"Zilong?"

Liu Bei showed a puzzled face, he originally planned to let Chen go with him, but he didn't expect Liu Biao to personally order the general.

"Haha."

Liu Biao said with a smile: "I heard that last time Jiangxia put down the rebellion, General Zilong was brave and unparalleled, and Xuande had such a tiger general, are you still afraid that Ziyang is in danger?" ”

"Okay then."

Liu Bei nodded slightly at Liu Ye.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Liu Ye hurriedly gave Liu Biao a vaccination: "Thank you for your trust, but I can only carve insects, and I don't know anything about water warfare."

Liu Biao understood what Liu Ye meant, so he interrupted and explained: "Ziyang don't have to worry, Yuanyang is the general of my Jingzhou Water Army, he knows how to deploy in the water war, the key is to fight in Yuzhang, there are Sun Ben's defenders over there, and there will also be Sun Quan's reinforcements, how to deal with various sudden events, you need to rely on Mr. Cunning." ”

"That's fine"

Liu Ye bowed slightly, and asked: "As the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, does Huang Taishou have a grasp of the situation of the defenders?" If you are not fully prepared and fall into a bitter battle, it will be troublesome to cause the battle situation to be passive, and it is best to take Yuzhang before the reinforcements, so that you can still rely on the city to send reinforcements. ”

Liu Biao Zhengse said: "In the past two years, Yuanyang has been recruiting troops, and I have added a lot to him, now Jiangxia has nearly 30,000 troops, and there is no problem with 20,000 elite soldiers, I heard that Sun Ben's defenders are only more than 10,000, and we have a great advantage." ”

As soon as Liu Ye heard the good guy, do you call this a big advantage?

Even if Sun Ben holds the city, 10,000 people can block 30,000 or 40,000, not to mention that Sun Quan still has reinforcements.

How good can Jingzhou elite soldiers be? The heart said that Liu Biao was not conquering the city, and it felt like a joke.

Liu Ye didn't want to fight a battle that was bound to be lost, so he hurriedly reminded: "Fujun, although 10,000 more troops is an advantage, don't forget that Sun Ben has a favorable location, and Sun Quan will send reinforcements."

"Although Jingzhou has 100,000 armor, it is scattered in various counties and counties, and it is impossible to transfer all of them to Jiangxia." Liu Biao frowned and shook his head slightly, and then added: "Although Ziyang's analysis is comprehensive, the actual situation is not so bad, according to the information sent by Yuanyang, we have at least three innate advantages. ”

"Huh?"

Liu Bei and Liu Ye looked at each other.

Liu Biao explained: "First, Sun Quan lost to Cao Cao in the first half of the year, and the existing troops have been greatly reduced compared with the past. The second is that Sun Ben has been in Yuzhang for a short time, and many of the soldiers under his command have surrendered from Jiangxia, and there is a great chance of defection in the battle; The third is that Tai Shici, the guard of Haidu, was transferred, and the defensive vacancy in the north of Yuzhang was not filled in time, as long as you act quickly, Sun Ben will take care of one or the other if you want to defend it. ”

"So to speak." Liu Ye was stunned and muttered, "Huang Taishou is very well prepared."

Liu Biao bowed slightly: "Yuanyang and the Sun family have a blood feud, they will inevitably fight to the death, in addition to Jiangxia sending 20,000 troops, I also gave Liu Pan an order, he will enter Yuzhang from Changsha by land, and he will win a big victory by land and water." ”

"Well, I think it's a big chance of winning." Liu Ye nodded in agreement.

In the face of Cao Cao's strategy, Liu Biao insisted on using troops against Yuzhang, just because the winning margin was very large, and it was worth taking risks in front of interests.

Seeing Liu Ye's positive opinion, Liu Biao smiled and said: "Ziyang is confident, I am also confident, the warship in Xiangyang is ready, you and General Zilong will go to find Deju, and you can set off tomorrow after completing the handover. ”

"Okay."

Liu Ye bowed to Liu Biao, and when he saw Liu Bei's affirmative eyes, he turned around and went out of the hall to find Zhao Yun.

Seeing Liu Ye walking out of the hall, Liu Biao walked down the steps and sat down beside Liu Bei, frowned and said, "Xuande is older, brother has something I want to ask your opinion." ”

"Brother, please speak."

Liu Bei felt very curious, and said in his heart what was going on, and Liu Ye needed to be separated.

Liu Biao waved his hand to send away the attendants in the palace, and when there were only two people left, he confided in Liu Bei: "The children are getting bigger and bigger, and I am getting older and older, if Qi'er is not recommended by Xuande, he is estimated to have achieved nothing now, what do you think of this child?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know what Liu Biao wanted to say, but he should be right to praise himself, so he replied: "The eldest prince is kind by nature, and he is so filial to his brother, he will be the dragon and phoenix among people in the future." ”

Liu Biao shook his head lightly: "There are not necessarily dragons and phoenixes among people, but my temperament is good and like me, but I have lived comfortably over the years, and I have worn out my fighting spirit, and I really lack experience."

"That's the case" Liu Bei frowned and asked: "Such a good opportunity to attack Yuzhang, why didn't my brother let the eldest prince accompany him?" War is the best way to temper a person's will. ”

"Haha." Liu Biao smiled bitterly: "Qi'er is not good at commanding troops, I am afraid that sending him to the army for training will make Huang Yuanyang fearful, think about it or forget it. The most important thing is."

Liu Bei didn't answer and continued to wait, Liu Biao paused and added: "Xuande should have known that the court recently sealed Qi'er as the Taishou of Hanzhong, obviously Cao Cao asked me to fight Zhang Lu, intending to make a profit from the trick of Jingzhou, but there are people in Jingzhou who support this war."

"Although they didn't understand their brother's intentions, the eldest prince should be congratulated for gaining support and support."

When Liu Bei spoke, he saw that Liu Biao's face was wrong, so the words stopped abruptly at the end.

"Worth celebrating?"

Liu Biao said coldly: "Can't De Jue see that this is Cao Cao's plan? But these people are his people."

Liu Bei suddenly felt that his head was big, and he didn't understand Liu Biao's intentions for a while, so he replied painlessly:

"De Jue is the uncle of the eldest prince, maybe he loves his nephew?"

Liu Biao sighed: "De Jue's sister is my step-room, but Mrs. seems to prefer Cong'er, De Jue tried his best to urge Qi'er to serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong, the intention is actually obvious, for my brother is already the age of the sixtieth year this year, how many days can I live."

"Brother doesn't have to call for shortcomings, I see that you are in good health, sixty is the time to do great things, I think that Jiang Ziya will only come out of the mountain at eighty"

Liu Bei's comforting words were not finished, but he was interrupted by Liu Biao reaching out and stretching out his hand: "My body knows best, how can there be so many Jiang Ziya in the world?" Knowing that it was Cao Cao's plan, but there was a proper reason, there were still people who supported it, what does Xuande think about this matter? ”

"This brother's family business. How can Bei say more, "Liu Bei looked embarrassed.

Liu Biao Zhengse said: "Jingzhou's civil and military affairs have their own positions, and it is inevitable that they will be biased in their actions and words, I think Xuande is a brother, and I would like to hear your opinion." ”

"Since my brother is so trusting, then I will talk about my own shallow opinion, the eldest prince should have made contributions in his prime, but now that the army of Cao thieves has returned to Xudu, it is possible to go south to Jingzhou at any time, at least it is not appropriate to go to Hanzhong at this time, there is a lack of information on the dangerous road over there, once the future of the army is uncertain, I think it is better to be cautious."

(End of chapter)