"Although the old general Huang is old, he is strong and brave, and secondly, the old general has fought on the battlefield for decades, has rich experience and high morality, and it is very suitable for him to replace his ministers in Jiangxia."

Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Guan Yu spoke again.

"General Huang thinks so?"

Liu Bei looked at the other party, Huang Zhong.

"The minister has no opinion, everything is in accordance with His Majesty's orders." Huang Zhong replied solemnly.

"That's good, then it's decided, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ju Wuba, Yujuluo followed me to the south, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan sat in Jiangxia, Zhuge Liang, Liu Zhiyuan sat in Jingzhou, and Gan Ning led the sailors to sit on the front line of the Yangtze River." Liu Bei said in a solemn voice.

"Your Ministers obey!"

In the end, Liu Bei agreed to Guan Yu's proposal and let Huang Zhong replace Guan Yu in Jiangxia, but Liu Bei also sent Wei Yan to assist Huang Zhong just in case.

"Food, grass, materials, soldiers and horses still need the full cooperation of all Aiqing, I hope that the army can go out in time." Liu Bei said in a solemn voice.

"Wait for you to understand!"

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"Immediately send a letter to Yanjing, informing Your Majesty that Liu Bei will use troops against Xiang Yu within two months, and it is expected to send 150,000 troops, and at the same time, Cao Cao will also send troops, and Huang Zhong and Wei Yan will sit in Jiangxia."

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Half a month later, Cao Cao received a message from Liu Bei and immediately summoned his ministers.

"Liu Bei sent a letter from there and agreed to my proposal, and they have already started to mobilize troops and horses, so I also plan to start mobilizing troops and horses to attack Xiang Yu." Cao Cao said to everyone.

"Your Majesty will obey your Majesty's orders!"

All the ministers replied in unison, just waiting for Cao Cao's orders.

"This expedition was led by Cao Bin, accompanied by Prime Minister Wang Meng, accompanied by military generals Ran Min, Jia Fu, Yang Shihan, and Cao Jingzong, leading 150,000 troops to attack Xiang Yu two months later." Cao Cao said in a solemn voice.

"Yes!"

Unlike Liu Bei, no one in Cao Cao objected here, and everyone agreed to Cao Cao's arrangement.

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A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei's frequent and large-scale mobilization of troops and horses, grain and grass, naturally let Xiang Yu know.

Xiang Yu's side more or less guessed Liu Bei and Cao Cao's purpose, after all, their soldiers and horses were all transferred to their own doorsteps.

"Liu Bei, Cao Cao's recent large-scale deployment of troops is obviously unfavorable to us, how do you think we should deal with it?" Xiang Yu asked in a deep voice.

"The king, the minister thinks that Liu Bei and Cao Cao must be menacing this time, and they will do their best, which will be a great test for our army, and the minister proposes to arrange for the queen, the princess, and the families of civil officials and military generals to return to Jiaozhou, and even withdraw from the Han realm." Fan Zeng said.

"Fan Lao doesn't think that the widows and soldiers are not Liu Bei and Cao Cao's opponents!"

Xiang Yu's face sank, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with Fan Zeng's words.

"Lao Chen didn't mean this, but I just think it's better to be careful, now our army has less than 150,000 soldiers and horses, and Liu Bei, Cao Cao each has two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses, once the two sides attack at the same time, our army will face at least 300,000 enemies, this pressure is too great for our army, move families early, women and children will be transferred to the back of our army, and the action will be very beneficial."

Fan Zeng hurriedly explained that the relationship between Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu in this life is different from the previous life, the two in the previous life are more intimate, Xiang Yu has more respect for Fan Zeng, and the relationship between the two is not as pure as it is now.

"The king, the minister also thinks that the women and children should be moved away earlier, we will face a great enemy in the near future, and the existence of women and children will have an impact on us, and sending them away just solves our worries."

At this time, Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and said, he also agreed with Fan Zeng's proposal, and it was even possible that this was a matter that the two had discussed.

Xiang Yu lowered his head and fell into thought, and after a long time, Xiang Yu looked up at everyone.

"Since this is the case, let's arrange it as soon as possible, I hope the soldiers will not have any worries!"

Xiang Yu's words revealed a kind of helplessness, there is no way, because as Fan Zeng and Fang Xuanling said, the existence of these women and children's families will restrict the army to a certain extent, this is a kind of fetters! In order for his army to exert its strongest strength, it is necessary to solve their greatest constraints.

"Yes!"

"Wang Qian!"

"The minister is here!"

"Yuzhang County and Cao Jun have been handed over to you, can you defend it for the widow?" Xiang Yu asked.

"The minister can't guarantee it, but the minister will do his best!" Wang Jian said solemnly.

"It's enough to have your words!"

Xiang Yu nodded with satisfaction.

"Long live Shi, Zhou Panlong, come to protect your son, you will follow Wang Qian!"

Xiang Yu continued to speak.

"Yes!"

The three of them stepped forward,

"Wang Qian, the widow gave you 87,000 soldiers and horses, what do you think?"

Xiang Yu looked at Wang Jian again.

"Let the king arrange it!"

Wang Jian said categorically.

"Then let's arrange it like this, Zhou Yafu and Xiang Zhuang arranged for Wenchen, women and children's families to retreat to Jiaozhi to wait for news, and the widow and Zhong Liyi, Ji Bu, and Shi Wengong led the troops to fight against Liu Bei's army."

"Yes!"

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Yanjing,

"Your Majesty, this is news from Jingzhou." Wang Bodang came to the imperial study and found Liu Wei.

"Oh, is there any news from Jingzhou again, could it be that Liu Bei has made some moves again, I am a little curious." Liu Wei said expectantly,

After receiving the letter from Wang Bodang, Liu Wei carefully examined it.

After a moment, Liu Wei fell silent,

"Liu Bei is actually going to send troops to attack Xiang Yu, and Cao Cao has also sent troops."

Liu Wei suddenly said to Wang Bodang.

Wang Bodang didn't understand the meaning of Liu's words, so he could only ask stubbornly.

"What are your Majesty's plans?"

"The letter said that Liu Bei would send 150,000 troops, and Liu Bei's army was less than 300,000, including 50,000 sailors, so it seems that Jiangxia's army will not be too much, and there will not be too many soldiers and horses that can support Jiangxia, so how can such a good opportunity be lost." Liu Wei said with a smile.

"Does Your Majesty mean that our army will take advantage of the situation to take Jiangxia?" Wang Bodang asked.

"That's right, this is a good opportunity to take Jiangxia, and the letter said that Cao Cao will also send troops, if nothing else, Cao Cao's situation will be similar to Liu Bei, this is also a good opportunity for the imperial army to take Lujiang and Jiujiang." Liu Wei said affirmatively.

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, Xiang Yu, Wang Jian and others are not idle people, Xiang's soldiers are also not ordinary troops, Cao Cao, Liu Bei's army will definitely be contained for a period of time, and this time is the opportunity for our army to take Jiangxia, Jiujiang, and Lujiang in one fell swoop, as long as these three counties are taken, the land north of the river will be returned to the imperial court." Wang Bodang said excitedly.

"Yue Fei, how many soldiers and horses does Xu Da have now?" Liu Wei asked.

It has been almost three years since the attack on Chang'an, during which Liu Wei's power expanded again, and the people of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou have completely obeyed Liu Wei and the imperial court, and the reason for this is because of Liu Wei's battle to destroy the Tang Dynasty and the governance of those outstanding assassins.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Nanyang Department is the General Yue and General Wei Department, and now there are 210,000 soldiers and horses, and General Xu Da's Department also has 180,000 soldiers and horses." Wang Bodang replied.

After ending the confrontation with Liu Bei and Cao Cao, Li Jing led his army back to his original station, while Wei Qing remained in Nanyang.

"How long will it take for Yanjing to Nanyang and Xuzhou to arrive?" Liu Wei asked suddenly.

"At least twenty-five days, or at least a month if there is bad weather."

Uncle Wang replied truthfully.

"Ordered Yue Fei to order his troops to take Jiangxia, kill Jiangxia guard Huang Zhong, order Xu Da to lead troops to take Jiujiang and Lujiang, and order Wei Qing to lead 30,000 troops to assist Xu Da to take Lujiang County. Let the messenger leave in three days! ”

Liu Biao instructed Wang Bodang that the reason why he set off again in three days was that Liu Biao didn't want Xu Da and Yue Fei to mobilize their troops and horses too early, and then Liu Bei and Cao Cao's people found out the clues.

"The minister understands!"

Thinking of Liu Bian's inquiry just now, Wang Bodang naturally understood what Liu Biao meant.

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Liu Bei, Cao Cao couldn't have imagined that before they moved, the news had already reached Liu Bian, and Liu Biao already had a plan and arrangement to deal with them.

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