The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"Very good. Lao Gongda went to Chengdu and told Liu Zhang that he was great. Let him send capable people to Linzi to hold Liu Bei back and buy time for our army to go out." Cao Cao immediately nodded in agreement and sent Xun You to Chengdu.

"My lord." Xi Zhicai continued, "Jingzhou is a rich land, and Sun Ce has been spying on it for a long time. If the lord's army attacks Jingzhou, it will definitely conflict with Sun Ce, which is not conducive to the alliance."

Xi Zhicai paused for a while, then continued: "My lord, you can send someone to discuss with Sun Ce to attack Jingzhou together. Whoever occupies the land will belong to him. One is not to offend Sun Ce, the other is to reduce the casualties of our army, and the third is to say Prepare to attack Liangzhou in the future, once the Lord sends troops to attack Liangzhou, let Sun Ce send troops to Xuzhou to attract Liu Bei's attention."

"Zhicai is really my Zhang Liang." After hearing Xi Zhicai's plan, Cao Cao happily pulled Xi Zhicai and said.

As Xi Zhicai said, Liu Zhang excluded the envoys to Linzi with great fanfare. What he said was to discuss who is the orthodox Han, and the other person should abdicate from the throne and can be named king.

Chen Ziming and others saw at a glance that this was a delaying strategy, preventing Liu Bei from sending troops to attack Cao Cao and Sun Ce.

Because after Liu Zhang proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed Cao Cao as prime minister and Sun Ce as general, that is to say, both of them were ministers of Shu Han, and both of their territories belonged to Shu Han. If Liu Bei attacked them, it would be a war with Shu Han.

Although Liu Bei is not afraid of the so-called Shu Han, but now they send people to resolve the dispute between the two Han dynasties peacefully. If Liu Bei still sends troops because of this fact, it is deliberately provoking war and trapping the Han Dynasty in the fire.

Chen Ziming and others had no choice but to fight with Liu Zhang's mission, but in Chen Ziming's view, it didn't matter, as long as Cao Cao didn't occupy Yizhou, it would be easy to deal with.

Once Cao Cao takes the action to occupy Yizhou, Chen Ziming will definitely persuade Liu Bei, and the army will attack in an all-round way to eradicate this traitor and traitor for the Shu Han, and start the pace of unifying the world.

Now that it is a matter between two countries, it cannot be messed up, and one must be famous for sending troops.Therefore, while the army is preparing for war, the infrastructure construction in various places is accelerating.

Invest a lot of money to develop the land of eight states under Liu Bei's rule, wait for the time is right, and kill Cao Cao and Sun Ce with thunderous means.

As for increasing troops, it is impossible. After all, there are only more than 2000 million people under Liu Bei's rule, and maintaining 120 million soldiers and horses is already the limit, and construction in various places requires a lot of young and strong labor.

Chapter 299 Liu Biao's Determination

Chapter 299 Liu Biao's Determination

When Liu Zhang's envoys headed by Liu Ba were fighting with Sun Shao and others in Linzi, Cao Cao, the prime minister of Shu Han, and Sun Ce, the general of Shu Han, jointly signed Liu Zhang, saying that Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, had the heart of disobedience and disrespected the emperor's orders. , please Liu Zhang ordered to send troops to encircle and suppress.

But Liu Zhang is not an idiot, of course he knows what Cao Cao and Sun Ce are up to. Although Liu Zhang, the emperor, can only control his one-acre and three-point land in Yizhou, who has no ambitions.

In his opinion, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Sun Ce jointly deal with Liu Bei, and he will be his emperor behind him. This is the so-called balance.

It's a pity that Cao Cao and Sun Ce didn't care about Liu Zhang at all. After they went to Liu Zhang, they saw that Liu Zhang hadn't moved, so they directly sent troops to attack Jingzhou.Cao Cao sat in Luoyang to guard against Liu Bei, and sent Xiahou Dun as the commander-in-chief, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Le Jin as the lieutenants, and Cheng Yu as the military adviser, leading an army of [-] to attack Jingzhou.

Sun Ce personally led [-] troops, with Zhou Yu as his military advisor, and marched up the river to attack Jingzhou.

Since the defeat of Nanyang, Liu Biao has been resting and recuperating, never participating in the hegemony of various princes, but secretly increasing his own strength.

Now that Cao Cao and Sun Ce have come together, Liu Biao is in a hurry and invites civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

"My lords, now that Cao Cao and Sun Ce are ordering [-] troops to attack me in Jingzhou, do you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Although Liu Biao looks a lot older now, he pays great attention to his personal image. The neat and slender figure has always been what Liu Biao is most proud of.

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are ambitious. They have spied on the land of Jingzhou for a long time. Now they are powerful. One is the prime minister and the other is the general. They are coming fiercely. The soldiers of Jingzhou may be difficult to defeat." Song Zhong came out, but from his mouth He didn't get a good strategy to retreat from the enemy, but it made people hear the meaning of surrender.

"Hmph, Jingzhou is the land of my lord. My lord has won the hearts of the people, and I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and I can beat Cao Cao, Sun Ce and others. My lord, Sun Ce from Jiangdong came along the river. I will lead the navy to retreat for my lord." " After hearing Song Zhong's words, someone shouted in dissatisfaction immediately, and this person was General Liu Biao Huang Zu.

"My lord." At this time, another literati stood up and came out. He was Kuai Liang, a well-known scholar from Jingzhou, and said to Liu Biao, "Cao Cao and Sun Ce are both ministers of the Shu Han. My lord, you can go to the emperor and ask the emperor to issue an edict." People retreat. The two ambitious people will never listen to the edict to retreat. We can use this as an excuse to damage their morale. Second, we can ask the emperor for help. If the emperor sends troops from Yizhou and plays the banner of the emperor, then It can disturb the minds of Cao Cao and Sun Ce's army. Third, you can secretly send someone to ask Liu Bei for help. Liu Bei is unwilling to see Cao Cao and Sun Ce annex the lord's land. If he sends troops to Jiangdong, he can make Sun Ce retreat without a fight. After Sun Ce's army retreats , my lord can concentrate our troops and retreat Cao Cao's troops."

As soon as Kuai Liang's words fell, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, all of them believed that Kuai Liang's strategy was feasible, but there was only one person with a sad and worried face, who happened to be seen by Liu Biao.

"Different degrees, is there something wrong?" Although Liu Biao likes to talk and has no ambitions, he is still very capable, otherwise he would not have been sitting in the rich Jingzhou for so long.

"My lord." Kuai Yue got up immediately after hearing Liu Biao's question, and said, "Cao Cao and Sun Ce have won the hearts of the soldiers. Although the name of the emperor has influence on their soldiers and horses, it has little effect, and it may be difficult to disturb their morale. As for asking the emperor to send troops to help, I think Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is at odds with the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven has many troops on his guard against him, and Yizhou has few soldiers. Liu Beiding already knew about the attack on Jingzhou, and he would not know the reason why Cao Cao and Sun Ce should not be allowed to take the lead, but at this time he is still standing still, he must be dragged by Liu Ba and others, and he has just established the country and does not want to lighten the war."

Kuai Yue's words silenced the conference hall for a while. They all knew what Kuai Yue said was right, and even Kuai Liang couldn't find anything wrong.

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are very powerful, and we have no foreign aid to look for, why not..." The counselor Lu Gong came out and said in a soft voice, but he didn't say the following words, as if he lacked confidence.

But everyone understood what Lu Gong wanted to say, it was nothing more than making Liu Biao surrender, so as to protect himself, and also to be a public security officer.

"Hmph!" Huang Zu and other generals snorted dissatisfiedly, one general asked for a fight, vowing to defend Jingzhou to the death.

"Yidu, what do you think?" Liu Biao asked Kuai Yue, whether he wanted to surrender or fight, and now Liu Biao also began to waver, as for fighting, he couldn't beat these two fierce men, and for surrendering, he was unwilling.

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Ce's troops have come from far away, and Liu Bei is watching, so we can't fight for a long time. We just need to stay away from the city to discourage their spirit. After three to five months, the invading enemy will definitely lack food and grass. I am also afraid that there will be changes in the rear, and when the time comes, my lord will send someone who can speak eloquently to speak out, and the two armies will surely be able to retreat." Kuai Yue is indeed a top strategist, and after a little thought, he found Cao Cao and Sun Ce's soldiers and horses. The weakness is that it can't fight for a long time, after all, there is a behemoth watching over it.

Cao Cao was fine. He personally sat in the rear to guard against Liu Bei, but Sun Ce was different. He led the troops here in person. After a long time, he had to worry about the safety of the rear.

"Very good!" Liu Biao was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately made a decision.

"Huang Zu!"

"Mo will be here!"

"Let you be the chief general, Zhang Yun, Han Xuan, Pang Ji and others be the deputy generals, commanding a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to guard Jiangxia from the city, and not allow Sun Ce to advance an inch. Remember, don't go out to fight, and defending Jiangxia is a great achievement. "

"promise!!!"

Huang Zu and others went out to respond.

"Cai Mao!"

"Mo will be here!"

"Let you be the general of the north, and Wen Pin, Zhang Xian, Liu Pan, Zhao Fan and others be the lieutenants, with a command of [-] troops and horses, guarding Xinye away from the city, and not going out to fight. Holding Xinye is a great achievement."

"promise!!!"

Many generals headed by Cai Mao came out to respond.

"Kui Yue is responsible for the supply of food and grass needed by the soldiers and horses from all walks of life, and there must be no mistakes."

"promise!"

"Kai Liang secretly went to Linzi, Qingzhou, and asked to see Liu Bei, hoping that he would send troops to implicate Sun Ce. If Liu Bei sent troops, I would like to thank him very much."

"promise!"

"Yi Ji, holding my writing card, went to Chengdu to ask the emperor to issue an edict to Cao Cao and Sun Ce to retreat."

"promise!"

"The rest of the people return to their respective positions, unite as one, and fight to the death to protect Jingzhou."

"promise!!!"

Liu Biao quickly arranged everything and was in a good mood. If everything goes well, then his Jingzhou will definitely not be lost. He has ruled Jingzhou for decades, but not everyone can break it.

There are also many powerful figures in Liu Biao's hands. Huang Zu and Cai Mao are also considered first-class generals, and they are loyal to Liu Biao.Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Yi Ji and others are all famous figures in history. If nothing goes wrong, Cao Cao and Sun Ce really can't get any benefits.

Chapter 300 Military Chess Deduction

Chapter 300 Military Chess Deduction

On the big river, the torrential river flows eastward, and at this time, above the broad general, there are many shadows of ships and flags waving. The entire general is occupied by countless large and small warships.