Zhou Yu looked at the head of the account and the banner of Cao Renjun, and didn't know how to describe it in his heart, Jiangling City was not touched, the things on the military order were completed, and the west of Nanjun was all taken by Gan Ning.

Zhou Yu suppressed the fire in his heart and said to the envoy: "Very good, General Guan and Captain Gan won the first battle and defeated Cao Ren. Frustrate the enemy's spirit. The Governor of Pontus is rewarded. Come, go and get twenty cattle and sheep, and one hundred taels of gold and silver to send to Captain Gan. "His men answered their promise and led their messengers on their own.

After the envoy left, Lu Su spoke: "Gong Jin, has Gan Ning completed the matter on the military order?" ”

Zhou Yu exhaled a breath and said calmly: "This river thief is really cunning, use words to deceive me." Gangneung Fortress Cho In, attack Gangneung Fortress. Different. ”

Lu Su said: "Gong Jin, what should I do now?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Order, give General Huang Lao an additional 2,000 troops, and be sure to take Wuling as soon as possible." In the addition of 2,000 troops to Cheng Dudu, he took Changsha as much as possible. ”

Lu Su said: "What does Gong Jin mean? ”

Zhou Yu said: "I miscalculated, now it seems that we can't occupy the complete Nanjun." Gan Ning's capture of the land west of Yiling was beyond my expectations. Now only by taking Wuling and Changsha as much as possible, can we take Jiangling to gain a foothold. Otherwise, Liu Bei is on three sides, and Cao Cao is on the north, and this place will become an enclave. ”

Lu Su said: "What Gong Jin said is true. ”

Zhou Yu said again: "Zijing, you go to Xiakou in person and invite Liu Bei to come, I want to delay Liu Bei here to buy time for Cheng Dudu and General Huang." ”

Lu Su responded: "Okay! I tried my best, but I was afraid that Liu Xuande would not come. ”

Zhou Yu got up and walked to the door of the big tent and said, "It's not all bad for Guan Yu and Gan Ning to take Yiling, at least we can cross the river." Cao Ren had already concentrated all his forces in Gangneung City. The North Shore was exposed. ”

Turning his head to look at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, you go!" ”

Lu Su didn't know what to say. Surrender and retire, from Xiakou.

Liu Bei and Xu Shu returned to Xiakou and met Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi. Everyone congratulated each other on the defeat of Cao Cao.

After a round of congratulations. Take your seat in the chamber. Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said: "My lord, Cao Cao was defeated, retreated to the north, and it will take several years to recover, and our opportunity has come." Now Zhou Yu and Cao Ren are facing Jiangling, and Sun Quan is fighting Hefei. Although Fankou reported that there were troop moves, there was no specific action for the time being. At present, it is the best policy to immediately go south to capture the four counties of Jingnan and expand their strength. ”

Liu Bei said: "Mr.'s words are exactly what I want, but what should Xia Kou do?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "If Zhou Yu takes Jiangling and takes Nanjun, Xiakou will make enemies on all sides, and Jiangxia will be occupied by Sun Zhongmou, and Cao Mengde will occupy part of it, which is already crippled, so it is better to give up." ”

Liu Bei asked, "What about the people?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "You can only follow the army first, and then move to Jingnan." ”

Liu Bei said: "No, Xiakou is a place where we have lived for a long time, and we can't abandon it." Besides, how can the people run around again and again! Kong Ming, how many soldiers and horses can hold Xiakou. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The lord must guard." ”

Liu Bei said: "Not bad. ”

Liu Qi opened his mouth and said: "Since my uncle wants to guard it, my nephew will be stationed in this Xiakou City." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Son, no." Gongzi is a righteous Jingzhou pastor, and this time he must go south. ”

Shaking the feather fan in his hand, Zhuge Liang said: "Since the lord insists, then Liang will guard it!" Nanjun Zhou Gongjin is determined to win, after taking Nanjun, Xiakou separated Jiangdong, so that it can not be contacted, Jiangdong must be regarded as a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, when the time comes, in order to keep this place, we will spend a lot of materials, soldiers, horses, money and grain, and Jiangxia does not have much land to cultivate, can not be self-sufficient, the gains outweigh the losses. In addition, it was necessary to build a fortified city. ”

Xu Shu interjected: "Kong Ming, think about it from another angle, Xia Kou makes Sun Zhongmou and Zhou Gongjin uncomfortable, which shows his urgency. Defending the summer pass can increase the chips in our hands. Xiakou is at the junction of Cao Mengde and Sun Zhongmou, plus our three parties are just three ways to check and balance. Whoever wants to attack one side must be afraid of being taken advantage of by the other side. In this way, although it is a dangerous place, it is also safe! ”

Liu Bei said happily: "Yuan Zhi's words are reasonable! What does the gentleman think? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The lord must guard, and Liang can also guard." Liang led 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard Xiakou, and Su Du led his headquarters to guard Fankou. Remember not to engage Koto. Liang stayed in Jiangxia to plan geography and build a city in order to guard Xiakou. It's just the lord, and guarding Xiakou also needs one person to deter Jiangdong. Xingba is the best. ”

Liu Bei said: "Xingba is still in Zhou Yu's army. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, the initial idea of Liang at the moment is that Gongzi will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses south, and the lord will go to Zhou Yu's camp to let Zhou Yu feel at ease, otherwise Zhou Yu will definitely not be at ease to attack Jiangling, at that time, the lord can find an opportunity to let Xingba come back." And Xiakou was guarded by Liang and Su Dudu. ”

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "It's okay, it's just that I'm afraid that Jingnan will be difficult to get!" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Don't worry, the lord will not worry, as soon as Liu Qi's son arrives, the four counties will inevitably be tied." Even if you resist, an army of 20,000 is enough to defeat the enemy! ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, then we will divide the troops into three routes, and I will lead three thousand soldiers and horses and the third brother Zhang Fei to help Zhou Yu." Gongzi led an army of 20,000 to the south, and Yuan Zhi followed the army. Zhao Yun is the pioneer, and Kou Feng, Huo Jun and others go together. Mr. and Su Dudu guarded Xiakou and Fankou. It's just that sir, there is a slight shortage of soldiers and horses! ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Don't worry, the lord has surrendered 5,000 troops this time, and it is enough for Liang to leave another 5,000 soldiers and horses." ”

Liu Bei said worriedly: "You can't trust all the troops when you surrender your troops. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The lord doesn't need to worry, how can he do it with just five thousand soldiers!" When the lord returns, it will be the combat strength of our army again. ”

Liu Beixi said: "There is Mr. Lao." When will I send troops? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The soldiers are very fast, after Zhou Yu arrived in Jiangling, the lord and the prince sent troops at the same time. The sooner the better, lest Koto have other ideas. ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, just plan according to Mr." ”

Lu Su went to Xiakou to invite Liu Bei, and met Liu Bei on the road with 3,000 soldiers and horses, so Lu Su explained his intention and went to Jiangling together.

Zhou Yu was overjoyed after getting the report and said: "It's just in time." ”

Please sit down in the account, and Zhou Yu said: "Liu Yuzhou and my two families broke the Cao thief, which is the blessing of the Han family." ”

Liu Bei said: "This is all thanks to Dudu Shenwu. ”

Zhou Yu said: "Where, Yuzhou has also contributed, now my two families are chasing after the victory, recovering Nanjun, Yuzhou has been in Jingzhou for a long time, familiar with the road, I don't know if I want to be a pioneer." ”

Liu Bei knew that Zhou Yu had the purpose of weakening his strength, but it was difficult to refuse, so he said: "That's right, I sent the most elite three thousand soldiers and horses from Xiakou to come just to help the governor. ”

Zhou Yu got up and arched his hand: "Okay, there is Lao Yuzhou." ”

Liu Bei also saluted: "I don't know where Yun Chang and Xingba are?" ”

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Yun Chang and Xingba are very brave, and they defeated Cao Ren to the west of the Yiling Tomb. Now in Yiling City. ”

Although Liu Bei was happy in his heart, his face was still as usual and said, "I see." I'm going to attack Gangneung now, and I'll call him back to help. ”

Zhou Yu said: "There is so much Laoyu Prefecture." ”

After Liu Bei came out of the account. Send Hao Pu and Liu Yan to Yiling to replace Guan Yu and Gan Ning. wrote another letter to Gan Ning, asking him to find an opportunity to return directly to Xiakou.

Guan Yu led 10,000 soldiers and horses to come, and Gan Ning quietly returned to Xiakou on a small boat on the road. Guan Yu introduced Su to Liu Bei, Liu Bei was overjoyed, worshiped Su as the general of the Yamen, commanded thousands of troops, and still guarded Yiling. Raid Su was overjoyed, thanked and left.

Liu Bei left 10,000 soldiers and horses behind. Only led the three thousand soldiers and horses he brought with him and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei went out of battle. Arrive at the bottom of Gangneung Fortress.

After Cao Ren's defeat, morale dropped. Cao Ren recruited 300 soldiers who dared to fight to the death, preparing to fight to the death and boost morale.

Liu Beibing came to the city, and Cao Ren couldn't help but feel numb when he saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It's just that the arrow has to be sent. Ordered Xiao to lead Niu Jin with 300 dead soldiers out of the city to attack the enemy army.

Liu Bei had no intention of dying, and when Niu Jin was killed, he commanded the soldiers and horses to surround him, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were ready to step forward, but Liu Bei stopped him.

In a few days, Niu Jin's momentum declined slightly, Liu Bei took advantage of this to besiege and kill Niu Jin's soldiers and horses, Niu Jin's soldiers and horses were all submerged in the military array, Cao Ren in the city saw this, opened the city gate, led the crowd to kill, rushed into Liu Bei's array, rushed in to rescue Niu Jin, and looked back to see that there were still dozens of soldiers who were not prominent, and then entered the battle and rescued everyone. Seeing this, Liu Bei ordered the troops to retreat.

Cao Ren led the crowd to chase after him, and after Liu Bei ordered Guan Zhang to break off, Cao Ren couldn't help but think when he saw the two: "Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't make Guan Zhang fight, otherwise how could I save Niu Jin." ”

Don't dare to fight, retreat to the city.