After figuring out the current situation, Zhang Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, fortunately, compared with the situation in history, this sneak attack by the Jiangdong Army did not achieve the expected purpose.

In this case, bargaining for a while, at least the capital is still there.

Of course, these ideas are all based on the fact that the Sun and Liu families still want to maintain the alliance.

If Sun Quan and Liu Bei both felt that they were full-fledged and didn't want to maintain the alliance, then a big war would not be impossible to fight.

Therefore, it is necessary for Zhang Xi to find out what Liu Bei really thinks.

This time, Liu Bei went on an expedition, and the army brought Pang Tong and Fa Zheng as military advisors.

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't trust Zhuge Liang, it's just that Liu Bei has a different positioning for Zhuge Liang.

From the very beginning, Liu Bei positioned Zhuge Liang as a "phase", so every time Liu Bei went on an expedition, Zhuge Liang was in the rear, governor of grain, grass and logistics, and at the same time guarded Liu Bei's back road.

And Pang Tong and Fa Zheng are more like Liu Bei's "chief of staff", who are responsible for accompanying the army and helping to make suggestions.

Different positioning, naturally different in use.

The current Liu Bei Group is not a time of "critical survival", Liu Bei's talent reserve is not bad, so it is natural to divide labor in this way.

It's just that now Zhuge Liang is not by Liu Bei's side, Zhang Xi can only go to ask Pang Tong and Fa Zheng about Liu Bei's true thoughts, but these two people. One thing to say, these two are absolutely excellent in military advice, but when it comes to overall development planning, these two are slightly worse.

And this has always been a matter of discussion between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, Fa Zheng and Pang Tong generally don't interfere much, and when they ask them for a while, they don't know what Liu Bei's specific plans are.

Therefore, Zhang Xi, who couldn't get enough information, had to bite the bullet and ask Liu Bei directly.

And Liu Bei. I was really a little stopped by Zhang Xi.

To be honest, after taking Yizhou, Liu Bei was indeed a little floating.

He has crossed Jingyi, and has completed most of the strategic planning, and in terms of the concept in Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair", he can now ensure that he has a side.

If Guan Yu can recover Xiangyang again, he will take Hanzhong himself. Then after a few years of recuperation and recuperation, when "the world changes", you can let Guan Yu come out of Wan, Luo, and lead the army out of Qinchuan by himself, and attack from both sides, not afraid that Cao Thief will not be destroyed, and the Han family will not be prosperous.

So Zhang Xi asked Liu Bei now if he still wanted to maintain the Sun-Liu Alliance, and Liu Bei was really a little hesitant.

Actually, in Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair", I didn't expect Jiangdong to help anything, as long as they didn't make trouble.

If Liu Bei really did all the benefits of Jingyi, then with or without Jiangdong's response, he could restore the Han dynasty and return it to the old capital.

So now Liu Bei really thinks that as long as he can keep the land of Jingzhou, it doesn't seem to be a big deal to turn his face with Sun Quan.

But Liu Bei's mind was still clear after all.

Even if you don't mention Cao Cao's absolute strength in occupying the ten states in the world, starting from the present, it seems that you can't immediately turn your face with Jiangdong.

Jingzhou is next to Jiangdong, if Jiangdong's worries cannot be solved, then it is impossible for Jingzhou to go north to attack Xiangyang with peace of mind, let alone send troops to Wancheng and Luoyang.

Yizhou, Liu Bei also needs to have enough time to digest and develop, and Hanzhong is still in the hands of Zhang Lu, and before he takes Hanzhong, he can't be regarded as completely controlling Yizhou.

This thing. Liu Bei subconsciously wanted to discuss with Zhuge Liang, but suddenly found out that Zhuge Liang was not by his side and was sitting in Chengdu.

But it doesn't matter, isn't Zhang Xi here, Zhuge Liang also said, Zhang Xi is all-round in civil and military affairs, and he has dabbled in all aspects, so it will not be wrong to ask.

Liu Bei asked Zhang Xi for his suggestion.

Zhang Xi was a little stunned. Suddenly being so valued by the lord is a little unaccustomed to it.

But at this time, Zhang Xi had finally experienced a lot of things, and he didn't panic because of such a thing, but frowned and thought calmly.

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Before the lord leaves Qinchuan, and before the prince of Guan gets Xiangyang, I am afraid it is not appropriate to be unfriendly with Jiangdong." Zhang Xi gave up his hand and said his conclusion to Liu Bei.

Then, he began to analyze his thoughts with Liu Bei.

First of all, Liu Bei must first obtain Hanzhong, with Hanzhong, Jin can be used as a base for the Northern Expedition, retreat, can be closed and defended. Zhuge Liang and the late Ji Han period in history did just that.

And having Hanzhong is not enough, after all, the Qishan Mountain Road is difficult to travel and the supply is difficult, so it is best to be able to occupy Yongliang Erzhou, and the most important thing is to occupy Longyou, and have a foothold, so that the Northern Expedition can be carried out without scruples.

And Xiangyang, in fact, is also the same truth.

Xiangyang is an important town in Jingzhou, and by seizing Xiangyang and Fancheng, you will have the capital to hold Jingzhou.

Since ancient times, attacking from north to south, you can't enter Xiangyang without breaking Fancheng, but Xiangyang can become the advance base of the Northern Expedition like Hanzhong.

Again, Xiangyang is too close to Xudu and Luoyang.

If Liu Bei occupies Longyou and threatens Chang'an, Guan Yu occupies Xiangyang and coerces Luoyang. Then Cao Cao will be very uncomfortable, and he will either retreat to Hebei to protect himself, or fight Liu Bei in the Central Plains.

Therefore, Zhang Xi's opinion, before Xiangyang and Longyou occupy, try not to really turn his face with Sun Quan.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and finally didn't say anything.

Everyone is halfway there, so we can't just say hello to Sun Quan and say let's stop fighting, sit down and have a good talk. How faceless is this?!

Again, the reason why Liu Bei personally raised troops to rescue Jingzhou this time also meant to appease the old department of Jingzhou.

Otherwise, Jingzhou will be attacked, and Liu Bei, who is the lord, will enjoy happiness in Yizhou, and he won't even save you, so what does Liu Bei's Jingzhou faction think? !

Now Liu Bei has not yet received the support of the local family in Yizhou, the Dongzhou faction can connect with him Liu Bei, who knows if they will connect with Sun Quan again one day in the future.

Therefore, the Jingzhou faction is still Liu Bei's biggest supporting force, this time Jingzhou is in danger, Liu Bei must go to Jingzhou to rescue, and he must not give up halfway.

At last. Even if Liu Bei doesn't want to turn his face with Jiangdong, what if Sun Quan wants to turn his face?!

This kid has already sent troops to attack, do you think he will still take the so-called covenant to heart?!

These are all problems that Liu Bei has to consider, so after Yufu rested for a while, Liu Bei still took a large army, with Pang Tong and Fa Zheng as military divisions, and Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei as the forward generals, and went down the river from Yufu and stationed in Wuling County to confront the Jiangdong Group.

And the current situation in Jingnan is still stalemate.

Lü Meng repeatedly sent troops to attack Xiangtan, and he could have forced Pan Jun and Xiang Lang to defend the city, but with the arrival of reinforcements led by Xu Shu, Lü Meng's attack encountered difficulties, and even designed a deception that could not be achieved, allowing Xu Shu to lead the army to sneak attack.

That is, Xu Shu does not have a brave general at hand, otherwise this sneak attack, it is uncertain whether Lu Meng can continue to besiege Xiangtan.

Compared with Xu Shu, Lu Meng, who has only read a few books on the art of war, is still a little immature.

It's just that Xu Shu's troops are insufficient, and Lu Meng has indeed slowly embarked on the road of a famous general, with a good deployment of troops and a degree of moderation, so that Xu Shu can't find a chance to break the enemy for a while.

On the Yangtze River, Guan Yu and Wen Ping are under great pressure.

Originally, Jingzhou's naval army was not as good as Jiangdong's naval army, and when Cao Cao's army defeated Chibi, a fire also burned Jingzhou's warships.

Even if Guan Yu has vigorously developed the combat strength of the naval army in recent years, for a while, whether it is the combat power of soldiers or the number of ships, it has not caught up with the level of Jiangdong.

Plus the person who led the army in Jiangdong was that Mei Zhoulang.

Now Zhou Yu's fame is not below Guan Yu, but his actual command and combat ability. On land, Guan Yu still has the confidence to win, but on the water, Guan Yu, who is new to water warfare, is really not Zhou Yu's opponent.

But Guan Yu has a general-level helper who is both land and water, and Zhou Yu is on his side. Tai Shici has already passed away, and the physical condition of veterans such as Gan Ning and Cheng Pu is not very good, and none of these people went out with the army this time. Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and other younger generations are also

It's good, but it's still not mature enough and needs to be experienced.

LU Xun. is a good seedling, but he is a member of the Lu family of the Jiangdong family, so he is not at ease to use.

As for Lu Su, he has always been a staff officer-type talent, and he is an excellent helper in making suggestions and formulating strategies, but he really has no experience in leading troops to fight.

Therefore, now Guan Yu and Zhou Yu are still facing off on the Yangtze River, although Zhou Yu has pushed the front to the nearby public security, but further forward, Zhou Yu is also a little powerless.

Before that, it is time to use land battles to decide the winner, even if Zhou Yu feels that his land combat level is not bad, but Jiangdong soldiers. Forget it, don't take too much risk.

Under such circumstances, Liu Bei led reinforcements to Wuling, and almost at the same time, Sun Quan also led a large army to Baqiu.

Next, it depends on the decision of the two lords.

Whether it is a fight or a peace, it is all in the thoughts of the two lords.