The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Changan.

When the news of the invasion of Jiangdong came, Liu Xie was in the Chang'an Agricultural and Industrial University, listening attentively to Cao Jie's private lectures.

"Your Majesty, when I was transfusing blood, I was wondering why the blood of people with close blood relations is easier to blend."

Cao Jie was wearing a ruqun (a skirt), and her figure and facial features had gradually become fuller, from a budding beauty to a graceful young lady.

However, Cao Jie's scholarly air was not concealed by his own charm, but instead became even more vigorous.

"I guess that when the parents gave birth to their child, half of their blood went into the baby's body!"

"If that's true, maybe we can find out how humans were born..."

Although Liu Xie knew that Cao Jie's current guesses were mostly wrong.

But this did not prevent Liu Xie from admiring Cao Jie as he watched her talk to him endlessly about her taking the first step into the unknown.

"You can try it out."

Liu Xie supported Cao Jie unconditionally.

"We can start with plants, such as... peas?"

When Cao Jie saw that the emperor supported her again, she did not angrily denounce her for her perverse ideas like others did, but nodded excitedly towards the emperor.

"But I still want to experience it on a human first!"

Cao Jie looked serious——

"Your Majesty, let's make a baby!"

"..."

Liu Xie glanced at the nearby wilderness and took a deep breath: "Here?"

"..."

It was not until the Minister of the Central Secretariat Jia Xu, the Minister of the Chancellery Xun Yu, and the Minister of War Niu Fu, who came here together, that Cao Ji's gradually becoming immoral thoughts were interrupted.

When Liu Xie saw the three people coming to find him together, he was shocked.

"But what happened?"

Xun Yu had a gloomy look on his face, Niu Fu seemed angry, and although there was no obvious change in Jia Xu's expression, it was still obvious that he was in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty, Jiangdong has sent out troops!"

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, but was not too surprised.

"It is better to strike first... Sun Zhongmou and those noble families in Jiangdong are really not easy to deal with."

"It seems that after Zhuge Jin brought back the court's attitude to them, they really couldn't even sleep well, and even thought about attacking the court first."

Liu Xie did not panic, but asked the three people to inform him of the specific military intelligence.

Seeing the emperor like this, Xun Yu and Niu Fu felt as if they had taken a reassurance pill and gradually felt at ease.

"..."

After listening to the military intelligence the three had gathered, Liu Xie nodded and said, "That is to say, it is still uncertain whether Sun Quan is going to attack Huainan, Jingzhou, or Jiaozhou?"

"Exactly."

"There is news from other states."

What surprised Xun Yu and others was that the emperor did not react much to the sudden attack on Jiangdong. Instead, he became excited after hearing that Shi Xie had actually destroyed the Linyi Kingdom.

"Good! Shi Xie! He really is worthy of being called Shi Xie! He is indeed a heroic figure who can protect a region in troubled times. I was right about him."

Liu Xie was so pleased that he forgot about his business.

"Sun Quan? Where else can they attack? It must be Jingzhou!"

Although the war has not yet happened, Liu Xie firmly believes in this!
"Sun Quan is a man who has both ability and ambition, but he lacks magnanimity. In other words, once he cooperates with the aristocratic families, he cannot show his magnanimity even if he wants to."

"If he attacks Huainan, even if he really seizes the two Huai regions, he will have to face retaliation from the imperial court and the entire Central Plains!"

"Zhuge Jin's attitude when he came to Chang'an was already humble enough, so Sun Quan definitely doesn't have the courage to compete with me for the Central Plains."

"After all, Jiaozhou is a poor and remote place. It is not worthwhile to offend the imperial court for Jiaozhou. There is no reason for Sun Quan to risk his own interests and become enemies with the imperial court for Jiaozhou."

"Only Jingzhou!" "Only Jingzhou can make Sun Quan seize it at all costs!"

"For Sun Quan, Jingzhou is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the most important part of the complete Yangtze River defense line. As long as Jingzhou is taken, he will be able to compete with the imperial court."

"Although Jingzhou is important to the imperial court, it is not as direct a threat to the Central Plains as Huainan. Therefore, Sun Quan probably expected that the imperial court would not start a full-scale war with him for Jingzhou."

"So there is no doubt that Sun Ce's goal in this battle must be Jingzhou!"

After hearing the emperor's words, the originally chaotic battle situation instantly became clear!

Niu Fu even clasped his hands and said: "If that's the case, why doesn't the emperor send troops to Jingzhou to repel Jiangdong?"

Xun Yu also thought so and was ready to convey the emperor's orders.

Only Jia Xu looked at the emperor——

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you haven't made your preparations yet?"

"Ah."

Liu Xie admitted this.

"Although the artillery has begun to be manufactured in Handan, it will take at least half a year to be ready."

"Even if we gather a large army now, Sun Quan can still rely on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to resist the imperial army and block the imperial army north of the Yangtze River, wasting national strength in vain."

"Besides, since Sun Quan dares to play the game of 'strike first and gain the upper hand' with me, he will definitely attack Jingzhou as quickly as possible."

"It may be too late to mobilize the army now."

Niu Fu's face changed: "According to what Your Majesty said, Jingzhou is likely to change hands?"

Liu Xie laughed and said, "Liang Bi really underestimates my vision."

"General Wen Pin is like a torrent of water and a rock. How can he be defeated so easily?"

"General Guan Yu is also stationed in Yuzhou, and he will definitely send troops to rescue."

"And Yizhou also has an army stationed in Yong'an. Although they may be delayed for a few days, they will also go to Jingzhou to rescue."

"All the court needs to do now is to send one person to Jingzhou to supervise the battle and integrate the forces, and then they will be able to defeat Jiangdong naturally."

"Instead of mobilizing the army now, it is better to continue to accumulate strength and wait until the imperial navy can crush Jiangdong before carrying out the feat of crossing the Yangtze River with a million strong troops!"

Liu Xie was quite confident in the court's defense capabilities.

Moreover, Jingzhou is located upstream no matter what and has a geographical advantage.

As long as nothing unexpected happens, Jingzhou should be worry-free!

……

Subsequent news gradually confirmed the emperor's words.

Sun Quan indeed chose to attack Jingzhou!

Guan Yu did go to Jingzhou in person to support it and prevented Jiangdong from taking Jiangling.

However, the news of the fall of Xiling City still attracted the attention of some people.

Sima Yi immediately wrote a letter to the emperor, asking him to take it as a warning!
This was the case with the curved plow back then.

The same is true of gunpowder today!
If this goes on...how can the officials of the Han Dynasty sleep well?

"It's right that I can't sleep well."

This should have been a matter that shook the foundation of the country, but in Liu Xie's eyes it didn't matter at all. Instead, he felt a bit gloating.

"This is also a reminder to the ministers."

"If you don't make progress, the other party will really dare to use your own things to beat you up."

"If there are no enemies outside the country, the country will perish! If you rest on your laurels, something bad will happen sooner or later!"

"But Zhongda doesn't have to worry."

"Sun Quan could easily steal gunpowder, so I wonder if Sun Quan can steal artillery in the future when I attack Jiangdong!" (End of this chapter)