Jiangxia County, Xiling City.

Half a year, the appearance of Xiling City has changed greatly, since Liu Bei arrived, the action can be described as vigorous and resolute, sweeping away the bad habits of the Huangzu period, so that Xiling showed a thriving vitality.

Coupled with the fact that he relied on Zhuge Liang and got the support of the new Huang clan controlled by Huang Chengyan, Jiangxia quickly stabilized himself from the war.

After half a year of rectification, Liu Bei is no longer what it used to be, no longer two or three kittens, and there are nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which can be regarded as a prince.

Of course, this is only the surface situation, Jiangxia County has always been in turmoil, secretly chaotic, and there are signs of rebellion in cities everywhere, which makes Liu Bei a little anxious.

Although Huang Zu is dead, after all, he has been in charge of Jiangxia for more than ten years, and he has a deep foundation here, and Liu Bei has only been in office for half a year, and it is not a day's cold to freeze three feet, and he wants to get rid of Huang Zu's influence, without three or five years, it is impossible.

And Wu Guo will not give him this time at all.

In the fourth year of the Warring States Period, in late July, Huang Zhu, the general of Xiling of Wu State, ignored the military law of Wu State, privately led 50,000 troops, went north to Jiangxia, played the banner of revenge in place of his father, and entered Jiangxia openly.

Huang Shot is the son of Huang Zu, he avenged his father, and he came with a righteous name, a clear banner, and a righteous and awe-inspiring righteousness.

Therefore, Huang Jie's soldiers and horses killed all the way, and everywhere he went, many Jiangxia troops chose to surrender, and Liu Bei had sent 10,000 Jiangxia troops to guard the Yangtze River Water Village in the Huangzu era.

The main general of this Yangtze River Water Village used to be a general under Huang Zu, but under Huang Jie's words, he actually mutinied and defected.

Therefore, the army of yellow shooting is in the Jiangxia realm. It can be said that the passage is unimpeded, and it only took three days to kill all the way to the southeast gateway city of Xiling, Yi County.

When Huang Shot garrisoned Yi County, the whole Jiangxia was about to move, and every city caused a big mess. Among them, there are not a few people who want to rise up.

Even among the Huang family, there are many people who have moved their minds.

After all, the former Huang Zu was also a generation of heroes, and he was able to sit firmly in Jiangxia, so he naturally had his heart, and in just half a year, these people's loyalty to Huang Zu had not stopped, and they had not been reused above Liu Bei's regime.

Huang Jian led the army to kill back, and naturally some people's hearts moved, and even took action.

"Yellow shot? You're damned! "Jiangxia County Shoufu in Xiling. Liu Bei's tall body sat in the first place, and his eyes had a touch of yin.

He didn't take this little ant who ran away in the past to heart, but now it has become his talisman, and now he really regrets it, why didn't he give them a death order in the first place and kill Huang Shot.

Huang Jie suddenly killed back, and really grasped his timing.

He has only been in charge of Jiangxia for half a year now. Taxes have not been put away, and even armaments have not been completely reorganized. How to fight this battle?

I finally got a piece of land for cultivation and recuperation, but no matter how you look at it, there is something that is not going well.

Liu Bei's face became more and more gloomy.

"Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath, calmed down, and handed the battle report in front to Zhuge Liang, his eyes were indifferent. said: "Huang Shot's dispatch is probably not his own intention!" ”

"This is the prelude to Wu's western expedition to Chu!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes were low, he sighed, and said, "Alas, this battle came too quickly. If you can give us another year, maybe we can still stabilize Jiangxia and free up our hands to fight with them! ”

"Wu Guoxi's expedition?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was a little shocked in his heart, his eyes were slightly cold, and he said: "In this way, Sun Jian has already made up his mind to conquer the Chu State in a battle!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhuge Liang nodded, his eyes flashed with this sharp light, and said: "If it weren't for that, how could a small yellow shot have the ability to dispatch the navy of the Wu State, this Sun Jian is to conquer the Chu State, and wants to defeat our Jiangxia battle!" ”

"Then shall we fight?" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and asked.

If this battle starts, it is still him who suffers, and now he has finally accumulated a little strength, if it is gone, it will really be empty.

"Hit!"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "But you can't fight to the death, while fighting, retreat, this battle is not just a matter of Jiangxia, but a matter of the entire Chu State, now we carry it ourselves, just wait for the fall, and report to Liu Biao, it is the right way!" ”

"Will Liu Biao send troops?" When Liu Bei heard this, he groaned for a while, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Liu Biao's attitude towards him, he knew very well in his heart.

"He doesn't have a choice at all!"

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth outlined a sneer, and he said coldly: "He wants to calm things down, but Sun Jian is aggressive, so he naturally can't help it, after all, he Liu Biao is also a generation of heroes who rode into Xiangyang alone, and he is still a little bloody!" ”

Taking Jiangxia, the state of Chu is equivalent to being naked under the nose of the state of Wu, as long as Liu Biao still has a little wisdom, he knows very well that this battle has to be fought.

"But even if Liu Biao Chu Guo tries his best, he may not be able to stop Wu Guo?"

Chen Deng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had a pale face, a haze in his eyes, and asked indifferently.

Since Jin Yiwei's assassination of Liu Bei, he has become incapacitated, from the former son of a family, to a waste, and his hatred for Wu Guo has been deep in his bones.

"It's true that the national strength of Chu is insufficient, but it may not be unstoppable!"

Zhuge Liang stood up, his eyes looked into the distance, his gaze was a little deep, and said: "Jingzhou is our home field after all, if we are united, we still have the strength to fight!" ”

"One mind?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he smiled slightly bitterly, shook his head, and said: "This is unlikely, the court of the Chu State is a mess, and all parties are camps, they will not unite at all!" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes twitched slightly, and a strange smile cocked, and said: "None of them are idiots, when it comes to the crisis, they naturally understand that only unity can win, Cai Mao Zhang Yun's army, plus the current strength of Jiangxia, here, we can fight with Wu Guo!" ”

"Chibi?"

Liu Bei looked at the place that Zhuge Liang pointed out on the map of Chu State, and his heart moved slightly.

"The forces are still too weak!"

Chen Deng shook his head and said: "According to our spies' tip, the tens of thousands of troops in the Chaisang battalion of the Wu Navy are only forward soldiers, and now Wu has sent back hundreds of thousands of troops from all sides, Sun Jian is determined to win the championship in one battle, so he must do his best to fight this battle!" ”

His current position just happens to control Liu Bei's news network and spies.

"We can't surrender, so we have to fight if we can, and we have to fight if we can't, but we have to choose a way out for ourselves!" Zhuge Liang sighed.

The timing was not right, they didn't have time to consolidate Jiangxia at all, so it was estimated that the Chu State might not hold this battle, and they had the last way to escape into Xichuan.

"Anyway, I'm talking about beating the yellow shot first!" Liu Bei's eyes had a resolute light, stood up, and said coldly.

"Yellow shooting is easy to deal with, but Zhou Tai and Pang Tong are difficult to deal with!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes had a sharp light.

This time, the Wu Navy that went north was nominally the main general of Huang Jie, but secretly it was Zhou Tai as the main general, and Pang Tong as the military division.

"Where is Yun Chang?"

"In!"

"The 30,000 sailors under your command have been rectified now?" Liu Bei asked.

Jiangxia is a large county, and he used most of the time to rectify the soldiers and horses of all parties, which is enough to prepare an elite army of 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Among them, 30,000 sailors are the most important.

"Big brother, we have all been rectified, and we can go south to meet the battle at any time!" Guan Yu's long and narrow Danfeng eyes flashed with a strong battle intent.

Zhou Tai, this is an old opponent, he really wants to compete again, a fair and honest competition.

"Good!"

Liu Bei nodded and said: "You immediately led your troops south, relying on the Changjiang Waterway to block Zhou Tai's soldiers and horses, Kong Ming, Yun Chang's troops in this battle are not enough, and you need to go there in person to help Yun Chang!" ”

"No!"

Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Big brother, I'm willing to go to help in the war!" The one-eyed Zhang Fei stood beside him like a King Kong, and only a copper bell-like eye was left with a cold light, facing Liu Bei, arching his hand.

"Yide!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he shook his head and said: "Xiling needs someone to guard it, and now our rectification of Jiangxia has not yet ended. ”

Give him a year's time, he can pull up an elite army of 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangxia, but now there is not enough time, only how much can be rectified, how much can be calculated.

Before the big war, he must improve his strength, otherwise he will be sandwiched between Liu Biao and Sun Jian, and what awaits him will be shattered. (To be continued......)