The year passed, and it entered the thirteenth year of Jian'an.

The year was 208 A.D.

In history, the Battle of Guandu should have taken place, and Liu Bei should have also risen. Because of Liu Xiu's arrival, it has already changed the fate of countless people. Jingzhou's power is also thriving, and it is not something that anyone can easily covet.

All of this was accumulated by Liu Xiu bit by bit.

Liu Xiu didn't have the slightest pride, because this was just the beginning.

No, he was supposed to spend the New Year in Xiangyang, but he took Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Huo Jun and others to set off from Xiangyang without any effort and rushed directly to Wuxian.

The accompanying soldiers, there were only a hundred Flying Tiger battalions.

However, Liu Xiu's personal demonstration has more 'female' Sun Shangxiang dressed as a man. Huang Hu and Sha Moke both knew Sun Shangxiang's identity, but they both turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

Wu County, the county seat.

Liu Xiu, Pang Tong and others all settled in the county government.

The hall of the government!

Yan Li, the county commander of Wuxian County, stood beside Liu Xiu respectfully and said, "When the adults arrive in Wuxian County, they should be notified, and the lower officials should prepare and greet them in advance." ”

Liu Xiudao: "There is no need for these false courtesies, you transfer the map of Wu County, this official is useful." ”

"No!"

Yan Li got the order, turned around and went down to prepare.

Liu Xiu looked at Huo Jun again and asked, "Huo Jun, when will Wen Ping and Xu Shu arrive?"

Huo Jun hunched his waist and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Lord, according to the report of the sentinel who passed the message, it is expected that in half a day, General Wen and Xu Junshi will be able to arrive." ”

This time, Huo Jun followed, and he was doing the things of contacting and running 'errands'.

Because it was about to involve the war after the opening of the 'spring', Liu Xiu sent a letter to Jiangling County, asking Wenpin and Xu Shu to also come to Wuxian County to meet and discuss, after all, Nanjun is the jurisdiction of Wenpin.

Liu Xiu nodded, looked at everyone, and said, "At the end of the year, I was supposed to celebrate the New Year in Xiangyang, but I asked you to follow me to Wu County, and I worked hard for you." ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, a family is not as good as a family." We followed the lord to Wu County for the great affairs of the people of Jingzhou, which is a matter of course. Besides, as the pastor of Jingzhou, the lord can still come, why can't we come?"

Pang Tong said: "What Wen Hegong said is. ”

The rest of the people also spoke one after another, all agreeing with Jia Xu's statement.

At this time, Yan Li walked in with a map of Wu County and laid it directly on the ground.

This map is a sheepskin map, and the annotations are very detailed, and the mountains and mountains on it, as well as official roads, lakes, rivers and streams, are all carefully marked.

After Liu Xiu looked at it all, his eyes fell on the place where he 'intersected' with Yufu County.

On the map, there are also some topography of Yufu County in the border with Yufu County, but it is not very clear.

Pang Tong also stared at the map, and he said, "Lord, please look at the location on this map, bordering Yufu County. There is a place marked, and it turns out to be a gourd-shaped terrain. The mouth of the gourd mouth is towards Yufu County, and the middle of the gourd and the abdomen are towards Wuxian. ”

"From the topography, after the army entered the gourd, the terrain was narrow at first, and then gradually became wider. ”

"If we choose this place to fight, we only need to wait for all the opposing armies to enter, and then give a head-on blow and let the other side withdraw to the gourd mouth. ”

"When the time comes, the gourd mouth will be the place where the other party died. ”

Pang Tong's eyes flashed with 'fine' light.

Jia Xu looked at the topographic map of Hulukou and said, "According to this situation, the odds should be great." Once the terrain of Hulukou is successfully utilized, this battle will undoubtedly be won. It's just that using the gourd valley for planning, there is no stream around, and the strategy of flooding will definitely not work. If you want to annihilate the opponent's army, I am afraid that you can only take the method of fire attack. ”

Pang Tong said: "If it is a fire attack, then you must prepare in advance. It's just that we can't know when the other side will send troops for the time being, which is also a problem. Otherwise, we have laid out a plan of fire attack in advance, and it will not help. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Don't worry about the time when the other party sends troops, as long as the Yizhou army sends troops, it must be under my control." ”

Jia Xu said: "If this is the case, this matter will be easy. ”

Liu Xiu had a smile on his face and said, "What is Mr. Wenhe going to do?"

Jia Xu's eyes were sharp, and he said, "Lord, we only need to send a vanguard to go, and then deliberately deceive us." The Yizhou army pursued, and once it reached the position inside the mouth of the gourd, it could be set on fire. We knew the situation in advance, so we could set up an ambush in advance. Once the opponent enters the mouth of the gourd, it is time to win. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, he said: "For the time being, I will act according to Wenhe's fire attack, but when the time comes, there may be a simpler strategy." ”

"Oh, what a ploy?"

Liu Xiu's words made Jia Xu extremely suspicious.

Pang Tong's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, and said, "What does the lord mean, the inside should be combined with the outside?"

"Yes!"

Liu Xiu's eyes showed a look of appreciation.

If there is Fa Zheng or Zhang Song among the people who lead the troops, then it will be quite easy for Liu Xiu to complete this plan.

Although Jia Xu didn't know the situation in Yizhou, and he didn't know that Fa Zheng and Zhang Song were Liu Xiu's people, but after listening to the four words "inside and outside", he said: "If the lord wants to implement the strategy of combining inside and outside, then this person's status must be low in order to operate effectively." This means that the high-ranking officials in Yizhou are the people who have the lord. And once he leads the troops, it will be easy. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Xiu nodded, with a smile in his eyes.

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "The lord is wise, and the lower officials admire him." ”

Jia Xu didn't expect that Liu Xiu had already reached out to Yizhou and successfully subdued the officials in Yizhou. Under such circumstances, it is not a difficult thing for Liu Xiu to go north to Cao Cao's ''.

Even, Jia Xu can speculate that what if Cao's '' subordinates have already 'inserted' Liu Xiu's people? Even if the people who 'inserted' have low official positions, it is still possible to do it.

When they had agreed on the matter, they commanded them to go down and rest.

In the evening, Wen Ping and Xu Shu arrived.

Liu Xiu personally summoned the two and told them about the alliance between Yizhou and Cao Cao' to send troops, and asked Wen Ping to quietly transfer troops from Jiangling County. To conceal the Yizhou side, it is impossible to transfer troops in a big way, so you can only act quietly and then arrange it.

Wen Ping got the order, so he immediately arranged it.

Liu Xiu looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Yuan Zhi, at present, how many soldiers are there in the First Army?"

Xu Shu's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "The original strength exceeded 30,000, and finally it was reduced back to 30,000. These 30,000 people, while training, are also cultivating farmland. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Okay, that's how it should be." ”

Xu Shu said: "At present, there is a thriving scene in Nanjun. The lord, even if he was attacked by the Yizhou army without knowing it, he was sure that he would be able to win. ”

"Good!"

Liu Xiu had a smile in his eyes, and he was also infected by Xu Shu.