Liu Bei continued to ask: "Then why does the military advisor think that Cao Cao will take advantage of Zhou Yu's march into Xichuan and lead the main force to attack Jiangdong instead of attacking Nanjun, if his goal is Nanjun and cut off Zhou Yu's retreat, what should I do?" ”

Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said with a smile: "Lord, after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao and Sun Quan fought on two fronts, Nanjun was defeated, and Hefei was won.

If Zhou Yu goes out of Xichuan, Cao Cao will definitely not let him succeed and send troops south. The soldiers and horses of Cao Ren in Nanjun County had just been defeated, and the morale was low, so they would not be used, so they naturally used the soldiers and horses who won the battle of Hefei and had high morale...... And Hefei is on the front line, there are a lot of soldiers and horses, Cao Cao guarded Hefei last year, and he didn't consume many troops! ”

"That's a good point!" Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's words and nodded, and his heart was already a little moved.

Zhuge Liang continued: "And the lord will station troops in the public security that is only one river away from the southern county, once he Cao Cao attacks the southern county, the lord can go north to help Jiangdong garrison." Therefore, it is pointless to attack Nanjun, Cao Cao is a smart man, how could he send troops to Nanjun?

Therefore, I conclude that Cao Cao will use two lines of troops and horses, one virtual and one real, Xiangyang Cao Ren's soldiers and horses will feint, and Cao Cao will personally lead a large army from Hefei to attack Jiangdong itself.

On the Jiangdong side, the only one who is good at fighting is Zhou Yu, and if Cao Cao leads the army south, Sun Quan will inevitably recall Zhou Yu to return to Jiangdong. In this way, there will be no one to guard Nanjun, and Sun Quan will give Nanjun to the lord! ”

Liu Bei continued to ask, "What about Jiaozhou?" Jiaozhou is in exchange for the capital of Nanjun, Jiaozhou can't get it, how to exchange Nanjun? ”

"The land of Jiaozhou is the easiest to do!" Zhuge Liang smiled and continued: "Lord, Jiaozhou Cangwu Taishou Wu Junai was appointed by Liu Biao, the former Jingzhou Assassin Shi, and he is your friend.

First persuade Wu Ju to belong to you, in the Shi family, although Na Shi Xie is in charge of the four counties of Jiaozhou, but the soldiers are less than 10,000, how can he compete with the lord? Therefore, as long as the above will be used as a deterrent, and the lobbyist will be used as a co-opter, and it is agreed that after taking Jiaozhou, the rights of the Shijia will not be used, and the Shixie will surrender, and will actively cooperate with the lord! ”

After Zhuge Liang's explanation, the five unpredictable points in Zhao Yun's strategy have been made up.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time before he said, "So the military advisor agrees with Zilong's suggestion?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhao Yun, the eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Zhao Yun was beating a drum in his heart, and then Zhuge Liang arched his hand to Liu Bei and said, "Agree!" ”

Liu Bei pondered, patted the case and said: "Okay, I'll listen to the military advisor, don't go to Jiangdong to borrow Nanjun, first implement Zilong's strategy, and see whether it is successful or not, if it doesn't work, it's not too late to go to Jiangdong in person!" ”

"The lord is wise!" Hearing that Liu Bei dispelled the idea of going to Jiangdong, everyone said in unison.

Immediately, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked: "Kong Ming, over there in Jiaozhou, you said that you only need one general and one lobbyist to take it, I don't know who to send?" ”

Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said: "Lord, Zilong has superb martial arts, the battle of Changban Slope, the world's might, and his reputation is unique for a while, and he is the best candidate for generals." As for lobbyists, during this time, I was amazed by Zilong's insight, and I think Zilong can also shoulder the role of a lobbyist! ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun and asked, "Zilong, do you dare to go to Jiaozhou and persuade Wu Ju and Shixie to surrender for me?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Yun was suddenly embarrassed, and arched his hand and said: "Lord, the last general is very stupid, I'm afraid that I can't be a lobbyist, and I ask the lord to send another person to go with me!" ”

"Huh!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Zilong Mo should be humble, last time he suggested that the lord stay with Hua Shen Doctor, and today he suggested that the lord should not go to Jiangdong, what he said is reasonable, why can't he be a lobbyist?" ”

Zhao Yun's heart was very weak, and he said with a dry smile: "Don't laugh at me, the military advisor is also blind, and ask the lord to send another person to go with me, if you delay the lord's major event, it will not be good." ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun refused the task ......of being a lobbyist, Liu Bei was also embarrassed, and couldn't help but look at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Lord, there is no hurry to go to Jiaozhou for the time being, it must be synchronized with Zhou Yu's attack on Xichuan, and the lord can write to Sun Quan at present." As for the people who go to Jiaozhou, let's talk about it at that time. ”

"It's good!" Liu Bei nodded and said, "I will send a letter to Sun Quan, asking to borrow Nanjun to gain a foothold, and at the same time reveal in the letter the intention of borrowing Nanjun to take Xichuan as a foothold." ”

Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said: "The lord can write a letter every three days, indicating that he is eager to borrow Nanjun, so that Sun Quan thinks that the lord really wants to take Xichuan, and he will be pressured and unwilling, so as to attack Xichuan without adequate preparation!" ”

Liu Bei smiled: "Okay, I'll write it now, you guys retreat!" ”

"I'll retire!" The crowd arched their hands and stepped back one after another.

After Zhao Yun retreated, he came to the back house to see Liu Chan.

Seeing Zhao Yun, Liu Chan got straight to the point and asked, "Uncle Zhao, how is it, does father agree with your plan?" ”

"Young master, you hurt me!" Zhao Yun's face was full of sorrow and sighed.

Liu Chan couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and said, "Didn't my father agree with your plan and discipline you?" ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly explained: "The lord agreed, and he has already canceled his plan to go to Jiangdong to borrow Nanjun, but the problem is Jiaozhou, the military adviser said that to take Jiaozhou, only one general needs to be sent, and a lobbyist can let Shixie surrender." ”

Liu Chan nodded and said: "Yes, my father is known for his benevolence and righteousness, although Shi Xie has been in Jiaozhou for many years, he only knows pleasure, studies scriptures, and is not good at soldiers, and his soldiers are less than 10,000, so he only needs to send a general as a deterrent, send a lobbyist to win over, and retain the rights and status of the Shi family in Jiaozhou, and Shi Xie will surrender." ”

The reason for letting Shixie surrender was not made up by Liu Wei, but was like this in history.

Because in 210 A.D., the next year when Liu Chan is now in the time and space, Sun Quan will send Buqi as an envoy to Jiaozhou to serve as the assassin of Jiaozhou. Shi Xie surrendered directly at that time, and until his death, Shi Xie did not rebel.

And the historical Zhou Yu is indeed preparing to attack Yizhou.

It was probably in the winter of 209 A.D. that Liu Bei went to Jiangdong to borrow Nanjun, and Liu Bei stayed in Jiangdong for at least a month or two, returning to Jingzhou in the spring of 210. At that time, Zhou Yu once suggested that Sun Quan leave Liu Bei in Jiangdong, but Sun Quan did not agree. And before Liu Bei went to Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang also strongly advised Liu Bei not to take risks.

After Liu Bei returned to Jingzhou, Sun Quan did not immediately lend Nanjun to Liu Bei, at that time Zhou Yu was worried that Sun Quan would lend Nanjun to Liu Bei, so he planned to attack Yizhou and completely cut off Liu Bei's intention to borrow Nanjun, but unfortunately Zhou Yu was just about to start an army, he suddenly fell seriously ill and died.

It was not until after Zhou Yu's death that Lu Su suggested that Sun Quan lend Nanjun to Liu Bei, so Liu Chan's series of strategies were justified and based on historical facts.