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Hearing what Liu Biao said, an imperceptible smile appeared on Cai Mao's face.What he wanted was this result. If the soldiers and horses near Xiangyang were not mobilized, how could he, Cai Mao, reach out to the army.

However, before Liu Biao's order was issued, Cai Hao still did not dare to take any action. After all, the person in power in Jingzhou is still Liu Biao, and no one can disobey his order.

On the other side, Liu Bei, who returned to the barracks, has been training soldiers and actively preparing for the war. It seems that he intends to go north to expel Cao's army. Judging from this posture, he really wants to guard the northern gate for Liu Biao.

Chapter 599: Jingxiang Changes 1

In order to deal with Cao Cao in the north, most of the infantry in Jingxiang was mobilized, but the navy remained in place.

After all, without the waters and warships, the navy loses its effectiveness.

This time, after Cai Mao inquired about the news of Jiangdong Army's mobilization, it quickly spread to various places, which also attracted Liu Biao's attention.

It stands to reason that according to the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Army, it is impossible to cross the Yangtze River.But this time is a bit of an exception, after all, Jingzhou has suffered too much.

What's more, Sun Quan has a lot of talents, and only Zhou Yu can be called a military strategist in the present. Liu Biao knows this very well, so he is a little worried in his heart.

Huang Zu's ability is not top-notch, but the Huang family has been running Jiangxia for many years, and it has long been deeply rooted. Let alone Sun Quan can't beat him, even if Liu Biao wants to take over Jiangxia, it is impossible.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Liu Biao did not believe that Sun Quan could reach Jingzhou, but he was very worried.

"For the present plan, the only way is to send reinforcements to the south to patrol along the defense line of the Yangtze River, and at the same time deter the soldiers and horses in the east of the Yangtze River."

In the lobby, Liu Biao stared at his subordinates and expressed his inner thoughts.Looking at these people under his hands, Liu Biao was thinking about who to send.

"My lord, the Jiangdong army is nothing to worry about. The mortal enemies of our army are Cao Cao and Chen Feng. The most important thing now is to dispatch troops to take back the territory in the north."

Wang Wei is a veteran under Liu Biao, so he is qualified to participate in such meetings and speak.

As a military general, he felt that although the Jiangdong Army said that the navy ruled the roost, it could not defeat the Jingxiang Navy, let alone the Yangtze River.Therefore, he thinks there is no need to pay too much attention.

"General Wang's words are wrong. Nowadays, everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao and Chen Feng successively invaded Jingzhou, took my territory, and robbed me of food and grass.

Under the crowd's opinion, those who don't know think that our Jingzhou army is too weak to fight, and they all think that our Jingzhou elites have already died on the battlefield.

Under such circumstances, if the Jiangdong army attacked on a large scale, people in the south would be panicked, and at that time, it is very likely that the enemy army will take advantage of it.

It is true that the navy of our army is enough to block the Yangtze River defense line, but it is not enough to calm people's hearts.If the lord sends a troop to the south from Xiangyang.

With great fanfare along the way, to appease the people and fight against the thieves, the world will think that the main force of our Jingzhou army still exists, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Xiaoxiao in the south did not dare to make trouble at this time, Jiangdong Sun Quan also had to weigh the consequences of attacking Jiangxia. "

After all, Cai Mao is an excellent child cultivated by the aristocratic family, and after becoming the head of the family a few years ago, his eloquence has been practiced.

What he said made everyone think it was reasonable, even Wang Wei who didn't care about it just now felt the need to send troops south.

"Since that's the case, who is willing to lead the troops south?"

Seeing the reaction of his subordinates, Liu Biao knew very well.He agreed with Cai Mao's statement that at this time, he really needed a general to go south to appease the aristocratic families and the people everywhere.

As Liu Biao's direct subordinate, Wenpin intended to come out to take orders at this time, but when he looked at Liu Biao, he found that his master shook his head slightly at him.

"My lord, the last general thought wen,,,,,,"

"Little brother is willing to share the worries of my brother,,,,,,"

Cai Mao originally wanted to take this opportunity to recommend Wenpin, so that Wenpin could be sent away. In this way, Liu Biao lost one of his diehard loyalists in Xiangyang City.

However, before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Bei stepping forward to salute, and then directly interrupted his words.

"Oh, my dear brother is willing to lead the troops to the south?"

Liu Biao nodded, the expression on his face showed that he was very satisfied with Liu Bei's actions.Even Cai Mao didn't dare to blame Liu Bei at this time.

Liu Bei nodded, saluted Liu Biao again, and then replied:

"Since my younger brother took refuge in Jingzhou, he has been taken care of by his elder brother, but he can't repay him. When Cao's army went south, I led the army and fought hard.

However, I still couldn't resist Cao Jun's iron cavalry. Every time I think about my brother's care for me, I feel annoyed that I couldn't repel Cao Jun.

Now that the Jiangdong Army intends to go north, and Cao Jun has withdrawn from Xiangyang, I can just go south to relieve my brother's worries. "

When Liu Bei said these words, he was sincere, coupled with his sincere expression, most of the people present thought that Liu Bei sincerely wanted to share Liu Biao's worries.

"Okay, with my virtuous brother here, why be afraid of that Jiangdong Bi Yaner, since that's the case, my virtuous brother should quickly dispatch troops so that we can go south to kill the enemy as soon as possible."

Liu Biao is undoubtedly the happiest when he can solve this problem without using his direct subordinates.

You must know that this period is actually very sensitive, with strong enemies on the side, people in Xiangyang are in panic, and Liu Biao himself is sick.

Who can guarantee the safety of Xiangyang City?Therefore, the more this is the case, the more Liu Biao must grasp the military power.

Especially his direct subordinates, he is absolutely unwilling to let them out at this time.Besides, his nephew Liu Pan led an army stationed in the Changsha area, and his eldest son also went south for inspection two months ago.

At this time, only Wenpin and Wang Wei were the trusted subordinates who stayed by his side. The soldiers and horses that these two men could command were only half of the troops in Xiangyang.

If they were to lead the troops to the south, who would Liu Biao command and trust?Who else can you entrust your safety to?

This is not to say that there must be rebellion in Xiangyang City, the key is that Liu Biao is more at ease with these direct subordinates by his side.

"Slow down, my lord, this is not an appropriate move. General Zuo is a guest. This time the Jiangdong army invaded our territory in Jingzhou. Naturally, our Jingzhou soldiers should fight back.

Furthermore, General Zuo was not very familiar with Jingzhou, so he went south rashly, fearing that he would suffer a big loss.In my opinion, it is better for General Zuo to defend against Cao Cao in the north instead of stationing in the south to rest. "

Letting an outsider resist Jiangdong's army, not to mention that Cai Mao can't accept it, in fact, many people here can't accept it.

Moreover, there are other meanings in Cai Mao's words, at least Liu Biao understands them.Liu Bei is a guest, and his role is to guard the gate to the north of Xiangyang.

If we let him go south and let him gain a firm foothold in the south, then who will resist Cao Cao? What if he stays in the south and does not come back?

It's not that Cai Mao is stingy, but that he must be defensive. After all, everyone has heard of Liu Bei's previous experiences.

"Cai Dudu is right, but the Jiangdong army dares to offend my brother, how can I, Liu Bei, sit idly by.

Besides, going south this time is not a big battle, as long as you intimidate the enemy, so I only need to lead [-] soldiers to the south, and the other [-] troops will continue to stay and stare at Cao Jun. "

Liu Bei still had that neither humble nor overbearing look on his face, as if Cai Mao's words just now did not anger him.

From this point of view, Liu Bei really has a stomach, and he really wants to share Liu Biao's worries.Hearing what Liu Bei said, it was difficult for everyone present to refute.

Chapter 600: Jingxiang Changes 2

Before Jiangdong soldiers and horses came to fight, Liu Biao made corresponding countermeasures.After replenishing some supplies and armaments outside Xiangyang City, Liu Bei personally led [-] soldiers and horses to the south.

In order to show his intentions, another [-] soldiers and horses under Liu Bei's command were still stationed in the north of Xiangyang, and his second brother Guan Yu stayed in the camp, in order to guard the northern gate for Liu Biao.

From this point of view, Liu Bei sincerely wanted to relieve Liu Biao's worries, and he really wanted to do something practical for the people of Jingzhou.