The Blood Banner Army, which had taken Changsha and Guiyang and the southern counties of Jingzhou, seemed to have fallen silent once again. Just like the usual style of this mysterious force: if you don't move, it will be enough, and if you move, it will be full of wind and thunder.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Jiangxia City as "war and chaos". The strength of the Blood Banner Army has been shown absolutely convincingly with the blood and corpses of the Jingzhou soldiers. From "mountain bandits" to the current "invincible", it has made all the soldiers and generals gathered here anxious.

Liu Biao is sick. After escaping from Changsha to Jiangxia, he fell ill. At first, it was just exhaustion and wind chill, and within a few days, he couldn't get out of bed, and his mental and physical state were no longer enough to support the current situation of burning eyebrows. As a result, Liu Biao's son Liu Cong took over his position as pastor of Jingzhou.

Of course, today's Jingzhou Mu no longer has the glory it deserves. Not to mention that Jingzhou is no longer surnamed Liu, even in this Jiangxia City, it is not Liu Cong or Liu Biao who really speaks, but Liu Ran and Liu Bei.

And the reason why Liu Bei was able to take the city defense of Jiangxia so quickly and get the full support of the local guards and gentry was not only because of his own mouth that could make the sow climb the tree and his bewitching personality, but also thanks to Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Liang, whom he invited from the thatched house.

However, Liu Bei was not at all happy at this time, his heart was heavy, and he felt confused in front of him.

When I found Zhuge Liang, I thought that I could be invincible with two swords now, right? As a result, the Blood Banner Army attacked Jingzhou in a big way. The said "mountain bandit-like combat effectiveness" was a joke at all, and it only took more than a month to bomb Liu Biao everywhere, and Xiangyang City, the dignified Jingzhou governance office, did not even resist for three days.

retreated to Jiangxia, also because Zhuge Liang told him that Jiangxia's geographical location was better, he could advance or retreat, and it was adjacent to the waterway, so he could also get Sun Wu's support at that time. As long as Jiangxia is controlled, it will be possible to unite Sun Wu and Cao Cao to deal with the Blood Banner Army in the future, or to unite with the Blood Banner Army and Sun Wu to deal with Cao Cao.

Then, Zhuge Liang began to take over the banner of "diplomacy". first went to Sun Wu, and directly stunned Sun Quan's advisers and main generals, and then poured out his idea of preparing to deal with the current situation with Sun Quan on behalf of Liu Bei. not only described the sudden rise of the Blood Banner Army as a wolf, but also criticized Cao Cao for a big rebellion.

The implication is, if you look around, apart from my lord Liu Bei and Uncle Liu Huang, who else has ideas and virtues, and is also honest and powerful? If you don't join forces with us, even if you Sun Wu doesn't have near-term worries, you have far-sighted worries, and one bad thing is to bury the root of the bane of life and death.

Sun Quan took a look, okay, then let's talk about it here, wait to see how the situation changes, and then decide whether to resist Cao or resist the blood flag.

When Zhuge Liang returned to Jiangxia and reported to Liu Bei about the major events he had accomplished in Sun Wu, it was too late to make Liu Bei happy, and Changsha was gone. Then I watched Liu Biao, who had a gloomy face, come to Jiangxia, and then got news that Guiyang and the southern counties of Jingzhou had also surrendered.

All right. In this case, Liu Bei has no choice. The Blood Banner Army suddenly made such a move, which was to show its attitude. It shows that they have perceived the possible situation of the tripartite alliance against the blood flag. To do so is to ignite the flames of war in advance, and the more chaotic the situation, the more unpredictable changes will occur.

Xu Du. Sikong Mansion.

Cao Cao knelt at the top of the council hall with a serious expression. swept over the faces of the generals and strategists below, and finally stopped at Xun Yu's face.

The latter also discovered Cao Cao's gaze, bowed his hand, and said, "The lord doesn't have to worry. The sudden rise of the Blood Banner Army is not a bad thing for the current situation in the South. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Cao Cao is also so bad that he can't sleep now. Especially after hearing that even Changsha and Guiyang were taken by the Blood Banner Army, he was even more anxious. It was not that Cao Cao was afraid of the strength of the Blood Banner Army, but that he was worried that the Blood Banner Army would disrupt his previous strategic deployment and completely disrupt his steps. Even the current situation has made him a little overwhelmed.

Originally, Cao Cao was preparing to take advantage of the stability of the north and raise troops to the south. Take Jingzhou, and have a high-intensity confrontation with Sun Quan along the Yangtze River. He was even prepared, once Sun Quan was instigated, he would enter Jiangdong in one fell swoop and ruthlessly take a big territory in the south.

Now it's good. Before he Cao Cao could do anything, the Blood Banner Army had already done it first. And the momentum is like a bamboo, and if you go down, the whole Jingzhou will be left with the pitiful territory of Jiangxia and Bayue.

In this way, Cao Cao was entangled. How should I react? The previous plan to go south will definitely not be used. And he also remembered the very interesting letter of intent for the alliance sent by Sun Wu not long ago.

"My lord. Now the actions of the Blood Banner Army are actually more likely to be planning for the predicament they may face next.

Liu Biao and Liu Bei were crowded in Jiangxia. And behind Jiang Xia is Sun Wu. And if the Blood Banner Army, which had already controlled Xiangyang, Jiangling, and Nanjun, took Jiangxia in its hands again, it would undoubtedly pinch Sun Wu's most important water passage. Sun Wu will definitely not sit still. ”

"Oh, do you mean that Sun Quan will form an alliance with Jiangxia?"

"My lord, this is inevitable. It is also the only option for the Blood Banner Army at the moment. Because they don't dare to gamble, let alone wait. Once there is an alliance between us and the Sun and Liu families, the Blood Banner Army will be in the embarrassment of being attacked on three sides. Their move was to strike first, force Jiang Xia, and let Sun Wu intervene in the situation in advance. ”

"Aren't they afraid that we will take the opportunity to launch a southward offensive against them?"

"They're scared, that's why they're fast. I have to say that the reaction of the Blood Banner Army was indeed terrifyingly fast. Because even if we start mobilizing now, we will send troops immediately after, and when we arrive in Xinye, the logistics will be properly arranged, and it will be mid-April at the earliest. And as long as the Blood Banner Army can beat Sun Wu half to death with one fist within this time, then the next situation will be very different. ”

Cao Cao frowned and asked, "It's February now, but the movement of the Blood Banner Army is silent. Could it be that they are really sure that they will defeat the combined forces of Sun Wu and Jiang Xia in less than two months?"

"It's possible. Don't forget the description of the main combat power of the Blood Banner Army in the news that came back, as well as the mysterious and terrifying black iron thunder-like weapon. ”

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard Xun Yu's words. He had forgotten the description of the Blood Banner Army's combat power that had been sent back from the Jingzhou battle situation. And that supposedly terrifying weapon.

"In your opinion, how should we deal with it now?"

Xun Yu said with a smile: "The lord can use the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf. The Blood Banner Army and Sun Wu are fighting, and Sun Wu will definitely go all out, especially their water army, which will definitely come out. And as long as we take advantage of the weakness to enter and send troops to the Lujiang River, we will definitely be able to break the foundation of Sun Wu's naval army. And Sun and Wu can only shrink the front when they are attacked on both sides, so won't Jiangdong's great and fertile land become a thing in the lord's pocket?"

As soon as Xun Yu's words fell, another person came out and raised his hand towards Cao Cao: "I am against it!"

The person who spoke was the poisoner Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe!

(End of chapter)