He agreed with Pang Tong's opinion, and Chen Gong also held the same view.

Liu Bei patiently did Guan Yu's work, and Pang Tong discussed the development trend of things with Wei Yan, which also convinced Wei Yan.

Then he took Sun Qian as an envoy and went to Yuxian to discuss the alliance with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao was not surprised by Sun Gan's arrival, and he met Sun Qian very happily.

Sun Gan made a request for an alliance with Zhang Liao, and relayed Liu Bei's reason, Liu Qi's power was actually Liu Bei's master, and Sun Gan did not hide this.

Zhang Liao also admires Liu Bei's forbearance, Zhang Fei's hatred can be let go, a great character!

Zhang Liao didn't mind forming an alliance with Liu Bei, after all, the Central Army had a limited number of forces that could be put into the offensive, especially in the area of Jingzhou, and it would never work without a naval army.

And Liu Bei happens to have a navy in his hands, although it is not as strong as Cai Mao and Zhou Yu's two sailors, but it is better than nothing.

Liu Bei still has Liu Qi as the trump card in his hand, and he still has a strong appeal to the people and scholars in Jingzhou, especially when Liu Cong has surrendered to Cao Cao.

How could Pang Tong miss such an opportunity, he had already sent rumors everywhere, saying that only Liu Qi was Liu Biao's biological son and the legitimate heir of orthodoxy, and Liu Cong was a successor, and he had surrendered to Cao Cao, which was like a rebellion.

As for the question of how to divide the sphere of influence after the victory over the Cao-Wu coalition army, the two sides did not raise it with a tacit understanding.

However, since the alliance is wanted, the two sides need to fight together, after all, the Central Army is stronger and occupies a dominant position in the alliance, and Liu Qi's side needs to send a representative to coordinate the movement of the two armies.

Sun Qian immediately returned to Jiangling, reported the matter to Liu Qi and Liu Bei, and presented the signed covenant.

As soon as Sun Gan left, Zhang Liao immediately sent a letter to Lu Bu and reported the alliance between the two sides.

As soon as the carrier pigeon flew away, a guest came to Yuxian County, of course, it is not accurate to say that it was a guest, it should be said that Chang'an came to the messenger, but it was a person who was unexpected by Zhang Liao.

Zhuge Liang came, and he also brought a handwritten letter from the special operations division and Lu Bu to Zhang Liao.

The letter said that Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask for it, and it was clear in the letter that Zhuge Liang only came to be his chief of staff, and the power was still in the hands of Zhang Liao.

Because Zhuge Liang has lived in seclusion in Jingzhou for many years, he is more familiar with the situation in Jingzhou.

Since he is not here to share his power, Zhang Liao certainly welcomes it.

He was also very curious and unconvinced by Zhuge Kongming, who did not hesitate to take a big risk for him for this Lu Bu and came to the door in person.

How amazing can this Zhuge Liang be? Three heads and six arms? He directly became the deputy chief of the general staff, and in terms of military position, he was more than one level higher than Zhang Liao.

Zhuge Liang saw Zhang Liao, but he was polite, he knew that Zhang Liao was the general of the Central Army, followed Lu Bu for more than ten years, was born in the guard, fought in the south and the north, and made countless contributions.

Moreover, Zhang Liao is also the captain of Si Li, and the official of the Eight Classics of the Frontier.

Zhuge Liang had a very thorough psychological analysis of Zhang Liao, so as soon as he saw Zhang Liao's face, he declared that he was only here to help Zhang Liao make suggestions, and the final decision was in Zhang Liao's hands.

Zhuge Liang's low profile surprised Zhang Liao.

Of course, since Zhuge Liang is so sensible and so cooperative, Zhang Liao is also happy to be a good person and humbly ask Zhuge Liang for advice.

Zhuge Liang first learned about the latest information on Jingzhou, and heard that Zhang Liao asked Liu Bei to send a representative to coordinate the military operations of the alliance between the two sides.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "General Wenyuan, if my expectations are correct, this representative must be Pang Tong, and there will be no second candidate." ”

Zhang Liao still didn't believe it, "Kong Ming, are you so sure?" Can't it be Chen Gong or Sun Qian? ”

"It won't be someone else's, it must be Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan, I know him too well, but if it's working with him, I'm looking forward to seeing if the two of us can beat the combination of Guo Jia and Zhou Yu with our abilities."

"However, with Pang Tong here, I'm afraid we won't be able to take too much advantage from Liu Bei."

"Oh, if it's really Pang Tong, then I also want to see if Wolong and Phoenix Chicks are powerful, or Guo Jia and Zhou Yu are stronger!"

After a few days, it was indeed Pang Tong and Wei Yan who led the 5,000 Jingzhou Army infantry to arrive.

Pang Tong was not surprised to see Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, I guess you will come back from Chang'an, after all, you are fighting in Jingzhou, how can you and me be missing?" ”

"Brother Shi Yuan, that's right, congratulations on being able to serve under Xuande Gong, and you have the opportunity to show your strengths."

"This time, let's cooperate first, and wrestle with Guo Jia and Zhou Yu, so that they can't underestimate our Jingzhou scholars!"

"Okay, according to what Kong Ming said, the battle between you and me will be put aside first, and we will meet these great military divisions of the Kanto region first!"

Wei Yan was still a little embarrassed when he saw Zhang Liao, when Zhang Liao made trouble in Jingzhou, he was Zhang Liao's defeated general.

This time I came to the alliance with Zhang Liao, and I was a little overwhelmed.

Zhang Liao was very generous, "General Wenchang, don't come unharmed!" This time, you and I will kill the enemy side by side, and we can finally meet General Wenchang not as an enemy, and I also ask General Wenchang to work together with me to defeat the Cao-Wu coalition army! ”

After listening to Zhang Liao's words, Wei Yan also opened his heart knot and opened his mind. "General Wenyuan, I am your defeated general, this time the alliance is also your main general, Wei Yan is willing to be a pawn for you, and it is not a problem to be a pioneer."

The two sides are in harmony, and there is a real sense of alliance.

With the arrival of the special operations division and Liu Qi's army, Zhang Liao's troops also reached more than 80,000 people, including more than 20,000 Jingzhou troops of Kuai Yue and Li Yan, and of course, the main force was still three divisions of the Central Army.

After Cao Cao's army occupied Xiangyang, there was no major move for the time being, and Cao Cao was busy integrating Cai Mao's Jingzhou army, pacifying the people of Xiangyang who had suffered from chaos and the Jingzhou officials and generals who surrendered.

The army of Eastern Wu was not idle, they gave full play to the advantages of their own naval army, and frequently attacked Jiangling, especially the naval army of Eastern Wu blocked and controlled the waterway of the Yangtze River, from the section of the river below Jiangling.

Zhang Liao suggested that the forces should be concentrated to attack the Cao army first, and the land battle, the central army had a greater grasp, and the strength was equal to that of the Cao army, and there was a chance of victory.

Pang Tong thought that he should first find a way to defeat the naval army of Eastern Wu, without the naval army of Eastern Wu, it would be like cutting off one of Cao's arms.

Moreover, the Soochow army was very anxious to attack the counties downstream of Jiangling, and when the reinforcements from Soochow arrived, Jiangling might not be able to hold it.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Zhuge Liang hurriedly came out to mediate.

"Brother Shiyuan, is it possible to hold on to Jiangling City as long as it is not attacked by the Eastern Wu Naval Army? You'll agree to deal with Cao Cao's army first? ”

"That's right, Kong Ming, as long as Jiangling is worry-free, of course I won't object to dealing with Cao Cao first! You say so, but what's the best way to do it? ”

(End of chapter)