Jiangbian Meng was even more pleased to hear it, and hurriedly saluted Zhang Xiu! "Thank you for the big destruction! Thank you, General, for making it happen! ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "General Bi? ，

Meng Shu immediately changed his words and said, "Thank you father-in-law for making it perfect!" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled: "Okay, thank you for leaving it for later, you better go and chase Zhurong first, don't let such a good lady run away." ”

Meng Shu heard it and hurriedly said, "Yes! Yes, extremely! After speaking, he saluted Zhang Xiu again, turned around and chased after him.

After Meng Shu left, Zhang Xiu and Li Ru looked at each other and smiled. Li Ru said: "The lord has good means, so that Nanzhong will not be chaotic for a hundred years." A hundred years later, I am afraid that Nanzhong has become extremely prosperous, and I am afraid that there will be no more Han barbarians. ”

Zhang Xiu could hear it. smiled: "Ben Jiang also came up with an idea, and it is rare for Wen Wei and Ben to cooperate well." Li Ru laughed and said nothing.

In this way, the situation in South Africa and China has been decided. Zhang Xiu is interested in the territory of the Ugo country, and he will not let go of the vulture bone so easily. Under Li Ru's combination of soft and hard, the vulture bone decided to belong to Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu sent one of his generals to Zhang Ren as a guide, and asked Zhang Ren to divide his troops to the west after capturing Jiaozhi and take down the territory of Ugo. Among the 30,000 barbarian soldiers of the vulture bones, 10,000 elites were selected to join the army, and then led by the vulture bones to Huang Zhong to help in the war, and the other 20,000 were brought back to Ugo by another subordinate, waiting to be accepted.

As for the 30,000 pairs of rattan armor. 10,000 were left for 10,000 elites in the vultures, and 20,000 pairs were sent to Wang Ping and Zhang Su to equip them, and inform them of the weakness of the vine armor.

After Zhang Xiu and others returned to Sanjiang City, they attended the wedding of Meng Shu and Zhu Rong. The class teacher returned to Chengdu. When I returned to Chengdu, it was already winter. In the year that Zhang Xiu pacified Nanzhong, the situation in the Central Plains had changed a lot

Among them, the two armies of Tai Shici and Zhao Yun met in Yufu, but they took down the entire Yizhou. On the other hand, Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined forces, but they defeated Jiangxia County when they returned to heaven. It was not Liu Beijun who was the main force fighting. It was the Cao army led by Sima Yi.

Under the leadership of Sima Yi, the 400,000 miscellaneous Cao army defeated Sun Ce's army in 6 battles, and Ren Zhouyu's many tricks were cracked by Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang one by one. Suddenly, Sima Yi's reputation was greatly enhanced, directly overshadowing the generals of Cao Ying. And Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang joined forces, and directly drove Sun Jian's army back to Jiangdong, and under the anger of Xiao Sun Jian, he came directly to the front line to supervise the battle, and the battle began to become fierce.

And after Cao Cao learned that Sun Jian had come to the front line, he also led all the civil and military forces to the front line to take back the command. However, after Cao Cao captured Jiangxia County, he wanted to take advantage of Zhang Xiu's southern expedition to directly cross the river to destroy Sun Jian in order to strengthen his own power. At the beginning, these 400,000 troops were used by Cao Cao as an outcast, and they didn't think that they would do anything at all, but they were sent out to attack Jiangxia with the mentality that it was better to use it if it could be used than to starve to death.

Unexpectedly, under the command of Sima Yi, he won successive battles, and with the joint efforts of Liu Bei, he drove Sun Ce's army back to Jiangdong. Cao Cao, who heard the news, was also ambitious, ready to cross the river in one fell swoop and destroy Sun Jian first!

Zhang Xiu was surprised when she heard the news, and hurriedly asked Xu Rongdao: "How is the situation of the three families now?" ”！

Xu Rong heard this, and hurriedly replied: "Now Cao Jun is stationed at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, preparing to cross the river to attack Jiangdong!" On the other hand, Sun Jian was also actively preparing for war, preparing to prevent Cao Cao from crossing the river. On the other hand, Liu Bei had an ambiguous attitude. At the beginning of the net, Liu Bei joined forces with Cao's army in order to retreat from Jiangdong, but now Cao's army is powerful and may be able to cross the river in one fell swoop, but Liu Bei should not be Cao Cao's alliance, but instead sent people to Jiangdong to make peace, and the two families are ready to join forces to appease Cao Cao. ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "Sun Liu Alliance against Cao? And it's still in Jingzhou, so isn't it going to fight the Battle of Chibi? Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu suddenly laughed loudly and said, "God help me!" God help me! ”

Li Ru asked, "The lord thinks that the Sun-Liu coalition army can win?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled: "Liu Bei, jumping beam clown!" The real decisive battle is the two families of Sun Cao, and in terms of 6 battles, Jiangdong may not be as good as Cao Cao. But when it comes to water warfare, don't talk about 400,000 troops, Cao Cao will be defeated even if he has more than half! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiu immediately said to Li Ru: "Wen is worried, immediately repair a letter and send it to Cao Cao, preparing for the two families to form an alliance to discuss the matter of the Sun and Liu alliances." Let him concentrate on the crusade against Jiangdong, he will deal with Liu Bei for him, so that he doesn't have to worry about the west!

Li Ru heard it and nodded yes. 6 Xun on the side half-squinted his eyes and praised: "The general is really scheming!" Take advantage of Sun Cao's battle to destroy Liu Bei first. But the general is so sure that Jiangdong can win? And the general can destroy Liu Bei during the time when the two are fighting? ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed and said: "No matter what the victory or defeat of the two families, Yu Ben will be beneficial." As for Liu Yu", speaking of this, Zhang Xiu sneered. said to Li Ru: "Wen Wei, repair another letter to Ma Liang, let him go to Wuling, and say that the Wuxi Barbarian King Shamo Ke will help the general!" Then proclaim righteousness and Hansheng"

Speaking of which. Zhang Xiu glanced around at everyone and shouted: "The rest of the generals, go to Yufu with this general!" And they heard. Say yes in unison.

Zhang Xiu did not expect that just after returning from Nanzhong, the situation in Jingzhou would change so much. However, this change made Zhang Xiu happy, and his layout has also been completed, although there are some variables, but the problem is not big.

When Zhang Xiu arrived at Yufu, it was already November. After meeting with Tai Shici, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, etc. Zhang Xiu immediately convened a meeting.

In the Yufucheng County Yazhong, I saw Zhang Xiu on the main throne and first asked Pang Tongdao: "Shiyuan, how is the situation now?" ”

I saw Pang Tong smile slightly and said: "Lord, in this year's battle in Jingzhou, when the Cao army had not yet joined the battle group, Liu Bei and Sun Ce's army had a few battles and suffered a lot of losses. In this way, Sima Yi had an opportunity to sneak attack Jiangxia successfully. Sun Ce lost the first move, but in desperation, he retreated one after another, and finally retreated to Jiangdong. And Liu Bei's side only broke the siege, but his vitality had been greatly damaged, and the Jingzhou scholars had deviated, and now only a few small families in Jingnan were left under Liu Bei's command to support him. There are only about 40,000 to 50,000 troops left, and our army has completely gained the upper hand at this time, but despite this, the lord wants to annihilate Liu Bei, and he thinks that it will still take some effort. ”

Zhang Xiu nodded his head when he heard this, and now Liu Bei's subordinates Guan Zhang, Wei Yan, and Chen Zhi are still there. And there are Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, Liu Bei's troops are not much, but the so-called hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff. The most important thing for Zhang Xiu now is to withstand Liu Bei's desperate counterattack at the end, if this is a place

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiumo calculated his strength. Among them, 50,000 recruits returned from the southern expedition. However, the combat effectiveness of these 50,000 recruits is not high, and they are tired from fighting for a long time, so they can fight a smooth battle. The current opponent is not those barbarians in Nanzhong, but the elite trained by Liu Bei and Chen Zhi, a master of military training.

In addition, there are also 30,000 elite infantry of Tai Shi Ci's department, which is now stationed in the city of Chonggui.

These 30,000 elites have fought a series of battles since they defended Jiangzhou last year to recapture Yizhou this year. It is also a tired soldier. However, because of the successive victories, the morale is high, and he can be used as a backbone.

In addition, Zhang Xiu brought Xu Rong's 20,000 elites from Chengdu, and this batch of elites can be regarded as the only elites who have rested, and Zhang Xiu pointed out that they are the main force of combat. In addition to these ordinary military vehicles, there are naturally 20,000 elite Breaker Battalions, if the front ones are all supporting roles, then each Breaker Battalion is the real protagonist of this war.

In this way, Zhang Xiu has an army of 120,000 on his side, and he has an army of more than 40,000 against Liu Bei. The upper hand is clear. At this time, Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "Lord, since Liu Bei is going to be destroyed in this battle, there are still 20,000 thunder cavalry on the Xiangyang side that can be mobilized, why don't you let Meng Qi and them also send troops to attack Jiangling from the Xiangyang side." In addition, there is also the Xingba naval army that can also cooperate in the Hanshui, so that the two ways to attack together, Liu Bei will be defeated! "But Ma has returned to Xiangyang after following Zhao Yun to break Yufu.

Fa Zheng heard it, nodded and said: "Lord, what General Zilong said is reasonable, but it is a bit hasty to let Meng Qi take command, I just thought that I could choose another general to take command!" After speaking, his gaze had already glanced at Zhao Gong.

Zhang Xiu heard this, nodded and said: "Zilong was originally the governor of Xiangyang's army, so Zilong will go back to Xiangyang to lead the thunder to attack Xiangyang." Originally, he would allocate another 30,000 steps to lead the new soldiers in Nanzhong to help Zilong attack all parts of Nanjun. As for Xingba's navy, there is no need to let it participate in the war for the time being, Sun Cao fought on the Yangtze River, and let Xingba hold the Han River, don't let the two sailors enter the Han River. Xiaozhi will be Zilong's military counselor! Zhao Yun and Fa Zheng heard it, and at the same time promised loudly.

Then. Pang Tong suddenly said: "The lord takes General Zhao's department as the partial division, and the Yufu army as the main force. But he felt that it was inappropriate. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said curiously: "What does Shiyuan think is wrong?" ”

I saw Pang Tong walk to the map, point to all parts of Jingzhou and say: "Lord, look, from Xiangyang to Jiangling." Although there is Jing Mountain in the middle, the west bank of the Han River is a smooth road, which is very suitable for cavalry. On the other hand, from Yufu to Gangneung, there don't seem to be too many mountain roads, but everywhere you pass is hilly. Especially from the seed to Gangneung, it is Yiling. If Liu Bei sticks here, with the help of Yiling's geographical advantages, it will be difficult to attack the lord's army, although there are many of them. In this way, it is believed that when Xiangyang all the way is the main force, and Yufu all the way is the partial division, so that it can drive straight to Jiangling. At that time, even if Liu Bei defended according to the geographical advantages of Yiling, he would have to retreat to the isolated city of Jiangling! ”

When Zhang Xiu heard "Yiling", his eyebrows unconsciously raised, and then glanced at the 6 Xun below. However, in exchange for 6 Xun's strange gaze, Zhang Xiu just smiled, and turned to Pang Tong and said, "What Shiyuan said is reasonable. However, from Xiangyang to Jiangling, it is not completely risk-free, and places such as Dangyang and Maicheng are all on the road from Xiangyang to Jiangling, and it may not be easy for the main force to attack. ”

Pang Tong heard this, and hurriedly said: "Such can be adjusted to the assistance of General Xingba's naval army, with the assistance of the naval army, the attack will be twice the result with half the effort!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, nodded, and then shook his head and said, "What Shiyuan said can indeed take down Jiangling quickly, but it is not enough to make Liu Bei cornered. The general didn't need to attack Jiangling in a hurry now, what he wanted was that Liu Bei was cornered! small

When Pang Tong heard this, his brows tightened, and he muttered to himself: "Let Liu Bei be cornered? After a few words, Pang Tong suddenly raised his head and said, "Could it be Jing Nan?" Then he nodded, "That's right!" The lord has asked Ji Chang to go to Wuxi to ask the barbarian king Shamoke to help in the battle. The lord confronted Liu Beijun in Yiling, and took this opportunity to take Wuling and Changsha first, and cut off Liu Bei's way south. At that time, Liu Bei will have no chance to turn over! ”

Pang Tong's words were very loud, and everyone in the hall could hear them clearly, and they looked at Zhang Xiu with admiration in their eyes. Only 6 Xun and Li Ru listened to it. He frowned, but recovered quickly.

Pang Tong arched his hand and said to Zhang Xiu: "We all agree with the lord's march route. However, there are many villages in Yiling, and the winter wind is high and dry, so if there is snow, it is fine, but if there is no snow, you must worry about the enemy's attack! Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "This general knows it, and Shi Yuan also went out with the army, so Shi Yuan will also need to mention this general at that time." Pang Tong heard it, and he didn't even dare to say it.

So the deliberations have been decided. Zhang Xiu led Tai Shici, Xu Rong, Guan Hai Xiao Pei Yuanshao and a group of generals, with Li Ru, Pang Tong, 6 Xun, and Ma Huan as the accompanying army divisions, led 20,000 Pofeng battalions and the remaining 70,000 troops to attack Jiangling. On the other side, Zhao Yun also quickly led 30,000 steps around the west of Jingshan to return to Xiangyang, and joined the horse and Pang De's 20,000 thunder horses from the east of Jingshan along the west bank of the Han River to enter Jiangling.

Cao, Liu, and Sun heard that Zhang Xiu sent troops. Each has its own reaction. Cao Cao was both surprised and delighted, and naturally someone helped him drag Liu Bei. And I was shocked that I was afraid that Zhang Xiu's power would rise again after she destroyed Liu Bei, and it would be difficult for him to match him in the future. The reason why he had to win a battle with Sun Jian had already risen in his heart.

And Sun Jian was surprised, but he was afraid that Zhang Xiu would take advantage of the two wars to take Jingzhou down. However, Zhou Yu's analysis soon made Sun firm in his mind, as long as he concentrated on fighting with Cao Cao and breaking the Cao army, with the advantage of the Jiangdong naval army, Zhang Xiu would fight again again, and Jiangdong's defeat of the Cao army could take advantage of the situation to send troops north. In addition, according to Zhou Yu's calculations, Liu Bei, who was assisted by Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, could not have been defeated so quickly. As long as it is supported to his side after breaking Cao, he can support Liu Bei or snatch Jingzhou depending on the situation.

As for Liu Bei, he was even more shocked. Zhang Xiu, the great enemy of his life, personally led the army to kill from Yufu, and the general Zhao Yun led the division to kill from Xiangyang, and Liu Bei had become helpless. hurriedly called all the generals, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu to discuss the military situation.

When everyone came, Liu Bei did not make any politeness, but asked urgently: "Now Zhang Xiu is menacing, and the situation in Jingzhou is worrying. Do you have a way to break the enemy? ”

Zhang Fei heard this, but shouted arrogantly: "Big brother, don't be afraid, if Zhang Xiu'er comes to me and stabs him with a hundred and ten rumps, see if his army retreats or not!" ”

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