Three Kingdoms: Hegemony System

Cai Mao glanced at Liu Jue, then sighed and said, "Jue'er, there is one thing I want to tell you, in fact, your father has made an edict and decided to let you inherit Jingzhou. "

Liu Jue's heart moved, and he was not surprised, and immediately nodded: "I know." "

Cai Mao looked at Liu Jue and said slowly: "In the future, you will be the lord of Jingzhou! When the general trend is today, Cao Cao dominates the north, which can be described as a dominant family." As long as the Yuan brothers and the Wuhuan of the three counties are cleared, it is estimated that they will go south in a few years, I don't know what your plans are Jue'er?"

A few more years?

If nothing else, Cao Cao will march south to Jingzhou in July next year, how can he wait until a few years later?

Liu Jue smiled faintly and said: "Of course, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, if you want me to surrender to Cao Cao, my father will not agree." "

Cai Mao coughed lightly and said, "Jue'er, Cao Cao's troops are many generals, and if you use Jingzhou's troops to compete with it, I'm afraid you may not be able to stop it." "

Liu Jue shook his head and smiled: "Uncle's words are wrong, if Cao Cao goes south, I can form an alliance with Sun Quan and resist Cao Cao together, and there may not be no chance of victory at that time?"

Cai Mao frowned and said, "You just defeated Jiangdong, and you lost nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses to Sun Quan, as well as two generals, will Sun Quan be willing to form an alliance with you?"

Liu Jue laughed and said: "Uncle, Sun Quan is a prince of one party, if my Jingzhou can't stop Cao Cao, the next unlucky thing is Jiangdong." Even if there is a grudge between me and him, Sun Quan can still distinguish the importance of life and death. "

Cai Mao nodded and said, "What you said is good, but only Jingzhou and Jiangdong may not be able to defeat Cao Cao." "

Liu Jue shook his head and said: "Uncle, Cao Cao's good generals are like clouds, and the Central Plains soldiers are powerful all over the world, I admit this, but most of the soldiers in his hands are from Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and they are not familiar with water at all. Giving up the saddle, fighting the boat, and competing with Jing Chu and Wu Yue is not their strength. "

"Even if Cao Cao can capture Xiangyang, but there is the Yangtze River to block it, it is not so simple for him to cross the river. Liu Jue smiled meaningfully.

In fact, from a very early stage, Liu Jue was thinking about how to deal with the Battle of Chibi, although he had defeated Cao Ren before, but Cao Cao's nearly 200,000 troops went south, and it was irrational to confront him head-on.

Therefore, it is still necessary to put the decisive battle on the Yangtze River, and to beat Cao Cao hard.

The Battle of Chibi, in fact, Cao Cao's biggest loss was that he lost the opportunity to dominate the world.

The loss of troops was not large, after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's elite were still there, and after returning to the north, he quickly recovered his vitality, and also defeated Ma Chao and Han Sui.

Therefore, the Battle of Chibi is an opportunity for Liu Jue, and only by letting Cao Cao break his muscles and bones, his road to hegemony will become smoother.

If Cao Cao's defeat is even worse than in history, I am afraid that his fate will be as miserable as Fu Jian.

In order to put the decisive battle site on the Yangtze River, Liu Jue also considered more than once whether to strategically put Xiangyang, Jiangling and other cities to Cao Cao.

As long as Cao Cao was defeated in the Battle of Chibi, it would be no problem to take back these cities.

When Cai Mao heard Liu Jue's words, he also felt that there was some truth, but Cao Jun's invincible image had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it was impossible for him to change his position because of Liu Jue's words.

Cai Mao wanted to persuade Liu Jue that it would be best to surrender to Cao Cao at that time, but looking at Liu Jue's attitude, he knew that his nephew would not be willing to succumb to others.

In the near future, Liu Jue will be the lord of Jingzhou, and as a courtier, he should not have a bad relationship with Liu Jue.

Liu Jue saw that Cai Mao was silent, and immediately smiled: "Uncle, since you want to talk to me well, why are you still secretive when you talk?" Actually, I know what you think, after all, there are so many people in the Cai family, when you choose to stand in line, you have to be careful, in case one is not careful, the Cai family will be wiped out, this nephew still understands. "

Cai Mao heard Liu Jue's words, and saw that he had made everything clear, and suddenly showed a little embarrassment, and laughed a few times dryly, not knowing how to answer for a while.

After a while, Cai Mao coughed, and said with a little shame: "Jue'er, I didn't expect that my uncle's thoughts would be clearly seen by you." There's no way, Cao Cao's power is too great, and I don't have a bottom in my heart. "

Liu Jue waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is also human nature! Uncle, you don't have to think about it, half of the blood in my body is also from the Cai family, and I naturally want the Cai family to prosper." "

"Jue'er, thank you for your understanding of my uncle. When Cai Mao heard this, her heart was also moved, and she immediately said: "I don't know if you remember, Ning'er is seventeen years old." "

"Remember, what's wrong?" Liu Jue was stunned for a moment, Cai Mao's topic changed too much, he didn't react for a while, how did it get to his cousin?

"Ning'er is seventeen years old, and it's time to get married, so I plan to marry her. Cai Mao said word by word.

"Huh?" Liu Jue was really taken aback, and couldn't help but say, "Uncle, you're not joking, are you, you're going to marry your cousin to me?"

In ancient times, it was normal for cousins and cousins to get married, but Liu Jue was not surprised by this, but what was Cai Mao's purpose in doing this.

"Do you think my uncle is joking?"

Cai Mao laughed and said, "Actually, I have already discussed this matter with your mother, and she also agreed. I've been looking for a long time in Xiangyang City, and I still think that only you are worthy of Ning'er. "

In fact, Cai Mao did this as a gesture of goodwill, as I said before, he didn't want to have a bad relationship with Liu Jue.

Even if he plans to fall to Cao Cao's side, it is still very necessary to have a good relationship with Liu Jue before Cao Cao goes south.

Liu Jue is different from Liu Qi and Liu Cong, Liu Jue holds the military power in his hands, and he also has the appearance of a hero, although Cai Mao is also a high power, but if he wants to suppress Liu Jue, he may not be able to suppress it.

If the relationship between the two parties is too bad, then the result can only be a lose-lose situation.

This is not what Cai Mao wants, Cai Mao just wants the Cai family to continue, not to fight for power and profit.

That's why Cai Mao made a decision to give his daughter to Liu Jue, and in addition, he had a little bit of caution.

Just like the practice of many clans at this time, sending outstanding talents in their own clan to assist different princes respectively, no matter which side wins, it is a good thing for the clan.

This is called multiple insurance, and Cai Mao's approach is also like this, she is biased towards Cao Cao in her heart, but she also promised her daughter to Liu Jue, and no matter which party you are, she will not be offended.

Liu Jue also understood Cai Mao's approach, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, and said, "Uncle, I'm already married, are you really willing to let your cousin come over?"

Cai Mao smiled and said, "In the near future, you will be the lord of Jingzhou, and it is not a grievance for Ning'er to marry you! Besides, you cousins, I believe you will be good to her." "

Liu Jue smiled dumbly and said, "Since this is the case, then it's up to you, uncle, to decide." "