Zhang Xi decided to go to Jiangxia.

On the one hand, Zhang Xi is very afraid of death, so it is better not to experience such a cruel battle as Changbanpo, and try not to experience it.

In the chaotic army of these years, even people like Yuan Shao, who are protected at all levels, will be injured by the loss, not to mention Zhang Xi, a weak scholar.

On the other hand, Zhang Xi felt that as long as he grasped the opportunity and could quickly dispatch a naval army to meet Liu Bei, it might be much more effective than taking Wugang's chariot to stop the enemy at Changbanpo.

After all, the northern soldiers are not good at boats, can the cavalry still be able to kill on the water?!

As for Xu Shu's old mother. With Xu Shu's character, if he hadn't really been killed and dispersed, how could Xu Shu be too far away from his mother.

And if Xu Shu is killed, then Liu Bei will definitely not be able to escape. Doesn't this come back to the question of whether Zhang Xi can be reinforced.

Zhang Xi thinks that it may be a good thing to go to Jiangxia by himself, at least it doesn't have to be like in Romance, and Guan Yu has to go to Jiangxia to move the rescuers, which is a waste of time back and forth.

Therefore, Zhang Xi agreed to Liu Bei's request to go to Jiangxia.

Next, Liu Bei chatted with Zhang Xi for a while, it was nothing more than some precautions after arriving in Jiangxia Liu Bei relieved Zhang Xi, if there was anything difficult in Jiangxia, he could discuss it with Chen Zhi.

Liu Bei was afraid that Zhang Xi would not know Chen Zhi's true identity, so he deliberately revealed it to Zhang Xi. Can Zhang Xi not know this?!

The question of who is stronger, Chen Zhi or Zhao Yun, has been quarreled for hundreds of floors in later generations.

After accepting Liu Bei's earnest teachings, Zhang Xi got up to say goodbye, left General Zuo's mansion, and went home to think about what he wanted to prepare for going to Jiangxia.

This is not a business trip that just goes, Zhang Xi has to arrange things on Xinye's side before he can set off for Jiangxia.

But Zhang Xi had just returned home, and Xiao Qibao informed Zhang Xi that there was another guest visiting today.

It was none other than Xu Shu, plus a person Zhang Xi didn't expect - Zhuge Liang.

After some politeness, Xu Shu motioned to Zhang Xi to block everyone, Zhang Xixin said, My house is such a big place, where can I block it? !

But Xu Shu's serious face, and Zhuge Liang was present, Zhang Xi also had to comply, took Xiao Qibao away, and asked him to go to the backyard to stay with Xiao Qi and Xiaoba, and he was not allowed to come to the front hall without summoning.

After that, the three of them began to conspire.

"This time the chief went to Jiangxia, I have everything to do with Kong Ming, and I ask the chief to forgive me!" Xu Shu spoke first and said to Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi looked at Zhuge Liang puzzled.

Don't look at Xu Shu, this thing usually says it directly, and it must be Zhuge Liang's meaning to be able to beat around the bush like this.

Zhuge Liang first bowed to Zhang Xi, and then said, "This time the Yuan Chang went to Jiangxia, Liang has a few words, please listen to the Yuan Chang." ”

Zhang Xi hurriedly straightened his face, and said in return, "Please make it clear to the military advisor." ”

Xu Shu looked at it and pouted, and said in his heart that these two have something to say, so why do they have to engage in this form.

Zhuge Liang still said seriously, "The land of Jiangxia is the foundation of the future of the lord, and the chief needs to be careful and not slack." Liang has written two letters, one for the son Liu Qi, and the other for the main book Huang Ji, these two people should not be embarrassed by the chief. It's just that the chief needs to be careful to guard against Jiangdong, Liang thinks that Jiangdong will not give up, and sooner or later there will be another plot against Jiangxia, and the chief needs to be cautious. ”

Zhang Xi was silent, but he was muttering in his heart. This Zhuge Liang is too smart, right?!

In history, Sun Quan fought Jiangxia three times, killed Huang Zu for the third time, and occupied several county towns in the southeast of Jiangxia, but now that Huang Zu is no longer in Jiangxia, will Sun Quan fight for the third time? !

Well, Zhang Xi knew after a little thought about it, and he would definitely fight.

Fighting Huang Zu Sun Quan may have to worry about casualties, but beating Liu Qi replaced Zhang Xi in Sun Quan's position, and Zhang Xi also beat him.

Who is Liu Qi, just a son-in-law.

Not everyone's son is called Liu Xun.

Sure enough, Xu Shu was not at ease about Liu Qi's ability, and interjected, "The son Liu Qi is a talented person, even if General Chen Zhi helps, he may not be able to defeat Jiangdong." Yuan Chang went here, when he inspected the pass, cleaned up the armament, regained the old practice of Huang Zu, and beware of Jiangdong. ”

Xu Shu is also not optimistic about Liu Qi, thinking that Liu Qi's level is not worse than Huang Zu.

But Zhang Xi can't quite understand why Xu Shu is optimistic about Huang Zu, let him regain Huang Zu's old routine if he doesn't toss it himself, if Zhuge Liang pushes the boat down the river, Huang Zu will be slaughtered when Sun Quan conquers Jiangxia for the third time.

Huang Zu himself failed, why did his defensive measures make Xu Shu look at him?!

Zhang Xi was puzzled, this matter was related to his own net worth and life, and Zhang Xi couldn't help but ask clearly.

And Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang didn't feel strange after listening to Zhang Xi's question, but patiently explained to Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi is a native of Yingchuan, and he has never been to Jingzhou before, let alone visited Jiangxia on the spot, so he naturally does not know that Huang Zu has been running Jiangxia for so many years and has created a very complete defense system for Jiangxia.

Huang Zu is capable, and the defense system he created can repel several Jiangdong attacks, which in itself shows that the defense system is fine.

Later, Huang Zu was killed by Jiangdong, there were accidental factors and inevitable factors,

On the one hand, Huang Zu is old, inflated, and after so many years of fighting, he wants to enjoy it.

He enjoyed this, and his soldiers also enjoyed it, and the drill was gone.

Any strong fortress is not strong without the control of good soldiers.

On the other hand, Jiangdong was surprisingly lucky in that expedition, and Ling Tong and Lu Meng also opened a peerless form in that battle, coupled with Zhou Yu's ability to grasp the fighter, Huang Zu's defeat was not unjust at all.

Zhang Xi actually didn't know the details of Huang Zu's third defeat, he only knew that Huang Zu had lost, so he felt that Huang Zu's defensive measures were just like that.

But after Zhuge Liang explained to Zhang Xi carefully, Zhang Xi felt that Ya Huangzu, how did you lose in the end?!

According to Huang Zu's plan for Jiangxia's defense, it was divided into two parts.

The first part, of course, is the trolls.

There is no doubt that the competition on the river must rely on the water army.

Therefore, Huang Zu's investment in the Jiangxia Navy is really not stingy, there are countless big ships and small boats, relying only on the Navy of Jiangxia County, fighting on the water is not afraid of the Jiangdong Navy at all.

The second part is the "fort" set up by Huang Zu along the river.

Of course, Huang Zu's "battery" is not a real battery, and it is not a cannon on it, but a bed crossbow.

Huang Zu arranged a lot of bed crossbows on the side of the river in Jiangxia County, and also built a lot of archery platforms on the cliffs along the river, so that the soldiers could shoot arrows condescendingly and attack the Jiangdong naval army that landed on the riverside and tried to log in.

Finally, and most importantly, Huang Zu can be said to have put a lot of effort into the county towns along the Jiangxia coast, not only strictly supervising the construction of city walls, but also building urn cities in each county seat, and building a lot of fortresses outside the county seat to delay the attack of the Jiangdong army.

Together, these three items have built a three-dimensional, in-depth and complete defensive system from the river to the county seat.

The Jiangdong Army can defeat the Jiangxia Navy and break through the firepower network along the river, but when the Jiangdong Army breaks through these two defenses and comes to Jiangxia's county seat, how many people will he have left, how much morale can he have, and how many siege equipment will be left to attack the city?!

Not to mention the land combat ability of the Jiangdong soldiers. Really, the Jingzhou army thinks that it is a strong army in the world.

In the last battle, if Huang Zu hadn't expected Jiangdong to march in December, and was attacked by Jiangdong and won three counties at once, Huang Zu would not have fallen into such passivity.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation of Jiangxia's defense, Zhang Xi instantly understood why Zhuge Liang had to tell himself to regain Huang Zu's defense strategy.

The strategy is completely fine, and the use of Jiangxia terrain can also be said to be just right. As long as you don't be complacent like Huang Zu and do a good job of defense, Jiangdong really can't gnaw at Jiangxia.

And the importance of a complete Jiangxia to Liu Bei is simply self-evident.

Zhang Xi hurriedly arched his hand to Zhuge Liang and said that he would definitely live up to his trust.

And Zhuge Liang's words are not over.

"Guarding against Jiangdong is just one of them." Zhuge Liang continued, "There is one more thing that requires Yuan Chang to be careful. If things are really as the Yuan Chang said, then the lord may have to abandon Xinye, go to Fancheng, and go down the Han River. In the meantime, it is necessary for the chief to send troops to respond in time, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be discord. ”

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, and then understood that Zhuge Liang was talking about Cao Jun's southward journey.

It seems that the preventive injection given to Zhuge Liang by Zhang Xi before finally has an effect.

Zhuge Liang is now thinking about Cao Jun's southward movement in the future, and it happened that Liu Biao died of illness and the possibility of the Jingzhou family surrendering, and he has already begun to help Liu Bei plan his whereabouts.

According to Zhuge Liang's plan, if it really doesn't work, let Liu Bei go south, whether it is to go to Nanjun or Jiangxia, he will go down the Han River first, and then as long as Zhang Xi is in place, it is very simple to pick up three or four thousand Liu Beijun and his family.

But Zhang Xi just wanted to say - Mr. Kong Ming, you are thinking too simply.

You never thought that our lord has really achieved "benevolence and righteousness in all directions" over the years, and those people are afraid of Cao Jun's slaughter. Crossing the river with the people!!

(End of chapter)