Jingzhou north according to the Han Dynasty, Chu, the South China Sea, east of Wuhui, west of Bashu, a radius of thousands of miles, convenient water and land transportation, products are also very rich, subordinate to Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Changsha County, Xiangyang County, Zhangling County, collectively known as 'Jingxiang Nine Counties!' ’

The 13 states of the Han Dynasty, in terms of land area and wealth, Jingzhou ranks among the top three, second only to Jizhou, and can be ranked alongside Yizhou, which is called the capital of the king of God!

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Quartet has been fighting continuously, the people are ten rooms and nine empty, Jingzhou is relatively peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, coupled with the large influx of refugees from the Central Plains, the population of Jingzhou has risen instead of falling, with a total of more than 2.5 million, far ahead of the rest of the states!

Jingzhou Zhizhi - Xiangyang City, located on the north bank of Xiangshui, the city is tall, densely populated, surrounded by hills, known as 'iron to beat Xiangyang', but also a place where soldiers must fight!

Jingzhou is rich, Xiangyang is strong, such a piece of feng shui treasure, if it falls into the hands of heroes, it will be able to achieve a great cause, enter can sweep the world, retreat also dominate one side, but unfortunately, its current owner is a straw bag!

"Drive! --Drive! Drive! ”

"Click! --Click! Click! ”

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In front of Xiangyang County-Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, cars and horses gathered, people were boiling, and the civil and military ministers of the nine counties of Jingzhou, as well as the heads of the gate valves, all gathered here, there were hundreds of people, but these people looked flustered, like ants on a hot pot!

Liu Bei took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to mingle in the crowd, and when he met more familiar friends, he would stop and talk for a while, looking calm and calm!

Everyone entered the governor's mansion and sat on both sides of the lobby according to the level of official position and fame, while tasting fragrant tea to stabilize their minds; While thinking silently and planning for the future!

"Lord Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou Mu - General Zhennan - Marquis of Chengwu Township - Liu Jingsheng arrived, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood up to greet him!"

After a while, with the shouts of the ceremonial officer, three people walked out of the back hall, led by a fifty-year-old man, tall, with a majestic appearance, wearing a purple gold crown and a purple robe, it was the famous Liu Biao!

Liu Biao's noble background is the fourth son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty - King Lu Gong - Liu Yu's descendants, a genuine Han family relative, well-educated since childhood, well-read, proficient in music and rhythm, known as one of the 'Eight Horses' by the world, however, some people say that he is indecisive, vain, but a gorgeous straw bag!

This comment is not accurate, since Liu Biao took charge of Jingzhou, he has paved bridges and roads, and built schools...... I have done a lot of things to benefit the people, but unfortunately the ability to unify the army is too poor, and I am as timid as a mouse, the east gate Xiakou City - let the Jiangdong people occupy it, and the north gate Wancheng - let the Cao soldiers and horses take it, only the ability to parry, and there is no power to fight back!

The world commented on Cao Cao: 'the capable minister who rules the world, the traitor of the troubled times', in contrast, Liu Biao is 'the clear stream of the world, the straw bag of the troubled times', there is no right time, it is naturally difficult to make great achievements!

On the right side is followed by the eldest son Liu Qi, with a slender figure and handsome appearance, wearing a purple boy's shirt, regardless of appearance, temperament, clothing, and personality...... It's all like his father Liu Biao, in other words, it's also a gorgeous straw bale!

On the left is followed by the second son Liu Cong, who is only ten years old this year, gifted and intelligent, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, known as a 'prodigy', and is also deeply loved by his father!

The two sons, half-brothers, have completely different personalities and hobbies, and in order to compete for the position of heir, they are also fighting openly and secretly, and they do not give in to each other!

"I'm waiting to see the state pastor - to protect the territory and the people, the merit is in the community!"

"You don't have to be polite, please take a seat quickly, there is a big event to discuss today!"

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Liu Biao sat on the top seat, the two sons stood left and right, and hundreds of civil and military officials stepped forward to salute, everything met the etiquette standards, but it was also very rigid, just like an earthquake, comb your hair first, and your hairstyle should not be messy until you die!

In addition, behind the screen in the lobby, there is a faint figure shaking, and there is the sound of jingle ringing, it is Liu Biao's wife Xuxian, that is, Liu Cong's biological mother - Cai, a jealous and stupid woman who is easy to manipulate power!

"A few days ago, there was news that Cao Hong mobilized his men and horses, and there is a tendency to invade Jingzhou, once the war is ignited, it is bound to be devastated, do you have a good way to retreat from the enemy?"

The military situation is like fire, dare not delay, Liu Biao is rare and pragmatic, he didn't talk about any wind and snow, but went straight to the front and talked about the crisis in front of him!

"Cao's army is powerful and invincible, so it is better to write to the court and ask His Majesty to issue an order to mediate, or to surrender the soldiers without a fight, and the nine counties of Jingxiang can be safe!"

"Xuchang is far away, it's too late to come up, besides, ask Your Majesty to make a decree, it's better to ask Prime Minister Cao, maybe you can negotiate peace?"

"Cao Hong is brave and good at fighting, and the army of tigers and wolves under his command is better to temporarily avoid the edge, retreat to the south bank of Xiangshui, and use natural danger to confront him!"

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Jingzhou's civil and military officials have offered advice one after another, some are the main ones, some are the main ones, and some are more tactful, in fact, the main ones have fallen, anyway, they are all hypochondriasis patients, and there is no one who fights the main battle!

This is not surprising, Cao's army has won many battles, swept away the princes, and is about to unify the Central Plains.

Jingzhou Taiping has never fought a big war for nearly a hundred years, and the people will not fight anymore, the princes of the Eighteenth Road crusade against Dong Zhuo in person, and even the good old man - Tao Qian and the nerd - Kong Rong have all gone into battle, only Jingzhou does not send a single soldier, and the weakness of the people's customs can be seen!

"Once you lose Xiakou, and then you lose Wancheng, although the nine counties of Jingxiang are big, how many times can you retreat, is it difficult to retreat step by step, and escape to the wilderness of Jiaozhou?

Cao's army launched a large-scale northern expedition, and was entangled with the Yuan family, without two or three years, he didn't want to unify the Central Plains, Cao Hong was only tens of thousands of horses, there was nothing to fear!

Jingzhou has sufficient money and food, complete armaments, and more than 200,000 horses, infantry, and naval troops. ”

There is a person among the civil officials who strongly advocates the battle, it is Jingxiang Famous Scholar - Kuai Yue, and his ancestors are even more famous, that is, when Chu and Han were fighting, they persuaded Han Xin to rebel and communicate with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the debaters of the world, but unfortunately Han Xin did not listen to him, otherwise he would not have died tragically in Weiyang Palace!

"What Mr. said is reasonable, Cao Hong only has tens of thousands of horses, and he has to leave some of them to defend the city, even if ten fight one, we will consume it!"

"Even if we can't defeat Cao Jun, we can still hold on, Jingzhou's money, food, and ordnance can support two years, are you afraid that Cao Jun won't be able to die?"

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With the first main battle, there are people who follow suit, Jingzhou has a lot of soldiers and horses, and there is enough money and food, why be afraid of a Cao Hong, even if it really surrenders, find a powerful character, such as the traitorous male Cao Cao, or the ghost-faced Xiao Lang!

The problem is again, if you want to resist the invasion of the Cao army, in addition to soldiers and horses, ordnance, money and food, you also need a general to command the army, thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned and fell on a row of generals: Cai Mao, Cai Zhong, Cai He, Cai Wei, Cai Wu, Cai Hua......

Jingzhou's two major families: the Kuai family and the Cai family, the former is in charge and relies on family history; The latter governs the army, relying on nepotism, they are all Liu Biao's brother-in-law, and they should also go into battle to meet Cao Jun!

"Cao Hong is so bold and reckless, he dares to invade my city, as a good man, he should protect his family and defend the country, and kill the enemy without leaving a piece of armor, but unfortunately, the little brother ran off the horse yesterday and accidentally fell and injured his ankle, this opportunity to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield had to be given to others!"

"The last general occasionally feels cold, his body is sore, and he sweats like rain at night, it is really difficult to fight, so let the meritorious service opportunity be given to others!"

"The younger brother's hemorrhoids are committed, and the blood between his legs is dripping, like a woman's monthly ...... I really can't ride a horse, and I can't go into battle to meet the enemy! ”

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It's not a family, it's not a family, Liu Biao is a gorgeous straw bag, and the brothers-in-law are all straw bags, pretending to be sick, pretending to be painful, and pretending to be stupid...... After exhausting all means, he is unwilling to go on the expedition, for fear that there will be no return!

"Raising soldiers for thousands of miles, using soldiers for a while, usually arrogant and domineering, how come at a critical moment, none of them work, it's really annoying to me!"

The problem is that Liu Biao is old and weak, and he is not familiar with martial arts, the eldest son Liu Qi is a wreck, and the second son Liu Cong is too young, and only one person can go to battle - Liu Bei!

"Brother Xian has been on the battlefield for a long time, has rich experience, and has several tiger generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, he will definitely be able to resist Cao Jun, please don't shirk!"

"Thanks to the elder brother, the younger brother should do his best to ensure that Jingzhou is fine, but Xinye is a remote town, there is a shortage of money and food, there is a shortage of armor, and there are only thousands of soldiers and horses, so it is difficult to resist the tens of thousands of tigers and wolves of the Cao army!"

After the meeting began, Liu Bei has been watching coldly, despising the Jingzhou Group to the extreme, and when he asked his head, it was clear that he was shirking, in fact, nine words: soldiers and horses, money and food, and ordnance!

"In this case, I will allocate 30,000 soldiers and horses, 200,000 military rations, armor, weapons, and a number of war horses for the purpose of preparing the virtuous brother for the expedition.

Liu Biao also really made a mistake, in order to keep the nine counties of Jingzhou, he began to cut his own 'flesh and blood', feed this watchdog, and resist the tigers in the north!

"Jingzhou is full of talents, fierce generals are like clouds, the younger brother has just arrived, how can he take on this important responsibility, or please be smart."

"Envoy Liu's benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and courage, I hope that for the sake of the people of Jingzhou, don't shirk it anymore!"

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Next, Liu Bei pretended not to allow it, and shirked it a few times, until the ministers knelt on the ground and pleaded, then he reluctantly agreed, took the tiger talisman and the arrow with both hands, and went out of the city to receive 30,000 elite soldiers, as well as a large number of ordnance, grain and grass, and returned to Xinye!

In just one month, relying on the white wolf with empty gloves, he actually got 30,000 elite soldiers, this is the skill of 'national soldier', with such an assistant, Liu Bei will also rise to the top!

(End of chapter)