Zhuge Liang coughed and said, "What kind of circle am I going around with Mr., if you have any ideas, hurry up." ”

Fang Shao said: "I'm thinking, Sir might as well suggest that the lord move the garrison to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, preferably to enter the Sun family's territory, but leave General Guan's sailors to patrol the Han River." In this way, it can form a front and back attack on Xia Kou, in this case, even if Liu Qi wants to have different intentions, he must weigh it. Furthermore, we are stationed in the Sun family's territory, in case the Sun family has the intention of encroaching on Xiakou, it can also be regarded as a kind of arch guard, which can also make Liu Qi feel more at ease. ”

Zhuge Liang's feather fan shook lightly, nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed a good way." Moreover, in addition to what you said, you can also show Cao Ying a kind of determination to unite Liu and Sun, so that he will not dare to act lightly against Xia Kou for a moment, so that he can gain more time to prepare for the battle. ”

Fang Shao immediately gave a thumbs up and praised: "Sir, how come I always think so shallowly, just not as far-reaching as Mr., sir, it seems that I still have to learn more from you." ”

Zhuge Liang raised his foot to kick his ass, and scolded with a smile: "Go aside, you can read a few more books when you have this time to slap your ass." ”

So, Zhuge Liang went to Liu Bei to discuss that day and gave him this suggestion. Liu Bei thought about it again and again, and felt that it was feasible, so he asked Lu Su to discuss. Lu Su naturally couldn't do this kind of thing, so he sent someone to Chaisang to ask Sun Quan for instructions in the starry night, and after two days, the envoy returned, saying that Sun Quan had allowed Liu Bei to bring a small number of troops into the territory of the Sun clan and stationed in the Fankou area.

After that, after several days, Liu Bei, Liu Qi and Lu Su finally reached the general policy of the alliance after repeated consultations, but specific matters such as how to fight Cao, who would command it, and when Jiangdong would send troops were put on hold for the time being.

In late September, Liu Bei left Guan Yu with 10,000 sailors in Xiakou to control the Han River waterway, and he led more than 2,000 civil and military forces such as Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun down the river and stationed in Fankou on the south bank of the Yangtze River dozens of miles downstream of Xiakou.

The tributaries along the Yangtze River are all over the place, and the place where Liu Bei is stationed, because it is the mouth of Fan Shui into the Yangtze River, it is called Fankou, such as the upper reaches of Xiakou and Lukou, all of which are named after it.

After Liu Bei arrived at Fankou, he stayed for nearly half a month, and had nothing else to do every day except eating and sleeping, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to ask for troops in the direction of Sun.

Similarly, and the direction of Chaisang is not in a hurry to send troops, since both parties are not in a hurry, Lu Su, who lives with Liu Bei in Fankou, does not urge, and has nothing to do every day, so he is just invited to participate in the banquet of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and others, drinking wine and making poems, but it seems very leisurely.

The calm has lasted for nearly a month, and during this month, the three sides of Jingzhou have been surprisingly calm, as if the clouds of war had never enveloped the land.

The main reason for this short period of calm was Cao Ying's immobility.

Cao Ying's calm is not that he is deliberately wasting time, because in this month, he has too many things to do, and he really can't spare his hands to clean up the Liu and Sun families.

In addition to the follow-up troops and military baggage can not keep up, the vast majority of counties in Jingzhou still have the problem of surrender, and if Jingzhou is not fully accepted, Cao Ying is equivalent to a lone army to go deep, which is a taboo for soldiers.

Therefore, soon after the Battle of Changbanpo, Cao Ying entered Jiangling, first collected about 50,000 naval troops, and then sent people to Changsha, Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang and other four counties in the south of Jingzhou to recruit surrender. Although these four counties have few people and weak soldiers, Cao Ying is determined not to let Liu Bei catch a little meat.

When everything was roughly arranged, the time had entered the golden autumn of October, the hot summer had passed, and the autumn breeze was refreshing, which was the weather suitable for the northern army's operations.

On this day in October, when Cao Ying led more than 100,000 troops by land and water down the east of the river, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were still fishing on the edge of the Fankou River, and Fang Shao, as the secretary of the Zuo General's Mansion, also accompanied him.

"Lord, your fish fat has moved, quickly retract the rod!" Zhuge Liang had sharp eyes, pointed to the surface of the water and shouted excitedly.

At this time, Liu Bei's face was uncertain, his brows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was thinking about something in his heart, Zhuge Liang shouted a few times before he reacted, and he was anxious to start retracting the rod, but unfortunately he was still a step slow, and the hook he pulled was empty, and a big fish that saw his hand slipped away like this.

Zhuge Liang looked sorry and sighed: "It must be a big fish, but it's a pity that it ran away." ”

"It's okay, you can fish again if you slip away." Liu Bei didn't care, re-strung the bait, and threw the hook into the water.

Liu Bei's absent-minded appearance could not escape Zhuge Liang's appearance, so he said: "Fang Shao, you come and get a fishing rod for me for a while." ”

Fang Shao stepped forward to take the fishing rod, and Zhuge Liang poured a cup of cold water, shook the fan in front of Liu Bei, and said, "Lord, let's drink saliva first to relieve fatigue." Today, the lord doesn't seem to be very interested in fishing. ”

Liu Bei took the water and drank it all, and said helplessly: "I have been fishing by the river with the military advisor for more than half a month, and I will be sick to my stomach if I continue to fish, of course I can't arouse any interest." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said with relief: "The lord must endure loneliness, so that he can catch a big fish." ”

Zhuge Liang said another deep meaning, of course Liu Bei would not be unable to hear it, he hesitated for a moment, Suo surnamed threw the fishing rod to the ground, and said: "Military advisor, I, Liu Bei, am not a person who can't bear loneliness, but Cao Ying may raise troops from Jiangling to the east at any time, and we have been in Fankou for so long, but we have done nothing, I wanted the military advisor to go to Chaisang for help several times, but the military advisor just said that the time has not come, of course I am anxious." ”

Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Bei's complaint very calmly, and after listening to it, he poured himself a glass of water and drank it very elegantly and calmly, but he said unhurriedly: "Our so-called alliance with Jiangdong is actually only a verbal agreement at the moment, and the basis of this agreement is that the two sides have a common enemy, Cao Ying. Just imagine, if Cao Ying did not attack down the east of the river, but retreated to the north, in this way, it would be equivalent to losing the threat to the Sun clan, then wouldn't it be a very strange thing for two people who did not have a common threat to form an alliance? ”

What kind of character Liu Bei is, Zhuge Liang only said a few words, he was suddenly in a trance, and hurriedly said: "I understand the meaning of the military advisor, the military advisor is afraid that the Sun army will be invited in the future, but then the Cao army will give up attacking Xiakou in the east." At that time, the Sun clan will become a threat to us. ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Yes, as the so-called invitation to God is easy and difficult to send God, just imagine, if it is Sun Quan who is the lord, will he let his army that went deep into the hinterland of Jiangxia return in vain after the labor and mobilization of the people?" ”

Fang Shao, who was fishing for Zhuge Liang over there, sighed secretly in his heart: "I taught him the sentence 'It's easy to ask God and it's hard to send God' that I taught him just the day before yesterday, and he used it today, and he really learned and used it." ”

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly saw several horsemen and horses galloping over, and the first person was the eldest prince Liu Qi, but he didn't know that he didn't stay in Xiakou and came here to do something.

Liu Qi rolled off the horse and ran straight to the riverside, and before the person was close, he shouted: "Uncle, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good!" ”

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