Thanks for the reward from a leaf in the clouds, hehe.

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"Who?" Two young men surnamed Liu asked at the same time.

"Speaking of which, this person has a lot of connections with General Liu, so General Liu shouldn't have thought of it." Liu Ba sold Guanzi and pretended to be mysterious.

"Connected to me?"

Liu Fengjian's eyebrows condensed slightly, his fingers stroked his chin, his brain turned rapidly, searching for the traces of spiders and worms in his memory, and suddenly, a name appeared in his mind, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes: "The person Mr. Zichu is talking about, could it be Ma Liang Ma Ji Chang?" ”

Hearing Liu Ba say this name in person, Liu Ba couldn't help but smile, and his eyes showed a little praise for Liu Feng's quick thinking.

Liu Ba's expression meant that he had indeed guessed correctly, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but show joy on his face: "The person recommended by Mr. is indeed the most suitable person, and Mr. has really solved a big problem for us." ”

Liu Feng is smart and can understand everything, but Liu Qi is still confused, and said blankly: "I have also heard of the name of Xiangyang Ma Jichang, but why would it be beneficial for us to recommend this person to be Guiyang Taishou?" ”

"Zide Gongzi is really a loyal elder, no wonder Liu Bei dares to bully Gongzi." Liu Ba felt that Liu Qi's reaction was slow, and the regret in his words was undisguised, so he immediately explained the reason why he recommended Ma Liang.

First of all, although this Ma Liang is not from Guiyang County, but in the end, he is from Jingzhou, and in this era when the concept of the township is very strong, his appointment as Guiyang Taishou will not cause the disgust of the natives of Guiyang.

Second, although the Xiangyang Ma clan is not as good as the Jingxiang crown clan such as Kuai and Cai, it is also a big surname in Jingzhou, and the five Ma brothers are famous, and Ma Liang is the most famous, and this person still has some friendship with Zhuge Liang, with his identity as a celebrity, coupled with this relationship with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei will inevitably agree to entrust him to Guiyang Taishou.

The last reason, and the most important, was to ensure that Ma Liang could stand firmly on Liu Feng's side when they broke with Liu Bei.

Ma Liang's younger brother Ma Tan, who is currently working under Liu Feng, whether Liu Feng or outsiders, will regard him as a confidant, once the younger brother who follows Liu Feng "rebels" with Liu Feng, then, for the sake of the family's interests, Ma Liang has no choice but to maintain the same front with Ma Yan.

This is the most fundamental reason why Liu Ba recommended Ma Liang.

After listening to Liu Ba's explanation, Liu Qi suddenly realized, and couldn't help but add a little respect to this Jiangnan genius who had just "joined the gang", and said excitedly: "Mr. is really strategic, I can get a talent like Mr. Wang Zuozhi, why worry about not succeeding in big things." ”

"It's just a clumsy plan, why worry about it, Zide Gongzi has won the award." Although Liu Ba's words were humble, his face was full of undisguised pride.

Hearing the words "Wang Zuozhicai", the string hidden in Liu Feng's heart was inadvertently plucked gently, and while he also complimented Liu Ba on his lips, his eyes couldn't help but quietly cast to the north, the real Wang Zuozhicai in his heart was not in front of him, but in that unreachable place.

"Mr. Shiyuan, I will soon realize your plan one by one, and I hope that the time for us to meet again will not be too far away." ’

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Fourteen years of Jian'an, Gangneung.

A whole month has passed since the great victory of Chibi at the end of last year and the launch of the Jiangling Campaign by the Sun-Liu coalition army. The Sun-Liu coalition army, which seemed to be taking advantage of Chibi's great victory and coming arrogantly, actually did not have much upper hand on the battlefield of Jiangling.

The total strength of the coalition army is about 50,000, of which the Wu army located in the frontal battlefield of Jiangling is about 30,000, and the troops left by Cao Ying to Cao Ren to defend Jiangling are between 30,000 and 40,000, and most of them are elite northern troops, which means that the number of the coalition army is not even in a weak position on the main battlefield of Jiangling.

However, this did not change Zhou Yu's determination to capture Gangneung, and shortly after arriving in Gangneung, Zhou Yu made a full deployment for the entire Gangneung campaign:

With Gan Ning leading an army of 1,000, he seized the undefended Yiling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, occupied the upstream momentum, and cut off the connection between Jiangling and Yizhou.

Liu Bei was ordered to divide his troops to march along Xiashui, occupy coastal strongholds, and put pressure on Jiangling from the east. This summer water is a water system connecting the upper reaches of the Han River to Gangneung, and it is the only water passage between Gangneung and Xiangyang, an important town in the upper reaches of the Han River.

On the Hanshui side, Guan Yu led 10,000 naval troops north to Hanshui, exerting pressure on Xiangyang, harassing the rear of Jiangling, and containing Cao's army that went south to reinforce Jiangling.

Zhou Yu himself led the main force of the Wu army, stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and confronted Cao Ren's army on the north bank across the river.

Zhou Yu's strategic deployment can be said to have fully exerted the advantages of his own naval army, and all offensives were carried out on the front line of Hanshui, Yangtze River, and Xiashui. However, in the face of such a three-dimensional offensive, Cao Ren of Jiangling City not only did not adopt a stubborn policy, but also made full use of the advantages of his own large number of troops, and sent generals such as Le Jin and Wen Ping to take Xiangyang and Jiangling as bases to take the initiative to attack Zhou Yu's three-way army.

Late at night.

In the military tent on the south bank, Zhou Yu stood with his hands in his hands, staring at the distribution map of the enemy and our forces on the map, and in his mind, all kinds of tactical ideas flashed in front of his eyes one by one like the fast-forward picture of a movie, but none of them could make him freeze.

The river breeze shook the big tent and whirred, and early spring was coming, but the cool breeze that came in through the cracks in the curtain was still cold.

Under the flickering firelight, there was a faint flicker on that handsome face.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and someone entered.

His face instantly changed to a natural confidence, Zhou Yu turned around and saw that it was Pang Tong, a staff member who had invested in his account not long ago, who had entered from the outside.

This Jingxiang celebrity, known as the phoenix, is described as short and thin, his face is scorched like an aged fruit peel, his facial features seem to have been kneaded at will, the bridge of his nose is low and he stays, and in his sunken eye sockets, only two thin lines are seen.

One is beautiful and stunning, the other is ugly and makes people sigh, so two completely different people are in the same military tent at the moment, and the contrast between heaven and earth is so obvious.

"Governor, do you have something to tell me when you called me so late?" Although facing a man who is so beautiful that he is elegant, Pang Tong does not seem to be ashamed of himself, and his words are so indifferent.

"The battle of Gangneung has been delayed for a long time, and I want to hear what Mr. has to say." Zhou Yu's tone was also very flat, without the slightest sense of superiority.

Pang Tong raised his hand and pointed to the north end of the map: "The reason why Cao Ren dared to attack against our army without fear was nothing more than relying on Cao Yingzheng to lead the army to sit in Nanyang, and he could go south to Jingzhou again at any time to rescue him. ”

Zhou Yu smiled: "In the whole camp, only Mr. can think of a piece with me." Sir has already thought of it, and must have a good plan in mind. ”

"Hey, hey." Pang Tong laughed dryly, and a little disapproval appeared on his burnt face, "Actually, it's also very easy, as long as you bother Wu Hou, the problem will naturally be solved." ”