Sun Quan and the others did not catch up with Yuan Shang, and they couldn't get Sun Shangxiang back, so they could only leave with a huff, and when they left, Zhou Yu glanced at Yuan Shang deeply, and his eyes seemed to be quite playful and thoughtful.

On the way back, Sun Quan's face was not very good-looking all the way, obviously because his mood was extremely unpleasant.

Zhou Yu slowly beat his horse and followed Sun Quan's side, and after a long time, Fang saw him and asked faintly, "Lord, what do you think of what Yuan Shang said just now?" ”

When Sun Quan heard this, his purple hair suddenly trembled, and he panted and said angrily: "What else? It's just underpumped! What do you say that giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou, and I should also give birth to a grandson like Yuan Laosan! With this sentence, I, Jiangdong, will be inseparable from him in the future! Implacable! ”

Zhou Yu smiled helplessly, shook his head and said, "The main official is going to be so angry, I didn't ask this nonsense...... I want to ask, what does the lord think of Yuan Shangshicai's mention of going south and west? ”

Sun Quan's angry face suddenly retracted when he heard this, touched the purple beard on his chin, and said after a long silence: "Yuan Shang said that he wanted to attack Jingzhou?" ”

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "The battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei Quan's land of Bashu, for Yuan Shang, has undoubtedly become the biggest stumbling block to the hegemony of the world, now Liu Bei is not only the southwest half of the country, but also makes Guan Yuhu in the land of Jingzhou, the strength is almost not under Yuan Shang, and now after Yuan Shang has consolidated the northern territory, he will attack Jingzhou in the south, which must be reasonable." ”

Hearing this, Sun Quan hurriedly said, "What about us? If Yuan Shangru goes south, what should we do in Soochow? ”

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said: "Yuan Shang deliberately revealed the news to us just now, presumably in the hope that we can also send troops to deal with Guan Yu together, this person is scheming, he must have guessed the strategic intention of my Eastern Wu to reject the south of the Yangtze River, so he ......"

Speaking of which. Zhou Yu didn't say anything more, but looked at Sun Quan, looking forward to his reaction.

Sun Quan was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "To be honest, the land of Jingzhou is what we have wanted for a long time, this is a strategic point, and it is also the place where my Dongwu land is contained in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, if Dongwu wants to dominate the world, it must seize Jingzhou." ”

Zhou Yu nodded when he heard this, and said, "Since that's the case." I think it's a great opportunity. ”

Sun Quan shook his head: "I don't know that this is a godsend, how can I see the current situation, Yuan Shang is in the north, the most powerful, and Eastern Wu and Western Shu are weaker than Yuan Shang, we are now joining forces with Liu Bei, it is possible to confront Yuan Shang, if it is a nest fight......"

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "The lord doesn't have to worry about this. According to Zhou Yu's meaning, there is no need for us to unite with Yuan Shang, but to adopt the method of reaping the benefits of the fish, and wait until Yuan Shang and Guan Yu are both defeated. We will take over Jingzhou in a grand manner. ”

Sun Quan suddenly heard this: "You mean, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" ”

"Yes, yes."

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Hefei.

Hefei is located at the junction of Eastern Wu and Huaidong, and is a strategic place for Eastern Wu to attack Huaizhong and directly take the Central Plains. The general sent by Yuan Shang to guard Huainan was the famous general Gao Lan of Hebei, and his deputy was the general Zhang Liao.

Although the two are only based in Hefei, they are the commander-in-chief. But it is the power of the entire Huainan.

After entering Hefei City, Yuan Shangxian arranged for Sun Shangxiang, Wang Yi and others to go to the post house to rest, and he led a group of civil officials and military generals to the Hefei Council Hall to discuss the important matters of the attack.

Everyone sat down separately, but Gao Ran got up and congratulated Yuan Shang: "Congratulations to the lord, this time, I married back to the county lord of Dongwu, and the popularity of other families is enough, this kind of means, my subordinates are really ashamed." ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly, and said: "General Gao doesn't have to be polite, picking up girls has always been my specialty, there is nothing to show off, the urgency of delay is to attack Jingzhou and deal with Guan Yu, what do you think about this?" ”

When it came to fighting, Gao Ran was already gearing up, and said happily: "Don't worry, lord!" During the period when you were recruiting relatives in Eastern Wu, Mr. Fu Zhu and General Yuan Xi had already recruited soldiers and horses and generals from all walks of life in Xuchang, and they only waited for the lord to come back, and with an order, they could immediately attack Jingzhou and fight with Guan Yu. ”

Yuan Shang nodded, turned his head to look at Sima Yi, and said, "Zhongda? ”

Sima Yi turned his head: "What's the matter?" ”

"Do you think that if we attack Jingzhou this time, Dongwu will send troops?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "If I were Zhou Yu, I would definitely advise Sun Quan to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, just wait for us and Guan Yu to fight and lose before sending troops to seize Jingzhou!" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "I guess it's the same, but if that's the case, wouldn't it let Dongwu take advantage, you say, will we still fight this battle?" ”

Sima Yi hurriedly said: "Of course we have to fight, in fact, the battle of Jingzhou is no longer about who can take the city in their hands, but whether we can provoke the relationship between Sun and Liu to the maximum, if we can provoke Sun Liu, don't talk about Jingzhou City, just let them have a few more, what can we do?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded, deeply understood what Sima Yi said, and asked rhetorically: "However, according to Zhou Yu and Sun Quan's temperament, I am afraid that they may not be so lightly fooled, so how should I be?" ”

Sima Yi smiled and said: "This has to be based on the time, and the opportunity is arranged, but the behavior of a qiē will be led by us, if you want to make a difference, you must be based on the war!" In any case, in a head-to-head confrontation with Jingzhou, our army is duty-bound. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused, and said: "As for who can pick up the leak and who can't, who is the fisherman and who is the sandpiper mussel, it depends on the means and level of each family." ”

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard this, and said, "When is the best time to start an army?" ”

Sima Yi smiled: "We have been preparing for a long time, so naturally the sooner the better, but definitely not now." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and said: "Since Mr. said that the sooner the better, why didn't he wait for it immediately, wouldn't it be a contradiction?" ”

Sima Yi said hesitantly: "I mean, at least one person will leave Jingzhou before we can succeed." ”

Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this, and said, "What you said is Zhuge Liang, right?" ”

Sima Yi nodded and said, "Exactly, with this person, we can't take Jingzhou." ”

Yuan Shang frowned and said, "Then what should I do?" ”

Sima Yi held his hand and said, "Force him to go!" Although Zhuge Liang wants to observe the shape in Jingzhou, but we can immediately send people to Xishu to spread rumors, saying that Liu Bei's son, this time to recruit relatives, was not thrown into the well, fell into dementia, Liu Bei loves this son as his life, as soon as he hears this message, whether it is true or not, he will inevitably order Zhuge Liang to personally escort Adou back to Chengdu, after all, the child was brought by him, and if he lost his explanation, Zhuge Liang naturally had to go back to explain. ”

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard this, and secretly said that the matter was in the end, and he really had to make a fuss about Adou again.

This kid deserves to be Zhuge Liang's nemesis, and he is a "Kong Ming killer." ”

Quietly silent for a moment, but heard Yuan Shang suddenly say: "You just said that you sent someone to Chengdu to spread a message, but according to me, this doesn't seem to be a message, but a fact, right?" ”

Sima Yi was surprised when he heard this, and said, "What do you say? ”

"Adou's kid wasn't beaten to dementia, I feel that even if he doesn't fall, he can deserve this title."

Sima Yi: "............"

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Jingzhou, Jiangling.

After the competition ended, the news that Adou was thrown into the well and fell into dementia was transmitted back to Chengdu by someone who pushed him back, provoking Liu Bei to give three urgent orders, and Zhuo Kongming quickly escorted his son back to Xichuan.

After the competition to recruit relatives, Zhuge Liang returned to Jiangling, and wanted to take this opportunity to rectify Jingzhou again, but he didn't want to be recalled by Liu Bei's successive orders.

Before leaving, Zhuge Liang found Ma Liang, who was white-eyed, and told him bitterly: "I leave this time, if there is no accident, Yuan Shang will inevitably make a move on Jingzhou, Jingzhou soldiers are strong and strong, but he is not afraid of him head-on, but he is afraid that General Guan is arrogant by nature, and Yuan Shang is treacherous. ”

Hearing this, Ma Liang hurriedly received the order.

Zhuge Liang swayed the pasted feather fan, looked at the north, his heart was sad, and he was unspeakably depressed for a while. (To be continued......)