"Hahaha...... General Liu...... Where are you going? Everyone was deliberating, and Yang Huai's hearty laughter came from outside the door. In fact, he arrived when Wei Yan wanted to question the messenger, originally Liu Cong said that he wanted to return to Jingzhou, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were still muttering on the road, and when they heard the messenger say their identity, Yang Huai was convinced that the messenger was indeed from Jingzhou, that is, Jingzhou really had something, and Cao Cao really attacked Jingzhou.

As a defender of Yizhou, how could Yang Huai not be happy? He had repeatedly persuaded Liu Zhang to send Liu Cong back to Jingzhou as soon as possible, but Liu Zhang refused to listen. Now that Liu Cong offered to go back, Yang Huai couldn't help it, and by the way, he wanted to see the embarrassment of Liu Cong and Wei Yan and others. It's not that the guards don't stop the two, but the above has already informed them that today is the day of romance Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and Pang Tong forgot to tell the guards after receiving the letter just now, so that the two of them drove straight in.

Liu Cong and the others were very familiar when they heard this voice, and Wei Yan wanted to block Yang Huai outside the door, but Liu Cong stopped him.

"Hehe, it turned out that General Yang and General Gao had arrived. Just right, come and sit! Although Liu Cong didn't want Yang Huai to see the joke, since Yang Huai had caught up, he was not rude, so while inviting Yang Huai and Gao Pei to sit down, he said to Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, since the guests have arrived, let's start." ”

The food and wine had already been prepared, and as soon as the order was given, someone immediately came up to serve it. Since it was a farewell ceremony, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were not as mean as before, but pretended to be concerned about the situation in Jingzhou and asked, "General, why is this?" Don't you think the people of Yizhou are not enthusiastic? Or is there something wrong with me? ”

"General Yang, where is this, Jingzhou and Yizhou are dependent on each other, and Liu Jiyu and I are like brothers. It's not what I want to invite two generals here today......"

"I understand, it seems that this Prime Minister Cao looks down on my Yizhou, and he still thinks about the general's rich Jingzhou day and night." Yang Huai and Gao Pei learned that Liu Cong was going to return to Jingzhou before they came, and coupled with the scene where Wei Yan questioned the messenger before, the two naturally knew that Liu Cong was forced to do so this time, and they couldn't hide their happiness.

Pang Tong looked at the two of them very unhappy: "Lord, two generals, in the final analysis, this Cao Cao sent troops to Jingzhou not because of the lord, you stationed troops here. hindered Cao Cao's plan to conquer Hanzhong and Yizhou in the south, and Cao Cao resented the lord. The two generals should not forget, if it weren't for my lord here, then Cao Cao would have hit Chengdu a long time ago! ”

"You...... It's funny, it's funny. You have been living here for more than a year, and you have not sent a single soldier, and you still say that you have made a miracle in the world, which is ridiculous! Gao Pei was very unhappy when he saw Pang Tong say this.

"Not a single soldier? Of course, the defeat of Cao Cao in Fancheng is to make Cao Cao afraid of my lord, my lord is in Yizhou, then Cao Cao will not dare to come. Isn't this a miracle? If Cao Cao's army goes south, can the two generals resist it? ”

"This ......" Although Gao Pei was not convinced in his heart, he did not dare to boast about Haikou, there were only 20,000 people in Baishui Pass, and Cao Cao claimed to be hundreds of thousands, or even millions, at every turn. However, this Liu Cong did not send a single soldier, and now it is good, if according to Pang Tong, this Cao Cao is angry with Liu Cong because Liu Cong is stationed in Jia Meng, and he chose to attack Yizhou.

If this statement is true, Yizhou really owes Liu Cong a lot of favors, which is not what Yang Huai and Gao Pei are willing to see.

"Alright, alright. Several of them cherish this beautiful bar. Liu Cong watched the two sides fighting like this, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and he just wanted to end the banquet early.

Yang Huai was unwilling, and never forgot to test it: "With the prestige of the general, there is no need for the whole army to return to the division, just need to return to Xiangyang from the fast horse, then Cao Cao learned that the general went back, so naturally he did not dare to go south again, maybe he would cut down Shu again, then these Jingzhou warriors brought by the general can be of great use......"

"Cong naturally didn't dare to forget the covenant, this Yizhou must be protected, and Jingzhou cannot be lost. So the general has already decided, thank you to the two generals for your concern. ”

That night, Yang Huai and Gao Pei stayed in Jia Meng, and they were determined to see the day when Liu Cong left in disgrace. At the beginning, Liu Cong came to Jiameng in high spirits and used the name of the competition to win the prestige of the counties. Yang Huai and Gao Pei naturally didn't feel happy in their hearts. After returning to the post house, the two reported to Chengdu overnight and suggested; Liu Zhang only let Liu Cong and others ride back, leaving the 30,000 army in Yizhou.

On the other hand, Liu Cong was also working hard in the study, he asked Liu Zhang for help, and in the letter he mentioned Pang Tong's views. It is believed that the reason why Cao Cao abandoned Hanzhong to attack Jingzhou was completely to anger himself to help Liu Zhang, and to take the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou. Jingzhou and Yizhou are dependent on each other, and I hope that Liu Zhang can allocate 20,000 troops and sponsor 30,000 stones of grain and grass.

The letters from both sides arrived in Chengdu almost at the same time, and Liu Zhang in Chengdu was also depressed when he read the letters. These days, Zhang Ren and others complained by their side all the time, saying that Liu Cong only had 20,000 horses in Shu, and said that he had helped Yizhou but had not sent a single soldier.

The hardliners led by the military general Zhang Ren resolutely supported Yang Huai and Gao Pei, believing that Liu Cong had entered Shu for more than a year, 20,000 people and 30,000 horses, and all the food, drink and Lazar were provided by Yizhou, but Zhang Lu in Hanzhong had not sent a single soldier, and since he wanted to return to Jingzhou, he had to leave tens of thousands of troops.

The literati group led by Zhang Song praised Liu Cong's righteous deeds, believing that Cao Cao took advantage of Liu Cong's desire to attack Jingzhou in Yizhou as revenge, which just shows Liu Cong's role, and he can make Cao Cao discouraged by living in Jiameng. It is a great hero of Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou are dependent on each other, Jingzhou is in trouble at the moment, and Yizhou should help each other. Yizhou has a large land and many generals, so Liu Cong's request should be fully agreed.

Liu Zhang was originally an indecisive person, and he had no idea when he heard the two factions fighting back and forth.

And at this moment, Liu Cong, who is Mengmeng, has not slept all night, which is the most difficult decision he has made since he crossed into this era. To go or to stay, this is a big question, and it will even be directly related to the future trend of China.

The next day, just after lunch, another messenger arrived, still from Jingzhou, and it was 800 miles in an emergency. This time, Liu Cong did not convene the generals again, because no matter how urgent he was, he had to wait for the team to assemble, prepare his suit, and prepare the food and food on the way. Although Liu Cong knew that Liu Zhang could not agree to all of his requests for support, he still hoped that Liu Zhang would express himself at this time, so he did not rush to order the troops to be deployed.

Spreading out the two letters of help from Zhuge Liang on the table, Liu Cong frowned. Cao Cao's southern expedition this time is too strange, Cao Cao is more cautious than himself, it is impossible to march so rashly, although he is not in Jingzhou, but the Wen Ping and Zhuge Liang who stayed behind are not idle people. Plus Gan Ning, Xu Shu and Guan Yu. If Cao Cao didn't do his best as he did at the beginning, it would be difficult to take advantage.

Calculating the date, his messenger has only been in Xiangyang for about three or four days, and there is no need for Zhuge Liang and others to urge, Liu Cong is also ready to pull out the camp, but not to return to Xiangyang, but to attack Chengdu! How can there be such a coincidence? There is also such a big movement of Cao Cao's southern expedition, why did the Jinyi Guard and the Espionage Department have no intelligence. Zhuge Liang and others in Xiangyang all knew that Cao Cao was going to march south, could it be that the spy department that had installed countless spies was blind and deaf?

Could it be Kong Ming's strategy? But there is no mention in this letter, is this Zhuge Liang playing dumb riddles with himself? Liu Cong then took two more letters and looked at them, but he didn't see any clues. Zhuge Liang also knows himself, he would rather give up Yizhou than let Cao Cao invade Jingzhou for half a step, this sent messengers again and again, it is unreasonable, the most intuitive feeling is to do it for the Yizhou soldiers.

The more Liu Cong thought about it, the more he felt that this might be Zhuge Liang's strategy, that is, to let the people around him, even Fa Zheng and Pang Tong, believe that Liu Cong would return to Jingzhou, and then Liu Cong suddenly pointed at Chengdu, and he could achieve unexpected results. But since you can hide Fa Zheng and Pang Tong, why don't you break yourself? Liu Cong then began to deny it again......

After wandering around the house for several hours, Liu Cong still preferred that these two letters were Zhuge Liang's strategy, in order to cooperate with his attack on Chengdu. Liu Cong also had his own reasons, because this side was just preparing to attack Chengdu, and the messenger arrived in Xiangyang to prepare Jingzhou for the expedition, and that side was Cao Cao's southern expedition.

When Liu Cong confirmed his thoughts, his heart relaxed.

Now everyone thinks that I, Liu Cong, want to go back to Jingzhou, so Liu Zhang, don't let me find an excuse, otherwise...... Hum......

Take 10,000 steps back, even if Cao Cao really wants to go south, the thirteenth year of Jian'an is almost autumn, and as a result, he walked from Xuchang to Xinye for two months, even if it is a month this time, Wen Ping and others should be able to withstand it for some time. If you can't seize the entire territory of Yizhou, you can capture Guanghan and Chengdu, and then connect Brazil and Shangyong, then most of the territory of Yizhou is in your own hands, and Yizhou is not afraid.

"Lord, General Yang Huai asks to see!" The guard Liao Hua reported outside the door.

"Oh, let him in."

Yang Huai asked to see him at this time, in fact, he just wanted to ask for a fact, although he heard only a few words. I definitely want to knock out some information from Liu Cong, and by the way, take a look at Liu Cong's jokes.

After letting Yang Huai into the study, Liu Cong was not polite, and handed the first letter from Jingzhou to Yang Huai: "General Yang, I'm afraid I have to rely on the general this time." Jingzhou is now empty, and Cao Cao's more than 100,000 troops in Xinnaguan are bound to all be pressed to Jingzhou. The general is an important minister in Yizhou, and I hope that the general will say a lot of good words in front of Brother Ji Yu. Support more Jingzhou soldiers to have good grain and grass, and when this Cong repells Cao Cao, he will be grateful ......"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say......" Yang Huai took the letter, and while dealing with Liu Cong, he secretly admired it in his heart. This letter said that it was a hundred thousand urgent things, but this Liu Cong was very calm?

"I wonder when General Zhengnan is going to leave?"

"It's still undecided, Cong wants to wait for Liu Jiyu's reinforcements to arrive and set off together."

"Well, this can only be the case for now, but the general is powerful, I believe that as long as the general returns to Jingzhou, then Cao Cao will naturally retreat......" Yang Huai said lightly, but there was a subtle smile on the corner of his mouth.