In the final analysis, the dispute between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang is still about the first salute or the first soldier.

The last time Liu Bei returned to Jingzhou with Sun Shangxiang, Kong Ming arranged for Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to ambush soldiers and horses at the boundary of Huangzhou in advance, killed Zhou Yu by surprise, and let the soldiers below shout: "Zhou Lang's clever plan is to settle the world, and he lost his wife and broke his army!" Zhou Yujin was so angry that his sores burst and he collapsed on the bed unconscious.

According to the plan provided by Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, he pretended not to know first, but he wanted to salute before the soldiers, on the one hand, to block Zhou Yu's passage into Sichuan, on the other hand, on the basis of arranging ambushes and strict defense of the cities, he did not tear his face first, and waited for Zhou Yu to do it after he started.

What Liu Bei thought about was that although the Jingzhou soldiers had recently recruited a lot of new recruits and received some of Liu Biao's old troops, most of them had not gone through several drills. When Cao Cao returned to the north, he took away most of the ordnance, grain and grass in Jingzhou, resulting in a lot of ordnance in Liu Bei's army, and many recruits did not even receive a rod gun when they joined the army, so they could only help with the logistics work that did not require ordnance first.

Since Liu Bei already knew from Zhuge Liang's words that Zhou Yu was coming for himself this time, although he was in favor of pretending not to know first, he insisted on hitting the Eastern Wu army by surprise first, making it lose its ability to threaten him.

In fact, Liu Bei was obedient to Zhuge Liang militarily before, and the reason for the dispute this time was also because Liu Bei really valued the base of Jingzhou too much, although Kong Ming's strategy was morally grounded, but in case Zhou Zhou Yu really carried out a strong attack desperately, the outcome of the two sides would be unpredictable.

However, Zhuge Liang said: "Although Zhou Yu came to seize Jingzhou this time, but at this time the two sides are an alliance after all, although it is safe to salute first and then soldier, but Zhou Yu is fighting this time to help us capture the banner of Xichuan, if we do it first, no matter whether we win or lose, we will end up with a bad reputation of betraying the alliance, which is too unfavorable for us."

Even so, Liu Bei was still a little hesitant, and he asked the opinion of Ma Liang, whom he valued very much now. Ma Liang thought about it, and still said to Liu Bei: "What the military advisor said is still very reasonable, the lord is relieved, even if we don't do it first, the arrangement of the military advisor will be foolproof." ”

So the policy of saluting first and then the soldiers was finally decided, and Kong Ming began to send various military horses, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, etc., each dispatched and assigned on land, sent Zhao Yun to lead 10,000 troops to defend Jingzhou City, and ordered Liu Feng and Guan Ping to intercept the waterway to Shu in the upper reaches of Baqiu. After the generals go down to prepare, the next step is to arrange the task of arranging the four counties of Jingnan.

The men and horses of each of the four counties have 5,000 people, and they are all relatively elite soldiers in the four counties, with a total of 20,000 people. Among the responsible generals of the counties who led the troops, in addition to me, they were Chen Zhi from Lingling County, Chen Zhen from Guiyang County, and Mi Fang from Changsha County, and the rest of the generals were waiting outside the hall.

The generals that Zhuge Liang arranged before can be said to be enough to ensure the safety of Jingzhou and stop the Wu army, I don't know what use he needs for 20,000 horses. Everyone in the hall, including me, couldn't guess how Kong Ming's military division would proceed next, but Kong Ming began to ponder at this time, and the hall was quiet for a while.

After a long while, Kong Ming sighed and asked Mi Fang, "Mi Fang, what is the number of Wu soldiers in the camp set up by the Wu army in the mountains and jungles east of Changsha before you came?" ”

Mi Fang didn't expect Kong Ming to suddenly ask him this, and after being stunned for a moment, he replied honestly: "Soon after our army occupied Changsha County, the Wu army began to set up camps in the mountains and forests. However, according to the report of Tanma, it seems that there are only 100 soldiers in each of the seven or eight camps not far from the border, and the total number of seven or eight camps should not exceed 1,000. ”

As soon as I heard Kong Ming ask about Changsha, my heart moved, but I only vaguely guessed something, and I was not sure. I just saw Kong Ming shaking the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "What do you think of Zhou Gongjin's resourcefulness?" ”

Zhou Yu can definitely be said to be a person of superior wisdom if he can burn Chibi and defeat Cao Cao's army, but when Kong Ming asked this, none of the generals in the hall answered. I think they may think that saying that Zhou Yu is incompetent seems to be slanderous, and that Zhou Yu is powerful in front of Kong Ming can't say it.

I thought to myself, "You are all afraid of me, anyway, my own husband's sycophants are not filmed." Thinking of this, I went out of the line and walked to the center of the hall and bowed my hands to Liu Bei and Kong Ming: "Yi Song'er thinks that Zhou Yu's resourcefulness and talent are naturally very powerful, but no matter how powerful you are, you can't compare to you, sir!" ”

Kong Ming smiled noncommittally when he heard my words, but Liu Bei said to Kong Ming with a smile: "Kong Ming, look, it's your own people who support you at the critical moment!" But Song'er is right in this point, in front of the military advisor, Zhou Yu has nothing to do. ”

Kong Ming waved his hand at me with a smile after listening to Liu Bei's words, and said: "In terms of resourcefulness, Zhou Yu is not weaker than me, but he wants to win Jingzhou too much, and you must also remember Song'er that the more anxious a person is to get something, the more weaknesses he exposes." ”

Speaking of this, Kong Ming said with a straight face: "The Wu army has set up so many camps in the dense mountains and forests leading from Changsha to Chaisang, it must not be just for surveillance. Although this strategy of destroying the false path is ingenious, it is full of loopholes, I think Zhou Yu's wisdom will not rely on this one strategy alone, Liang believes that he must have two preparations, can deceive us to seize Jingzhou, if not, he must also prepare a surprise army to capture Changsha! ”

When I heard this, I understood the intention of Zhuge Liang's question about Mi Fang's words, and the generals in the hall also discussed a lot after listening to Kong Ming's words. At this time, Mi Fang only heard Mi Fang ask: "Master Commander, there are already only 10,000 military horses in Changsha, but since you expected that Zhou Yu might attack Changsha, why did you let me transfer all the elites in the city to Nanjun?" In this way, wouldn't the garrison of Changsha be even more empty? In case the Wu army attacked, how could Fu Shiren and the five thousand old and weak men and horses who stayed in the city resist the enemy? ”

But I heard Kong Ming laugh and said: "I want to use this to measure Zhou Yu's sharpness, so that he will not dare to face Jingzhou squarely, but also protect the peace of the four counties in Jingnan!" ”

When the generals heard this, they were all excited, and after listening to Kong Ming's words one by one, they knew that they had to make great achievements, and they all turned their attention to Kong Ming, eager to get a good errand.

I only heard Kong Ming say: "The reason why I transferred the elite people from Changsha is to make Zhou Yu feel that there is an opportunity. Fortunately, Zhou Yu was only in Jingzhou, and Changsha was just a surprise attack for him, just in case. I think there will not be many military horses coming this time, but they will definitely be led by a fierce general, and the soldiers must be elite. Chen Dao, Chen Zhen, and Mi Fang listen to orders! ”

"The end will be! The end will be! The end will be! ”

"Ordered Chen to be the main general, Mi Fang my deputy general, Chen Zhenwei led the staff of the army to lead Lingling plus Guiyang and Changsha counties, a total of 15,000 people, when Zhou Yu opened to Jingzhou, he marched to Luoxian Port with great fanfare, and there was no need to rush or slow down every day, and it was guaranteed to arrive at Luoxian Port within three days." After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he took out a bag and gave it to Chen Dao, telling him: "Once Changsha is in danger, just open the bag and do it." ”

After the three of them received the order, except for the generals and officials in Nanjun City, I was left with one that could be used for scheduling.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Kong Ming beckoned to me and motioned me to his side, I looked at Liu Bei, and saw that he also bowed slightly to me and walked into the hall. At this time, Kong Ming waved his hand to the hall and said, "This transfer of troops has been completed, everyone is scattered!" "All the officials in Nanjun City, except for Ma Liang, have dispersed.

As soon as I saw that Ma Liang had not left, I knew that there was an important task assigned to me, and this Ma Liang was probably the prison army that Kong Ming wanted to send for me when he saw that I was young.

Sure enough, Kong Ming saw that there were only Liu Bei, Ma Liang, plus me and him in the room, so he said to me with a smile: "Song'er, sir, I have won a great opportunity for you to make great contributions in front of the lord, how can you thank me?" ”