"I'm not wise. In fact, you may not have thought that Cao Jun may have been forced to march like this. So I boldly guess that there is another reason why the Cao army marched so slowly, that is, the morale of the Cao army was not high! The warriors are reluctant to march south!

I think you've all heard about Kong Wenju. Although the Cao thief killed Kong Wenju, he couldn't stop the mouths of the world. In addition, the soldiers in the north were not accustomed to water warfare, and the soldiers were unwilling to die for no reason. In addition, the weather in the south made the northern soldiers very worried, and in July, there had been several heavy rains in Jingzhou, and the further south they went, the more rain came. There must be many people in Cao's army who are quite afraid of the weather and soil in the south. “

Liu Cong said this to encourage everyone not to be discouraged, and secondly, there is indeed his basis, in his memory, Cao Cao and Cao Pi have returned from several generations of southern expeditions in vain, and the lack of morale is probably the main reason.

"Of course, this must not be a reason for us to let our guard down. We prefer to believe that Cao Thief is trying to use public opinion to crush us. Therefore, it is necessary to understand and appease the dynamics of the people and officials in the city in a timely manner. We can invite those skeptical representatives of the wealthy families to come to Fancheng to see our preparations. Those who spread rumors and demagoguery must be severely punished!

Since the Cao army is afraid of the weather, water and soil in the south, we must make full use of these favorable conditions to give full play to the advantages of the moat and the Han River, and make these places the graves of the Cao army's soldiers! ”

After Liu Cong's analysis, the generals also showed that Cao Jun's march was slow. However, now that Kuai Yue has been executed, Cai Mao is far away in Jiangxia, and the other surrender factions in Xiangyang City have been closely monitored by Liu Cong, Cao Cao's purpose is only afraid that it will be frustrated.

However, Liu Cong also said that the northern soldiers not only did not practice water warfare, but also had a certain fear of the rainy weather in the south, and if it was used properly, at least the Cao army would not be able to break through the Han River and besiege Xiangyang.

Seeing that everyone was a little calmer, Liu Cong ordered everyone to return to their posts, and according to the previous deployment, no matter when Cao Cao came, the preparations that should be made could not be left behind for a day.

At this moment, the Cao army camp is actually in chaos. Cao Cao, who was fighting in all directions, also did not expect Kong Rong's influence. Today's Liu Bei and Liu Cong are an imperial uncle and a royal brother. is different from Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and others. And the original battle of Guandu was provoked by Yuan Shao. During the expedition to Wuhuan, he fought against foreign races, and in order to completely eliminate Yuan Shao's two sons, cut down the grass and eradicate the roots!

Now Jingzhou has not been at war for 18 years, Liu Biao's father and son have always been very deferential to the imperial court, Cao Cao said it in a glamorous manner, but he could not convince his hundreds of thousands of soldiers. You must know that war is dead, Cao Cao used the dignity of the prime minister to conquer the royal family, and he could not obtain the moral high ground.

July and August are the rainy season, and the further south you go, the more rain falls, and the water of the two tributaries of the Han River, near Shinye, also soars.

Therefore, although Cao Cao commanded a cloud of good generals, there was still predictable chaos in the team, and the number of people in the team was too much, the main force of more than 100,000 troops, plus the consumption of nearly 200,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilian men can be imagined. However, Cao Cao was not in a hurry, as Liu Cong, Zhuge Liang and others expected, Cao Cao was also disappointed that the two boys in the south heard that they had lost the control of Jingzhou and Yangzhou by their 800,000 army marching south.

Cao's army was fully loaded, and it still appeared near Xinye in early September. Liu Cong also got the news as soon as possible.

On this day, he summoned Yi from Xiangyang.

For Liu Cong's sudden summons, Yi Ji was also nervous, although he did not support the eldest prince Liu Qi as clearly as Kuai Yue, but he never supported Liu Cong.

Even in private, he didn't have a lot of eyebrows with Liu Bei, he knew that Liu Cong's cleverness must have been aware. But after Liu Cong handed him a letter, Yi was even more surprised. Because he couldn't believe his eyes!

"Mr. Jibo, you are a heavy minister of Xiangyang when your father was alive. Cong also wanted to resist the Cao thief Kuangfu Han Chamber. But you can also see that even my father-in-law Cai Mao did not support it, and Kuai Yue sent people to assassinate me again and again in order to prevent me from resisting Cao.

Cao's army set out in July, and guessed Xinye in September, and there was only one reason for such a slow march, that is, the number of troops was too large, the consumption was too great, and the orphans marched slowly. I've also sent several Scout Cavalry before. Cao Jun Mo said 800,000, even if it is 18 bends, my Jingzhou defenders are by no means opponents. Even if you add Uncle Liu Huang of Xinye City and Jiang Xia's father-in-law, it is less than half of Cao Jun's.

Cao Cao's fierce generals are like clouds, and there are groups of strategists, and I, Liu Cong, know that my mantis arm is a car. So I decided to submit to the imperial court......"

"My lord, this is not possible! Xiangyang and Fancheng had 60,000 defenders, and it was still possible to fight. Some time ago, the lord sent people to strengthen the defense step by step, wouldn't it be a pity to surrender at this time? "Yi didn't believe that Liu Cong was going to surrender to Cao Cao, for fear that Liu Cong was testing himself, and if he made a statement, the end would be the same as Kuai Yue.

"All the preparations I made before are nothing more than to calm the hearts of the people, and as soon as Prime Minister Cao's army arrives, I will lead the civil and military forces out of the city to greet them, and when the Cao army enters the city, Xiangyang will definitely not be chaotic again.

However, Cong still has a few things to worry about, so he specially invited Mr. Ji Bo to come today, just to ask Mr. Cong to be an envoy to Cao Ying, hand over Liu Cong's handwritten letter, and at the same time take the opportunity to negotiate with Cao Cheng.

Mr. Su Wen is eloquent and is the best candidate to envoy Cao Ying, please don't doubt Liu Cong again! Now that the enemy is present, how can this matter be child's play? However, please also ask the gentleman to tell Prime Minister Cao. After we return to the imperial court, Prime Minister Cao Cheng must treat the people of Jingzhou and the soldiers well; After the Cao army entered the city, it must be strictly restrained, and it is not allowed to set up troops to plunder the people; The third is to ensure the safety of all civil and military officials below Cong, and all decisions are made by me.

Regardless of whether others support or oppose it, Prime Minister Cao Cheng must treat them leniently, so that Cong can rest assured that Jingzhou will be married to Prime Minister Cao Cheng. ”

"Is the lord really going to Cao?" Seeing that Liu Cong swore by it, it didn't look like he was testing himself.

"There is no lie, I hope Mr. will not refuse!" Liu Cong said as he packed up the letter of the soldier that the Iraqi had read just now and handed it to the Iraqi.

"Lord ......"

"For the people of Jingzhou and the Han River, Mr. does not need to say much. There are still hundreds of miles to go, and Mr. should be careful all the way. ”

"Yi Ji will live up to the trust of the lord, present the letter to Prime Minister Cao, and persuade him to agree to the three chapters of the covenant of the lord."

"Thank you for the people of Jingzhou like this, Mr."

Yi is wondering why Liu Cong wants to surrender, although he is not a main battle faction himself, but Liu Cong has not been idle for a moment in the past few months. But it's right to think about it, although Kuai Yue was punished, Cai Mao and Liu Cong never dared to kill, and even his father-in-law did not support Liu Cong's resistance to Cao. I think the others are similar. Yi thought about it, but Liu Cong felt the crisis and wanted to save his life and take the initiative to surrender to Cao Cao.

Because the Russian and Japanese words were very sincere in their handwritten letters to Cao Cao, they opened their mouths to be prime ministers and closed their mouths to Cao Gong, which was very different from what they had said in the past.

Seeing that Yi had received the letter, Liu Cong instructed again: "Sir, no one else knows about this matter, please keep it secret, otherwise Jingzhou will be in chaos!" ”

"Rest assured, the lord will be tight-lipped!"

"Then there is Mr. Lao, I have ordered someone to prepare the horses, Mr. go and come back quickly!"

After a little hesitation, Yi Yuan turned around and went out, and someone had already moved the horses outside the door, and Yi Yuan galloped out on horseback.

Yi's hesitation and eagerness are also justified, Liu Cong wants to surrender to Cao Cao, this news is too shocking, too shocking. Yi is pro-Liu Bei. Liu Cong said that only he and himself knew the news. So what Yi Yuan wants now is to inform Liu Bei as soon as possible to prepare early.

Originally, he still wanted to go home and make arrangements, but Yi also knew that Liu Cong must be very vigilant at this time, and if he set off with his family, Liu Cong would definitely stop him. I thought that I could only go to Liu Bei alone.

Looking at the back of Yi rushing away, Liu Cong breathed a sigh of relief. This Yi nationality is also a smart person, fortunately, he has no deep grudges with himself, and he does not have to vote for Cao Cao, if he is replaced by Kuai Yue or other Cao Cao's spies, is there no need to rush to Cao Ying with such a letter, just go back to Xiangyang and publish the letter to the public, Xiangyang City will definitely be in chaos.

Yi chose to send the letter directly, and Liu Cong's plan succeeded in the first step!