But he said that Jia Xu asked to stay right, and Liu Bei and Jia Xu spoke in the palace. Jia Xu said to Liu Bei, saying that Cao Cao would come to the aid of Jiangdong, and he was afraid that it would be unfavorable to the war. Liu Bei thought so, so he asked Jia Xu.

Jia Xu said: "The lord Ketun soldiers are here, confront the Cao and Sun coalition forces, and then secretly send a general to lead the elite soldiers westward and capture Jingzhou first." If Jingzhou is obtained, the connection between Yizhou and Jiangdong will be cut off by our army, and it will never be the same again. ”

Liu Bei thought about it for a while, and felt that what Jia Xu said was very reasonable. Since the sneak attack on Hanzhong failed, and Jiangdong was eager to take it, it was impossible to fight Jingzhou. Idle is idle anyway. So he discussed with Jia Xu about attacking Jingzhou.

Cao Cao's vision is scheming, and there are countless capable people under his command, how can he not see the emptiness of Jingzhou. It's just that the rear is tight, and Liu Bei raised troops to attack, so he can only endure the pain and temporarily abandon the big fat meat of Jingzhou.

However, in each strategic stronghold in Jingzhou, he still left heavy troops to defend it, in order to prevent Liu Bei from attacking Jingzhou. Nanyang is guarded by Xiahou Yuan, and there are soldiers and horses stationed in Luyang, Wancheng and Xiangyang.

Nanjun was guarded by Cao Chun, and was deployed in Hanshou, Baqiu, Jiangling, Huarong, Xiakou, and Changsha. It can be said that all the important cities in Jingzhou have Cao Bing's figure. Cao Cao didn't plan to compete with Liu Bei for Jingzhou, he just needed to ensure that the important strongholds were in his own hands. In this way, even if other places are returned to Liu Bei, as long as the situation changes in the future, he can turn his palm again.

The meticulous work of the Han army has long probed the situation in Jingzhou clearly. Liu Bei naturally knew in his heart, as soon as he thought of the situation in Jingzhou, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, stretched out his hand and scratched his scalp, and sighed: "If you want to take Jingzhou, it's not easy to talk about." ”

Not to mention anything else, Nawancheng, Jiangling, Xiakou, Xiangyang and other places are all easy to defend and difficult to attack, Baqiu City was built by himself back then, and Hanshou is also a number of strong cities, this battle is not easy to fight.

The action of the army could not be concealed from Cao Jun's ears and eyes, and Cao Jun was on guard again, and he did not come out of the city, and if he insisted on sticking to it, Liu Bei would not be able to take Cao Jun.

The explosives were drummed out by Qingzhou Academy. But the purity is not enough, the damage is not high if you don't have a very large portion, and it is very dangerous to march with a lot of explosives. And not every city can be used. In an environment like Gangneung Castle, surrounded by the Yangtze River, it is not ordinary to get explosives to the city gate during offensive and defensive battles.

However, in the end, Liu Bei still decided to send troops to Jingzhou. Because at present, the only rapid breakthrough point may be in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei said to Jia Xu: "Leave me here to deter Jiangdong, and I will lead troops to attack Jingzhou." ”

Jia Xu said: "The lord's status is noble, how can he move lightly, and if Cao Bing comes, he will be connected with Jiangdong, and no lord can be stopped." Liu Bei thought to himself, countless kings in history have taken the country on horseback, how can I compare with their dignity. It's just that what Wen He said is also right, if Sun Bofu gets Cao Jun's help, his spirit will inevitably rise. There are countless tigers and wolves in Jiangdong, and we have to focus on guarding against them. Don't capsize here at that time, then it will really make future generations laugh.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, Ma Chao, Tian Feng, Xu Shu and others to lead an army of 50,000 to take Jingzhou. Before leaving, Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, it is advisable to fight quickly, I am waiting for your good news in Jiangdong." ”

Zhang Fei was majestic and bowed: "My lord, don't worry, I will take the land of Jingzhou to offer it this time." ”

However, it was said that Cao Ren and Xiahoudun led 50,000 elite soldiers, went down the river, traveled to Jingzhou, and watched Jingzhou's victory, but sighed: "Such a fertile soil, if Liu Bei does not come, it will be owned by the lord." It has been in operation for several years, and it is interdependent with Yizhou, which can be the foundation of hegemony. It's hateful and lamentable! ”

Xiahou said slowly: "Zixiao, it's useless to talk more at this time, you and I will enter Wu first, and work with Wu Hou to repel Liu Bei's army, this is the right thing." The matter of Jingzhou will be left to the future. ”

Cao Ren looked at the surging river under his feet, silent, and said in his heart, in the future, can you still see the future. People like Cao Ren are all heroes of the moment. They naturally saw that the trend of the world had gradually begun to tilt towards Liu Bei. Liu Bei will win every battle, which can be described as luck. And they grabbed the land, but it was extremely difficult.

Under this rise and fall, will there still be Cao's share in the future world?

It's a feeling of working so hard for a hopeless future that makes people desperate. But Cao Ren can't say that he still has to shake up his spirit and boost his morale.

When the army crossed Jiangling, Cao Ren saw his younger brother Cao Chun and told him in every possible way, hoping that his younger brother could guard Jiangling. After all, Jiangling City has spent a lot of effort on his part, and Cao Ren is very familiar with every grass and tree here, so he naturally has unusual feelings.

Cao Ren said: "I expect that the war in Jiangdong will be stalemate, and Liu Bei will divide his troops to the west to take Jingzhou and cut off my back road." Zi and you must guard Jiangling well, don't be taken advantage of by the Han army. ”

Cao Chun saw that the eldest brother was so meticulous, so he asked: "If the Han army takes Nanyang, will I save it?" ”

Cao Ren was asked by Cao Chun, but he was stopped. He is not an immortal, and the matter of the soldier is the most difficult to say. Every battlefield situation will be affected by the decision of the commander. In Wancheng is Xiahou Yuan, the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and they have always been inseparable from Meng. If Xiahou Yuan is in trouble, will Cao Ren let Cao Chun see death and not be saved?

Cao Ren thought about it, and sighed: "If by then, I am thousands of miles away, you can decide for yourself." ”

The two brothers were making small calculations here, but they didn't know that the Han army had already pounced on Lushan. Zhang Fei, Tai Shici and Ma Chao were all cavalry generals, marching all the way, but in a few days, they arrived at Yingchuan.

Xu Shu is a native of Yingchuan, and because of the military emergency, he didn't plan to go back to his hometown to see. Just seeing Yingchuan's current situation, Yu kept sighing on horseback along the way.

Tai Shi Ci asked, "Why did Yuan Zhi sigh." ”

Xu Shu said: "When I was young, Yingchuan was so prosperous, the world was in turmoil for decades, and my father and fellow villagers did not have one out of ten. ”

Ma Chao grew up in Liangzhou since he was a child, and since he came to the Central Plains, he has seen many prosperous places. In his opinion, Yingchuan at this time is already very good. Compared to Liangzhou, I don't know how strong it is, but I didn't expect Xu Shu to say that Yingchuan is not as good as before. I couldn't help but smack my tongue secretly. He said: "It's a pity, but I don't know what Yingchuan was like back then, I hate not being able to give birth to the Central Plains!" ”

After speaking, seeing that everyone was looking at him, Ma Chao said: "Look at what I have done, this is my heartfelt words!" ”

Xu Shu snorted coldly, kicked the horse's belly lightly with his legs, but ran to the front. Ma Chao was surprised, and said to Tai Shici: "Brother Ziyi, where did I say the wrong thing, it's really strange to be a scholar." ”

Tai Shi Ci had no choice but to say in a low voice: "Meng Qi, back then, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were ordered by Niu Fu to fight with General Zhu Jun in Zhongmu, and then plundered Yingchuan and Chen Liu. Everywhere they passed, there were countless corpses and rivers of blood. ”

After Ma Chao listened, Jun's face turned red. Although he didn't do this, as a former member of the Liangzhou warlord, he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart. He has been in the army since he was a child and has killed countless people in his life, but he has never done such a thing as wantonly slaughtering unarmed innocent people.