From Zigui here, Yidao is located in the southeast of the river, and if Yidao is obtained, it can completely occupy the waters of the Yangtze River; Dangyang is located in the northeast, if you lay down Dangyang, you can advance to the south of the county.

The strategic location of both places is very important, Yidao is related to whether it can advance into Jiangdong in the future, and Dangyang will affect the whole of Jingzhou.

However, the two places are not easy to fight, the terrain of Yidao is dangerous, there are nearly 50,000 troops led by Sun Huan and Zhu Ran to guard, and there are nearly 50,000 troops in Dangyang, and there are Nanjun as a backing behind them, and they can increase troops to support at any time.

On this day, Liu Bei convened everyone again, and the strategist Cheng Ji said: "The saint, according to the opinion of the ministers, the first thing is to capture Yidao, if you occupy this place and embrace the waters of the river, it will be difficult for Jiangdong to have a peaceful day." ”

"I also have this intention, but I am worried about the Zhu Ran Navy in Jiangdong!" Liu Bei said.

"The minister has a plan, I don't know if it's okay?" Chen Zhenjin, who was in charge of the paperwork, said.

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

"If we attack Yidao, I am afraid that the war will be difficult to solve, and the saint might as well order the Wuxi Shamoke Department to march from the south side and attack Yidao, and our army will go out again, and Yidao will be attacked by the enemy, and it will be difficult to defend." Chen Zhen said.

"What filial piety says is very good, and I mean the same." Cheng Ji nodded.

After Chen Zhen's reminder, Liu Bei remembered that there was still an army that had not been used, it was the Barbarian Wuxi Army, and before the war, he specially sent Ma Liang to persuade him, and he had reached an intention to cooperate.

So, Liu Bei listened to Chen Zhen's opinion, immediately wrote a letter by himself, and sent someone to Shamoke, asking him to pour out his troops and horses and march to Yidao.

After receiving Liu Bei's letter, Shamoke, the king of Wuxi, immediately came to Ma Liang to discuss, and asked: "Mr. Ji Chang, if I am not watching from the wall, I will not send troops. And if he is ordered to attack Yidao, he is afraid that Wuxi will be empty, and the soldiers and horses of Wuling in Jiangdong will come to snatch it, and Wuxi will not be protected. ”

Shamoke's words are very reasonable, over the years, he has always been in a stalemate with the Jiangdong Army in Wuling, although there are no major battles, but there are more than a dozen small conflicts every year.

The Jiangdong general who has been sticking to Wuling is the famous veteran Huang Gai, with his resourcefulness, he will definitely take advantage of the emptiness behind Wuxi to take advantage of Shamoke's nest in one fell swoop, not giving the other party a chance to breathe.

What's more, after Liu Bei's soldiers entered Jingzhou, Sun Quan took the opportunity to attack for the Wuxi barbarians, and sent the general Gan Ning to defend the Wuling important place with Huang Gai. This is undoubtedly worse for Wuxi.

Ma Liangxin knew that Shamoke's judgment was correct, and if he thought about it from another perspective, he would also choose to stand still.

But Ma Liang knows Liu Bei's temperament better, since returning to Chengdu from Yiling, there is no great credit, if he does not enter Yidao at this time, he may be detained as a big hat for delaying the fighter, once he returns to Chengdu, I am afraid that life will not be easy.

"King of Wuxi, at the moment of the war, there should be a trade-off, if it is not an inch of merit, how can the saint of the land of Yiling give up to the king?" Maleonn Road.

"If Wuxi is in danger, our clan should have no way out!" Shamoko was still hesitant.

"This is a bad statement, Wuxi is barren, and food and clothing are not self-sufficient, how can it be compared with the rich Yiling?" Maleonn hinted.

"This ......" Shamoke was moved, who said it wasn't this reason!

Ma Liang struck while the iron was hot, and said again: "You can divide the troops to defend it, Yidao has no more than 50,000 soldiers, and the king can raise 50,000 troops to march into Yidao, and leave 50,000 soldiers and horses to prevent the army of Wuling." If the war is tight, you can also retreat, and attack the Jiangdong Army on your belly and back, which can save both. ”

Shamoke hesitated again and again, in the end, because he coveted Wang Baoyu's rich and invincible Yiling, even if he lost Wuxi in the end, it was worth it, so he finally decided to raise troops to attack Yidao.

Liu Bei was very happy to receive Shamoke's reply, and knew that this was the result of Ma Liang's persuasion, and he planned to reuse Ma Liang and so on after he went back.

So, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Bao and Guan Xing to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 1,000 warships, to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, Wu Ban and Zhang Nan, who were still on the south bank, were also ready and waited for the order.

Liu Bei was full of confidence, and the three-way army attacked Yidao from three directions, southwest, north, and south, and he didn't believe that he couldn't take this small county seat.

When you conquer Yidao, you will have one foot in the door of success. Liu Bei's plan is good, and the Jiangdong army on the Nanjun side is not a wine bag rice barrel, always paying attention to his every move.

Hearing that Liu Bei's soldiers were attacking and menacing, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but get nervous, and hurriedly found Lu Xun and said: "Governor, Liu Bei's move has the intention of taking the Dao, and the Dao is dangerous and should not be underestimated. ”

"Ziyu don't panic, the road is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Bei's move will inevitably outweigh the losses." Lu Xun said disapprovingly.

"The soldiers of Yidao are only 50,000, but Liu Bei has poured nearly 300,000 troops today, and the enemy is outnumbered, how can I not guard against it?" Zhuge Jin said in a deep voice, and couldn't help but doubt Lu Xun's ability to command troops, under normal circumstances, an army of 300,000 would be able to level Yidao.

"Listen to me, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, although they are brave, they are not accustomed to water, so they have 100,000 people, but it is difficult to fight against Zhu Ran, and Liu Bei's 300,000 troops can naturally be unloaded with 100,000. The place where Sun Huan is located is extremely dangerous, as long as he sticks to it without fighting, Wu Ban and Zhang Nan have nothing to do. Lu Xun slowly analyzed reasonably.

"And how should the Shamoko army guard against it?" Zhuge Jin asked.

"He is afraid of General Huang Gai's divine might, and he will not pour out the Wuxi army, and the 100,000 is an imaginary number. And he will definitely take the dangerous road between the two mountains on the south side of the road, and Sun Huan only needs to divide 10,000 troops to intercept it. In addition, I have sent a message to General Ganning of Wuling, asking him to lead his army to attack the barbarians from the rear, and at that time, Shamoke will not be able to capture Yidao, and there will be a lot of damage halfway, and it will not be easy to retreat with all his body. Lu Xun said.

"I'm afraid that Liu Bei will lure Shamoke, maybe he can break the cauldron and fight to the death?" Zhuge Jin said uneasily.

Hmph, Lu Xun sneered: "Everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei is treacherous, Shamoke is the overlord of one side, and he will not believe it lightly, not to mention that Liu Bei himself is difficult to protect, who is willing to sacrifice his life for him?" ”

In one sentence, Zhuge Jin was convinced, and praised Lu Xun's clever calculation: "Most of the governors are like gods, and I am deeply admired!" ”

shook his head slightly, waved his hand and said: "This is not a wonderful plan, if your brother Zhuge Kongming is here, he will definitely see through it." ”

"Although Kong Ming is the prime minister, he has always been suspected by Liu Bei, and it is difficult to show his talents, which is a pity!" Zhuge Jin thought of his younger brother and couldn't help but sigh.

"For the lord, it is a fortunate thing, Liu Bei is just self-serving, snubbing the talent, and will definitely be defeated." Lu Xun said confidently.

Half a month later, Shamoke's army finally arrived on the south side of Yidao, and after Liu Bei heard the news, he immediately issued a general attack order, and the war in Yidao was ignited again.