However, in the preface, Liu Bei raised troops from Xinye and went to Xiangyang to seek justice for Liu Biao, so he contacted Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao in Jiangxia. However, Liu Bei's army went to Xiangyang, but he didn't see half of Liu Qi's sergeant.

Because of this matter, after Liu Bei took Xiangyang, many people supported him to sit in the position of state pastor, but fortunately, the Kuai brothers stopped him, and Liu Bei pushed himself, so that Liu Qi inherited the state pastor.

Just waited for Kuai Yue to personally bring people to Xiling, Xia, but learned the news that Liu Qi had been ill for many days. I feel relieved, but I am also worried.

relaxed, because Liu Qi did not raise troops, not because he did it intentionally, but for other reasons; is worried, but he knows that Liu Qi's body has been extremely weak for a long time, and it is not the first time he has fallen ill.

It's just that Kuai Yue is still a little angry in his heart, just because Liu Qi is ill and it must be related to Liu Biao's murder. What are you saying?

It turned out that Cai Mao and Cai's were worried that Liu Qi's return would affect Liu Cong's accession to the throne, so they strictly ordered Liu Qi not to leave the county without permission under Cai's identity, otherwise he would be disloyal and unfilial. Not to mention the reason for his father's death, as a son of man, he can't go to see him off for the last time, and everyone will be grieving inexplicably, and it is not uncommon for him to fall.

Moreover, Liu Qi's biological mother died due to dystocia, and Liu Qi was congenitally deficient, but fortunately, Liu Biao's family was very wealthy, so he did not die young. It was only later that Liu Biao entered Jing, and at that time, Liu Qi had not yet reached the crown when he was growing his body, but Liu Biao's wife who remarried was repeatedly troubled, so he was depressed and had poor food and clothing. It is precisely because the gap has not been filled, and new injuries have been added, because Liu Qi has many diseases. It is precisely because of this that when Liu Biao died, Kuai Yue and others did not show such resolute opposition to Liu Cong's accession.

Liu Qi learned from Kuai Yue that the Cai family and others had conspired and had been ambushed, so he gradually improved, but he recuperated for half a month, and it was only improving, and he was not able to set off to Xiangyang. Kuai Yue couldn't, so he had to write a letter and go to Xiangyang to appease the anxious people in their hearts.

Subsequently, according to the order of Liu Qi, the acting state pastor (not yet officially enthroned), Liu Bei was temporarily appointed to act as the state pastor and lead the affairs of Jingzhou, and then wait for Liu Qi to recover and officially worship the heavens and the earth.

As a result, Liu Bei became the de facto Jingzhou pastor. As for Liu Qi, the age of life has come, and there is no chance of recovery when he falls ill this time.

Cao Cao learned about this in Xuchang, and couldn't help but secretly scold Cai Mao and others for being "stupid". has an army that far surpasses Liu Bei's army, and there is the first strong city of the Han Dynasty, but it is still so completely defeated, how can it be covered with a stupid word!

Cao Cao immediately summoned everyone under his command and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, although Liu Bei's ability is not as good as that of the prime minister and the Ming Duke in the north, if he is allowed to sit firmly in Jingzhou, it will be unfavorable to our plan to go south, so the prime minister has decided to send troops to Jingzhou immediately!" ”

All the generals responded loudly, and asked for orders as the vanguard to attack Jingzhou.

Xun Yu said: "If you want to attack Liu Bei, you must first complete it and take Zhang Xiu, otherwise when the army goes south, Liu Bei will lure it to attack from behind and destroy the grain road, which will inevitably lead to a big defeat." ”

"That's right, Prime Minister Yi should take Zhang Xiu first, and then attack Liu Bei." Cheng Yu is also a rare voice to echo.

Cao Cao understood his meaning and said: "In this case, I will take Zhang Xiu first." ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao took Xiahoudun and Cao Ren as the forerunner, led an army of 30,000 to Wancheng, led an army of 50,000, and Xiahou Yuan and other armies as the middle army, and then took Yu Ban as the rear army, led 10,000 horses to protect the grain road, and responded to the front army.

The news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops was sent to Zhuo County together on Liu Bei's temporary position as the state pastor, and after Gongsun Du saw it, he immediately called Zhang He, Gao Ran and others to speed up the training.

Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu also got the news first, and they immediately called everyone to discuss.

Wancheng.

Zhang Xiu first summoned his subordinates and generals, encouraged them to prepare for the big battle, and then took Jia Xu to the study.

"Strategist, Cao Jun is menacing, what should I do with embroidery?"

Faced with Zhang Xiuzhi's question, Jia Xu said neatly: "In today's world, in terms of prestige, Duke Sun Du of Ming and Prime Minister Cao Cao are the most, and one of the two people who finally seize the world." Ming Gong has seven points, and Cao Cheng has three points. ”

"And the general is just trapped in one place, and he can't advance an inch for many years, so I think that the general is better to plan early than this."

"Plan ahead?"

Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, his brows immediately furrowed, and said: "Does the military advisor mean to surrender to Cao Cao, or Gongsun Du?" ”

"Yes!"

Jia Xu didn't blush at all, but said again: "Although Gongsun Du of Ming has the greatest possibility of seizing the world, he is far away in the north, and we can't reach it, and now that Cao Jun has already killed, I think it's not too late to take care of the present." ”

"This ......" Zhang Xiu also knew that he was not the master of the people, but he was really unwilling to let him surrender like this.

Jia Xu saw through what he was thinking at a glance, and said, "The surrender must not be changed!" It's just that surrender is also a different way! ”

"I want to hear about it!" Zhang Xiu was very convinced by Jia Xu and said respectfully.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "If the Cao army first arrived, the general would raise troops to surrender, although the casualties were reduced and the big move was taken into account, but in the eyes of Cao Cheng and others, it would inevitably be despised and unfavorable in the future." So, we ......"

Xiangyang.

Liu Bei also gathered everyone and asked about Cao Cao's dispatch of troops: "Cao's army is advancing westward and wants to seize Wancheng, how should we deal with ourselves?" ”

Kuai Yue replied: "The attacker of Cao Jun is only Zhang Xiuye, and it has nothing to do with my Xiangyang, so don't worry." There was a lot of disdain for Liu Bei in his words.

I didn't want to provoke the next person in the hall, and said: "Isn't it true that Lord Kuai has never heard the truth of 'cold lips and teeth'?" ”

Kuai Yue looked at it, couldn't help but snort, and said: "Ji Chang is just a small business, and he has not yet spoken as an adult, how dare he say anything?" Don't quit yet! ”

This person is not an outsider, it is one of the many talents recruited by Liu Bei after temporarily leading the state pastor - Ma Liang!

Taste: "Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best!" ”

is talking about Ma Liang, Ma Jichang.

Liu Bei saw that Kuai Yue was big, so he spoke again: "At this time, I summoned you for the sake of Cao Jun's entry into Jing, but if you have ideas, you can speak freely." ”

Kuai Yue was quite displeased when he heard this, and wanted to speak again, but was stopped by his brother Kuai Liang.

Seeing this, Ma Liang did not retreat, and simply said: "This time, Cao Cao raised troops and falsely claimed 300,000, which can be described as a huge momentum. However, although it is exaggerated, its number of people should be around 100,000. With so many troops, if it is just to take a small Wancheng, it is suspected of being overkill, besides, Liang heard that this time the army was sent by Prime Minister Cao Cheng himself, I am afraid that he has other intentions! ”

Shan Fu saw that Kuai Yue had squeezed Ma Liang before, and at this time he also spoke out in support: "Yes, Cao Cao's intention to send troops this time is not to drink, but to Jingzhou!" ”

"What?"

Everyone was in an uproar, especially Kuai Yue, who ignored Kuai Liang's obstruction, got up and said, "How dare Shan Junshi make a decision? Could it be that my million-strong army in Jingzhou is not a vegetarian? Or is it that Cao Cao is dizzy and arrogant, thinking that only 100,000 people can take Jingzhou? ”

Shan Fu was not angry, but said lightly: "In the past, Cao Cao was only 50,000 troops, so he defeated Tao Qian, and finally lost Xuzhou, do you think that the current 100,000 people are not as good as the 50,000 back then?" ”

"Isn't it your lord Liu Bei who lost Xuzhou?" Although Kuai Yue felt justified when he heard this, he was still unconvinced, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice.

It's just that these words were heard by Liu Bei and Shan Fu.

Liu Bei's face was pale, but he was indifferent.

Seeing this, Shan Fu said: "The Ming Gong in the north is powerful, Cao Cao can't compare, if you want to fight against it, you can only go west or south." Moving westward, Si was subordinate to Dong Zhuo, who was very poisonous, and it is still uninhabited for hundreds of miles to this day. In this way, there is only one way to go south, and Yangzhou, because the Cao army has no water army, it is difficult to compete with the Jiangdong water army, so there is only one way south from Jingzhou. Only by capturing Jingzhou can Cao Jun have the capital to compete with Ming Gong, otherwise he will be defeated. ”

"What you said has nothing to do with Cao Cao's dispatch of troops to Wancheng!" Kuai Yue was still unconvinced, and said.

Shan Fu glanced at him lightly and said, "The relationship is naturally there." ”

"Since Cao Cao wants to seize Jingzhou, he naturally has to be clear about all obstacles, and the first to bear the brunt is naturally Wancheng Zhang Xiu. Not only because Zhang Xiu is in Jingzhou, but also because Zhang Xiu's strength is not bad, I think these people should have a deep understanding. ”

This is what it means that Kuai Yue and others were defeated by Zhang Xiu before, and they had to let the other party occupy Wancheng and more than ten cities around it.

"You ......" was scarred, and Kuai Yue was naturally furious.

Shan Fu said: "Don't Lord Kuai agree with Shan's statement? ”

“…… Hum! Kuai Yue asked himself if he could compare to Shan Fu's eloquence, so he could only snort angrily and leave the table with his sleeves brushed up.

Kuai Liang was also displeased, but he still endured himself and sat quietly in his seat.

Shan Fu couldn't help but look at him with admiration, but this was not the time to think about this, and said: "If Cao Cao doesn't care about Zhang Xiu and just goes south, he will ...... at that time."