Sun Quan was anxious for quick success and quick profit, but after the defeat, the contradiction was ignited by the account books.

The news of the change of lord was permeated in Jiangdong, and the news spread disorderly to the neighboring states and counties at the same time.

Due to the distance between Guanzhong and Jiangdong, it was not until September that he learned of the turmoil in Wudi, and on the day Zhang Fei returned to Chang'an from Huaili, Zhuge Jin's family letter was sent to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Jin's letter briefly introduced the current situation in Jiangdong.

That is, the two sides of the military and government in Jiangdong have been divided into two factions, one faction firmly supports Sun Quan, and the other faction supports Sun Yi's ascension.

Zhuge Jin is worried about the future, and he is also worried that his wife and children will have an accident in the infighting, and hopes that Zhuge Liang can give some pertinent advice.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's solemn face, Liu Bei said softly with relief: "Yunqi is now firmly standing in Huainan, the military advisor might as well suggest Ziyu to go north?" It's always okay to escape from the land of right and wrong. ”

"It's not proper, General Long has a secret relationship with the lord, if I suggest my brother to go to Hefei, he is very likely to guess the relationship behind it, Sun Zhongmou treats his brother quite well, if my brother tells the guess, the consequences are unimaginable." Zhuge Liang shook his head very resolutely.

Liu Bei sighed after hearing this: "The military advisor knows that Yunqi wants to map Jiangdong, but because we can't remind Ziyu, I really don't know what to say."

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have not been both, since my brother voted for Jiangdong, that is his fate, but he is currently soft-spoken, and he may not be implicated in the turmoil."

Zhuge Liang responded solemnly and expressed his opinion:

"If General Long takes advantage of the chaos to cross the river, maybe he can cut through the chaos quickly?"

"Let Yunqi cross the river at this time? Isn't it too early? Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight shouldn't be so fast, besides, Yunqi is only afraid that he is not ready, and he will not take risks with his character" Liu Bei showed hesitation.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, "General Long is very good at grasping the situation, Liang just now was just a good wish, and it is not appropriate for the lord to give orders directly, but we can help him." ”

"Help? Don't forget that we're far away."

Seeing Liu Bei's puzzled face, Zhuge Liang smiled and reminded:

"Didn't the lord forget Sun Quan? He killed Huang Zu, captured Jiangxia, and Tujiangling last year, which had the meaning of sweeping Jingzhou, but Jingzhou never fought back. ”

"The meaning of the military advisor."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and blurted out: "Let Liu Jingsheng send troops to Jiangdong?" ”

"Nature." Zhuge Liang affirmed: "Sun Quan's army was defeated in Hefei at the beginning of the year, and now the morale should not be restored, Liu Jingzhou can take advantage of this to recover the lost territory, which can put pressure on the east and west lines of the Yangtze River, and also create an opportunity for General Long to seize Jiangdong." ”

"But Cai Mao may not"

"Cai Mao has always wanted to meddle in Jiangxia, and now that Huang Zu is dead and Jiangxia has fallen, he should be happy to send troops."

Seeing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei nodded and agreed.

"In this case, I will repair a letter and send it to Xiangyang, maybe I can say that Liu Jingsheng will send troops."

"Since there will be great changes in the southeast, we must also quickly stabilize Guanzhong, and find a way to win over a few Liangzhou generals to prepare for the pacification of the northwest."

After the battle with Ma Chao in Huaili, Zhuge Liang also thought that it was risky to take Han first, and he could only settle Liangzhou first to have no worries.

Liu Bei wrote a letter in front of Zhuge Liang and sent someone to send it to the Xiangyang Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

However, due to excessive supplementation, Liu Biao has reached the point of being bedridden.

The military administration of Jingzhou was controlled by Cai Kuo, and Cai's blocked the illness and controlled the news, and began to pave the way for Liu Cong.

The letter sent by Liu Bei, without the slightest accident, arrived in Cai Mao's hands.

Liu Biao was already terminally ill, and it was better to support Liu Cong's succession than anything else, even if Cai Mao was very interested in Jiangxia, he could not use Xiangyang soldiers and horses, and he wanted to prevent Liu Qi and Liu Bei from seizing the throne.

Guan Yu is based on Nanyang, Liu Bei is based on Guanzhong, and Liu Qi is based on Handong, like three knives hanging in the north of Xiangyang.

Cai Mao was not sure of victory, and he even thought of the way back to unite with Cao Cao.

But in the face of Liu Bei's letter's suggestion, Cai Mao was unwilling to give up this great opportunity.

After all, Jiangdong intelligence had already reached Jingzhou, and no one could resist the temptation to take advantage, so he called the think tank Kuai Yue to discuss countermeasures.

Kuai Yue looked at the problem more profoundly than Cai Mao, and he looked solemn after reading Liu Bei's letter.

"Liu Bei is silent, first take Handong and then Guanzhong, I don't believe he will be so kind, maybe he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, find a reason to weaken Deju's power, he supports the eldest prince."

"I'm also worried about this, but Jiangdong is rare for civil strife, and if we can take the opportunity to recover Jiangxia and take Yuzhang, it doesn't seem to hurt us.

"De Jue only saw the surface, now the truth of the civil strife in Jiangdong is unknown, if the lord suddenly dies, the eldest prince and Liu Bei lead troops to fight for the throne, Jingzhou will also fall into civil strife, at that time your soldiers are trapped in Jiangdong, what can I do?"

"I've also thought of this, so I'm going to let Tiaowen Zhongye go east."

After Wen Ping rushed to the aid of Gangneung last year, he has been staying as a general to guard the town.

The Wen family belongs to a small family in Jingzhou, and does not have much say in the upper echelons of Jingzhou, but they are valued by Liu Biao because of their outstanding skills.

Although he can't sit on an equal footing with Cai Mao and Huang Zu, Wen Ping is also a weighty general in the military, and he does not rely on Cai Kuai and others to survive.

"Wen Zhongye is very suitable, but not appropriate."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing Cai Mao's stunned face, Kuai Yue reminded in a low voice:

"Jingzhou is about to replace the old and the new, Wen Zhongye is a target that can be wooed, but some people can't be wooed, why don't Deqi use this as an excuse to send them to Jiangdong?"

"You mean"

Cai Mao heard a stirring spirit, and her heart instantly came alive.

Kuai Yue saw Cai Mao's comprehension, so he was relieved and said: "If you want the second prince to succeed to the throne smoothly, you must try to control the unstable factors, especially the people who hold the military power in their hands, ordinary officials are easy to deal with, and now it is a good excuse to recover Jiangxia and counterattack Jiangdong."

"It's got to be you." While Cai Mao praised, she reached out and high-fived Kuai Yue, "When the second son successfully takes over Jingzhou, you and I will still work together." ”

The unstable factor in Kuai Yue's mouth, that is, Liu Pan.

He is Liu Biao's subordinate and absolute confidant, brave and good at fighting, and controls more than 10,000 troops.

Liu Pan once helped Liu Biao pacify Jingnan, although he is currently only stationed in Youxian County, Changsha County, but his prestige is higher than that of Han Xuan.

Kuai Yue was worried that Liu Pan would support Liu Qi and might incite the four counties to rebel, and then Liu Qi and Liu Bei would be in Jingbei, and Liu Cong would only have one southern county left, and the situation would be unfavorable to Cai Kui's two families.

Cai Mao got Kuai Yue's point, and immediately ordered Liu Pan to send troops to recover Jiangxia.

Of course, if Liu Pan's battle goes well, Cai Mao will send people to pick the fruits of victory, and will continue to order Liu Pan to attack Yuzhang.

Liu Biao was seriously ill and could not be a director, and the seal letter and other things were easily stolen by Cai's family, and they had already fallen into Cai Mao's hands at this time, so giving Liu Pan an order was as simple as eating.

At the end of the year, in the cold winter, Xiangyang ordered to be delivered to Youxian.

Liu Pan saw that Yin Xin did not doubt him, so he ordered all his troops and horses to go from Youxian to Jiangxia.

Regarding the recent changes in Jiangdong, Liu Pan has learned about it through intelligence.

Cheng Pu had only 3,000 defenders in Jiangxia, and it was a good time to launch a counteroffensive.

(End of chapter)