After Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong received the news, the two brothers couldn't help but look at each other. Liu Bei has unified the north, and he is about to achieve the goal of reunifying the world. Liaodong, don't think about it anymore, that's not something that Gongsun can remember. Let's recognize the reality.

Gongsun Kang said to Gongsun Gong: "Second brother, since Liaodong is no longer hopeful, why don't you run here with peace of mind." In the future, it can also become the foundation of my grandson's family. ”

Gongsun Gong sighed and said: "What the eldest brother said is very true, but the people of this island do not know the etiquette and law, and they have no writing, how is the difference between them and savages?" These are all the people under the rule, but how long will they be educated before they can prosper? ”

Gongsun Kang was full of pride: "So what, when my Gongsun clan establishes another country and passes it on to future generations, it may not be worse than Liaodong." ”

Then he said to Gongsun Gong: "Then Liu Bei sent a letter, but it was quite kind." Looks like he's not going to pursue us anymore. ”

Gongsun Gong said: "A person like him is very ambitious, and when he reaches such a position, how can he worry about our brothers anymore." In this case, it is better for the two families to send envoys. Our brothers are lonely overseas, except for food, all kinds of materials are in short supply, and the future will not be supported by the Central Plains. It would be great if it could be marketed with it. ”

Gongsun Kang said: "Good! ”

So he sent an envoy to see Liu Bei, bowed his head to Liu Bei and admitted his mistake: "In the past, I was ignorant and offended His Royal Highness, but now I am far overseas, and I have to survive in a place." Retribution has been revealed. Your Highness has spread the grace of Heaven and made Rende spread overseas, and I am grateful. ”

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "When the chaos in the world has been revealed, when it is in a hurry, everyone cuts the land to protect themselves, and those who want to be the Son of Heaven do not know how many." This inadequacy blames also. Now the Gongsun brothers have traveled overseas, and it is advisable to open up and educate widely, so that my Chinese clothes and characters will be displayed in the wilderness, which is a great merit. ”

So he gave cattle and sheep, farm tools, seeds, silk, scriptures and classics and countless other materials. Liu Bei said to the envoy again: "Let's go and tell Gongsun Xian Kunzhong that he is born to develop on the island, and if he wants to return to Middle-earth in the future, he will be alone." ”

Why is Liu Bei so good to Brother Gongsun? That's not just because of the gold, silver, and coal resources on Wajima. According to the description of the envoy sent by the Gongsun brothers, Liu Bei knew that the Gongsun brothers had just swept Kyushu Island, but it didn't matter, the Gongsun brothers were very ambitious. How can a mere Kyushu island satisfy their appetite? When they go all the way north, such a large piece of territory, the Gongsun brothers should be happy, right?

But if you want to develop, it is not enough to rely on those Japanese people on the island. Then the Gongsun brothers will ask the Central Plains for help, ask for materials, ask for technology, and then the opportunity for the Central Plains to infiltrate and control the Japanese state will come.

In the spring of 208 AD, the Han Emperor issued an edict to change the Yuan Dynasty to rejuvenate the country and grant amnesty to the world. It is the first year of the rejuvenation of the country.

In the spring of March, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and other elite soldiers rode 50,000 together, marched south, and went straight to Jingzhou. Successive battles and victories, first take Wan, then capture Xiangyang, and then besiege Jiangling. Wherever the soldiers pointed, everyone was convinced.

At this time, the overall situation of the world was already clear, and the strategic focus of Cao Cao's side had been fully shifted to the Indochina Peninsula. Cao Jun, who stayed in Jingzhou, was already powerless. After a little fighting, they were defeated. And Cao Ren, the general who presided over the Jingzhou war, just obeyed the destiny of heaven and did his best. While shrinking his forces, he resisted steadily. Almost all of the things that Jingzhou can move away and take away have been packed and taken away. Even the people of Jingzhou were forced by Cao Cao to move to Yizhou, and from Yizhou to the Indochina Peninsula.

Due to the great migration of population, there was even a lot of turmoil in Jing and Yi, and the people who were unwilling to leave their homes focused on and launched several uprisings, but unfortunately they were ruthlessly suppressed.

In the summer of May, Guan Yu pulled out Jiangling, and Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu each led troops to settle Jingnan. Cao Ren was defeated and led his army to retreat to Yizhou. Guan Yu couldn't catch up, and the road in Yizhou was difficult. Then he led the army back to Xiangyang.

Jingzhou was established, and Liu Bei began to prepare for the measurement of land and other things. He planned to move the people of the north to the south in large numbers. to fill the population captured by Cao Cao.

The Chinese people pay the most attention to the land, as long as there are tangible benefits, uprooted from their hometowns, for the people who lack land, it is not as difficult as imagined, with land, in order to let the family live, in order to let the clan surname multiply without being cut off.

In the summer of June, the Son of Heaven gave Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong and his father Liu Hong. In the same month, Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiubing went to Jiaozhou. The giant trees of Liaodong continued to go south, and Gan Ning, Wen Ping and others were all sent to Yangzhou to start building a water division.

Cao Cao remained in Chengdu, sitting in the center and commanding everything. But with the fall of Jingzhou and Liu Bei's frequent operations, Cao Cao knew that the last moment was coming soon.

At the beginning, because he wanted to pass through the newly acquired land in the central and southern regions, Cao Cao threw a large number of troops and resources into the southernmost part, resulting in the emptiness of Jingzhou, and finally there was nothing to defend, and it was easily taken away by Liu Bei's army. But Yizhou and Jingzhou are different.

Yizhou has the danger of mountains and rivers, the whole terrain is like a large basin, there are Qinling Mountains and rivers as natural obstacles, Cao Cao has been operating in Yizhou for many years, naturally will not give up so easily.

Now that the road between Zhongnan and Yizhou has been completely opened, and the two places have been supplemented by the people of Jingzhou, plus those indigenous slaves of the Shan State, now under Cao Cao, there is no shortage of manpower. He intends to hold on to Yizhou for the future. Perhaps, there will be a chance to counterattack in the future. Didn't Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty send troops from Hanzhong to sweep the world.

So now Cao Cao is thinking about keeping Yizhou, making every effort to develop Yizhou and the Indochina Peninsula, and then standing by. Of course, he himself knows very well in his heart that with Liu Bei's ability, he will not see hope in his life. The future is likely to be a contest between children and grandchildren. The premise is that you must defend Yizhou. Otherwise, it's all empty talk.

Cao Cao transferred his elite to a dangerous place, and spared no expense in materials and civil power to overhaul fortified forts to prepare for future battles.

Cao Cao was very well prepared, but unfortunately, how could Liu Bei let him occupy Yizhou all the time. From Yizhou, the Qinling Mountains can be attacked, and Liangzhou and Chang'an can be attacked.

Now that the imperial court has moved to Chang'an, if nothing else, it will always be the capital of the Han Dynasty in the future.

Jingzhou has just been decided, construction is in full swing, and Liu Bei began to prepare to attack Yizhou's soldiers and horses again. This time, he wants to raise all his strength and strike a blow to completely determine this situation.

After years of development, the social order in the north was stable, and in agriculture, Liu Bei spared no effort in manpower and material resources to build countless irrigation facilities, even if there was a small natural disaster, it became safe and sound in the face of the efforts of local officials and the army to remedy it. It is because of the rapid growth of the population and economy.

In today's north, there are mountains of grain piled up, and the military revolution is full of arsenals. Conducting a large-scale and long-term battle can no longer hurt Liu Bei's fundamentals at all.