After leaving the conference hall, Cai Mao looked up at the distant sky with a little sad expression.

Why did things turn out like this?

It is obviously an important task for Jingzhou. The entire Cai family has long been deeply rooted in Jingzhou. Even the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, must be his brother-in-law. His status in Jingzhou should be as solid as a sacred person. Why did he suddenly become like this?

All this may start with Sun Ce's death?

It is obviously missing a confidant.

But it caused a violent shock in the entire era and profoundly changed the current power structure of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

Sun Ce was buried in Lujiang, where he was attacked.

This is his last wish, the only last wish left after entrusting everything to his young brother Sun Quan, and now emerging weeds are growing on his grave.

The sound of horse hooves passed by, and then a figure turned over and dismounted.

The figure slowly walked to the grave and stroked the name on the stone tablet with his hands, as if mourning a hero from a thousand years ago. After a long time, he sighed slightly.

The sun shines on his soft face, and this person is Sun Ce's brother Zhou Yu.

He sat slowly on the ground, leaning against Sun Ce's stone tablet, took out a wine pot, and shook it: "Bofu, I'm here to drink with you."

Lu Xun stood beside him with a horse, revealing a hint of sadness in his expression.

Zhou Yu took a sip of wine and said, "You are right. Zhongmou is very talented. It didn't take long for him to take over the authority. Jiangdong has recovered stability. In the future, I will definitely help him to protect Jiangdong. I will never let any force get involved in the Sun family's hegemony..."

He paused, and then said lightly: "I will hold on for you the sky you have built."

Lu Xun sighed and said, "Governor..."

Zhou Yu smiled, turned to look at Lu Xun, and smiled and said, "When I fall down, I will give you the next burden."

Lu Xun hurriedly said, "Why did the governor say this?"

Zhou Yu did not answer, but just raised the wine pot in his hand and touched the tombstone: "Bo Fu, do it."

No one answered, only the wind had passed.

Those years of youthfulness and those years of drinking and singing were transformed into nothingness in this vast wind.

Back then, they were two brothers.

The two of them stepped into the mud of troubled times together and built the foundation of the Sun family together. Now one of them has been swallowed up by the mud of troubled times, leaving only the other alone.

In a humble room in Jingzhou, Pang Tong also raised the wine glass in his hand.

He raised the wine to the sky and said lightly: "Sun Ce, you are a hero. Let me use this glass of turbid wine to apologize for your ambitions, and use this wine... the ultimate elegy of the overlord."

Sun Gan sighed lightly: "So, the next step is...?"

Pang Tong smiled lightly and said, "Wujie's next step is to annex Cao Cao and unify the Central Plains. We must speed up the time to seize the hegemony of Jingzhou. We have to compete with him who is faster, because whoever is slower will be swallowed..."

Sun Gan's tone was quite solemn and sighed: "...yes."

Pang Tong stood up and said, "Then, let your lord invite that [Sleeping Dragon] now."

Sun Gan was stunned and said, "What does the military advisor mean..."

Pang Tong stood with his hands behind his back and said lightly: "One of the three disciples of Tianji Sect, the person who lives in Longzhong now."

Sun Gan's eyelids twitched and he took a breath: "Tianji Gate?"

Pang Tong nodded slightly and said nothing.

Hebei, Xindu.

Luo Qi looked at the chess game on the table and said lightly: "Now Cao Cao has newly obtained Xuzhou and wants to divide his troops to garrison. The already meagre force is dispersed again... Everything is the same as planned, and it is time for us to take action."

Huang Yueying sighed: "Poor Cao Cao wouldn't have expected how deep your pit was."

Roqi smiled and said, "Of course he wouldn't have thought that Lu Bu and I were allies from the beginning. Although they were just a fragile alliance that was temporarily united because of interests, it was enough for the other party. This piece of Xuzhou pie was just a bait for him to bite the hook. It looked good or not."

Huang Yueying smiled and said, "And now Cao Cao has no idea and has jumped into your trap."

Roche nodded and said, "That's right."

Huang Yueying sighed slightly: "Cao Cao's troops were very few, but some of them were used in the battle with Lu Bu and Sun Ce's troops. Now he occupies a vast territory, but the available troops were too few. This situation of vast land and sparse population would only make him tie himself up..."

Luo Qi smiled and said, "With Guo Jia blinding him for us, he certainly wouldn't have thought of this."

Huang Yueying raised her eyebrows and said, "So, what about your plan?"

Luo Qi said lightly: "Zhang He and Ju Yi each ordered an elite cavalry to penetrate Cao Fang's hinterland. Gao Lan and others led various troops to attack the entire line. Now the food and grass equipment are in place. As long as there is no food and grass problem simulated in the Guandu battle, then for Cao Fang... we... are undoubtedly under Mount Tai!"

Huang Yueying sighed: "And there is also Guo Jia's cooperation."

Luo Qi nodded and said, "Cao Fang's food route and their military deployment are all within our control, and I am not the stubborn Yuan Shao. How can Cao Cao be undefeated this time?"

Huang Yueying sighed slowly: "What a pity."

Roche raised his eyebrows and said, "But what?"

Huang Yueying said: "It's a pity that Cao Cao's heroic life ended in this way."

Roqi said lightly: "In such a chaotic world, there is no need to pay attention to fairness."

Huang Yueying smiled and didn't say anything.

Luo Qi said: "It's a pity that in order to prevent problems from happening in Yue, I will keep Zhao Yun and the others in Yue. Otherwise, it will be easier to defeat Cao Cao. After all, he has many good generals under him, all of whom are troublesome characters."

Huang Yueying approached Roqi and smiled and said, "But for you, aren't it just like a cloud?"

Luo Qi smiled and took her into his arms: "For the sake of your trust in me so much, I have to take Cao Cao down no matter how you want, and I will give you Xu Du and Xuzhou... as a betrothal gift."

Huang Yueying raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about?"

Roqi stroked her hair and smiled, "Do you understand my feelings?"

Luo Qi held Huang Yueying in one hand and pointed to the map on the table with the other hand, saying, "After capturing Cao Cao, I will go straight to Jingzhou and annex the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, and it is just around the corner... This picturesque country will be used as a gift for me to give you."

The situation in the Eastern Han Empire was once again surging.

With the end of the little overlord Sun Ce, the world has already been covered with a layer of heroic tragedy. Shortly after this incident, another hero also began to come to an end.

He is Cao Cao.

Cao Cao started from a small matter and founded his foundation in hardships. Then, once he began to collapse, everything was just a matter of a moment, just like the melting of ice and snow, which often took months and years, while an old building often took only a moment to collapse.

And Cao Cao's defeat happened in such a moment.

No one thought in advance that everything would be so fast. No one thought that it was Cao Cao or Liu Bei's army dormant in Jingzhou, and no one thought that Cao Cao's army, which had elite soldiers and generals, would dissolve so easily.
Chapter completed!