of the huge casualties were private soldiers.

It is worth mentioning that among these shameless assassins, almost all of them were carried out around Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou and his important civil and military officials. Among them, Liu Biao was assassinated six times, and the most dangerous time was shot into his right arm by a poisoned arrow. He almost died. Fortunately, Liu Biao always cherishes his life, is cautious in his work, and lives a very regular life. Five hundred armored soldiers are arranged around the dormitory all year round; every time he goes out, thousands of armored soldiers are mobilized to accompany him, and the most important thing is that he rarely goes out. He will not go out more than five times a year. Therefore, no matter when and where, Liu Biao is protected by at least a hundred personal soldiers. It is undoubtedly a lot of hardship to assassinate him, and he almost cannot find a chance to start. But even so, Liu Biao encountered six assassins and was almost succeeded by the assassin.

Even if Liu Biao was like this, let alone the civil and military officials under his tent. They were assassinated repeatedly, which made them bring entourages or generals with high-skilled martial arts skills to the toilet. They could not be protected within ten steps. Even if they were sleeping, hundreds of servants or guardians would be arranged in front of and behind the house.

Even so, there were still hundreds of officials under the tent of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and more than ones were not in the office. The Cai family, headed by Cai Mao, died twelve family children, seven of whom were generals in the army; the Kuai family where the two brothers of Kuai Liang were located, had more than 20 tribes, including Kuai Yue's nephew and three cousins; there were countless such casualties. In addition to the tribe members, the casualties of the maids and entourages were even greater. Half of the 30,000 casualties were entourages of various major families, and even the maids and entourages in Liu Biao's mansion were killed. The casualties of personal soldiers and guards were as many as 1,600.

Such unscrupulous assassination operations were unprecedented in the classics of the founding of the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years, which is a strange story. But the source of all this came from Liu Biao. He used ambush and assassination to assassinate Sun Jian, Sun Yi and his son. This made Jiangdong in chaos, and the family and dogs were uneasy, and everyone in Jiangdong's civil and military affairs were in danger.

Although Liu Biao was meticulous in his actions and did not leave any flaws, he underestimated the wisdom of the wise men of Jiangdong. In the chaotic situation, they might not have thought that external forces would intervene and disrupt the situation, but after the situation stabilized, they understood it all. Therefore, the serial assassination operations in Jingzhou were obviously a fierce counterattack by the Jiangdong forces. They wanted to fight blood for blood, teeth for teeth, and do their best to do what they wanted. A large number of assassins were sent to assassinate the staff of Jingzhou, and the top of the assassination target was Liu Biao.

The year-long assassination finally successfully angered Liu Biao.

It was almost the end of the year. Liu Biao suddenly dispatched a large army to attack Qu'a's camp, trying to break through the defense line along the river in one fell swoop. Although the Jiangdong Army was prepared for this, he did not expect that Liu Biao had made such a great determination to send 100,000 navy troops to force the river across the river at one time, resulting in the Jiangdong Army's lack of strength, and the first battle lost more than 200 warships and nearly 10,000 soldiers.

Seeing the Jingzhou army coming in full force, the Chief Secretary Zhang Zhao was frightened and summoned Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang overnight to discuss countermeasures. He sent people to cross the river at night, beg for peace to Liu Biao, and offered 50,000 gold to show sincerity. What was promised in the book of begging for peace? Apart from Liu Biao, Kuai brothers and Cai brothers, a few people knew about it, but outsiders had no way to know it. They only knew that the battle of crossing the river lasted for three days and ended in a hurry. Cao Cao in Jizhou and Li Li in Xiliang did not know that there was such a farce, and it was not until more than a month later that they heard about it.

Just as Liu Biao was about to celebrate the New Year, the Jizhou envoy came to Xiangyang City with Cao Cao's letter of alliance.

Xiangyang Prefecture, main hall.

"Liu Ye is here to meet the emperor's uncle at the order of the lord!" As soon as he walked into the lobby, Liu Ye, an envoy from Jizhou, leaned over and knelt down, and gave the courtesy of the emperor to Liu Biao, who was standing high in the upper stairs. This was the first time that the princes' visitor respectfully called Liu Biao "the emperor's uncle" in public, and performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, which shocked the members of Jingzhou under the hall as dumb as a wooden chicken.

There are many rituals, let alone the ritual of usurpation. Liu Biao, who was in power, suddenly felt a favor with the envoy of Cao Cao in the hall and was very helpful. His old face, which was originally as calm as water, suddenly became kind and said with a smile: "You don't need to be too polite, please get up quickly." The people in the flower sedan chair lifted people. Liu Ye's greeting ceremony won Liu Biao's favor, so he directly crossed the diplomatic ritual and called Liu Ye a virtuous nephew, instantly bringing each other closer.

However, Liu Biao's "nephew" was not a polite greeting, because Liu Ye was indeed a relative of the Han Dynasty, and he was of the same clan as Liu Biao, both of whom were from the lineage of Emperor Gaozu and descendants of the royal family.

Speaking of which, since the founding of Emperor Gaozu, over the past four hundred years, there have been no 10,000 royal descendants scattered in various prefectures and counties. Liu Ye is one of them, and he is a descendant of the Liu family recorded in the Zongzhengfu. The royal family genealogy clearly records the inheritance of Liu Ye's lineage.

Liu Ye, whose courtesy name is Ziyang, was from Chengde, Huainan (now southeast of Shou County, Anhui Province). He was a descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. He was a famous young man and known as a talented man from the slave world. He has been highly appreciated by Cao Cao since he became an official. He has repeatedly made brilliant plans and often hit the point of the development of the world situation. He was an important counselor under Cao Cao.

Therefore, Liu Ye, like Liu Biao, was a relative of the Han Dynasty with a strong roots. Liu Biao knew this very well, because before he became the governor of Jingzhou, he was the chief of the Liu royal family, and the Han Dynasty relatives distributed in various prefectures and counties were all in his heart, and no one knew the whereabouts and situations of the descendants of the Liu family better than him.

Unfortunately, as today's chaos, the descendants of the royal family were cut off from their blood, and all the leftovers were branches. In addition, the identity and circumstances of the Han family's relatives were different from those in the past. Ten years ago, the descendants of the Liu family, such as Liu Ye, once they became officials, they would contribute to the foundation of their ancestors, add bricks and tiles to the Liu family's country, and consolidate the supreme rule of the royal family. Now, except for Liu Biao, Jingzhou, all the Han family members who were divided into feudal prefectures, governors and county magistrates were almost completely injured and killed, resulting in the descendants of the royal family becoming horsemen under the tents of princes in troubled times, giving advice to those traitors and running around. The talented Liu Ye in front of him is a typical representative.

There is no need to verify how Liu Ziyang's talent is. According to detailed research in Jingzhou, the thunder chariot used by Cao Cao's army in the Battle of Jizhou was made by Liu Ye; the plan to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Zhang River intercept and store water for a month, and then flood the 100,000 Xiliang army was still proposed by Liu Ye. These amazing ideas and ideas are enough to show that Liu Ye is extremely wise and skilled in strategy. He is not only good at strategy, but also proficient in the art of investigating things. He is actually a genius among the Han family members who have never met in a century.

What made Liu Biao regret was that Liu Ye, a descendant of the royal family, actually joined Cao Cao's corps, and helped Cao Cao, a traitor in troubled times, destroy the Liu family's world. What is this behavior? It is no exaggeration to say that he was helping the evil and disobeying his ancestors.

At this point, Liu Biao was deeply relieved of Liu Ye's respectful and polite behavior, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, angry that he was not fighting and disobedient and unfilial. However, these words were not convenient to say in public. After all, he now needs some time to stabilize the situation and strengthen his control and control over the Jiangdong forces. Therefore, Cao Cao from Jizhou needed to restrain most of the troops in Xiliang Li Li, forcing Li Li to have no time to take care of him and cannot withdraw his troops to Jingzhou.

Therefore, in a sense, Liu Ye came to negotiate with Cao Cao's letter of alliance this time, which was undoubtedly exactly what Liu Biao thought and coincided with what he thought. In the current situation, Liu Biao, like Cao Cao, needs the support and support of his allies. In other words, in the situation where the world is divided, whether for self-protection or for long-term interests, Liu Biao and Cao Cao's alliance to fight against Li Li is an inevitable choice and the only choice.

Otherwise, could they still form an alliance with Li Li? As long as they are not mentally ill, who would not know that forming an alliance with Li Li is equivalent to seeking a sword with a tiger and falling into the trap. It is simply a boring thing to live and seek death. Therefore, Liu Biao has no choice but to use the donkey to sign the alliance letter very readily, and holds a banquet to entertain Liu Ye and his party.

"The emperor's uncle is dominant in Jingchu, with a million troops. He is still stronger and stronger. He is actually a pillar of the southern sky and the Optimus Prime of the Han Dynasty!" At the banquet, Liu Ye did not hesitate to praise Liu Biao for his praise.

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