Zhou Yu saw that Gan Ning wanted to leave, where was he willing to let go, so he led the sailors to chase after him, and after a while, Gan Ning had few soldiers, so he set fire to several empty ships to break off, but he led his troops to retreat north.

Zhou Yu couldn't help frowning when he saw Gan Ning leaving, he couldn't imagine that this Gan Ning was so difficult to deal with, and he actually broke his tail at a critical moment to survive. However, if it can force it to burn the warship, it can be regarded as a small victory for itself. So he looked at the wreckage of the ship that was drifting along the river, and led the sailors back to the camp.

Chen Deng was downstream, but he chose a secluded place, and after detecting that there were no soldiers on the other side, he led his troops to cross the river, stopped on the south bank, and met Wu Jing. The two armies fought on the beachhead, but because of the unstable foothold, Chen Deng was defeated by Wu Jing, so he had to lead his troops to retreat. When I arrived at Deguangling, I wrote to Gan Ning and told the reason. Gan Ning said in his heart, this south bank has a defense, but he has to think of a way to break it. So he went back to see Guan Yu and said: "Yun Chang, I led the army to cross the river, but I didn't intend to be detected by the Yangzhou army. ”

Guan Yu said: "That is the case, and the troops are dismissed, I will report to the shogunate." So he sent a letter to Xun Yu to talk about the situation in the south. At that time, Liu Bei was leading the army to fight against Yuan Shao, and Qingzhou was empty. As soon as Xun Yu discussed with everyone, he sent a letter to Guan Yu, saying that if he couldn't make the plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei, he would guard Xuzhou first and wait for the lord to decide.

Zhou Yu and Wu Jing expelled Guan Yujun here, and they were lucky in their hearts. Wu Jing sighed: "If it weren't for the public opinion, the Gan Ning army would have sneaked into Wuzhou Zhongye. ”

Zhou Yu said: "Guan Yu has the meaning of crossing to the south, which can make the sergeant patrol day and night. Bo Fu is not there, the state is empty, but we can't slack off. ”

Wu Jing was also afraid for a while, if he was attacked by the Xuzhou army, most of the soldiers in this state would be taken away to attack Jingzhou. How can you prevent the famous Guan Yu? After listening to Zhou Yu's words, there was no reason not to follow, so he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The words of the public are very true. So and so he went to arrange for the patrol. ”

Yizhou Liu Zhang received Liu Biao's letter of aid, and looked at it for a long time, but he sighed. Liu Biao's grievances with his father were a matter of the older generation, and he didn't want to pursue them. He still understands the truth of cold lips and teeth. is also a member of the Han family, and he also wants to pull Liu Biao. It's just that Zhang Lu, a rice thief, took Hanzhong and fought him to death. After fighting for several years, not only did he not get this rice thief, but he was also taken up by Zhang Lu for most of the county. Bajun and Hanzhong were lost, and the road out of Sichuan was cut off, how could he send reinforcements. Saving people is like fighting fire, and the army can't go around the trail.

Seeing that the Central Plains and the south were in turmoil, Liu Zhang said in his heart that if he didn't take the opportunity to solve Zhang Lu, when the dust settled in the Central Plains and the princes came to attack me, how could he resist it? If the enemy army comes, then Zhang Lu has an enmity with me, so he will surrender, and this Yizhou foundation will be taken away immediately. How can you have a face to see the ancestors underground?

So he passed on the civil and military forces, and reinstated the order to send troops to attack Zhang Lu again. It was Pang Xi who led the troops to the battle. Pang Xi and Liu Zhang are related by marriage, and they are still from Henan (Dongzhou), so they are deeply trusted by Liu Zhang.

Speaking of Yizhou, when Liu Yan came, there were Pang Xi and Zhao Wei around him. Zhao Wei is a native of Bajun and can be regarded as a local, while Pang Xi and Liu Yan are both foreigners. Later, the world was in turmoil, hundreds of people and deserters entered Hanzhong, and after being settled by Liu Yan, they were called Dongzhou people by Yizhou people. And the army recruited among the Dongzhou people was called the Dongzhou soldiers.

Since the Dongzhou people came to Yizhou, they have been in constant friction with the Yizhou people. This is much more xenophobic than the big cities of later generations. Often, armed fights cause deaths. This kind of contradiction is really difficult to deal with. In particular, Liu Yan is also an outsider, and many of the refugees are still his fellow villagers, which is even more difficult to deal with. In the hands of Liu Zhang, the contradiction between Dongzhou people and Yizhou people is still a hot potato.

Later, for various reasons, there was a big incident, and then several Yizhou officials defected to Liu Biao. Gan Ning is one of them. Of course, this matter is inseparable from Liu Biao. Because of this kind of thing, Liu Zhang blamed Zhao Wei, saying that he, the leader of the local faction, did not set an example. Command him to deal with it. As a result, Zhao Wei led the troops to clean up the Dongzhou soldiers, and the Dongzhou soldiers were afraid, thinking that if Zhao Wei succeeded, they would not have good fruit to eat, so they desperately helped Liu Zhang. As a result, Zhao Wei was defeated and died. And Liu Zhang can only believe in the Dongzhou soldiers, and he no longer dares to take the Yizhou people as generals. Therefore, whenever there is a military operation in Yizhou, it has no choice but to let Pang Xi go.

However, the division of forces between Jingzhou and Yizhou is strikingly similar. There are local factions in Jingzhou, and there are also foreign factions. Except for Huang Zu, most of the local families are surrenderers; And the foreign faction is almost always the Northern Expedition. As a result, because the local faction in Jingzhou was in power, it was the Jingxianghao brothers and the Cai family who had no interest in the Northern Expedition who helped Liu Biao rectify Jingzhou. Therefore, almost all of the outsiders who want to do something have become hermits. Why did Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and others in history hide in Jingzhou and not come out, could it be that they are really waiting for Liu Bei, the true son of heaven?

Three reinforcements, Liu Zhang couldn't get out, and Guan Yu was pinned. The Jiaozhou scholar can send troops to help. There are also many roads, and there are official roads to Jingzhou in Nanhai and Cangwu counties. The road is also close. It's just that the brothers of the Shi family are unwilling.

At that time, they received a letter from Liu Bei, telling them to be wary of Yangzhou. As a result, now the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou are moving, but they are rushing to Jingzhou with knives. Since I'm not here to beat myself, what does it matter to me if others live or die?

It's not that the brothers don't have this vision, it's that they don't have such ambition. If you can keep your wealth and extend your clan, everything will be fine. Therefore, Sun Quan in history just sent a step to assassinate the history of Jiaozhou, and the Shi brothers surrendered without saying a word. Shi Xie even sent his son to Sun Quan as a hostage, saying that he was very deferential and loyal, Sun Quan, you can rest assured of me.

Such a person, as long as no one comes to fight him, how can he dare to meddle in the war of the three families? It's a broken thing. Therefore, the brothers of the Shi family discussed for a long time, but they simply did not receive the letter.

Sun Jian led the troops and did not go to Jingnan, but went to Jiangxia.

In Jingnan, Gu Yong once said against Zhang Xian there, and there was still a shadow. If he attacked Jingnan from Yuzhang, not only would Liu Biao not be able to take care of the end, but he could also avoid a direct confrontation with Cao Cao. It's a pity that Sun Jian or Sun Ce, these two fathers and sons are too similar, and their personalities are not ordinary stubborn.

When someone proposed to attack the four counties of Jingnan, Sun Jian said coldly: "My nephew Xu Kun died in Jiangxia, and I must first take the head of the old thief of Huang Zu in this battle!" ”

Sun Ce also said from this point of view that he wanted to attack Huang Zu first. Cheng Pu advised: "I heard that Cao Cao went south, if I captured Jiangxia, and Cao Cao had pulled out Nanyang, the two armies would fight each other." Please consider it. ”

Although the generals did not speak, they agreed with what Cheng Pu said in their hearts. They weren't afraid of Cao Cao, they were just fighting, Liu Biao didn't die, so he wanted to fight with Cao Cao, isn't this okay? It is better to let Cao Cao go to fight Liu Biao, and he will take the four counties of Jingnan first, and then it is better to discuss with Cao Cao how to divide the territory.

Sun Jian's face sank, and he said: "Demou Hugh has a lot to say, my will has been decided!" ”