Seven years of Jian'an.

At the beginning of the first month.

Lu Bu's army arrived in Jiangxia.

Xu Shu led the soldiers of the First Army to the Jiangfang Battalion, rendezvous with Gan Ning, and prepared to cross the Yangtze River.

The troops of Bai Qi, Liang Hongyu, and Li Cunxiao advanced from north to southwest.

Lu Bu accompanied the three thousand dragon guards and followed Bai Qi.

Zhang Feng, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard, drove his horse to Lu Bu's car and said, "My lord... General Zhang Liao and General Wei Yan came. ”

"Why are they here?" Lu Bu poked his head out and said, "Let them come over." ”

"No."

Zhang Liao and Wei Yan hurriedly came and saluted Lu Bu: "Lord..." ”

"You don't want to fight, do you?" Lu Bu asked.

The team didn't stop.

Zhang Liao and Wei Yan followed the carriage unhurriedly.

Zhang Liao replied: "My lord, the last general is ready to attack Jingxiang, and has mastered the movements of Zhuge Liang's army. ”

Wei Yan knew that he was not valued by Lu Bu, so he did not speak.

"Wen Yuan, most of your troops are veterans, and you have fought with Sun Liu, and you are already the elite of the elite. I attacked Sun Liu this time, it was intended to train troops, you don't need to join in this fun, didn't you see that even Luo Cheng, Xiang Yu, and Mu Guiying didn't participate in the war? ”

Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Lord, the last general will not participate in the war, I am afraid that Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu will not be able to capture Jingzhou." ”

"Hehe... You can't help but underestimate Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu when you say this, and look down on yourself, right? Why can't they capture Jingzhou without your help? Lu Bu didn't care. It's just that Zhang Liao is joking.

Zhang Liao's face was calm, and he asked, "Does the lord know how many soldiers and horses Zhuge Liang has in his hands?" ”

Lu Bu replied: "It will not exceed 150,000." ”

"No, Zhuge Liang has an army of 400,000 now!" Zhang Liao said with certainty.

"What did you say?"

Zhang Liao said: "The last general has found out that since last year, Zhuge Liang has implemented the tuntian system, organizing the people of various counties and counties to train while tuntian. Now that the army is pressing, Zhuge Liang will definitely arm these people. With the support of Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, the food and salary are sufficient, the equipment is complete, and its military strength is far beyond our imagination. ”

"Report..." At this time, the Shadow sent the latest information.

Lu Bu opened it and gasped.

Bai Qi walked over and asked, "Lord, is Zhuge Liang expanding his army?" ”

"Hmm."

Lu Budao: "Wen Yuan is right, Zhuge Liang has already stockpiled armor and weapons to arm the people of various counties. The most terrifying thing is that the big families in Jingzhou believe in Zhuge Liang very much and hand over all the troops to him for unified command. As of yesterday, the shadow has collected information from various counties and counties, Wuling County and Guiyang County, there are 70,000 recruits, and they have moved closer to Nanyang County and are under the command of Guan Yu. And Guan Yu was in Nanyang County, and he also recruited 150,000 recruits. There are 200,000 recruits in the counties of Lingling and Changsha, moving closer to Jiangling and Xiangyang. If this continues, in less than half a month, Zhuge Liang will be able to completely control the army of 400,000. Belch... No, it's an army of 600,000, because Nanjun is a large county, with a population of one million, and it is a gathering place for various families, and it can gather at least 100,000 recruits. Coupled with Zhuge Liang's original soldiers and horses, as long as the food and salary are sufficient and the people are willing to join the army, there will be no shortage of soldiers. ”

(Note: The boundaries of Nanjun include Xiangyang, Jiangling, Yiling, Zigui, Baidi City, etc.) ）

"This is also incredible, 600,000 troops, say to raise and raise? How much food does this cost? Zhang Feng's face turned pale. Since following Lu Bu, it was the first time he had heard that a prince could afford to raise an army of 600,000.

"Zhuge Liang is really crazy..."

"I guess I'm scared, right?" Bai Qi laughed.

"These big families have enough money and food in their hands, and they have connections and prestige, isn't it simple to recruit soldiers? It's just that I didn't expect that the big family in Jingzhou would be so united and hand over all the troops to Zhuge Liang. In this way, it will be very difficult for us to attack Jingzhou. Lu Budao.

Zhang Liao and Wei Yan hurriedly asked for battle: "Lord, let's also participate in the war." ”

"Okay, I'll agree with you to go to war." Lu Bu did not hesitate.

"Thank you, Lord." The two were overjoyed.

Lu Budao: "However, Wei Yan's 10,000 troops are still stationed in Jiangxia, because..." ”

"My lord."

Without waiting for Lu Bu to finish speaking, Wei Yan hugged his fists and said: "The main public soldier is heading, Zhuge Liang has no time to take care of him, Jiangxia County must be safe." The soldiers of the last general, after a year of training, already have strong combat effectiveness, and they will definitely be invincible on the battlefield in Jingzhou. ”

Seeing Lu Bu's hesitation, Wei Yan hurriedly glanced at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Lord, let General Wei Yan go with him, in the past year, he has been shouting all day long that he wants to fight, and the soldiers under his command have undergone strict training, compared to the soldiers and horses of the last general, they are also as good as the last general, and they will definitely be able to help the lord." ”

Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu also pleaded.

Lu Bu finally compromised and said, "Okay, you two, go back to Wuchang City now, lead the troops and horses of your headquarters, and join me." ”

"No."

Although the newly recruited soldiers, the combat effectiveness is very weak. But thinking that the person who commanded the 600,000 army was Zhuge Liang, and the generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao had the support of Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's money and food, Lu Bu couldn't help but have some concerns, with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, could he defeat Zhuge Liang?

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I can defeat his 600,000 army alone!" Li Yuanba carried the double hammer and said arrogantly.

"And me, huh! Not to mention 600,000 recruits, even if it is 600,000 elites, what is there to fear? Li Cunxiao said.

"You two, don't talk big, don't be reckless, and obey the command."

"Yes."

Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, born with divine power, are incomparably brave, if they are on the frontal battlefield, they can fight hand-to-hand with the enemy in a dignified manner, maybe they can really rely on their bravery to break the enemy's army. But Lu Bu knew that Zhuge Liang would not give such an opportunity.

Seven days later.

In the city of Xiangyang, all armies gathered.

Zhuge Liang summoned his generals to discuss the enemy's strategy.

Except for Guan Yu, who was guarding Nanyang County, he was not present, and the rest of the civil and military generals gathered in the lobby.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, walked to the map, and said: "This time Lu Bu attacked Jingzhou, there were only 80,000 troops of Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu, 60,000 troops of Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, as well as Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, and Li Yuanba's Dragon Guard Army, with a total strength of less than 150,000. Among them, Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu's troops were only recruited last year, and they are not much stronger than our soldiers. ”

At the same time, Xu Shu and Gan Ning also marched to Jiaozhou. Therefore, we will not get the support of the Jiangdong Army, and we can only rely on ourselves to repel Lü Bu. ”

"Do you have the confidence to defend Jingzhou?"

"Yes!" Zhong Wenwu shouted with his head held high.

"Well, only by uniting can we defeat the enemy. Although I have not yet fought with Lu Bu, I can already foresee that the final victory will definitely be ours. Zhuge Liang's words gave Jingzhou Wenwu great confidence.