"Lord, is Nanjun a bait thrown by Liu Yan, or is it a disguise?" The cold wind blew, Xi Zhicai wrapped his robe tightly, he looked into the distance, the dark night sky seemed a little cold, he suddenly spoke, asked.

"It's hard to say, if it's other counties in Jingzhou, it's easy to say, but Nanjun, Liu Yan shouldn't have such a big mind and dare to give up the land of Nanjun, but if you fool us, it may not be, it is estimated that the benefits are given, but it is just a form!"

When Mu Jing heard this, he pondered for a while, and said: "But no matter if he throws Nanjun out, whether it is a bait or a disguise, I don't plan to eat it, if I win, I don't want this place, and if I lose, I don't want this place!" ”

"This is a great opportunity, why?"

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he was slightly puzzled.

Nanjun is the political center of Jingzhou.

Take Nanjun and get Jingzhou.

Although this is a bit atmospheric, but it also hits five or six percent, in fact, the most important thing is that several families in Jingzhou are in Nanjun, and winning Nanjun and winning these families is equivalent to winning half of the country in Jingzhou.

"People can't be too greedy!"

Mu Jing said softly: "We have to focus on our goals, our goal has never been Jingzhou, and it is not Jingzhou's turn, Liu Biao will be difficult to deal with to a certain extent, there is no need to provoke him, if we forcibly take Nanjun, we may not be able to sit firmly!" ”

"But now that we have sent troops, and we must go down to Nanjun, Liu Yan will take action!" Xi Zhicai said: "Offending Liu Biao is inevitable. ”

"Not necessarily, this time and that time, the enemy now, not necessarily the enemy in the future!"

Mu Jingdao: "Whether Nanjun can be taken down is not the point, the point is whether Jingzhou can cooperate with us and contain the main force of Yizhou in Jingzhou, which is the most important thing!" ”

"Actually, I still think it's a risky thing to do our best now!" Xi Zhicai said.

"We've already discussed this, so we don't have to discuss it!"

Mu Jing said softly: "You prepare as soon as possible, I am also ready to set off, go down to Jingzhou as soon as possible, I have to make my own moves, show the determination of the Mu Army, in order to make Liu Yan feel relieved, and then it depends on Liu Yan's courage, if he insists on taking Wuling, we will have a lot of difficulty, if he dares to fight against the water, then our plan will be much smoother!" ”

"Jingping First Army, Violent Bear Army, Jingping Second Army, plus the War Tiger Battalion, we have invested in Jingzhou, almost all of our troops!"

Xi Zhicai said faintly: "This battle really determines life and death!" ”

"If you don't decide life and death, how to decide the future!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder: "In the troubled times, we are like sailing against the current, if we don't advance, we will retreat, if we have the opportunity, we must gamble, and if we bet on a big one, we can bet on a future!" ”

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……

Zhao Wei's letter was soon returned to Chengdu, Yizhou.

In the state pastoral house.

When Liu Yan saw the letter, he was quite surprised, but the stakes were so high that he couldn't decide alone, so he immediately summoned his advisers to discuss the matter.

"Originally, the purpose of letting Zhao Bei drive the envoy to Hanzhong was to let Mu Longtu cooperate with us to send troops, but I didn't expect to let Mu Longtu generalize an army, and now Mu Longtu wants us to cooperate with all the troops, and he will personally attack Xiangyang, now it depends on whether we can cooperate with him to capture Nanjun!" Liu Yan sighed lightly: "It seems that we all underestimated Mu Longtu's determination!" ”

Such a reversal was not expected by Liu Yan.

But whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, that's not necessarily the case.

can make Hanzhong pour out of the nest and press almost all the soldiers and horses on it, which is definitely a good thing for Yizhou.

"The Mu clan is a strong soldier, but Jingzhou is a strong soldier, and it is not a good place to attack!" Someone said softly: "Lord, this matter should be decided carefully!" ”

"Either we maintain the original strategic deployment and continue to capture Xiangyang by them, but instead attract more main forces in Jingzhou, so that they will lose both, we will take Wuling and first stand firm in the footsteps of Jingzhou in the east!" Someone else has proposed it.

"No!"

Immediately, someone stood up and began to refute: "Since then, isn't it cold to the heart of Hanzhong, and resentment in vain, and even more, if the Hanzhong pastoral army is defeated, our army will inevitably face the attack of all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, and the pressure will be huge, which is not good!" ”

"Maoan, what do you think?"

Liu Yan was silent for a long time, and glanced at Dong Fu, who was also thinking.

"Zhang Ren's strategic deployment is very good, steady and steady, which is conducive to our acquisition of Jingzhou, but it will inevitably take too long, and if Mu Longtu is really as he said, pour out the main force of the Hanzhong herdsman army and conquer Xiangyang, it is an opportunity for us, we will cooperate with the attack on the southern army from the south, and the southern army will definitely not be able to stop it!"

Dong Fu analyzed and said: "Once Nanjun is taken, it is equivalent to announcing to the outside world that Jingzhou is in hand, and in a short period of time, this is the best offensive plan, but now there are two questions, first, what is Mu Longtu's mind, this has to be touched, so that we can judge, and second, even if it is indeed what Mu Longtu said, he came to the battlefield in person and poured out his troops, so how should we cooperate!" ”

"Then we'll wait!"

In fact, Liu Yan was also unpredictable about Mu Jing's thoughts, so he couldn't believe Mu Jing's words, let alone believe that Mu Jing would take refuge in him, if Mu Jing was really willing to take refuge in him, Xi Zhicai would not have suddenly chosen to stab himself at that juncture.

"My lord, what if the shepherd army really sent troops?"

Huang Quan suddenly asked.

"If Mu Jing is exactly what he says......"

Liu Yan's eyes flickered, and after half a sound, he said word by word: "Then fight Nanjun, he has the courage to fight against the water, and we also have the determination to break the cauldron in Yizhou, if he can fight, I will dare to fight!" ”

This winter he has been very desolate, and some of his old illnesses have recurred, which makes him feel a little struggling even more.

The more this happened, the more anxious he became.

Time waits for no one.

He's got to be fast.

If......

What he thought was that if Mu Jing really had such ambition to fight, he would dare to cooperate to gamble, win the bet, bet on a ninety-five throne to come out, and if he loses the bet, it will not be himself who dies first.

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The first four years, late January.

Jiaozhou.

Guangxin City, the state pastor's house.

Yi Ji had been sitting in the side hall for two hours, but he was not in a hurry at all, but some of the people next to him were a little anxious.

"Lord Yi, does this envoy not want to see us?"

Someone whispered.

"Don't be impatient!"

Yi Zhi was very calm, and said with a smile: "Zhang Envoy Jun manages the land of Jiaozhou and a state, and there are many opportunities for the day, we should wait, don't worry so much, he will see us sooner or later!"

"But we've been asking to see you for two days in a row!"

"Huh!"

Yi Yuan smiled, and his laughter was a little cold: "What about two days, even if you wait for ten days, sooner or later, you will wait for Zhang Yuanjun!" ”

He was already identified as soon as he came.

Zhang Jin always hung on them.

He didn't show any attitude, which made him speculate.

But he understands.

Zhang Jin used to be He Jin's doorman, and he once assassinated Mu Jing, and the two were mortal enemies, and now he came on behalf of Ming Hou, even if he was swept away, it was a matter of course.

But even if you die here, you have to see it.

Zhang Jin used to be under the operation of the general He Jin, and entered Jiaozhou as a stabbing history, and now a few years have passed, and he has more or less gained a firm foothold in Jiaozhou, although the troops are not as good as Jingzhou, but if the troops are sent to help, at least the troops of Changsha and Lingling counties can be dragged down.

This point is very important for the Jingzhou campaign this year.

"My family envoy wants to see you!"

It was about evening, and everyone who thought it was waiting for nothing again today suddenly saw a young general walk in, and this young general said directly to Yi Yuan.

"Lead the way!"

Izuku stood up, his voice calm.

And the crowd stood up with him.

"My family envoy only sees one person, so you don't need to enter!" The young general said to everyone.

"No way!"

Han Qing, the marquis of the Divine Guard Battalion, said gloomily: "I can't leave Lord Yi half a step!" ”

"This is Jiaozhou, we will let Lord Jun have the final say!" The young general said coldly.

"Han Junhou, don't be impatient!"

Yi Ji smiled and said: "This is the Jiaozhou Assassin Mansion, presumably Lord Zhang Yuanjun will not let me be in danger, you just stay here for a while, and I will come!" ”

"Lord Yi, the lord instructed before he came!" Han Qing said in a low voice.

"It's okay!"

Yi said softly: "Unless Zhang Jin is completely shameless, even if he doesn't want to see us, he won't dare to do anything with us in this mansion, now the big thing is important, there is no need to make extraneous branches!" ”

As he spoke, Yi followed the young general and went straight into the back courtyard of the governor's mansion.

Through several corridors, came to an artificial lake, the lake built a stone bridge, the stone bridge leads directly to the pavilion in the lake, in the pavilion in the lake, Zhang Jin sits in it, burns incense and meditates, it is the Taoist method of nourishing the heart.

"Lord, bring it to you!" The young general said.

"Let's go down!"

Zhang Jin opened his eyes, and his eyes flashed with a treacherous light.

"No!"

The young man bowed and turned to leave.

At this time, the Yi nationality saluted: "The Ming Hou Mansion is engaged in the Yi nationality, meet Zhang Yuanjun!" ”

"Minghou Mansion?"

The corners of Zhang Ji's mouth raised slightly: "When I killed that little rabbit cub, there was no Ming Hou, but I didn't expect that after all these years, he didn't die, but the general died, but let him mix a first-class liege, not a simple boy!" ”

He was a little bite, which made Yi Ji feel a wave of anger in his heart, the lord humiliated the ministers to death, if it weren't for the task on his back, he really wanted to break out, and fought with him directly.

"Zhang Yuanjun, the lord of the Marquis of Ming, was given by the first emperor and recognized by the world!"

Yi Ji said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Even today's imperial court recognizes the lord of my family!" ”

"Huh!"

Zhang Jin sneered and waved his hand: "I don't recognize this, since the general died, what does the court have to do with me!" ”

He only recognizes the generals.

But the general died.

The so-called imperial court, whether it is the Guanghe Dynasty or the Chuping Dynasty, has nothing to do with him, he never cares, and Jiaozhou is too far away, after the chaos in the Central Plains, he has completed the division of Jiaozhou.

Now Cangwu County has been firmly under his rule.

Even other places in Jiaozhou still respect him on the bright side.

"Zhang Yuanjun's words are different!"

Yi Yuan said in a deep voice: "The world is not loess, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, if Zhang Yuanjun's words are spread, I am afraid that this Jiaozhou will not be able to be peaceful, at least Jingzhou and Jiangdong will be ready to move, and no one will dislike the big territory!" ”

"Humph!"

Zhang Jin snorted coldly, squinted slightly, and glanced at Yi Yuan quite unexpectedly.

This mouth is sharp.

But he didn't care about the situation in Jiaozhou, he knew that Jiangdong and Jingzhou were adjacent to each other, even if they wanted to come, they would wait until they had enough strength, after all, Jiaozhou was wilderness, and there was not much power for interests, and they still had to consider the troops spent here.

Besides, he has at least 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he is not a vegetarian.

Jiaozhou is located in the border of South Vietnam, barren, and the remnants of South Vietnam are in rebellion, the land of a state, is not as good as the population and economy of a Nanyang County, he can gather 20,000 troops, it is already a bit of a poor army.

"Tell me bluntly, Mu Longtu asked you to come, why do you have to do it!"

Zhang Jin said coldly.

"Liu Biao of Jingzhou, conspiring against the rebellion, the court ordered a crusade, and my lord has responded to the request of the court and sent troops to Jingzhou!"

Yi has a mouth, how to say how to come, Jiaozhou is 108,000 miles away from the imperial court, and he will not go to verify, naturally he will listen to what he says, so he said very steadily: "Jingzhou is powerful, and my main army is insufficient, so I want to invite Zhang Zhijun to lead the troops of Jiaozhou and fight it together!" ”

"Mulong wants to fight Jingzhou?"

Zhang Jin is in a corner, the news is backward, he really doesn't know about the attack on Jingzhou by the pastoral army last year, he only knows that the movement of the Jingzhou army in Changsha is a little abnormal, and he has sent spies to inquire about it, wanting to know what is going on.

"This is a bit of a surprise for a certain family!" Zhang Jin said with a smile: "Jingzhou Liu Biao, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, Mulongtu is a little fox, will he touch the stone with an egg, I don't think it will be, is there any news I don't know, let's hear it, you want me to send troops, let me know all the things!" ”

He didn't know much about Mu Jing, but he had a few dealings at the beginning, and he was definitely a little fox who could make the general suffer three or four times.

"Yizhou was ordered to crusade, and our army just cooperated!" Yi said in a deep voice.

Sooner or later, Jiaozhou will know about this.

"I see!"

Zhang Jin suddenly woke up.

He secretly thought in his heart: Liu Yan wants to fight Jingzhou, then it makes sense, Mu Longtu is standing on Liu Yan's side, and jointly crusading against Jingzhou, it seems that he wants to eat Jingzhou in one bite, what a big appetite.

He was silent for a while, and there were some doubts in his heart: I don't know if Liu Biao can stop it.

Yi Ji continued to speak: "My lord has discussed with Liu Yizhou, if Lord Jun can send troops to lead some soldiers and horses in Jingzhou and attack Changsha, after the matter is completed, Changsha will be under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou!" ”

"Changsha?"

Zhang Jin was a little moved.

He was plotting against Lingling and Changsha several times, but Jingzhou was powerful, and his soldiers and horses did not dare to enter for half a minute, so he could only defend Jiaozhou in a defensive posture.

Now if you have the chance, you can go in.

But he doesn't trust Iraq easily.

He must know the news of the Central Plains clearly before he makes a decision, if there is an opportunity, he will naturally send troops to attack Changsha, if he can take Changsha in one fell swoop, this is definitely a great thing for Jiaozhou.