In July, Huo Jun made a plan to deceive Xiahou Yuan to fatten, Gao Xiang was stationed in Wei Xushu, Xu Shengtun was in Anhui City, Huo Yuan entered Shu County, and the three of them became horns to relieve the emptiness of Huo Jun's rear.

In August, Huo Jun led 6,000 troops to cross the river, Kemoling, and surrounded Sun Yu and Sun Shao in Jingkou.

At the same time, the news of the victory in Anhui was also sent to the Jingzhou military camp in Shexian County, which greatly boosted the morale of all the soldiers.

"The lord, the eldest son, great joy!"

Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face, walked quickly into the camp with the letter in his hand, and said: "Zhong Miao Yu Longfeng has a great victory, and he will take all the counties of Lujiang, and now he will lead his troops into Moling and Jingkou. ”

In the camp tent, Liu Bei and Liu Qi got up when they heard the news, Liu Bei took a quick step, walked in front of Zhuge Liang, and asked in surprise: "Xiahou Yuan's troops went to Lujiang and joined forces with Sun Yu, and there were many soldiers and horses on land and water. Most of Zhong Miao's tents are new pawns, and there are few soldiers and horses, how to defeat the enemy? ”

Zhuge Liang handed the letter to Liu Bei, and said with admiration: "Zhong Miao fought in Longfeng with a backwater, broke Xiahou Yuan with 3,000 men and horses, captured more than 1,000 horses, captured Yangzhou and Jiang Ji, and killed the cavalry general Zhang Xi; ordered Gan Ning to command 3,000 water to die in Anhui to break Sun Yu's 4,000 water division, and secretly sent Chen Yue to attack Wankou Water Village and capture more than 50 large ships. ”

"Now Zhong Miao has surrendered to the counties of Lujiang and led the army down the river. If calculated according to time, Zhong Miao has conquered the Moling Tomb and surrounded Sun Yu in Beijing. ”

"Last to the odds?"

Liu Qi's face was shocked, and he said: "Xiahou Yuan is a general under Cao Cao's account, Zhong Miao actually defeated the enemy with his back, and divided the Jiangdong Water Division, how can there be such a thing in the world!" ”

Liu Qi didn't know about military affairs, he only knew that Huo Jun had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, most of the soldiers were recruits, and the boats were small boats; Xiahou Yuan and Sun Yu had many soldiers and horses, most of them elite soldiers, occupying the advantage of the Yangtze River and land, and they were almost invulnerable, so it was difficult for him to understand how Huo Jun could make such an operation.

Compared with Liu Qi, Liu Bei knows the military well, when he understood the causes and consequences of the war, he leaned back tactically, shook his head in shock, and said: "Zhong Miao survived in danger, relying only on the advantages of Anhui water, leading the enemy into Yan, breaking Xiahou, defeating Sun Yu, it is really a national soldier!" ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan, and said with emotion: "Wu Zi fought seventy-six, and he was undefeated. Zhong Xuan used Wu Zi as a metaphor for Zhong Miao, the world thought it was too famous, and how could Zhong Miao not be comparable to Wu Zi. ”

As Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who are governors of military affairs, they know the gold content of Huo Jun's battle better than laymen, and Huo Jun's only advantage compared with Xiahou Yuan and Sun Yu is that he controls Wanshui. And Huo Jun relied on the advantage of Anhui water he mastered to complete the two feats of breaking Xiahou in the backwater array and defeating Sun Yu along the river.

Zhuge Liang restrained his expression and said: "Lord, Zhong Miao led his troops to cross to the south of the Yangtze River and enter the siege of Jingkou, Sun Quan's grain road will be affected, and the army will not be able to hold it for a long time. ”

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang fought wits many times, and with the help of the mountain people, Liu Bei took the trail to go deep into She County. After entering Shexian, the two armies confronted each other, and Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the cavalry to fight a decisive battle with the Jiangdong army. However, Zhou Yu was worried about the Jingzhou cavalry, and he thought that Xiahou Yuan would go south to help, trying to break the balance of the war, so he couldn't hold on.

The two sides confronted each other like this for more than two months, and no matter how Liu Bei tempted the enemy, the Jiangdong army had no idea of going to war. Today, Huo Jun's defeat of Sun Cao's coalition army in Longfeng will inevitably cause a chain reaction, such as Jianghuai's grain and grass cannot go south, and Sun Quan's army is short of food, so he has to fight.

Liu Bei bowed his head slightly, and said: "Let the scouts keep an eye on the movement of the Jiangdong military camp, order someone to write a battle letter with the Jiangdong sergeant, and invite Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to fight a decisive battle to determine the victory and defeat." ”

"No!"

Liu Qi took the opportunity to interject and asked, "Uncle, Zhong Miao has made a great contribution, why should he be sealed now?" How to appoint Jiang Ji, who surrendered to Yangzhou, Zhong Miao said that he had civil and military talents and was familiar with the terrain of Jianghuai. ”

Liu Qi lacks exercise, and now he has become the assassin of Yangzhou, and has become the leader of others, he doesn't know how to deal with many things, and the only person he can consult is Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei has served as a leader and has a wealth of experience.

In the face of Liu Qi's consultation, Liu Bei basically told the truth and rarely concealed it. After all, his relationship with Liu Qi is getting deeper and deeper, and Liu Qi serves him like an uncle, how can he not treat him as a son and nephew.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said, "Zhong Miao's great victory over Sun Cao's coalition army has made great contributions to the battle. Now that the Zhonglang general has been insufficient, he can be named a general, and he can play the table as a marquis to reward his merits. As for Yangzhou, don't drive Jiang Ji, you can join the army, temporarily under the control of Zhong Miao, and see how his achievements after the war are. ”

"Good!" Liu Qi said: "Qi Shangshu and his father, the current war, and the generals' exploits. ”

It's also funny to say that Liu Qi, who is guarding Yangzhou, needs to hand over some of the official appointments and dismissals of Yangzhou to Jingzhou and let Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao handle it.

While everyone was chatting about the war, the attendant outside the tent came and said, "My lord, there are three scribes outside the camp, saying that they have been invited by the military advisor. One of them had a donkey-like face and claimed to be the elder brother of the army. ”

"Kong Ming?" Liu Bei turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang and asked, "But the three gentlemen, Ziyu (Zhuge Jin), Zishan (Buqi), and Mancai (Yan Jin)?" ”

"Exactly!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Liang has been invited many times, and now I finally came. The lord must not be lazy, although Ziyu is Liang's brother, he was a guest of Sun Quan before, and his views are different from Liangduo. Zishan and Mancai are all talented people, and the lord should treat them with great courtesy. ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei understood in his heart and said, "Please rest assured Kong Ming, be prepared to know in your heart." ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei was slightly dressed and his face was gentle, and he walked out with Zhuge Liang to meet Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, and Yan Ji.

"Brother!"

Zhuge Liang took the lead in stepping forward quickly from a distance of more than ten steps, holding Zhuge Jin's hand, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but my brother is okay?" ”

Zhuge Jin also greeted him, held Zhuge Liang's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "Wuzhong has good water and soil, how can you be uneasy for your brother." ”

Saying that, Zhuge Jin laughed in a low voice: "Kong Ming, you should have a nephew again." The brother named Zhuge Qiao, which is very cute. ”

"Congratulations, brother."

The two brothers chatted for a while, and as Liu Bei arrived, the two stopped talking.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, and Yan Jian and said with a smile: "Three gentlemen, there has been a lot of hard work from the mountains and mountains to this place, and I am not very grateful. ”

Seeing Liu Bei's humble attitude, the three of them did not dare to be arrogant, so they returned the salute.

"I've seen General Zuo!" Bu Qiu returned the salute and said: "The general rushed to save Xuzhou, Qiu deeply admired. At that time, it was a pity that he could not see the general. I am very lucky to see it in Danyang today. ”

"Don't dare!"

Liu Bei led the three of them in and said: "Cao Cao is tyrannical and brutalizes the people of Xuzhou, how can you sit idly by." In the past, he first led Xuzhou, and he was lonely and unheard, and he hated not knowing the names of the three gentlemen. If you know, you should greet you with a generous gift and entrust you with an important position. ”

Buqi Huaiyin people, that is, Xuzhou Xiapi people; Yan Jian Pengcheng people, that is, Xuzhou Pengcheng people. At that time, when Liu Bei led Xuzhou, he could not grasp much territory, and Xiapi and Pengcheng were the few cities he could control.

After a pause, Liu Bei opened his mouth and said with a smile: "In the past, I couldn't see it, but now I meet you in Danyang, Jiangdong, it is really the will of heaven." You gentlemen are talented, but they are short-sighted, and I hope that the three of them will not hesitate to teach. ”

It's okay that Liu Bei didn't open his mouth, but this opening really made the three of them have a good impression of Liu Bei.

Zhuge Jin, Bu Qi, and Yan Jian can become friends, and they have a great relationship with being Xuzhou scholars. Through his own experience, Liu Bei narrowed the relationship with the three of them and gave them enough respect.

"Don't dare!" Zhuge Jin said: "We are shallow, if the general does not nag, I will stay in the army for a few days." ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei smiled and said: "After Huo Poyang's great victory over Sun Cao's soldiers and horses, the battle between our army and Sun Quan will start, and the three wise men can plan with the army and break the Jiangdong soldiers and horses with Beitong." ”

What can these three people do to help when they first arrive in the army is just Liu Bei's modest words, in fact, Liu Bei wants to show his strength, hoping to defeat Sun Quan to convince the three.

"No!"

(End of chapter)