In the Nanyang Taishou Mansion, Liu Bei and Xi Zhicai sat opposite each other, with a map in front of them.

Xi Zhicai held back his cough while pointing to the map and carefully planning for Liu Bei.

"General Zuo, now Jingxiang's soldiers and horses have conquered Wancheng, and the cities that fell before have been recovered one after another, but there is still a long way to go to resist the Cao army and hold Nanyang, and you can't indulge the southern soldiers to slack off in battle."

"General, please see, Nanyang is surrounded by mountains, to the north is Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, but although the mountains are blocked, but there are many forks between the two mountains that can lead to the Central Plains, the north and south thoroughfares, there is no danger to defend, so Nanyang has been a place of war between the north and the south since ancient times, and Nanyang in the north can peep into Xiangyang and Jiangling, and Nanyang in the south can enter Xuchang and Luoyang."

"In the pre-Qin period, Zhou Tianzi defended Jing Chu, in Nanyang divided Sui, Tang, Yun and other Hanyang princesses, and later the Chu State was strong, and the north took Nanyang, and built Fang City to resist Qi and Jin countries. At the beginning of this dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Nanyang raised troops, destroyed the pseudo-new, Heshuo raised the crowd, swallowed the south in the north, and also used troops here many times. ”

"Therefore, if the general uses troops in the north, he can divide the troops into multiple routes, attack Yingchuan, Runan and other places along the Fangcheng Road, and plot against the commanders and thieves in the territory, so that the Cao army in the territory is running back and forth, tired of coping, and the general is commanding the elite, breaking through each one, and then sending a partial division to take the Sanya Road and take the rear of the Cao army in Henan, which makes the Cao army's heart shake."

"In this way, General Zuo and Yan Hussar are attacking from the north and south, and the Cao thief is tired of running for his life, so he can resist, and the Central Plains can be decided in a battle."

After saying so much in one breath, Xi Zhicai, who had just stopped, didn't even have time to take a sip of tea soup before coughing violently.

He felt a sweetness in his throat, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, covered his mouth, and quickly wiped away the blood he coughed up, not wanting others to notice.

Liu Bei, who was listening intently, saw that Xi Zhicai was coughing, and was a little worried, so he hurriedly asked the guards outside the hall to remove the tea soup and replace it with ordinary hot soup.

Liu Bei attaches great importance to drama Zhicai.

Before, Xi Zhicai led the craftsmen in Guanzhong to supervise the construction of the "Xiangyang Cannon", planning to capture the entire territory of Nanyang, and contributed a lot. Now that he knows that he is a northerner, he has fought in Qingxu and other places before, and he is not familiar with the mountains and rivers of Yingchuan, Runan and other places.

Although, Liu Bei knew that everything Xi Zhicai did was not to serve his loyalty, he did it only because of the temporary alliance between Guanxi and Jingxiang, because the victory of Jingxiang's soldiers and horses was conducive to Guanxi Yan Yan to repel the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

But Liu Bei still attaches importance to and cares for Xi Zhicai, and listens to his suggestions from time to time in the army.

Seeing his pale face and red lips when he stopped coughing, Liu Bei was very worried about Xi Zhicai's body, and he gently persuaded:

"Zhicai, in the cold winter, going north to use soldiers, the hardships are abnormal. You are sick, or stay in Nanyang, don't follow the army anymore, lest your condition worsen and drag you down. ”

"General Zuo, I'm fine, it's just an old disease, it's been like this for many years, I've always survived, just rest for a while, it'll be fine."

Xi Zhicai, as always, postponed Liu Bei's kindness and got up slowly, although he knew that the middle-aged man in front of him, Hongya Xinyi, was outstanding in his majestic posture, and he was also the master in the troubled times, but each was his own master, and Xi Zhicai, who was very clear about his physical condition, was already determined to be loyal to the hussar general Yan Xing and desperately complete the mission he had entrusted him.

Seeing this, Liu Bei had no choice but to nod and get up to see off Xi Zhi before leaving.

After Xi Zhicai left, Liu Bei returned to the hall and saw that Xi Zhicai did not drink a sip of hot soup on the case, he pondered for a while, and sent someone to summon Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and Jian Yong.

Although Xi Zhicai is outstandingly resourceful, he is a strategist who serves Yan Xing in Guanxi after all, and there are some things that Liu Bei can only plan with his henchmen.

Don't look at the current Jingxiang soldiers and horses are invincible in Nanyang, and Liu Bei, as the chief general, is becoming more and more majestic in the army, but in fact, he is still under the fence, and he has faintly felt that after the capture of Wancheng, the deputy generals Wen Ping, Wang Wei and others are secretly hindered intentionally or unintentionally.

Moreover, Liu Bei could feel that this kind of constraint did not come from Cai Mao, who had an ambiguous attitude, or Deng Yi and others, who resolutely opposed sending troops against Cao Jun, but directly from Liu Jingsheng, the lord of Jingxiang.

Yes, Liu Biao's jealousy is not wrong, Liu Bei is a hero in troubled times, although he has a humble attitude and courtesy, and he is also grateful to Liu Jingsheng who accepted him, but Liu Bei's ambition has never been wiped out by suffering and setbacks, he has always thought about defeating Cao Cao, welcoming the Son of Heaven, sweeping away the heroes, and rejuvenating the Han family like Emperor Guangwu.

This time to go north to use troops is a rare opportunity for Liu Bei.

He was able to establish his prestige in the war, broadcast his benevolence and righteousness, train and expand the soldiers and horses under his allegiance, support and install civil and military cronies loyal to him, and seize a foothold, relying on Liu Biao in the south and the Central Plains in the north.

Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and Mi Zhu soon arrived, and the three of them took off their shoes outside the hall, stepped into the hall, and sat down one after another after saluting their lords.

Liu Bei looked at his henchmen and advisers, a smile appeared on his face, he pointed to the map, and repeated the suggestions of Xi Zhi just now to the three of them.

"Ming Gong, according to the next point of view, the strategy offered by Xi Jun is indeed a good strategy to enter the Central Plains, but I heard that the Cao army attacking Henan has captured Luoyang, and is confronting Yan Yan's Guanxi soldiers and horses, and the battle situation is stalemate.

Jian Yong, the old man who had been with Liu Bei for a long time, sat on the felt carpet, although his attitude was a little lazy, he had always been loyal to his work, and he did his best to give advice to Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei heard this, he also nodded, and said with regret:

"Xijun is indeed loyal, take the Three Crows Road to take Luoyang, Lone sees that he intends to let Yide lead the army, but this strategy is a risky plan, and it is not conducive to our plan to lead Cao Cao's army to Nanyang too early, and Lone has lost Yun Chang, Yide cannot be separated lightly, so Lone also feels that Xijun's advice can only be adopted half."

Mi Zhu and Sun Gan nodded approvingly, Sun Qian heard Liu Bei talk about Guan Yu, remembered something, and immediately said:

"Ming Gong, Qian learned from the captured Cao soldiers that Xuzhou had fallen, and Guan Jun did not seem to have died in battle, but was captured by Cao Cao, and had switched to Cao's army and served Cao Cao. Previously, the Cao army attacked Henan, and the army beheaded the defending general Zhai Hao, and the long-haired general who broke through the Tiger Prison Pass first, it was Guan Jun! ”

Mi Zhu has also heard about this matter, but he has not been able to confirm the authenticity for the time being, so he has never talked about it with Liu Bei.

After all, if that long-haired general was really Guan Yu, then Liu Bei, who had been betrayed by his siblings, was only afraid that he would have a painful experience.

And when he suddenly heard about this, Liu Bei, who had always been moody, had a sudden change in expression on his face, but he finally calmed down, looked at Sun Qian and the others, and said firmly:

"It is very possible that Xuzhou fell, Yun Chang could not escape, and was captured by Cao Jun. But to say that Yun Chang switched to others and served Cao Jun for his life, Gu is absolutely unbelievable, Gu knows Yun Chang's temperament very well, if he is in Cao Ying's immortality, in order to repay Cao Cao's grace of not killing, he may temporarily serve in Cao Jun. But once he learns the news that he is alone in Jingxiang, he will definitely leave Cao Ying regardless of his safety and return thousands of miles. ”

“。。。”

Mi Zhu, Sun Gan and others looked at each other, although they were a little suspicious of Liu Bei's determined tone in their hearts, but as subordinates, even if they were old friends and in-laws, they didn't dare to say anything, and they were speechless for a while.

On the contrary, Liu Bei shook his spirits and encouraged them and said:

"Okay, Yun Chang's matter, please ask Gongyou to listen to it in many ways, and the truth will be known in the future. At present, the army has won successive battles, and the morale can not be dold, and Lone is going to take advantage of the opportunity when Cao Cao's army is outside, and march into Yingchuan, Runan and other places. ”

"No!"

Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others were solemn when they heard this, and they gave up their orders.

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In the winter of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, the general of the left, ignored the cold weather and the constraints of the deputy general, and resolutely divided his troops to the north by multiple routes, attacking Yingchuan, Runan and other places.

After the fall of Nanyang, the road to the Central Plains has been unimpeded, and as soon as the soldiers and horses of Jingxiang went north, they immediately caused all kinds of riots in Yingchuan and Runan.

Liu Pi, Gong Du and other remnants of the Yellow Turbans who surrendered in Runan immediately responded with a crowd, attacked the city, hunted down and killed officials, and set off a wave of chaos.

At the same time, under the inspiration and contact of Liu Bei's envoys, some sect commanders and thieves who complained about the Cao family, such as Qu Gong, Jiang Gong, Shen Cheng, Zhang Chi and others, also gathered hungry and cold people and outlaws, and used Liu Bei's banner to make chaos in the county and besiege the city.

In this rebellion one after another, the south of Xudu has been completely chaotic. The war spread everywhere, and Li Tong, Zhao Yan and others, who guarded the civil and military forces, divided their troops to fight the fire, exhausted, and faced with the huge threat of Liu Bei's soldiers and horses.

In this case, Cao's army, which was in the confrontation between Henan and Guanxi, still did not retreat.

Cao Cao knows that the key to the victory and defeat in this Henan battle lies in who can consume it to the end. If you retreat first regardless of the strong enemy in front of you, you will definitely be taken advantage of by the infantry and cavalry of Kansai, and then the army will be chased and killed by Yan Xing's soldiers and horses in the snow.

Therefore, Cao Cao did not send the soldiers and horses from the front line back to rescue Yingchuan and Runan at this critical time, but sent Cai Yang, a general in the rear, to lead his troops to join forces with Li Tong, Zhao Yan and others to resist the Jingxiang soldiers and horses who went north to fight.

At the same time, he also had to send an envoy to Yuan Shao again, asking the Hebei army to attack Hedong and Hanoi as soon as possible, and cut off the back route of Yan's troops and horses in Guanxi.

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