500,000 stone of grain arrived in Changsha one after another, and Li Ru and Dong Zhuo's confidence became harder, and they stepped up the encirclement and suppression of Liu Bei and Liu Pan.

Liu Bei's heart was bitter and self-defeating, so that the soldiers pressed the border, coupled with the shortage of food, the people in the jurisdiction were very angry, and those local tyrants were also very dissatisfied with Liu Bei, they paid so much money and food, but Liu Bei's army was vulnerable, and they were still threatened by Dong Zhuo.

Many local tyrants have felt that they can't rely on Liu Bei, and the two counties are not places to live for a long time, so for the long-term consideration of the family, they quietly transferred their families and wealth to Yuzhang County, Luling County and Jiaozhou.

Although Jiaozhou has blocked the border and prohibited the entry and exit of goods, it is still very welcoming to immigrants; The area south of the Yangtze River is generally vast and sparsely populated, and any regime is very welcoming to immigrants.

This made Liu Bei even more embarrassed, he couldn't kill these people, and he was very unwilling to let them go.

Jian Yong, because Liu Bei was in a predicament because of the strategy he made last time, he blamed himself very much in his heart, so he suggested to Liu Bei again: "My lord, if you don't incorporate the Wuling County departments, otherwise Liu Pan and Liu Du brothers won't last long." ”

Although Liu Bei likes Liu Pan very much, he is very reluctant to absorb Liu Pan's forces in his heart, first, he can't leave a notoriety for taking advantage of people's danger, and second, he is worried that if he absorbs Liu Pan, Dong Zhuo's army in Wuling County will lose its containment, so he can go east and attack Lingling County and Guiyang County with all his might, then his pressure will be greater. So he retorted: "We are the same sect, and we should support each other, how can we fall into the well and be despised? ”

Jian Yong didn't care about Liu Bei's attitude, and continued: "My lord, after taking over Liu Pan's forces, we must go south as soon as possible, unite with Zhongmou, fight the enemy together, and at the same time cede the existing territory to Jiangdong Qinguan, with Qinguan's greed, it will definitely take over the territory of the two counties, and we can also exchange it for necessary materials, and this move has a more important follow-up impact, either triggering a war between Jiangdong and Dong Zhuo, or making Jiangdong a quarantine area that blocks Dong Zhuo's army from going south." ”

Liu Bei said: "If we go south, what will the people do? ”

"Haha, my lord, Nanhai County is vast and sparsely populated, the land is fertile, but there are no people who farm, we can move all the people to Nanhai County, and they are still the people of the lord."

"Can Zhongmou accept us?"

Jian Yong said confidently: "Lord, how can Zhongmou not know the truth of cold lips and teeth? And he is not having a good time now, and he also hopes to get support from external forces. ”

Liu Bei was very moved, if he led the people south, it would be much better than when Sun Quan only led the army south, but he didn't trust anyone, worried that Sun Quan would be unfavorable to him, and worried that Sun Quan would detain his people.

However, now Liu Bei has no better way, he can go south to Jiaozhou, save his life first, otherwise he will be besieged here, there is no hope, and in the end there is only a dead end, he has to adopt Jian Yong's suggestion, and send people to contact Liu Pan, Qin Guan and Sun Quan's forces respectively, and make a final decision after the situation returns; He hoped that Qin Guan could accept the two counties and exchange them for certain materials.

The current situation in Jingnan and Jiaozhou is much more complicated than in the Three Kingdoms period, and the various forces are intertwined, using each other, and guarding against and attacking each other.

Speaking of Sun Quan, when he led tens of thousands of troops to arrive, there were more people than the people of Nanhai County, how could the local government stop it? Nanhai County was successfully occupied by Sun Quan, however, the grain they brought was too small, and it was difficult to survive after leaving seeds, but fortunately, the climate here was mild, and it could be harvested twice or three times a year, so Sun Quan did not care about expanding the territory, so most of the soldiers began to farm.

After more than a year, he had a firm foothold in the local area, but there were more men and fewer women, and most of the officers and soldiers did not have families or could not bring their families to come, so Sun Quan had to expand outward, plundering land and wealth, and more importantly, the task was to rob daughters-in-law for officers and soldiers.

After half a year of campaigning, he occupied Gaoyao County (later Zhaoqing) and Duanxi County (later Deqing County) of Cangwu County, which not only occupied a large number of people and land, but also made the western part of Nanhai County have a security barrier, and the army was close to Cangwu County; Subsequently, it occupied the two counties of Linyun and Gaoqiong in Hepu County, and formed a line with the northern defense line.

After appointing several younger brothers to serve as the taishou of several counties, Jiaozhou Shixie actively expanded his military warfare and blocked Sun Quan's attack.

Forced by external forces and faced with a common enemy, Shixie had no choice but to unite with Qinguan in Yangzhou to jointly deal with Sun Quan and block the southward movement of Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo's forces.

Now Sun Quan is facing threats from three sides, so after Liu Bei sent an envoy, there was a heated discussion inside, some people welcomed it, and some people were worried that Liu Bei would take the lead and be greedy for Nanhai County.

In the end, Sun Quan adopted the advice of the old minister Zhu Zhi, accepted Liu Bei, and ceded the territory of the four newly occupied counties west of the Great River (Pearl River) to Liu Bei to settle troops to help resist the attack of Jiaozhou; In the north, the people of Qujiang County were evacuated to the south, and in the north of Qujiang County, the fortresses of the Qin and Han dynasties were repaired to block the southward movement of Dong Zhuo and the Qin Guan army; As for the east, there is enough strategic depth, and now Sun Quan is not in a hurry.

The envoys sent by Liu Bei to Qin Pass ran all the way, first on horseback, then on boats, and rushed to Dantu as soon as possible.

There are no fools in the world, Liu Bei overestimated his identity as Uncle Liu Huang and underestimated the IQ of the Yellow Turban Army in Qinguan.

Qin Guan and Liu Ye were shocked when they learned that Liu Bei was going to move south, and while pretending to negotiate and stabilize the envoy, they actively discussed countermeasures, and they must not let Liu Bei go this time, otherwise it will definitely cause Gao Shun's serious dissatisfaction.

Now Liu Ye doesn't dare to be careful anymore, he wholeheartedly makes suggestions for Qin Guan, he can't go against the general trend.

Qin Guan decided to temporarily activate Yang Hong, who joined the army, and made him a military advisor, and went to Yuzhang County and Luling County to command the army, defeat Liu Bei, and prevent him from escaping; In order to strengthen Ji Ling's strength and not to transfer troops with great fanfare, it was known to the outside world that Qin Guan transferred two troops of Pan Zhang and Ma Zhong and a thousand crossbowmen on horseback to take office with Yang Hong.

The marriage between Qin Guan and the Yuan family not only appeased the people of the Yuan family, but also made Ji Ling and other Yuan family troops loyal to Qin Guan, and Qin Guan also relaxed the monitoring of the Yuan family.

Yang Hong was reused, his heart was naturally happy, and he was completely trusted and authorized, which was much better than doing things under Yuan Shu, he finally had the opportunity to fully exert his military talents, and secretly made up his mind that this time he must achieve military merits and live up to Qin Guan's trust, otherwise, he is likely to lose Qin Guan's trust in the future, and he will never have the opportunity to lead the army alone.

In his opinion, Qin Guan is the largest and strongest force in the south of the Yangtze River, and he will be able to eliminate Dong Zhuo in the future and rule the Central Plains, and he must establish his prestige and occupy a place in the force.

Yang Hong's arrival in Luling County made Ji Ling and the other old people extremely excited, but they knew Yang Hong's military level, but the previous lord Yuan Shu did not adopt it; They were sure that under Yang Hong's strategic arrangement, they would surely achieve excellent military exploits and receive rich rewards.

After Yang Hong generally understood the situation, he immediately made adjustments.

First of all, the Jiaozhou soldiers were selected separately and formed an independent army, except for the Sima and the military marquis of other departments who were the people of Qinguan, all the grassroots officers were Jiaozhou people, which greatly improved the morale of the Jiaozhou soldiers; This is not only a trust in them, but also can improve their salaries, so that they can see the upward channel, and at the same time, they can form an army alone, and their living habits are more convenient.

Yang Hong's purpose was to use the Jiaozhou soldiers alone, they were more suitable for the climate and environment of Jiaozhou, and they were more suitable for fighting in Nanhai County.

secondly, the infantry of Li Feng and others was transferred to the rear as city defenders to defend Dong Zhuo;

Moreover, by transferring the Danyang soldiers to the front line, they are more suitable for mountain warfare, and they can give full play to the advantages of the Danyang soldiers in the war of occupying Qujiang County, fighting Sun Quan, and intercepting Liu Bei.

All the cavalry was concentrated in the hands of Ji Ling, under his personal command, responsible for pursuit, roundabout encirclement, long-distance running and other tasks.

As for Pan Zhang and Wu Zhong, they were arranged at the forefront as scouts and freely chose their targets.