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Jiangxia and Nanjun junction, at the foot of Zhangshan Mountain, on the west bank of the Han River, Neifang Pavilion.

This is where Liu Bei's army is stationed, and Cao Cao's army is stationed on the opposite bank. Geographically speaking, it belongs to the boundary of Jiangxia, and it is more than 500 miles away from Jiangxia County. Since November of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's army, their families, and the people who moved with them, totaling more than 30,000 people, have been trapped in this small land in Jingbei for several months.

There is only a small pavilion inside, of course, it can't supply enough grain and grass, so it can only rely on Liu Biao. Liu Biao was not only worried that if Cao Liu did not continue the grain and grass, he was afraid that he would cause trouble in Jingzhou like Zhang Ji at the beginning, and at the same time hoped that the disaster would lead to the east, so in terms of grain and grass, the supply was sufficient, but it was strictly forbidden for Cao Liu to recruit troops and horses in Benyi.

During this period of time, Liu Bei's heart was extremely depressed. Every day, Guan and Zhang Er entered the camp to train soldiers, and Jian Yong sorted out the documents and signed the military order. Liu Bei went out to climb Zhangshan Mountain, stepped on the Fenglin Mountain Road, meditated in the mountain hut, looked down on the Han River rolling east, and relieved his worries.

Sometimes, Liu Bei often wonders if he made a mistake in refusing the call of the Son of Heaven conveyed by Kong Rong? If you accept the official title of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, will you still end up in this situation today? In fact, when Kong Rong was persuaded to accept it, his subordinates had different opinions, and they were mainly divided into two factions.

Led by Jian Yong and Sun Qian, persuade him to accept it, and the benefits are obvious: he is a relative of the Liu family, a pilgrim to the Son of Heaven, and his name can be determined; Assist in the court. As a clan relative, he must be able to rely on Liu Bei's background and strength at that time, and it will not be difficult for him to be ordered to take charge of one party in the future, such as Liu Biao, Liu Yu, Liu Yan, and Liu Dai stories.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were against it. Their reason is very simple, just one sentence: "This is not a conscription by the Son of Heaven, it is clearly a trick of the horse." ”

These words were like an empowerment, which made Liu Bei wake up - yes! Entering the court, there is a strong relative like Ma Han, how can he have good fruit to eat? External. With Ma Han, a powerful general, how can there be a good territory for him? Maybe if you enter the court today, you will be relieved of military power and dismissed your subordinates tomorrow. This kind of thing, that person is absolutely capable.

At that time, Liu Bei hadn't thought of more terrible consequences, and even so, it was beyond his bottom line and unacceptable. So in the end, he politely refused.

And when Guan Yu rescued Cao Cao, the ambush Ma was defeated, and the whole army was defeated, and he was forced to jump into the river and abscond. Among the messages he brought back, there was one that seemed to have nothing to do with him, but it always scared him. What's so scary?

Xu Chu's death!

There is no doubt that Xu Chu died of his injuries. But the wound on his shoulder and back, which killed him, has always been a mystery. Liu Bei later personally asked Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and even the medical worker who treated the wounds, and got the answer. There are only two words: "Heavenly Punishment". The heavenly punishment of the Demon Pupil Bow will not be believed by those who have not been taught, but Liu Bei believes it, because his second brother, who can be called the enemy of ten thousand people, almost died under this bow.

After Guan Yu fled back, he once solemnly warned the eldest brother and third brother: "Never try to get within a hundred paces of Ma Han, especially when he has a bow in his hand." ”

What is "heavenly punishment", Liu Bei didn't understand it in the end, but he knew it very well - Ma Han could make a fierce general like Xu Chu unknowingly, so what about himself?

I have to say that Liu Bei is really not too worried.

If Liu Bei was really called to join the army, Ma Han's first step would be to disband his army, and the second step would be to wait for an opportunity to kill the three brothers, and if necessary, he would not hesitate to go into battle shirtless. Ma Han is a "person who has come over", he will not make a mistake like Cao Cao, once Liu Bei is in the trap, he will pull the rope circle mercilessly.

Although Liu Bei still couldn't sense Ma Han's determination to put him to death, he knew at least one thing that his second brother had completely angered Ma Han because of his repeated ambushes. Ma Han will never let go of his second brother Guan Yu, and he will kill him once he sees it. But let go of the second brother, it is equivalent to not letting him go, this feud is settled, and it cannot be resolved.

When people are in a desperate situation, they always like to assume that they took a different path at the beginning, which may be better than now, and Liu Bei is no exception. But what he is better than ordinary people is that he occasionally thinks about it, but he will never fall into regret and can't extricate himself, but seek a good way to break through adversity.

How to break this deadlock? Undoubtedly, uniting Jiangdong is the best policy and the only way to break through the predicament. And Sun Quan also had a letter and offered to form an alliance. Liu Bei and Cao Cao had each sent envoys to Jiangdong to negotiate with each other. It has been several months, and although there is a reply, there are few words on the paper, and it is difficult to be detailed. Now, Liu Bei is eagerly waiting for Sun Gan to return, perhaps, he will bring an opportunity to get out of the predicament.

When Liu Bei was outside the object, he seemed to faintly hear the call, and as soon as he turned his head, he saw Hu Cong, who was on guard at the mountainside, running quickly, panting: "Envoy Jun, Duke Cao is visiting......

Liu Bei said happily: "Please...... Come, add a table, and set up wine. ”

"Envoy."

"Huh? What else? ”

"Sun Changshi is back."

"Gongyu is back!" Liu Bei was overjoyed, and said in a stacked voice, "Come quickly!" Well, please come with the second general and the third general. ”

A moment later, in the mountain hut, important people from both sides of Cao and Liu gathered together. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Liu Bei's side all arrived. Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan, and Han Hao of Cao Ying were all present, and only Cao Pi and Liu Yan were ordered to guard the camp. As for Cao Cao's right-hand man, the mastermind Xun Yu, he was unable to go out in the cold winter due to his weak body, let alone climb the mountain. This is the sequelae of Lu Bu's blow back then. With Xun Yu's physique, it is a miracle to survive, and it is a luxury to be healthy or something.

Well, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who were originally enemies of life and death in history, have become brothers and sisters in this time and space, helping each other, and being neighbors on the shore, which is full of emotion. And the Cao and Liu camps, which were originally full of talents, now have a lineup that barely breaks ten figures, how can they be desolate.

Naturally, just like Jian Yong and Sun Qian's envoys to Jiangdong, the Jiangdong Sun clan also sent a weighty envoy: Yu Xuan.

Yu Flip first saluted Cao and Liu: "Jiangdong envoy Yu Flip to meet the two envoys. Cao Gong and Liu Gong are the heroes of the world, and now the dragon is trapped in the shallows, and the tiger falls in Pingyang, but there will be a day to rise up. My lord Sun Hou, I am willing to help him. The three alliances, with their profits and gold, can stir up the wind and clouds. "Let's present the official letter of Koto.

After Liu Bei read the book of the alliance, he praised it repeatedly: "Marquis Wucheng (Sun Quan inherited the title of father and brother) really has a father and brother, and Zhou Gongjin and Zhang Zibu are also heroes in the world, and they are decisive and decisive. Good! We are also willing to help Wu Chenghou to fight against his peers who attacked the Son of Heaven for no reason, and committed the traitors and thieves of Jingchu and Jiangdong. ”

The so-called division is famous. Ma Han's conquest of Sun, Cao, and Liu all had a high-sounding reason to occupy the righteousness. Similarly, Sun Cao Liu confronted Ma Han, and he had to find a reason, and if he couldn't find an editor, he had to make one. Their reason is that they claim to be dictatorial and autocratic, deceive the Holy Hearing, use military force, and coerce the Son of Heaven to attack their peers.

Of course, just their own shouting is not very convincing, except for the military and civilians under their rule, the famous families and heroes in Jingchu, Jiangdong and other places do not pay attention. For this reason, Zhang Hong, Sun's spokesperson in Luoyang, and Xun Yan, the envoy sent by Cao Cao to Luoyang for a long time, were all tossed. Using their respective connections, they united with the forces in the court against Ma Han and created a lot of momentum, among which the saying of "coercing the Son of Heaven" is an expression of the courtiers' dissatisfaction with Ma Han's power.

Not only the opposition forces, but also some neutral forces are quite dissatisfied, hoping to share more benefits in this power feast. This political force is so huge that even Jia Xu doesn't dare to take it lightly.

Sun Cao Liu took advantage of the shareholder wind of the imperial court to raise this banner of resistance, whether the management is sufficient, whether the Jianghuai Jingchu people believe it, anyway, they believe it.

Yu thanked him with a smile, and sent two more letters, which were presented to Cao Cao and Liu Bei respectively.

Cao Liu and the others took the letter, and the more they read it, the more they were surprised, it was really a surprise - what was surprising was that the Jiangdong Army was about to conquer Huangzu when the dragon and wolf army was about to overwhelm the border, this determination was really admirable; Happily, this is the opportunity.

Is Cao Liu a person who is willing to be lonely? Even the entire Jiangxia, and even Jingzhou, can hardly accommodate these two great dragons, not to mention this place of horns. They are just waiting for the opportunity to hold back their big moves. Huang Zu became the target of their crit after the yellow stripe was full.

The contents of Sun Quan's letter are mainly two: 1. Cao and Liu sent no less than 5,000 troops and ships to the south along the Han River, built a water village at the mouth of the Yangtze River in the Han River, cut off the Jingling, Anlu, Nanxin, Yunshe, Shaxian and other counties west of Jiangxia from Xiling, and isolated Xiling. 2. After the destruction of Huangzu, Jiangxia was divided into two, and the east of the Yangtze River, Xiling, Yixian, Exian, Qichun, Xiapheasant, and Shaxian belonged to the Sun family; And Jingling, Anlu, Nanxin, Yunshe and Xiyang, Huangxian, Pingchun and so on belong to Cao Liu. 3. The money, grain, soldiers, and people captured in this battle shall be divided equally among the three parties.

From the perspective of territory, Cao Liu occupies a lot, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xiyang, Luxian, Pingchun and other counties in the northernmost part of Jiangxia are too close to Huaishui and separated by the reckless Dabie Mountain in the middle. The only places where Cao Liu can really gain a foothold are Jingling, Anlu, Nanxin and Yunshe, that is, the area within a radius of 300 miles between Hanshui and Zhuanshui.

This area is not big, but it is not small, and for the Cao Liu forces, which have less than 10,000 troops at the moment, they are barely enough to maneuver - at least they are enough to gain a foothold.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao glanced at each other, and nodded tacitly, this deal is quite cost-effective, judging from their respective current situation, there is no other choice but to accept.

The two immediately signed and the covenant was formally concluded.

In the mountain hut, there were bursts of laughter, among which Cao Cao's unique yellow bell was the loudest laughing.

I just don't know how long I can laugh, or ...... Have the last laugh. (To be continued......)