The most arrogant in history

Chapter 392 The truth is hard to tell!

Zhuge Feng said: "It is easy to distinguish this matter. If it was done by Jiangdong, they must have a backup plan. After assassinating Yan Liuhai, they will immediately attack Changsha. If there is no backup plan, then it must be Xiahou Chang who did it!"

Ye Kun sighed: "What you said makes sense. I also know that this is Xiahou Chang's evil plan."

When Ye Kun received the second urgent report, he understood that it was Xiahou Chang who did it!

Because Jiangdong is currently at its weakest, it is impossible for it to take the initiative to cause trouble.

Moreover, Yan Ju, Yu Guinong and others in Jiangdong have already reached an agreement with him and will never let Xiao Dequan act recklessly.

Zhuge Feng and the others were stunned and asked in unison: "Since the lord knew that this was Xiahou Chang's trick, why did he still attack Jiangdong?"

Ye Kun smiled bitterly: "You should know what I'm thinking."

"Take advantage of the situation, true or false?"

"That's right." Ye Kun nodded and said, "If we pretend to fall into a trap and use our troops against Jiangdong, how will the situation develop?"

Zhuge Feng pondered and said, "Jiangdong will definitely send someone to explain and seek peace. Xiahou Chang will take the opportunity to raise an army and attack the Jingxiang area. So, we are preparing to attack Jiangdong on the surface, but are we actually going to deal with Xiahou Chang?"

"Wrong, I am taking this opportunity to take over Jiangdong in one fell swoop!"

Ye Kun stood up and said, "I will send an envoy to severely condemn Xiao Dequan for bluffing and attacking Jiangdong with all his strength. Xiao Dequan must be afraid and point the finger at Xiahou Chang.

We will use their own strategy and let Jiangdong attack Hefei. When the fight in Hefei starts, we will take advantage of Jiangdong's emptiness and march down the river. The Jiangdong nobles have reached an agreement with us and will not put up a fierce resistance. "

When everyone heard this, they woke up as if from a dream.

Guan Yafu said: "But this will play into Xiahou Chang's evil plan. He will definitely raise an army to attack us, leaving us unable to take care of both ends."

"It doesn't matter. We can defend the Chang'an and Xiangfan lines and resist Xiahou Chang's army."

Ye Kun had already made up his mind, and gritted his teeth and said, "The success rate of this operation is very high. Even if it is a bit risky, it is worth it!"

Zhuge Feng was old and hoped to see the unification of the Nine Provinces before he died. He immediately said, "In this case, we should immediately prepare for war and put pressure on Jiangdong to see how they respond!"

Ye Kun nodded, wrote a letter to Xiao Dequan first, and sent it to Jiangdong together with the arrow that killed Yan Liuhai, scolding Xiao Dequan for his betrayal and vowing revenge.

On the one hand, he ordered the Hanzhong army to assemble and go to Xiangyang; on the other hand, he ordered the Chongqing army to cross the river and head to Changsha.

As expected, Xiao Dequan was shocked and immediately wrote back, sending Yan Ju and Yu Guinong to explain.

In the letter, Xiao Dequan swore and said that Yan Liuhai was assassinated because of a frame-up by others.

Yu Guinong also said to Ye Kun: "The King of Hanzhong is the most intelligent person in the world. He should know that this was not done by Jiangdong. It must be Xiahou Chang who wanted to provoke a war between our two families and benefit from it!"

Ye Kun pretended to be angry, slammed the table and shouted: "Beat all the Jiangdong envoys with sticks. Go back and tell Xiao Dequan to clean his neck and wait for me to chop off his head!"

Ma Zhengyang and others hypocritically dissuaded Ye Kun, and tried to comfort Yan Ju and others with kind words.

Yan Ju smiled bitterly: "What should we do in Jiangdong to make the King of Hanzhong believe that this matter has nothing to do with us?"

Zhuge Feng sighed and said, "Yan Liuhai and the King of Hanzhong were sworn brothers. Now Yan Liuhai has been assassinated and the King of Hanzhong is furious and has lost his mind. We can't persuade him!"

Guan Yafu sighed and said, "I have also advised the King of Hanzhong that Xiahou Chang is the traitor. If we need to fight, we should fight Xiahou Chang. But the King of Hanzhong is young and hot-tempered, and he won't listen to anyone."

Ma Zhengyang came up with another bad idea: "Why don't you go back and persuade your master Xiao Dequan to lead an army to attack Hefei. In this way, our King of Hanzhong will not suspect you of assassinating Yan Liuhai."

Yan Ju and Yu Guinong looked at each other and nodded silently.

The next morning, Yan Ju and Yu Guinong returned to Jiangdong and persuaded Xiao Dequan to lead an army to attack Hefei.

Xiao Dequan said angrily: "I beat Hefei, and Ye Kun beat me, what should I do?"

Yan Ju said: "Since Jiangdong is attacking Hefei, we should persuade Ye Kun to join forces and attack Luoyang and Chang'an. In this way, our two families can divide the Central Plains and avoid the disaster of Jiangdong."

Xiao Dequan frowned: "Can you persuade Ye Kun?"

"I'm willing to give it a try!"

"Okay, when you two go back to see Ye Kun, tell him that it was Xiahou Chang who framed us and that we are willing to lead an army to capture Hefei in order to dispel Ye Kun's suspicion of us."

"As ordered!"

Yan Ju and Yu Guinong took the order and went to Xiangyang again to meet Ye Kun.

Ye Kun kept a straight face and listened to Yan Ju and Yu Guinong's explanation.

After a while, Ye Kun said slowly:

"You said it was Xiahou Chang who instigated it, but do you have any evidence? Why would Xiao Dequan let me believe him and give up my brother's revenge?"

Yan Ju stood up and said, "My lord is willing to attack Hefei to show his sincerity! However, to attack Hefei, we need the cooperation of the King of Hanzhong to contain Xiahou Chang's troops in Luoyang and Chang'an."

Ye Kun pretended to be troubled and said that he had a headache, and asked Zhuge Feng, Ma Zhengyang and others to discuss the matter with Yan Ju and Yu Guinong.

Two days later, Zhuge Feng came to see him and said with a smile: "My lord, Yan Ju has been fooled by Guinong and promised to send troops to attack Hefei immediately after returning."

"Sir, you are wrong."

Ye Kun smiled: "Yan Ju and Yu Guinong are both old foxes. They have seen through our plan, but they deliberately didn't reveal it because they reached an agreement with us and deliberately betrayed Xiao Dequan."

Zhuge Feng was shocked: "Could it be that the officials in Jiangdong have already turned away from Xiao Dequan?"

"Jiangdong was originally a loose organization, a government of the gentry alliance. Yan Ju and Yu Guinong only wanted to protect themselves and were definitely not willing to be buried with Xiao Dequan."

Ye Kun sneered: "Poor Xiao Dequan, there is no way he can escape this time, he will definitely be captured by me!"

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Cao went south of the Yangtze River, almost all the civil servants of the Eastern Wu, except Lu Su, were willing to surrender.

Because surrendering does not affect one's continued position as an official, it is nothing more than changing one's leader.

The same situation exists in Xiao Dequan's jurisdiction at this moment.

As long as Ye Kun guarantees the interests and status of the Jiangdong gentry, they don't mind betraying their master.

Zhuge Feng said with a smile: "In that case, let's play the whole game and attack Luoyang immediately to lure Xiao Dequan to attack Hefei!"

Ye Kun nodded: "Send a message to Xue Changfeng and Ma Botao to send troops to Luoyang!"

June 6th.

Ye Kun convened a swearing-in ceremony and sent troops to Luoyang.

Yan Ju and Yu Guinong also returned to Jiangdong and tried their best to encourage Xiao Dequan to send troops to Ruxukou and attack Hefei.

Xiao Dequan was unaware of the plot, so he assembled an army of 100,000 and led it personally to Ruxukou.

Ruxukou, later known as Chaohu Lake, connects to the Yangtze River.

Jiangdong was known for its strong navy, so it could only go through Ruxukou to attack Hefei.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Eastern Wu attacked Hefei several times, each time via Ruxukou.

The Chaohu Lake in later generations was said to be eight hundred miles long.

At this moment, Chaohu Lake is even larger, covering more than a thousand miles.

When Xiahou Chang got the news that Ye Kun was attacking from Chang'an and Xiangyang, and Xiao Dequan was attacking from Ruxukou, he was so scared that he couldn't sleep at night.

Although he had taken Liaodong and gained an additional 100,000 cavalry, Xiahou Chang still had no confidence in fighting Ye Kun.

After much deliberation, Xiahou Chang could only deploy heavy troops to defend Chang'an and Luoyang and fight a war of attrition with Ye Kun.

However, unexpectedly, in mid-June, Ye Kun suddenly withdrew his troops, and the army headed eastward, heading straight for Jiangdong!

Huangfu Lin and Jiang Laowu arrived one step ahead, advancing by land and sea, and entered the heart of Jiangdong.

Xiahou Chang was confused by the changing situation. He was holding a meeting and guessing Ye Kun's true intentions when he received a letter from Ye Kun.