Wu County, Wu Hou Mansion, Liu Feng is in the main position, and a group of civil and military officers sit in turn.

This time, what we want to discuss is the issue of the westward expedition to Jingzhou.

Yes, after last year's analysis and planning, Liu Feng's civil and military forces finally reached an agreement and decided to go west to Jingzhou in the coming year. The reason why Zhou Yu put aside the matter of suppressing bandits this time and came to Wu County with Liu Feng was because the intelligence from Jingzhou showed that although Jingzhou was flat on the surface, there was an undercurrent underneath.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we made a plan together last year, not to force Yuan Shu too much, suspend the Northern Expedition, and if there is an opportunity, then go west to Jingzhou. Perhaps soon, this opportunity will arise. Liu Feng glanced at everyone present, "So from now on, everyone must start to prepare, and once the time comes, you must be ready to go to war at any time." ”

"Lord, I don't know what news there is in Jingzhou, when will the war break out?" Someone who didn't understand asked.

"This needs to be kept secret for the time being, but you don't have to guess, and don't talk about it outside, so as not to spread it to Liu Jingsheng, so that Jingzhou has a precaution, just do your own thing." Liu Feng said in a deep voice, "Especially in terms of logistics, food, grass, weapons, and equipment must be guaranteed to be sufficient, and secretly transferred to Yuzhang." The army should also start mobilizing, because no one can guarantee when this time will come, it may be a month or two, or a year or two, in short, don't delay at that time, otherwise, don't blame Benhou for not warning in advance. ”

When most of the people dispersed, those who remained were the core figures of Jiangdong. Bai Jian, Xun You, Zhou Yu, Yu Tuo, He Qi, Hua Xin, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Sheng Xian, plus Liu Feng are a total of ten people, and these people are the ones who make the final decision. Lu Su, Tai Shici, Gu Yong, these historical generals all served in the local area and did not participate in the meeting.

"Okay, now there's no one else, let's talk about what we're going to do, right?" Liu Feng was the first to speak.

"It's not up to us, it's up to us to see when what happens to Jingnan." Xun You said, "Zhang Xian has served in Jingnan for many years, has close contacts with local clans, and has their support, and wants to subvert the situation of Jingbei clans ruling Jiangdong. Did the lord ever think that this was Liu Biao's deliberate connivance? ”

"Liu Biao knows about Jingnan's situation and deliberately connives?" Liu Feng suddenly felt that his brain was not enough, how did those game designers open their brains?

If this is a crossing, of course Liu Feng will not believe this speculation, but this is a game, since Xun You said so, it means that this is a possibility. After all, games are not history, because of the participation of players, it has long been different from history. With a combination of history, lore, gameplay, and other information, plus the improvisations of the game designers, God knows how many possibilities there are in the game.

Originally, Liu Feng had specifically checked the information in this paragraph, and felt that although it was different from history, under the inertia of history, Zhang Xian's rebellion would happen as usual in history, but after listening to Xun You's words, he suddenly felt a little unconfident.

Zhang Xian in history was devoted to the imperial court, and when Cao Yuan Guandu was in the war, under the persuasion of Huanjie, he raised troops to resist Liu Biao. But because Cao Cao had been fighting with Yuan Shao, he was unable to go south to Jingzhou, and there was no foreign aid, and later Zhang Xian died of illness, and after his son took over, Jingnan was finally pacified by Liu Biao. Cao Cao lost this good opportunity, and after 8 years, the Red Cliff War lost his troops and reluctantly got the northern part of Jingzhou.

Huan Jie was recommended by Sun Jian when he was in Changsha, and later entered the dynasty as Lang, unlike the game, Huan Jie did not return to Jingnan, but has been in the court. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't leave Chang'an. From Dong Zhuo to Li Dao Guo Yan, Chang'an has been in turmoil, and there is no chance for him to leave.

The world of the game is much more complex than in history, and without a large number of guards, it is basically difficult to move an inch. And it's the ubiquitous players who are responsible for all this.

Now, Huan Jie drove to Jinyang with Tianzi Luan, Zhang Xian may not be the heart of the imperial court, without Huan Jie's participation, without this pusher, Zhang Xian is likely not to raise troops.

That's why there is the current situation, that is, Liu Biao deliberately indulged Zhang Xian, gave him the opportunity to connect the local clans in the four counties of Jingnan, deliberately let him strengthen his strength, and then rebelled, and finally sent troops to suppress it, solving the problem of Jingnan's disobedience to the Xiangyang Prefecture Pastoral Government in one fell swoop.

The more he thought about it, the more Liu Feng felt that it was possible. In the game, none of the princes is good at stubble, the so-called allegiance to the Han court is to be divided into situations, and local powerhouses like Zhang Xian, even if they are under the banner of obeying the central government, they must have ulterior motives.

Ten years ago, the Su Dynasty and Bei Yu rebelled, and they had received strong support from the local clans in Jingnan.

One is that not all the Jingnan clans support the Wu people of the Su Dynasty, and if Liu Biao is pressed, it will cause war in Jingnan, which is not good for Liu Biao. There is also the fact that Jingbei was also in the midst of a major war at that time, Sun Jian was in a hurry to attack Xiangyang, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of reinforcements, maybe Xiangyang would be broken, Liu Biao needed a stable Jingnan, so that he could maintain the rule of Jingbei. In addition, Liu Biao at that time first entered Jingzhou and received the support of the Jingbei clan, and had just gained control of Nanjun and Jiangxia.

It is precisely because of these shortcomings that Liu Biao decisively terminated the war in Jingnan and let Zhang Xian, who had been an official in Jingnan, take over Changsha. Perhaps Liu Biao had already agreed with his strategists at that time that when they had accumulated enough strength, they would have another Jingnan War and finally control the entire Jingzhou in their hands, instead of the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River as now.

"Gong Jin, you've been in Chaisang for a year, do you think it's possible?" For a moment, Liu Feng thought a lot, came back to his senses, and looked at Zhou Yu.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, it is impossible to keep such a big operation completely secret. But according to Jingzhou's news, Liu Biao did not react to this at all, as if he trusted Zhang Xian very much. Zhou Yu said.

"If that's the case, how do we deal with it?" Liu Feng asked.

"Then it depends on what the lord wants to achieve?" Xun You said, "If you want to seize the land of Jingzhou, then cooperate with Liu Biao to attack Jingnan and seize Guiyang from Zhang Xian, because if this matter is true, then Zhang Xian will definitely not be Liu Biao's opponent, maybe it will be pacified soon, but after Zhang Xian is destroyed, we will definitely face Liu Biao's crusade army." If you want to plunder the population and wealth and consume Jingzhou's strength, then take the opportunity to crusade against Jiangxia Huangzu and encroach on Jingzhou, but this choice is based on the fact that our navy can deal with Jiangxia's navy, otherwise we will not be able to reach Jiangxia at all. ”

Liu Feng pondered in his heart, this is not even a good choice. Guiyang that place, not to mention few people, and it is too far away from himself, the south of Yuzhang is very close, but the south of Yuzhang is not a prosperous place, there are no garrisons, and it is very difficult to march from here. As for Changsha, Xun You didn't mention it, and now Liu Feng also understands why Liu Biao kicked Liu Pan here in the first place, which can not only affect his pacification of Yuzhang, but also bury a nail in Jingnan, on the one hand, he can prevent himself from attacking Changsha from here, and on the other hand, once Zhang Xian rebels, he can also contain the rebels from the side.

Jiangxia is even more difficult, after all, Zhou Yu has only been in charge of the navy for a year, even if there is a foundation in front, it is impossible to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the navy. Jingzhou's navy, with the support of major families, is far stronger than the Jiangdong navy. If Liu Feng wants the combat effectiveness of the navy to improve rapidly, the most direct way is to accept all the warships and private armies of the major families.

But if this is the case, Koto will have another turmoil. For it is something that shakes their foundations, and not everyone wants it.

So Liu Feng fell into a dilemma.