The war in Jizhou continued, but Liu Bei did not pay more attention, but put his mind on the future governance of Youzhou and Bingzhou.

The county and state guards of Qing and Xu Erzhou were all arranged by him, and it can be said that after all these years of governance, they have been firmly controlled in his own hands. And Youzhou and Mergezhou, except for the appointment of two assassins, he has never met the governors of other counties. In order to stabilize the situation, he has not moved. Now that the war in Jizhou has ended, it is time to make a move.

It just so happened that the case had just ended, so when it came to the year-end plan, it would be clear at a glance who was wise and who was foolish. However, this does not prevent Liu Bei from starting to make personnel arrangements now.

Before long, the general Liu Bei ordered Wang Xuan to be the commander of Youzhou, Tian Chou to be the captain of Wuhuan, and Yan Rou to be the Taishou of Liaodong. Wang Xuzi Shuzhi, recommended by Kong Rong, transferred to the two counties in a few years, and its governance and government affairs can restrain the strong and strong, help the weak, and have clear rewards and punishments, which are praised by the people. It is to be promoted to Youzhou to be engaged in not driving, in order to assist Zhong Xuan. Tian Chou Zitai, Liu Yu's former minister, good at reading, good at fencing, familiar with the situation of the borderlands, in history Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan he has the merit of a guide. Therefore, Liu Bei ordered him to be the captain of Wuhuan and make him guardian of Wuhuan. Needless to say, Yan Rou has been sitting in the north for many years, and Huang Zhong is actually unlikely to return to Liaodong, so in order to avoid Liaodong being restless, he sent Yan Rou to stabilize the situation, so as not to let the Hu people sit big.

Appointing these three people, Liu Bei thought in his heart, Zhong Xuan is still of great use, even if Zhong Xuan is transferred, these three people, plus Qi Zhou, Xian Yufu and others, can also keep Youzhou fine.

As for Bingzhou, there are Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Tian Yu in the military aspect, and Liu Bei is not worried at all. In terms of internal affairs, sending Wang Ling to come, I think that with the reputation of the Taiyuan Wang family and the prestige of Wang Yun, it is enough for Wang Ling to open up the situation, right?

Yuan Shaogou was still breathing, and it was time to set his sights on the south.

When Liu Bei raised troops to attack Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao sent messengers to Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and asked the three families to join forces to break Liu together. As a result, Cao Cao and Sun Jian both had small calculations and did not agree. Later, when the battle at Yuan Shaojieqiao was unfavorable, Yuan Shao repeatedly asked Cao Cao for help, but unfortunately Cao Cao still ignored it.

It's not that Cao Cao doesn't want to save his little friend, it's that he and Jingzhou are fighting fiercely, and where will there be spare strength to help Yuan Shao for a while. Cao Cao did not save Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao was so angry that he scolded Cao Cao for being ungrateful in the camp.

Although the Cao Cao group had previously had disputes and differences about the two strategic directions of joining forces with Yuan Shao to attack Liu Bei or going all out to capture Jingzhou, once the decision was made, the execution was still very strong.

Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Yanzhou is narrow, and it is surrounded by Qing and Xu. If you can get Jingzhou as the foundation, you can abandon Yanzhou, or you can also. ”

Cao Cao deeply agreed with this. Yanzhou is the land of four wars, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, no matter who wins or loses, they will definitely take Yanzhou after they have a break in the future. Jingzhou, on the other hand, is different, with a vast land and vast territory, and a large river as a natural hazard. And tracing the river up can attack Yizhou, down the river to Yangzhou, if he can get this, he can develop with peace of mind to plan for the day.

So after the decision was made, Cao Cao almost went out of the nest. He also knew that there was a great war in the north, whether it was Yuan Shao or Liu Bei, he would definitely not be able to take care of him. Therefore, it was no longer kept, and the three armies were raised to attack Jingzhou. intends to swallow this big fat in the shortest possible time.

In that year, Cao Cao marched south, and retreated in a hurry because Guan Yu raised troops to attack Peiguo and Tai Shici attacked Taishan County. But he still left a back hand, that is, to leave the general Cao Rentun to guard Luyang.

Cao Ren's character is filial piety, and he ranks relatively low among the generals under Cao Cao in terms of military value, but when it comes to both civil and military qualifications, he is one of the best Cao Ying generals. In history, he followed Cao Cao and successively fought with Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Ma Chao and other famous people. Finally, after Cao Wei and Han, he supervised the military affairs of Jing, Yang, and Yi, and was named Marquis Chen, and worshiped the general. It's not all because he is from the Cao clan, but because he really has the ability. Cao Pi is a stingy person, Cao Hong saved his father Cao Cao's life back then, but because Cao Hong didn't lend money to Cao Pi back then, Cao Pi almost killed Cao Hong after he took the throne.

At that time, Cao Cao retreated and went back, and said to Cao Ren that Luyang is the gateway to Nanyang, and I will come again. Cao Ren kept Cao Cao's instructions in mind and built Luyang like an iron bucket. At that time, there was a rebellion in the south of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao was anxious to send troops to Changsha to quell the rebellion, but he was unable to provoke Cao Ren. When the south was pacified and Luyang was solved, it was too late. has allowed Cao Ren to establish a firm foothold and take firm roots in Luyang.

Wen Ping and Cao Ren fought several battles in Luyang, but they really couldn't help Cao Ren. And there are people in Xiangyang who hire laborers and waste money, and it is protracted. Liu Biao had no choice but to order Wen Ping to retire.

Unexpectedly, not long after Jingzhou was calm, Cao Cao's army came again. This time, Liu Biao was also worried in his heart, and he also knew that Liu Bei was now fighting with Yuan Shao in the north, and he was afraid that he would have no time to take care of himself at this time. This time, Jingzhou may not be able to escape.

I think so, but he is also a Jingzhou pastor who has been in a high position for a long time, and the deployment of troops is not chaotic at all. Unexpectedly, this side was studying how to defend Cao Cao with all its might, and Jiangxia Huangzu sent an envoy again, saying that Yangzhou soldiers were coming again.

This time, Sun Jian and Sun Ce, father and son, are also eyeing Jingzhou, a good place. In order to keep the backyard from losing. After he and others discussed, he handed over all the matters of Yangzhou's defense to Zhou Yu and Wu Jing. A talented general, a stable and old relative, one old and one young, it should be no problem to guard against Guan Yu. As for internal affairs, with Zhang Hong, Lu Su and others here, they are also relieved.

Sun Jian's army this time is also extraordinary. Cheng Pu, Yu Tuo, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ling Cao and others all went out to the army. For Cao Cao's southward movement, Sun Jian also knew. He didn't care, though. You fight yours, I fight mine, first work together to destroy Liu Biao, and then rely on your own means to fight for Jingzhou.

Cao Cao actually had the same idea. Let's talk about Liu Biao first, as for the turf, first come, first served.

As a result, the two armies with tacit understanding, one north and one east, came separately. After Liu Bei learned the news, his face suddenly turned gray. My heart was full of despair.

He didn't care about the suspicions of the past years, so he hurriedly wrote a letter to Yizhou for help. Then he wrote letters to Jiaozhou Shijia and Xuzhou Guan Yu respectively. If no one comes to help, this huge Jingzhou will have to cheapen the two tigers and wolves of Cao and Sun.

The two enemies went straight to Jingzhou, Liu Biao was frightened, and Jingzhou also shook itself. Seeing that the signs were wrong, he had already begun to pack up and start to flee from the place where the soldiers were about to rise.