After a few days of wind blowing on the city wall, Liu Bei returned to his mansion in Xiangyang City with a tired face.
"Report to the lord, Pingyu was defeated, our army is half gone, and now we have retreated to the front line of Shangcai and Ruyang."
Liu Bei stood up suddenly, stretched out his hand to take the battle report, held it in his hand, read it with trembling arms, and his face was as solemn as water.
"It turned out to be defeated, the military advisor was clever, and with the help of the third brother, he was not even defeated by Xu Yuanzhi" Liu Bei thought of this, his heart ached, but his eyes fell on the words Tai Shi Ci and Xiao Cavalry Battalion.
"Thinking about the battle of Xuzhou in the past, Tai Shi Ci Xiao cavalry camp was almost wiped out by Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry, I never thought that this was only a year, and it had been regrouped, Tai Shi Ci and the third brother immediately fought more than 100 times, regardless of victory or defeat, this person hated to be used by me."
Liu Bei looked at Fang Liang speechlessly, the siege of the Yellow Turban in Beihai in the past was clearly the first person he met this person, he never thought that now he has become the first general of the Jiangdong Army who is his henchman.
"My lord, the military advisor has an urgent secret letter to submit."
Seeing Liu Bei's ugly face, the sergeant stiffened his nose and presented a letter.
Liu Bei stretched out his hand to take it, waved his hand slightly, and the sergeant left on his own.
He took the letter in his hand and read it quietly.
"Today, when Jingxianghuai is in danger, Jiangdong Xing 100,000 troops in the Northern Expedition, I did not expect the enemy to be the first, and was taken advantage of by Tai Shici, and was defeated for a while.
However, at this moment, it is the weight of Runan, Chen Guo, and Nanyang, and they dare not bow down to Xiangyang to ask for their guilt, and please ask the lord not to blame. ” Liu Bei sighed, "Military advisor, you are a fledgling and defeated Cao Cao, even if you are defeated for a while in front of Xu Shu's world, how can I blame you, this battle should have been won, if it weren't for Tai Shici" Thinking of Tai Shi Ci, Liu Bei was heartbroken, the battle of Guangling was defeated because of Tai Shi Ci, otherwise, how could he go away to the bath, and Cao Cao was weak and wronged, and he was homeless.
He shook his head slightly and continued to look down.
"Your Majesty led the army with three generals to guard Ruyang, guard the gate of Chen State, and I led the army to retreat to Shangcai, which is enough to resist Xu Shu's troops."
"In the opinion of the ministers, this time the Jiangdong Army intends to capture the Chen State or the whole county of Runan, and enter Xuchang."
Liu Bei stroked his beard with one hand, "I never thought that Wuhou Liu Qi really intended to meet the Son of Heaven." ” Liu Bei walked back to his seat with the letter, his eyes still fixed on the handwriting on the letter.
"My lord, after the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was weak, he had no work for two or three years, and he was unable to go south, and now the war in the four states of Hebei was raging, and he was sick to fight.
When Liu Bei saw this, his pupils contracted slightly.
"My lord, if Yuan Shao dies of illness, I am afraid that something will happen to the north."
Jian Yong, who came to Liu Bei's side, suddenly whispered.
Liu Bei glanced at Jian Yong, and then looked back at Sun Qian, "What does it have to do with our army?"
He sighed faintly, if he was in Xuzhou at the moment, even if it was only one of the counties in the East China Sea and Pengchengguo, he would be able to seize the opportunity of the Hebei Incident.
Where it is necessary to fight fiercely in Jingzhou, Huaibei and Jiangdong armies.
"When the world disputed, the Son of Heaven was coerced to order the princes, originally Cao Cao based on the Central Plains, and when Yuan Shao was defeated, he swept the north with the general momentum, and then went south to attack Yizhou and Jiangdong.
But because of the current situation, the three-front battle was defeated, now Yuan Shao has no time to go south, Yuan Tan coveted Xuzhou and Yanzhou in Qingzhou, and Sun Quan in Guanzhong seems to be rising, if Zhou Yu is incompetent and defeated by Cao Cao, then the princes of Guanzhong should take advantage of the situation to destroy it. ” "Yizhou Liu Zhang, but Liu Jingsheng is second, and there are dry bones in the mound."
"Only Jiangdong Liu Qi is the only one."
"However, those who border the forces of the Jiangdong Army are only Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, our army and Yuan Tan."
"The new Jiaozhou, Jiangdong can stabilize it in one or two years, when the time comes, Jiangdong all over the tuntian to accumulate grain, complete armaments, Wu Hou Liu Qi can raise the troops of the four states to the north, when the time comes, annex the Central Plains or take Yizhou, when it is like probing the bag to take the ear."
"In my opinion, when the north unites Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, Xu Yuan Tan Xuzhou, Cao Cao Runan, Peiguo, and even Huainan, our army will take Jingzhou."
Liu Bei's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Cao Cao fell into the battle of Yin in Henan, and Yuan Tan coveted Yanzhou more than Xuzhou because of the enmity of Guandu. ” "My lord, then Liu Zhang's expedition to the east of Zhonglang will make friends with the powerful people of the wealthy clan according to Ba County, and he has bad intentions, I am afraid that Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou, will not be able to come to the rescue."
Liu Bei sighed deeply, "Who can solve the siege of Hanzhong Zhang Lu of our group?"
Sun Qian and Jian Yong glanced at each other, and pointed to the letter with a wry smile, "Lord, the military advisor still has three strategies, and the lord can take a look." ” Liu Bei noticed the three suggestions at the end of the letter and fell into deep thought.
"Lord, Yi has three strategies to offer, the best policy, in the name of all loyalty, to Chen Guozhi and Jiangdong, according to Huainan and Jingzhou, in the name of the Son of Heaven to order Jiangdong, to protect Liu Cong's mother and son Xiangyang fief."
"Zhong Da actually wants to get a fief in Xiangyang for Liu Cong's mother and son" Liu Bei's face shook slightly, if it was Liu Biao's posthumous seal, it would be just Liu Cong, but Cai's puppet, how could He De be bumpy in half his life, and he didn't have a fief.
"Xu Yi Chen Guo, let the Jiangdong army enter the hinterland of Yanzhou, if Cao Cao repels Sun Quan, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit back and watch Liu Qi rise, when the time comes, the battle of Cao Liu can lead to the Central Plains melee, Zhong Da's plan is not bad."
Sun Qian squinted and smiled.
"Lord, this middle strategy is to send envoys to contact all parties, first ask for reinforcements, I think that Qingzhou Yuan Tan and Yizhou Liu Zhang are the best, but Qingzhou Yuan Tan may lure him with small profits, and Liu Zhang, after he has to deal with Zhao Wei's civil strife, I am afraid that it will be difficult to help in one or two years.
However, today there is an envoy from Yizhou in my tent, named Zhang Song, who may be close to him and will have gains. ” "The land of the counties under my command is still unstable, and if I bring in foreign aid, I am afraid that it will lead wolves into the room."
Liu Bei sighed faintly in his heart, it is necessary to send an envoy, and it is enough to lure the wolf into the room.
"Third, the lord can personally write a letter to Wuhou Liu Qi on the grounds of old kindness, and hand over Cai's mother and son" "Bang" Liu Bei didn't continue to look at it, raised his hand and slapped it on the shore, "Ridiculous, Liu Cong is after Jingsheng's brother, my nephew, how can I give up it because of the strength of the enemy's army, if I Liu Xuande do this today, and let the people of the world see what face I have to live in Jingzhou again." ” Jian Yong smiled bitterly, "Lord, there is still a line after this letter. ” Liu Bei's face softened slightly, and when he looked fixedly, he saw Sima Yi writing on it: "If the lord thinks that the three strategies are not advisable, take all the three strategies." ” Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and he had made a decision in his heart.
"Order Yun Chang, leave him to supervise here, and I will lead the army back to Caiyang to garrison."
Jingzhou was originally a place where Liu Bei was guided by Zhuge Liang and regarded as the foundation of the army, but now, it has become a hot potato.
He now reluctantly abandons it, and he also warns himself in his heart, but because of the situation, he can't bear it and makes a big plan, giving up first and then getting it
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