Liu Bei received the battle report from Zhang Fei and Tai Shici and was overjoyed. Cao Mengde has not yet gained a firm foothold in Jingzhou, which has been under Jingsheng's rule for many years, and has always been a Han land, and it is also in the past few years that Jingsheng was forced to abandon Jingzhou, so that the Sun and Cao families could not compete here. Now that he has sent people to occupy it, whether it is in the name of righteousness or emotionally and in terms of practical interests, I believe that the people of Jingzhou will still be the majority on his side. Nanyang is an important town in Jingzhou, after the recovery of Nanyang, the army went down the river, you can attack Nanjun, and you can attack Jiangxia. It's time for Meng De to be in a hurry. Hahaha.

Over there in Chengdu, when Cao Cao heard the letter, his eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief. The book fell from his hand and he didn't know it, and he was stunned for a long time, before he cried: "Miaocai, Miaocai, hurt me!" But it was Cao Chun's urgent letter, saying that Xiahou Yuan's soldiers were defeated and died, and Nanyang was all gained by the Han army.

Nanyang fought repeatedly, and the Han army captured Xiangyang first and controlled the passage to the south. Even if Cao Jun had a fish that slipped through the net, it would be difficult to run over the mountains and mountains from Nanyang to Jiangling. The die-hard and brave have died in battle, and most of the rest have surrendered. The rest of them are panicking, and they only want to run for their lives, where do they want to go to Cao Chun. So Cao Chun thought that Xiahou Yuan was really killed in battle. As an enemy, Xu Shu, who was guarding in Xiangyang, was tired and half dead recently, and finally Cao Chun's army retreated, did he still have the heart to send someone to inform him that Xiahou Yuan was not dead, but was captured?

So after coming and going, when he arrived at Cao Cao's place, Cao Cao thought that Xiahou Yuan was really dead. The tears came out at once. He and the Xiahou brothers are really friends in distress, and they are like brothers. After so many years of ups and downs, along the way, I didn't expect that the great cause was not accomplished, and I lost my arms first. How can he not be heartbroken.

The first thing Cao Cao did after he came to his senses was to ask people to find the Han army, redeem Xiahou Yuan's body, and bring it back to his hometown in Qian County for burial. Someone next to him persuaded: "Zhang Fei is related to General Xiahou, so he must not desecrate General Xiahou's body!" "The implication is that this chaos should not be so troublesome, let's think about this anxious situation. After all, people cannot be resurrected after death. Couldn't Zhang Fei bury Xiahou Yuan well?

Cao Cao was furious and said, "Zhang Yide thinks a little bit of old love, why is it so wonderful?" Hugh more words! As soon as the sword spring in his waist was pressed, the sharp blade had already popped out halfway.

However, the envoys from Chengdu were still unsuccessful. Because after Cao Chun returned to Nanjun, he was already doing this. On the one hand, he straightened out the defense and saved the soldiers. On the other hand, he sent someone to find Zhang Fei and return Xiahou Yuan's body. In Cao Chun's mind, Zhang Fei should not be difficult.

As a result, the people went and soon returned. Brings a very embarrassing news. Cao Chun was also stunned when he heard this: "What are you talking about?" Miaocai didn't die, he was defeated and captured, and was sent to Chang'an by Zhang Fei? ”

The envoy also looked helpless, that's what the Han army said. Cao Chun knew such a big thing, and it was impossible for the Han army to joke. So he hurriedly reported to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao found out, he scolded Cao Chun for being bloody. said that he was impetuous by nature, and he had been honed for many years. only depressed Cao Chun to death.

After the Han army broke Xiahou Yuan and recovered Nanyang, the troops went straight to the county and Jiangxia. Tai Shici's soldiers and horses have been moved to Suixian. Suixian is the territory of the ancient Suiguo, where there are mountains in the southwest and north. There is only a narrow plain in the middle, which is the place where the army is used. Tai Shi Ci leaned against Tongbai Mountain, holding the Suizao Plain to the death, and as soon as the soldiers and horses swung here, Jiangxia and Nanjun instantly felt the pressure.

The news spread all over the north and south in an instant, and when Sun Ce in the south received the news, his heart felt as uncomfortable as pressing a stone. When Cao Ren heard the letter, his sword eyebrows frowned, he led the army to help the war, if the war here is still stalemate, but Jingzhou is lost first, wouldn't he have broken the back road and had nowhere to go?

Across the river, the Han army on the north bank was full of joy, but the allies on the south bank were silent. This is also too disappointing, the Han army seems to be winning battles all the time, and there is no hope on their own side. What should the future hold?

Liu Bei was about to do it a long time ago, and the generals under his command were grinding their fists one by one, and they couldn't wait to be rewarded for their meritorious service. However, the advisers under his command unanimously asked Liu Bei to suspend the attack.

"Since Huan and Ling, the foundation of the Han Dynasty has been in turmoil, the prestige of the Son of Heaven has been lost, and the people are no longer afraid of the imperial court. It is to stand side by side with princes and rise up with thieves. Since the Lord's uprising, he has been invincible and invincible, and has won successive victories and established the world's expectations. Now the king is marching south, and the southern officials and people have been looking at each other for a long time. Under the benevolence of the lord, why should he use a large army? ”

This was said by Jia Xu, for fear that Liu Bei would not understand, Pang Tong said it more directly. It is to let Liu Bei garrison the army here, like a sharp sword hanging over Jiangdong's head, when this sword will be cut down, it all depends on Liu Bei's will. It's just that in this way, under this tremendous pressure, there will definitely be chaos in the south.

If he launched an attack as soon as he came, Jiangdong would have no choice but to confront and decide what to do after the battle was over. If that's the case, the loss will be huge.

But if you don't trigger it, it's different. Jiangdong is not monolithic, some people want to fight, and there must be people who want to surrender. Hang the sword here first, and let the Jiangdong side make a fuss about infighting first. I went to the side and watched coldly, and if I had the opportunity, I would intervene, and if I didn't have the opportunity, I would wait.

If the Jiangdong side is really united, and they all want to fight together against the imperial court, then there is nothing to say, let's fight again.

After listening to this, Liu Bei expressed his satisfaction with the black belly of these two guys. The two sides are fighting hard, and there will be more than 10,000 people who will die by then? The dead are all his subjects, although there is a saying that it is a success and ten thousand bones are withered, Liu Bei is not a person who is so soft-hearted that he faints at the sight of blood. But when there are more options, why not try bloodless?

He gave Koto a choice. He had enough patience to wait. But if Jiangdong is not interested, then he can only choose to be that iron-blooded and ruthless person.

The effect is obvious, and this is how a soldier who surrenders without a fight is like this. On the south bank of the river, there are people who ferry north at any time, and Jiangdong can't control it. After hearing the information that Sun Ce and Sun Quan had a dispute, the generals of the Han army camp lit up their eyes as soon as they brushed it.

In this life, Sun Jian died late, and Sun Ce has not died yet. Therefore, Sun Quan has no chance of ascending to the throne at all, and he has not been tempered by the cruel reality to become the ruthless Emperor of Eastern Wu in history.

He grew up under the wing of his father and brother, and although he had ambitions and ambitions, he did not have the ambitions that he could not even think of. He has been brilliant since he was a child, and he has a clear understanding of the general trend in the world. Liu Bei has swept the north, what capital do you have to turn around?

Things have come to this point, even if Liu Bei dies suddenly, the north will be safe and sound. At most, Liu, Cao, and Sun maintain the status quo and stand on three legs.

But how many years can this be sustained? The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak. In the future, Jiangdong and Yizhou will only be pressed and beaten by the north. Because for the North, the South is rebellious.

With little hope of success in sight, what reason did he have to persevere? There is no good in succeeding, and of course there is basically no chance of success. When he failed, he had his share when he cut off his head. He didn't want to die so early.