Since Mi Zhen sent a telegram a few days ago, Lu Ren has been a little uneasy in the past few days. I was not worried about how the situation in Jingzhou would develop, but I was worried about whether Mi Zhen would have any accidents.

"Senior brother, Mi Zhen calls back......"

Before Shirley could finish speaking, Lu Ren snatched the message with his hand. After taking a few glances, Lu Ren slapped the table angrily and said angrily: "Who wants her to stay in Jingzhou for a few more days and wait and see how things develop!?" I'm no longer watched, just get me back! Shirley, call her back quickly, tell her to leave nothing and come back to me as soon as possible! ”

"Got it."

Shirley turned around and left, and Xu Shu and Liu Ye also came up: "General, really don't need Mrs. Mi to stay in Jingzhou for a few more days, see who can succeed Liu Bei or Cai Mao?" ”

Lu Ren shook his head and said, "No, because you don't need it at all." I still say the same thing, Cai Mao is deeply rooted in Jingzhou and is a standard local snake; Liu Bei's heroic posture is a standard dragon crossing the river. These two goods are fighting together, and they are secretly prepared, so it is not a matter of three days and five days to decide the winner. And if you want me to say, they will fight a mess, and in the end, they will only cheapen Lao Cao. ”

Saying that, Lu Ren threw another telegram to the two: "The rain girl over there in Yecheng came back." According to the information collected by the rain girl, just two days ago, Lao Cao had already begun to mobilize money, food, soldiers and horses to Xuchang. You are all smart people, you should be able to see what Lao Cao is going to do. ”

Xu Shu and Liu Ye each nodded. If you don't understand this, as strategists, they are still mixed with chrysanthemums.

Looking at Lu Ren again, he stared at the two telegrams for a while, and then shook his head and said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, I have been restless these days, my mind is chaotic, and I can't figure things out...... Kong Ming has always been cautious in handling things, and he has lived in Jingzhou for so many years, and he knows more about Jingzhou than you and me, so he should know very well that Cai Mao is not a character who will be dealt with so easily. But what he did this time, if you think about it carefully, is it too hasty? You and Kong Ming are old acquaintances, so does it seem to you to be something else? ”

Xu Shu groaned: "I've been thinking about this question for the past few days. Before, my brother said that Cai Mao and Uncle Liu Huang both wanted to seize the opportunity, which was not unreasonable, and I believe that Uncle Liu Huang and Kong Ming also had to do it as a last resort. But with Kong Ming's shrewdness, it will be very clear that with Uncle Liu's current strength, he can't eradicate the foundation of the Cai family at all. Once there is a fight, it is completely impossible to calm the entire Jingzhou in a short period of time, so Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the east are a little mobile at this time, and it is difficult to say about Jingzhou. ”

After a pause, Xu Shu continued: "But think about it carefully, Uncle Liu Huang may still have a way to live if he fights now, and if he doesn't fight, he will have no future." Uncle Liu's garrison on the front line of Xinye and Fancheng was Jingzhou's first line of defense against Cao Gong. When Cao Gongzhen led his army south, if Cai Mao did something, he was afraid that he would ......."

Lu Ren has been mainly confused in the past few days, and he will not understand some things, but if you really want to talk about the current situation, Lu Ren, a guy with a "strategy guide", may know better than others, so as soon as Xu Shu said these words, Lu Ren immediately came to his senses, nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes!" Lao Cao's southward movement is a sure thing, and Cai Mao's gang is also very clear. And Cai Mao's gang is not Liu Bei, Liu Bei will not surrender to Lao Cao, but Cai Mao's gang can increase the official rank by surrendering. At that time, Uncle Liu Huang will become an enemy on his back if he doesn't do it well. ”

Liu Ye on the side also nodded: "Yes, instead of having no way out then, it is better to take advantage of the present time." It is best if something can be done, and even if it doesn't work, you can take this opportunity to occupy another place, which is better than being in the first place in Xinye and Fancheng and Cao Gongfeng. ”

Lu Ren was confused before, and although it was helpful to have a "strategy book", it was also easy to cause a habitual thinking. Now that he was reminded, Lu Ren immediately turned around to look at the map, and after a while, Lu Ren said: "If that's the case, do you say that if Liu Bei's situation is not good, will he go to seize Jiangling?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Very likely. In addition to Xiangyang, Jingzhou is the largest in Jiangling, and most of the money, grain, and military resources are stored in Jiangling. From the perspective of the situation, if Uncle Liu Huang snatches Jiangling, he can form a north-south confrontation situation with Xiangyang, where Cai Mao is located, and at least have a place where he can temporarily gain a foothold. And once there is a change, you can also escape from the dock on the Jiangling side by water to Xiakou and Jiangxia, and join the eldest prince Liu Qi. ”

Lu Ren finally nodded reassuringly. With these analyses, Lu Ren understood that Zhuge Liang was not imprudent, but had already thought of a way to deal with it, whether it was successful or not, it was better than being Cao Cao's target in Xinye.

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The wails of the funeral procession are still the same, but now they have changed a little. After Cai Mao's family left, the vast majority of the team were people sent by Liu Bei, and the guards around them were also the elite brought by Liu Bei from Xinye. Although the team was still moving slowly, they were all on guard around with their hearts, and the atmosphere was a little tense. After a while, some of the wall grasses left in the team also noticed that the atmosphere was wrong, and there were not a few who secretly left.

Liu Bei didn't bother to care about those wall grasses, if he really fought one less wall grass, he could have less trouble. Turning his head to look at Liu Qi, who was so nervous, Liu Bei reached out and pressed Liu Qi's slightly trembling hands, shook his head and said softly: "Don't worry, don't worry, be prepared." If you are so panicked, I am afraid that the war will cause chaos. ”

Liu Qi was a person who had never really been on the battlefield, and after forcibly calming down a little, he said: "Uncle, little nephew ......"

He didn't know how to say it, but Liu Bei knew Liu Qi's old background, and thought for a while: "If the war is together, Bei will send a few cavalry soldiers to accompany you, and you can rush to the forest in the north." Zilong has come to me this morning to report that he has hidden there. As long as you get there, you will have no worries. ”

Liu Qi nodded, and then he was relieved. Nothing else, Liu Qi still has two brushes when it comes to escaping. Although the brown-haired horse he stepped on was not as good as the Lu Jun horse that Liu Bei stepped on, it was also a high-grade horse carefully selected by Liu Bei in Jiangxia, and ordinary war horses couldn't catch up at all.

After taking a few more steps, Liu Bei suddenly jumped off the horse and walked straight to Liu Biao's coffin, bowed and whispered: "Brother, it's not that the foolish brother intends to offend the brother's coffin, but it is really forced at this time." If your brother has a spirit in the sky, please bless him to succeed in this battle, and he should also avenge his brother and kill the Cai thief. ”

After silently reciting these words, Liu Beifu turned over and got on his horse again, and then led the team to slowly march towards the burial place. Liu Bei's move made most people unclear, but a few smart people quietly began to prepare for the upcoming fight.

The tense atmosphere has permeated all around, and some people who are not calm enough feel a little suppressed and breathless, and the speed team is getting slower and slower. No, now it is not so much a march, but a defensive formation, and a few soldiers are tightly guarded by a few carts with burial goods, and there are spears and crossbows hidden in the carts. As soon as the battle is over, they will quickly take out the weapons on the car and fight back.

One-step, two-step, three-step......

Liu Bei was now almost counting the pace of advancement, and beads of sweat were also exuding from the palm of his right hand holding the sword. In the atmosphere of the imminent war, how many people will not be so nervous?

After marching about half a mile, a group of men and horses suddenly flashed out in front of the procession to block the way. This group of men and horses were all wrapped in yellow scarves, and the leader was still masked, shouting: "We are the remnants of General Tiangong Zhang Jiao, and we will avenge General Tiangong today!" Liu Xuande, take your life! ”

As the words fell, there were heavy shouts of killing on the left and right sides of the funeral procession and behind them, and the men and horses under Cai Mao's ambush finally appeared.

The other party's men and horses appeared, but Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. With a sneer, Liu Bei's long sword was unsheathed and ordered loudly: "Hugh should be flustered!" Fight the enemy! ”

Five thousand people against six or seven hundred people, almost ten to one ratio of troops, it is said that Liu Bei's side is simply unable to fight. It's just that these elites under Liu Bei have followed Liu Bei to fight in the south and north for many years, and they are real elite soldiers in a hundred battles, plus they have already made all kinds of preparations, and they are simply orderly and unhurried to fight. On the other hand, although Cai Mao's ambush soldiers have a numerical advantage and have a certain training foundation, they can only be the best among the Jingxiang soldiers, but they are unable to meet Liu Bei's soldiers.

In addition, the weapons and armor that Lu Ren let Mi Zhen sell play a great role here, Liu Bei's six or seven hundred people can face the opponent's blade and spear straight up without being injured, but a backhand blow can make the opponent either dead or injured. The more than 100 crossbowmen in the center of the formation were even more arrows, and the ambushers turned on their backs.

One side has many people, but the other side is elite and capable of fighting, and the two sides have been at a standoff for a while. However, from the perspective of the overall situation, the ambush side must have a large number of people, and Liu Bei's side has no assault force, just holding on to it. Maybe if they continue to hold each other like this, Liu Bei's side will definitely be defeated because of the lack of people. And maybe Cai Mao will mobilize a large army as soon as he returns to the city, and when the time comes, Liu Beike will really die in the "chaotic army".

In the middle of each other, there was a sudden sound of shouting and killing in the woods in the north, and the three thousand soldiers and horses under Zhao Yun appeared at the right time, and more than a thousand light horsemen galloped in front of them with a long whistling sound. Zhao Yun took the lead and rushed to the front of the team, the cold light of the white tasseled silver spear flashed, shaking out starry points of light. Each point of light would immediately turn into a meteor and fall on the vital point of those who dared to stand in his way. (To be continued.) )