"If Bo Tao wants to go, there is no choice. I just don't know how many soldiers and horses are needed? Liu Bei asked.

Zhao Feng himself presided over the military reform in Xuzhou and Yuzhou a while ago, and calculated the number of troops at the moment. The 100,000 troops on Zhang Fei's side in Qingzhou cannot be moved, and Zhang Liao and Gao Ran on the Shouchun front line can appropriately allocate some men and horses, and of course, Yuzhou should also transfer some. After a few sums, Zhao Feng first said: "The last general will lead 60,000 Xuzhou troops, and another 40,000 Yuzhou troops, plus 10,000 water troops, it should be enough!" ”

"Jiangdong is only more than 100,000 horses, and Sun Ce lost no less than 20,000 in the previous attack on Shouchun, and this time there are Jingzhou military horses, and the general should be enough to lead an army of 110,000 troops on land and water." Lu Su also nodded when he heard this.

"In that case, why don't I personally lead the army to conquer?" Liu Bei suddenly said, it seems that he still yearns for going into battle in person!

"How can the lord be in danger?" Chen Qun, Sun Gan and other civil officials on the side hurriedly admonished when they heard this, and seeing that Liu Bei was still a little hesitant, Lu Su added: "Lord, this expedition to Jiangdong is different from the past, and there is a big river in between. If you don't take the opposite side first, you will only be afraid that it will be difficult for the army to perform! "The implication is that if you can't gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan first, it will be difficult for the army to have any major development, so don't be busy mixing with it first!

"That's it!" Liu Bei also knew that he couldn't fight in water, and he thought in his heart that even if he wanted to go into battle in person, he would have to wait for one or two counties in the south of the Yangtze River to be defeated, so that he could come to the front line and boost morale. So in the following time, the Xuzhou army began to prepare in an orderly manner. Liu Bei first drafted a document written by Sun Qian, and then the army from all over Yuzhou was also transferred to Anyang County, near the Lujiang River. After Guan Yu learned the news that he was going to conquer Jiangdong, he offered to lead the army in person. But Liu Bei was really not very confident about Cao Ying's character, so he persuaded Guan Yu to sit in Yuzhou to prevent Cao Ying. After all, after Yuzhou transferred 40,000 horses, there were only 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers left. And Cao Ying left Xun Yu's 100,000 troops to garrison Xuchang, plus other places, Cao Ying left 150,000 troops in the entire Yanzhou. And Yuzhou is not like Xuzhou, Xuzhou after Cao Ying ceded Taishan County, the original defensive iron gate was officially returned to Liu Bei. Yuzhou is hundreds of miles deep on the border with Yanzhou, and no one knows where Cao Ying will fight when he comes to take a cold shot, so he can only let Guan Yu guard against it first. Guan Yu also knew that this was the truth, so after weighing the pros and cons, he no longer insisted, but only paid attention to the allocation of troops and horses, and a few generals were ready to listen.

"Bo Tao, this time, as the captain of the dynasty, I will appoint you as the general of Zhengnan and lead the army to capture Jiangdong!" Seeing that the preparations were almost done, Liu Bei also gave the final order. Without waiting for Zhao Feng to react, Liu Bei added: "Just wait for Yangzhou to be defeated, and I will show you as Yangzhou pastor!" ”

"General Zhengnan, Yangzhou Mu?" These two positions caught Zhao Feng a little off guard. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the military positions were the most lieutenants and generals, followed by hussars and chariot generals; Then there are the four generals on the left and right, and then there are the four generals, the four towns, and the four generals. At present, Liu Bei himself is a lieutenant, and he nominally has the right to appoint military generals, but he generally appoints some miscellaneous generals. In terms of horizontal comparison, at present, only Guan Yu in Liu Bei's army is the general of Zhengdong, Zhang Fei is the general of Zhendong, and the rest are miscellaneous generals such as Zhonglang generals, so once Zhao Feng sits firmly in the position of general of Zhengnan, he can be said to be the fourth person in Liu Bei's army. Not to mention this Yangzhou pastor, at present, Liu Bei's three brothers are each in charge of a state, of which Zhang Fei is still half of Qingzhou.

As if seeing Zhao Feng's shock, Liu Bei suddenly patted him on the shoulder, and said with a hint of nostalgia: "I met Bo Tao in the plains eight years ago, and I was only a county commander at that time. If anyone tells me that in eight years I will be able to worship as a court lieutenant and sit in Sanzhou, I will denounce it as ridiculous. Looking back on the past, I know that if it weren't for Bo Tao, there would be no achievements today. ”

"The lord has won the award, this is the merit of everyone!" Zhao Feng was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly excused himself.

"Bo Tao is too humble, if it weren't for you, there would be at least three things I couldn't do." Liu Bei seemed to fall into memory, and paused before saying: "First, I won't recruit An Zhongfu and others; Second, when Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou, he would not return in vain; Third: The second brother will not enter Yuzhou. Without these three things, I would not be able to sit in this position today! ”

"Lord!" Zhao Feng was also embarrassed when he heard this. Looking at Liu Bei in front of him, Zhao Feng suddenly realized that he hadn't really understood him all along. Maybe he is not as eloquent as Cao Ying, and his personal ability is not necessarily outstanding, but his ability to recognize and use people is rare. And he has always been lenient with others, so that he can use his personality charm to fool people into working hard for him. In Zhao Feng's opinion, there is nothing bad about this, at least the people who work for him are willing, including himself.

In the late autumn of 199 AD, when the two northern giants Cao Ying and Yuan Shao were facing off at Guandu, Liu Bei of Xuzhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou joined forces to attack Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Liu Bei worshiped Zhao Feng as the general of the expedition to the south, led an army of 110,000 water and land, and ten generals attacked Lujiang; Liu Biao sent Cai Mao, the governor of the water division, to lead the Jingxiang water division south to Ganshui and confront Zhou Yu of Poyang Lake. At the same time, he ordered Jingzhou not to drive Kuai Yue to lead 100,000 troops of the Mabu army to Jingnan, and face Zhou Yu across the water. In addition, Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan, led an army of 50,000 troops from the four counties of Jingnan to the south, and the troops were directed at Jiaozhou. The north and south of the land of China, except for Yizhou in the deep mountains, are all shrouded in war.

"Lord!" In the rebellious general's mansion in Wu County, the furious Zhu Ran and Pan Zhang hurried over as if their buttocks were burning, and the former was still holding a silk book in his hand.

"What's so alarming?" Sun Quan looked at the two companions who had followed him since childhood, and it was also a little strange that they were in such a hurry. Pan Zhang's resignation, Zhu Ran has never been such a reckless person.

"Lord, Liu Bei of Xuzhou has not paid tribute for a long time, and he has attacked each other for no reason before, worshiping Zhao Feng as the general of the expedition to the south, and the army of 300,000 people has come to crusade, and the existing text is here!" Zhu Ran said with a pale face, and then handed the silk book in his hand to Sun Quan.

"Three hundred thousand? The old thief is so rude! Sun Quan said fiercely after reading this article. Although Liu Bei is only 38 years old this year, compared to the 18-year-old Di Sun Quan, he can indeed be regarded as an old thief. Of course, if he knew that Liu Biao, who was nearly half a hundred years old, also had a lever, he might consider giving this title to the latter more appropriately.

"Quickly convene the hall of the people!" Sun Quan dropped this sentence and hurriedly took the first step, leaving Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran, who were sweating profusely, busy gathering a group of civil and military personnel.

"Three hundred thousand? Why is Liu Bei's bluff so far? Although he occupies Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he still needs to divide his troops to guard the four counties of Qingzhou, where can he become an army of 300,000? A hundred thousand is almost the same! Zhang Zhao was the first to shake his head when he heard this, and said with some disapproval, and everyone laughed when they heard it, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.

"An army of 100,000 is like stepping on my Jiangdong, the old thief is too self-righteous!" As soon as Sun Quan understood the key, he also laughed. At present, Sun Quan has a total army of 200,000, excluding Sun Jing and Zhuge Jin, who are guarding Jiaozhou, there are 60,000, and the remaining six counties of Jiangdong (including Poyang County is considered seven counties) still have an army of 140,000. Even if Poyang wants to gather some men and horses in order to guard against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, there are still nearly 100,000 left, and Sun Quan is confident that with 100,000 against 100,000, defense is at least not a problem.

"Lord, my Jiangdong Sailor is invincible in the world, if he Liu Bei has the ability, he will fly across the Yangtze River, and we will recognize it! If not, even if it is thousands of troops, he will die on the river! It was Cheng Pu, the first general in Jiangdong, who said this, and all the generals also nodded.

"General Cheng Lao Hugh wants to underestimate the enemy, after Xuzhou occupied Huainan a year ago, he has been training the water division in the Huai River, and his ambition is not small!" Zhang Zhao poured some cold water on it at the right time.

"Zhang Gong is too worried, forgive the Xuzhou sailors but 10,000 people, the boat villain is few, and it is practiced in the small river ditch of the Huai River, I only need to lead 5,000 sailors and athletes, I can go up the river and destroy its water village!" Cheng Pu said proudly. At this moment, someone came to report that Zhou Yu, the governor of the naval division in Poyang, had an urgent military situation.

"Jingzhou Liu Biao recently said that the troops are in Jingnan and Ganshui, which seems to have the intention of invading the east!" Sun Quan briefed him on the military situation. "Could it be that Liu Biao and Liu Bei want to attack my Jiangdong together?" Zhang Zhao on the side couldn't help frowning and muttering to himself after hearing this. As soon as these words came out, not only himself, but all those who heard these words changed their faces greatly.

"Don't care if he Jingzhou or Xuzhou, the last general is willing to lead a brigade of troops, first punish Zhao Feng, and then destroy Cai Mao, in order to repay the lord!" Seeing that everyone was a little downcast, Zhou Tai, who had always claimed to be the No. 1 tiger general in Jiangdong, had to come forward.

"Lord, I am willing to lead the troops to block Liu Bei!" The one who said this was Tai Shici, who was recognized as the first brave general in Jiangdong. Since Sun Ce's death, Tai Shici, who once tied with him, is the number one brave general in Jiangdong, and even Cheng Pu's old qualifications have been recognized.

"Everyone, since it is Erliu who is here, you still need to think about it in the long run!" Zhang Zhao, who was still laughing at Liu Bei's bluff just now, turned solemn at the moment.

"What is Gong Zhang's opinion?" Cheng Pu asked with some displeasure when he heard this.

"In Zhaozhi's opinion, since Er Liu can join forces, why can't we seek foreign aid?" Zhang Zhao stroked his goatee and smiled.

"What does Zhang Gong mean to connect Yuan Shao?" Among the civil officials on the side, Yu Pan stepped forward and asked.

"It's not for Yuan Shao, it's Cao Ying!" Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

"Cao Ying?" Everyone was also puzzled when they heard this: now that Liu Bei and Cao Ying are at war with Yuan Shao, how can they help Jiangdong? For a while, everyone was puzzled.

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