Soldiers come to the world

In this battle against the invasion of Cao Jun, the three forces in Jingzhou will inevitably unite. Pang Tong proposed two plans for this. The leader of the anti-Cao alliance, thus laying the foundation for the final annexation of Jingzhou.

If the first plan cannot succeed due to resistance, then the second plan can be implemented, which is to push Liu Qi out, call on all factions in Jingzhou to unite against Cao, and use Liu Qi's identity and influence to seek the greatest benefit.

These two proposals of Pang Tong won Liu Bei's approval. Liu Bei came to Liu Jing today just to discuss the first proposal.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "This time Cao Jun's southward march obviously has two intentions. One is to use offense as defense to prevent us from taking advantage of the opportunity of Cao Jun's eastward expedition to go north to the Central Plains. Therefore, Cao Jun directly occupied Fancheng, threatened Xiangyang, and deterred Jingzhou. If we can't organize If there is an effective defense, then Cao Jun is very likely to cross the Han River and attack Xiangyang again. Once Xiangyang is captured, Jingzhou will be in jeopardy."

Liu Jing nodded, "We also think so. Cao Thief's ambition will not stop in Fancheng. We must fight back against Cao Jun as soon as possible."

At this time Pang Tong said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Jingzhou's strength is not weak. There are 4 elite soldiers in Nanjun, plus 3 Xinye troops, so there are nearly [-] people, and Jiangxia has nearly [-] people. Weakness, the key is Xiangyang. Xiangyang has nearly [-] troops in its hands, but they belong to three factions. In this way, Jingzhou's forces are intricate, each with its own interests, like a mess. If you fight Cao Jun with such a posture, you will inevitably be defeated. Cao's army was defeated individually, so the key to fighting against Cao's army is to work together and fight against Cao's united forces."

As soon as Pang Tong finished speaking, Xu Shu also took his words and continued: "Brother Shi Yuan is right. Although Cao's troops are not many, they are veterans who have experienced many battles. They are powerful. In addition, the famous general Cao Ren leads the troops , counselor Jia Xu is resourceful and resourceful, it is difficult for any side in Jingzhou to defeat Cao Jun, and joint resistance against Cao is the inevitable way."

Xu Shu changed his tone and said again: "In fact, it is not difficult to unite. The state shepherd is still alive. Although he is seriously ill, he will appoint one person to lead the Jingzhou army to resist Cao's army. I wonder who Liu Huangshu thinks the state shepherd will appoint?"

Xu Shu was just reminding Liu Bei that the leader of the alliance is not yet your turn, Liu Bei, and Zhou Mu is still alive, so he will naturally appoint the leader of the three armies.

And the leader of the alliance, Xu Shu, needless to say, everyone present knew that the leader of the alliance was Cai Mao, he was the military advisor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao was seriously ill, and he was in charge of military affairs.

Liu Bei's face changed, and he sneered and said to Liu Jing, "Could it be that my nephew is going to accept the command of Junshi Cai?"

Liu Jing shook his head, "I have an agreement with Xiangyang that the command of Jiangxia's army will not be handed over to the state government. Cai Mao can't command Jiangxia's army, and of course he can't command the Xinye army. On the other hand, Mr. Qi, the enemy is at hand. If he doesn't accept the command of Junjun Cai , It doesn’t make sense in terms of emotion and reason, I’m afraid there will be criticism, and it will have a great impact on Mr. Qi, so I advise Uncle Huang to solve this problem first.”

Liu Jing's meaning is already very clear, Liu Bei's own internal crisis has not been resolved, so don't mention anything about the alliance, let alone dream of becoming the leader of the alliance.

Having said that, there is no need for the two sides to talk any further. Liu Bei also realized that his top priority is not to win the leading position in the alliance, but to seize the Nanjun army as soon as possible. He was anxious, so he left first.

Liu Jing sent Liu Bei to the riverside all the way, watching Liu Bei and his party get on the boat, Liu Jing then asked Xu Shu, "Yuan Zhi just had something to say, do you have anything else to say?"

Xu Shu smiled slightly, "Jiangxia has the most powerful navy in Jingzhou, but Cao Jun has no navy. Don't you want to go to Fancheng to show off yourself?"

Liu Jing narrowed his eyes with a smile, "Yuan Zhi knows my heart!"

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On the big ship, Liu Bei seemed worried. Liu Jing's words made him realize the crisis that Cao Jun's invasion brought to Nanjun.

In the past three years, there has been no war, and Jingzhou has no reason to mobilize the troops of Nanjun. This time Cao Jun went south, which just gave Xiangyang an excellent excuse to mobilize the troops of Nanjun.

Regardless of whether he is a son of man, a minister of man, or righteousness, Liu Qi can't refuse Xiangyang's transfer order, so what should we do?For a while, Liu Bei was very anxious.

At this time, Pang Tong smiled and said, "Uncle Huang, don't worry. Although Jiang Xia has no intention of alliance, Liu Jing still wants to cooperate with Uncle Huang to fight against Cao. It can be seen from his willingness to accept the people of Xinye that he still has cooperation. Sincerity, in fact, this is not bad, the final result is that both parties can gain fame, and the impact on our original plan is actually not great."

Liu Bei nodded silently, and after a while, he sighed again: "Now I don't care about resisting Cao, the top priority is to get the Nanjun military power first."

"You can let Mr. Qi call you sick, and entrust the general power to the emperor's uncle. If Jingzhou transfers troops, the emperor's uncle will lead the troops to the north. This will not only stop everyone's mouths, but also get the military power of Nanjun. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone, no? What a problem."

Liu Bei nodded, he was really bewildered by the authorities, he couldn't even think of such a simple solution, but he frowned again, "I'm afraid there will be too little time!"

Pang Tong pondered for a while and said: "This is actually easy to handle. Doesn't the emperor have a red-blooded BMW? You can entrust this horse to a trusted person and rush to Jiangling to deliver the letter. You can rush to Jiangling in one day and one night, and let Mr. Qi Say the illness lasts for a few days, then the emperor can go directly to Jiangling by boat, and the army can be temporarily handed over to General Zhang, and come back to Jiangling later, so there should be time."

Liu Bei thought it was right, and immediately said: "Mr. is right, so it's settled."

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That night, Liu Jing published "Calling Cao Thieves" in Jiangxia, angrily denouncing Cao Cao as a Han official but actually a Han thief.

The bandits Cao brazenly invaded Jingzhou in order to destroy the clansmen of the Han family, dragged Jingzhou into the flames of war for their own selfishness, and made people miserable. The people of Jingzhou were ravaged by Cao Jun's iron cavalry.

Liu Jing called on the people of the world to condemn Cao's bandits together, and called on the people of Jingzhou to never give in and fight against Cao. May the soldiers of Qingjiang and Xia lead the people of Jingzhou to fight against Cao's army, and wish to hold the three-foot Longquan, behead the head of Cao's thief, and return the Han Dynasty to the bright blue sky!"

Liu Jing immediately sent hundreds of horses to the counties and counties of Jingzhou, and spread the "Call to Cao Bandit" all over Jingzhou.

On the same night, Liu Jing personally led [-] Jiangxia elite troops and [-] warships to the north against the Han River to fight towards Fancheng.

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In Caili, Xiangyang, Cai Mao and Cai He, under the guard of dozens of soldiers, rode horses and galloped all the way to Cai's old house.

Cai Mao has just received news that his uncle Cai Xun is critically ill. Although the current situation is turbulent, Cai Xun is the former head of the family and the only surviving elder of the Cai family. He has a great influence on the Cai family, and Cai Mao has to put down the complicated chores in his hands. Hurry back to Caili.

Running to the front of the mansion, Cai Mao and Cai He got off their horses and rushed into the inner house. At the gate of the small courtyard, they met Cai Yan, a brother of the family. Cai Yan was the son of Cai Xun and the father of Cai Jin, who was the prefect of Bajun at that time.

Cai Yan has a steady and pragmatic personality, and he doesn't like to talk too much. He was appointed as the prefect of Berkshire eight years ago. Carried back to the county seat.

Even Liu Biao praised him several times for being an official for three times, which benefited one side. This time he came to Xiangyang to visit the condition of Liu Biao, the state shepherd. Unexpectedly, he happened to be invaded by Cao Jun.

Cai Mao didn't bother to say hello to Cai Yan, and asked anxiously, "How is Second Uncle?"

Cai Yan glanced at Cai He behind, nodded and said, "He brother wait a moment, father invites elder brother to enter alone."

Cai Hao quickly stepped into the yard, and walked directly into the quiet room where Cai Xun recuperated, but he was stunned as soon as he entered the room. There was a large table in the room, and there were a few spiritual tablets on the table. .

On the futon beside the table, the second uncle Cai Xun was meditating with his eyes closed.

Cai Xun half-opened his eyes and pointed to the tablet on the table, "This is the tablet of my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Kneel down!"

Cai Mao was suspicious, knelt down slowly, and kowtowed three times to the spirit tablet. Then Cai Xun asked coldly: "In front of your father's spirit tablet, tell me, have you surrendered to Cao Cao?"

Cai Mao already understood that the second uncle was pretending to be sick to trick him back. He was silent for a while, and could only nod his head, admitting Cai Xun's questioning.

"Surrendering Cao Cao is not a shameful thing. Now Cao Han is hard to distinguish, and considering the long-term view of the family, your approach is not wrong. I can understand this, but I want to ask you. Now Cao Jun is going south to capture After leaving Fancheng, how are you going to deal with it?"

Seeing that his uncle didn't mean to blame him, Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief, but when he remembered Cao Jun's capture of Fancheng, his brows frowned again.

"Reporting to Uncle, Cao Ren ordered someone to send me a secret letter yesterday, asking me to raise [-] ferryboats to send to the north bank. I am very distressed about this matter, and I don't know what to do?"

"This is the problem of you surrendering to Cao Cao too early. If you surrender after Cao Cao personally leads the army to the south, you can protect the country and the people, and you will not lose your glory and wealth. If you surrender too early, you will become Cao Cao." If you do it, you will betray Jingzhou; if you don’t, you will betray Cao Cao, nephew, you are in a dilemma!"

Cai Mao lowered his head in shame, "My nephew knew I was wrong, I should have discussed it with my second uncle, but the matter has come to this point, and my nephew is too late to regret it, now I am in a dilemma, my nephew really doesn't know what to do, I implore you two Uncle shows a clear path to my nephew."

"It's really difficult!"

Cai Xun pondered for a moment, then asked again: "How many ferries are there in Xiangyang now?"

"A total of more than [-] ships, including [-] Fancheng ferry boats are in the hands of my nephew Cai Jin, who refused to hand over the ferry boats to Xiangyang, and there are more than [-] Xiangyang ferry boats under my control. Now Cao Ren wants these. Five hundred ferries, for some reason, he knows the situation in Xiangyang very well."

"It's not surprising, how could Cao Jun not have spies in Xiangyang?"

After a pause, Cai Xun asked again: "What happened to the Jiangxia navy?"

"My nephew has received urgent information. The Jiangxia navy set off last night and will arrive in Xiangyang tomorrow morning at the latest."

Cai Xun nodded, and then said slowly: "You should know your identity. You are a Jingzhou military adviser, not some low-level officer who is greedy for a few taels of gold. You surrendered to Cao Cao, not Cao Ren, so you don't have to pay attention to Cao Ren's words at all. Request, if you agree to his request, you will belittle yourself, remember what I said, you are surrendering Jingzhou, not serving as Cao Jun's internal response, your plan is to succeed Jingzhou Mu, not like Huang She, What kind of bullshit captain."

Cai Xun's words were like a slap in the face, and Cai Mao suddenly woke up. He was sweating profusely, grateful and ashamed in his heart, and kowtowed repeatedly, "Nephew understands, thank you for your warning!"

"Do you know what to do?" Cai Xun asked with a narrowed smile.

"My nephew understands that my nephew will ask Liu Biao to appoint me as the governor of the Bu, Ma and Shui armies, and the governor of Jingzhou to resist Cao, laying the foundation for the successor of Jingzhou Mu in the future."

"It's not too confused, let's go!"

Cai Hao kowtowed, got up and left, after a while Cai Yan came in, bowed and asked, "Is there anything else Father wants to tell the child?"

Cai Xun said indifferently: "Go and tell Jin'er to let him burn all the Xiangyang ferry boats clean. Go now and let him burn them down before dark."