Soldiers come to the world

Jiangling, the county seat of Nanjun, is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It is the third largest city in Jingzhou after Xiangyang and Wuchang. The city has a circumference of more than [-] miles and a population of more than [-].

Due to the frequent battles between Jingzhou and Jiaozhou in the past ten years, Jiangling has become a logistics center for the Jingzhou army. Liu Biao stores a large amount of food and military supplies here.

It is precisely because of the important strategic position of Nanjun that Liu Biao let his eldest son Liu Qi sit in Nanjun, but Liu Biao never thought that because of his eldest son Liu Qi's cowardice, Nanjun finally became Liu Bei's wedding dress.

Although Liu Bei actually controls Nanjun, Nanjun is still Liu Qi's territory in name. Liu Bei's name is not right, which is Liu Bei's biggest trouble, but Zhuge Liang's arrival, this trouble will be solved.

Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Bei to embrace Liu Qi as the shepherd of Jingzhou, giving him a false name, while Liu Bei took the post of shepherd of Yuzhou and concurrently served as the prefect of Nanjun.

At the same time, Liu Qi made Jian Yong the prefect of Yidu, Sun Qian the prefect of Wuling, Mi Zhu the prefect of Hengyang, and Liu Feng the prefect of Jianping.

In this way, the five southern counties owned by Liu Feng were all actually controlled by Liu Bei. This plan made Liu Bei overjoyed, and immediately appointed Zhuge Liang as the military adviser and Pang Tong as the deputy military adviser, and the two were in charge of military affairs.

In the county yamen office, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were discussing the grand plans of Jingzhou. It had only been three days since Zhuge Liang became Liu Bei's staff, and he hadn't told Liu Bei of many strategies in his belly.

But Zhuge Liang's first strategy of getting rid of the virtual and making the real solved Liu Bei's unknown troubles, which made Liu Bei look at him with admiration.

At this time, Liu Bei was even more anxious. He had fought for many years and suffered repeated setbacks, so that he was confused about the overall situation and his own future. He urgently needed a bright light to illuminate his future.

It is undeniable that Pang Tong is also extremely talented. It was Pang Tong's suggestion that Liu Bei give up Xinye and go south to Nanjun.

Although these plans are very good, Liu Bei always feels that there is something missing. To be precise, these suggestions only concern the present, but they have no meaning for the future. Now Liu Bei wants to see his future clearly.

Zhuge Liang wore a fine linen robe, a lotus hat on his head, and a feather fan in his hand. He smiled and said: "My strategy is divided into three strategies: near, middle and far. The near strategy is the strategy of establishing fame. Mu, but he has not been recognized by the emperor, and his name is not right. If the emperor first let the court recognize Mr. Qi as the Mu of Jingzhou, then Jiangling will be the governor of Jingzhou, and we will be the authentic Jingzhou. Uncle Emperor, taking Jingzhou is justified."

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei nod his head again and again, but he still had concerns, hesitatingly said: "I'm afraid Cao Cao won't let me do what I want."

Zhuge Liang smiled again: "The Han court is not Cao Cao's court alone. The anti-Cao forces still exist. I heard that the emperor's uncle and Kong Beihai have a close relationship. Why don't you write a letter to ask him to deal with it. At this time, Cao Cao has not returned from his expedition. As long as Kong Beihai If you are willing to help, there is a [-]% chance of success, but it is not too late, we must send someone to Xuchang immediately."

Liu Bei readily agreed, "I will follow your advice and will send a letter immediately. Can you tell me what to do?"

Zhuge Liang took out a map, spread it out on a small table, and said to Liu Bei: "My middle strategy is to settle down. If Liang's prediction is correct, Cao Cao will definitely go south in a big way after he relieves his worries. The Xuanwu Pond was excavated in the north of Yecheng, and the construction must be completed within three months. This is to prepare for the Southern Expedition. At the latest next year, Cao Jun will surely go south. At that time, not only Xiangyang will be in danger, but Nanjun will also be destroyed. Does the emperor have any information? Have you considered retreating?"

Liu Bei frowned, this was what he was most worried about, Cao Cao's army went south, how could he let Liu Bei go, what should he do then?

Knowing that Zhuge Liang had a good plan, Liu Bei quickly bowed and said, "Please teach me, sir!"

Zhuge Liang pointed out the authenticity of Jiaozhou: "Jiaozhou is full of miasma, high mountains and dense forests. Cao's army is an army in the north, and they will not dare to go south. I advise the emperor to choose a strategic location in Jiaozhou, build a city and accumulate food, as a retreat. If Cao's army goes south , the emperor's uncle can divide his troops into two groups, one retreats to Jiaozhou, the other retreats to Changsha, and forms an alliance with Liu Jing and Sun Quan to resist Cao's army."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said: "I have an old relationship with Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu. It shouldn't be a big problem to lend him a place to store food, but I have Wuling County, and the south of Wuling County is a barren land with a sparse population and full of miasma. You can build a city in Wuling County, why go back to Jiaozhou?"

Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said with a smile: "The cunning rabbit has three caves. If Liu Jing and Sun Quan are destroyed by Cao Cao, we can take advantage of the situation and take Jiaozhou as our foundation, and there is still a chance of revival."

"What if Cao Cao is defeated by the Sun Liu coalition?" Liu Bei asked impatiently.

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That's my long-term strategy. If that's the case, we can fight for Jingzhou again and attack Bashu at the same time. The emperor's uncle took Bashu as his foundation, took Hanzhong from the north, and planned Guanzhong. Cao Cao's tripartite power is complete, and he can compete for the world."

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei wake up like a dream, "Take Bashu as the foundation, take Hanzhong from the north!" 'Liu Bei said to himself several times, and his thinking gradually became clearer. For the first time in so many years, he had a clear strategic goal.

He immediately found Jianping County on the map, which is the main road of the Three Gorges into Bashu. At this time, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said: "I suggest that Mr. Feng be stationed in Wu County, hoard grain and grass, and deploy heavy troops to prepare for the future westward advance to Bashu." lay the foundation."

Liu Bei nodded slowly, "It's as you said!"

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In Wuchang, the small town near the academy is becoming more and more lively. Businesses and houses are constantly moving in, and the price of land is also rising, three times higher than when the academy was first built.

In the westernmost part of the town, more than a hundred craftsmen are building a mansion covering an area of ​​about ten acres. Beside a crescent-shaped pool that is being excavated, Jia Xu stands by the pool and repeatedly tells the craftsmen, "Be careful! Don't break it. out of the spring."

This mansion was specially built by Jiangxia County for Jia Xu. His family members have successfully arrived in Jiangxia. Jia Xu’s family has a large population, and the house in the academy can’t fit anymore. But Jia Xu doesn’t want to move out of the academy. So he found a piece of land close to the academy and built a new house for him.

As far as Jia Xu is concerned, he also knows that his family members have been brought in, and it is impossible to go back, so he has to let nature take its course.

In addition, Jia Xu himself is also a person who goes with the flow, and he feels uncomfortable seeing a large family crowded in a small courtyard, so he no longer rejects the kindness of Jiang Xia's government, and starts to care about his new house.

Coincidentally, when clearing the silt, I accidentally found a spring in the northwest corner. The spring water is clear and is the best water for Sencha. It gave Jia Xu a big surprise. He came here almost every day to care about his spring. Take care of the craftsmen not to damage the spring.

"Don't worry, old man!"

A young craftsman said with a smile: "We have done a lot of this kind of spring, and we must deal with it well. Then we will install a stone faucet and make a green dragon spit water."

Jia Xu was startled, and quickly waved her hands and shouted: "Don't pretend to be a dragon head, just put a bull's head on it."

At this time, there was a burst of hearty laughter from behind, "It's a bit shabby to pretend to be a bull's head as Mr. Jia. I think it should at least be a tiger's head or a unicorn's head."

When Jia Xu turned her head, she saw Liu Jing leading a few soldiers standing behind her, looking at her with a smile, but she didn't know when he would arrive?

Jia Xu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "When will you be back?"

"Just arrived, disembark at Xiakou, and then turn around on horseback to visit Mr.

Liu Jing looked at the spring and said with a smile: "Finding a spring in the new house means that in my hometown, there is a lot of money. Mr. Jia will get rich in the future."

Jia Xu smiled, "This spring water is good, and the sencha has a special fragrance. I like it very much. I accidentally discovered that it is also a gift from heaven!"

Of course Liu Jing didn't come to Jia Xu to chat about the spring water, he smiled slightly and said, "I have a surprise for you, please come with me."

He turned and walked to the north of the town. Jia Xu noticed that there were more than a dozen tents pitched in the wilderness north of the town. He wondered what surprise Liu Jing was talking about?He followed Liu Jing to the tent.

More than a dozen tents were built temporarily, guarded by more than a thousand soldiers, and one of the large tents was full of soldiers, and the security was tight.

Liu Jing opened the curtain and said with a smile, "Sir, please!"

Jia Xu walked into the big tent, but was stunned for a moment. The big tent was empty, except for a wooden cage. The height and width were each ten feet. The fence was as thick as an arm. Draped loosely on his shoulders, his eyes were as cold as ice, staring at Jia Xu.

"It's you!" Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and the person in the wooden cage turned out to be Cao Hong.

Liu Jing walked in from behind, and said calmly: "This person almost killed Mr., I will hand you over to Mr., and let you handle it!"

Before Jia Xu could speak, Cao Hong jumped up like a roaring lion, the iron chains on his hands and feet rattled, and he stared into his blood-red eyes and yelled, "Jia thief, you slave of three surnames, bastard!" ! You betrayed the prime minister, you will be hacked into pieces!"

Jia Xu's face turned red and then turned white, red was anger, thinking that Cao Hong was going to kill her, her heart was filled with anger, but her face turned white again, but she smiled bitterly in her heart. Don't even think about going back.

"To shut up!"

Liu Jing shouted angrily, turned around and told his subordinates, "Shoot this man to death with random arrows, and give his head to Cao Cao!"

More than a dozen soldiers raised their crossbows and aimed at Cao Hong. Cao Hong was so startled that he took two steps back. His legs softened and he sat in the wooden cage. The fear of death made him subdued all of a sudden. Jia Xu shouted, "Mr. Jia, save me!"

Jia Xu sighed in his heart, killed Cao Hong, and Cao Cao would not spare him, after all, there was no way out, so he had to stop and said: "Wait a minute!"

Jia Xu bowed to Liu Jing, "Young Master, can you show me some face and spare his life!"

As soon as Liu Jing waved his hand, the soldiers put down their crossbow arrows. Cao Hong narrowly escaped death, his whole body went limp from fright, his lips trembling, and he said to Jia Xu, "Thank you, sir, for saving my life!"

Jia Xu shook his head. He knew that Cao Hong was grateful for begging for mercy at this moment, but when he went back, he would definitely turn his back on him and slander Cao Cao. He despised Cao Hong very much in his heart, and didn't want to say a word to Cao Hong, so he turned and left.

Liu Jing looked at Cao Hong and laughed. Although he also knew that his little trick to break Jia Xu's back was a bit unsightly, but the effect was very good. In this way, Jia Xu would no longer have the idea of ​​returning north, and followed him wholeheartedly. .