Jiangxia County, Xiakou City.

The candle flame flickered, and Liu Bei, the general of the Han Dynasty, talked with a person at night, his face full of excitement.

This man has thick eyebrows and a nose, a short black face, a strange description, and a lot of arrogance in his speech.

In the official system at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, General Zuo was second only to Jiuqing, and he was already a very high official position, but Liu Bei leaned in and was full of respect for this person.

Liu Bei said: "According to Mr. Yi's words, this Jiangdong is by no means monolithic, where should I start?" ”

The man on the other side said: "I have been in Jiangdong for many years, and I have long seen through Jiangdong's hidden disease. This Jiangdong seems to be full of talents, but in fact it is scattered. If you want me to say, there are three reasons why Jiangdong monarchs and ministers are centrifuged. ”

Liu Bei listened sideways.

The man continued: "One is the civil and military dispute. The civil officials said that the military attachés were reckless in their military force, and they could not win a Jiangxia in eight years, and the military attaché thought that the civilian officials were too big to lose, and the supply of grain, grass, boats and boats was insufficient. This is a battle of vision, and everyone only cares about themselves, not the big picture. ”

"The second is the dispute between the old and the new. Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, the three generations have their own relatives, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are Sun Jian's veterans, who do not obey discipline, Zhou Yu and Dong Xi are Sun Ce's relics, and they are in the prime of life, Lu Su and Lu Meng are Sun Quan's descendants, and they want to take the throne. This is a struggle for power, and the generals are in one breath, but there is really a discord, and it is difficult to become one. ”

"The third is the battle for surrender. The Cao thief looked at Jiangxia, pitiful Jiangdong ministers, thinking that the Cao thief would go back after beating the general, and would not continue to advance, but they didn't want to think about it, if it was only for the general, why bother with millions of soldiers and thousands of warships? The purple-haired rat generation of Sun Quan is difficult to determine the national policy, swaying from side to side, and the ministers are bullying and concealing it, each with his own thoughts. This is a life-and-death struggle that cannot be broken. ”

After saying a word, Liu Bei nodded frequently, but when he heard Cao Cao looking at Jiang Xia, his face was sad.

Compared with the official position, he competed in the Central Plains, and once laid a great name, much more than Sun Quan, who was too guarded, but compared to the chance, he envied Sun Quan for having his own territory and being able to operate for a long time.

He has a number of warriors such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, but he does not have the Dinghai Divine Needle like Xun Yu and Zhang Zhao.

He has always admired Nanyang Zhuge and looked at the thatched house, but he was said by a sharp-toothed little girl and asked for nothing.

Unexpectedly, the third brother Zhang Feifu was so spiritual that he turned around a few days ago and brought back a Mr. Pang Tong.

It turned out that day, after Mi Zhu died, Mi Fang found a marker, buried the eldest brother, gritted his teeth and fled, and finally met Zhang Fei, the two were together, and on the way to Jiangxia to escape, he saw a tall man with an ugly description.

Although Zhang Fei was rude, he was a person who was extremely kind to scribes, and after a conversation with the man, he realized that this was Mr. Pang Tong, who was as famous as Mr. Zhuge Liang of Wolong.

Zhang Fei Mifang was overjoyed, and the two worked hard to finally pass through the area controlled by Cao Cao, return to Jiangxia, and be connected to Xiakou by Guan Yu by the Yangtze River.

Hearing that Mi Zhu, the earliest minister of the dragon, died, Liu Bei suddenly fainted from crying, and then woke up, and he was also grief-stricken, day and night. Mrs. Mi is also related, and she washes her face with tears every day, but she doesn't dare to mention her brother's name in front of Liu Bei.

On the other hand, the arrival of Pang Tong greatly boosted Liu Bei's spirits.

Since Pang Tong came, Liu Bei asked Pang Tong day and night, and Pang Tong commented on the heroes of the world, often hitting the reality of the characters, and when it came to the general trend, he was even more penetrated.

He had been an official in Jiangdong for a long time, but because of his ugly appearance, he was ostracized by the Soochow people of the Appearance Association and failed to exert his ability.

Now that he is appreciated by Liu Bei, he himself is also very happy, in just a few days, he has regarded Liu Bei as his Yingzheng and Liu Bang, and he is Li Si and Zhang Liang.

Seeing that Liu Bei agreed with his statement, he concluded: "In today's plan, the general can only unite with Sun Wu, but this alliance should always be vigilant against all kinds of intrigues in Jiangdong. I am willing to send an envoy to Jiangdong on behalf of the general, reconcile the many contradictions in Jiangdong, let them unite as one, and overcome the difficulties with the general. ”

Liu Bei was reluctant to let Pang Tong go, and he was afraid that Pang Tongyi would not return, but in the current situation, with the strength of his Jiangxia County, there was absolutely no possibility of confronting Cao Cao, so he could only pull Jiangdong into the water.

In fact, he had already sent a number of envoys to Jiangdong, but they were all like mud cows into the sea, and there was no reply.

Now that Lu Su has just returned to Jiangdong, letting Pang Tong go back with him is his last chance to persuade Sun Quan to join the war.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei got up and bowed down and said, "Mr. Lonely, like a fish in water." Today, Mr. went to danger alone, and he was lonely and grateful, and there was nothing to repay. ”

General Zuo, who is known as a virtuous general, was finally moved, he got up, solemnly took Liu Bei's hand and said: "Jiangdong treats me with a good job, and I repay him as a county official." Ming Gong treats me as a national soldier, and I will repay him with the world. Ming Gong is in Jiangxia, waiting for my good news! ”

After that, he didn't hesitate, let alone clean up, and he was going to ride to Jiangdong directly.

Liu Bei grabbed him, gave him the Lu of his mount, and pulled Zhao Yun over, and after some explanation, he asked Zhao Yun to escort him to chase Lu Su's convoy.

After Pang Tong was gone, Mi Fang, who had finished the funeral, had time to inform Liu Bei of the details of Longzhong.

Liu Bei was shocked by the person who proposed Longzhong, on the one hand, he went to worship Mi Zhu again, and on the other hand, he also put down the mind of fighting to the death. Pang Tong on the way didn't know anything about it.

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A post station outside Xiangyang City, Zhuge Liang, Ah Liu, and Deng Ai, this strange combination has successfully blended into the moving convoy.

It turned out to be the name of Cao Wu, the general of Beifu.

Ah Liu had the token of Beifu in her hand, and she took the token to find the principal of the convoy.

When the young Cao Zhi saw that it was his uncle's token, he immediately thought in his heart that his waste brother had just been deflated by Cao Wu's hands, so he did not hesitate to let Cao Wu join the team.

His original intention was to inform the entire convoy that the general of Beifu had also come to the front line to work the army, but Ah Liu remembered Zhuge Liang's teachings and said: "So that Gongzi will know that my husband collided with Da Confucian in Yecheng a few days ago. ”

Cao Wu had also heard about the fact that Cao Wu had dispersed a phalanx composed of more than a hundred Confucian scholars in Yecheng, and since the general of Beifu was unwilling to make a noise, it was not a big deal, so he agreed, and simply let them follow him.

Therefore, in the entire convoy, only Cao Zhi and a few personal guards knew that General Beifu was also in the ranks of the labor army.

The group was mighty, and when they heard that Cao Cao's army had been marched, they immediately accelerated their speed.

After passing Xiangyang, I heard that the overseer Zhao Yan and others had already fought with the fleet of the Jiangdong general, and a group of literati were eager to go to the battlefield in person and slash the enemy chief Ganning.

So, in the afternoon of the same day, they stopped at a post station outside Xiangyang City to discuss how to work the army.

Cao Zhi, who was only 16 years old, made a generous statement as Taishan Beidou in the literary world, and decided to return to Xiangyang to hold a conference of scribes in Xiangyang, feasting many writers, and everyone worked together to write several amazing articles for Cao Cao's main force and Zhao Yan's seven armies.

Knowing this result, Ah Liu pouted and said: "Obviously, I don't dare to go any further, I am afraid that I will really go to the battlefield, but I actually say such righteousness and awe-inspiring, what a group of sanctimonious hypocrites!" ”

Deng Ai nodded: "Yes." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Is it determined that our goal is Sima Yi?" ”

Ah Liudao: "It's confirmed, the third sister has sneaked into Xiangyang City in advance, looking for an opportunity to ambush this Sima Yi." But we have to keep up with him, and don't let him get away. ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes were burning, he had already heard Ah Liu relay Sima Yifa's three-way suspicious deeds, and he used Cao Zhi's name to go south, knowing that this person was not simple.

It is almost impossible to kill Sima Yi at the banquet, but in normal times, this Sima Yi is always with Cao Cao's youngest son Cao Chong, and there is no chance to kill him.

This is where some deliberation is needed.

Before he came out of the house, he had been deducing various strategies by himself, and this was the first time he had implemented it himself.

The best thing to do is to kill people when everyone is drunk after the banquet, but can Sima Yi give them such a chance?

Just thinking about it, Deng Ai suddenly said: "Famous!" ”

Zhuge Liang immediately understood what Deng Ai meant, and blurted out: "Good plan!" ”