When Zhao Xing arrived at Yuzhou Military Port by sea ship from Dongshengguo. The time has reached the middle of July, and the already turbulent situation in various places has become more difficult to figure out and predict because of the mutual attack of several forces, and the land of Qingxu is also shrouded in thick war clouds at this time, changing the atmosphere of light and light, relaxed and peaceful in the past.

First of all, there was a civil strife in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, because Liu Biao went out to inspect, and the local nobles Cai and Kuai united a few generals within the Jingzhou Army, plus some civil officials and scholars from the Phoenix Academy, and jointly forced Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi to abandon his father and go to Xinye to welcome the return of the king of Xiangyang. Liu Qi refused to die, and as a result, Huang Zu, the deputy commander of the Xiangyang garrison, launched a mutiny, led the 20,000 troops stationed in Deng County, and was blocked back by the army led by Xiang Zhong and Wang Wei, and Huang Zu then switched to Xinye and directly obeyed the orders of Liu Xie, the king of Xiangyang.

When Huang Zu rebelled, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Zhang Yun and others in the city launched a government army to besiege the Zhou Mu Mansion, but they were caught off guard by a thousand iron guards led by Jiang Yin, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Liao Li took advantage of the chaos to escape from Xiangyang, went straight to Luoyang, and took refuge in Cao Cao and Liu Bei respectively, while Kuai Yue and Liu Ba were captured and are now imprisoned in the city.

In view of the fact that before the turmoil in the city, the family of Kuai Yue's brother Kuai Liang risked the danger to come to the state pastoral mansion to report the news, so that Liu Qi had sufficient time to prepare to deal with the rebellion, Liu Qi lightly sent down the Kuai clansmen, but only confined them to the mansion, and did not torture and humiliate, but laid the groundwork for the later Kuai clan from Zhao.

When Liu Biao had not yet inspected Yiling, Jia Long, the commander of the Yizhou West Route Army, led his troops to support Wu Yi, but after the two armies converged, their morale was greatly boosted, and they captured Jingmen Mountain, the western gateway of Yiling, in one fell swoop, forcing Huang Zhong to retreat to Huya Mountain to resist, and the situation became more and more unfavorable for Jingzhou.

Sun Quan, who had had enough of Huo Jun's hardships under Changsha City, suddenly turned around and went south and went straight to Guiyang County, where his troops were empty, and as a result, Guiyang Taishou Kuailiang was captured and Guiyang was lost. After occupying Guiyang, Sun Quan was not in a hurry to march into Lingling County, which was also weak, but stuck to Guiyang, waiting for the troops of Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, another way from Jiangdong to attack Jiaozhou, to join it in the north, and then send troops to Lingling after the two armies met.

If Lingling County is occupied by Sun Quan again, Cangwu County of Jiaozhou south of Lingling will also fall into the hands of Eastern Wu. In this way, it will have an adverse impact on Zhao Xing's detour to Jiaozhou.

Obviously, Lü Meng, who went to Jingzhou alone, carried out Zhao Xing's instructions well, and always adopted the means of showing weakness to the enemy, constantly attracting the forces of Yizhou and Eastern Wu to the Jingzhou area. But everything has pros and cons, and now the situation in Jingzhou is on the verge of collapse, in case Liu Biao can't withstand the pressure and falls to the imperial court, and gives in to Liu Bei and Cao Cao, then the work done by the Jin State before will be in vain.

As soon as he arrived at the Yuzhou Military Port, Zhao Xing was welcomed by Zhang Liao and Pang Tong into a very secret command post on the island. Zhang Liao made a detailed report to Zhao Xing on the current situation in various places, and then waited for Zhao Xing to give specific countermeasures.

Zhao Xing stared at the map hanging in the command room for a long time, and then asked Tai Shici in a deep voice: "According to the current capacity of the Sailor Division, when will the Black Mountain Army and the Xiong Zhen Army arrive at the designated landing site?"

Tai Shici replied: "When we left Zhenhancheng by boat, Xiong Zhen's army had already begun to board the ship in Longgang City, and before the Montenegrin army began to return, if the sea conditions in the northern sea were good, we would arrive at Yuzhou Military Port in two or three days. It was a few days later to go to Lieshui to meet the fleet of the Black Mountain Army, but now it must have completed the loading task, and it can return to the Zhangshui Military Port in Bohai County within ten days. The current maximum capacity of the sailor division is 80,000 people at a time, 70,000 have been used, and there are still 10,000 rich capacity. ”

"Of the 70,000 transportation capacity that has been used, 30,000 are used to transport the Black Mountain Army and the Xiong Zhen Army, and the remaining 10,000 are the part that escorted me to Yuzhou?" Zhao Xing asked.

Tai Shi Ci nodded yes. Zhao Xing asked again: "Are the 20,000 troops of the Marine Brigade ready, and when are they ready to leave for the south?"

Tai Shici replied: "It's ready, just wait for the Montenegrin army to return to Jizhou, and then set off for the south." ”

Zhao Xing turned his head and asked Pang Tong: "Did the personnel sent to contact Jiaozhou Shixie bring back any useful news?"

Pang Tong replied: "When Shi Xie heard that the king of Pingxi intended to help him resist the attack of Wuzhou, he was very moved, and was willing to take the lead of the Jin kingdom and return the 30,000 barbarian soldiers in Jiaozhi to the tent of the king of Pingxi to be dispatched. ”

Zhao Xing stared at the map for a moment, and then said: "Wen Wei, immediately send a letter to Lu Meng in Jingzhou, saying that the time is ripe for Liu Biaojun to start showing his strength, and appropriately give Yizhou and Eastern Wu a head-on attack to delay their attack on Jingzhou." In particular, it is necessary to find a way to solve Sun Quan's 30,000 troops attacking Jingzhou, completely trigger a full-scale war between Jingzhou and Eastern Wu, and strive to let the Wenpin army stationed in Jiangxia send troops to attack Wu!"

Li Ru received the order and immediately leaned over and began to draft military documents.

Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Liao, Pang Tong, Tai Shici, and Ma Yan, and said, "There is still a lack of a commander marshal in the East Route Army, I don't know who can go out?"

Zhang Liao immediately stood up and said, "I am willing to go and promise to complete the task!"

Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "Xuzhou still needs a general to sit in charge, and Wen Yuan can't get out." ”

Tai Shi Ci then got up and said, "Ci Bucai, I am willing to be the pioneer of attack!"

Pang Tong posted: "General Ziyi is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and he is also proficient in water and land warfare, so he should be the first choice when he goes to Jiaozhou!"

Zhao Xing nodded and said: "I also think that Ziyi can be the commander of the army on the East Road, this goes to Jiaozhou, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and the southwest is full of miasma insects and insects, and it is very difficult, and I hope that Ziyi will work tirelessly and take the lead!"

Tai Shi Ci said solemnly: "Raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while. There are constant disputes in the world, and men should do something, and at this time when the Lord is worried about the Lord, mercy and righteousness cannot be shirked! ”

Zhao Xing asked: "Ziyi still needs the help of those two people?

Tai Shi Ci replied: "Please transfer the Fenwei battalion management belt Gan Xingba and Mr. Wen Wei, who joined the army in front of the tent, to listen to my command, Gan Ning can be the pioneer, and Li Ru can be the military advisor." ”

Zhao Xing didn't expect Tai Shici to ask him for Li Ru, so he turned his head to look at Li Ru who was drafting the document with a wry smile, and said, "I don't know what Wen Yu means? ”

Li Ru's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be afraid of the difficulties in Jiaozhou, and replied: "Confucianism has been by his side since he joined the lord, and he often envies Shiyuan, Boyan, Ziming and others.

Zhao Xing laughed heartily and readily agreed to Tai Shici's request.