"Alas, I didn't expect you to say the same thing, that's it, that's it!" Liu Bei felt helpless.

"Lord, in today's situation in the world, Jingzhou should watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits of the fisherman." Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was a little lost, so he could only try to remind him.

"What's the explanation?" When Liu Bei heard this, he stopped and looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Just like what Liang just said, in the world, Liu Bian, Cao Cao's strength is the strongest, the rest are second, if the rest of the forces want to rise, they must wait for Liu Bian, Cao Cao fights, and both lose." Zhuge Liang explained.

"Kong Ming, why are you so sure that Cao Cao and Liu Wei will have a fight?" Liu Bei was skeptical.

"Liu Wei claims to be the Son of Heaven, must be to quell the rebellion of the world as his own responsibility, Liu Wei will never let the situation in the world stabilize, he will inevitably go to war, now the three major forces that block Liu Wei from unifying the Han Dynasty are Yizhou, Jingzhou and Cao Cao, the first to talk about Yizhou, Yizhou is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is steep, it is difficult to get in, it is difficult to come out, and Yizhou does not have Jingzhou, Yangzhou is rich, so it costs manpower and financial resources, the gains outweigh the losses, Liu Bian's first goal is by no means Yizhou."

Zhuge Liang paused and continued, "Second, let's talk about Jingzhou, the north of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou is Nanyang, I heard that Zhang Xiu of Nanyang is close to Liu Bian, Liu Bian's Nanyang is very simple, but the six counties south of the Yangtze River, it is even more difficult, Liu Bian's army is a northerner, good at horse warfare, and does not know the nature of water, even if the Yangtze River is crossed, but the waters of Jingzhou are vast, and there are many mountains and forests, their cavalry is difficult to display, and the strength of my Jingzhou is not weak, so it will inevitably be a stalemate, at this time, if Cao Cao's army directly takes Yanjing, then Yanjing must be empty, Or Cao Cao's army marched west to occupy Nanyang and cut off their back road, no matter what, Liu Bian's final result was to lose his troops and lose his generals, and there was no gain, so Liu Biao would definitely not take Jingzhou first. ”

"Then according to what you mean, Liu Wei will inevitably take Cao Cao first?" Liu Bei was a little unconvinced.

"Lord, Liang has a question, please answer the lord." Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

"Just ask!"

"Lord, if you are the lord of Jingzhou, when you have the opportunity to get Yangzhou, will you try your best to capture Yangzhou?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"Of course it will, Jingzhou and Yangzhou are the richest in the world, and at the same time, the area is the most extensive, and the people are the most. Liu Bei said excitedly.

"Yes, the lord understands, Liu Wei, and Cao Cao must also understand. If Liu Wei attacks Cao Cao, Cao Cao will inevitably send troops to stay in Jiangdong, guard against Jingzhou, guard against Xiang's family, and now Jiangdong, but Cao's army is guaranteed by grain and grass, and Jiangdong is also Cao Cao's retreat, Cao Cao will never let it have a mistake, so Cao Cao's forces will be scattered. ”

"Jingzhou can indeed contain part of Cao Cao's troops, but Jingzhou can also wave its army north to help Cao Cao!" Liu Bei frowned and retorted.

"The lord has forgotten that Zhang Xiu of Nanyang is on Liu Bian's side, Nanyang has nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, after the first battle of Chang'an, Zhang Xiu will definitely expand his troops, as long as Liu Wei is dividing more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses will definitely be able to hold my Jingzhou army." Zhuge Liang explained.

"I originally had 300,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, although this chaos was greatly discounted, but with the strength of Jingzhou, it will definitely be able to recover within two or three years, why can't I pass Nanyang?"

"Lord, since Jingzhou can contain Cao Cao, then why is there no other force to contain it, has the lord forgotten Yizhou, Yizhou is also a natural risk, and it is also a natural danger to lose, Yizhou will definitely have to seize the world, but Liu Wei will definitely not let the matter of Chang'an reappear, he will definitely send troops to defend it strictly, and the north will not come out, so there is only one way to take Jingzhou, Liu Bian's eldest son died in Jingzhou, Liu Bian hates Jingzhou to the core, even if Cai Mao is no longer there, but Liu Bian will never give Jingzhou a good face, once he has the opportunity, he will definitely send out an army to seize Jingzhou. Even if Yizhou abandons the festival and does not embarrass Jingzhou, what about the Xiang clan in the south, although the Xiang clan is weak, but Xiang Yu can reach ten thousand troops, and it is necessary to guard against it. Zhuge Liang replied.

"What you said is just your speculation, your power, how does Liu Wei know?" Liu Bei was a little dissatisfied.

"Lord, Liang is not a saint, his intelligence is limited, Liu Bian's subordinates are capable, Guo Jia, Liu Ji, Xun Yu, Xun Yu are not weaker than Liang, even if Liu Biao can't calculate, how can they not think that if they really want to fight Liu Bian's subordinates, how can they not calculate everything." Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly.

"According to what you said, there must be a big battle between Cao Cao and Liu Wei, and we can only watch this big war." Liu Bei frowned and said,

"Of course not, my lord, everything Liang just said has two prerequisites." Zhuge Liang denied.

"Tell me, what's the premise?"

"The lord is not suitable here, let's go back first." Zhuge Liang looked left and right and said to Liu Bei.

"Okay!"

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang returned to the mansion, entered Liu Bei's room, and ordered the soldiers to guard it closely.

"Kong Ming, tell me about it!"

"Lord, the premise of all this is that the lord of Jingzhou is still Liu Qi, and the person in charge of Jingzhou's troops is still Han Baohu." Zhuge Liang said slowly and cautiously.

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei's face changed.

"Liu Qi is kind-hearted, unwilling to have a war, and Liu Qi has no courage, indecisive, once the war is blocked, the casualties are slightly larger, he will inevitably hesitate, or even give up, Han Baohu has a good impression of Liu Wei, hoping that the world can be unified, if he fights with Liu Wei, he will definitely not do his best, and even defect on the verge of battle, so how can he take Nanyang and threaten Liu Wei." Zhuge Liang said disdainfully.

"What are your plans?" At this time, Liu Bei's face was slightly gloomy and a little terrifying.

"The first lord becomes the lord of Jingzhou and controls the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, second, the lord should work with Cao Cao to get rid of the enemy of the Xiang clan, and third, wait for Liu Wei to fight with Cao Cao, neither let Liu Wei win, nor let Cao Cao win too easily, so that the lord can profit from it." Zhuge Liang replied.

Liu Bei was silent and didn't say a word, at this time Liu Bei was extremely struggling in his heart and was in a dilemma.

Zhuge Liang also knew when he saw this scene that Liu Bei couldn't make a decision in a short time, so he gently exited the room, leaving Liu Bei to think.

……

Two days later, Yizhou also got the news.

"This Liu Wei is really arrogant, at such a time, dare to declare war on the world." Liu Bang sneered.

"I guess he's sure." Xiao He said.

"It should be about the same, but it's not about something, and if you want to kill him, you can't do it, Yizhou goes to Liangzhou, and Si Li's road is blocked by his people." Liu Bang said bitterly.

"Lord, are you going to go or not?" Chen Ping asked.

"Chen Ping, how do you feel that you have changed." Liu Bang looked at Chen Ping with special eyes.

"My subordinates really don't know where they have changed, so I ask the lord for advice." Chen Ping said puzzled.

"I think you've become stupid, otherwise how could you ask this kind of question, you said that so-and-so should go or not, and what is the result of so-and-so." Liu Bang sneered.

"The lord is angry, and his subordinates know their mistakes." Chen Ping suddenly realized and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Don't ask this kind of question in the future, it will make someone think you are stupid." Liu Bang accused.

"Subordinates remember!" Chen Ping hurriedly replied.

"Lord, how are you going to respond?" Xiao He asked.

"How to respond, of course you can't go, but you can't be too unreasonable, let's just say that Yizhou is mostly steep mountains, and Yizhou is a long way from Yanjing, Liu Bi is not in good health, I'm afraid I can't go to Yanjing." Liu Bang said casually.

"No!"

"How do you think Cao Cao and Liu Qi will reply to Liu Wei?" Chen Ping asked.

"Cao Cao not only won't go, but he will also accuse Liu Wei, saying that Liu Wei coerced Liu Xie, and even Cao Cao would directly declare war on Liu Wei, as for Liu Qi, if Liu Qi didn't have Liu Bei, Liu Qi was afraid that he would go, but with Liu Bei here, Liu Qi couldn't go." Liu Bang replied.

"The lord is wise!"

……

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