"Four thousand? Where did he recruit so many soldiers? Liu Cong heard Liu Ba say this, and he was no longer as calm as before. The previous information was that there were 2,000 soldiers in Jiangling, and 2,000 on Liu Cong's side, and if he attacked at night, with the bravery of Gan Ning, Wei Yan and others, he might be able to take advantage of the chaos. But if Wu Ju has 4,000 soldiers in his hands, it means that he has been preparing for a long time, not to mention his own 2,500 people, even if Wen is hired, adding 5,000 may not be able to attack Jiangling.

Is this Liu Ba here to scare himself or to report the news? Liu Cong made a difficulty. If it was sent by Wu Ju, then what is he? Over there, Liu Ba saw that Liu Cong was a little hesitant, so he continued:

"Four thousand is not exactly a veteran, Jiangling originally had two thousand county soldiers, a few days ago Zigui made a mountain bandit, Wu Ju recruited troops in the city in the name of strengthening defense, and transferred county soldiers from various counties to Jiangling for training. It adds up to more than four thousand. ”

"This guy is bold and expands his troops privately, no wonder he didn't do anything to suppress bandits a few days ago. He's afraid of losing his strength. Brother Zichu, are the four thousand soldiers in Jiangling City obeying Wu Ju's orders? ”

"That's not exactly, let's just say that the original 2,000 county soldiers, there was no captain in Nanjun before, and Huo Jun and Wang Wei were in command. Wang Wei is the general's old department, as long as the Xiangyang soldiers reach Wang Wei, they will not be under the command of Wu Ju. It's just that although Huo Jun doesn't talk to Wu Ju on weekdays, he doesn't hinder Wu Ju's actions, and once the war starts, his heart is unpredictable.

Now there are only five or six hundred henchmen in Jiangling City who really belong to Wu Ju, as for those new soldiers, there is nothing to be afraid of, if Gongzi can command five or six thousand elite soldiers, and then recruit the soldiers loyal to the imperial court in the city with great righteousness, he will be able to easily break them. ”

"Five or six thousand ......" Liu Cong heard Liu Ba say this, frowned, and paced back and forth in the room.

It is not difficult to transfer five or six thousand elite soldiers from Xiangyang, and as long as Liu Biao is clear, this Wu Ju has expanded his army privately, and his anti-heart has been revealed, Liu Biao will definitely send a general to come, either Wenpin or Cai Mao. This Wu Ju still can't resist after all, but in that case, there will be nothing to do with him Liu Cong in recovering Jiangling. Moreover, if Wu Ju sees that the matter is revealed, he will definitely make compromises, and maybe take the initiative to disarm to protect himself.

According to Liu Biao's character, Wu Ju's actions are strictly counted and rebelled, if it is not strict, it is not out of line to expand the army and protect himself in this troubled era. Maybe Wu Ju is still the Taishou of Nanjun, and he, the captain of Nanjun, can't do it.

No, you have to find another way to win Wu Ju in one fell swoop!

"Brother Zichu, is there any other good plan?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Cong knew that this Liu Ba was from Jiangling City, and he was familiar with Wu Ju's every move, if he could really help him, he would be better than thousands of elite soldiers. He got up and took Liu Ba's hand and said with a smile: "Brother Zichu, I won't tell you, if there is a big chaos today, it has been more than ten years since my father rode into Yicheng alone, and then pacified Jingzhou. Now that Cao Cao is dominant in the north, the land of Jingzhou is no longer peaceful.

On the surface, the counties are dependent on the imperial court and obey their father's orders, but in private they are all ready to move, and this Wu Ju is a typical example. And my father is old and unwilling to do anything, and these people have grasped my father's mind. If he truthfully revealed his father, without waiting for the arrival of the Xiangyang soldiers, then Wu Ju would inevitably lead his troops to flee. Or disarm for the father's forgiveness.

After that, they still go their own way, and once the time is ripe, they will be connected with other counties and counties, and sooner or later it will become a disaster. Since Cong Jin is already the governor of Nanjun, he can't let it go, and I hope that Brother Zichu will help me take this opportunity to get rid of Wu Ju, stabilize Nanjun, and stabilize Jingzhou in order to support the Han family! Thank you again! After speaking, he bowed deeply to Liu Ba.

Seeing this, Liu Ba hurriedly helped Liu Cong up, and said secretly in his heart, it seems that the rumors are not credible, and they all say that Liu Biao's second son is cowardly, but now it seems that he is a Cao Cao, but in this way, Jingzhou is saved, and the Han is hopeful.

Liu Ba and Liu Cong looked at each other for a while, and laughed loudly: "The son is serious, and the food monarch is worried about the king." If the son is useful, please speak up if you have a place to get Liu Ba. ”

"Brother Zichu deserves to be the queen of a famous family. Cong knows very well that with his brother's talent, it is more than enough to govern a county. It's just that Cong himself is only the captain of a county, and I'm afraid that he has wronged his first brother. Liu Cong was bent on recruiting Liu Ba, and when he saw Liu Ba, he was no longer polite, and directly expressed his intentions.

Liu Ba was originally an extremely smart person, and he had already heard of what Liu Cong was doing in Zigui these days, otherwise he would not have been selected by Wu Ju to come to Yiling alone to report to Liu Cong. I thought that Liu Ba had also thought about retreating before he left, and if he could persuade him, he would strongly persuade Liu Cong not to enter Jiangling, so that Wu Ju could win time for the recruits to go back and have an explanation, if it didn't work, he could only act at the opportunity, but he didn't expect that Liu Cong knew that Wu Ju was going to rebel, but he insisted on getting rid of him immediately, which can be regarded as a bit of courage.

In addition, the age difference between the two is not much, and this Liu Ba's mind turns quickly, so the second son Mo said that he is favored by Liu Biao and supported by the Cai family, even if he competes fairly with Liu Qi, eighty percent of Liu Biao's position will still be passed on to Liu Cong. Since Liu Cong is so sincere, Liu Ba feels as if he is on the wrong team, so even if Wu Ju wins temporarily, he is afraid that he will still be able to defeat Liu Biao's father and son in the future.

What to do? What to do? Liu Ba really didn't know what to do.

"The second son is polite, I heard that the second son is quite a general, a few days ago the son took the lead in exterminating the bandits, so the talent of both civil and military is the pillar of my Han Dynasty, he will definitely get ahead one day and take charge of one side. Liu Ba is not talented, and he is willing to serve the old age of dogs and horses for his son! ”

"Thank you, Brother Guozi!" Liu Cong breathed a long sigh of relief, most of these talented people were a little arrogant, especially this Liu Ba, Liu Bei's efforts to get him back then were even no less than asking Kong Ming to visit the thatched house. His identity has taken a big advantage, and Liu Ba actually agreed!

"Childe is polite, General Zhennan has a lot of misunderstandings about his father, so he doesn't like Liu Ba, if the son doesn't give up, Ba is willing to follow Childe."

"This ......"

"Could it be that Gongzi doubts Liu Ba's sincerity?"

"Haha, where is this, you took the risk to come from Jiangling to report to me, Cong is already grateful, if you can help me with me, I naturally want to, but now I have no name and no point, I have really wronged Zichu you......"

"Childe is eloquent, sooner or later he will have any title!"

"Thank you for looking up to Liu Cong so much, Liu Cong is very grateful."

"Thank you, Childe!" Liu Ba said as he gave Liu Cong a big salute.

Liu Cong straightened his clothes and laughed loudly: "Zichu, then tell me now, can I help Wu Ju with the soldiers and horses in my hand now?" Seeing that Liu Ba took the initiative to pull the distance very seriously, Liu Cong let go of Liu Ba and returned to his seat.

"Childe, as long as you plan it properly, the hope is still quite big. Although Wu Ju has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands, after all, the general is the lord of Jingzhou and the state pastor of the Han family. Childe is also a rightful captain. However, for now, it is necessary to send people to Gangneung to get in touch with other neutral or loyal generals in the city. ”

"Well, it's just that most of our troops are warriors, and they don't have any talent for strategy. I'm afraid that this contact with the soldiers in Jiangling City will still bother you. ”

"Childe has the order to serve himself, and he doesn't need to ask Childe to send a few capable people to Gangneung with him, so that he can exchange news."

"It's nature!"

Liu Cong immediately called Huang Quan and Zhang Bo and others in, this Zhang Bo is also Liu Ba, Liu Cong did not hide it, told the two of them the purpose of Liu Ba's coming, and then ordered Huang Quan to lead several personal guards cavalry to prepare to accompany Liu Ba to Jiangling. In addition to the soldiers who planned to contact Liu Biao in the city first, they ambushed near the city gate and received the rest of the people into the city.

Liu Cong's personal guards were completely sent out by Liu Cong, and according to Liu Ba's instructions, they were ready to enter the city in batches. And Zhang Bo also handed over the contact information of the people he could use in Jiangling City to Liu Cong. Although Zhang Bo is only a Yiling county order, Yiling and Jiangling are not far apart, and Zhang Bo has a grudge against Wu Ju and no longer keeps it.

Everyone discussed again, Liu Cong decided to set off early in the morning three days later, and enter the city at night on the second day, Liu Ba and Huang Quan returned to Jiangling first, Liu Ba in addition to monitoring Wu Ju's actions, the most important thing is to win over the soldiers in the city as much as possible, and how to put Liu Cong's soldiers into the city. If it doesn't work, you can only rely on Huang Quan to lead the personal guards to storm the city gate from the city.