"Is this place in Chibi important?" Sun Ce was very puzzled by this inconspicuous place.

"Not to mention the importance, this place is a key place related to whether my Jiangdong can resist Liu Yu this time." Zhou Yu said cautiously.

Sun Ce pondered for a while, and finally said nervously: "It's not good, there are so many resourceful people under Liu Yu's command, and there are many local people in Jingzhou, so they must be able to know the importance of Chibi." ”

"Bo Fu, you can rest easy. In the morning, he sent the public cover to lead the troops to garrison Chibi, and at the same time let the public cover start to arrange the defense. Zhou Yu swore that he had already left his back hand and was not worried at all.

Sun Ce relieved himself and said, "Gong Jin, with you, I'm also a lot more relieved." ”

"It's just a helpless move. I also want to take the opportunity to take the initiative, but unfortunately Ziyi and Xing are not able to defeat Liu Jun. But Liu Yu is really powerful, he actually let Dian Wei and Lu Bu join forces, if you want to say that on land, no one dares to say that they can stop them from joining forces. Xingba and Ziyi, although defeated, are normal. Zhou Yu shook his head and said.

Sun Ce also knew this, and wanted to punish Tai Shici and Gan Ning before, because he was too distressed about losing so many troops. Jiangdong just didn't have many troops, and with so many losses, Jiangdong's danger increased a little. If you want to kill Tai Shici and Gan Ning because of this, Sun Ce's heart hurts even more, thousands of soldiers are easy to get, and one will be hard to find, Sun Ce was just talking angry just now.

"Liu Yu has the initiative, we must defend it now, and we must not let Liu Yu find any loopholes." Zhou Yu said.

Sun Ce nodded, this is the only way to do it at the moment.

Liu Yu, who was in Xiangyang, was also looking at the map with a large group of strategists, hesitating whether to start an annexation war against Jiangdong. Jingzhou was captured by Liu Yu, and Liu Yu also thought that after capturing Jingzhou, he would conquer Jiangdong, and the previous plan was like this.

Liu Yu thought that his troops plus the troops from Jingzhou added up to hundreds of thousands, and it was very simple to annex Jiangdong. But the facts proved that Liu Yu's previous plan was not so perfect.

First of all, the main forces under Liu Yu's command were all people from the north, and they were very unsuitable for fighting in places crisscrossed by rivers in the south, which can be known from the battle reports of Lu Bu and Dian Wei. At the same time, Jingzhou had just returned to obedience, and Liu Yu didn't know if these people were sincerely submissive to the imperial court and himself, Emperor Shenwu. After so much insidious cunning, Liu Yu did not trust the newly returned Jingzhou bureaucrats and generals as much as he seemed.

Secondly, Liu Yu overestimated the combat effectiveness and efficiency of the Jingzhou troops. After investigation, it was learned that Jingzhou's army has been completely infiltrated by the clan, from senior generals to middle-level generals, almost all of them are from the clan, and they have completely mastered the power of the Jingzhou army, and the Jingzhou army is almost their private property. The soldiers of Jingzhou seem to have resigned themselves to their fate, and in the face of exploitation and oppression, they have no bloody nature to dare to resist their superiors. In this way, Jingzhou's combat effectiveness and efficiency are simply pitifully inefficient. The generals from the big families are extremely powerful in their mouths, but if they are allowed to fight, they must find enough reasons to shirk it, even if they give a death order, they will procrastinate in the process of marching and affect the battle situation. This is very normal, originally to gild, you asked him to take his head to fight, unless he really shows his brain, peace of mind to be a majestic general, there are soldiers to call, and a lot of oil and water, such a comfortable thing, there is no more when he dies.

Liu Yu had the intention to rectify, but it was not ready for a while, so he could only let it go first.

The last point is the weather in the south. The climate in the south is humid, and it may be a very good thing to cultivate one's self here, but if you come to fight, the soldiers' various symptoms of adaptation to the soil and water will come out.

"Tell me, is this Jiangdong going to fight now, or slowly?" Liu Yu couldn't make up his mind and asked his group of strategists.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Jiangdong must fight! And to fight as soon as possible! Pang Tong was the first to jump out, but he wanted to behave well.

Liu Yu said lightly: "Why? ”

"Jiangdong had just experienced a rebellion before, and Sun Ce quickly returned to Jiangdong to solve the civil strife in Jiangdong with incredible speed, and now he took the Wulin Port first, indicating that Sun Ce is now preventing the possibility of our army moving south. Your Majesty, Jiangdong is now the weakest time, and if you don't take this good opportunity to go south, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future. Pang Tong analyzed.

"Shiyuan, isn't it too early to fight Jiangdong now?" Chen Gong came out and said: "Although Jingzhou is submissive, our army's control is only limited to Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Jiangling. The other counties were on the sidelines, and even if the Taishou were to submit to them, they could not be sure of their willingness to submit to their land one day. You are a native of Jingzhou, this should be clear. Moreover, many of our soldiers have become unaccustomed to the soil and water, and their combat power has been greatly reduced. ”

Pang Tong said: "Because of this, our army must stand up and let those wall grasses see the situation clearly." ”

Fu Zhu frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that regarding the expedition to Jiangdong, we need to be cautious!" ”

"Mr. Gonghe, I won't stay at this time." When Pang Tong heard that he did not agree to start a war now, he suddenly became a little anxious.

Tian Feng even said: "The minister seconded the council and said to him. ”

The three bigwigs disagreed, Liu Yu frowned, this matter is different from the plan.

Zhuge Liang was even more worried, he thought of something very unpleasant.

Liu Yu saw it and asked, "Kong Ming, what insights do you have?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's okay to march into Jiangdong. But Koto could not be taken immediately. Although Sun Bofu is not well received in the Jiangdong family, his subordinates are mainly based on Sun Ce, they are united, and it is not so easy for His Majesty to take Jiangdong in a short time. And the minister is more worried about the other princes! Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

"Other princes?" Not only Liu Yu, but everyone else was shocked.

"That's right, Cao Cao will definitely not watch His Majesty take Jingzhou and then march into Jiangdong, and Sun Ce will not sit idly by, Cao Cao and Sun Ce will definitely join forces, I'm afraid they have already started to do it now." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Yu looked back at the map, and looked at the sphere of influence of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, and the areas bordering him.

Liu Yu said; "If Cao Cao joins forces with Sun Ce, then the biggest possibility is to set off from Runan and attack Nanyang! Cut off my connection with the Central Plains, and then they will fight on both sides! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Zhuge Liang said respectfully.

Liu Yu was not worried, and said to everyone: "Cao Cao and Sun Ce still underestimate me!" How many times have they joined forces, and which one of them can cause chaos for me! Spread my will and ordered the defenders of Nanyang to strictly monitor the direction of Runan, and to guard with heavy troops, so that Cao Cao could not take advantage of it. At the same time, he ordered Yanzhou Mu Zhao Yun to immediately start an attack on Yuzhou, Cao Cao wanted to plot against me, and I even gave him his lair! ”

"Order all the Jingzhou naval forces to assemble, and I want to do something to Jiangdong!" Liu Yu shouted.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Pang Tong shouted.

"Your Majesty, this...."Chen Gong still wanted to persuade Liu Yu.

When Liu Yu was about to speak, a guard rushed over, knelt in front of Liu Yu with a book and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhang Xiu, the guard general of Nanyang County, reported that there were a large number of Cao troops at the junction of Nanyang and Runan, and the main general was Cao Ren. ”

Liu Yu hurriedly took the guard's book, read it and said, "Sure enough, Cao Mengde and Sun Ce really hooked up together." ”

As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, another guard rushed over, knelt on the ground and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Jiangxia spies have returned, Liu Bei has sent an envoy to Jiangdong, and now he has returned to Jiangxia." ”

"Liu Bei! This guy also jumped out. Liu Yu was a little upset when he heard Liu Bei's name.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that all three of them may reach an agreement and target Your Majesty." Frustrated said.

"Hehe, am I afraid? They will unite against me, and I will kill them! Liu Yu said fiercely: "Don't hesitate, if I want to dominate the world, I will encounter the resistance of these princes, this time I will come to play a big game, or they will win, and I will retreat to the north." Either I win and dominate the world! My family is so big, I can afford to play! ”

"Your Ministers obey!" Liu Yu insisted on doing so, and Chen Gong and other subordinates couldn't refute it.

Liu Yu has his own plans, Jiangdong is going to fight, if he doesn't fight Jiangdong now, then Jingzhou will fall into the situation that Liu Biao encountered before, and he must guard against the invasion of Jiangdong at all times, which is a great disadvantage to Liu Yu.

Liu Biao just wanted to hold Jingzhou, so for him, he could defend the invasion of Jiangdong with all his might. But Liu Yu is different, his stall is a bit big, and he affects his whole body, and Liu Yu doesn't want to receive too many checks and balances at a critical time.

And now that Liu Bei has jumped out, this guy still has such a trump card as Liu Qi in his hand. Don't look at Liu Qi's weakness and incompetence, at a critical time, his identity as the son of the former assassin Liu Biao can play a huge role. Yes, some people just eat this set, and some careerists and wall grasses also need this seemingly high-sounding reason.

Liu Yu thought for a moment and said: "Tell the world that Liu Bei is a wolf, and before he arrives, he will set off all kinds of turmoil for his own selfishness. I abolished Liu Bei's identity as a relative of the Han family, and from then on, Liu Bei was a thief in the Han family, and he was not allowed to live in the Han family, and everyone in the world could be punished. ”

The strategists present all felt that Liu Yu should have done this a long time ago, Liu Bei had relied on the status of this Han clan over the years, but he had reaped a lot of benefits.

There is no objection to this, unanimous agreement.

After doing these things, Liu Yu asked all the strategists to go down and prepare, and he needed a very detailed plan to deal with this change.

When Liu Yu was the only one left, a man in black knelt in front of Liu Yu with a brush.

"Did Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei reach an agreement on a joint alliance?" Liu Yu asked.

The man in black replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the dark department has not inquired about whether Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei are united. However, Sun Ce sent people to Shouchun before His Majesty entered Xiangyang, and Liu Bei recently asked Xu Shu to send an envoy to Jiangdong. The Shadows decided they had made a deal. ”

Liu Yu pondered for a while, the union of Cao Cao's three had become inevitable, and he was about to face the siege of their three overlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Even so, Liu Yu is not afraid, he has advantages that Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei do not have.

"Has Mi Zizhong had any recent reply?" Liu Yu asked again.

"The subordinates arranged for Mi Zizhong to enter Jiangxia according to His Majesty's instructions, and Mi Zizhong also contacted his younger brother, Mi Zizhong is now lurking in Jiangxia, often contacting Liu Qi, and the subordinates are very careful, Liu Bei still doesn't know that Mi Zizhong is lurking in Jiangxia. Mi Zizhong has been standing still recently, and he asked his subordinates to report back to His Majesty, and he was completely ready, just waiting for His Majesty's order. The man in black replied in detail.

Liu Yu is very satisfied with Mi Zhu, and he is very cautious and careful, so that he Liu Yu can make some arrangements.

"Liu Bei is now going to join forces with Jiangdong. Then his threat to me becomes too great. You convey my will and let Mi Zizhong protect Liu Qi after I attack Jiangxia, and then bring it back to me. Liu Yu commanded.

The man in black nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." Does Your Majesty have any other commands? ”

"What's going on with Liu Bei lately? Last time you reported that Liu was injured, how is it now? Liu Yu asked.

The man in black replied quickly: "Liu Bei was injured when he was in Nanyang, and it seems that outsiders are not allowed to know that several Lang Zhong who helped Liu Bei treat him were all put under house arrest by Liu Bei. Only one saw the opportunity earlier and left with the family. It took a lot of effort for his subordinates to find him, and they learned from him that Liu Bei had injured one of the most important places for a man this time, and he was not lightly injured. ”

"The most important place for men?!" Liu Yu smiled when he heard this: "Haha, Liu Bei is so unlucky." It's easy to hurt there, and it's uncomfortable at all. Liu Bei won't lose that ability. ”

"According to the investigation, after Liu Bei entered Jiangxia, he only called a woman to wait, and it was one night!" The man in black told the information he had found very carefully.

"Liu Bei is considered to be a waste, and it is estimated that it is impossible to rise in this life." Liu Yu smiled happily, if Liu Bei lost that ability, that is, his power would not be able to continue to develop. Without the power of an heir, no matter how good it is to develop and grow, it is to make a wedding dress for others.

Liu Yu waved his hand to let the man in black leave, and he was in a much better mood now.

After the man in black left, Liu Yu looked at the map again, stared at Jiangxia County, and said to himself: "Liu Bei, you dance so happily, I don't want to talk to you about life and ideals, it doesn't seem to be very good." ”